Fires Leave Ottawa Parliament in Ruins and Deaths Reported
Ottawa reports state five people dead and several missing after a blaze destroys central Parliament chambers and Senate offices. Authorities say the fire, possibly accidental, began in the House reading room. a bomb theory was rejected. The library and outer wings were saved as fire crews battled the flames overnight.
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Parliament
Ottawa
Chambers
Commons
Senate
House of Commons
Medric Martinis
Montreal
Col. Sherwood
Dominion Police
Mme. Bray
H. A. Bray
Quebec
Mme. Morin
Louis Morin
Beauce
Alphonse Des Jardins
Dominion
Robert Fanning
B. Law
Naval Code Lost From Destroyer Hull
A Navy secret code book vanished from the torpedo boat destroyer Hull. Washington reports a court martial at Mare Island for Lt. Herbert A. Jones and Ensign Robert Kirkpatrick, in whose joint possession the book lies. If not recovered, a new secret system may be needed.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States Navy
Hull
Washington
Navy Department
Mare Island
Herbert A. Jones
Robert Kirkpatrick
Navy
Weather report for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Fair to night and Saturday with slowly rising temperatures and a low near 16 degrees. Eastern Pennsylvania sees fair conditions with light southwest winds. The Susquehanna and its tributaries are falling with possible ice in spots. Harrisburg stage Saturday morning around 6.4 feet. Snow has fallen along the Atlantic coast and in parts of eastern Canada. temperatures are 8 to 10 degrees colder in higher regions. Sunrise at 7:12 am, sunset at 5:20 pm, first quarter moon February 10. River stage 7.1 feet above low water mark.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Thequehanna
Atlantic
New Jersey
Canadian
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
New England
Halifax Farmers Institute Highlights Local Interest
The final session of the Halifax Farmers Institute featured speakers from the State Department of Agriculture praising strong local interest in the five meetings. E. L. Phillips of Clarion county said he had never spoken before to a more engaged audience and answered many questions.
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Robert F. Gorman
Halifax
Farmers’ Institute
State Department of Agriculture
E. L. Phillips
Clarion County
Von Bernstorff Denial On Embargo Conference Head
Washington reports say Ambassador Von Bernstorff did not subscribe to the American Embargo Conference and declined comment. Dr. William Bayard Hale is named as chairman, with suspicions the group is German-financed and tied to confidential State Department funds.
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von Bernstorff
Dr. Hale
Washington
William Bayard Hale
Wilson
Mexico
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Doctor Hale
Labor
Zeppelin L-19 Sinks in the North Sea with Crew
Grimsby reports skipper William Martin of the trawler King Stephen saw the Zeppelin L-19 submerged in the North Sea early Wednesday. He observed 17 to 20 crew members clinging to the envelope and asked for rescue, but the Zeppelin's crew outnumbered his boat. He returned to Grimsby and notified the admiralty.
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Grimsby
William Martin
King Stephen
North Sea
Admiralty
Front Steps of Harrisburg Put City on the Map
George A. Shreiner of the City Planning Commission urged the national real estate executive committee to showcase Harrisburg while observing the Susquehanna. He highlighted the river wall and steps that frame the city, promising exposure as the group toured.
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City
National Real Estate Executive Committee
Washington, D. C
George A. Shreiner
City Planning Commission
America
Pennsylvania
Middle Western States
Susquehanna
Mr. Shreiner
Enraged mother fights for daughter in court drama
In Athens a custody dispute ends with Rose Wertz pursuing 8 year old Katherine to the Dolbin aunt’s home after a court ruling. The mother leaves when Katherine asks her to go, earlier court actions involved deputy sheriffs and custody arrangements for the child.
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Brindisi
Rose Wertz
Katherine
George Dolbin
Jefferson Street
Dolbin
Austrians Strike Albanian Ports in Daring Air Raids
Allied base teams report Austrian airmen conducted three attacks on Durazzo between January 25 and February 1, with an additional strike on Avlona February 2. Vienna also cites bombardments in Buczacz and Volhynia as Austrians push air operations on multiple fronts.
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Albania
Western
Balkan
Vienna
Buczacz
Galicia
Volhynia
Saloniki
Athens
Tolmino
Huluch
Berlin
Argonne
Paris
Vosges
Neuville
Attempted dynamite levee plan to divert Arkansas flood
Investigators probe a failed attempt to dynamite Pine Bluff levee to reroute the Arkansas River. As water rises, hundreds are driven from homes in freezing cold and isolation hampers relief work. The flood death toll remains at one.
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Little Rock Ark
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Jailed for Grocery Theft Involving Another Man’s Account
William Hall, colored, was held on $200 bail after a hearing before Alderman Fritz Kramme. He admitted buying seven dollars worth of groceries on Fred Hopewell’s account and selling them to another man for five dollars.
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William Hall
Fred Hopewell
Fritz Kramme
Hall
Clear Paths Through Snow Along the River Park Front Promenades
W Grant Forrer supervised snow clearing along the river front wall and upper park walks to keep promenaders and mill workers moving to work in the lower town. A horse drawn snow scraper was used. Gross plans to inspect the system when snow permits and prepare spring work with Forrer already taking charge.
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W. Grant Forrer
E. Z. Gross
Gross
Forrer
Prussian American Treaty Status Indicated by Lansing
Washington February 4 Secretary Lansing stated the United States has decided to hold the Prussian American treaty as the government continues its policy. The note was delivered amid ongoing discussions and more details were expected on page five.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Germany
von Bernstorff
Lusitania
United States
Wilson
Lansing
Washington
Wilson Special Third Train Over New Cumberland Bridge
President Wilson's Westbound special became the third train to cross the Cumberland Valley Railroad bridge over the Susquehanna. One half of the bridge is complete and opened to traffic. The President reached Harrisburg at 9 o'clock and departed at 9:55 for the South. He heads to Washington to discuss Lusitania and Appamoment.
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President Wilson
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Susquehanna
Wilson
New Cumberland Valley
Susquehanna River
Washington
Harrisburg
Lansing
Lusitania
Appam
Middle West
Mrs Mohr Weeps As Lawyer Closes Her Case
In Providence R I on February 4 Mrs Elizabeth I Mohr wept as her attorney John J Fitzgerald wrapped up the defense. He argued the state failed to prove she hired Cecil V Brown and Henry H Spellman to murder her husband Dr Franklin Mohr. The defense rested with Brown and Spellman’s counsel concluding yesterday and the state expected to close this afternoon.
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Associated Press
Providence
R. T
Abeth I. Mohr
John J. Fitzgerald
Cecil V. Brown
Henry H. Spellman
Franklin Mohr
Brown
Spellman
Rice
Stearns
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