Wilson to defer armed ship decision until official word
President Wilson is expected to delay any decision on arming American merchant ships until he determines whether to ask Congress for more authority. Government policy remains unchanged, with administration officials noting that a build up of incidents against American rights is likely to influence the next move. Detention of seventy two sailors on the Yarrowdale is cited as another sign of Germany's disregard. Cabinet members deny any split and pledge unity behind the President's eventual course.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Germany
Yarrowdale
United States
State Department
Europe
American schooner sunk by German submarine
London reports the American schooner Lyman M. Law was sunk by a submarine on Monday. The Stefani Agency of Rome dispatch states the crew, including eight Americans, was landed.
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London
Lyman M. Law
Stefani Agency
Rome
Weather forecast for Harrisburg and vicinity
Un settled weather brings light snow or rain likely tonight and Thursday with little temperature change and lows near 20 degrees. Eastern Pennsylvania should stay cloudy with possible snow in the north and rain in the south, winds moderating. Susquehanna River and ice conditions expected to fall slowly or stay steady with no major change. Yesterday's weather shows a 24 high, 1 low, mean 12, normal 20.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State coal tax bill introduced in Pennsylvania House
A bill proposes a 2.5 percent coal value tax with half allocated to highway improvements and a 50 percent fund for cities and townships where coal is mined. It allows a severability clause and follows similar collection methods to prior acts. Several other measures include mine first aid corps, interracial marriage ban, trespassing penalties on railways, and a commission study on coal price rises.
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Pennsylvania
Davis
Lackawanna
Powell
Luzerne
Howarth
Allegheny
Sinclair
Fayette
Dean
Lawrence
Whitaker
Chester
Drake
Greene
Rich
Clinton
Shunk
Erie
Miller
Susquehanna
Thomas H. Garvin
House of Representatives
Joseph P. Tumulty
Sap
Ae. Ba
Fire gut Steelton store. $10,000 loss
A blaze destroyed a Steelton store with a thousand bushels of potatoes and large meat quantities. Machinery in the refrigerator and electrical departments suffered total loss. Fire crews faced delays as hoses and traffic were disrupted. no injuries were reported.
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Steelton Store CO
Baldwin Hose Company
Front
Locust Streets
Front Street
Five School Board Directors Oppose Architect Pick
Five of the city School Board voted against hiring William B. Ittner of St. Louis as architect for the new high school plans. A special committee had recommended his selection, but the five directors stood against the decision despite the committee's choice.
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William B. Ittner
St. Louis
State as storehouse for United States in war time
Dr. R F Bacon, director of the Mellon Institute and chairman of Pennsylvania industrial preparedness, says Pennsylvania plants at full capacity could nearly supply all U S munitions in war. He prepared to report in Washington on an inventory of the state's industrial plants. Separately, Captain Francis T Evans looped the loop in a hydroairplane at Pensacola Navy Flying School, reported as the first successful somersault in a hydroplane in the United States.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
R. F. Bacon
Mellon Institute
Naval Consulting Board
Washington
Pensacola
Fla
Francis T. Evans
Navy Flying School
Sproul Inquiry Passes House By 110 To 80 Vote
The Sproul resolution for a Pennsylvania government investigation passed the House 110 to 80 after clearing the Senate and moves to the Governor. Earlier, a test vote on the first section reached 116 to 80. Also, the Fourth Annual Convention of the Pennsylvania Threshermen and Farmers Protective Association opened in Chestnut Street Auditorium with talks on threshing rate standardization and potential repeal of the personal tax on traction engine owners.
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Sproul
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Senate
Con
Chestnut Street Auditorium
Pennsylvania Threshermen's and
Farmers’ Protective Association
Chestnut Street Hall
Brubaker
To Intervene in Cuban Revolt If Necessary
Washington reports Secretary Lansing warned the Cuban people that any government formed by revolt would not be recognized by the United States. The administration considers intervention if needed and has informed President Menocal and uprising leaders, with instructions for wide publicity to emphasize Washington’s disfavor.
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Washington
Lansing
United States
Menocal
Gonzales
Troops Revolt in Cuba and Clashes Kill Rebels
Havana reports a revolt in Camaguey province with loyal forces led by Colonels Figuroa and Colazzo ready to strike. In Oriente a small rebel group clashed, seven rebels killed and several wounded amid five or six minor rural encounters. El Mundo cites Menocal on the Julito yacht capture near Casilda.
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Havana
Menocal
Camaguey
Figuroa
Colazzo
Oriente
el Mund
Julito
Foremer
Gomez
Casilda
Santa Clar
Cumanayagua
Santa Clara
ReEeneges
Prize Offered for Sinking Attacking Submarine
Paris February 14 A resolution introduced by Andre Lefevre offers 500000 francs to the crew of any French allied or neutral vessel that destroys an attacking submarine. The measure notes German attacks on all ships, armed or unarmed, creating a new situation requiring action.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Andre Lefevre
Commissioners Do Not Favor Salary Increases
Members of the law committee of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania will meet here again March 13 to take further action on proposed legislation which may be introduced for passage this session. The committee went on record late yesterday afternoon as opposing proposed salary increases for county treasurers and increasing fees allowed to constables for making arrests. No action was taken on proposed salary increases for county commissioners. Bills favored by the committee include one which will abolish the present system of county tax collection in third class cities by substituting a receiver of taxes for ward collectors. A law to provide three or four assessors for each county, to be elected every four years, was favored. At present there is an assessor in each township.
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Law Committee
The
County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
Patriot May Move to Commonwealth Hotel Site
Rumor on the streets says Patriot Company may relocate from North Market Square to the Commonwealth Hotel site and later build an office on the property. The hotel will stay open at least until July 1. Executives McCormick declined comment while others denied knowledge of any building plan. In a separate matter, John C. Orr sues Harrisburg National Bank for 23000 claiming a prior payment before bankruptcy in 1913. Paris reports a submarine attacked the French coast near the mouth of the Adour river with no major damage.
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Patriot Company
North Market Square
Commonwealth Hotel
Vance C. McCormick
Henry B. McCormick
Donald McCormick
John C. Orr
H. R. Simonetti
Harrisburg National Bank
Paris
Adour
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