Navy Expansion Urged by Wilson and Congress
President Wilson presses for a three year naval buildup as the House Naval Committee unanimously approves a 750.9 million program. Cable from Paris to Secretary Daniels referenced, with details kept confidential, while Senators critique and defend the administration’s policy amid broader league of nations debates.
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Paris
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Naval Committee
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Hitchcock
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilko
U. S. Food Reaches Vienna for Relief Shipment
A detachment of 100 American soldiers arrived in Vienna with the first relief food shipment. The arrival will enable full bread rations to the population next week for the first time in many months.
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Vienna
Lithuanians Defeat Bolshevik Force Near Koszdery
A message from the Lithuanian minister at Bern to the national council reports Lithuanian troops defeated a Bolshevik force near Koszdery. The communication notes the Lithuanian army advances rapidly as positions shift and casualties are reported.
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Koszdery
Washington
Lithuanian National Council
Bern
Atze
Wilson in French Chamber Presses For League of Nations
President Wilson addressed France’s chamber of deputies urging a society of nations to avert armed conflict. He argued the sacrifices for independent action pale beside those for a league and warned without one Europe stays armed while the world moves toward a brotherhood. Clemenceau and Poincare attended as France’s leaders filled the platform.
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Pacific
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Italy’s National Debt Climbs Near Sixteen Billion
Rome Feb 6 Italy’s national debt now exceeds 12.5 billion dollars, up from about 2.75 billion when the war began. Former premier Luigh Luzzatti, a leading financial authority, urged aid and warned that after pensions and government bills are paid the total could reach about 16 billion.
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Italy
Luigh Luzzatti
Allies Seize Sultan's Aids Dispatch from Beck reports arrests in Constantinople
Washington on February 4 United States Commissioner Beck sent a dispatch from Constantinople noting that British and French authorities have tightened control there. The dispatch states 85 leading members of the committee on unity and progress have been arrested.
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Constantinople
Washington
State Department
United States
Beck
Labor leader urges fast action on immigration ban
Washington February 6 Frank Morrison secretary of the American Federation of Labor says about 500000 men in the United States are out of work and urges the house rules committee to grant right of way for a four year immigration prohibition bill.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
United States
Sinn Fein Leader Escapes Prison Reported by TE
Edward de Valera, Sinn Fein leader, is said to have escaped prison per the Exchange Telegraph. London reports police and government seek details while streetcar operations resume after a strike tied to a pending settlement between the city transit company and its workers.
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Edward de Valera Fleea
London
Saya Exchange Telegraph Company
Edward de Valera
Sinn Fel
The
Exchange Telegraph Company
Wicltta Falla
Tex
Seattle General Strike Sparks Troop Deployment
United States troops from Camp Lewis are sent to Seattle to stand ready amid a general strike that includes 65,000 workers with 25,000 shipyard staff walking out. City stores, transit and services face disruptions while officials vow order and protection, and Governor Lister pledges immediate support if needed.
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Cap Lewin
Seattle
Hayden
Tacoma
Wash
John L. Hayden
Camp Lewis
Army Intelligence Department
Joseph D. Leith
Tacomp
Baker
Washington
Ole O. Hanson
Bernttle
Birfke Committee
Central Labor Council
Superintendent of Schools
Seattle Central Labor Council
Olympia
Tacomer
Ernest Lister
Flyer Killed in Nose Dive at Wright Field
Lieut. Giovanni Pirelli, 28, of the Italian army aerial service, died instantly after his single engine Italian design airplane nose-dived at Wright Field during a test flight from McCook Field. He had recently arrived for tests with Capt. D'Annunzio, son of the famed poet and aviator.
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Giovanni Pirelli
McCook Field
Wright Field
Priesti
D’annunzio
Clown Prince Seeks Divorce From Former Emperor’s Heir
Frederick William Hohenzollern, eldest son of the former German emperor, has filed for divorce. The Berlin dispatch to Munich Zeitung reports the action taken in the divorce proceedings.
