Hundreds Picked Up After Tuscania Sinks Off Ireland
The Cunard liner Tuscania with 2179 aboard, mainly Michigan and Wisconsin National Guardsmen, was torpedoed by a German submarine and sank in the North Atlantic near Ireland. At least 168 troopers are missing, with reports placing missing at 267. First survivors landed at Buncrana and Larne, while official lists and unit details unfold. Rescue ships and convoys rushed to aid, and relief efforts in Belfast were empowered to spend all needed funds.
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Washington
Cunard
Tuscania
Thirty-second National Guard Division
North Atlantic Ocean
War and State Departments
Admiralty
Ireland
England
War Department
Buncrana
Larne
State Department
Weather Summary for Harrisburg and Eastern Pennsylvania
Fair and colder tonight and Friday with lows around 30 on the Harrisburg area. For eastern counties, colder with west winds as the Susquehanna and its branches stay icebound and nearly stationary. Harrisburg stage about 3.9 feet Friday morning, 34 at 8 am, moon new February 11. River stage 3.0 feet above low water mark yesterday’s high 26 and low 4 with mean 15 and normal 29.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
The Telegraph Promotes Its Exclusive AP Status
The Harrisburg Telegraph declares it is the only evening Associated Press newspaper in central Pennsylvania. It warns readers against a rival paper forging AP ties and emphasizes its status as the sole source for AP news in the city.
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Associated Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Telegraph
Reading
Harrisburg Aviator on Tuscania Sinking Identified
Washington reports Robert Merle Mace of 1523 Swatara Street Harrisburg as a member of the 213th Aero Squadron aboard the Tuscania when it was sunk by a German U boat. He is son of Mrs W K Crozier wife of the assistant city electrician and was noted as a promising aviator who had a prior minor injury last fall.
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Washington
Robert Merle Mace
Swatara Street
Two Hundred and Thirteenth Aero Squadron
France
Tuscania
Mra. W. K. Crozier
First Unit at Middletown Six Big Buildings
Contract will be let at Washington soon for the first unit of the large war supply depot to be built on the old state fair site near Middletown. Blueprints show six two story concrete and steel structures, paired along the railroad, nearly filling Market Square in size and built to bear heavy weights. A second group will follow behind the initial set.
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Washington
Middletown
Market Square
First Thaw In Eight Weeks May Remove All Snow
The local weather bureau reports Harrisburg may see warmer days ahead. If ten days of mild temperatures occur, snow and river ice should melt gradually reducing flood risk. The coldest reading in the past day was 26 degrees above zero at 8 p.m. yesterday.
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Demrin
Harrisburg
Peace Parley In Progress Berlin Claims
London report notes Brest-Litovsk peace talks resume amid conflicting German and Bolshevik signals with a possible separate Ukraine deal. Russian sources offer little illumination as Russian telegraph news has been disrupted for days.
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Berlin
Cee Press
London
Brest- Litovsk
Ukraine
Petrograd
Daily News
Brest-Litovsk
Telegraph's bold Monday issue defies Garfield order
The Harrisburg Telegraph reports it prints faster than any rival and closes earlier on Mondays under the Garfield order. It runs a larger edition, then cuts earlier than others, exceeding what is required and accusing critics of unpatriotic motives aimed at harming the paper's business.
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Harrisburg Telegraph
Garfield
Telegraph
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Owes U.S. Govt Nearly Three Million
Benjamin M. Nead told a Telegraph reporter that Congress may seek repayment of 2,867,514.78 dollars Pennsylvania lent to the federal government eighty‑two years ago and never repaid. Nead, state financial agent, noted the record supports a pending measure in Congress and suggested state officials fear public scrutiny.
