Verun battle rages as German forces clash with French
Paris reports intensified fighting along a 25 mile Verdun front with seven German corps, thousands of shells, and heavy French gun action. Germans claim advances while French offices acknowledge increased intensity and heavy casualties on both sides. A larger Verdun offensive is anticipated as German forces concentrate for a possible storming attack.
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Verun
Germany
War Office
Caucasus
Tain
Malancourt
Verdun
Hether
Fortified Forty-Five Years Ends In Compromise
Louisville Feb 24 Forty five years of litigation over a railroad that never was built ended when Union County taxpayers compromised a $500000 bondholders claim for $20000 and paid the smaller sum into the suit. The ill fated project from Madisonville to Shawneetown failed. local sheriffs resigned to avoid tax collection. The settlement, reached after multiple suits and judgments, ends Sheriff’s tax coercion in Union County and marks a rare closure after decades of struggle.
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Union
Madisonville
Shaswneetown
Ill
Ion County
J. Preston
Union County
Lillie R. Preston
Daven Town
Preston Ira
Inion County
Wilson Sends Korea Letters to Senate on Occupation
President Wilson transmitted to the Senate portions of U S Korea related correspondence regarding Korea under Japanese occupation during the Russo Japanese War. Documents include unpublished items and dated dispatches from Horace Allen and Secretary Hay, noting Korea’s neutrality pledge and seeking U S aid. Root's letter warns against taking notice of Korean statements as no good purpose would be served.
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Wilson
Senate
Stone
United States
Korea
Japan
Russia
Horace N. Allen
Allen
State Department
Seoul
Imperial Palace
Hay
Root
Eight Jurors Secured for Lorimer Trial
Chicago February 24 eight jurors have been tentatively accepted by both sides in the trial of William Soa mes charged with conspiracy in connection with the wrecking of the La Salle Street Trust and Savings bank William Robertson who was tentatively accepted as a juror last Monday was called into Judge Devers private chambers and remained in conference with the court and the attorneys for fifteen minutes.
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Chicago
William Soames
LaSalle Street Trust and Savings Bank
William Robertson
Bank Robber Denies Police Assistance
Chicago February 24. Cross examination of Eddie Mack, a confessed bank robber who turned state's evidence in the trial of four men indicted for robbing the Washington Park National Bank of 15000 on January 27, was completed with little change in his testimony. He said his confession was for a lighter sentence and he would not admit police knowledge of the plan.
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Chicago
Eddie Mack
Washington Park National Bank
Mack
Admirals Secret Navy Policy Change Revealed
Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger to testify in executive session before the house naval committee on the navy board's shift to a two power standard by 1925. He stated a Pacific fleet is essential for coast defense and noted Panama Canal restrictions limit fleet use, with Britain unlikely to slow construction.
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Washington
Navy General Board
United States Navy
House Naval Committee
Charles J. Badger
Badger
Pacific Coast
Stephens
California
Pacific
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Britain
United States
General Board
Great Britain
Hall
Wore Straw Hat in All Seasons,Never Needed an Overcoat
ENTERVILLE, In., Feb. 24. John Lankford the oldest Odd Fellow in the state died Wednesday at age & years. A longtime resident since 1850 he wore a straw hat in all seasons and never wore an overcoat. He walked from Keokuk to Ottumwa when he arrived and for years made coffins by hand and led funerals for notables including former Gov. Drake.
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Enterville
John Lankford
Gov. Drake
Cummins Attacks Shields Dam Bill in Senate Debate
Senator Cummins of Iowa attacked the Shields dam bill in the senate on February 24, saying it would favor large enterprises over small ones. He warned that the plan would force every grist mill owner on a navigable stream to travel to Washington to meet costly secretary of war requirements if enacted.
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Washington
Shields Dam
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
Arrests Ordered in Jersey County Farmhouse Death
Jerseyville II Feb 24 Sheriff Chapelle ordered the arrest of two men and a woman over the death of Minnie Ahrling whose body was found in the ruins of the Ahrling farmhouse after a Sunday fire. Coroner jury notes a skull fracture and severe limb injuries. Anton Ahrling, husband, is held in jail awaiting developments. The sheriff intends to question the suspects.
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Jerseyville
Chapelle
Jersey County
Minnie Ahrling
Ahrling
Anton — Ahring
Marcus Looney Shot in Union Headquarters Revolver Fight
Chicago February 24 Marcus Steady Looney business agent of the Excavating Grading and Asphalt Teamsters union was shot in a revolver clash at the union HQ Thursday. The bullet entered the left cheek and exited near the right ear leaving him seriously wounded.
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Chicago
Marcus
Steady” Looney
The
Congress Near Break With Wilson Over War Warning
In a tense session lawmakers debated the McLemore resolution amid fears of war and pressure to shield Americans from armed ships. Representative Becker warned against war, while Flood urged defeat of the measure. In the Senate, Gore proposed a passport oath forbidding travel on armed vessels of belligerents, with penalties and presidential authority to suspend the rule.
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Resolution
Becker
McLemore
House
House Adjourned While Informal Talk Was Still Going On. Representative Flood
Senate
Stone
Gore
U. S
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Foster
Illinois
A. Simmlar
Texas
Foreign Affairs Committee
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Maiorito
Kitchin
Flood
Harrison
Mississippi
Missouri
Senator Stone
Webb
Judiciary Committee
Representative Heflin
Alabama
Asquith Presses Peace Demand in Commons
In London, Prime Minister Asquith defends Britain’s war aims in a bristling fifteen minute speech. He reiterates that terms of peace must be decided by the Allies, repeating the November 1914 pledge at Guildhall. In Washington, Congress debates warning armed belligerent ships, with President Wilson opposing immediate action as Germany and the State Department await Berlin’s reply.
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Asquith
House of Commons
London Guildhall
Great Briain
Germany
Washington
Congress
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Foreign Affairs
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Senate
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United States
von Bernstorff
Lusitania
Berlin
State Department
Government Can Trust Suit Left Without Decree
In Baltimore Judge John C. Rose retained the government suit against the American Can Company, denying a dissolution decree. The case, filed two years ago, charged illegal Sherman Act restraint through absorption of rivals and price fixing, with the judge deeming dissolution at this time possibly ineffective. The ruling is described as novel by U S law officers.
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Baltimore
John C. Rose
United States District Court
American Can Company
Rose
Old Bloomfield Pioneer James Hartup Dies at 91
James Hartup, 91, a Bloomfield pioneer who settled in 1851 from Indiana, was found hanging in the woodshed of his home on Wednesday. He is survived by his widow, 88.
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Bloomfield
James Hartup
Indiana
Jean Crones Search Continues in Chicago
Chicago police and federal authorities probed Jean Crones after a poison soup accusation at Archbishop Mundelein’s banquet. A rest card signed “Jean Crones” traced to Portland, Oregon, was dismissed as a crank’s work. A Justice Department report cited a Chicago woman’s letter claiming Crones was aboard a vessel, but the signer denied the source.
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Jean Crones
Mundelein
Portland
Qve
Tenartmen
Department of Justice
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Uromes
High Seas
Bertus Austin Weoter
Fetter
Spints
Governor imposes 2000 troops to halt fugitive from Senora
Douglas Australia news reports Governor Elias Cailles orders 2000 troops to the Senora Chihuata state line to prevent Francisco Via from fleeing the Senora region amid instability after the fall of the Mexican government.
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Anz
PY Elias Cailles
Mrtvo
Senora
Senora Chihuata
Glelevser Cosus
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