Unidentified war vessel attacks Servian troop transports
News from Cetinje reports four Servian transports laden with troops shelled off San Giovanni di Medua. Sources claim the attacker flew Austro Hungarian colors while others doubt the flag, with officials saying the Hamidieh is the likely vessel cruising nearby. The engagement sparks Austrian hostility amid tensions over Scutari siege.
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Cetinje
Montenegro
Scutari
San Giovanni di Medua
Hamidieh
Austro-Hungary
Austria
Servia
Secretary Bryans Diplomatic Dome Wins First Clash
Secretary of State William J. Bryan wins his first diplomatic point as Cuba plans to amnesty jails. He protests and Cuba withdraws signature, amid Havana protests of Yankee interference. The article notes Bryan at his desk in a rare profile view dubbed Bryans diplomatic dome.
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Bryan
Cuba
Washington
William J. Bryan
Gomez
Little Republic
State Department
Havana
Pastor Convicted for Burning His Children in Arkansas
Rev. Marian Capps, a Methodist preacher in Ft. Smith Arkansas, was found guilty and sentenced to death for burning three motherless children. The jury verdict cited tying five children to an oil soaked bed and setting it ablaze. Two children died in the flames. one died later. Bertha 15 and Ellis 14 testified, saying they were tied to beds and escaped only after ropes burned. Bertha testified the father locked the door as she woke.
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Ft. Smith
Ark
Marian Capps
Capps
Bertha
Ellis
Destructive Tools of Suffragers Found in Raid
Scotland Yard detectives uncovered a storehouse of tools used by militant suffragists during a raid in London. Warranted for Miss Olive Hocken, accused of attempting to burn Roehampton Golf Club buildings, they found telegraph wire cutters, corrosive fluids for letterbox outages, window breaking tools, and false auto identification plates in an artist’s Campden Garden studio.
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London
Scotland Yard
Olive Hocken
Roehampton Golf Club
Campden HM Gardens
Temperature report for March 13 with past comparisons
The record notes a high of 55 and a low of 34 for March 13. It compares these figures to last year when the temperatures ranged from 5 to 33. The source includes markings from Buchanan and references locations on ground floor Syndicate block.
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Buchanan] Optical Co
Dh Vag Oka
Uae
Two Army Aviators Die in Midair Collision
Rheims March 13. Two Sergeants of the army aviation corps were fatally injured today when two aeroplanes collided during maneuvers in a flotilla of five aircraft. The crash occurred during training over Germany.
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Rheims
Germany
Army Aviation Corps
Tickle Mouse Arrives in Waterloo With Friends Davy and Dorfy
The Courier previews The Ticklemouse as a playful show for Waterloo and surrounding areas. The quirky character wears clothes, talks, and faces giants and witches with companions Davy and Dorfy.
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Waterloo
Davy
Dorfy
Beverly T. Galloway Named Agricultural Assistant
Washington dispatch reports the nomination of Dr Beverly T Galloway chief of the bureau of plant industry to be assistant secretary of Agriculture. The nomination would be sent to the senate today from the White House.
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Washington
Beverly T. Galloway
Bureau of Plant Industry
White House
Senate
Citizens Aid Police In Keeping Order At Akron Rubber Complex
About one thousand Akron citizens armed with clubs assisted police and deputies to police the street near the rubber factories. Strikers did not try to picket or molest workers. Mayor Rockwell will swear in more citizens, and cars have been placed at officials’ disposal. The arrival of W D Haywood is awaited with a citizen delegation planning to present a return ticket to Paterson New Jersey.
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Akron
F. W. Rockwell
W. D. Haywood
Industrial Workers of the World
Paterson N. J
Reed to Succeed Clark as U S Marshal in Iowa
Des Moines reports N F Reed, chairman of the Democratic state central committee, will be appointed United States marshal for the southern district of Iowa to succeed Frank B Clark. The move comes from Washington via Ottumwa and is backed by local deputy marshals and Congressman Sant Kirkpatrick.
