War Crosses Awarded to Three Civilians and Staff
Secretary Baker presents the Distinguished Service Medals and Legion of Honor to three civilians and several army officers for meritorious service during the war. Recipients include Howard R. Stettinius and Major General Frank McIntyre, with further honors for General John L. Chamberlain, P. A. S. Franklin, and others. Legion of Honor honors also awarded to ten American officers for allied cause.
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Ington
Unita Army
Baker
Wilson
War Department
Howard R. Stettinius
War Det
France
Secretary of War
Frank McIntyre
E. Tripp
Ordnance Department
John L. Chamberlain
Army
Legion O
Peyton C. March
Legion
Henry Jervey
George W. Goethals
William C. Gorgas
C. C. Williams
Ordnance
Marlborough Churchill
Lytle Brown
War Plans
Frank P. Hines
Col
Constant Cordier
General Staff
Churchill
Hines
Sarajevo Murder Declared Spontaneous Action War Link Denied
London reports Professor Charles Oman says the Sarajevo murder of Archduke Francis Ferdinand was a spontaneous act not linked to Serbia or planned by high authorities. He argues the July 5 Potsdam council was informal and not as widely intended as believed. Oman’s evidence suggests Kaiser’s government betrayed its own ambassador and sparked the war.
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London
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Sarajevo
Quany
Charles Oman
Oman
Potsdam
Omar
Prince von Chnowsky
Charges Against Hoover For Mouldy Wheat Shipment
New York February 13 investigator Raymond A. Smith of the federal trade commission accused Administrator Hoover of allowing large quantities of mouldy wheat to be shipped to Belgium. He claimed the wheat contributed to deaths and alleged discrimination against New York dairy farmers in price and supply regulation in food distribution.
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New York
Hoover
Raymond A. Smith
Federal Trade Commission
John Pe
Smith
Retary of Agriculture
David F.ton
New York State
America
Food Administration
Mr. Hoover
Minneapolis
Mr. Smith
Belgium
Spinning Plant at Center Street Palmer Co Closed on Strike
The Palmer Co spinning department at the foot of Center Street shut down Monday due to a strike by operatives over wage cuts. Production at the Center Street factory now halts, reducing material supply to the main works on Main Street.
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The
Palmer Co
Cener Street
Center Street
Senate caucus weighs night sessions to push farm bills
Washington February 13 senators will caucus tonight to decide on forcing night sessions for the remainder of the current term to advance the farm supply measures through both houses before March 4. The plan emerged from a meeting of the steering committee of the afternoon.
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Washington
Senate
Stock Market Opens Strongly on Specialties Advance
New York and Chicago reports show early gains in specialty stocks led by Kelly-Springfield and petroleum issues with Royal Dutch, Mexican Petroleum, and Texas Company rising. By midday, profits tempered some declines but many issues hit new monthly highs. markets closed irregular with bonds steady or heavy.
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New York
Kelly-Springfield Tire
Royal Dutch
Mexican Petroleum
Texas Company
Distillers’ Securities
Stee
Marine Preferred
American Steel Foundries
Baldwin Locomotive
Steel Common
Distilers’ Securities
Merine Preferred
Utah
Kennecott
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
American Smelting
Mexican
Lead and spelter markets steady in New York report
In New York on February 13 activity remained quiet as markets offered February and March spots for past St. Louis, with lead at 5. Spelter showed dull trading with East St. Louis spot and months February to May quoted between 630 and 650 for February and 630 to 645 for March April and May.
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New York
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Waterbury Y M C A Team at Middletown Saturday
Waterbury Y M C A visits Middletown for a Saturday game with a fast lineup featuring Ahern Mc Conochie Salmonson Schultze Hahn and Spear. A preliminary game precedes the main event as officials explain that the Hartford trip used the Middletown Five name with a Hartford player and four Middletown players.
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Waterbury Y. M. C. A
Middletown Y. M. C. A
Ahern
McConochie
Salmonson
Schultze
Hahn
Spear
Hartford
Middletown Five
Middletown
Travelers of
Man Recovers After Fainting Outside Post Office
Stephen Zawiska of Sheriden's lunch room fainted on the sidewalk at 2 PM as he approached the post office. He was carried to the police station and seen by Dr. D. Lewis Maitland, then quickly recovered and walked home about 20 minutes later.
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Stephen Zawiska
Sheriden
D. Lewis Maitland
Bucharest Strikers Stone King Ferdinand’s Auto
Strikers in Bucharest hurled stones at King Ferdinand’s automobile and shouted for a republic and the revolutionary proletariat in a dispatch to the National Tidende.
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Ferdinand
Copenhagen
Bucharest
Roumania
Republic
Proletariat
National Tidende
China’s Hsu Rebuffs Japanese Demand Over Paris Delegates
President Hsu Shih Chang of China rejects Tokyo’s call to restrain Chinese peace delegates at the Paris conference. Backed by the Chinese people, he cables Paris with confidence in the Chinese delegation amid the dispute between China and Japan over the Paris peace talks.
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Ciha
China
Hsu Shih Chang
Paris
Peking
Hsu
Government Wins First Skirmish In Free 58 Undesirables
New York fashioning a bid to free 58 undesirables held at Ellis Island, Miss Caroline A. Lowe, an I. W. W. attorney, faces a challenge from Ben A. Matthews as Judge Knox orders her to prove she is next friend or attorney. The court will continue the hearings this afternoon as Lowe testifies about permission to confer with detainees.
