French liner La Touraine on fire sparks rescue race
Reports say the French liner La Touraine caught fire 700 miles from the French coast, prompting an aerial and sea rescue attempt by several steamers including the Arabic and Rotterdam. The ship later reached Havre under its own power, with passengers safe aboard.
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LA Touraine
Paria
Compagnie Generale Trans-Atlantique
Ner
Rotterdam
New York
Havre
London
Lloyd's
Washington D C Congress Adjourns Sine Die
The sixty third Congress adjourned March 4 sine die with two major appropriation bills left unpassed but extensions granted to Post Office and Indian Affairs. Senate adjourned at 12 04 p m House at 12 15 p m. Several administration bills failed and many leaders left office. Miss Josephine Redding of San Francisco received the Legion of Honor from France for Red Cross service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Indian Affairs
Senate
Colombia
Nicaraagua
Root
Burton
House
Underwood
San Francisco
Josephine Redding
Red Cross
Legion of Honor
Capture of trenches near Arras reported by Berlin
Official statement from Berlin via London says German forces seized enemy trenches on the heights of Laretto northwest of Arras. They occupied about 1 606 meters of front, capturing eight officers 593 French soldiers seven machine guns and six small cannons. Counter attacks by the Allies were repelled.
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Berlin
London
Laretto
Arras
Noted Chemist Dr Charles J Fames Dies in New York
Dr Charles J Fames a renowned chemist with many important discoveries died in New York at age 51 His work included advancing carvolic acid used in medical infections and he contributed to early studies at Fresh Pond The report notes his role in a successful remedial effort in his field
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New York
Charles J. Fames
Fresh Pond
Washington Warns Carranza of Policy Shift in Note
A powerful new note to General Carranza, drafted after talks with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan, signals a major policy shift toward Mexico. Officials say it expresses grave consequences if the protection of foreigners is again disregarded, while not threatening force. Two or more battleships may be moved from Guantanamo to Vera Cruz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Carranza
Americas Coesar Silliman
Wilson
Bryan
Daniels
Guantanamo
Vera Cruz
British Captain in Jail After Wyvisbrook Seizure
Report from New Orleans says the British steamship Wyvisbrook was seized by Carranza authorities at Campeche and her captain Captain Muir jailed. The ship sailed from New Orleans February 15 with a full cargo for Progreso, found Progreso gunboat guarding the harbor, and learned the port was closed to commerce by Carranza decree. The Wyvisbrook then proceeded to Campeche where authorities detained the vessel. Crew reportedly consists entirely of British subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Wyvisbrook
Carranza
Campeche
Muir
Progreso
Campethe
Wilson Statement Reflects Congress Closure and War Era Resolve
President Wilson dictated a statement praising Congress after its sessions. He emphasizes calm business adjustment amid the European war, urging national character, self control, and a patient, fair, disinterested spirit to strengthen U S influence worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
House OKs Women on School Boards
Nashville reports the house approved a measure 52 to 32 to permit women to serve on school boards. The bill has already passed the senate and goes to Governor Rye for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
House
Senate
Rye
On Verge of Starvation Mexican Crisis Deepens
President Wilson faces a stark Mexican crisis as Obregon denounces foreign relief efforts. Carranza commander blocks 22 international relief leaders from aiding the hungry, claiming Mexico needs no foreign help. Merchants ordered to reopen under threat of punishment as unrest grows. Ambassadors from Brazil Britain Spain and Italy warn Washington with dire reports.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico City
Obregon
Carranza
International Relief Committee
Mexico
State Department
Big Stees Plant in Operation at Carnegie Steel Plant
Pittsburg officials announce all Homestead works of Carnegie Steel are operating for the first time in nearly two years. Orders for structural materials ship and armor plates assure months of activity. Open hearth and plate mills started, with 4,000 men returning to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Homestead Works
Carnegie Steel Company
French Tactics In Barbed Wire Defenses
French troops show grappling and tearing down barbed wire entanglements before German trenches in France and Belgium. They use rope launched charges to breach wires and then advance across the barriers under fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Beigua Thiereppler
Correcting Russian names for English readers in wartime
An author argues for faithful transliteration of Russian names and places in English press to aid comprehension. He cites examples where sounds and spellings diverge and suggests harmonizing readers’ pronunciation for clarity during war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.” Jones
Natchez Man Lived Five Days With Broken Neck
Natchez James W. Smith survived five days after a 15 foot stair fall in Bude Mississippi while conscious and directing nurses and attendants. A pulmotor from New Orleans was used but hospital staff claim it could not be operated satisfactorily and may have been damaged in transit.
