EX-LINER CAPTURED AND TAKEN TO BREST IN RUSS CLAIMS
Brest via Paris March 1 The American steamer Da cia formerly a Hamburg America liner has been captured by a French cruiser and brought into this port. War dispatches from London note British and French fleets at the Dardanelles while doubts remain on Constantinople's fall. Broussa selected as Turkey’s potential capital. archives moved there. Eastern front fighting shifts from Carpathians to Prussia front as Russians push at Rohr to Narew. Bukowina clashes reported. Champagne fighting continues with raids and repulses. German and French troops claim progress in the region.
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Brest
Paris
Dardanelles
London
Great Britain
France
Chanak
Mediterranean
Constantinople
Near East
Broussa
Asiatic
Turkey
Gértians
Adrianople
Poland
von Hindenburehon
East Prussia
Rohr
Narew
Nicholas
Bukowina
Vienna
Bukowinna
Petrograd
Champagne
Berlin
Explosion on Mexican gunboat Progreso kills 30 in Progreso
Dispatches from Galveston report an explosion aboard the Mexican gunboat Progreso at Progreso resulting in about 30 deaths including women. The blast occurred yesterday morning. initial accounts say a rice barrel sent aboard was actually a bomb by opponents of the Carranza regime. The Mexican consul requested more details.
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Galveston
Tex
Progreso
Carranza
Germans Say Foes Use Poisonous Shells
Berlin reports that French forces began using special artillery shells that release poisonous gas upon exploding, marking a notable development in the war. The official Berlin statement was relayed by wireless to London on March 1 at 2:58 p.m. local time.
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Berlin
London
U S Liner New York Reaches New York Safely
The American liner New York arrived from Liverpool, signaling its nationality clearly as it passed the war zone around Great Britain. Extra precautions included lifeboats swung outward for immediate use if needed, amid heightened mine danger in the area.
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New York
Liverpool
Germany
Great Britain
Denies Report Bernstorff Replacement In Washington
New York March 1 Dr Bernhard Dernberg former German minister calls a report that Count von Bernstorff the German ambassador to the United States would be recalled and Baron Trutler sent to Washington in his place untrue. He says the story is part of an attempt by English agents to discredit prominent Germans in America and that he is not the emperor’s personal representative.
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New York
Bernhard Dernberg
Count von Bernstorf
United States
Baron Truetler
William
Battlefront
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
Ameri Ia
Dr. Dernberg
Dernberg
America
Berlin
von Bernustorff
Russian advance pushes in Grodno Praasnysz areas report
Petrograd reports Russian initiative north of Grodno with prisoners and artillery seized from German corps. Progress claimed near Praasnysz as Russians take villages and hundreds of prisoners daily, while Germans launch counter attacks and reinforce fronts north of Beausejour.
Waterloo Dopes Defy New Drug Law Drives Fire in Peoria
A wild newspaper column reports on drug law enforcement as Waterloo residents express mixed views while Peoria suffers a $500000 fire. Officials praise the new federal drug restrictions. readers note varied public attitudes and dangers of illicit substances. The piece highlights commentary from Dotha Walker of the YWCA and Ida Burkitt, a girls probation officer, with a tease of continued coverage on page five.
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Waterloo
Ida Burkitt
Burkitt
Watter
Eight Injured and One Killed in Wild Engine Crash
Cedar Rapids report cites engineer Barry Titzel killed when his locomotive ran adrift through the city, colliding with Northwestern train No. 26 fast mail. Eight others injured include Clinton conductor William Jones, brakeman Al Thuresson, senil clerk G L McCartney, mail clerks B B Hunt and R L Godfrey, fireman J R Rigbardson, and several others with back neck or head injuries.
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Cedar Rapids
Barry Titzel
Rock Island
Northwestern
William
Jones
Clinton
al. Thuresson
City Would Lynch Negro, Is Not Slayer
In Aurora on March 1 Jess Williams, a Negro, confessed to killing Mrs. Francis E. Schwartz after driving off dogs. He had been questioned in the Miss Peterson death last week, but police say he is not the killer. Public anger and threats of lynching spread through the city.
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Aurora
Endi
Jess Williams
Hay
Williams
Francis E. Schwartz
Premier Asquith Declares Victory Almost Certain
Premier Asquith told the house of commons that the government is confident the allies will win the war, declaring victory only a matter of time. The comment came amid fresh discussions on the allied war effort in London.
