Appam Prize Dispute Over Its Status Stirs State Dept
British claim the Appam seized as prize is illegal and demand its return. Germany argues treaty 1799 allows prizes in each other’s ports. US may treat Appam as naval auxiliary due to actions during the Mc Tavish incident. A neutrality board says the Appam is not a naval auxiliary, risking return to British owners.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Washington, D. C
State Department
Appam
Norfolk
United States
Germany
Lansing
Navy Department
McTavish
London
London Evening News
President Wilson Wins Kansas for Preparedness Policy
President Wilson spoke in Topeka on February 2 asserting Kansas backs preparedness. He warned of dangers and said the United States may vindicate rights under international law. He insisted on protecting American citizens and resisting continental interference and Britain’s impact on commerce.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Topeka
Wilson
Kansas
United States
Senate cuts Panama indemnity in foreign treaties
Senate foreign relations panel reduces Panama Canal indemnity from 326 million to 16 million and largely neutralizes an apology clause. It reports favorably on the Colombia treaty and on the Nicaragua treaty, with the regret clause amended to apply to both nations. A separate note claims the Bingham bandit Lopez was captured in Nogales.
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Pac
Iatl
Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Alvo
United States
United States of Columbia
Balt
Authoritien
Lopez
Nogales
High Explosives in the War and Their Origins
The article explains how modern war explosives derive from nitric acid, cellulose, glycerin, and coal tar derivatives. It details the roles of pleric acid and lyddite, identifies nitroglycerin limits, and notes Germany’s coal tar resources plus US cotton and hog fat supplies. It also discusses benzol and toluol as key hydrocarbon sources and the industrial shift to smokeless powders.
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Germany
Scandinavia
United States
Fivery
Guarlfteen
Zeppelin Hit by French Planes Near Laon
Paris raid telegram reports one German Zeppelin struck by French aircraft fire and forced to descend near Laon. Unconfirmed Amsterdam dispatch cites the event.
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Pacana Inti
London
Paris
Laon
Amsterdam
Collision sinks American tanker and Japanese steamer
Halifax Feb 2 The American Tanker Silver Shell and the Japanese Steamer Takata Maru collided about 200 miles southeast of Cape Race and both vessels were sunk. The fate of the crews is unknown.
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Pac. and
Int‘l News Service
Halifax
Silver Shell
Cape Race
Savage Arms Plant Fire Damages Utica Facility
The Savage Arms plant in Utica was partly burned today causing about 50 000 dollars in damage. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Utica
Savage Arms
Tugboat Explosion Kills Fourteen on Ohio River
A boiler explosion sank the tugboat Sam Brown in the Ohio River near Huntington West Virginia. Fourteen men perished and a small shore boat rescued twenty aboard.
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Pac. and
Int'l News Service
Huntington
W. Y
Sam Brown
Ohio River
Explosion wrecks Howe Rubber plant in New Jersey
A boiler explosion at the Howe Rubber Company plant in New Brunswick New Jersey killed two workers and injured four others. The blast triggered a fire that destroyed the facility, which is now doomed.
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Pac
Incl News Service
New Brunswick
N. J
Howe Rubber Company
Passenger train derailment injures eight near Seward
Eight people were injured when an eastbound Pennsylvania passenger train derailed about two miles east of Seward, Pennsylvania, this morning. The incident occurred as the train traveled through Johnstown area, with crews responding to the derailment and assessing injuries.
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Pacang Tnt
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Seward
Artillery Active on Champagne Front in WWI Update
Berlin reports from the war department that French forces again shell Lens and engage artillery along the Champagne front. A French aeroplane was shot down near Chaunay, and overall hostilities continue with high explosive demand tied to wartime production and new industrial capacity expansion.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Berlin
Lens
Champagne
Chaunay
Floods Cause Ten Million Dollars in Arkansas Damage
Memphis reports eight drownings and widespread hunger and exposure as floods sweep Arkansas Mississippi and Kentucky. Thousands left homeless with vast areas along the Arkansas White and Mississippi rivers inundated, destroying land and towns in a disaster of scale.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Memphis
Arkansas
Mississippi
Kentucky
Edwine Caine Announces Candidacy for Congress
Edwin E Caine declares his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Member of Congress in the next election. He says he will devote his law practice to the canvass and use honorable means to secure the nomination and election. February 1, 1916.
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Congress
Edwin
Caine
Register Before Tomorrow Night for Sewer Bond Vote
Voters must register at Okie before tomorrow night as books close then for the sewer bond election. A notable number of Indies have registered recently, with about a hundred potential voters in the neighborhood. The sewer question affects property holders and the public alike.
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Okie
Pike's Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway Convention Held in St Joseph
In St Joseph Missouri on February 2 prominent figures gathered for the third annual convention of the Pike's Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway association led by President C F Adams of Chillicothe. Discussion focused on extending the road to the Atlantic and to San Francisco with proposed alignments via Cincinnati Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The route east of Indianapolis follows the National Old Trails road and the highway is marked with red and white bands from Indianapolis to Salt Lake City with enamel signs to be installed before the 1916 season.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
ST. Joseph
C. F. Adams
Chillicothe
Atlantic Coast
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chillothe
Parkersburg
W. Va
Baltimore
Washington
Committee On Eastern Extension
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Blairsville
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Salt Lake City
Pacific Northwest Storm Grips Region
Portland Ore Feb 2 The Pacific Northwest remains in the grip of the worst storm in 23 years All railroad traffic is paralyzed Temperatures rise raising fears of avalanches in the mountains and floods in the valleys due to rapid snowmelt
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Turkish Prince Kills Himself At Istanbul
Constantinople dispatches report Prince Tussuf Izzedden heir to the Turkish throne died by self inflicted wrist wounds at age 58. Born October 9, 1857, his death marks a dramatic royal tragedy in the Ottoman line.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
London
Prince Tussuf
Izzedden
Constantinople
Russians Win Victory Near Teheran
Constantinople Feb 2 semi official report says Russian forces defeated a Persian force of 14,000 near Teheran. Russians captured several cannon 850 rifles eight automobiles and large quantities of supplies in the engagement. The article notes local water and sewer issues worsening in the town.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Constantinople
Teheran
Zeppelin raid hits Salonika kills civilians and soldiers
Zeppelins bombed Salonika last night killing two Greek soldiers and five civilians while wounding fifty others, including seven laborers. No military damage was reported.
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Pac
Int'l News Service
Saloniko
Important measure passes Congress in Philippine bill vote
Washington February 2 Congress approves Senator Clark amendment directing the President to withdraw sovereignty within two to four years. The roll call ends 42 yeas to 41 nays as the Senate adopts the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Clark
Snowshoe Mail Carriers Lock Nine Mile Route
It is noted that Tuscarora mail travels part of its distance on snowshoes after the last big storm. Between Eagle Rock and Stewart's Station an eight mile stretch is blocked for horses and sleds by deep snow. Mr. Primaux equips two men to cover the course on skis using a toboggan mail carry. The season is hard on rural post carriers.
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Tuscarora
Eagle Rock
Stewart's Station
Groundhogs and Jail Stopovers in Washoe County
Groundhog Day marks the annual event when the woodchuck’s forecast of spring sparks nationwide chatter. The piece notes the tradition and the woodchuck’s antics while reporting Washoe County Jail holds 18 federal prisoners, most awaiting grand jury action.
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Washoe County
Wraua
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