Epidemic in Mexico City as Smallpox Spreads to Tampico
U S officials report grave conditions in Mexico City with famine threats and 29 smallpox cases in Tampico hospital. Eight deaths in three days. diplomats press General Obregon to accept relief aid and allow transport to the port, while Carranza shows tentative openness to aid.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carranza
United States
Tampico
State Department
Villa
Mexico City
Obregon
Josephs Army In Full Flight Amid European War News
Petrograd correspondent reports Archduke Josephs army advancing through the woody corridor between the Dniester and Pruth rivers in eastern Galicia pursued by Russian forces. Austrians forced to abandon guns and baggage trains. Nadworna area driven back. Przemysl road clearances abandoned. Paris dispatch notes Athens sources foresee Greek intervention with varied opinions on extent.
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Sy Associated Press
London
Petrograd
the Star
Archduke Joseph
Dniester
Pruth
Galicia
Stanislau
Nadworna
Grernowitz
mid-Carpathians
Przemysl
Premier of the State to Speak Here Today
Stuart F. Reed of Charleston, West Virginia secretary of state, will lecture at 2 30 this afternoon at the First Methodist Church in Clarksburg. The talk titled Tragedy Pathos and Grandeur of Man in Achievement highlights Reed’s career and oratorical skill, attracting a large audience of men invited to attend.
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Clarksburg
Stuart F. Reed
Charleston
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Reed
West Virginia
Collesion
State Press Association
Broaddus Classical Institute
State University
Uaree
Marion County Grand Jury Returns Fifteen More Indictments
The Marion county grand jury returned fifteen additional indictments tied to the Farmington strike incident where a man was fatally injured. Trials of the rioters are set to begin Monday, following earlier indictments totaling over one hundred.
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Associated Press
Eatamiont
Marion County Grand Jury
Farmington
Congressman's Arguments Delay Court Ruling on Prohibition Writ
Transcribed court argument centers on jurisdiction over indictments against Weil and the Manufacturers' Light and Heat case. Weil contends officials acted in duty to question commission witnesses about alleged influence on rate cuts. Advocates seek swift decision with new term urged. Judge Littlepage adjourns court to Monday.
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Sey Ascodarag
Charl Mar
A. Lee
Pittsburg
T. C. Townsend
Kanawha County
J. WK. Black
Intermediate’ Court
Samuel G. Littlepage
Weile
Public Service Commission
Manufacturers' Light and Heat Company
Weil Oneral
Commission
Adam BG. Littlepage
Weil
Io Bear
Avis
Intermediate ‘Court
Pipeline Bills Pass House in Charleston Session
In Charleston on March 6 during an extraordinary legislative session called by Governor Warfield to raise revenue, progress is slow toward securing the estimated one million dollars needed. The Senate approved higher charter taxes expected to raise about two hundred thousand dollars if enacted by the House, while a net income tax and mine inspection tax were rejected.
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Lmunae
Chartleston
Warfield
State Senate
Senate
State Department
North Africa expeditionary force to be ready for sea
Government plans a concentrated expeditionary force in North Africa ready to deploy at first demand. The move aims to meet every eventuality with a rapid sea deployment as officials direct attention to required locations. A music committee for Hamilton evangelistic meetings schedules events, including a 7:30 PM gathering led by Rev. Dr. W. C.
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al Ni
Acon
North Africa
Battle Ships Open Attack on Strong Forts at Dardanelles
British battleships Queen Elizabeth Prince George and the battle cruiser led a bombardment of European side forts in the Dardanelles with sixteen inch and twelve inch guns. Forts were damaged and a magazine blown up while lighter cruisers pressure coastal defenses near Besika. Casualties varied by side as the attack continued with allied and Turkish forces reporting mixed totals.
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London
Queen Elizabeth
Prince
George
Ins
Dardanelles
Admiralty
Asjax
Besika
Richard Pierse
Euryalus
SA Y
Fort Dardane
Gulf of
Saros
Miners Strike Threatens Charleston Coal Field
More than 15 009 miners in the New River coal field threaten to strike as a conference of miners and operators adjourns without agreement. The current pact expires March 31 and operators reportedly refuse concessions while miners stand firm on their demands.
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Charileston
Mat
Fort Seven Miners Rescued Alive From Layland Mine
Forty seven miners were saved alive from Layland mine in West Virginia after a four day and night ordeal following a Tuesday explosion. Rescuers led by J W Paul and Farl Henry breached the shaft to restore air, bringing five more men to safety as cheers rose from families above.
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Layland
Hinton
W. Va
Bureau of Mines
Farl Henry
State Department
Sam,Morici
Prank Roder
Peter Zanisky
Jack Forman
Consul Transfers Announced by State Department
Washington March 6 announces a transfer of George Cole of Weston West Virginia from Dawson New Brunswick to Prince Rupert. The move forms part of a batch of consular postings disclosed by the State Department tonight.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mar
State Department
George &. Cole
Weston
W-Va
Dawson
Prince
Rupert
Burial Notice for Mrs Reynolds Morning Deteriorates
Fragmentary notice reports a funeral service for Mrs Reynolds, with burial arrangements at a local cemetery. Other readable fragments mention a Seton, Reckean, and a morgue or mortuary context, but specifics are unclear.
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Seatac
Woman Fatally Struck Through Front Door by Unknown Man
A Black woman was killed when an unknown assailant crashed through her front door. Eyewitnesses, including a young girl, reported hearing a break and a loud crash as the man fled the scene. Inside the house were the victim's two daughters and a young girl, all shaken by the tragedy.
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Ine Glen
Elk “No. Se
Amanda
Ransell
Nate
John.g. ‘Davisson
Sin Arms
Tippee
Eastern Front turmoil as Austrians and Russians clash in Poland
London dispatch reports heavy fighting along the western and eastern fronts. Russia claims gains near the rivers and Galicia with Austrians suffering shifts toward retreat while battles persist near Skierniewice and along the Carpathians.
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London
Haying
Pextrograd
Galicia
Methel
Asie
Rawka
Skierniewice
Vienna
Pietrkowl
Carpathia
Woundee
Brunswick man kills five with shotgun in Lewin district
In Brunswick Georgia on March 6 a man with an automatic shotgun killed five citizens and wounded thirty two in the city s business district. Investigators identify victims including a bank collector and a former policeman while the suspect is believed to have fired the shots before being killed.
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Brunswick
Phillips
Hiness
Tomas
McDonald
Willie
Harry Ss. Dunwoody
Promintorney
William” Hackett
Ad Padgett
George W
Asbell
Stock Market Reacts to Stormy Session in New York
Wide mood shift in New York trading as storm conditions limit communications inland. High priced issues including American Tobacco and Lorillard show strength while Herrest er common gains fourteen points and American Locomotive preferred drops about four and a half points.
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York
Pacific Trunk Lines
Grangers
American ‘Tobacco
Liggett
Meyers
Lorillard
Issu
Tor Herrester Corporation
Andy
Seach
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Couh
Feralicourt
Dardanelles Straits
Smyrna
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Constantinople
d’Amade
Marne
Negress
Poland
Georgia
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