50 Killed in Indiana by Storms
A deadly storm swept New Albany Indiana on March 24 killing between twenty five and fifty people and injuring around a hundred making neighborhoods and several plants uninhabitable. Rescue operated amid power outages as bodies were recovered and relief funds mobilized with authorities from Louisville and nearby counties aiding the stricken area.
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Indiana State Reformatory
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West Union
Teelock
St. Edward's Hospital
St. Edward's
Edward Johns, Jr
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Joan Titelot
Cecilia
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Halv
State and
Pearl Streets
Vincennes Street
Charlestown Road
Corydon Pike
New Albans
Railroads Seek General Rate Increase for Defense Needs
Washington March 24 Several of the nation’s largest railroads filed a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking permission to raise general rates except on coal coke and ore with new tariffs effective in thirty days rather than after investigation. Eastern road presidents signed and western lines plan similar action. they argue a five per cent rise would not cover fuel and labor costs under the Adamson act and that a flat advance is likely, with details pending.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Roads
Tragic River Jump After Babe Thrown From Bridge
An unidentified woman threw a baby about three years old from the Eads bridge into the Mississippi River in St. Louis on Friday night and then jumped to her death. The bodies were not recovered. Witness John J. Drennan, ferry company employee, saw the event from a distance and could not intervene. The woman and child were well dressed and the woman appeared about 80 years old.
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Mississippi River
Eads
John J. Drennan
Haig Holds Positions in France Amid Front Pushes
London reports British patrols clashed with German detachments along the Beauvais to Etreillers line and maintained positions after counterattacks. British progress occurred around Craisl les and Ecoust southeast of Arras while French forces northeast of the St Quentin canal pushed back Germans and gained ground on heights northeast of Terenier overlooking the Oise valley.
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Beauvains
Etreillers
France
Arras
Craisilles
Ecoust
Paris
St. Quentin Canal
Térenier
Oise
Thiel
St. Quentin
Tergnier
Rheims
LafFere
Adlette
Soissons
Berlin
Springfield lawmaker plans county option stopgap bill
Dry leaders in the legislature hold a county option bill in reserve to spring on the assembly if the statewide prohibition bill fails. Rep. Thomas E. Lyon of Springfield chairs the committee and signals seeking postponement of other dry bills if the state wide measure loses. Wets plan to block all dry bills on the same day.
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Springfield
Assembly
House
Ty Close
Thomas E. Lyon
Tre
For Sale Seed Corn Ad in The Whig Want Ads
Seed corn offered for sale through The Whig Want Ads. Quick, profitable disposal suggested with a simple for sale ad. Three 28 word postings priced at 83 cents each. Farmers in many homes read the paper daily.
Trial reveals motive and alibi in Dunn homicide case
John M. Couch testified for over six hours in district court detailing travel on a faked identity and his January return to Oklahoma City a day before Nellie M. Dunn and Rowland De Williams were found dead. He admitted telephone contact with Williams before the murder, described plans to marry Dunn, and said letters to a school board were to remove Dunn’s influence due to a disagreement over music studio practices.
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Okla
John M. Couch
Nellie M. Dunn
Miss Dunn
Rowland de Williams
Couch
Willams
Williams
Mary
Mary Hd
Guthrie
Enid
Oklo
Wheeler School
Wmp
SENTRY OF COAST ARTILLERY KILLED IN PORTLAND ATTACK
Portland Maine March 2 Private Tein Poor of the Third company coast artillery corps died Friday from a bullet wound while trying to halt two strangers near the 12 inch gun batteries at Fort Williams. He was 22, son of Robert Poor of Clark, and had enlisted a year. Poor fired a warning shot as prowlers fled, one returning fire. Renewed guard precautions followed. Lieutenant James Porter, a naval recruiting officer, warned German submarines were nearby and an attack on the coast was possible.
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Tein Poor
Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Williams
Poor
Robert QO
Clarks
Cape Elizabeth
Porthind
Big Gums
James ©. Porter
Rockland
Boat capsized with twenty men on board
A boat from the American steamer Tealton with twenty men aboard capsized near London. A wounded Norwegian was found, arms injured and legs frozen. He was helped to safety after the boat righted itself and the crew was rescued by a British trawler. Nebraska town inundated as Norfolk floods rise from Elkhorn River.
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Tealdton
Yosutden
Hotlane
Reuter
Nor Wertan
Nebraska
Norfolk
Neb
Danton Sinking Report Sparks Allied Confusion
Paris reports the French cruiser Danton torpedoed in the Mediterranean on March 19. Of 481 aboard, 296 died and 806 survived after Massue and patrol boats saved survivors. German admiralty confirmed the sinking, noting heavy list and capsizing within minutes. command by Lieutenant Captain Moraht. The ship, built at Brest and commissioned in 1909, displaced 18,028 tons with 481 officers and men.
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Danton
Mediterranean Sea
Admiralty
Massue
Mediterranean
Twe
London Dispatch
London
Moraht
Canton
Brest
Dickson expects guard mobilized in war crisis
Springfield dispatch reports Adjutant Gen. Dickson may mobilize the North Dakota National Guard amid rising tensions. He canceled fourteen officer delegates to the national convention, noting leaders should stay near home stations. He believes mobilization likely, with Fort Sheridan and Camp Lincoln as only camps ready for 9,000 guardsmen. Requisitions to Major Gen. Barry in Chicago aim to double war strength.
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Springfield
Ger Dickson
Fort Sheridan
Chicago
Camp Lincoln
State Fair Grounds
Barry
Socialists Back Wilson Policy in New York Meeting
Prominent Socialists met in New York on March 24 and adopted resolutions endorsing President Wilson’s course. They pledged support to the country and rejected protests against the party executive committee’s manifesto on the war, urging defense of international law and order while valuing peace but not at any cost.
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New York
United State
Germany
Wilson
National Defense
Anly
United States
Pation
Ile Fenise
Vty
Government plans aggressive war preparation for Germany
Washington dispatches reveal a cabinet meeting outcome outlining sweeping measures to prepare for war with Germany. The government aims to mobilize army navy and industrial resources for a decisive long war, with exact participation not yet revealed and congress to act after April 2.
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Germany
Europe
United States
Congress
Entente Alles
Imarvel
Senate
House
Here
Clark
Repre- Shta
Witehin
South “Defense Council
Lamont Urges Allied Aid and U S Credit for War Effort
Chicago March 24 Thomas W. Lamont of J. P. Morvan & Co spoke to Midwestern investment bankers on America’s financial readiness since World War I began. He cited export totals of 1916 and trillions in trade with England, France, Russia and allies, urging extended credit to support allied military aid and sustained export activity. He warned that Federal actions could mobilize vast domestic resources to back war needs, with gold reserves underpinning a unified national effort.
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Chicago
Thomas W. Lamont
J. P. Morvan and Company
Middle West
America
United States
Auailsita Tower
England
France
Russia
Tlow
Federal Reserve Board
Fallin g tree kills seven on Washington logging train
A windstorm toppled a tree onto a work train on a logging road near Grac's river Washington killing seven workers and injuring thirteen. Officials report the incident as a tragic logging accident with investigations to follow.
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Grac's River
Washington
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