Russians Beset by Route Routed In Bukowina War Tale
Berlin reports a major Russian retreat from Czernowitz with 100,000 troops in flight, guns and supplies abandoned, while Petrograd notes enormous German losses and fierce Carpathian fighting. Russian staff claim Hungarian forces aided by 300,000 Germans and that German officers direct the Carpathian offensive amid heavy casualties on multiple fronts.
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Berlin
Bukowina
Czernowilcz
London
Petrograd
The
Star
Carpathian
Ballgrad
Sanok
Galicia
Carpathians
East Prussia
Gorzele
Johannisburg
Goumine
Wola Szydiowiecka
Longest Senate Filibuster Ends In Adjournment
Washington reports the longest U S senate filibuster ended after 64 hours and ten minutes as an adjournment vote of 48 to 48. Senators Norris and Kenyon switched to the Republican camp prompting the pause as administration forces plan to delay the ship purchase bill for a year.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Kenyon
Iowa
Aere
Pretoria Boer rebel leader Maritz said executed by Germans
Pretoria February dispatch reports Lieutenant Colonel Maritz, who led the Boer rebellion, allegedly executed by German forces for treachery. No confirmation available.
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Maritz
Pretoria
South Africa
Neva
Bank Fraud Charge In Detroit Man Arrested
Adolph Schmidt aged twenty four was arrested at his home in Detroit on a charge of forging a cashier's check and defrauding Fort Dearborn National Bank of Chicago of seven thousand five hundred dollars last May.
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Detroit
Mich
Adolph Schmidt
Fort Dearborn National Bank of Chicago
Lusitania Hoists American Flag in War Zone Near Ireland
The Cunard liner Lusitania sailed from New York Jan 30 and reached Liverpool, then Queenstown, where crews prepared lifeboats after Baltic warned of submarines. Passengers report large American flags at stern and bow, as Germany’s blockade policy prompts neutral signaling.
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London
Lusitania
Cunard Ine
New York
Liverpool
Queenstown
Mersey
Irish Sea
Baltic
White Star Line
Missing French deputy Pierre Leroy Beaulieu
Paria reports Pierre Leroy-Beaulieu, former chamber of deputies member and son of economist Paul Leroy-Beaulieu, has been missing since the battle of Soissons. Amsterdam via London notes Germany bans private wireless messages, even to warships. Fire Island says 21 crew of the British bark Hougemount rescued from wreck in fog. seven, including Captain McDonald, stayed aboard.
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Paria
Ministry of War
Pierre’ Leroy- Beaulieu
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Leroy-Beau-leu
Soissons
Amsterdam
London
Fire Island
Russians Evacuate Bukowina as Front Folders Report
Bucharest reports French dispatches say Russians begin evacuation of Bukowina for strategic reasons as Austro German forces threaten isolation or retreat. Petrograd notes Russians advance victoriously through Dukla Mezo Laborch and Usok passes and threaten the enemy over nearly a hundred miles.
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Bucharest
Bukowina
Petrograd
Dukla
Mezo-Laborch
Usok
James C. Fargo Dies at 85 After Long Express Career
New York Feb 10 James C Fargo longtime front figure in American express service died at his home Monday night in his eighty six year He led American Express National Express and Westcott Express from 1881 until his 1914 retirement Born in Pompey New York he started in Buffalo at age fifteen.
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New York
James C. Fargo
America
American Express Company
National Express Company
Westcott Express Company
Mr. Fargo
Pompey
N. Y
Buffalo
Post Office Budget Reported By Senate Committee
Washington reports the annual post office appropriation bill was sent to the senate by the Senate committee on post offices and post roads. The experimental village delivery program, three years old, is projected to cost 150 000 this year, with the House proposing 200 000 for that item.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Post Office
Senate
Senate Committee On
Post Offices
House
Packers Fined 25000 Each By Missouri Supreme Court
Missouri Supreme Court found Armour Swift St. Louis Dressed Beef Hammond and Morris guilty of violating state antitrust law by forming National Packing, a holding company that controlled five firms and fixed meat prices. An ouster was ordered with fines of 25000 per company due by March 11, 1915. dissent questioned the need for fines if National Packing had dissolved.
