Five ships sunk by mines and fire at sea near Dover
London reports confirm the Maloja and Empress of Fort William, both struck by mines, among five vessels lost after a Dover area disaster. Rescue efforts saved 260 of 411 aboard the Maloja. bodies wash ashore, including three Lascars, as relief boats dash to aid survivors.
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London
Dover
Peninsular and Oriental Line
Empress of
Maloja
Trignac
North Sea
Suevier
Birgit
Mecklenburg, Zeeland Line
Tilburg
Flushing
Zeeland
Steamship Company
Tilbury
Bombay
Admiralty Pier
Shakespeare Cliff
Indian Service
Judge Oldfield
Indian High Court
War hero comes home after battle wound from Champagne drive
Lieut Charles Sweeney, a West Point graduate and first American in fifty years with an officer’s commission in the French army, visits his father in the United States. He bears the Legion of Honor cross and the French Wear Cross, recuperating from a bullet wound through the right lung suffered in Champagne last September. His Belgian wife and two children remain in a Paris suburb.
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Charles Sweeney
United States
Sweeney
Federal Smelting and Refining Company
Spokane
Wash
Champagne
West Point
France
Paris
Snow and sleet sweep a large area in the south
A cold snap from the Southwest hits with snow in Kansas and Arkansas and rain and sleet in Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana. Freezing temperatures reach Little Rock and forecast shows no quick warmup. Snow totals include three inches in Little Rock and widespread flurries across northern Kansas.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Arkaneas
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Little Rock
Fayetteville
Cottonwood Falls
Abilene
Tex
Salina
Kans
Snow Falls Across Northern Mississippi Regions
Snow storms spread through Northern Mississippi and parts of West Tennessee on Sunday. Flurries reached Memphis with first winter snowfall in some areas. Columbus and Starkville reported three inches of precipitation.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
West
Tennessee
Columbus
Starkville
Miss
Heavy Snow Hits Arkansas Across State
The heaviest snow of the season fell Sunday across Arkansas with three inches in Little Rock and Fayetteville reporting a similar total. Other areas saw the same amount or lighter, while freezing temperatures followed overnight.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Fayetteville
Cloudy Tonight and Tuesday With Colder Temperatures
The forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with colder conditions expected tonight. High and low temperatures are not specified in the snippet.
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San Antonio
Weather data for several cities
The Light reports temperatures and conditions for St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City and Washington with winds directions and notes of likely snow and freezing lows. City by city readings show chilly to cold air masses and continued wintry patterns across the region.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
Washington
Cedric Returns to New York From War Service
White Star liner Cedric arrives in New York for the first time since 1914's requisition as a troop transport. Officers decline to discuss government service though signs of war use are visible in gray-painted superstructure and converted spaces.
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New York
Cedric
Admiralty
England
Debate on Shields bill to grant water power
In Washington the Senate resumes debate on the Shields bill to grant water power on navigable streams to private interests. Senator Husting plans a substitute to safeguard public interest and prevent monopoly, while Norris denounces a powerful lobby linked to the water power trust in Wall Street.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Husting
Wisconsin
Norris
Nebraska
Capitol
Water Power Trust
Wall Street
Ford Students Graduate From English and Citizenship Course
In Detroit 512 foreign born workers received diplomas certifying English literacy and eligibility for first naturalization papers after completing an eight months course offered by Ford Motor Company. A pageant at the Detroit Armory featured aliens in old world dress entering a melting pot and emerging in American clothes with flags. The citizen school superintendent noted 2200 students are enrolled.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Detroit Armory
Citizen School
Supreme Court Orders Lamar Case Review on Merits
The Supreme Court today directed the Federal Court of Appeals in New York to review on its merits the conviction of David Lamar for impersonating a U S officer. The action follows earlier refusals to intervene and marks a direct move in the Lamar case from Washington.
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Supreme Court
Washington, D. C
Federal Court of Appeals
New York
David Lamar
United States
Lamar
Pennsylvania Makes Official Acceptance Trials In Maine
New official tests take the superdreadnought Pennsylvania from Rockland Maine for continuation of acceptance trials. The schedule includes a twelve hour run at nineteen knots, then a twelve hour full power run to average twenty one knots and satisfy contract requirements.
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Rockland
Pennsylvania
Attempt to wreck train on Wichita Valley Railroad fails
Abilene Texas reports the fifth attempt in three months to derail a passenger train. The train passed the obstruction safely. A $1000 reward is offered for the guilt convict.
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Abilene
Tex
Wichita Valley
Germany says pledges on submarine war rules stay in force
Count von Bernstorff presents a German note to Secretary Lansing affirming that Berlin will not revoke prior pledges from the Lusitania period and will not delay new submarine instructions. Austria’s envoy confirms a shared stance as concerns about armed vessels and warning rules are outlined.
