Penfield seeks final Austro-Hungarian U boat stance
American ambassador Frederic C. Penfield, in Vienna, delivered to Austro-Hungarian Foreign Minister a request for a clear and final definition of Austria-Hungary’s attitude toward submarine warfare. The aide memoire asks if assurances given over the Ancona and Persia incidents remain valid or are withdrawn. The foreign ministry will study and reply.
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Reuter
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Ancona
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War With United States Seen as Likely by Germans
Americans arriving from Berlin report optimism among many in the German public that the crisis with the United States will not escalate beyond ruptured relations. Officials and many Germans fear actual hostilities are increasingly likely and expect war unless events change course.
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United States
Copenhagen
Berlin
Sproul probe resolution reaches governor for action
The Sproul resolution calling for a government investigation will sit on Governor Brumbaugh's desk later today. It was signed by the presiding officers of both houses this morning in the presence of members, and the governor has ten days to act. Reports that he asked Attorney General Brown for advice were denied at the governor’s office.
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Weather recap for Harrisburg and eastern Pennsylvania
Fair and colder tonight and Wednesday with lows near 25. Eastern Pennsylvania sees cloudy skies and cooling, with Wednesday generally fair and northwest winds. Susquehanna and branches rise or hold steady, stage around 6.6 to 6.9 feet. Missouri system shifts to St Lawrence Valley with light to moderate rain east of the Mississippi.
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Consul Denies German Intrigue Behind Cuban Troubles
Paris Feb 20 Associated Press dispatch says the Cuban consul at Havre denies reports that Cuba’s troubles stem from German intrigue. He states disturbances arise solely from the bitter nature of the presidential election and that Germans have no influence in Cuba nor power to strain Cuban U S relations.
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Paris
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Havis
United States
Senate Convenes Twice In One Day Over 11 O'clock Rule
The Senate met twice within an hour with two morning prayers by the chaplain after Republicans protested a prior 10 30 a m session. The body adjourned last night with a 10 30 a m start for today but resumed at 11 a m when rulings declared the earlier session out of order.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Three Ash Men Arrested for Cussing at Lynch
Harrisburg crowd of Garnet Jackson Daniel Carpenter and Lexington Green were arrested by Motorcycle Officer George Ferrow after allegedly shouting obscenities at City Commissioner W. H. Lynch who had remonstrated with them for scattering ashes from a leaky wagon on Sayford street. They appeared before Alderman James B. DeShong for a hearing at police court.
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City Inspectors to Supervise Ash Collections
City Council approves eight inspectors to oversee ash and garbage collections in districts, paid by the city, after complaints about paltry service by the Pennsylvania Reduction Company. Commissioner Lynch cited earlier disputes with Reduction workers, and Dr. Raunick endorsed the plan as likely to improve efficiency and curb negligence.
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Potatoes Climb as Dealers Fear Worse Prices
Harrisburg dealers report potato prices at century highs with $3.40 a bushel retail average and $2.50 wholesale at Bates & Company. Some markets ask $3 a bushel or 40 cents per half peck. Grocers sell by fractions, while many refuse full bushels. Dealers blame crop holdbacks, speculation, and rail congestion for the surge.
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Three Loans Proposed for Voters in November
City officials announced plans to ask voters to approve three improvement loans in the November election. One funds Park Belt completion from Reservoir to Wildwood Park, another provides about 50 000 dollars for street paving, and the third covers municipal garbage and ash collection as contracts expire in 1918. The park loan would finish Parkway Drive, leaving only the Cameron Park segment incomplete, with a tunnel under the railway tracks to be built.
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Samuel Kunkel Sets Aside $1000 for Oratorical Prize
Samuel Kunkel left in trust with Mechanics' Trust Company a bond of 1000 dollars to perpetuate the annual Kunkel oratorical contest in the high school. The funds were arranged years ago so money will always be available for the prizes, though his will at first disappointed many by not providing for the fund.
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Mechanics’ Trust Company
Kunkel
Potato Boycott Sparks Harrisburg Price Drop Movement
Thousands of Harrisburg households go without potatoes as a citywide boycott aims to force fair prices on the staple. Prices run about 3.60 per bushel, with officials and Civic Club members endorsing the effort to protect consumers against profiteering.
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Harrisburg
Harry D. Reel
Civic Club
We Are Starving Message Found In Stamp
Lancaster, Feb 20 reports on Germany’s food situation vary. A New Providence woman received a letter from a German relative that included a stamped note asking to keep the stamp as a souvenir. She peeled the stamp and found the message We are starving.
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Lancaster
Germany
Christian Schmidt
New Providence
Irate Women Mob Pushcart Peddlers in New York
In New York City on February 20 hundreds of women from tenement districts stormed City Hall demanding bread as prices for potatoes and onions rose. They shouted at Mayor Mitchel and blocked gates. police restored order while the leader, Mrs. Ida Harris of the Mothers' Vigilant League, and three others entered to await further action. Continued on page 8.
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New York
John P. Mitchel
Mitchel
Ida Harris
Mothers’ Vigilant League
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