Texas to help New York feed city with farm goods
Texas officials announce a relief push linking growers and shippers with George W. Perkins of New York to supply rice sweet potatoes ribbon cane syrup and other commodities. The plan urges honest pricing and accurate representation while aiding New York’s distressed population. Commissioner Fred W. Davis notes strong interest from federal and city officials including Joseph Partigan.
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Austin
Tex
Fred W. Davis
New York City
George W. Perkins
Texas
New York
Mitchel
By.w. Cole
Market Bureau
State Department of Agriculture
Joseph Partigan
Partigan
O. K
Davis
Bryan to oppose President's request in Congress
W J Bryan in Jacksonville announced opposition to granting powers requested by President Wilson. He will go to Washington to oppose the measure, canceling Florida engagements and telegraphing congressional allies. He warned powers given to the president should not surrender Congress's authority, though he trusts the president's aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
W. J. Bryan
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Bryan
Florida
Twenty Die As Pennsylvania Freight Hits Sleeper
At Mount Union Pennsylvania an eastbound Mercantile Express collided with a fast freight in dense fog killing at least twenty aboard the Bellewood sleeper. Engineer A T Cook injured. investigation by G W Creighton continues.
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Altoona
Mercantile Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mount Union
Here
Chester A. Minds
Ramey Pa
University of Pennsylvania
Doris Minds
Chester A. Minds Jr
Maud Minds
Conifer
N. Y
Mr. Minds
M. A. Caslisch
A. F. Dellin
Cleveland
Ohio
Minds
Richard Owen
Dorothy Owen
Jean Owen
Charles Levine
New York
P. B. Pollard
Milton Hymes
N. Bright
J. S. Kelly
Brooklyn
H. A. Roefler
Prattsville
Wis
L. W. Montgomery
Bloomington
Ills
P. R. Fanning
Michigan
M. Medski
Fanning
Utica
A. T. Cook
Harrisburg
Bellewood
Pittsburg
G. W. Creighton
House Debates Submission Resolution in Austin
The Texas House spent the morning debating a submission resolution with 16 absentees and votes expected by 3 pm. Supporters argued for honoring the people’s will while opponents urged delaying action to avoid blocking legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
House
Bledsoe
Nichols
Debogory
Laney
Martin
Wahrmund
Strayhorn
Tillotson
Bledshéde
Lubbock
Cope
Bryan
Midland
Fuller
Bagby
Yantis
Bertram
Lee
Moore
Thompson
Nacogdoches
Laconia deaths spur debate over Wilson war powers
As details emerge on the unwarned destruction of the Laconia ten Americans died. Congress debates arming ships and authorizing the president to guard American rights on the seas. The Flood bill faces modification while a delegation led by Jane Addams seeks a White House audience to protest potential war moves.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congress
White House
Senate
Flood
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Emergency Peace Federation
Jane Addams
Chicago
Foreign Affairs
Consul Frost Reports Laconia Sinking and Casualties
Consul Frost dispatch from Queenstown chronicles the sinking of the Laconia after torpedo strikes on February 25. It lists victims including Mrs. Mary E. Hoy and Miss Elizabeth Hoy of Chicago and notes 267 survivors, 13 missing with 5 drowned and 8 dying of exposure.
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Frost
Laconia
Washington, D. C
Queenstown
State Department
Mary E. Hoy
Elizabeth Hoy
Chicago
F. P. Gibbons
Chicago Tribune
F. E. Harris
Harris
Fort Dupont
Arthur F. Kirby
Upper
New York State
Father Wareing
St. Joseph’s Seminary
Baltimore
Bantry
Relief Work Under Way To Cut City Food Prices
New York officials and private citizens moved to lower food costs today ahead of Albany relief legislation. The mayor’s aid committee contracted for large food quantities, hoping to use public funds with legislative approval. Prices eased due to rail relief and heavy shipments amid East Side food riots and a school protest threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albany
Board of Education
Food prices fall in Chicago as boycott bites
In Chicago on February 27 the general consumer boycott of high priced foods led to price drops in the commission room with potatoes down five cents a bushel and other staples easing as well. A further decline was anticipated today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Commission
Baltimore Buys Potatoes to Sell at Cost
Baltimore mayor James H. Preston announced city purchases 1000 bushels of potatoes at 2.25 dollars per bushel. The plan aims to lower rising food prices as dealers have asked three dollars or more per bushel for potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
City
James H. Preston
Secrecy Order Issued for Mobile Port Vessel Movements
The port collector of Mobile issued a notice that movements of vessels through Mobile will be kept secret. The action comes on instructions from Washington and affects reporting of ship activities locally.
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Mobile
Ala
Wounded Soldiers Killed in Train Wreck in Sweden
A train carrying 228 invalided Russian soldiers home from Germany through Sweden derailed between Gefle and Soderhamn. The first car with 23 injured soldiers was demolished and all aboard killed. About 25 in other cars perished amid dark, remote terrain and severe injuries. Rescue was hindered by the passengers' disabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Sweden
Gefle
Soderhamn
Stockholm
Northern cold snap looms after record February heat
A norther is forecast for Tuesday night or Wednesday with a notable temperature drop. Rain is possible as unsettled weather returns from the weather bureau forecast. After record heat in February, a shift to normal winter conditions is anticipated as cooler air moves in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Bernstorffs Prepare to Sail from Halifax
Final preparations completed for the steamer Frederiik VIII to depart Halifax carrying Count Von Bernstorff former German ambassador to the United States and a large German party. The ship, which arrived February 14 from New York for British examination, is expected to sail for Copenhagen tonight.
