Neutral Shipping Standoff Shapes German Note Fallout
Feb 15 to 18 dispatches report Britain declining to distinguish civilian and military food, while Germany defends submarine blocks as necessary. The United States weighs warship protection for neutral shipping, urging adherence to international law and a return to prewar principles.
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Lertin
Germany
United States
United Sates
Washington
England
Great Britain
Extra Session Is Off Wilson Says
Washington Feb 18 The President virtually has decided not to call an extra session of Congress regardless of the fate of the ship bill. No official announcement has been made.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Twentieth Century Progress Scraps Old Ore Unloaders at Harbor
Seven Hoover and Mason steam ore loaders at Ashtabula Harbor Ohio, once costing about 500000, are dismantled as newer Hulett electric unloaders replace them. The old cranes, operating for around a decade, unloaded 5 to 6 tons per grab while the new machines lift 15 to 20 tons, reshaping lake loading operations and signaling a profitable legacy despite retirement.
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Hoover & Mason
Ashtabula Harbor
Ashtabula
Hulett Electric
Japan Demands Farm Board Hit Disturb England By State Court
A Washington memo outlines January Japanese demands on China and the U S seeks clarification with Tokio and Peking. British anxiety grows as ministers debate the implications of Japan's ultimatum amid naval warfare tensions and neutral trade issues.
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Japan
Demands Farm Board
England
Washington
D. C
Russia
United States
Tokio
Peking
London
China
Commons
Grey
Woman Bargain Rush Tramples Officer in Trenton Crush
Five hundred women crowd an installment house in Trenton New Jersey during a special sale. Special officer Lawrence Clark was crushed and suffers serious internal injuries after being shoved toward a plate glass window as the crowd pressed forward.
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Trenton
N. J
Lawrence Clark
Two Bellhops Fined After Street Fight
Philip Ferangel and Henry Abie, bellhops at a local hotel, were arrested for disorderly conduct. Magistrate Smith released them after they paid a $1 fine plus costs. The altercation ended in a fist fight halted by Officer Kell. Later, they were freed upon payment. A separate item reports John Richards, a black man, lynched by a mob near Sparr, Florida, after an alleged insult to a white woman.
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Philip Ferangel
Henry Abie
Kell
Smith
Able
Ferangel
Tampa
Fla
John Richards
Sparr
Reform rule put through state house recount in 34th district
Springfield Feb 18 Speaker Shanshan appointed a committee to recount ballots for the Thirty fourth district where Governor Dunne refused a certificate. The reform rules cut standing committees from 67 to 33 as House and Senate debate adjournment until March 2. Democratic leaders doubted quick agreement and minority committee appointments were left to Democrats.
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Springfield
Shanshan
Dunne
de Young
Harvey
Burns
W. J. Graham
Arthur Roe
Senate
Democratic Caucus
House
Shurtieff
Tice
Shanahan
Kaiser to apologize to Ambassador Gerard for Berlin theater incident
Basel Feb 18 Emperor William will personally apologize to James W. Gerard American ambassador to Germany for a hostile Berlin theatre demonstration on Feb 9. Gerard reportedly accepted an invitation to Koenigsberg for a royal audience after the theatre disruption caused by a man’s anti American tirade protesting English speaking patrons.
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Basel
Switzerland
William
James W. Gerard
Germany
Berlin
Gerard
Koenigsberg
United States
Nan
Weather forecast for Rock Island region ends with Vega sighting
Rain tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures. 7 am temp 34, yesterday high 47, low 34 last night. Winds 12 mph. Relative humidity 66 at 7 pm and 76 at 7 am. Stage of water 9.6, up .1 in 24 hours. Evening stars Mercury Mars Saturn Jupiter. Morning star Venus. Vega, bright star near horizon west of north at 8 pm, in Lyra.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
J. M. Sherier
Mercury
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Vega
Constellation
Lyra
Mulct law repeal heads for governor signoff
Des Moines reports the Clarkson bill repealing the mulct law was passed by the house and now goes to the governor for likely approval. The measure enacts a statewide statutory prohibition effective January 1 next year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Carson City
Nev
Senate
Bradshaw of
Humbolt
Bravery of Boy Scouts Rewarded by President
President Wilson decorates three Boy Scouts for bravery. Howard Gatley receives the Medal of Honor for saving 10-year-old Robert Nor tis from drowning at Jackson mill dam in Montgomery County Maryland. The other two boys earn the Eagle Medal, the highest Boy Scout award.
