Laconia Lusitania Case Ties German Sub War to U S Action
Washington reports two American women died in the Laconia sinking and Congress blocks Wilson armament measures. Administration says the case shows German ruthlessness and requires the next step to arm ships. Eleven Americans are listed as lost, with broader battles over authority ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Wilson
Congress
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Mary E. Hoy
Elizabeth Hoy
Chicago
Frost
Queenstown
Navy Department
Lansing
Retary
Lacon
Robert Gillis
Brooklyn
Farlier
Capitol
White House
House
London
Cunard
Tacoma
Mary EB. Hoy
Alfred Hoy
Cedric T. Ivatts
New York City
Hoy
Mr. Ivatts
Thirteen Lives Lost in Laconia Sinking Report
Official counts show 294 aboard the Laconia with 267 survivors landed at Bantry and Queenstown, 14 drowned and 5 buried at sea. The U S State Department lists Americans saved and identifies Roberto Gillis of Brooklyn and Thomas Coffee of Baltimore among the losses.
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Queenstown
Bantry
Ambassador Page
Washington
State Department
Robert Gillis
Stanhope Street
Ridgewood
Brooklyn
Thomas Coffee
Baltimore
Gerard warned by Berlin before leaving Spain
Corunna Spain Feb 28 Ex Ambassador Gerard was warned in Berlin by a German official against sailing from Spain to the United States. The warning has only been shared with trusted confidants who felt anxious about the Infanta Isabel voyage. Gerard takes the warning seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corunna
Spain
Berlin
Gerard
United States
Lothario Sam Whitehurst jailed after marriage scam
Sam Whitehurst of Berlin, Illinois, is jailed in Quincy after marrying Hagel Hurd of Lawton, Iowa under the name Charles Robinson and forging checks in Sioux City to finance a honeymoon. Hagel Hurd has been taken home by her father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy, Ill
Hagel Hurd
Lawton
Charles Robinson
Ater
Sioux City
Sam Whitehurst
Berlin
Quincy
Doomed Mercy Mercantile Express Wreck Kills Nineteen
A rear end collision between the Mercantile express and a freight train at Mount Union station in Pennsylvania results in nineteen deaths including a porter and passengers from New York City Cleveland Denver and Bloomington. Chester Minds a former Penn football star is among the dead.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mount Union
Mercantile Express
Mount Union Station
Harrisburg
T. N. Bright
M. A. Caslich
Conifer
N. Y
Dorothy Caslich
A. Segur Delling
Cleveland
P. R. Fanning
Platteville
Wis
Milton Hymes
New York City
Charles Levine
J. S. Kelley
Brooklyn
C. M. Medski
New York
L. W. Montgomery
Bloomington
Chester Minds
Rainey
Yarrowdale Prisoners Held Up by Quarantine in Germany
The Overseas News agency reports the release of Yarrowdale prisoners cannot occur now due to an infectious disease outbreak at their residence. Quarantine affects several awaiting departure. The agency says the American citizens are safe and well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Yarrowdale
Germany
Suffrage bill heads to vote in New York Senate
Albany reports the senate judiciary committee unanimously supports the woman suffrage referendum bill. In New York, George Young, nephew of Mrs. Mary Hoy, who perished with her daughter after the Laconia sinking, plans to mail letters to President Wilson and other officials urging protection for Americans at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albany, N. Y
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nephew
George Young
Mary Hoy
Wilson
Lensing
William M. Chandler
United States
Wadsworth
Navy to Buy 2750 Guns for Submarine Defense
The navy department will open bids for 2400 one pound guns and mounts 250 three inch guns and mounts and several four and five inch mounts. The guns are effective against submarines and would be mounted on merchant ships if Congress orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Congress
French Raid German Lines Reported With Prisoners
Southeast of Vailly the French entered the German lines and returned with prisoners. Patrol engagements occurred near Bezonvaux and in the Vosges. Elsewhere calm prevailed.
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Paris
Vailly
Bezonvaux
Vosges
Hollweg Flays Wilsons Step in War Critique
Berlin reports Chancellor von Breichmann Hollweg addressing the Reichstag condemning President Wilson for breaking off relations after the Jan 31 note. Hollweg denounces U S actions as unprecedented and cites past Anglo German naval policies, neutrality friction, and arms sales to Entente as factors in deteriorating ties.
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Berlin
von Beichmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
England
France
Italy
U. S
United States of America
Wilson
United States
Foreign Office
Germany
Reuter
America
Bismarck
Frederick the Ieat
Congress
Dutch Seek Peaceful Redress After Submarine Losses
The Hague reports no clear government plan for Dutch shipping disaster off the English coast. A peaceful solution is seen as replacing lost tonnage with German ships to restore food supply. Talks also mention possible wholesale slaughter of Dutch cattle due to fodder losses from the attacks.
