Senate passes drastic espionage bill in wartime powers shift
Washington February 21 administration espionage bill clears Senate 60 to 10. The measure tightens penalties for spying on national defense, forbids disclosures about military plans, and carries life or death penalties in war. President gains power to seize munitions and detain ships while neutral enforcement moves advance to the House.
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Washington
Administration
Senate
Department of Justice
House
Lansing
Warren
Senate Judiciary Committee
Army
Borah
Cummins
Gronna
Kenyon
LaFollette
Norris and
United States
Dan Widen
Successes for Germans on Somme Verdun Fronts
German war office reports successes on the Somme and Verdun fronts. South of Letranskvy the Germans seized an allied support point after fierce hand to hand combat. Northwest of Verdun a coup de main captured a French outpost. A British attack near Messine was repulsed.
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Berlin
Somme
Verdun
German War Office
Letranskvy
Messine
Theorthern
Davenport publisher J J Rich dies after operation
J J Rich, publisher of the Davenport newspaper, died in Davenport on February 21 after a failed operation. He was nearly 78 years old and had been expected to pass away following the procedure.
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Davenport, In
J. J. Richs
The
Davenport
President Hints of Plot on Canal Ties With Germany
President Wilson urges Senate action on the Colombia Panama treaty amid fears of German interference along the canal. He notes active German agents in Colombia and warns of wider risks if relations with Germany worsen, while espionage measures seek strict defenses and neutrality enforcement.
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Washington
Wilson
Stone
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Colombia
Panam
Panama Canal
Germany
Senate
Lodge
Panama
Cummins
Overman
North Carolina
United States
Fall
New Mexico
Cumianus
Berlin Told To Free Tars In Final Demand
Washington issued a final demand for the release of 72 American Yarrowdale prisoners held in Germany. Secretary Lansing announced the demand was dispatched Saturday with a later Berlin note indicating they would be released shortly, though not seen as a direct reply to the demand.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Department
Lansing
Seaking
Berlin
Wilson
Pinkney the Greatest Lawyer in U S History
H H Hagan extols William Pinkney as not only a premier attorney but a nation shaping figure in diplomacy Congress and battle. He cites praise from John Marshall Taney and Story and notes Pinkney's pivotal role in restoring sectional harmony during Jefferson era tensions.
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Congress
Monticello
Jefferson
Pinkney
Sena
John Marshall
Taney
United States
Story
Berlin Asked Fate of United States Consuls
Washington reports the United States pressed Germany over delays in American consular departures amid the crisis with the Teutonic allies. A train of 86 consuls and families awaited departure to Switzerland, while Germany assured officials and families would not be obstructed.
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Berlin
United States
Washington
Germany
State Department
Austria
Paris
U. S. To Fix Paper Price
Federal Trade Commission may set a maximum price for newsprint by March 1 after major U S and Canadian paper producers proposed to be bound by any fair price declared by arbitration. Small newspapers warn of possible suspension without relief as paper costs rose 100 to 800 percent in 18 months.
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Federal Trade Board
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Canada
Commission
Nationwide National Guard Demobilization Ordered
Washington announces the entire National Guard, about 53 000 troops, are to be sent home from the border in double quick time. Regular army forces, about 50 000 men, will assume border duties.
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Washington
War Department
US ports guarded by big steel nets protect ships
Washington reports submarine nets placed in harbors within an hour. City of Puebla passes quarantine for Havre with cotton and copper. Other vessels sailing include Oman Prince Texel Mar Negro Mouro Helsingborg Algonquin. Fourteen ships from the war zone pass the submarine field safely.
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Washington
United States Navy
Havre
Orleans
Rochester
Darby Line
Puebla
Texel
Algonquin
American Star Steamship Company
Norberg
New York
Cunard
Laconia
Anconia
Liverpool
Noordam
Carlholm
Henrig Olav
Roma
Ships Sunk by U Boats Reported by Lloyds
Lloyds reports the sinking of three British steamers totaling 12 008 tons and the Italian Bisugno of 2 252 tons in the Atlantic. Two crew members of the Valdes are killed with nine missing after a torpedo strike. the captain and others were landed. Totals show 14 260 tons sunk that day and 260 795 tons since February 1.
