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Germany’s Separate Peace Proposals Reported in Belgium
Rome telegraph reports that Germany proposed a separate peace to Belgium via papal envoy. Terms allegedly include Belgium under King Albert, large indemnity, and Antwerp’s economic privileges under German control, prompting Belgium to refuse. Proposals linked to Cardinal Mercier are said to be unsupported.
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Rome
Via
Pore
Belgium
Vatican
Cava
Germany
Prince von Buelow
Becium
Belcium
Albert
Antwerp
Cardinal Mercier
German Troop Movements Reported Toward Northern France
Amsterdam dispatch says 600000 German troops have been moved to the northern front near Belgium. The German plan reportedly includes expanding Zeebrugge harbor to shelter more ships.
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London
France
Amsterdam
Central News
Measage Plao
Zeebrugge
Germans Capture First Line West of Vimy Front
Berlin reports German forces seized the first line of French trenches over about 800 yards along a 500 yard front west of Vimy near Neuville. The advance occurred near the Belgian border as heavy fighting scales the western French front, following a prior infantry attack that yielded about 1,500 yards of trenches.
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Berlin
London
Vimy
Neuville
Herlin
British Greek pact allows American oil ships to Greece
The British minister and the Greek customs director signed a pact authorizing vessels carrying American petroleum to reach Greece after notifying Britain of their passage. The agreement was signed in Athens via Paris and confirms prior sailing notice.
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Athens
Paris
Greces
Great Britain
British prisoners moved to Mosquito Assyria convoy 249 men
Berlin dispatch reports from Constantinople that a second group of British soldiers captured at Exsin on the Tigris near Kut il Amara was sent to Mosquit in Assyria 220 miles northwest of Baghdad. The convoy was said to include 249 men among many captured.
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Berlin
Sayville
Constantinople
Rks
Exsin
Tigris
Kut-il-Amara
Mosquit
Assyria
Bagdad
Britain to Seek Massive New War Loan After Victory Hopes
London reports the upcoming session will focus on financial matters with a ninth war loan since the conflict began. A large unrestricted loan is anticipated to be issued early in April, funded by exchequer inflows, though not required until then.
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London
Two Zeppelins Lost Near Aph Mathouli Reported
A Bela press report states two Zeppelins were lost near Aph Mathouli while returning from a raid. One was downed by a French army strike within miles of the same location. the other was lost in a separate collision with a top.
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Bela
REPOS
Amatorium
Mie
Kolo Boleon
Aph
Mathouli
Paris
Sweden Protests German Actic Trade Curb
Stockholm reports a strong outcry over Germany ordering cancellation of contracts with Swedish customers for an illegal dye to be paid four times the contract price and at market value. London dispatch notes pressure for reprisal and Sweden’s demand for fair terms.
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Stockholm
London
Reprinala
Germain
Willin
President to convene leaders over Philippine independence bill
President will call Senate and House leaders together soon to agree on terms of the independence bill which has passed the Senate and faces House action. He indicated this to the two Philippine commissioners.
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Wushington
Winon
Senate Bn House
Senate
House
Germany deploys a fleet of eighty air raiders
A Swiss report via Paris notes Germany has a fleet of eighty air raiders in service with Zeppelins. Trials of new L 2 96 airship models are underway at Friedrichshafen, claiming faster design, plated steel gondolas, six machine guns, and provisions for bombs and air torpedoes. A more powerful air torpedo is reportedly ready for trial.
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Dore
Switzerland
Paris
Edrichshafen
Indictments in San Francisco target German and Turkish diplomats
Federal grand jury charges German consul general Fran Hoph and vice consul Baron von Schack with conspiracy to disrupt American neutrality and munitions trade. Turkish consul general Maurice Hall faces allegations tied to using the steamer Sacramento to supply German warships in the Pacific. Indictments mark a rare federal move against foreign representatives and signal broader pursuit of neutrality violations.
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Teuton
San Francisco
Woellington
D.C
Department of Justice
Helres
Fran Hoph
FR. H. von Schack
Germany
Maurice Hall
Coneniar
Charcee
Rook
von Schack
Crowley
Stoph
Sherman
Litrurtfel
Planta
Saccramento
Southern
Pacific
Sacramento
Ose
Brandeis Not First Jew to Be Offered Supreme Court
The article notes that Juda Benjamin, also a Jew, was appointed by President Pierce but declined the nomination. Born in 1811 and died in 1854, Benjamin was an eminent orator and lawyer who served in the United States Senate.
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New York
Louis J. Brandeis
United States Supreme Court
Benjamin
Pierce
Senate
United States Senate
English miners oppose compulsory military service
At a miners conference in Lancaster on February 2 the delegates adopted a resolution opposing conscription and vowing to scrutinize any proposed extension of the military service act. The motion urges vigilance against compelled enlistment and calls for continued opposition by miners.
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Lancaster
England
Miners
Villa and Band Driven From Canyon De El Nido
Offici al reports reach General Givira stating Francisco Villa and his band have been driven out of Canyon De El Nido in western Chihuahua. The band is moving toward Laguna where Col. Samuel Comes in commands.
