Entente nations discuss boycott over armed merchant ships
Diplomatic talks escalate as Germany and Austria threaten to treat armed allied merchantmen as warships after February 29. Allies threaten protests against US port use changes. US may act if Entente boycott of American ports occurs. Teutonic view argues armed merchant ships resist and lack right to warning. Submarines may stop armed enemy merchantmen.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Austria
Otto Bertman Fires Home Then Takes Own Life
In Salt Lake City Otto Bertman a 40 year old waiter started a blaze in his apartment endangering eleven families. He then died by self inflicted suffocation from smoke and gas. His wife and children occupied the same building.
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Salt Lake City
Otto Bertman
Mexican rebel leader to decide on extradition of Aniceto Pizana
Brownsville Mexico. GeneralVenus tiano Carranza head of the de facto government will decide whether Aniceto Pizana shall be turned over to American authorities to stand trial for leading bandit raids into Texas in which several people were killed and extensive property damage occurred. Pizana’s arrest and incarceration in Mata moros jail followed orders from the first chief.
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Brownsville
Texas
Venustiano Carranza
Mexico
Aniceto Pizana
Pizana
Matamoros
Garrison Says He Will Retire From Politics
Lindley M. Garrison former secretary of War announced on Saturday his intention to retire absolutely from politics and public life. He said he would not discuss his resignation from any political angle.
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New York
Lindley M. Garrison
Mine Disaster Kills Sixteen at Ernest Pennsylvania
Sixteen men died and four were injured when a gas explosion trapped workers in Mine No. 2 of the Jefferson and Clearfield Coal and Iron company at Ernest, near Indiana, Pennsylvania. About eight others remained entombed.
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Indiana
Jefferson & Clearfield Coal & Iron Company
Ernest
Murray High Player Collapses at Game Start
George Malloy, 17, collapsed and died of heart failure just as the Murray vs Toovle basketball game at Murray was about to begin. Officials announced the tragedy and the contest did not start.
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Murray
Utah
Toovle
George Malloy
Osborn Declines Michigan Presidential Bid
Lansing report states former Governor Chase 8 Osborn of Sault Ste. Marie will not enter the Michigan primary as a candidate for the Republican nomination for president.
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Lansing
Mich
Chase
British Steamer Elswick Manor Beaches Off Yarmouth
The British steamship Elswick Manor of 1942 tons is beached off Yarmouth after departing Baltimore on January 6 and passing the Lizard on February 7. All crew were saved.
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London
Elswick Manor
Yarmouth
Baltimore
Lizard
Roosevelt and wife sail to West Indies aboard Guiane
Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt voyaged Friday on the British steamship Guiane for a pleasure trip through the West Indies. He expects to return by March 47.
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New
Secretary of War Garrison resigns in cabinet split
Washington February 1 Secretary Lindley M Garrison resigns over disputes on continental army plans and Philippine independence while President Wilson accepts the move Breckinridge also resigns as a sign of loyalty Major General Hugh L Scott becomes acting secretary of war The rift centers on whether a continental army or a universal service system should lead U S defense plans and Monroe Doctrine considerations
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Washington
Lindley M. Garrison
Wilson
Congress
Breckinridge
Hugh L. Scott
Army
Garrison
Continental Army
United States
Monroe Doctrine, and In That Event He Foresaw the National Guard
Universal Service
New York
Department
Middle West
Miners Strike Ford Colliery Over Powder Price
Nine hundred miners from three Ford Colliery mines at Culmerville near here struck to force a price reduction on powder from 8 to 6 cents per package.
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Pittenburg
Ford Colliera Company
Culmerville
Here
Swiss Frontier Closes at German Swiss Border Tightens
Zurich reports the frontier between Germany and Switzerland closed with stricter controls. All persons are searched and southbound freight traffic is completely suspended.
