Turmoil in Portugal as monarchists resist republicans
Turmoil continues in Portugal with nightly killings and looting in Lisbon while authorities arrest monarchists. Paiva Couceiro, monarchist army leader, disappears after claiming the uprising ended. Republican forces seize arms, crowds cheer republic, and disorder rises across cities including Oporto and Nipinto districts as clashes intensify.
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Lisbon
Paiva Couceiro
Portugal
Republi
Esale
Nipinto
Mirandella
Chaves Za
Oporto
Manuel
Pota
Mrs Roosevelt visits Quentin Roosevelt grave in Paris
In Paris on February 19, Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt accompanied by Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt visited the grave of their son, Quentin Roosevelt, who was shot down on the Aisne Marne front near Chamery. The mother laid flowers and stood in silence, reflecting on his death and sacrifice.
Big Labor Conference to Convene in Washington
Mayors from cities nationwide and state governors wired acceptance to a labor conference in Washington for a reconstruction program. The date will be set by the president, expected a few days after March 4. Main topic: awakening governors to start public works in their states.
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Washington
Diseased Horses Slaughtered in Rhineland Crisis
Report from Essen via London dated February 18 states food conditions in the Rhine region have driven horse slaughter for meat. An American officer says 3000 diseased horses were sold to Coblenz butchers, with prices up to 4000 marks per animal. Some horses died en route and even swollen carcasses were cut up for sale.
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Germany
Essen
London
Rhineland
Coblenz
Fighting Near Essen in Westphalia District
Fighting between counterrevolutionaries and government troops continued in the Dorsten district of Westphalia from last Friday. About six hundred reinforcements joined the revolutionaries and they are well supplied with artillery. Railway trestles have been blown up to hinder government troop movements.
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Essen
Germany
London
Dorsten
Westphalia
Demand for Abdication Targets Charles in Austria Crisis
Vienna reports a formal decree of abdication will be demanded from former Emperor Charles ending the Hapsburg rule, announced by Seitz of the GermanAus republic. The move follows socialist victory in the recent election and will be pursued as state action.
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Vienna
London
Charles
Hapsburgs
Seitz
German-Ausrepublic
Fourteen Agents Seize Whiskey Aboard Steamship Kershaw
In Boston on February 19, fourteen agents of the Department of Justice boarded the steamer Kershaw of the Merchants Transportation Co at the dock and seized liquor valued at 5000 dollars. The whiskey was destined for Norfolk Virginia, a rock ice prohibition state, and was reportedly to be sold at 12 dollars a bottle.
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Boston
Department of Justice
Kershaw
Merchants, Transportation Co
Norfolk
Bill Against Aliens Proposes Deportation of 17 816 Enemies
London February 19 Edward Shortt plans to introduce a bill to deport seventeen thousand eight hundred sixteen enemy aliens. The measure bans them from the country and follows a prior repatriation of about four thousand nine hundred. In the United States a trolley collision in Philadelphia injures twenty five people, twelve seriously, after an open switch causes a northbound car to collide with a southbound car at Frankford Avenue and Street.
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London
Edward Shortt, M. IP
Ireland
Hurton
Philadelphia
Frankford Avenue
Uneasy Feeling Text From Fragmentary Philadelphia Note
Fragmentary crossword of garbled phrases references a doll and headache imagery. Mentions Bahonck and Bon in Philadelphia with unclear context and no coherent event or actors. Unable to determine a clear news item or outcome from the unreadable text.
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Bahonck & Bon
Philadelphia
President Wilson to Arrive. Tumulty to Help Boston Reception
Secretary to the President Tumulty will leave Washington Friday for Boston to aid in arranging President Wilsons reception on Tuesday. The George Washington may reach off Boston Sunday but stay outside harbor until Monday. Discussions target vacancies including attorney general and ambassador to Italy with New England and midwest claims balancing.
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Tumulty
Boston
Wilson
George Washington
Bay State
Italy
Thomas Nelson Page
New England
Massachusetts
Middle West
Jackson and Cobb May Be on Same Team
Chicago outfielder Joe Jackson has not signed with the White Sox and may be traded to Detroit to join Ty Cobb in the outfield. Rumors from Chicago suggest a deal could involve Bob Veach in exchange for Jackson at White Birch school house on Monday.
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Cobb
Joe Jackson
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Bob Veach
White Birch School House
Day Referendum Near in 14 States
Cincinnati reports that fourteen states will vote on the federal prohibition amendment. Arkansas California Colorado Idaho Maine Michigan Missouri Nebraska Nevada New Mexico Ohio Oregon Utah and Washington are listed. Distillers expect at least thirteen of the fourteen states will vote against the amendment and block national prohibition.
