German Raider Appam Seizes Passengers in Mid-Atlantic
Captain Harrison recounts a German cruiser hijacking the former British liner Appam. Germans aboard freed prisoners, armed guards took control, and 43 Germans oversaw 245 captives. Lieutenant Berg led with courtesy, the crew kept order, and the cruiser shadowed the Appam for two days before passengers were allowed to land in the United States.
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Harrison
England
Berg
Appam
Dakar
French West Africa
Liverpool
Spain
Corbridge
Farringford
Cape Finisterre
Dromonby
Atlantic
State Department
Europe
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
United States
Appam Raider Holds Liner Crew as Status Decision Awaits
The Appam and its prize crew remain aboard the liner off Hampton Roads while Washington decides the ship and passenger status. A conference between German and British representatives, with Norman R. Hamilton as intermediary, ordered the arrangement. English captains report the passengers received good treatment despite scarce food and water.
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Ters
Great Britain
United States
Washington
Norfolk
Norman R. Hamilton
Hampton Roads
Fortress Monroe
Virginia Capes
Newport News
G. D. Tagliaferri
Nevada
Tagliaferri
Berg
Hamilton
Sir Edward Merewether
Frederick Seton James
Francis Charles Fuller
F. B. Rice
Appam
James
Old Point Hotel
Appam Prize Issue Tests U S War Policy
The Appam, a British liner seized by a German prize crew, faces potential U S custody as a German prize of war or return to Britain. The dispute centers on the Prussian American treaty and The Hague convention with ongoing negotiations and no final U S action yet.
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Appam
State Department
Germany
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Hampton Roads
Cecil Spring-Rice
Great Britain
Norfolk
United States
German raider activity rattles New York marine insurance
Shipping circles report demoralized insurance rates after a German sea raider sank seven British steamers and captured the Appam. The fear is further acts by German destroyers may repeat and jeopardize premiums for Atlantic ports.
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New York
Kiel
Insurance rates rise after Appam arrival
Ocean insurers report snap changes in rates with United Kingdom and France steady but Africa and Cape routes unstable. Quotes vary from 1-2 to 11-2 and some firms decline all African business as rates jump 2 to 10 times pre Appam levels.
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Tic Ocean
United Kingdom
France
Africa
Capes
Australia
Appam
British reply on blockade expected within ten days
London reports that Great Britain's response to the American note on the blockade is due in about ten days. The communication to Ambassador Page was prepared with France and other allies, and no major changes are anticipated. Parcel post parcels detained remain under consideration for possible prize court action.
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London
Great Britain
Ambassador Page
Foreign Office
France
Kiltie Ball Friday Night Draws Boston Clan Leaders
Chiefs of 19 clans of Greater Boston and the royal secretary will attend the Kiltie ball at Horticultural Hall. More than 400 of the 3000 clan members are expected. Features include a Highland schottische and auld Scotch reel with modern dancing. Red-coated hall officers include R Murray Finlayson and others. Prominent guests include Thomas Grieve Alexander MacGregor Robert May Vaughn Jealous Patrick Crowley. Reception committee members are J Ernest Kerr Daniel MacColl Dr James McQueen A Lincoln Johnston Dr Ross Savage Donald Ramsay William Norris Alexander MacGillivray Frank Cook John Gillis.
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Greater Boston
Massachusetts
Robert M. Hamilton
Donald MacDonald
Thomas Grieve
Boston Caledonian Club
Alexander MacGregor
Intercolonial Club
Robert E. May
The
Scots Charitable Society
Vaughn Jealous
British Charitable Society
Patrick H. Crowley
Irish Charitable Society
J. Ernest Kerr
Daniel W. MacColl
James A. McQueen
A. Lincoln Johnston
Ross BE. Savage
Donald Ramsay
William J. Norris
Alexander MacGillivray
Frank H. Cook
John J. Gillis
Greece Roumania sign neutrality pact in Rome dispatch
London Feb 2 The Adeverul Bucharest newspaper reports that Greece and Roumania have signed a dual neutrality convention according to a wireless despatch received from Rome.
