France closes Ruhr trade with Germany in new embargo
Prussia news dispatch reports France and Belgium barred Ruhr goods from entering Germany at dawn, threatening rapid German surrender and end of passive resistance. Rail traffic in the Ruhr remains largely halted with only a few trains moving, while Rhineland rail workers strike broadly except near Cologne under British troops.
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Lithuania
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Belgium
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Thousand Year Potash Supply in New Jersey
Washington February 11 Potash enough to supply the United States for nearly a thousand years from New Jersey green sands is noted by the geological survey The belt stretches about 100 miles from Sandy Hook to the Delaware River near Salem Open-pit extraction is feasible but no major production is underway Several firms have trial sales but none are producing at scale In prewar imports the resource was identified as a strategic fertilizer source for future use.
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Washington
United States
New Jersey
Geological Survey
Aoderate
Sandy Hook
Pelaware River
Salem
Mrs Bostwick to Speak to D A R Members Today
The Mary Silliman chapter of the D A R meets at 2:30 PM in Holden Memorial hall Neith avenue. Mrs Ida Boon Bostwick state director speaks on Children of the American Revolution. Loyal children will demonstrate their work. Mrs Florence Legere Haynes soprano sings several solos including Life There are flowers in the bottom of our garden Mah Lindy Lou.
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Holden Memorial Hall
Neith Avenue
Ida Boon Bostwick
Florence Legere Haynes
Curren
Lehman
Strickland
Military Academy Will Not Play High School Team Tonight
New York Military Academy will not play B. H. S. in a basketball contest and the board meeting tonight may decide the escalating dispute. Ken Robins, suspended high school coach, cites being left out in the cold as the root of the issue.
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New York Military Academy
Kenneth Robins
Brownstein
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Board of Education
State Amateur Athletic Union
New Haven
Flames destroy church and home on Charles Street
Fire gutted the Church of Gods and Saint Christ at 255 Charles Street, destroying the church and five rooms of rear living apartments valued at over $1,000. Rev James Williams and family narrowly escaped with their lives as smoke and heat drove them into the snow. An elderly mother-in-law, Mrs Annis Simmons, 69, was lost in the blaze and later rescued. A visitor, Thomas Hatcher, lost $75 in an overcoat amid the chaos.
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Church of Gods and Saint, of Christ
Charles Street
James
Williams
Thomas Hatcher
Roentgen Death Ends X ray Discoverer Roentgen
The body of Prof. William Conrad Roentgen, discoverer of the X ray, died yesterday at Munich and will be cremated Tuesday. A Nobel laureate and long time University of Munich professor, he retired three years ago at 70. His wife and an adopted daughter survive. He refused industrial help, saying what he discovered belongs to the universe.
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Associated Press
William Conrad Roentigen
Ostfrien
Roentgen
Physical Institute
University of Munich
Germany
Russia wants peace says Tchitcherin in Lausanne note
Paris Feb 1 The Matin Berlin correspondent quotes George Tchitcherin Russia's foreign minister and Lausanne Near East conference leader declaring I do not believe War is likely Russia is against any conflict She wants only peace.
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Matin
Berlin
George Tchitcherin
Russia
Lausanne
Ruhr Invasion Declared Calamity by Dr. Atkinson
Dr Henry K Atkinson of New York characterizes the Ruhr invasion as an unparalled calamity and warns the world teeters toward general war. He urges immediate American membership in the League of Nations to bind powers and resolve reparations and Franco German tensions.
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U. S
France
Henry K. Atkinson
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Germany
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Europe
League
De Valera Seeks Sinn Fein Peace Amid Prisoner Appeal
In Clonmel mass, Free State soldiers fire on leaving. Nationwide calls rise as prisoners appeal for peace. Gosgrave signals willingness to permit Republic's issue of vote. Readers get a tense view of border tensions and political maneuvering.
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Clonmel
Surrender under Irish amnesty reported in Cork
Irregulars led by their commander surrendered arms at Newmarket barracks County Cork entering an undertaking not to fight the Free State. In London President Collins urged De Valera to advise surrender with peace terms tied to Irish electors choosing between a Free State or a Republic.
