Russia Knocking at Back Door of Constantinople front
Telegrams report Russian bombardment of the Dardanelles continues as weather holds up full fleet action. Constantinople denies weather excuses, noting Turkish aircraft over enemy ships. Baltic operations claim German ships damaged and transports sunk while submarines patrol English and Irish coasts. Allied fleet activity described as quiet with repairs underway.
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Acai
Constantinople
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Dardanelles
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Petrograd
Falles
Bristol Channel
Frome
London
Bulgaria
Marshal von der Goltz
Baltic Sea
Paris
Suffren
Ois
Austria Concedes to Italy in Trento Region
Paris reports from Rome that Austria has offered to cede part of the Trent province to Italy after the war. The proposal was made on Thursday and the Italian government has not yet replied. The Rome correspondent notes the offer was definite and under discussion.
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Paris
Austria
Italy
Trent
Petit Parisien
Rome
Political unrest grows over AustriaHungary crisis
Geneva reports show Hungary's premier Stephan Tisza returning from Vienna to Budapest amid calls by Swiss papers and party leaders for him to push Emperor Franz Joseph toward a separate peace. Bethmann-Hollweg remains inflexible. Italy’s stance and Romanian shifts heighten Austrian Hungarian alarm.
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Paris
Stephan Tisza
Hungary
Budapest
Vienna
Count Tisza
Francis Joseph
Austria
Italy
Count Andressy
von Bethmann-Hallweg
Germany
Bucharest
Roumania
Thaw Hearing Postponed to April Fifth
Harry Thaw appeared before Supreme Court Justice Bifur for a habeas corpus hearing. Both sides agreed to delay the proceeding to April 5. New York report notes the brief session and agreement to postpone.
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New York
Harry Thaw
Supreme Court
Bifur
Weather and wartime naval actions reported in brief
Historical notes list yesterday temperatures with past dates and a 1911 1912 1914 pattern. A dispatch from Athens says allied ships bombarded the Bulair line of forts and French British and Russian forces sailed toward Toulois for repairs after an attack not made in the straits on Sunday.
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Buchanan Optical
Toulois
Athens
Straits
Vermiser Askold
Bulair
Gulf of
Saros
Advertising Rates of This Paper
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British steamship Falaba sunk by German submarine confirmed
London dispatch reports confirmation that the British steamer Falaba was sunk by a German submarine off Milford Haven in South Wales. The loss of life is believed to be heavy, with the vessel sent to the bottom yesterday.
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London
Milford Haven
South Wales
Zapata Reported Ready to Leave Mexican Capital
Washington dispatches say Gen Obregon with Carranza forces is returning to the capital and Zapata forces are about to evacuate the city. Bucharest telegraph reports Roumania to maintain neutrality. ambassador signs supposed agreement.
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Zapata
Washington, D. C
Mexico City
Obregon
iCarranza
Theatre Fire Destroys Majestic in Sioux Falls
The Majestic theatre in Sioux Falls was destroyed by fire early today. Losses estimated at 84,000 dollars. housing stock company wardrobe destroyed. Context notes the incident occurred March 29 with no fatalities reported.
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Sioux Falls
Majestic
Mother of Canadian premier dies today
Hansas, N. S. March 20 Mrs. Andrew Borden mother of Sir Robin Norden premier of Canada died early today at her home at Grand Pro
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Hansas
N. S
Andrew Borden
Robin Norden
Canada
Grand Pro
Wealthy Cuban boxing scene builds to Johnson Willard bout
Marana Cuba March 29 Boxing educators mobilize Cuban public for boxing understandings as U S pugilists arrive for week of nightly bouts. Wealthier Cubans invest in ringside boxes for the Johnson Willard championship fight next Monday as public exhibitions run at training camps.
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Marana
Cuba
United States
Farmer Is Nearly Drowned When a Bridge Collapses
Yiandan March 20 Special While driving across a swollen stream south of Buchanan county a bridge gave way and Meter Peterson was precipitated into the rushing current The wagon dragged the team under and drowned both animals Halt drowned and childled to the ina row Mr Peterson floundered to trey pwrtiniky oo surbimerged Vrageing hinselt Into the branches he remained in on hts perdous fnsition and 3 atelark Sunday morning when he ws fond by neighbors whey had or ganized a scorching squid.
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Yiandan
Buchanan County
Peterson
Halt
Ina
Texan Town Fortifies as Matamoros Battle Looms
Brownsville officials report ample troops and field guns on the Texas side to shield the city during the Matamoros fighting. Villa and Carranza forces mass near the Rio Grande with reinforcements arriving. reports of shells and wounded cross-border rumors prompt Red Cross mobilization and warnings from Washington.
