Seamen Freed After Yarrowdale Release
Berlin and London report the liberation of seventy two American sailors held aboard the British steamer Yarrowdale, captured by a German raider and taken to a German harbor on December 31. The news reached Washington Thursday night after President Wilson and officials had retired.
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Washington
Germany
Wilson
South Atlantic
America
Congress
Lansing
Baker
Daniels
Berlin
Yarrowdale
Whitlock Ie
Wilson Demands Release of 72 Yarrowdale Sailors From Germany
Washington notes that with President Wilson's approval a note demanding the immediate release of 72 American prisoners aboard the Yarrowdale was prepared and awaiting action. Officials say U S would seek congress involvement if no swift response follows.
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Washington
D. C
Wilson
Germany
State Department
United States
Calls on Boy Scouts Dan Beard Urges Readiness
Dan Beard, national Scout Commissioner, calls on Boy Scouts to be ready for upcoming duties and responsibilities. He stresses preparedness and discipline as core values for units across the country.
Scout chief urges readiness and flag display nationwide
Dan Beard national scout commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America orders 290000 members to be prepared for a call to service. He asks each member to place an American flag in front of their home and urge neighbors to do the same.
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Dan Beard
Boy Scouts of America
Diplomatic Break with Germany Deepens Wartime Strains
The United States contends that Germany’s suspension of relations with Washington isolates American citizens under Teutonic control and hampers contact with Ambassador Brand Whitlock in Brussels. Secretary of State Lansing notes Whitlock lowered the Brussels embassy flag at Germany’s request and that communications have been unclear. Washington seeks to know whether Whitlock and American relief workers in Belgium are being detained. The War Department asks citizens and societies to aid army recruitment, marking an unprecedented peacetime mobilization. Navy recruiting also expands, with Rear Admiral Palmer noting the Navy League’s drive and hopes for a February record after 1,400 enlistments last month.
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Brand Whitlock
Brussels
Belgium
Lansing
Whitlock
Germany
Washington
Department
War Department
Navy Department
Palmer
Navy League
Navy
U S Relief Aid to Stay in Belgium
Representatives of the American Commission for Relief in Belgium will remain in occupied Belgium and northern France, reversing an earlier plan to withdraw. A Reuter dispatch from The Hague cites a German note allowing continued relief work and participation in central management by the American minister at Brussels, with Germany pledging to meet relief commissioners' demands.
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London
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
France
Reuter
Hague
Germany
Brussels
Sinking of Lyman M. Law Attributable To Submarine Attack
The American schooner Lyman M. Law, sunk February 12 off Sardinia by an Austrian submarine, carried no contraband and left port before the submarine decree. It lacked wireless equipment and knew nothing of the submarine menace. Maritime Transportation Company officials will present the sinking facts to the State Department in Washington. A cable from Cagliari, Sardinia, reports the crew's safe arrival.
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New York
Lyman M. Law
Sardinia
Maritime Transportation Company
State Department
Washington
Cazliari
Munday Granted Bail On Bank Wrecker Conviction
Springfield is the scene as Charles B. Munday, convicted bank wrecker, wins a supreme court writ of supersedeas and is admitted to bail of 10000 dollars. The bail preserves his liberty pending appeal.
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Springfield
Ill
Charles B. Munday
Supreme Court
Germany Bans Subsea Mail Delivery to Foreign Countries
Amsterdam reports German papers say letters destined for America by submarine mail will not be accepted now. Letters sent on the Deutschland will be returned to writers and postage refunded.
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Germany
Amsterdam
America
Gerard Cheerful Return to Paris Amid Flags and Photographers
James W. Gerard former American ambassador to Germany led a party of forty two into Paris from Bern as crowds and photographers greeted them. American Ambassador William G. Sharp and embassy staff met the group at the station while French officials including William Martin welcomed the visitors with the government providing two special cars.
