Gerard Held As Hostage In Germany
United Press reports Berlin will not permit Ambassador Gerard and all American embassy staff to depart until safe conduct is granted for Count Bernstorff and his staff. Passports for Americans hinge on Washington’s stance regarding the old Prussian treaty allowing Germans in the United States to depart after diplomatic ties end. Berlin remains quiet with no demonstrations.
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Berlin
Ackerman
Gerard
Germany
Count Bernstorff
Washington
United States
German Sailors Discharged From Navy Vessels
Galveston February 8 all sailors born in Germany without full naturalization papers are discharged from the cutter Comanche. The same order is believed to apply to all United States navy vessels and related services. The discharged men are being held.
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Galveston
United States Navy
Lattimore Calls for Senate Investigation of University
Senator Lattimore introduced a resolution to appoint five senators to probe the state University over Governor Ferguson's charges against the faculty. The regents expenses and related actions grant the committee broad subpoena powers. The senate referred the measure to a three member committee of inquiry appointed by Lieutenant Governor Hobby to decide whether an investigation proceeds.
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United Press
Austin
Lattimore
State University
Ferguson
Senate
Page
Hobby
German American alliance pledges loyalty to United States
Three million members of the German American alliance pledge unqualified loyalty to the United States if war with Germany is declared. The commitment was announced at a midnight mass meeting in Philadelphia where the alliance's national committee adopted the resolution.
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Philadelphia
Seventeen Sailors Die When Danish Ship Is Submarined
Copenhagen reports seventeen sailors perished when the Danish steamer Lars Kruse, a Belgian relief ship carrying grain, was sunk on February 6. The captain entered the danger zone unaware of Germany’s new decree.
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Copenhagen
Lars Kruse
Germany
Consulate affairs transferred to Swiss in Galveston
In Galveston on February 8 the consulate’s affairs were turned over to Swiss representatives, signaling a shift in diplomatic handling. The move affects local governance of consular matters and may reflect broader changes in foreign service administration.
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United Press
Galveston
Baptist Church House For Sale Near 1 Acre Land
A four room house with hall on nearly one to two acres offered by J. M. Lowrey. Easy terms available, price listed at 1050 dollars. Two tone notice.
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Baptist Church
J. M. Lowrey
Water bill payment notice for northwest Bonham property
A local notice urges residents to pay water bills by the sixth of the month. The message, signed by J. M. Lowrey, mentions a frame house, hall, fair barn, and corner lot in northwest Bonham with cheap, easy payment options.
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Bonham
J. M. Lowrey
World Briefs On Trade Tariffs Leaders And Tech
Switzerland imposes a tariff on auto imports. China to run papermaking instruction in a government school. Turkey places government bakeries under state control. The Russian empress lauded as world’s finest royal singer. Average sickness burden estimated at ten days per year. Alaska bans underground mine work for boys under sixteen. Antarctic water colder than Arctic water. Southern Australia year round temperature variation within twenty degrees. Chile delays paper currency to gold until January 1919. U.S. lead largely smelted in Missouri Idaho and Utah. Russian engineer patents a two wheeled gyroscopic automobile.
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China
Turkey
Russia
Alaska
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United States
Missouri
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British Steamer Eveston Subbed Without Warning
Consul Frost reports to Ambassador Page that the British steamer Eveston, torpedoed on February 6, received no warning from German forces before the shelling. The incident underscores tense wartime exchanges in the North Sea theater.
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London
Frost
Ambassador Page
Eveston
France grants Bernstorff safe conduct source
Washington February 8 The state department announces that France has granted Bernstorff safe conduct but does not specify the route. New York February 8 The British consulate reports three babies lost when the California was sunk and six women and five children among the missing.
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State Department
France
Bernstorff
New York
California
Glasgow
Free Kindergarten Candy Sale At Bailey Hardware Co
A candy sale benefiting the Free Kindergarten is set for Saturday at Bailey Hardware Co starting at 1 PM. Proceeds support local kindergarten programs and community activities.
Germans Withdraw Funds Amid War Tensions
German funds are being withdrawn from the United States in large amounts as wartime pressures mount. In London a report notes two more ships, the Torino and Dauntless, were sunk by submarines with loss of two crew. Washington says officials seek contact with ex gunners of the American navy as liners may be armed for defense.
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London
Torino
Holdingside
Dauntless
NAVY
Washington
German Agents Active Near Juarez Threaten U.S. Border
Authorities fear German agents in Juarez and interior Mexican cities plan raids into American territory if war breaks out. The moves could force the United States to deploy many troops to the border and strain U.S.-Mexico relations. Tampico oil fields supplying the British fleet are closely guarded.
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Juarez
United States
Germany
Mexico
Tampico
California liner California survivors count and torpedo strike
Washington reports Consul Frost says 162 survivors of the Anchor liner California, torpedoed without warning late yesterday. Forty one are missing. The attack left the vessel damaged as it sank silently.
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Washington
Frost
California
Allied convoy ships depart Virginia loaded with munitions
Twenty five British French and Italian steamers loaded with munitions and cotton have left Virginia ports. Allied warships will meet them twenty five miles off shore and convoy them. Several Danish Dutch and Swedish ships are keeping close in behind the convoy.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Battleship Minesgeraes Fires On American Steamer Evelyn
Rio Janeiro reports the Brazilian battleship Minesgeraes fired on the American steamer Evelyn due to a signaling misunderstanding. The Evelyn was not damaged and returned to harbor to clear up the issue.
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United Press
Rio Janeiro
Minesgeraes
Evelyn
Candy Sale by Free Kindergarten Friends
The Free Kindergarten ladies hold a candy sale this Saturday starting at 1 PM at Bailey Hardware Store. Proceeds support the kindergarten program and activities.
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Bailey Hardware Store
Ferguson Backers Withdraw Case Against Temple Parties
Brenham February 8 Governor Ferguson with three attorneys has withdrawn his $50,000 damage suit in which he alleged libelous statements against Temple parties. The action ends the case filed over libel claims and the governor's name remains tied to the dispute.
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United Press
Brenham
Ferguson
Government mines harbor entrance as lightship tenders end
Mobile reports the government starting mine laying at the harbor entrance and dismissing all alien lighthouse tenders.
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United Press
Mobile
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