Two City Firemen Hurt as Engine Hits Hose Truck
Central station firemen were badly hurt when an Illinois Central engine collided with the motor service truck at Fifth and Water around 4:30 this morning. Captain Lou Armstrong and William Allan suffered serious injuries. several other firefighters escaped with minor harm as the truck was wrecked and the engine halted after shoving the machine about 20 feet.
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Central Station
Illinois Central
Lou Armstrong
William Allan
Fred Phippen
Wilson Quackenbush
George Perkins
Alfred Leon
Standolph Street
Armetrongh
Mark Scroggy
Round House i
Allan
Armatrong
Quackenbush
Ross Baldwin
Great Britain Loses Two Sui Near Harbors
London reports two British steamers torpedoed. Atlanta of 519 tons, owned by J. and P. Hutchinson of Glasgow, struck off Inishturk, crew landed. Fingal of 661 net tons, owned by London Edinburgh Shipping Co. of Leith, sunk off Northumberland with 6 crew lost. No match in standard records for Atlanta. Fingal built 1894, 280 feet long, Scotland-owned.
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London
Atlanta
Fingal
Messrs. J. and
P. Hutchinson
Glasgow
Inishturk
County Galway
Ireland
Scotland
Freight rate rise urged for hay shipments west
In Chicago on March 17 the Western railroads pressed for a 2 cent per 100 pounds increase in hay freight from Iowa Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Nebraska to Chicago. F P Eyman of the Chicago and Northwestern testified hay is unprofitable to haul and part of a proposed overall annual railroad gain of 20 million dollars would come from hay.
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Chicago
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Nebraska
W. M. Daniels
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
F. P. Eyman
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Bay
Russians Press On Przemysl in Greatest Forge
March 17 report from Petrograd via Reuters says capture of the Austrian fortress Przemysl in Galicia is imminent in a few days. Austrians report famine rations and crowded hospitals as relief attempts fail. Acroplants aid garrison by maintaining links to bases and delivering supplies and medicine.
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Petrograd
Reuters Telegram Co
Praereysi
Przemysl
Galicia
Iowa's State Building at Panama Pacific Exposition
Special Correspondence reports crowds visiting the Iowa state building at the Panama Pacific Exposition in San Francisco on March 10. The dedication day drew many Iowan visitors with decorations of roses and carnations. the building serves as a social hub rather than a full display space, while Iowa’s exhibits appear in the eleven exposition palaces.
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Iowa
San Francisco
Inwa State
Interior
California
Council Bluffs
Pacific Coast
Palace of Agricultura
Istare
Palace of Education
Carranza agrees to aid foreigners exit and relief efforts
Washington March 17 Consul Silliman reports Gen Carranza will cooperate to transport Americans and other foreigners from Mexico City and to move Red Cross supplies there. Authorities controlling Mexico City echo the pledge. The Susie B Dantzler reaches Vera Cruz. Captain Debhrov not imprisoned. Foregners at Progreso seek refuge aboard the America as Carranza vows protection after talks with U S naval and diplomatic officers.
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Washington, D. C
Silliman
Vera Cruz
Carranza
Mexico City
Red Cross
Susie B. Dantzler
Gulfport, Miss
Campeche
Debhrov
Blaze destroys Morrison building in Champaign district fire
A major blaze in Champaign Ontario threatens the business district. The Morrison building burned within an hour of discovery along with several adjacent structures. Firefighters and equipment from nearby towns assisted the local department in battling the flames with extensive losses reported.
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Champaign
Morrison
Germans Bombard Nieuport and Westende Fronts
Paris reports heavy German shelling of Nieuport with 16 inch howitzers and 30 shells causing major destruction but no injuries. Belgian troops gain slight gains near Klonsterhoek farm and along the Pervyse to Schoorhakke road. Western shore positions bombarded by warships and monitors as German submarines are repelled by torpedo boat destroyers and Allied aircraft.
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Paris
Nieuport
Petit Parisien
Istrict
Klonsterhoek
Stuvekenskerke
Secon
Pervyse
Schoorhakke
Westende
Italian Troops Suppress Rebels Near Gebadin
An Italian punitive expedition from Bengazi under Cot. Talala dispersed a strong rebel force near Gebadin after a hard fight. Italian losses were 42 killed and 4 wounded. rebels suffered about 1000 killed with many wounded. The action was linked to operations from Rengazi and Corenaita against a widespread uprising.
