Sinking Act of War Washington View
Washington weighs policy as the United States nears wartime status after Germany sinks American ships. officials assess legality of declaring war, while public attention shifts to front-line developments and their potential impact on U.S. future history.
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Washington View
United States
Germany
Congress
Wilson
Lansing
State Department
Frost
Queenstown
Skinner
London
Memphis
Vigilancia
Illinois
California
Lyman M. Law
Europe
America
West Front
Mesopotamia
End of Lung Death in Ten Years Declared by Doctor
Dr. Cleveland Floyd told Harvard Medical School yesterday that tuberculosis would vanish by 1927 if the downward trend since 1850 continued. He warned that improving living conditions is essential and that poverty dirt and bad air must be eliminated.
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Cleveland Floyd
Harvard Medical School
Tuberculosis Facts and Public Health Advice from Speaker
The speaker warned that a tubercular person can shed billions of germs daily while only a few can infect a guinea pig. He urged frequent dental and ENT checks for children, noted outdoor play and poor air as risk factors, and stressed good circulation. Pasteurized milk and cautious food sources were advised with emphasis on isolating cases and buying Red Cross TB stamps.
Pastor Willis W H Germany Resigns From Quincy Church
Reverend Willis W H Germany, pastor at Hall Place Methodist Episcopal Church in Quincy for several years, preached his final sermon last night before resigning to accept a new pastorate in Houston Texas.
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Willis W. H. Germany
Hall Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Quincy
Houston
Texas
Irish Night at Tammany Club Honors Ireland’s Role
William B. Larkin proclaimed at the Vine street municipal building that the United States owes its existence to Ireland and that Irish Americans will remain steadfast to the country during the Irish Night exercises at the Tammany Club last evening.
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United States
Ireland
William B. Larkin
Tammany Club
Vine Street
Irish Patriots Highlight Ireland's Role in American Revolution
Mr Larkin of the Friends of Irish Freedom cites Irish settlers’ impact on the American republic with figures from Massachusetts and naval records. He declares Irish hostility to English rule fueled the revolution and predicts Ireland will become a republic before the century’s end.
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Mr. Larkin
Friends of Irish Freedom
Republic
Larkin
England
Ireland
Massachusetts
O’briens
Kelleys
Higginses
Gleasons
State House
Machias Bay
Bunker Hill
Jeremiah O'Brien
John O’brien
Jeremiah
Hibernia
Jerry O’brien
John D. Long
O'Brien
Deacon Larkin
Lexington
Little Grandmother of Revolution Freed
The Duma formed a committee to escort Catherine Breshkovskaya from Minoussinsk to Petrograd in line with Kerenski’s invitation to return to Russia. Miss Alice Stone Blackwell reported the telegram confirming the move as the revolutionists celebrate the elder exile’s freedom.
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Baboushka
Alice Stone Blackwell
Woman’s Journal
Mme
Catherine Breshkovskaya
Duma
Minoussinsk
Petrograd
M. Kerenski
Retreat for St. Peter's men opens with two services
The annual retreat for the men of St. Peter's parish at Meeting House Hill began last night at 7:45 with separate services in the upper church for single men and the lower church for married men. The sermons were preached by Rev. James F. Mellyn S J and Rev. Edward S Brock S J of Immaculate Conception Church on Harrison Avenue, with the topic The End of Man.
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St. Peter’s Parish
Meeting House Hill
James F. Mellyn
S. J
Edward S. Brock
Immaculate Conception
Harrison Avenue
U-Boat Dive for Safety on transatlantic voyage
The armed British steamship Canadian, recent arrival from Liverpool, narrowly escaped a German submarine attack on its last voyage. Captain Bullock sailed at full speed toward the submerged U-boat, forcing it to submerge and likely saving the liner from destruction.
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Liverpool
Bullock
England
America
Canadian Liner Encounters Submarine Near Safe Route
The Canadian left Feb 11 heavily laden with merchandise and, within 150 miles of destination, detected a submerged object off the port bow. Captain Bullock steered the 10,000 ton liner in zigzags and at full speed toward the German submarine. the sub vanished as the ship passed over the spot.
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Bullock
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