Houston optimistic over future in U S treasury status
Washington reports Secretary Houston declares the last remaining floating indebtedness will be redeemed Monday and that the treasury position is very bright. He notes about 300 million in short term certificates remain to be refunded and cites Europe reconstruction progress and domestic road and housing plans shaping an economic upturn.
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Calis
Africa
Washington
Houston
Treasury
Europe
Honaton
Machine Guns Kill Mob in Berlin Riot Report
J F Byrnes, Washington newspaper man, returning from Europe via the Adriatic, said reports claimed 46 killed but nearly 500 citizens were slain by machine guns turned on the mob. He noted price rises for food for Americans and Englishmen and cited exchange-rate compensation.
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New York
J. F. Byrnes
Washington
Europe
Germany
Berlin
Gabled
Maid of Empress Dies by Drowning in Lake Geneva
Countess de Henrichsen, former maid of honor to the dowager empress of Russia and member of the Russian colony at Montreux, died by her own hand, drowning in Lake Geneva near Villeneuve after fleeing Russia during the imperial regime upheaval. Her body was found along the lake’s upper end.
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Geneva
Countess de Henrichsen
Montreaux
Tonor
Russia
Lake Geneva
Villeneuve
Ruabia
Switzerland
Big Surplus Food Sales Reported in New York Zone
New York area army surplus food sales through municipalities and institutional dealers totaled 14,080,074 dollars. Col. C Nixon, in charge, announced that except for about 2,000,000 dollars, all food was sold directly to consumers at prices below current market levels.
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New York
Army Surplus
Col. C. Nixon
Protests Bar to U. S. Meat Imports
Berlin reports provincial authorities in frontier and coast districts have been asked by the British minister of agriculture to revoke orders prohibiting imports of fresh meat from the United States.
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Berlin
Frontier
United States
American Troops Maintain Order in Vladivostok
In Vladivostok on February 8, Golos Rodiny lauds the new Zemstvo government and the Allies withdrawal plan, credits American troops for aiding the popular movement, and notes Marines preventing interference at the governor general’s house as insurgents seized the tram depot. Neutrality followed, with troops free to join or abstain. Public favor toward Americans grows amid responsibility concerns.
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Vladivostok
Golos Rodiny
Russia
Zematva
Americarg
Rozanov
Zemstvo
First German Prisoner Captured by American Troops
Washington reports the first German prisoner taken by American forces. Adam Blazikowski and John Godanski of Ironwood Michigan captured a German from Company C eighteenth infantry near Bures Meurthe and Moselle on the night of October 27 28 1917. The man served as a company mail carrier and wagon driver before being wounded and captured.
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Michigan
Washington
Adam Blazikowski
John Godanski
Ironwood
Mich
James
Harris
Bures
Meurthe and
Moselle
Move to permit 5 per cent beer introduced in Congress
Washington notes Rep. Ware of Pennsylvania announced plans to introduce a bill at the next session to allow sale of five percent beer, challenging the Volstead rule that limits alcohol to one half of one percent. The statement came during a discussion in the House on Prohibition enforcement.
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Washington
Representative Ware
Pennsylvania
Denial of Mutiny on War Department Transports
Secretary Baker told House Military Committee chair Kuhn that no mutiny occurred on war department transports and called Representative Britten’s charges of inefficiency and mutinous, dangerous operations unjust in a February letter from Washington.
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Baker
Britten
Washington
War Department
Kuhn
House Military Committee
British Evacuate Batum
Premier Lloyd George announced that British forces were evacuating Batum as military operations shifted in the region.
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Batum
London
Lloyd George
Nations League opens with eight nations represented
The League of Nations council opened in London with eight nations Belgium Brazil Great Britain France Greece Italy Japan and Spain represented at the session. Arthur Balfour presided and lamented the absence of the United States while Leon Bourgeois of France voiced regret at the eight-nation representation.
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Belgium
Brazil
Great Britain
France
Greece
Italy
Japan
Spain
London
Council of the
League of Nations
Arthur J. Balfour
Leon Bourgeois
Balfour
United States
League
M. Bourgeoiis
Versailles
America
St. James’ Palace
Henry VIII
Egypt Rolling in Wealth Boosts Cairo Boom and Land Buying
A Daily Express correspondent reports Egypt is flush with wealth from cotton. Illiterate locals have made millions and are paying inflated prices for land. British officials estimate the nation’s wealth near 100 million pounds, fueling a rush of automobile jewelry and luxury goods in Cairo while provinces keep the old living standards.
