Lusitania Case Seen as Hopeful as Berlin Reply Near
Washington reports say the Lusitania crisis appears hopeful with Germany’s latest offer nearly acceptable. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing discuss terms, with possible further talks with Count von Bernstorff and E. M. House. Officials foresee a formal, satisfactory conclusion soon and note substantial accord between the United States and Germany.
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Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Germany
White House
Count von Bernstorff
Berlin
E. M. House
Tausitania
Lusitania
United States
Seattle Detention Holds Fifty War Refugees for Deportation
Seattle Washington February 8 Out of 108 war refugees mostly Russians arriving aboard the Manila Maru from the Orient yesterday fifty are held at the immigrant detention station for deportation. The destitute group says they were well supplied with money in Japan but spent it while waiting for a Seattle steamer. The Manila Maru carried a cargo valued near five million dollars including three million dollars in silk and five hundred thousand dollars in platinum.
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Seattle
Wash
Orient
Japan
Weather forecast Harrisburg region and rivers
Fair and warmer tonight with a 15 degree low, cloudy and warmer Wednesday for Harrisburg area. Eastern Pennsylvania to become warmer with variable winds, southerly later. Susquehanna and tributaries fall slowly or hold. river stage about 5.1 feet Wednesday morning near Harrisburg. Central cold high pressure from the Northwest covers the eastern half of the country. Temperature changes noted from 8 a.m. to morning readings. moon phase and river stage listed. Highest 41, lowest 18, mean 30, normal 29.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
St. Lawrence Valley
North Atlantic
Middle Ail
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Ohio River
William H. Lewis to Speak at The People's Forum
William H. Lewis former assistant attorney general will address The People's Forum next Sunday afternoon at the auditorium on Forster and Ash streets. He will discuss Race and Democracy in America. The forum has hosted notable speakers recently and promotes better citizenship.
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William H. Lewis
United States
People’s Forum
Forster and
Ash Streets
Lewis
America
S. J. M. McCarrell
F. E. Downes
May Soon Teach Spanish at Tech High School
A recommendation to the school board calls for making Spanish an elective at Tech High School. The plan cites a qualified local teacher and minimal cost, arguing the change meets a rising need as business with South and Central America grows.
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May
Tech High School
South
Central America
Effort to Raise Standard of Men’s Dress at Tailors Convention
Styles for men will be reviewed during a three day convention of the National Association of Merchant Tailors in St. Louis. A special exhibit of apparel will back the aim to lift the standard of men’s dress, and delegates are expected to discuss a nationwide apprenticeship system.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
National Association of Merchant Tailors
Bryan Will Trail Wilson With Antidefense Speeches
Washington dispatch reports William J. Bryan accepted President Wilsons defense challenge and will campaign against defense spending, opening with a New York speech and touring major cities toward the Pacific coast. State and railroad officials deny any joint rifle club move, citing a sports shooting association purpose.
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Bryan
Wilson
Washington, D. C
William J. Bryan
Middle West
Congress
Washington
Miami
Fla
New York City
Pacific Coast
Senate Eyes 11 Million Armor Plate Plant Bill
In Washington on Feb 8 the Senate Naval Committee ordered a favorable report on a bill providing 11 million dollars for a government armor plate plant. It recommended passage of 600 thousand dollars for Mare Island and New York yards and boosting naval academy entrants. Public Lands panel kept hearings on an oil land leasing bill while the House resumed debate on the Indian bill and continued hearings on national defense by Military and Naval Affairs committees.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Naval Committee
Mare Island
New York Oy
Naval Academy
Public Lands
House
Approve Armor Plate Plants in Face of Threats
Private armor plate makers warned the Senate Naval Committee they would raise prices by 200 per ton if Congress created or bought government armor plate plants. The committee still voted to recommend government plants. Senator Penrose disclosed the position of Bethlehem and Midvale Steel firms amid the dispute.
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Washington
Senate Naval Committee
Congress
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem and
Midvale Steel Companies
Dr Richard R Spahr to serve in Paris hospital
Mechanicsburg Pa February reports Dr Richard R Spahr son of Mr and Mrs Murray H Spahr 19 South Market Street sails for France later this month as part of the Pennsylvania unit for four months He will work in a Paris hospital under Dr James H Hutchinson and aims to raise 500 for an ambulance car fund before departing with prior experience at Children’s Hospital Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Hospital Sayre Robert Packer Sayre PA.
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Mechanicsburg
Europe
Richard R. Spahr
Murray H. Spahr
South Market Street
France
Spahr
Pennsylvania
Bordeaux
Paris
James H. Hutchinson
Mercersburg Academy
Pennsylvania University
Children's Hospital
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital
Eighth and Spruce Streets
Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre
United States
Expect Wilson to Formally Announce His Candidacy
Washington reports that President Wilson’s advisers expect a formal bid for re nomination within the month. He is said to notify the Ohio Secretary of State before February 25 that voters may use his name in the primary. no definite public declaration has been made.