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Des Moines
N. F. Reed
Democratic State Central Committee
United States
Southern District
Iowa
Frank B. Clark
Woodrow Wilson
Washington, D. C
Ottumwa
Reed
Sant Kirkpatrick
Wife of Preacher Runs Away With Ex Convict
Chicago dispatch recounts two perspectives on Mrs Mabel Clarkson wife of a clergyman deserting her husband and five small children to elope with Owen D Conn an ex convict The Rev N K Clarkson attributes it to excessive religion while Mrs Walter Foskett accuses Clarkson of neglect and provoking jealousy
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Chicago
Mabel Clarkson
Owen D. Conn
N. K. Clarkson
Conn
Walter (. Foskett
North Forty-float Street
Clarkson
French Post to McCombs Ambassadorship Considered
President Wilson urged Democratic National Committee Chair William F. McCombs to accept the post as ambassador to France. McCombs said he might decline, preferring private life, while delaying a final decision until after April 1. Richard Olney was noted as a potential alternative to the British post. Washington date March 18.
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Washington
Wm. F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
White House
France
National Committee
McCombs
McCombs Considering Diplomacy Amid Wilson Posts
The president urged McCombs to keep an open mind about a foreign post until April 1, stressing appointment on ability over wealth. McCombs hinted he might not resign as Democratic National Committee chairman, though unlikely to stay abroad full term. Olney may decline Britain ambassadorship. close friends say his law practice ties him home. Oxford defeats Cambridge in Boat Race by a quarter length on the Thames, four and a quarter miles.
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McCombs
United States
France
Democratic National Committee
White House
Obney
Washington
Richard Olney
Great Britain
Wilson
Olney
Martin and Swanson
Virginia
Robt. M. Wooley
the Treasury
Representative Johnson
Spartanburg
D. C
John B. Goodwin
Globe, Ariz
Goodwin
South Carolina
Smith and Townsend
Michigan
Edward 8. Sweet
Grand Rapids
Wiliam F. McCombs
New Hampshire
Henry F. Hollis
Illinois
Portrait of Senator Cullom Draws Odd Attention in Senate
In Washington on March 13 former Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois sat for a portrait in the Senate chamber. He posed in front of the Democrat aide rather than the Republican aide where he had sat for years, drawing a crowded, hushed crowd and much attention from onlookers.
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Washington
Shelby M. Cullom
Ilinois
Hoe
Senate
Cullom
Nogales Battle Brings 800 Troops To Border
Douglas Arizona and Nogales Arizona March reports describe renewed fighting as 800 additional state troops arrive under Prefecto Bracamonte. Mexican garrison strengthens to about 500 with a planned level of 300 to pursue Gen. Ojeda’s forces. Seventeen defenders killed and eleven wounded as firing concentrates on Nogales left flank. United States troops patrol the border with machine guns on Titcomb hill, while Americans are warned to stay indoors to avoid stray bullets. Washington orders no firing without War Department authorization to minimize friction along the Arizona line.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Kosterlitzky
A. le Gutsetter
Immigration Office
Guetetter
United States
Titcomb Hill
C. C. Smith
Fifth United States Cavalry
Fort Huachuca
Tate
Washington
War Department
Garrison
Brice
Bliss
National child labor conference to meet in Jacksonville
The ninth annual national child labor conference will be held in Jacksonville from March 18 to 16. Delegates from all states will discuss child labor and poverty, with speakers including Dr Felix Adler and Bruce Paince and Julia Lathrop among others.
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Jacksonville
Fla
National Child Labor Committes
Felix Adler
New York
National
Bruce Paince
George Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Julia Lathrop
Federal Children's Bureau
Owen R. Lovejoy
FAS Tribute to Cleveland President Declines March 18 Dedication
Washington reports President Wilson declined attending the March 18 dedication of Grover Cleveland birthplace in Caldwell New Jersey sending a message praising Cleveland. He granted a 60 day respite in the execution case of John B Goodwin and discussed other appointments with lawmakers and party leaders.
