Not the First Offense Says Gov ernment Will Not Tolerate Situation
Major Walter L. Clarke warns that unlicensed amateur wireless operators have repeatedly interfered with government messages. In San Antonio a test message from Davenport Iowa was disrupted between 11 and 12:30 by a local operator, despite licensed operators copying parts. Officials say the act violates federal law and will be prosecuted.
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San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
United States
J. W. Nicholson
Rock Island Arsenal
Davenport
John C. Rodriguez
West Evergreen Street
Sidney Friedrich
East Commerce Street
Rodriguez
Dallas
Beeville
Brown
Ferguson
Friedrich
Galveston
Walter L. Clarke
Southern Department
Wireless message from Davenport signals nationwide reach
Chicago reports a 11 PM wireless test reaching governors and mayors across the country via a network of relays. The 2000 mile transfer to the Pacific coast took about an hour and a half. Authorized by the U S government and signed by Col W J Nicholson the message urged self governed and educated citizens to arm and discipline themselves. Boy scouts delivered the message to executives nationwide.
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Chicago
Davenport
Iowa
Pacific Coast
United States
Col. W. J. Nicholson
Rock Island Arsenal
Record run links Davenport to Hoquiam by radio
A radio message on preparedness set a 20 minute record from Davenport Iowa to Hoquiam Washington. The 11 o'clock central time message from W. H. Kirwin formerly of the United States army reached Hoquiam at 9 20 pacific time and was delivered to Puget Sound navy yard.
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Pacific
Davenport
Iowa
Hoquiam
Wash
W. H. Kirwin
United States Army
Pudget Sound Navy Yard
Oil Strike Reported At Ingleside Well
E. O. Burton learned early Tuesday that oil had been struck at about 3000 feet in an Ingleside well he backs. He headed to the coast to inspect the property as casing and cleanup will determine the strike's significance. Drilling paused while crews focus on bringing in the well after months of drilling through multiple strata.
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E. O. Burton
Ingleside
Burton
U S Submarine Policy Debated After White House Talks
Senate floor discussion on foreign affairs awaited after a White House conference between President Wilson and Senate and House foreign relations chairmen and Senate Majority Leader Kern. The meeting centered on navigator Stone's upcoming speech about submarine warfare and possible U S changes in arming merchant ships after the Lusitania incident.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
White House
Wilson
Stone
Flood
House
Kern
United States
Cooler Wednesday Expected After Unsettled Spring Weather
Major Buell forecast cooler conditions for Wednesday following unsettled spring weather. He cited irregular air pressure and warned the cold would not be severe, with no freezing temperatures expected. Showers are unlikely though skies may be bright and sunny as warmer days return.
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Majo Allen Buell
Victory for Movies Redefines Broadway Theater Status
New York February 22 The state Supreme Court ruled that a theater showing high grade films and musical numbers can be treated as a first class playhouse. The decision denied an injunction to stop a leasing company from continuing motion picture performances at popular movie prices.
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New York
State Supreme Court
Milner Offers to Stand for Parliament for War Front Time
Sir Frederick Milner writes to the Times proposing to take the seat of any MP now serving at the front. He aims to fight for maimed heroes and press Parliament to champion their cause amid wartime hardships.
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London
Frederick Milner
Times Today
House of Commons
Sir Frederick
Frederick
Weather Outlook for East and West Texas
East Texas tonight unsettled and colder interior with Wednesday fair and colder in northwest areas. West Texas tonight fair and colder with freezing in the Panhandle, Wednesday fair.
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East Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Governor Ferguson Honors Confederate Heroes in Llano Monument Dedication
Governor Ferguson spoke at Llano Texas unveiling of a Confederate heroes monument following invitation by the Daughters of the Confederacy. He praised Washington and Confederate soldiers, lauded Hood's Brigade and Texas regiments, and urged reverence for the Old South mothers and daughters who funded the memorial.
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Llano
Tex
Ferguson
Daughters of the Confederacy
Washington
Confederacy
Lee
Jackson
Johnston
Old South
Garden of Eden
Sheba
Solomon
Mark Antony
Cleopatra
Rome
George Washington
Virginia
Manassas
Mill
Gettysburg
Wilderness
Shiloh
Vicksburg
Texas
Alamo
San Jacinto
Hood
William Cassin Chosen Leader of San Antonio Bicentennial
William Cassin was named president of San Antonio’s bi centennial celebration for 1918 by the committee of one hundred. The luncheon at the original Mexican restaurant on Washington’s birthday heard reports on progress and featured remarks by Senator Carlos Bee and Bishop William T Capers. Others spoke including Dr. Louis K Beck and G E Luce.
