Death by self in Pennsylvania County headlines a grim note
Melancholia cited for the death of Cofton Carver a 28 year old unmarried man who shot himself near Cloud Mill after a temporary absence of family. The incident disrupted the local area with a damaged motor vehicle and steamship activity as authorities noted the tragedy and reported a church change in Warrenton with Dr J S Jackson expected to preach in about thirty days. Odd Fellows Lodge plans a seventy seventh anniversary celebration at Odd Fellows Hall on March 17.
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King Street
Alexandria
Cofton Carver
James Carver
Cloud Mill
Pahfay Munty
St Togtise
Pittor
Hese
Watson
Jinevars
Metin P
Pitts
R Hurch
EB Jackson Db
Warrenton
Odd Fellows
Forormac Lodge of Old Fellows
Odd Fellows Hall
Last Assembly Dance Nears End in Alexandria Ra mbly
The final Assembly Dance for the Alexandria group is announced as the season concludes. Invitations note the event will be held at the auditorium tomorrow evening, marking the close of the Lagten season for the Friends and King factions.
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Alexandria
Biks
Swiss flag on the ocean amid war fears in Greece
Private Athens reports say Switzerland may be compelled to charter transatlantic steamships to bring its food as the war drags on. Venizelos has held talks with King Constantine on sea protection plans and a possible flag in defense. The London Times interview quotes the Greek king saying the Greek people are not pro German. Funeral services are noted for Mr. Martin of Norfolk.
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Washington Post
Cairo
Egypt
Athens
Geneva
Switzerland
Venizelos
Constantine
Martin
Germany
Lerton Wadow
John W Hender
Norfolk
Pendleton
Greece
London Times
United States
Face of the Earth Seen From Above in Aerial Panorama
The article describes aerial views at 2100 feet showing fields and villages as tiny patches. Roads, rail lines, and rivers appear as white ribbons and blue lines while towns look like clustered, irregular masses. The topography seems different from maps, with hills and dales merging into a uniform surface.
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Hill and Dale
Mrs Henderson Dies in City at Stated Time
Street city records show Mrs Henderson daughter of the late Harrison Kirk died this afternoon. She lived here for many years and leaves three sons Charles W Willis Fulton H Henderson as survivors.
Italy Seizes German Liners in Neutral Waters Amid War Fears
London reports Italy requisitioned 34 of 87 German steamers interned in Italian ports. Paris notes Italy may declare war on Germany within two weeks after Briand was assured during his Rome visit. Diplomatic circles see the move as possibly triggering broader conflict, with rival explanations including responses to German submarine campaigns and British pressure.
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House of Commons
Paris
Italy
Germany
Briand Ta
Rome
Great Britain
Portugal
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Schlodien
Prince Richard von Dohna
Singtau
China Seas
Ponga
Hiel
Moewe
United States
Appam
Lieut Berg
The
Roon
Nobel Committee Urged to Award Bryan Peace Prize
Zurich report says Dr Alois Heilinger urged Stockholm to honor William J Bryan for efforts to halt American munition exports. He cites the war end via American-led peace talks and praises Bryan's neutrality stance and role as peacemaker amid wartime tension.
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Nobel Committee
Bryan Peace Prize
Zurich
London
Alois Heilinger
Stockholm
William J. Bryan
Heisinger
Egis of
America
Big revolt at Smyrna against Enver Pasha forces
A special dispatch to the London Times from Athens reports a major revolt at Smyrna with Turks said to have risen against Enver Pasha's forces. The event is dated March 6 and carried by The Washington Post special cable.
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Washington Post
London
London Times
Athens
Smyrna
Enver Pasha
German Officer Arrives to Testify for U S in Flower Case
Capt Herr Max Hartenstein arrives aboard the Rotterdam in New York to testify in a U S suit against Thalheim Brothers for undervaluing a consignment of artificial flowers from Dresden. Charles Spach, Treasury official, accompanies him. discussions between United States, German and British governments addressed trip difficulties.
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New York
Max Hartenstein
Rotterdam
United States
Thalheim Brothers
Hattenstein
Dresden
Charles Spach
United States Treasury Department
Coal $50 a ton in Italy sparks shipping alarm
Special to The Washington Post New York March 6 coal in Italy now hits 50 a ton. C J Wittenberg president Pocahontas and New River Coal Company West Virginia arrived on the Rotterdam. He cites lack of shipping facilities as the main cause. He notes England-Italy rate rose from 10 to 110 shillings per ton and says a world demand could absorb 1,000,000 tons of shipping now.
