Senate Adopts Cloture Rule By 76 to 3 Vote
Washington D C March The Senate approved a new cloture rule by 76 to 3 ending extended parleys. Two thirds of those voting can force debate limits on pending measures, replacing the era of unlimited talk. Opponents included La Follette Gronna and Sherman.
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Cummins and Kenyon Censured in Idaho House
A protest against the part taken by United States Senators Kenyon and Cummins of Iowa in the armed neutrality bill is printed in the Idaho legislature journal. The measure was introduced last night under suspension of the rules by ten legislators formerly residents of Iowa.
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Idaho
United States
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Bonded release for auto theft syndicate head Ira Bond
Ira Bond of Minneapolis, accused of disposing of numerous stolen autos, was released on bond of 87500 after a period in county jail. The report from Chicago dated March 18 notes his prior custody and pending FBI involvement.
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Auto Thept
Chicago
Ira Bond
Minneapolis
Zeppelin Air King Is Dead
Count Zeppelin dies at Charlottenburg near Berlin after dysentery and lung inflammation. Berlin dispatch notes intestinal operation failed to sustain him as mumps and pneumonia weakened his recovery. The air pioneer leaves a legacy of the Zeppelins amid wartime hopes and controversy.
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Count Zeppelin
Berlin
Reuter
Amsterdam
Charlottenburg
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American marines land at Santiago to protect foreigners
Consul Griffith reports Marines and bluejackets landed in Santiago Cuba to safeguard Americans and property amid ongoing fighting between revolutionary troops and government forces at Palma Soriana. Commanded by Belknap, they acted to prevent loss of foreign lives. Cuban government reports retake of Santiago and restoration of control by Governor Munoz.
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Santiago
State Department
Palma Soriana
Washington
D. C
Cuba
Navy
Belknap
United States
Navy Department
Menocal
Munoz
Villa occupies Durango and moves toward Torreon
Villa partisans claim Francisco Villa captured Durango City the state capital and began a march on Torreon aided by 3000 troops and many of General Gavira's forces. Reports say Americans flee Torreon amid fear of another Villa attack and Villa's forces are reported near Durango.
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Villa
Mexico City
Marequia
Casas Grandes
Sonora
Jal
Boy 11 Fulfills Father’s Request in Self-Defense Verdict
In Aroneburg Kansas a coroner's jury absolved 11 year old Joe Vinardi of all blame after he shot Mike Gilio, a rival suitor to his sister, in a feud tied to his father Giancenzo Vinardi. The boy testified his father urged vengeance before dying. The two men died after a confrontation with shotguns, and authorities ruled the boy acted in self defense.
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Mike Gilio
Giancenzo Vinardi
Daddy
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Vinardi
Bos
Prisoners in Germany Go to Switzerland
American and other neutrals aboard the captured British steamer Yarrowdale were sent from Brandenburg to Switzerland via Linden after quarantine ended. Berlin reports 58 men from the Yarrowdale are in the party leaving Berlin for Switzerland with others released awaiting future arrangements.
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Berlin
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Ladenburg
Switzerland
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Amsterdam
Ueld
Denmatic
Copenhagen
Bastwan
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Stee Cross
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Eastman
Berne
Paris
Yarrowdale
Washington
Willard
Madrid
Kansas Proposes Bar to Alien Vale Tapika
Thousands of foreigners in Kansas face potential temporary disenfranchisement if the state constitution amendment passes at the next general election. The measure, approved by both houses, would block foreign nationals from voting until final naturalization papers are issued, seven years after declaring intent to become a citizen.
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Tapika
Kan
Kansas
House of Representatives
Senate
al Chiizen
Steel Trust Case Before High Court
Washington March 9 Hearings began in the Supreme Court on the government effort to dissolve the United States Steel Corporation. An array of counsel for both sides appeared as federal attorneys opened arguments. The government appeals from a New Jersey district court dismissal of its 1971 suit from President Taft’s administration.
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United States Steel Corporation
Supreme Court
New Jersey Federal District Court
Taft
Ushers resign over church controversy near New York
Marley WNTE the Ushers of the With Avert Iran byterha clomrel have resigned following a dispute with Pastor Key. The church crowd fills nearly every Sunday with visitors from local groups and orgies. The pastor warned that future vacant seats would trigger naming of law holders as ushers, who have served 15 to 20 years.
