World news from Washington on wartime turmoil and actions
Reports from Washington describe German influence in the southern states, U S policy on armaments to allies, the Algonquin sinking by a German submarine, a U S soldier linked to a Mexican plot, naval preparations for Great Lakes defense, and Mexican German diplomatic control in Mexico City. Officials warn of quick mobilization and emphasize neutrality challenges.
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United States
Carranza
State Department
Washington
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
Germany
Seventh Cavalry
Navy Department
Chicago
Great Lakes
Europe
Mexico City
Fire at Scottish Old Peoples Home and Other 1920s News
A fire at the Scottish Old People’s Home near Riverside Illinois killed four aged residents and injured thirty three others. American Steel Foundries in Indians Harbor closed its shells plant, laying off four hundred workers as orders ran out. A Los Angeles bank sought to rename to Guaranty Trust and Savings Bank. Judge Landis sentenced George Reillwell to eighty seconds in a chair for violation of the Mann act before freeing him. Carlile’s Chicago post office nomination approved. Mobile, Alabama reports eggs shipped in carload lots to northern markets. Governor Whitman signs a military training bill expanding compulsory instruction to boys sixteen to nineteen including working boys.
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Liverside
American Steel Foundries
Indians Harbor
Whitman
Albany
British Patrol Sinks German Sub As Lapland Reaches Liverpool
A British patrol boat attacked and sank a German submarine that fired a torpedo at the White Star liner Lapland as it docked in Liverpool on its eastern trip. British advances push toward Nesse Chaulnes and Peronne with 60 villages taken. Russian forces claim Van and Buaneh gains as Caucausian front widens. A British destroyer hit a mine in the English Channel, 29 sailors lost. A hostile raid drops bombs at Westgate with no casualties. News notes four Russian transports near Armenia sunk by mines or torpedoes.
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White Star
Lapland
Liverpool
Nesse
Chaulnes
Peronne
London
Berlin
Vienna
Black Sea
Sebastopol
Armenia
Senate postpones Colombian treaty amid anticipated defeat
The Washington senate indefinitely postponed action on the Colombian treaty, withdrawing it to the foreign relations committee as administration leaders warned of certain defeat if voted. Assistant Secretary A. J. Peters of the treasury resigned in Washington. Dr. Cary T. Grayson, a friend of President Wilson and naval aide, was confirmed as medical director and rear admiral after a long Republican challenge. Secretary Daniels opened bids in Washington for six new scout cruisers, signaling Navy expansion.
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Senate
Washington
Cary T. Grayson
Wilson
Navy
United States Navy
Notable Obituaries: Vincendom iL. Cott and Other Leaders
Personal Rear Admiral Vincendom iL. Cott man, U. S.A. died in Washington at sixty five. John M. Studebaker Sr. founder of the Studebaker vehicle business, died in South Bend Indiana after a long illness. He was born near Gettysburg October 10 1833. Oscar G. Murray longtime Baltimore and Ohio Railroad chairman died in Baltimore after a long illness at seventy, unmarried. A Wall McCormick Chicago financier died in Augusta Georgia at seventy. he was a son of Robert M. McCormick inventor of the McCormick reaper.
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Vincendom Il. Cottman
U. S.A
Washington
John M. Studebaker, Sr
Tthe
South Bend
Ind
Tie
Gettysburg
Oscar G. Murray
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Baltimore Md
A Wall McCormick
Chicago
Augusta
Tle
McCormick
Robert M. McCormick
McCormick Reaper
Rebels Driven From Altocedo in Cuban Skirmish
United States sailors from the gun boat Engte landed at Altocedo in Oriente province Cuba and drove insurgents from the town in the first clash since loyal troops began marching on Santiago. The force numbered about 300 men and included many Mexicanos.
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Santiago
Cuba
Menocal
United States
Engte
Altocedo
Oriente Province
Navy to Prepare 115 Million for War Readiness
President Wilson authorized 115 million to speed warship construction and acquire torpedo boat destroyers submarine chasers and airships. The Navy will contract 250 submarine chasers turn out 60 immediately and expand officer corps while Army and Navy coordinate to defend coasts and vessels amid German aggression.
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Washington
Wil
United States
Secretary of the Navy
New York Navy Yard
Naval Academy
Navy
Army War College
War Department
War and Navy Departments
Army
Marine Corps
Lansing
Germany
Daniels
Died of Premature Old Age Claims
A medical advertisement discusses young deaths blamed on kidney degeneration and auto intoxication. It recommends drinking pure water, and taking Anuric before meals to lighten kidney work and treat rheumatism dropsy sleeplessness and urinary symptoms.
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure For Coughs
A South Bend resident credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with curing a severe post pneumonia cough. The letter from Mrs. M. Johnson recommends the tonic as a spring blood purifier and tonic and notes the product is not sold locally. She invites readers to mail a dollar to the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo for tablets.
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South Bend
Ind
Dr. Pierce
M. Johnson
Ohio St
Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
Right Tommy-Pa What Comes After a Million
Tommy-Pa hears a riddle as Mr Gotroxs the fortune hunter asks what comes after a million. The exchange hints at a quest or lesson about value and ambition.
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Tommy
Mr. Gotroxs
Danderine Hair Cleanser Claims Dramatic Results
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine promising immediate hair beautification and a scalp cleanse. It claims reduced dandruff and itch, with weeks of use bringing new fine hair growth, urging purchase of a 25 cent bottle and noting a closing quote about women and men.
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Knowlton
Adv
Germans Try to Escape from Philadelphia Navy Yard
Interned German sailors aboard the commerce raiders Priz Eifel Friedrich and Kron Prinz Wilhelm attempted a nighttime breakout at League Island. Police and mounted patrols rushed to recapture escapees scattered across fields near South Philadelphia, with several men pulled from pools of water.
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Philadelphia
Priz Eifel Friedrich
Kron Prinz Wilhelm
League Island Navy Yard
Navy Yard
South Philadelphia
The Difference Knocker Exchange Inside Outside
Mrs Gay notes an external door knocker while Mrs Gouch counters with a louder interior knocker, a playful exchange revealing contrasting door adornments and humor.
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Mrs. Gay
Mrs. Gouch
The 3 D's in Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mr Robert W Ferguson of Hingham Massachusetts writes that years of kidney disorder and backache nearly killed him in Vancouver but using Dodd's Kidney Pills finally cured him. He now uses it occasionally to keep kidneys regulated and praises the remedy highly.
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Robert W. Ferguson
Hingham
Mass
Vancouver
Dodd
Mr. Ferguson
Adv
Fourth dance sparks tension between partners tonight
A tense exchange suggests a volatile social moment as the woman repeats her claim of four dances with the same partner this evening. The man questions the assertion while the woman defends the familiarity of their steps.
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U. S
Senator Overman
North Carolina
BE. B. Mckinney
Pelham
Kaiser
J. C. Stephens
Plymouth
A. Nordberg
Adjt
Louis W. Stotesbury
New York National Guard
New York
George Reiiwell
Meited
Mana
Landis
Fireport
Carlile
Dear Shaller Mathews
University of Chicago
Divinity School
Mobile
Ala
Gulf Coast Produce Exchange
Compiegne
France
Tost
Van
Inurkish
Petrograd
Petrograd War Office
Buaneh
Persia
English Channel
Admiralty
War Office
Westgate
A. J. Peters
The
Treasury
Switzerland
Fletcher
Canada
Western
St. Paul
Duluth
C. J. Bronn
W. Adams St
HI. V. Mackines
Jefforean Ave
Detroit
Mich
Canadian Governme Agente
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