Death of Major General Frederick Funston in San Antonio hotel lobby
Major General Frederick Funston collapsed in the St. Anthony hotel lobby in San Antonio at 9:30 p.m. He was treated by physicians for acute indigestion but died. Funston, a former Cuban War commander and hero of the Philippines, had eaten dinner at the hotel and was playing with a child when the collapse occurred.
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San Antonio
Tex
Frederick Funston
St. Anthony
Funston
U.S. A
Cuba
Gomez
YANKEE TARS STILL HELD BY GERMANY
The state department announced a near ultimatum for release of seventy two American Yarrowdale prisoners held in Germany. Secretary Lansing said a demand was dispatched Saturday and a Sunday reply from Berlin suggested they would be released soon, though not clearly a direct response to the Saturday notice.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Department
Lansing
Berlin
Vessels Sunk by German Submarine Report
Berlin reports a submarine has sunk vessels totaling 15,000 gross tons up to February 15. Newly cited losses include the British steamer Gravinia 1140 tons carrying fruit the Italian sailing ship Maria 1080 tons with coffee for London and the Swedish sailing ship Hugo Hamilton 2500 tons with saltpeter. Eighteen prisoners were taken, including four captains.
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Berlin
Gravinia
Maria
London
Hugo Hamilton
Brazil Warns Germany Over Blockade Vessels Near War Zones
A wireless dispatch from Berne reports Brazil warns Berlin that Brazil will hold Germany responsible for the fate of three Brazilian vessels nearing conflict zones. The ships had departed for neutral countries following Germany’s submarine blockade declaration.
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Brazil
Berlin
Paris
Berne
Switzerland
Germany
Falls Dead General Frederick Funsteen Stricken at Border Hotel
General Frederick Funsteen dies at a border hotel after a sudden collapse. The report notes military officials and local authorities attending the scene and beginning a brief inquiry into the incident.
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Border Hotel
Gerard Unneutral Allegations Hit James Gerard
Count von Reventlow in the Berlin Tages Zeitung accuses former American ambassador James W. Gerard of using his position to pass vital war information to the Entente via the United States. He cites the cable and letter services as proof and links Gerard to the Casement case and Casement’s capture by exposing Ireland to London.
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Amsterdam
Count von Reventlow
Berlin
Tages Zeitung
James W. Gerard
Entente
America
United States
London
Arts
Roger Casement
Casement
Gerard
Steamer Borinquin Towed Into Bermuda
Word reached port that the steamer Borinquin, overdue eighteen days from the Azores, was towed into Bermuda by a Dutch vessel. No cause or details of trouble have been received.
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Bermuda
Boston
Borinquin
Azores
Knapp Nominated for Rear Admiral by Wilson
Washington Feb 20 Captain Harry S. Knapp was nominated by President Wilson as rear admiral. Several lesser naval promotions were sent to the senate.
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H. S. Knapp
Washington
Harry S. Knapp
President Wilson
Senate
Eleven Missing as Ship Is Sunk Ramsdalen Sinks
London shipping reports eleven crewmen from the British steamer Ramsdalen are missing after the vessel sank on Sunday. Lloyds shipping agency confirmed the loss as search efforts continue.
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London
Lloyd’s Shipping Agency
100000 Spies Swarm America Debate Espionage Bill
Washington reports a heated senate debate as Senator Overman cites claims of 100000 spies in the United States. He argues drastic laws are needed to defend naval stations and bases while Senator Fall pushes for stringent measures. Cummins' first amendment to modify the bill is rejected.
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Washington
Senator Cummins
Senate
Overman
North Carolina
United States
Fall
New Mexico
Cummins
Parade for $59,000 fund to build chapel at Lawrence College
In Appleton Wisconsin on February 20 a parade drawn by over 2000 students and business leaders launched a campaign to raise fifty nine thousand dollars for a new chapel at Lawrence College despite zero weather.
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Appleton
Wis
Lawrence College
Zeppelin Campaigns End Over London Declared Unprofitable
Geneva reports the German high command has decided to discontinue air raids on London after the last Zeppelin sorties last fall. A Berlin source says this mirrors earlier Paris campaigns, with no more Zeppelins or Schuttelanz type ships planned for London.
