Germans Drive Toward Verdun In Fresh Offensive
German forces push along a 10 mile front in the Woevre region seizing Haumont wood and nearing Verdun. Paris reports indicate gains in upper Alsace and Woevre with thousands of prisoners and large material losses for the Allies. Trebizond evacuation is noted as Turkish retreat accelerates toward Riseh and Kharput.
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Woevre
Haumont
Berlin
London
War Office Eer
Upper
Alsace
War Office
Boucher
Maas
Meuse
Consevoye
Heichler
Balkan
Lorimer Jury Tampering Whispers At Trial Resumption
Whispers swirl around the Lorimer trial as reports claim a prosecutor and a Veniceman were summoned to the judge's chambers during a resumption, prompting rumors of possible jury tampering being investigated. The scene unfolds amid unclear details and fragmented names.
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Idea
W. B. Dever
Lorimer
QB Dover
Lam Robertaon Te Ain Mbern
Iliaia Lorimer
Pao
Vings
Germany faces huge expenditure in new war budget
Berlin reports Germany will run a extraordinary budget of at least 6.66 billion marks, with 2 billion marks in interest on war loans. Behrnauer estimates higher current expenditures, calls for 2 billion marks new revenue, and notes proposed tax hikes and tolls to cover pensions and increased old age benefits.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Behrnauer
Pouce
Hamburger Nachrichen
Reichstag
Henry Wallace Dead Famous Farm Editor
Henry Wallace, publisher of Wallace's Farmer and Roosevelt country life commission member, died suddenly at First Methodist church in Des Moines while attending a laymen's missionary meeting. Officials cite heart disease as the likely cause, with no prior warning.
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Des Moines
Henry Wallace
Wallace’s
Farmer
Roosevelt Country Life Commission
Firet Methodist Church
Lord Robert Cecil Becomes Blockade Minister
London, Feb 24. Lord Robert Cecil, newly named blockade minister and parliamentary under secretary for foreign affairs, attends a cabinet meeting for the first time in this role. He will administer the order in council on blockade and shape government policy on trade with neutral countries. The young minister has密 limited legal experience but has been central to blockade operations in the Foreign Office. His rise adds a Unionist voice to coalition councils.
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London
Robert Cecil
Order In Council
Foreign Office
Platte bridge damaged by ice near Kir Creek
Five spans of the Platte River bridge at Kir Creek sixteen miles west of Kearney were washed out this morning by ice. A farther bridge and bottom lands along the river in the section of the state were being damaged this afternoon.
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Lincoln
Neb
Platte
Kir Creek
Kearney
Machine gun Front Lines at Pinsk Swamps in War Report
A British courier reports from Pinsk in the Pripet swamps a heavily fortified German front dotted with machine guns and barbed wire. Vast swamp barriers and star shaped wire defenses render the line formidable despite mild winter conditions and a stationary war.
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Pinsk
Russia
Berlin
London
Jast
Pripetewampen
Teutons
Baltic
Galicia
Lodge warns against peace at any price in Morristown speech
United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts spoke in Morristown on February 23, praising Washington and Lincoln as founders of government by the people. He warned against pacifist extremes, urging adherence to Washington's duty and enduring national values despite changing times.
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Morristown
N. J
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Washington
Lodge
Lincoln
London chemist offers new method to date pigments
A London chemist proposes a reat woy to determine the age of a sulating by analyzing the pigments. The claim suggests a scientific approach to dating artwork, though details are unclear and further verification is needed.
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London
Anonymous Letters Warn Passengers of Espagne Voyage
New York on February 22 American citizens booked on the French liner Espagne to sail February 24 for Bordeaux received anonymous warning letters about Germanys submarine policy The letters urge passengers not to embark and claim the danger is immediate The envelope was postmarked February 17 British authorities and the British ambassador were informed similar letters were sent to other Espagne passengers The Espagne sails Thursday and would reach Bordeaux around March 4 or 5 The policy may take effect as early as March 1
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New York
Espagne
Bordeaux
France
Germany
FL Bunker Hilston
Spagne
Hilton
Cecil Spring Rice
Washington
Bordewas
Turkish losses put at Erzerum reach forty thousand
Petrograd dispatches report Turkish losses around Erzerum estimated at 40,000 including wounded and prisoners. Russian forces drive the Turkish retreat on multiple fronts with continued advances from Mush to Bitlis and a possible fall of Trebizond on the Black Sea coast. Ratified communications show solid Russian advance across the front as Turkish lines disintegrate.
