Woman shot dead in Brownsville during Villa Carranza fighting
A Mexican gun battle between Villa and Carranza forces near Mata moros killed a Mexican woman in Brownsville. The fighting halted for the day after Villa and Carranza troops indecisive at river breastworks. Coast guard blocked a Mexican steamer Oaxaca attempting to land reinforcements on U S soil with U S troops ready to support coast guard actions.
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Brownsville
Texas
Villistas
United States
Ras
Villa
Carranza
Reed
United States Coast Guard
San Antonio
Matamoros
Oaxaca
Rio Grande
Coast Guard
German Airmen Captured Near Manonville
Paris March 27 official statement says the day was quiet with no enemy activity. A German aeroplane dropped a bomb near Manonville and was shot down by French forces. the pilot and observer were captured.
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Paris
Manonville
Gunter Refuses Superseders Bond in Bonner Law Case
Judge Gaston Gunter rules the Bonner law unconstitutional as it conflicts with interstate commerce and bars superseders bonds for the Southern Express Company in the Whittle appeal. The decision leaves Whittle and other liquor dealers poised to challenge the law.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southern Express Company
Alabama
Gaston Gunter
Express Company
Supreme Court
Whittle
Gunter
W. It. Chapman
Dothan
Southern Fapress Company
Whitte
Denver captain returns from loss with crew and wife
Captain Frederick G. Avery of the American steamer Denver arrived in New York aboard the Megantic with Mrs. Avery and thirteen crew members. He refused to discuss the ship's loss until consulting the owners, while crewmen said the vessel had been leaking for several days before abandonment.
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New York
Frederick G. Avery
Denver
Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Forecast issued from Washington on March 27 calls for fair weather in Alabama on Sunday and Monday with warming temperatures. Mississippi follows with fair conditions on Sunday and interior warming, then fair Monday.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Notorious bandit shot and captured after Stroud robbery
Nine raiders trapped in woods after robbing Stroud banks of five thousand dollars. Two wounded and captured, including suspect Henry Starr, with aid from Paul Curry. Witness J M Parks recounts the siege as Starr and accomplices fled under heavy fire and were finally surrounded by a large posse. Starr admitted identity and lamented his injury while telegrams to kin were sent.
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Stroud
Okla
Henry Starr
William Estes
Paul Curry
Starr
Pryor Creek
Joplin
Cora Starr
Sapulpa
Jerry Turner
First National Bank
Lee Patrick
Stroud National Bank
J. M. Parks
Tulsa
The
Armour Company
Curry Boy
Parks
Willard Johnson World Title Fight Postponed in Cuba
The world championship bout between Jack Johnson and Jess Willard, to be held in Havana, Cuba, was postponed to Monday April 5 after President Menocal objected to staging on Easter Sunday. The fighters will enter the ring at noon.
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Havana
Cuba
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Menocal
Lizzie Narrates Near-Miss With Torpedoed Delmira
The steamship Lizzie, signaling arrival at Llancely in Carmarthennshire after a tense channel crossing, reported sighting a German submarine prior to the torpedoing of the Delmira. Captain Evang said Lizzie ran at full speed, passing the submersible and rescuing Delmira’s crew as oily waters suggested severe damage or sinking.
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London
Lloyds
Lizzie
Llancely
Carmarthennshire
Delmira
Evang
Marshall's Party Heads to San Diego and San Francisco
Vice President Marshall departed San Francisco for San Diego to visit the Panama California exposition. The party toured the country home of Senator Phelan near Saratoga, staying several hours with William Phillips and Mrs Phillips, along with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D Roosevelt.
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San Francisco
Marshall
San Diego
Senator Phelan
Saratoga
William Phillips
Denouement Predicted in Tanner-Osborne Tangle
March 27 New York United States District Attorney Marshall predicted a complete statement from a key witness will not send the case to the grand jury before Tuesday. The tale links James W. Osborne the vice crusader Rae Tanzer and the Olivers in a breach of promise suit. If the witness tells what she outlined, Osborne will be cleared and subsequent actions will shift dramatically.
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New York
United States District
Marshall
James W. Osborne
Rae Tanzer
A. W. Osborne
Mr. Marshall
Oliver Osborne
New YMCA Campaign Sees 102 New Members on First Day
Mobile YMCA reports 102 new members on day one of a week long canvass in Birmingham. Teams Reds and Blues split honors with Reds posting 772.5 to Blues 746.5 points as Horace Turner hails strong start and plans daily luncheons and renewed efforts toward a final Saturday tally.
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Mobile Young Men's Christian Association
Horace Turner
Blue
Reds
William H. Armbrecht
E. C. Fowlkes
Blues
Cawthon Hotel
J. Blocker Thornton
Birmingham
Mobile
Ala
World Spinners Call for American Cotton
New York March 27. Week end statistics from the New York cotton exchange show stronger takings by the world’s spinners than last year with 397 120 bales in the week versus 304 104. Since August 1 spinners have taken 9 026 428 bales compared with 10 940 195 last year. Visible supply stands at 5 424 930 bales against 3 934 369 a year ago. It is estimated 4 000 000 bales from 1914 15 remain to come into sight from farmers and uncounted towns. Total receipts to date are about 12 700 000 bales.
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New York
New York Cotton Exchange
Wheat futures edge lower as shorts cover in Chicago
In Chicago on March 27 shorts dominated September wheat futures while May and July fell modestly. Trading reflected hedge activity as players balanced new crop option risk with talk of a potential bull upturn and hedges against price moves.
