Post Office Plans Direct Farm Shipments to Cut Costs
The Post Office moves to reduce living costs by using parcel post to deliver farm products directly from producers to urban households. Ten cities will start direct producer consumer links with lists of willing suppliers and crate friendly handling for butter eggs poultry vegetables and fruit.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Burleson
Boston
Atlanta
St. Louis
San Francisco
Baltimore
Detroit
la Crosse
Wis
Lynn
Mass
Rock Island
Lil
Roper
Rebels Close In On Torreon Amid Bold Villa Advance
Bermejillo reports Villa's dispersed columns converge on Torreon as his forces surround the city from north and south. Villa travels to front with his guard, claiming Federal troops cannot withstand the rebel assault. A sharp clash near Torreon yields 108 Federals killed, Rebels suffer minimal losses.
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Bermejillo
Durango
Villa
Torreon
Gobez Palacio
Cerro le Pila
Chihuahua
Yermo
Benavides
Tlahualilo
Pankhurst Crowd Converges Near Westminster Abbey
Sylvia Pankhurst carried on a stretcher with about 1000 East End People's army followers tried to attend Westminster Abbey service but were turned away as seats were full. An open air meeting followed in the street led by Rev Edmund Wills with prayer and a brief sermon after singing Onward Christian Soldiers.
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
East End
People’s Army
Westminster Abbey
Church of England
Edmund Wills
Shadwell
Cardinal Gibbons Comments on Ulster Situation
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore comments March 24 that the government bears responsibility for unrest in Ireland. He urges taking the upper hand to restore peace and questions why the government allows rebels to dictate actions.
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Baltimore
Triple Alliance Talks En Route to Corfu Conference
Berlin reports Emperor William travels to Corfu for talks with Emperor Francis Joseph and King Victor Emmanuel. Future Triple Alliance plans likely to be discussed. The emperor attended the Sunday dedication of the Reval Library and Academy of Sciences with Ambassador Gerard representing the United States.
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Berlin
William
Corfu
Francis Joseph
Victor Emmanuel
Reval Library
Academy of Sciences
Gerard
United States
Great Pacific Northwest Wheat Crop
Washington Oregon and Idaho expect a record 1914 wheat harvest totaling about 70 million bushels with value above 60 million dollars. Winter wheat in Washington is in excellent condition and acreage figures for Walla Walla county reach around 280000, with 85 percent in fall sown grain.
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Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ore
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Walla Walla County
Senate Defeat for Woman Suffrage Amendment
In Washington on March 21 the Senate voted 35 for and 34 against a federal constitutional amendment granting women the ballot. Southern Democrats opposed, arguing it would affect the Negro vote. a related motion to repeal the Fifteenth Amendment failed 48 to 19, and a white-women only proposal lost 44 to 21.
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Washington
United States Senate
Senate
Wilson
Shafroth
Colorado
Congress
Chamberlain
Oregon
Woman Suffrage Committee
Ashurst
Ransdell
Louisiana
Sheppard
Texas
Lea
Tennessee
Vardaman
Friends of
South
Williams
Robbery on Wells Fargo Express Car Near Beaumont Texas
A masked bandit robbed an express car on northbound train No 202 near Helbig Texas twelve miles north of Beaumont, taking about 14000 dollars from messenger Reb Martin and fleeing into dense woods. G A Taft of Wells Fargo confirmed the loss as investigators search the forested area.
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Beaumont
Tex
Reb” Martin
Helbig
G. A. Taft
Wells, Fargo Express Company
Houston
Center
Martin
Silsbee
U S Glad To Negotiate Peace In Mexico
President Wilson signaled willingness to reopen talks with Huerta or the Constitutionalists and consider proposals to unite factions for peace in Mexico. Reports say Senor Porfirio Y. Rojas met John Lind to resume negotiations. Rojas is viewed as a potential Huerta successor. Wilson praised him as a man of high character.
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Washington
United States
Huerta
Mexico
Wilson
Senor Portillo Y. Rojas
John Lind
Senor Rojas
W ants Men Who Can Shoot
Reports of new disorders along the Mexican border prompt Governor Colquitt to recruit Rangers who can shoot. He orders Captain Hughes to find men suitable for Ranger service and willing to shoot when necessary.
