War fronts surge as Verdun drive intensifies across Europe
Berlin reports a major German push toward Verdun as French defenses falter along a ten mile front. Russian Duma hears forecasts of an unsettled end to the world war while Sazonoff sites Poland reunification and a potential US-Russia economic rapprochement amid German propaganda in America. Japanese fleet movements and Italian gains reshape Mediterranean and Alpine fronts as Britain shells plans to centralize blockade policy under a single minister.
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Haumont
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Russia
Nicholas
Sazonoff
Sazonott
Europe
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Erzerum
Germany
Sweden
Scandinavia
U.S
America
Mediterranean
Copenhagen
Denmark
Italy
Mediterranean Sea
Tokio
Jij Shimpo
Congressman Missing Mitchell Meeting Leaves GOP Opposition
Rapid City Democrat congressman will not attend a party conference in Mitchell called by Senator Ed Johnson. Report notes growing Republican candidate field in South Dakota's Third district, signaling intensified campaign dynamics for the year.
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Rapid City
South Dakota
House of Representatives
Mitchell
Ed. S. Johnson
Gandy
Mud and Water Dominate New Winter Trenches
Paris reports the Franco-Belgian front endures a second winter campaign marked by deeper mud and flooding. Despite better tactics, trenches flood as rain undermines drainage. ditches turn to canals while sappers work underground and patrols guard amid persistent bombardment.
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Paris
France
Flanders
Vosges
Woevre
New German Terror Can Dive and Fly
London reports a new German aerial capability described as able to dive and fly. The briefing notes emphasize its potential impact on air operations and defenses, with officials cautioning about rapid deployment.
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London
England
Yankee Princess and Prince Clash in Foster Child Suit
Prince Mishinoff testifies in New York that Princess Aimee Crocker offered to surrender their 15 year old foster daughter Yvonne if he remained in love. He cites their Paris nightlife and her four marriages as causes for separation. Witnesses describe lavish life, letters, and alleged anonymous accusations of the prince's affection.
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New York City
Prince Alexander Miskinoff
Princess Miskinoff
Jackson Gouraud
California
Aimee Crocker
Yvonne
Prince Mishinoff
Paris
Europe
Crocker
London
Maxim’s
Prince Albert
German submarine seaplane carrier idea reported by Scotsman
A Scotsman correspondent describes a newly perfected German submarine concept featuring a seaplane hangar in the deck chamber and a foldable winged machine. The seaplane would be lifted from the water and stowed in a redesigned afterdeck, suggesting potential damage capabilities before containment.
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The
Scotsman
Germany
Scotman
Chicago graft probe halts welfare payroll
Chicago civil service commission orders a hold on the public welfare department payroll while it investigates graft charges filed by Mrs. Page Haton against department superintendent Mrs. Louise Osborne Rowe. The move targets alleged misuse of funds and personnel practices within the department.
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Chicago
City‘ Civil Service Commission
Department of Public Welfare
Page Haton
Louise Osborne ‘Rowe
Hock Democrats for Wilson States Chairman Statement
State chairman urges support for Wilson in a blunt statement. He condemns opposition as unfounded and warns against distraction ahead of key ballots and party unity campaigns.
Majority Here as Democrats Rally Behind Wilson
Dr. H J Rock of Aberdeen says the state Democratic meeting at the courthouse will unify behind President Wilson with a large majority of party leaders present. He predicts no dual delegate lists and that Johnson-Gandy faction will be minority. a mass meeting will report later. A partial list of state Democrats attending includes W G Jacobs Aberdeen John Wade Redfield and J A Westie Vermillion among others.
