New Strike Spreads Across Austrian Cities
From Copenhagen report March 15 a new strike spreads among Austrian workers on the Northwestern railway Ferdinand Northern and other lines. The Lokal Anzeiger Berlin says factories in Floridsdorf have closed as the movement grows. Militia ordered strikers to return but they refused in Iff city near Vienna with about 35000 residents.
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Copenhagen
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Florisdorff
Iff
Vienna
Onions Crash From Regal Status to Penny Market
In San Francisco on March 15 onions once deemed fit for kings dropped to a penny per pound on the open market. A year earlier an onion owner required 7 cents to part with a pound. The shift marks a dramatic fall in value and status.
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San Francisco
Sammies Seize Mile of Teuton Front Front Front
American troops occupy first German trenches on the Laneville front in broad daylight after evacuation. They rebuilt positions at Badonvillierre with automatic rifles and strong defenses. Raids show intensified snipe and grenading. Ohio troops led raids. Hank Gowdy, ex Brave catcher, serving in an Ohio regiment, is named in dispatches. A German dog serves as a mascot with the Americans. Trench fever tied to body louse. 72 volunteers allow bites for research led by Majors Strong and Moore.
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Fred S. Ferguson
United Press
France
Badonvillierre
Laneville Front
Luneville Front
Luneville
Ohio
Hank” Gowdy
Boston Brave
Toul
Firitieh
R. P. Strong
A. R. Moore
American officers and soldiers earn French Croix de Guerre
In France on March 15 Col. Douglas MacArthur, Capt. Thomas Handy and eight American enlisted men were decorated with the French Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action.
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Fred 8. Ferguson
United Press
France
Col
Douglas MacArthur
Thomas Handy
Seven Power Bids Opened for City Hydro Plant Project
Seven bids were opened for Skagit and Stillaquac river hydro projects with bids from Grant Smith Co and Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co. Each bid ranged from about 2.38 million to 4.80 million dollars. City engineers will compile and study the offers before formal approval.
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Skagit River
Board of Public Works
Dredging Company
Stillaquacni#h
Puget Sound
Skykomish
Grant Smith Co
Skykomiah
Rosas
Skagit
Cedar River
Ross
Dry Leaders Urge Daniels to Close Chicago Saloons
A seven member Chicago committee asks Secretary Daniels to close 6,000 saloons within five miles of a training station. They cite ongoing liquor sales to sailors and soldiers in Chicago and plan to present the request in Washington.
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Daniels
Chicago
Daniela
Washington
Chicago Dry Federation
Civil War Roils Turkestan with 20000 Casualties
Dispatches report twenty thousand killed or wounded as fighting erupts in Turkestan between Soviet forces and native tribes. The vast Asian Russia region lies east of the Caspian Sea and north of Afghanistan, populated by Tartars of Mongolian descent.
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Turkistan
Russia
Caspian Sea
Afghanistan
Aviation delay under probe disrupts war plans
Washington report from March 15 says accelerated troop movement remains bright, but aviation delays are the most discouraging feature. The war council and Senate Military Committee convened in a joint session to seek accountability and action. A special probing commission is at work evaluating responsibility and remedies.
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Washington
War Council
Senate Military Committee
Esther Cleveland Marries English Army Officer at Westminster Abbey
Esther Cleveland wed Capt. W. Bosanquet of the Coldstream Guards in Westminster Abbey on Thursday. The bride is daughter of former U.S. president Grover Cleveland, and Capt. Bosanquet is son of Sir Albert Bosanquet.
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London
Mies Esther Cleveland
B. Rosanghet
Coldstream Guards
Westminster Abbey
Grover Cleveland
United States
Bosanquet
Albert Bosanquet
Idah Gibson Shows War's Human Side in New Series
The article introduces Idah McGlone Gibson, author of The Confessions of a Wife, as she reports from Europe on Red Cross aid and its impact. It previews a series detailing how money travels to stricken areas, with Gibson embodying empathy and frontline observation. The first piece debuts tomorrow.
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France
Red Cross
Idah McGlone Gibson
Europe
Big Dig
Evian
Expect Japan to Enter Siberia Amid Russian Crisis
March 15 report says Japanese intervention in Siberia seems inevitable as mobilization increases. U S officials with Allies expect mediation and a unified China to confront the Russian crisis.
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Japan
Siberia
Ralph H. Turner
Rio
America
China
Japan Waiting on Russ Peace
Washington reports Japan waits on the Soviet action tied to the Lenine peace pact. Britain backs Japan's path to protect allied interests as German troops occupy Bachmatech in Ukraine, per Berlin war office via London.
