Russia Accepts German Peace Terms Amid War Front Advances
Russian Bolshevik representatives reportedly again accepted German peace terms as Count von Hertling prepares to address the Reichstag on foreign affairs. German forces advance from the Gulf of Finland to the Ukrain while Bolshevik leadership seeks clarity on the armistice status. News from Volodya notes embassy evacuations as fighting persists on other fronts.
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Count von Hertling
Reichstag
Germany
Russia
Peter
Costa Rica Restores Order After Revolution
Costa Rica ends its revolution and restores order in San Jose. Advices to the U.S. state department say the revolutionary party is aided by German agents, while the deposed President Alfredo González is not implicated. The Tinoco government remains under consideration by Washington.
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Washington
State Department
Revolutionary Party
Costa Rica
Tinoco
Prezsen
Alfredo Conzalez
Davis to Enter the Wisconsin Senatorial Race
Joseph F. E. Davis resigns to enter the Wisconsin senatorial race. Mrs. John H. Shaw, undergoing treatment in Battle Creek sanatorium, Michigan, for five weeks, is reported much improved.
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Davis
Wisconsin
Chicago
Joseph FE
John H. Shaw
Battle Creek
Mich
Charlotte Merchant Kills Friend and Self in Tea Shop
In Charlotte on February 25 W. L. Bush a tea merchant shot and killed Mack Wilkinson a furniture salesman then killed himself. Wilkinson died instantly and Bush died in an hour. The two were alone in the rear of Bush's tea store. Bush was married.
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Charlotte
W. L. Bush
Mack Wilkinson
Bush
Wilkinson
Passenger Trains Collide Near Columbia Kills Up To 20
Two Southern Railway passenger trains collided four miles from Columbia at 2 45 this afternoon. Train 42 from Spartanburg and Train 17 from Columbia to Greenville caused a wreck that killed between 15 and 20 persons and injured many more.
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Associated Presss
Raleigh
N. C
Columbia
Southern Railway
Spartanburg
Greenville
Forty four saved from Florize wreck off Newfoundland coast
Forty four survivors plucked from the Red Cross liner Florize after it struck rocks off Cape Race during a storm. Three saloon and five steerage passengers are among the rescued crew members. additional survivors expected as rescue ships reach port.
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Florize
Cape Race
Mem
Hosiery Theft and Trespass Trials at City Court
Cases from High Point Hosiery mills and Amos Hosiery involved forcible trespass larceny and theft of hosiery. Floyd Payne and Clyde Leonard found guilty of meat theft with shared costs. Suits fined 50 and costs. Joy Presnell arraigned for larceny of hosiery valued at 35. Prosecution witnesses testified as needed.
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High Point Hosiery Mills
Amos Hosiery
Paul Payne
Fred
Eder
Payne
Young Payne
Clyde Leonard
Joy Presnell
Amos Company
Presnell
Forty on liner Florizel escape wreck at Broad Cove
A wireless report from the rescue steamer Prospero says forty people on the Red Cross liner Florizel escaped death when the ship struck rocks at Broad Cove near Cape Race. The Prospero hopes to embark the survivors and forward their names. A separate Marconi report lists 102 dead and forty four saved.
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St. John
Newfoundland
Red Cross
Florizel
Broad Cove
Cape Race
Prospero
John Crosbie
Montreal
Canada
Marconi Telegraph Company
Survivors Lifted From Florizel Off Newfoundland Coast
A wireless message from St John s Newfoundland reports 26 survivors were rescued from the steamship Florizel after it foundered near Newfoundland. The Halifax dispatch confirms the tally and ongoing rescue efforts.
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Halifax
N. S
St. Johns
N. F
Aged Woman Polly Ann Brown Dies After Illness
Miss Polly Ann Brown died this morning at the home of her niece Mrs. L L Phipps on East Lee street after several years illness. Born August 12 1849 in Davidson county she will be buried at Oakwood cemetery after services at Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal church at 2 30 Wednesday led by Dr Gilbert T Rowe with Rev W A Barber assisting. Pallbearers named.
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Polly Ann Brown
S&s
L. L. Phipps
East Lee Street
Miss Brown
Davidson County
Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Gilbert T. Rowe
W. A. Barber
East End
Americans Penetrate German Line in Chemin des Dames
An American patrol joined French forces in the Chemin des Dames sector and advanced a few hundred yards into the German line. They captured two German officers, 20 enlisted men, and one machine gun with no American casualties. French reports note additional German prisoners and material taken further north near the Alleppe river.
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France
Associated Press
Americas
Chemin Des Dames
Alleppe River
Chevrigny
Chenim Des Dames
Russian Army Names Brujevitch New Commander in Chief
London reports General Brujevitch named successor to Ensign Kyvienka as commander in chief of Russian forces. He is proclaimed dictator and orders troops to move east. Brujevitch previously served as chief of staff to Ensign Krylenko.
