US to Send Note on Blockade to Britain and France
The United States plans to send a note to Britain and France asking what shipments will be affected by their blockade policy. President indicated no change in US non contraband shipping stance and discussed neutrality. Senators Simmons noted potential impact on Southern cotton mills and German dyed goods. The Netherlands envoy asked about the reply and neutrals may follow with similar representations.
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Washington
United States
France
Germany
Great Britain
Simmons
White House
Holland
Netherlands
State Department
No Violation to Sail
President states no violation in sailing American ships would occur and urges continued interference with American shipping be avoided. Cabinet discussed a joint note and plans, with no formal protest until the United States is clearly informed about France and Great Britain’s methods.
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Cnt
France
British Foreign Affairs Refuse Full Naval War Zone Correspondence
London March 2 Sir Edoward Grey declined to publish the full correspondence between Britain and the United States on the German naval war zone. He said no more documents would be released without American consent, replying in the house of commons.
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Grey
London
Edoward Grey
Great Britain
United States
House of Commons
Wheat Values Smashed Again in Chicago Trading
Wheat prices fell sharply in Chicago trading as May futures dropped to 1.41 1/2 dollars amid rumors of a Turkish petition for peril and ongoing shipping concerns. Export sales of over a million bushels provided slight counterpressure, but May closed down about 6 1/2 cents from the previous night.
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Chicago
Turkey
Alabama governors asked to testify before Lacy defalcation inquiry
Governors Emmet O Nea l and Bramon B Comer were asked to testify before the legislative investigating committee in Montgomery Alabama as the panel begins its probe into the facts surrounding the Lacy defalcation of the state.
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Montgomery
Ala
Emmet O’neal
Bramon B. Comer
Legisla-Investigating Committee
Item staff savors sweet tater pie treat
The Item staff received a Tuesday compliment with a dessert treat of sweet potato pie. The gesture aimed to boost morale and acknowledge efforts within the newsroom.
Schooner Captain Reports Progreso Bombardment and Yucatan Turmoil
Captain Petersen of the schooner James W. Paul says Progreso was bombarded after an explosion and that fighting by about 1500 Carranza supporters against Yucatan forces disrupted shipments of fisal hemp. He spent five days inland and was forced to leave port. other ships Wyvis Brooks and a Ward Line steamer were interfered with as Carranza troops moved to quell unrest.
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Yucatan
Mobile
Petersen
James W. Paul
Port
Gunbdé
Progresso
Peterson
Carranza ‘Woons
Suanaan S.porwend
Carranza
Petergon
Monnday
Ward Line
Montes
Wyvisbrooks
Assassination Attempt and Global News Digest
Telegrams report from Constantinople say an unsuccessful assassination bid targeted Enver Pasha and Talaat Bey. Also noted are rail funding decisions, a $127 million civil bill, and the death of author Frank T. Bullen. Mentions of Wilson nominees, Maine elections, and other scattered items follow in this broad dispatch.
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Sofia
Protests Against Wilson Nominees Rattle Kings County
Representative Fitzgerald of Brooklyn denounces President Wilsons picks Melville J as United States attorney and James M Power as United States marshal for the Southern District of New York. He says the nominees reflect Republican influence and do not align with the Democratic machine in Kings County. The president reportedly told him he would not appoint anyone in sympathy with current party leadership.
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Washington
Fitzgerald
Brooklyn
Tammany Hall
Kings County
Brilliant Feats Of French Airmen Reported By War Office
Paris March 2. French aviators in the last ten days accomplished notable feats. One pilot on February 17 located twenty one German batteries and the next day found a heavy battery later bombarded causing caissons to explode. Night bombardment of Metz barracks is described with limited German activity over the Po. The note downplays Zeppelin military value and notes four dirigibles destroyed.
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WAR Office
Paris
Metz
Alzo
Egyptian Sultan Seeks Better Era Amid Turkish Exit
A Tribune report claims Hussein Kamal, sultan of Egypt, pledges to end Turkish influence and improve internal conditions. The interview portrays a hopeful outlook for Egypt's future and domestic reforms.