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Marely W
Iran
German Raider Seen in Atlantic by U S Captain
New York March 9 The vessel sighted by Capt. O M Nicoll aboard the American steamship Suruga was a large two masted cargo steamer armed with a storm gun. Nicoll reported the encounter occurred north of the Azores on Web 20 as the ship circled the Suruga and then altered course. A separate report from Havre recounts a U boat signaling and stopping an American ship with papers exchanged. A Norwegian liner Berger Fjord arrived in ballast at New York, the first from Norway since the submarine blockade, while other vessels continued through the warzone with no passengers or mail onboard.
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Azores
Nicoll
Tyne
Havre
City of Memphis
Cotton
Scilly Islands
City of
Berger Fjord
Hergen
Norwc
Halifax
Norway
Bergen
United States
Stefansson Wintering in Northern Sea During Arctic Trek
March 2 reports from Dawson City Alaska that Vilhjalmur Stefansson, famed Arctic explorer, is wintering with the Pascoline schooner Volar Bear near Prince Patrick Island. News came via Capt Lewaiuzee from Tierschel island to Fort McPherson, detailing a 20 mile dog team journey. Stefansson hopes spring ice breakup will allow travel northeast through the Arctic routes toward Montreal via the St Lawrence.
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Northwest Polices
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Arctic
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Volar Bear
Princes of Watesserait
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Fort Metherson
Lewaiuzee
Poliee
Tierschel Island
Smoke El Tovar cigar advertisement notice
If the paper fails to reach you by 6 o clock call 3330 for a copy. After 6 30 call telephone No 2 for service.
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de Cigar
German Naval Officer Arrested in New York Canal Plot
Los Angeles reports Captain Alfred Fritzen, a German naval officer, arrested near Laredo on suspicion of involvement in a plot to destroy the Welland Canal. He says he toured Cuba, has no incriminating papers, and will resist extradition. Federal authorities linked him to the 1916 canal plot alongside other German agents.
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Lartwoon
Heee
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Hy Department of Justice
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Ety
Welland Canal
Washington
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Wilt
Fritgen
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Pritzen
Germany
Ball
New York
Fritzen
Mares
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Parkwood
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America
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Giovanni Gouzasses
Covani
Tauscher
von Igel
Count von Hernstorf
Veteran Mexican War veteran dies at Fairfield hotel
Ottumwa Iowa reported that Meee Sly Cummings, a veteran of the Mexican War and pioneer resident of Jefferson County, dropped dead this morning at the Court hotel in Fairfield as he entered.
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Jefferson Couunty
Fairfield
Court Hotel
Dynamite Expert Seeks Navy Enlistment In Chicago
In Chicago a man known as Hobert Phillips applied at the Marines recruitment station, claiming he could blow up anything from battleships. He was accepted for service but then revealed he is a professional dynamiter. He left for the coast to join a mining company aboard a ship.
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Leste
NAVY
Chicago
Hobert &. Phillips
Marines Corps
Tim Eft
Ae Mining Company
West High Opens Tournament With Win in Scrappy Clash
Reinbeck and West Waterloo opened the district tourney with wins as Des Moines venues hosted early rounds. West High defeated Northwood 16 to 12 while Reinbeck beat East 14 to 13 in a tight opener. Local teams: Waterloo, Osage, and Decorah were also listed among results and next round matchups were set for 2:20 to 4:00 pm with Cedar Falls, Nashua, and La Porte City scheduled.
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Bob Miller
Anders Simpson
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R. Mille
Olsor Vaughan Kepler Wialit
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Vantigminkett
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Sig Wavery
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Elghi
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Council Bluffs
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Cedar Walls
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Fort Mudge
Fairfield
Uoedar
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Belia
Maine
Clinton
Elkader
Wilson plans arm ships and calls extra Congress session
President Wilson asserts authority to arm American merchant ships against submarines and calls an extra session of Congress for April 16. Preparations are under way to arm certain merchant vessels soon, with legal opinions supporting executive action. The White House issued the proclamation, while Cabinet and other engagements were canceled.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
Whi
Retary Lansing
Attormey
Gregory
Senate
Ita
New House
Clark
Whi House
Burglar Yarns and Rich Loot Skip Nationwide Headlines
A chaotic string of burglar reports from Chicago and Kansas City recounts a Chinaman sought on a robbery charge, a home invasion that netted $12,000 in jewelry, two Lake Forest academy students dismissed for theft, and recovery of $8,000 in jewelry from Christopher Rohrer.
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Merch
Fili
Hositagh
Kansas City
Urglars
A. P. Nichols
Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest
Christopher Rohrer
Rohrer
Germans Get Passports to Mexico Reported
Chicago March 9 The Mexican consul in Chicago reports a wave of German citizens obtaining passports to travel to Mexico amid wartime dislocations. The statement notes a surge in applications and cites consul records as the basis for the claim.
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