British steamers Atlanta Fingal torpedoed two ships report
London reports that the British steamers Atlanta and Fingal were torpedoed. Atlanta’s crew were saved while Fingal lost six crew including the chief mate. Atlanta was hit by a German submarine off Inishfork near Galway and landed on Inishturk. Fingal sunk off the Northumberland coast with twenty one survivors at North Shields. Paris says a British mine sweeper blew up in the Dardanelles with several lives lost.
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London
Mar
Atlanta
Fingal
Inishfork
County Galway
Treland
Inishturk Island
Northumberland
North Shields
Paris
Dardanelles
Straits
Athens
Petit Parisien
Nieuport
Westende
War Department
Yser
Notre Dame de Lorette
Soissons
Rheims
Champagne
Argonne
Colmar
Upper Alsace
British steamer Blonde bombed in North Sea
The British steamship Blonde arrived at South Shields reporting a German aeroplane dropped a bomb on its deck in the North Sea. One crew member was killed.
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South Shields
England
North Sea
Governor vetoes nine more bills in Utah session
Governor Moses Alexander vetoed nine measures, four from the senate and five from the house. Senate bills vetoed include Nos. 101 on probate heirship jurisdiction, 118 on misbranding boots, 147 on foreign insurance sale regulations, and 104 on vital statistics fee payments. House vetoes cover Nos. 57 limiting probation officers, 140 for a Morris Hill cemetery monument, 252 authorizing irrigation water permits, 297 for road district special tax, and 188 to supply seeds to farmers via counties.
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Boise
Mar
Moses Alexander
Senate
House
Whitcomb
Kaline
Steele
Montgomery
Fitz
Dils
Edelblute
Northrop
Thrailhill
Morris Hill Cemetery
McMurray
Hunter and Bohman
Cannon
Pictures of a Great Enterprise Panamas Canal Paintings
Five large paintings depicting canal construction scenes, funded by the Panama canal government for 25000, have been placed in the rotunda of the new administration building on Balboa Heights. The works were created by several experts under the supervision of artist William B. Van Ingen of New York.
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Panama
Mar
Perid
Panama Canal
aAneon Hill
Balboa Heights
William B. van Ingen
New York
President buys bale of cotton for charity
Washington March 17 The president bought a bale of cotton today and sent the proceeds to charity in Oklahoma. During the buy a bale of cotton drive he purchased several bales and for one stored in Oklahoma he accepted an offer of ten cents a pound and directed the funds to Oklahoma charity.
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Washington, D. C
Oklahoma
Villa promises all reparations in Mexico City incident
In Washington Enrique Llorentz met Bryan regarding John D. McManus who was killed in Mexico City by Zapata followers. Llorentz said a Villa message assures proper reparations will be made.
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Washington, D. C
Max
Villa
Enrique Llorentz
Bryan
John D. McManus
Mexico City
Zapata
Destruction of the German cruiser Dresden reported
Berlin reports the destruction of the German cruiser Dresden as expected and notes newspapers praise her raids on commerce and the crew's heroism after long evasion of hostile warships.
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Berlin
Dresden
Wheat Market closes in Chicago at May price drop
Wheat trading in Chicago on March 17 saw May wheat close at 1.544 a bushel as traders noted firm interest and modest gains amid market activity.
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Chicago
Capture of Fort Early Expected Amid Przemysl News
London dispatch reports Russian sources in Petrograd expect the Austrian fortress of Przemysl to fall within days. Austrian sorties recount a famine rations siege with a crowded hospital as the garrison endures heavy pressure.
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London
Reuter
Petrograd
Przemysl
Poor Mark in the Dark Ends in Hospital Shootout
In North Fourth Street a dispute over a damsel led to gunfire. Sam Butler was struck in the leg and abdomen by two bullets, condition not deemed dangerous. Floyd Langford, jailed, fired first but escaped injury. authorities expect a trial after Butler recovers.
