War summary from troubled Europe in wartime report
Fleet operating against the Dardanelles has been strengthened with fifty two warships on the scene. Russian forces in the Caucasus divide Turkish communications. Germany will grant safe transit through the war zone to American vessels carrying Belgian relief. England's blockade will not stop British access to desired German goods, Commons explained.
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Dardanelles
Caucasus
Germany
Belgium
House of Commons
England
Allied troops land on Asiatic Dardanelles to attack Constantinople
Allied forces land on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles to join the assault on Constantinople. The fleet advances ten miles through the straits and shells the forts in the Narrows. President Wilson signs a resolution to bar trade in supplies with belligerent warships. Britain rejects neutral advice on Belgian devastation unless it aids in expelling Germans. Germany issues a reply to U S war zone proposals from Washington.
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Dardanelles
Constantinople
Straits
Narrows
Wilson
Great Britain
U. S
Washington
Russian Offensive Expands Across Front from Carpathians to Poland
Reports indicate Russian troops pressing a broad offensive along the front from the Carpathians to North Poland with intensified action. Austrian assaults in the Beskid Pass have eased. Submarine losses for Germany rise as battles continue. The Sultan reportedly fled Constantinople as the Black Sea fleet moves toward the Bosporus to aid the assault on the Turkish capital. Dardanelles fort bombardments persist while a British correspondent describes life in French trenches and camps.
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Carpathians
Poland
Beskid Pass
Sultan
Constantinople
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Dardanelles
France
War News Across Aegean Front and Eastern Europe
British and French ships bombard Dardanelles forts while Turkish defenses crumble. Bulgar ia mobilizes three army corps, Romania borrows for the army. Greek cabinet resigns as King’s stance widens split. Russians capture Stanislau, push in Carpathians. Germ an positions in northern Poland strengthen. Greece teeters toward war with Allies near. Sultan in Constantinople ready to flee. Germans to defend the capital.
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Dardanelles
Smyrna
Constantinople
Balkan States
Bulgaria
Rumania
Stanislau
Bukowina
Galicia
Poland
Greece
Athens
Havas
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Reuter
Grodno
Carpathians
San
Allies destroy two Turkish forts and a fortress at Dardanelles
Allied fleet destroys two Turkish forts guarding the Dardanelles and a fortress. Queen Elizabeth and other warships suffer minor damage from land batteries. German retreat reported toward East Prussian frontier with Russian losses. British aircraft raid Ostend bases. no damage figure released. War fever rises in Balkans as fleets advance toward Constantinople amid Balkan internal crisis. Bill offered in House of Commons on British government policy.
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Dardanelles
Petrograd
Agustowo
Ostend
Balkan States
Constantinople
Bulgaria
House of Commons
German Army Push Near Osowitz Threatens Rear
Petrograd reports a right wing German force in North Poland driven to eight miles from the Prussian border. The thrust threatens Osowitz and exposes the army’s rear to attack. Meanwhile the submarine U-16 is tied to sinking five steamships in the English Channel after the war began.
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Poland
Prussian
Petrograd
Ossowitz
English Channel
Bear Lake Community Updates and Church Notices
North Clymer resident Fred Brook er buys Gust Anderson place west of Bear Lake. Weddings, funerals, and church events fill a March notices page with interments in Bear Lake Cemetery and services at United Brethren and Christian churches.
Quarterly Meeting of Pomona Grange in Tidioute
Over 100 members attended Warren County Pomona Grange sessions at Tidioute Thursday and Friday. The group raised 700 dollars to fund a farm expert, with 200 already pledged and the rest gathered during the meeting. The program included talks on calves and pigs without milk, conservation, and farm bureau development.
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Tidioute
Warren County
Pomona Grange
The
Grange
Mountain Grange
C. B. Miller
Averill
Limestone Grange
Brookstone Grange
F. L. Holdridge
L. Crosby
J. Jh. Kenny
Eldred Grange
Wk. Fetterolf
Elered Grange
A. W. Bumpus
Paris
B. Johnston
North Warren
Warren Grange
Pomona
Pennsylvania
E. S. Briggs
Aive to Marie Leaves for Russia
Washington dispatch notes Herbert H. of Cambridge Mass former Assistant Secretary of State travels from Washington to Petrograd to serve as special aide to American Ambassador Marye in Russia.