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London
Daily Express
Cairo
Murray Butler Named New York Favorite Son Candidate
Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University emerges as New York's favored son for the Republican presidential nomination. The portrait cites Butler as a leading figures in GOP hopes, signaling potential national campaign traction.
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Micautas
Murray Butler
Columbia University
New York
Five slain when troops fire on Lexington mob
Martial law grips Lexington Kentucky as federal and state troops patrol streets after a lynching attempt and riot at the Mayette county courthouse. William Lockett, a Black man, confessed to the murder of ten year old General Hardman and faces the electric chair March 11. five dead, fourteen wounded, and 600 troops on scene with 500 more en route.
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Lexington
United States
Camp Taylor
Fayette County
8. C. Marshall
Wiliam
Lockett
General Hardman
Mayette County
Degre
Socialists' Disloyalty Trial Delays Held By Committee
Albany February 18 The assembly judiciary committee adjourned to Tuesday as five suspended socialist assemblymen await trial on disloyalty charges. Defense plans a long exposition on socialism with Morris Hillquit or Seymour Stedman likely to open next week. Hillquit may be qualified as an expert. stress centers on alleged radical elements within the socialist party.
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Albany
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Morris Hillquit
Seymour Stedman
Hillquit
Socialist ‘Party
Defenge
Deportation case dropped in Indian plot conspiracy
Washington cancels deportation proceedings against Dhirendra Sarjar, an Indian native, in the first of cases arising from the Hindus conspiracy in San Francisco in April 1918. Sutjar, once a Yale and Michigan student, studied at the University of Berlin when war began and later helped the Indian independence movement. he was indicted and sentenced to four months for violating American neutrality in April 1918.
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Washington
Dhirendra Sarjar
India
Department of Labor
San Francisco
Sutjar
Yale
Michigan
University of Berlin
United States
Fiume Threatens to Fight Over Adriatic Settlement
Dispatches from Plume reported by Central News say Fiume plans active resistance to the London treaty compromise on the Adriatic question. The plan would delay execution and may involve expelling foreigners from the city if necessary.
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London
Plume
Central News
Six Thousand Gogebic Miners Doomed to Higher Pay
Announcement of a roughly ten percent wage increase for Gogebic range pushing employees in Tronwood Michigan covering about six thousand miners retroactive to February 1. The move signals broader labor gains amid regional mining activity.
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Michigan
Tronwood
Mich
Dandorine Hair Tonic Promises Quick Beauty Boost
A vintage advertisement touts Dandorine as a cheap hair solution for girls. It claims instant transformation from dull flat hair to abundant glossy locks, removing dust and oil, stimulating growth, and improving scalp health with a simple daily application.
A Matter of Precaution in a Busy Office
The Boss scolds the young ladies for poor punctuality while Miss Playne stays on task. The Stenog keeps time wary of stopping the clock, hinting at routines and expectations in a tight workplace.
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Miss Playne
Stenog
Hating meat to ease back and kidney pain advised
A renowned authority warns that regular meat consumption strains kidneys causing back ache severe headaches and digestive issues. Jad Salts is touted as a safe quick fix, flushing kidneys and neutralizing urinary acids to prevent bladder problems. The ad promotes Jad Salts as a harmless effervescent drink used for generations in kidney care.
Fear and Bitter Wine Promoted as Health Cure
An early 20th century advertisement touts Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wines as a remedy to prevent epidemics by boosting bowels and general vitality. It lists other Triner products like Angelica Bitter Tonic Cough Sedative and Antipatrin with a Chicago address for Joseph Tuiner Company.
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Senate
Council
Washington
Tuiner
Triner
Joseph Tuiner Company
Ashland Avenue
Chicago
Til—aAdy
Supplying a Simile in a Dated Quotation
A reader questions use of the phrase you are as out of date as o as q and wonders why not say as a covisevew. The remark toys with linguistic freshness and suggests a stylistic shift in simile construction.
Favorite Prescription and Cough Syrup Endorsements
A Joliet woman and a Regina Russell of Ottawa Street praise Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women and Dr. Pierce's Cough Syrup for children. They endorse the tonics for vitality and safety, noting no opiates or harmful drugs and quick relief from coughs and colds.
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Sixth Ave
Quincy
Dr.Pierce
Julia Curtis
Bifth St
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