Wilson Demands Seamen's Release From Germany
The state department prepared a peremptory demand for Germany to release seventy two American seamen from the prize ship Yarrowdale. President Wilson approved the move which would be sent via the Spanish ambassador. Officials expect Germany to release the sailors soon, as tensions rise and a request to Congress for protection authority looms.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
United States
Wilson
Congress
Governor Suspends Officials in Utah Investigation
Governor Bamberger suspended William J. Lynch secretary of the state land board and Fred W. Chambers state fish and game commissioner from their offices on February 15. The action coincides with a legislative vote to allocate 25,000 dollars for a broad state department and institution investigation.
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Salt Lake City
Bamberger
William J. Lynch
State Land Board
Fred W. Chambers
Cowboys MURDERED After Mexican Raid at Corner Ranch
In Hachita New Mexico search parties found the bodies of Andrew P. Peterson Hugh Acord and Burton Jensen three American cowboys reportedly kidnaped when Mexican bandits raided the Corner ranch sixty miles southwest of here. The bodies were found on the Mexican side and badly mutilated. authorities believe they were killed after attempting to escape across the border.
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Hachita
N. M
Andrew P. Peterson
Hugh Acord
Burton Jensen
Corner Ranch
Here
Prohibition Advances in Senate Postal Bill Amendments
Washington moves prohibition forward as senate approves drastic amendments to the postal bill. Changes make liquor importation into states banning manufacture and sale for beverage use a crime and would bar liquor advertising in areas that legislate against such ads.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Brand Whitlock Not Ordered to Lower Flag at Brussels Legation
Washington dispatch reports Brand Whitlock American minister to Belgium was requested not ordered by German authorities to lower the American flag at the Brussels legation.
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Washington
State Department
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Brussels
Paris James W. Gerard Arrives in Panohure with Party
Paris James W. Gerard the former American ambassador to Berlin and Mrs. Gerard travel from Berne Switzerland with forty two persons in all. They are greeted at the station by ambassador William Sharp and embassy staff in Panohure day morning.
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Paris
James W. Gerard
Berlin
Nineteenth Anniversary of Maine Sinking Marked at Arlington
The nineteenth anniversary of the sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor was observed here February 15 with graves of the ship’s dead honored at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Maine
Washington
Havana Harbor
Walera
Arlington National Cemetery
Six Arrested in Taxi Driver Killing at Puebla
Puebla police on Thursday arrested six suspects in the death of Nicholas Venesla, a taxicab driver who was shot and killed, apparently without a passenger involved in the crime.
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Puebla
Colo
Nicholas Venesla
Venesla
Freight rate rise suspended by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed increases in freight rates on grain and flour from Minnesota and the northwest to Gulf ports for export. The action, effective June 16, halts the higher charges while shipments to export markets are under review.
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Washington
Minnesota
Northwest
Gulf Ports
Interstate Commerce Commings
British Troops Drive Forward on French Front and Eastern Theaters
British forces raid northeast of Arras and push into German defenses while engaging on the Somme and near Ypres. In Roumania, German advances seize Russian positions and capture prisoners, while Volhynia sees repulsed German attacks. Across the front, artillery duels and isolated assaults yield prisoners on multiple sectors.
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Teutons
Roumania
Volhynia
London
Ancre
Arras
King George
Somme
Ypres
Roumanian
Meste Canesti
Petrograd
Jacobeni
Bukowina-Roumanian
Lutak
Lake Crisviaty
Cerna
Macedonian
Berlin
No turning back in war policy says Berlin official
A Berlin statement dated February 14 says neutrals are prompting the strongest declaration that unrestricted war on all sea traffic in barred zones is now in full swing and will not be restricted, despite U S or other concerns.
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London
Berlin
Great Britain
United States
Bernstorff Sails For Home After Relations Severed
Count J H von Bernstorff former German ambassador to the United States sailed for home from Hoboken aboard the Frederik VII. He traveled with the Countess von Bernstorff and about 200 German diplomatic and consular officials. The departure ends diplomatic relations between the U S and Germany and passed without incident.
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Hoboken
N. J
J. H. von Bernstorff
United States
Frederik VII
Tim
Countess von Bernstorff
Germany
Busy Navy Chief Josephus Daniels Under Pressure
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels remains among the busiest officials next to the president as he handles ongoing duties and quick decisions in this unsettled period.
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Josephue Daniele
Navy
United States
United States Rejects German Offer to Discuss Submarine War
Washington flatly rejects Germany’s proposal to discuss differences while the ruthless submarine campaign continues. Secretary Lansing states the U S will not enter talks until Germany renews the Sussex note assurances and acts on them. Swiss minister Dr Ritter relayed the oral proposal, seen as propaganda to cloud the issue and force belligerent stance.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Lansing
State Department
Ritter
Wilson Officially Elected President and Marshall Vp
In Washington on February 14 the electoral vote was canvassed by a joint session of Congress. Woodrow Wilson received 277 votes and Charles Hughes 254 in the final tally. The formal declaration affirmed Wilson’s re-election and Marshall as vice president.
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Washington
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas R. Marshall
Senate
House
Hughes
Fairbanks
American Steamer Ly man M. Law Sunk Off Sardinia
A Stefani report from Cagliari says the American schooner Ly man M. Law was sunk February 12 off Sardinia by a hostile submarine. The ship carried agricultural machinery and a crew of twelve, eight Americans, were landed at Cagliari.