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el Faso
Tex
Francisco Villa
Canyon de el Nido
Chihuahua
Givira
al Duarez
Laguna
Col
Samuel
Jewelry Workers of New York Strike Demands Eight-Hour Day
New York Feb 6 A general strike of jewelry workers in New York City was called at a meeting early today attended by more than 1 009 members of the union. The Jewelers demand an eight hour day and the action affects about 100 shops and 2 500 employees. In some shops there is a demand to abolish the piece work system.
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New York
New York City
French Open Fire on British Freight Ship
Canadian reighter Canadian arrived in New York confirming earlier reports that the French cruiser Descartes fired five shots at the British freighter off Martinique. Captain Mitchell said two hits struck the pilot house, and the Descartes may have mistaken the vessel for an enemy warship.
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New York
J. Mitehel
Guiana
Martinique
Descartes
Mitchell
Descartee
Hughes Out He Asserts Opposition to Nomination Ties
Washington reports Representative emp, chairman of the Virginia Republican committee, releasing Justice Hughes’s letter declaring opposition to using his name for the nomination or for any delegates in his interests. Hughes’ reply follows Blems’s notice that Frank H. Hitchcock began a southern push for his nomination.
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Washington
Emp
Virginia Republican Committee
Justice Hughes
New Light on Murder of Barnet Boff
New York police announced a breakthrough in the 1914 murder of Barnet Boff, a poultry dealer battling the chicken trust. They report the arrest of Frank Ferrera, a plumber, who confessed to part in the crime and provided names of principal gunmen, financiers, and a getaway shooters after an automobile ambush following a mysterious telephone call.
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New York
Barnet Boff
Chicken Trust
Frank Ferrera
Ferrera
Raff
Man Revives After Hanging in Tulsa Jail Then District Court Trial Imminent
Thomas Murphy attempted suicide in a county jail cell in Tulsa Oklahoma. He was found hanging but revived after immediate medical care. Officials prepared his body for burial earlier, yet Murphy survived and faces trial on a first degree murder charge.
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Tulsa
Okla
Thomas Murphy
Inoan Undertakers Shop
Murphy
Mes' Crippled Five Defeats Drake Team
Ames Iowa tech reports the Mes' Crippled five overcoming illness and ineligibility to upset Drake Bulldogs in a Missouri Valley interence game at the State Gymnasium. The Cyclones trailed 23 to 1% early but rallied to narrow the gap late in the contest.
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DRAKE
Ames
Tech
Drake “Bulldogs
State Gymnasium
Missouri Valley
Cyclones
Ream
Chrisons
Zeppelin Damaged by Dutch Batteries Reported
The Hague via London reports indicate a Zeppelin was struck in the North Sea by Dutch batteries on the island of Ireland, damaging the airship and marking a hostile engagement during the February 9 dispatches.
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Eppelin
the Hague
London
Helal Repoete
North Sea
Ieland
Social Service Discussion at 44th Annual Meeting
In Janes City Missouri delegates attend the 44th annual gathering of the seventh province. Speakers include Rev. H Lever of the city stations and Rev. Philip of San Antonio. Other names appear garbled but indicate church leaders from various locations.
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Janes City
Mel
Kyle
al Ohurch
Nvasion
H. Lever
St. Owls
Philip Ok
San Antonio
Texae Hey
Giny
Atehivon
Persians Defeat Slavs in Persian Campaign
Constantinople reports via the Veron News agency that Russian forces in Persia suffered a severe defeat alongside Persian tribesmen. Russians retreated in disorder as native forces under Tuidar Bay attacked near Sandshulak and reclaimed the area from Alans.
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Heb
Constantinople
Iver Ul Todas
Veron
Persia
Tuidar Bay
Sandshulak
British cruiser Drake Captures German Cruiser Roon Near Bermuda
London reports say the British armored cruiser Drake captured the German warship Roon after a three hour engagement about 200 miles northeast of Bermuda. The detachment reportedly included two German merchant ships, one armed, with many officers and men taken as prizes.
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New York
Roon
Appama
Drake
Eam
Bermuda
New York Evening Globe
Boonte
Globe
Hermude
Danforth
Seagrave
Cradowk
Prises
Belgrave
Cradock
Chile
Washington
Bwritiel
Staten Island
No Opposition to Wilson Nomination
St Louis February 10 1916 members of the Democratic national committee sub committee expect President Wilson to be renominated with no opposition though they doubt Vice President Marshall will be renominated. Robert Ewin named press committee chairman James Preston named press gallery view chairman. McCaunty said Wilson would be renominated and that support for his preparedness program was broadly felt.
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St. Louis
Wilson
Democratic National Committee
Marshall
Robert Ewin
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Danbury Hatters Gain Savings Interest Ruling
In Hartford on February 1, Judge K. S. Thomas ruled that accrued interest of 10,000 dollars from the Danbury hatters boycott litigation deposit attachments belongs to the defendants. The plaintiffs D Loewe & Co claimed entitled to all interest since attachments were made years ago.
