Germany allows Gerard to exit to Switzerland amid Bernstorff safe departure
State Department reports Ambassador James W. Gerard is in Berne Switzerland and not a hostage. Germany had considered him a hostage until Washington advised plans for Count von Bernstorff’s safe departure, signaling actions aimed at securing Bernstorff’s return through the allied blockade.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Germany
James W. Gerard
Switzerland
Berne
Mr. Gerard
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Copenhagen
Gerard
Berlin
United States to proceed as if blockade order ignored
Washington reports the United States will act as if the German blockade order never existed and that no convoys or arming will be undertaken. It remains for Germany to commit the act President Wilson warned would trigger war.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Wilson
Americans Ordered Home From Berlin Amid War Tensions
Berlin dispatch says James W. Gerard, the retiring American ambassador to Germany, advises newsmen to leave Germany promptly via Switzerland or Spain. He plans to stay a few days in Berlin to settle urgent matters. His staff and a few press members will accompany him on return.
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Copenhagen
London
Berlin
Berlinske Tidende
James W. Gerard
Germany
United States
Switzerland
Spain
Gerard
Jon
Vidende
Diplomatic breach shocks Berlin Bourse declines
The United States and Germany announce a diplomatic breach causing general stock weakness at the Berlin Bourse. Newspapers lead with the topic but do not trigger a panic. Count von Reventlow revisits the issue in Tages Zeitung arguing neutrals’ losses depend on using proper channels and avoiding English ports.
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Berlin
London
United States
Germany
Count von Reventlow
Tages Zeitung
Rockefeller Officially Declared New York Citizen
The U S Court rules John D Rockefeller is a citizen of New York after a legal proceeding. The decision affects his residence status and ties to New York based on evidence presented in court.
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New York
Rockefeller Not Liable for Ohio County Taxes
United States Court of Appeals upheld a district court ruling that John D. Rockefeller does not owe taxes to Cuyahoga County on $311 million in property. The decision found that Rockefeller’s Cleveland summer home did not establish Ohio residency and that his legal residence was claimed as New York.
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Cincinnati
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court
John D. Rockefeller
Cuyahoga County
Ohio
Rockefeller
Cleveland
New York
Bloomington Mayor Harris Declines Graft Claims
Bloomington Indiana February 7. Mayor John G Harris announces bid for renomination denying graft in the new municipal water plant. He says he has endured intense scrutiny and insults while refusing to bow to a few and pledges to govern for all people.
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Bloomington
Ind
John G. Harris
Cupid Also Laughs at War Wedding Ties Japanese Consul and German Born Bride
In Springfield on February 7, Henry Maday Nomura, Japanese consul at St. Louis, wed Lovenda L. Heldinger of St. Louis. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Father Timothy Hickey, as the couple’s German-born parents linked two cultures amid wartime strain.
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St. Louis
Springfield
Ill
Henry Maday Nomura
Lovenda L. Heldinger
Germany
Timothy Hickey
Britain Tells Nation Recruits to Stand Against German Starvation
London reports Arthur Neville Chamberlain, director general of the British national service, declares Germany will starve Britain unless struck. He says women will be enrolled clergy mobilized doctors drafted Ireland included with modifications. Volunteers will sacrifice and a publicity drive begins with assignments and a minimum wage of twenty five shillings weekly.
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London
Arthur Neville Chamberlain
British National Service
Count Bernstorff
Germany
Salvation Army calls for week of prayer across territories
Commissioner Thomas Dell, in charge of Salvation Army operations in and west of Chicago, orders a week of prayer due to the gravity of the international situation. Prayers begin simultaneously in San Francisco Seattle Minneapolis St Louis Kansas City Des Moines Dallas and Honolulu.
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Salvation Army
Chicago
Thomas Dell
San Francisco
Seattle
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Des Moines
Dallas
Honolulu
Lowden urges united action in U S crisis before Illinois lawmakers
Governor Frank O Lowden addressed a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly urging hearty united action as the nation faces a crisis. The historic session marked a novel move for the legislature with both houses backing President Wilson in a conservatism grounded resolution presented by Morton D Hull and Howard D Shurtleff.
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Springfield
Ill
Frank O. Lowden
National Guard of
Illinois
General Assembly
Douglas
United States
Lowden
Wilson
Morton D. Hull
Chicago
Howard D. Shurtleff
Overt act definition guides U S war rationale in crisis
Washington states the United States will determine what constitutes the overt act before seeking congressional authority for any escalation with Germany. Ambassador Page reports the Ravestone sunk and Consul Frost calls it a provisional British collier, while noting an American seaman was killed. Baltimore men Richard Wallace is identified as a missing seaman with no close relatives.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Wilson
Congress
State Department
White House
Ambassador Page
London
Ravestone
Frost
Eavestone
Queenstown
Fastnet
Richard Wallace
Baltimore
Admiralty
Berlin
Wallace
Paul Black
Galveston
Tex
Black
Holmes
Holland Represents Britain in Germany Berlin
Ambassador Gerard turned over British interests in Germany to Holland as Spain will handle other belligerents. Announcement placed in London on February 7.
