Spring Fashion Show Promises Ultra short Skirts
Merchants plan a grand spring opening and semi annual style show with living models and dramatic displays. Designers hint at extremely short skirts, taffeta materials, bright colors, outdoor sport suitable outfits, and a war free, American style for the season.
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Joske Brothers Company
Wolff & Marx Company
Saul Wolfson Dry Goods Company
Washer Brothers Company
Emil Blum Company
the Vogue
Edwards Millinery Company
Hydna Pothemus Milliner
Mindes Millinery Company
D. F. Peyton Company
Margaret Sammer, Milliner
Guarantee Shoe Company
Norfolk
Baker Confirmed as Secretary of War After Senate Vote
Newton D. Baker, former Cleveland mayor, was sworn in as secretary of war after Senate confirmation last night. He declined to discuss plans, joking he never played with tin soldiers as he left Cleveland to take the oath in Washington.
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Washington, D. C
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Ohio
Senate
Baker
Washington
Local option wins in Vermont election
Local option carried Vermont by 13 164 votes while the re enactment of the prohibitory amendment failed 31 667 to 18 503. Every county except Orleans backed local option.
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Rutland
Prohibition
Orleans
Soldiers Open School In New York Armored Car Training
Soldiers at army posts have opened a self funded cooperative school to learn operating armored motor cars and Army scout transport vehicles. Upon completion they will be eligible for appointment from the army lists as officer-sergeants.
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New York
Army
Turkish War Minister Enver Pasha Reported Dead
An Athens dispatch reports rumors that Enver Pasha, Turkish minister of war, is dead but confirmation remains unavailable despite attempts to verify the claim.
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Athens
Enver Pasha
London
Planning to Mobilize Industries for War
New York March 8 Members of the naval advisory board met with engineers and the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World to plan mobilizing the nation’s industries for potential war. The conference aims to classify needed preparedness and assign tasks to industries factories and railroads with leading advertisers offering free services for a nationwide campaign urging manufacturers and railheads to aid the government in war prep.
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New York
Naval Advisory Board
Advertising Clubs
Sun Spots on Solar Surface Alarm observers
Dr. John A. Brashear reports two great sun spots covering about 150 million square miles. He says two simultaneous spots are rare and may trigger magnetic energy affecting Earth, possibly causing the thunder and lightning observed yesterday.
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Pittsburg
John A. Brashear
Dr. Brashear
Earth
United States
Man Drops Court Fight After Tour Of State Penitentiary
Henry Sands, sentenced to four years for violating the prohibitory laws, visited the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing last week and decided the prison was not so bad. A sheriff escorted him to the penitentiary today, ending his legal挑战. Montenegrin government relocated to Bordeaux as king and cabinet depart.
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Salina
Kan
Henry Sands
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Bordeaux
Lyons
France
Montenegro
Weather forecast for northern cities published for travelers
Forecasts from The Light report Saint Louis Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul Kansas City New York and Washington weather conditions. Temperatures range from 4 to 64 with winds from the northwest north and west. cloudy partly cloudy clear and snow possible in New York.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Et. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Towersture
Washington
Jaat
Harris County Tax Official Faces Multiple Indictments
Seven indictments returned by the Travis County grand jury accuse Harris County tax collector Karl L. Druesedow of misapplying public funds over three years. Co defendants include former state comptroller staffers C. G. Quillen and L. B. Smilie. Druesedow, Quillen, and Smilie bonds range from 500 to 5,000 dollars as investigators proceed.
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Austin
Tex
Travis County Grand Jury
Karl L. Druesedow
Harris County
Houston
C. GC. Quillen
Tax Department
State Comptroller's Office
L. B. Smilie
Quillen
H. B. Terrell
Druesedow
Smilie
Criminal District Court
Travis and
Williamson Counties
Fisher
James E. Ferguson
Clyde Sweeton
Grand Jury
Comptroller’s Department
Treasury
A. W. Tabor
E. L. Crocker
Mr. Woodall
Mr. McDonald
Chester Thrasher
Morris Hirshfield
R. C. Roberdeau
J. M. Edwards
J. P. Moulton
Charles B. White
House to New York on Wilson diplomacy report
Col. E. M. House, who has been here two days reporting to President Wilson on his trip to war capitals, returned to New York. The president will continue correspondence with him on diplomatic questions between the United States and foreign nations and may visit New York within a few weeks for a short visit.
