National Debate Over Philippine Independence and Merchant Fleet
Washington parliamentary wrangles shape policy on Philippine independence and merchant marine ownership, with battles over taxation, immigration, and naval preparedness. The House pushes a 50 million dollar ship program while presidents threaten vetoes, and debates spill into naval and defense measures amid party frictions.
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George Clinton
Washington
Parti Wen
Dieunalon
Philippine Islands
Bietinn
New York
Gargett
Congress
Merchent Marine
Reese of Representatives
Patte
Denate
Meath
Fragmented Bits of History and Odd Facts Summary
A garbled page offers assorted curiosities and misreadings from history and science. It mentions admiral origins, ship steering, gold and silver trade, and a tale of a jail joke involving a shoemaker and a captain’s uniform.
British Make Gains at Ypres Loses Recaptured Front
London reports say British forces recaptured trenches at the Ypres canal and a small salient lost February 14, while German units claimed gains southeast of Ypres. Amsterdam dispatch notes Fort Vaux destruction and Verdun activity. Berlin reports large Verdun drive gains of 170 square kilometers despite French counteractions.
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Ypres
London
Hiat
Ypres Comines Canal
French War Office
Freanes
Afernon
Ate
Credit
Berlin
Feesuen
Tentons
Amsterdam
Cenjaret Newa
Fort Vaux
Verdvh
Dewree
Paris
Verdun
Germany
Champagne
Senator Gore Warns Americans on Armed Belligerent Merchantmen
In a senate address Senator Gore urged warning Americans to keep off armed belligerent merchant ships. He cited a report that President Wilson told certain congressmen a war with Germany might not be ungrateful and could hasten civilization by midsummer. The White House issued a denial of any such utterance by the president.
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United
Gansu
House
Senate
Geastor Kite D. Smith
South
John L. Burnette
House of Representatives
Wilson
Amariama Federation of Labor
Washington
Gore
United States
Germany
Stone
White House
Queen Mother Elizabeth of Romania Dies at 97
London reports state Queen Mother Elizabeth, born Carmen Sylva, died on Thursday after a pneumonia. The queen, famed under the pen name Carmen Sylva, was born December 20, 1843, and grew up far from a throne in Wied princess lineage.
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London
Bucharest
Reuter
Amsterdam
Elizabeth of
Germany
Yil- Tagé
Wilson seeks early action on armed ships
Washington reports President Wilson sent a letter to Representative Poll urging an early House vote on revocation of prior rights at sea. He warned Americans not to sail on armed merchantmen and said reports of congressional opposition are being spun by foreign capitals.
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New England
Democrata
Middle West
Far West
New
Washington
Germany
United States
Wilson
Congress
Representative Poll
Louse Committee
Henry
Oomb.c Ou
Two Killed In Maplewood Dynamite Blast News
A Maplewood explosion at a sewer project killed two people and injured twenty eight, seven seriously, as five dynamite cases detonated. About thirty homes were demolished or damaged, and windows broke across fifteen blocks. Fire units and ambulances rushed to the scene.
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St. Louis
Maplewood
St. Loui
Equay Construction Company
St Louis
Mfe
No Orders to Sink Divers
London on the eve of Germany's new submarine campaign Lord Robert Cecil states the British view on armed merchant ships. Defensively armed merchantmen must not fire on submarines or warships except in self defense. The Germans misquote a transport document to claim merchant ships have offensive instructions.
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London
Germany
Robert Cecil
Mail Robbery Targets New York Currency Packages
A ferry ride robbery in New Jersey to New York saw four registered mail pouches stolen from a U S mail truck on Saturday morning. Packages from Washington and Baltimore were seized with unofficial reports stating a Washington pouch carried $200,000, part of an alleged $1,000,000 in currency.
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United States Mail
New Jersey Central Railroad
Communipaw
N. J
Liberty Street
Washington
Baltimore
Convention Delegates Back Fairbanks For President
Louisville March 3 The Kentuky Republica state convention instructed its delegates at large to vote for Charles W Fairbanks of Indiana for the presidential nomination at Chicago in June. Fortunes and clashes echo in a burst of wartime news across several brief items.
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Louisville
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Chicago
Kempton
W. Va
Davis Coal and Cole Company
Here
British Submarine War Sinks Two Merchant Ships
German torpedoes struck the Thornsby and Malvina off the North Sea coast, with all crew aboard the Thornsby reported killed or drowned. The Malvina, an older Leith vessel built in 1879, also sunk as Britain’s merchant fleet faced an armed U boat campaign. insurance surged and anxiety rose in shipping circles.
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Paris
Middle Mediterranean
Ministy of Marine
Milo
Malta
Admiralty
Ministry of Marine
London
Provence
mid-Mediterranean
Fastnet
la Provence
St Nazaire
Transatlan
Mauretania
Saloniki
Germany
United States
Operators Seek New Wage Contract for Buckeye Coal Fields
A proposal is submitted seeking changes to the wage contract affecting Buckeye coal field workers. The move aims to adjust pay terms and terms of employment for operators in the coal sector, signaling negotiations with management.
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Buckeye
Owners Hold Out for More in Ohio Rate Talks
United Mine Workers in New York negotiate a new wage contract for soft coal fields including Ohio. They offer to reduce the 10 percent per ton rise to about half a percent net on mine run. In Western Pennsylvania, miners seek about 12 percent, with Titers pushing to first raise mine run to Ohio basic plus six. Dead work yardage and daily pay rises are not yet on the table awaiting mining rate agreement.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Columbus
United Mine Workers of America
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Americans on Armed Ship Sails from New York
The Giuseppe Verdi departed New York for Naples and Genoa as the first armed liner carrying two American naturalized passengers since the submarine campaign began. It left with two naval guns mounted and copper air tanks added to lifeboats, part of a broader move by Italy to arm ships amid war zones.