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Valdes
London
Lloyd's Shipping Agency
Berlin
Bisugno
Atlantic Ocean
Worcestershire
Romsdalen
Alleged German Spy Held in Nogales Arrest
Fred Kaiser a German subject was arrested in Nogales Arizona on a national defense law violation charge He allegedly entered a warehouse and sought military information Kaiser residing in Nogales for some time worked as foreman at a local building supply company bail set at 2000 and he was jailed.
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Fred Kaiser
Nogates
Ariz
Kaiser
Nogales
Mexican Outlaws Kill Three American Cowboys Near Monument 53
Three American cowboys Andrew Peterson Hugh Acord and Burton Jensen were found shot to death on the Mexican side of the border three miles south of Monument No. 53 near Corner Ranch in Hachita New Mexico. Their bodies lay about fifty feet apart. The deaths were reported after Lem Spillsbury Pershing scout spotted the field. The victim Andrew Petersons shepherd dog led rescuers to the scene.
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Hachita
N. M
Andrew FP. Peterson
Hugh Acord
Burton Jensen
Monument No. 53
Corner Ranch
Lem Spillsbury
Pershing
Spillsbury
Andrew Peterson
Peterson
Dangerous North Sea area posted by British navy
Washington reports a British notice warning ships to avoid a North Sea zone off Germany and parts of Holland and Denmark after February 7. The danger arises from ongoing German mines and submarines and extends to neutral shipping.
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Washington
North Sea
Germany
British Admiralty
State Department
Holland
Denmark
Pacifists Attacked in House by Rep Gardner
In Washington on February 17 Representative Gardner of Massachusetts criticized pacifists and William Jennings Bryan in the House. He defended the Allies and said pacifists appeal to the cowardice that lurks in every man’s breast as a response to Representative Moore’s warnings about Britain drawing the U S into war.
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Washington
William Jennings Bryan
Gardner
Massachusetts
Moore
Pennsylvania
Great Britain
United States
New Trade Board Members Nominated by President
President Wilson nominates William B. Colver a St Paul newspaper publisher and John Franklin Fort former New Jersey governor for the foreign trade commission on Monday. Colver, a Democrat, succeeds Edward Hurley as chairman who recently resigned. Fort, a Republican, has served as a judge before his governorship.
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Washington
William B. Colver
St. Paul
John Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Wilson
Foreign Trade Commission
Mr. Culver
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Mr. Fort
Wealth of Western Canada Promises Opportunity for Settlers
A seven year retrospective extols Western Canada as a land of farming riches from grain, livestock and dairying with rising crop values and rising real money in settlers’ hands. It favors simple land taxes, no personal property tax, and wide opportunities across Saskatchewan and Alberta, praising climate, soil, and communal systems while urging continued settlement.
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Western Canada
Itt
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
J. D. Johnston
Bradsworth, Sask
Johnson County
Kansas
Mr. Johnston
Saskatchewan
Pacific Coast
Johnston
Dominion
Desperate Proposal Induces Dark Joking Response
A man who proposed to his chosen girl faces rejection. She mocks him with a grim joke about suicide, suggesting he buy a pistol or simply take snuff and sneeze as a grim punchline. The exchange captures a stark, morbid humor in a personal moment.
Red Cross Ball Blue advert promises comfort on wash day
A vintage ad claims Red Cross Ball Blue brings genuine comfort for wash day and notes be available at all good grocers. It jests that turning something up is harder than getting turned down and playfully asks about a father whose son might follow in his footsteps.
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Red Cross
All Good Grocers
Actress Reveals Secret Gray Hair Recipe
An actress shares a gray hair remedy using water, bay rum, Barbo Compound, and glycerine. Dismisses scalp coloring and promises gradual darkening. The note suggests druggists can mix it or individuals can prepare at home at low cost.
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Charles Belknap
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