Berlin refuses to plead guilty over Lusitania sinking
The dispute over whether the Lusitania sinking was illegal creates a crisis as Berlin resists admitting illegality. Germany offers to accept liability for neutral casualties through logs, hoping to placate the United States without stopping submarine warfare, while Washington presses for a clear admission.
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Washington D. C
United States
Germany
von Hernstein
Lansing
Berlin
Washington
Count von Hemsfortf
Lusitania dispute grows graver in Berlin as Wilson faces duty
Berlin voices a tougher view on the Lusitania sinking while seeking to preserve German American ties. Berlin rejects unconditional illegal admission and signals final decision rests with President Wilson. Semiofficial hopes for settlement fade as German press warns no agreement imminent.
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Berlin
Germany
America
Wilson
Count von Bernstorff
Lusitania
Three Dead In Hotel Blaze At Atlantic City
Three people are dead and two to four more are missing after a fire destroyed the Overbrook Hotel in Atlantic City New Jersey. Nicholas De anney an engineer on the Thoms Mott is named among the dead and Miss Mario Johnson a hotel guest also died. Fire started in the kitchen and a woman fainting at an upper window was burned to death as her body lay on the sill view of hundreds of onlookers.
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Atlantic City
New Jersey
Overbrook Hotel
Thoms Mott
Mario Johnson
Overbrook
Kitchwn
Philippine bill passes Senate for self government independence plan
The Philippine bill passed the Senate by 52 to 24, authorizing the president to grant full independence within four years while expanding self government. Democrats tried amendments but the measure stood with support from Progressives and Republicans.
Brebam Man Recovers After Cough Unmasks Button
George Burch of Brebam Texas returned to health after a long illness attributed to tuberculosis. Doctors noted his persistent coughing but the symptoms revealed a swallowed collar button from boyhood. He is improving under care.
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Brebam
Tex
George Burch
Convicted of Selling Military Uniforms Sentenced
G. M. Le Bow of Knoxville Tennessee was sentenced by Federal Judge Sanford to one year and one day in Atlanta prison for selling uniforms belonging to a local military regiment or secret organization used for initiatory purposes.
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Ield
Knorville
Tenn
G. M. le Bow
Sanford
Atlanta
Too Old to Serve in Civil War Death in Conway Ark
Robert H. Perry aged 103, claimed to be Arkansas's oldest veteran, died at his Conway home. The brief obituary notes his long life and status as a Civil War era figure, reflecting on his age and place of residence.
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Conway
Ark
Robert H. Perry
Goethals seeks funds to finish Panama Canal and fortify isthmus
Washington reports Gov Goethals urged appropriations totaling 19 million 900 thousand for completing the Panama Canal and 8.82 million for fortifications. He spoke to the House Appropriations Committee on reopening prospects, noting rapid progress but no definite date. He outlined plans for sea coast batteries barracks and mines and a naval mine factory to support Isthmian defenses.
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Washington, D. C
Goethals
Panama Canal
House Appropriations Committee
Tie
Sio Far
Germans Plan Great Offensive With 300 Guns Reported
Amsterdam reports from travelers that Germany plans a major western front offensive and is sending about 300 new guns to Northern France. Berlin notes violent artillery duels in Flanders and Northern France with the enemy’s guns increasing fire in the Neuville district and along other front sections.
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Amsterdam
Holland
France
Berlin
Germany
Flanders
War Office
Neuville
Pays Debt After 40 Years In South Bend Indiana
Homer Taxstort a real estate man received a letter claiming $9 from a note dating over 40 years. Taggart's father sold a secondhand bus to FL Dp Airgood of Servia Ind. A balance of $2.50 remained unpaid when the note was destroyed in a fire. Airgood, now old, mailed $4 to cover the unpaid debt and interest.
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South Bend
Indiana
Homer Taxstort
Taggart
Airgood
Servia
Ind
Aheood
Floods Devastate Arkansas Leaving Dozens Homeless
Floods across Arkansas cause enormous damage and claim eleven lives. Hundreds of families lose homes as floodwaters rise. A family including a father mother and child drowns near Melwood, with two earlier deaths reported in the district.
Two Negroes Drown In Flood Near Cairo
In Cairo region two Black men died in a flood on Misstaxipp River just north of town. One drowned while attempting to save two mules and the other while salvaging household effects.
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Cairo
Here
Naw Call to Colors Rumania Mobilizes Class of 1d4
Rumania has called to the colors all members of the class of 1d4. The note reads as a wartime mobilization request affecting young men from the era. Local officials organize exemptions and reporting dates for the mobilized group.
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Racherest
Rumania
Kills Girl He Gets License to Wed
Miss Gena Keyser of Behenectady New York was shot and killed here by John H. Pierce of Dolenson New York, to whom she was engaged. He afterward shot himself.