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Natchez
James W. Smith
Bude, Miss
New Orleans
Smith
Natchez Hosts D A R Convention Opening Session
The Mississippi D A R opened at Carpenter School No 1 with Mrs. W B Rhodes giving the welcome and Mayor Benbrook speaking for Mrs. Ross Collins. State regent Mrs. Fuller Fox delivered a stirring address as delegates gathered for several entertainments.
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Mississippi
Natchez
Carpenter School No. 1
W. B Rhodes
W. G Benbrook
Ross Collins
Collins
Jackson
Fuller Fox
D. A. BR
Wed in Union Station
The ceremony joined Rev. Frank B. Shepherd of Charleston and Miss Annie H. Ham with Rev. Price Billingsly of McMinnville Tennessee as the groom’s escort to Memphis. Shepherd, a native of England, recently moved to the United States from Canada.
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Frank B. Shepherd
Charleston
Annie
H. Ham
Price Billingsly
McMineville
Tenn
Memphis
Mr. Shepherd
England
Canada
Mystery Envelopes Case of Woman in Vicksburg
A young woman registered as Mrs. A. A. Thompson of Hattiesburg at a Washington hotel in Vicksburg. She was found in a room in a driving condition and died after two days at the State Charity hospital. No statements on identity or cause of illness were found. Physicians found no evidence of poison or suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Washington Hotel
A. A. Thompson
Hattiesburg
State Charity Hospital
Prominent liveryman dies after marble game quarrel
C. Lewis a well known liveryman in Coldwater died in a Memphis hospital after being struck on the head during a quarrel over marbles. An operation removed a three inch by one and a half inch skull fragment. Remains were brought back to Coldwater for burial.
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Coldwater
Withow
C. Lewis
Memphis
Lewis
Burkitt Appointed Deputy Marshal in Mississippi
United States Marshal W S Vardaman appoints James H Burkitt son of the late Frank Burkitt of Okolona as deputy marshal for the northern district of Mississippi. Burkitt qualified before the United States court clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
United States
W. S. Vardaman
James H. Burkitt
Frank Burkitt
Okolona
Mississippi
Burkitt
Dallas and Dallas Die, Paralysis Claims Two Men
J. B. Dallas, 54, died suddenly from paralysis at his Troy area home. Interment occurred at Falling Cemetery near Pontotoc.
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Pontotoc
J. B. Dallas
Troy
Falling Cemetery
Two Tragic Deaths Hit Meridian Family Circle
Meridian reports William J. Brothers son of J H Brothers was brutally mutilated with his head severed. Watson Wooten, longtime Panola County native now resident of Memphis, died at a barn in a fatal incident.
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Meridian
Wm. J. Brothers
J. H. Brothers
Rua
Watson Wooten
Panola County
Memphis
Bankruptcy petitions filed by residents in district court
Oxford William Goodman Clarks dale Herman Goodman Itta Bennard G Doyle Grenwood have filed voluntary petitions in bankruptcy with Maj Oldham clerk of the Waist ed Staigs district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
William Goodman
Clarksdale
Herman Goodman
Itta Bennard G. & Doyle
Grenwood
Maj. © & Oldham
Waisted Staigs District Court
Russians and Germans Struggle Across Eastern Front
The Russian war office reports continued offensives on the Niemen left bank and near Grodno with advances and prisoners. In the Pilica region on the Vistula front a great battle unfolds as Austrians push toward the San while German forces claim repulsed attacks and prisoner captures around Mocarce and Praasnysz.
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Petrograd
Russian War Office
Niemen
Grodno
Sopotzkin-Lypskov
Miana
Vistula
Pilica
Carpathians
Ondawa
San
Lutewisko
Berlin
Sayville
S. L
Mocarce
Loma
Praasnysz
Rawa
Submarine Losses Reported by Berlin and Allies
A neutral country report indicates both sides suffered seven vessel losses during the period around Berlin. The German admiralty and Exchange Telegraph provide no published data on submarine losses.