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Lartford
Conn
Danbury Hatters
K. 5. Thomas
United States District Court
D. Loewe & Co
Red Cross seeks expanded wartime powers and mobilization
Mabel T. Boardman told the House military committee that the American Red Cross needs authority to detail officers to the war department, expand hospital and supply columns, and build warehouses on reservations. She outlined plans for rapid mobilization, noted 6000 trained nurses, and compared American membership with Japan and Germany, urging a vigorous membership drive.
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Washington, D. C
Mabel T.man
American Red Crown
House Military Committee
Army
Red Cross
Red Crows
Boardman
Miss Boardman
Representative Kahn
California
Japan
Germany
American Red Cross
Japanese Red Cross
Fearful Hopi Uprising Reported in Arizona
In Arizona's northeast, about 5000 residents fear Hopi Navajo unrest after a police shooting of an Indian near Lee’s Ferry. Officials plan deputized searches and a cavalry escort to Tuba City to arrest those linked to the killing and prevent arson against reservation buildings.
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Arizona
Phoenis, Ariz
Navajo
Thomas Pivon
United States
Lee's Ferry
Grand Canyon
Arton-Uteh
Pingataff
Waohington
U. S&s
BH Paw
Ead
Washington
Indian Agente
Department of Agriculture
Thoma Flynn
Pligetoff
Thackery
Pima
Tuba
Ten Cent Grand Opera Dream Vanishes in San Francisco
San Francisco news reports the board of supervisors indefinitely postponing action on leasing the new civic exposition auditorium to Pasquall. The lease had been approved by the auditorium committee but theatre managers’ protest blocked execution of the papers.
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San Francisco
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Investigation of Steel Firms By Justice Department
Washington February reports that the combination of Midvale Steel and Cambrian Steel is likely to be investigated by the department of justice as standard policy. Authorities say the firms are in separate lines of manufacture and no action is expected if that holds true.
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Washington
Midvale Steel & Ordnance Company
Cambrian Steel Company
Department of Justice
Department
Studebaker Employees Get Shorter Hours in South Bend
South Bend Indiana February & The 5 400 employees at Studebaker local plants will receive a reduction in hours without pay loss starting March 1. From March on workers will put in 50 hours a week instead of 65 while wages rise 10 percent.
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Studebaker Corporation
How Sellferich Views The Economic Problem
Berlin dispatch reports Dr Karl Sellferich secretary of the German treasury says Germans can endure poverty and still remain what they are. The piece notes the economic strain amid postwar plans and a suggested shift in Germany’s economic policy amid a broader financial conference.
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Berlin
Bayville
Karl Belfferich
Germanical Treasury
Edward Ho
Ovp
Brandeis Nomination Under Fire in Senate Hearing
Iowa railroad regulator Clifford Thorne testified that Leuie D. Brandeis betrayed trust and acted unprofessionally in a 1913 rate case. He charged Brandeis, then representing shippers, with conceding inadequate railroad returns and criticized open court statements on revenue above expenses. The subcommittee debated whether to hear the full committee, signaling early partisan tension.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Leuie D. Brandeis
Boston
Supreme Court
Senate
Clifford Thorne
Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners
Brandeis
Torne
Thorne
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mrels
Braniela
Henry Martin
Kansas
Wuring
Plan Protectorate for Haiti Republic
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee orders the Hearthen treaty reported to the Senate with ratification for a financial protectorate over Haiti by the United States. It provides American supervision of finances customs debt payments and future debt contracts plus a constabulary headed by Americans. The United States could intervene to preserve order and protect Haiti’s territorial integrity.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Republic
United States
Preparedness Bills Sent to President
The Senate approved a resolution authorizing funds for reequipping Mare Inland and New York navy yards and a bill raising the Annapolis Naval Academy entrance class by 300. The measures passed the House yesterday and now go to President Wilson for approval.
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Washington
Senate
Mare
New York Navy Yards
Annapolla Naval Academy
Wilson
Ottawa Blaze Plotter Letter Claims Plot Origin
Dominion police received an anonymous letter dated Detroit but postmarked Cleveland claiming the Great Ottawa Parliament Building fire was part of a plot. The writer said authorities would find individuals possessing a thermic fuse material able to sustain a four half-pound weight and fuse at 80 degrees, indicating the fire's source location.
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Ottawa
Dominion Police
Detroit
Cleveland
Parliament
Trapshooter field grows at Kansas City midwinter shoot
Nearly 100 trapshooters competed on the second day of the Kan City annual midwinter shoot in Kansas City Missouri. Yesterday's events yielded mixed results with notable scares and notable performances across the day.
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Kansas City
Kanmie City
Raid Kent Again in Somethings 0 CORN Story Fragment
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a raid in Kent with illegible details and references to corn and a police or crime context. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are readable.
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Raid Kent
Sanos
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