Regulation for Coal Distribution
Regulation for coal distribution announced by the United States Fuel Administration sets April 1 as the start of the new year with a 30 cent price cut from April to September and tighter controls to prevent hoarding. Retail deliveries will be capped by normal needs with retailer reports, and customers may face prosecution under the Lever Act for false statements.
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Union News Service
Washington
United States Fuel Administration
Fuel Administration
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Iowa
To Sell Alien Property
Investigation of vice around the Rock Island Arsenal led to closures of saloons within half a mile and disorderly houses within five miles. On February 23 enforcement shut 53 saloons and 27 wholesale liquor houses, while 42 saloons and 12 wholesale liquor houses remained in operation.
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Rock Island
Rock Island Arsenal
Department of Justice
Army
Arsenal
Vatican Aroused by Brest Litovek Treaty Tone
Vatican circles react to Brest Litovek peace terms implying Armenian territories held by Russia could return to Turkey. Rome dispatch says Papal Secretary of State instructed the Apostolic Delegate in Constantinople to seek formal assurances on the fate of the Christian population.
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Vatican
Washington
Turkey
Russia
Rome
Papal
Constantinople
Belgians appeal aid to morale on western front
Senator Henri La Fontaine of Belgium, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1912, urges Americans to help reinforce and sustain the morale of Belgian soldiers holding a part of the allied line in the unoccupied region of Belgium on the western front.
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New York
Belgium
Henri la Fontaine
Belgian fishing smack master killed by German sub crew
A Penzance dispatch via the Press Association reports that the wounded master of a Belgian fishing smack was brutally killed by members of a German submarine crew after he refused to leave his vessel.
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Hans
London
Press Association
Penzance
American Troops Hold French Line Front in France
American forces hold more than eight miles of trench front on the French battle line while their frontage in air is about four and a half miles. Irregular trench lines cause the longer frontage with strong points containing machine guns jutting out along sections.
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Washington
France
Consumers to Benefit From Sugar Refiners Allowances
Washington reports sugar consumers will benefit from any special allowances refiners give to distributors. The Food Administration warns against wholesalers and jobbers selling sugar above delivered cost by 15 to 25 cents per hundred pounds. Knickerbocker Ice Co of New York cut usage by over 60 percent in three months, saving 22,864 pounds, suggesting industry relief may meet needs without excessive curtailment.
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Washington
Food Administration
Knickerbocker Ice Company
New York
Knickerbocker Co
Miners Fight for Coal Cars in Loyalty Pledge
United Mine Workers of America in Louisville passed a resolution declaring unswerving loyalty to the U S government. The miners demand an adequate supply of coal cars at mines daily to guarantee coal for the nation and its allies.
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Louisville
United States
United Mine Workers of America
Liberty gifts join taxes in American patriotism wave
Washington reports that liberty gifts and liberty loans and liberty taxes are now accepted by the Government. Citizens who overpay income taxes are told donations will be accepted. The Justice Department says the Treasury may keep these gifts and many donors are sending small extra payments as liberty gifts.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Treasury
Banker's Home Burns in Hopkinsville Fire
Fire of unknown origin destroys the home of Bailey Russell cashier of the First National Bank. Much of the furniture burned or smoked and water damaged. Estimated loss four thousand dollars partly insured.
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Hopkinsville
Bailey Russell
First National Bank
Loyal Troops Defeated Peking in Sze-Chuen Clash
Government forces retreated after Chengtu the capital of Sze-Chuen fell to Yunnan and Kweichow troops. The reverse marks a major setback for loyalist forces in the province, with Beijing contending the situation remains fluid.
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Peking
Chengtu
Sze-Chuen
Yunnan
Kweichow
Agree To Finance Bill
Washington leaders compromise the War Finance Corporation security provision and accept voluntary licensing for securities issues of 1000 or more after days of debate. The compulsory licensing plan is struck from the bill by a viva voce vote, ending the dispute.