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Rome
Hussein Kamal
the Tribune
Presbyterian Minister Dies Running for a Car
Atlantic City N J March 2 The Rev Thomas C McCurdy a member of wild judiciary. died after a street car accident and an ambulance ride He was 75 years old and known as a leading minister in the church community
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Frank T. Builen
Madeira
Atlantic City
N. J
Thomas C. McCurdy
Wi -d
Russians Push Germans Back in the East
Russian forces steadily threaten German positions in the east while Premier Radoslavoff protests mine damage along the Danube to Austria Russia and Serbia embassies. Italy demands satisfaction after an Italian agent is seized in Jeddah and the Italian government files a note with Constantinople.
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Sofia
Berlin
London
Radoslavoff
Danube
Italy
Rome
Jeddah
Arabia
Constantinople
Allied fleets silence Dardanus correspondent in Dardanelles
The Daily Mail reports from Fort Dardanus twelve miles up the Dardanelles on the Asiatic shore that the stationed correspondent has been silenced by allied fleets. Constantinople dispatches indicate that rioting there was quelled after many arrests.
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London
Daily Mail
Athens
Fort Dardanus
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Russians Ready New Offensive at Czernowitz Front
Daily Mail’s Bucharest correspondent reports Russian forces prepare to renew the attack around Czernowitz. Austrians have fallen back nearly two miles. new Russian artillery arrives at Provosielicia on the northern Roumanian frontier.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Bucharest
Czernowitz
Provosielicia
Roumanian
Russians Split German Forces Near Krasnosielewo
London dispatch reports a Russian cavalry move cut the German Hast Prussian army in two last Friday at Krasnosieélo creating a large gap. The Austrian army faces danger as a Russian Galicia offensive threatens their main headquarters near Stanislau and Austrians retreat toward Bukovina.
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London
Krasnosieélo
Petrograd
Galicia
Staninslau
Bukowina
German bombardment hits Ossowetz fortress in retaliation
A Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports German prisoners captured at Praasnysz belong to fifteen regiments. Following the Russian victory, German guards and neighboring sections are adopting a defensive posture as Ossowetz fortress resumes heavy bombardment in response.
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Ossowetz
London
Reuter
Petrograd
Praasnysz
Pssaga Eee
Rman
Bombardment of Dardanelles Forts Resumes
Paris reports the inner forts of the Dardanelles shelled again at dawn. A Russian admiral joined the allied fleet via Dedeaghatcha. Mines and submarines for Dedenghatch arrived at Saloniki. Allied fire destroyed Kilid Bahr and Fort Sultanle guarding the straits. Over 100000 Turks are posted along Gallipoli near the Marmora.
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Paris
Dardanelles
Athens
Havas
Kilid Bahr
Fort Sultanle
Chanaklesi
Mitylene
Tenedos
Gallipoli Peninsula
Sea of Marmbora
Constantinople
Wind Halts Dardanelles Action
London reports the French and British fleets paused their assault on the Dardanelles due to high wind and dense mist hindering marksmanship. Essad Pasha of Albania takes command at Gallipoli. Russian forces claim advances near Przasnysz and Galicia while Berlin notes limited eastern front activity. The British press lauds Asquith and submarine efforts while tensions rise over the war’s course.
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Dardanelles
London
Jona
Narr
Athens
Mesa
Essad Pasha
Janina
Gallipoli
Petrograd
Galicia
Berlin
Mza
Ostreolenka
Russia
Vienna
Carpathians
Asquith
Conys
Sto
Compulsory Education Reform for Russia Outlined
A March dispatch from New York reports a forthcoming compulsory education reform planned for Russia. The letter cites high officials and an imperial decree to be enacted within five years across the empire after the current conflict ends.
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New York
Russia
Nicholas
Ughies
Mission Chapel Car St Paul Visits Mobile For Catholic Service
The St Paul chapel car arrives in Mobile from Saint Louis and Nashville depots en route to New Orleans. Built of steel and Cuban mahogany it cost 25000 dollars and serves Catholic missions with a full church interior including altar and stations of the cross.