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Sam Butler
North Fourth
Floyd Langford
Langford
Butler
Death of Utah game warden John Sharp at 8 pm
Salt Lake City March 17 John Sharp longtime Utah state fish and game commissioner died at his home 447 E South Temple after several months illness Pneumonia weakened him in his long illness Sharp born December 28 1841 in Clackmannan Scotland arrived in Salt Lake September 1 1850 as part of a pioneer company led by his father He married Hannah Neslen in 1866 and was a prominent figure in railroad mining and industry circles in Utah
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Salt Lake
Mar
John Sharp
Utah
South Temple
Sharp
Company of Pioneers
Clackmannan
Scotland
Hannah Neslen
Union Painters Win Pay and Conditions in Cincinnati
Cincinnati March 17 1400 union painters ended a strike as employers granted higher wages and better working conditions. The stoppage halted work across the city until terms were agreed, ending days of labor disruption.
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Cincinnati
Mar
Ohio Methodist Assembly Opens With 4000 Delegates
About 4000 delegates of the Methodist Episcopal church attended the opening of the Ohio convention in Cincinnati. Speakers include John R. Mott Bishop Anderson and Wilson among others. A survey of social industrial rural immigration education and missionary problems frames the gathering.
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Cincinnati
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ohio
John R. Mott
Anderson
Wilson
Mississippi Baptists Meet in Dudant Convention
The Baptist State Sunday School convention opens in Dudant with prayers and sessions today and tomorrow, gathering thousands of church workers from across Mississippi and representing about 200,000 Sunday school children.
Busy Day in a Little Old Burg
The town faced a day of notable events including the Teeh celebration and the eighteenth anniversary of Short Li il road. A planned Jewish governor address on a Catholic holiday in a Mormon town was canceled, altering the expected mix of festivities. The Academy Color of Orange appeared with the Irish, and despite quirky combinations, the day passed smoothly.
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Si Tahmarcogh
The
Tribune
Hutch
Daily
Academy
History of Thaw Case Sparks Ongoing Legal Battle
Long recap of Harry Thaw's eight year fight for life, liberty, and sanity as courts from New York to the U S Supreme Court wrestle over his confinement and rights. The current move aims to have a jury decide his sanity at Bijur's court, with prior writs and trials detailed.
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New York
Bijur
Thaw
Stanchfield
New Hampshire
United States Supreme Court
Appellate Division
Justice Mills
Court of Appeals
Pittsburgh
Toyo Kisen Kaisha Sails to Call at Balboa Port
Panama March 17 The Toyo Kisen Kaisha plans Balboa as a port of call on its Japan to West Coast South America sailings. Vessels will not stop on the East Coast or pass through the Panama Canal initially, awaiting West Coast trade growth. Ships depart Yokohama and call at Hong Kong, Honolulu and California before reaching Mexican and Central American ports and Balboa en route to South America.
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Panama
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Balboa
Japan
South America
Panama Canal
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Honolulu
Californian
Mexican
Central
Big Churchman to Australia
Sidney March 17 Mgr Bonaventura Cerretti who for nine years held a key post with the apostolic delegation to Washington arrived in Sydney to become apostolic delegate to Australasia His appointment by Pope Pius X aims to place Australia on par with other nations in Vatican relations He will handle ordinary diocesan affairs while grave issues go to Rome
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Sidney
Mgr
Bonaventura Cerretti
Washington
Sydney
Australasia
Pope Pius X
Australia
Rome
Young Neil Primrose Steps Into Foreign Office Role
London March 17 Neil Primrose son of Lord Rosebery has become an under secretary in the foreign office. At 33 he balances meetings with American newspaper correspondents and MPs questions. An Eton Oxford alumnus, he has long been in the commons since 1910 and travels to the United States meeting leaders. His Rothschild heritage and insomnia noted, his early public life draws keen interest from his father’s circle.
