Baby Phyllis Trenches Aided By Bedfordshire Regiment
Phyllis Trenches a four month old baby girl raised in trenches beside the Bedfordshires during the war. Adopted as their mascot she survived exposure in No Man’s Land and was protected by two soldiers who retrieved her before a clash. She later joined her foster father in England and has a home with a Bedfordshire foster mother while remaining tied to the regiment.
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Wilbur S. Forrestondon
Phyllis Trenches
Red Eng
Phyllis
Bedfordshire
Phillip Impey
France
Phollis
Impey
Ter
No Man's Land
England
Bedford
Mer
Channel liner attacked vessels clash sinks both ships
The German cruiser Greif and the Royal Mail liner Alcantara were heavily damaged and sank after a battle in the North Sea. The Greif, 2028 tons, sailed under the Norwegian flag then fired when approached by the Alcantara, becoming a torpedoed casualty with many crew missing or captured. The Alcantara, 15300 tons, lost officers and men in the engagement.
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Greif
Alcantara
Admiralty
Alcantra
Alecantra
Kiel Canal
North Sea
Altho
Sussex explosion claims dozens as torpedo fears rise
United Press reporting from Boulogne details the Sussex disaster as 50 may be dead after an explosion aboard the English Channel steamer. Two Americans missing include Elizabeth Baldwin and her father. survivors were taken to Boulogne and Paris amid chaotic scenes and official affidavits.
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United Press
London
Sussex
Dovey
Dover
John H. Hearley
Sai
Paris
English Channel
United Piece
Boulogne
United States
Elizabeth Baldwin
Philadelphia
W. G. Penfield
Oxford University
Edward Huxley
United States Rubber Co
Francis E. Drake
Alice Ritz
Folkestone
Dieppe
Maria Theresa
Anonymous letter targets gambling sites in city
An anonymous letter containing Chinese lottery tickets was sent to Mayor Gill on Saturday. It pointed to Oriental gambling as a swing at 210 Washington street 218 and 220 Washington st and at 219 Occidental Ave.
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Washington St
Occidental Ave
Gill
Mayor Gill appoints trio to Seattle at Spokane conference
Mayor Gill named Frank E. Hammond Albert Dwyer and Dr. R M Stith to represent Seattle at the preparedness conference to be staged by the Spokane Chamber of Commerce on March 27 and 28.
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Gill
Frank E. Hammond
Albert Dwyer
R. M. Stith
Seattle
Spokane
Republicans Mull Mexican Policy And Troop Push
Washington March 25 plans to demand more troops on the Mexican border and to form a republican Mexican policy were discussed at a secret conference of Republican senators. Action was deferred until Monday.
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Washington
Campaign Hard Winter of 16 Stalls Chasing Villa Forces
United Press dispatch from FIELD HEADQUARTERS Mexico March 25 reports the American army enduring a hard winter while pursuing Villa. Cyclonic Sierra Madre winds bring sleet sand and cold, limiting visibility and halting air support. detachments push south and southwest as locals like Colonia Dublan and Mormon villages supply food and goods at good prices.
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H. D. Jacobs
United Press
Mexico
Sierra Madres
Colonia Dublan
Chile
Trial Start Monday in Slaughter Case In California
In Oroville California on March 25 the July argument on Rev Madison Slaughter’s trial for allegedly attacking Gertrude Lamson age 16 begins Monday.
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Oroville
Cal
Madison Slaughter
Gertrude Lamson
AEROPLANE BRINGS NEWS FROM FRONT
Lieut. Dargue arrived in Columbus New Mexico after a 165 mile flight from American headquarters in Mexico with dispatches from Brig. Gen. Pershing and front-line correspondents. He completed the trip in two and a half hours, narrowly escaping death when a wind whirl dropped him 4000 feet near ground level before recovery.
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Columbus
N. M
Mexico
Dargue
Pershing
Bandits derail U.S. troop train near Casas Grandes
Report says Vil lists blamed for wreck south of Casas Grandes as engine and several cars overturned near Cumbres. No deaths but several cavalry horses had to be killed. Francisco Villa blamed for escape after trap near Namiquipa. American expedition halted delay with no decisive battle.
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EL Paso
Namiquipa
Villa Forces Halted Near Santa Clara Canyon
Francisco Villa’s main force of about 200 men is in Santa Clara canyon, 30 miles from the western entrance, with Col. George Dodd’s cavalry closing in. Reports from El Paso say U S. and Mexican actions shift plans after a raid near Gibson’s ranch left two American women and one man dead, with Mexicans reportedly near a hundred strong.
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United Press
EL Paso
Francisco Villa
Santa Clara Canyon
Ths
George Dodd
Gavari
United Press Today
Douglas
Villa
Gibson’s Ranch
United States Army
First Cavalry
Gibson's Ranch
U. S
Americans Dead in Another Attack
A cable from Consul Armstrong in Bristol reports the torpedoing of the Dominion liner Englishman. Thirty-three survivors reached a Northern British port with 60 believed saved in total and 18 unaccounted for. Four Americans were aboard none named among the rescued. The Englishman carried horses for North Western Trading Co. Notes on timing and location were not given. Secretary Lansing expects further reports and possible foreign legation cooperation.
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Dominion
State Department
Armstrong
Bristol
England
Peter McDonald
Boston
P. Buckley
M. A. Burke
George McDonald
Trimmer
Lawrence
Kan
Northwestern Trading Company
One Million Francs mystery unfolds in The Star
The Star Monday begins Arnold Fredericks story One Million Francs in six daily installments. The detective knows the culprit but will not arrest. full tale to be published, inviting readers to continue.
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Arnold Fredericks
Star
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Grace Ellicott
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