Colossal Move on Dardanelles Reported by Athens
An Athens dispatch says admirals plan a final assault on the Dardanelles forts with British, French, and Italian ships coordinated. The aim is to force a passage, styled an issue of honor and critical Allied strategy to clear the straits. A decisive action appears to be planned. Also reported, the Niagara liner narrowly escaped a German submarine near Cherbourg after leaving New York for Havre on March twenty six.
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Athens
Dardanelles
Paria
Niagara
New York
Havre
Cherbourg
Havas
Mass Slayings Reported Among Assyrian Christians
Dispatches from Tiflis via Petrograd and London say thousands of Assyrian Christians are dead or missing in Northwestern Persia. Missions report desperate conditions at Cremiah with Turkish troops said to have entered a mission and executed clergy. Refugees seek aid at American and French missions as Kurds slaughter orders the young and enslave women. American and Masonic relief efforts mobilize funds to aid sufferers amid global appeals.
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Petrograd
London
Cremiah
Persia
Barry P. Packard
Ateremiah
Marelia
Gulpashas
Turkey
United States
Bryan
Americas
Mongenthau
Constantinople
Uremiah
Bet Name
Torpedoed Steamship Deimira and German Raider Prins
A report describes the British steamer Deimira torpedoed on March 5 by a submarine in the English Channel with an eyewitness aboard the Lissie claiming near contact and damage. It also notes conflicting claims that the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich was preparing to depart Newport News after dockyard repairs, but later reports said the ship remained berthing at the yard.
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Lissie
Llanelly
Wises
English Channel
Washington
Newport
Prins Bitei Friedrich
de Virgata Capes
Three British Vessels Sunk With Heavy Losses
Reports from London state that German submarines sank the Africas Ezer Palabe and the Bertie, with 149 lives lost aboard including 134 casualties on the Palabe and Aguila. The Aguila's crew of 42 plus 3 passengers saw 33 crew and all passengers lost. Survivors numbered about 140 from the Falabe, eight of whom died later. The Dutch steamer Amstel struck a mine in a German minefield. 52 first class, 4 second class passengers and 49 crew were landed.
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Aguila
St George Channel
Aguilas
Admiralty
Rntemest
Rotterdam
Goole
England
TAKE MOUNTAIN POSITION Parts vis London War Office release
The war office report states quiet days on the front with German activity. A German bomber was shot down near Badonville with the pilot and observer captured. Northeastern and southeastern sectors yielded prisoners including officers as Germans abandoned weapons and left casualties. French losses described as inconsiderable. A German aviator dropped bombs on Willer near Thorn, killing three children.
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Vis
London
War Office
Badonville
Bamks
Gelisa
Willer
Thorn
Premier Tisza Reaches Budapest After Vienna Talks
Dispatches to Swiss newspapers say leaders press Count Tisza to urge Emperor Francis Joseph toward a separate peace. He reportedly refuses to pursue such an effort. French battleships Saffrons and Gaulois, damaged in the Dardanelles bombardment, left for Toulon for dry dock repairs. no Straits attack March 23 as Franco British fleet and Russian cruiser Askold shelled shore works from the Gulf of Saros.
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Pusce Geseva
Paris
Stephan ‘Tisza
Hungary
Budapest
Vienna
Count Tisza
Francis Joseph
Paria
Saffros
Gaeulois
Dardanelles
Toulon
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Askzoid
Belair
Gulf of
Saros
Royal decree extends Prombition in Rome via Paris
Report from Destes Texas notes a freight car incident on the M K and T line where two workers Joe Jackson and Jota W Eras were found dead aboard a freight car. Shots fired and pockets rifled suggest robbery and foul play.
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Rome
Paris
Destes
Tex
Joe Jackson
Jota W
Wife of Stonewall Jackson Passes to Final Rest
Mary Ann Morrison Jackson widow of General Stonewall Jackson died at 14 West Trade Street Charlotte at about 4 20 am after months of illness. The funeral was in Lexington Virginia with escort by local civic and military groups and a Charleston Southern Railway special car. Born in Mecklenburg County in 1831 she helped shape Confederate memory and aided community groups. her husband had promised a memorial in his glory as the nation mourned.