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Austin
Tex
O. B. Colquitt
Hughes
Ranger
Colquitt Bald
Senate probes lobby claim over prison contractors fund
Washington March 21 Senate lobby committee will investigate allegations of a $60 000 fund raised to defeat the Hughes bill regulating interstate traffic of convict made goods. Advocates say similar bills have stymied legislation for 26 years with four House passes blocked in the Senate.
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Washington
Hughes
Senate
Congress
House
Shay
Ulster mutiny fears as troops mass in Belfast
Reports from London and Belfast describe a tense Ulster stand in favor of home rule opposition. Resignations among regular army officers rise while 3,000 troops and 4 battalions arrive to secure Ulster towns, with Ulster volunteers mobilizing amid mounting anxiety.
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Ulster Defense
Belfast
Ulster Party
Ulster Army
Special Service Corps
Ulster
London
Dorsetshire Regiment
Pall Mall Gazette
Batalion
Ireland
Curragh
Ulster Volunteers
Wilson to name Sharp ambassador to Russia
Washington reports the White House expects to nominate Representative Sharp of Ohio as ambassador to Russia, replacing the resigned Henry M. Pindell. The March 23 development signals a near official appointment from President Wilson.
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Russia
Washington
Wilson
Representative Sharp
Ohio
Henry M. Pindell
White House
J Russell Named General Manager of Denver Rio Grande
Word from Portland Oregon says J Russell central head of Great Northern lines west of Troy Montana has been named general manager of the Denver Rio Grande with headquarters at Denver His appointment takes effect April first Russell formerly headed the Hill lines operating department in Oregon and became Great Northern general superintendent January 1 last years end of line confirms the change
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Portland
Ore
J. Russell
Great Northern
Troy
Mont
Seattle
Denver & Rio Grande
Denver
Russell
The
Hill Lines
Oregon
Bank bandit killed after bank robbery near Shawnee
Jose Patterson robbed the State Bank of Newalla Oklahoma of 1200 dollars and fled. A sheriff s posse pursued him through thick timber to a barricade. he was killed and deputy Frank Timmons wounded after a three hour gun battle. Chief Chas Hawk and farmer H C Hulse were also wounded. Patterson’s money was not recovered.
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Shawnee
Okla
Jose Patterson
State Bank
Newalla
Chas Hawk
Frank Timmons
H. C. Hulse
Patterson
Burt Braley
Timmons
Secret Paris page reopened links Caillaux Calmette murder case
Paris officials reopen a secret page of judicial history as ex premiers Joseph Caillaux and Ernest Monis and public prosecutor Victor Fabre face a parliamentary probe over hindering the Rochette trial. Calmette’s death shadows the proceedings while Paris literary figures attend the funeral service.
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Paris
France
Joseph Caillaux
Ernest Monis
The
Republic
Victor Fabre
Henri Rochette
Gaston Calmette
the Figaro
Mme. Caillaux
M. Cailiaux
M. Calmette
Saint Francis de Sales
Heir to 7 Million Estate Hires Friends to Spend It
Mathias Constante a Hammond steel worker receives word of a Greece inheritance valued at 7 million dollars. He hires five friends at 5000 dollars a year each to accompany him and spend the money. They planned to travel the world with him but police warn they may end up jailed.
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Hammond
Ind
Greece
Mathias Constante
Constante
Chicago
Invalids Use Chamber Music For Therapy At Johns Hopkins
In Baltimore on March 23 the Phipps clinic at Johns Hopkins hospital presented a string trio performing chamber music for patients as part of treatment for mental disorders. Doctors report music helps redirect patients minds and aid recovery amid abundant picnolas music boxes and phonographs in the building.
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Baltimore
Phipps Psychiatric Clinic
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Canal Toll Exemption Bill Delayed in Senate
Washington March 23 The senate committee on inter oceanic canals will not take up the Panama canal toll exemption repeal bill for several days despite efforts by Democratic senators to push action.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Inter-Oceanic Canals
President Unbosoms Himself to National Press Club
President Wilson spoke informally to National Press club members on March 23 about his feelings as leader of the United States. He described the difficulty of viewing himself as chief executive with official trappings and his effort to remain free from the usual restraints of office.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
National Press Club
United States
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