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New York
Italy
America
C. J. Wittenberg
Pocahontas and New River Coal Company
West Virginia
Rotterdam
England
Secretary Albert B Rud dock arrives with submarine notes
Albert B Rud dock secretary to Ambassador Gerard in Berlin landed aboard the Hollard Americaner Rotterdam in New York. He said Ins t r ip was only a vacation with no international significance, while appendix notes from Germany's submarine warfare declaration were on board brought by Mr Ruddock.
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New York
William J. Bryan
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
Bryan
Washington Post
Albert B Ruddock
Gerard
Berlin
Rotterdam
Ruddock
Seize Clemenceau's Paper Sparks French Crisis Debate
Paris reports authorities seized the paper Homme Enchaine edited by Georges Clemenceau, president of the senate committee on army and foreign relations. The action lacks a stated reason. Fontenoy's editorial letter in last Saturday's Post discusses Clemenceau's power and the ongoing French crisis.
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Homme Enchaine
Georges Clemenceau
Senate Committee On Army and Foreign Relations
Siven
Fontenoy
Clemenceau
France
Verdun Offensive Labelled a German Failure by Critics
Paris report from March 5 notes French military critics unanimously call the Verdun battle a Kaiser's failed offensive. The Temps quotes that the enemy has ceased to advance and is wasting men in futile attacks. Petain is highlighted as France's best general, credited with leading successful counter strokes at Arras and Champagne before Verdun.
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Washington Post
Paris
Verdun
France
Petain
Arras
Champagne
Joffre
Cholera Breaks Out Again in 37 Austrian Villages
Information from Innsbruck reports cholera has broken out anew in 37 villages and towns across Austria, with Geneva noting the spread as of March 6 via Paris. The advisory emphasizes renewed health concerns and monitoring across the region.
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Geneva
Paris
Innsbruck
Austria
Enver Pasha Wounded Critical After Assassination Attempt
Athens dispatch to the Daily Mail reports Enver Pasha is in critical condition following an assassination attempt in Constantinople. The Turkish leader was wounded during the attack and transported to a nearby hospital for urgent care.
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Constantinople
Washington Post
Inondon
London Daily Mail
Athens
Enver Pasha
Norse Ship Taken Into Kirkwall for Examination
The Norwegian steamship Paul Pugh sailing from Port Arthur Texas on February 1 to Gothenburg with a cargo of cottonseed cakes has been taken into Kirkwall for examination by British authorities delayed by censors.
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London
Paul Pugh
Port Arthur
Tex
Gothenburg
Kirkwall
Moewe Home Safe Amid Mixed Reports From Atlantic Chase
The Moewe return to safety and confusion swirls as crews aboard captured ships describe its size and fate. Reports tie the raider to various German vessels including Ponga and Roon while British and German officials clash over identity and movements as a British fleet looms off the capes.
Moewe Return Cheers Aboard The Appam
Newport News March 6 The Moewe is back safe in Germany and ready for another raid. Lieut Berg announced the news at dinner with the interned German steamers and the crew cheered Huzzah.
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Moewe
THE
APPAM
Cinternational News Service
Newport News
Germany
Lieut Berg
Neilson to Quit Commons for Chiltern Hundreds
London March 5 Francis Neilson Liberal MP for Hyde Cheshire has applied for the Chiltern Hundreds signaling resignation from Parliament He has been in the United States since August 1915 and has not appeared in the House or his constituency since the war began The note explains the legal method for relinquishing a seat and the offices involved Claude Francis Neilson a playwright and lecturer accused the Lords of blocking land tax proposals and attacked brewing interests during a New York lecture
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London
Francis Neilson
Hyde
Cheshire
Chiltern
Neillon
United States
House of Commons
Francis Seilson
Nework
House of Lords
England
Treasury
Stoke, Desborough and
Honenham
Northstead
Tug Towing in Disabled Sub K-6 Near Jupiter Inlet
The naval tug Peoria reported to the Navy Department that she picked up the disabled submarine K-6 and was towing her to Pensacola. K-6 developed engine trouble en route to Key West for maneuvers and was in distress off Jupiter Inlet Saturday, with the destroyer Macdonough standing by.
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Navy Department
Pennsacola
Key West
Jupiter Inlet
Macdonough
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