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Jefferson City
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
St. Louis
Hammond Packing Company
Morris & Co
Missouri Supreme Court
Beef Trust
Major
Daniel Ditlon
Cose
Supreme Court
National Packing Company
St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision
Armour, Swift and Morris
Bond
the National Packing Company
Postmaster Duarte slated for inspection in Guam matter
Washington reports Postmaster Duarte of Guam, who has run the Guam post office for seven years with a salary of 3126 a year, will be inspected by the post office department. Inspector P Smith will travel 25000 miles and about three months, sailing from San Francisco to Manila and then to Guam with his wife for a “second honeymoon.”
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Washington
Post Office of
Guam
Duarte
Post Office Department
P. Smith
Austrians Face Roumanian Forces Near Turnu Cevenia
Paris reports Austrian troops violated Roumanian neutrality by pushing across Roumanian territory in the Danube valley near Turnu Ceveria. Clash followed as Austrians opened fire on Roumanian guards. reinforcements drove them back and carried their wounded.
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Paris
Danube Valley
Iron Gate
Journal
Turnu Ceveria
Embargo Lifted on Interstate Livestock Shipments
United States officials lifted the embargo on outgoing interstate shipments of livestock from the Union Stock Yards in Chicago. Eastern markets will resume, but several yards including Pittsburgh Columbus Louisville Indianapolis Buffalo Cincinnati and Jersey City will remain closed after in transit stock is disposed of.
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Chicago
Union
Pittsburgh
Columbus
Louisville
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Jersey City
Ohio Bank Robber Shot Dead in Cincinnati Raid
In Cincinnati on February 12 a Mohawk German Banking and Saving raid ended with one robber killed and a second captured. Cashier Cross recovered $700, and the surviving suspect was taken into custody.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Cross
Slaughter at Suez Canal Described as Historic
London Feb 12 A Cairo dispatch reports that the slaughter of Turkish troops at the Suez canal was more terrible than any previous battle in history. English forces continue burying the dead as the casualty toll rises.
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London
Cairo
Suez Canal
Indiana Postmaster Arrested for Embezzlement
Indianapolis report states Wa varly Indiana post master Reuben N Robertson was arrested on four counts of embezzlement with each offense over $1000. Authorities say the charges cover several instances.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Reuben N. Robertson
Wavarly
Mine Explosion Traps Men in Peoria Coal Pit
In South Bartonville at the Collier Coal company mine two workers are dead and another is dying after a blast. The blast's cause is not yet known as rescue efforts continue at the scene in Bartonville near Peoria Illinois.
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Atlinois
Peoria
Ill
Collier Coal Company
South Bartonville
Italy Retains Troops and Bans Meat Exports
Rome reports a royal decree extending service for second category 1893 and 1894 troops to May 31, 1915. The decree also bans export of fresh or preserved pork, meat, chestnuts, fowl, oil fat and tallow, and adds to earlier prohibitions on food exports. Deputy Altobelli pressed Premier Santandra on alleged foreign ambassador interference in parliament about foreign policy.
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Rome
Altobelli
Chamber of Deputies
Satandra
Methodist book head quits in face of lawsuits
John A. Patten, president of the Methodist Book Concern, resigned from all general offices in the Methodist Episcopal church on Saturday to avoid possible embarrassment from pending libel suits. Patten, a patent medicine manufacturer, has been denounced by the American Medical Association as a typical patent medicine fraud, with prior efforts by Methodist conferences to remove him.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John A. Patten
Methodist Book Concern
Methodist Episcopal Church
Itbel
Chicago
New York
Patten
American Medical Association
Norman B. Ream Dies After Operation
Norman B. Ream a leading financier and longtime New York resident who helped fuel Chicago’s recovery after the 1871 fire died in a New York hospital following an operation. He served as a director of the First National Bank and the Pullman Company and was valued at an estimated fortune between 50 and 75 million dollars, among the nation’s top 25 wealthiest men.
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New York
Norman B. Ream
Chicago
First National Bank
Pullman Company
Teutons Break French Line at Bagatelle
London reports a major battle at Bagatelle as German forces attack the French positions from dawn. Despite initial French resistance, German infantry surge breaks the first line and drives the French back to second line works as night ends.
