Prize ship Appam lands prisoners at Hampton Roads
At Old Point Comfort Virginia February 2 245 prisoners held aboard the former British liner Appam were allowed to land in the United States while others including prize crew captors and certain passengers remain aboard pending status decisions. The German commander maintains authority while awaiting State Department guidance as to who may depart.
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Old Point Comfort
Appam
Great Britain
United States
Washington
Hampton Roads
Fortress Monroe
Virginia Capes
Newport News
G. D. Tagliaferri
Nevada
Berg
Hem Lton
Acrose
Atlantic
Frican
Mik
Annam
Prince Hatzfeldt
Moewe
Tonga
Gorman
Kiel Canal
Africa
Hamilton
Eaward Merriweather
Von Papen linked to Welland canal plot in confession
London authorities report Bridgmen Taylor confessed Captain Franz von Papen organized the plan to blow up the Welland canal. Check stubs from von Papen’s arrival support a payment to Taylor and tie him to the case amid wartime security actions. Grand Rapids court heard Eastland disaster expert witnesses challenge defense claims about the ship’s stability and submersion.
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London
Bridgmen Taylor
Franz von Papen
Washington
Welland Canal
von Papen
Falmouth
Germany
Taylor
Grand Rapids
Mich
K. H. Whestead
Chicago
Continental Army means passing of National Guard
The National Guard Association opposed any plan to create a continental army arguing it would exclude state troops from the first line. Testimony before the House Military Committee stressed Congress’ power to nationalize militias while preserving states’ rights to use militiamen in peace.
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Continental Army
Congress
Avashington
National Guard Association
House Military Committee
Naval Committee
Strauss
Sadler
New Jersey
Dickson
Illinois
Crimenti
Ohio
Col
M. J. Foreman
First Illinois Cavalry
National Guard
Keating Child Labor Bill Cleared by House in 357 to 46 Vote
The Keating bill to bar interstate shipment of child labor products passed the House 357 to 46 and moves to the Senate. It bans minors under sixteen in mines or quarries and those under fourteen in mills and canneries, with stricter limits for night work and long shifts. Opposition rose mainly from the South with debate over constitutionality and exemptions for widows. an amendment to exempt canneries near the Canadian border failed.
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Washington
Intersta
Shiprong
Webb
North
Arolina
Wae Howe Judiciary Committee
Ormer
Cannon Wa
Lerepos
Ten Die As Ohio River Towboat Blast Kills Many
Ten people die and four are badly burned when boilers explode on the Sam Brown at Point Pleasant. Survivors are rescued by ferries and launches as wreckage washes ashore. the boat owned by Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company and valued at 25000 dollars. A later report notes the Lorena packet was destroyed by fire at its docks in Point Pleasant with a 20000 dollar loss.
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Arnold Jones
Point Pleasant
C. P. Robinson
Middleport
William Cousins
William Bess
Ohio
Charles Shaffer
City of
Huntington
Catherine Davis
Rver
Sam Brown
Monongahela River
J. W. Hubbard
Pittsburg
Parkersburg
Food Riots in Lisbon Continue
Rioting over fodder prices persists in Lisbon with reports of one death and several wounded from bombs thrown during clashes with police and soldiers. The interior minister said the government will suppress rioters blocking workers from returning to work as the senate approved a vote of confidence.
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Lisbon
Paris
Interior
Senate
Rioters shoot Portuguese minister in Lisbon chaos
A Madrid dispatch says the Portuguese minister of justice was fired upon by rioters in Lisbon. He defended himself with a revolver as fire broke out in the presidential palace, bombs exploded citywide, and police found quantities of dynamite and arms.
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Paris
Havas
Madrid
Lisbon
Pelem Palace
Two Steamers Sunk After Collision Near Cane Race
Report from St John Newfoundland states the Japanese steamer Takata Maru and the American tank steamer Silver Shell sank after a collision 200 miles southeast of Cane Race last night. No details on crew salvation available.
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St. John
N. F
Cane Race
Honduras inaugurates president and vice president
In Tegucigalpa on a February afternoon Dr Francisca Bertrand and Dr Alberto Membreno were inaugurated as president and vice president of the republic. They had been elected in November.
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Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Francisca Bertrand
Alberto Membreno
Te Reopublic Reenectivalv
Eafternoon
Greece and Roumania sign dual neutrality convention
The Adeverul of Bucharest reports Greece and Roumania have signed a dual neutrality agreement. The dispatch from Rome confirms the pact reached by both nations in a move affecting regional neutrality during ongoing European tensions.
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London
The
Adeverul
Bucharest
Greece and
Roumania
Rome
Senate Debates Pivot on Philippine Independence and Trade
The Senate met at noon resuming debate on Philippine independence and heard reports on public lands leasing and a Colombian Nicaragua treaty with indemnity cut from 25 million pounds to 15 million dollars. Committees advanced flood control plans and defense bills as child labor hours were regulated and a pension honor roll for gallant war veterans over sixty five was proposed. Adjourned at 1:95 p m until noon Thursday.