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H. J. Rock
Aberdeen
State Central Committee
Court House
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Rock
St. Louis
Democratic Party
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Johnson
Mitchell
W. G. Jacobs
John Wade
John Wilson
Redfield
P. L. Alexander
A. Arnott
W. G. Wells
H. Hanson
Mark Sheafe
Watertown
Orville Rinehart
J. J. McNeill
Wessington Springs
W. A. Lynch
Huron
T. M. Simmons
B. M. McBride
James Coffey
WH. J. McMahon
Phillip
F. S. Brown
Ft. Pierre
W. Ficke
Sioux Falls
J.A. Rasse
Belle Fourche
U. S
La Follette Announces 1916 Presidential Candidacy
Madison Wisconsin Senator Robert M La Follette declared his bid for the Republican nomination at the Chicago convention in June 1916 He urged patriotic progressive Republicans to contest every state for representation in Chicago He also called for arms embargo on munition manufacture and proposed a peacetime role for a standing army and a conference of neutral nations to promote early peace outcomes.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Robert M. la Follette
Chicago
LaFollette
Union
Sioux City Strikers Rally for Higher Wages at Cudahy Armour
A general strike paralyzed Cudahy and Armour packing houses in Sioux City Iowa with 2300 workers quitting and 300 at a mass meeting. Butchers seek up to 30 cents an hour while common laborers push from 19 to 22 1/2 cents. Pickets planned and detectives deployed to avert trouble.
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Cudahy and Armour Packing
Lutchering Department
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Cudahy and
Armour Packing
Dan Cameron
Stock Yards
Henry Wallace Dies in Des Moines Church
Henry Wallace eighty, publisher of a farm journal and Roosevelt era country life commission member, collapsed at First Methodist church during Iowa laymen's missionary movement meeting. Death attributed to heart disease. Native of Pennsylvania, entered ministry in 1862, later retired to farming after 1880 illness.
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Henry Wallace
Roosevelt Country Life Commission
First Methodist Church
Iowa
Wallace
Pennsylvania
Davenport
Rock Island
Farm publication founder dies at year’s end in 1895 era
A pioneer farmer established an agricultural paper with his three sons and led it as head until his death. He is survived by three sons and two daughters.
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Wallace
Towns to unite against Wheeler in county seat fight
Residents of Charles Mix county resume plan to let all aspiring towns enter the county seat race at the May 23 primary. The town with the most votes would carry a campaign against Wheeler in November. Geddes Lake Andes Wagner and Ravinia may join while Wheeler shows little concern.
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Sioux Falls
S. C
Charles Mix County
Wheeler
Geddes
Lake Andes
Wagner
Ravinia
Yankee Women Hospital Work Report Details Wartime Outcomes
London England report shows 98 percent of wounded treated at the American Women’s War hospital in Paignton South Devon cured or improved from about 1000 cases. Surgical cures 63 percent medical cures 63 percent. deaths under 1 percent. Immediate first aid field dressing 25 percent. within 15 minutes 13 percent. within one hour 25 percent. Gas poisoning prominent. typhoid down with seven cases. Amputations 14. wounds: perforating shrapnel 12 percent shell 2 percent bullet 39 percent grenade 1 percent. Bayonet wounds least frequent.
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London
England
Brandeis Charge Sparks New Probes In Senate Annex
Washington reports detail new charges against Louis D. Brandeis tied to Harriman proxies in the Illinois Central fight and his ties to Equitable Life, filed with the Senate sub committee reviewing his Supreme Court nomination.
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Navy General Board
Representative Stephens
California
Pacific Coast
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Fletcher
Washington, D C. Henry
Mexico
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Smith
Michigan
New Brandeis
Washington, D. C
Louis D. Brandeis By &. H. Harriman
Charles J. Badger
General Board
Germany
Germans Make Claim On Appam
Washington officials received a note from the German embassy asserting that Norfolk federal court proceedings to return the British liner Appam to other owners violate precedents and the Prussian American treaty. The German note argues that the ship is a war prize held by its crew and that Lieutenant Berg has extraterritorial rights, and it asks the court to be informed of treaty terms when the case is heard on March 2.
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State Department
Norfolk
Appam
Count von Bernstorff
Berg
Tampering Rumors Cloud Lorimer Trial Proceedings
Persistent rumors of jury tampering surfaced during the Lorimer bank wrecking case as the trial proceeded. The public prosecutor, defense, and the judge faced questions about potential influence while proceedings continued in Chicago Illinois.
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Chicago
Ill
United States
Loreimer
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