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Cincinnati
National Association of Distillers and
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Idaho
Maine
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
Ohio
Oregon
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Washington
Markering and Local Developments in New England News
Connecticut oyster growers receive large European orders as Merwin Co of Milford ships 1000 gallons on the Manhattan. A Port land town meeting appoints a committee to secure new manufacturing plants. Eels plentiful in Little River, ice fishing active. Rev E C Acheson preaches Lenten sermons at Windsor Locks. Horse Railroad Co petitions to extend tracks. Henry Sullivan’s Center street barber shop water pipe leaks. chairs float. Apollo Lodge K of P marks 30th anniversary with dance and banquet at Orpheus hall. Sewer bond of 38000 and water bond of 27000 to be sold tonight. E Bound Chaffee receives letter from daughter Mrs J Yale Fairman dated Gibraltar. Cromwell has 30 families seeking Episcopal services. Fresh eggs scarce at 20 cents a dozen.
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Manhattan
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Horse Railroad Co
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Olive Tablets Claim Clear Skin and Clean Blood
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle safe substitute for calomel that cleanses the blood bowels and liver. It promises clearer skin and relief from constipation and pimples with a nightly dose for a week, priced 10c and 25c per box.
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R. Edwards
Hartford Father Sails to Find Son's Grave in France
William Hart of 83 Julius Street Hartford sails from New York on the transport France to locate and recover the body of his son Louis who fell at Chateau Thierry and was buried in No Man's Land. He will photograph seven other New England graves for families, aided by markings from a comrade and his Pratt & Whitney exhibits duties in Lyons Fair.
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France
Chateau Thierry
New York
New England
Louis
No Man’s Land
William Hart
Julius Street
Conn
Hart
Pratt & Whitney
Lyons
National holiday declared for Sir Wilfrid Laurier funeral
Ottawa officials announced a national holiday on February 19 to honor former premier Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Funeral services will be held at Basilica in Ottawa instead of Sacred Heart Church due to expected crowds and ceremonial grandeur.
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Canada
Sir Wilfred Lurier
Sir Wilfred
Church of the Sacred Heart
Ludendorff to Publish Scientific History of War
A Cologne Gazette dispatch from Copenhagen reports General Ludendorff will publish a scientific history of the war next summer. The work will cover Hindenburg’s policies the fall of von Bethmann-Hollweg the Brest Litovsk peace the foreign secretary von KuIhmann and Marshal Foch’s western front drives last summer.
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Ludendorff
Germany
Cologne
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Brest-Litovsk
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Marshal Foch
Devastation in Galicia Leaves Thousands Homeless
A report from London datelined February 19 notes about ten thousand people left homeless in Eastern Galicia due to fighting between Ukrainians and other forces. Three thousand wounded in Lemberg bombardment as shelling continues daily. Several towns in the region destroyed.
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Galicia
Gracow
London
Lemberg
Kaiser Restoration Favored by Oldenburg Meeting
Report from Copenhagen dated February 19 says at an agrarian convention in Oldenburg a faction urged restoration of the Hohenzollerns while another note warned of a strike if the Gnatacides are not suppressed. The source emphasizes political tension over dynastic restoration and agrarian protests.
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Copenhagen
Oldenburg
Junkers
Tion
Armistice terms demand major German naval surrender
The Times reports new armistice terms require Germany to surrender six battleships eight cruisers 42 destroyers and 50 torpedo boats. All submarines to be destroyed within 15 days and U boat docks demolished. Auxiliary cruisers treated as prizes of war. Heligoland fate to be decided after forts are dismantled.
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London
Times
Heligoland
Sub Treasury Report Shows Bank Cash Gains
New York on February 19 reports the sub treasury gained 5.123 million dollars from banks on Tuesday, bringing the cash net gain since Friday to 5.18 million dollars.
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Sub-Treasury
New York
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Adverts Describe Afterflu Recovery
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla for purified blood rebuilt strength and regulated bowels after influenza. It claims to remove poisons weakening the blood, causing pallor anemia and flabby muscles, and promotes Hood's Pills as a gentle cathartic.
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Hood
Bolshevik statistics mislead readers about U S wealth
A Philadelphia clipping reports a speaker claiming less than one half of one percent own nine tenths of wealth. The writer calls this an idiotic stat and cites Census Bureau data showing farm property accounts for about a quarter of wealth, owned by millions of farm families, warning of misinformation spread by Bolshevik statistics.
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Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
United States
Census Bureau
Clearing House Statement Highlights Debits and Balances
Clearing House Statement from New York on February 19 reports sub-treasury debit at 35y 103, exchanges totaling 648,800,290, and balances reflecting 59,915,377. The figures indicate daily liquidity movements and reserve levels across institutions in the interbank system.
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Clearing House
New York
Sub-Treasury
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