Russians Capture Van In Turkish Armenia Amid War Turmoil
Dispatch from Petrograd reports Russians seized the city of Van as British forces rout Turkish troops in Mesopotamia. The pursuit of Persian front remnants continues with Turkish columns cut off near Samara and Kerman. Washington Post notes a Russian ammunition shortage aided by Moscow officials to force peace with Germany, prompting a broader revolutionary crisis.
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Sul*tan
Persia
Bonn
Van
Armenia
Petrograd
Mesopotamia
Sam- 4
Bagdad
Tigris
Musghatdie
Puc
Samara
Tuto Root
Tregrad
London
Sdmiralis
Burke Aim
Bersia
Redas
Obama
Areuntas
Sivas
Villawe
Mathut
Russia
Germany
Various Obituaries and Death Notices From Local Community
The page lists multiple obituaries and funeral notices including names such as Carmody, Gannon, Gillette, Kenny, O’Mea ra, Walsh, Hendricks, and O’Brien. It notes dates of death in March 1917, interment details, and memorial services at local churches and cemeteries with family and community ties, noting private or public services and residence locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eigale
Suulis
Momine Waren
Pom Sons
Sarietas
Ates Mayer
Heron
Ayton
Rao Douglas
Soran
Fran Patel
National Cemetery
Movanvetti
TNA
Thaiselliy
Ore Ff
Harvey
Catherine Carmito Oweeys
Staminis
Privat Healy
Dawes
Newt Steer
Warrin
Catherine Louie
Hendricks
Metal Es Amd
Halimare
Ste Ro
Kenny
Hare
Pier
A Castelins
Ss Ateses
Odmk
Tremker Tate
North
Wes
Gah el Cemetery
Rindis
Omar Flowers
Nothwest
Fineeul
Walsh
Sarmeday
Belud
Kathae Ones O'Neil
Joan Eatld
Lueaday
St. Stephen's Climb
Russians Capture Baneh From Turks in Persia
Petrograd reports Russian forces continue Caucasian offensive and have captured Baneh near the Turkish border after dislodging Turkish positions at Ognott and Sarana. Detachments advance through heavy snow, with troops sheltering in caverns at night due to scarce villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Bitish Admiralty
War Office
Baneh
Persia
Ognott
Warabi
Sakkiz
Sarana
Banek
Huge Cologne munitions plant blast reported casualties
Copenhagen dispatch from London reports a large munitions plant explosion at Cologne on Tuesday. German sources cited by a Kolding newspaper say several hundred workers are believed dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
London
Cologne
Kolding
Internal Bathing Promises Health Cure Ad Venture
An old promotional pamphlet extols internal bathing as a defense against contagion. It cites universal congestion of the lower intestine and claims laxatives fail to aid health. It touts the Cascade device and antiseptic tonic, urging readers to visit Washington drug stores for a free booklet and demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henri Guillaume
Washington
TD 47
Donnell
Affleck
JBL
China to join Entente in war seeks indemnity relief
China signals entry into the war with the Entente after severing ties with Germany. Foreign Minister Wu Tingfang met Entente and neutral ministers, presenting a memo asking suspension of Boxer indemnity payments, higher import duties, and permission to station troops at Tientsin and along the rail line and in the legation area. The German mission guards its interests as the minister departs for Shanghai. Denmark protects Chinese interests in Germany. Negotiations point to China joining the Entente to obtain indemnity relief and tariff allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Germany
Wu Tingfang
Tientsin
Shanghai
Denmark
Entente
Girl 13 Shot Dead in New York Park
Special to the Washington Post from New York reports Dorothy O Connell 13 of the Bronx was shot in Van Cortlandt Park apparently by a silenced pistol. A man named George Elliott 28 Philadelphia was arrested on weapons charges as a dozen Scouts drilled nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahington Post
New York
van Cortlandt Park
Dorothy O'Connell
Heath Avenue
Bronx
van Cortlandt
Frank J. Kern
Franklin Avenue
Olive Redhead
Brooklyn
Fitzgerald
Hazel
Walter
Kern
Fitzegerald
Dorothy
Mosholu Avenue
Putnam Railroad Bridge
Hennelly
Fordham Hospital
George Elliott
Greenway Avenue
Philadelphia
Tango Pirate Involved in Elsie Hilair Murder at Martinique
New York police pursue a youth dubbed a tango pirate and a large blonde accomplice in the Elsie Hilair case. Hilair, known for diamonds valued at 2500 dollars, was strangled in the Martinique Hotel after meeting a Broadway-identified man at a theater. Detectives question 35 hotel workers and map the killings between mid afternoon and dusk. The niece Irene Murray confirms Hilair’s habit of flaunting diamonds and notes three meetings with the suspect preceding the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington Post
Elsie Ca
van Hilair
Martinique
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Inspector Cray
Irene Murray
Miss Murray
Hilair
Something Has Happened to Kaiser Rumor Floats
Montreal reports circulate that the German emperor may be in serious physical condition with no official confirmation. A Berlin dispatch noted a severe chill keeping him indoors and using messengers for business. A Madrid source said the emperor is “in wretched health” and sustained by stimulants and morphine.
