Clemenceau Shot by Anarchist in Paris Attack
Premier Georges Clemenceau was shot three times as he left his Paris home for a meeting with Col. House. Emile Cottin, identified as the attacker, claimed solitary action and was beaten by bystanders. a second man named Dreyfus was later detained. Clemenceau’s wounds were nonfatal, with doctors reporting he is in satisfactory condition and progressing, despite a serious shoulder injury.
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Marshal Foch
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War Office
Col. KE. M. House
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Visit Yanks In Germany Coblenz Mission Arrives
In Coblenz on February 20 a mission of military attaches to the British government led by Brig. Gen. Mota of Italy and conducted by Col. S. L. H. Slocum representing the United States in London has arrived in American occupied Germany.
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L. H. Slocum
United States
London
German Cabinet Reject New Terms Then Sign
Paris and Weimar reports indicate the German cabinet initially rejected allied armistice terms but reversed stance after talks with leaders, ordering the sign of the armistice. A Paris commission prepares to draft permanent terms likely mirroring the preliminary treaty with limits on German forces and control of munitions and factories.
Pierre Pierre to face April trial in federal court
Kansas City Feb 21 The trial of Pierre Pierre arrested in Cleveland February 11 on charges of plotting against President Wilson will be in the April term of the federal court at Topeka United States district attorney Bred Robertson announced An order of removal to Kansas has been issued per Cleveland authorities word received
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Pierre Pierre
Cleveland
Wilson
Topeka
Bred Robertson
United States
Kansas
Butte Workers Seek Papers in Citizenship Push
In Butte Montana the county clerk’s office faced a long line of foreigners seeking naturalization papers as mining firms reportedly decide to hire only Americans or those who have declared US citizenship intentions. Verification was not confirmed.
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United States
Maj Gen Traub Denies Charges In Argonne Fight
Maj Gen Peter E. Traub testified before the House Rules Committee denying Governor Allen of Kansas’s charge that Thirty-fifth Division troops were sacrificed due to artillery failure. He said the unit faced three German crack divisions, advanced eight miles with 12.5 kilometers of frontline reach, and that equipment and supplies were not lacking. He praised American soldiers and Pershing’s leadership, noting all efforts were made and material shortages were misattributed. He recalled sending M.O.A. workers, including Allen, to secrecy before the battle.
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US sailors gassed at sea aboard Elmor voyage
Baltimore February 19. Several expert riflemen were gassed at sea when shells failed to sink after being launched from the United States steamship Elmor. The Elmor carried 2600 tons of poisonous gas. The cargo was discharged by the crew and Edgewood Arsenal soldiers in about 60 hours amid fear of an outbreak. Physicians revived the victims.
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Edgewood Arsenal
Field of Honor in France Proposed by Senate Panel
Washington reports the Senate military committee favored reporting a bill to establish a no military cemetery in France to be known as the American field of honor for members of the American expeditionary force who died abroad. The French government has offered a site for the field.
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France
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Polish Army Wins Reach Voltovysk Front Near Niepka
Warsaw dispatch reports Polish troops northeast of Warsaw occupy Voltovysk and form a line along the Niepka River. Russhin Bolsheviks hold Ollda, and the Ing hold Niemen. Poles press toward Ulthvaoln with Binlystol out of reach as German forces block entry.
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Warsaw
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Russhin Beleheviks
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Niemen
Ulthvaoln
Binlystol
Factory Fire Destroys Stamford Plant and 15 Buildings
Fire sweeps the Stamford Ex tract Manufacturing plant in Stamford Connecticut on February 21 destroying 15 brick and wooden buildings over ten acres. Estimated loss is $750,000 with extensive property damage and firefighting efforts noted.
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Bandits Grab $40,000 Silk Train Loot
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on February 21 a gang held up a fast freight on the Delaware Lackawanna and Western near Anullomik Strendaburg and stole 40 bales of elk valued at 40 000 dollars. The cargo was en route from Paterson New Jersey to Scranton.
