German Chancellor backs Wilsons peace plan stance
Amsterdam dispatch reports Count Von Hertling telling the Reichstag that a general peace can be discussed on the four principles outlined by President Wilson. He stressed mutual recognition by all states, and noted there is no universal arbitral court yet. Austria-Hungary signals readiness to join peace talks with Russia, via Czernin message to Trotzky.
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Amsterdam
Count von Hertling
Wilson
United States
Bato
Wail
Retrosper Dentalis
Y Hieenan
Dooreadite
Austria
Count Czernin
Vienna
Leon Trotzky
Austein-Thingary
Russia
Women Jury Drawn in California Murder Trial
In San Francisco on February 6, two murder charges against Israel Weinberg, a bus driver, were dismissed by Superior Judge George A P Cabaniss. Six indictments in two other courts remain. Weinberg, previously acquitted of one murder, faced a historic jury venire including women for a major California murder case.
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San
California
Fire Sweeps Center of Lancaster Texas
Fire roared through Lancaster Texas destroying four blocks of buildings in the business center south of Dallas. Dallas Waxahachie and Ferris engine companies aided as flames consumed brick structures seven frame houses a grain elevator the Christian church Katy Trotel and six dwellings. Fire reportedly started by burning trash behind a barber shop.
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Dallas
Tex
Lancaster
Texas
Waxahachie and
Ferris
Christian Church
Katy
German Wool Broker Held Plot to Corner Textile Supplies
New York, Feb. 26. Eugene Schwerdt, wealthy wool merchant of New York and Boston, was arrested as an enemy alien and to be interned. He allegedly acted as U.S. agent for German interests seeking to corner the world wool market and to hoard stocks for postwar Germany, with ties to Ef. FP. Albert and Tuyo Schmidt.
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New York
United States
Eugene Schwerdt
Boston
Schwerdt
New York State
Tuyo Schmidt
Bolo Pasha
Germany
America
Becker
Theoks
Albert
Iolf
Sebhwerdt
Arraree
Fron Shmidt
Boto Pasha
Schmidt
Eugene Schwerdt, Jr
Charley E. Webb
Philadelphia
South America
Mr. Webb
Deustche Bank
Tolly
Food Cards In London to Get Meat and Butter
London rationing expands to meat butter and other essentials with food cards. The scheme limits weekly allowances: four coupons per week for meat with a quarter pound per person and ten ounces for children, plus four ounces of margarine per person. Citizens urged to view rationing with patience as the plan rolls out across the country.
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London
Keniy Mene
England
Haghind
Ob Tau
Neoone
Tral Ponches
Tae
War Should Have Started Sooner War Story
An odd wartime vignettes a missive about a Black man named Bousley who avoided a last fall examination then appeared to meet quota for Camp Parlour. The district board asserts he is fit and would earn a monthly pay, prompting mused questions about why the war was delayed.
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Terre Uaute
Tod
Alex Bousley
HAYS MEETS CHIEFS OF G O P AT DINNER IN NEW YORK
Will Hays new chairman of the Republican National Committee dined with former leaders at the Union League Club. He sought their views to guide present strategy and emphasized party unity over past votes. He planned to confer in Washington then return to the city for further talks with party figures. He dismissed the idea of factionalism and urged assimilation within the party.
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New York
Will Ht
Repub
Efe
William R. Wilfcox
Chas. D. Milles
Frant I. Mitchcock
George Bo Cortelhou
Harry So New
Victor Rosewater
WB. Reynolds
Union League Vlub
Pays
Washington
Feaders
Kays
Four Aids Named to Railroad Affairs Role in Fuel Shipments
Secretary McAdoo appointed four officials to represent the railroad administration at liquor conferences on fuel shipments. The appointees include Carl Ro Gray director of beamsport and tion Edward Chabers director of traffic CL 2. Spens assistant traffic director in charge of shipments and Kendall chairman of the nation’s car service division. Hoover’s representatives to be named today. Whittaker Chesapeake and Ohio vice president and traffic manager is named as assistant traffic director in charge of fuel administration shipping problems.