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London
Brujevitch
Ensign Kyvienka
Berlin
Amsterdam
Krylenko
Lenroot Eyes U S Senate Nomination in Wisconsin
Representative Irvin L. Lenroot announced he allowed friends to pursue the nomination process for the U S Senate seat, with a final decision due next Friday. The vacancy followed Senator Husking's death.
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Washington
Irvin L. Lenroot
Wisconsin
United States
Senator Husking
Lenine Goes Up in Petrograd Battle
Petrograd report from Sunday February 24 cites Bolshevik premier Nikolai Lenine declaring that Bolshevik forces have pinned down opponents with their knees on the chest and that the position appears hopeless for the rival side.
Construction at Camp Sevier Greenville Defies Early Limits
The Camp Sevier project in Greenville South Carolina processed major work from July starting July 21 with 17 000 troops on site within six months and peak labor of 5 200. Major Alexander C Doyle led the construction as camp quartermaster until reassignment to Washington with Major J V Rausch succeeding him. The cost ran about 2 100 000 with vast materials including 792 247 board feet of lumber 5 395 doors 9 406 sash windows and 1 000s of pipes and fittings.
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J. V. Rausch
Greenville
John C. H. Lee
Corps of Engineers
Leonard Wood
Southeastern Department
Lee
W. G. Sirrine
Camp Sevier
South Carolina Infantry
Li8th
Davie
Quartermaster Corps
Wold
E.R. Blannon
D. B. Kimball
Walter Swallow
W. G. Craven
M. G. McDonald
Hiram Stanley
A. 8
Ancrum
Camp Quartermaster
North and South Carolina Quartermaster Corps
Germans Continue Invasion of Russia March Progress Report
Berlin via London reports Pernau a Russian seaport in Livonia occupied by German troops. Dorpat and Zhitomir area advances yield 3,000 Russian prisoners. German advance guard reaches Zhitomir 85 miles west of Kiev. Russian staff captured at Rovno by German forces.
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London
Pernau
Livonia
Riga
Dorpat
German War Office
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Linsingen
Zhitomir
Kiev
McCumber Warns Bolshevik Surrender Endangers Democracy
Washington Senator McCumber of North Dakota denounces Bolshevik surrender to Germany and warns that Bolshevik sentiment in America threatens democracy. He attacks profiteers labor slackers and officials not standing against them and says only a collapse of central powers can save the allies if conditions do not change.
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Washington
Germany
McCumber
North Dakota
Senate Today
America
American steamer rescues crew of Danish vessel Tranquebar
An Atlantic port report says a Danish steamship Tranquebar of 3453 tons gross was lost at sea with all hands. A American steamship arrived carrying 17 crew members who were rescued, with no prior confirmation of the sinking.
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Atlantic
Conspiracy to Assassinate Chinese War Commissioner Discovered
In Peking on February 25 authorities disclosed a plot to kill General Tuan Chi Jui the former premier and current war commissioner. Several arrests were reported including three Japanese nationals.
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Peking
China
Tuan Chi Jui
City WN Confusion When Lights Go Out
A small fire at a North Carolina Public Service Co sub station caused a long outage plunging most of the city into darkness for 45 minutes and again until 10 p m. Churches and streets faced confusion as power failures disrupted services and activities.
Trinity businessman Bruce Craven visits city today
Bruce Craven of Trinity is in the city as a business visitor today, advancing meetings and potential deals.
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Bruce Craven
Trinity
Unfair Trade Practices Charged in Extensive FTC Action
The Federal Trade Commission filed 8 unfair trade practice complaints against 34 varnish makers 3 printing ink manufacturers and 1 soap factory as part of a broad investigation into health and competition issues in industry. Firms were ordered to respond within 30 days and to appear for hearings on April 15 as more cases remain under consideration.
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Federal Trade Commission
Tain Lines
Southern Rome Bed Company Opens High Point Office
One of the nation’s largest brass and steel bed makers and dealers, the Southern Rome company, has opened an office in High Point to capitalize on mixed car shipping advantages. J. W. Brown arrived Feb 1 and secured temporary quarters at the Furniture Dealers' exchange, 117 South Main Street, with a resident manager to follow. The move signals broader market activity as High Point grows as a furniture center and shipping hub.
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United States
Southern Rome Company
Inoi
High Point
J. W. Brown
Furniture Dealers’ Exchange
South Main Street
High Pont
Hich Point
Courners
Roper to Name Excess Profit Reviewers
Washington reports Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper will set up about a dozen representatives from various industries to advise on questions arising from tax returns. The group is described as excess profit reviewers and will aid in specific issue clarifications.
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Roper
Excess Profit Reviewers
Washington
Internal Revenue
Ten thousand perish in Amoy region earthquake toll rises
Amey China February reports from Swatow state nearly 16,008 people died in the recent Amoy hinterland earthquake as tolls climb and relief work continues.
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Amey
China
Amoy Thinterland
Swatow
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