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Stonewall” Jackson
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Lim
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Com Book Club
Horner Military School
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Charlotte Woman's Club
Hornets
Newt Rifemen
John A Parker
Fifth Compass Coast Artillery
Hudson Millar
Lexington
Southern Railway
BR H DeButts
No 12
Lynchburg
C & O Tne
Mary Ansa Worrisco
Sten
Wall Jackson
Mecklenburg County
Sugar Creek Church
Derita Road
Frank Johnsten
Tom
Presbyterian Church
Sager Creek Church
New York
Trousseau
Lellington
Major Jackson
le Sever
Mary Graham
Fragmented notes on trades and events from Bangor era
Disjointed OCR items describe labor exchanges and imports in a bygone era, noting frozen carcass imports from Australia, government revenues, a patent wet device, and a decime system of calculation. Also mentions October 33 anniversary of kere sece lamps in Bangor and a shipment received by Josiah H Bick.
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Bangor
Josiah H Bick
Border Crisis Deepens as Villa Faces Artillery Need
Brownsville, Texas, confronts a major border crisis as Villa forces await artillery needed to counter Carranza troops. Reports cite 109 Villa dead and 40 wounded in the Matamoros assault, with Carranza losses of 10 killed and 45 wounded and civilians struck by bullets.
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Brownsville
Vila
Matanoras
Carranza
Browzsville
Precautions Keep Fire Across the Line in Readiness
Fire precautions are maintained at the Lire facility in Texas City ready to move to Brownsville if needed. The plan ensures rapid response and continuity of operations across the border area.
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Texas City
Brownsville
Two U S Warships Guard Foreign Washington
The battleship George is dispatched from Vera Cruz to join the cruiser Des Moines at Progreso to guard foreign interests and keep the port open to commerce. Secretary Bryan says conditions in Yucatan are more favorable and there are reassuring indications.
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Georg Is
Vera Cruz
Des Moines
Progreso
Tocatan
Bryan
Yucatan
Submarine F-4 Located Off Honolulu After Disaster
Rescue efforts were underway as divers and vessels located the U S submarine F-4 at 300 feet off Honolulu after it sank with 21 crew aboard. Oil on the surface and a submerged marker buoy confirmed the find though uncertainties remained about survivors. A wrecking ship was requested as recovery plans continued.
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Honolulu Barrier
Herote
Dowbehal
Pearl Harbor Naval Station
Ootal
Tare
Newport News Officials Refuse Time for Repair Statement
Government officials in Newport News refused to state how much time is allowed for repairs. The acting adjutant said no statement could be issued. Searchlights swept Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay toward the capes as the situation remained unclear.
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Fortress Morroe
Portemouth Sary
Uan
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay
Capes
Methodist Women Meet at Corinth
Officials from Aberdeen to Sardis attended the meeting at Corinth with Mrs. Hoyle presiding. Ethel Golden of Jackson to receive Helen Pinley scholarship. memorial session planned for deceased members including Mrs S B Jordan and Mrs W S Shipman. West Point delegate opened with tribute to Christ as ideal.
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Durant
Columbus
Corinth
Greenville
Holly Springs
Winona
Sardis
Hoyle
Chriet
Sergton
Misa Ethel Golden
Jackson
Helen Pinley
Scarret
S. B. Neal
Starkville
Lipecom
Stormville
Onie Gases
Hesterville
Claudia Athmeare
Black Hawk
J. B. Beir
Greenwood
M Heana
Kosciusko
W. S. Shipman
Johia McSwain
Artesia
Death Penalty Bill Advances Through Tennessee Senate
Tennessee Senate approves a bill to abolish capital punishment, with final passage pending governor signature after House endorsement. Voting details list Kostmas Murray Purnam Parks Turner and Speaker among supporters.
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Duke C Bowers
Tennessee
Senate
Cummings
Stotion
House
Kostmas
Murray
Purnam
Parks
Turner
Effort to revive racing bill in Tennessee houses
Tennessee lawmakers consider a racing revival bill proposing a $200 per day privilege tax and a share of revenue for state use. The plan would create a racing commission by expanding the powers of the fair board trustees and water board.
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Racing Commission
Wate Board of Fair Trustees
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