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Montreal
Canada
Certai
German Empire
Berlin
Amsterdam
Madrid
Germany
Habana
Peror
Vienna
von Bethmann-Hollwegg
Army supports new Russian constitution and war effort
Confidence runs high in the new government as the army and industrial sectors prepare to scale operations and hasten the war. Moscow unions clash with police over mobilization disarray while Prince Lvoff leads a reshaped cabinet. Public calm returns as factories resume work and church reforms unfold with freedom symbolism. Public subscriptions aid released prisoners and families. Russo Asiatic Bank commits £50,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Ministry of the Interior
Prince Lvoff
Russian Union of Counties
Holy Synod
Kiev
M. Lvoff
Russo-Asiatic Bank
Suitcase Believed Most Valuable Held in Transit
In Chicago a suitcase believed to be the most valuable mishandled baggage ever found, owned by the late Mrs. J. K. Stewart, arrived at Merchants' Loan and Trust Company after her death in Aiken South Carolina. The bag contained $690,000 in currency and $296,000 in certified checks. Mrs. Stewart was the widow of the late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. K. Stewart
Adams Street
Stewart
Late Stewart-Warner founder dies. estate to two daughters
The late founder and president of the Stewart-Warner Speedometer Company died ten months ago in New York. Unless a second will is found in New York vaults, the estate valued at seven million dollars passes entirely to his two daughters Marian aged 14 and Jean aged 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart-Warner Speedometer Company
New York
Marian
Jean
Oscar Saenger
America
United States
Victor
Oscar Reenger
Beast
Saenger
Maude Proclaims British Liberators Of Bagdad
London on March 18 Maj Gen Frederick Stanley Maude commander of British forces in Mesopotamia issued a proclamation to Bagdad declaring his armies came as liberators not conquerors. He notes that since ancient Halacha days the city and lands have suffered under foreign rule and promises protection for the people and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Frederick Stanley Maude
Bagdad
Mesopotamia
Traded with profit and in mutual friendship 200 years
The report notes long standing alliances and mutual aid with Bagdad, while denouncing German and Turkish depredations over two decades. It calls for Bagdad’s cooperation with British civil representatives and unity with northeast and southwest kin to advance national aspirations. Deputies in Rome support the Rome cabinet after an economic discussion.
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Bagdad
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Grand Duke
Nicholas
Kerroroshchho
Warihan
Dievanrud
Kernanshah
Paes
Manufacturer
Kaiser
Grand Duke Nicholas
Boris Ivanovich Alisov
Ak- 8A. Machinery Corporation
Rostov on-Don
Avilov
Duke
Don
Przemysl
Mr. Avilov
Austria
Serbia
WM. H. Sardo & CO
N. FL
Modern Chapel Automobile Funerals
F. A. Speare Sons
H Street N. W
Almus
Speare
Willa B. Speare
Sergeon
Caucasian
Howard and Hamilton Co-operative Plan Watch Club
R. Harris & Co
the Jewelers
7Th and
D Sts
Blackistone
Rte
I. H. Small & Sons
15Th
H Streets
Washington, Waldorf-Astoria
Madison Ave
New
Akes
New York Park
Albert B. Cummings
Cumming
ARMY
DUMA
Donoument
Paris
Shoreham Hotel
H St.n. W
Paris Fashions
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Victor Company
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden
N. J
Victor Records
Victor Talking Machine Company
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