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Zurich
Switzerland
German Consul Indicted in Two Plot Conspiracy Case
Federal grand jury in San Francisco returned indictments against Franz Bopp German consul general Baron E H von Schack German vice consul and Maurice Hall Turkish consul general The charges allege complicity in plans to cripple US munitions output and halt railway shipments by blowing up two Canadian tunnels The case marks an unprecedented federal action against foreign diplomatic officials for neutrality violations.
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Washington
Department of Justice
San Francisco
Franz Bopp
Baron E. H. von Schack
Germany
Maurice Hall
Bopp
von Schack
C. C. Crowley
Progress of Preparedness Moves in Congress
Washington reports Tuesday saw the Senate military committee close its army bill hearings while the Senate naval committee favorably reported a bill for a government armor plate factory and urged immediate passage of two emergency navy measures that passed the house. The naval panel near completion of its review of Rear Admiral Blue as head of navigation, and the military committee heard Red Cross proposals for expanded government aid to preparedness plans.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Military Committee
Senate Naval Committee
House
Naval Committee
Blue
Bureau of Navigation
Military
American Red Cross
Insurance Policy Taxable under Iowa Law
A Des Moines claim states the cash surrender value of a life insurance policy is taxable in Iowa. Assistant attorney general C. A. Robbins issued the decision.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. A. Robbins
Carranza decree sets constitutional congress date
Galveston Texas report that the Carranga government will convene a constitutional congress in Queretaro on September 16 this year. General Carranza issued the decree ordering the assembly to meet and organize the new body.
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Galveston
Texas
Carranga
Queretaro
Carranza
Mexican Troops Mutiny Shuts International Bridge
Mutiny by troops of the de facto government in Nuevo Laredo forces the closure of the International bridge linking Laredo Texas and Nuevo Laredo Tuesday night, disrupting cross border traffic and security.
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Laredo
Texas
Nuevo Laredo
Lusitania Case Near Settlement Reported by Washington
High officials in Washington say the tentative German note to settle the Lusitania case is acceptable and acknowledges United States submarine warfare principles. Secretary Lansing outlined minor wording changes to Count von Bernstorff, who will seek his government's approval before the formal document is issued.
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Washington
Germany
Lusitania
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Wilson
Berlin
Strike Ties Up Sugar Plant Staff Walkout
A Metal Workers union strike tied up the Brooklyn plant of the American Sugar Refining Company on Wednesday. The entire staff of 100 machinists walked out.
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Sugar
New York
Brooklyn
American Sugar Refining Company
Metal Workers’ Union
Explosion at Du Pont plant kills three men near Tacoma
An explosion of 1000 pounds of dynamite at the gelatine dynamite mixer house of the Du Pont powder plant near Tacoma, Washington, blows three men to pieces and destroys property valued at over 10000 dollars.
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Tacoma
Wash
du Pont
Ban on Luxuries Reported by Berlin Paper
Tageblatt, citing a semiofficial source, states an impending ban on the importation of luxury articles of every description. The notice signals government action affecting imports and consumer goods.
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Berlin
The
Tageblatt
German Cave Is Quickly Checked in War Dispatches
London reports furious fighting on the western front between Lens and Arras with German gains near Vimy and shore bombardments at Zeebrugge. Moscow notes severe battles in the Riga district as Russian and Persian actions unfold. Air raids on Kent and Broadstairs cause glass damage but minimal structural harm.
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London
Lens
Arras
Berlin
Vimy
Paris
Amsterdam
Central News
Zeebrugge
Riga
Petrograd
Balkans
Asia
Constantinople
Persia
Sandshulak
Kentish
Ramsgate
Broadstairs
War Office
Lone Highwayman Robs Train Near Rock Springs
A single highwayman with two large guns robbed about thirty passengers on the eastbound Oregon Washington Limited two miles west of Rock Springs Wyoming. He obtained roughly $100 then fired into the ceiling in the observation car before ordering passengers to surrender and escaping as the train slowed.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Oregon-Washington Limited
Union Pacific Road
Submarine warning to armed merchant ships from Allies
Washington reports that Germany and Austria-Hungary will consider armed merchant ships of the entente as warships from March 1 and may sink them without warning. The German ambassador Count von Bernatorff and Austro Hungarian envoy Baron Swiedinek presented the notes to Secretary Lansing. additional notes are to follow.