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Wasteeng
McAdoo
Railroad Administration
Carl Ro Gray
Beamsport Antion
Edward Chabers
CL 2
Spens
Kendall
Chaiman
Othe Vatieoud
Isteatham
Hoover
Pom. Whittaker
Chesapeak
Ohio
Fuel Administration
Rescue Ships Save Survivors as Florizel Wrecked off Cape Race
Seventeen passengers and 21 crew members of the Red Cross liner Florizel were rescued after the ship struck rocks near Cape Race, leaving 92 dead out of 1366 aboard. Survivors include Captain William J. Martin and Major Michael Sullivan. rescuers from the Prospero battalion faced raging breakers to reach the stranded vessel.
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New York
Red Cross Line
Florizel
Cape Race
Bowring &Cou
Line
Alec Ledingham
Miss Kittie Cantwell
Ralph Burnham
W. N. Dauphiness
J. P. Kiely
Major Sullivan
Willian Parminter
Arch Gardner
Willian Dodd
J. C. Sparrow
Thomas Whalen
David Griffith
Minnie Denieff
A. G. Fagan
G. Maloney
John Cleary
Joseph Clockley
Willam J. Martin
W. James
P. Jackman
Lumsden
Eric Collier
Tierbert Taylor
Edwin Timmons
Tohn Davis
J. Pinsent
W. EF. Power
Thomas Green
James Barry
M. Malloy
W. Dooley
A. Hatchard
George Curtis
Jack Johnson
Charles Reelis
James Dwyer
Alex Fleet
Henry Dodd
Henry Snow
J. C. Moore
F. Roberts
Cecil Carter
Bernard Murphey
ST. Jolins
Not
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Vlorizet
Michael Sullivan
New Poundland Forestry Battalion
I Scotland
Royal Flying Corps
Othe
Vrooman Urges Salting Corn To Save Stock
Assistant Secretary Vrooman of the Agriculture Department urged farmers to salt their soft and wet corn to prevent heavy losses. He argued salting will preserve grain for food and feed and avoid shipping soft corn to drying facilities, noting railroad limits may hinder timely elevator storage. Salt the corn within two weeks to save millions of bushels.
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Vrooman
Department of Agriculture
Profiteers Target Coarse Grains in California
In San Francisco on February 20, federal food commissioner for California and state wholesalers, commission men, and grain dealers faced charges. The case asserts profiteering harms the food administration program by inflating prices of Milo maize corn Egyptian kafir feterita barley and oats, jeopardizing production and conservation efforts.
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San
Casualties Reported From Airplane Accidents And Actions
The War Department announced to General Pershing the deaths of Lt. Leland J. Hagadorn of Orleans New York and four cadets Clark B. Nichols Philadelphia J F Stidlman New York City Donald E Carlton Providence R I and Arthur H Wilson Philadelphia from airplane accidents no details given He also reported Private Ralph R Spaulding Madison Maine killed in action Feb 13 two privates severely wounded Feb 19 one slightly wounded Feb 23 Frank Fuss Estherville Iowa Chester A Want Rolling Prairie Indiana and Andrew Donko South Bethlehem Pennsylvania were severely and slightly wounded Private Paul Crabtree Portsmouth Ohio died of wounds Nov 21 Lieut Thomas W Mc Coy Elkhart Indiana died from wounds from a hand grenade and Private George G Clarke Holyoke Massachusetts died from accidental gunshot wounds Private Charles A Johnson Morsley Colorado drowned.
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War Department
Pershing
Leland J. Hagadorn
Orleans
N. Y
Clark B. Nichols
Philadelphia
J. F. Stidlman
New York City
Donald E. Carlton
Providence
R. I
Arthur H. Wilson
Ralph R. Spaulding
Madison
Maine
Frank Fuss
Estherville
Towa
Chester A. Want
Rolling Prairie
Ind
Andrew Donko
Bethlehem
Paul Crabtree
Portsmouth
Ohio
Thomas W. McCoy
Elkhart
George GG. Clarke
Holyoke
Mass
Charles A. Johnson
Morsley
Colo
U S Forces on Two Fronts Use American Guns
Washington February 26 Americans have heavy ordnance in service on the western front and in Italy. Ten inch twelve inch and fourteen inch rifles are in use. The fourteen inch fifty caliber rifle is noted as highly effective. Italian gunners praised the results of American heavy ordnance. Reserve twelve inch rifles for coast defense have been shipped abroad and are now along the American sector.
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Washiington
Americ Army
War Department
Europe
Italy
General Pershing
United States
Wisconsin Senate Condemns La Follette for War Attitude
The Wisconsin state senate passed a Spealey resolution condemning Senator Robert Moola Follette for not supporting the nation’s war aims. It denounces attitudes that incite sedition and harm Wisconsin’s name among free peoples.
