Mystery Death Case Ties D. Waite to Peck Tragedy
New York detectives arrested Dr Arthur Warren Waite in a case involving the deaths of John E Peck a Grand Rapids millionaire druggist and his wife both in New York during a visit Autopsies showed arsenic in Mr Peck s stomach and intestines Waite and his wife were found with poisons in their clothing Authorities say a telegram claimed by E caused the inquiry and autopsies were demanded while Waite recovered from opiate stupor in a New York hospital
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New York
Arthur Warren Waite
John E. Peck
Grand Rapids
Mich
Swann
Waite
Peck
White
Investigation into deaths of two women at Vienna Mo
An investigation is under way into the deaths of Mrs. Thomas Nelson and her sister Clara Matthews near Vienna Missouri on Saturday. A fifteen month old child of Mrs. Nelson is ill. Post mortem indicates the two women died from poison.
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Vienna
Thomas Nelson
Clara Matthews
Nelson
Hold Villa Raiders Deming
Surviving prisoners from the Villa raid on Columbus are arraigned in Luna county. Of ten originals two released and two dead. two of remaining six face murder charges. Pablo Sanchez held as vagrant and Alfredo Aragon to grand jury.
Wilson to Philadelphia consults eye doctor
President Wilson left Washington at 8 a.m. for Philadelphia to consult an oculist and planned to return to Washington late this afternoon.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Philadelphia
Amundsen Plans 1917 North Pole Expedition
Captain Roald Amundsen announces in Christiana that he will launch a north pole voyage in spring 1917 aboard a new 1000 horsepower motor vessel.
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London
Roald Amundsen
Christiana
Callan May Head Cattle Raisers Meeting
The Texas Cattle Raisers' Association opens its closing session with a president election to replace J D Jackson of Alpine. James Callan of Menardville is favored to win over Claude Hudspeth of El Paso amid tensions over policy and the firings of Fort Worth counsel Sam H Cowan. A boxing double-header closes the convention's social events.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
J. D. Jackson
Alpine
Fort Worth
James Callan
Menardville
Claude Hudspeth
el Paso
Callan
Assembly
Sam H. Cowan
Judge Cowan
Cowan
New Orleans
Rain Forecast Promises Wet Weather Across State
Major Allen Buell of the local Weather bureau and the New Orleans forecaster say rain is likely within 24 hours. The weather map shows a developing system. rain has begun in the Panhandle and parts of West Texas with a trace in San Antonio Thursday morning as a strong Utah storm center moves into the Rocky Mountain region.
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Allen Buell
New Orleans
Panhandle
West Texas
San Antonio
Utah
Rocky Mountain
Amateurs Delay Army Report on Border Wireless
In Douglas Arizona officials probe a claim that amateur wireless stations near the border picked up messages from Pershine headquarters. Some boys dismantled their own stations, while authorities say no arrests were made. Rumors of Mexican recruitment near Caballona were dismissed by authorities. Trooper Robert Kettle improves after a suicide attempt.
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Douglas
Ariz
General Pershine
Here
Sonora
Robert Kettle
St. Louis
Weather Forecast for San Antonio Area
Rain is expected tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures tonight across San Antonio and surrounding area as conditions shift through the week.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather Forecasts For Tourists In Major Cities
The Light provides daily city forecasts with temperatures ranging from 12 to 36 and winds from the southeast to northwest. St Louis shows 28 with rain possible, Chicago 22 clear, Milwaukee 12 clear, St Paul 16 clear, Kansas City 36 cloudy with rain, New York 24 clear, Washington 30 clear with fair Friday.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
French Hold Part of Hill Near Verdun Despite German Attacks
British reports say French forces still cling to the captured hill near Waucourt southwest of Malancourt as German infantry attacks in the Verdun sector subside at night. Berlin claims 450 French prisoners taken and notes no Russian advance despite varied frontline activity in Galicia and along the Dvina. A Galloper Lightship near the Thames was not torpedoed and has been withdrawn.
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London
Whaucourt
Malancourt
Ancourt Wood
Verdun
Paris
Meuse
Vaux and
Damloup
Dvina
Dvinsk
Petrograd
Galicia
Berlin
Haucourt
Avecourt
German Verdun Strategy Seen Behind pauses and local gains
Berlin dispatch reports German pauses at Verdun are part of a broader plan to advance in stages with selective local gains. Officers say Germany seeks to spare troops, avoid a full front assault, and use calculated bombardment to break French resistance and hasten war’s end. Local French prisoners describe shock at German artillery.
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Berlin
London
Verdun
Karl Rosner
Lokal Anzeiger
French line in danger near AvocourtVerdun railroad risk
The Lokal Anzeiger reports German advances near Avocourt threaten the French line between Bethincourt and Malancourt. French positions face eastward pressure from Dead Man's Hill gains and westward pressure from Avocourt woods victory. Avocourt lies seven kilometers from the Verdun Paris railroad.
