Lyman M Law Sunk by Submarine Off Mediter ranean
Reports from Consul in Rome and Secretary Lansing indicate the American schooner Lyman M Law was destroyed by a submarine attack, likely Austrian, with crews of eight to nine Americans aboard. Cargo valued at 631,200 included lumber and lemon crate material bound for Palermo Sicily.
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Washing
D. C
Rome
Lyman M. Law
Treadway
Bangor
Ney
Stockton
T. J. Stewart Company
Palermo
London
Stefani
M. Law
Chatfield
Sicily
Benedict-Manson Marine Company
New Haven
Conn
West Haven
New York
Italy
Maritime Transportation Company
Orders From Berlin To Damage Ships
New York report notes orders dated January 31 to damage machinery of German and Austrian vessels laid up in Hoboken Staten Island and Manhattan area. Ships Weasels crews and officers discussed the orders at a meeting as self detention began. Rumors spread of actions affecting ships near One Hundred Thirty Fifth Street and nearby water fronts.
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New York
Hoboken
Staten Island
Brooklyn
Thirty-Fifth Street
Dolly- Koenig Wilhelm II
Vaterland
Martha Compton Honored Behind Atlanta Name Change
Mrs. Martha Compton, who inspired the early naming of Decatur area towns, died at her home. The community history notes Bowea Atlanta was renamed Mar thanville in 1844, and four years later Mt Was named Atlanta after her.
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Atlanta
Decatur
Martha Compton
Bowea Atlanta
Marthanville
Wilson
Lumpkin
Intimidating Legislature Stirs Roads and Band Sludge Debate
In Des Moines on February 14 critics claim advocates of hard roads and a band display intimidate lawmakers. The report notes tension over a proposed resolution and mentions Nickie and three others involved in the dispute.
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Des Moines
Nickie
Cabinet Split Over Policy as German Submarine Campaign Grows
President Wilson and his cabinet fear Germany will not yield on submarine actions. Holding Yarborough sailors and harsh treatment of Gerard deepen concerns of escalating tensions. U S rights at sea prompt possible congressional action. arming merchant ships not decided.
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Gerard
Washington
Wilcon
Germany
Yarrowdale
Congress
White House
American Troops May Cross Line To Rescue Missing Cowboys
Report from Hachita New Mexico on February 15 indicates U S cavalry may cross the border to free three Mormon cowboys A P Peterson Hugh Acord and Burton Jensen abducted by a Mexican band led by Prudencio Moran Salazar. Cavalry searches were ordered while border tensions rise after raids on Nogales camp and Corner ranch with cattle horses taken.
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Hachita
International Line
A. P. Peterson
Hugh Acord
Burton Jensen
Prudencio Moranfia
Joss Ynez Salazar
Villa
Eugene Ronney
United States
Twelfth Cavalry
Corner Ranch
Ronney
Lem Spillsbury
Perah‘ig
Mexico
Carrazal
Spillsbury
Nogales
Miranda
Americana
Up to America to Find Way To Stay Friends With Austria
Vienna reports semi official Austrian note says negotiations with the United States to maintain normal relations while Austria-Hungary continues intensified submarine warfare. The Austro-Hungarian foreign office and the American ambassador have discussed possible settlements, with no result yet. Count Tarnowski has begun talks with Secretary Lansing though credentials not yet presented.
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America
Austria
London
Vienna
Austria- Hungary
United States
Washington
Count Tarnowski
Lansing
Federal grand jury indicts about 160 politicians in Indiana
Indianapolis Indiana February 15 five indictments name approximately 160 political leaders and supporters in four Indiana cities. The federal grand jury hearing into alleged election frauds returned these indictments this afternoon and did not discharge after its report by federal Judge A B Anderson.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
A. B. Anderson
French resolution condemns German submarine warfare
Paris February 15 a proposal in the chamber of deputies by Andre Lefore awards prize money in peacetime to any crew of an allied or neutral vessel that destroys an attacking submarine. The resolution accuses Germany of indiscriminate attacks on ships of all nationalities and unarmed craft, urging urgent attention to the new threat.
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Paris
France
Preach
Wessel
Chamber of Deputies
Andre Lefore
Marcel Hutin
Echo de Paris
Aareaf
M. Hutin
Bernstorff Leaves With Hopes for Peace Amid War Talks
Count von Bernstorff, former German ambassador to the United States, arrived in Hoboken on a special train from Washington. He suggested war might be averted if Germany can force the Entente to yield, while noting the submarine campaign would sharpen with warmer weather. He defended German neutrality views and criticized the British blockade as indefensible, saying convoying of ships could be a potential U.S. move. He and his suite then rode to the pier for breakfast with friends aboard the Frederik.