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Washington, D. C
Col. E. M. House
Wilson
New York
United States
Ohio Steel Firms Indicted Over Wage Conspiracy in Youngstown
Indictments charged Youngstown Sheet & Tube, Republic Iron & Steel, Brier Hill Steel, Youngstown Iron & Steel, Carnegie Steel, United States Steel and ex chair E H Gary with forming a wage fixing conspiracy. Also charged were Mayor Cunningham and six East Youngstown councilmen for financial interest in property purchased for village use amid the East Youngstown riot inquiry.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Brier Hill Steel Company
Youngstown Iron & Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company
United States Steel Company
E. H. Gary
W. H. Cunningham
East Youngstown
National Guard
Tube Company
Indictment Call Sparks Outrage From Judge Gary
In New York on March 8 Judge Elbert H. Gary denounced the indictment as an outrage and travesty. The statement accompanied news of the indictment returned at Youtown.
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Gary
New York
Youtown
Elbert H. Gary
Tong Leaders Warned Fighting Must Stop in Chinatown
San Francisco police warned Tong leaders to halt the Suey On and Hop Sing warfare in Chinatown or face a temporary blockade and tourist ban. Two Chinese were killed and six wounded in two days of clashes as grand jury subpoenas were issued for the belligerent society leaders. Posters warned gunmen to verify tong connections before any shooting to avoid harming the wrong man.
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San Francisco
Cal
Chinatown
Buford Sets Course for Manila with Military Cargo
The army transport Buford is loading in New York for a voyage to Manila with ordnance and military supplies to strengthen defenses there. Due to freight carrier shortages in the Pacific, the War Department may assign Buford to the regular Manila to San Francisco route after this voyage.
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Washington, D. C
Buford
New York
Manila
Pacific
War Department
San Francisco
Survey of Colorado River Feasibility for Irrigation Bill
Washington March 8 A survey of the Colorado river to assess its feasibility for irrigation in Runnels Coke Mitchell and Barden counties is proposed in a bill by Representative Smith. The measure includes a 10000 dollar appropriation.
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Colorado
Washington , D. C
Colorado River
Runnels
Coke
Mitchell
Barden Counties
Smith
Germans Claim Regain in Verdun Battle
Berlin announced gains in the Verdun area with the capture of Forges and Regneville along with Raben heights and Cumbres woods. 58 officers and 3277 men taken, plus ten cannons. French main line under pressure as a new great attack signals possible renewed combat.
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Verdun
French Retake Trenches Near Champagne Front
Paris reports French troops have recaptured trench sections lost on March 6 in Champagne while Verdun awaits the outcome of today’s battle. The Allies say German forces gained the approaches to the Meuse front but face a major clash on the four mile heights from Bethincourt to Cumieres. Corbeauxwood is a hold in a hollow between Dead Man and Goose Hills with no decisive advantage. The German plan reportedly includes deploying 300000 men to Verdun, while French MPs expect a strong defense and a climax within the next day or two.
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London
Forges Brook
Bethincourt
Berlin
Forges
Regneville
Raben
Cumbres Woods
Woevre
Cumieres
Corbeaux Wood
Dead Man
Goose Hills
Champagne
Paris
Verdun
Black Sea
Armenia
Erzerum
Sivas
Constantinople
Aylmer
Townshend
Kut-El-Amara
Italy
Albania
Chamber of Deputies
Salandra
France
Meuse
Corbeauxwood
Flying boat built to transport thirty four men
Buffalo engineers receive the hull of a large hydro aero plane from North Tonawanda. When finished the craft will weigh about 21000 pounds, be 55 feet long, 120 feet wingspan, and carry 34 men with engines totaling 1040 horsepower. It will be shipped to Great Britain after completion.