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Wilson
Howard Gatley
Robert Nortis
Jackson Mill Dam
Montgomery County
Maryland
Berlin Claiming More Prisoners
Berlin reports on the eastern front detail 64,000 German prisoners in East Prussia, along with captured guns and matériel. Advancing forces claim major victories as battles continue across Galicia and the Carpathians with heavy losses on both sides. Ankara to London: Greece seeks satisfaction about an insult, and Lloyds quotes higher war policy premiums for US-Germany conflict risk.
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East Prussia
Buenos Aires
Holger
Brazil
London
Eat Prussia
Emperor William
Vienna
Kolomea
Galicia
Carpathian
Vysehoft
Petrograd
Vistula
Kitiva-Vikorotsch
Loubne- Stoudenne
Koxchenska
Koxchenska To Mount Vyszkoff
Turkey
Greece
Constantinople
lLlyods
United States
Germany
Davenport Judge Grants Richardson Continuance
Martin Richardson was captured after a shooting in Davenport and brought to police court for a preliminary hearing. The case was continued until Tuesday. He faces an assault with intent to commit murder charge for wounding Henry Challberg in a rooming house after a woman-related quarrel. New Illinois postmasters listed include Bosworth El Paso Slattery Galena Wilson Gridley Crock Hampshire Adkinson Spavn Sheehan Ohio Rice Paxton Nelson Paxton.
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Martin Richardson
Third Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Kramer
Cox
Henry Challberg
Davenport
Richardson
Challberg
New Illinois
John F. Bosworth
el Paso
M. C. Slattery
Galena
David Wilson
Gridley
Edward T. Crock
Hampshire
J. L. Adkinson
Spavn
Ann Sheehan
Ohio
Hugh Rice, Jr
Piper City
John H. Nelson
Paxton
Wheat supply safe says department amid fears
Washington reports no wheat shortage or famine risk in the United States. Officials say exports will not endanger supplies or raise prices, with large farm stocks, strong corn and meat outlooks, and plentiful fruit and dairy. The 1914 U S wheat crop and surplus are detailed, with projections from Argentina and India aiding the coming crop year.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Chicago
Mitchel
New York
Department
India
Italy
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Third trial ends as Pfanschmidt declared not guilty
Ray Pfanschmidt, tried for multiple murders in Quincy area, was acquitted in a third trial in Princeton on February 18. He had previously been found guilty of his sister’s murder and later pardoned for another homicide after new trials in Macomb. He faces prosecution for his father’s alleged murder.
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Princeton
Ray Pfanschmidt
Quincy
Pfanschmidt
Emma Kaempen
Supreme Court
Macomb
Food shortage unlikely says department official
A department spokesman notes a possible three month wheat shortage would still face a large surplus in other crops. He cites corn as only three percent of its crop used for food and names born and potatoes as important substitutes, concluding the United States is not likely to face a food shortage.
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United States
Ger- Mar
Germany
Great Britain
General Assembly
Institute
Board of Agriculture
Brady
Ryan
Sangamon County
Mandamus
Mwlinois Farmers’ Institute
State Civil Service
Zeppelin Explosions Destroy German Airships
Reports from Copenhagen and London confirm German airships of Parseval and L-3 classes were destroyed or damaged by fire and explosion. Crew members were saved or interned by Danish authorities. Details note ship sizes and speeds, while other brief items cover a Nevada divorce residence requirement and Chicago wheat price fluctuations amid submarine blockade concerns.
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Copenhagen
Jutland
London
Fance Island
Pring
Carranza Forces Evacuate Mexico City. Zapata Reenters
An official dispatch reports Carranza troops have again evacuated Mexico City and Zapata forces have reentered the capital. The location of the Carranza withdrawal was not specified.
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Washington, D. C
Carranza
Mexico City
State Department
Zapata
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