German Ships Are Crippled and Seized Tactics in War Readiness
Federal authorities report German ships Cecilie Kronprinzessin and other refugee vessels deemed damaged to prevent war use. Inspectors found engines sabotaged and plans hidden in Cecilie engine room. Guards and officials shift to war footing at Boston harbor as crews are moved to Yoln and Wittekind under orders.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Germany
Treasury
Boston
Kronprinzessin
German Gunboat Geier Wrecked by Fire in Honolulu Harbor
Machinery and some boilers of the German gunboat Geier, interned in Honolulu, were found wrecked and damaged by fire during inspections. US Naval detachments seized officers and crew of the Geier and the German steamer Locksun and handed them to the army for internment. The Geier, which caught fire at its berth yesterday, will be towed to Pearl Harbor with Locksun to follow. eight other German vessels are moored there.
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Quincy House
Skeffington
Department of Labor
Coast Guard
Winnisimmet
Long Wharf
Boston
Nitz and
Fitzgerald
Joy
Wittekind
Collector Billings
Billings
Washington
Honolulu
United States Naval
Army
Pearl Harbor
Geier
Predicis War Across Races Warned by Professor Ward
Professor Harry F. Ward of Boston University warned at the Boston School of Social Science that a war between white and yellow races would be worse than Europe’s conflict unless the capital labor clash is resolved. He spoke on The Relation Between Industrialism and Militarism at 30 Huntington Avenue.
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Europe
Harry F. Ward
Boston University
Boston School of Social Science
Huntington Avenue
Boston University starts courses in military work
After consulting with War Department officials Boston University decided to start immediately new courses in military organization to train men for the quartermaster's department. They begin tomorrow to help prepare personnel for troop transport, supply purchasing and handling government property in case of war.
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War Department
Washington
Boston University
Quartermaster’s Department
Cloudland Farm Inc Fire Destroys Barn in Pomfret
A large barn owned by Cloudland Farm Incorporated burned today in Pomfret causing about 30 000 dollars in damage. Thirteen horses and much produce and machinery were lost. Nathaniel Wimmons of Boston is listed as company president.
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Pomfret
Cloudland Farm, Incorporated
Nathaniel Wimmons
Boston
Measures to Uphold President in Diplomatic Crisis
Two sets of resolutions endorsing President Wilson’s decision to sever diplomatic relations with Germany were discussed. An amendment proposed a punitive stance toward England for Irish revolts, and Speaker Cox delivered a patriotic address during the session.
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Wilson
Germany
England
Cox
House of Representatives
Resolutions Split Over Ireland Policy Amendments
Representatives Allen and Bowser endorsed the President's stand. Lomasney pressed an amendment excluding endorsement of England’s alleged violations of international law and the murder of Irish freedom seekers. Allen and Bowser measures sent to rules. Lomasney amendment printed as House document.
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Allen
Newton
Bowser
Wakefield
Martin Lomasney
Boston
England
Committee On Rules
Record Cold Causes Trouble in Paris and France
The extraordinary cold in France hit a low in Paris at five degrees above zero with snow, disrupted streetcars and suburban traffic. Coal scarcity grows due to frozen canals and scarce barges from the Seine, and frozen water mains disrupt electric lighting in southwestern cities.
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Paris
France
Seine
Hotel Steward Becomes U S Deputy Marshal
Grant H. MacGillivray, Quincey House steward in Boston, has been sworn in as a United States deputy marshal by Marshal Mitchell. He will serve as ship's steward for the 100 federal guards stationed aboard the interned German liner Kronprinzessin Cecilie. He is likely the only hotel steward in the country holding the deputy marshal title.
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United States
Mitchell
Billings
Custom House
Germany
Boston
Grant H. MacGillivray
The
Quincey House
Marshal Mitchell
Kronprinzessin Cecilie
Noted Republican of Maine Dies at 59
Samuel D. Plummer longtime Cumberland county sheriff from 1896 to 1900 and former Maine legislator died at his home aged 59 He was a leading Republican figure and owned an automobile supply business in Portland Maine.
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Portland
Samuel D. Plummer
Cumberland County
Maine
Curley Proposes State Ownership of Mass Transit
Mayor Curley urged Boston plans for state ownership of the New Haven railroad and the Boston Elevated system as a fallback if passenger service did not improve. He outlined a 10,000 word inaugural address detailing road, park, wage, and fire department improvements, and supported expanding water mains, hydrants, paving Commonwealth Avenue, and staging a 1920 Pilgrim tercentenary exposition. He called for higher wages for laborers and mechanics, a park system, and a broader municipal expansion while praising Wilson and urging preparedness for war or peace.
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New Haven
Boston
Curley
Morton Street
Commonwealth Avenue
Newton
Charlesgate
Dorchester
Grady
Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Mgr. M. J. Splaine
Roxbury
Mayor urges state action for Boston rail relief plan
The mayor asked Boston council to petition the Public Service Commission to force the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad to restore 15 minute service on the Shawmut branch and Midland division and for the Boston Elevated Railway to add cars on surface lines. He warned the state may take over the railways if funds are insufficient. The plan calls for $1.25 million for street work this year and a total $20 million for improvements, including widening Chauncy and Chelsea streets.