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Admiralty
Giuseppe Verdi
Naples
Genoa
Voy
Verdi
Amatican
Polley
America
White Star Fin Mas
Lapland
Baltic
Adriatic
Law cuts supply of opiates to drift users in Ohio
Lima officials report treatment at the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane cannot meet demand. Superintendent Clark says capacity is 1,000 with 64 inmates, needing individualized care. Inspector Harrington asks to open the hospital for treatment, but Clark warns doubling up is impossible. He notes federal dosing in larger cities leaves many in pain.
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C. H. Clark
State Hospital For the Criminal Insane
State Board of Administration
Columbus
Harrington
Clark
Ons
No Increase in Gas Dividend at Ohio Cities Gas
Ohio Cities Gas Company directors announced no sale of West Virginia oil wells to Standard Oil Co. and no increase in common stock dividend. Beeman G. Dawes said nine new wells are being drilled with 13 existing wells, weather delaying progress. Preferred stock dividend set at 1 1/2 percent on record March 15, payable April.
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Columbus
Ohio Cities Gas Company
Beeman G. Dawes
West Virginia
Standard Off Co
Dawes
Standard
Germany to Fight Portugal Ultimatum and War Threat
A Madrid dispatch reports Germany has issued an ultimatum to Portugal demanding the return within forty eight hours of seized German ships. Portugal is expected to reject the demand. Amsterdam advice says a German declaration of war against Portugal is imminent.
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London
Germany
Portugal
Madrid
Reuter
Amsterdam
Missionaries Refused Admittance In India Mission Field
Rev William I Schmidt and Rev Jessa P Pilleger of the Lutheran Joint Synod of One arrived in Colombo Sri Lanka after leaving Columbus in December bound for Pottur India and were denied entry by British authorities. They remain in Colombo awaiting instructions as Lutheran mission officials consider immediate action with the U S State Department.
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O.—Ware
Columbo
William I. Schmidt
Jessa P. Pilleger
Lutheran Joint Synod of One
Pottur
India
Ceylon
Colombo
Libheran Mission Board
Italy May Fight Germany War Report Sparks In Rome
Italy reportedly decided to declare war on Germany after requisitioning thirty four of thirty seven German ships interned in Italian ports. House of Commons disclosures echoed the Rome decision and a wartime declaration would follow upon the reopening of parliament. Unclear assassination attempt on Ferdinand cited.
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London
Couple found dead from gas fumes in Piqua boarding house
Mr and Mrs G H Cater of Port Huron Michigan were found dead in a Piqua boarding house from carbon monoxide poisoning. They had slept in a room with a natural gas fire burning. Carter was son of Captain George H Carter of the Pere Marquette Car Ferry Service between Port Huron and Sarnia. The couple had married only a few months ago.
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G. H. Cater
Port Huron
Mich
Carter
George H Carter
Pere Marquette
Sarnia
Property value check for Miami river widening plan
Hamilton Ohio officials moved to determine property value needed for Miami river widening under the general food prevention plan. Conservancy director Gordon Rentschler and appraiser S M Goodman met with Turner to discuss provable sale of the property required for the project.
State convention of Young Men's Christian Association held at Newark
The Ohio state convention of the Young Men's Christian Association met in Newark for two days and heard an address by Dr Emery W Hunt. The executive committee will pick the next convention site. Five fiscal trustees were elected led by President W O Thomas. State committee members include C A Saecke and A A Bostwick among others.
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Young Men's Christiam Association
Thin City
Emery W. Hunt
D. D
Newton Cealer
Mays
Denicon University
W. O. Thomas
Ohio State University
Foster Copeland
P. Wenn
Ohio Big Twine Order Boosts Northwest Supply
The American Co operative Association announced a 3,000,000 pound purchase of winding twine for use in the Northwest. The Ohio group supplied the twine despite Ohio’s ban on prison-made twine. Ohio set a price of 815 cents per pound, with Ohio firms reportedly undercutting by one cent.
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Cincinnati
American, Cooperative Association
American Lottery of Equity
Northwest
Ohio
Oho
Buckeye briefs report Ohio accidents and events
A roundup of Ohio notices from Buckeye Briefs: streetcar collision injuring five, a 68 year old man dies after a fall in Wood County Court House elevator shaft, Prohibitionists set state convention dates, a canal rescue of Joseph Mills after presumed drowning, a rubber strike settlement affecting 200 workers, Denison fraternities quarantined for scarlet fever, three Painesville trainmen injured in a rear end crash, livestock burned in a freight fire, Granville and county road funding from the state, a Williams county village votes on saloon sales, inmates escape using bed clothes, and a five year old girl burned to death in Steubanville.
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Bowling Green
Wood County Court House
Joseph Banker
Painesville
New York Central Railroad
Forrest Hathaway
Ireman
Cleveland
C. J. Swetland
Buffalo
W. H Newcombs
Divining Powers Tested by British Society of Psychical Research
The British Society of Psychical Research completed tests on dowser power to find underground water using a hidden hydrant connected pipe. Dowsers stood over the pipe with the water switch hidden from them while the pipe was fed or shut off. Results appear to disprove the theory of the divining ability.
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British Society of Psychicalesearch
Stalines
Eure
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