Wilson refuses complete data on Mexican policy report
President Wilson sent the Senate a long Lansing letter with data on U S recognition of Venustiano Carranza's government. It withholds diplomatic reports and consular files as confidential while noting 76 Americans killed in Mexico since 1913 and 20 civilians plus 16 soldiers killed on U S soil. The move fuels debate and affects Henry Fletcher's Ambassador to Mexico nomination.
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Wilson
Senate
United States
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Lansing
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Fall
Carranza
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Henry Praether Fletcher
Fletcher
What's Going On Today in Cumberland Amusements
Cumberland listings show Maryland Theater Billy Allen and Company in The Beauty Parlor Grande Theatre William Farnum in The Wonderful Adventure Liberty Theatre Geraldine Farrar in Temptation Victoria Belvedere Pictures SS Peter and Paul Hall Leap Year Dance Ursuline Academy Alumnae Knights of Columbus Hall Basketball St Josephs Club Reserves Miller's Hall Moose Fair
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Maryland
Billy Allen and Company
Grande Theatre
William Farnum
Liberty Theatre
Geraldine Farrar
Victoria Theatre—Pictures
Belvedere Theatre—Pictures
SS. Peter and Paul’s Hall
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Ursuline Academy
Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph's Club
K. of C
Miller’s Hall
Moose Fair
Kitchener Details Zeppelin Raids and British Defense
In the House of Lords Earl Kitchener stated one airship was lost at sea and another likely damaged during the latest Zeppelin raid. He said hostile air incursions won't derail military aims and outlined a threefold British defense: warning information, anti aircraft guns, and aerial attacks on raiders. Viscount French leads defense with Sir Perry Scott as chief adviser.
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London
Earl Kitchener
House of Lords
Lord Kitchener
England
Great Britain
Viscount French
Sir Perry Scott
Krupp
Easen
Fokker
War Office
Montenegrins Seek Spanish Mediation for Peace
Berlin reports from the Spanish Foreign Office that Spain agreed to act as intermediary between Montenegrin officials in Montenegro and King Nicholas in France. The Austro Hungarian government pressed for authorization for peace talks. Documents were sent via the French government while Nicholas contemplates residence in Switzerland during the war.
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Spain
Berlin
Vienna
Alfonso
Montenegro
Nicholas
France
Houston in Lead for War Secretaryship
Wilson aims to appoint a new secretary of agriculture replacing Lindley M. Garrison. Dr. W. R. Thompson and Rep. Asbury F. Lever are discussed as possible successors to Secretary Houston. No official comment but transfer possibility has drawn serious consideration.
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Wilson
White House
Houston
Lindley M. Garrison
W. ©. Thompson
University of Ohio
Asbury F. Lever
South Carolina
House Agriculture Committee
Probe on Brewers Association Political Activities Expands
In Pittsburgh on Feb 18 United States District Attorney Humes pursued the grand jury probe of alleged political activities by the Western Pennsylvania Brewers Association. Officers were examined and Humes signaled a nationwide effort to separate liquor interests from politics.
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Pittsburgh
United States
Humes
Brewing Association
Grand
Western Pennsylvania Brewers Association
Hiumes
Erzerum Fall Spurs Russian advance toward Armenia
Russian forces near Trebizond push toward the Black Sea port as Erzerum falls. Soviet dispatches hail the victory with Petrograd declaring the capture a turning point for routes to Mesopotamia and Syria.
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Erzerum
Novoe Vremya
Mesopotamia
Syria
Submarine and Air Power Rising in Wartime Europe
reports from Geneva and London describe Germany building 100 new submarines and expanding aerial capacity with Fokker aircraft. Britain notes Fokker aircraft on the Western Front and in other theaters, while Berlin emphasizes new steel and powerful engines.
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London
Fokker
Western
East Front
Turkey
Balkans
Nish
First relief train reaches Vidalia from flood districts
Natchez Mississippi reports the first relief train from flooded Louisiana districts arrived in Vidalia with 25 passenger cars carrying cold hungry refugees. A following 50 car freight train loaded with livestock and fowls trailed through crested waters. Natchez cares for about 1000 refugees as Newellton suffers heavy damage and depopulation. Steamer Mississippi with the Federal Flood Control Committee also arrives.
