Verdun Front Quiet After Heavy Artillery Strikes
Reports from London and Berlin describe ongoing shelling and small raids across Europe. Britons raid east of Souchez. Germans claim failure near Messines as battles remain localized and no large offensives start. War updates also note Russo Teuton clashes and allied actions at Shannaiyat and Miraumont.
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Russia
Galicia
Rumania
London
France
Souchez
Berlin
Messines
Armentieres
Verdun Front
Move Not Yet in U-Boat Crisis Despite Austrian-Axis Tension
Washington reports no action in the U boat crisis as cabinet plans unfold for a presidential address to Congress seeking emergency powers. Austria's stance on submarine warfare remains unclear, with Berlin and Bern reporting that a break in relations with Washington may follow and Austria may have clarified its policy to the German press.
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Congress
Washington
United States
Austria
Ancona
Persia
Pomerene
Ohio
Germany
Berne
Berlin
Frankfurter Zeitung
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Vindication of Officials in Wall Street Leak Inquiry
Washington reports the house rules committee unanimously vindicated public officials named in the leak inquiry into President Wilsons peace note. The panel found Lawson's charges unsubstantiated and Bolling uninvolved, while it attributed advance note information to brokers aided by Essary Price and other reporters in confidential talks with Secretary Lansing.
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Washington
Wall Street
Wilson
House Rules Committee
New York
Thomas W. Lawson
R. W. Bolling
J. Fred Essary
W. W. Price
Lansing
House Passes Army Bill Reflecting Broad Funding
Washington Feb 23 The House passed the army appropriations bill carrying about 250000000 without a record vote. An attempt to add universal training legislation failed by a point of order. Senate next aims to address universal service amendments in debate.
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House
Senate
Washington
Navy gains recruits but misses 16,000 men total
Washington reports a net gain of 1,413 new Navy recruits in the last twenty days, nearly matching January's total. The Navy’s full enlisted strength stands at 58,200, leaving a shortfall of about 16,000 men.
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Navy
Washington
Frees Yarrowdale Men
Berlin dispatch reports that American sailors aboard the steamer Yarrowdale have been released. The incident involves Yarrowdale’s seizure and subsequent liberation affecting U S nationals in Germany as of February 23.
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Yarrowdale
Amsterdam
Berlin
Germany
Old Trail Improves Missouri Route Through Mineola Hills
Montgomery county clears four rough Mineola Hills section from the Old Trail route between Kansas City and St. Louis. New grade runs about a six percent max, averaging five, enabling 25 to 30 mph. The project secures deeds, charts, and links farms at Graham Lee Cole and Brown to form the state highway system via New Florence to Mexico and Jefferson City.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Mineola
Columbia
Fulton
William Graham
Mart Lee
George Cole
Ely Brown
Daniel Boone
Mineola Springs
Montgomery County
New Florence
Montgomery City
Wellsville
Martinsburg
Mexico
Jefferson City
National Education Association Convention Set for Kansas City
Attendance at the Department of Superintendence convention in Convention Hall February 26 to March 3 is expected to rival the American Bankers' Association gathering last summer with about five thousand educators. It marks the first west of the Missouri river and includes twenty two allied groups, with twenty banquets planned for the week.
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Department of Superintendence
National Education Association
Kansas City
American Bankers’ Association
Missouri River
National Council of Education
Society of College Teachers of Education
Association of Principals of Secondary Schools
School Garden Association of America
Association of High School Supervisors and Inspectors
National Congress of Mothers
Parent-Teacher Association, Ete
Farmer John Wood Ends Own Life After Killing Wife
Greene county farmer John Wood, 40, shot and killed his wife then fatally shot himself. Domestic troubles are said to have caused the deed. Local authorities report the double tragedy and are investigating the motive and sequence of events.
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John Wood
Greene County
Frisco Brakeman William Booker Killed at Lebanon
Frisco brakeman William Booker of Springfield was crushed to death at Lebanon while coupling cars. He was 24 years old and married.
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Frisco
William Booker
Springfield
Lebanon
Motor Car Trolley Collision Fatal Near Rosendale
W. S. Harlan of Rosendale died of fatal injuries after a motor car he drove collided with a St. Joseph trolley car early the other morning. Police and witnesses described the crash as a high speed impact. The accident remains under investigation by local authorities.
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W. S. Harlan
Rosendale
St. Joseph
Drouth Devastates Southwest Missouri Wheat Crop
Farmers report the worst drouth since 1888 in southwest Missouri, with little rain since last June threatening the entire wheat crop. They urge relief soon to prevent total failure and ongoing crop damage.
