European War News Highlights From a Turbulent Front
Montenegrin minister in Rome asks American Red Cross to feed 20 000 destitute Montenegrins. German losses at Dvina and Doiran front details. Balgownie sunk with most crew saved. Zeppelin L-19 report and Allied air raids on Avlona and Durazzo. Prussian casualty list tops 2 million with generals killed. Conscription bill signed February 10 in Britain. Additional naval losses and local incidents noted. Chicago labor vote and New York rail tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Radovich
Rome
American Red Cross Society
Montenegro
Multiple Global Incidents Report in Transcribed Dispatches
Reports detail foreign mail delays in Rotterdam from New York, an Austrian arms factory explosion at Skoda in Pilsen, and a ship collision near Shanghai that sank the Daijin Maru with 16 dead. Berlin observers flag Poland suffering, Ottawa’s Parliament Building fire kills two, and missing Canadian politicians gift a $10 million loss estimate.
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Austria
Skoda
Pilsen
Messagers
Rome
Ottawa
Ont
Sevigney
Frederick F. Pardee
William Loggie
Notable Crimes and Disasters Sweep Early 20th Century Cities
A string of incidents unfolds from Milwaukee to Brooklyn and Newport. Italian consul Armina Conte survives a bomb attack in Milwaukee. In Providence, Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr is acquitted of hiring killers while her husband Dr. Charles F. Mohr is found dead. two Negro defendants are convicted of his murder. A fatal house fire in Brooklyn claims six women at 243 Hancock Street, home of Mrs Casimir Tag. Charles Strong of the Chicago Grand Opera is detained at the Canadian border amid bomb plot suspicions. Illinois Central lines approve a large equipment order for nearly three million dollars containing coded Navy communications.
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Elizabeth F. Mohr
Providence
R. I
Charles F. Mohr
Newport
Emily. Burger
Henry Spellman
Cecil V. Brown
Hancock Street
Brooklyn
Casimir Tag
German Savings Bank
Willard to Meet Moran in Madison Square Garden Bout
Heavyweight champion Jess Willard will box Frank Moran of Pittsburgh in a ten round match set for March 17 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Moran earns a chance to upset the title holder in a major city showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Willard
Chicago
Frank Moran
Pittsburgh
Madison Square Garden
New York
Washington News Summary of War Munitions Embargo and Senate Actions
The State Department announced an embargo on war munitions shipments to Sonora and Chihuahua and Lower California. Gen Goethals asked Congress for 19.3 million dollars for Panama Canal Zone civil government. The Robinson bill passed the Senate aiding Mississippi flood relief and housing tents for the homeless. Von Bernstorff’s Berlin reply, seen as favorable to U S aims, reached Washington. Vice President Marshall cast a deciding vote in the Senate on the Philippines bill to set a two to four year window for U S sovereignty withdrawal. The Keating bill banning child labor in interstate mining and manufacturing passed the House. Germany signaled possible understanding on the Lusitania issue.
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Sonora
Chihuahua
California
State Department
Washington
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Congress
Senate
Robinson
Mississippi Valley
Secretary of War
Germany
Lusitania
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
United States
Marshall
Philippines
No. 20 Grand Central Porter George Gabriel Defies Odds
An Abyssinian porter at Grand Central, known as No. 20 and George Gabriel, speaks eighteen languages and serves as a valued guide to dignitaries and travelers. He has a white wife, two Austrian sons, and a storied past with Lord Kitchener, Roosevelt, and various governments awarding him medals for language prowess. He recalls a life spanning Abyssinian origins, Mecca, Constantinople, Paris, London, Berlin, Vienna, and service across continents.
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York
Grand Central Station
John
Chauncey Depew
Gabriel
George
Austria
Ovaldo Gorghis
George Gabriel
Lord Kitchener
India
Egypt
Mecca
Forbidden City
Damascus
Jerusalem
Nicola Okoma
Constantinople
Paris
London
Berlin
Vienna
Roosevelt
Africa
W. B. Hurd
New Zealand
Australia
Japan
Bulgaria
South America
Greece
Turkey
Honduran Navy Visits New Orleans in Makeshift Draft Vessel
The Honduran navy's lone warship General Barahona, a former private yacht turned U S Siren, arrived at St Andrew street docks in New Orleans. Captain Francisco Sanabria led a small crew of 25 to inspect repairs and rest ashore while port officials assessed the reaction to this improvised naval presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
New Orleans
Mississippi River
St. Andrew Street Landing
Francisco Sanabria
Navy
Honduras
General Barahona
United States
Siren
Central America
Philadelphia
Uncle Sam
Sanabria
George P. Barnet
New York Nimrods Nabbed for Bringing in Game
In New York the conservation commission arrested and fined residents returning from hunting who carried game birds into the city after the open season closed. Happy Boots Wilson was jailed for possessing a squirrel at Pennsylvania Station, while Diamond Jim Brady and others faced fines. Guards at railheads seize birds and escort violators to commission offices for settlements. The agency contemplates using dogs to detect contraband game.
