American Ship Owners Urge Washington on Blockade Rules
New York telegraph reports American vessel owners may follow total blockade guidance and sail the St Louis from New York to Liverpool on Saturday unless Washington orders otherwise. The Philadelphia and other America laden ships face engine troubles, wartime risks, and awaiting government guidance as war risk insurance rates rise.
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New York
Washington
St. Louis
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Whitelaw Reid
Helen and
Ethel Crocker
San Francisco
John Eager
Ronald Amundsen
St. Paul
Europe
American Line
Lansing
State Department
P. A. S. Franklin
International Mercantile Marine
Franklin
United States War Risk Bureau
War Risk Bureau
Finland
Kroonland
Germany
Falmouth
Long Island Sound
Copenhagen
South
Central America
Ships Interned In Falmouth Closely Watched
At the North German Lloyd Hamburg American and Austrian line piers in Falmouth a large number of ships remain interned but show no unusual activity. Police cooperate with customs guards to preserve neutrality. Collector Malone’s inspection, per Hoboken police chief Hayes, found only the Waterland lacks coal for more than twelve hours of steaming.
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Falmouth
Lloyd
Malone
Hayes
Hoboken
Waterland
Germans Dress In White Overalls Break Russian Trenches
German troops in white overalls broke through Russian first line trenches at Solotvina near Brzezany before counterattacks by Russians pushed them back into their entrenchments. The report notes limited action on most fronts with activity growing on the Franco-Belgian and British fronts in Northern France.
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Associated Press
France
Somme
Petrograd
London
British Admiralty
Wireless
Solotvina
Brzezany
Russian War Department
Teutons
Roumanian Premier Blames Allies For War Fate
In an interview from Jassy, Roumanian Prime Minister Bratiano says Romania underestimated the Central Powers. He cites misleading assurances from Russia and allies about a quick end to the war and laments that England France Russia and Italy failed to save Serbia Montenegro and Albania from disaster.
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Berlin
Odesskija Wiedmomosti
Odessa
Bratiano
Jassy
Russia
Roumania
Austria-Hungary
Transylvania
Brussiloff
Bucharest
France
England
Belgrade
Danube
London
Paris
Petrograd
Rome
Serbia
Montenegro
Albania
von Mackensen
Italy
Walter P. Steffen Enters Ward Twenty-Third Alderman Race
Walter P. Steffen, former Chicago University quarterback and current coach, announced candidacy for alderman of the Twenty-third Ward. He has been practicing law and will coach Carnegie Institute's team next autumn.
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Alderman
Chicago
Walter P. Steffen
University of Chicago Eleven
Steffen
Carnegie Institute
Illinois Insures Athletes for Boston Games
Chicago February 2 Jose W Ray and Ivan A Myers have been insured by the Illinois Athletic Club for 10000 dollars each against injury for their trip to Boston to compete in the games on February 3 Ray holds the world record at one and a half miles and is national two and five mile champion Myers is national one mile champion and western conference record holder for one mile
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Illinois
Chicago
Jose W. Ray
Ivan A. Myers
Illinois Athletic Club
Boston
Ray
Myers
Wealthy Uncle and Nephew Trade Barbs on Cigar Quality
A witty exchange from the Boston Transcript quotes a wealthy uncle praising cigars while his nephew coolly retorts they are far better than what he smokes now. The brief dialog captures generational ribbing over smoking habits.
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Boston Transcript
House debate on highway, auditors, and commissions in Texas
Texas legislators clash over a highway revenue plan, county share, and a proposed auditor bill. Amendments aim to curb commissions while a pool hall and railroad rate measures move forward. Open hearings and committee votes shape prospects for several bills as sessions reckon with fiscal and constitutional control.
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Cripple Highway Commission
Friends of the Highway Commission
Texas
Senate
Senate Committee On Roads
Caldwell
Highway Commission
Henderson
Holland and Swope
Harris County
House
Holland
Houston
Upchurch
Corsicana
Define U. S. Attitude On U-Boat War Today
A historical excerpt argues the United States must face the U-boat threat with firm resolve. It cites Lincoln and Gettysburg to claim American patience has limits and declares honor cannot be compromised. The piece asserts a strong, uncompromising national stance.
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U. S
Genghis Khan
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Second Note Delivered Reveals German Memorandum
Washington Feb 2 A second memorial note delivered with the German note was made public by the State Department. It says the memorandum was prepared in Berlin before the president's peace address and withheld until after. It accuses the Entente of waging war to seize territories and disrupt neutral trade while Germany argues for restraint and a change in policy.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Berlin
Senate
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Germany Warns of U-Boat War in Atlantic Zone
The German government declares it will sink any ship within a designated zone around Great Britain France Italy and the Eastern Mediterranean after February 1 1917 in response to Entente blockade and demand a swift end to the war. The note argues these measures aim to force peace and restore US interests amid continuing hostilities.
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Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Mediterranean
England
Vitalitas Promised To Aid In Mid-Winter Distress
The notice touts Vitalitas as a natural corrective for winter fatigue biliousness indigestion nervous debility and catarrh. It claims year round benefits and urges purchase at Scamneey Drug Store and other druggists with a suggested dose of a teaspoonful in water.
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Vitalitas
Scamneey Drug Store
Deportations Suspended by Labor Secretary Wilson
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Labor orders all immigration officials to suspend deportations of undesirable aliens due to unsettled American foreign affairs.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Department of Labor
Governor Signs College Bill Passes Teacher Certification
In Austin on February 2 the governor signed Senate bill authorizing first class junior colleges in Texas to issue permanent teachers certificates.
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Austin
Tex
Senate
Bread from Rye Flour and Sawdust for Horses
A German inventor creates horse feed using rye flour bread mixed with sawdust that is fermented and chemically treated to aid digestion. The method aims to provide a cost effective protein rich feed alternative for equines.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Advertisement
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets promising a one day cure for colds. Druggists refund money if it fails. Box bears ER W. GROVE’S signature and the price is 25 cents.
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W. Grove
Lost horse from Camp Wilson Fort Sam Houston Texas
Stray from Camp Wilson Fort Sam Houston Texas is a brown gelding cavalry horse with hoof number 70 and brand U on left shoulder. A reward of $10 will be paid for delivery to Depot Quartermaster Fort Sam Houston Texas.
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Camp Wilson
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Depot Quartermaster
China’s Open Door as International Fiction
O K Davis in Everybody’s Magazine derides the Open Door policy as a fantastic fiction for a gullible public. He argues Japan bears primary responsibility for shaping China to serve its own interests, while other powers imitate to gain political leverage.
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O. K. Davis
Everybody's Magazine
China
Japan
Open Door Policy Debate and U S Stance on Japan
Mr. Davis argues the open door has failed the United States as Japan uses its geographic and political advantages to dominate China. He questions whether war with Japan to preserve open trade is worthwhile, urging a strong public discussion on U S future policy and its global implications.
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Mr. Davis
America
United States
China
Japan
Shocking Replies From a Texas Editor
A Brooklyn Eagle note recalls a Texas editor who mixed two letters in his Answers to Correspondents column. One reader asked how to cure baby teething and the other about grasshoppers. The editor’s misprint offered odd remedies that caused subscriber losses.
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Texas
Gerity
Brooklyn Eagle
War Aftermath Discussion At U S Chamber Meeting
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States hosted a three day session in New York focusing on postwar business conditions with speakers Secretary Redfield and Dr Leo S Rowe. A dinner was held where President Wilson and former President Taft were expected to speak as officers were to be elected.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Redfield
Leo S. Rowe
International High Commission
Wilson
Taft
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