Martial law at Fort Hamilton as German reservists plot midnight attack
New York on March 15 reports three hundred seventy police armed with rifles rushed to Fort Hamilton Brooklyn to guard against a midnight strike by German reservists supposedly aiming to destroy the fort and sever New York harbor mining capability. The operation drew on police and military authorities with lights and guards along land and water approaches.
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Fort Hamilton
Brooklyn
Narrows
Oe Rafferty
Gt Hamilton
United States
Godley
Woods
James A. Dillon
Joseph Cowboy
Dillon
Onel Rafferty
Fort Iton
New York Bay
Wadsworth
Staten Island
Harry Thaw Held Insane by Pittsburgh Court
Harry B. Thaw was adjudged a lunatic by the common pleas court of Pittsburgh and will be kept at St Marys hospital pending transfer to a Pennsylvania asylum. A lunacy commission based the order on Thaw's testimony and his mother's. A Pittsburgh committee will secure his estate with 600000 dollars in security. Thaw's income from two trust funds, claimed by his counsel, ranges from 75000 to 80000 dollars. End two year strike noted in Watertown as St Regis Paper Co employees to join unions starting May 1 1917, ending the two year strike.
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Philadelphia
Harry B. Thaw
Common Pleas Court
New York
Frederick Gumnp, Jr
Kansas City
Thaw
St. Mary's Hospital
Martin
J. D. Enniston Lyon
Pittsburgh
Walter Ridle
Taw
William Thaw
Watertown
N. Y
St. Regis Paper Company
Five Killed in Henderson Coal Mine Blast at Canonsburg
Five men are confirmed dead and fifteen are missing after two explosions at the Henderson Coal Company mine near Hendersonville, five miles from Canonsburg, Pa. The incident occurred on March 15 and details indicate multiple casualties with ongoing search efforts.
British Troops Capture Bagdad From the Turks
London reports Bagdad the chief Turkish city in Mesopotamia and former caliphate capital has fallen to British forces. The official press bureau announced the capitulation on Sunday after a telegram from General Maude noting occupation early that morning.
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London
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Mande
Maude
Tigris
U. S. Boat Sentinel Nearly Sunk at Berth
Baltimore officials report the government patrol boat Sentinel used by the engineers' department was found sinking at her berth. The engine room flooded to five feet after seacocks were removed, suspected accidental or malicious. The leak threatened the boiler room as the alarm was raised.
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Baltimore
Sentinel
Chesapeake Bay
United States Engineers’ Department
Armed man pursues governor in Washington office
An unidentified armed man rushed Gov. Ernest Lister from his Olympia office on Tuesday. After police and sheriff were summoned the intruder held the office for a period before surrendering and the governor resumed his duties.
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Olympia
Wash
Ernest Lister
Five Killed in Pennsylvania Mine Blast
Five men died and fifteen others were missing after two explosions at Henderson Coal Company's Hendersonville mine near here on Tuesday. Rescue teams worked through the day to locate trapped workers as the mine faced continued danger and possible further blasts. Local officials urged caution while investigators began assessing the cause of the explosions.
Marines Seize San Luis As Cuban War Tactics Shift
A detachment of U S Marines has occupied the town of San Luis, thirteen miles from Sapuage, with plans to hold the position until Cuban government troops from Palma Soriano arrive. They then expect to move back to Santiago as operations unfold.
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U. S
Havana
San Luis
Sapuage
Palma Soriano
Santiago
Shotgun Duel Sends Two to Hospital in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Indiana on March 15 William Tryon a white man and Aleck Cawthorn Jr a Black man living on Wabash river houseboats engaged in a shotgun duel. Both were hospitalized after the clash.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Willam Tryon
Aleck Cawthorn, Jr
Wabash River
German Raider Sought After In Indian Ocean Chase
Tokyo reports a converted German cruiser sighted in the Indian Ocean and pursued by Allied warships after sinking a Japanese freighter. The incident marks a new engagement as Allied forces close in on the raider.
