Commander and two officers lost in S-178 collision
Sixty-six crewmen drowned when the German torpedo boat S-178 was rammed by the Yorick in the North Sea. Lieutenant Joch, the commander, and his first officer were killed. the surgeon and engineer and fifteen crew members were saved. Seventeen survivors were rescued by fleet boats. Berlin reports American condolences to Germany.
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Associated Press
Heligoland
Germany
Yorick
North Sea
Joch
Sunday closing not wanted by New York people
Edward D. Page for the Merchants' Association told a legislative committee in New York that residents oppose Sunday saloon closures. He said New York has grown cosmopolitan and there is no public opinion supporting enforcing the Sunday closing law.
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New York
Associated Press
Edward D. Page
Merchants’ Association
Page
Bryan Creates Real Surprise
William Jennings Bryan told assistant secretaries and bureau heads at the state department that he is not prepared to discuss tenure in office. He called for acquaintance and hinted at meeting his successor without explaining his plans.
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Associated Press
Washington
William Jennings Bryan
State Department
Mr. Bryan
President Busy with Callers at White House Reception
On March 5 at the White House executive offices delegations and visitors filled corridors. The president greeted many guests and planned dinners with cousins. Governors Sulzer of New York and Fielder of New Jersey prepared to call, with a delegation from Chicago to present James Bell for commissioner of patents.
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Wington
White House
Woodrow
Sulzer
New York
Fielder
New Jersey
Jlice
Gra
James Bell
Chicago
Mrs Mills Absent as Ship Cargo Mystery Unfolds
Associated Press reports in Kansas City that Malil and two baggage pieces addressed to Mrs Mabel Mills of San Antonio Texas are unaccounted, sparking investigation into shipment irregularities and potential misdealings.
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Mills
Associated Press
Kansas City
Malil
Mabel Mills
San Antonio
Tex
Cabinet Meeting Brings Happy, Inspiring Start
Washington March 5 The first cabinet meeting under President Wilson drew praise from Daniel s McAdoo Burleson Lane and McAdoo as a harmonious get together. Bryan smiled as he left the White House and officials reported smooth discussions on anti trust suits and the Standard Oil investigation.
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White House
Josephus Daniels
Navy
William Jennings
Bryan
Albert S. Burleson
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Elmore W. Hurst
Chicago
Denmark
Redfield
Wilson
Department of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
McAdoo
Treasury Department
MacVeagh
Heavy Derrick Falls in City Bank Construction Area
A two ton wooden derrick arm toppled from its fastenings on the City Bank and Trust Company building and struck the alley by the post office. Windows were broken and a post office coping piece damaged as the timber narrowly missed a horse tied nearby. The George A. Fuller Construction Company crews halted work while police and onlookers watched.
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City Bank and Trust Company
Post Office
George A. Fuller Construction Company
Eckert Succeeds in Contest Over General Eckert Will
James Clendennin Eckert wins efforts to break his father General James T. Eckert's will. The bulk of the $1,650,000 estate was left to Thomas T. Eckert Jr., amid a jury verdict announced today in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
James Clendennin Eckert
James T. Eckert
Thomas T. Eckert
Taft Officials Prepare for Post Presidency Moves
Washington reports Taft administration officials have begun resignations and next steps after leaving office. Carmi Thompson returns to Ohio as treasurer. Robert Bailey and Sherman Allen seek new opportunities. Curtis heads to Boston to practice law. Hitchcock plans Panama trip. Wickham will tour the world. Tracewell returns to Indiana. Fisher to Chicago. Knox declines Hague post. Huntington Wilson plans foreign travel.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taft
Wilson
Carmi Thompson
United States
Ohio
Robert O. Bailey
Sherman Allen
Treasury Department
Curtis
Boston
Hitchcock
Panama
Wickersham
Robert J. Tracewell
the Treasury
Indiana
Fisher
Chicago
Knox
Mr. Taft
Hague
Huntington Wilson
Reynolds Freed of Obligations as Bankrupt
W. C. Reynolds, bankrupt merchant of Clanton, cannot be jailed for failing to pay about twenty thousand dollars to the trustee. The U S circuit court of appeals at New Orleans sustained Judge Jones of Montgomery in blocking contempt imprisonment. Reynolds claimed he spent the money in speculation and similar avenues. Referee Stratton had cited him to show cause, but the testimony did not warrant imprisonment.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. C. Reynolds
Clanton
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Thomas G. Jones
Reynolds
Stratton
Mystery surrounds death of watchman Cochran
W. D. Cochran, watchman for the Southern Railway, was found dead on a rear platform in Aniston Alabama. The body carried a revolver a letter to his mother and four dollars. An unopened whiskey case found nearby suggests he surprised thieves and died of heart failure due to excitement, with no visible injuries.