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Chicago
Desperate submarine F-4 salvage hampered by broken cable
Honolulu reports say the F-4 wreck diver was lowered again after a cable chain snapped. Fifty fathoms of water cover the submarine with little hope for Lieutenant Ede and the crew. A relief ship brings new lines as rescue teams work through the night.
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Honolulu
Ede
Navy to Probe Delays In Sunken Sub F 4 Rescue
Navy department officials will investigate newspaper reports from Honolulu about the sunken submarine F 4. They will question Rear Admiral Moore and other officers involved in the relief effort over a twelve hour delay before cranes arrived to aid the salvage. Air bubbles suggested compartment damage.
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Washington
Navy Department
Honolulu
Moore
Hawaiian Naval Station
Pearl Harbor Naval Station
Crop reports spark Mobile enthusiasm for diversification
The Item launches a new weekly crop report series amid strong local support from business leaders and farmers. editors highlight Professor Holden’s praise and Maloney’s view that sharing farmer efforts will boost Alabama and Mississippi agriculture, with emphasis on cattle dipping and livestock progress.
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Alabama
J. L. Cawthon
P. G. Holden
Holden
Item
Maloney
George A. Maloney
Motle County
Russians Press Advance Into Hungary From Dukla Pass
Turkish demands aside, dispatches report Russian forces pushing deep into Hungary beyond the Dukla Pass with gains of 28 miles southeast and 16 miles south of Lupkow Pass. The Austrians retreat under heavy Russian fire as battle lines extend toward Eperies and Sovar amid a four day offensive.
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Dukla Pass
Uzsok
Bartfeld
Aperles
Exekoi
Tot- Raszlavicza
Kassa
Carpathians
Dukal
Kurm
Muskovicza
Eperies
Sovar
Thhe
Dukla
Beskid
Russians drive Austrians from strong positions in Galicia and Bukowina
Dispatches from Geneva report in the Carpathians and Biala valley heavy Austrian losses totaling 8,000 killed wounded and missing as Russians gain ground along the Pruth line. Desperate fighting continues at Uzsok Lupkow.
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Geneva
Paris
Carpathians
Uzsok
Lupkow
Biala
Dunajac
Przemysl
Krakow
Pruth
Galicia
Bukowina
Turmoil in Constantinople And Big Austrian Prisoner Toll
London dispatch reports the Sultan being urged to seek peace by a Turkish committee. A Petrograd note claims about 600 000 Austrian prisoners. The French steamer Vosges was sunk off the Irish coast with one dead and three wounded. survivors reached Newquay.
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London
Central 3
Bucharest
Turkey
Constantinople
Europe
Petrograd
Inis
Ossowetz
Marshal von Goltz
Th Trians
Carpathians
Newquay
England
Vosges
Liverpool
Irish
News Quay
Bulgarian-Turkish Frontier Offer Aimed at Neutral Bulgaria
An Sofia dispatch states Marshal von der Golte’s mission in Sofia proposed on Turkey’s behalf to Bulgaria the en vous Midia frontier line contingent on Bulgaria’s continued neutrality. The offer followed his route from Constantinople to Sofia.
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Bulgaria
London
Sofia
Marshal von der Golte
Constantinople
Sin
Turkey
10000 More Australians to join imperial force
London dispatch reports the imperial authorities accepted Australia’s offer of an additional 10 000 troops. The new contingent brings total Australian expeditionary forces to 60 000 men.
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London
Three German Steamer Losses Reported in Baltic
The Baltic reports the sinking of three German steamers Bavaria Germania and Koberg laden with iron ore. Bavaria sank March 15 with all hands lost. No details on the fate of the other two ships.
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Stockholm
Baltic
Bavaria
Newspaper & Demokraten
Russian forces defeated say Vienna reports
Vienna reports say Russians are defeated after strong Russian attacks miscarried in the Carpathians. Severe losses are listed near Benyavoelgz and along the Laborcza river. Violent fighting continues in Bukowina with an Allied advance driving back superior Russian forces and taking villages, flags, and prisoners. In Russian Poland and western Galicia, no change reported.
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Vienna
Amsterdam
Benyavoelgz
Laborcza River
Laborczrew
Bukowina
Witz
Russian
Poland
Galicia
Grave Work Approved for Howland's Plot in New Bedford
The New Bedford school committee voted funding to restore the neglected grave of Sylvia Ann Howland aunt of Hetty Green. The move follows superintendent Keith's recommendation to improve the site.
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New Bedford
Mass
Sylvia Ann Howland
Hetty Green
Keith
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Hague
Germany
Netherlands
Zaanstroom
Batayvier V
Wilson
Hampton Roads
Moreno
New Haven
Susana, M
Waehler
Virginius J. Mayo
Mayo
London
Trostburg
Cape Spartel
Strait of Gibraltar
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Villa's Army Moves Against Nuevo Laredo
In Laredo Texas on March 27 a battle rages at Matamoros as Villa's forces push toward Nuevo Laredo. A 400 cavalry detachment will station tonight to defend the town and its garrison from Pedras Negras forces.
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Laredo
Texas
Mattamoras
Vijslista
Neuvo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Pedras Negras
Legislature Financed Tax Inquiry Hits Mobile Ports
The legislative committee on finance and taxation will spend next week in Mobile investigating tax conditions and port facilities. After a Dothan tour, the group will inspect oyster reefs around Mobile and review state institutions and lumber camps, with brief sessions in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
Legislative Committee On Finance and Taxation
Mobile
Dothan
Alabama
Gulf City
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