Harvester Company Hints at Receivership Threat
International Harvester Co faces potential receivership if Supreme Court upholds a decree dissolving the firm. A report filed with the court notes the harsh outcome. case set for argument on April 15 in Washington. Paris reports a widow’s nine sons sent to war, all wounded but expected to recover. Paulsboro notes a horse adopted by a calf and its owner praising the moment.
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Washington,d. C
International Harvester Co
Supreme Court
Paris
France
Bonnard
England Reports Daily War Cost At Seven Point Five Million
London announces daily war expenditure of 7.5 million pounds as Asquith seeks new funds for Serbia and Belgium. Britain plans embargo on German goods and communicates policy to neutral powers. United States foresees limited disruption to commerce but halts some trade with Germany. Asquith asks Commons for 185 million pounds credit, totaling 1.81 billion pounds to date.
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Washington, D. C
America
England
Germany
State Department
United States
London
Eng
Asquith
House of Commons
Allied Fleet Presses Through Dardanelles Amid Heavy Losses
London reports Turkish casualties total 5000 dead and wounded as Allied fleet shells Constantinople defenses. French monoplanes over Troy. fighting near Achilles tomb as landings press Turkish lines. Unconfirmed rumors claim isthmus seizure but experts doubt due to Turkish strength.
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London
Ing
Constantinople
Salonika
Dardenelles
Elizabet Nas
Kilid Balir
American Liner St Louis Arrives Safe in Port
The American liner St Louis arrived in Liverpool today with 200 passengers from New York reporting a calm voyage despite war zone fears around England. The ship and passengers are safe as the vessel docks, with no incidents reported during the crossing.
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SAFE
T. Big
England
Liverpool
Eng
St. Louis
New York
Aes
Matron Resigns at County Orphans Home
Mrs Olive Marvel resigns as matron after five years of service at the county orphans home. Board of commissioners accepts resignation with regret and plans to appoint a successor before adjournment. resignation takes effect April 1. Tuesday a public auction of Lockett land at 2 PM by the county auditor.
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Olive Marvel
County, Orphans’ Home
Board of Commissioners
Marvel
Congress Faces Hard Grind with Continuous Sessions
Washington March 1 A strenuous session schedule presses Congress toward Thursday adjournment with early and late sessions. House debates ship purchase and agriculture appropriations while conference reports arise. Senate fate of the ship measure remains doubtful as rivers and harbors and Indian appropriations loom large.
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Washington
Dbd
Congress
House
Court Begins New Session at Circuit Court
The March term of the Circuit court opened Monday with a busy schedule expected. Few cases of general interest on the docket but civil cases promise lengthy trials as the term fills up. The state case against John A. Harney for child desertion awaits decision. The grand jury organized and Cyneas Ryman was appointed bailiff for the term.
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John A. Harney
Cyneas Ryman
Pailiff
Reorganize State Militia Bills Reported to Senate
Indiana Senate was reported three militia bills authorizing governor to reorganize the entire militia setting new uniform bonds. One measure would concentrate power in the governor who could appoint company officers and possibly the captain. bills aim to align militia with army rules and ensure funding.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana National Guard
Senate
Milburn
Davis
House
Sherman Reeves
Judiciary B. Committee
Blaner
Taw
Beb
Bidl
Coffee parcel post proof of concept at Princeton post office
A local dealer demonstrated parcel post potential by shipping roasted coffee, 10 to 50 pounds per customer, from Princeton Post Office to nearby rural routes. The display suggested direct sales and cash-on-delivery options, showing how parcel post can reach customers otherwise inaccessible and promising low risk for dealers.
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Princeton
Department
Parcéi
Birthday surprise gifts eighty first year patriarch
Robert Mey erhoff a retired merchant celebrated by giving his seven children twenty one grandchildren and five great grandchildren gifts of one hundred dollar pills to each as part of his eighty first birthday in Atlantic City New York.
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Atlantic City
N. Y
Robert Meyerhoff
Baby born weighing a half pound in Sharon PA
A newborn in Sharon Pennsylvania weighed about one half pound at birth. Parents Mr and Mrs Win Newell tried to rear the tiny infant without an incubator and planned to nurture it in the kitchen oven.
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Sharon
Win. ‘Newell
French Army Again Active Near Vosges Front
Berlin acknowledges renewed French activity in the Vosges region and reports heavy losses as French forces are repulsed. The statement confirms ongoing engagement with German units in western France and notes attrition on both sides.
French Troops Advance in Champaign Region Amid Offensives
United Press reports French forces pushed their line about a mile and a half in Champaign as German counterattacks near Perthes failed. French trenches expanded north of Verdun and near Chappelotte in the Vosges while German efforts to seize the offensive were thwarted. Berlin confirms French attempts to retake Badenviller and pressure the crown prince’s right wing.
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United Press Staff
Paris
France
Champagnie
Perthes
Vosges
Chappelotte
Berlin
Tire
Badenviller
Verdun
Fromntier
Maude the mule halts coal wagon in Rankin traffic jam
In Rankin Pennsylvania a two hour traffic tie up occurred when Maude a temperamental mule owned by John Rawling refused to pull a coal wagon. The mule had been used to hauling ice and balked at the new task causing a delay in the town.
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Rankin
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Edward L. Keen
Sage
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House—Appropriations
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