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Washington
Germany
Austria
United States
Lansing
Count von Bernatorff
Baron Erich Swiedinek
Needle workers strike begins with peaceful first days
In New York about 40 000 needle workers start a strike seeking higher pay and improved conditions and report no disorder during the initial days.
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New York
Subornation Charged in Chicago Graft Cases
Patrick H. O'Donnell and Charles B. Erbstein lawyers were indicted Wednesday on charges of subornation of perjury in trials of police officials accused of graft.
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Chicago
Patrick H. O'Donnell
Charles BE. Erbstein
Shanghai Luchow Captured by Yunnan Revolutionists
Word received here reports Shanghai Luchow in the southern Sze-Chuen region has fallen to Yunnan revolutionists, signaling a significant shift in regional control amid ongoing upheaval.
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Shanghai-Luchow
Sze-Chuen Province
Yunnan
Jewelers Call New York Noontime Eight-Hour Day
A general strike of New York City jewelry workers was set for immediate action after a Wednesday meeting attended by more than 1000 union members. The demand centers on replacing a ten hour day with an eight hour workday.
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New York
New York City
Relief Resolution Calls for Armenian Aid Day
Washington senate adopts Lodge proposal asking the president to designate a day for public contributions to relief distressed Armenians. The measure seeks national participation in aid efforts and reflects congressional support for humanitarian relief.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Lodge
How Battles Are Painted by France’s War Artists
French authorities dispatched artists including Charles Fouqueray to the front to capture battlefield scenes. Fouqueray describes staying a few miles back, then rushing to sketch debriated zones after battles as soldiers reenact positions and explain changes to his drawings for accuracy.
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France
Charles Fouqueray
M. Fouqueray
What Stumped Him in Paris Oyster Order with Missing Word
Henry W Savage impressed Ade by ordering copper colored oysters in Paris with intense focus. After a win he tried horseradish and forgot the French word for it. He reasoned horse cheval and red rouge but could not recall the final term.
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Henry W. Savage
George Ade
Savage
Paris
Consolation from Flanders furlough tale
An officer on leave writes of returning to a rejoicing family while the parlor maid awaits her sweetheart from the trenches. A child sees the maid’s sorrow and asks her father to kiss Maggie to comfort her, hoping she might feel: at least she will have something.
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Flanders
Maggie
Two Sorts of Arson and a Family Visit Troll
The Kansas City Star notes two incidents of arson as acts of deceit and revenge. One man burns his house for the insurance while another lights a fire to force a long visit from relatives led by Mra Oliver B Stallings-Spongeways and her many children.
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Mra
Oliver B Stallings-Spongeways
Kansas City Star
Curious Self-Winding Square French Watch
A man in San Diego, California owns a unique self winding watch described as the only watch in the world that winds itself. The old square 1 shape device keeps perfect time and has suffered worn cases. It includes a key for winding when the owner cannot walk.
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San Diego
Cal
A Hint from the Doc Victim Heads to Medical Advice
A report notes a person who fell and injured the head, with a doctor advising to insert something of value at the moment. The wording suggests a cautionary anecdote about a mishap and a prompt remedy. The piece reflects medical commentary in a street corner context.
Calming Her Fears at Dog Fight Exchange
A bystander pleads for intervention as a woman calms fears during a dog fight scene. The man asserts his dog is winning, while the woman remains cautious about safety and interference.
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Falo Courier
Unusual Case Involving Van Jones Family Separation
Fragmentary lines describe a curious matter about the Van Jones family with talk of separation and a suffragette connection. Details are unclear and attributed to overheard dialogue rather than a full report.
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Troutlesue van Jones
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