Canby Denies Wheat Shortage and Opposes Export Embargo
C H Canby president of the Chicago board of trade told national investigators there is no danger of a wheat shortage and that price rises reflect supply and demand. He said the US has 75,000,000 bushels to export and warned an embargo would tamper with market forces. He cited high ocean freights as a key factor in reduced exports.
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New York
C. H. Canby
Chicago Board of Trade
Canby
United States
Mr. Canby
Germany
Second U S Ship Sunk By Mine Off German Coast
Berlin reports the steamship Carib of the Clyde line was sunk by a mine in the North Sea off the German coast. The vessel carried cotton from Charleston to Bremen, left January 27, and there is no update on her crew. The ship did not follow the German navy’s neutral shipping route.
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Berlin
North Sea
Bremen
Charleston
S. C
Plan to Postpone Big Fight in El Paso
Promoter Jack Curley announced the Johnson Wil lard heavyweight title bout will be delayed at least two weeks beyond March 6. The postponement follows Johnsons slow journey from Barbados to Juarez and settles the long debated scheduling question in El Paso Texas.
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Curley
Juarez
Johnson
el Paso
Tex
Jack Curley
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
Barbadoes
Wilson Names Trade Body to Interstate Commission
President Wilson on Monday nominated the five members of the interstate trade commission. He sent to the Senate the names of Joseph E. Davies Edward Nash Hurley William J. Harris William H. Parry and George Rublee for the new agency.
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Washington
Wilson
Interstate Trade Commission
Senate
Joseph E. Davies
Edward Nash Hurley
Chicago
William J. Harris
Georgia
William H. Parry
Seattle
Wash
George Rublee
Cornish
N. H
California eight hour law upheld by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court ruled the California eight hour law for women constitutional stating no woman may work more than eight hours daily or 48 hours weekly in mercantile shops, factories, hotels, hospitals or apartments. In Dubuque Iowa heavy rains and melting snow push the Mississippi toward floods with residents readying to move to higher ground.
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Washington
California
United States Supreme Court
Mississippi
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Captain Dampier Promoted to Rear Admiral
London date February 26. The official naval changes announce Capt. Creil F Dampier, formerly in command of the battleship Audacious, has been promoted to rear admiral.
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London
Creil F Dampier
Robbery Hit Indiana Post Office and Bank
In Ladoga the post office safe was robbed of stamps valued at $600. In Farmersburg the Citizens' State Bank vault was blown open and $5,000 stolen. No arrests reported. Local authorities investigate.
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Hammond
Ind
Ladoga
Citizens’ State Bank
Farmersburg
Jewelry Store Robbed of 20000 in Nashville
Weinstein and Small jewelry store in Nashville Tennessee was robbed during the night of jewelry and diamonds valued at about 20000 according to the proprietors statement.
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Nashville
Tenn
Weinstein & Small
Propeletors
U. S. Ship Evelyn Sunk Carrying Troops to France
The American steamship Evelyn left New York January 29 with cotton to Bremen and struck a mine off Borkum, sinking with crew saved. The vessel, built 1883, 1,986 tons, 252 feet long, belonged to Bull & Co. of New York. Government reports say the mine caused the loss and note broader German naval actions sinking transports.
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London
Evelyn
New York
Bremen
Borkum Island
North Sea
Smith
A. H. Bull & Co
Harris-Irby Cotton Company
Southampton
Washington
State Department
Bull & Co
Brokam
Rotterdam
Bryan
Emden
Borkum
East Frisian Islands
Kitchener
France
International News Service
Sayville
N. J
United States
London Central News
Downshire
Calf of Man
Irish Sea
Dundrum
County Mayo
Nieuport
Bernhardt Undergoes Knee Amputation After Injury
In Bordeaux on February 24 Mme. Sarah Bernhardt was operated on successfully. Her right leg was amputated at the knee due to an old injury from playing Joan of Arc. The operation was reported a complete success.
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Bordeaux
France
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Joan of Arc
Four Die When Home Burns in East St. Louis Blaze
In East St. Louis on Wednesday a grocer named John H. Stutzman and his three children were killed as their home burned. A fourth child, Dean, aged seventeen, escaped by jumping from a second story window.