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Washington
Wilson
Ohio
Tumulty Places Wilsons Name on Indiana Ballot
Indiana election officials report that on January 7, following the filing deadline, President Wilson’s name was placed on the Indiana primary ballot as the sole Democratic nominee for president by authority of Secretary Tumulty.
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Wilson
Indiana
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Tumulty
Big Game Driven from Park by Snow in Montana
Gardiner Mont Feb 8 Driven from the mountainous portion of Yellowstone National Park by heavy snows which prevented grazing, three thousand elk two thousand deer and several hundred mountain sheep are being fed by park officials daily near the park entrance. Government officials here say winter losses among the herds have been small.
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Gardiner
Mont
Yellowstone National Park
May Send Big Force to Quell Indian Uprising
Federal officials in Phoenix await Washington instructions to dispatch deputy U S Marshals to the Navajo reservation in Arizona where Indians threaten to go on the warpath. Advices say the Indians seek revenge for a comrade killed by deputies who opened fire. One deputy was shot. a comrade died from wounds.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Washington
United States
Navajo
Arizona
Flynn
Americans in Mexican Train Under Constant Bandit Fire
A party of four American mining engineers arriving from Vera Cruz reported constant bandit fire on the train from Mexico City to Vera Cruz. They traveled in an armored car with four three inch guns, saying the region between the capital and the coast is infested with bandits. Dr John R Davis noted typhus cases and raging smallpox in Mexico City, while the engineers said Carranza’s grip waned and Obregon was the man of the hour.
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Associated Press
New York
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Seacoast
John R. Davis
Tampico
Carranza
General Obregon
British Officials May Be Sent To US For Blockade Talks
London editors propose Viscount Bryce or Arthur Balfour be sent to Washington with full authority to negotiate an adjustment of the blockade dispute. The Guardian notes the need for decisive diplomatic action to settle differences with the United States government.
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London
The
Manchester Guardian
Viscount Bryce
United States
Arthur J. Balfour
Admiralty
Washington
Front reports of quiet front as major actions wane
Across the Franco Belgian front activity is limited with heavy gun duels noted but few infantry movements. In the Caucasus Russian forces press north and south of Erzerum while Petrograd says German troop transfers signal a renewed focus on France and Belgium. Rumors in London claim Kitchener may head Egypt forces, unconfirmed.
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Petrograd
Erzerum
Black Sea
Lake van
Kitchener
London
Earl Kitchener
Egypt
Earl of Derby
Polivanoff
Somme
Berlin
Belgium
West Front
France
Lost $380 Found Eleven Years Ago in Old Safe
Indianapolis reports a $380 shortage tied to former revenue clerk Edward Elliott now in Idaho. A Decatur Illinois safe reveal triggered Elliott's claim filed by Frank Smith at Washington. Also Lebanon Pennsylvania workers receive a 5 percent wage rise, about 25 cents per ton, affecting 1,000 mill workers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Chicago
Edward Elliott
Idaho
T.e
Elliott
Decatur
Ill
Washington
Frank Smith
Lebanon
American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Company
State plans to free Lancaster Pike from toll
State Highway Department aims to buy and open the toll road on the Lancaster pike from Overbrook to Paoli owned by the Lancaster Avenue Improvement Company. Cunningham asked for a price on holdings to enable purchase while jitney forces push for relaxed rules. The pike, Sproul route 142A, runs parallel to the Pennsylvania railroad and serves as a west entrance to Philadelphia.
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State Capitol
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
G. W. Thompson
State Highway Department
City Line
Overbrook
Paoli
Lancaster Avenue Improvement Company
Cunningham
Maskellwing
Lancaster Pike
Promoters of Cambria Steel Co Sale Bake in Nine Million
The 900000 outstanding Cambria Steel shares were bought by Midvale Steel and Ordnance for 81 dollars a share, totaling 12900000 dollars. Promoters may gain about 9000000 dollars. all stockholders will receive 81 dollars per share. Payment starts February 23 at Drevel & Co. Officers. Donner Stotesbury and Replogle interests have already assented.
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Philadelphia
Cambria Steel Company
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company
Cambria Company
Drevel & Co
Donner, Stotesbury and
Replogle
Inter-State Wage Scale Talks Open in Mobile
Bituminous coal operators from Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois meet with union miners totaling about a quarter of a million workers in Mobile to begin negotiations for a new Inter-State wage scale replacing existing agreements expiring March 31.
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Associated Press Mobile
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Ohio
Indiana
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