Formal Notification of Allied Teutonic Intent Reaches State Dept
Washington February 12 Germanys note announcing its plan to treat armed merchant ships of the Allies as warships after February 29 reached the state department today A similar note from Vienna is expected next week as the United States weighs a swift policy decision before the February deadline Officials say entente governments may protest and that the United States must decide whether arming merchant ships is compatible with neutrality while protecting lives and avoiding escalation
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Washington
Germmny
United Sates
State Department
United States
Germany
Vienna
Lafising
Austria
Il’zens
Cial
Congress
Whctlals
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Norfolk Synagogue Destroyed by Fire in Norfolk
Ohef Sholom Temple the leading Jewish synagogue in Norfolk Va was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The blaze is believed caused by defective wiring. Built about fifteen years ago at a cost of roughly 70000 Two firemen were injured when the dome collapsed.
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Norfolk
Ohef Shorem
Temperance Sabbath Called By New York Health Board
The New York City board of health announced a temperance crusade to begin soon and urged clergymen to deliver temperance sermons on Sunday February 20, titled temperance Sabbath.
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New York
City Board of Health
Conette Leave Monastir via Paris
Patrie notes that Conette departed Monastir via Paris in February with reports from February 11 to 12. The dispatch mentions German activity, signaling ongoing wartime developments.
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Conette
Monastir
Paris
Patrie
Romania and Bulgaria Expel Consuls at Monastir
The Patrie reports that Romania and Bulgaria have expelled the Rovomanian and Greek consuls from Monastir in southwest Serbia near the Greek border. It calls the move highly significant and notes the Skouloudis government claims a general action against neutral consuls, though Monastir has no other neutral representatives and Roumania has greater interests than Greece there.
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Monastir
Serbia
Skouloudis
Roumania
Conditions Improve in Flooded Arkansas District
Little Rock reports show the flooded area in Arkansas improving with receding waters and more organized relief. About 4 000 people in the county, including 700 near Lake Village, face shortages as families live on second stories and in barns and tents while livestock and possessions remain.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Greenville
Miss
Lake Village
French Penetrate German Lines Near Massiges Front
Berlin reports via London that after a heavy bombardment on the Champigne front, French infantry attacked yesterday afternoon and penetrated German positions near Massiges over a front of about 200 yards, according to the German office.
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Berlin
London
Champigne
Massiges
Air of pessimism about Berlin foreign office
A Lusitania negotiations message from Count von Bernstorff prompted today’s discussions among Dr. Alfred M. Zimmermann and Count Montgelas with other foreign office experts on American affairs. The note was shown to Dr. Gottlieb von Jagow on his return from the general staff. Officials were reticent, but an air of pessimism hung over the foreign office despite Zimmermann’s view that the situation looks fairly favorable.
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Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
Lusitania
Alfred M. Zimmermann
Count Montgelas
Foreign Office
Gottlieb von Jagow
Zimmerman
Princeton launches optional military science course
Princeton University will inaugurate a course for military science on Monday night with an address by Henry C. Breckenridge. The program includes weekly lectures, tactical excursions led by regular army officers, rifle practice, and no required drill. Open to students as an optional supplement, a faculty committee oversees details to make it permanent and tie it to summer camps.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Henry C. Breckenridge
What Became of Book Court Martial Ends
San Francisco February 12 court martial of Lieutenant Herbert A Jones over the loss of a battleship signal code book last April aboard the Hull ended as the department of justice took up the case to determine what became of the book. The court martial verdict was sent to Washington and possible penalties range from reprimand to dismissal.
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San Francisco
Herbert A Jones
Arthur P. Crist
Department of Justice
Washington
Navy
Passengers Arrive from Prize Ship Apam at Newport News
Ten German men and three women disembarked at Newport News aboard the prize ship Ap pam. Immigration and customs officials boarded the vessel to assess admissibility under immigration laws and to appraise the travelers' baggage.