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Paris
James W. Gerard
Germany
National Prohibition Amendment Backed in House Debate
Webb resolution for a national prohibition amendment gains majority support in the House with two thirds vote forecast, while the Senate faces doubt. The majority argues 60 percent of Americans live in dry areas and 10 million petitioned for action, though the minority cites six objections. A separate postal amendment would bar liquor ads from the mails in dry states, needing House approval.
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Washington
Webb
House
Kitchen
Senate
Congress
United States
Union
Minister's Son Accused of Slaying in Iowa City
Lee Wing a garage worker and son of a minister, formerly of Marshalltown, Ia., was indicted for manslaughter in the killing of Ambrose Tucker, a farmer of West Branch.
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Iowa City
Lee Wing
Marshalltown
Wing
Ambrose Tucker
West Branch
Wilson Hails Suffrage Chief on Anniversary
President Wilson sent a letter of congratulations to Dr. Anna Howard Shaw honorary president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association on her seventh birthday anniversary February 15 in Washington.
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Wilson
Washington
Anna Howard Shaw
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Germany Releases U S Consuls Train Move
Washington reports the state department has information that a train carrying American consuls in Germany is moving from Munich toward Switzerland.
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Germany
U. S
Washington
State Department
Munich
Switzerland
Indicted Indianapolis Officials Surrender in Election Conspiracy Case
Chief of Police Samuel V. Perrott City Sealer Herman F. Adam and five Indianapolis police officers surrendered at the U S Marshal office after being indicted by a federal grand jury on election conspiracy charges.
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Indianapolis
Samuel V. Perrott
Herman F. Adam
United States
Mark Steven
Federal Grand Jury
Mrs George Dewey Pledges Support to the President
The widow of Admiral George Dewey affirms her support for the President amid ongoing national duties. She expresses loyalty to the administration and urges unity during a period of political tension.
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George Dewey
White House
Women’s
Navy League
Wilson
Railroads In Pact To Lift Freight Ban
Washington reports thirty major railroads reached a gentlemen’s agreement to curb export shipments from eastern ports and use an intelligent embargo on east bound domestic freight. They will move grain and flour trains from Minneapolis and prioritize domestic food shipments amid east coast port congestion.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minneapolis
New England
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago Markets and Livestock Prices Report
Chicago live stock receipts hogs 46 000 cattle 15 000 with hogs at 12 20 to 12 30 for heavy packing and light shipping 72 12 25 12 11 high 9 60 10 60 for good to fancy pigs cattle ranges 10 75 11 50 for steers 7 75 8 50 for cows 13 50 14 25 for prime dealers. East Buffalo quotes cattle 2 cars market steady hogs 15 cars market slow heavy Yorkers 12 90 13 00 pigs 11 00 11 50. Veals 16 00. Potatoes 2 50 2 70. Wheat 1 74 1 75 corn 1 00 1 01 oats 57 58. Butter 36 41 cents. Eggs 40 42.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Six more British ships sunk in U-boat barrage
Six British vessels, including the Cilicia and the erga, were sunk as U-boat warfare continued. The toll since Feb 1 reached 103 ships totaling over 217,769 tons, with projections of continued heavy losses if trends hold. Neutral ships begin sailing from American ports to Halifax for examination and transatlantic service.
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London
Cilicia
Erga
Ferga
Ainsdale
Washington
New York
Halifax
Kirkwall
Ryndam
Noordam
Stockholm
Carlsholm
U S Troops Battle Mexican Band Near Border
Reports from Hachita and Corner Ranch detail U S soldiers and Mexican bandits in a border engagement. Three American cowboys Andrew P. Peterson Hugh Acord and Burton Jensen were later identified as killed near Corner Ranch. Additional skirmishes near Zapata and Lang's ranch left at least two Americans dead, with pursuit continuing.
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Hachita
N. M
Andrew P. Peterson
Hugh Acord
Burton Jensen
Monument No. 53
Corner Ranch
Lem Spillsbury
Pershing
Laredo
Tex
Florida
Zapata
Rio Grande River
Abelief
Jose Ynez Salazar
Lang’s Ranch
Lang
Fulton
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