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Berlin
Exchange Telegraph
Sultan Leaves the Capital Amid Turmoil in Constantinople
Athens reports the sultan has fled Constantinople and panic grips the Young Turks as leaders plan to depart before danger rises. The message hints Enver Pasha returning to command in the Caucasus and unsettled matters in the capital.
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Athens
Constantinople
Enver Pasha
Caucasus
German forces gain trench near Ypres and push near Perthes
Berlin reports the capture of an English trench southeast of Ypres on March. In Champagne the French attacks near Perthes and Le Mesnil were repulsed. The Germans counter attacked and occupied the wood north of Perthes and the Piro trench near Le Mesnil.
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Berlin
Star
Ypres
Champagne
Perthbes
le Mesil
Perthes
le Mesnil
Austrian War Office Says Russians Foiled Attacks East of Piotrkow
Vienna reports the Russian assaults on sections of the line east of Piotrkow in Poland were repelled by effective artillery fire. No further news on this front or Western Galicia. In the Carpathians fighting for ridge positions continues under unfavorable weather. Southeast Galicia experiences temporary quiet after recent events.
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Vienna
London
War Office
Piotrkow
Poland
Galicia
Carpathians
Allied Fleets Press Dardanelles Forts Attack
Allied French and English fleets report progress toward the Dardanelles as three British warships open an assault on European side forts. Two forts sustain damage and a third’s magazine explodes while Krupp guns remain unmounted. The battle fleet, under Russian cruiser Askold, continues pounding coastal defenses.
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London
Dardanelles
Narrows
Dar
Askold
Turco forts silenced as Dardanelles battle rages
British and French forces pressed toward Constantinople as Ottoman forts on the Asiatic side were silenced. The Queen Elizabeth led bombardment at 21,000 yards with Garal say reports of minor Turkish hits but no sunk ships or casualties.
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London
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Mattisa Admiralty
The
Garal
Gallipoli
Asiatic
Admiralty
Straits
Kamili Medjidieh Tabia
Hamidieh Tabia
Mount Dardanus
Repulse Attacks of Enemy Amid Ongoing Front Movements
report says Russians push in North Poland and Galicia while Russians leverage counterattacks against Austrians in the Carpathians. western front activity includes maneuvers from Kovno and Grodno area with possible Austrian withdrawal from Ossodetz. Austrian forces press in snowbound Carpathians and fall back in Eastern Galicia under Russian reinforcements.
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London
Poland
Galicia
Carpathians
Kovno
Grodno
Lomza
Ossodetz
Acros Fly Over Graves in Night Air Patrol
An aviation meet in halons Sur-Marne France near Paris saw two famous military aviators lose their lives when their aircraft caught fire during a night patrol. The burning machines fell and witnesses reported the names of the pilots for miles as the blaze spread.
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Acros
Graves
Halons Sur-Marne
France
Paris
Snow Closes Transport Around El Paso and Alpine
Heavy snow blankets the region from El Paso to Alpine Texas with four feet of snow reported at Cloudcroft New Mexico. The storm halts El Paso streetcar and bus service and disrupts local travel across western Texas and New Mexico.
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el Paso
Alpine
Texas
Cloudcroft
N. M
Here
Edison Building Burned at Edison's Plant
Fire at Thomas A. Edison’s plant in West Orange New Jersey destroyed the building housing the main laboratories and workshops. Edison, in his shirt sleeves, helped fight the blaze and saved most valuable items stored in a freproof vault despite being drenched by water and steam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Economic Crisis Deepens in Spain Amid Riots
Spain faces a worsening economic crisis with fears of conflict and grave consequences. Provinces report riots sparked by food price hikes. interior districts and the Canary Islands see shortages as families live on herbs and roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Canary Islands
Morro Castle Brings Survivors From Explosion
Vera Cruz reports the Ward line steamer Morro Castle arriving with 170 to 130 survivors from an explosion incident. The voyage occurred amid a revolution and a Ward liner Acriligr was seized by Vacatens after transporting wounded to Moreno Castle.
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Vera Cruz
New Orlegos
Ward Line
Morro Castle
Progreso
Tog Acriligr
Vacatens
Moreno Castle
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