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Holland
Britain
Berlin
London
Gerard
Germany
Spain
Eskimos Bake Tallow Candy From Bird Feet
Eskimos make tallow candy called tallow from the dovekie by peeling, blowing up skins into pouches and filling them with reindeer tallow. Inuit women prepare this bright red packaged treat for their children while observers note the population overeats and describe large meals of raw reindeer flesh, seal, and walrus blubber.
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Greenland
The Post of Danger Fighting Top of a U S Battleship
A dramatic Civil War era article details sailors in a danger filled fight atop a United States battleship in New York Harbor. Reports describe braved weather and high seas as crew battled to quell mutinous forces aboard the vessel.
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N. Y. Harbor
Fire and sabotage cripple German ships in Honolulu harbor
Damage estimated at half a million dollars resulted from fires and smashed machinery aboard German vessels in Honolulu harbor. Crew were taken off by U S authorities and held at army guard houses as customs officials guarded the ships. The gunboat Geier and the Pommern suffered severe damage, with engines wrecked and boilers burned.
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Honolulu
United States
Geier
Neutrals Hesitate to Break With Germany in World Peace Drive
Reports from Washington and capitals in Madrid The Hague Bern and Buenos Aires indicate neutrals hesitate to sever ties with Germany amid the U boats crisis Spain protests against the campaign but not at once breaking relations Brazil protests to Germany while Argentina vows to stay neutral and follow its own course with the United States observing cautious moves by Scandinavians and Holland
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Washington
Switzerland
Wilson
United States
Germany
Spain
Madrid
America
Holland
The
Hague
Foreign Office
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant
Courant
Brazil
da Gama
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Irigoyen
Missouri House debates woman suffrage bill for president
Jefferson City February 7. A Missouri House bill would permit women to vote for president. The measure faces committee review and potential floor action in the state capital.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Panama Bank Closes Its Doors
Panama, Feb. 7 The Continental Banking and Trust Company bank closed its doors ending operations and triggering likely concerns for customers and creditors as reports indicate a sudden halt to services.
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Panama Bank
Panama
Continental Banking and Trust Company
Bag
Cocoa Factory Destroyed by Fire in Jersey City
The Brewster Cocoa company manufacturing plant in Jersey City burned down on February 7 causing an estimated loss of 75000 dollars.
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Jersey City
Brewster Cocoa Company
Markets Report From Chicago and East Buffalo Livestock
Hogs receipts 17 000 with light shipping at 12.20 to 12.30 and heavy packing 12.15 to 12.30. Cattle receipts 4 500 with steers 10.75 to 11.50 good to choice, cows 7.50 to 8.25, prime dealers 13.00 to 14.00. Wheat No 3 red 1.72, corn No 3 white 1.00 1.01, oats 55 55c. Butter firsts 38 41c, eggs firsts 44 44 percent, potatoes 2.25 2.35. East Buffalo quotes: cattle 25 cars steady, hogs 20 cars higher 13.25 13.30, pigs 11.75 12.26, lambs 14.85 15.00, yearlings 12.60 13.50, wethers 11.25 11.50, ewes 10.50 10.75, veal 16.00.
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Vnleago
Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
People Hunt for Meteor Sighted Over Bristol Run
Hundreds in Bristol Wisconsin search for a meteor after a bright flash lit the sky near Kenosha on Monday night. Residents felt their homes shake as a great fireball appeared to strike the earth, but no trace of the astral body has been found.
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Kenosha
Wis
Bristol
Fristol
Five Miners Imprisoned in Isle Royale Shaft
Five men are imprisoned in a shaft of the Isle Royale mine in Houghton Michigan as water from an old working floods the compartment. Rescue efforts are underway as crews work to reach them.
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Houghton, Mich
Isle Royale
Not Posted character comments from a Kansas City Journal excerpt
A brief note cites a reader remark praising Dickens character the Artful Dodger and references a Kansas City Journal automobile story. The item shows a casual media quote and a local newspaper cross reference.
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Artful Dodger
Kansas City Journal
To supplant woe with joy to a single heart
A reflective line contemplates replacing sorrow with joy in one heart as a step toward a higher, divine plan. The idea frames personal happiness as a moral or spiritual aim within life’s broader order.
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