Germans Blow Up Section of French Trench
Paris reports severe fighting south of La Boiselle as German mines broke into a French trench yet the line held. Artillery roars along from the Meuse to the Somme as French bombardments target Rheims to Soissons. In the North Sea the German U II failed to sink the Dutch flagged steamer Laertes near Meuse lighthouse. London notes a continuing battle on the eastern front with Russia holding lines against von Hindenburg and Austro German forces.
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la Hoiselle
Somme
Tracy
le Mont
Rheims
Soissona
London
Russia
Germany
Austria
Turkey
von Hindenburg
Warsaw
Carpathians
East Prussia
Poland
Princes envy movie stars big incomes in silent drama era
New York report analyzes salaries in early film业 noting Mary Pickford earns 200000 yearly at Famous Players while others like John Bunny earned 700 weekly before leaving cinema. It contrasts weekly and per project pay for legitimate stage stars and film actors, with figures for Barrymore Fiske Russell Cavalieri and others.
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New York
Mary Pickford
Famous Players Film Co
John Bunny
America
Twa
Atd
Ethel Barrymore
Lillian Russel
Fiske
Miss Barrymore
Miss Barrymore Received $12,500, Mrs. Fiske
Russell
J S Minister to The Hague Protests Against Germany
Washington reports the state department protests German interference with Ambassador Van Dyke. In The Hague Van Dyke appeals to Washington after German troops seal off his Luxemburg communications and block letters from passing. He has sought four days for an explanation from Sierlin through the German minister at The Hague, with no reply.
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State Department
van Dyke
Holland
Luxemburg
League
Sierlin
Election Ordered in Davis West Virginia by Court
Judge Francis M. Reynolds issued a mandamus ordering a Davis city election by March 11. Incumbent W. K. Weimer has served seven years as mayor and W. J. Patterson eight as recorder. five council members to be chosen. Patterson seeks postmaster position. John Bishop may run for mayor to succeed Weimer. No January election occurred due to lack of council provisions.
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Francis M. Reynolds
Davis
W. Va
Robert D. Heironimus
West Virginia
W. KE. Weimer
Perry Weimer
Frostburg
W. J
Five Teams After Rube Meadows in Baseball Chase
Rube Meadows of Frederick who pitched in the Tri-City League last season has reported offers from the New York Giants Boston Red Sox Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics. Jack Dunn is also pursuing him. Meadows attends Mt. St. Joseph's College and will delay turning pro until finishing studies next June under Brother Gilbert's athletics guidance.
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Rube” Meadows
Frederick
New York Giants
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Jack Dunn
Meadows
Mt. St. Joseph's College
Brother Gilbert
Wilson Sends Protest to Britain and Germany
Washington reports the state department published texts of notes to Great Britain and Germany warning against threats to American vessels and lives in newly proclaimed war zones. The notes insist Germany be held accountable for naval actions against U S ships and urge Britain to prevent misuse of the American flag by its vessels.
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Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Germany
United States
England
Well Known Westernport Citizen Died At 73
William Joseph Sigler of Westernport, aged 73, died at his home at 8 this morning. Survived by Mrs. William Fisher of Washington D C, William Sigler and Miss Annie Sigler of Westernport. He was a longtime carpenter and contractor active in civic affairs. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
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William Joseph Sigler
Westernport
William Fisher
Washington, D. C
William Sigler
Annie Sigler
Sigler
Hiim
Desire for drink blamed for young man’s suicide in Pittsburg
Edgar W. Andrews aged 25 is believed to have killed himself in the home of John D. Simon at 5548 Claybourne Street after an unquenchable craving for liquor. He swallowed bichloride of mercury and then shot himself through the heart, after weeks of fighting the urge.
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Pittsburg
Edgar W. Andrews
John D. Simon
Claybourne Street
Andrews
Simons
Backbone Mountain Tops Maryland Elevation at 3340 Feet
The joint USGS and Maryland Geological Survey bulletin 563 presents spirit leveling data from 1896 to 1911 and lists primary and secondary elevations. Backbone Mountain summit in Garrett County rises to 3,340 feet, the state's highest point, with benchmarks mapped across Maryland.
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Maryland Geological Survey
Federal Survey
Maryland
R. B. Marshall
United States Geological Survey
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Calvert and St
Backbone Mountain
Garrett County
Trial of Judge Dayton to open in Parkersburg
In Parkersburg West Virginia on February 12 the hearing into charges against Federal Judge A G Dayton will begin at 2 30 this afternoon in the Federal courtroom Judge Dayton will be cross examined by the sub committee members McGullicuddy Gard and Danforth and Charles Coffin arrived to prepare for the hearing which will be open to the public
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Dayton
Parkersburg
W. Va
A. G. Dayton
Congress
McGullicuddy
Maine
Gard
Ohio
Danforth
New York
Federal
Charles Coffin
Judge Dayton
Coal Men Fire More Ovens Soon
Receivers for the Tower Hill Coal and Coke Company announced that Tower Hill No. 1 has been ordered fired immediately. This will employ over 300 men. Two hundred forty ovens at the Republic Tron and Steel Company in Martin were ordered fired this week. About 200 ovens plus 340 ovens of the H. C. Frick Coke Company, fired today, are expected to be in operation next week.
