France and Britain warn ships bound for Germany
France and Great Britain served notice they may stop all shipping to and from Germany in response to German submarine attacks. Ambassadors Jusser and Rice discussed the move with Secretary Bryan as Washington weighed the American stance. Britain’s Asquith described a virtual blockade and vowed to block commerce from hostile nations while denying ships or cargoes unless under normal wartime rules.
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France
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Secre Ma
State Department
Bryan
Wilson
Sren
Dpa
Jules Jusser
Cecil Rice
White House
Bassedor
England
London
GH Many
Premiser Asquith
House of Commons
Ten Thousand Dispensers Register Under Federal Act
Chicago March 1 ten thousand dispensers of hit form ing drugs registered with the collector of internal revenue as required by the federal act taking effect today and were supplied with licenses.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Ucenses
Man Killed By Train in Suspected Deliberate Suicide
Special to The Northwestern reports George Gorman, last seen near Stager Michigan, killed by a Northwestern Passenger train yesterday. Witnesses say he stepped toward the locomotive as it approached, appeared to glance at the engine, then collided with the car and was thrown beneath. Engineer Drake notes the train blew several whistles as he neared, but Gorman advanced. The death is regarded as a possible suicide, with the exact residence of the deceased unknown.
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Marinette
Wis
George
Gorman
Brea
Stager
Mich
Drake
Girmas
Dacia Held At Brest In Prize Court Row
American cruiser Dacia detained at Brest as prize court questions transfer legality. Washington sources note contention over registry and transfer after capture last year. Officials in Paris and Washington debate admissibility of registry papers and the ship’s status under prize law.
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Associated Press
Ren
Brest Naval Harbor
Washington
America
Mami
Eraiser
Ray Bres
Sas
France
Prac
Enzia
State Department
Dewars
Congress Sees Shifting Tides In Administration Plans
A scrambled wartime style note outlines Congress and the administration altering their bill strategy. It mentions House action and Republican opposition, with references to timing and potential reversals as reform efforts pause.
Explosives Kill Thirty on Express Train in Mexico
A report from Associate Guardian in Texas states an express train explosion near Carranza regime opponents. Early notices claimed a barrel terror device caused the blast, with casualty figures placed at about thirty. Further verification is awaited as authorities assess the incident.
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Associat
Man Murdered by Wife Suspected in Barre Town
In La Crosse Wisconsin March 1Everson a farmer aged fifty in the town of Barre was burned to death early today while his wife fled in night clothes to a neighbor for refuge. Indications point to possible murder rather than an accident and the district attorney will investigate. Longstanding differences reportedly existed in the Evenson household.
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Barre
la Crosse
Wis
Even Venson
Evenson
Striking Ushers Return to Work at Clyde Plant
London plant workers resume duties following government demand as Clyde Engineering strikers come back to work under national necessity. Officials expect all strikers to return by Wednesday, ensuring war material supply.
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London
Associates Press
Tandon
Clyde Engineering Works
Arrests and alleged assault at hotel involving German woman
Police investigated a case at a hotel where a German woman claimed to be Mrs Annetta Stesier assaulted a man with a cane and a seltzer bottle after a dispute with a companion. Detected by Detective Burgess, the incident led to the woman's detention and questions about an entrapment claim.
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Igaya
Annetta Stesier
Anna Fieffjman
Romania in Exile War Crisis Sparks International Debate
Unclear notes indicate Paris discussions on intervention and taxes as Romania faces internal turmoil. A bank seizure and treasury actions are mentioned with a warning against crime, naming a Roumanian treasury figure and a call for restraint amid mounting tensions.
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Paris
Bank of F
Roumanian Treasury
Protest by railroads over through passenger rates
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway filed a complaint with the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging Great Northern Railway discriminates against it by not granting joint through passenger rates from Washington and British Columbia to eastern and southern points on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line.
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Ey Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Farwa Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Northern Railway
Washington
British Columbia
Eastern Painta
Peuinia
Milwaukee
Weather Forecast for Wisconsin in Fall and Beyond
Fragmentary local weather note for Wisconsin fall involving tonight and next day. Mentions temperature changes and wet conditions. Status unclear due to damaged text, but highlights temperature readings and localized observations.