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Miss
Louisiana
Vidalia
Mississippi River
Senator Cordill
Uncle Oliver
Newellton
Tensas
Concordia
Franklin
Madison
Carahoula
Mississippi
Federal Flood Control Committee
Lodge and Sterling Attack Wilson Foreign Policy Policy Debate
Washington, Feb. 18. A sharp debate in the Senate erupted as Lodge and Sterling attacked the administration’s foreign policy. Republicans charged that Wilson’s reported stance toward Germany’s submarine policy moved toward war. Senator Thomas defended the administration while others joined the clash.
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Senate
Lodge
Sterling
Wilson
Germany
Thomas
Japanese Panama Maru Afire At Sea In Mid Ocean
The Japanese liner Panama Maru bound from San Francisco to Kobe reports a sea fire. SOS calls are being answered by several vessels racing to assist. Built in 1910, 6058 tons gross, 408 feet long, the steel twin screw steamer departed San Francisco January 28 with Os s a home port.
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Kobe
San Francisco
Yokohama
Panama Maru
Sweden asks U S aid against Britain over neutral trade
Sweden seeks U S and other neutrals cooperation to preserve international law protecting neutral commerce. The note alleges British detentions of mail and other trade aggressions, a response deemed pending until the Germany Lusitania dispute is settled. Secretary Lansing noted he could not answer until that controversy is resolved.
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Washington
Sweden
State Department
Ekengren
United States
Great Britain
Lansing
Germany
Lusitania
Precautions Taken to Guard Against Attacks
Extraordinary measures have been implemented on ships within the war zone to deter submarine threats. Today marks the anniversary of the Von Tirpitz policy of torpedoing merchant vessels. Rumors from Dutch cities claim U-boat commanders may attempt a major strike, but shipping men report no alarm.
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London
von Tirpitz
Teuton
Barnes Plans Six Week Midwest Tour to Boost Root
New York reports say William Barnes aims a six weeks tour of the middle west to promote Root for the presidency and to curb Roosevelt and Hughes momentum in New York. Barnes allies seek Root endorsements, while Albany papers back former Senator Root as the logical Republican candidate.
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Wilson
Georgia
Root
New York
Hollis
New Hampshire
New England
St. Louis
William Barnes
Middle West
West
SP Roosevelt
Barnes
Roosevelt
Hughes
New York State
Chicago
Albany
Rooseveltt
New York Detectives Hunt Anarchist Jean Crones
New York detectives sweep the city seeking Jean Crones the anarchist tied to a poison plot in Chicago. A taunting second letter claims responsibility and hints he will blend with crowds while planning further acts against society.
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Web
Jean Crones
Chicago
Crones
New Zork
Root Favored for President by Albany Editorial
Albany editor argues Elihu Root is the best qualified candidate for the Republican nomination at Chicago. The piece urges selecting a deeply capable leader with experience to tackle future national and global challenges.
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Albany
William
Elihu Root
Chicago
Albany Was
Tout
German Sub Policy Held Inconsistent
Washington reports Secretary Lansing demanded a full and complete agreement with Germany on submarine policy. He said assurances must extend immunity to all merchant ships and that armed and unarmed merchant ships should be treated the same. The Austrian note echoed the same warning without warning as to belligerent ships.
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Lansing
Aussiances
Washington
United States
Germany
State Department
Amebassador Penfield
Vienna
Schmidt Goes Boldly to Electric Chair
Hans Schmidt, once a priest, died in the Sing Sing electric chair at dawn after expressing a final wish to his mother. He wore a crucifix and denied killing Anna Aumuller, claiming her death resulted from an illegal operation. He bade farewell to twenty other condemned men before the execution.
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Ossining
Hans Schmidt
New York
Sing Sing
Anna Aumuller
U S Steel Buys 22 Million In Own Bonds
New York reports that J P Morgan on behalf of the British treasury sold United States Steel Corporation 22.4 million dollars of its first mortgage 5 percent bonds. This marks a rare instance of European disinvestment to retire the issue.
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U.S. Steel Company
New York
J. P. Morgan Co
United States Steel Corporation
Europe
Chicago moves to bar papers from mails in fraud case
Officials in Chicago act to bar certain newspapers from the mail amid a fraud probe. The actions relate to alleged mislabeling and improper circulation tied to the distribution network. Authorities cite protective measures while investigations continue.
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Chicago
Jeannes
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