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Greece and
Roumania
London
Adeverul
Bucharest
Rome
Cascaret Liver and Bowel Cleanse Advertising Copy
An old drugstore promotion touts a 10 or 25 cent Cascaret box as a gentle liver and bowel cleanser. It claims to stop headaches bilious spells indigestion foul breath and constipation and suggests giving a whole Cascaret to irritable feverish children.
Advice for kidney, cough, blood, hair, and weight loss remedies
Inquiries seek guidance for fever and headaches with yellow eyes and back pain. Remedies include balmwort for kidneys and tonics, mentholaxane syrup for coughs, sulfur-free laxatives to purify blood, yellow mingos for dandruff, and arbolete or hypo nucleane tablets for fat reduction.
Kaiser Visits Battle Lines
Berlin via wireless reports the German Emperor travels between fronts despite rumors of cancer treatment. Overseas News Agency calls the claim a malicious attempt to influence foreign opinion and asserts the Emperor remains healthy as he moves from one line of battle to another.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
Woman Healed From Eczema After Using Cuticura
Miss Celina Garant of Fall River Massachusetts describes three years of face eczema from oil exposure in a mill. After receiving a free Cuticura sample she used Soap and Ointment for three months and recovered fully. She notes the free sample offer and requests the 32 page Skin Book by mail from Cuticura Department T Boston.
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Celina Garant
Wilbur St
Fall River, Mass
Sargol Thinness Remedy Ad Promises Quick Weight Gain
An advertisement touts Sargol tablets as a fat building aid for thin people. It claims two weeks to see pounds gained, with 40 tablets per package and a money back guarantee if weight gain fails. It emphasizes rebuilding nutritive function and blood oxygen carrying power.
Kilmer Swamp Root Endorsed by Texas Druggist
Frank Jenkins, a Pilgrim Texas druggist, reports six and a half years of selling Kilmer Swamp Root with satisfied customers. He cites relief from back pain and claims the medicine can cure cases it is recommended for if not long standing. November 11 1915.
Kilmer’s Swamp-Root Sample Offer From Dr Kilmer Co
A notice invites readers to send ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Company in Binghamton New York for a sample size bottle of Swamp Root. It promises to convince and includes a booklet about kidneys and bladder. The ad mentions regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles sold at drug stores and asks to mention the Boston Daily Post.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Oxidate Remedy Promises 48 Hour Grip Cure
Boston readers are told of Dr. Eugene Howard's Oxidate for grip and influenza. The ad claims guaranteed relief from grip within forty eight hours or money back. It asserts strong New England usage and urges early treatment to avoid doctor bills.
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New England
Eugene Howard
Boston
Plant Juice touted by Boston man and wife as relief for stomach trouble
A Boston man Mr John Sumner and his wife credit Plant Juice with curing two years of indigestion dyspepsia gas pain and nerves after three bottles. They report improved appetite sleep and weight and recommend the remedy. The Plant Juice Man is at Liggett Drug Co corner Washington and Avon Streets presenting the product daily.
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John Sumner
Boston
Franklin Street
Everett
Liggett Drug Co
Washington and
Avon Streets
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Promise Clear Complexion
A historic health ad proclaims Dr F M Edwards of Ohio treating liver and bowel ailments for 17 years with olive tablets. The remedy allegedly normalizes activity, removes waste, and improves complexion with nightly use, promoted as a calomel substitute priced 10c or 25c per box by The Olive Tablet Company in Columbus, Ohio.
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F. M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Olive Tablet Company
Columbus
New Liquid Silmerine Becomes Popular Hair Wave Aid
Women flock to liquid silmerine for natural curl without hot irons. Druggists report strong sales as users praise its neat, non greasy formula and easy nightly brushing to achieve lasting waves by morning.
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Old Point Comfort
Prince Hatzfeldt
Moewe
Count Dobna
Ponga
Kiel Canal
David Barton
Barton
Chesapeake
Gaunt
U.S
Neutrality Board
Britain
Mier
Arctics
Horlick
Eascarets
de Avice
Lewis Beaker
Tewis Baker
College
College-Ellwood Sts
Dayton
Frank
Kaiser
Batile Lines
Cuticura
Dept. T
Grip
Collum Dropsy Remedy CO
Dept
Atlanta
Ohio
Carter
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