Attacks by Airships and Submarines Prominent News Items
News briefs from London Paris Washington London report a German submarine torpedoed the Cambank off Amlweh Wales injuring several crewmen. Paris notes a daring Ostend night raid with bombs on an ammunition train and barracks. Washington cites German Austrian complaints on US submarine parts for Britain. London reports renewed Dardanelles bombardment with sea planes. Athens claims Turkish fort destruction on the Asiatic side.
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Priests Held for Alf Million Ransom
In Stittington on February 20 officials report Catholic clergy from Nexo City are held for 500000 dollars ransom. Secretary Bryan directs the Vera Cruz consul to negotiate with Carranza on behalf of the prisoners. The priests are detained in the National Palace.
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Night Riders After Negroes in Madrid Missouri
Fragments report unrest in Madrid Missouri with white men threatening black residents. Local authorities request state troop aid to restore order after violent intimidation over racial tensions.
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Wife shoots husband in Goldfield quarrel over dinner
Frederick Trott, 27, a bartender, was shot in the abdomen by his wife Eva Trott, 25, at their home in Goldfield Colorado during a family quarrel. The wound was serious and an operation was blocked by his condition. Eva Trott, mother of two, shouted for help after the shooting and the couple’s dispute earlier that day involved the saloon where Trott worked. The wounded man was taken to the Red Cross hospital in Victor.
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Franklin Lane Opens the Fair for Pensacola Test
In Pensacola Florida on February 26 the torpedo boat destroyers Benham and Balch, recently commissioned, completed their speed test. The ships reportedly maintained an average of 29 knots for four hours meeting contract requirements.
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Panama Pacific Exposition Opens Amid Record Frisco Crowds
Frisco opens the Panama Pacific International Exposition with a grand ceremony led by Franklin Lane as interior secretary and a White House voice over a long telephone line. President Wilson pressed a button to unleash the opening, Machinery Palace doors, and the Fountain of Molly? The crowd estimate reaches 500,600 for the day as California’s largest opening parade unfolds.
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Birth of Washington Seen Through Varying Portraits
The piece argues no single Washington portrait suffices, depicting him as outdoorsy, pious, and humble yet capable of leadership. It emphasizes his self reliance, faith, solitude in nature, and steady service, noting his shy dignity and moral steadiness under crisis as essential to his character.
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Ode to The Chief Washington and the Nation’s Pride
A fragmented patriotic verse honors Washington as a great national figure. It praises courage, freedom, and virtue, stating the nation’s sons revere his memory. The poem contrasts simple garb with noble leadership and calls him honest, true, just, and brave.
Washington as embodiment of American character and liberty
The essay extols George Washington as the living symbol of American institutions and national destiny. It argues that his example proves the nation’s worth, linking his life to the War of Independence, the establishment of the Union, and the Constitution, and asserts that liberty can blend with law and stability.
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Montana Day Bill Moves Through Legislature
Montana legislature advances a statewide prohibition measure and constitutional amendment proposal. Senate amendments set a prohibition start date and substitute language for a people’s vote in 1916, with House bill provisions under debate.
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Wyoming University Tax Levy Law Signed In Legislature
Hovenno and Kenamek Sarrring signed into law a yearly 1-8 mill tax levy for University of Wyoming permanent buildings and improvements. Governor Gilbert Holliday received the signing pen, later placed in the university museum. A gathering of officers alumni and friends witnessed the event, including Senators Holliday Berner and others.
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Agnes Wright
R. A. Morton
McIntosh
Mre. Carlisle
Lucy Taylor
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County Costs Run Higher Than Necessary
State Examiner I I meetin Dos Just issued a statement of interest to taxpayers. It corroborates a problem noted by Cloverpot Carey and Governor Keadlek that county expenses were running too high. The report compares costs of six years across six counties.
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American heavyweight champ Ritchie to face Wolgast at Madison Square Garden
Willie Ritchie, former American heavyweight champion, will be in Leah Crosa's corner for a February 36 title bout against Ad Wolgast at Madison Square Garden, as announced today.
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Wiliie Ritchie
Sara Bernhardt Faces Leg Amputation Today
Paris report notes actress Sara Bernhardt is to have her leg amputated today after hospital and war injury work. A telegram quotes her saying she would rather return to the theater than live disabled, and she mentions arranging four roles for her son after recovery.
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