Italy and Austria Near Open Break
Austria continues fortifying along the Italian frontier with reinforcements at Gorizia as Italy and Austria exchange positions on neutral commitments. A Vienna dispatch to Tribuna argues Austria wants Italian neutrality before any territorial compensation, while Tribuna counters that Austria provoked the war and Italy must pursue its national aspirations.
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Rome
Via Erie
Austria
Italy
Vienna
Trent
Tribuna
Serbia
Europe
Resisting German Pressure on Austria Over Italian Concessions
Geneva dispatch reports Austria resisting German pressure to concede land to Italy. Count Andrassy and other dual monarchy statesmen travel to Berlin to meet Chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg and Foreign Minister Von Jagow. A Vienna trip by the chancellor is contemplated to sway Emperor Francis Joseph. Pan Germanists clash with Czech Transylvanian deputies urging a separate peace.
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Paris
Germany
Italy
Geneva
Petit Parisien
Count Andrassy
Hungary
Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
von Jagow
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Austria
Geneva Tribune
Champ Clark Heads to Pass Christian for Vacation
Speaker Champ Clark leaves Washington for Bowling Green Missouri via Pass Christian Mississippi with Mrs Clark and daughter Miss Genevieve Clark to spend a week or more at the gulf resort. The trip precedes Congress recess and Miss Clarke plans to marry James M. Thomson of New Orleans around mid June.
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Washington
Champ Clark
Bowling Green
Pass Christian
Miss
Gulf
Wilson
Clark
Genevieve Clark
Clarks
Missouri
Congress
Miss Clarke
James M. Thomson
New Orleans
Zeppelin Bombard Calais Raid Sparks Shrapnel Shower
In Calais the Zeppelin raid Thursday night drew a shower of shrapnel from French artillery. The airship dropped bombs killing seven people but did not damage the targeted railroad station. The craft was chased by searchlights and artillery between midnight and 1 am before fleeing.
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Calais
Paris
German Dreadnoughts in Kiel Harbour Undergoing Trials
Information from Kiel reports all German dreadnoughts in the harbor and canal are undergoing steam and crew trials to test boilers and machinery while crews are drilled. Similar trials were held in January and half the crews had earlier been sent to Belgium. the largest ships have not left the Kiel canal since the war began.
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Geneva
Paris
Kiel
Belgium
Kiel Canal
Personal Crisis Reported by Cleveland Fed Teller
A Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank teller, Hill, married and reportedly in ill health, faces a personal crisis while stationed on the building’s seventh floor where the bank is located.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Cleveland
Hill
I Il
Pioneer electro plating pioneer Sir John Bingham dies in London
Telegrams report Sir John Edward Bingham a pioneer in electro plating died last night in London. He was longtime associated with Sheffield silver and cutlery cases and born in an unspecified location.
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John Edward Bingham
London
Sheffield
Brussels
Havre
M. van den Heuvel
Vatican
New Zealand
Urumiah
Persia
Foreign Office
Annie Elise
Bucharest
Germany
Turkey
Carranza
del Rio
Texas
Mexico
Missouri Senate
Public Service Commission
London Fire Brigade
E. A. Walden
Joseph M. Skain
Lexington
Walden
Skain
Princess Turkait Killed by Brother at Exposition
An Algerian dancer known as Princess Turkait, part of a Russian amusement ballet at the Panama Pacific Exposition, was shot and killed by her brother Isaac Lizraki. He then fired at entertainers and audience, causing a panic on the stage.
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San Francisco
Princess Turkait
Isaac Lizraki
Lizraki
Gulf Fishing Club Re-elects Officers for New Year
The Gulf Fishing and Hunting Club held its annual meeting on Thursday night at E. D. Ledyard’s office. All existing officers were re-elected for the forthcoming year: Adolph D. Bloch president, G. E. Ainspaugh vice president, J. E. Armor secretary and treasurer. Directors are August W. Brooks, J. E. Ainspaugh, Captain Edward Peppers, Hugo W. Proskauer, Frank E. Overall, Jos. W. McPhillips, A. D. Bloch.
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The
Gulf Fishing and Hunting Club
E. D. Ledyard
Adolph D. Bloch
G. E. Ainspaugh
J. E. Armor
August W. Brooks
J. E. Ainspaugh
Edward Peppers
Hugo W. Proskauer
Frank E. Overall
Jos. W. McPhillips
A. D. Bloch
France Goes After Former German Trade
Paris reports that all France's chamber presidents will meet to assess the general commercial situation. David Mennet of the Paris chamber says business is not stagnant except for luxury trade and that trade shows a trend toward normal. He asserts France aims to win markets abandoned by Germany in a strategic commerce push.