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Tokyo
Indian Ocean
American ships to carry armed guards in German zone
Washington reports a State Department notice to embassies that all American merchant vessels sailing through the German submarine zone will have armed guards for protection. The plan, sent to neutral governments including Switzerland, raises questions whether armed ships may enter ports. Norway’s Storstad sinking is also reported with one American fatality.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Germany
Holland
London
Storstad
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Atlantic
Ireland
Congress
Rman
Kaiser Financed India Plot Traced to German Embassy
New York March 14 German embassy reportedly squandered about 250000 on three men arrested here for planning a vast rebellion in Twein. The trio Chandra Chakraborty Hernanda L Gupta and Dr Mathias Sekunna allegedly received sums ranging from 40000 to 100000 with extensive unaccounted expenditures. Philadelphia March 14 government agents press ongoing probes into smuggling ship chronometers from German auxiliaries interned there.
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New York
Twein
Chandra Chakraborty
Hernanda L. Gupta
Mathias Sekunna
Franz von Papen
Wolf von Tygel
Bernstorf
Philadelphia
Germain
China severs diplomatic ties with Germany
Premier Tuan Chi-fui announced in Peking that China will break off relations with Germany. The House approved severance by 431 to 87, with the Senate expected to back the cabinet. The premier said a declaration of war would need parliamentary approval. In Elkins West Virginia, a passenger train became marooned overnight with 100 aboard, several severely chilled before reaching safety.
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Peking
Tuan Chi-fui
House
Senate
China
Germany
Elkins
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio
Navajo Breaks German Blockade On Atlantic Run
The American freighter Navajo arrived in New York from Liverpool after eluding a German submarine blockade. Departed Liverpool February 10 in ballast and reached port Tuesday morning.
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New York
Liverpool
National Civic Federation proposes war strike avoidance plan
The National Civic Federation announced plans to avert labor strikes in wartime and said the measure would be presented to the optional council for defense. The statement, issued in New York on March 14, mentions John B. Kendrick as part of the discussions and references potential wartime labor-management considerations.
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New York
National Civic Federation
Optional
Council For Defense
SICK WITH BILIOUSNESS CASCARETS DISCUSSED IN REPORT
A long, garbled account mentions bilious illness and headaches linked to Cascarets. It references several individuals with varied national backgrounds, and discusses U S neutrality policy, submarine warfare, and possible armed ships amid the destruction of the steamer Algonquin, noting officials withheld comment.
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Washington
March
United States
Germany
Wilson
Cuban Regulars Capture Santiago City Now Held by Government
Washington reports official army dispatches confirm Cuban government forces have regained control of Santiago, with Governor Munoz recognized by Menocan’s government. American marines protected foreigners as fighting continued at Palma Sorianas. Rebel leader Gowacz and staff reportedly captured, signaling collapse of the rebellion.
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Washington
Army Department
Santiago
Menocat
Munoz
Griffith
State Department
Palma Sorianas
Gowacz
Othe
Menees
Meneen
French Win in Champagne Advances and Counterattacks
Paris reports the French advance in Champagne over 1,350 yards with losses admitted by Berlin. German positions on a broad front were carried by a French assault, a German counter-offensive repulsed, and Verdun attacks in Avecourt weed were repulsed as Paris recaptured trenches near Ripont and Maisons de Champagne while a disputed farm remained in enemy hands.
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Paris
Tao Sards
Champagne Nmuide
War Office
Avecourt Weed
Verdun
Berlin
Chammigne
Ripont
Maisons de Chanmagne
YARROWDALE MEN ARE FREE
Fifty nine American seamen who were aboard ships sunk by a German raider and brought to Swinemunde on January 1 were released from quarantine on Thursday and headed for the Swiss frontier. They had learned of their impending release the day before in Brandenburg.
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Berlin
South Atlantic
Swinemunde
United States
Brandenburg
Mount Temple
Germany
Lawyer chatters over fees in Boston Transcript note
A terse exchange shows a lawyer telling a client that his opinion will have a value in the case, and he will set a fee, with the Boston Transcript documenting the remark. The dialogue hints at professional arrogance and pricing, reflecting early 20th century legal culture.
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Boston Transcript
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