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Missouri
Robbery Strikes Louis Brewing Co Payroll Man
Frederick Kolb a Rob Brewery salesman for Louis Brewing Co St Louis was robbed of 1100 payroll money just after drawing funds from the bank. The thief fled.
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Rob Brewery
Frederick Kolb
The
Louis Brewing Company of
St. Louis
Death in Auto Crash Near Joplin Kills Beck at 28
William Beck a 28 year old painter was killed when a car driven by G L Bageuss went over an embankment near Joplin. Two other occupants were injured as Bageuss attempted to pass another car and his vehicle struck.
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William Beck
G. L. Bageuss
Joplin
Bageuss
Baptist Missionary Appeals After Son’s Disappearance
Springfield friends of Rev J W Lowe a Baptist missionary in China received his farewell appeal as he paused to resume work after his son J Paul Lowe vanished last May. Police report confessions from three of four suspects linked to Southwest Missouri bank robberies.
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Joplin
Baptist Missionary
China
Roy
Arkansaw Tom) Daugherty
Jesse Tuttle
Willard Massee
Albert Johnson
Tuttle
Massee
Johnson
Neosho
Daugherty
Galena
Kan
Dalton
Springfield
J. W. Lowe
China Field
J. Paul Lowe
Kansas Wheat Fields
Greensburg
Clerk John D. Jordan Found Dead in St. Louis
John D. Jordan, clerk of the United States circuit court of appeals for the Eighth Circuit, was found dead in a St. Louis bathroom. A physician stated death likely resulted from acute indigestion.
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John D. Jordan
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Eighth Circuit
St. Louis
Foul Play Suspected in Death of Clarence Shipp
In east Texas county near Ashley a 19 year old named Clarence Shipp was found dead in his burned cabin ruins. He worked at a tie camp and lived alone. Authorities suspect foul play in the tragedy.
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Ashley
Texas County
Clarence Shipp
McKinley Interests Buy North Missouri Light and Power
The North Missouri Light and Power Company, created two years ago to supply Keokuk dam power to New London and nearby towns, was sold to the McKinley interests of St. Louis. The purchase expands regional electrical operations in Missouri.
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North Missouri Light and Power Company
Keokuk Dam
New London
Center, Franklin and Perry
McKinley Interests
St. Louis
Wheat Crop Drought Ravages Southwest Missouri
Farmers report the worst drouth since 1888 across southwest Missouri with little rain since June risking total wheat failure. Hydro plants shut months ago forcing towns back to steam, and some farmers plan to harvest wheat early or switch to fast-growing vegetables when spring rains arrive.
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Missouri
Negroes' $40,000 suit dismissed in St Louis court
Seven Mississippi plaintiffs claimed Elizabeth Mary Simpson estate valued at $40,000, alleging a share in the inheritance from housekeeper to Peter Lehman. Circuit Judge Hennings dismissed the suit, noting Simpson died fourteen years earlier and left the estate to Eugene Lehman and his wife, relatives of the bene factor.
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Elizabeth Mary Simpson
Peter Lehman
St. Louis
Hennings
Eugene Lehman
Employers Liable for Injuries to Picketers
The circuit court awarded $6000 to William Savignac heir of Albert Savignac who was shot and killed while picketing the John O'Brien Boiler Works plant in St. Louis during the October 1915 strike. The court held employers liable for injuries caused by their employees to pickets.
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William Savignac
Albert Savignac
John O’brien
St. Louis
St Louis School Head Named New City Schools Superintendent
Dr. John W. Withers, president of the Teachers College, is elected superintendent of St. Louis city schools to succeed the late Ben Blewett. The appointment places Withers at the helm of the St. Louis school system.
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St. Louis
John W. Withers
Teachers’ College
Ben Blewett
Bottlers seek soda water era to supplant saloons in Missouri
Delegates at the tenth annual Bottlers conference urge a refined soda water industry. They predict the soda fountain will replace saloons in Missouri as the drink becomes a refined, high state of perfection and greater social acceptability.
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Missouri
Woman Killed by Kicking Cow Near High Hill
Mrs Henry Goldeway and husband milking at their home near High Hill when a cow kicked the man causing fatal injuries to a woman identified as his wife. The incident occurred in the family dairy setting and authorities were notified. Further details not provided in the readable text.
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Henry Goldeway
High Hill
Se Wee Pete Ak
Is It Too Much Routine
An essay questions rote Bible instruction and classic literature education. It notes many students memorize lessons yet cannot quote the Bible or Shakespeare, arguing familiarity wanes despite Sunday schools and prescribed lessons, and asks why required study fails to engage.
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Solomon
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