Military Bill in Congress Promises Broad National Defense
The Senate portion of a national preparedness bill introduces a federal volunteer force a peace time national reserve federalization of the National Guard and an officers reserve and reserve officers training corps The measure aims to nearly double the regular army and guard while ensuring federal supervision and rapid wartime readiness. President would sign a bill exceeding his request says Senator Chamberlain.
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National Guard
Washington
House of Congress
Senate
Chamberlain
Military
Wilson
Congress
House
Jn Joint Conference Committee
Garrison
Continental Army
War Department
Moewe Reaches Home Port With British Prisoners and Gold
The General Naval Staff reports the German cruiser Moewe returned to a home port after a lengthy cruise. She carried 4 British officers 29 British marines and sailors 166 crew from enemy steamers 103 Indians as prisoners and 1,000,000 marks in gold. The raid sank or captured numerous British French and Belgian steamers and laid mines along enemy coasts.
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Berlin
London
General Naval Staff
Moewe
Naval General Staff
H. M
Burgrave Count von Dohna- Schlodien
Corbridge
Dromonby
Farringford
Clan MacTavish
Appam
Westburn
Horace
Flamenco
Saxon Prince
Edinburg
Luxembourg
Weuwe
Edward VII
Colonel House Returns From Europe to Washington Mission
Col M House arrived in New York aboard the Rotterdam from Falmouth after a confidential European mission for President Wilson. He landed at Quarantine aboard a coast guard cutter and said he would proceed to Washington to brief the president, declining comment on his abroad activities while maintaining he was treated with courtesy everywhere.
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House
New York
M. House
Europe
Wilson
Rotterdam
Falmouth
Coast Guard
Col. House
Washington
United States to Demand Apology from Austria-Hungary
The United States plans formal demands on Austria-Hungary after an Austrian submarine attacked the American steamer Petroleite. A note will be dispatched within the next hours, authorities said, indicating Washington’s expectation of a corrective response.
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Austria
Washington
United States
Austria-Hungary
Petrolite
Steen
REPORT BUSINESS GOOD Southern Agents See Cotton Acreage Rise
Federal Reserve Board releases from district agents describe generally good business in the nation with rising cotton acreage expected in the South unless actions curb it. Boston notes steady trade but material shortages and labor unrest. New York sees high industrial activity but tighter stocks. Richmond reports solid conditions, railroad growth, and new credits. Atlanta notes February remains quiet yet activity holds steady.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Boston
New York
Richmond
Atlanta
Wilson demands record vote on anti-Administration resolutions
Washington reports President Wilson will consent only to a record vote on anti-Administration resolutions warning Americans off armed ships of belligerents before resuming German submarine negotiations. No compromise vote will be accepted.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Berlin
Wilson Gives $1000 to Ellen Wilson Memorial
President Woodrow Wilson donates one thousand dollars to the Ellen Wilson memorial fund aimed at educating mountain youth in the South. The contribution supports the memorial’s work and honors Ellen Wilson.
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Atlanta
Woodrow Wilson
Ellen Wilson
Thornaby Grilled Steamer Sunk Near London
British steamer Thornaby reportedly sunk with all crew killed or drowned. Deverganx arrives at the Tyne with steward Carthorg rescued from wreckage. Misinformation and garbled lines suggest a partial casualty report and unclear origin of the rescue claim.
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London
Thornaby
Deverganx
Tyne
Steward Carthorg
Deverokt
Senate Fights Over Wilson's Warning Resolution
In Washington the Senate, by 68 to 14, killed Senator Gore's warning resolution on armed belligerent ships. Chaos marked the debate with out of order remarks and shouting as the Vice President tried to restore order. The action was praised by the White House while Gore backed the tabling motion. In the House the foreign affairs panel advanced the McElmore warning, voting 17 to 2. Senator Gore voted to table, calling the administration victory mixed.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Gore
McCumber
Germany
House
McElmore
White House
Battle rages as liner Providence II sinks with heavy loss
The French auxiliary cruiser Providence II sinks in the mid Mediterranean with about 4 000 on board and only 870 accounted for. The Third Colonial Infantry Regiment was aboard. At Douaumont near Verdun, German gains are challenged as French forces recapture some terrain in fierce fighting.
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London
Mid- Mediterranean
Third Colonial Infantry Regiment
Injunction Sought Against Conductors Over Strike Threats
A Salt to enjoin officers and members of the Order of Railway Conductors from carrying out a conspiracy of threatened strikes as protest against railroad installation of the White audit system was filed in United States District Court in Atlanta Georgia by counsel for the audit company.
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Atlanta
United States District Court
Deny Federal Court Jurisdiction Over Ship Case
The German Empire through Lieut Hans Berg and L M von Schelling refused Federal Court jurisdiction in the case over the vessel Appam. The answer was filed by the German authorities in Norfolk Virginia with no hearing date set yet for the Mbel proceedings brought by African Steam Navigation Company of Liverpool for recovery of the ship.
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Norfolk
Hans Berg
Hner Appam
L. M. von Schelling
Newport News
Portsmouth
African Steam Navigation Company, Ltd
Liverpool
Mayors Form National Defense Conference in New Orleans
A permanent organization of American mayors promoting national defense was established in New Orleans with mayors and delegates from 80 large cities. The group will be called the National Defense Conference of Mayors. Kiel of St. Louis was named to chair a committee to organize the conference and promote the effort.