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Rome
Lyman M. Law
Sardinia
Stefani
Cagliari
Fire destroys eighteen thousand barrels of potatoes
A large warehouse blaze in Presque Isle, Maine, destroyed eighteen thousand barrels of potatoes awaiting shipment. The estimated loss is about $150,000 and no further details on the cause or damages are provided.
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Presque, Lele
World-Wide Peace Invitation Senate Proposal
A joint resolution inviting members of all world legislatures to meet in the United States to discuss peace promotion has been introduced in the Senate with a date and venue to be fixed by Congress.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Service Suspended by Commercial Cables to Honolulu
The Commercial Cables company announced on Wednesday that deferred service to Honolulu and the Hawaiian islands is suspended until further notice.
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New York
Commercial Cables! Company
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
France Profiting by Tax Revenue Jump in January
Paris indirect taxes and monopolies raked in 109 million francs more in January than the same month last year and 36.5 million francs above a normal year’s January. The increase reflects stronger revenue from taxation and state monopolies in France.
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France
Paris
Villa followers camp near border with cannon range
Report from Columbus New Mexico describes Villa loyalists camping close to the U S border late Monday. American soldiers near Mae Gate observed their campfires in the night within cannon range of American territory.
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Columbus, N. M—Villa
Cannon Range
Border Mae Gate
Mexican Outlaws Kill Mormons Raid New Mexico
Private reports say a band of Mexican raiders crossed the border sixty miles southwest of Hachita New Mexico on Tuesday killing three Mormons and raiding the Corner ranch. Eleven captives including seven Mexicans were taken, with 109 American horses and mules and 1500 dollars worth of supplies seized. Corner Ranch owner Palomas Land and Cattle company. O K Warren of Three Oaks Michigan among stockholders.
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Paso
Texas
Columbus
Hachita
N. M
Corner
Andrew Peterson
Villabanpany
John Pierce
Adams
The
Palomas Land & Cattle Company
O. EK. Warren
Three Oaks
Mich
Largest freighter Afric sunk by unrestricted U boat warfare
London reports the White Star steamer Afric, the world’s largest freighter at 1990 tons, was sunk on February 13. Seventeen crewmen are missing. It marks the biggest prize seized since the decree, and adds to a thirteen day total of ninety one ships destroyed totaling 200 433 tons.
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London
Submarine Bases Proposed for Los Angeles and San Diego
A special navy commission report recommends establishing a submarine training base in Los Angeles harbor and a submarine war operating base in San Diego to bolster fleet readiness.
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Los Angeles
Washington
Los Angeles Harbor
Bam Diego
Special Navy Commission
Bernstorff Seeks Peace as He Flies to New York
In a farewell statement before departure to call on home Count von Bernstorf hopes war between the United States and Germany can be averted.
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Washington
New York
Count von Bernastorff
United States
Germany
Yegg Jimmie Ryan’s Odysseys End in Kerry Patch Homecoming
Kerry Patch ex-convict and yeggman known as Ohio Jimmie returns to St Louis after a globe trotting tale. Born in Calcutta, he recounts Leavenworth, mistaken identifications, shipboard adventures, and a final voyage ending with release and a wrecking crew past.
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St. Louisa
Jimmie Ryan
Kerry Patch
Ohio
Jimmie
Yeggman
Kaiéer
Swayzie
Ind
Leavenworth
Calcutta
Bombay
Frieco
Calicutta
Qualified to Lead
The piece lauds Woodrow Wilson as uniquely capable of securing congressional support and steering the United States through foreign tensions. It contrasts his leadership with Taft and Hughes, credits him with major reforms, and says his guidance has kept the nation peaceful and prosperous amid global turmoil.
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America
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Wilson
Taft
Hughes
Albany
Perkins Describes His Own Work
The piece critiques George W. Perkins and his role with the Progressive party. It argues Perkins and the Colonel allied with Republicans, weakening progressives and misreading national sentiment. The author suggests Perkins would back Hughes if Republicans had won and questions his current opposition.
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Perkins
Hughes
Patriotism and steel trust in armament contracts
A British firm underbids the steel trust for naval armor piercing shells and wins the contract. A Republican congressman introduces a resolution urging US production by American workers at American wages, while alleging protectionist virtue. The piece critiqu es the congressman and notes the steel trust’s past labor advertising preferences.
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Steel Trust
House
United States
Vote Pattern Across States in 1916 Shows Non sectional Trends
The article lists states where Hughes trailed the Taft Roosevelt 1912 vote, noting none show sectional bias in Wilson or Hughes gains. States named include Massachusetts New Hampshire Vermont Maine Pennsylvania Michigan Minnesota Iowa South Carolina Georgia Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Nebraska Colorado Wyoming Idaho Utah Washington.
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Union
Hughes
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Idaho
Utah
Washington
Wilson
Republicans to Seek Closer Teamwork With Progressives
The Republican executive committee will examine plans for closer collaboration with Progressives. Hiram Johnson may offer valuable suggestions to guide the effort.
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Republican Executive Committee
Hiram Johnson
St Theodore Armed Raider Roams the Sea
An unnamed raider described as armed roves maritime areas near St Theodore provoking security concerns. Authorities warn coastal communities to stay vigilant as maritime patrols increase.
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St. Theodore
Wilson and Hughes Vote Shifts Across States
The Wilson vote increased more than Hughes in 18 states and in all but Florida and North Carolina. In 12 Wilson states Hughes polled fewer votes than Roosevelt and Taft four years earlier. The pattern shows broad gains for Wilson relative to Hughes in the recent election.
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Wilson States
Wilson
Hughes
Union
Florida
North Carolina
Roosevelt
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