Germany reiterates submarine warfare stance in war claims
In a formal address Chancellor von Hetbann Matiweg says Germany will continue unrestricted submarine warfare to secure victory and future empire, asserting promises of peace depend on Allied concessions while denouncing Allied demands as hostile and insulting. He notes domestic policy focus on total war effort and scrutiny of Allied peace terms.
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Borlin
von Hetbann Matiweg
Germany
United States
United
England
Canmien
Smuaunltion
Ford
Ufe
Oeil
Polley
Gremany
Neutre
Ani
Transfort
Manes
Britons to Farm at Night in Wartime Plan
Britons to farm at night under a program led by Arthur, director general of food production, to use 2.006 American UreTof plows and field equipment. The plan includes home defense volunteers, providing labor for farming as a wartime measure. A crowd aboard a steamer welcomed American visitors with cheers and air-dropped propaganda amid the crowd.
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Hasuton
Arthur Sow
Reneral
Fond Production
Teraday
Remb
PriceRore
Omieidelle
Shipping Board powers urged amid wartime emergency
Fragmented OCR text outlines calls to empower the Shipping Board with broader federal authority during war time. It notes opposition from Bryan and mentions figures Peckroarite, Pat W. J Drven, Wilken, and immediate move to Washington to convey information to the executive branch.
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Bryan Oppuses
Peckroarite
Pat W. J
Wilken
Washington
Fergie
Vault Fire and Theft at Piney 28 Monel Tapk Site
Reported incident at a Piney 28 Monel site in Deyton Me. A guard or intruder forced entry through a rear window and damaged the vault by creating a hole near its top. An unspecified amount of securities appears to be involved in the alleged theft.
Tragic Shooting Ends in Death of Man and Three Children
A man named Stader, described as a laborer, killed three sleeping children in their home in Indianapolis then killed himself. He died later at a local hospital.
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Kille
Self
Indianapolla
Freak Stader
Kiljed
Himenif
Luca
Lloyd George outlines war time food and tonnage plan in Commons
Prime Minister Lloyd George told the House of Commons that allies must solve the ship tonnage shortage and food stock depletion. He warned of gravest measures to boost home production, curtail imports, and force landowners to cultivate, aiming to speed up farming and protect military needs. He cited reliance on a stronger allied blockade and shipping capacity to sustain the nation.
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London
David Lloyd George
Nister
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Neitain
Lioyd Ivermw
Lioyd George
Burnett Chiperfield Active in House Rules Probe
Burnett M Chiperfield representative Iitinola and member of the house rules committee played an active role in the investigation of the alleged peace note Teak.
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Burnett M. Chiper- Held
Iitinola
Teak
Tornado Toll Reported Across Georgia
A deadly tornado outbreak in Georgia leaves at least thirteen residents dead and more than ten others injured or missing across several counties. Rescue crews search debris as storms move away from major cities including Atlanta. Local officials urge caution and provide updated casualty figures.
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Atlanta
Georgian Anil
Two Cent Rate Upheld by Supreme Court
Washington report notes that the Twenty-One railroads including the Central and twenty seven others failed to stop enforcement of the Illinois rate regulation. Justice Clarke of the Supreme Court denied the motion to enjoin, leaving the rate order in effect.
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Washington
Twinois
F Central
Illinois
Tate
Aseielate Jue Tee Clarke
Supreme Court
Creamery Heads Under Indictment
United States grand jury indicted eight corporations and eleven individuals on charges of conspiracy and unlawful restraint of interstate commerce in the buying selling manufacture and shipping of creamery and dairy products. Named are Jensen Creamery Salt Lake Mutual Creamery Salt Lake Henningsen Produce Butte Shallenger Produce Spokane Commercial Creamery Spokane Hazelwood Spokane Hazelwood Seattle and Klock Produce Seattle.
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Bolas
Idaho
Cotmion
United States Grand Jury
Jensen Creamery Company
Salt Lake
The
Mutual Creamery Company
Henningsen Produce Company
Butte
Shallenger Produce Company
Spokane
Commercial Creamery Company
Hazelwood Company
Hazelwood Company, Limited
Seattle
Klock Produce Company
Searuo
Sweden to adopt sterner neutrality measures
London reports in Copenhagen that Swedish foreign minister K A Wallenberg warned in parliament that recent days require sterner steps to safeguard neutrality. He said opposition will soon admit the situation is graver for Sweden than ever before.
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London
Copenhagen
K. A. Wallenberg
Sweden
Train Robbers Convicted in Arizona Case
In Federal Court at Apache Arizona Aria Joe Davis and Jef Spurlock of Hugo Oklahoma were convicted by a jury of robbing the Goldes State Limit ed train of the Hook Island lines on September 6 1816. A fire Sunday damaged the Kentucky Pub Vo Elevator company elevators and many freight cars.
