Germany Settles Lusitania Difficulty
Washington reports a tentative German note to settle the Lusitania issue is acceptable to the United States. Secretary Lansing and Count Von Bernstorff exchanged minor wording changes to clarify the document while awaiting formal approval from Berlin. The administration aims to show the reply answers the American note and to keep a precise record.
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Germany
Lusitania
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Lansing
Wilson
Fmmal
Berlin
Ators
Ireland Ready for Independence Convention Call
New York reports a National convention of Irish in America to publicize the belief that Ireland cannot be absorbed by England. The March 4 convention will draw 400 prominent Irish Americans to press for independence and condemn British rule despite wartime alliances.
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America
New York
Treand
England
King George III to Convalesce and Miss Parliament Opening
London dispatch reports King George III, convalescing from injuries sustained in France, will not attend Parliament in person. The session will be opened by royal commissioners acting on medical advice.
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London
George
Reyal
Germany Accepts Limits on Reprisals and Assumes Liability
Germany agrees in the proposed communication that reprisals should target enemy subjects only and expresses regret while assuming liability for American lives lost in the Lusitania disaster. It offers indemnity as reparation and states submarine warfare near the British Isles has been modified to honor the United States, noting prior assurances to spare noncombatants and that commanders have strict instructions to prevent future incidents.
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Germany
Lusitania
British Isles
United States
Eleven Men Jury Try Murder Case In Iowa
Winterset Iowa February 9 test trial opened with eleven jurors in the case of Mrs Ida Meyer aged 68 charged with complicity in the July murder of her daughter in law. The judge and attorneys questioned jurors after a panel of 76 men. The defense cites suicide theory. The murdered wife was found shot July 25 115 at a farm home near Winterset. The husband was convicted of second degree murder and appeals. Meyer is reputed wealthy.
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Ida Meyer
J. O H. Lathham
Maver
Mever
Phil Ro Wilkinson
Meyer
Charles Clayton
Fred Meyer
Man Revives After Hanging in Jail Cell
Thomas Murphy found hanging in a county jail cell was revived twelve hours later in an undertaker's shop. Doctors said he has a strong chance to survive and face trial for first degree murder, following his midnight discovery and botched hanging with a tightly tied improvised rope. The incident prompted officials to have the body prepared for burial before his revival. In Chicago, the annual congress on medical education closed without action on a national board of examiners, to be revisited next year.
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Thomas Murphy
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Chicago
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Germany
Mexico
Austria
Rock Island Notes Extended for 7.5 Million Line
Chicago February 9 Receiver Jacob M Dickinson secured an order from Judge George A Carpenter extending the time for payment on Rock Island railroad six percent collateral notes totaling 7.5 million dollars. The extension was granted Tuesday.
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Chicago
Rock Island Railroad
Jacob M Dickinson
George A Carpenter
Indict Consuls on Plot Charges in San Francisco
Federal grand jurors in San Francisco indict German consul general Franz Bopp, Baron E I Von Schack, and Turkish consul general Maurice Hall on plots against American neutrality. Bopp allegedly headed a scheme to disrupt munition trade and derail Canadian rail shipments by bombing tunnels. The actions, pursued under the Sherman Anti Trust Act and laws against setting up expeditions against a friendly nation, signal broader U S prosecution of consular officials for neutrality violations.
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Department of Justice
San Francisco
Franz Bopp
Baron E. 1. von Schack
Germany
Maurice Hall
Ropp and
von Sehack
Railroads Seek Higher Freight Rates Amid Hearing
In Chicago on February reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission show rising operating costs as several railroads seek a five to ten percent freight rate increase on coal shipments from Tiliness and Tedanarmaines to Michigan and Wisconsin. The move faces opposition from the Tennessee and Triana Coal Operators Association which says the higher rates harm business. Also in Chicago a traveler named Erikson Copenhagen registered as Erikson on his way to Canada for scientific farming of wheat fields, but declined to speak with reporters.
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Triana Coal Operators’ Association
Prince of Tenmark
Canada
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Copenhagen
Avel C. P. Wickfield
Tillmans Bill For Armor Plate Plant Approved
The senate naval committee approved a bill to fund a government armor plate factory with 11 million dollars, aiming for at least 20 000 tons annual output. Private manufacturers warned price hikes of about 200 a ton if the plan moved forward. Senator Tillman asserted government action could curb price increases and even seize plants if needed.
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Senate Naval Committee
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Penrose
Bethlehem
Midvale
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Tillman
Armer
Daniels
Committeemen See Wilson Renominated Without Opposition
In St Louis on February 9, Democratic National Committee members indicated President Wilson would be renominated without opposition. They questioned Vice President Marshall's renomination prospects and planned to skip a temporary chairman, likely to be chosen in May with Senator James A Reed of Missouri discussed as a possible pick.