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Appam
Newport News
Immigration and Customs Service
Kaiser's Son to Wed in Potsdam on March Eleventh
Amsterdam dispatch via Exchange Telegraph says Emperor William announced Prince Joachim's marriage will be held in Potsdam on March 11. The report places the royal wedding in a German setting with Wilhelm as host and Joachim as groom.
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Kaiser
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
William
Prince Joachim
Potsdam
French Capture German Trenches Near Massiges
Paris reports a French assault on the western front near Massiges with about 300 yards of German trenches seized northeast of Massiges. Allied commanders claim a general accord between Briand in Rome and Italian ministers to unify actions, amid broader war front activity and Vienna's territorial claims.
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Briand
France
Rome
London
Galicia
Champagne
Paris
Orlin
Massiges
Petrograd
Fereth
Prath
Nicholas
Tarnopol
Vienna
Flitsch
Salonik
Vardar
Italy
Germany
Bloody hotel fight in St. Louis ends in shootings
In St Louis a hotel fight left Dr Albert F Johnson gravely wounded after a confrontation with Dr W A Kennerly and others. Bonds were posted for Kennerly and Charlies Lody as investigators weigh conflicting accounts of who fired first in the downtown hotel room.
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ST. Louis
Albert F. Johnson
W. A. Kennerly
San Antonio
Texas
Walter A. Diefenback
Granite City
Diefenback
Johnson
Bond
Charlies Lody
Dr. Johnson
Diefenbach
Mr. Arnold
Debt claim and withholdings alleged by Dr Kennerly
The record notes a $2,500 debt and withholding of other funds which Dr Kennerly contends were due to him.
Senate Session Notes Naval Harbor Work and Tariff Debates
The Senate met at noon and adjourned at 12 58 pm until Monday. Rear Admiral Benson urged harbor improvements for New York channels to the navy yard. Ship bill hearing continued. post office appropriation discussion resumed. Lincoln Gettysburg speech read. Kitchin deferred tariff resolution. Adjourned at 5 9 pm.
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Benson
Harbors Committee
New York
Navy Yard
Marine Committee
Lincoln
Kitchin
Poison found in soup at banquet for Archbishop Mundelin
Virulent poison discovered in soup served at a University Club banquet in Chicago honoring Archbishop Mundelin. Over 100 diners sickened. assistant chef Jean Crones missing. poison traced to a private laboratory in a room, prompting a health warning and police investigation.
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University
Chicago
Mundelein
University Club
John D Robertson
Mundelin
Jean Crones
Geor gia man hanged after fatal Georgia shooting
In Trigg county a 21 year old man identified as Harris was shot and hanged by a mob after allegedly shooting farmers A F Fountain and A J Wilkinson near Jeffersonville Georgia. Mrs Fountain testified at a coroner inquest that Harris confessed and threatened her.
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Macon
Marvin Harris
Trigg County
A. F. Fountain
A. J. Wilkinson
Jeffersonville
National Guard Proposes Federalization of State Troops
A National Guard Association bill before Congress would federalize state troops creating a separate branch of the regular army in wartime. It sets a 500 per district cap, a total strength near 200000, and a Junior Guard for boys 12 to 18. Enlistment would be three years with automatic extension if called, and minimums include 48 drills yearly and annual maneuvers.
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Washington
National Guard Association
Congress
United States
New Amateur Baseball Body Formed in Louisville
Delegates at the National Amateur Baseball Association of America meet split into two sections. The new organization named the National Amateur Baseball Federation elected J. C. Townes of Cleveland as president and began with nine member cities. Loyal members retained the old name in a adjoining room.
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Louisville
National Amateur Baseball Association of America
National Amateur Baseball Federation
Js. C. Townes
Cleveland
Austrians Advance on Durazzo
Rome dispatch cites 30,000 Austrians marching on Durazzo with the remainder of the invading force guarding interior regions.
