Bagdad Captured by British Forces in Mesopotamia
London reports Bagdad, the Turkish capital in Mesopotamia and former caliphate seat, has fallen to British forces after General Maude’s drive from Kut. Official dispatches note the enemy retreated to three miles west and southwest, with a dust storm hindering operations. The capture is hailed as a great Allied victory.
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London
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
British Official Presse Bureau
Maude
Tigris
Kut
Carranza Gains Victory in Mexico City Election
Mexico City reports Saturday’s elections for president and congressional seats. Venustiano Carranza’s victory is conceded with bloodless disorders noted. Carranza campaigned actively. senators and deputies races appear strongly contested, with the revolutionary government set for large majorities in both chambers.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Huerta
Carranza
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Berlin to give peace terms
Havre France March 9 The German government according to information received here through confidential agents is considering the publication of Germanys terms of peace Under these terms Belgium would be declared independent subject only to permanent iaa ieas at Antwerp Liegenmur and to the control by Germany of ports and railways Belgium under the terms would have no national army but would be policed by a gendarmerie.
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Havre
France
Germany
Belgium
Iaa Ieas
Antwerp
Liegenmur
625 Die In Troopship Crash
March 12 report says the British troopship Mendi of 4230 tons gross sank in fog with 625 lives lost. Survivors were rescued by passing ships. 12 European officers and 191 natives saved while ten Europeans and 15 natives perished.
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Ion
Mendi
Food supplies in Petrograd handed to city committee
London dispatch says management of all Petrograd district food supplies will be placed under municipal authorities. The decision was relayed by Reuters as part of an urgent food problem in the capital.
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Petrograd
London
Reuter
Meeting Called for Formation of a League of Liberals
Western Newspaper Union News Service reports railroad managers and four brotherhoods plan an eight hour day conference this week. A country wide strike is feared if no agreement is reached and plans reportedly call for a progressive strike starting Saturday night with a complete tie up by the following Wednesday night.
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Union News Service
New York
Brotherhoods
Rebel Leader Gomez and Staff Captured in Cuba
The Cuban government reports General Jose Miguel Gomez and his entire staff captured near Santa Clara after a running battle. President Menocal and officers welcomed the news with cheers as government forces claimed the rebel backbone was broken.
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Havens
Jose Miguel Gomes
Cuba
Leutenants
Menocal
Santa Clara
Collazo
Jose Miguel Gomez
Quiencues
Gomez
Havana
Cloture Rule Passes Senate Ends Filibuster
The Senate cleared the way for action on president’s emergency plans after a cloture vote of 76 to 8. Three senators voted against the rule change limiting debate, paving the path for extra sessions and rapid legislation on armed ships and urgent appropriations.
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Washington
Senate
James Hamilton Lewis
Congress
Grayson
YARROWDALE MEN ARE FREE
Fifty nine American sailors captured from vessels sunk by a German raider and held at Swinemuende were released from quarantine and left for the Swiss frontier at 4 p m. They had been aboard the captured steamers Yarrowdale Georgic and Mount Temple and were unaware of their armed merchantman status. News of their release had reached the Brandenberg detention camp on Wednesday.
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Berlin
South Atlantic
Swinemuende
United States
Brandenberg
Georgic
Mount Temple
Germany
U. S. Marines Land in Cuba to Guard Santiago
Four hundred sailors from American warships have landed in Santiago to protect the city after rebels attacked the area. Cane fields and the Union Sugar mill at San Luis ten miles north are burning as Ban Louis residents build barricades in the streets. Civil governor Garcia Munea sought American aid to land marines for city protection.
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Santiago
Cuba
Union
San Luis
Ban Louis
Garcia Munea
French win in Champagne front attack reported
Paris reports French offensives on a 1350 yard front in Champagne with German positions carried after drum fire. German counter offenses were repulsed after fierce fighting. On Verdun front two German attacks in Avecourt wood were repulsed as Paris press notes indicate gains near height 185 and Maisons de Champagne.
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Paris
Champagne
War Office
Avecourt Wood
Verdun
Berlin
Ripont
Maisons de Cham
Struggle for Control in Early House Fight
Washington reports ongoing uncertainty over party plans for the incoming House. With the April 16 special session approaching, deaths and unsettled vacancies shift strength as Republicans and independents joust for leadership. Republican Leader Mann left after ruling out trading for control and predicting bipartisan organization is not improbable.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Mann
Women Tell How Lydia Pinkham’s Compound Helped
A Fulton New York reader Nellie Phelps describes long suffering from female weak ness and nerv ness and backache and credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with making her well. The note urges others to write for advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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Felton
N. Y
Lydia Pinkham
Nellie Phelps
R.F.D. No
Fulton
Lydia E. Pinkham
Plan New Political Party Advances in St Louis Call
Matthew Hale acting chairman of the progressive national committee says negotiations are under way with progressive Republicans, Democrat prohibitionists, socialists and other party representatives to form a league of liberals. A convention of enrolled party members is called for St Louis on April 12 to 14. He argues progressivism has become the law of the land and urges unity to form a dominant force for good government.
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New York
League of Liberals
Matthew Hale
Progressive National Committee
St. Louis
Hale
Solid South
One Hundred Injured in Tornado Hits Newcastle
Newcastle Indiana reports seventeen dead and more than 100 injured after a Sunday afternoon tornado. The storm carved a two block wide path through the city, leveling about 100 houses and causing damage near one million dollars.
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Newcastle
Ind
Brewing Halt Threat in Northern Germany Rumor
The Berliner Tageblat reports imminent suspension of all beer brewing in northern Germany to save maize for bread and allow substitute for coffee. The move reflects wartime shortages and economic strain affecting production and domestic consumption.
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Copenhagen
Berliner Tageblat
Germany
Government to Arm U S Merchant Ships in War Risk Program
Washington announces steps to arm American merchantmen against German submarine warfare. Vessels sailing under armed neutrality receive full backing from the administration with war risk insurance and naval guns and gunners. The United States stands ready to act if Germany attacks an American ship in violation of the warning.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Oldest Vermont Marble Quarry Still Profitable
Vermont's oldest marble quarry opened about 1795 and remains in operation earning profit. An alfalfa seed price of $6 and sweet clover from J W Mulhall of Sioux City Iowa are also mentioned in the ad copy.
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Vermont
Bobby's Reason on Capital in Bank Spelling
A humorous exchange about spelling the word bank with a capital letter. Bobby questions why and pa replies that banks should always have a strong capital.
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Bobby
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