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Halifax
Frederiik VIII
Count von Bernstorff
United States
New Yor
Copenhagen
San Antonio Area Weather Tonight and Wednesday
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for unsettled conditions tonight with colder air and a fall of temperatures. Wednesday should bring fair, cooler weather with light winds and dry skies.
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San Antonio
Weather for Tourists Across U S Cities
The Light provides forecasts for major cities noting temperatures, wind directions and speeds, and weather trends. St Louis 26 cloudy NW wind. Chicago 18 clear NW. Milwaukee 12 clear W. Kansas City 20 cloudy NE. New York 50 foggy SW. Washington 64 rain N with cooling trends.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Legislators Plan San Antonio Weekend Trip by Train
Representatives Nordhaus and Lange push a House petition to take a special train to San Antonio. About sixty members support the idea to spend Saturday night and Sunday there. A minimum seventy five names is needed to qualify. a $1.50 round trip rate is possible if enough backing is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Nordhaus and Lange
San Antonio
Suffrage Defeated in Tennessee Senate Vote
In Nashville Tennessee the state Senate tabled a motion to reconsider a bill granting limited suffrage to women. The measure had been defeated before the Legislature recessed three weeks ago with an 18 to 10 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Senate
Planning Tourists Golf Tournament in Brackenridge Park
Arrangements are under way for a tourists golf tournament to be played within two weeks on the Brackenridge Park municipal course. Genuine tourist players will compete, with cups and medals for winners in various flights. The city committee led by L B Clegg Frank M Lewis and John B Carrington will manage details with hotel groups pledging prizes. Commissioner Ray Lambert supports the plan and offers assistance as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brackenridge Park
Citizens’ Committee
L. B. Clegg
Frank M. Lewis
John B. Carrington
Ray Lambert
Merchant ships sunk or captured by central powers
Berlin reports that merchant shipping totaling 4,998,500 tons from Entente and neutral nations has been destroyed or condemned as prizes since the war began.
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Berlin
Sayville
Entente
Locomotive Explosion Wrecks Genoa Station
An International and Great Northern locomotive exploded at Genoa Galveston Tex this morning while taking on water. Engineer James Harrison was severely injured and the section house plus several stores were badly damaged. The fireman escaped unhurt. The blast occurred about nine o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
International & Great Northern Railway
Genoa
James Harrison
Sinking of British Transport A-19 Reported by Admiralty
British transport steamer A-19 sunk as German submarines claim eleven more steamers sunk, plus eight trawlers and two sailing vessels. Africa of White Star Line also destroyed on February 12 between Liverpool and Plymouth. other vessels include coal and general cargo ships.
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Berlin
Sayville
Admiralty
Africa
White Star Line
Liverpool
Plymouth
Afric
British Steamers Sunk By German Submarines
London Feb 27 British steamers Aries of 3072 tons and Sea Gull of 144 tons were sunk by German submarines Lloyds Shipping Agency announced The crews were landed
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London
Aries
Sea Gull
Ben
Lloyds Shipping Agency
Women Name Leaders To Link Government In War Crisis
A committee headed by Carrie Chapman Catt with J Borden Harriman and Helen Gardener will act as intermediary between the government and the suffrage association's two million members in case their services are needed in the war. The announcement follows a mass meeting pledging the entire membership to aid in war work if required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Carrie Chapman Catt
National Woman Suffrage Association
J. Borden Harriman
Helen Gardener
Chicago groups urge immediate universal service to Washington
Twenty seven Chicago organizations led by the Association of Commerce adopted resolutions calling for immediate universal service. The action followed a conference of the group in Chicago and was sent to Washington for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
Association of Commerce
Standard Oil Seeks War Indemnity for Roumania Losses
The Standard Oil Company will seek indemnity for properties destroyed in Roumania during the German invasion, arguing damages to its assets abroad. The New York inquiry sets the stage for a formal restitution claim against wartime hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Roumania
New York
Standard Oil Company
Owners of yachts will help navy
New York marine superintendents and yacht owners pledged immediate support to the Navy after Franklin D. Roosevelt urged 10,000 men and 750 small boats for Atlantic coast defense. About 200 maritime representatives in the harbor agreed action is needed now to furnish tugs, minesweepers, and auxiliary craft.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Atlantic
Supply train arriving in San Antonio from Brownsville area
The New York division supply train will reach San Antonio about 2 o clock Wednesday afternoon, ending its march from McAllen in the Brownsville district. The final leg goes from Devine to Fort Sam Houston and then to Camp Wilson, occupying the former Sixteenth Cavalry campsite. The arrival draws interest as the only train of its kind in the U S army.
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New York
San Antonio
McAllen
Brownsville
Devine
Fort Sam Houston
Grayson Street
Camp Wilson
Sixteenth Cavalry
United States Army
Exposure Causes Death of Americans Adrift
Telegraphs from Queenstown report Mrs Hogan daughter and others aboard the Laconia died from exposure after being set adrift. The notice indicates a continuation on the next page with details yet unclear.
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Aare
Pennsylvania
Little Town
U. S
THE
Associated Press
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stone, Hitchcock
O'Gorman
Tween
Geremany
Fastnet
Bernstorffs
Frederik VII
Ceveee
Nordhaus and
Lange
Tennessee
Planning Tourists
Brackenridge Course
British Transport
London Lloyds
Mrs. Catt
ASK Universal Service
NAVY
Hogan Drughter
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