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Aive
Marie
Russia
Washington
Herbert H., Iee
Cambridge
Mass
I S
Petrograd
Marye
Obituary: Mrs Benj Nelson of Chandlers Valley dies at 77
Mrs. Benj Nelson, longtime Chandlers Valley resident, died Thursday after a short illness at age 77. She is survived by husband, one daughter Mrs. C O Nelson of Sheffield, and two sons Alfred of Chandlers Valley and John F. of Warren. A Swedish Lutheran church member, funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the late home.
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Benj. Nelson
Chandlers Valley
C. O. Nelson
Sheffield
Alfred Nelson
John F. Nelson
Warren
Nelson
Swedish Lutheran Church
Death of John Goodwin in Detroit prompts Toledo burial
Word reached here Friday of the sudden death of John Goodwin in Detroit Michigan. Death was due to neuralgia of the heart. The body was taken to Toledo for burial. Mrs Goodwin formerly Miss Edith Orr of this city.
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John Goodwin
Detroit
Mich
Toledo
Nina Viola Rowley dies in Lander at 16 months old
Nina Viola Rowley, 16 months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Car J. Rowley, died at their Lander home Monday night after a two hour illness. Funeral services were held at 2 PM the following afternoon at the home with Rev. G W Corey officiating. Music was provided by Mrs. David J. Mahan and Mrs. John J. Mahan. Lander Lodge No 1185 I O O F sent a casket bouquet.
A A FOX Dies After Prolonged Illness at Bucher Mill
A A Fox longtime ident of Bucher Mill died at 10 45 am at his Bucher Mill home after more than a year with asthma. He left a wife Bertha A and four sons Frank Yankee Bush Ernest Bluefield Wesley Warren and George Bucher Mill and a daughter Mrs Louis H Russell Jamestown survive. Funeral was held Saturday at 1 80 o'clock from the Bucher Mill home with burial in Oakland cemetery.
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Bear Lake
Fred Brooker
North Clymer
Gust Anderson
Ned Huntly
J. H. Gardiner
Rush Chapman
F. T. Polley
Alfred Root
Oscar Wilson
United Brethren Church
Ed Smith
Pleasantville
Wilson
Jamestown
Pittsfield
O. H. Wilson
Wesley Wilson
Walter Wilson
Chester
Ira Peterson
Corry
William W. Pardee
U. B
Anna Peterson
Jessie Mainwaring
Elmer Church
Fox
Bucher Mill
Bertha A
Frank
Yankee Bush
Ernest
Bluefield
W. Va
Wesley
Warren
George
Louis H. Russell
Oakland Cemetery
Highway Robbers Beat and Rob Titusville Saloon Man
Titusville saloon keeper M J Kelly was assaulted and robbed by armed assailants on an early morning street incident. Police seek witnesses and descriptions of three men involved. No injuries reported beyond minor bruises. Authorities urge caution and increased patrols downtown.
Horn faces charges will fight indictments
Titusville reports Mickey Welsh and Charles Hughes arrested for aggravated assault and highway robbery after beating saloon keeper M. J. Kelly and seizing about 200 in cash and 100 in checks. Welsh confessed partial involvement, implicating Hughes in the theft.
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Horn
Titusville
Mickey Welsh
Charles Hughes
M. J. Kelly
Marie Holtman Jones Rites Noted in East End
Marie Holtman Jones died Friday March 5 1915 at 8 05 a m at her father C F Holtman residence 122 Winslow East End She was wife of James H Jones in her 23rd year Funeral held Tuesday at 8 a m with mass at St Peter and Paul's Church at 9 o clock Friends of the family invited Pittsburg Dispatch
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C. F. Holtman
Winslow Street
East End
Anna Marie Holtman
James H. Jones
St. Peter and Paul's Church
Pittsburg Dispatch
Mrs Helen Westling Passes Away In Warren County
Mrs Helen Westling longtime Warren County resident died suddenly at home Saturday afternoon from heart trouble. Born October 14, 1847, she leaves son Gustaf Westling of Warren and daughter Mrs Ellen Christie of Oil City. A Lutheran, she funeralized Tuesday at 2:30 from her home and was buried in Oakland cemetery.