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Zurich
Frederick William Hohenzollern
Berlin
Munich Zeitung
Yank Girl Cops Patrol London Streets For U S Doughboys
Yankee girl police perform near midnight patrols in London to steer American soldiers toward proper behavior. The five fundraisers from the American Y M C A include Miss R MacGregor and Miss Kate Falkner among others, aiding British and allied patrols. In one week they answered 66 inquiries, escorted 901 men to lodgings, and sent 1,288 others to lodgings.
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Jackie
R. MacGregor
Duluth
Minn
Kate Falkner
Chicago
Aliszabeth Bain
Portland
Ore
Madge Hoff
Minneapolis
Lucy Porter
Philadelphia
I’. Mclugh
Aukland
Enrollment Boom Drives Draft Style Census Change
Washington reports 13,000,000 enrolled in a day as Provost Crowder urges using the war department draft method for the next census. He cites 24,000,000 enrolled in four days, with rapid survey and classification and much lower per capita costs than Civil War methods.
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Washington
General Crowder
War Department
London Strike Shuts Underground Affecting City and Transport
Motormen on London's underground railways struck without notice affecting over 400000 daily riders. Tubes closed swamping buses and suburban trains while about 8000 hotel workers also quit. Many workers in the City walked to their offices by noon.
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London
Tech
London District Steam Railway
the City
Soviet offers to discuss debts with Entente creditors
In a wireless message the Russian government says it is ready to begin talks with the Entente to end hostilities and to acknowledge financial obligations to creditors of Russia of Entente nationality.
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London
Entente
I Jig
Khussia
Robbery suspect arrested in Cleveland linked to Boston jewel theft
In Cleveland on February 6 Frank Seaman alias William G. Lamar was arrested in connection with the September robbery of jewelry valued at 8 500 from Mrs Grace M Chevalier in Boston. The case involves prominent Canfield family ties to New York.
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Gema
Cleveland
Frank Seaman
William G. Lamar
Grace M. Chevalier
Richard Canfield
New York
Boston
Allies Outnumber Germans In Rifle Strength On Front
War Department data show American rifle strength on November 1 at 1,485,000 versus German 866,000, with Allied totals rising from 1,245,000 in April to 1,682,000 by September, and overall U S Army personnel reaching 8,703,273 on November 11 as the war neared its end.
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United States
Europe
War Department
British claim on U S liquor losses noted
Washington reports that Britain has asked the United States to have funds ready to compensate British investors for losses from prohibition. Diplomatic channels reveal an international aspect of the ban as Great Britain cites about 150 million dollars in British capital invested in American brewing and distilling stocks.
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Washington
State Department
Great Britain
United States
America
Brewing Corporation
Alber’s Guilty of Espionage in Federal Trial
Henry Albers, former president of the Albera Bros Milling Co with plants on the Pacific coast, was found guilty in Portland Oregon of violating the espionage act on two of seven counts after a three hour jury deliberation. The verdict was rendered in open court.
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Portland
Ore
Henry Albers
Albera Bros. Milling Company
Man Dies In School Fire At Oakdale
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a fatality when the South Side public school at Oakdale near Pittsburgh burned shortly after nine in the morning. One man is known to be burned to death, several persons are missing, and 100 children were rescued by firemen as the building was destroyed.
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Fiee
Customer question about swimsuit shrinkage when wet
A shopper asks if the bathing suit will shrink when wet. Clerk responds cautiously, noting one suit might shrink but questions why the item would get wet. The exchange highlights concerns about fabric behavior and care.
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August Flower and Garfield Tea Ad Snippet
An old fragment touts GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER as a remedy for stomach and digestion issues, claiming it cleanses the alimentary canal and aids bile production. It also promotes Garfield Tea for constipation, biliousness, and liver and kidney troubles amid general motivational quips.
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