Tuscania Sinking Report
London and Washington report the Cunard liner Tuscania torpedoed off Ireland. About 168 to 210 American troops missing or dead, with many survivors rescued by British convoys and ships. crews largely missing, some landed at Scottish port, details remain uncertain.
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War
State Departments
Washington
Tuscania
Londonderry
Ireland
Associated Press
Cunard
Thirty-second National Guard Division
North Atlantic Ocean
England
Ketelania
Local men aboard Tuscania among missing and casualties
East Grand Forks residents listed among those aboard the transport ship Tuscania as it was sunk by a German submarine. Names include Himner Nye of the 20th engineers, Joseph Nelson bank cashier, Jos Leavy, and Lyle Packard of Constance Minnesota, with Packard winning a military police opera. War department casualty lists awaited.
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Grand, Forks
East Grand
East Grand Forks
Aero Squadron
Jos. P. Leavy
EB. B. Eddy
Lyle Pacard
Constance
Mins
Charles E. Bell
South Fourth Street
Packard
107Th Military Police
Misa
Lyle Packard
Bell
War Department
England
Committee On Public Information
Survivors injured during rescue aboard Tuscania
London reports on the Tuscania rescue, noting many survived but some were injured during lifeboat launches and lowering ropes. About 569 aboard survived to Wednesday morning, including 40 crew, with two women praised for their orderly descent.
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London
Jay Eveninik Gaid Thomas Smith
Glasgow
Coatswain
Je Second
Acer
Fiest
Larne
Ireland
Torpedo Hits Cunard Liner Near New York
A German submarine torpedoed the Cunard liner Arania bound for the United States. The vessel, badly damaged but not sunk, is believed to be guided back to port with government aid. The ship carried few cargo and a small number of passengers aboard when struck.
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New York
United States
Oficalf
Cunard Line
Ani
Sunday Theatre Cf Closing Instead Demanded By Ministers
Cedar Rapids ministers demanded Sunday theatre closings and ordered churches to close. The article notes an official order to shut theatres and church services on Sundays, warning of penalties for noncompliance. It mentions injuries from a nearby incident and references committee actions and local officials.
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Cedar Rapids
Tai
Coin Assay Committees Named By President Wilson
Washington February seven news reports the coin assay committee members appointed by President Wilson to test all coinage from U S mints. Directors of the Mint Baker comptroller of the Currency Williams chairman Ashbrook and Verne Bowle head of the New York government assay office joined A C Weies Duluth and L W Nieman Milwaukee as part of the commission to begin duties in Philadelphia and New York.
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Washington
Jon
United Sates
Wilson
Baker
Williams
Ashbrook
Hopes
Verne Bowle
New York
Duluth
L. W. ‘Nieman
Milweakes
Philaneiptita
Tuscania Disaster Updates From London and Washington
London reports 101 missing from the Tuscania with most crew. Ten survivors reach a Scottish port as War Department notes about 600 survivors in Ireland and Scotland. Officials stress they are aiding the rescued, with US troops aboard totaling 2,397 and 2,187 saved. Multiple names and units listed among the survivors.
Red Guard surrounds Tammerfors in Finnish conflict
London reports the Finnish Red Guard has surrounded Tammerfors and defeated General Mannerheim's government forces. Mannerheim’s White Guards withdraw toward the Gulf of Bothnia as 10,000 troops defend towns amid ongoing battles and captured areas.
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London
Red Guard
Tammerfors
Mannerheim
Finland
Ruslan
Mounteactaiee - Dispatchee
Stockton
Liverpool Troops Carry Out With Big Success
Londom, Felt Liverpool troops carried out operations last night with big success according to reports. Details remain scant but officials praised swift execution and coordination among units. local observers noted improved security in affected districts.
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Liverpool
Londom
Reid
Losses Unite The Country Says War Secretary
War Secretary speaks on Tuscania disaster reflecting national grief and resolve. He notes losses unite the country, pledges rapid disclosure of details to relieve anxiety and honor those killed, as the nation confronts the grim toll of war.
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Washington
Tuscania
Senator Glass Upholds Administration In War Machine Debate
Washington reports Senator Glass defends the administration in a House speech. He counters Senator Chamberlain’s indictment of the War Department, praises administration efforts, and notes Joffre’s suggestion to supply U S troops from French factories to save space and costs. He defends Browning over Lewis guns and asserts the American army in France is well equipped with machine guns.
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Washington
Representave
Giaes
House
Chamberlain
War Department
Mr. Glasa
Joffre
Glass
France
Europe
Roosevelt Recovering After Operation in New York
New York Feb 7 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt rests easily after yesterday's operation for a procedure and reports indicate he had a comfortable night. Local hospital officials say he is resting well this morning.
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Roosevelt
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Twenty injured in elevated street car collision in Chicago
A collision on the Metropolitan West elevated line left twenty persons injured. A 16 year old girl was among those hurt, with others reported to be severely injured as rescue teams worked at the scene. Authorities investigated the cause of the crash.
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Chicago
Metropolitan
Suds Ba Ba mite? No clear event headline
Fragmentary OCR note shows a stray fragment with unclear names or actions and no coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize into a proper news item.
Brest Litovsk negotiations hang in fog of reports
London dispatches report no clear light on Brest Litovsk talks as German and Bolshevik reports clash. Trotzky rumored at Brest Litovsk, while Bolshevik Rada asserts authority in Ukraine and Crimea. Moscow bank closed. Polish legion ordered purged. Krylenko decrees supplies cut from Polish command.
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London
Brest Litovsk
Ukraine
Petrograd
Daily News
Brest-Litovsk
Trotzky
Brest-Litovak
Bolsheviki Rada
Bolshevik Rada
Kiev
Bolsheviki
Crimea
Crimean Council of Workmen’s
M. Kasakoff
Tokio
Reuter
Moscow
State Bank
The
Times
China
Rusman
Krylenko
Dovboro Mousnitzky
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