German Blockade Threatens U S Interests and Neutral Shipping
The article weighs Germany's blockade decree and its claim that neutral ships in the war zone are at risk. It argues the move may force U S protests and potential legal action, noting the 1856 Paris Declaration and Hague rules. It warns that failure to protest could be seen as accepting Germany’s stance and harm American vessels.
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Germany
Great Britain
United States
Berlin
Paris
Ee Board
CAT
The
Hague
Institute du Broite Internationale
Oxford
Munich
France
British Isles
State Department
Gerard
Lansing
Coton
Ireland
Washington
Germany warns neutral ships as war zone debate grows
Berlin reports a German navy official warning neutral ships to avoid the northern and western coasts of France and to use a Scotland route around the British Isles. The notice prompts international law questions about blockades the Hague treaties, submarine warfare, and potential US protests amid anticipated British reprisals.
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Berlin
Sayville
N. Y
England
France
North Sea
Scotland
German Proclamation Is of Empty Words
The Daily Telegraph editorial labels Germanys naval zone declaration around Britain Ireland and nearby coasts as empty rhetoric yet warns that Germany must be punished for threats of frightfulness The piece asserts British power and allied support for any justified action to counter the menace.
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London
The
Daily Telegraph
Germany
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Netherlands
Morning Post Calls It A Conspiracy
The Morning Post editorial denounces The Hague conventions and the Declaration of London as a German engineered conspiracy against British sea power. It urges Britain to abandon the naval paraphernalia and respond to German threats with a renewed blockade and armed merchantmen and trawlers for defense against piracy.
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London
The
Morning Post
Hague
Germany
Great Britain
Reviews of The Life Story of a Russian Exile
Marie Sukloff’s memoir of exile in Siberia is reviewed as lyrical at times and starkly tragic in parts. The critic highlights the humane clarity, photogravure scenes of oppressed peasants, and the author’s drive for freedom. The piece notes the book’s autobiographical core and its call for emancipation of oppressed peoples.
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Marie Sukloff
Siberia
Russia
Caspian
Black Seas
The Lure of the Land and Other Farming Works
Harvey W. Wiley praises agriculture in The Lure of the Land, a Century Company book priced 1.40, featuring notes on dairy, farm labor, and market issues. Also reviewed are Sera Coble’s life story of a Russian exile and The House of Deceit, anonymous, with respective prices.
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Harvey W. Wiley
New York
Century Company
The House of Deceit critique in The Real Value
A review notes the novel’s strength lies in its depictions of political England during Gladstone’s height while condemning its characters as flat and unconvincing. Maurice Sangster appears as a superficial zealot with Disraelian rhetoric, failing to engage the reader beyond rhetorical flair.
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House of Deceit
Holt
England
Gladstone
Maurice Sangster
Wise’s Men Around the Kaiser portraits a unified German elite
Frederic William Wise offers brief bios of 30 men around the Kaiser, showing university and military figures united in the drive for world supremacy. He notes Harden Hauptman and Ehrlich as examples, argues the Kaiser's circle is deluded by a doomed conquest vision, and predicts the handwriting on the wall for the court.
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Frederic William Wise
Bobbs-Merrill
South America
Mr. Wise
Berlin
London Daily Mail
New York Times
Harden
Hauptman
Ehrlich
Germany
The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest Review
The article notes Froest, former Scotland Yard head, contrasts real detective work with fiction. It praises authenticity and methods, though calls some plot construction crude. The Grell Mystery is reviewed as engaging for fans of detective stories and worth reading for a time.
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Frank Froest
Clode
Scotland Yard
Police Practice and Procedure book review
Inspector Cornelius F. Cahalane of the New York Police Department publishes Police Practice and Procedure a vade mecum for police and citizens. The work offers clear definitions of arrest evidence and identification with strong sections on fingerprinting and portrait parl systems.
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Cornelius F. Cahalane
New York
United States
FE. P. Dutton & Company
George Washington in Little Folks Plays of American Heroes
A booklet by Mary Hazelton Wade for Little Folks Plays of American Heroes presents a short play about George Washington. The reviewer notes its dated depictions and argues for a dramatized version that captures probable events and Washington’s speech on the 1754 Allegheny River ice incident, acknowledging his human flaws.
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Mary Hazelton Wade
George Washington
George
Weems
Washington
Gist
Alleghany River
Porto Rico Past and Present and San Domingo
A. Hyatt Verrill's book Porto Rico Past and Present and San Domingo of Today is highly recommended for Americans with Caribbean interest. San Domingo is highlighted as the richest island with a great harbor and a largely untapped interior awaiting American enterprise.
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Cuba
San Domingo
Porto Rico
A. Hyatt Verrill
Dodd, Mead & Co
West Indies
Germany declares war zone around British Isles sparking legal debate
New York February 5 lawyers and admiralty experts debate the German proclamation creating a war zone around the British Isles. Critics call it a possible blockade and warn of risks to neutral and American ships as Wilson considers a protest while Britain readies coast patrols and submarine activity.
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New York
British Isles
Admiralty
United States Navy
United States
Britain
Russel T. Mount
William Street
Washington
Dys pep lets promote digestion with physician favored formula
An advertisement touts Dys pep lets as a tasty fast acting digestive aid. The copy claims the formula includes pep sin bismuth rhubarb mint and other curminatives and digestives and cites a clergyman endorsement urging readers to try a ten cent trial box.
Boston Bond Men Hold Fifth Annual Dinner
The Boston Bond Men held their fifth annual dinner at the American House last night with about 175 members in attendance. An entertainment program followed the meal and former State Treasurer Elmer Stevens delivered a brief address.
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Boston Bond Men
Elmer Stevens
Baby Fatally Scalded While Playing at Home
A two year old boy, James Donahue, son of Mrs. Nellie Donahue of 53 Linden Park Roxbury, was likely fatally scalded after overturning a kettle of boiling water. He was removed to City Hospital where doctors report slim chances of recovery.
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James Donahue
Nellie Donahue
Linden Park Street
Roxbury
City Hospital
German ACI means war with neutrals around Britain
Boston lawyers condemn Germany s war zone decree as far beyond civilized warfare threatening to destroy neutral ships and possibly trigger US involvement. Prominent figures call it desperation and a grave challenge to international law, with experts debating rights to sink or seize vessels in the new blockade.
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Germany
British Islands
Boston
United States
Philip Wardner
William Lowell Putnam
Great Britain
Ireland
English Channel
Firemen and B and M Reach Settlement After Conference
A meeting yesterday between Boston and Maine railroad representatives and its firemen resulted in a full agreement. The disputes matched those settled a week earlier with the engineers, ending all grievances between the road and its firemen.
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Boston & Maing Railroad
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Henry Holt & Company
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E. J.clode
Richard G. Badger
Domingo
A T Hyynt
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L. A. Atherley-Jones
Felicity
Endymion
John Bassett Moore
Navy Department
Charles Stewart
Constitution
Bluntschli
Institute of International Law
Turin
Mr. Mount
Wilson
Baby
Isle
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Parker
Putnam’s
Eoven
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William Rescoe Thayer
Milan
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