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New Orleans
National Defense Conference of Mayors
Ee Kiel
German Advance, Prisoners Reported as War Rages
Berlin claims 228 officers and 16,575 men captured with many guns and war material as German forces push from Dieppe to Champton near Verdun. French artillery checked German moves east of Verdun and in the Vosges as Russians press in the Dvinsk region. Air fights rage along the British front.
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London
Verdun
Woeyre
Vosges
Senones
Ban-de- Sapt
Seppois
Champagne
Hill 193
Cote-du- Poivre
Douamont
Manheulles
Champton
Dieppe
Berlin
France
Belgium
Dvinsk
Russia
Wilson Seeks Early Vote On Armed Merchantmen Resolutions
President Wilson urged acting Chairman Pou of the House Rules Committee to vote soon on resolutions warning Americans not to sail on armed merchant ships. The move signals an immediate consideration and full opportunity for members to express private and public opinions, aiming to end the week long controversy.
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Washington
Wilson
Pou
House Committee On Rules
Congress
Fletcher Finds Navy Efficient and Equal to Any
Admiral Frank Fletcher told the house naval committee the U S Navy leads in fighting efficiency with dreadnoughts matching any power in officer and crew skill Target practice at Guantanamo suggested 10 to 20 percent of shots could land on a battleship at 18000 yards and Wyoming tests showed three shells penetrated a 10 inch plate
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Frank Fletcher
Fletcher
United States
Thedmiral
Guantanamo
Wyoming
Marine Corps
Col. Waller
Haiti
Tme
German Raider Taken Near Atlantic Coast
Montevideo dispatches report that British cruisers may have captured the German auxiliary cruiser Moewe near Brazil with doubts about the identity of the vessel. Another account names the German cruiser Roon. An American steamer from Montevideo quotes a French cruiser off Dakar engaging a German raider that slipped away under cover, damaged on its upper works.
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Bennos
Aires
Montevideo
Europe
Brazil
Moewe
Roon
Dakar
Africa
Trials Complete as Pennsylvania Returns to Yard
The battleship Pennsylvania returned to the Newport News ship yard after an 11 day run of all government tests. The superdreadnought completed her trials successfully and is back in port.
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Newport News
Pennsylvania
James William Lee Dies in Dallas At Home
James William Lee died at his Dallas home. A cousin of Confederate chieftain Robert E. Lee, he enlisted in the Confederate Army at age 16 and served throughout the Civil War.
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James William Lee
Dallas
Texas
Robert B. Lee
Mr. Lee
Only Italian Ships Are Armed
Only a small proportion of ships between American and European ports are armed Italian merchantmen. A Teutonic submarine policy is in effect. British and French ships arriving at Atlantic ports in the past year carried no guns. Seven Italian slips with naval guns mounted on their afterdecks have been pledged between New York and Montevideo.
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New York
Gralea Arenes
Germans Resume Heavy Offensive Near Verdun
German forces renewed a heavy push along the Verdun front with intense infantry assaults around Douaumont. French troops repelled the attacks and inflicted heavy casualties as artillery remained active from the Meuse to the Woevre region.
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London
Verdun
Meuse
Woevre
Douaumont
Teutons
French War Office
Fletcher Reports on Navy Strength and Efficiency
Admiral Frank Fletcher, commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet, told the naval committee the United States sea forces show encouraging condition and efficiency. The report highlighted overall readiness and training, noting progress in ships and crews, and stressed ongoing improvements across the fleet.
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Fletcher
Washington
House ‘Naval Committee
Frank Fletcher
Adrian Etches
Ins
Cascarets Promise Clean Liver Bowels and Quick Relief
An advertisement promotes Cascarets as a 10 cent box that cleanses and regulates the stomach and liver, removes sour fermenting food and eliminates constipation without griping. It claims benefits overnight and cites widespread use by millions to prevent headaches biliousness coated tongues indigestion and sour stomach. A note mentions a Chicago inventor patenting a phonograph burglar alarm attachment.
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Chicago
Unclear OCR Phrase Cites Will Contest and Undertaker
Fragmentary line references a will contest and undertaker with a lawyer noted after death. The text presents garbled phrases including a Groves signature and a box. No coherent events or identifiable persons are established.
Purifying Cuticura Emolients for Skin and Hair Health
Fragrant puper creamy emolients promise clear skin scalp free from dandruff crusts and scales while keeping hands soft. Ideal for nursery and toilet use and economical. free sample by mail with Book Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Strain on the Imagination and Longbow's Tale
Mr Longbow recounts chilling events of past winters while coworkers doubt the tale. He cites 87 freezes electricity in telephone wires and 84 when police ran to keep warm as the coldest years. The others exit in silent disbelief, leaving him to ponder alone.
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Cuffer
Havre merchant visits New York to study corset sales
A Havre Montana merchant travels to New York this week to learn selling ideas for corsets. His home line includes lightning rods chewing tobacco crackers hose handles rope molasses rat traps canned goods matches calico nails and corsets. The note suggests prunes sheet music and bustles might be available at his store or could be ordered.
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Havre
Mont
New York
First Taste of Coffee Teaches Caution to Parents
A personal reminiscence describes a child nibbling coffee with a mother at table and the later habit forming. The writer claims caffeine harms children and promotes Postum as a caffeine free substitute in two forms with advertised health benefits.
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Cottos
Mattia Creek
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