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Washington
Senate
War Finance Corporation
McAdoo
American effort to make railroad control law soon
Conferees finalize a compromise on a railroad bill giving the President power to initiate rate changes while the Interstate Commerce Commission would investigate and report on reasonableness. States retain taxing powers with railroad tax ratios preserved. The measure aims for presidential signature and quick action.
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Washington
Pomerene
Interstate Commerce Commission
Smith
Senate
Sims
House
Wilson
Robinson
Arkansas
Y M C A Launches Morale Campaign for War Workmen
The YMCA announces a nationwide effort to sustain worker morale in munitions plants shipyards and other essential industrial sites. It notes labor blues have grown as conditions shifted and aims to establish morale programs within a year at major wartime workplaces.
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New York
United States
Attempted wreck of Pennsylvania passenger train at New Lexington
An attempt to wreck the fast Pennsylvania passenger train occurred here when a freight crew discovered an open switch that had been broken and thrown open, enabling a possible derailment. The incident prompted an investigation.
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New Lexington
Pennsylvania
Canadian Flier Killed Near Fort Worth
Royal Flying Corps cadet Burton Hurlburt, son of a Prescott Ontario mother, was killed in Texas while attempting a landing with an instructor aboard a training aircraft near Fort Worth.
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Ft. Worth
Texas
Burton Hurlburt
Royal Flying Corps
Prescott, Ont
Normandy Arrives at Buenos Aires After Seeming Loss
The American bark Normandy, believed lost, reached a South American port. She sailed from a gulf port on August 24 and had not been heard from since.
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Buenos Aires
Refused Aid To Steamer Hayna Torpedoed Off London
The Norwegian steamer Hayna of 1150 tons gross was torpedoed without warning and sank in under a minute. Eighteen crew members fled to the sea. captain Hermansen and five survivors reached safety here after a brutal night on a raft. They drifted 50 hours before rescue by an American destroyer. one man died in delirium, others suffered frozen feet. The captain accuses German observers of watching without help.
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London
Hayna
Havna
Hermansen
Explosion Destroys Oil Tank Near Beattyville Ky
An oil tank holding 250 barrels of crude was blown up on the Epic Angel farm seven miles north of Beattyville. The deed is blamed on malice toward Western Gulf Oil Co. Bloodhounds from Lexington will assist. Earlier a drilling rig burned on the nearby Malin Jones farm amid threats to operators.
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Beattyville
Epic Angel
Here
Western Gulf Oil Co
Lexington
Malin Jones
Auto Truck and Jitney Collision Kills Four in Chester
A fatal crash on a rainy Chester hill left four men dead and a dozen injured, with one dying later. The William K Headley truck struck a United States jitney carrying Eddy Stone munitions plant workers to Philadelphia, on a slick road.
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Chester
William K. Headley
United States
Philadelphia
Eddystone
Night Raid on London Kills Eleven and Wounds Forty Six
German bombers attacked London during the night with seven or eight planes reaching the city. Two aircraft dropped bombs causing eleven deaths and forty six injuries, with fears that six more bodies are buried in wrecked homes. Raiders initially approached Isle of Thanet before turning back.
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London
Isle of Thanet
Free Route Claimed Through Russia to Persia and Afghanistan
The Wolff Bureau dispatch states Germany has secured a direct free route via Russia to Persia and Afghanistan, claimed by the agency as a strategic achievement.
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The
Hague
Russia
Persia
Afghanistan
Wolff Bureau
Confidence Vote Backing Government In Paris
The Chamber of Deputies in Paris approves the government amid the Bolo Pasha affair by a 400 to 76 vote. This shows solid backing for the administration's handling of the case and its wartime policies.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputiees
Bolo Pasha
German Cost of Living Feared as Food Share Tops Sixty Percent
Department of Labor figures show 62.14 percent of the average German family budget goes to food. Fresh meat is scarce and smoked meats are costly, fish prices run two to four times higher than peacetime, and potatoes and substitutes replace grain as poorer households struggle.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Department of Labor
Tornado Rips Through Northwestern Ohio Leaving Destruction
A broad Ohio storm line began near Middlepoint and Van Wert, then struck Continental Findlay Leipsic and Ottawa, destroying farms and homes. More than six killed and 150 Van Wert families displaced as towns report wreckage across the region and Lima endures minor damage. In Miller City a family of five survived a house collapse and fire after being hurled 200 feet.
