Lansing resigns as secretary of state amid cabinet clashes
President Wilson accepts Robert Lansing's resignation tendered February 12 1920 as secretary of state and names Under Secretary Frank Polk interim head of the state department. The dispute centers on Lansing's informal cabinet meetings during Wilson's illness and the president's prerogatives. The exchange compares views on constitutional authority and formal presidential direction.
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Robert Lansing
Lansing
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Frank Polk
State Department
Secretary of State
White House
Chenisen
Paris
Foreign Service
Versatile Weathered Notes Across Early 20th Century Topics
Entries touch on agricultural aid for France and schooling abroad to teach canning and drying methods. Austrian factory work limits show eleven hour days with overtime rules. A new motor omnibus features safety doors. Philippine sugar mills expand, tariff high temperatures from Australian timber, and a girl requests a new book in a library.
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Philippines
Negros
Western Australia
Pitefeld
Maas
United States
Raft Administration
Deanen
Fuld
Secretary Lansing Resigns Over Cabinet Prerogative Charge
President Wilson accepts Robert Lansing’s resignation as secretary of state after accusing him of usurping presidential prerogatives by calling and presiding over cabinet meetings. Frank Polk becomes ad interim secretary as letters detailing the dispute are released from the state department.
Navy Needs Western Base in California
Secretary Daniels told Alameda California delegates that the navy's most pressing need is a base in California. He tentatively accepted a deed for a site at Alameda, conditional on congressional appropriations for construction.
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Navy
California
Daniels
Alameda
Cal
Congress
Representative Ware Seeks 5 Percent Beer Change
Washington February 18 The first clear move to amend the Volstead act was voiced in the House by Representative Ware of Pennsylvania. He announced that next session he will introduce a bill to permit the sale of 5 percent beer, relaxing the current limit of one half of one percent alcohol.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Representative Ware
Death of Kolchak Confirmed in Irkutsk Execution
London reports official confirmation that Admiral Kolchak former head of the all-Russian government was shot at Irkutsk at five o clock in the morning of February 7. M Pepellayev one of his ministers was also executed.
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London
Admiral Kolchak
M. Pepellayev
Irkutsk
Aviator Flies Doctor to Aid Pneumonia Family
A Middletown aviation reserve pilot Lieutenant Ray Brown flew a doctor to a Harrisburg area farm to treat a pneumonia stricken family. On arrival at the island farm an infant had died and two other children were gravely ill with pneumonia.
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Middletown
John
Ray Brown
Former Crown Prince Offers to Surrender for Trial
Frederick William Hohenzollern, former crown prince of Germany, asks President Wilson to surrender him for trial by the Allied powers in place of about 900 Germans demanded for extradition. In a cable from Wierlingen Island Holland, he appeals that others should be spared and offers himself as a victim for the war’s consequences. He states his willingness to stand up for his compatriots at this crisis.
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Frederick William Hohenzollern
Germany
Wilson
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Italy
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France
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Europe
Egypt Rolls in Wealth Amid Cotton Boom
London reports a Daily Express correspondent says Egypt is bursting with wealth from cotton. Illiterate natives in mud huts have earned £20000 from cotton deals and some £100000, buying land at inflated prices and paying mortgaged family heirlooms. A British official cites at least £100,000,000 in gains, fueling new Cairo millionaires and demand for autos and jewelry while provincial living standards stay unchanged.
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Egypt
Daily Express
Cairo
Fiume ready to resist London settlement
Dispatches say Fiume plans to resist a compromise over the Adriatic dispute as the London treaty is executed. Foreigners would be expelled from the city if needed, to enforce the terms.
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London
Fiume
Central News
Brig. Gen. Peter W. Davidson Dies at Governor's Island
Brig. Gen. Peter W. Davidson former commander of a department at the Hoboken port of debarkation died at Governor's Island. A West Point graduate of 1892 he served in the Philippines, Cuba and China.
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Hoboken, N. J
Governors Island
New York
Peter W. Davidson
Seed Sprouts In Reys Gar Klondike Tex
A fragmented rural item reports a seed sprout episode in Rey's garden near Klondike Texas with unclear reference to Lackberry seed merentine airs and a peach tree.
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Rey
Gar. Klondike
Tex
President Wilson Seeks Fast Rail Wage Study in Law
Washington Feb 16 United States railroad unions delay wage strike as they submit Wilson proposed mechanisms to a presidential committee. Maintenance of way workers postpone their strike after government and leaders push for a joint conference on February 23. Wilson outlines three steps to secure a speedy, fair wage settlement amid possible legal action if needed.
