Seventy Mile Gale Rages Along Atlantic City Train Bandit Attack
In a Chihuahua County raid near Corralitas Mexico, bandits under Francisco Villa seized, robbed, and stripped one hundred passengers from the Mexico City express. The train was destroyed and telegraph service cut as thirty three passengers were killed and several held for ransom, including an American aboard the same train.
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Atlantic i
Villa Bandits
EL Paso
Tex
Mexico City
National Railway
Corralitas
Chihuahua
Francisco Villa
Missing chemist Angeles J Casten sought by Chicago Detroit police
Chicago and Detroit police search for J Casten a chemist with the International Harvesters Company who disappeared after leaving Detroit for Washington. He is credited with inventing a depth bomb used in WWII. A letter claiming his death in a railroad accident is unconfirmed and no company ties are known.
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Chicago
Detroit
Angeles
J. Caston
International Harvesters Company
Washington
Casten
America
Identification Company of America
Switzerland Appeals to World for Europe Relief
In Geneva the Board of Governors and Red Cross Societies of Switzerland adopted resolutions to extend voluntary relief for the starving and diseased in Central and Eastern Europe. Governments worldwide will be asked to provide food clothing and transport of supplies to the destitute.
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Seneva
Switzerland
Board of Governors and
Red Cross Societies of
Central
Europe
Bolsheviki Attack Poles Across Pripet Front
London dispatch reports large Bolsheviki forces opening offensives against Poland on both sides of the Pripet region. The move heightens European apprehension about the aggressiveness of the Bolshevik advance.
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London
Pripet
Housewives Urged to Buy Inexpensive Meat Cuts
The Department of Justice issued a letter urging American housewives to buy inexpensive rather than expensive cuts of meat to push prices down and reduce the high cost of living.
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Washington, March
Department of Justice
Housewives of
Renton Man Cleared in Seattle Murder Probe
A Renton resident arrested on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Walter A. Bagnall, a Seattle clerk, has established an alibi and been released.
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Renton
Bagnall
Seattle
Walter A. Bagnall
Honduras Deputies Battle in Chamber
Reports from Honduras describe a revolt led by Te Tiburkeo Garcia against Luis Gutierrez the new government head. In the Chamber of Deputies a pitched battle left twenty deputies dead or wounded and president Romulo Duran killed.
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Honduras
En Tiburkeo Garcia
Luis Gutierrez
Honduras Deputies
Chamber of Deputies
Romulo Duran
Deputies
Veterans given indeterminate sentences at Monroe Reformatory
Merrit Sigs by, Argonne veteran, and Cc. P. Brown, ex-soldier, received indeterminate terms from three to fifteen years for holding up Dr. C. Cohen and stealing his diamonds at Monroe reformatory. Myrtle Zembauer, a variety actress, was released after police captured the men and she asked to serve Sigsby’s sentence. Both youths cried at sentencing.
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Seattle
Merrit Sigsby
Argonne
Cc. P. Brown
Monroe Reformatory
Dr. C. Cohen
Myrtle Zembauer
Sigsby
Healer Hickman Draws Afflicted To Seattle Church
Scores of afflicted people flock to Trinity Episcopal Church in Seattle to seek James Moore Hickman an English clergyman famed for healing the sick by laying on of hands He preaches faith and claims cures in other cities as sufferers on stretchers and wheelchairs are brought in for his ministrations.
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Seattle
Trinity Episcopal Church
James Moore Hickman
Hickman
Bender Bros. Ready for Nome Siberian Trade
Improvements and repairs costing fifteen thousand dollars are underway on the Arctic schooner Bender Bros. in a Seattle shipyard. The vessel will operate between Nome and Siberia next summer.
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Seattle
Bender Bros
Nome
Siberia
Rebuttal Opens in Wobbly Hall Shooting Case
The prosecution in the Wob bites case in Centralia began rebuttal of defense testimony this morning. Deputy Sheriff William McFadden denied defense witness Spears that he warned him against testifying. Ruth Godfrey, 15, swore she heard neighbor Patterson say he did not see the shooting, while Patterson testified he was near the hall and witnessed the shooting. Judge Wilson ruled against admitting newspaper clippings to prove a raid on Wobbly Hall by the veterans.
