Armed Neutrality Debated As Laconia Sinking Melds War Talk
In Washington President Wilson urged armed neutrality to defend U S ships and citizens without war, seeking funds for defensive armament. Meanwhile the Cunard liner Laconia 18099 tons was torpedoed off Queenstown with 1 known casualty. passengers included 75 Americans, no steerage aboard, sinking confirmed by British and Cunard officials.
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Washington, D. C
Wison
Congress
Lakonia
Germany
United States
Queenstown
Ireland
Cunard Line
Laconia
New York
Liverpool
Lawsuit Ends as County Treasurer Avoids Jail in Contempt
Huntington Ind February 26 Judge F E Bowser in Huntington circuit court found County Treasurer A H Shaffer in contempt for failing to pay a 12000 claim of former Treasurer Henry Beaver in a thirty year case. Shaffer was ordered jailed but released on promise to sign a warrant due to age. He is over eighty six. Appeals were noted and payment of the claim anticipated.
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Huntington
Ind
F. E. Bowser
Warsaw
A. H. Shaffer
Henry Beaver
Huntington County
Shaffer
Eviston
Bowser
Supreme Court
Apeal
Kansas Turns Back Booze Under New Dry Law
In Topeka twenty five loads of liquors of all kinds were turned back at the Kansas state boundary as the bone dry law went into effect. Railroads, cautious despite the law not taking full effect until 8 PM, decided to act to avoid penalties.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas State Boundary
First Knee Watch Theft Case Reported in Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on February 26 a man named Ramey Ballard was accused of stealing a wrist watch from traveling salesman Delbert D Guy. The police found the watch strapped around Ballard's knee. He was fined ten dollars plus costs.
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Kokomo
Ind
Ramey Bal-lara
Delbert D. Guy
Ballard
Snowslide Kills 12 at North Star Mine Hailey
A snowslide struck the North Star mine of Federal Mining and Smelting at Hailey Idaho killing twelve men and injuring nine others. Three miners are missing.
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Boise
North Star
Federal Mining and Smelting Company
Hailey
Rear Admiral Lacaze Says U Boats Will Fail
French Minister of Marine Rear Admiral Lacaze declares that German U-boats will fail, outlining strategic confidence and naval outlook during wartime statements.
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Rear Admiral
Lacaze
Marine
Mexican Battle Near Ojinaga Leaves 27 Dead
Word from Mexican witnesses reports seven teen Carranza soldiers killed and many wounded in a clash with Villa forces about seventeen miles west of Ojinaga. Ten Villa fighters were said to be dead. Reinforcements were sent to the scene and another battle is expected, with plans to attack Ojinaga.
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Presidio
Tex
Carranza
Ojinaga
Villa
January Exports Climb Significantly From 1916
New York reports January exports of domestic merchandise reached about 302,136,000, a rise of more than 231,000,000 from January 1916. Trade increased with all continents, led by Europe with a gain of 106,749,000.
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New York
North America
Europe
Berlin Admits Raid On Dutch A Mistake
The Hague says Berlin acknowledges the torpedoing of seven Dutch merchantmen was an unfortunate coincidence beyond Germanys control. The German legation notes delaying sailing dates due to British port conditions and submarine risks, with March 17 as the only date claimed to guarantee safety.
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The
Hague
England
Guard at Zinc Works in Springfield
Springfield guarding deputies surround the National Zinc plant to deter clashes as 300 striking workers refuse to join the union and stage a work stoppage in Illinois.
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Springfield
Ill
The
National Zinc Company
Thirteen Hurt in Wreck at Union Mississippi
In Meridian Mississippi on February 26 thirteen passengers and trainmen were injured when two coaches of a Meridian and Memphis passenger train overturned at Union Mississippi.
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Meridian
Miss
Memphis
Union, Miss
Gen. J. L. Chamberlain Named Inspector General
General J L Chamberlain has been appointed Inspector General of the United States Army. The announcement confirms his office will oversee inspections, investigations, and staff reports across Army commands.
Wilson Granted Full Authority as Congress Prepares to Act
Washington predicts rapid House action to align with President Wilson on authority to protect American life and property amid German submarine threats. Senate opposition appears limited to pacifist calls for an extra session. Seven freighters sail for danger zones, carrying cargo and munitions as Austria Hungary weighs its stance.