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Berlin
Sayville
Lokal
Anzeiger
Avocourt
Bethincourt
Malancourt
Dead Man's Hill
Verdun
Paris
Four Steamers Sunk Reported By London
London dispatches report the sinking of four steamers Sea Serpent Lindfield Kannik and Boughainville. Crew rescues totaled thirty for Lindfield and twenty three for Boughainville with both vessels en route to or from United Kingdom ports.
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London
Sea Serpent
Lindfield
Portland
United Kingdom
Kannik
Lloyds
Havre
Mil ton Leads Fifth Cavalry to Mexican Front
First Lieutenant Alexander M. Milton joins four troops from Fort Sheridan en route to the Mexican frontier. He had been on duty in Honolulu and was ordered to report to Fort Sheridan before receiving telegram directing his transfer to the border.
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Chicago
Fifth Cavalry
Fort Sheridan
Alexander M. Milton
Honolulu
Indictments in Brownsville Raiders Case
The county grand jury returned indictments against Lorenzo Lopez and Rojerio Caballero for the murder of Dr. E. H. McCain after a train wreck near Brownsville on October 18. Ramon Pizana, brother of Aniceto Pizana, was indicted for the murder of Private Herbert McGuire at Los Tuletos ranch near here in August.
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Brownsville
Tex
Lorenzo Lopez
Rojerio Caballero
E. H. McCain
Here
Ramon Pizana
Aniceto Pizana
Matamoros
Herbert McGuire
Los Tuletos Ranch
Floating hangar launches in Pittsburgh for navy dirigibles
The first floating hangar built for the navy was launched in Pittsburgh on March 23. When finished it will go to Pensacola Florida. It measures 60 by 140 feet with a knockdown hood to cover one dirigible. The hull is six feet deep and divided into eight water tight compartments.
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Pittsburg
Pensacola
Fla
Amsterdam crews refuse to sail ships over safety assurances
In Amsterdam under the Sailors' Union, crews of about six ocean-going steamers due to sail today voted overwhelmingly not to depart until clearer government safety arrangements are made. The Holland-American Line Nieuwe Amsterdam, set to sail tonight, was among those affected.
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The
Hague
London
Amsterdam
Sailors’ Union
Holland-American Line
Nieuwe Amsterdam
Army aviation chief Reber injured in fall at home
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Reber chief of the army aviation service fell three stories in his home today and was badly injured. He was removed to a hospital. Reports to the war department after examination said the injuries were not serious.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Reber
Army Aviation Service
War Department
Reber
Page Files Protest Rome Diplomatic Walkthrough
American ambassador Thomas Nelson Page met Baron Sonnino to protest alleged ill treatment of U S nationals in Italy. Several Americans were arrested and others expelled, Sonnino pledged a thorough review in a friendly spirit.
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Rome
Paris
Thomas Nelson Page
Baron Sonnino
Italy
Bombardment Grows Violent On East Meuse Front
Paris reports a violent bombardment east of the Meuse during the night while fire west of the Meuse diminished and the overall situation remained unchanged.
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Paris
Meuse
The
Enriquez Denies Chihuahua Revolt Report
Chihuahua civil governor Ignacio Enriquez telegraphed Consul Garcia at El Paso asserting General Luis Herrera in Chihuahua City remains loyal to the First Chief and not to Villa and denying reports of Herrera's defection.
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EL Paso
Tex
Ignacio Enriquez
Chihuahua
Garcia
Luis Herrera
Chihuahua City
Villa
Washington Says Funston Report Matches Press Version
The War Department did not officially confirm a Carranza garrison revolt in Chihuahua. Dispatches cited by the army censor claimed it is reported that 2000 troops under Luis Herrera joined Villa, but officials said no confirmation had been received and no combat actions were recorded since the American expedition began.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Luis Herrera
Chihuahua
Villa
War Department
United States Army
Columbus
Mexico
Herrera Denies Desertion in Mexican Campaign
A cablegram from Mexico City reported by the Mexican consulate in Galveston says General Luis Herrera is still fighting Villa forces in southern Chihuahua and has not joined Villa. The message notes a battle Tuesday night between Herrera under Colonel Cano and a band led by Villa. It also states Mexican oil fields are protected by Constitutionalist forces, not in rebel hands.
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Galveston
Tex
Luis Herrera
Villa
Mexico City
Herrera
Chihuahua
Cano
Mexico
Revolt Denied by Mexican General Trevino Says Consul
Melquiades Garcia in Laredo telephoned Consul General Beltran claiming General Jacinto B. Trevino at Guadalajara denied any revolt by General Luis Herrera or other Constitutionalist leaders. Beltran reported Trevino claimed he spoke with Governor Enriquez and Military Commander Maldonado in Chihuahua City, who said forces were quiet and cooperating with General Pershing. No direct communication from General Herrera was received.