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Montesano
March
Centralia
William McFadden
Ellinsbury
William Spears
McFadden
Spears
Ruth Godfrey
John Patterson
Patterson
Wilson
Wobbly Hall
Pioneer Grim Reaper Claims Four Washington Veterans
Seattle reports on March 8 1930s era deaths of Er hard Erickson longtime Rockwell postmaster and ex state legislator Capt John Taylor former Seattle City Council member Charles Moore noted Pacific Coast and Alaska shipping figure tied to San Francisco shiping board and Innes W N Davidson painter and early Yukon Daw son rush member of the Yukon Order of Pioneers all identified as deceased in Seattle notices and tributes.
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Seattle
Wash
Erhard Erickson
Rockwell
Washington
John Taylor
March
Charles Moore
Pacific Coast
Alaska
Shiping Board
San Francisco
Population of Everett Shows Healthy Increase
The population of Everett Washington rises to twenty seven thousand six hundred fourteen per the latest census, an increase of twenty eight hundred from ten years ago.
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Washington, March
Everett
Wash
Attack by Reds Repulsed by Poles and Finns
Polish and Finnish forces reportedly repelled Bolshevik attacks in London March. Finns countered and pierced Bolshevik lines, halting the offensive with strong defensive actions.
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London
March
Evans in The Admiral Evans Arrives and Sails South
The steamer Admiral Evans arrived from the Westward at 3 o'clock this afternoon and soon after sailed for the south.
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Admiral Evans
Estimates for Alaskan Rail Line
Washington March 8 The House Appropriations sub committee on Alaska railroad estimates will hold executive hearings early this week Col Frederick Mears in Washington to explain the figures An eight million dollar request aims to finish the Seward to Nenana segment leaving three million of the original fifty two million authorized for the project to complete the line
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Washington
Committee On Appropriations
House
Frederick Mears
Seward
Nenana
Congress
McAdoo and Phelan Refuse Use of Names in Primaries
Former Secretary of the Treasury William G McAdoo and Senator James D Phelan of California have asked the California Democratic committee not to use their names as presidential candidates. McAdoo reiterates his determination to refuse use of his name in the Georgia primary and says the Democratic National Convention should freely choose its platform and candidate.
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New York
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
James D. Phelan
California
California Democratic Committee
McAdoo
William CG
Georgia
Texas Democrats Back Wilson Administration End Bailey Split
A statewide conference of Democrats endorsed the Wilson administration and condemned Bailey faction sentiment. Dallas report notes marching toward unified stance as March weather presses.
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Dallas
Tex
Wison
Bailey
Watson Sails Northward With Passengers for Alaska
The Steamer Watson of the Admiral Line sailed from Seattle at 10 yesterday morning with 136 passengers bound for Alaska points. Among Juneau travelers were Cc. H. Boyles, Mrs. Boyles, Tom Mooney, D. M. Sexton and one steer ace. Most passengers are cannery workers heading to Kodiak and Yakutat to prepare for the fishing season.
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Seattle
Watson
Admiral Line
Alaska
Juneau
Cc. H. Boyles
Mrs. Boyles
Tom Mooney
D. M. Sexton
Watson's
Kodiak
Yakutat
Clever Rule Employed By Safe Robbers
Four men robbed a First Street store cafe in Los Angeles of twenty five to thirty thousand dollars in cash and Liberty bonds. They gained entry by posing as detectives and then handcuffed the watchman and janitor to the elevator, working for three hours to force the safe open.
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Los Angeles
Champ Clark Urged for U S Senate Seat in Missouri
Missouri Democratic leaders press former Speaker Champ Clark to run for United States Senator to succeed Senator Spencer. Report says consent of the veteran congressman would complete the nomination, with election in November looming.
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ST. Louis
Democratic Organization
Missouri
Champ Clark
United States
Spencer
Storm Rages Offshore as Vessels Bound for Home Port
Gales along the Atlantic threaten major losses as ships struggle in hurricane force winds. Vessels including the Guilford Eva Douglass Ellithrope Cape Breton Bratto Maine suffer damage or abandonment. crews saved or missing. coast guard aid dispatched. Toll feared to be high.
