Situation grows worse in Mexican waters amid storms and ship losses
Reports from the Atlantic indicate chaotic conditions after a violent storm. Five crewmen drowned when the tug Edward Lockenbach foundered off Falne cape and the Dateh steamer Prins Maurits, carrying forty nine aboard, is believed sunk near Cape Hatteras. British warships and other vessels aided but no trace of Maurits found.
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Western
Union News
Norfolk
Atlantic Res Board
Ife
Edward Lockenbach
Falne Cape
Prins Maurits
Cape Hatteras
Coast Guard
Onodanga
Everal
Maurits
Coronna
Tyne Trawlers Sunk by German Submarine U-10
Three vessels named Nete Big Three Tyne trawlers Gloxiana Jason and Nellie were sunk by U-10 on Friday. After crew reached small boats the sub blew up the trawlers and towed the fishermen toward the Tyne before a fishing craft ashore them. The commander was reported as congenial offering hot coffee and tobacco.
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Tyne
Gloxiana
Jason
Nellie
Chaotic Situation Report From American Colony in Mexico City
Arthur Bullard Johnson reports from El Paso that the American colony in Mexico City calls the situation chaotic and helpless. The group includes 2000 Americans and an international capital district committee of 17 nationalities totaling over 10 000 people. Johnson heads east to press public leaders. Resolutions were drawn March 10 by about 200 colony members in response to a Washington government plea for Americans to leave the republic.
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el Paso
Tex
Mexico City
Arthur Bullard Johnson
International Committee of
Capital District
Johnson
Washington
Republic
Oakland High Wins First Interscho Livestock Judging Contest
In Lincoln Nebraska the Oakland High School team captured first place out of eleven in the inaugural interschool livestock judging contest at the University farm scoring 4263 of 5700 possible points. Fairfield, Pawnee, Blair, Red Cloud, Tecumseh, York, Wahoo, Crete, Holdrege, and Alma followed with respective high scores.
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Lincoln
Neb
University Farm
Oakland High School
Oakland
Fairfield Scond
Pawnee
Blair
Red Cloud
Tecumseh
York
Wahoo
Crete
Holdrege
Alma
Western Intercollegiate Gymnastic meet to be held in Lincoln
The Western Intercollegiate Gymnastic association will stage its annual meet in Lincoln on April 10. It is expected to attract more teams and athletes than any previous event in the West, with large crowds and record entries anticipated.
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Eincoln
Neb
Western Intercollegiate Gymnastic Association
West
Lincoln
Estimat
War and Nation Amid Refugees and Flags
Reports from Washington and Mexico City describe US response to a desecrated flag incident in Mexico. Secretary Bryan says no apology needed after Brazilian minister reviews facts. $26 indemnity paid to McManus widow and official regret from Villa Zapata authorities noted. In Persia, Turks massacre hundreds in Hoftdewan village, Russians uncover 120 naked, mutilated bodies. weeks-long burial work follows amid widows' grieving.
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John B. McManun
Mexico City
United States
Bryan
McManus
Villa-Zapata
Iron News Service
Tabriz
Persia
Satmad
Azerbaijan
Drumian
Hoftdewan
War on Alcohol Preempts Allied Spring Advance
London reports the temperance question has taken precedence over the western allies' spring offensive due to urgent munition shortages. Cabinet leaders signal plans to curb drink sales, potentially to near prohibition, allowing effects similar to an absolute ban while preserving doctor prescriptions.
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London
Great Britain
George
Hessian Fly Threatens Nebraska Wheat Crop
The department of agriculture warns the Hessian fly has survived winter in Nebraska and may cause heavy damage. Early deep plowing of infested fields is advised, especially where fall sown wheat began poorly. The department urges destroying heavily infested fields to prevent spread and future injury.
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Washington
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Paes anti tipping bill passes in Des Moines
Des Moines town house approves an anti tipping measure prohibiting hotel and restaurant proprietors and dining conductors from accepting gratuities from employees.
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Paeses
Des Moines
Teenegat Taken to Denver for Federal Trial
Teenegat, linked to the Piute uprising, has been moved from Salt Lake Utah to Denver to face federal charges for killing a Mexican on the Navajo Springs reservation a year ago. The notice also reports the torpedoing of the British steamer Seven Seas off New Haven England by a German submarine.
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Denver
Salt Lake
Utah
Navajo Springs
New Haven
England
Seven Seas
Sunk by Submarine Italy Much Stirred by Loss
News reports Italy faced strong reaction after a steamer was sunk by a submarine. Officials and the public debated naval policy and the implications for Italy's role in the conflict. Officials promised inquiries and possible measures to strengthen maritime defenses.
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Italy
Missouri River work gains large appropriation report
Western Newspaper renbew News Service Genoa Italy reports a big appropriation for upper Missouri River work. The piece notes ongoing strategic defense and rebuilding measures amid wartime strain.
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Western Newspaper
Union News Service
Washington
Missouri River Improvement Funding Boost Planned
Washington reports a $59 million allotment by the Secretary of War for Missouri River work from Kansas City to Sioux City with $1,000,000 already set from a $30 million congressional appropriation. A $75 per stretch is noted as typical. The lower river project faced opposition in Congress. A separate Agriculture bulletin warns that obesity cures rely on thyroid, a dangerous drug for lay use.
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Kansas City
Sioux City
Washington
Secretary of War
Garrison
Army Engineers
Missouri River
City
Congress
Mississippi River
Department of Agriculture
United States Proposes Neutrality for Mexico City in War
The U S government seeks to neutralize Mexico City and place it outside civil war operations to shield 250 000 foreigners. Villa Zapata forces agree to evacuate pending Carranza talks. Neutralization of passenger trains between Mexico City and Vera Cruz also proposed.