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Uniontown
Tower Hill Coal and Coke Company
Tower Hill No. 1
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Martin
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Man Reports Meal Purchase Led to Theft at Rail Station
Max Gergan of Elkins West Virginia said at Pittsboro Pennsylvania station yesterday he bought a meal for two men who then tricked him out of $10. He displayed a green sheet claiming to be a genuine ten dollar bill which the men substituted for the real note and left after thanking him. He was given lodging for the night.
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Pittsboro
Baltimore & Ohio
Waterstreet
Max Gergan
Elkins
W. Va
Gergan
May Lynch Necro Who Shot Lawyer May Lynch Necro
Pikeville Kentucky February 12 Milton Butler brother of a former circuit judge and attorney for defendants in election fraud cases was shot and killed by John Hall a black janitor Hall was captured two miles from town and jailed Patton Taylor one of the posse who captured Hall accidentally shot himself and is reportedly fatally wounded as crowds fill the streets and authorities fear mob violence.
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Pikeville, Ky
Milton Butler
John Hall
Patton Taylor
Hall
England Shows Indignation At U S Protest
London reports that the United States will protect all rights in notes to Great Britain and Germany. English officials resent the U S handling of the British note and expect strong comment from many quarters. Kaiser Depressett notes Germany seeks peace and may approach Russia through pro German officials at the Russian court.
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United States
Great Britain
Germany
U.S. State Department
Foreign Office
England
Kaiser Depressett
Paris
Aurich
France Des Demains
Te Kaiser
Russia
Austria
Monument Planned for Nurse Milo Alexinsky Killed in War
A Odessa fund drive seeks a suitable memorial for Milo Ludomila Alexinsky of the Red Cross who died after heroic service in battles from Gumbinnen to Ragow and Petrokov. Her death follows multiple wounds and a long front-line involvement in Galicia and South Poland.
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Mali
New York
Odessa
Milo Ludomila Alexinsky
Red Cross
Gumbinnen
Galicia
Milo
Alexinsky
Ragow
Poland
Petrokov
Agin
Reduced Rates for Pacific Coast Goods Amid Panama Canal Shift
Washington reports the Interstate Commerce Commission approves new transcontinental rates to Pacific coast terminals, aligning rates from Eastern points with altered traffic post Panama Canal opening. The order allows carload freight from Chicago Buffalo and New York to intermediate points to rise 15 25 and 34 cents above Missouri river routes, while coal and pig iron may see lower Pacific coast rates though intermediate points cap at five mills per ton mile.
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Panama Canal
Inters*sg Ecommerce Commission
Parcue Coast
Inter-Mountain
Commission
Middle West
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
Missouri River
Pittsburgh
Pacific Coast
Suit for Alienation of Wife’s Affections Dismissed
New York February 12 Judge Hand dismissed as a mail trial the quarter million dollar suit by Max Kleist against E N Breitung his father in law for alleged alienation of his wife's affections. Kleist said he would not be surprised if he received nothing as several jurors over fifty admitted they could not understand the case.
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New York
Hand
Max Kleist
E. N. Breitung
Kleist
Spanish Minister Ordered Out of Mexico by Carranza
Washington reports that General Carranza ordered the Spanish minister to Mexico to leave within 24 hours from midnight February 10 over alleged asylum for Angel de Caso. The minister departed Mexico City for Vera Cruz, asserting De Caso was never in the legation and refused to reveal his location.
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Mexico
Carranza
Washington
State Department
Angel de Caso
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
de Caso
Court of Appeals January 1915 opinions released
The Maryland Court of Appeals issued several decisions. Fidelity Savings Bank of Frostburg vs Murray Vandiver reversed and remanded for mandamus relief. Patterson v Patterson decree affirmed establishing Mrs Patterson's legal separation, custody of the child, and $15 monthly support from the husband. the coal miner from Shaft is referenced in the text.
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Court of Appeals
Fidelity Savings Bank of Frostburg
Murray Vandiver
Maryland
Stockbridge
William Patterson
Alice Patterson
Appellee
Patterson
Shaft
Fanny Crosby Dies in Bridgeport at Ninety Five
Fanny Crosby a renowned blind hymn writer died at her Bridgeport home today aged ninety five. She is recognized for lasting contributions to church music and hymnody with a storied career spanning decades.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Kenmy Crosby
Hynm Wrer
Vinety
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