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New York
Atlantic
Shipping Board
England
Sahel Island
Coast Guard
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Maine
Ireland
Adriatic settlement talks backed by Wilson accord
Washington March 8 President Wilson accepts with reservations the British and French premiers plan for Italy and Yugoslavia to settle the Adriatic question. The move aims to resolve competing claims in the region with Allied support.
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Washington
Wilson
Italy
Jugo Slavia
Longest Pacific Coast One-Day Flight Arrives at Rockwell Field
Major Arthur D. Smith departed Camp Lewis, Washington, on Saturday morning and reached Rockwell Field in San Diego the same evening at 8 58 p m marking the longest one-day airplane flight along the Pacific Coast.
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San Diego
Calif
Arthur D. Smith
Camp Lewis
Wash
Rockwell Aviation Field
Pacific Coast
New York Police Acquire Steamboat at Low Price
In New York on March 8 the government sold the steamship Penobscot, built three years ago for 400000 dollars, to the New York City police department for one dollar, a surprising bargain reflecting a rapid depreciation of the vessel.
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New York
Penobscot
Police Department of
New York City
France to float loan in London for supplies
London March 8 The British government has assented to the issue by the French government of a loan in the London market the proceeds to be spent entirely in the United Kingdom.
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France
London
United Kingdom
Chamberlain Hotel Destroyed By Fire At Old Point Comfort
The Chamberlain Hotel, a famed tourist resort at Old Point Comfort Virginia, was destroyed by fire on Saturday. More than two hundred guests fled for their lives, with no known loss of life. The blaze caused extensive damage to the hotel and surrounding property.
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Old Point Comfort
Chamberlain Hotel
Infant dies from whooping cough and influenza
An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Coffin died at the Dawes Hospital last Saturday evening from a combination of whooping cough and influenza. Mr. Coffin is traveling to Tenakee and the date of the funeral is not yet known.
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Edward Coffin
Dawes Hospital
Gov Smith backs bonds to finish state canal
Albany March 8 Gov Smith told the New York State Barge Canal Conference that between 23,000,000 and 24,000,000 would be needed to complete the waterway and urged the bond issue referendum be set for next fall.
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Albany
N. Y
Smith
New York State Barge Canal Conference
Ten Day Schedule For Princess Mary Voyage
The Princess Mary begins a ten day schedule on her first trip of the season and will sail south from this port at nine o clock Thursday morning. The Spokane steamer from the Pacific Steamship Company is due tonight at ten o clock and will sail south by way of Sitka.
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Spokane
Pacific Steamship Company
Sitka
Trade With Soviet Russia and America To Begin Shortly
Washington March 8 The government plans to resume trade between America and Russia once Allied governments set a definite policy for financing commerce between the Soviet and other nations of the world.
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Russia
America
Washington
American Legion pushes drive to stamp out illiteracy
New York March 8 The National Americanism Commission of the American Legion urges Posts nationwide to cooperate with efforts to stamp out illiteracy in the country.
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American Legion
New York
National Americanism Commission of the Legion
Conference Held Before Decisive Senate Vote on Trade
The Senate readopted the Republican reservation restricting interference with trade between Germany and America without consent of the American government. Six Democratic senators joined the majority after the Democratic substitute was rejected. Senator Hitchcock asked President Wilson for an executive appointment as Simmons of North Carolina seeks a conference on the League of Nations with the President before the decisive vote.
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Washington
Senate
Reportions Commission
Germany
America
Hitchcock
Wilson
Simmons
North Carolina
League of Nations
Reluctant Japan Clings to Vladivostok Amid Talks
Washington reports that Japan may retire troops from the region but will not relinquish Vladivostok or nearby territories. The Diet is said to resist surrender to fears of Soviet aggressiveness, keeping the city under Japanese control.
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Washington
Riberia
Vladivostok
Federal agents arrest radicals in Akron
Federal agents raided the radicals' headquarters and meeting places in Akron on March 8. Sixty four alleged criminal syndicalists were arrested and will be given hearings today.
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Akron
Chicago Real Estate Taxes Up 30 Percent Over Liquor Funds
Chicago records a 30 percent increase in real estate taxes to replace 37 million dollars previously collected from liquor licenses, as of March 8. The move shifts burden to property owners to cover revenue shortfall from prohibition era liquor licensing.
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Chicago
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