Paris Brief Visit Proposes Abolish Pars Bread Famine Threat
Zeppelins raided Paris early Sunday dropping bombs. Seven or eight injuries reported with no serious casualties. Missiles targeted Compiegne Ribecourt and Dreslincourt but caused little damage. Residents stayed curious as searchlights and anti-aircraft fire met the invaders.
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Union News Service
Paris
Capital
Lie Valley
Otee
Complegne
Ribecourt
Dreslincourt
Balecontes
Bread Famine in Vienna Venice Reported
Austrian government cuts bakery production by a quarter leaving many Vienna districts almost breadless for a week. Citizens threaten violence as cake displays mock the deprivation. Official figures show state support for 141,000 families with housing and feeding Galician refugees. Budapest plans bread tickets amid prior denials.
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Vienna
Venice
Budapest
Premier proposes plan to abolish liquor bars in province
Regina reports Premier Scott announces measures to end retail liquor sales and have government run wholesale traffic under a dispensary system. A referendum could abolish dispensaries in time.
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Regina
Sask
Scott
Dwindling Wheat Mystery Haunts Barvard Elevator Case
Investors in the Farmers' Co-operative Grain association allege their stored wheat shrank from 21 000 bushels to under 209 at the Barvard Elevator Co. facility. Emil Bauers, 37, longtime manager, faced questions as stockholders sought legal counsel for anticipated litigation.
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Ateraneae
Barvard Elevator Co
Farmers’ Co-operative Grain Association
Emil Bauers
Yucatan Hemp Growers Seek Washington Action
A joint appeal by Yucatan hemp growers and American importers asks the Washington government to intervene to end General Alvaro Carranza’s control and the related revolt. The blockade of the port threatens a large hemp crop that supplies most of the United States binding twine. In Chile, nineteen crewmen of the German cruiser Dresden are missing after sinking near Juan Fernandez Island.
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Washington
Mexico
State Department
Alvarado
Carranza
Yucadam
United States
Valparaiso
Chile
Mempete
Dresden
Juan Fernandez Saland
Welcome American Tourists Warned by Italian Tour Guides
Fragmentary OCR notes mention American tourists and Italy with warnings by guides. The readable text lacks clear names, dates, or events to anchor specifics.
Dardanelles Battleships Blown Up and Replacements Sent
London reports British and French battleships Ocean Irresistible Bouvet and others sunk by mines at the Dardanelles with most crews saved. Admiralty says operations continue and Queen and Implacable will replace losses. Flour shortages and bread rationing spread in Vienna and Austria as war embargo bites.
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Ocean
Dardanelles
Admiralty
Queen
England
Canned Foods Urgently Back Western Canners
G W Drake secretary of the Western Association of Canners told the National Canners Association convention that canned foods are essential. He said the canning industry is thorough enough to prevent famine in America and could feed a huge army in wartime. The 1.2 billion cans produced yearly account for one third of national capacity.
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Chicago
New York
Western Association of Canners
National Canners’ Association
America
Carranza Forces Routed Near Piedras Negras
Report from Piedras Negras states General Monclovio Herrera’s Carranza troops were defeated by General Rosalio Hernandez’s convention forces at Oregano southeast of Piedras Negras. Large prisoner contingents were taken as Herrera’s units fled to the Burro mountains near the Chihuahua Coahuila border, signaling the end of Carranza resistance in the area.
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Carranza
Washington
Monclovio Herrera
Convention
Rosalio Hernandez
Oregano
Piedras Néerse
Nebraska Legislative League Banquet Draws Lawmakers
Lincoln diners include 230 legislators and ex legislators plus notable state figures at the fourth annual Nebraska Legislative League dinner held at a hotel. The event featured an acclaimed menu though several guests departed before toast remarks concluded.
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Legislative League
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Legislative League
Dianer
Census effort underway for Nebraska manufacturing
J. B. Collins, supervisor, leads a ten man team in Omaha and across Nebraska for the Gathering Manufacturing Census. Six months are allowed for completion. Nebraska is divided into districts with one man per district. Some 3,650 manufacturing concerns are to be counted, including 600 in Omaha.
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Omaha
Neb
J. B. Collins
Nebraska
Belgium to Erect Monument in Gratitude to United States
Prominent Belgians connected with the national committee for Belgian interests during the war have formed an organization to erect a monument to America. The project honors U S assistance in feeding the war effort.
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Brussels
America
United States
Unclear Allied Embargo Questions Plague U S Policy
Washington says Britain and France have not answered whether their embargo action is a legal blockade or based on contraband rules. Officials say the United States seeks clarity on the international law basis and potential damages claims from interrupted American commerce under the new policy.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
France
Order In Council
Tates
Germany
State Department
Turkish government pledges protection for noncombatants in Turkey
Ambassador Morgenthau in Constantinople reports to the state department that the Turkish government assures protection for noncombatants during the war. He made representations for foreigners to the Porte on instructions from the American government.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Constantinople
State Department
Turkey
Porte
Germans Ordered to Leave Italian Riviera
Paris dispatch reports authorities privately notified Germans at resorts along the Italian Riviera to depart Italian territory immediately. The notice, said to come from authorities, was conveyed from Nice via Havas.