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France
Paris
Chambers of Commerce
David Mennet
eWall
Germany
Respected Negro Dies in Plateau Community
Fred Green a long time Plateau resident and truck farmer died Wednesday at 12 30 pm. He helped organize Yorktown Baptist Church and the Woman's Mission Society. Survived by a wife two sons and relatives. Knox Brothers Undertaking to handle funeral at Yorktown Church with Rev H D Parker pastor.
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Fred Green
Plateau
Yorktown
Arguments Begin in Bg Suit Again New Haven Heads
In Boston on March 19, arguments opened in the suit by New Haven minority stockholders seeking about 102 million dollars alleged to have been misspent on railroad steamship and trolley ventures with penalties potentially doubling the sum. Plaintiffs name directors from 1904 to 1909 and successors since 1909. The bill claims a 1904 to 1909 plan by Rockefeller Mellen Brooker Barney Skinner Miller Taft with J Pierpont Morgan and others aimed at a monopoly across New England and parts of New York. The misspent amounts include 46 million on street railways 16 million on steamships 22 million on Boston and Maine stock and 18 million on New York Westchester and Boston. Defendants challenge the right of minority stockholders to file such a bill?
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Boston
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Supreme Judicial Court
William Rockefeller
Charles M. Pratt
Lewis’ Cass Ledyard
George McC. Miller
James S. Heming~way
A. Seaton Robertson
Frederick F. Brewster
Charles F. Brooker
D. Newton Barney
Jamess. Elton
Henry K. McHarge
Robert W. Taft
William Skinner
Charles S. Mellen
Alexander Cochrane
Rockefeller
Mellen
Brooker
Barney
Skinner
Miller
Taft
J. Pierpont Morgan
Edwin Milner
I. de Ver Warner
New England
New York
Boston and Maine Railroad
Westchester and
Obituary: F Benjamin Domining Killed Riding Train
F Benjamin Domining 32 a brakeman for the Louisville and Nashville was killed Thursday night at Lake Catherine Louisiana while on duty. A Mobile transplant and Ocean Springs resident, he leaves a wife four children and parents. He belonged to Ocean Springs Fire Company No 1 Maple Camp 5 Woodmen of the World and Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 321. Interment at Svergreen cemetery Saturday at 4 p.m. His widow and children resided at 352 Selma street Ocean Springs. Conductor Charles Clausen led the train.
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Ocean Springs
Miss
Benjamin Domining
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Mobile
Lake Catherine
Ben Domming
Ocean Springs Fire Company No
Maple Camp
Woodmen of the World
Loyal Order of Moose
Svergreen Cemetery
Mr. Domning
Selma Street
New Orleans
Charles Clausen
Kolb Faults Base Betrayal In Split Over Department Probe
Montgomery March 19 Capt Reuben F Kolb former agriculture commissioner denounces alleged dishonesty by a trusted subordinate in the four day probe into the department. He says he cooperated fully with investigators and immediately sought the missing clerk Billingsley, wiring him from Elmore and informing officials when he could not reach him.
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Montgomery. Ala
Reuben F. Kolb
Mim
Pies
Fats
British Steamer Hyndford Torpedoed In English Channel
The British steamer Hyndford was torpedoed today in the English Channel by a German submarine, with one crewman reported killed. The Bluejacket, also torpedoed off Beachy Head, remained afloat after damage. its crew evacuated into lifeboats. A separate report notes Allied bombardment of Dardanelles forts and the Bouvet sinking after hitting a mine, with Irresistible damaged and a British torpedo boat lost.
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Glasgow
Scotland
London
Hyndford
English Channel
Liverpool
Beachy Head
Dardanelles
Berlin
Lordon
Dardaelles
Saros Bay
Bouvet
Straits
Artillery duel in Dardanelles silences two Turkish shore batteries
An Athens dispatch reports a midnight to 2 a m shell duel near the Dardanelles as allied minesweepers pass. Several shells hit ships but damage was slight. two shore batteries were silenced and the French warship Bouvet sunk, per Turkish headquarters statement about attacks on ports west of Theodosia.
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Paris
Dardanelles
Athens
Havas
Tenedos
Constantinople
Berlin
London
Theodosia
Crimea
Austrians Reinforced Drive Gains In Bukovina
London dispatch reports Austrian forces receive reinforcements and renew a strong offensive in Bukovina as World War I coverage continues.
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London
Bukovina
Bucharest
The
Times
Submarines Chase Ships Off Beachy Head and Harwich
London dispatch reports several steamers chased by German submarines. Officers of the Geneanny from Calcutta say they escaped a sub sinking an unidentified steamer near Beachy Head. The Colchester, running Rotterdam to Harwich, was pursued again yesterday by U 28.
