Allied Fleet Progress Slow Through Dardanelles
Allied French and British warships resumed bombardment of Dardanelles forts amid bad weather. Mine sweepers work under naval cover as reports say progress is slow and limited to the outer defenses, with expectations to enter Marmora within a fortnight if land advances continue.
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Aids
Dardanelles
Matin
Athens
Sea of Marmora
Bulair
Gallipoli
Gulf of Saros
Bay of Morta
Paper delivery error notice prompts phone calls
An error in delivery by the carrier or other cause means the paper will not reach the home by 6 o clock. Readers are asked to phone R330 for a copy, and a replacement will be sent. If delivery after 6 36 occurs, call 2058.
Count Bernstorff Defends Sinking of American Ship
German ambassador Count Bernstorff defended the sinking of the American ship Wm. Dr. Frye in talks with state department officials. He said he acted under the declaration of London and that the prize disposition was the only guidance available.
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New York
Count Bernstorff
State Department
Frye
London
Tale of Sinking of the Was P Frye off South Atlantic
Washington officials heard the full account of the Was. P. Frye sailing vessel sunk by the German raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich in the south Atlantic with wheat cargo. Captain H. H. Kiehne presented his formal statement to Secretary Bryan and Counsellor Lansing as U S authorities weigh reparation and free expression from Germany. Two Frye crew members detained aboard the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, Charles Frank and Robt Rogge, are German citizens possibly not naturalized Americans.
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Washington, D. C
P. Frye
South Atlantic
Pring Hiel Friedrich
Irye
H. H. Kiehne
Kiehne
Imade
State Department
United States
Germany
Kidhne
Peters
Treasury
Bryan
Lansing
Advisory Neutrality Board
Frye
Washington
Thierichens
Chas. Frank
Robt
Rogge
Swedish Steamer Anna Strikes Mine and Sinks
The Swedish steamer Anna struck a mine off Scarborough on the English east coast this morning and foundered. Two crew were killed while eighteen were rescued by a passing steamer.
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London
Anna
Scarborough
England
Wilson appoints several postmasters in recess action
President Wilson issued recess appointments designating F. F. Kerberg for Sioux City Iowa Joseph J. Rosborough for Oakland California Godfrey Peterson for Fort Sam Houston Texas and Wm A Hields for Illinoisboro Texas as postmasters in Washington March 13 1920s era briefing notes show multiple Midwest and Southern appointments.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
F. F. Kerberg
Sioux City
Joseph J. Rosborough
Oakland
Cal
Godfrey Peterson
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Ahields
Illsboro
Mexico City Quiet as Zapata Forces Occupation Advances
The capital was reported quiet as Zapata forces occupy parts of the city and Carranza promises to allow civilians to leave and food supplies to enter. Secretary Bryan said conditions look favorable while Obregon’s exact whereabouts remain unknown and investigators pursue the McManus killing with claims of punishment for guilty troopers and a demand for indemnity from Zapata authorities.
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Washington
Mexico City
Zapata
Bryan
Carranza
Obregon
Vera Cruz
John B. McManus
Funeral plans for Mrs John D Rockefeller in abeyance
Tarrytown March 13 funeral plans for Mrs John D Rockefeller paused awaiting the arrival of John D Rockefeller Jr and his son from Ormond Florida. It is probable the services will be in Pocantico Hills and burial in Cleveland Ohio where she grew up. Only one family member may miss the funeral Mrs Harold Fowler McCormick in Chicago remains in Switzerland. Mrs E Parma Lee Prentice and Miss Lucy M Spelman are at the Rockefeller home.
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Tarrytown
John
C. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Rockefeller
Harold Fowler McCormick
Chicago
Switzerland
E. Parmalee Prentice
Lucy M. Spelman
Mr. McCormick
Pocantico Hills
Third Judgment for Death of Man Awarded Widow
In Des Moines on March 13, Edith Hatfield of Portland Oregon won a third judgment within three weeks. The jury awarded her $5,000 against the Travelers Protective Association of America, bringing her total to $16,000 across three verdicts. The earlier two were against Fidelity Casualty Company of New York and the Iowa State Travelers' Association of Des Moines. The suit arose from the death of her husband William J Hatfield at their Portland home in June 1913 when he allegedly struck himself with a screwdriver.
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Deg Moines
Edith Hatfield
Portland
Ore
Traveler's Protective Association of America
Fidelity Casualty Company of
New York
Iowa State Travelers’ Association
Des Moines
Hatfield
Wm. J. Hatfield
First Prime Minister of Russia Dead in Russia and Abroad
London March 14 Count Sergei Witte Russia's first prime minister died last night in Petrograd following influenza. Born 1849 at Titlis he rose from railway work to finance minister and premier shaping Russia's railways manufacturing and a gold standard. His Portsmouth role secured favorable peace terms with Japan.
