Hostages Held as Germany Delays Release of Americans
Berlin and Berne reports detail 72 Americans from the Yarrowdale held in Germany amid war threat fears. Relations with Washington prompted by Germany demanding a 1828 treaty guarantee while Gerard resisted, warning that failure to free crews could trigger war.
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Wilson
Gerard
Germany
Washington
United States
Berne
Berlin
America
Zimmermann
Admiralty
Kaiser
Foreign Office
Switzerland
German officials grant exit passports to Gerard’s group
Reported speech records that a man told Count Mont gelas he would sit until kingdom come until all Americans were allowed free exit. Subsequently German officials granted exit passports to those wishing to leave with Gerard.
President Wilson to avoid public gatherings for now
President Wilson will not attend public events or speak publicly for the moment. He canceled a planned address before the Park View Citizens' association and will refrain from large social or business meetings.
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Washington
Wilson
Park View
China Breaks With Germany in Diplomatic Break
London reports that China has severed diplomatic relations with Germany in a decisive move announced from the capital. The action marks a major shift in international alignments and comes amid ongoing global tensions.
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China
Germany
London
Montreal police message may solve Mazie Colbert case
A Montreal police telegram reports Frederick J. Farrell of the Canadian army medical corps claims he was with Barnard W. Lewis of Pittsburgh when Mazie Colbert was killed and helped place her body in the bed.
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Philadelphia
Montreal
Canada
Mazie Colbert
Frederick J. Farrell
Canadian Army Medical Corps
Barnard W. Lewis
Pittsburg
Boiler Blows Through Roof In Iowa Laundry Explosion
An upright boiler weighing about 1.5 tons was blown through the roof of the Bannon Wet Wash Laundry in Davenport Iowa. It landed three blocks away after bursting from the fire box and bouncing across a cement sidewalk fifty feet to settle upright. No injuries are reported.
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Davenport
Bannon Wet Wash
Kenwood Hotel Fire Claims Many in Minneapolis
Minneapolis reports indicate at least thirteen missing and feared dead after the Kenwood hotel blaze on Twelfth Street and Hennepin Avenue. One confirmed fatality is Lucille Squire who died after leaping from a third floor window. many guests were transients and full fatalities may never be known.
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Minneapolis
Kenwood
Twelfth Street
Hennepin Avenue
Eri. D. Stalker
Lucille Squire
Wilson Rejects Kaiser's Parley With United States
The United States refuses to discuss submarine warfare while Germany maintains unrestricted warfare and until the Sussex pledge is renewed. The State Department released Germany's memorandum via Swiss minister Dr Paul Ritter and the American reply from President to German minister. The exchange notes the U S acceptance to negotiate only if the 4 May assurances are restored and the 81 January proclamation is withdrawn. No further talks occurred.
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Washington
United States
Germany
State Department
Paul Ritter
England
Department of State
Switzerland
P. Ritter
Sussex
Indian presents Budd with car after brief meeting
Alf Eagle a Winnebago Indian in Sioux City Iowa after five minutes of acquaintance presented Charles W Budd a five passenger automobile as a gift. Budd protested and Eagle walked off leaving the car behind.
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Sioux City
Alf Eagle
Charles W. Budd
Budd
Eagle
Prelate Denies German Peace Conference Overture
Washington February 12 Archbishop John Bonzano apostolic delegate to the United States emphatically denied receiving or transmitting any overture from Germany for a conference with the United States to preserve peace. He said no Vatican political communication had come to him and he had not been in contact with the American government on the subject.
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Washington
Germany
United States
John Bonzano
Vatican
Militia and Detectives Guard Lock at Keokuk
Militiamen and plain-clothes men guard the United States government lock in Keokuk Iowa and the Mississippi River Power company plant. Only authorized employees may enter either premises under enforcement of the security cordon.
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Keokuk
United States
Mississippi River Power Company
Suicide of John Handel Over False Report in Chinook
In Chinook Montana, John Handel son of Justice William R Handel of Taylorville township killed himself by shooting through the heart. He had recently brooded over a false report of his father’s death in Pana Illinois.
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Pana
Ill
John Handel
William R. Handel
Taylorville Township
Chinook
Mont
Similar Trait Quip About Birds and Gluttons
A Baltimore American quip notes both a bird and a glutton peek at every mouthful, highlighting a shared habit of scrutinizing food with keen interest. The remark frames appetite and alert observation in a witty parallel.
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Baltimore
Raymond T. Baker Nominated Mint Director
Raymond T. Baker of Nevada was nominated by President Wilson as director of the mint. Baker, a Reno resident, previously served as private secretary to George T. Mayre during his tenure as ambassador to Russia.
