French Liner Louisiane Sunk Off Coast Near Havre
Havre dispatch reports the French Line steamship Louisiane sank last night at 11 o'clock with crew saved and no passengers aboard. The submarine attack mirrors torpedoing along the Boulogne Havre coast. Louisiane had arrived from New Orleans after a February voyage. Built in 1905 at Dunkirk for Compte Generale Trans Atlanticique. 278 feet long.
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Paris
Havre
Boulougne
New Orleans
Newport News
Dunkirk
Compte Generale Trans-Atlantique
Wea
Scott's Emulsion Promotes Blood Richness Against Winter Illness
A vintage health ad explains blood quality as the defense against sickness. It advocates Scott's Emulsion as a nutrient rich blood-food to warm, purify, and strengthen the body, especially in seasonal changes, and warns to beware substitutes.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield, N. J
Trans Atlantic liner loss amid Channel submarine alert
The report notes a 47 foot beam liner in trans Atlantic passenger service to Gulf of Mexico ports has been lost with no further details. A dispatch mentions a submarine near Boulogne and Havre along the French coast, the first word of hostile craft in that area. No records show a vessel named Hermatrice.
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Gulf of Mexico
English Channel
Boulogne
Havre
Hermatrice
Cattle Men's Convention Special Train From Houston
A special train to the Cattle men's Convention will depart Houston at 11:00 p m on March 20 via the Southern Pacific. Fare is seven dollars and fifty five cents round trip.
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Houston
Cattlemen’s Convention
Southern Pacific
Soldiers suspended over break-in at pastor's Ontario home
In Berlin Ontario on March 10 a sentence was suspended for two soldiers connected with a group that broke into the home of Rev. R. C. Tappert pastor of St Matthews Lutheran Church. The assault on the minister prompted protests filed by the American Consul in Hamilton.
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Berlin
Ontario
R. C. Tappert
St. Matthews Lutheran Church
Hamilton
Civilian Death Toll in World War I Reaches 3153
London report states total non-combatants killed since war began is 3153. Air raids killed 127 men 92 women and 57 children. about 2750 more lost lives on British merchant ships.
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London
Great Britain
Plan Municipal Plant Beeville Texas March 10
Beeville Texas plans to start a municipal water and light plant soon, with paving downtown streets likely by year end. The project will be funded by private loans, not a bond issue, and the city under Mayors Stephenson and Williamson operates on a cash basis, with bonds offering a large premium.
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Beevile
Tex
Beeville
Stephenson and Williamson
Allied Balkan Offensive Set For Spring From Saloniki
Saloniki reports the allied Balkan offensive likely in early May with spring prospects raised by 365,000 to 385,000 available troops including French British and Serb forces in the region. Commanders Sarrail Picot and Trowbridge oversee preparations plus aerial and naval support amid high Allied readiness for fighting in Macedonia and Albania.
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Associated Press
Saloniki
Balkan
Sarrail
Marseilles
Macedonia
Gallipoli
Mudros
Lemnos
Tenedos
Imbros
Mytilene
Egypt
Salonik
America
Corfu
Bizerta
Albania
Aviona
The
Hellenes
Sofia
Balkans
Picot
Trowbridge
Volkoevinsky
Serbia
France
de Castelnau
Lloyd George cites 40 percent drop in drunkenness
David Lloyd George told a temperance deputation that police records show about a 40 percent reduction in drunkenness across the country. He said war success depends on removing this drag on efficiency and called the drive for victory in this matter the greatest triumph.
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London
Temperance Council of Christian Churches
David Lloyd George
Riot in Cologne Suppresses by Artillery
The Telegraaf reports Cologne riots sparked by German Verdun losses last Tuesday. Officials used artillery in the streets to quell the crowd amid growing unrest and casualties.
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Amsterdam
London
Telegraaf
Cologne
Verdun
Conscience Fund Receives $30000 From New Yorker
A $30000 contribution to the Treasury conscience fund, the largest ever, arrived by mail from New York. An unsigned Philadelphia dated letter accompanying the sum quoted repayment of $80000 total and urged that no one claim the amount. The message included remarks attributed to individuals Crawford Crabehaw and Judge Crabehaw about a housewarming and entertainment.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Conscience Fund
New York
Philadelphia
Crawford
Crabehaw
Judge
Dodson's Liver Tone replaces calomel in safe remedy
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a fully vegetable liver medicine that replaces calomel. It claims to cure sluggish liver and constipation without salivation, promises quick relief, a 50 cent bottle guaranteed to satisfy, and even suggests giving it to children.
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Dodson
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