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London
Sermus Dulavier Withe
Russia
Petrograd
Renan Gos
Witte
Titlis
Portsmouth
Japan
Count Witte
Altho
University of Odesea
Fadiift
Alexander II
Siberian
Pacific
France
Manchuria
Paris
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Wittenkain
Thaw acquitted in conspiracy charge over escape case
In New York on March 14, Harry K. Thaw and four co-defendants were acquitted of conspiracy to escape from the Matteswan asylum in August 1913. The jury found Thaw not guilty, with the co-defendants discharged. The court paused after the verdict as officials prepared motions to have Thaw returned to New Hampshire. A Black Hand threat letter surfaced, warning of consequences if Thaw’s conviction stood.
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York
Iarry RK
Thaw
Teron
Matteswhan
New York
New Flampshire
Roger Thompson
Riehard
Butler
Eugene Duffy
Thomas Flood
Tiny
Troy Mattenvan
Canada
Juey
Famneneed Tew
Grifenhagsen
New York County
Digehargeil
Thay
Maltteawan Asylum
Deyuity
George Cook
New Hampshire
Tombs
Page
Grifenhagen
John Lanyon
Attorney General's Office
Lanyon
Justice Page
Franklin Kennedy
Boston
Fl. K. Thaw
H. K. Thaw
National Cash Register executives remanded for new trial
The U S circuit court of appeals reversed a lower court ruling against John H. Patterson and six other National Cash Register officials of Dayton Ohio and remanded the case to district court for a new trial under the Sherman act. The decision followed convictions for anti trust actions and penalties were imposed previously. The report also notes contemporaneous references to Russia’s imperial government reforms.
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Cincinnati
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John H. Patterson
National Cash Register Company
Dayton
District Court
Japanese Troops Reported En Route to China
Tokyo disclosed days ago that additional Japanese forces would move to Chinese garrisons raising total in China toward 30,000. Troops were to shift positions between Manchuria Shanxi Tianjin and Hankow with a plan to withdraw on new arrivals, but later indications say current garrisons will stay until disputes with China are settled.
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China
Manela
Shansiung
Tien-Tsin
Hankow
Tokio Seral
Japan
Dardanelles Open Before Easter Says British Admiral
Paris March 1 view Admiral Carden commanding the British fleet opposing the Dardanelles says the allies will open the straits before Easter. An Athens dispatch to the Journal notes his opinion on the strategic breakthrough. Mexico is poised to become the world’s principal source of petroleum.
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Dardanelles
Athens
Hat shipment delays orders for Songs that Never Grow Old
The Hat reports the shipment of songs titled Grow Old Sweet and Stay Young Sweetly By Singing did not arrive yesterday. Orders placed at this office will be filled when the shipment arrives, but no further orders will be accepted after today. Notices will be published when books arrive so customers may call to claim their orders.
Bayano Sunk Off Scotland Amid Atlantic Losses
British auxiliary cruiser Bayano was torpedoed in the North Channel during patrol duty, with eight officers and eight men rescued and fears that most of the crew died. Reports from Glasgow and Belfast claim nearly 200 lives, with wreckage and bodies found. Also: French steamer Guadeloupe sunk near Brazil by Kronprinz Wilhelm, and Indian City reported sunk with cargo of cotton bound for Havre.
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Bayano
Guadeloupe
Brazil
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Indian City
London
Admiralty
Castlereagh
Glasgow
Hitler and Fyffes
Belfast
Daily Telegraph
Corsewall Point
Wigtownshire
Scotland
Brussel
Copenhagen
Philadelphia
Stockholm
Baltic
Swinemunde
Reuters Copenhagen
Buenos Aires
Diario
Pernambuco
Gernando de Noronha
South Atlantic
Jasseau
Galveston
Tex
Havre
Liverpool
Quartet of Babes All Healthy Near Bella Vista
Mrs. C. O. McKnight in Calhoun county near Bella Vista gave birth to four babies in one night. The heaviest weighed 3 pounds 12 ounces and the first born was the heaviest while the last weighed 14 pounds. The mother, 40, weighs 165 pounds and has nine other children. Father is 45. All babies are normal and the family is of humble means on a rented farm. Dr. Parrish attended and a baby incubator was rushed to the farm.
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Bella Vista
W. H. Parrish
Millville
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Dardanelles Straits
Ministry of Marine
Chanak Kaessi
Ardanelles
Tha Jied
Havas
Certai
Chanak Kalessi
Gallipoli Peninula
WMP
Fortis
Smyrna
Mussulmans
Hamidieh 2
Mt. Dardania
Lord Nelson
Agamemnon
Galois
Kerberg
P. O
Sec
Mag. Rockefeller
Cleveland, Ohio
Sincke Fl Verso
Havana
Loc Cigar
Advertisemendl
Sergius Julovich Witte
Matteswan Asylum
Chon Register
Sivat Real
Wong Chung
Ching Fong
Sau
Mr. Chung
Peking
View
Waterloo Evening Courier
North Channel
Towai
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