British Seize Mail From American Ship At Halifax
The Standard Oil tanker John D. Archbold arrived in New York from Bergen Norway and reported British authorities at Halifax removed mail carried on the American ship. Officials say it is the first time an American flag vessel on the Atlantic was denied the right to transport mail from a foreign country. The ship had taken mail out of Bergen.
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New York
John D. Archbold
Halifax
Bergen
Norway
Atlantic
Bergen Vessel Detained At Halifax For Mail Inspection
The Berge nfjord carrying 39 sacks of mail from Norway Denmark and Sweden entered Halifax instead of Kirkwall and was detained three days with mail confiscated for examination. The tanker resumed voyage thereafter. Since the German blockade began no mails reached here on Scandinavian ships. The two Scandinavian passenger lines Bergensfjord and Kristianafjord sailed without passengers cargo or mail.
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Bergen
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Halifax
Kirkwall
Bergensfjord
Kristianafjord
Army Machine Gun Stolen from Cavalry Unit
Fort Bliss Texas March 13 report that a machine gun belonging to the Seventeenth United States Cavalry was stolen two days earlier. An investigation has been ordered.
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Fort Bliss
Tex
Seventeenth United States Cavalry
Tufts College Initiates Military Training Program
Tufts College in Medford Massachusetts has started active training of students in military matters with about 150 undergraduates enrolled.
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Tufts College
Medford
Mass
Three Dead and Seven Missing in Hendersonville Mine
Three men are known dead and seven others missing after two explosions at the Henderson Coal Company mine in Hendersonville Canonsburg Pa. The cause of the blasts is not yet determined.
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Canonsburg
Henderson Coal Company
Hendersonville
Plans to entertain returning San Antonio guardsmen
The San Antonio Chamber of Commerce directors plan a 5 PM Tuesday meeting to discuss a public reception and dinner for guardsmen returning from nearly a year on the border patrol. A luncheon Thursday at the Gunter Hotel will launch the council’s work to organize the event and boost the council’s activity under J. W. Hucker.
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San Antonio
Border Patrol
Chamber of Commerce
Gunter Hotel
J. W. Hucker
Rivers Flood Crest Reached in Pittsburgh
The Pennsylvania flood rose to a crest of 23 feet at 7 a.m. today in Pittsburgh, surpassing flood stage by half a foot as rivers overflowed their banks.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
German Submarine Stranded Near Dutch Coast
A German submarine is reported stranded near Hellevoetsluis on the Dutch coast, according to a Reuters dispatch from The Hague dated March 13.
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London
Hellevoetsulis
Reuter
Hague
German Subject Arrested in Hoboken for Bomb Plot
Fritz Kolb a German subject is under arrest in Hoboken New Jersey charged with possessing explosive bombs and chemicals in a hotel room near the North German Lloyd piers. Police allege a wider plot to destroy U S munitions plants and depots.
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Fritz Kolb
Hoboken
N. J
Lloyd Line
Behind Kolb
United States
FTC orders coal producers to maintain price discounts
Washington March 13. The Federal Trade Commission warned the nations leading anthracite coal producers that refusals to grant usual price reductions cannot be justified. The notice states that producers may plan to withdraw or cut seasonal discounts due to higher mining costs.
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Washington, D. C
Federal Trade Commission
President Wilson Misses Cabinet Session Due to Cold
Washington March 13. President Wilson stayed indoors as a cold persisted though improving. The usual Tuesday cabinet meeting was canceled and Secretary Tumulty and Dr Grayson said the president was steadily improving and would be able to sit up this afternoon.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White House
Tumulty
Cary T. Grayson
Grayson
Physicians Hold District Convention in San Antonio
Physicians from twenty five Texas counties gathered in San Antonio for the sixth semi annual Southwest Texas District Medical Society meeting. The two day session in the Bedell Building will cover technical topics and internal medicine with leaders including Dr. John W. Kenney Dr. W L Crosthwait Dr. McC Johnson and Dr. L B Jackson. A banquet at the Menger Hotel will close the event with hosts Drs. Nixon Timmins and Bonner coordinating guest arrangements.
