Vessel Maloja sinks after mine off Dover. 150 lost
Dover reports 150 lives lost when the Peninsular and Oriental liner Maloja struck a mine two miles off Dover and sank in minutes. Of 411 aboard, only two saved. 19 children aboard. Bodies washing ashore. a baby rescued alive in the engine room smiled at rescuers. American Ralph Foster listed among passengers as missing.
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London
Peninsular and Oriental line
Muloja
Bombay
Dover
ben
steamship company
McLeod
Maloja
Admiralty pier
Shakespeare CHM
Fort Williams
Frank Hedley Patents Fueled Subway Fortune
Frank Hedley built a fortune by licensing patents used in New York City subway systems. The article notes his innovations influenced multiple transit components and sparked wider industry interest across municipal rail projects. Hedley’s ventures connected to several patent streams.
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New York
Fragmentary Theory of Neutral Shipping Probed
The article discusses a theory frequently advanced that a certain class of neutral shipping was employed. It notes the debate among observers about the legitimacy and implications of using such vessels.
Diaz To Start Revolt Revealed In Proclamation
Confirmation from authorities that General Felix Diaz left the United States for Mexico to launch a new revolution was reported by Bielaski and agents in New Orleans and New York. Diaz is said to have prepared a proclamation outlining his reasons, including humanity and justice, for distribution in both countries, with issues expected today or tomorrow.
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Carranza
Washington
Felix Diaz
United States
Mexico
department of justice
Bielaski
bureau of investigation
New Orleans
New York
Maz
Diaz
Ratification of Hayti Treaty Gives Protectorate Role
The U S Senate unanimously ratified the Hayti treaty placing the inland republic under American protectorate. The United States would control finances and police, guarantee territorial integrity, and develop resources, with Haitian congress already approving and a marine expedition overseeing terms in force.
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Washington
senate
Hayti
United States
Ford Peace Trip Sparks War Talk in Chicago
Rev Dr Jenkin Lloyd Jones, linking with the Ford peace party, returned to Chicago and said the trip was a success but blamed newspapers for spoiling it. He declared, I’ve come home to fight, and called for international police to prevent wars, rejecting preparedness.
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Adde
Dr. Jones
Chicago
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Ford peace party
Remarkable skin graft saves life by skin graft from relatives
In Des Moines on February 29 Roy Adreon survived a five hour operation using three square feet of human cuticle. His sister sister in law wife and three friends donated skin after he burst into flames when gasoline was poured on a fire. He remained conscious throughout the procedure.
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Des Moines
Roy Adreon
Adreon
Two Men Dead From Gas in Brooklyn Rooming House
In Brooklyn at 172 Dwight Street two men, Charles Somerfield and James Buchanan, were found dead from gas asphyxiation in a rooming house. The incident appears to be a fatal gas exposure in a rented lodging.
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New York
Charles Somerfield
James Buchanan
lwight street
Brooklyn
VerduN Front Battle Report From Verdun Area
London reports crown prince army advances north of Verdun while Paris says French forces repelled attacks north of the great Verdun stronghold. Hand to hand fighting west of Fort Douaumont. Germans driven from a redoubt. Fresnes attacks failed in the Woevre. German gains near Vacherauville Bray and in the Meuse peninsula.
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London
Verdun
Meuse
Paris
Teutonic
war office
Fort Douaumont
Fresnes
adda
Argonne
Fort Dovaument
Douaumont
tiae
St. Mihiel
Manheulles
Russian division sails for Mesopotamia from Karbin
Reuter reports a 12,000 strong Russian division moving from Karbin Manchuria to Dalay to embark on Japanese steamships for Mesopotamia. Five German generals reportedly killed in Verdun battles. Metz hospitals aflame with German wounded according to Berlin advices.
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Mesopotamia
Pehia
Reuter
Karbin
Manchuria
Manchurian
Dalay
Amsterdam
battle of
Verdun
Beriin
Metz
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