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New Haven
Elevated
Public Service Commission
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Shawmut
Midland
Great Dorchester
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston
Chauncy
Chelsea
Rochester Aid Fund For Walker Family
The Post received 50 cents from Mrs. Albert Bellows of Brookfield to aid Mrs. Addie Walker of Rochester New Hampshire in keeping her five children together after her husband was killed in a railroad accident.
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Albert Bellows
Brookfield
Addie Walker
Rochester
N. H
German Envoys Sail in One Boat from New York
A week from tomorrow the entire corps of German officials in the United States including Count and Countess von Bernstorff, the embassy suite, and consuls from across the country will sail from New York for Germany.
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Washington
United States
Count
Countess von Bernstorff
New York
Germany
Germans Plan to Leave Berlin on Frederick VIII for New York
More than 200 reservations are held for the Frederick VIII bound from New York February 13 to Christiania. Count von Bernstorff and his wife with embassy staff will depart Berlin by car next Sunday night under State department guard, sailing to New York to board the liner. Safe passage through the allied blockade is sought for all, as British and French officials weigh routes to avoid enemy territory.
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New York
Christiania
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Great Britain
France
Constantin Dumba
Franz von Papen
Boy-Ed
Gerard
Berlin
Germany
Cuba
Spain
Italy
Builders repair British submarines at Fore River yard
One of ten H type submarines built for Britain by Fore River Shipbuilding was moved from Charleston to Fore River for engine alterations. The others will follow one by one for similar work. Builders insist the action has no government connection.
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Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation
Quincy
Navy Yard
Charleston
Fore River
Congress Aims to Punish Spies Amid Crisis
Congress moves to prepare legislation on conspiracies against the government as tensions with Germany rise. Leaders from both parties push naval military and revenue committees to act while the Senate judicial panel studies bills.
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Washington
Congress
Germany
United States
Judicial Committee
The
Senate
Senate Seeks Sanction to Break Relations with Germany and Espionage Laws
The Senate prepared to back the President by severing relations with Germany, with Senator Stone’s resolution and Lodge’s support likely to advance. A House draft imposes two year jail terms and 10 000 dollar fines for spying and feeding defense information, while other measures expand anti aircraft and general staff powers as wartime debate continues.
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Senate
Germany
Stone
Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Department of Justice
Baker
House Military Committee
Washington
House
Mass citizens pledge aid to governor in event of war
Thousands of Massachusetts residents and representatives pledged support to Governor McCall as the U S breaks with Germany. Delegations from various organizations met him to offer assistance and express readiness to help in any way.
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Massachusetts
McCall
United States
Germany
Increase Guards at Grand Trunk Terminal
Portland police added guards around the Grand Trunk terminal after a fire under a wharf was discovered The fire was officially blamed on spontaneous combustion and prompted heightened security at the property.
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Grand Trunk Terminal
Portland
Grand Trunk
Police Guard Fire Headquarters in Bristol Street
Fear of an attempt to blow up the fire headquarters has led to a police guard on day and night duty. The building houses the central bureau of the fire alarm system and the guard protects this critical system.
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Bristol Street
Sinking of the Housatonic by a German submarine
Captain Enson of the American merchantman Housatonic recounts to the Associated Press his ship's encounter with a German submarine near Penzance England. The sub fired on the vessel, boarded crew, seized papers, and after sinking the ship with seacocks damaged to speed its demise, towed the crew toward land before disappearing after a British patrol boat appeared.
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Penzance
England
Enson
New York
Associated Press
Ile
London
Housatonic
Roxbury Man Held for Murder of New Bedford Shopkeeper
Edward Washington aged 27 of 601 Shawmut Avenue Roxbury was arrested by Roxbury Crossing police yesterday on murder charges in the December 31 1916 killing of Joseph Cosmos a New Bedford shop keeper. New Bedford police refuse to discuss the case and seek secrecy as state officers Macksey and Murphy take custody.
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Edward Washington
Shawmut Avenue
Roxbury
Roxbury Crossing
Joseph Cosmos
New Bedford
Washington
Macksey and
Murphy
Brazil to Reply in Harmony With the United States
Reuters dispatch from Rio de Janeiro says Brazil will answer the German note on naval warfare in harmony with the United States stance.
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Brazil
U. S
London
Reuter
Rio Janeiro
United States
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Yoln
Federal Wharf
Murray
Dodge
United States District Court
Morton
America
Paul Jones & Co., Distillers
Louisville, Kentucky
Colonial Bldg
Boylston Street
Beach 21
Prof. Ward
B. U
Cloudland Farm, Inc
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Faneuil Street
Pave Commonwealth
AIDS
Bernstorff
Norway
Indorse
Overman
National Defence
Teusands
Bay State
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Big Value Fixture House
Federal Street
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Seine John
W. A. Brunelle
Bardwell Street
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