Moewe Raiding Cruiser Returns With Prize Trove
Berlin reports the German sea raider Moewe returned home with 1,000,000 marks in gold bars and 203 captives from British, French, Belgian ships. Mines laid by the Moewe sank the King Edward VII, and the crew earned Iron Crosses. Count Dohna Schlodien leads the voyage and is to meet Emperor William.
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Berlin
Moewe
Germany
Count Dohna- Schiedien
Edward VII
Appam
Newport News
Hans Berg
Naval General Staff
Count Dohna Schlodien
British Admiralty
Britain
Count von Dobna
Moene
Count von Dohna
Emperor William
Senator Gore Calls for Warning on Belligerent Merchantmen
Senator Gore argues in the senate that a war with Germany might be necessary and could hasten civilization by ending the European war by midsummer. Senator Stone denies any such statement by the president and the White House issues a full denial of any utterance implying that meaning.
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Washington
Gore
Senate
Wilson
United States
Germany
Stone
White House
House Returns To U S From Europe On Rotterdam
Col. E M House returns to New York aboard the Rotterdam after a December departure for a confidential mission for President Wilson. He declines to discuss the mission or observations abroad but says reports of Europe turning unfavorably toward the United States are exaggerated and notes courtesy everywhere.
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New York
E M. House
Europe
Wilson
Rotterdam
Falmouth
United States
House
Loss of 3130 on French cruiser Provence disaster
Paris reports nearly 4,000 aboard the French auxiliary cruiser Provence when sunk in the Mediterranean February 26. Official tally shows about 870 survivors, with 3,130 lives lost, marking the greatest ocean disaster of modern times as troops bound for Saloniki were aboard. Two hundred ninety six survivors reached Malta and about forty Melos. no submarine signs found.
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Paris
Ministry of Marine
Mediterranean
Third Colonial Infantry Regiment
Saloniki
Malta
Melos
Americans Sail on Armed Verdi Leaving New York
The Giuseppe Verdi, carrying 173 passengers including two naturalized Americans born in Italy, sails from New York to Naples and Genoa as the first armed liner to depart since Germany's submarine campaign began. The ship mounts two naval guns and adds copper air tanks to life boats.
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New York
America
White Star Line
Lapland
Baltic
Adriatic
Kentucky Republicans Induct Delegates for Fairbanks Nomination
Louisville dispatch says the Kentucky Republican state convention instructed delegates at large to back Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana for the presidential nomination in Chicago this June. A separate item from Karlskrona, Sweden, reports a drifting mine field of several hundred mines near the Swedish island causing hourly explosions and dangerous navigation.
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Louisville
Kentucky Republican State Convention
Ths
Charlies W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Chicago
Stockholm
Karlskrona
Sweden
Gwedish Island
British Repulse German Attack At Fresnes And Ypres Salients
British and French reports on March 4 say British recaptured trenches at the Ypres Comines canal bluff lost February 14 and held a small German salient. French war office says Fresnes attack repulsed and Verdun fighting continues with heavy assaults. Berlin summary claims German Verdun gains exceed last fall’s Champagne drive.
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London
Ypres-Comines Canal
Ypres
French War Office
Fresnes
Berlin
Teutons
Paris
Verdun
War Office
Germany
Champagne
West Front
Queen Mother Elizabeth of Roumania Dies in London
A Reuters dispatch from London reports the queen mother Elizabeth of Roumania Carmen Sylva died on Thursday after a pneumonia illness. Born December 29, 1843, she chose the pen name Carmen Sylva to reflect her love of song and the woods. She was a Wied princess raised as a robust country girl in a small German principality.
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Elizabeth of
Roumania
Carmen Sylva
London
Bucharest
Reuter
Amsterdam
Germany
Car Strike Paralyzes Washington Streets
Washington March 7 A serious street car tie up is under way affecting all lines as operators strike after failing to reach an agreement with management A leaders threat to widen the walkout to electric light and power crews could plunge the city into darkness if it expands further
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Washington
Electric Light and Power
Perish in Flames American Merchants in Germany War
Nine dead eleven fatally burned and scores injured in explosion and fire at a city jail in El Paso. Affected prisoners included Americans and many Mexicans. officials say the death toll may rise as rescued inmates suffer severe burns. A match lit by a bather sparked the blast during a disinfecting bath operation.