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Madison
Wee Mo
Spealey
Duehadinus
Wiendigent
la Pobette
She
State Senate
Wisconsin
Robert Moola Follette
Unnaturalized Germans Said to Control Texas Politics
A report from Austin on February 2 describes unregistered enemies and a German element rumored to have dominated Democratic operations in South Texas. It claims Hessians without final papers have voted and influenced the legislature, suggesting their removal would shift political fortunes. Also notes Garfield advises households to buy coal for next winter.
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Austin
Texas
Hess
Gautier
Perth
Tesae
Washington
Garfield
Letters Taken by Heney Show Packers Moves
Chicago Feb 26 government inquiry into the packing industry charged that chief packers had inside information on Hoover’s Food Administration appointment and used Washington influence to place employees and friends. Francis J Heney read private letters from Louis K P Swift Armour Thos E Wilson and others seized in raids. Letters showed packers knew of Hoover's appointment before public announcement and had confidential data on Cotton and policy. Swift’s telegrams and private memos indicated plans for direct control of food distribution by Hoover and timing of actions by the President. Public statements by Louis F Swift supported price controls while private letters revealed opposition to resale rules and alleged duplicity.
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Chicagg
Herbert C.hoover
Washington
Food Administration
Joseph EB. Davies
Federal Trade Commission
Francis J Heney
Louis KP. Swift
Swift & Company
Arthur Meeker
Armour & Company
Thos. E. Wilson
Wilson & Company
Fleney
Joseph P. Cotton
New York
Tool Administration Bureau
Atticll Washington
Fund Administration
Thomas P Logan
Wilson
Hoover
Soover
Swift
Louis F. Swift
Herbert C. Hoover
Flouston
Houver
Thomas Jo. Wilson
Wilson & Voimpany
Shipworth
Mr. Hebey
Louis Fo Swift
No A Chapin
Chicago
Voss
Chicago Civilian Flier And Cadet Hurt
MEMPHIS Tenn Feb THronsen of Chicago a civilian flying instructor at Parkfield near here and flying Cadet Harold Rllanley of Cus ter ID were injured Monday when the airplane in which Lawles was being dirstrained tipped over and crashed 160 feet to the ground. Thronsen was reported see had injured he was not expected to recover. Vh injuries were asked. The accident was the third ouf sev ious conts at Park fo odd since it opened several weeks. Saturday three men were kitled and two oth Test thor tives. Bebo f2
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Thronsen
Chicago
Parkfield
Here
Harold R.llanley
Custer. I. D
Ina
Lawles
Bhronsen
Uantey
British Casualties For Week At Low Mark
London reports the week ended Monday shows Britain's battle casualties at a low level for the period. Wounded or missing include officers and men totals and overall figures indicate a reduced toll compared with prior weeks.
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London
Estonian Gulf Port Captured By German Forces
The German advance across Russian territory reports Reval and Pskov fallen, with Tallinn area and its fortress reportedly seized after a battle. Battles extend toward Kiev and Petrograd as Germans press eastward, seeking peace terms and potential reshaping of governance in conquered regions. Russian delegates and Bolshevik leadership face shifting negotiations amidst a declared German coercive stance.
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Berlin
London
Pebvo
Revai
Pskov
Petrograd 1
Feat.pitarters
Reval
Pleskey Pskov
Lake Potpus
Reichstus
Russia
Kinnish Gulf
Petrograd
Volhynia
Kiev
Brent Litovsk
Trotzky
M. Zinoviev
Lively Cannonading Rome War Report Says
Rome war dispatch reports lively artillery exchanges along the Piave front with both sides shelling positions from the Adige to Astico and heavy losses for enemy. British forces repelled an attack on a bridge near Cape Sile as intense aerial bombardment targeted Italian cities and aviation camps near Locomio and Sanities. Bombs were also dropped on Franco Meste and Venice.
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Rome
Bpeb
Vlondayrenadis
Phere Wei
Epiabys
Cape Sile
Anu
Bervsa
Moiretia
Brent
Primiotana
Locomia
Sianties DL Seyi
Franco
Meste
Venice
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Hays
G.O.P
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Dines
Red Cross
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Baker
Senate
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HENEY
Esthonian Gulf
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Ras
Esthoania
Lacaia
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