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Pennsylvania
Benjamin M. Nead
Washington
Frank Clarke
Florida
Congress
Nead
Wilson asks a dictator's war powers
The administration asked Congress for sweeping powers to reorganize the government and war machine as the president sees fit for war. Postmaster General Burleson sent the bill to Capitol Hill, introduced by Senator Overman and referred to the Judiciary Committee, provoking Republican concerns of executive control.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
Burleson
Senate
Overman
North Carolina
Committee On
Judiciary
Tuscania torpedoed off Irish coast with many survivors needy
British official statement reports the Anchor liner Tuscania torpedoed the night of February fifth off the Irish coast while carrying United States troops. About 2,187 of 2,397 aboard were saved, with 210 unaccounted and many survivors in pitiable condition after two hours in the sea. Red Cross dispatched Captains Wells and Smith to Belfast to aid the rescue effort.
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Trela d
Soden
J. I. Senderson
United States
United Ates
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Edgar H. Wells
Smith
Belfast
Hindenburg and Ludendorff Establish HQ in Belgium
Amsterdam reports that Hindenburg and Ludendorff have moved their headquarters to Belgium. An Austrian journal interview suggested Rhine region origins, but the new site lies within easy reach of Brussels, signaling a shift in German command centers.
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Amsterdam
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Belgium
Rhine
Brussels
Tumulty Declines New Jersey Senatorial Appointment
Secretary Tumulty announces he will not seek appointment to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey nor run in the November election. He says remaining as secretary to the President is more important.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tumulty
New Jersey
Wheat flour eliminated from tasty pastry in Harrisburg
Davenport lunch baking department proves pastry can be made without wheat flour. Manager Davenport, a strong food conservation advocate, notes substitute crusts boost pie sales and dainties like doughnuts and layer cake remain popular. Continued on Page 13.1.
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Harrisburg
Davenport
Shadfly and Straw Hats Welcome Spring Scene
The first shadfly arrived today discovered by foreman Tom Gosney at the city asphalt plant on South Ninth street. After witnesses, the insect was allowed to proceed, last seen near Market street, as a man in a straw hat appeared in the street. A note mentions five men possibly with the Twentieth Engineers from various towns. A frozen fire plug burst at the Columbus Hotel at 2 oclock, sending water several feet into the air.
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Tom" Gosney
City Asphalt Plant
South Ninth Street
Gosney
Market Street
Columbus
Cunard Liner Aurania Torpedoed Near United States
The Cunard liner Aurania 13400 tons was torpedoed by a German submarine while bound for the United States but not sunk. Officials say the ship is making for port with help from government vessels. crew reports few details and one report mentions the Tuscania survivors.
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United States
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples
A list of marriage licenses includes Lawrence KR with West Harrisburg and Lydia KE, Moyer with Williamsport, John W. Mitler with Alice M. Herbert of Morrisburg, Hiram Messner with Bensie Mustateh of Lykens, George W. Wolf with Mary M. Conrad of Harrisburg, John H. Tuker with Vera Lyter of South Hanover Township, Edwin D. Strite with Killen Cooke of Chambersburg, Harvey M. Fake and Eva Morris of Enola, and Weat Fairview filings.
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Lawrence KR
West
Harrisburg
Lydia KE. Moyer
Williamsport
John W. Mitler
Alice M. Herbert
Morrisburg
Hiram &. Messner
Bensie H. Mustateh
Lykens
George W. Wolf
Mary M. Conrad
John H. Tuker
Vera
Lyter
South Hanover Townshie
Edwin D. Strite
Killen
Cooke
Chambersburg
Harvey M. Fake
Weat Fairview
Eva
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107Th Engineers
Michigan Engineers
Wisconsin Infantry
One Hundred Seventh Engineers
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Wilson
Baker
Page
Antilles
Europe
Robert Merle
National Treasury
B. M. Nead
Ake
Hindenburg and
State Forestry Department
W.H. Horning
Mifflintown
Marvin H. Moyer
Elford
Louis C. Loetzer
Sayre
Walter Mosch
Coudersport
Roy B. Ross
Greenwood Furnace
Huntingdon County
New York
Cunard Line
Department of Labor
J. K. Johnston
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tyrone Division
F. W. Smith
Mifflin
Robert Fairies
Pittsburgh Division
E. J. Ayars
C M. Weisman
Allegheny Division
W. E. Brown
Elmira Division
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