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Mr. Cleveland
Effort to Learn Secret of Dr. Friedmann
Washington reports J F Anderson of the hygienic laboratory will travel to New York to confer with Dr Friedmann after his Canada trip. Dr A M Stimson watches New York hospital patients treated by Friedmann as another bid to obtain the vaccine mixing method and dose. The government seeks proof of Friedmann improvements before any secret is revealed and notes a possible patent application from last July, with no patent issued. No commercial vaccine can enter the U S without Public Health Service approval after thorough testing.
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Washington
J. F. Anderson
Public Health Service
Flfl Friedmann
New York
Berlin
Canada
Anderson
A. M. Stimson
Friedmann
Dr. Friedmann
Patent Office
Morgan in Naples with Good Health
Naples Italy March 13 J Pierpont Morgan arrived on the steamship Adriatic from Alexandria Egypt He appeared in satisfactory health on landing and departed for Rome by a special train He was accompanied by Prof Gruselme Bastianelli his Italian physician Bastianelli said Morgan would soon have his usual health and vigor
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Naples
Italy
J. Pierpont Morgan
Adriatic
Alexandria
Egrpt
Rome
Mr. Morgan
Gruselme Bastianelli
Prof
Bastianelli
Morgan
Bernhardt Recovers from Slight Injury After Accident
Los Angeles dispatch reports Mme Sara Bernhardt, injured in a car crash last night, is well enough to perform in a city firemen benefit. Her ankles were sprained but not seriously damaged, with a doctor treating her through the night to reduce swelling.
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Los Angeles
Mme
Sara Bernhardt
Bernhard
Pneumonia Claims Life of Johnson Child
Robert Edwin Johnson, age unspecified, son of Mr and Mrs Frank W Johnson, died this morning at 2 o clock at 443 Lincoln Street. He had suffered bronchial pneumonia after a period of illness. Funeral services are set for 2 PM tomorrow at the family home with Rev J B Johnson of St Paul M E Church officiating. Burial will be in Fairview.
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Robert Edwin Johnson
Frank W. Johnson
Lincoln Street
J. B. Johnson
Paijor
St. Paul's M. EL Church
Fairview
Misa Bechner Returns Home After Surgery
Misa Margaret Bechner, who underwent a serious operation at St. Francis Hospital three weeks ago, showed notable improvement yesterday and was moved to her home at 1005 Lafayette Street.
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Misa Margaret. Bechner
St. Francis Hospital
Lafayette
Runaway horse injures two aboard Cedar Falls outfit
Cedar Falls March 13 two H H Cari and J Jones were hurt when thrown from a vehicle attached to a runaway horse linked to a Corn Belt Telephone Company crew. The horse sped down Main Street as if on a bill collection prank rather than a repair job. Also noted are personal updates on ill parents in Hudson and various local health matters.
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Cedar Fails
H. H. Cari
J. Jones
Corn Belt Telephone Company
Main Street
Frank Johnson Goodnews Named Chief Adviser to Chinese Reform
Peking reports Frank Johnson Goodnew of Washington DC was appointed chief adviser to the Chinese government in constitutional reform. Corina, queen of Havana cigars, advertisements.
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Peking
Frank Johnson Goodnew
Washington, D. C
Corina
Queen of
Havana
Minnesota Enacts Law Barring Fake Advertising
Governor Eberhart signed the Nolan-Dwvinnell bill prohibiting fraudulent advertising in Minnesota. The vigilance committee mailed warnings to advertisers in Minneapolis as a statewide campaign begins to curb dishonest ads. Advertisers bear primary responsibility. agents may be held accountable if needed.
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DILL
Minnesota
Minneapolis Tribune
Eberhart
Vigilance Committee
Minneapolis Advertising Forum
Minneapolis
Vigilance Committees
Civic and Commercial Association
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Thames
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Felix Aylerd
FAS
Cleveland
Man
Arizona
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INA
J. E. Bergen
Leslie
Hudson
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C.H. Morrill
Colfax
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Alphtheria
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