War Front Briefs Include Raid Successes and Rear Actions
British troops raid German lines near Arras reaching a third defense and northeast advances. In Romania Germans hold several Russian positions with prisoners and captured arms. Italian seaplanes hit Pola while Britain reports gains around Grandcourt and Le Transloy. Washington weighs wider protection of American lives as submarine threats and policy shifts unfold.
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Arras
King George
Grandcourt
Miraumont
Bapaume
le Transloy
United States Sailors Freed and Germany Demand Prepared
The 72 American seamen aboard the Yarrowdale prisoners were freed in Germany. Washington prepared a peremptory demand for their release with President Wilson's approval and aimed to dispatch it via the Spanish ambassador in Berlin. Officials expect swift German action but fear broader German aggression will compel Wilson to seek authority from Congress to protect American lives and property soon.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
Congress
Berlin
State Department
London
United States
Webb Bill Reported Favorably for National Prohibition Amendment
The Webb Bill to amend the constitution for national prohibition was favorably reported to the House by Representative Carlin on behalf of the judiciary committee. The report states Congress should submit the issue to the states and seeks passage, sending the amendment to state legislatures for ratification. The measure requires two thirds in both houses and three fourths of states to become part of the Constitution.
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Washington
Webb
House
Carlin
Virginia
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Senate
PROBE ON NEWS PRINT PAPER TRUST BEGINS
The Department of Justice orders a grand jury in New York to investigate possible conspiracies among news print paper manufacturers to curb output and raise prices in violation of the Sherman Anti Trust Law. The six week inquiry will review witness testimony and documentary evidence collected by the FTC and DOJ agents.
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New York
Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
Red Cross to establish Base Hospital Number 23 in Kansas City
J W Perry announced evolving plans for Base Hospital Number 23 in Kansas City to be run by the American Red Cross. The $25,000 facility will house 500 beds and employ 135 volunteers with Fort Leavenworth storing equipment.
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American Association
Kansas City
United States
American Red Cross Association
J. W. Perry
Christian Church Hospital
Washington
American Red Cross
Force of Christian Church Hospital
Fort Leavenworth
Perry
East
Germany
Missing Springfield road records prompt reward and hunt
Greene county court seeks reward and detectives to recover Springfield eight mile road commission records and other papers stolen from the courthouse. Funds records and papers are damaged, while a street car explosion near the city injured crews and follows a recent strike.
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Springfield
Greene County Court
Court
R. A. Rowland
Springfield Traction Company
Sedalia Labor Group Pushes Municipal Coal Market
The Sedalia Federation of Labor proposes a municipal coal market to curb rising coal costs and outlines the measure to Mayor J. L. Babcock for consideration.
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Sedalia
Hunter Kills Wildcat With Ax Near Marshall
Levy Bellingsy, an old fox hunter, killed a fifty pound wildcat with an ax while hunting opossums south of Marshall. The animal was freed by dogs and routed two of them as possum hunters tried to dislodge it with poles.
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Marshall
Levy Bellingsy
Electrician Henry Ratcliff Dies in Centralia Laundry Shock
Henry Ratcliff, 40, was killed at the Centralia laundry by an electric shock while carrying a gas pipe that touched a live wire. The incident was reported as an accidental death.
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Henry Ratcliff
Centralia
Level Mineola Hills Acquisition Moves Road Plan
The Montgomery county court bought a sixty foot right of way from farmer Eli Brown signaling the final legal step to level the Mineola hills. Work to reduce the hills will start early spring with grade cut to five percent, ending the worst stretch on the St. Louis to Kansas City highway corridor.
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Mineola Hills
Montgomery County Court
Eli Brown
St. Louis
Kansas City
Senate passes postal bill crime for shipping liquor to some states
Bars Malls to Whisky, Washington, Feb. 16 The Senate adopted a drastic amendment to the Postal Bill making it a crime for persons to order by mail purchase or cause to be transported intoxicating liquors into such states.
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Washington
Senate
Chicago Garment Strike Expands With 8000 Workers
Chicago reports eight thousand Ladies' Garment Workers' Union members walk out on a strike action in Chicago signaling a major labor move. The stoppage begins amid industry tensions and broad union solidarity.
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Chicago
Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union
Fire destroys Ursuline convent in Arcadia
Fire at the Ursuline convent in Arcadia destroyed the old college building with no injuries reported. Fifty or sixty students with rooms on upper floors were in class on the first floor when the blaze was spotted.
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Ursuline Convent
Arcadia
Aged Woman Killed by Train Near Burnham Station
Mrs. Sarah Huestes, 80, was struck and killed by a passenger train along the Frisco line near Burnham south of Springfield. Her daughter, who accompanied her, narrowly escaped injury.
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Frisco
Springfield
Sarah Huestes
Mary Hardesty of Monroe City Die in Hannibal Visit
Mrs. Mary Hardesty aged 80 from Monroe City died at the home of her daughter Mrs. J. C. Mudd in Hannibal where she was visiting. The aged woman passed away peacefully after a visit with family.