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Paris
Italian Riveria
Nice
Havas
French WII Buy Cotton in Baltic Sea Cargo
The French foreign office plans to purchase the Dacia cargo of cotton seized by a French cruiser and taken to Brest. Valued at about $750,000, the shipment on a voyage from the United States to Rotterdam would be bought by the French government, with prize court disposition pending.
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Paris
Dacia
Brest
United States
Rotterdam
Pennsylvania Launched in Newport News Navy Yard
The dread nought Pennsylvania slid down the ways Tuesday at Newport News Virginia amid a blessing for peace. The vessel is described as the largest engine of naval warfare, intended as a messenger of peace rather than destruction.
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Newport News
Pennsylvania
Nebraska Property Values Rise Amid Census Estimates
The Nebraskan taxable base tops 442 million after personal property addition, with a per capita assessment of 375 dollars. Real estate and improvements average 258 dollars per person, reflecting a 219 million real estate portion in the census compilation.
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Protest Against Alien Employment On Panama Canal
Washington reports a protest against employment of aliens as artisans and against discharge of longtime canal workers. The group, representing civilians and working men on the isthmus, urged an eight hour day and argued Goethals favored newer hires. The White House was to receive the petition for President Wilson and Secretary Garrison to review the issue.
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Panama Canal
White House
Wilson
Goethals
Garrison
Przemysl Garrison Surrenders to Russian Army
Petrograd reports the Przemysl fortress garrison capitulated to Russian forces without a fight. The surrender ends days of siege amid extreme shortages of ammunition and weakened defenses, with the white flag raised after repeated rumors of imminent capitulation.
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Przemys
Petrograd
Winnipeg Potatoes Export Permits Cancelled By U S Consul
United States Consul General Frederick M. Ryder announced that all permits for exporting Canadian potatoes to the United States have been cancelled. No potatoes loaded and invoiced after March 4 will be permitted entry due to a recent infection with powdery scab. In Rome, Italian soldiers are receiving identification cards worn during campaigns, signaling Italy’s preparedness for any eventuality.
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Winnipeg
United States
Frederick M. Ryder
Italy
Rome
Lassen Peak Eruption in California Darkens Redding Sky
A massive Lassen Peak eruption near Redding California produced a dense black smoke column darkening the countryside for miles. The eruption ended at 3 p.m. with ashes falling up to fifteen miles away as the plume subsided. In Utah Piute Indians uprising ends Brig General Scott captures several renegades. six killed in earlier clashes with a posses led by Marshal Nebeker.
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Redding
Cal
Lassen Peak
Bieff
Utah
Scott
Old Polk
Tse-NeGat
United States
Marshal Nebeker
OM Polk
Posey
Nebrasks Grief and Local Happenings Inspire Spring Vote
Odell will vote on the liquor question this spring. Kearney to join the state baseball league. Auburn selects W R Truman as mayoral caucus nominee with May 9 observed for Mother’s Day across the state. Ed Barnard nine killed by jitney bus near Omaha. Nebraska train to San Francisco exposition telepathy being tested. auto races slated for state fair.
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Kearney
W.r.truman
Auburn
Edward Barnard
Oureha
National
Sane
Max Umbright
Lyons
William Troope
Nehawka
Omaha
Grand Inland
Nebraska
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Polk County
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Empress Theater
Towne Fentrige
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Erate
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York County
Ed Faris
Southeastern Nebraska Educational Association
Mra FE. Fixen
Tiland
Joseph FE. Alexis
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Utah
G.ac Gregory
Thomas
Crete City
Omaha Auto Club
Leslie Pine
York
Department of
Jian. Corrig
Santiago
University Farm
Animal Husbandry Department
Edith Ragsdale
College View
Pairbury‘s
Big Tabernacle
Ainsworth
Board of Health
Stella
W. C. Shreve
Beatrice
Evan Sew
San Francisco
Dorothy and the Vote Inspires a Gentle Rallying Cry
A domestic vignette features Dorothy a young girl who urges patience and courage for women's suffrage. Her teacher dismisses the idea but Dorothy insists that when women win the vote they will fix unfair things. Uncle Rastus and Aunt Dinah share a humorous dialogue about flying machines and progress.
Needful Patience and a Mud Turtle Tale
A California mother confronts her son for visiting a boyfriend claiming strict curfew, while the boy admits a mud turtle given by Charlie Wilson influenced his return. A Bryan campaign anecdote follows, noting a section hand cheering progress but shouting for tomorrow.
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California
The Truth Comes Out and Lobster Catch Estimate
A fragmentary passage discusses government clerks and pay warrants with a digressive remark. It notes an annual world lobster catch estimated at 125 million, highlighting a curious juxtaposition of governance and industry in a newspaper snippet.
Spelling Name Contempt Moment in Court
The court clerk orders contempt as a witness struggles to spell his name aloud in Ottswell Wood. The judge asks for a clear spelling and the witness provides a jumbled rendition ending with a challenge to repeat correctly.
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Hufior
Ottswell Wood
Ladies’ Home Journal
Quote Sparks Debate on National Song and Law Making
A public exchange weighs the value of national songs and legislative reform. A bold claim about shaping a nation's songs prompts discussion on who should write laws and how much change is desirable.
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