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Washington, D.C
War Department
Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Rio Grande
Blocksom
Third Cavalry
Sixth Field Artillery
Mwell Cavalry
Ncintosh
Waredo
Funston
Villa
Carranza
Pacific
Red Cross
Chas. J. O'Connor
el Paso
Bryan
Garan
Mexico City
Vella Purces
Jose Flores
Caranza
Oaxaca
Cesar Lopez de Lara
Col. Flores
Desse Johnson
German Submarine Sinks the Aguila off Bishop's Rock
London reports a German submarine sank the British steamer Aguila off Bishop's Rock this morning. The crew of two was rescued, and the event occurred late in the day on March 29 2545 p.m.
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Aguila
London
Woman in Waterloo Police Court Sentences Husband Five Days
In Waterloo a police court judge heard the case of Mrs. Wilson of 620 Logan Avenue who accused her husband Danay Teeavide and disorderly conduct. The judge ordered five days in jail but gave the couple a chance for reconciliation as the sentence was not finalized. The dispute involved alleged insults toward Mrs. Wilson and threats during a family quarrel that drove their sons to call police. The judge warned that further trouble would hold both parties responsible for any new disturbance.
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Moyers
Wilson
Logan
Wildon
Imethaelietiw Tn
Prinz Eitel Making Ready 10 Dash for Open
Newport News Virginia March 20 The German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich still lies at her dock today though no clear plans show a dash for the open sea. Native sentiment suggests some step soon either to intercept the raider or to wander out. Two torpedo boats and one submarine are the only other American warships in these waters as daylight reveals no others while battleships mass to protect American neutrality. Alabama En Route Philadelphia March 29 The battleship Alabama, ordered to sail for Hampton Roads to enforce neutrality, left the Philadelphia navy yard at 9 today with provisions, ammunition, and coal. The ship, in reserve, carried a skeleton crew and required drafting men from nearby ships Kentucky Kearsarge Missouri Ohio and Wisconsin. The yard recorded the Alabama’s swift departure.
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Biel Priedrich
Ser Ila
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Wender
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Philadelphia
Harry
Hampton Ronda
Battsship
Kentucky
Kearsarge
Messouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
Navy Yard
Alahana
British Steamer Sunk By Shell Fire Off Cornwall
March 29 British steamer Yostes sunk by shell fire off the Cornish coast. Chief engineer killed and three crew wounded by shrapnel. Crew of eighteen brought to New Quay by a patrol boat. Unclear vessel nationality amid conflicting records. one British ship of 1,285 tons and one French ship of 4,824 tons tied to the name.
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New Quay
Mars Steamship Company
Liverpool
A. Capspello & Co
le Rochelle
France
London
Cape Spartel
General von Kluck Slightly Wounded in France Action
Wireless report from Sayville March 29 says German commander Gen von Kluck was slightly wounded by shrapnel while inspecting advance positions. His condition is described as satisfactory. The dispatch notes the progress of fighting and von Kluck's continued presence at the front.
Witte in Berlin before death to arrange peace
Washington reports authoritative information that Count Witte, former premier of Russia, was in Berlin negotiating a separate peace with Germany before his sudden death. Diplomatic plans aim to detach Russia from France and isolate Britain, with secret talks between Witte and German officials and possible czarist representatives, amid factional splits in Russia.
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Washington
State Department
Count Witte
Rudaia
Berlin
Germany
Russia
France
Great Britain
Herr van Jagaw
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Emir
Witte
Stealing Coal by Wagon Loads Near Rock Island Yards
Three men W J Foutch Hiram Foutch and W J Lurhite hauled coal by wagon from Rock Island yards east of the city were detected and arrested by HM Riley special agent. They pleaded guilty to larceny before Police Judge Meyers and paid a total of 6.85 including a $1 fine. This marks the first wagon load theft attempt despite ongoing yard security challenges.
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Rock Island
W. J. Fouteh
Hiram Foutch
W. J. Lurhite
HM. T. Riley
Meyers
Bom Mattle
Hope Abandoned That Any of F-4 s Crew Yet Survive
Washington press report states acting Secretary Blue ordered Rear Admiral Moore to report the exact location and depth of the sunken submarine F-4 to assess salvage prospects and body recovery for the commander and crew, marking the navy department's abandonment of remaining hopes for survivors.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Blue
Moore
Honalidn Naval Station
Department
French Gain Ground in Champagne After Twenty Day Battle
In Champage country near Chalons sur Marne on March 29 French authorities report 11,000 German dead and total losses around 50,000 including killed prisoners and wounded. French artillery dominates, with rapid counterattacks and sustained shelling driving gains along a 15 mile front.
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Chalons-sur-Marne
France
Champagne
Associated Press
Bomb makers go on trial in New York cathedral bombing case
Frank Abarno and Carmine Carbone faced trial in the New York supreme court on charges of making a bomb and placing it inside St Patrick's Cathedral during morning services on March 2. About 700 worshipers were in the church that day.
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Frank Abarno
Carmine Carbone
Supreme Court
St. Patrick's Cathedral
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