Sinking of Maloja Struck By Mine Off Dover Coast
The Peninsular and Oriental liner Maloja was sunk in the Dover Straits, likely by a mine, with about 150 passengers and 200 crew aboard. About 25 bodies were landed at Dover. 169 death toll cited. The rescue Empress of Fort William also struck a mine and sank. crews saved.
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London
Peninsular and Oriental Line
Straits of Dover
Dover
Fort William
Mediterranean
Justice Oldfield
India High Courts
Persia
Crete
Marseilles
Sydney
Belfast
Birgit
Durazzo Taken by Teutons in Albania
Austrian Hungarian forces claimed full possession of the Albanian port of Durazzo after surrounding the town on three sides and attacking from the southeast. Italian and Albanian troops reportedly withdrew by Italian transports, with Austrians nearing the Bay of Durazzo, about five miles from the city. Durazzo, a dilapidated town of 6,000 near Aviona, is described with ancient ruins.
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Vienna
London
Durazzo
Rome
Bay
Aviona
Auto Crash Kills Dentist and Passenger in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee on Sunday an automobile driven by Dr. E L Eisen struck a street car. Two were killed Doctor Eisen and Hans Striedher. Multiple family members were injured including Elizabeth Eisen age eight Edwin Eisen age six and Henrietta Eisen age eleven with Mrs Eisen in critical condition Jane Whitney Madison injured.
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Milwaukee
E. L. Eisen
Marquette University
East Side
Doctor Eisen
Hans Streidher
Elizabeth Eisen
Edwin Eisen
Mrs. Eisen
Henrietta Eisen
Jane Whitney
Madison
Italian Requisition Seizes 35 German Austrian Steamers
Rome reports the Italian government has requisitioned 35 German and Austrian steamers that were in Italian ports when the war began. The ships are to be used for government needs as tensions rise in Europe.
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Rome
Verdu n Battle Holds Steady As Fort Douaumont Falls
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports Verdun remains undecided with heavy fighting around Fort Douaumont. Germans claim advances while French counterattacks drive back detachments. Berlin says fort is in ruins and fighting continues in surrounding trenches.
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Union News Service
London
Verdun
Fort Douaumont
Bride of Texas Senator’s Nephew Faces Murder Charge
Mrs Katherine Vance Harrison wife of Charles Harrison of Texas was released on bail after confessing to shooting hotel proprietor W R Warren who she said wronged her before her marriage Warren’s body was found December 22 near a country road A police report said she lured Warren into her automobile with her husband and shot him at an isolated spot to clear the suspected man.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Katherine Vance Harrison
Charles Harrison
United States
Charles Culberson
Texas
Here
Harrison
Warren
Demand for Release of Germans Removed From China
The United States demanded Britain explain the removal of 38 passengers, said to be German reservists, from the American steamship China by a British cruiser. The China was en route from Shanghai to San Francisco when halted, and passengers were transferred to a warship, prompting a protest from the state department that no person can be taken from an American ship.
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Washington
China
China Mail
Great Britain
State Department
Shanghai
Department
Germany
San Francisco
Diaz Plans New Revolt In Mexico From United States
Felix Diaz, long watched by the justice department for neutrality law concerns, reportedly left the United States for Mexico to lead an uprising against the Carranza government. He aims to organize Oaxaca troops and other southern Mexican forces.
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Washington
Felix Diaz
Department of Justice
United States
Mexico
Carranza
Oaxaca
French Airman Wins Fights Near Verdun
An official war ministry report says Adjutant Nevarre in a Verdun monoplane downed two German aeroplanes with machine guns, bringing five enemy planes to earth. Two German aviators were killed and two captured. French squadrons then shelled the Sablon railway station at Mers and bombarded Chamblley northwest of Pont-a-Mousson.
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Paris
Ministry of War
Verdun
Nevarre
Sablon
Mers
Chambley
Pont-a-Mousson
House Decides On Terms For Army Reorganization
Washington reports the house military affairs committee agreed on an army reorganization bill to strengthen land defenses. It calls for a regular army of 137000, 2000 above the war department's request, with a 2 percent enlistment leeway allowing up to about 143000. The bill retains federalization of the militia as initially proposed and adopted in full.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
War Department
Toto
Gore to seek ban on Americans aboard armed belligerent ships
Senator Gore of Oklahoma says he will introduce a resolution on Wednesday to prohibit American citizens from traveling on armed merchant vessels belonging to belligerent nations.
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Gore
Senate
Washington
Oklahoma
Prelude to Renewed Activities Near Verdun
London reports that military critics see the temporary lull as a prelude to renewed German offensives toward Verdun. Officials doubt the German claim of 10,000 prisoners, alleging a practice of counting wounded and civilians as prisoners.
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London
Verdun
Lack of Cars Hits Farmers in Kansas Rail Relief Sought
Governor Capper sent letters to Kansas railroads asking to release more freight cars to move crops. Wheat and corn raisers are hard pressed for money as grain piles up in central and western Kansas with taxes due March 1 adding urgency to selling surplus grain.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Capper
Telegraphic Notes From Across The Nation
Reports list cholera outbreak in Croatia with thousands ill mostly women and children. In Missouri the Democratic Press association votes to form a committee to draft resolutions endorsing President Wilson over congressional rivals in the submarine dispute. Iowa senator Albert B Cummins files the presidential affidavit in Des Moines, sent from Washington.
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Zurich
Croatia
St. Louis
Democratic Press Association of
Missouri
Wilson
Congress
Des Moines
United States
Albert B. Cummine
Iowa
Washington
John Jamieson
Atate Binder
War ends by April 15 predicted for German ships
Washington reports officers commanding interned German ships across U S ports received word from Berlin that the European war will be over by April 15. They are instructed to prepare ships for sailing on that date as Germany’s eastern and western front victories are cited as peace precursors.
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Washington
Germany
United States
First SD presidential primary filings list Wilson Marshall
South Dakota records show the first filings under the new preference primary law. Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall were filed for the Democratic nomination for president and vice president. May 22 is the primary day.
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Pierre
S. D
South Dakota
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
Germans Capture French Villages Near Verdun
Berlin reports six fortified French villages and farms seized by the crown prince's army during the Verdun offensive. Champ Neuville on the Meuse east bank, plus Cotellette Marmont Chambrettes and Ornes, lie on an eight mile front. Prisoners total 10,000.
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Berlin
Champ Neuville
Verdun
Meuse
Samogneux
Cotellette
Marmont
Chambrettes
Ornes
Nervous Trouble and Relief From Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy
Mrs Deb Wheat Sinbaugh of West Danby New York testifies she suffered nervous trouble and female disorders, improved after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She notes sleeplessness irritability backache and headaches as symptoms overcome by the tonic, with continued use at home and encouraging results for her daughters. The ad touts the product as derived from native roots and herbs and claims forty years of efficacy for women.
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West Danby
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Goodshape
Tteir
Dinner Guest Turns Roast Beef Surprise for Willie
Little Willie exclaims in astonishment at dinner that roast beef replaces the planned muttonhead. The father replies, noting expectations and the guest Mr. Champleigh is present. The passage contrasts fame with practical jokes and hints at innocence and honesty.
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Little Willie
Mr. Champleigh
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