S. on Verge of Break With Germany
Washington reports a German note indicating end of submarine restrictions and brings the U S to the brink of breaking diplomatic ties with Germany. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing weigh options including recall of Ambassador Gerard or a formal protest, with a cabinet meeting and possible congressional consultation anticipated.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Lansing
Wilson
Europe
Bernstorff
Senate
Gerard
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
State Department
Ambassdor
Lanaine
White House
Congress
von Bernstorff
Sussex
Farrell Urges Strong Foreign Trade Ties for Postwar Prosperity
James A. Farrell president of United States Steel and chair of the National Foreign Trade council speaks at Pittsburgh banquet for the fourth annual foreign trade convention. He calls for increased cooperation to seize postwar opportunities and warns that submarine warfare by Germany threatens U S ships and global trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh
Farrell
National Foreign Trade Council
Plot to murder Lloyd George bronzed by suffrage figures rocked Derby
Four prominent suffrage supporters including Mrs Alice Wheeldon and her daughters were arraigned in Derby Guild Hall on charges of plotting the murder of Premier Lloyd George and his ally Arthur Henderson. The accused deny the plot as trumped up punishment for conscientious objection.
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Derby
Eng
Derby Guild Hall
Lloyd George
Arthur Henderson
War Council
Guildhall
Alice Wheeldon
Miss Ann Wheeldon
Harriet Ann Wheeldon
Ilkeston School
Winifred
Alfred) Mason
Foundry Lane School
Southampton
Tie
Winifred Mason
Tennessee Repeals Anti Capital Punishment Law
Nashville Tenn Feb 1 The bill repealing the anti capital punishment law in Tennessee passed and was signed by Governor Rye establishing a repeal of capital punishment in the state.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Rye
Garrett Droppers U. S. Envoy Asked to Urge Aid
The article reports that U. S. diplomat Garrett Droppers is requested to press for American aid to Greece amid ongoing economic and political strains. Officials from the allied governments seek swift humanitarian support to stabilize the region and prevent further unrest.
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U. S
Greece
Roosevelt brandishes blame over Wilson in crisis note
In New York on February 1 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt denounced President Wilson for the German note. He urged sealing off American ships and seizing German vessels if threats against U S citizens continue. Premier Lambros asked the U S to press Entente to lift Greece's blockade and ease the people’s suffering.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Langdon
Germany
Wilson
Lusitania
Lambros
Greece
Garrett Droppers
Germany Declares Unrestricted Sub Warfare in Feb
Berlin warns neutral ships against barred zones as Germany lifts sea war restrictions starting February 1. The note agrees with Wilson on national self-determination, urges American cooperation, and lists safety rules for neutral ships and passenger steamers to operate in the new zones. Hospital ships face restrictions. Britain promises reprisals if Germany enforces the policy.
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Germany
Falmouth
England
Washington
Kaiser
Wilson
U. S
Berlin
America
Zenes
Great Britain
France
Italy
Mediterranean
Jutland
Gerard
United States Senate
Ireland
India
Austro-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
London
Flamborough Head
Terchelling
Netherlands
Landsend
Quessant
Louis Botha to Attend War Council Meeting
Premier Louis Botha will participate in a war council meeting to discuss regional strategy and security matters amid ongoing tensions. Attendees include cabinet ministers and senior military officers.
Woodchoppers in Lake Wawasee Cottage Attack
Warsaw Ind February 1 A fallout between two woodchoppers Harry Smith forty five and David Trubey seventy led to Smith receiving a four inch head gash and possibly dying while Trubey is jailed facing murder charges Trubey allegedly struck with a heavy woodman ax and Smith staggered to a nearby house to seek help believing his assailant was insane
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Warsaw
Ind
Harry Smith
David Trubey
Lake Wawasee
Smith
Trubey
Canadian hogs drive Chicago hog prices to new highs
Canadian packers entered the Chicago stockyards and bought all good hogs, lifting prices by 20 cents per 100 pounds to about 12.12 per hundredweight on the hoof. Analysts predict $13 may be reached within a month as Canadian hams and bacon fetch higher Liverpool prices, despite similarities to American hogs.
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Chicago
Liverpool
United States
LEAK probe hits stone wall again in Wilson note case
Francis A. Connolly testified as a Washington broker tied to R. W. Bolling, Wilson’s brother in law, admitting he sent the President note interpretation to New York correspondents six hours before public release. He claimed gossip and his own ideas formed the source and argued potential losses of about 40000 dollars if a reliable source had warned of the note.
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New York
Francis A. Connolly
Washington
R. W. Bolling
Wilson
RE. P. Hutton and Company
Fire Sweeps Logansport Block Destroys Stores Theater
Fire devastated the McGourty Block at Fourth street and Broadway Logansport Indiana damaging H Wiler and Co furniture Reichter barber shop a three story building and the Ark Theater Loss placed at 75000 dollars In Washington the state department sought fuller details from American Minister Hale in San Jose Costa Rica on the Gonzales government overthrow and foreign protection facts.
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Logansport
Ind
McGourty
Fourth Street
Broadway
H. Wiler & Co
Reichter
Ark
Washington
State Department
Hale
San Jose
Costa Rica
Gonzales
Chicago Livestock Market Summary and Prices
Hogs receipts 54 000 with light shipping at 11 50 11 65 heavy packing 11 60 11 70 and good to fancy pigs 9 90 10 50. Cattle receipts 21 000 with good to prime prices 10 50 11 25 steers 7 25 8 00 cows and 13 50 14 25 dealers. East Buffalo quotes cattle 10 cars hogs 20 cars steady market heavy workers 12 25 pigs and lights 10 75 11 25 lambs 14 60 14 75 yearlings 12 50 13 50 wethers 11 50 12 00 ewes 10 50 11 00 Vecals 15 00.
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East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
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American Press Association
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Heclares Wilson
Council
British Empire
Louis Botha
Botha
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South Africa
Dominion
Gozales
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