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London
Geneanny
Calcutta
Beachy Head
Colchester
Rotterdam
Harwich
Russians think German corps moved to Belgium or France
A Times dispatch from Petrograd says Russian authorities believe some of the 33 German army corps in the east have already been sent to Belgium or France. The report notes possible reinforcement to Galicia and claims Russians have mastery there, suggesting a German offensive in East Prussia may be abandoned.
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Belgium
London
Times
Petrograd
France
Galician
East Prussia
No Shifting of Troops Possible in Global War Stance
London observers say Germany cannot move substantial forces from east or west as Russian pressure rises near Til sit and Allied offensives intensify. They warn Germany must field new troops for both fronts if it hopes to counter Britain and France, with potential major western action anticipated. The Dresden controversy and a plan to mobilize over 760 women to replace men are noted amid broader war pressures.
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London
von Hindenburg
Warsaw
Tilsit
Germany
Poland
France
Belgium
Thigo
Paris
Calais
Ypres
Great Britain
Dresden
New York Minimum Prices Hit London Stock Exchange
A London list effective March 19 shows average reductions of about two points on the stock edge. Consols now stand at 66 1 2. The NYSE rule bans bargains below the English equivalent fixed for American stocks.
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N. Y
London Exchange
London
Ed Ge
New York Stock Exchange
Memel Seaport Taken by Russian Forces
New from Petrograd via London reports Russian forces penetrated East Prussia to within twelve miles of Memel, the northern German seaport. The advance mirrors earlier Prussia activity, with Germans shifting focus to the Vistula front. Archana and other Caucasus theaters see Turkish resistance and Armenian casualties amid routs and panics. Memel sits near Konigsberg, a German port town with over 20 000 inhabitants.
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Petrograd
London
East Prussia
Prussia
Tenth
Maaurian
Memel
Poland
Prznanys
Warsaw
Vistula
Bzura
Archana
Black Sea
Berlin
Erzerum
Caucasus
Choppa
Tchoruk
Russia
Armenia
Ardanuch
Srumtak
Persia
Jaffa
Tabriz
Salmaz
Antvat
Meme
German Empire
Konigsberg
Anti shipping law declared unconstitutional by Alabama judge
In Montgomery on March 19 Judge Gunter ruled the Bonner anti liquor shipping law unconstitutional. The act limited residents to one quart per month and banned express deliveries, citing interstate commerce regulation, Webb Kenyon implications, and lack of federal delegation. The state will not appeal.
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Montgomery
Ala
Gunter
J. E. Whittle
Pensacola
Fla
Southern Express Company
Congress
Weather forecast and river outlook report
Shippers should protect against 26 degrees for 36 hour shipments north and 28 degrees west. Moderate temperatures east. Tombigbee river and Alabama areas show little change in two days. A high barometer over North Dakota spreads to the Mississippi region bringing a temperature drop. Williston North Carolina reports four degrees and freezing as far south as Oklahoma. Low pressure covers the west gulf and much of the U S east of the Mississippi with scattered precipitation. Florida reports rain in the south and frost in the north. Albert Aschenberger local forecaster Weather Bureau.
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Tombigtee
Alabama
North Dakota
Mississippi River
Williston
N. C
Oklahoma
West Gulf
United States
Florida
Albert Ashenberger
Weather Bureau
Weather outlook for the Deep South tonight into Saturday
The forecast shows generally fair skies across Alabama and Mississippi tonight and Saturday with slightly cooler temperatures. Slightly colder tonight in Mississippi with similar cooling in Alabama and a mild, dry weekend expected.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
General von Bernhardi denies world empire claim
General Frederick von Bernhardi tells reporters in Berlin that his book Germany and the Next War is misunderstood by Americans and mistranslated by Englishmen. He denies advocating a world empire and says the Kaiser has no plan to seize South American land. England is blamed for the war, he adds.
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Berlin
Germany
Frederick von Bernhardt
South America
England
von Bernhardi
Webb Kenyon liquor law to be heard by high court soon
Preparations are made for the supreme court to consider the constitutionality and vitiation of the Webb Kenyon liquor law of 1913 after the Easter recess. The drys argue the act withdraws interstate commerce protection for shipments meant for personal use, while wets challenge its scope. Express companies and railroads seek clarity on legality and enforcement as cases from Kentucky West Virginia and North Carolina move forward.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Kentucky
West Virginia
North Carolina
Shriner Guests Attend La Missala Observance
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine from Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana and other southern cities visit New Orleans for La Missala observance hosted by Jerusal Temple. A parade is planned with several thousand Shriners and the event ends with La Missala ball.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Shriners
New Orleans
Mystic Shrine of
South
Jerusal Temple
Chilean stewards arrest for opium smuggling in San Francisco
Alfred Braun a self described member of a wealthy Chilean family is under arrest in San Francisco charged with opium smuggling. He serves as chief steward on the steamer San Juan which arrived yesterday from Panama and he denies the charge.