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William Cassin
San Antonio
Committee of One Hundred
Cassin
Jake Wolff
Carlos Bee
Washington
William T. Capers
Episcopal Church
Committee On Permanent Organization
Louis K. Beck
W. V. Galbreath
G. E. Luce
H. M. Madison
Guerrero Appeals as Villistas Menace Torreon Report
A Tilahualilo telephone message says Villa troops under Canuto Reyes have been driven northeast into the desert. Carranza forces, aided by the Bermejo garrison led by General Ignacio Ramos, pursued them and captured many horses 1298 rifles and other equipment.
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Torreon
Mexico
Tilahualilo
Villa
Canuto Reyes
Carranza
Bermejillo
Ignacio Ramos
Garrison at Guerrero appeals for aid as Villa forces threaten
Urgent message from the de facto government garrison at Guerrero Western Chihuahua asks Carranza commander General Bertani at Madera for help. The line to Guer ro and Minaca is down and the garrison is under attack by Villa followers. Reported defeat of 200 government troops in Pichacos mountains adds to the peril.
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EL Paso
Tex
Guerrero
Chihuahua
Carranza
Madera
Bertani
Juarez
Minica
Mexico Northwestern
Mexican Central Railroad
Chihuahua City
Jose Cavazco
Pichacos
Villa
Six Die and Ninety Hurt in Conn Rail Crash
Six people died and more than fifty were injured when Connecticut River Special No 59 from Springfield to New York collided with another New Haven line near Milford. The wreck involved an engine, freight on an adjacent track, and coaches toppled into embankments. Most passengers were from Hartford and New Haven.
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New Haven
Milford
Connecticut
US Ambassador to Germany Injured Skiing Near Munich
James W. Gerard the American ambassador to Germany broke his collar bone and injured his left side while skiing yesterday near Munich. Initial reports say the injuries are not serious and he is receiving medical care.
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U. S
Germany
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
James W. Gerard
Munich
Rebels repulsed at Chang Sha mansion in Hunan
Acting on February 21 rebels attacked the governor's mansion in Chang Sha the capital of Hunan province in southern China. They were repulsed and captured with their leaders put to death, amid reports of growing insurgent activity in the region and claims of government troops joining the rebels.
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Peking
Chang-Sha
Hu-Nan
Hunan
China
Tong King Chong
The
Chinese Republic Association
San Francisco
Yuen Chow
Decrees Debarred Mexican Gov Orders Annulled
Two decrees issued by Sonora military governor General P Elias Calles have been annulled by the central government. The orders confiscating enemy property and disenfranchising armed citizens were announced by Consul Ives G Selevier of the Carranza government. Likely to be referred to Sonora state congress after elections.
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Douglas, Ariz
P. Elias Calles
Sonora
Ives G. Selevier
Carranza
Selevier
Fort Worth Hosts Texas Republican Executive Session
The Texas Republican executive committee met in Fort Worth to set county convention dates. Phil E. Baer presided with H F MacGregor present as Texas national committeeman. The 1916 convention city and May 23 date were fixed.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Texas Republican Executive Committee
Phil E. Baer
Paris
H. F. MacGregor
Houston
Texas
Tarrant County
Cotton seed shipments head to border to aid Mexican shortages
Heavy trains of cotton seed leaving El Paso for Nuevo Laredo and Piedras Negras will be exchanged for corn to ease food shortages in Northern Mexico. Seed will be duty free to assist Laguna farmers, most seed sold to government. Also ore trains from Chihuahua districts bound for El Paso. Memorial program planned in Juarez for the second anniversary of Francisco I. Madero's death.
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EL Paso
Tex
United States
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Piedras Negras
Juarez
Laguna
Chihuahua
Casas Grandes
Villa
Francisco I. Madero
Gabriel Gavira
Injured in Milford wreck include Allan Corey
Bridgeport reports Allan Corey son of William E. Corey former steel corporation head among the injured from the New Haven wreck at Milford. None of the injured here is seriously hurt.
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Haven
Milford
Allan Corey
William E. Corey
Steel Corporation
Lusitania pledge renewed by Berlin
Berlin signals renewed assurances that unarmed liners will be spared under submarine warfare future plans. Germany argues that current defensive armament may be offensive in submarines and seeks talks with the United States to define permissible armament. Officials expect formal notices to Lansing soon as March 1 remains possible.
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Washington, D. C
Berlin
Germany
United States
State Department
Lansing
Missouri Governor Major Tied To VP Bid Rumor
A Democratic central committee pledge from Little Rock to Governor Elliot W. Major of Missouri seeks his signature as a potential vice presidential candidate. The committee has already agreed on President Wilson and Vice President Marshall, while Major notes general dissatisfaction with Marshall.
