Hoboken Men Held for Grand Jury in Bomb Plot
Fritz Kolb and Hans Schwartz were held for the grand jury without bail in Hoboken New Jersey on March 7. Police identified two bombs found in Kolb's room and tied Schwartz to the alleged scheme to destroy allied war munitions via Black Tom. Clarence Ficks, a neighbor, said Schwartz claimed to have been out all night in a motor boat.
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Associated Press
Hoboken
N. J
Fritz Kolb
Hans Schwartz
Kolb
Clarence Ficks
Schwartz
Ficks
Black Tom
British Troops Close On Baghdad as Ctesiphon Pushes On
British cavalry clashed with Turkish rear guards at Lajj near Ctesiphon on the Tigris while war material and guns were recovered from a long river dump. An earlier report notes Turks abandoning Sheikh Nuran near Shellal and British progress toward Baghdad. in France, a French official statement details a successful surprise attack between the Oise and Aisne with fifteen German prisoners and a mine explosion near Four de Paris. Adjutant Casale claimed another German plane shot down over Dieppe.
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Tigris
Lajj
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Sheikh Nuran
Shellal
Upper Egypt
Nile
Cairo
Bagdad
Kut-el-Amara
Paris
Oise
Aisne
Quennevieres
Argonne
Four de Paris
Flirey
Bouechot Wood
St. Mihiel
Ammerzwiller
Weather Lets Up on Russian Front as Front Lines Shift
Army headquarters reports a let-up in severe weather between the Baltic and Black seas. Artillery fire grows livelier in some sectors while infantry activity remains small. On the Macedonian front, outposts between the Vardar and Doiran repulse advances by British parties.
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Benin
Sayville
Baltic
Black Sea
Vardar
Lake Doiran
Struma
Hearings Open on Columbia Claim Tomorrow
The Inter-departmental Nitrate Plant Board headed by the Secretaries of War Interior and Agriculture will open hearings on Columbia's claim tomorrow. The panel plans a Southern inspection tour visiting Alabama Georgia Tennessee Kentucky and West Virginia, finishing the trip March 16.
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Associated Press
Washington
Columbia
Inter-departmental Nitrate Prent Board
Secretaries of War, Interior and Agriculture and Engineers
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
West Virginia
Prices for canned fruits rise across the board
Prices of canned fruits advance 4 to 9 cents per can at retail as shortages of fresh vegetables push demand. Joseph Hartigan, weights and measures commissioner, blames speculators and jobbers for the rise while noting continued heavy consumer purchases. A Texas resident asks the commissioner about selling live jack rabbits in carload lots to help relieve shortages in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
Joseph Hartigan
Weights and Measures
Hartigan
Peterville
Loving County
Texas
Tennessee River Crest Near Chattanooga Frays City
Tennessee river level near Chattanooga was 47.3 feet with forecast to reach 48 tonight. Flooding cut a streetcar line and disrupted rail traffic as 4000 to 6000 residents fled homes. Relief groups aided victims, one reported fatality from fright. The river begins to fall upriver.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee
Weather Bureau
Inside bath by hot water and limestone phosphate claim
An advertisement urges drinking hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It cites clearer skin and relief from headaches bilious spells and constipation within one to two weeks, likening internal sanitation to outside cleansing.
Ban Johnson to Visit Toronto for Lajoie Day Celebration
President Ban Johnson of the American League plans a visit to Toronto for the Lajoie day celebration next June, signaling official support and likely participation in the event. The Toronto Club management has been informed of his intended travel and involvement.
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Ban Johnson
Toronto
Rumors Fade in Third District Primary Race
Goldsboro March 7 Special dispatch reports dwindling candidate prospects in North Carolina's Third Congressional district. While Col A C Davis of Goldsboro is named in rumors, he states he will not run, and other prominent men similarly decline, leaving Hood and others with uncertain plans.
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Dispatch
Goldsboro
George E. Hood
Col
A. C. Davis
Davis
No Man to Blame for the Mount Union Rail Wreck
Harrisburg report cites multiple factors in the February 27 Pennsylvania Railroad crash at Mount Union. Chief John P. Doheney notes the express train ran 14 minutes late, a following freight train diverted onto passenger tracks due to a broken rail, an airbrake deficiency, and a flagman who did not adequately perform duties. Twenty people died.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
John P. Doheney
Bureau of Accidents
State Public Service Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mount Union
Doheney
Northern veterans back president in arming merchant ships
Forsyth Post, G. A. R. of Toledo voted unanimously to censure Congressman Isaac R. Sherwood for opposing the measure to authorize President Wilson to arm merchant ships. The post said he did not represent patriotic sentiment in his district and a copy of the resolution was sent to the president.
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Associated Press
Toledo
Ohio
Forsyth Post
Isaac R. Sherwood
Wilson
Sherwood
President to Await Senate Action on Rule Change
The vice president leads a special four Democrats three Republicans committee to revise the rule. Senator Walsh did not seek urgent action but may address the Senate by unanimous consent. The closure committees draft a two third vote to end debate and curb dilatory tactics.
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Walsh
Senate
Victor Carlstrom's narrow sea landing near Newport News
Vic tor Carlstrom and his brother Carl Carlstrom endured a close call when their 220 horsepower plane lost power over Hampton Roads. The aircraft went into a glide and landed in six feet of water six hundred feet from shore, damaging the machine and injuring the flyers.
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Associated Press
Newport News
Victor Carlstrom
Hampton Roads
Carl Carlstrom
Carlstorm
Quiet careers help women beat hardship through ads
Many women facing sudden reverses of fortune have found work by taking private pupils in music or drawing. The Want Ads provide essential help, offering opportunities that keep the Wolf at bay and support financial resilience.
President Wilson Retires to Room with Cold After Inauguration
Washington March 7 President Wilson, suffering a week old cold worsened by Monday's inauguration, saw a senators group and then Commons officials before retreating to his bedroom. He will receive no more callers and remains not seriously ill.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Lansing
McAdoo
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