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New York
Caroline A. Lowe
Chicago
Kansas City
Ellis Island
Knox
Ben A. Matthews
United States District Attorney’s Office
Miss Loewe
Charles Reicht
Miss Lowe
1400 Casuals Arrive on Transport Santa Teresa in New York
Fourteen hundred sick and wounded troopers arrived today on the transport Santa Teresa in New York. The group includes Bordeaux convalescent detachments and Casual Company 31 from Virginia, totaling 1,293 enlisted men with many in convalescence and recovery. Private A J Lavelle of Haverhill Mass recalls an officer Edmunds who rescued a second officer in No Man's Land at Chateau Thierry. Lavelle helped provide aid and later led a rescue party.
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Santa Teresa
New York
Bordeaux
Virginia
A. J. Lavelle
Haverhill
Mass
Chateau Thierry
Edmunds
No Man’s Land
Lavelle
Verdict for Plaintiff in Sanford Case
Jury awards Charles E. Sanford $230 against Nellie H. Randall after a lengthy session in the superior court. The trial extended from yesterday into this morning with adjournments and jury questions about a letter exhibit. Next on the docket is the case of Walter Gidersleeve against Georgianna Willie.
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Charles Co. Sanford
Charles ©. Sanford
Nellie H Randall
Walter Gi'dersleeve
Georgianna Willie
New Haven Asks Receiver In Rail Line Case
A committee of stockholders owning 52 000 shares joins in a petition for a limited receiver for the New York New Haven Hartford railroad. Harold Norris secretary of the committee filed the application before Federal Judge Knox in New York. Saul S Myers Everett P Wheeler and ex Senator Brackett assisted. Over 1 700 stockholders owning nearly 62 000 shares valued at 5 000 000 joined the filing. Argument scheduled for February 21.
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New York
Knox
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Harold Norris
Saul S. Myers
Everett P Wheeler
Brackett
Saratoga
No Discrimination in Windfall Art Gallery Banter
A brief exchange at Windfall's art gallery mocks bias in judging artwork. Windfall asserts openness to painters of any nationality, stressing indifference to origin if the price is right.
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Buffalo Express
Windfall
Osego
Esquiman
City Court Arraigns Lucia Formica in Child Welfare Case
Lucia Formica was arraigned in city court this morning on charges of failure to send her children to school. The children, aged 10 and 11, were referenced in the case. She pleaded not guilty but was found guilty. the sentence was reported as incomplete in the text.
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Lucia Formica
Lucian Formica
Wesleyan notes on basketball trip and baseball schedule
Wesleyan announces a basketball road trip with two February games in New York against NYA and CCNY, plus potential contests with Springfield College or Pratt Institute. The campus reports student gatherings, Argus board changes, and a spring baseball slate led by E S Boote with eight confirmed dates and West Virginia and Syracuse joining the schedule.
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New York City
C. C. N. Y. Quintette
New York
Williams
Springfield College
Pratt Institute
Chi Psi Lodge
Argus Board
Argus
East Hall
F. M. Davenport, Jr
Clinton
N. Y
Vincent B. Coffiin
George B. Galloway
Passaic
Davenport
F. M. Davenport
Hamilton College
Ayres
Phi Nu Theta
Galloway
S. A
Syracuse
West Virginia
Dartmouth
BE. S. Liston
E. S. Boote
New Hampshire State
Middletown
Stevens Institute
Amherst
Williamstown
Quick Wit at the Restaurant About an Attractive Widow
A wife notes her husband’s distraction comes from a beautiful widow at a nearby table. The man agrees the widow is appealing and then the wife sighs she wishes she were one, highlighting a witty interchange about romance and envy.
A Boy Patriot in a Department Store Acknowledges the Flag
In Indianapolis a boy named Johnnie, walking with his mother, removes his hat at the sight of the flag. After briefly showing reverence, he puts the hat on and explains he did so because they passed under the flag, demonstrating patriotism.
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Indianapolis News
Johnnie
Do You Know That Riddles and Quips
A string of humorous observational lines on common sayings and oddities. The speaker ponders paradoxes about talking clams, early worms, coots, driving to gasoline, parachutes, man eating tigers, and worm halves. Wry, tongue in cheekWondering what’s proverb and what’s myth, the item offers light quips.
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Buffalo Express
Neutrone Prescription Recalled Amid Rheumatic Ailments
An old advertisement claims Neutrone Prescription 9 relieves rheumatism and muscle ache within moments. It markets promise of rapid pain relief for sufferers, urging use despite dubious efficacy and high price cues. The text reads like a generic sales pitch with exaggerated outcomes and weak medical grounding.
Dempsey Signs for Willard Title Clash in New York
Jack Dempsey, heavyweight contender, arrives in New York to sign articles for the proposed title bout with Jess Willard. Dempsey to receive 27500 dollars as his share of the purse.
Thirty five Years After Burchard
A Springfield Republican correspondent recalls Rev Dr Burchard and his alliterations on the democratic party. The piece discusses prohibition’s political impact, noting the north east Democrat party’s association with liquor interests and potential gains from federal prohibition. It argues the movement was outside party lines and may ease hostility toward Democrats in the middle class.
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Burchard
Springfield
America
Democratic Party
Northeast
New England
Why Druga'sts Recommend Swamp-Root For Kidney Help
For years local druggists note the Swamp-Root record by Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It is prescribed by physicians and supports kidney and urinary tract work. The ad urges testing with a sample bottle for ten cents and asks readers to mention the Evening Press.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Evening Press
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