City in turmoil after mutiny among Indian troops
Reports from Singapore describe a precarious situation with executions reported daily and chaos spreading. Hundreds of mutineers remain at large, raising fears that an entire regiment may be involved. Detained Germans are among the mutineers, with ten recaptured and imprisoned, while safe zones shrink and residents are urged to cluster in central districts. French sailors have returned to ships, and Japanese minejackets remain deployed.
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Manilla
Marcel
Singapore
Bleamer St. Mgbert
Beelions
Wilson Nominates Cherokee Indian Treasury Registrar
President Wilson nominates Houston B. Teehee of Tahlequah Oklahoma as register of the treasury to succeed Gabe Parker who became commissioner of the five civilized tribes Teehee is a Cherokee Indian and attorney for the tribe in Oklahoma formerly served in the Oklahoma house of representatives Oscar A Price of Ronceverte West Virginia is nominated for auditor in the interior department to succeed Robt W Wooley who was yesterday nominated to be director of the quint
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Houston B. Teehee
Tahlequah
Okla
Register of the Treasury
Gabe Parker
Yeehee
Oklahoma
Oscar A. Price
Ronceverte
W. Va
Interior Department
Robt. W. Wooley
Quint
Ottoman and German Banks Move to Konya Asia Minor
Telegraph reports from London dated March 3 reveal that the Ottoman bank and the German bank of Constantinople are transferring their assets to Konfeh in Asia Minor. Turkish government archives have been moved there.
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London
Constantinople
Konfeh
Asia Minor
Two Russian Forts in Poland Silenced
Berlin reports two Russian forts at Issowel in Russian Poland have been demolished and their guns silenced, according to a dispatch printed today by the Cologne Gazette via London.
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Berlin
London
Issowel
Poland
Cologne
River and Harbor Bill Passes in Senate Without Amendment
Washington March 3 At 6 87 a m today the senate passed without amendment the river and harbor bill, the last of the big supply bills. A quorum was obtained only by the unprecedented step of arousing the vice president and requesting his attendance.
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Washington
Senate
Closing hours loom as congress rushes to finish work
The Sixty third congress enters a final 34 hours with continuous sessions. Conferees clash over rural credits in the agricultural appropriation and railway mail pay in the post office bill. Leaders warn of failure if points are not settled, signaling many Democratic measures may fail this session. Republicans Burton Smoot Root and Lodge plan to monitor the Senate to foil ship bill passage.
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Washington
Marcel
House
Senate
White House
Wilson
Congress
Burton
Smoot
Root
Lodge
First Trainload of German Prisoners on Way to Berlin
Geneva reports the first trainload of maimed German prisoners of war bound for exchange arrived from Lyons. 240 aboard, none in need of medical care per Swiss doctors. Red Cross nurses distributed gifts. Germans praised French hospitals and planned to reach home, with a further transfer at Schaffhausen.
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Geneva
Pa Marck
Lyons
Schaffhausen
Switzerland
Grand Jury Indicts Two Anarchists in Bomb Plot
New York March 3. Frank Aharno and Charles Arbone accused of plotting a dynamite war against churches and wealth. They were indicted by the grand jury for placing a lighted bomb in a public place in violation of the penal code. District Attorney Perkins plans to seek indictment under a penal code section designating acts of attempting to explode as a felony.
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New York
Frank Aharno
Charles Arbone
Frank Abarno
John Carbone
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Perkins
Arrests Halt Cathedral Bomb Plot Involving Abarno And Carbone
Police say Abarno and Carbone led a dangerous plan to cause explosions in buildings including St Patrick Cathedral as part of a broader assault on the homes of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller and banks. Patrolman Amedeo Poliginani, 25, spent months undercover, living with the bomb makers to guide flawless police action and capture.
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City
New York
John Td, Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Manhattan
Wall Street
Abarno
Carripas
St. Patric Cathedral
Carbone
Amedeo Poliginani
Upper East Side
Baldo
Poliginini
Olis
Tunney
Mine Trap Death Toll Climbs in Layland Mine
Hinton West Virginia March 3 three more bodies were recovered raising the known dead from the Layland coal mine explosion to thirteen. Rescue leaders said workers were exhausted and that deeper reaches may yield more bodies. So far ten men were saved. Earl Heary head of the state mining department warned clearing the mine could take two or three days to reveal full extent.
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Hinton
W. Va
Layland
Earl Heary
West Virginia Mining Department
Dacia Steamer Reported By Paris Embassy
Paris reports the American embassy has not received instructions from Washington about the steamer Dacia. The ship, formerly the Hamburg American liner, held American registry since the outbreak of hostilities. It was said to have cotton cargo picked up at sea by a French cruiser and taken to Brest, with no communication from the French government on the matter.