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Union News Service
Lima
Ohio
Middlepoint
van Wert
Continental
Findlay
Leipsic
Ottawa
van Wert County
Joe Glass
Miller City
Glass
Oliver
Albert
Florence
First Report on Hours of Work in Cotton Mills
The National Industrial Conference Board releases the first of a series studying hours of work in major industries. The cotton industry findings show that reductions from 58 to 56 or 55 hours weekly largely cut output, with only six of 70 Northern firms keeping production steady after shortening hours.
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Boston
Mass
National Industrial Conference Board
Wall Collapse Kills Two Boys in Market Street Warehouse
In Philadelphia a 50 mile gale toppled a standing wall of a burning warehouse on Market Street. Two boys playing among the ruins on Ludlow Street were killed and five others injured, two of whom may die. The wall fell during the warehouse fire, crushing the youths.
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Philadelphia
Market Street
Ludlow Street
Red Cross Drive Postponed to Week of May 20
The American Red Cross War Council postpones its campaign for a second 100 million dollar war relief fund to the week of May 20 to avoid interfering with the third Liberty Loan. Initially planned to start May 6.
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Washington
American Red Cross War Council
Italians Honor Americans With Valor Medals
Major Guy Lowell of New York Captain Henry Blakiston Wilkins of Baltimore and Captain Charles Carroll of Carrollton Md receive the Italian medal for valor. All are American Red Cross members cited for distinguished work on the Italian front.
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Rome
Guy Lowell
New York
Henry Blakiston Wilkins
Baltimore
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
American Red Cross
German Troops Reported Landed in Finland near Åbo
A news dispatch from Stockholm dated March 8 claims about 2,000 German infantry and 300 horses landed on the Aland Islands from two battleships, near Åbo opposite the Aland group, with no official confirmation yet.
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Germany
Finland
Stockholm
Abo
Aland Islands
Helsingfors
Renew energy with Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
Advertisement urges readers to boost strength and clear eyes by taking Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery. It claims impure blood causes illness and recommends hot water before meals and the herbal tonic made from Golden Seal and other roots. Tablets cost sixty cents at drug stores.
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Dr. Pierce
Oregon
Truth About Eczema and Piles Ointment Claims
Peterson's Ointment touted as a cure for eczema and piles in a large reader-tested ad. It features testimonials from Mrs. Mary Hill of Pittsburgh and A B Ruger of Racine praising relief after one box, with notes on other skin conditions and a guarantee from druggists.
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Peterson
Mary Hill
Third Ave
Pittsburgh
A. B. Ruger
Washington Avenue
Racine
Wis
Truth at Last: What Caused Caesar's Death
In the Boston Pranscript, a student asks what felled Caesar while a professor cites a barrage of Roman blows. The exchange frames the mystery with a blend of history and satire.
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Caesar
Boston Pranscript
August Flower described as universal remedy for digestive ills
Green's August Flower is a household remedy for constipation, dyspepsia, and liver trouble. It claims to relieve indigestion and nervous symptoms with a few doses and is sold through druggists in civilized countries.
Blonde hair lifts on and off easily prompting comment
A brief quip from the Boston Transcript notes Maude's hair, described as light, with a remark about its ability to lift on and off easily. The tongue in cheek line references her hair color in a playful way.
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Maude
Boston Transcript
Garfield Tea Promotion for Liver and Kidney Health
An advertisement promotes Garfield Tea as a regular remedy claimed to correct liver and kidney disorders. The copy emphasizes consistency in use and health benefits without providing medical evidence or endorsements.
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