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London
Mar
Neil Primrose
Lord Rosebury
Foreign Office
The
Commons
Eton
Oxford
United States
England
Hannah
Baron Meyer de Rothschild
Neil
Hamburg Housewives League Plans War Aid Bureau
Bowburg March 17 The Hamburg Housewives league prepares a bureau for housewives to receive instruction on wartime food supplies and fuel nutrition. War cook books and pamphlets will be distributed free if needed. The bureau will also run an employment agency for wives seeking work while husbands are at war.
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Bowburg
Mar
Hamburg Housewives League
Scott Makes Another Effort to Reach Bluff Outlaws
Cortax March 17 communications with Bluff Utah reported Gen Hugh Scott failed in his first attempt to contact the outlaw Indians. General Beot moved his headquarters to Mexican Hat twenty miles from Bluff and sent three Indian runners toward Piates to urge surrender.
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Cortax
Bluff
Utah
Hugh Scott
Art
Beot
Mexican Hat
Populace Shows Little Interest Amid Dardanelles Efforts
Allied fleet actions near the Dardanelles report only impeded operations as two new attempts to clear mines and approach the forts failed under defender fire. Civilian calm persists in Constantinople while statements from Paris and Petrog Parisien note continued fighting on multiple fronts including Lorette heights and Champagne.
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Constantinople
Mar
Dardanelles
Supreme Court Members Wear Shamrocks in St Patrick Day Attire
The president appeared at executive offices wearing a sprig of shamrock and a green necktie. The shamrock was presented by Miss Sue Marion of Jersey City. Justices of the supreme court wore shamrocks on their coats when appearing on the bench.
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Washington, D. C
Sue Marion
Jersey City
Supreme Court
No License Fined After Fishing Trip
Benedict Dreher was cited for fishing without a license after attempting a Portnent Creek excursion for large trout. Deputy Warden Lehrbar fined him $10 plus costs before Judge Knowles, who stresses strict compliance with game laws and licensing.
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Benedict Dreher
Portnent
Lehrbar
Benedict
Knowles
Lebrbas
Denver Ex-Representative Howland Expelled For Perjury
W W Howland of Denver was expelled from the Colorado house on a report about a currency package on the house floor February 9. He posted 2000 bond after perjury charges and was freed from county jail. Governor Carlson praised the expulsion and offered executive aid to pursue possible bribery.
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Denver
Colo
W. W
Howland
Colorado House of Representatives
House
George A. Carlson
House of Representatives
Belgian Patriot Leman Refuses Liberty Under Parole
Paris March 17 General Leman defender of Liege and now a German prisoner refused liberty under parole offered by the Germans. He said his first act if freed would be to offer services to Belgium. His foot wound has finally healed.
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Paris
Leman
Liege
Belgium
Carranza agrees to cooperate on civilian exit and aid
Washington reports that Venustiano Carranza agrees to cooperate with U S efforts. He will help transport Americans and other foreigners wishing to leave Mexico City and facilitate Red Cross supply convoys to the capital.
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Washington, D. C
Silliman
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Mexico City
Red Cross
Smyrna Conflict Escalates After Proclamation
Athens dispatch reports the vali of Smyrna boarded the British flagship to confer as shelling paused. No agreement was reached and the vali pledged to resist to the end. All hostile nationals in Smyrna have been interned.
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London
Mar
Central News
Athens
Smyrna
Foreigners seek refuge as unrest spills from Progreso
Foreigners at Progreso flee disorder and ask refuge aboard the American cruiser Des Moines after talks with American naval and diplomatic officers at Vera Cruz. Carranza promised full protection for them following the meetings.
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Washington, D. C
Progreso
Des Moines
Carranza
Vera Cruz
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Justice Stapleton
Keough
J. N. Anhut
New York County
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Canada
Criminal Court
New York City
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JAPA
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Advances Claims
German War Office
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Perthes
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