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Petrograd
Lelan
Erzerum
Tarmieca
Russia
Black Sea
Mush
Vitzsue
Trebizond
Achia
Bitlis
Lake von
Knushkalo
Tip O Neill to turn over Western league funds
Des Moines reports say Tip O Neill will transfer Western league funds without delay. He appeared in Des Moines with Zehrung, the new league president, who had just departed for Chicago. O Neill stated he bears no grudge against the Western League and knows what to do with the money.
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Des Moines
Tip O'Neill
Western League
Tip
Mt. Joseph
Zehrung
The
Teague
Chicago
Chicago graft charges rock city council clash
In Chicago a graft controversy between two women officeholders, Mrs. Page Waller Eaton and Mrs. Louise Osborne Rowe, led aldermen to call a formal investigation. Eaton, superintendent of the bureau of social surveys, allegedly paid a third of her $2,000 salary to Rowe, supervisor of public welfare, for a mayoral relative. The council voted to probe, with hearings starting Thursday.
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Chicago
Page Waller Eaton
Louise Osborne Rowe
Sam
Mrs. Rowe
Eaton
Mra. Rowe
Committee On Schools, Fire, Police and Civil Service
Alleged Leper Held May Face Deportation
San Francisco reports Henry Neuyaumer held in the city leper colony pending decision by state and federal authorities on deportation to Molokai or return to Cleveland. Neuyaumer arrived claiming illness en route with a Cleveland physician’s referral, while officials examine if the physician violated interstate commerce rules.
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San Francisco
Henr
Neuybaumer
William ©. Hassler
Ecity Health
Stele
Molokai
T. MH
Cleveland
Ohio
Neuubaumer
Alepk
Haaser
Neusbaumer
Washington
Masser
Physielas
Penshaumer
Fire Damages Drilleh Steamer In Saint John Harbor
The Drilleh steamer Arracan was damaged by a fire of undetermined origin early today while in the outer harbor of Saint John New Brunswick Keb. The vessel listed and awaited assessment as crews fought the blaze and prepared to call at port.
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Wilson Prepared To Act Promptly Amid Submarine Crisis
Washington reports confidential advices that Germany will inform Washington it will limit armed liners under a future submarine campaign if ships carry no guns. The White House hosts talks on how to handle possible sinkings after March 1 and the Lusitania dispute. Officials say there will be no more notes. if Germany disavows, ambassadors may be recalled. The president and Lansing push for a quick, clear policy to deter further outrages against American citizens.
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Washington
Ferlin
Germany
United States
Lusitania
Ancona
Austria-Hungary
Count von Pernstorff
Charce
Gerard
Ambassador Penfield
State Department
Lansing
Dey
Wilson
Stone
Representative Flood
Kern
Congress
Sta Department
Austria-Flungary
Teutonic
Austriae Hungary
Count von Bornstorfere
Audimonies
Luslana
Itin
Veltiunin
Noly
Agroettiont
Bulgaria apologizes to Greece for diplomat arrest incident
Athens reports Bulgaria has apologized to the Greek government for the arrest of a diplomatic messenger and the seizure of delegation documents en route from Constantinople to Athens. The incident occurred as the messenger traveled between major capitals.
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Athens
Paris
Constantinople
Athena
California Syrup of Figs Advertisement Urges Laxative Use
A period newspaper ad urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs as a safe first treatment for constipation in children. It warns against counterfeit syrups, notes tongue coating as a sign of constipation, and promotes a 50 cent bottle with full dosing directions for all ages and even adults.
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California
Adv
Irish Celt Explains Homestead Law Bet for 160 Acres
A dialog from an Arkansas man seeking a homestead claim explains the law as a U S government bet of 160 acres against fourteen dollars that one can live on the land five years without starving The piece also carries a Denison Seminole Brand coffee advertisement and a theater quip about a problem play at Gazink theater.
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Arkansas
The
United States
Denison
Denison Coffee Co
Chicago
Marine Eye Remedy: The Oceanic Aid For All Eyes
Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago offers Marine after Exposure in Cold Cutting Winds and Dust. It Restores Refreshes and Promotes Eye Health for all eyes in need of care. Senda Eye Book on request.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Senda
Export of American musical instruments and pianos
American instrument makers ship about 100 million dollars yearly and export roughly 200 thousand dollars of goods to foreign markets. Pianos head to Canada and Britain for reexport, while player pianos go to Australia England Italy and Argentina.
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Canola
Britain
Central
South America
Auntralia
England
Italy
Argentina
Gallant remark on crowded car sparks laughter
In a crowded Central avenue car a man offers a seat to a woman with her young daughter. A miscommunication leads him to joke he will sit on her lap. The woman clarifies she meant her daughter, while the car erupts in laughter at the misunderstanding.
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Omething
Indianapolis News
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