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Asquith
London
House of Commons
Wilson May Take Hand in Strike
Washington March 1 President Wilson may be asked to intervene directly in the eastern Ohio coal strike Representative Francis said he might later ask him to take steps to restore industrial peace in that region Secretary Wilson of labor discussed the strike with John L White head of the United Mine Workers and other leaders.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Ohio
Francis
Deparrtment of Labor
John 8. White
Uinited
English author and lecturer Frank Bullen dies at Madeira
English author and lecturer Frank T. Bullen died today at Madeira. A renowned writer of sea stories born in 1837, he gained fame for nautical tales and lectures.
Citywide Peoria Blaze Threatens Downtown and Buildings
March 1 Peoria Illinois reports a devastating fire that wiped out the German Fire Insurance building on North Jefferson and the Hamlin building, with several smaller structures damaged. High winds spread embers across the retail district as residents fled, bucket brigades fought roof fires, and water towers supplied suppression. Attorney F. E. Abergef escaped via a second floor window, while Charles Cramer and two women used a fire escape.
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Peoria
Jefferson Street
Hamlin
Reuse
Main
Jefferson Streets
Orpheum Theatre
Main Street
Jefferson
Madison
FE. J. Abergef
Charles Cramer
Dardanelles Sends Wheat Prices Up
Chicago market report notes sharp wheat price rise as Anglo French fleet advances at the Dardanelles. Prices jumped to 4 1 2 dollars per bushel at the start, closing Saturday at 4 53 1 2. July futures fell to 1 21.
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Dardanelles
Chicago
Ohioans Protest High Rail Rates
Complaint filed with the interstate commerce commission by commercial groups in six cities in Ohio and Michigan. They accuse Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton and other railroads of rate discrimination for transporting commodities from Chicago Milwaukee Davenport and other Midwest points to Atlanta and southern destinations.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission Today
Ohio
Michigan
Cincinnati
Hamilton & Dayton
Chicago
Milwaukee
Davenport
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Atlanta
Court Frees Mrs. Stegler as Accuser Hit
Mrs Richard P Stegler was discharged in police court after arrest on felonious assault charges. Federal grand jury later indicted her husband for conspiracy against the United States in obtaining an American passport falsely. Co-defendants Richard Madden and Gustave Coos were named in the passport scheme.
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New York
Richard P. Stegler
Grenoble
Stegier
Richard Madden
Gustave Coos
Hoboken
Ft. Madison City Official Disappears
Fort Madison March 1 police dragged the river to find Andrew Gaylord city clerk who vanished from his home Saturday. The state auditor reported a shortage of about 400 dollars in city accounts and police said Gaylord may have become despondent over the matter.
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Fort Madison
Andrew Gaylord
State
Gaylord
Great Britain Declares Virtual Blockade Over German Attacks
London March 1 Great Britain's reply to German attacks on merchant shipping is a virtual blockade announced by Premier Asquith in the House of Commons. The statement lays out a new policy aimed at countering hostile actions at sea and protecting British maritime interests.
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London
Great Britain
Premier Asquith
House of Commons
President Wilson Signs Pension Bill for Large Sum
President Wilson today signed the pension appropriation bill carrying about 164 million dollars. It was the first of the large appropriation measures to reach the president, marking a major fiscal action from Washington.
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Wilson
Washington
BD. C
Mareham
No Public Hearing on Seamen's Bill
President Wilson will not hold a public hearing on the seamen's bill due to congestion from Congress closing days. The state department is studying treaty impacts and may review about 22 conventions with foreign nations. Cedar Rapids records report Mrs Lydia Uleh, 32, mother of banker Geo Uleh of Solon, died in Solon.
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Washington, DO. C
Margh J
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Lydia Uleh
Geo. Uleh
Solon
Bohemia
No Contest to Restore Waterloo Spirit in Saloons Petition
Waterloo officials convened to review a saloon petition amid crowds. Attorneys John W. Arbuckle and J. T. Sullivan spoke for temperance and proponent sides respectively, urging peaceful compliance and noting about 60 percent support. Withdrawals were filed as the board opened proceedings.
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Holt
Wehtaing
John W. Arbuckle
Business Men‘s Temperance Association
County Board
Waterloo
Meh
Arbuckle
J. T. Sullivan
Greater Waterloo Association
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Syerend Ervdeire Rooor Ed
San Francisco
Exposition Corporation
Mexico
U.S
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Beausejour
Grodno
Praasnysz
Dotha Walker
W. C.A
Miss Walker
Ft. Madison City
Towa
Havana
J. W. Arbuckle
Drys
Mr. Arbuckle
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