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Rome
Paris
Bengazi
Cot. Talala
Gebadin
Insargnia
Rengazi
Tripol
Corenaita
Nati
Brothers Reunite After Long Journey From Ireland
Two Irish men arrive in Lushton Nebraska from Ireland and Boston seeking work. Patrick McDowal and his brother Robert travel from a farm two miles southwest of town. They face hardship and decide to write home for support as they adjust to life in America.
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Lushton
Neb
Murel
Here
Patrick McDowal
This
Robert
Boston
Ireland
Boedar
McDowal
Hob
Alice
Elainees
Ant
British Ship Blonde Attacked by German Plane
The British steamship Blonde reports an attack in the North Sea by a German a plane. One crew member was killed when a bomb was dropped on the deck as the ship arrived at South Shields.
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South Shields
England
London
North Sea
Wilson Sells Bale of Cotton for Charity
President Wilson sold cotton during a charity process in Oklahoma. He bought several bales and accepted an offer from Hy Conivay of Wales Texas for one bale at ten cents per pound. Proceeds will go to charity in Oklahoma selected by Senatorshore and Owen.
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Washington
Wilson
Oklahoma
Hoswell
Okla
Wales
Tex
Oklahome
Lin
Senatorshore
Owen
Man Sustains Broken Shoulder Carrying Vegetable Basket
Parkersburg March 17 spec report: Richard Clark 79 suffered a broken shoulder this morning while trying to lift a basket of vegetables from a cellar stair. Scott bandaged the injured shoulder and Clark is said to be resting as comfortably as possible.
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Parkersburg
Spec Gall—oMy
Richard Clark
Scott
Wobson
Mr. Clark
Milestones in Inondon Spotlight Major World War Battles
Battles in Neuve Chapelle Praasnysz and Przemysl mark pivotal war zones as British and German forces clash. Prolonged fighting tests massed manpower and tactics while Austrians push toward Przemysl and Russians tighten around the fortress. Rumors of Amethyst reach Nagara, but confirmation remains elusive.
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Inondon
Neuve Chapelle
St. Elio
Przasnyss
Praemyss
Praasnysz
van Hindenburg
Warsaw
Przemysz
Petrograd
Carpathians
Smolnnik
Lutowiska
Przemysl
London
Amethyst
Dardanelles
Nagara
Troops Move in Readiness for Campaign
Petrograd reports Russians turning the Austrian right flank in Galicia near Stanislau and Tarnowice in a heavy, snowbound battle. A general flanking move drives Austrians from the Dniester as Russians seize trenches north of the Vaskok pass and block German advances along the Orzya. Heavy bombardment around Ossowiec and renewed activity along the Warsaw front are noted.
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Petrograd
London
Niemen
Russian
Poland
Galicia
Tver Dniester
Carpathians
Stanislau
Tarnowice
Dniester
Gaicia
Vasok Pass
Turka
Grodno
Seiny
Orzye
East Prussia
Vednorexce
Ossowetz
Warsaw
German Papers Praise Dresden After Destruction at Sea
German newspapers praise the Dresden after its destruction near Juan Fernandez island. They express wonder how the cruiser managed to damage enemy ships and celebrate the raid on commerce and the crew's heroism.
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Berlin
London
Dresden
Juan Fernandez Island
Jey
Dresden Attack Claim Nets Neutral Waters Shield
Washington March 17 a German embassy statement says the cruiser Dresden was sunk by a British squadron off the coast of Chile and apparently attacked while in shelter of neutral waters cablegrams from Valparaiso Chile Havana report the claim though details remain unclear
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Washington, D. C
Dresden
Chile
Valparaiso
Brief Truce at Smyrna Ends Shelling
Athens dispatch reports Smyrna wall boarded the British flagship and a conference with the British commander led to a suspension of shelling. No truce agreement was reached as the wali vowed to resist to the end while Turkish officials interned subjects of foreign powers.
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London
Central News
Athens
Wall of Smyrna
Smyrna
Turkey
New Regiment Sails for Panama Amid Massed Parade
The Twenty-ninth United States Infantry marched up Broadway to Board the transport Buford at West Forty second Street and sailed for Panama. The regiment, in fighting clothes, was reviewed at city hall by Major General Leonard Wood Mayor Mitchel and other officials amid tens of thousands along the route.
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New York
Twenty-ninth United States Infantry
Broadway
Buford
West Forty Second Street
Panama
Jeonard Wood
Eastern Department
Mitchel
National Guard
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Water Streets
Great Britain
Gen. Carranza
Ulorish
Testun
Sao
Ageln
St. Patrick’s Day
Przasnysz
el Verano
Havana
Tovar
Ravana
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