Turkish Forces Flee and Russian Victory Reported
Petrograd dispatches say Turkish forces fled in all directions after a heavy loss in the Erzerum clash. Russians pursue west and north while Trebizond nears the Black Sea as Erzerum troops push toward the coast. Greece and Entente tensions ease after talks with General Sarrail. Greek King Constantine optimistic. British French parliamentary talks open in Paris on war conduct. West Virginia web Kenyon case probed as U S Supreme Court hears liquor law challenge.
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Earthquakes Felt Across City Late Yesterday Evening
Tremors lasting about two minutes were felt in High Point yesterday around 6 45 pm causing excitement but no widespread damage. Reports from residents including Joseph Weaver note cracks in plaster and rattled windows. Officials say it was the strongest quake locally since the August 31, 1906 Charleston disaster.
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Oland Park
Auvoust
Charleston
Radio Message Flashed to Remote Parts of Country
The Associated Press reports a wireless message from Davenport Iowa to governors and mayors across the nation showing radio preparedness of 25000 licensed amateur operators. The relay network reached the Pacific coast in about ninety minutes. The message urged a self governed people who educate themselves to protect their democracy. Boy Scouts delivered the messages to executives nationwide.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Davenport
Iowa
Pacific Coast
Boy Scouts
American Ambassador Gerard Hurt Skiing Near Munich
London dispatch reports James W. Gerard American ambassador fractured his collar bone yesterday while skiing near Munich and also injured his left side. The injuries are not serious.
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Associated Press
London
Exchange Telegraph Company
James W. Gerard
Munich
Germany vows to spare ships not carrying heavy guns
Confidential Berlin dispatches say Germany will inform the United States that nonarming liners will not be attacked without warning, provided they carry no heavy armament. The planson defensive armament versus offensive use with submarines and possible talks with the United States on what defines defense. The issue concerns neutral safety beyond the Lusitania agreement and will be reviewed by Secretary Lansing.
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Berlin
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State Department
Lansing
Fireclaims Five At New York Theatrical Boarding House
The fire in a theatrical boarding house above a restaurant in Manhattan kills four men and a woman. Early reports suggested actors perished, but later all identified as employees of the house and one as proprietor.
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New York
Associated Preass
Tremor Felt Across the South with Brief Shocks
An earth tremor reported around 5:45 p m affected Georgia North and South Carolina Virginia portions of eastern Tennessee and Alabama. No damage reported though some people left buildings. A Mobile seismograph recorded brief shocks while Augusta Georgia and other towns noted three distinct tremors. Florida did not seem affected.
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Earthquake Shocks Greensboro Residents At Eight PM
A strong quake was felt by many Greensboro residents last evening around eight o'clock. The shaking lasted about a minute and caused items to fall in several homes, with astonishment voiced by those experiencing the uncommon phenomenon.
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Greensboro
China
Two Earth Tremors Hit Asheville Shaking City
Two strong earthquakes struck Asheville at 6 41 PM lasting about 15 seconds each. Dishes fell from shelves in several city sections though no material damage was reported.
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Asheville
Earth Tremors Felt in Chattanooga Tennessee
Two earthquakes startled Chattanooga last night with windows rattling and furniture shifting. Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge reported shocks of pronounced intensity prompting inquiries into the cause and broad excitement downtown.
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Looktut Mountain
Missionary Ridge
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Knoxville Area
Knoxville Tenn February 22 reports an earthquake shock lasting several seconds felt at 5 45 pm yesterday causing fright but no damage. In Chilhowee Tenn the tremor was felt severely with rattling dishes and windows noted.
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Tenn
Chilhowee
Washingtons Farewell Read As Nation Reflects On Threats
Washingtons farewell address is read in Congress and at Mount Vernon amid warnings about foreign influence. Officials note the celebration at Continental Memorial hall and scenes at the tomb as capital honors. Commercial National Bank offers 125000 to fund an asphalt road project between High Point and Greensboro. Lassiter Company begins road construction with two miles completed and about ten more to go to link Guilford cities.
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Maine
Baker
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Guilford
Independent Telephone Men Form Regional Association
Representatives from North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia gathered at the Elwood and Masonic hall to form a regional association of independent telephone companies. Temporary officers were named, bylaws adopted, and reports assigned. Delegates plan further discussions on long distance connections and routine contracts.
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J. B. Horton
W. B. Ellwood
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W. F. Carter, Jr
H.W. Horton
W.L. Townsend
North State Telephone Company
Fis
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Chicago
Carolinas
Bell
Whicker to Speak at South Main Methodist Tonight
J Herbert Whicker from Winston will address the Sunday school and interested attendees on Is Sunday School Worth While at 7 30 this evening at the South Main Street Methodist Church. The young speaker has been well received in the city and Woodmen plan to attend in a body.
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Whicker
North Carolina Judgment Set Aside By Supreme Court
Washington on February 22 the Supreme Court set aside a North Carolina ruling that fined the Tallulah Falls Railway company 100 dollars for failing to settle overcharges on a shipment of ranges from Piqua Ohio to Franklin North Carolina. The court held the penalty unconstitutional as an interference with interstate commerce.
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Macon County Supply Company
Tallulah Falls
Piqua, C
Franklin
N. C
Supreme Court
Five Die in New Haven Road Train Wreck
Milford Conn Feb 22 At least five killed and more than 50 injured when the Connecticut river special from Springfield Mass bound for New York collided with a NY New Haven and Hartford railroad special passenger train. The New Haven bound train carried passengers who would not have ridden the regular express from Postonu to New York.
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Associated Press
Milford
Milford Train Wreck Claims Ten Fatalities, Dozens Hurt
Ten people die and 26 are injured in a passenger train wreck near Milford Connecticut. Six of the dead were passengers and four were railmen according to reports reaching New York offices of the New Haven and Hartford railroad.
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Milford
Conn
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Lrainnicis
British Liner Pinele Sunk. Only One Survivor Reported
London Feb 22 reports from Lloyds the British liner Pinele was sunk with probable only one survivor. Details are scarce and no further information is available. The Dingte vessel measures 83 tons and 70 feet long, built in 1014 and owned by West Foreastire S4ocoupship company.
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London
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Lioyd’s
West Foreastire
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