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Wilson
Marshall
James A. Reed
Missouri
Lobby charges against express concerns in railway post bill
WashingtonFebruary 9 The post office committee chairman Moen charged the so called greatest lobby to block replacing weight payments in the railway postal service. He said the opposition aims to throttle parcels post in favor of express companies whose profits are shared with railroads.
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Washington
Moen
Opy
Maurer
Advertising Keynote At Hardware Men's Convention
President Matthias Ludlow of Newark urged the Hardware Men's Association to use local newspaper ads to spread messages. He told delegates in Pittsburgh that advertising reaches hundreds of homes and is essential to sales.
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Wed
Matthas Ludlow
Newark
Nooe
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Seaboard Hardware
Ludlow
Lusitania crisis seen as settled by New York dispatch
A Berlin informed banner reports a New York dispatch claiming a Washington authority says the Lusitania crisis is nearly settled. Officials in Berlin and London note no official confirmation, while Germany ponders adopting Washington’s view that armed merchant ships should not carry arms. Remarks focus on Col House and Morgenthau's roles and whether action will follow.
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London
New York
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France
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Edward Valve Firm President Indicted Over East Chicago Riots
Olaf Oleson, president of Edward Valve and Manufacturing Co. of East Chicago, Indiana, and the corporation were indicted at Crown Point on charges they recruited men to serve as deputy sheriffs and police during the labor disturbances at East Chicago.
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Olaf Oleson
Edward Valve and Manufacturing Company
East Chicago
Ind
Crown Point
Lake County
Two Veppelins Lost Near Aph Mainault Reported
The Echo Belge says two Veppelins disappeared near Aph Mainault. One struck a tree while returning from a Paris raid on January 30, and the other was shot down by a French airman within miles of a safe place as rescuers face waterlogged conditions.
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Londons
Echo Belge
Aph
Mainault
Paris
Plaice
Mutiny Among De Facto Troops Closes Border Bridge
In Neuvo Laredo near Laredo Texas a mutiny by de facto government troops led to the closing of the international bridge to the Mexican town. About fifty shots were fired and considerable alarm spread through the area.
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Tex
Neuvo Laredo
Senate Fight Over Nicaragua Treaty Resumes Debate
Republican senators led by Senator Borah opposes ratification of the Nicaragua treaty in executive session. Williams of Mississippi defends the pact as vital to Pan American relations. The deal would pay 3 million dollars for a canal route and naval bases at Fonseca bay. Salvadorean protest and Honduran reaction add to tensions as debate continues.
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Clarke
Arkansas
Senate
Nicaragua
Williams
Mississippi
Fonseca Bay
Wisconsin Rep. Seeks Capital Move to Milwaukee
Washington February 9 Representative Cary of Wisconsin introduced a resolution to move the U. S. capital to Milwaukee. He argued the move is prompted by pending DC legislation that could make the district dry. He called Prohibition a menace to society and good government.
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Cary
Wisconsin
U. S
Milwaukee
District of Columbia
Endorsement Drives Williams and Dunlap for Delegates
Delegates Elza Williams and Dunlap were endorsed by a local Democratic meeting on February 9 in Jacksonville. The group selected John Sebulee Beardstow and George McSoaps as alternates for the state and national party conventions, with other nominees approved by the chair.
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Tih
Willaenson Pittene
Durlap
John Sebulee
Beardstow
George Mc
Terserville
Shere
Tames McNabb
Presntet Oss
Progress Made On Preparedness Plans
Washington on February 5 reports progress on preparedness measures. Admiral Rime stated the American navy is ready to meet any enemy in the Pacific but declined to reveal steps taken in the last year and a half, calling them military secrets.
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Rime
Pacific
Pacifists Protest War Preparations and Demand Probes
Washington reports show a labor and farmer coalition opposing military and naval expansion urging congressional probes into past appropriations and funding sources. Speakers including James Maurer and Florence Kelley pressed for investigation, with Gov Capper sending support for the anti-preparedness agenda.
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New York
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James H. Maurer
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Florence Kelley
Frank Dornblazer
National Farmers’ Union
Sara Bard Vield
California Women Voters’ Association
Gov. Capper
Kansas
Maurer
Open Session on Brandeis Matter Begins in Senate Panel
Washington February 9 hearings on Louis D Brandeis nomination to the Supreme Court will open to the public in a judiciary sub committee session. Protestants are to be heard first amid a flood of petitions from individuals and organizations seeking consideration of his continued service.
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Judiciary
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SW Winslow
United States
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Minority members named to new House committee
The new House committee on flood relief was completed Tuesday with minority members selected. The panel will likely meet Wednesday to plan, including a tentative weeklong inspection of the Mississippi river flood districts from Cairo to New Orleans, beginning Saturday. Committee members named are Representatives Martin Louisiana Fengreen ve burg Illinois Curry Hes ted New York Kerns Co Indiana Wood.
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