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East St. Louis
Ill
John H. Stutzman
Dean
Silk imports in 1914 hit record high
Washington on February 25 reported raw silk imports for the fiscal year 1914 totaling 34,500,000 pounds, an increase of 2,500,000 pounds and a new record, according to a department of commerce announcement.
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U. S
Washington
Department of Commerce
Tragic Staten Island Car Crash Claims Florence Murphy
Miss Florence Murphy twenty two killed and John Smith twenty two seriously hurt when their auto skidded and crashed against a fence on Staten Island near New York on February 25.
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New York
Florence Murphy
John Smith
Staten Island
Caillaux and Count's Son Fight in Lisbon Duel Expected
Former French minister of finance Joseph Caillaux clashed with Senor Edwardo Burnay, son of Count Burnay, after an altercation in Lisbon. A duel is expected to follow.
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Caillaux
Count
London
Joseph Caillaux
Senor
Edwardo Burnay
Count Burnay
Lisbon
Vanderbilt Cup Postponed In San Francisco Race
San Francisco February 24. The Vanderbilt cup automobile race scheduled for February 22 at the exposition grounds has been postponed to March 8 due to track conditions.
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San Francisco
Exposition Grounds
Neutral Brother Wack Defends War Stance in Slur Laden Tale
The Kansas City Star recounts Brother Wack claiming strict neutrality in the war while telling a crude, racially charged anecdote about his wife and various ethnic groups. The piece uses period dialect to illustrate attitudes and the social clash surrounding wartime neutrality.
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Wack
Brother Wack
Idessa
Kansas City Star
Barbed Wire Workers in War Describe Frontline Labor
A Royal Engineers member recounts the peril of laying barb wire 300 feet from trenches. Workers muffled mallets as enemy snipers watched, magnesium flares lighting the landscape for sharpshooters, forcing men to flatten themselves like weeds.
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British
Royal Engineers
Dyspepsia Advice From a Doctor A Punchline
A humorous exchange has a short skater asking for free medical advice about dyspepsia. The pill compounder quips that for a real bad case, one should hire a cheap cook and eat irregularly.
Art Treasures Hidden as War Erodes London Gallery
Visitors to the British National Gallery find the collection greatly diminished after six months of war. Many masterpieces have been moved to underground vaults for safekeeping, leaving empty frames where Raphael Madonna once hung. A sand bin stands in each room for fire protection while glass cases protect remaining Rembrandts and other works.
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British National Gallery
London
Louvre Hall
Raphael
da Vinci
Holbein
Rembrandt
Reubens
Lery
Rembrandtsa
German Sub Sinking Soars as War Claims Rise
London reports intensified U boat activity close to the British Isles with several vessels lost including Clan MacNaughton and Rio Parana. Royal Navy notes storms and submarine attacks may account for wrecks, while Berlin confirms channel sinkings and Dutch actions against smuggling copper.
Sweitzer Tops Harrison in Chicago Democratic Primary
Robert M Sweitzer defeated Carter H Harrison for the Democratic mayoralty nomination by about 75000 in Chicago where the direct primary yielded the largest Democratic primary turnout at around 300000. William Hale Thompson won the Republican nomination by about 1000 votes over fusion candidate Judge Harry Olson.
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Chicago
Robert M. Sweitzer
Carter H. Harrison
William Hale Thompson
Harry Olson
Fusion
Many Plumbers Convicted in Sherman Antitrust Trial
Des Moines Iowa February 26 all 36 master plumbers on trial since February 10 for Sherman antitrust violations were convicted by a federal district court jury. Judge John C Pollock will sentence them later. The defendants live in Iowa Nebraska Missouri Illinois Michigan Indiana Wisconsin and Minnesota and are members or officials of the National Association of Master Plumbers and state groups.
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Des Moines
Federal District Court
John C. Pollock
Iowa
Nebraska
Missour
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
National Association of Master Plumbers
Rome Floods Again as Tiber Rises Across City
Rome reports the sixth flood in two months as the River Tiber reaches flood stage. Parts of the Campania district in the Latium area remain submerged with hundreds fleeing their homes.