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Tuindita
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Paterson
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Scranton
Submarines Sunk in Kiel Harbor Under Armistice Terms
Copenhagen report states several undismantled submarines in Kiel harbor were towed to sea and sunk in compliance with armistice conditions. The action follows the terms agreed for postwar disarmament.
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Kiel Harbor
Germans Again Bow to the French Marshal Foch
Paris reports the supreme war council confirming Germany’s acceptance of renewed armistice terms. The third renewal binds Germany to all clauses from November 11, December 12, and January 10, with an indefinite extension but right for allies to end the truce on three days notice if terms are not honored. Treves conference revived Prussian swagger as officials warned of potential German resistance.
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Italy
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Weimar
Special Commission
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Germany
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Chicago Bars Vote Set By Supreme Court
The Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield ordered Chicago election officials to place the local option question on the April 1 ballot for Cook county. The decision upholds petitions from the Dry Chicago federation after the board previously refused.
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Ukrainians Break Through Polish Defenses Near Lemberg
Ukrainian forces renewed the assault on Polish defenders around Lemberg and seized all positions between Praemysl and Grodek west of Lemberg. Telegraphic dispatches from Vienna report disrupted railway communications in the area.
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IOWA GOVERNOR IN HOSPITAL
Des Moines reports Governor Harding Inan hospitalized at Carroll Iowa with ghinduine infection near Teeur. Officials said no operation needed and confinement could last several days.
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Des Moines
Chicago Union Station Foundation Underway
Chicago workmen began the foundation of the new Union Station, a $6 million project. One hundred laborers started on the site, with completion expected in two years per chief engineer A. A. Hammond of the Union Station company.
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Union Station
A. A. Hammond
Union Station Company
Proposed Victory Loan Notes Plan Reaches Tentative House Accord
A House Ways and Means Committee tentative plan sets $7 billion limit for short term Victory Liberty loan notes maturing in one to five years. Secretary Glass would be given discretion to issue four note types with varying interest and tax treatments. The committee rejects a wide discretionary power and keeps bond authorization near $5 billion, with notes possibly convertible to longer Liberty bonds. The campaign would begin by April 21 regardless of terms.
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House,ways and Means Committee
Glass
Congress
Ite
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Treasury Department
Ways and Means
Berger and 4 Get 20 Years
Congressman elect Victor L Berger of Milwaukee and four co defendants were sentenced to 20 years in Leavenworth federal penitentiary by Judge Kene gaw M Landis for violating the espionage act and conspiring to hinder the United States from defeating Germany. Each defendant may appeal bond set at 25000 by Judge Samuel Alechier.
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Victor L. Berger
Milwaukee
United States
Germany
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Leavenworth
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Kenegaw M. Landis
Samuel Alechier
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
American Doughboys in Berlin to Guard Food Supplies
Copenhagen reports American doughboys are billeted in hotels in Berlin and to be detached for guarding food supplies. A protest by hotel managers was filed but is not expected to alter the plan. The troops arrived in the German capital and will maintain security duties as written.
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Berlin
New York
U S Troops to Berlin to Protect Food Supplies
Bale reports say American troops will travel to Berlin to guard food shipments sent from the United States for distribution in Germany. The move aims to ensure safe delivery of rations amid postwar conditions and ensure orderly distribution to civilians.
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Berlin
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Germany
Look at a Childs Tongue for Signs of Illness
A vintage cautionary ad describes checking a child’s tongue for feverish or cross behavior and suggests California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative. It promotes the product as harmless and tasty for babies to grown-ups, warns about counterfeits, and urges asking a druggist for genuine California Fig Syrup Company goods.
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California Fig Syrup Company
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Going Back to Nature Health Talks Promotes Botanical Cures
A weekly feature urges returning to nature for wellness noting animals seek unused plant remedies and presenting Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a cure for constipation and general ill health. The article explains internal decay, toxins, and symptoms improving with herbal pills sold in drug stores.
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