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Geneva
London
Paris
Berlin
Chicago Markets Report Hogs and Cattle Prices
The Chicago live stock market shows hogs receipts at 16 000 with prices from 12.00 to 12.25 for light to heavy packing and 9.50 to 10.40 for good to fancy pigs. Cattle receipts 5 000 with steers 10.75 to 11.50, cows 7.60 to 8.25, and prime dealers 12.75 to 13.50. East Buffalo quotes cattle and hogs with hogs strong at 12.50 to 12.80 for Yorkers and 10.75 to 11.25 for pigs.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Reports differ on U boat toll as ships sunk tally grows
London and Berlin give conflicting figures on U boat losses. British sources place total toll for the day at 12 435 tons across four ships, while Berlin claims larger totals. Details list Clement, Solo, Mar Adriatico, and Dalmata among those sunk, with a grand total of 129 ships and 265 006 tons. Five war zone steamers arrive in New York as Standard Oil ships depart or recall convoys.
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New York
London
Berlin
Lloyds
Mediterranean
Sayville
Kerr Steamship Company
Solo
Mar Adriatico
Dalmata
Bisagsno
Halifax
Escaut
Bordeaux
Noordwyk
Rotterdam
Wico
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
War
US munition factory eyed for Savanna Illinois
Agents are at Savanna evaluating options on about 12 000 acres of land for a gigantic United States munition and arms factory with a landing on the Mississippi river.
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Savanna, Ill
Savanna
United States
Mississippi River
Boost Morton Monument in Wayne County
Richmond Indiana February 20. Members of the Woman's Relief Corps plan to circulate a petition in Wayne county asking for a monument to Oliver P Morton Indiana's war governor. A majority of county voters must sign before the county commissioners can act on the request.
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Boost Morton
Richmond
Ind
Woman’s Relief Corps
Board of County Commissioners
Wayne County
Oliver P. Morton
Indiana
American Aviatrix Ruth Law: We Are Behind in Flying
Ruth Law warns American aviation lags in progress and training. She urges greater effort, cites current gaps, and calls for accelerated development of aircraft, pilots, and infrastructure.
Ruth Law Flies in Paris Sees French War Plane Depot
American aviatrix Ruth Law, visiting Paris, criticizes U S aviation equipment as years behind and surveys a French aerial depot near Paris after her first flight in a French war plane. She hopes to stay a month to observe the air service and seeks permission to fly over a battlefield if possible.
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Paris
America
Ruth Law
France
Laporte Couple Detained in France While Citizenship Confirmed
Hartwig De Visen and wife, formerly of Laporte Indiana, are detained at Pontarlier France as officials verify their American citizenship. The pair, born in Germany, arrived from Berlin via Berne and Pontarlier with American passports issued by the State Department. De Visen formerly managed a National Bank of Germany branch in Berlin after living there fifteen years.
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Paris
France
Berlin
Berne
Pontarlier
Hartwig de Visen
Laporte
Ind
Devisens
Devisen
Germany
America
State Department
National Bank of Germany
Joseph Gree Berlin Embassy Aid Shifted to Vienna
Foreign service reports Michael Joseph Gree has moved the Berlin embassy aid assignment to Vienna. The change affects coordination with Austrian authorities and ongoing diplomatic efforts.
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Berlin
Vienna
Canal Periled by German Activity in Colombia
President Wilson writes Senator Stone urging ratification of the Colombia treaty over Panama canal risks. German agents in Colombia are said to be stirring trouble for the United States amid Senate opposition to the $15,000,000 payout. Censorship tightens at the Navy Department as fleet battle practice proceeds and shell contracts worth $7.1 million are awarded. The War Department seeks 200 more workers for preparedness efforts.
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Kaiser
South American
Senate
Washington
Wilson
Stone
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Colombia
Panama Canal
Germany
Panama
Roosevelt
Navy Department
Naval Bureau of Operations
Bureau
Byron McCandlegs
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Navy
Arlineton
Department
War Department
Labor Department
British war loan reaches major subscriptions in Britain
London reports that the new British war loan has reached at least 700 million pounds with bank contributions excluded. Chancellor Andrew Bonar Law noted a flood of applications on the last day, leaving 200 000 to 300 000 unprocessed. He urged restraint in overestimating the loan's success and promised final figures next week.
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London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Law
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