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Little Rock
Ark
Democratic Central Committee
Elliot W. Major
Missouri
George W. Emerson
Major
Wilson
Marshall
Emerson
Huskey Escapes From Mexico After Kidnapping
Friends of George E. Huskey, former Springfield restaurateur, report he has escaped Mexican bandits who captured him in Sonora while guarding cattle and holding him for ransom. He has arrived in El Paso, Texas.
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Huskey
Mexico
Springfield
George E. Huskey
el Paso
Sonora
Mex
Morganthau Arrives in New York and Plans Washington Return
United States ambassador to Turkey Henry Morgenthau arrived in New York from Constantinople and will depart tonight for Washington. His leave extends sixty days, with a likely extension to May first. Morgenthau said his early duties were routine but after the war began he felt it necessary to shield American interests and keep others from overreaching.
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New York
Henry Morganthau
United States
Turkey
Washington
Morganthau
Constantinople
Francis May Accept Nomination as Ambassador to Russia
Former Missouri governor David R. Francis conferred with President Wilson and Secretary Lansing today. Officials expect his acceptance of the Russia ambassador post after a White House meeting, with Senator Reed of Missouri accompanying him.
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Washington, D. C
David R. Krancis
Missouri
Russia
Wilson
Lansing
White House
Francis
Senate
Reed
Five die in New York boarding house fire tragedy
Five people perished when a theater district boarding house above a restaurant burned in New York early today. Initial reports of actor fatalities were corrected as the confirmed dead were boarding house employees and Thomas Keratsas, one of the proprietors.
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New York
Actreses
Thomas Keratsas
Levee Caves In Southwood Prompt Flood Relief Efforts
In Louisiana the weakened Mississippi levee at Southwood eighteen miles below Baton Rouge faces double action to stop a cave in. Barges anchor in the river and dirt is filled into the cavity while railroad workers bolster the embankment. Rescue teams prepare to reach marooned residents in Western Tensas and Concordia parishes using powerboats and scows for relief.
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New Orleans
Southwood
Baton Rouge
Tensas
Concordia
Natchez
Buckridge
Red River
Tong War Reignites in Portland Chinatown
Police in Portland keep watch as a Tong war between the Hop Sings and King Kongs renews after yesterday's clash. One Chinese man was shot and seriously wounded during the fighting.
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Portland
Ore
Chinatown
Chinatown Tongs Sign Truce Amid Tong War Fears
News of the Tong war in Portland prompts anxiety in San Francisco Chinatown. Bing Kong and Hop Sing Tongs signed a truce last week. Since then Bing Kong members avoid streets, raising questions about Hop Sing good faith. Police expect potential trouble after Hop Sing banquet Thursday.
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San Francisco
Cal
Portland
Bing Kong
Hop Sing Tongs
Chinatown
Eastern Front Battles See Gains for Germany and Russians Push
The forest of Givenchy sees renewed German infantry attacks capturing 300 meters of French trenches and taking 325 prisoners while Paris claims the Germans are largely driven back. In the Meuse region Berlin reports the loss of a Zeppelin. Russians drive toward Erzerum with 40,000 Turks killed or captured and threaten Trebizond as Grodno and Greek tensions surface with Sarrail meeting King Constantine. Austrians raid over Brescia toward Milan with Italian tolls reported. The Russian duma meets in Petrograd as Allied conferences open in Paris to steer war policy.
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London
Givenchy
Souchez
France
Paris
Brabant-sur-Meuse
Paria
Berlin
Meuse
Erzerum
Petrograd
Petrovgrad
Black Sea
Mush
Lake van
Trebizond
Russia
Greece
Sarrail
Balkans
Constantine
Brescia
Milan
Rome
Duma
Zeppelin crew perished when airship shot down near Brabant Le Roi
Paris reports the entire crew of twenty two aboard the latest marine type Zeppelin LZ 77 died when French automobile cannon fire set the craft ablaze near Ravigny. A second Zeppelin followed behind as shells ignited the right side and bombs exploded on impact. debris and bodies were found at the scene.
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Paris
Brabant
le Roi
Bar-Le-Duc
Ravigny
Wood Alcohol Fatal Report From Melokai Leper Settlement
A group at the Melokai leper settlement in Honolulu reports a small quantity of wood alcohol was drunk by residents, causing four men and one woman to die and several more to become seriously ill. Officials investigate the incident.
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Honolulu
Island of
Melokai
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