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Douglass
Mass
Gena Keyser
Behenectady
N. Y
John H. Pierce
Dolenson
Bank Clerk Spy Sentenced for Munitions Information
New York Frederick Schreinch, once a clerk to the National Cli Bank, was convicted of selling confidential information about munitions shipments to the Allied powers. He received an indeterminate term up to ten years.
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New York
Frederick Schreinch
National Cli Bank
Estente Allies
Works Attacks Wilson Over Preparedness Push
Senator Works assailed President Wilson in a Senate Military Affairs Committee session, labeling his preparedness program an unwise scare tactic. He argued the public is stirred by publicists and motion pictures and warned against extending tours to influence legislation. He urged deferral to defense measures with emphasis on reforestation and reclamation to curb natural disasters.
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Washington, D
D. C
Wilson
Senator Works
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Works
United States
Germany plans large naval offensive with monster guns
The agency reports Germany is preparing a spring naval offensive with many ships of new type. These ships will withstand torpedo attacks and be armed with 42 centimeter guns and possibly 50 centimeter guns. Germany aims to strike at sea after acknowledging land victory is unlikely.
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Rome
Agentia Nationale
Germany
Sweden outraged by German seizure of Swedish steamer Presta
Stockholm reports strong press and public anger over Germany's capture of the Swedish steamer Presta bound from Stockholm to Bethenbure, taken to Swinemonde. Officials call the seizure wholly unlawful as the voyage was between Swedish ports.
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Stockholm
Sueden
Presta
Germaine
Swinemonde
Bethenbure
Philippine bill passes senate 52 to 24 for independence plan
Washington DC report says the Philippine bill would extend self government and let the president grant independence within four years. The measure passed the senate 52 to 24 with Democrats and Progressive Republicans voting for it after attempts to derail it.
Three Men Drowned While Rescuing Woman at Waterworks
A trio of men drowned at the Waterworks while attempting to rescue Migs Stella Andersson who had gone through the foe.
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Perum
Migs Stella Andersson
Guiteau’s Brother Dies in Dobbs Ferry Home
James Wilson Guiteau, brother of Charles J. Guiteau who assassinated Garfield, dies at his Dobbs Ferry home. The report notes the death comes amid years of public interest in the Guiteau family.
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New York
James Wilson Guiteau
Charles J. Guiteau
President Oarfield
Dobba Ferry
Youth shooter Severey sent to Matteawan State Hospital
Harold L. Severey, the youth who shot four people in this city last Friday, was committed to Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane by County Judge Addington in Albany New York.
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Severey
Matteawan
Albany
N. Y
Harold L. Severey
Matteawan State Hospital
Addington
French cruiser arrives off Virginia Capes to trap Appam
Norfolk dispatch reports a French cruiser arrived off the Virginia Capes to patrol and prevent Appam from escaping Newport News, anchoring in escort duties and guarding the entrance to the harbor.
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Norfolk
Virginia Capes
Appam
Newport News
German Warship Sunk in the Kattegat
A Copenhagen dispatch cites Melsinger Avis reporting a large German warship sunk in the Kattegat between Anholt and the Swedish coast after striking a mine. Wireless calls for help were received then ceased, as ships move through the Baltic to the Atlantic.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Cattegat
Anholt
Melsinger Avis
Sweden
Baltic
German troops crowd border in Spanish Galana frontier
Madrid reports nine hundred Germans and 14,000 colonial troops from Kareerun have crowded the border in Spanish Galana. The troops are disarmed and interned as measures for sustenance are arranged. The note suggests the France British campaign in Kamerun nears conclusion. Kamerun protectorate spans 191,120 square miles with about 2.54 million people, including around 2,000 whites. The other German African possession not yet conquered is German East Africa, covering 294,00 square miles and about 6,500,0 people.
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Madrid
Spain
Kareerun
Galana
France
Kamerun
Africa
German East Africa
Explosion at Skoda Arsenal Kills 195 in Mislen Robbemia
A wire from Bucharest reports a melinite blast at the Skoda arsenal in Mislen Robbemia Austria. Three factory buildings, including the hydra gun shop, were blown into the air and 195 workers perished in the ruins.
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Arme Piant
Milan
Italy
Serolo
Bucharest
Skoda
Misen
Robbemia
Jho
Man 96 Fatherhood Echoes in Kentucky Town
In Whiteshore Kentucky Uncle Bob Bates, a 96 year old father of nine with three marriages, welcomes a new child named Woodrow honoring President Wilson. He notes his wives and children, asserting pride and sentiment despite decades of marriage.
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Whiteshore
Kentucky
Bob" Bates
Hovenhold
Woodrow
Wilson
Hob
Bie
Tam
Floods Influence Prohibition Vote Across Sugar Creek Township
Terr Haute Indiana reports waterlogged conditions marooned voters in Sugar Creek township while West Terre Haute voters cast ballots, yielding a 927 to 0 result for prohibition. In a separate action, courts enjoined liquor transport by rail and express companies into Daviess county.