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Helen Westling
North Warren
Warren County
Gustaf Westling
Warren
Ellen Christie
Oil City
Westling
Lutheran Church
Oakland Cemetery
Mrs. M. J. Wager Dies After Stroke at 50 Pennsylvania Ave East
Mrs. M. J. Wager of 50 Pennsylvania avenue east died Monday at 9 40 a m after a Friday stroke. Born September 12 1854 in Ransom New York she lived in Warren thirteen years. She was a member of First Presbyterian Union City. Survived by husband, son Harry, sister and four brothers. Prayer service held Wednesday at 7 a m. funeral at 2 p m at Mrs. P Coleman’s Union City home. services private.
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M. J. Wager
Pennsylvania Avenue East
Harry
German battleship Prinz Eitel Frederick visits American port
Fort Monroe Virginia reports the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Frederick entering port brief visit then departing to Newport News. The ship may stay twenty four hours to coal under international law. A second officer contacted the German embassy in Washington. Washington Mary Daniels seeks permission to repair the Eitel Frederick at Newport News shipyards as the navy neutrality board reviews the request.
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Fort Monroe
Prinz Eitel Frederick
Newport News
Washington
Mary Daniels
Eitel Frederick
Neutrality Board of the Navy
Re-elected leader tops Meadville meeting
William M. Marvis of Muscatine Iowa was re-elected master workman of the supreme lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. Little Rock Arkansas was chosen as the next meeting place. Other officers named include Edward J. Moore Fargo North Dakota overseer Edward J. Homann Johnstown Pennsylvania recorder M W Sacket Meadville Pennsylvania receiver E F Danforth Showhegan Maine.
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Wheeling
W. Va
William M. Marvis
Muscatine
Iowa
Supreme Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
United States
Canada
Little Rock
Ark
Workman
Edward J. Moore
Fargo
N. D
Edward J. Homann
Johnstown
M. W. Sackett
Meadville
E. F. Danforth
Showhegan
Maine
Corry Man Hangs Self in North East Home
John Rabensdorf, 72, of Corry, Pr., died by hanging at his North East residence. He tied a rope to a rafter and jumped, breaking his neck in the act. The death is reported as a self inflicted tragedy.
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Corry
John Rabensdorf
North East
Albany passes anti alien labor bill in Assembly
The bill to repeal the prohibition on alien labor on public work passed the New York Assembly 98 to 33. Governor Whitman is expected to sign the measure.
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Albany
Whitman
Sea dream junket for lawmakers fades after cut
Washington action planned to charter vessels and honor lawmakers with a Panama Canal opening trip collapsed when a $160,000 item was stripped from the diplomatic bill, ending the proposed junket for officials ambassadors ministers and journalists.
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Uncle Sam
Panama Canal
Washington
Congress
Czar Nicholas Heads to Helsinki from Petrograd
Emperor Nicholas departed Petrograd for Helsingfors Finland today amid official dispatches noting the journey. The move marks a notable royal visit as authorities confirm travel plans and security measures for the czar and entourage.
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Petrograd
Nicholas
Helsingfors
Finland
Sunday Prolongs Campaign in Philadelphia
Sunday extends campaign to March 21 as Philadelphia clergy and public pressure prompt continued effort. He vows an 11 weeks total battle, saying God will guide the work. Converts surpass 36,990 with 905 youths attending the afternoon service and 315 more joining tonight.
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Philadelphia
Sundsy
Honeyboy Evans dies in Baltimore hospital
Baltimore March 5 George Honeyboy Evans minstrel died at a city hospital after a stomach illness. He came for an operation several days ago and had been under a specialist care last summer. Evans had been touring the south with his company before leaving the road in Birmingham, Alabama about three weeks ago.
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Baltimore
George “Honeyboy” Evans
Evans
Birmingham
Ala
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