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York
Happy Boots Wilson
Pennsylvania
Diamond Jim Brady
Brady
Gome Protectors
State Conservation Commission
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Commission
Policeman’s Wild Ride With Stolen Flivver Ends Safe
James Kessham, a volunteer patrolman, steered a fleeing stolen car toward Evanston streets and Northwestern Willard Hall before the tow line broke. He remained on the dash, dodging obstacles until the vehicle was towed to the police station and he vowed never again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kessham
Willard Hall
Kessham
Evanston
Runaway Hack Crash Wounds Five in Richmond
A funeral procession ride from St. Mary's cemetery ends in a runaway accident injuring five. Edward Hiatt's hack drags he to the lines after being tossed, with two women among the backseat passengers sustaining serious brain injury and others with minor hurts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Edward Hiatt
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Hiatt
Theodore Vossmeier
Anna Menke
Louis Schroeder
Henry Rohe
Roche
Joe Trapp Sentenced for Cutting Felker
Winamac Feb 7 Joe Trapp is sent to the penal farm for cutting Chauncey Felker a year ago Sheriff Zellers found Trapp asleep in Logansport station while returning from Michigan City He fled while on temporary bond His fine and costs will keep him at the penal farm 552 days
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Joe Trapp
Winamac
Chauncey Felker
Zellers
Michigan City
Trapp
Logansport
Bankruptcy closes as Wi nona Assembly creditors paid
Warsaw February 7. The distribution of 97727.29 among creditors with claims near 900000 ends the bankruptcy of the Wi nona Assembly and Summer Schools association. The amount comes from the sale to Professor E O Excel of Chicago less receivership expenses. Excel paid 100600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Winona Assembly and Summer Schools Association
Prof
E. O. Excel
Chicago
Professor Excel
Whisky Shipments Rise at Lawrenceburg Distilleries
During the last month three local distilleries shipped 8,264 barrels of liquor from their warehouses. Taxes on the whisky totaled 473,556.46 dollars. The year prior, January shipments stood at 6,014 barrels with taxes of 344,119.40 dollars.
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Lawrenceburg
Chloroform Causes Death of Local Fireman
Corydon M. Knight twenty five a member of the L E W fire department died after using chloroform on a handkerchief and placing it on his face. He was found dead in a YMCA dormitory in Indianapolis on February 7.
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Indianapolis
Corydon M. Knight
Prisoner clothing fund eyed to aid parolees in Ohio state
Evan B. Stotsenburg, attorney general, informed Governor Ralston that a $19 000 appropriation could be used to clothe prisoners paroled from state institutions who have no relatives. The aim is to help them start anew in society.
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Indianapolis
Evan B. Stotsenburg
Govenor Ralston
New Y. W. C. A. Building Planned in Muncie
Muncie announces a new Y. W. C. A. building with a goal of 100000 dollars. In a thrilling drive, nearly 5000 beyond the target was raised by Friday. The Ball brothers glass makers contributed another 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Five Ball Brothers
Mysterious Complaint Reported in City Water
Anderson February reports show widespread intestinal trouble affecting users and nonusers of city water. Similar cases also appear in Lapel with no fatalities recorded.
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Anderson
Lapel
Earl Acton Near Death After Quarry Hoist Accident
In Richmond on February 7 Earl Acton suffers a life threatening injury when a hoisting chain snaps and wraps around him shoving him into a stones pile at a east side quarry. Authorities report the incident as a serious accident with Acton in critical condition.
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Richmond
Earl Acton
Here
Acton
Fifth District Teachers Meet Moves to Terre Haute
Greencastle February 7. The Fifth District Teachers association shifts its meeting to Terre Haute on March 4 because the new DePauw gymnasium is not finished and no suitable venue remains here.
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Greencastle
Teachers’ Association
Terre Haute
Depauw
Former county auditor buys Florida newspaper
Goshen Feb 7 David O. Bachelor former county auditor has bought a daily newspaper at Clearwater Harbor Fla and will move his family to that place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Goshen
David O. Bachelor
Clearwater Harbor
Fla
Coal Strike Found Near Westphalia by Tecumseh Co
Tecumseh Coal Mining Co of Bicknell reports a seven foot coal vein found by drilling near Westphalia and plans to sink a shaft immediately.
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Bicknell
Tecumseh Coal Mining Company
Westphalia
Woman Ill Kills Self In Indianapolis
Miss Anna Vielbaker thirty six who had suffered from epilepsy ten years committed death by her own action by drinking carbolic acid in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Anna Vielbaker
Horse Injures Man In Shelbyville Accident
Shelbyville February 7 Riley Sedgwik, aged fifty five, was severely injured when his horse frightened and he was thrown from his wagon. He was reported in critical condition at the scene with possible head and leg injuries. Local authorities investigated witness accounts.
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Shelbyville
Riley
Sedgwik
Wonderful Progress in Canada
Canada shows strong postwar rebound with high bank clearings and record grain prospects. Wheat crop estimates rise from 250 million to over 304 million bushels with prices firm and western credit expanding, signaling durable prosperity for the Dominion.
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Canada
Dominion
Chicago Tribune
Winnipeg
Regina
Saskatoon
Moose Jaw
Buffalo
Detroit
Minneapolis
Duluth
Los Angeles
Seattle
North America
Northwest Grain Dealers’ Association
Prairie Provinces
Bradstreet
Ideal Citizen Definition Sparks Snow Row
A rumor circulates about a man praised as an ideal citizen for continuing to shovel snow off his sidewalk inside his property line. Critics argue the debate centers on personal responsibility versus municipal boundaries.
Red Hand Relief with Cuticura Soap and Ointment
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for red rough hands. It urges soaking hands in hot suds, drying, then applying ointment as a one night treatment and offers a free sample by mail with a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. It also notes a proverb about inaction and mistakes.
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Dept. L
Boston
Dr Pierce Pellets Promote Clean Liver and Bowels
Advertises Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a health aid for digestion liver and bowels. Claims to regulate stomach and improve overall well being with a simple remedy.
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Dr. Pierce
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Lloyd’s At
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Reuter
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Durazzo
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North Sea
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Manhattan
Usher
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Chicago Federation of Labor
John R. Higbie
Leon Pettit
Babylon, N. Y
Long Island
United Mine Workers of America
Whitmore
Shambaugh
Ila
State Savings Bank
Rotterdam
England
Linan
Shanghai
Armina Conte
Wayland
Milwaukee
Charles Strong
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Hich
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von Bernstorff
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