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United States
Wilson
Congress
Railroad Committee
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Hines
Maintenance of Way
Director Hines
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Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Detroit
Detroit, and Mr. Hines
Multiple World News Items Span From Dublin Roundup to Rome Ambassadorship
A broad roundup covers Sinn Felsters arrested in Dublin, compulsory training in Cheyenne public schools, Atlantic fleet destroyers reaching Cristobal, and a dam breach at Iroquois Falls causing drownings. Includes census milestones in Cincinnati, Bowler’s beer on prescription, tax filing reminders, Berlin’s marriage figures and milk relief funds, Edison anniversary decorations, Tampico payroll theft, Poland’s flag ceremony, Rothiebris han Knight sale, Jackson Barnett’s charity gift, Bolshevik arrests in Finland, a deadly Italian motorbus crash, King George’s war loan sale, Riga loan talks, US Mexico trade talks, Virginia suffrage defeat, and Robert Underwood Johnson named ambassador to Rome.
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League To Enforce Peace
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Eleven Indicted in Army Theft Ring at South Brooklyn Base
A federal jury in Brooklyn indicted eleven men linked to a $200000 theft of military goods from the Army supply base in South Brooklyn on February 3. Nine were base employees. A clerk was paid $30000 for silence but alerted officials, leading to traces of stolen clothing from a Harlem warehouse and shipments to Camp Merritt New Jersey on forged requisitions.
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Camp Merritt
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Explorer and Writer Julius Cham bers Dies in New York
Julius Cham bers, noted writer, explorer and playwright, died of pneumonia in New York on February 14. Born in Bellefontaine, Ohio in 1847, he organized an expedition in 1878 that discovered Elk Lake and explored the headwaters of the Mississippi River in Minnesota.
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New York
Julius Chambers
Bellefontaine
Elk Lake
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Ear blooms from hackberry seed on Moore farm
A large hackberry berry lodged in a Moore farm ear. The seed sprouted while decayed, injuring the ear. A specialist removed the rotted seed and sprout to treat the injury.
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Moore Farm
British Evacuate Batum, London Announces
Premier Lloyd George said Britain was withdrawing its forces from Batum as part of the evacuation announced in London.
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Batum
London
Lloyd George
Market Prices for Flour Hay Cattle Hogs Sheep and Poultry
Flour prices per bin range from 7.60 to 14.75 with various grades listed. Hay values show Timothy and clover at 4.00 to 33.00 per unit, timothy and clover mixes included. Cattle sections note prime heavy steers up to 16.9, cows and veal calves priced, hogs and sheep priced by weight and grade, live poultry rates listed for turkeys fowls spring chickens ducks geese.
Soapy Lake of Nejpe in Nicaragua Curiosity
A water sheet in Nicaragua named Nejpe contains a strong solution of bicarbonate of potash noda and sulphate of magnesia.
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Nicaragua
Nejpe
Dr Pierce Anuric praised for kidney and rheumatic relief
Letters from Ohio residents tout Dr Pierce Anuric and Pleasant Pellets as effective remedies. A Minerva user reports kidney pain subsiding after Anuric and a Medical Hotel consultation, while a Sandusky reader affirms Anuric’s value for kidney ailments and bladder weakness and a Fremont commenter endorses Pleasant Pellets for sluggish liver and constipation.
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Dr. Pierce
Harry E. Sutton
Minerva
Ohio
Anuric
One Exception in Census Question Sparks Debate
A brief exchange hints at social status tension as a census taker nears. The remark implies future scrutiny of a woman's station in life. The line reflects attitudes toward demographic surveys influencing social standing.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Cold Relief
The ad touts a two hour dosing schedule of Pape's Cold Compound to shorten a severe cold and relieve grippe symptoms. It claims open nostrils relief from runny nose headaches feverishness and sneezing and notes low cost and no quinine.
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Pape
Harmony Dinner Sparks Talk of Racket
A Louisville Courier-Journal note references a harmony dinner prompting talk and chatter about its purpose and public interest.
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Harmony
Louisville Courier-Journal
Women Hearts and Mice Step in Gentle Moral Debate
A brief emphasizes traditional virtues, arguing women are naturally tender and would never deliberately harm a mouse. The author frames compassion as inherent, contrasting harsh behavior with feminine gentleness.
Swamp Root Helps Women With Kidney Trouble Warns of Hidden Disease
An advertisement urges women to consider kidney and bladder health noting many cases stem from kidney trouble. It claims Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer cures kidney liver and bladder issues and offers sample bottles for ten cents by mail. The ad also promotes Omene Eye Night as a treatment for eye infections.
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Kilmer
War lifts few to unlikely heights yet prunes reveal flaws
An informal exchange notes the war elevating some, while poking fun at a disordered liver with Garfield Tea from druggists. It mentions eighty-nine counties in Texas with women among their elective officials.
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