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Buffalo
N. Y
North Tonawanda Boat Manufacturing Company
America
Great Britain
Brandeis Nomination Hearings End Amid Delays
Public hearings on Louis D. Brandeis's nomination to the Supreme Court were ended today by the Senate judiciary sub-committee after a month of inquiry. The panel did not indicate a reporting date. Edward F. McClennen testified that Brandeis Dunbar and Nutter earned 43852 in fees from all sources in the Lennox bankruptcy case plus 4105 for clerical services.
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Washington, D. C
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Supreme Court
Judiciary
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Brandeis, Dunbar and Nutter
Lennox
Edward F. McClennen
Brandeis
Plant Bombed at Niagara Falls Fire and Explosions
Fire followed by explosions at the Niagara Electro Chemical Company plant near Niagara Falls New York caused damage estimated at 150 000 and prompted militia formation across the border in Canada. Dr Hector R Carrath the company manager said the plant had been bombed.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Victorate
Niagara Electro-Chemical Company
Niagara Cataract
Canada
Hector R. Carrath
Popular Clown Slivers Oakley Found Dead in New York
Frank Oakley known as Slivers the circus clown died by self inflicted asphyxiation in a New York boarding house. He was 46, began in a circus at 14 with Barnum and later worked in vaudeville, born in Sweden.
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New York
Frank Oakley
Orpet Arraigned in Mari on Lambert Murder Case
William H. Orpet was arraigned in Waukegan circuit court on charges of murdering eight year old Marion Lambert. His defense filed a motion to quash the indictment and a hearing was set for next Monday. State's Attorney Cady urged a speedy trial and pledged leniency if Orpet pleads guilty due to his youth.
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Waukegan
Mareh
William H. Orpet
Marion Lambert
Cady
Orpet
Italian General Piacentini Assigned to Albania
Rome March 8 report says General Piacentini, one of Italy’s ablest chiefs, will command forces in Albania. The decision signals Italy’s pledge to hold the Avlona region at all costs with sufficient troops prepared for emergencies.
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Albania
Rome
Paris
Piacentini
Italy
Avlona
Verdun Defense Directed by General Castlenau
General de Curiers de Castelnau, chief of staff, directs French defense of Verdun as a massive German assault begins.
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General de Curiers de
Nueces Campaign Heats Up in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi and Nueces county erupt in heated local option battles as prohibitionists tour nationwide while antis hold nightly meetings. The unrest includes vandalism such as dogs killed, a $300 mule shot, and a hog poisoned amid election tensions ahead of March 10.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Nueces County
Soldiers die in fire at Fort Gabbon barracks
Three soldiers were killed and two seriously injured in a blaze that destroyed the main barracks and ammunition houses at Fort Gibson. The dead are Privates Herman Lund Henry Miner Curtis B Willis. Injured include Sergeant Anthony Kivinak and Private Cross Welley.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Fort Gibbon
Company B
Fourteenth Infantry
Herman Lund
Henry Miner
Curtis B. Willis
Anthony Kivinak
Cross Welley
PLAN MEN S STYLE SHOW IN DRESS UP WEEK OF MARCH
San Antonio proclaims Dress-up Week for men from March 27 to April 1 with local merchants presenting spring styles and colors. The event marks an innovation as cities nationwide observe masculine style weeks each March or April and local shops prepare elaborate fashion shows and spring openings on a pretentious scale.
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San Antonio
United States
Villaistas Kill Americans Near Casas Grandes
Unconfirmed reports to General Gabriel Gavira in Juarez state say two Americans named Franklin and Wright were killed by Villa bandits Monday at Pechaco, between Casas Grandes and Janos in Chihuahua. The message notes the reports are credited but unverified.
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EL Paso
Tex
Gabriel Gavira
Juarez
Franklin
Wright
Pechaco
Casas Grandes
Janos
German memorandum outlines submarine war stance
Washington dispatch summarizes Count von Bernstorff presenting Germany’s view on armed merchant ships, submarine warfare, and adherence to prewar international law. It notes Britain’s alleged offensive use of armed ships, Germany’s pledge to restrict sub warfare, and U S efforts to restore prewar rules amid hunger blocade tensions.
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Washington, D. C
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Great Britain
United States
Gereman
Cecil Spring-Rice
Germany
Count Bernstorff
London
North Sea
British Admiralty
Penatra
Conn Eaien
England
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Nueces
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