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London
Bagatelle
Breslau fires on Yalta in Crimea coastal strike
Petrograd reports the former German cruiser Breslau shelled Yalta in Taurida damaging the Hotel de Russie and four mercantile establishments with no fatalities. Russian Black Sea fleet retaliated by bombarding Trebizond sinking several Turkish steamers and damaging forts. a Turkish schooner loaded with food near Cape Yeres was destroyed.
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Petrograd
Breslau
Yalta
Crimea
Taurida
Hotel de Russie
Black Sea
Trebizond
Cape Yeres
Suffrage Amendment Wins Final House Vote in Harrisburg
Harrisburg Pennsylvania February 11 The resolution to submit to electors the woman suffrage amendment to the constitution passed the house finally by 130 to 71. The measure now goes to the senate.
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Harrisburg
House
Senate
Prince of Austria's Heir Gains a Son in Vienna
Princess Zita of Parma in Vienna via London announces the birth of a son to Archduke Charles Francis heir to the throne. The couple married in 1911 and have two other children.
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Austria
Sorn
Vienna
London
Zita of Parma
Charles Francis
US DemandsGermanyCautions on Neutral Rights Crisis Looms
State Department notes to Britain and Germany warn of a possible crisis in neutrality as Germany may attack neutral and American vessels in an area around Great Britain and Ireland. The note urges Berlin to consider the impact on USGermany relations if German naval actions endanger American lives at sea.
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Washington
Great Britain
Germany
State Department
United States
Secretary of State
Gerard
Berlin
Great Britain and Ireland
English Channel
Admiralty
High Seas
Ambassador Page
London
Two Blocks Burned In Independence Fire
Fire in a downtown cafe area of Independence Missouri destroyed over two blocks of buildings and endangered the business district. Kansas City fire teams helped as Governor Willia of Ohio faced heart trouble in Columbus Ohio. officials say overwork caused the attack and his condition remains not serious.
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Independence
Kansas City
Willa
Ohio
Columbus
Frank Willia
State Capitol
Cascarets Promote Quick Relief for Tired Bowels
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for headaches lax liver and digestive discomfort. It claims the product cleanses the stomach relieves sour stomach and fermenting foods and ensures clean bowels by morning with no griping, suitable for children too.
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Adv
Old Augusta Driver Teases Golf Guests With Bold Claim
Uncle Jeff, an aged Savannah driver, tours northern visitors near the new golf links. He boasts of many holes, claiming the course has a thousand holes rather than the expected eighteen, mixing local pride with humorous boast.
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Jeff
Augusta
St. Andrew
Jef
When Kidneys Act Bad Take Glass of Salts
An ad-style health note urges meat eaters to flush kidneys by drinking four ounces of rad Salts in water each morning. It claims sluggish kidneys cause rheumatism headaches and other ailments, and promotes Jad Balts as a safe, inexpensive remedy to clean kidneys and purify blood.
Not an Original Remark by Ferdie and Angelina
Ferdie kneels beside Angelina and declares a kiss from her a heaven sent fate. She retorts with sarcasm demanding originality after hearing the same line from many suitors.
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Angelina
Ferdie
Restore Youthful Color With Hiay Hair Health
Physicians warn against harsh hair dyes while Hiay Hair Health promises natural youthful color by air action and a contained element. The preparation is described as harmless with money back refunds from druggists. It claims to hide gray, reduce dandruff, and strengthen hair, offered at 25 cents 60 cents or one dollar via dealers or direct.
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Thia
Philo Hay Specialties Co
Nowark
N.J
Adve
Prosperous Appearance and the Stomach Observation
A witty remark notes some men live for their stomachs and a large abdomen creates a prosperous look. The image is completed when a heavy watch chain is draped across the belly, reinforcing the illusion of wealth.
Among the Elite and Social Sniffs of Health
The text mocks aristocratic life with poised irony about family, conflicts, and health beliefs. It notes a jardiniere of family life and refined quarrels among elites. Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops are praised for cold and sore throat relief, implying fashionable concern with health.
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Dean
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