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Mary Hardesty
Monroe City
J. C. Mudd
Hannibal
Trustee Named for Cunningham Estate in Sanity Case
Mrs Tillie Muller Ade is appointed trustee for Thomas W Cunningham, banker recently brought from Chicago and held for a sanity hearing. A deed of trust transfers his property to Ade with limited disposal. the citizen committee sought protection of the aged banker. The sanity petition will be withdrawn and Cunningham’s young wife Zoe Wilkins Cunningham may not have signed the deed.
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Thomas W. Cunningham
Chicago
Joplin
Cunningham
Tillie Muller Ade
Cunningham National Bank
First National Bank
Cunnigham Bank
Citizens’ Committee
Zoe Wilkins Cunningham
Kansas City
Strawberry Crop to Be Short in Ozark Region
Inspection of Ozark strawberry fields shows greatly reduced production next season due to drought damage last summer that burned the fields and unusually cold winter weather.
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Ozark
Canadian Lands Yield High Wheat Returns for Iowa Firm
DLJ 8 Joseph & Sons of Des Moines Iowa invest in Alberta near Champion. They report 240 acres produced 10,600 bushels of wheat in 1916, average 44 bushels 10 pounds per acre, with No 1 Northern valued at about 1.85 per bushel. Another buyer, C A Wright of Mile, Iowa, earned 2,472.86 after costs from 4,487 bushels, selling at 1.55.
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Des Moin
Iowa
Des Moine
Pion
Alberta
Hewitt
Des Moines
Champion
Berta
Canada
Northernworth
C. A. Wright
Wright
Cation Mesais
War Rans Town as Plate Glass Shattered in Looting
Lees Summit bears marks of a raid with nineteen stores damaged including plate glass fronts. Noah Adams, 23, is named as the suspect with claims his mind was unsettled by war scares. authorities describe the incident as the work of a disturbed individual.
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Lees Summit
Noah Adams
Judge Charles C Atkins Dies at 53 in Rose Hill Township
Judge Charles C Atkins of Johnson County died of pneumonia at his home in Rose Hill township. A farmer, he had served on the county court from the western district after being elected two years ago and re-elected in November. He was 53 years old.
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Charles C. Atkins
Johnson
Rosehill Township
Atkins
Hannibal Merchant Dies by Own Action
R L Hixon a Hannibal merchant aged 50 died by his own action this afternoon. His body was found suspended from a barn rafter with ill health cited as likely cause.
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Hannibal
R. L. Hixon
Armed guards guard Joplin powder mills
Armed guards have been placed on duty day and night at the Hercules and Atlas powder plants in Joplin as a precaution after the diplomatic break with Germany. No disturbances have occurred so far.
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Joplin
Hercules
Atlas
United States
Germany
Missourians Back Dairy Move in Northeast Region
Macon and Macon county endorse a drive to raise ten thousand dollars for dairy development in northeast Missouri. R A Guthrie president of the Macon Commercial club announced the section would contribute. F W Merill dairy expert spoke of soil fertility restoration and farmers becoming lenders rather than borrowers.
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Macon
Macon County
Missouri
R. A. Guthrie
Macon Commercial Club
F. W. Merill
Street Car Strike Continues After Prolonged Talks
The Springfield street car strike, now in its 125th day, shows no settlement after ongoing conferences fail to produce an agreement.
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Springfield
Rush to naturalize increases clerks at St Louis bureau
A surge of German American applicants for naturalization followed the break in diplomatic relations with Germany. The rush grew so large in St Louis that five additional clerks were added to the naturalization bureau staff.
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Belgium
Brand Whitlock
Brussels
Whitlock
Arene
Germany
St. Louis
Naturalization Bureau
Falling Hair and Dandruff Remedy Ad Excerpt
A vintage ad states thinning hair signals active dandruff and promises revival with 25 cent bottle Knownlton's Dandeline. It claims first use restores luster and softness, and weeks later new downy hair appears across the scalp.
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Knownlton
A Remedy
A brief Chicago News item notes a discussion where one speaker asks to blow out a brain fire as the other refers to a remedy.
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Chicago News
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Snowy White Clothes
Preparedness note urges shoppers to buy Red Cross Ball Blue from a grocer for clear white fabrics. The copy claims the blue product leaves clothes truly white and brings a smile when seen in the laundry basket.
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Red Cross
Appropriate Warning in Baltimore American Quotation
A Baltimore American item presents a witty exchange noting a man’s deep character with the remark That man is as deep as a well and the reply Well don’t go to boring him.
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Baltimore American
Garfield Tes Promotes A New Baby Carriage
A garbled item mentions a cup of Garfield Tes and a new baby carriage with unclear context. The fragment suggests promotional or product reference but details are obscured. No clear person or organization is identifiable.
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