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Texas
San Antonio
Southwest Texas District Medical Society
Bexar County Medical Society
Bedell Building
John W. Kenney
W. L. Crosthwait
Waco
McC. Johnson
L. B. Jackson
United States
Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital
C. 8. Venable
J. W. Oxford
Floresville
E. V. DePew
Theo Y. Hull
I. L. McGlasson
Thad Shaw
B. H. Pamore
Corpus Christi
J. B. Johnson
Mary C. Harper
Menger Hotel
Smuggling Case Brings Calero and Levi to Grand Jury
Vincente Calero and Elias Levi were held to the Federal grand jury in bond of 2500 dollars each for smuggling smoking opium into the United States through Laredo Texas. They were moved from San Francisco via San Antonio and arrested with help from H C S Smith and department agents. Calero once served as a Huerta general and Levi is said to have Mexican business links.
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Laredo
Tex
Vincente Calero
Elias Levi
United States
Federal Grand Jury
San Francisco
San Antonio
H. C. S. Smith
Department
Calero
Huerta
Levi
Mexico
Injunction Sought Against Texas Guard Over Drill Harassment
Fred J Tips and Charles H Tips petition district court claiming officers of Battery B First Field Artillery Texas National Guard interfered with their freedom by threatening arrest and court martial for not attending drills. They say they never joined the unit. Judge granted a temporary order with a hearing set. Names include James E Ferguson Henry L Hutchins Claude V Birkhead Douglas Mackenzie Raymond Phelps.
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First Yield Artillery
Texas National Guard
Thirty-seventh District Court
Fred Julius Tips
Charles Herman Tips
W.S. Anderson
James E. Ferguson
Henry L. Hutchins
Battery B
First Field Artillery
Claude V. Birkhead
Douglas Mackenzie
Raymond Phelps
Birkhead
Rangers
Austin
Battery
Advances in Tobacco Costs Lift Kentucky Growers
G W Welsh of Danville Kentucky says demand for American cigarettes in China after opium ban has driven tobacco prices to record highs. Low grade tobacco now 100 percent higher than a year ago, with prices per hundredweight from 12 to 16 dollars. Kentucky tobacco and hemp crops larger than ever, farmers financially strong as European exports dwindle but American and Oriental consumption rises.
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China
Kentucky
G. W. Welsh
Danville
Farmers’ National Bank of
Welsh
San Antonio
St. Anthony Hotel
Mr. Welsh
Europe
Germany
Americas
Orient
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Croup Says Mother
Mrs. R. M. Raney of Stanford Kentucky reports her little girl halted croup with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound given every two to three hours. She slept well that night and woke with her cold gone. She recommends the product for la grippe coughs colds and croup.
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R. M. Raney
Stanford
Foley
A. Fischer
Public Service Plants Sold to Insel Interests
The American Public Service Company operators of utilities in Texas and Oklahoma have been acquired by Insel interests of Chicago for 25 million dollars. Plants involved include Abilene Baird Cisco Jefferson Longview Marshall Texas and Hugo Okmulgee Henryetta Oklahoma.
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American Public Service
Abilene
Tex
American Public Service Company
Texas
Oklahoma
Insel
Chicago
Baird
Cisco
Jefferson
Longview
Marshall
Aetna Life Insurance Certified to Do Business in Texas
The Texas Department of Insurance and Banking issues a certificate of authority to Aetna Life Insurance Company of Hartford Connecticut authorizing it to operate in Texas for the year ending February 28 1918. The proclamation dated March 3 1917 at Austin signed CHAS. O. AUSTIN Commissioner.
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Austin
Texas
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Hartford
Connecticut
Chas. O. Austin
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Berkshire
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Soledad Auditorium
Allen
Anderson
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Jordan
Kissel Kar
Lexington
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Moon
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Pathfinder
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Reo
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Velie
Warner Auto Trailer
Alex Parrigin
Hubert L. Rutherford
Southwest Oakland Company
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Staacke Bros
C. N. Stark & Co
Surkamp & Trimble
Universal Car Company
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Walthall Motor Car Company
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