02 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1915
Page
1
As turmoil grips Washington and London, officials debate Allied and German wartime steps and American commerce suffers. Reports claim Villa is dead but lack details while diplomatic protests swirl over sea warfare and blockades affecting Western Hemisphere trade.
Vera Cruz dispatches say former President Gutierrez will surrender to General Carranza. His following has dwindled, with only the most faithful adherents remaining, as a man offers unconditioned terms.
A powerful storm battered western Ecuador around Guayaquil causing extensive damage. Winds and floodwaters wrecked coastal vessels and flattened several mountain villages, leaving shipping paralyzed and communities in crisis.
A Republican naval action on the Yalu sank pirate junks and captured over a hundred prisoners, with most executed. the incident disrupts traffic and highlights ongoing conflicts between government forces and river pirates near Pekin.
March report notes ongoing slides in the Culebra Cut threaten the canal traffic. Earth movement continues, lowering the bottom by about an inch per hour, while officials expect dredges to keep the channel open for passage.
The Coffee House and Restaurant of Mrs Niebling advertises home cooked lunches and dinners from five o'clock next to the Surprise store. Holt's Sacrifice Sale runs Wednesday March 3 to Saturday March 10 with all goods at cost for 10 days. phone Main 96 for Holt's.
London reports halt in bombardment of the Dardanelles due to severe weather. Gallipoli operations paused as ships withdrew and Turkish forces regrouped, with fears of landings and ongoing fort defenses.
French ferryboat suffers serious bow damage and many passengers flee in panic after hitting a drifting mine off Dieppe harbor. The ship reached port with decks awash and no loss of life reported.
Special sale advertises ladies tailored suits priced 16.50 to 27.50 with cut prices on all goods. It lists Mrs J Wanger on 2nd Ave opposite the Court House and Prosser's Harness Shop offering fresh eggs and poultry with phone contact ok 6.
The Loyal Order of Moose hosts a social dance at their hall on Wednesday evening with dancing from nine o'clock. Refreshments will follow including ice cream cake and coffee.COMMITTEE.
Reports state the Eastern coast of England is strewn with wreckage from ships sunk by U boats in the North Sea. Most debris is from vessels of unknown identity, with drifting mines repelled ashore by yesterday's strong easterly winds.
Anticipation of revived commerce prompts orders for lumber shipments to Madison Coast for large revenue handling. Rail freight lines extend to support construction projects as Northwest sale nears, with contracts valued at significant sums. Officials cite upcoming activities and market demand driving the plan.
The Austrian government sends a formal protest over alleged harsh treatment of Austrian prisoners in Russia. The note warns of potential retaliation and vows to maintain pressure, with claims that Russians hold only a small Austrian soil portion and favor harsher diets for prisoners. Bread and water diets are cited as possible future Russian measures.
The government concentrates troops around Rome Naples Venice and other Wage Tata cities amid rising disturbances. Food shortages worsen as heavy famine continues to strain the poor. Proposals restrict food exports to Switzerland to ease shortages.
A March 2 dispatch reports Russian troops advancing along the Asia Minor coast near Khapa after bombarding the Vothieh port at Dav Gatun. Commander Stites notes the fortification fell under Russian marine assault with bombardment likely yielding a strategic victory.
A message from Copenhagen reports a German minesweeper sunk by a mine off the Danish coast. All hands are said to have perished in the engagement and the loss is confirmed by a received note.
Undon dispatch says an Hingtien Werehintian rammed a German submarine in the channel yesterday causing its destruction. The report notes the underwater vessel was sunk with no details on casualties or reactions from other ships.
Dispatches from the Adriatic coast say Austrian Allied fleets clashed in a fierce battle off Trieste near Vola. Reports claim limited results with both sides employing submarines amid heavy naval action on the upper Adriatic.
Alaska exhibit at the Panama Pacific Fair is described as incomplete and inadequately portraying the territory's industrial resources. In London, Lord Kuchner informs the House of Commons that patriotic Britons abroad have formed two army corps to defend the Motherland.
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