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The
Hague
Germany
Frederick VIII Sails from Halifax with Bernstorff
The steam er Frederick VIII sailed from Halifax Nova Scotia on February 28 carrying Count von Bernstorff former German ambassador to the United States and a large number of German passengers en route to Copenhagen.
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Halifax
N. S
Frederick VIII
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Copenhagen
Standard Oil to Seek Indemnity for Roumania Losses
New York February 28 The Standard Oil Company will seek indemnity for destruction of its oil properties in Roumania during the German invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
New York
Standard Oil Company
Roumania
Plot to Oust Chancellor in Germany Sparks Meeting
Berlin reports that thirty Tirpitz supporters including Count von Hoensbroech met to discuss replacing the chancellor. Promoters aim to hold rallies in major towns and win newspaper backing to force a government change. Socialists and liberals condemn the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Tirpitz
Count von Hoensbroech
Germany
Handy judge for the wets
Evansville Indiana February 28 Judge Hostetter convened superior court at 1230 am and by 130 pm enjoined an express company from refusing liquor shipments into Tennessee where the bone dry law takes effect tonight Dealers said waiting for the regular session would have blocked shipments into Tennessee before Thursday
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Evansville
Ind
Tennessee
Hostetter
Damages ruled in Musser estate and Comerford suits
In Clinton Illinois on February 28 motions for new trials in the Musser estate vs Carl E Person and Miller vs Comerford cases were denied. Judgments were entered against Person and Comerford. The actions stem from the 1912 killing of Antone Musser during Illinois Central labor troubles.
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Clinton, Ill
Antone Musser
Carl BE. Person
Chicago
Arthur Miller
Frank Comerford
Circuit Court
Person
Comerford
Antone Musver
Carl E. Person
Illinois Central
Indiana to Probe Coal Situation by Commission
A bill introduced by Rep Miller of Kokomo would authorize a state coal investigation by a governor appointed commission. The measure includes a $1000 appropriation to cover costs and requires the commission to begin within ten days of passage and report findings to the governor as soon as possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Goodrich
Miller
Kokomo
Prisoners Used as Air Shields Message Sparks Reprisals
Paris reports Deputy Galli urging government action after a German wireless claim that a camp for French and British officers near Karlsruhe’s royal residence is to shield the palace from French air raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Galli
Karlsruhe
Casement's Will Probate for Small Estate in London
The will of Roger Casement, once a British knight and consul, who was hanged in Pentonville Prison after a conviction tied to the Dublin revolt, was probated. The estate valued at $675 was left to his cousin Mrs. Perry.
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Roger Casement
London
Pentonville
Dublin
Perry
Senator Stone Pushes Bill for President War Powers
Senate clashes with Senator La Follette over a measure from the foreign relations committee that would grant the President wide powers to defend American rights at sea. The bill would arm American ships, authorize gun and crew supply, and devote 100 million dollars, 25 million to the war risk insurance bureau, with the measure stalled after La Follette objected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Stone
Missouri
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
la Follette
Watson
Indiana
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Marshall
Ivatts Noted as U S Citizen in Laconia Sinking
Racine Wis Feb 28 representatives of local manufacturers say Cedric Ivatts acted as foreign representative but was a citizen of the United States having taken citizenship papers. They recall seeing Ivatts in New York on Feb 17 the Laconia voyage date. His home is listed as Stone, France and he was employed by the Kennedy Mitchell company of New York.
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Racine
Wis
Cedric TR. Ivatts
Ivatts
England
United States
New York
Stone
France
Kennedy Mitchell Company
Bryan Opposes Expanded Presidential Powers
In Jacksonville on February 28, W. J. Bryan stated he opposes granting broad powers to the President as requested by Wilson. He planned to travel to Washington to press denial and canceled five Florida engagements after reading Wilsons address. Bryan urged limiting presidential authority to avoid surrender of Congresss power, while expressing faith in the presidents good intentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
W. J. Bryan
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Bryan
Florida
William B Howland Dies In New York Office
William Batley Howland president of the Independent corporation, publisher of The Independent and Countryside Magazine, died suddenly in his office in New York from an angina pectoris attack. He arrived at the office in good health that morning.
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William B. Howland
New York
William Batley Howland
Independent Corporation
The
Independent
Countryside Magazine
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Mrs. Albert
Kaiser
SAIL
American Press Association
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Lothario
Pennsylvania
Bloomington, Ill
New Germany
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Hollweg
U.S
Frederik VIII. Salls
Admiral von Tirpitz
Bethmann-Holiweg
von Tirpitz
Bethmann-Hollweg
Carrie
Frank Commertford
Pryan
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