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Austria- Tuungary
Penfield
Vienna
Congress
New York
Hamnut
Rotterdam
Belgian Relief Commission
Franjos
Storaker
Liverpool
Honulus
Bordeaux
London
Gravesend Bay
C. Lopez Y Lopez
Cadiz
Judge K. M. Landis Sued by Chicago Attorney
Federal jurist K. M. Landis faces a civil suit filed by a Chicago attorney alleging professional misconduct. The action seeks unspecified damages and prompts scrutiny of judicial ethics and conflicts of interest.
City Sends Trucks to Farms for Food Relief
Baltimore, Feb 26 Twenty four five ton trucks from city departments were sent into surrounding counties to gather farm products to help smash price corners in foodstuffs. If successful, trucks will go to the eastern shore. The plan was approved at a board of estimates meeting at Mayor Preston's home. Cash will be paid to farmers from the city's contingency fund. Potatoes eggs cabbage spinach and onions will be the chief targets.
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Baltimore
Board of Estimates
Preston
Quentin Roosevelt Not Joined Harvard ROTC Unit
Cambridge Massachusetts February 26 Quentin Roosevelt Harvard sophomore and youngest son of former President Roosevelt is not a member of the new Harvard ROTC unit. He says he has no time for drill as he plans to complete enough courses for a three year degree. About eleven hundred Harvard undergraduates are enrolled.
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Cambridge
Mass
Quentin Roosevelt
Harvard
Roosevelt
Doctor Sued for Dog Death in Indiana Court
In Richmond Indiana on February 26 Elmer Brumfield files in Wayne circuit court a $100 damages suit against Mark A Stewart veterinary surgeon alleging careless treatment of his dog. Brumfield says Stewart charged $2.50 for services and that a hypodermic needle was dropped while injecting the dog’s neck and not cleaned before the next injection causing blood poisoning and death.
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Richmond
Ind
Mark A.stewart
Wayne
Elmer Brumfield
Brumfield
Stewart
American Arrested in German Plot
Madrid authorities rearrest a man calling himself Wood claiming to be an American, previously held at liberty, as new evidence ties him to a pro German plot uncovered in Spain. The wire dispatch from Madrid cites additional evidence from Spanish authorities.
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Paris
Madrid
Wood
Mberty
Vault Blown Open in Hamlin Bank Robbery
Robbers blew open the vault of the State Bank of Hamlin in Hamlin Kansas and escaped with 2500 dollars without waking residents. Local authorities investigate the banking crime as residents remain unaware of the heist.
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Hamlin
Kan
State Bank of
Wilson plans sweeping federal food price inquiry
President Wilson’s proposal to fund a broad investigation by the Federal Trade Commission into the high prices of staples awaits congressional action. The plan covers livestock, meat, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, fish, grains, and milling goods with hearings in public to reveal causes and blame.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Eommission
Funston Once Conductor in Santa Fe Years Ago
Richmond Indiana February 2 Dougan George B Dougan a local business man and long time member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers recounts meeting Major General Frederick Funston when they worked together on the Santa Fe railroad years ago Dougan recalls Funston’s zeal and willingness to take action including his Cuba expedition to join Gomez’s forces ensuring a vivid portrait of the famed military figure.
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Richmond
Ind
George B. Dougan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Fred Funston
Santa Fe
San Antonio
Dougan
Funston
Fred
Cuba
Gomez
Mr. Dougan
Five Evansville Republicans Surrender in Election Fraud Indictments
Ivansville Indiana February 24. Five prominent Republicans surrendered to U S Marshal Storen on indictments returned by the federal grand jury in Indianapolis for election fraud. The group includes Charles Sihler Republican county chairman Frank De Jarnett Republican county secretary Charles Artes precinct chairman Mat Foster and Herman Euler. A total of 122 Evansville persons were indicted forty one Democrats and eighty one Republicans according to Marshal Storen.
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Ivansville
Ind
United States
Storen
Indianapolis
Charles Sihler
Frank DeJarnett
Charles Artes
Mat Foster
Herman Euler
Evansville
Marshal Storen
Burlington Way Organizes Bloomington Meeting on Road Bond
Fifty supervisors from towns along the Chicago St Louis line met in Bloomington on February 22. Resolutions endorsed the Danville plan for a 60 million dollar road bond issue of the Illinois Highway Improvement Association.
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Bloomington
Ill
Chicago
St. Louis
Chicago-St. Louis
Burlington Way
Danville
Ilinois Highway Improvement Association
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