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Japan
Washington
Berlin
London
Bachmatech
Ukraine
Casualty Lists May Be Issued With Addresses
Washington March 15 The American Party Mat soon will be issued only once or twice a month and then only with addresses of victims. Acting Secretary of War Crowell favors the plan and he will consult Gen March on President Wilson's casualty list proposal. Bi monthly lists with addresses could avoid aiding the enemy while daily names with addresses are currently debated by military men and the committee on public information.
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Washington
Crowell
Gen
March
Wilson
Committee On Public Information
Requests 19.7 Million for War Food Production Efforts
Washington March 15 Secretary Houston asks Congress for an extra appropriation of 19 730 893 to boost food production educate farmers and secure sufficient farm labor for the 1919 fiscal year.
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Washington
Houston
Congress
Soldiers' trench shoes lift field duties in trenches
A wooden soled zinc protected shoe, designed for one in the truck patch or garden, may be found of f service for soldiers in trenches.
Alki Street Car Collides With Oregon Washington Train
In a dawn crash at 1 20 Friday morning an inbound Alki street car collided with an Oregon Washington railroad freight at Whatcom avenue and Spokane street. The empty car was hurled against a telephone pole after hitting a backing string of freight cars. Motorman P Pratt and conductor J Plumb escaped injury. signal warnings were disputed between Pratt and signalman J Clancy.
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Whatcom Ave
Spokane St
P. Pratt
79Th St
J. Clancy
Howard Ave
J. Plumb
Queen Anne Ave
Clubman George B. Schneider Commits Suicide in Hotel
Prominent clubman George B. Schneider shot himself in his hotel room early today and died instantly. A note to his wife claimed he had lost five thousand dollars and could not replace it.
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San Francisco
George B. Schneider
Had Lost Four of Her Own by Death
Tacoma March 15 Hilda Custer confessed to raping the six day old Deal baby. She claimed she feared her husband would lose love for her if she did not have a child and said she had four prior pregnancies ending in birth or premature death.
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Tacoma
Hilda Custer
Deal
Codd
Strickland
Baby Kidnapping Sparks Courtroom Mystery in Tacoma
A six day old Tacoma baby was abducted by a nurse who used the alias Mrs Wagner and is really Mrs F W Custer. She later confessed after being found with the infant at her home and escaped from a hospital ward. Authorities say insanity and mother love may have driven the crime.
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Tacoma
Clare
Wi Young
This OSWEGO item urges soldiers to nick gunstocks after killing
In Oswego New York on March 15 Dr Mary Walker writes to Fuel Administrator Garfield urging American soldiers to nick their gunstocks each time they kill a German as a measure to conserve wood for the war effort.
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Oswego
N. Y
Mary Walker
Garfield
Townley and Gilbert Must Go Before Court
In Fairmont Minnesota March 15 Judge C Tifft sitting in Martin County District Court overruled the demurrer to true bills against A C Townley and Joseph Gilbert officers of the National Non Partisan League and certified their cases to the state supreme court for trial. They are charged with circulating a pamphlet deemed to oppose the war and discourage enlistments.
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Fairmont
Minn
C. Tifft
Glencoe
Martin County
A.C. Townley
Joseph Gilbert
National Nonpartisan League
State Supreme Court
Fire Threat Hovers Over U S Arsenal In St Louis
Fires of mysterious origin have threatened the St Louis United States arsenal housing supplies valued over 7 million dollars. Fire Chief Panzer reports heavy boxes near fire plugs hindered water access, and guards were said to be lax until recently.
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ST. Louis
United States Arsenal
Panzer
Woman Faces Trial for Blackmail Against Mayor Candler
Atlanta March 15 The second day of the trial of Mrs H H Hirsch charged with extorting 500000 from Mayor Asa Candler by blackmail saw both sides fighting hard for every inch. It was generally believed the case would go to the jury and Mrs Hirsch knew her fate before night.
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Atlanta
H. H Hirsch
Asan Candler
Young mother testifies in court about cruelty in divorce
Edna Quient, 21, tearfully described her husband John Quient’s cruelty during a Friday divorce hearing. She said she buried unkindness to stay happy as she recalled how their child disrupted their home and he opposed the third member of the family. The couple battles over about 15000 in community property.
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Edna Quient
Ludendorff Claims West Front Advantage Amid Talks
In Amsterdam March 15 Gen Ludendorff told the Cologne Volks Zeitung that if foes refuse peace they face a “tremendous battle” on the west front. He added the west is favorable to Germany with greater manpower material air power and tanks. Hindenburg echoed on peace and Balkan defense. A separate theft at Verne Apartments 1718 Minor Street saw $16 stolen from A H Bell's room.
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Amsterdam
West Front
Ludendorff
Cologne
Volks Zeitung
Hindenburg
Holland
Ukraine
Lithunia
Balkan States
Germany
Verne Apartments
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Tee
Ben Reitman
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Chester
Beeen
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Clubman Kills
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the New
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Custer
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