Red Army presses toward Viipuri amid coastal advance
Soviet communique says Red Army troops hammer near Finland's second city Viipuri after isolating Fort Koivisto. Finnish report notes weakening Russian pressure in Karelia as battles shift to coastal rail towns and western Gulf of Finland coast.
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Moscow
Koivisto
Viipuri
Finland
Rheim Line
Kpuri
Karelia
Tranity
Johan Maksalahti
Somme
Red Army
Visto
Explosion Wrecks House. One Killed Nine Hurt
An explosion and gas leak in AVAGE Maryland killed one woman and injured nine others. Thomas Ridgeway, 68, and daughter Catherine were overcome by gas. daughter Jen Linder collapsed. Neighbors aided, Dr. Shipley revived two Ridgeway daughters. Five others suffered cuts and bruises. two women were hospitalized in Baltimore.
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Thomas Ridgeway
Catherine
Jen Linder
Richard Ship
Baltimore
Ghbors
Shipley
Elling
Der
Miss Ridgeway
Finns Win Loan Contingent on Finland’s Struggle
Washington Feb 19. Jesse Jones head of the Export Import Bank told the House Banking Committee that Congress should approve a 100 million capital increase to the bank and a 20 million loan limit for Finland only if Finland is still fighting with a real chance to win. Finland has already borrowed 10 million. He argued the program also aims to stimulate South American trade and noted neutrality laws could bar loans if Russia declares war. If a state of war is proclaimed after a Finland commitment, questions arise on disposition of the loan.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
Finland
House Banking Committee
Congress
Senate
Jones
South America
America
Russia
Entire Russian Division Wiped Out Near Ladoga
Finnish high command reports the Red Army 18th division, swollen to 18 000 by reinforcements, surrounded and annihilated near Syskyjarvi north of Lake Ladoga. About all 18 000 were killed or taken prisoner. Allies report multiple divisions wiped out and capture of war matériel including tanks and guns.
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Karelian
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Ambushed Germans Kill 20 Frenchmen on Western Front
Paris reports a French patrol fell into a German ambush before dawn in a central sector of the western front and about 20 men were killed. It is the heaviest casualty in a single skirmish of patrol warfare to date, signaling intensified western front activity after recent German raids.
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Paris
Altmark Case Keeps Norway in Diplomatic Tug of War
In Gjessingford Norway on February 19, Britain seeks internment of the German prison ship Altmark after rescuing 300 British sailors. Germany protests and Norway must decide if Altmark was armed, amid a battle shadow and deaths of seven crew members.
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Gjessingford
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Cossack
Oslo
Reich Confiscates All Factories and Lands in Polish Territory
Berlin reports Goering ordered seizure of all factories farms and forest lands in former Polish territories now part of the Reich. Excludes pre September 1 German owned property. State will manage assets to guarantee sustenance. Krakow Warsaw shipments aim to move tens of thousands of farmhands into Germany with ongoing daily departures through March.
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Poland
Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Goering
Russia
Rious
Warsaw
Krakow
Judge Meekins Rules Atlantic Coast Line Violated Wage Act
Federal Judge I M Meekins held the Atlantic Coast Line railroad could not count ice costs or transit of section hands as wages. Five workers sued. judgment totals about 1079 pay plus 1079 in liquidated damages, with findings on housing and box car abuses. Judge ruled the wage regulation valid for interstate commerce and not a constitutional violation.
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Federal
I. M. Meekins
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Clerk of District Court
Meekins
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United States Department of Labor
John H. Williams
Joseph C. Burnett
James Burnett
Ellis A. Tucker
Ben F. Dixon
A. Lacy McBryde
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
FDR Heads For Fishing Point
President Franklin D Roosevelt sails toward undisclosed fishing grounds after a Sunday inspection of the Panama Canal Zone defenses. Upon completing a 35 mile tour he boards a train at Gatun, waving to Canal Zone residents amid heavy military restrictions.
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Douglas B. Cornell
U. S
Lang
Roosevelt
Pacific
Panama Canal Zone
Canal
Canal Zone
United States
Hawaii
Gatun
Isthmus
Mortimer Sentenced to Two Years for Mail Fraud
George T. Mortimer 55 former president of the New York Title and Mortgage Company was sentenced to two years in federal prison and fined 5000 dollars on convictions of mail fraud and conspiracy.
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Mortimer
New York
George T. Mortimer
New York Title and Mortgage Company
Ohio's Favorite Son Withdraws
Senator Dohaney declined to be Ohio's favorite son candidate for the Democratic nomination saying acceptance would be subterfuge. Endorsements favored Roosevelt's renomination, while Garner discussions and Wheeler hints surfaced as others eyed the Ohio primary and potential favorite son entries.
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Dohaney
Ohio
State Central and Executive Committees
Roosevelt
Garner
Democratic Executive and Central Committee
Dehaney
Wheeler
D-Mont
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
British Destroyer Daring Sunk with 157 Lost
The British destroyer Daring was torpedoed and sunk with 157 lives lost, including Commander S. A. Cooper. One officer and four seamen survived. The incident marks Britain's sixth destroyer loss since the war began, amid exchanges with Germany over naval actions and the Altmark affair.
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Germany
Admiralty
Norway
Britain
Duchess
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Berlin
Lord Halifax
Exmouth
Courageous
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Rawalpindi
Iceland
Maxwell Leaves Office for Campaign Opening
A. J. Maxwell, state commissioner of revenue, takes a leave of absence to launch his campaign for governor. Lee Overman Gregory of Salisbury, an assistant attorney general, will serve as revenue commissioner during the absence.
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Raleigh
A. J. Maxwell
Maxwell
Lee Overman Gregory
Salisbury
Revenue Department
North Mid West In Throes Of Another Wintry Blast
A storm sweeping the eastern seaboard brings wind and rain while snow piles up in upstate New York and parts of Canada and the Midwest. Gale warnings are posted from Boston to Maine as a disturbance moves northeast from Kentucky and Virginia. In New York winds reach 44 mph and rain helps clear streets of snow. Great Falls Montana reports the coldest temperature at 25 below zero.
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Canada
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Boston
Eastport
Kentucky
Virginia
St. Valentine's
Mont
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