Germans Break Verdun Defenses, Capture Fort Douaumont
Berlin reports Verdun battle turning point as Fort Douaumont falls after a fragile ring of forts is breached. German forces claim major gains north of Verdun and push toward remaining forts amid heavy losses on both sides.
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France Agrees 10 Disarm Merchants
The first reply from an entente nation to the merchant vessel disarm proposal has reached Secretary Lansing. It is believed to be France though Lansing releases no details. France has not armed merchant ships and may be less interested. Britain’s reply is ready but held until Italy."""
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Armour Company Grants Increase
Armour and Cudahy packing company announces an eight percent immediate wage scale increase. Sioux City reports the move as a company policy change affecting workers nationwide, reflecting early industrial wage adjustments during February.
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Intl Newd
Sioux City
Armour and Cudahy Packing Company
Predictions on World War End and Tolstoy Insight
A 1916 discussion cites Mme Thebes and Rudyard Kipling predicting varied war outcomes. Tolstoy’s revelation foretells Europe aflame by 1914, a 1925 Napoleon, and a postwar federation of nations, with four great blocs remaining. The piece notes growing caution and cooler public sentiment as the war persists.
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Germans Sink Two English Vessels at Sea
London dispatch from February 26 reports German submarines sank two British steamers, the Denby of 2987 tons and the Tummel of 2531 tons. Five of the Tummel’s crew were saved and seven drowned.
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Int'l News Service
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Grand Jury Session Expected Around March 20
Judge Taber announced a grand jury session will convene on or about March 20. The trial jury is to be called on or about April 10, with numerous criminal cases to be presented to the grand jury.
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Auto overturns kill Navin family in crash near Long Beach
William A. Navin a Canadian millionaire contractor was killed when his car overturned. His wife was fatally injured and their six year old son badly hurt. Navin was hurled into a water filled ditch and drowned. Mrs Navin and the boy were pinned beneath the wreckage.
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William A. Navin
Canada
Navin
Unsettled Weather Forecast For San Francisco Area
Forecast says unsettled weather tonight and Sunday with light storms and southeast winds. Precipitation expected heavier along the south coast than the north interior.
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San Francisco
Senate behind Wilson moves to vote on Gore’s resolution
Washington Feb 26 Senator Lewis a Senate leader and ally of the administration on travel rights aboard armed ships says after a tight canvass administration supporters are ready to let Senator Gore’s resolution come to a vote. Senator Lewin will introduce a resolution endorsing the President’s policies.
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Portugal Ready for Entry into War
In Lisbon on February 26 the Portuguese Premier told the chamber of deputies Portugal is prepared for any eventualities and hinted at entering the war. He urged abrogation of the treaty with Berlin.
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Int'l News Service
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Berlin
Nevada Consolidated mill raises ore output at McGill
About 12 000 tons of ore are treated every 24 hours at the Nevada Consolidated Company mill in McGill, an increase of roughly 10 000 tons daily. The company now employs between 3500 and 4000 men as payroll data suggest.
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Nevada Consolidated Company
McGill
Republicans Split Up the Back in Calif
In San Francisco on February 26, Republicans and Democrats met with expectations of endorsing Roosevelt and Johnson. The Hughes faction failed to materialize as old line Republicans ignore Keeling's olive branch. A resolution named an eleven member committee to pick 26 delegates for the Republican national convention.
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Nine Die in Italian Rome Express Train Wreck
Florence February 26 Rome express derailed near Cortona killing nine and injuring many. The mine workforce stands at about two thousand with roughly fifteen hundred men at the smelter.
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