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Associated Press
Anniston
Ala
W. D. Cochran
Southern Railway
Atlantic Compress
J. Cochran
Summerville
Cochran
Ambassador Herrick Resigns Post in Paris
Myron T. Herrick, United States ambassador to France, has sent his resignation to President Wilson as a routine switch of administration. The French foreign office has not received a request for a successor and no candidate has been named.
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Associated Press
Paris
Myron T. Herrick
United States
France
Wilson
Union Service by Four Episcopal Churches
A union service tonight at St. John's gathers four Episcopal churches at 8 o'clock. The four rectors plan to attend and the music will be of a high order with combined choirs.
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St. John’s
al Saints
Senate Receives Nominations In Democratic Senate Start
The new Senate convened to receive President Wilsons nominations but delays from the White House pushed start to 2 pm. With 83 of 93 present, Vice President Marshall navigated new rules as Cabinet picks moved through, Edgar E Clark confirmed as commerce commissioner and Marble not confirmed as interior commissioner.
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Associated Press
Washingston
Wsarch
Senate
Wilson
White House
Marshall
Kern
Smith
Martin
Lodge
Root
Edgar E. Clark
United States Commerce
John H. Marble
Commission
Franklin K Lane
Interior
Mr. Clark II
Weather Outlook for Mobile Area and Nearby Regions
Mobile forecast shows fair conditions tonight and Thursday with light variable winds. Alabama mentions warmth in the north portion and colder conditions Thursday in the north area. Mississippi also predicts fair weather tonight and Thursday with a cooler Thursday and light variable winds.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Wilson nominates McCombs for key diplomatic post
President Wilson announced he has offered an ambassadorship to William F. McCombs of the Democratic National Committee and aims to appoint men of cabinet size to major diplomatic posts. Other surmised picks include Elkus to Japan Page to Austria or Germany Crane to Russia Olney to Great Britain Penfield to Austria or Italy and Gerard to Spain.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Abram I. Elkus
New York
Japan
Thomas Nelson Page
Austria
Germany
Charles R Crane
Chicago
Russia
Richard Olney
Massachusetts
Cleveland
Great Britain
Frederick C. Penfield
Italy
Augustus Thomas
J. W. Gerard
Spain
William Church Osborn
Henry Morgan
Turkey
Frederick H. Allen
Switzerland
Woman Repudiates Her Husband's Confession
Chicago March 6. Defense plans for Charles Cramer and wife in a Baltimore murder case were disrupted when Mrs. Cramer testified to the police and to her attorney that she would tell the truth. Cramer's confession earlier repudiated by him absolves her of involvement. she recounts an early life as a chorus girl and a questionable marriage by a now-outdated justice of the peace.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charles Cramer
Sophia Singer
Baltimore
Cramer
Albion County
Ind
William A. Hanks
Hanks
New England Legislatures Back Sufferage Setback
In Massachusetts a committee voted to withdraw a referendum bill eliminating the word male from voter qualifications. In Maine the suffrage measure failed in the House 89 to 53 after Senate passage.
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Associated Press
Boston
New England
Massachusetts
Maine
Senate
Roosevelt Views Futurist Paintings in New York Exhibition
In the early afternoon President Taft was handing over to Wilson in Washington when Colonel Theodore Roosevelt visited an improvised gallery in New York to study Cubist paintings and ponder their hidden meanings.