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Senate
Public Lands Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Military
Naval
Appam German Prize Contested as U S Holds Vessel
Washington reports indicate the British steamer Appam, seized at Hampton Roads by a German prize crew, may be kept as a German prize of war. The neutrality board ruled it a prize, with the State Department weighing whether it remains in German hands under the Prussian American treaty or is returned under The Hague convention.
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Washington
Appam
Hampton Roads
United States
Neutrality Board
State Department
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Cecil Spring-Rice
Norfolk
Great Britain
Senate committee moves favorable on Caribbean treaty with edits
Washington reports the foreign relations committee favored reporting the Colombian treaty with amendments reducing indemnity to 15 million and expressing regret to the United States and Colombia. The panel also approved reporting the Nicaragua canal and naval base treaty for 3 million, while no action was taken on the Haitian financial treaty.
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Washington
Colombia
Evei
Panama
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Nicaragua
Bay of Fonseca
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Virginia
WFATKER weather forecast notes snow likely Thursday in West Virginia with a fair day Friday. In Virginia expect cloudy Thursday with snow and sleet in the morning, followed by a fair and colder Friday.
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West Virginia
Virginia
President Wilson Urges Swift Action to Back Defense
President Wilson addresses Kansas City crowd of 16,000 urging immediate steps this month to defend American lives and commerce abroad. He calls on citizens to speak up for the nation's rights as the nation faces a looming crisis and possible large-scale mobilization. The crowd cheers as he stresses duty and unity.
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Kansas City
Wilson
America
Washington
United States
United States Army
J. P. Morgan Sets Course for London Visit
New York Feb 2 J P Morgan sails for England with Benjamin Strong governor of the New York federal reserve bank. They will spend at least a month in London with business matters abroad while Morgan & Company acts as commercial agent for British and French governments here.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
England
Benjamin Strong
New York Federal Reserve Bank
London
Morgan Banking House
Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Comany
Mr. Morgan
Senate backs definite policy for Philippines independence
The Senate approved a Clarke amendment directing the president to withdraw American sovereignty within four years, 41 to 41, with final action deferred. The measure has not yet passed the House, and time extension for eventual independence could be granted if Congress needs more study.
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Senate
House
Washington
Marshall
Philippines
Baltimore
Wilson
Hitchcock
The
Philippines Committee
Borah
Clapp
Kenyon
Lafollette
Works
Prince von Hatzfeldt Visits Appam Liner Case
Prince von Hatzfeldt, representative of Count von Bernstorff, arrived at Old Point to inspect the capture of the British liner Appam by a German sea raider. He met with Vice Consul von Schilling then interviewed the prize crew captain Berge. He predicted the Appam would be declared a war prize under the 1785 US Prussia treaty and turned over.
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Old Point Comfort
Prince von Hatzfeldt
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Old Point
Appam
Washington
L. Marshal von Schilling
Berge
Prussia
von Schilling
Willard and Dillon Booked for April Bout in New York
Jess Willard and Jack Dillon were matched here today for a ten round bout to be held in New York City between April 10 and 22.
Berlin Learns of Defeat and New Front Expectations
Berlin reports a failed Russian assault between the Stochod and Styr rivers while Vienna notes Russian trench withdrawals near Uscieczko. Athens links German, Bulgarian, and Turkish forces near the Greek frontier to a Saloniki attack. Italian and Austro-Hungarian actions span the Alps and Adriatic as Mesopotamia and Africa see limited advances.
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Washington
State Department
Appam
Great Britain
Newport News
Champagne
France
Saint Die
Vosges
Lens
Berlin
Stochod
Styr
Vienna
Uscieczko
Galicia
Col di Lana
Lugana
Rome
Athens
Teutons
Saloniki
Allantia
Durazzo
Albania
Constantinople
Turkish Crown Heir Ends Life in Palace
Constantinople report via Reuters states Yussef, heir apparent to the Turkish throne, killed himself by cutting arteries in his palace at 7 am due to ill health. The dispatch arrived en route to Berlin via London. Washington notes the Federal Trade Commission will issue rulings soon on unequal arms and unfair trade methods under its new authority.
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London
Yussef Tizzedin
Larvish
Reuter
Telegrium Company
Constantinople
Berlin
Washington
Federsl Trade Commission
Berlin Sends Signals on Lusitania Settlement via Ambassador
The German government instructed Ambassador von Bernstorff in Washington to seek a reasonable hope for a positive understanding on the Lusitania issue, as announced today in Berlin through wireless.
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Berlin
Sayville
von Bernstorff
Washington
Villa on way to border with stolen gold train
Flo Paso Mexico February 2 General Gavira at Juarez says General Francisco Villa moves toward the international boundary with a mule train loaded with stolen gold. Gavira orders troops to close in on Villa from all directions.
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Flo Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Gavira
Juarez
Mex
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