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Union News Servioe
el Paso
Mexico
Five Shot Firefight Sparks Tong War in San Francisco
Fong Wing a Suey On tong member opened fire in a crowded Chinatown theater injuring four Hop Sing tong members and killing one. The attacker fled, then surrendered to police. Three victims are expected to die, doctors say, as the fight disrupts the area near the hall of justice.
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Tong
San Francisco
Chinatown
Fong Wing
Suey On Tong
Hop Sing Tong
Hall of Justice
Fong
ARE FACING RUIN. American Merchants Must Give Way to Teuton
Berlin reports that for over a year American merchants in Germany have faced near total cutoff from goods, struggling to endure through surreptitious imports and strict economy while England’s blockade tightens. Shipments of non contraband items are now highly coveted among American businessmen.
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Teuton
Berlin
Germany
England
Body of Frank Oberchain Found in Harvard Lagoon
Frank Oberchain's body, in water and ice since November 7, was located in the Harvard lagoon at 12:15 Sunday. Paul Thiede of Hastings discovered the body. coroner and Clay county sheriff investigated with Ed Nowka, the last person to see Oberchain alive. An inquest returned a verdict of death by exhaustion during duck hunting.
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Oberchain
Hastings
Neb
Frank Oberchain
Harvard
Paul Thiede
Clay County
Ed Nowka
White House denies resignation rumor from Tumulty remark
The White House released a statement denying reports that the president had resigned or was considering resignation after attention was drawn to a story in certain papers. Secretary Tumulty said any such publication would dishonor itself.
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Washington
White House
Tumulty
America
Prohibition Bill Passes Lower Virginia House 85 to 6
Richmond report says the lower branch of the Virginia general assembly approved a statewide prohibition bill by 85 to 6. The measure, already passed by the senate, limits imports of intoxicants to one quart of whisky per person each month and sets a November 1, 1916 start date.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Senate
Lincoln Neb recruiting results show low pass rate
In February at the local recruiting station sixty four applicants sought enlistment and sixteen were accepted. One quarter passed the preliminary exams. Most successful enlistees hailed from western Iowa and Nebraska with seven joining infantry, a cavalry hike, and one each for coast and field artillery.
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Lincoln, Neb
United States Army
Iowa
Nebraska
Coast and Field Artillery
Denison Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Mrs G O Lowery of Denison Texas says after two years of female trouble she improved rapidly after three doses of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with alleviating her chills hot flashes dizziness and weakness and urges others to try it.
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Denison
Texas
Monterey Street
Denison, Texas
Lydia E. Pinkham
War Prejudices and a French Leave Misunderstanding
In the dialogue a man explains why he declined to meet Maria’s visiting relative. He says he refused because Maria described the relative as her cousin German, revealing wartime suspicion and social strain over loyalty and identity during conflict.
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Maria
Memorial statue of Joan of Arc on horseback in New York
A discussion clarifies that the proposed tribute to Joan of Arc in New York is planned as a figure of her on horseback rather than an equestrian statue.
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Joan of Arc
New York
Brother’s Fishing Trip Provokes Family Talk
A brief dialogue shows tension over a Florida fishing trip. One sister cautions her brother’s decision while a second person remarks he was warned about the trip. The exchange ends with a pun about being hooked.
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Florida
Language Oddities On The Road To Camp At Salonika
An English lieutenant describes a Saloniki incident en route to camp. He and a Serbian Jew from the Zadruga bank meet two Tommies who struggle with language barriers, while each participant ends up using a different tongue across conversations. The Russian and Greek speakers exchange replies in their own languages, illustrating a complex multilingual exchange.
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Saloniki
Zadruga Bank
Manchester Guardian
First Taste of Coffee Turns Off Coffee Habit
A man recounts learning to drink coffee as a child and suffering nervousness and insomnia until switching to Postum. He credits Postum with better sleep and reduced headaches and urges coffee drinkers to try the product. Postum is sold by Grocers in cereal and instant forms with pricing and preparation notes.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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