Garrison Quits Wilson Cabinet Asst Secretary Also Out
Lindley M. Garrison secretary of war and Henry Breckenridge assistant secretary tendered resignations to President Wilson and were accepted. Garrison criticized Wilson over continental army policy and Philippine matters while Wilson praised his service in a formal exchange. This makes Garrison the third cabinet member to resign in Wilson's tenure.
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Garrison
Wilson
Washington
Lindley M. Garrison
Henry Breckenridge
White House
Mr. Garrison
Continental Army
War Department
Pennsylvania Punch Bowl declares magazine of action and reform
A fragment from the Pennsylvania Punch Bowl proclaims a magazine of action first and thought second. It calls for quixotic, erotic, exotic aims, agitating against common sense while avoiding militant strife, and pledges combativeness with strict abstinence from controlling luridity.
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Pennsylvania
Naval bills win big funding for Mare Island and New York yards
Washington Feb 9 Naval affairs dominated the house debate with the naval academy increase bill passed 176 to 0 and immediate appropriations of 500000 to equip Mare Island Navy Yard for a Pacific coast battleship and 100000 to enlarge New York yard facilities. Speakers Clark and Mann backed the measures and discussed expanding Annapolis and West Point, while urging pace in naval preparedness and modern armament.
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Washington
House
Naval Academy
Mare Island Navy Yard
New York Yard
Mare Island Yard
Pacific Coast
Clark
Mann
Annapolig
Annapolis
West Point
Alliston
United States
Naval Affairs Committee
Penrose Warns Armor Plate Price Rise If Bill Passes
Washington officials report armor plate makers, led by Senator Boles Penrose, threaten to raise prices by 200 dollars a ton on all armor plate if Congress enacts the armor plate factory bill. The Senate naval affairs committee still backs the Tillman bill to fund an armor plate plant with at least 20,000 tons annual capacity.
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Washington
Armor Plate
Boles Penrose
Pennsylvania
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Congress
Naval Affairs Committee
Tillman
Appointment of Dr Anton Van Gijn as finance minister
The Hague reports Dr Anton Van Gijn has been named minister of finance for Holland. Other briefs cover a fire aboard the Swedish steamship Texas en route from New Orleans to Christiania toward Kirkwall, a Senate panel backing ratification of a Halti protectorate treaty, a fatal blast at Lehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal mine in Wilkes-Barre, and the death of W A Woltin longtime secretary of the Georgia grand lodge of Masons after a four day hiccup attack in Macon.
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the Hague
Anton van Gijn
Holland
Kirkwall
Scotland
Texas
New Orleans
Christiania
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Republic of
Halti
Wilkes-Barre
Lance
Lehigh & Wilker-Barre Coal Company
Disa
Macon
W. A. Wolt Iin
Georgia Grand Lodge of Masons
100000 Serbs Saved as Retreat Redraws Balkan Map
Reports from Athens and Paris say central powers and allies have postponed the Saloniki attack. Serbian forces are marching toward Corfu with up to 100000 more expected, as Bulgarians push toward Durazzo and Anstrians face bad roads. A French detachment reportedly occupies Fano, and a night raid by retreating Serbians struck Austro Hungarian columns, taking prisoners.
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London
Athens
Saloniki
Dafily Chronicle
Paris
Corfu
Petit Parisien
Albania
Tirans
Durazzo
Fano
Alessio
Six Men Die in Two Train Wrecks Near Dunlap and Vincennes
A rear end collision near Dunlap Iowa killed four stockmen and left two others dead as air brake failure is blamed. In Vincennes Indiana, a Big Four passenger train plunged into the Wabash river killing Engineer Frank Lancaster and Fireman Oliver Hasselton.
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Dunlap
Northwestern Railroad
George Beachler
Boone
J. G. Nelson
Stanhope
Alexander Waite
Fenton
John. H. Johnson
Tal Iridge
Vincennes
Ind
St Franciaville
Wabash River
Frank Lancaster
Oliver Hasselton
Mount Cermel
Ill
William P Hepburn Dead Famed Antipas Rail Lawmaker
William Peters Hepburn former congressman from the Highth Town district died at his home in Clarinda Iowa after a long decline. He was eighty two, served 1889 to 1909, chaired the interstate and foreign commerce committee, and authored the national railroad antipass law. The death followed a heart and kidney ailment. Also noted is the death of Mrs B C Wheeler at Poland Springs Maine, a leading figure in women’s golf.