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Pettec Houme
Louisville
Nashville
Government Street
Pensacola
Florida
St Paul
Catholic Church x Tension Society
Peter Kunz
Dayton
Ohio
St. Paul
New Orleans
Dunn
Natchez
Alabama
Mississippi
Mobile
New. Orleans
Nee
W. Doran
Philadelphia
George C. Hennessey
Catsielle Extension Society
Gar
States
St., Paul
Arkansas House Passes Racing Bill To Governor
The Arkansas House approved a racing bill by a narrow vote and sent it to the governor. The measure creates a Piney Woods commission of members to oversee regulation of machines and gambling activities pending gubernatorial action.
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Arkansas House
LE Ark
aDate
Senate
House of Representatives
Anarchist plot to bomb St Patrick’s Cathedral exposed
New York police reported the capture of Frank Abaracy after a failed attempt to blow up St Patrick’s Cathedral. The probe outlined a broader plan to unleash a citywide reign of terror, including assassinations of Andrew Carnegie John D Rockefeller and Cornelius Vanderbilt and simultaneous bank bombings and lootings.
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New York
Rockefellers
Andrew Carnegie
Frank Abaracy
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Jo D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderdil
Cathedral
St.Patrick’s Cathedral
Andrew Carn
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Obaibannilee
New York City
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Central Office
Frank Baldo
Frank Abar
Abe
Cha
Abarno
Baldo
Sceninea Barnes
Emma Nerno
Falde
Abamo
Pete
Egan
Bureau of Combustibles
Bresci
Gaetano Bresci
King Humbert
Italy
Paterson
N.J
Woods
Emilio Polignant
Desire 10 Awake School Interest In Crop Campaign
Mobile county schools join a countywide campaign by the Mobile Chamber of Commerce to educate youths on crop diversification. School buildings will host meetings led by a student crew under Mr Vigor with talks at Pine Grove Morris Hill Allens and Maples on Thursday and suburban sessions at Crichton Spring Hill Toulminville Priceville.
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Mosbile
Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Athesa
Ach 1
Ible
Vigor
Pine Grove School
Morris Hill
Allens
Maples
Crichton
Spring Hill
Toulminville
Price
Singapore mutiny unsettled amid executions and unrest
Manila reports say conditions in Singapore remain dire after February Indian troop mutiny. Executions occur daily in public squares, hundreds still at large, and a whole regiment may be implicated. Detained Germans joined mutineers, some recaptured and jailed. Safest areas narrowed to central city, with French sailors back aboard and Japanese sailors on duty.
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Manila
Singapore
Beer price rise in Austria sparks wartime strain
Reports from Venice via London say Austrian beer prices increased by two-fifths of a cent per glass yesterday as war bread shortages and food scarcity deepen. The advices note distress in the provinces and imply the broader impact of war on daily life.
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Venice
London
Austria
Say
French Foreign Trade Falls Off 30 Percent
Washington reports French foreign trade for the year 1914 fell by about 30 percent from 1912 levels. The total, including gold and silver coin, was 2,156,528,539 dollars, with exports at 931,131,202 dollars and a net decrease overall. In the first half of the period a gain was recorded, but the sixteenth year showed a drop in trade value, reflecting a broad decline in non precious metal activity.
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Washington
Thackara
Paris Cables Department of Commerce
France
German Submarine Rammed By Steamer Near Beachy Head
London reports a German submarine was rammed by a steamer near Beachy Head. The captain aboard the Weymouth arrival says sighting the sub forty yards away and that it fired, with destruction narrowly missed as the steamer boarded and rammed.
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London
Beachy Head
Weymouth
VOLS Sign Wares Nashville Club in League History
VOLS sign key player wares in Nashville Tennessee and note ties to Pine Bluff and Sider in a historic league shift. The report highlights new roster moves and regional connections shaping team dynamics this season.
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VOLS
Nashville
A. Sikoes
Twig
Pine Bluff
Blackard Postmaster Appointment Noted
A brief notice records T. Blackard to be appointed postmaster if confirmed, with the date and local office not specified.
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Maine
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