Miners Buried in Coal Shaft Death Toll Grows in Ernest and Indiana Mines
Reports from Johnstown and Indiana detail a gas explosion at Ernest's No. 1 mine of Clearfield Coal Co causing 25 dead and 24 entombed in another Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Co mine. Rescue teams, including company crews, battle debris with no confirmed fire, hoping to reach trapped miners within hours.
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Clearfield Coal Co
Ernest
Indiana
Rochester
Pittsburgh Coal and Iron Company
Meveral
A. W. Clark
United States Bureau of Mines
Turks Open Path to Separate Peace Proposals
Washington informs that Henry Morgenthau, then U S ambassador to Constantinople, carried confidential Turkish peace proposals. The Turkish plan centers on preserving territorial integrity, seeking favorable terms via a separate peace due to Suez Campaign leverage. Diplomats doubt Britain or Russia would back Turkish integrity, while Morgenthau’s mission is seen as fitting and useful to Allied efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Henry Morgenthau
Constantinople
United States
Morgenthau
Germany
Turkey
Suez Canal
Great Britain
Russia
European magicians and films tour local theaters
The Triumvirate of European magicians Mary land Theater Le Roy Talma and Bosco perform across venues including Grande Theatre Pictures Liberty Theatre and Victoria Theatre Pictures Belvedere The Immigrant features at Victoria Belvedere theatres with Valeska Surratt in supporting or related programings
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LeRoy, Talma and Bosco
Grande Theatre
Liberty Theatre
Valeska Surratt
Victoria Theatre—Pictures
Belvedere
Theatre—Pictures
Taft Links Earthquakes to Red Cross Aid
Former President Taft told Washington Red Cross workers that military preparedness requires public funding and that the Red Cross is essential to that effort. He urged support for a campaign to recruit 1,000,000 members, saying a strong Red Cross reduces future costs and suffering.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Red Cross
Mr. Teft
Mr. Taft
Red Cross Society
Canadians Fear German Movement Near Niagara Falls
Reported German plots trigger panic as Canadian troops and machine guns are rushed from Toronto to the falls area. A massive explosion at Castner Electrolytic Chemical plant is seen as linked to the alleged plot.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
United States
Toronto
Castner’ Electrolythic Chemical Company
Germany to Treat Armed Merchantmen as Mine War After March
The State Department received via Ambassador Gerard in Washington the German declaration stating armed merchantmen will be treated as mine warfare after March 1. Ambassador Penfield at Vienna also cableed that he had received the Austrian note identical with the German position.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Gerard
Penfield
Vienna
Britain Will Not Disarm Vessels Says London Officials
London officials state Britain and its allies will not disarm merchant ships for defense. If the United States endorses Germany's position, a commercial boycott by the Allies is likely. German threats to sink armed ships are treated as piracy by newspapers. The Westminster Gazette notes talks aim to maintain the sea’s freedom while U.S. settlement over the Lusitania remains separate.
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Balkan
Rumania
Turkey
Balkans
Britain
Engrnd
United States
Germany
America
Éentente
Fig
Menoranadum
Pall Mall Gazette
Wilson
von Pirpitz
U.S
Westminster Gazzette
Lusitania
Morgan Post
Teutons Warn Neutral Liners
Berlin reports Germany endorses treating armed merchantmen of hostile nations as warships. Neutrals urged to avoid such vessels and to deny port entry to armed ships, with mixed views from press and experts on enforcement and neutral responsibilities.
Wilson on Trip Down Potomac
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson aboard the Mayflower on a river trip. The trip precedes a decision on a successor to Secretary of War Garrison with Goethals and Roosevelt favored, other names floated, and possible changes in cabinet posts.
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Burleson
White House
Garrison
George W. Goethals
Canal Zone
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Navy
War Department
Secetary of the Interior Lane
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Austria Begins Submarine Probe Over Petrolite Attack
Washington reports the Austrian government will fully investigate the attack by an Austrian submarine on the American tanker Petrolite before replying to the U S note. The State Department objects to requisitioning supplies and detaining a crew member, even if Danish, under the American flag.
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Washington
United States
Mediterranean
State Department
Explosion Thunders at Bethlehem Steel Plant in Delaware
A powerful blast shook the Bethlehem Steel Company plant near Wilmington Delaware on February 12 injuring workers and causing extensive damage according to early reports from the scene. Authorities conducted a check for casualties and origin of the explosion.
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New Castle
Delaware
Wilmington
Del
Bethlehem Steel Company
Attempt to poison distinguished men at university club
Chicago reports a deliberate attempt on Archbishop George Williams of Mandalein and Governor Dunn at a University Club banquet. Arsenic was found in soup served by a club employee who vanished. A raid uncovered a laboratory and anarchistic literature.
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Chicago
George Williams
Mandalein
Germany denies Cardinal Mercier atrocity charges
Berlin reports a semi official statement denying Cardinal Mercier’s allegations of German atrocities against Belgians. The reply is presented as the first formal response to his charges and questions his veracity.
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Berlin
Cardinal Mercier
Mercier
Belgian betrayal slayer of nurse Cavell killer found in Brussels suburb
Report from Amsterdam states Nels de Rode, the Belgian accused of betraying Edith Cavell to German authorities, was killed by two shots in Schaarbeek near Brussels. His death follows a German fine levied on Brussels and Schaarbeek as a response to the spying case.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Nels de Rode
Edith Cavill
Brussels
Schaarbeek
de Rode
Miss Cavell
Baucq
Belgium
General von Bissing
Last Gap in Allies Ranks Closed by Italy Decree
Rome reports the Italian Government forbids importing any German or Austrian products, sealing the last gap in Allied ranks after Briand's briefing with the Foreign Office. Briand says Allies now have a steel wall about the enemy.
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Italy
Rome
Germany
Briand
Foreign Office
French Report Gains In Battle Near Paris
Paris reports French troops conquered 300 yards of German trench in a February battle. The advance widens pressure on German positions and boosts Allied morale amid ongoing fighting around the capital.
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Paris
Advance on Tigris checked by Turks
The Turkish official statement says on the right bank of the Tigris the enemy attempted to advance but was forced to retreat to his old position after two engagements. Near Kut el Amara there is no change. On the Caucasian front hostile outpost attacks were halted by counter moves. A Teheran dispatch reports Turkish ambassador Assim Bey captured near Keredji with three companions, including the Austrian attache.
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Flanders
Hartmanns- Wellerkopf
Somme
Yser
Berlin
Vimy
Albert
Loos
Ypres
Armentieres
Elvendinghe
Givenchy
Belgium
Russia
Riga-Dvinsk
Constantinople
Tigris
Kut-el-Amara
Petrograd
Teheran
Assim Bey
Persia
Keredji
University student implicated in teen’s death mystery
Madison Wis Feb 13 The death of 18 year old Marian Lambert found in woods near Waukegan was linked to University student William Orpet who told police the girl had admitted taking poison and hinted at poison.
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Madison
Wis
Maarian Lambert
Waukegan
William Orpet
Bulldog and Gun End College Joke Incident
Forest Rogers a Oxford College freshman lies in Hamilton hospital in serious condition with a broken jaw and paralyzed tongue after a fraternity prank during initiation. He was sent to Newbath Indiana to fetch a package placed under a porch by a store with a brick inside. The prank ended with harm rather than humor.
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Rogers
Oxford College
Newbath
Ind
Oxford
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