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Clarinda
William Peters Hepburn
Hepburn
Congress
Highth
Boston
Poland Springs
B. C. Wheeler
Wheeler
Mary B, Adama
Russ Defeated In Persia
Overseas News Agency reports from Berlin dated February 11 say Russian forces in Persia suffered a severe defeat at the hands of Persian tribal fighters. The dispatch frames the clash as a major setback for Russia in the region amid ongoing military tensions.
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Persia
Berlin
Constantinople
Dooms Arned Ships Austria Joins Submarine Policy
Washington Feb 12 Germany and Austria notified the state department that after March 1 they will treat all armed merchantmen as warships and sink them without warning. Count von Bernstorff delivered the notice two days ago. Austria concurred via Baron Wirch Gwiedinek. March 1 set for the measure to take effect to allow belligerents time to respond to US disarmament proposal. The US urged unarmed merchant ships. the Appam case prompted questions about the plan. Assistant Secretary Peters ordered Italian steamer Stampalta to seal with guns only for defense. In Herlin authorities say British admiralty instructions justify arming merchant ships and attacking submarines, with similar orders from other war nations.
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Washington
Germany
Austria
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Baron . Wirch . Gwiedinek
Lansing
United States
Appam
Peters
Treasury
Ma Jone
New York
Stampalta
Ceal
Herlin
Vienna Is Asked to Explain Submarine Attack on Petrolite
Secretary Lanning said he sent a diplomatic note through Ambassador Penfield to Austro Hungary seeking a full investigation and explanation of an Austrian submarine attack on the American tank steamer Petrolite. affidavits from crew members and other sources claim the ship was stopped near Alexandria in the Mediterranean, the submarine fired, wounded a man, and took food after a boarding party removed an American crew member who was held as hostage.
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Washington
Lanning
Penfield
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Thompson
Bandit Robs Pullman Cars Near Laramie
A lone bandit robbed about twenty passengers on Union Pacific train No 18 between Green River and Laramie. He netted under 200 dollars in cash and a few watches. He spared women, forcing men in berths to surrender valuables while the porter was moved to the front car.
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Laramie
Wyo
Union Pacific
Green River
Girl Stan at Lake Forest Investigated After Student Found
Marian Lambert a student and daughter of Frank Lambert an employee in the home of Jonas Kuppenheimer of Lake Forest was found probably murdered in the woods near Sacred Heart academy near Chicago.
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Stan
Lake Forest
Chicago
Marian Lambert
Frank Lambert
Jonas Kuppenheimer
Sacred Heart Academy
Death by own action shocks Guthrie County banker
M. M. Reynolds aged fifty seven, president of Guthrie County National Bank and brother of Chicago banker George M. Reynolds, Panora Iowa, died February 14 by self inflicted gunshot. The death was ruled a suicide.
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M. M. Reynolds
Panora
Guthrie County National Bank
George M. Reynolds
Chicago
Begin Hot Water Drinking for Stomach and Toxin Flush
An old ad promotes inside bathing with hot water and lime stone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims morning use before breakfast relieves constipation headaches and bilious feelings and restores vigor. It urges readers to obtain lime stone phosphate from a druggist and describes tasteless powders and a sour note in taste.
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St. Thia
Might Be Different
A humorous exchange hints at a romantic tale where a wife once saved her husband from drowning and is praised as a superb swimmer. The banter touches on caution in venturing far, then pivots to a wry line about ingenuity outpacing force.
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Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Breckenridge
Tam
Hay
Mr. Hay
Regular Army
McReynolds
Supreme Court
William J. Bryan
Indianapolis News
Naval Bills
Annapolis Academy
Peter
Dunlap, Ia
Indiana
William P. Hepburn
Clarinda, la
Bertin
Vienna
Petrolite
Bandit
Oneida
Skinners
Paul F.skinner
Skinner Mfg. CO
Omaha, Neb
America
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N. Y
Bea
Mother Gray
Asy
H. Hill Company
Detroit
Ieaq
Oka Tungeran
Nirutten
Champa
Deaver
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