Wilson notes may withdraw Versailles if allies act without US consent
The memorandum to the allies warns the United States might withdraw from the Versailles treaty if the Adriatic settlement proceeds without US approval. Officials say the move is a firm position, not a threat, linked to the Anglo Franco American pact and US policing rights in the Adriatic.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Senate
Adriatic
State Department
America
Polk
Paris
Wallace
Jugo-Slavia
Alabama back roads bond passes by large margin
Scattering returns from 40 counties show the Alabama constitutional amendment authorizing a 25 million dollar bond issue for good roads has been ratified by an overwhelming majority. Very few precincts reported adverse votes, with Jefferson county excluded from the tally.
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Alabama
Jefferson County
Augie Kiekhafer challenges Cannetfax for billiard title
Augie Kiekhafer posts a $5000 side bet and challenges Robert Cannetfax to a three cushion billiard championship in Chicago. He claims discrimination connected to a recent Cleveland tournament won by Cannetfax.
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Chicago
Augie Kiekhfer
Robert L. Canneffax
Cleveland
Cannetfiax
Wilson Up Early Today Shaves Himself
President Wilson showed improvement and rose early to shave and resume his usual routine. Rear Admiral Grayson denied any relapse or urgent conference with Dr Frances X. Dercum, saying no contact since Saturday.
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Washington
Grayson
Frances X. Dercum
Philadelphia
White Hene
Mrs Nancy Canoy Dies At Local Hospital
Mrs Nancy Canoy wife of D M Canoy died at 1 this morning in a local hospital where she had been a patient a week She would have been 70 years old born in 1850 in Randolph county She leaves husband two sons David and Walter Canoy of High Point and two daughters Mrs Mary Turner of High Point and Mrs Martha Cross of Lexington Funeral from the home near Springfield church tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock with interment in Oakwood cemetery Rev O L Ruth officiating
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D. M. Cancy
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Walter Canoy
High Point
Mary Turner
Martha Cross
Lexington
Springfield Church
Oakwood Cemetery
O. L. Ruth
Lost Treasure Revealed By Fatal Explosion In Amsterdam
At Gorinhem Geldreland a deadly blast during a family dinner crushed two diners. Dirk Wonterzoon, a provision dealer, bought cheap explosives from a German soldier. An old party wall collapse exposed an oak box with gold and silver coins from the early sixteenth century valued at over 500000 dollars. The treasure is held by the prefect of police.
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Wonterzoon
Perfect of Police
Onions and Garlic A Cure for Influenza
An Akron jail incident highlights a Slovak woman sending onions garlic and meat to a prisoner amid flu cases. The report links old Jewish lore about onions and garlic conferring disease resistance to epidemics of the sixteenth century.
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Akron
Ohio
Lngtepd
Two Moves Under Way to End Railway Wage Dispute
Washington February 17 final compromises on railroad regulation prompt two parallel steps. A conference seeks to discuss President Wilson's plan for a joint commission to hear wage demands, while the labor section is rewritten to provide compulsory arbitration and a nine member board whose decisions would be binding.
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Senate
Railroad Corporation
Wilson
Holland to answer second note on former Emperor William
The Hague Feb 17 Holland will reiterate its position refusing to surrender former Emperor William but agrees to closely guard him in response to the Entente’s second note on his status.
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Hague
Holland
Entente
William
Cotton futures open steady as nerves, firmer late call
In New York on February 17 cotton futures opened steady with March to December quotes from 36.40 to 29.24. Initial trading showed irregularity and modest gains, as May and July moved up then retraced. Liverpool and domestic buyers supported prices while southern demand and Continental buying helped lift values before midday.
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New York
Liverpool
Two Ships Disabled Off Coast Near Cape Lookout
The coast guard cutter Itasca, 100 miles east of Cape Lookout lightship, towed an all disabled steamer into port after wireless contact. An unidentified schooner was reported sinking 309 miles southwest of the lightship. A passing steamship offered to take the crew but they refused, saying the schooner could reach Cape Lookout.
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Beaufort
Coast Guard
Itasca
Cape Lookout
Mission boards begin five day session in Nashville
Secretaries of the Baptist mission boards from 18 southern states gather in Nashville for a five day meeting led by Dr Arch Cree of Georgia. The group plans to stress follow up work on the Baptist campaign which has raised 75 009 000 dollars.
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Baptist Mission Boards
Southern Baptist Convention
Arch €. Cree
Georgia
Paris Bond Sales Reach 1.786 Billion Francs In January
Paris reports January sales of national defense bonds and treasury notes totaling 1.786 billion francs. The figure reflects the French government's fundraising effort for defense.
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Paris
National Defense
Treasury
Wilson prepares denial to charge of secret pact with Britain
President Wilson worked on a response to a Senate resolution about a secret agreement between the Shipping Board and Great Britain over former German liners. The reply was described as an emphatic denial. Only one bid was received in the auction of 30 ships, $550,000 for the Otsego, with no offers for the larger vessels like the Leviathan and George Washington.
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Wilson
Senate
Shipping Board
Great Britain
Polk
Otsego
E. J. Roberts
Acme Operating Corporation
New York
Scott
Leviathar
George Washington
Bond sought for Robert Greer at Rockingham
A. N. Greer and Attorney L. B. Williams travel to Rockingham to obtain bond for Robert Greer held on highway robbery charges. The arrest followed the shooting death of William Clinard by a sheriffs posse. J. Kent Greer was later released on bond in a related case. The dual robbery and killing occurred Friday night near Rockingham.