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Washington
D. C
Lansing
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
United States
Lusitania
Baron Zwiedenik
Austria
Cecil Spring- Rice
Berlin
Wilson
California Lt Governor John M. Eshleman Dies in Indio
John M. Eshleman, 39, serving as California's lieutenant governor, died today in Indio after illness on a train. He had been traveling from Washington, where he spoke on behalf of California oil producers, and became ill en route returning to Los Angeles.
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John M. Eshleman
Los Angeles
Cal
Tohn M. Eshleman
California
Indio
Washington
Million Dollar Burglary Attempt In Mail Van
New York report states burglars attempted to steal about 1 million dollars in cash consigned to New York banks. They broke into a United States mail van on a ferry while in transit from the Jersey Central railroad.
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New York
United States
The
Jersey
Felix Diaz May Head Revolution
Confirmation from several quarters at the Department of Justice reports Gen. Felix Diaz has left the United States for Mexico to begin a new revolution.
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Washington, D. C
Felix Diaz
United States
Mexico
Department of Justice
Prison inmates study Spanish and aims for new life abroad
Mem bers of the Mutual Welfare League at Sing Sing prison study Spanish and South American conditions with plans to relocate after release. Punta Arenas in Chile is suggested as a suitable starting point for new careers away from crime.
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Ossining
N. Y
Mutual Welfare League
Sing Sing
South America
Punta Arenas
Chile
Prison Reforms Lead to Low Recidivism in California
Sacramento reports only 3 percent of paroled prisoners returned to crime. From 1892 to January 1, 1916, 3625 inmates were released under the state parole law, with figures released by the state board of prison directors.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
State Board of Prison Directors
Strike not settled in Sioux Falls packing plant
In Sioux Falls on February 28 2500 workers in a packing house strike rejected 21 cents an hour for common laborers and demand 22 1 2 cents with proportional raises for skilled workers. Strikers vow no settlement unless met and say they will urge sympathetic action in other western plants.
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Sioux Falls
Thieves Loot Southwestern Machine Scrap
McGary & McLaurin report to the city detective bureau that thieves stole a ton of scrap iron from Southwestern Machine & Plumbing Company at 910 Austin street last Thursday night. Value set at twelve dollars, with effort implied by the night theft.
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Southwestern Machine & Plumbing Company
Austin Street
McGary & McLaurin
City Detective Bureau
Belgian Countess raises aid selling Belgian lace in America
Paris reports Countess de Hemptinne led an American Belgian relief committee that sold lace from Belgian peasants in the United States to aid distressed families. Dealers in Belgium praised the effort as it helps clothe needy Belgians including wounded soldiers and a poor widow whose shoes repeatedly failed to fit.
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Paris
de Hemptinne
America
Rene de Thoor
Belgium
Germany
German offensives rumble as Verdun pressure grows
Reports from London date February 28 outline renewed German activity in Verdun and a large scale push in Champagne. Berlin claims capture of French trenches near Navarin farm along the Souain Somme Py road with 1000 prisoners and nine machine guns, while French reports note gains and stubborn opposition in Fort Douaumont and surrounding sectors.
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Cote Lorraine
Berlin
Champagne
Navarin
Souain-Somme-Py
Paris
Italian hospital ship Marechiaro sinks after mine strike
A Rome dispatch reports the hospital ship Marechiaro struck a mine near San Giovanni di Medua Albania and sank. The casualty toll is described as numerous.
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San Giovanni di Medua
Albania
Wheat Down Five Cents on German–U S Tensions
Uneasiness over strained Germany United States relations pushes Chicago wheat prices lower. May wheat nears $1.08 before closing and last sale settles at $1.09, down 4 1 2 cents, with large selling from hold ings.
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Chicago
Germany
United States
Guilty Plea In Murder of Wealthy Widow Viehmier
William McClure and Joseph White admitted guilt in the killing of Mrs. Caroline Viehmier whose body was found in her McCandless township home. The two men had been paid to attack her to gain possession of a $4000 note held by her son-in-law Aaron Fell, who faced trial for complicity in the crime.
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Pittsburg
William McClure
Joseph White
Caroline Viehmier
McCandless Township
Aaron Fell
McClure
White
Viehmier
French Lines Hold Firm Near Verdun As War Expands
The French official report says Verdun area lines are holding while German attacks push east and southeast. Fort Douaumont remains encircled with heavy fighting, and attempts to seize Douaumont village were repelled. German assaults continue along the Mandeulles sector and in Champagne near Souain, with Belgian bombardments opposite Steenstraete only cited.
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London
Verdun
Champagne
Berlin
Paris
Meuse
Champnensville
Vacherauville
Bras
Fort Douaumont
Douaumont
St. Mihiel
Teutons
Mandeulles
War Office
Belgium
Steenstraete
Navarin Farm
Souain
Verrun
Cote du Poivre
Douan
Vaux
Hix
HuMtiteh
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Malou
War Hero
Llevtonarles Sweeney
A. Ee
ST. Louis
British Navy
FORD
U. S
Stealton OF
Countess DE Hemptinne
Western Front
Associated Press
Marechiaro
Rome
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