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Associated Press
New York
Taft
Wilson
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Democratic committee outlines plans for four year effort
Washington March 5. The Democratic national committee chaired by William F McCombs prepared for four years of organization policy and personnel. Speculation grew over McCombs as ambassador to France while McAdoo considered Treasury secretary and vice presidency. Rolla Wells elected treasurer and a new national headquarters in Washington designated with Thomas J Pence in charge.
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Associated Press
Washington
Democratic National Committee
William F. McCombs
McCombs
France
Rolla Wells
Missouri
Wilson
Thomas J. Pence
John S. Martin
Balkan Allies Accept Mediation in Turkey Peace Talks
London reported that all Balkan Allies have in principle accepted mediation by European powers for peace with Turkey. Each nation insists on consulting other Balkan League members before giving formal agreement.
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Associated Press
London
Turkey
Balkan League
Funeral Bill Showdown in Belleville Indictments
A Belleville grand jury indicted undertaker William H. Degen Public Administrator W A Halbert and jailer Michael Kenley over a 1100 funeral for hod carrier James Connor after exhuming the body. The casket was billed at 600 dollars and shoes were not supplied with the corpse. The bill was approved by the public administrator before probate court review triggered an investigation.
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Associated Press
Belleville
James Connor
William H. Degen
W. A. Halbert
Michael Kenley
East St. Louis
Probate
Vera Cruz Quiet After Huerta Accession Observed
First Officer T A Jones of the Hoyle Bank described Vera Cruz as calm despite Huerta's seizure. He noted crowded hotels and holiday crowds, limited anti American sentiment, and that battleships remained offshore with freight handled locally due to rail stoppages.
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Vera Cruz
Mexico
T. A. Jones
Hoyle Bank
Mexico City
Mate Jones
Item
Amercan
General Huerta
Madero
Suarez
Vermont
Georgia
Nebraska
Tampico
Munson Steams
Tool
Democratic simplicity exemplified at the capitol
President Marshall arrived at the capitol and sat in the vice president’s room beneath a basket of roses. A crowded reception followed as militiamen, boy scouts, men, women and children lined up to greet him while senators queued to speak with the new presiding officer.
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Associated Press
Washington
Marshall
Capitol
Germany to Add 84 000 Recruits to Standing Army
Cologne March 5. The new German military bill will add 84 000 recruits to the annual army contingent, according to Volkszeitung. A 16 000 telegraphic orderment of new barracks and frontiers shows authorities expect passage of the bill through the imperial parliament.
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Associated Press
Cologne
Germany
Volkseitung
France Extends Military Service to Three Years
The French cabinet approves a three year term of service for all branches, replacing two years. The bill goes to the chamber of deputies tomorrow. It would add at least 210000 men to an army footing around 80 000 officers excluded, driven by German military preparations.
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France
Paris
Supreme Council of War
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Sloan Acts as U S Attorney Until Successor Named
James B. Sloan, whose term as United States district attorney expired Tuesday, was appointed by Federal Judge Toulmin on Wednesday morning to exercise the duties of the office until vacancy is filled. Sloan had been reappointed by President Taft, but Senate confirmation pending. The court noted this rare appointment, citing the act of June 24, 1898, and Sloan took the oath later that day.
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James B. Sloan
United States District Attorney
Toulmin
Sloan
Taft
Senate
United States
T District
A. D
Harry T. Toulmin
T Jones
British airman dies after 5000 foot plunge
Salisbury Plain England March 5 Geoffrey England a British airman fell five thousand feet from his monoplane here today and was instantly killed.
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Associated Press
Salisbury Plain
England
Geoffrey England
Morton Reported Very Ill in New York
Morton vice president in the administration and former New York official is seriously ill in New York on March 6. The 89 year old figure is described as very ill and in need of care.
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Lev
P. Morton
Associated Press
New York
Morton
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