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Rome
Tiber
Campania
Latium
Roumanian Army Set to Take the Field in April
Paris Feb 26 Nicholas Misu Roumanian minister to London will return to England with a note to the British government assuring that the Roumanian army will take the field in April.
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Paris
Nicholas Misu
London
England
Captain Harding commits suicide in Racquet Club
Captain A. E. Harding of the Marine Corps committed death by self inflicted gunshot in the Racquet Club in Washington. The act occurred on Wednesday, according to reports from Philadelphia dated February 26.
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Harding
Philadelphia
A. BE. Harding
Marine Corps
Washington
Train Wreck Kills Fireman Near Colorado Springs
Denver authorities report Denver and Rio Grande passenger train No 15 derailed 12 miles south of Colorado Springs. The fireman is dead and several passengers are injured in the wreck.
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Denver
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado Springs
Germans Recall Men Up To Forty Eight For Service
Geneva February 25 Germans up to age forty eight eligible for service with the sandstorm troops have been recalled from Switzerland to join the colors no later than March 3.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Senate okays bigger submarine force and sea defense plan
The senate naval committee approved a larger submarine arm for coast defense and sea power. Submarines rising from one to five seagoing ships with speeds of at least twenty knots, each costing up to 1.4 million dollars, plus 11 submarines up to 550 thousand each, were authorized. The aviation corps funding jumped to one million, and the panel abolished the plucking board while requiring half a naval officer’s career at sea. Senator Smoot urged 50 seagoing submarines at 25 knots and 25 coast defense boats at 550 thousand each, with funds available until expended, as he argued submarines defend coast cities. Critics warned against military buildup and bankruptcy risk.
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Senate Naval Committee
Chamberlain
Naval Committee
House
Senate
Smoot
Utah
Thomas
Colorado
Brandegee
Connecticut
Brangegee
Japan China tensions confuse policy signals
Washington reports show conflicting demands from Japan on China leaving the U S to study the issue. President Wilson said exact demands are unclear while the matter is carefully reviewed. A Des Moines wreck left four dead and eight injured on a Chicago Great Western train. Haiti’s president abdicated and fled aboard a Dutch steamer. revolutionsaries outside Port au Prince ready their next move as the U S plans a commission to stabilize finances and restore order.
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Japan
China
Wilson
Des Moines
Chicago Great Western
Kansas City
Talmage
James Maxwell
Davilmar Theodore
Haiti
Frederick Hendrik
Port Su Prince
Curacao
Guillaume
United States
Republic
Three Die In Windsor Hotel Fire in Birmingham
A Birmingham blaze at the Windsor hotel killed three people and left nine seriously injured. The fire began at the rear, spread quickly, and many guests on upper floors were asleep when rescued by firefighters.
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Birmingham
Ala
Windsor Hotel
Constable Riggs Is Dead After Farmington Riots
Fairmont Virginia February 26 Constable W B Riggs died of wounds from the riot between a sheriff s posse and striking miners at Farmington West Virginia last Saturday Deputy Sheriff Thomas Buckley is dying as the turmoil continues in the mining district with lawmen and workers facing violence and fatal injuries
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Riggs
Fairmont
W. B. Riggs
Farmington
W. Va
Thomas Buckley
Hoffman House Sold by New York Construction Firm
The Hoffman house long a Democratic political hub in New York has been sold to a construction company. Reported price exceeds 8 million dollars.
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Hoffman House
New York
Palm Beach Bandits Rob Stuart State Bank in Broad Daylight
John Ashley leads the Palm Beach county gang that robbed the Stuart State Bank in broad daylight and escaped into the Everglades with $5,000. Assistant witnesses say the theft occurred in Miami Florida on February 25. Local authorities pursue leads and search the Everglades for the suspects.
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Miami
Fla
John Ashley
Palm Beach County
Stuart State Bank
Everglades
Dardanelles Bombarded Again by Allied Fleet
Paris reports the allied fleet renewed bombardment of the Dardanelles forts firing 2000 projectiles. Turkish forts replied feebly as Athens dispatches the update.
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Dardanelles
Paris
Athens
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