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Dar. Rize
Wisconsin
High Court Affirms State Regulation Challenge
The Kansas Supreme Court ruling centers on commerce in beer and state control over shipments crossing state lines. The decision upheld some prohibitions while striking down others as inappropriate interference with interstate commerce.
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Marc J
Kansas
Kirmeyer
Leavenworth
Ter Feer
Kenyon Law
Meliesweldis
No Disturbance by Strikers at Fairmont Plant
Fairmont West Virginia March 1 Three more men returned to work at the Jaraison Coal and Coke company works in the Fermington district. Riot were investigated after Convieble Wiggs was jailed and deputies injured. Fifty deputies served warrants as county authorities expected more arrests by nightfall.
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Wreater
Fairmont
W. V
Associated Press
Fairrecent
Wl Va
Jaraison Coal and Coke Company
Fermington
Tae Wiese
Theerand Fury
Convieble Wiggs
Neem
Wilson Tied By Both Legs On European Situation
President Wilson said the European crisis ties him to Washington and he may not travel this spring to the San Francisco exposition. He described his position as being tied here by the legs and doubted he could leave for the trip.
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Wilson
Washington, D
Wilson Whoallers
Washington
War Front Updates From France and Europe
Reports from the German war office claim ongoing French and Allied attacks in the Champagne region and Vosges with mixed progress. British officials express confidence in victory while Petrograd notes advances near the Prussian border and Galicia, though Berlin and Vienna dispute some reports. Turkish forces are said to guard the Dardanelles as Allied operations continue.
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Ander Wa
Champagne
Amy Corpe
Berlin
Ptbru Beck
Prench Siaucserm
Vosges
Howe of Commons
Asquith
Revern
Jment
Minster
Bitertor
Hee
Oo Forum Agrewmcort
Great Britain
Frame
Hoswia
Ihear Buchani
Transylvania
Reumanisos
Austria
Poer
Petrograd
Poland
Galicia
Vienna
Dardanelles
Isthumas
Constantinople
Carpathians
von Hindenburg
East Prussia
Bohr
Narew
Nicholas
Bukowina
Batile
Champegnie
Bertin
Paris
Beausejour
Asquith Iz
Gies Crobably
Germany
Przasnysz
Sta
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Eunterim
Preasnysz
V. Front
French Use Poison Bullets and German Attacks Reported
Berlin and Paris dispatches describe French shells releasing poisonous gas near Lille and in Champagne while German forces report five high intensity attacks in the Argonne and along the eastern border. The war office says French advances were limited with heavy enemy losses and French counterattacks repulsed.
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Isy Associated Press
Berlin
Wernivo
Lille
Champagne
Fishang
Argonne
Vanquaix
Freaich
Badonvillers
Consha
Uostrolenka
PARS
Paris
War Office
Berthes
Papaelutte
Celle
American Legion plan rouses debate in New York dispatches
A March Washington briefing reports opposition to a proposed American reserve legion of 200,000 men. Maj. Gen. Leonard and naval officers weigh in as supporters and detractors clash over the likely structure and endorsement. The discussion includes congressional views and potential regional implications.
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Ana
Ty Assocated Press
Washingtoe
Secre 1
American Reserve Legion of 200
Anny Mien
BRD
New York
Leonard
Naty
Wood
Pers A& Disisen
Indictment in Hamburg America ship subsidy case
The federal grand jury in New York today returned an indictment against the Hamburg American line and six men tied to shipments supplying German cruisers in the Atlantic. The charge alleges conspiracy to defraud the government by tampering with customs records false vessel clearances and false cargo manifests.
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tFiy
Preas
New York
Atlantic
Hamburs-American Line
Custom House
Taise
Flags Of England And France Fly Over Dardanelles Forts
Historic dispatches report British and French naval forces at the entrance to the Dardanelles after bombardment of Turkish forts. Broussa is named as a potential new Turkish capital if Constantinople falls, while Germans urge move to Adrianople. Russian and Austro German fronts show heavy fighting in Poland and Champagne with shifting gains and large troop movements.
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France
Dardanelles
Broussz
Adrienople
Poland
London
Great Britain
Chanek
Constantinople
Near East
Broussa
Asiatic
Turkey
Adrianople
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Gredne
East Prussia
Chiare
Sennofa
Petrograd
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