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Melquiades Garcia
Laredo
Tex
T. R. Beltran
Jacinto B. Trevino
Guadalajara
Trevino
Luis Herrera
Garcia
Beltran
Enriquez
Maldonado
Chihuahua City
Pershing
Herrera
Bandit Gangs Reported Around Laguna District
Dispatches from Torreon describe two bandit bands in the Laguna district south of Matamoros. Lozano reportedly killed his partner near Matamoros and operates in the Puerto de los Pericos foothills with limited arms. Canuto Reyes retreated to Sierra Prieta and may surrender to General Jose Ysabel Robles, potentially freeing troops for railway and ranch patrols.
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Torreon
Mex
Villa
Laguna
Lozano
Perez
Matamoros
Canuto Reyes
Puerto de Los Pericos
Reyes
Sierra Prieta
Jose Ysabel Robies
Carranzistas Say Garrison Has Not Joined Villa
Officials of the Carranza government at Nuevo Laredo deny the Torreon garrison defected to Villa. They reiterated their stance after yesterday’s claim that General Louis Herrera and about 2,000 troops defected caused substantial comment among local authorities.
Lord Derby Popular Leader in Britain’s Defense Effort
The appointment of Lord Derby to head the joint army-navy service for Britain’s defense boosts his popularity as a hard working aristocrat and employer of labor. He is seen as a true British type with notable organizing skill shown in his recruiting campaign.
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Lord Derby
Great Britain
United Kingdom
No Word From Gorrell Missing Army Flier
Columbus New Mexico March 23 No word of Lieutenant Edgar Sorrell the missing aviator of the American air corps was in today dispatches With the lieutenant 84 hours overdue at Casas Grandes hopes of delay in some isolated district are waning The three days rations and the small canteen of water he carried may be exhausted even if not lost in a possible wreck Army men here fear he faces death from thirst or starvation
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Columbus
N. M
Edgar
Sorrell
American Aero Corps
Casas Grandes
Gorrell
Consider Military Pay Bill Provisions Move Forward
In Washington March 23 the Hay bill discussion continued in the House with two key sections awaiting action. The military pay provision aims to field 425 000 National Guardsmen within five years as a substitute for the continental army plan, while another section funds a nitrate plant. Continued efforts to amend to bar state use of the National Guard for strike duty are anticipated.
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Washington, D. C
Continental Army
Drought Ends as Rains Reach North Texas Farms
Rainfall across North Texas breaks a two day dry spell unseen since 1889. Benefits panhandle and Northwest Texas cattle country and East Texas spring belt. Vernon reports first rain since New Year as local forecasts note slight but helpful precipitation.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Local Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Northwest
Vernon
Ex-Minister Soukhomlinoff Removed From Imperial Council
General Soukhomlinoff former minister of war is removed from the empire council by imperial command. Emperor Nicholas approved a commission inquiry to present evidence of alleged illegal acts for arraignment over munitions shortages affecting Russian army operations. Soukhomlinoff resigned June 26 1915.
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Petrograd
London
Soukhomlinoff
Imperial Command
Council of the Empire
Nicholas
Judicial Department
The
Imperial Council
Soukhomirnoff
Spain plans public works to ease labor crisis
Spain intends a Paris coordinated program to relieve unemployment by employing 100,000 men on building schools colleges barracks and similar institutions under a ministry scheme announced in Barcelona on March 23.
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Barcelona
Paris
Protocol talks and troop movements in early Mexico campaign
General Funston seeks eight more aeroplanes to support Pershing in Columbus and Fort Sam Houston. Secretary Lansing, back from vacation, guides State Department policy and discusses a joint protocol with Carranza envoy Arredondo. Reports on Herrera's revolt are denied. Funston reports supply trains have solved transport issues as navy reports indicate calm at Ensenada.
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Washington, D. C
Funston
Columbus
Pershing
Fort Sam Houston
Lansing
State Department
Eliseo Arredondo
Carranza
Garcia
el Paso
Herrera
Chihuahua
Villa
Polk
Mary Lansing
Arredondo
Secred
Mexico
Baker
Fifth Cavalry
Navy Department
Tampico
Admiral Winslow
Ensenada
Lower California
Carranza forces report Cano joins Villa pursuit
Special dispatch from El Paso says Colonel Cano, pursuing Villa with 900 Carranza troops, has switched to Villa. The report claims Cano moved to Villa’s side after advancing into the Babicora country, leaving Villa surrounded and the pursuit ongoing. Carranzistas in the south claimed an expected capture, but details remain uncertain.
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Carranza
U. S
el Paso
Tex
Cano
Villa
Villa Recruit drives forces west of Namaquipa for planned US action
Reports from El Paso say Pancho Villa has established a base west of Namaquipa to reorganize his command and recruit men for a guerrilla campaign against American forces. Pershing’s army has not yet contacted Villa, while Carranza forces’ involvement remains unconfirmed.
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EL Paso
Tex
Pancho Villa
Namaquipa
Villa
Columbus
General Pershing
Carranza
O Casas Grandes
Vettes Osas
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