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Tucson
Aria
Joe Davis
Jef Spurlock
Hugo
Okla Ween
Goldes State Limited
Apache
Lowshire
Nyu
Kentucky Pub- Vo Elevator Company
Fifteen Miners Dead as Monster Snowslide Hits Idaho Mine
A furious snowslide from February 25 buries the Federal Mining & Smelter North Star mine bunkhouse in Hailey Idaho trapping forty five men as 15 are killed and 15 listed missing. Rescue crews remove survivors and recover bodies from the crushed two story bunkhouse.
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Halley
Idaho
Federal Mining & Smelter Company
North Star
Hailey
Starving crowd storms Waldorf Astoria hotel in protest
About 1,000 protesters, largely women, massed at Madison Square to denounce rising food costs. Believing Governor Whitman present, they surged toward the Waldorf Astoria, causing injuries as police reserves were called. The governor was at another hotel, unseen by the crowd.
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New York
Madison Square
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Whitman
Release of 72 Americans on Yarrowdale
Ambassador Willard in Madrid says Spain notified him that seventy two American sailors aboard the prize ship Yarrowdale in Germany were released on February 16. A Park City snow slide near the Keystone mine partially destroyed a large boarding house Saturday night but left the ends standing. no injuries reported as the mine has been closed for a time.
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Yarrowdale
Washington
Willard
Madrid
Speniah Foreign Office
Germany
Park City
Keystone
Otis W Caldwell to Direct New Columbia Connected School
Otis W Caldwell named director of a modern school to open next fall in connection with Columbia University Teachers College New York. The program will drop many traditional elementary and secondary practices and emphasize early practical subjects. Caldwell also heads the department of natural sciences at the University of Chicago School of Education.
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Teachers’ College of Columbia University
New York
Otis W. Caldwell
Department of Natural Sciences
School of Education
University of Chicago
British Enter Petit Miraumont After Southeast Advance
London officials report British troops entered the village of Petit Miraumont south of the Ancre in Pesane following an advance southeast of Miratumont. The war office released the official statement confirming the action.
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Petit Miraumont
London
Petit Miramont
the Ancre
Pesane
Miratumont
War Office
Mexican Envoy to Visit Washington for Week
Mexico City announces ambassador designate Venacio Bonillas will depart for Washington to present credentials. He will be accompanied by secretary of the embassy Juan BR hijo Nest on the one week trip, first toward U.S. talks and formalizing the posting.
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Mexico City
Venacio Bonillas
United States
Washington
Juan BR Hijo
The
Exibassy
Wilson Asks For Armed Power In White House Address
President Wilson asked Congress for authority to arm American merchantmen and deploy protective measures against the German submarine threat. A bill approved in advance would authorize guns and gunners, plus a $100,000,000 war risk bond.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
United States
Zrave
Allence
America
Ead
Lyman M. Law
Mrs Wilson’s Sister Dies in Roanoke After Operation
Mrs Mathew Maury, sister of Mrs Woodrow Wilson, died in Roanoke Virginia on Monday afternoon following surgery for peritonitis. She was 51 and had been ill for a few days.
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Wilson
Roanoke
Mathew Maury
Woodrow Wilson
Maury
Cunard Steamship Laconta Sunk by German Torpedo
London reports the Cunard steamship Laconta of 18 150 tons gross sailing from New York on February 18 bound for Liverpool was sunk by a German torpedo. Two Americans were killed, one reported. The loss increases wartime shipping dangers and highlights enemy submarine activity in the Atlantic.
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London
Laconta
New York
Liverpool
Danderine promises dandruff removal and hair growth
An advertisement claims after ten minutes of Danderine application no dandruff or hair shedding remains and weeks of use bring new hair all over the scalp. It extols the product’s shine softness and abundance and urges a 26 cent bottle purchase from stores. A second item recounts a politician praising his aging housekeeper and a polished shaving mug remark.
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Knowlton
Adv
Cuticura Relief Ad and Navy Jokes
An ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for soothing sun face care with morning and night use and a free sample offer by mail. A Washington dinner remark by Naval Secretary Daniels jokes about jaundiced views and a quip about friends.
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Cuticura
Dept. Ly Boston
Adv
Naval
Daniels
Washington
Navy
Allen's Foot-Ease for the Troops Ad
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot baths. The antiseptic product promises rest and comfort and ease of walking. An ad teases bold use while a humor line from the Kansas City Journal notes a powder puff gag between girls.
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Allen
Ady
Harold
Kansas City Journal
California Syrup of Figs advert text in old notice
Child health remedy advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. Claims it cleanses stomach liver and bowels, relieves constipation, and restores well being. urges mothers to buy 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages.
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California
So They Say Altruism War Echoes in Nations
A terse quote from the Louisville Courier Journal frames altruism as the motive behind international conflict. The remark links moral idealism to national action, while a stray note about umbrella theft adds a domestic, colloquial observation on petty crime.
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Louisville Courter Journal
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Edwin Gould, Jr
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