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San Francisco
Alfred Braun
San Juan
Panama
Morgenthau Leaves Constantinople for Dardanelles
The American ambassador to Constantinople Henry Morgenthau departed for the Dardanelles with Turkish government permission, reported by Berlin Tages Zeitung. The move comes as tensions and strategic considerations rise in the region during the war.
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Morgenthau
Dardanelles
Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Tages Zeitung
Constantinople
Henry Morgenthau
Leo Council Attends Mass at St Matthew’s Church
Members of Leo Council YM I will attend holy communion at 7:10 a.m. at St Matthew’s for deceased members. A second high mass follows at 9:20 a.m. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed after the high mass until the night sermon at 7:30 p.m. Special prayers for peace in Europe accompany the service.
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LEO Council
Benedict XIV
America
Europe
Pastor outlines sermon on Millennium Delusion at Broad Street Church
The Broad Street Presbyterian Church will hold an 11 a.m. sermon titled The Hope of a Second Probation During Russell's Millennium or at Any Other Time, a Satanic Delusion. Rev B H Henley will deliver the evening sermon at Franklin Street Presbyterian on pine cane, of the xaeners and the angels.
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Broad Street Presbyterian Church
Russell
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
Xaeners
Agels
B. H. Henley
Build Great Fleets or Get Out of Far Fast Warns Lewis
Jefferson City Missouri March 19 Senator James Har Lewis of Illinois urged a clear US policy on foreign affairs. He warned the United States must choose between retaining the Philippines with two fleets or abandoning the islands and returning to isolation. He warned a China incident could draw Britain France and Russia into conflict with the US.
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Lewis
Jefferson ‘City
United States
James Har Lewis
Illinois
Missouri
Sena
China
Japan
England
France
U States
America
Sepeny
Philippines
Hawaii
Russia
Bete
Alaska
Ngland
United
Atlantic
Europe
Traveled 33 740 Miles For 49 Dollar Ticket
A man journeyed 33 740 miles on one $46 ticket after immigration officials ordered his transport to Rio de Janeiro. He then traveled to Buenos Aires and back to New York aboard the Vasari. If landing in the United States fails, he faces another southward voyage starting March 27.
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New York
America
Lamport and Holt
United States
Cohen
Sanitay
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Buenos Ayres
Buénos Ayres
Vasari
Italian Professor Sentenced for Treason After French Leak
Rome via Paris reports Professor Menozzi was jailed seven years and six months and fined $2,000 for selling mobilization plans to a French agent. Cavalry Sergeant Petriglia received six years and eight months and a $1,400 fine for obtaining and distributing the information.
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Rome
Paris
Menozzi
Petriglia
Board of Control Takes Charge of Tennessee Prisons and Charities
IP Nashville Tennessee March 19 the board of control a three man body created by the present legislature assumed charge of all penal and charitable institutions of the state today. Previously prisons were run by three commissioners and charities by trustees. The board includes John S Denton Franklin president W W Baird Humbolt and W T Murray Chattanooga.
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Nashville
Tenn
Board of Control
John S. Denton
Franklin
W. W. Baird
Humbolt
W. T. Murray
Chattanooga
Cancellation of Joint Rates on Lumber By ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission today approved proposed cancellation of through routes and joint rates on lumber from Louisiana and Arkansas to Central Freight Association and trunk line territories. The routes via East St. Louis Toledo St. Louis and Western Fort Clinton and the Illinois Southern Railway were found justified.
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Washington
Louisiana
Arkansas
Central Freight Association
Trunk Line
East St. Louis
Toledo
St. Louis
Western Foat
Clinton
Hlino Southern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tennessee Bills Pensions for Widows of Disabled Husbands
Nashville March 19 The Tennessee House of Representatives concurred in senate amendments to a bill for pensions to widows or wives of disabled husbands in counties of 60 000 with seven courts The monthly rate is ten dollars for the first child and five dollars for each additional child The annual limit is four thousand six dollars per county Pensioning is mandatory.
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Nashville
Tenn
House of Representatives
Senate
Liquor Saleswoman Convicted in Recorder’s Court
Bondsmen surrendered Rosa amid a liquor case in recorder’s court. She faced hard labor after appeal, with $51 and court costs assessed. She was jailed for the sentence and time to appeal was set.
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Rosa
Recorder’s Court
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Amery Lawrence
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George F. Baker
Thomas de Witt Cuyler
Edward Mulligan
Francis T. Maxwell
Theodore N. Vail
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Samuel Rea
Merton F. Plant
de Ver Warner
Howard Elliott
James H. Richards
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James H. Hustis
Kolb
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