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Terr Haute
Ind
Sugar Creek Township
West Terre Haute
Chillicothe
A. Dearie
Judicial Circuit Court
Chamber
Thore
Wabash
Rock Island
American Atlamns
Wells Parer Express
Daviess County
Long Island Unprotected Coast Warned by Admiral Dewey
In Garden City, Illinois, a letter quotes Admiral Dewey describing the Long Inland coast as the most unprotected and most easily attacked part of the U.S. coast. He warned that only a strong navy could deter an invasion.
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Long Island
Garden City
Dewey
Long
United States
Periin-Otto Rueble Leaves Boelist Group in Reichetag
Periin-Otto Rueble, Boelalist member of the Reichetag, followed Dr Karl Liebknecht in withdrawing from the Boelist group. Rueble was the only Socialist member to cooperate with Liebknecht in opposing the war credits.
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Periin
Otto Rueble
Reichetag Hae
Karl Liebnecht
Keichetag
Herr Rueble
Licbnecht
Officer Sentenced to Death in London Charge
Lieutenant George Codere of the Canadian Expeditionary Force was sentenced to death at Windsor on the charge of murdering Sergeant Ozanne of his regiment.
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London
George Codere
Canadien Expeditionary Force
Waa
Wincheser
Bergt
Ozanne
Confederate veteran Hoffman found dead in St Louis home
Thomas Hoffman a former Confederate officer who served under Gen Cockrel was found dead in bed at the home of his sister Mrs G W Groter in St Louis the incident reported from Montgomery City Missouri
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Montgomery City
Thomas Hoffman
Cockrel
G. W. & Groter
St. Louis
Lack of Punch in Progressive Platform Echoes 1912 to 1916
The article critiques the Progressive platform and its rebuke of the Wilson administration. It notes the long arc from 1912 to 1916, Chicago roots, and a wish for substance over sentiment. It highlights the hope for a universal readership and warns that without a clear, punchy campaign, the party risks defeat in the coming election.
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Chicago
Progressive National Committee
National Progressive Party
Wilson
Democrats Focus on Platform at St Louis Convention
Democratic managers stress that the St Louis convention will handle more than nominating a ticket. A platform must be drafted debated and adopted, with leaders urging only the best capable experienced men for the platform committee to ensure a definite straightforwart outcome.
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Baiiders
Federal reserve banks report steady business expansion
The twelve federal reserve banks across the country report uniform evidence of expansion in industries and trade. They note improved transparent indicators, including panic clearings and rising investments, reflecting a broadening economy though with tempered caution.
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Federal Reserve Banks
Hedletriet
Central Board
Washington
New York Herald
Democratic party path in uncharted waters at Hoveton Post
The piece reflects on sturdy cateemanship that steered the republic through revolution and remained vital at every development stage. It questions whether the Democratic party can demonstrate fitness to steer through uncharted seas. The pilot is at the wheel, and crew courage is urged to stay faithful to duty.
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Democratic Party
Ertaiat
Hoveton
Garrison Endorsed in Defense Stand
The Philadelphia Record praises Secretary Garrison for his strong statement to the House Military Committee on improving national defense. It notes his forceful arguments align with observable defense conditions and modern warfare, while hinting at private citizen insight into foreign relations.
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Garrison
House Military Committee
Philadelphia Record
Hammer Wielders and Partisan Energy Clash
Fragmentary report notes Republican congressmen and senators using vigorous partisan rhetoric. The piece suggests minority voices push for constructive value but appears cut off mid sentence, signaling a debate on legislative tactics and public messaging. The readable text hints at a political struggle in a fragmented era.
Begin Hot Water Drinking for Health Warnings
A dubious remedy urges hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims morning use before breakfast will purge toxins and toxins from the prior day and restore vigor, promising tasteless but noticeable effects for constipated or bilious individuals. The author Adr encourages readers to obtain limestone phosphate.
Leap Year Maid Spars With Widow Over Proposal
A leap year maid scolds a crass widow for calling a girl foolish to wed a poor man. The widow retorts that it is wiser to marry the rich or refuse a proposal than to marry a poor man who accepts such a girl.
Geet Eye Remedy Co Books on New Marine Eye Aid
Cort Winds and Peet lt Restores and Parometes Ffeatin Geet for el Eyee that Hees are Marine Eye Remedy Co. Chirega Bends Eye Book on reget.
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Hees
Marine
Chirega
Reget
Coal Up Trend Predicted If Mines Halt Output
A humorous exchange from Le Rire quotes a miner warning that stopping mining will push coal prices higher. The line underscores expectations of price rises tied to reduced supply.
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le Rire
Parte
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