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Germany
United States
von Bern- Sells
Hoboken
N. J
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
Count von Bernestorff
Congress
Count
Countcil
Sove
Cuba revolt prompts possible US intervention
Reports from Havana and Washington claim Cuban rebels gain ground with posts near Havana and Matanzas. Col Baldomero Costa reportedly killed and Maj Gen Enrique Loyna Del Castillo wounded as unrest spreads. US warns insurgent governments may not be recognized and intervention could occur if needed.
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Havana
Col
Baldomero @Costa
Mariano
Enrique Loyna del Castillo
del Castillo
Cuba
Matanzas
Santa Clara
British Patrol Convoys Ships in Submarine War Zone
Travelers arriving on British ships report active patrol boats guiding and surrounding vessels in the war zone. The Ryndam returned to port near Rotterdam after delaying to protect passengers. Over 1,000,000 tons of steel await export, with Britain preparing to requisition oil and gasoline stocks.
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New York
Europe
Laconia
Ascania
Ryndam
Hoboken
Rotterdam
Falmouth
Woman Must Serve Term With Husband
Mrs. Victor Innes of Eugene Oregon was sentenced in Atlanta to three years for larceny after trust. Her husband, already convicted and to serve seven years, faced charges of misappropriating over $3 000 from the Nelme sisters of Atlanta who disappeared from San Antonio in 1914. The pair were acquitted in San Antonio of murdering the sisters.
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Atlanta
Victor Innes
Eugene
Ore
Innes
Nelme Sisters of
San Antonio
Tex
Germany will not attack war vessels convoy stance
An Amsterdam dispatch reported in Reuters that many German papers published a statement on convoys. It claims merchant ships in the barred zone face intensified submarine warfare and that submarines would not attack neutral war vessels acting as convoys, but ships may enter the zone at their own risk due to mine danger.
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London
Amsterdam
Reuter's
Indicted German Sailor Granted Testimony Link
Wolf Von Igo, once secretary to a dismissed German naval attaché, will be allowed to testify tomorrow aboard the Frederik Will as part of Ambassador von Bernstorf s staff, though he is federally indicted for complicity in a plot to destroy the Welland canal.
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New York
Wolf von Igo
Frans von Pa
Frederik Will
Ambassador von Hernstorff
Welland Canal
Paper Makers Rush to See Trade Board
Washington February reports say New York federal grand jury investigations into newspaper and paper manufacturers prompted a rush to Washington to confer with the Federal Trade Commission. Officials would not reveal details, but note the Justice Department actions and possible indictments under antitrust laws.
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Trade Board
Washington
Feb
New York
Federal Trade Commission
President Wil reelected as canvass completes
Washington reports the formal declaration of President Wilsons reelection. In joint sessions the electoral vote totals were presented with ceremony as the official return was delivered to the chair, confirming the result.
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Washington
Wil- On
Congress
Wilson
Fairbahs
China May Join In War Indicator Sparks Hope
Tokyo reports Japan affirmed approval of China's stance toward the United States on the submarine issue and promised all possible support. China may enter the war on the Entente side, with Japan maintaining order in China and backing Chinese interests amid German influence in the region.
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Tokio
China
United States
Germany
Japan
Japan Times
Far East
Entente
U S Will Live Up To Old German Pacts
Washington says the United States will continue to honor the spirit of the Prussian American treaties of 1799 and 1828. No new renewals or extensions are sought or expected, and the government will leave the old conventions in place despite Germany's grounds for denunciation.
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Washington
United States
Germany
State Department
Senator Chase Bill to Narrow Lawe Highwave Fails in Senate
Des Moines Iowa February 14 Senator Chase's measure to shorten lawe highwave from 64 to 50 feet was rejected by the Senate on a committee report to indefinitely postpone. The proposal previously failed two years ago.
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Des Moines
Chase
Senate
First Hydrowirlane Loop Reported From Pensacola Flight
Captain Prancia T. Evang of the naval flying school completed a loop and a somersault in a hydrowplane at several hundred feet. Officials claim it is the first successful aerial maneuver of its kind in the country.
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Pensacola
Fly
Prancia T. Evang
Navy Flying School
Pullman Practice Upheld by Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission upheld a rule requiring two Pullman car tickets for exclusive use of a drawing room, rejecting a challenge from Washington Keb Jr. The decision confirms that exclusive use requires two paid Pullman passages.
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Washington
Keb, Jr
Interstate Commerce Commissalon
Cotton consumption in U S January total 605701 running bales
The Bureau of the Census reports United States cotton consumed in January at 605701 running bales excluding linters. For the six months ending January 1, consumption reached 907060 bales. The report provides a concise nationwide usage measure.