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R. T. Baker
Washington
Raymond T. Baker
Nevada
Wilson
Mr. Baker
Reno
George T. Mayre
Russia
A Genius Joke about Visits from a Mother in Law
A man jokes that his mother brought her own mother to ensure his mother in law stayed away. One man quips that the mother-in-law visits rarely, adding that she did come once but he arranged a simultaneous visit from his own mother to deter her.
Not to Fire on Lifeboats Says Overseas News
Reports from British sources say lifeboats of the steamer Eavestone were fired upon by a German submarine. The Overseas News agency notes details will follow and reiterates that no German submarine has fired at lifeboats nor will in the future.
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Berlin
Eavestone
Mexico names envoy to the United States
Ignacio Bonillas, a representative of General Carranza on the Mexican-American Joint Commission, is named ambassador from Mexico to the United States. The appointment was announced in Washington on February 13.
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Mexico
U.S
Washington
Ignacio Bonillas
General Carranzola
New Postmaster Carlisle Identified as Republican
Chicago reports W B Carlisle the new postmaster is a Republican per roll books at the Virginia hotel precinct where he votes. The January and February designation confirms party alignment for the appointee.
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Chicago
W. B. Carlisle
Virginia Hotel
Carlile
Senator Poindexter Led Washington Fight on Dr. Grayson
The Washington senator led a legislative push against Dr. Grayson, shaping policy debates and mobilizing allies. Details on the bill and outcomes are sparse in the fragment.
Girl Blocks Grayson Raise in Senate Fight
Washington reports a seventeen year old girl named Miss Dubose, daughter of Captain Dubose, Navy medical corps, challenged the nomination of Dr. Cary T. Grayson for near admiral. She visited every senator pleading her father’s forty-one years of untarnished service in war and duty.
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Washington
Senate
Cary T. Grayson
Wilson
Miss Dubose
Dubose
Navy Medical Corps
Grayson
Kaiser adviser warns Germany to block US port ships
In Wilhelmshaven Dr Gustav Stressmann stated German bluejackets would render German steamers in American ports unusable for some time. He also said submarine actions bolster the army for the spring campaign, amid war risk fears with the United States.
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London
Wilhelmshaven
Germany
United States
Gustav Stressmann
Reichstag
Rotterdam
Evening News
Stresemann
Lindbergh Seeks Impeachment of Federal Reserve Board
Rep. Lindbergh accuses President Harding and Paul Warburg along with other Federal Reserve Board members of high crimes and conspiracy with J. P. Morgan & Co. Kuhn Loeb & Co and major banks. He says the currency laws misadministration has cost the public billions.
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Washington
Lindbergh
Minnesota
Harding
Paul Warburg
Federal Reserve Board
J. P. Morgan & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
First National Bank of New York
United States
Lindburgh
Secret Bernstorff Departure Planned for New York
Washington February 13 Preparations to transport Count von Bernstorff and his suite to New York were wrapped in secrecy with plans to depart today on a special train. No precautions are being spared to protect him.
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Bernstorff
Washington
Count von Bernstorff
New York
God be praised that I am overtaken with misfortune
A short aphorism attributed to Saadi contrasts misfortune with sin and expresses a pious sentiment of relief in enduring hardship.
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Saadi
Navy Guns to Arm Liners Sparks Capitol Debate
Washington reports rising urgency over arming American merchant ships as the White House and state department weigh action. Senator La Follette introduces a resolution opposing armed merchant vessels during peacetime, while Franklin seeks navy guns for liners and the department evaluates direct arming plans with existing older rifles in reserve.
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la Follette
President Supreme
Washington
State Department
Navy Department
United States
Congress
Wisconsin
Telegraphic barrage aids Indiana suffrage push
In Richmond Indiana on February 18 Esther Griffin White district chairman of the Indiana Franchise league launched a telegraphic campaign on Oliver Lafface joint representative of Wayne and Union counties to back the suffrage bill. White advised against sending telegraphs to Will Bartel Jr Wayne county representative who opposes the bill.
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Richmond
Ind
Oliver Lafasee
Wayne
Union Counties
Senate
Esther Griffin White
Indiana Franchise League
Miss White
Will Bartel Jr
Wayne County
Three Die in Fire At Peplow Home South Pekin
Three members of the family of John H Peplow of South Pekin were burned to death when a fire trapped them in their home. The mother had gone on an errand and the children were locked inside.
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Peoria
Ili
John H. Peplow
South Pekin
Fire destroys Laughlin hemp plant in Nappanee
Goshen Ind Feb 13 The Laughlin Bros hemp plant at Nappanee was destroyed by a fire suspected incendiary. The loss is estimated at 12000 dollars.
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Nappanee
Goshen
Ind
Laughlin Bros’ Company
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