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Paris
Washington
Germany
Brest
Governor Carlson Signs Dry Bill in Colorado
Governor George A. Carlson signed the temperance measure establishing penalties for enforcing the statewide prohibition constitutional amendment ahead of its January 1, 1916 effective date. The bill aims to curb illicit sale and distribution of alcohol across Colorado.
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Colorado
Denver
Colo
George A. Carlson
Belgium Rejuvenation Report From German Authority
Wireless dispatch from Sayville notes semi official statements on Belgium under German rule. Von Bissing defends a special tax on Belgian absentees as Belgian inspired and aims to strengthen local government with Red Cross cooperation. Bruxellois protests anti German articles in Temps Times and Independence Belge. authorities claim good relations with all classes.
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Berlin
Sayville
Belgium
Transocean
von Bissing
van Hissing
Red Cross
Brussels
Bruxellois
Paris Temps
London Times
Independence Belge
London
Mexican Gunboat Progreso Blast Death Toll Reported
Washington March 3. Official dispatches from Vera Cruz place the number of killed in the blowing up of the Mexican gunboat Progreso at about 40. Earlier reports varied between three and 30 as the death toll.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Vera Cruz
Progreso al: Io
Iowa Rail Rate Fight Sparks Inconsistent Stand
Des Moines reports Iowa rail commission chief Clifford Thorne opposes a peti tion by railroads seeking a 2% cent per mile fare increase. He cites Iowa traffic gains since the two cent fare and notes the dispute mirrors interstate rate actions. The debate, tied to a Chicago hearing, could cost ten to twelve million annually and rivals state government budgets in scale.
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Des Moines
Clifford Thorne
Iowa State Railroad Commission
Thorne
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
S. M. Pelton
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Commonwealth
Towaslala
Two Bills Signed by President Wilson
Washington March 3 President Wilson signed sundry civil appropriation bill carrying 126,922,750 and fortification bill carrying 6,060,216 total funds set for government works and defense projects through the year securing authority for construction and related operations in federal programs across the capital era.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
Austrian Warships Bombard Antivari
Austrian war ships bombarded Antivari the Montenegrin seaport, inflicting considerable damage as reports from London on March 3 state.
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Antivari
London
Anvari
Montenegro
Portugal on Verge of Political War Clashes Rise
Paris dispatch from Madrid notes Portugal's internal dissension and unrest as the Portuguese republican party plans court action against cabinet ministers for constitutional violations. Republican committees are urged to issue manifestos against the government. Royalist agitation grows while clashes between troops and citizens increase.
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Paris
Portugal
Madrid
Portuguese Republican Party
Lisbon
Icabinet
New York Bakers Accused Of Bread With Plaster
New York bakers faces scrutiny over bread containing calcium sulphate or plaster of gypsum. Inspector Jordan warns such additives enlarge loaves and may constitute a swindle. Mayor Curley seeks a legislative ban on nonfood substances in bread. Also note a separate report from London about a ship Wilhelmina awaiting prize court action.
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Boston
Mass
New York
James O. Jordan
Board of Health
Curtey
Therinspector
Monster demonstration planned by days in Philadelphia
Philadelphia marchers plan a giant show of support for Governor Brumbaughs local option bill. A 6000 member delegation and a petition with 160000 voter names will be organized in Philadelphia with Evangelist Sunday possibly leading the procession and city trains reserved for transport.
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Philadelphia
Billy
Harrisburg
Brumbaugh
Evangelist Sunday
Scott Goes to Utah to Pacify Indians
Brigadier General Scott chief of staff of the army left here today for Utah to attempt a peaceful settlement with the recalcitrant Piute Indians.
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Scott
Utah
Washington, D. C
Bombardments and telegrams mark war news headline
Allied bombardments resuming at the Dardanelles with nine battleships, including six British and three French, striking forts and batteries along the Gallipoli coast. In Warsaw a German aviator bombed residential districts with no casualties reported. Turkish tensions rise as coastal defenses strengthen.
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Poland
Petrograd
London
Paris
Dardanelles
Athens
Matin
Straits
Gulf of Saros
Gallipoli
Otto- May Bank
Constantinople
Konleb
Asia Minor
Turkey
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Vilayeta
Smyrna
Chanak Kalesi
Kum Baleh
Besik
Chanak Valest
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Tiflis
Trans-Caucasia
Caucasus
Khopachas
Tehorak
Armenia
Caucasian
Khopa
Washington
Great Britain
United States
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Warl
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