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William Clinard
J. Kent Greer
Greer Brothers
Rockingham
Clinard
Hold Directors Meeting Monday At Chamber Event
The annual officers and directors meeting of the chamber of commerce may be held in the high school auditorium Monday evening if influenza restrictions permit. J. J. Farriss, the chamber president, aims to make it a success with an elaborate program and broad invitation to High Pointers. The president will report on the chamber’s progress since its inception a year ago and outline plans for the year ahead.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. J. Farriss
High Point Charity Drive Raises Funds for War Relief
Citizens support the Associated Charities drive in High Point to raise five thousand dollars for district nurse pay and yearlong relief efforts. Mrs. Frank Gurley notes early contributions exceed five hundred dollars as influenza strains civic giving. The push aims to fund charity needs through the coming year.
Caillaux Goes on Trial for Conspiracy in War Time
Former French prime minister Joseph Caillaux appeared before the Senate high court in Paris on February 17 charged with conspiracy against France during wartime. He entered with three policemen as a large crowd gathered and most senators were absent.
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Paris
Joseph Caillaux
France
Senate
C Y Dunnagan Visits Winston-Salem on Business
C Y Dunnagan of Winston-Salem appeared in town yesterday on business.
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C. Y. Dunnagan
Winston-Slem
Britain to Modify Peace Treaty Over Armenian Prosecution
London reports that Britain instructed Admiral Derobeck at Constantinople to say the peace treaty could be altered if the Armenian prosecution continues, signaling mood on the Armenian question and possible diplomatic shifts.
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London
Great Britain
Derobeck
Constantinople
Admiral Benson Chosen to Succeed Payne on Shipping Board
Washington Feb 17 Rear Admiral Benson former chief of naval operations in the war and now retired has been selected by President Wilson to join the shipping board succeeding John Barton Payne. Confirmation will wait until Chairman Payne finishes board matters before becoming secretary of the interior March 1. the move could take about a month.
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Benson
Naval Operations
Wilson
John Barton Payne
Shipping Board
Senate
Payne
Secretary of the Interior
Lane
South Carolina Govishes Fine for Wild Turkey Shipment
The governor of South Carolina remits a $10 fine on Ss. B. McMaster cousin of President Wilson for sending a wild turkey out of state. The turkey, killed at Good Will, S C, was sent to Fitzwilliam Woodrow who presented it to President Wilson.
Large Liberty Bond Heist Hits Bank of Shannon
Between 28 000 and 30 000 in liberty bonds and war savings certificates belonging to nations and about 600 in post office funds were stolen from the vault of the Bank of Shannon between Saturday night and Monday morning. An announcement said the theft occurred at the Mississippi bank.
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Erty
Bank of Shannon
American Swimmer Norman Ross Wins Australian Title
Adelaide relay meet report states Norman Ross of the United States won the three quarter mile championship in 17 minutes 29 16 seconds. He excels in a tough race held in Adelaide on February 17.
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Adelaide
South Australia
Norman Ross
Influenza Declines as Pneumonia Cases Rise
Winston-Salem health authorities report fewer new influenza cases but a rise in pneumonia cases, reflecting a shift in respiratory illness activity.
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Winston-Salem
Debate on Treaty Tlares Up in New Burst
The Versailles treaty debate dominated the February 17 Senate session. Private negotiations for a compromise paused as Lodge moves to modify the withdrawal reservation. Leaders hope the clash may reveal a path to unite opposing sides after both have spoken.
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Senate
Senator Lodge
League of Nations
Earl of Redding Declines Washington Ambassadorship
London February 17 reports that Premier Lloyd George offered the Washington ambassadorship to the Hall of Reading, the former ambassador there, but he declined the appointment.
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London
Lloyd-George
Washington
Hall of Reading
Gazette Today
Mass meeting of Colonial State bank depositors
More than 1,000 depositors in Newport News attended a mass meeting after the Colonial State bank closed last Thursday. A 14 member committee was formed to investigate the failure and seek legal counsel, with a second meeting planned in two weeks. Directors proposed reopening with capital from stockholders and depositors.
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Newport News
Colonial State Bank
Osborn Ohio Faces Move to Preserve Flood Plan
Osborn residents decide whether to spend 100000 to relocate the village one and a half miles southeast from Greene county to clear land condemned for the Miami Valley flood conservation project. If relocation is rejected, Osborn will likely vanish when the plan completes this summer. About 314 families and roughly 1000 people reside in Osborn.
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Lage
Greene County
Miami Valley
Illiterate Austrian Earned Fifty-Five Hundred Twenty-Seven in Canada
Canadian wartime record shows an illiterate Austrian laborer at Welland Steel foundries earned 5527 dollars in one year. Mike Ennis was fined for making a false income tax return related to the incident.
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Canada
Welland Steel Foundries
Mike Ennis
Red Cross Nurses Battle Influenza in Deep South
In Atlanta on February 17 the Red Cross nurses in the southern division covering North and South Carolina Georgia Florida and Tennessee are actively fighting influenza through public urging and visits to homes and communities.
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AH Red Cross
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South Carolina
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