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Washington
Met
United States
Blanchard anti compact law to cover all insurance types
Des Moines February 15 The Blanchard anti compact law banning insurer rate agreements may be extended to all insurance lines if a bill by Senator is enacted The act remains in name but not in practice for fire insurers Current state law rates are still treated as not agreements under the anti compact law and 1924 Iowa insurance law nullifies the Blanchard act enabling rate making by combinations
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United States
Menocalani
Gonzales
Menoca
Santa Clara
State Department
Camaguey
Des Moines Ja
Fultz Calls Off Baseball Strike in New York
In New York on February 15 the baseball players strike was effectively ended thanks to mediation by John McGraw. He secured assurances from David Fultz of the players fraternity that no strike would occur if players faced no discrimination for their association. McGraw then obtained a pledge from National League president John Tener that the league would honor the demand if no strike was called.
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New York
Baseball Players
John Mectiaw
New York Nationals
Baseball Players’ Fraternity
McGraw
David Fulta
John K. Tener
National League
Manila Bank Taken Under Reserve Plan
Washington February 14 The Manila National Bank designated as the correspondent of the Reserve Bank of San Francisco under the board policy to expand American trade and secure the dollar on the international exchange standard.
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Washington, BD. C
Hil Ne National Bank
Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Reserve Board
Von Engelken quits as U S Mint director
Washington February 14 resigns as director of the mint. He will head a farm land bank at Columbia. Raymond I Baker of Reno Nevada was nominated by President Wilson to the position. Reports say Von Engelken had announced his intention to realign before the resignation was tendered.
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Washington, D.C
Fsh von Engelken
Mint
Columbia
Raymond I’. Baker
Reno
Nev
Wilson
von Engelken
Plunder Sinks as Submarine Attacks Hit British Fleet
The British steamship FD Lambert of 2105 tons gross sank after a German submarine attack. Two British trawlers were sunk and the Hoanoke Dundee, a Dundee registered freighter of 3750 tons gross, was torpedoed and beached. The vessel was built at Hartlepool by Furness, Withy & Co.
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London
Neb
FD Lambert
Hoanoke Dundee
Scotland
New York
Maritime Exchange
Sloot Long
Weat
Hartlepool
Furness, Withy & Co
Americans in Turkey Held in Danger and Relief Ships Delayed
A state department inquiry sought reasons for inability to report marooned Americans in Asia Minor. The Caesar and the Des Moines, carrying food and medical supplies, were ordered held at Alexia to prevent harm, while Turkish authorities restrict relief efforts amid a yearlong detainment of about 1,000 Americans.
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Washington
State Department
Elkua
Constantinople
Asia Minor
Germany
Caesar
Des Moines
Alexa
Iowan with Gerard Soon to Start Home
Berne Switzerland February 13 via Paris February 15 Americans rush to legation to visa passports for France. Center of activity shifts to French embassy as plans form to reach Spain. Former Ambassador Gerard likely to sail February 27 on Infanta Isabel with Berlin force except Hugh H Wilson stays behind.
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Legation
France
Spain
Gerardo
Varia
Gerard
Berlin
Hugh H. Wilson
Alexander C. Kirk
Hague
Lithgow Osborne
Robert M. Beotten
London
W. €. Drenr
Laura Wright
Oklahoma
Louis Hoffman
Lawrence
Kan
EF. Joseph
Spencer Kennard, Jr
James Gunray White
San Francisco
Arthur L. Slebens
Mare Ailtown
Greek Fire Under Control in Piraeus Dispatch
A Reuters dispatch from Piraeus reports the fire under control following an afternoon blaze. Officials continue to assess damages and determine the cause as port authorities coordinate with emergency responders.
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London
Reuter
Piraeus
End of World Rumor Triggers Farm Sale Suspicion
Topeka Kansas February 14. Farmer Charlead Winston believed the end of the world was near and sold his farm for 2500 dollars about one tenth of its value. He spent part of the money advertising his belle. Neighbors filed to have the sale canceled and protect Winston's interests.
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Topeka
Kan
Charlead Winston
Wineton
Man Dies of Injuries After Saturday Collision in Creston
A man, 45, died last night in Creston hospital from injuries suffered when he was struck by a vehicle here Saturday. The event occurred in Creston, Tennessee, and the deceased was a resident of Orange. Further details on the identity and circumstances are not available in the report.
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Creston
W. Idek
Orange
Bomd Hospital
Senate committee proposes bond funding and deficit plan
In Washington DC a Senate committee today proposed a deficit forecast of 400,000 at year end and recommended revenue amendments including a bond issue of 100,000,000 and authorization for government indebtedness up to 500,000,000, with various adjustments to funding.
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Washington, D. C
Senace Nanos Committee
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