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Dublin
Associated Press
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Newmarket
London
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Dai Eireann
Daily Mail
Eamon de Vellera
French Seized U.S. Sureties Puzzle Washington
Legal advisers in Washington are puzzled by French representations on American sureties seized from German nationals during and after World War I. France seeks recognition of stock transfers if sold, but officials say they do not know which sureties or values are held. U.S. officials believe the matter is between France and German owners, while stressing protection of foreign investments.
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Associated Press
Department of ‘Justice
France
VIRELLI STILL WITHOUT FUEL DUTY ORDERS
State Police Sgt Frank Virelli awaiting guidance on fuel control under the emergency law. Robert Hurley, state police superintendent, has taken over the former Fuel administration and is drafting new rules to curb coal profiteering and hoarding. Rules may be issued to marshals and sergeants today.
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Frank Virelli
Bridgeport
Robert T. Hurley
Hurley
State Fuel Administration
Lincoln Birthday Observances Amid School Programs
The city observes Lincoln’s birthday with school programs in high and grammar schools plus assemblies marking the day. Banks libraries and post office operate on regular hours while patriotic groups plan a celebration at Varuna hall with Rev. George M Geisel as principal speaker. The Lincoln statue by the Class of 1920 was damaged Friday night in the lobby. The Sons of Veterans will present a silk flag to the Girl Scouts at Summerfield church after their drill.
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Time Lock Goes on Spree in State Cash Vault
In Concord New Hampshire Republican reports the state cash vault time lock jammed locking the funds inside. A derrick and battering ram were used by experts to force the gate open but the lock remained stubbornly firm. Machinists have worked since late Saturday on the malfunction.
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Concord
New Hampshire
State record set with only 4 auto victims in month
Hartfort February 11 Connecticut reports January 1925 as the month with the fewest automobile deaths on record. Four people died in January, while vehicle registrations rose by about 12,000 from the previous year to 83,447 on February 1, producing higher fee collections.
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Hartfort
Connecticut
Department of Motor Vehicles
Last Rhineland soldiers welcomed home in New York
New York received the last cohort of occupation troops from Germany aboard the transport St Michiel with 280 officers and men, plus 35 Rhineland brides and 13 children. Despite a snowstorm, relatives and officials greeted them at the Brooklyn base and Fort Hamilton housing plans were set. many unmarried soldiers to be reassigned soon. Separately, Mrs. Louis Sacks dislocated her right little finger after a fall at 155 Central Avenue and was treated by an emergency physician.
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America
Army of Occupation
Germany
St. Michiel
Brooklyn
Savannah
Charlestown
Trasport
Murray Hulbert
Macon
Harry
Fort Hamilton
Harry Z. Hand
Central Avenue
Louis Sacks
Anmergency Hospital
Mt Sinai Story Childish Nation Says Rabbi Wise
New York Feb 11 Rabbi Stephen Wise of the Free Synagogue at Carnegie Hall challenged church officials by denying the Ten Commandments were graven by God on tablets at Mount Sinai. He called the biblical story childish and said banishment for heresy would not deter him.
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New York
Mount Sinai
Stephen
Wreckage Found From Sloop Natal ie Believed Drowned Crew
Edgartown Mass fishermen found wreckage off Naushon Island in Vineyard Sound, including a broken dory bearing the name Natalie, confirming the fishing sloop Natalie was lost with all hands after weeks missing. Captain Robert Jackson led 28 volunteers to search Naushon. Fishermen think the Natal ie was rammed by a larger ship, sinking quickly with four men believed drowned.
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Vineyard Sound
Nitalie
Robert Jackson
Hhe
Hazel M. Jackson
Naushon
Tarpantin Cove
Natalie
Turkish ultimatum to Allies over Smyrna port
London reports a Turkish ultimatum giving three days for Allied ships to quit Smyrna and claiming freedom of action afterward. Britain eyes a possible surprise if war erupts, as Greek forces reinforce with British officers, transport ships, and air units readied for Near East deployment. Eleven Allied cruisers and several British warships await near Smyrna harbor.
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Times
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