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Ustrians
Durazzo
Paris
Rome
Idea Navionale
President Wilson considers war secretary candidates
Washington reports no word from President Wilson aboard the Mayflower as he weighs a successor to Secretary Garrison. Officials expect a decision after his Chesapeake Bay trip, with Franklin K Lane favored by some and others pointing to Houston Roosevelt or Polk among official names, or a choice from outside official circles.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Chesapeake Bay
Garrison
Coital
Franklin K. Lane
Interior
Houston
Agricultural Department
Roosevelt
Navy
Polk
State Department
Congressmen Prepare Support for President’s Compromise Plan
Officials say over forty representatives signaled backing of the president today. Many had previously opposed Secretary Garrison's continental army proposal, indicating a notable shift in congressional stance.
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White House
Congress
Garrison
Continental Army
Wisconsin student charged with murder of former sweetheart
William H. Orpet, a University of Wisconsin student, is jailed in Waukegan charged with killing Marian Frances Lambert of Lake Forest. Police say a quick-action poison killed Lambert, whose body was found by her father in a snow patch near her home.
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Chicago
William H. Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Waukegan
Marian Frances Lambert
Lake Forest
Orpet
Madison
Wis
NO ZEPPELINS OVER LONDON JANUARY 31
New York reports from passengers arriving on the Adriatic say Zeppelins did not reach London on January 31. British raids caused damage at Burton on Trent and Nottingham with reports of bombings near bridges and arsenals.
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New York
London
England
Midland
George T. Knowles
American University Club of
Liverpool
Manchester
Burton-on-Trent
Nottingham
Knowles
Rebels Capture Yuen-Chow in Honan Province
Cablegram received by Long Hing Chong reports revolutionary forces seizing Yuen-Chow and surrounding territory in western Honan with little resistance from defections. Governor general Neah Tse Chung struggles to raise troops to oppose the rebels.
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San Francisco
Honan
China
Yuen-Chow
Long Hing Chong
Chinese Republic Association
Shanghai
Neah Tse Chung
Henan
Rivers and Harbors Bill Sets Forty Million Allocation
The annual rivers and harbors appropriation bill totals 40 million dollars with the largest item 6.72 million for the Mississippi river. The measure, completed in committee, awaits final division on the East river channel in New York harbor and aligns with current administration policy.
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Washington
East River
New York Harbor
Mississippi River
Roosevelt Motion Defeated in Oklahoma Convention
In Muskegon Oklahoma on February 12 Republicans in the second district convention defeated a motion to endorse Theodore Roosevelt for the party’s presidential nomination. The body adopted a motion calling Roosevelt the greatest living American and chose delegates to the national convention.
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Roosevelt
Muskegon
Okla
Theodore Roosevelt
Second
Oklahoma
Theodore Rosevelt
Oklahoma House Backs Female Suffrage Amendment
The Oklahoma house adopted a joint resolution submitting a female suffrage amendment to the state constitution by a 62 to 15 vote. If the senate approves, the measure would go to voters in August.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Senate
Hatfield Reviews Administration in Northfork Lincoln Day Speech
Governor Hatfield tours Cabell and surrounding counties delivering a Lincoln Day address to coal field communities. He touts workmen's compensation, criticizes Lilly proposals, and defends his administration while addressing Hatfield Robinson ties and local political maneuvering in McDowell and Mason counties.
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Northfork
W. Va
Governor Hatfield
Kimball
Gary
Welch
Hatfield
R. P. Sims
Bluefield Colored Institute
Lincoln
Lilly
W. F. Hite
Huntington
Milton
Cabell County
Abe Lily
Abraham Lincoln
James ¢. Hughes
Raleigh
General Lilly
West Virginia
Republican Party
8. B. Moon
McDowell County
S. B. Moon
Hatfield-Robinson Club
Cabell
Robinson
Charleston
Lakin
Hughes
Fonda
Lilly Ca
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