Unrestricted U boat activity threat to Allied shipping
Washington reports Germany warned of unrestricted warfare on the seas after rejecting peace overtures. Berlin says it will drop prior restraints on its fighting means and urges the United States to warn American ships and citizens about zones to avoid and ships to shun.
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U. S
Washington
Germany
United States
Gerard
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
England
Berlin
Suffrage Bill and Other Measures Dominate Ohio House Action
Columbus Feb. 1 The Reynolds Presidential suffrage bill faces House action as suffragists rally statewide. The state Federation of Labor seeks to oust private insurers from state coverage, boosting the industrial commission. A push to widen district attorney and probate powers, a quail preservation bill, and a high cost of dying probe are among bills advancing or introduced.
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Columbus
Reynolds
house
Ohio
Oho State Federation of Labor
state industrial commission
supreme cout
A. J. Vorus
swanee
Blanger
fish and game committee
Timby
senate
White
Coumbiana
Evans
doldiers
Mansfield
Horr
Lima
Acher
Thompson
Frankklin
Gaever
justices of the peace
Duchess Aosta Her Italian Husband May Secome King
The article notes a royal connection with Duchess Aosta and her husband potentially becoming king of Greece. It references political intrigues and regional implications across counties, mentioning Jefferson county and Mingo Junction in the context of local improvements. It also covers legislative action on a $200000 coliseum fund for the state fairgrounds and debate over convict labor versus free labor clauses.
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May Secome
Greece
ing
Mansfield
Jefferson county
Mingo Junction
Lloyd
Buckeye Briefs Fatal Draught and Riots
Fatal draught claims Gustave Judson in Cleveland after mistaking hair restorer for medicine. Riot leader Thomas Finn pleads guilty, sentenced to one to ten years. Wabash train derailment near Tillen kills an engineer and fireman injures several. Birth control case involves Wellington Merritt, prior 1913 sentence cited. Warehouse fire in Minneapolis destroys Levin Wrothere furniture warehouse and Riverside hotel damages.
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Cleveland
Gustave Judson
ima. O
Thomas Finn
Wellington Merritt
Aslania
Minneapolis
Levin Wrothere
Riverside
German note to United States seeks peace through shared ideals
The German note to the United States urges peace, cites self government and equal rights, and condemns British blockade and economic warfare. It asserts Germany’s readiness to negotiate, clarifies Belgium’s status, and explains preparations to resume U boat actions while seeking U S impartial mediation to curb further misery.
Post Office Stamp Price Increases Announced
The Post Office Department announced stamp price increases effective September 1. The changes average 43 cents per 1000 stamps across all sizes.
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post office department
Neville Island
Onio river
Coraopolis
Pittsburgh
Charles Trarp
New York
Joost van den Vandal
John Atton
Leonard C. van Noppen
University of Chicago
Supreme Court reverses Taggart ruling on liability insurance
Columbus date shows the Supreme Court unanimously strikes down the Taggart decision on liability insurance. It bars indemnity policies for civil liability from willful acts or noncompliance and limits insurers ability to cover employers not contributing to or opting out of the compensation fund.
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Columbus
supreme court
Taggart
theae
Japanese Invasion of Cuba Sugar Market Begins
New York reports an acute labor shortage in Cuba's sugar industry as 80 Japanese workers arrive to labor on plantations. John Roberts of Chicago cites wages rising to 3 dollars a day for Cuban laborers, contrasting with prior earnings, while Mexican laborers have also been brought in by agents.
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New York
Cuba
John Roberts
Chicago
Mexico
Former Postal Clerk Fined for Mail Openings
Cleveland February 1 Miss Mayne Lange twenty two former postal clerk at Salineville pleaded before Federal Judge Killits to charges of opening mail and abstracting fifty dollars and was fined one hundred dollars and costs. The girl said it was the proverbial curiosity of women that led her to open mail addressed to others. It wasn't because she needed the money.
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Cleveland
Mayne Lange
Salineville
quality
Killits
Anxiety at Capital Over German Unrestricted Warfare
Washington February 1 Officials fear a break in diplomatic ties with Berlin as Germany warns of unrestricted warfare on ships and merchants. A looming crisis tests U S policy with three possible moves, amid beliefs Berlin aims to enforce a sea cordon and Britain’s blockade impacts.
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Wilson
Berlin
Washington
United States
Germany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Mediterranean
Taus
Von Hindenburg
Von Tirpitz
Terschelling
North sea
Norway
Atlantic
England
Falmouth
ana
British Isles
Fire devours Sunlight hotel. Hannah Fox dies
In Cannelton, a fire swept the Sunlight hotel with seventeen guests inside. Head waitress Hannah Fox perished in the smoke after losing her way, as the three story business stock building adjoining also burned. Frederick Gump Jr faces assault charges as Harry Shaw allegedly bound and beat him. Dry Alaska bill clears Senate without roll call.
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Cannelton
Sunlight
Hannah Fox
Alaska
Washington
congress
senate
Precautions Taken to Guard Neutrality in New York
New York port sealed by Dudley Field Malone to enforce neutrality. Ships and tugboats turned back as a neutrality patrol keeps vigilant in harbor. British shipping circles claim Britain will keep Liverpool and Bordeaux open, with possible convoying of ships and higher marine insurance rates. White Rats head seeks federal probe into vaudeville circuit practices potentially violating antitrust law.
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New York
Dudley Field Malone
United States
New Jersey
Hudson
Brooklyn
Malone
Great Britain
Germany
Liverpool
Bordeaux
Atlantic
Mediterranean
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