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Washington
Mexico
United States
Villa-Zapata
Carranza
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
EXPORT TRADE REBOUNDS IN FEBRUARY WITH BRITAIN FRANCE
February foreign trade report shows higher exports to Great Britain and France and gains in Latin America. Decreases noted with Austria Hungary no shipments, while Austria sent goods valued at $903,996. Brazil exports rose to $2,174,426, up from January and February 1914 levels.
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Ashington
France
Great Britain
department of _commérce
Bersia
Germany
Austria-Hungary
United States
Brazil
Purgiar Offers to Raise Rent Purses From Tenants
In a terse exchange the janitor is accused of beating the janitor and the speaker claims he can raise a purse from tenants within minutes. Platdweller asserts concern and asks for the purse quickly.
Dodds Kidney Pills Heal Worsening Back Ailment, Reader Says
Mr. J. M. Sinclair of Olivehill writes that a back strain led to kidney weakness and bladder inflammation. After doctors diagnosed diabetes and heart trouble, he found relief only with Dodds Kidney Pills, claiming full recovery. Also notes ads and light humor items from the era.
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Olivehill
Tent
J. M. Sinclair
Dodds
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Calm man reports harmless faux pas with fire engine
A Liverpool contributor recalls a famed calm man who visits a friend to confess a lie about his wife. He discovers the wife is not in town and only a small domestic misunderstanding sparks a crowd arriving with a fire engine, then reveals it was a minor blaze.
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Liverpool
Pearson's Weekly
Preventing Premature Burial Emerges From Light Tests
A historic note describes a French Academy prize for methods to detect life after apparent death. A physician’s test involves holding a hand toward light. red spaces between fingers indicate circulation, while they disappear once life is gone.
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French Academy of Science
Ile
Final Opinion on Foreigners Leaving Mexico
An excerpt argues that foreigners are exiting Mexico and criticizes the idea of welcoming more outsiders. The voice contends locals should resist foreign influence and dismisses welcoming newcomers as folly.
Raucous Wordplay Topical Quips From Press Cartoon Dialog
The excerpt shows playful lines from comic dialogue and cartoons with puns on spring and war geography. It includes snippets about influenza, a race reference, and humorous exchange on employment, work, and wit. This item captures period newspaper humor and social wordplay.
Willard Wins Heavyweight Title in Historic Twenty Six Round Battles
Exiled champion Havana Johnson loses claim to heavyweight glory as Jess Willard defeats him in the twenty six round bout. The Kansas cowboy earns the title in what many call an unparalleled prize ring contest.
Prohibition Banquet Toasts Prompt Odd Exchange
A fragment shows a humorous exchange about marriage and a bumped doorway during a prohibitionist banquet. The crisp dialogue hints at social customs and the era’s humor in a public event context.
Assassinations Reported in Mexico City and Balkan Tensions Rise
Arthur Bullard Johnson, an attorney for the international committee, cites recent assassinations in Mexico City including an American, a Swede, three Ottomans, and six Spaniards. Serbia protests Bulgarian incursions in Balkan border tensions. Beatrice Nebraska hosts hog cholera meetings as northern counties push elimination efforts. London notes two thousand English butcher shops closed due to wartime price and consumption drops. Meat imports rise despite local shortages and rising costs.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
Arthur “Bullard ‘Johnson
International’ Committee
The
Capital District
Johnson
Beatrice, Neb
Dr. C. & Cosford
Gage
Johnson Counties
London
England
Mexican general Huerta sails to Buenos Aires with family
Cadiz dispatch reports General Victoriano Huerta, former provisional leader of Mexico, leaving Spain with his family bound for Buenos Aires Argentina. In Omaha the Child Conservation League members who quit after learning of a Chicago book firm's involvement align with the Mothers' Culture club to form a broader network. Each woman paid $15 for a set of Chicago publisher books advertised as a study course.
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London
Fabra
Madrid
Cadiz
Spain
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Omaha
Child Conservation League
Chicago
Mothers’ Culture Club
Chicago Concern
Farmers to Form Mutual Insurance Company Meeting Note
In Fremont Nebraska the Dodge County Farmers union held a quarterly meeting at Scribner. Members voted to organize a mutual hail insurance company to protect farmers against crop loss.
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Fremont
Neb
Farmers of
Dodge
Dodge County Farmers’ Union
Scribner
Be on Guard With Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
The article urges constant use of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a bulwark against stomach trouble and digestive distress. It stresses prompt action at the first signs of poor appetite indigestion or constipation and claims the remedy aids nature to prevent sickness.
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Ostetter
Hostetter
Separated lambs and goats in politics
A southern governor shares a chestnut tale with a friend as men wait in the anteroom. He notes that a few laughed, calling them the ones who won’t get access and are favor seekers in a political lesson.
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Thore
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Method in His Madness Card Humor
A parson quips about long sermons and vacations as a younger colleague probes patience. The aging Wise parson admits his lengthy seasons bore his flock, who respond with understanding and humor at the exchange.
The Way to Do Housekeeping in Theatre Management
A fragment discusses adopting a policy like a good housewife to manage a theater. It mentions a manager named Howie and the idea of keeping the house for print. The readable text suggests practical guidance for orderly theater operations.
Germans Mobilize Elephants for Heavy Work
The dialogue imagines a German plan to mobilize elephants for heavy labor in a menagerie style. It frames the notion as a humorous or rhetorical idea about unusual wartime logistics.
German Build A Frye In A Droll Moment
A humorous remark on Germans taking a Frye and the idea they may end up in a droll situation. The speaker notes superstition as a reason some people prefer a horseshoe over a lock and key for door security.
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