Navy ships to appear for Mardi Gras but not officially
The navy department orders war vessels to Mobile and New Orleans for Mardi Gras but will not officially participate. The battleship Kentucky will be at New Orleans and destroyers Worden Perry and airships will be in Mobile. Ships will be open for visitor inspection to boost public understanding of the navy as a military service.
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Washington
Navy Department
Mobile
New Orleans
Kentucky
Worden
Perry
Benson
Efforts to Reconsider Daniels Ruling on Mardi Gras Navy
Mobile Mardi Gras officials seek Navy Secretary Daniels to modify an order barring U S Navy sailors and officers from joining the celebrations. Carnival leaders pledge to lobby Alabama's delegation in Washington to restore participation while Army troops from Fort Morgan will perform in pageants.
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Daniels
United States Naval
Mobile
Charles B. Hervey
Carnival Association
Navy Department
Alabama
National Capital
Washington Associated Press Dispatch
Navy
Fort Morgan
Peace Council Men Must Appear in Court
United States Commissioner Taylor ruled that H. Robert Fowler Herman Schulters and Henry B. Martin must appear for arraignment in New York on March 7 after indictments in a federal grand jury investigation into Labor's National Peace Council.
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Washington
United States
Taylor
H. Robert Fowler
Herman Schulters
Henry B. Martin
Labor
National Peace Council
New York
Gore moves warning on belligerent ships in war era
The Day in Congress reports Senator Gore introducing a resolution urging Americans to stay off armed ships of belligerents. Senator Jones of Washington urges the president not to act without consulting Congress on serious foreign policy steps. Nomination of Henry Prather Fletcher to Mexico ambassador confirmed. Brandeis suit nomination and sisal monopoly probes noted. House and committees press defense bills and post office plans.
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Gore
Jones
Washington
Senate
Henry Prather Fletcher
Mexico
Pte Brandeis
Head of Shriners Is Mobile's Guest At Big Reception
Imperial potentate J Putfiam Stevens of the Shrine of North America arrived in Mobile from Meridian at 10 o'clock in the morning. He toured the Cay Hm hotel and Gulf Fishing & Hunting Club before a dinner and Friday night receptions at the Scottish Rite Cathedral. He planned further visits to Birmingham and Montgomery before heading to New Orleans for carnival.
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Shrine of North America
Mobile
Mobile & Ohio
Meridian
Miss
G. K. ‘Staples
Buffalo
Imperial Council of the Shriners
Abba Temple
Cay ™ Hon
Imperial
Cawthon Hotel
Imperial Potentate
Stevens
New Orleans
Alabama
Birmingham
Montgomery
Abba
R. B. Fothergill
George
H. Rogers
W. Falck
Reiss
V.R. Pinkham
T. G. McGonigal
B. F. Adams
H. Upehureh
A’ Burgoyne
Twenty Ship Contracts Reported By Great Lakes Works
A. C. Pessano, president of Great Lakes Engineering Works in Detroit and Ashtabula, announces contracts to build twenty ships. He says none are war orders, with only two or three freighters for lake service. most will serve Atlantic trade, driven by US merchant demand.
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Detroit
Mich
A. C. Pessano
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Ashtabula
Ohio
Atlantic
Pessano
United States
Death by self harm in Newark wrongly linked to Crone
Police clarified that the man who died by suicide yesterday in Newark New Jersey is not Jean Crone. The correction follows a mistaken identification reported today in New York.
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Crones
New York
Newark
N. J
Jean’Crones
Germans Push Fronts North of Verdun in Latest Drive
Berlin reports capture of all French positions north of Verdun up to the Loudemont ridge south of Beaumont with more than 7,000 additional prisoners and the seizure of Champneuville Cotellate Marmont Beaumont Chambrettes and Ornes.
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Berlin
London
German War Office
Verdun
Loudemont
Beaumont
Champneuville
Cotellate
Marmont
Chambrettes
Ornes
Paris
War Office
Verdun Offensive Seen Through British Lens
London observers describe the Verdun battle as the long expected spring offensive. French troops are judged to abandon forward trenches rather than show weakness, while pursuing mass assault tactics. The Times notes German reinforcement and dynastic motives, with Von Bothmer leading operations and the crown prince’s army reinforced from Metz.
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London
Verdun
England
Armenia
Erzerum
Times
Paris
von Bothmer
Metz
Willard Arrives in New York for Moran Bout
Jess Willard landed in New York from Chicago to start training for his ten round match with Frank Moran on March 25. He was greeted by a crowd of thousands at the station but left via a side entrance with his team. A separate report notes Mobile's campaign for a government shipyard dry dock and naval base, with a sub committee appointed to review Washington visits.
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New York
Jess Willard
Chicago
Frank Moran
Willard
Washington
Mobile
Naval Base
Hampton Roads
Pong
Moewe
Berlin
Internaal Harvester Company
Yucatan
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
War at a Glance Verdun Battle Push Reaches Verdun Front
French defenses retreat farther to Verdun area as German forces advance to within about five and a half miles of the city. The front runs east of Chamnesville and near Beaumont and Samogneux, with Beaumont now behind the French line and Champneuville still held. Paris reports a halt in the German drive, with no new French bombardment during the night and reduced artillery activity.
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Verdun
Teutons
Samogneux
Beaumont
Chamnesville
Berdun
Samog
Paris
Rogers Brothers to Stage Mardi Gras Show Attractions
Mobile Carnival Association announced Rogers Brothers Greater Shows will join Mardi Gras as major attractions. The lineup includes five big shows a jumping horse carousal a Ferris wheel a minstrel show twenty concessions and other carnival features. Governor Charlies Henderson of Alabama will attend the Felix parade marking a rare gubernatorial presence at Mobile Mardi Gras.
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C. B. Hervey
Mobile Carnival Association
Rogers Brothers
Harry Allen
Hervey
City Bank
Charlies Henderson
Alabama
Mobile
M. J. McDermott
Bank of Mobile
Henderson
Alleged Swindler in Custody in Florida Case
A Los Angeles resident claims the arrestee in St Petersburg is Dr J Grant Lyman wanted in New York for a stock swindle. Police hold him while New York officers verify identity and consider a fugitive warrant. Authorities report $11000 in cash and a $5000 bearers check found on the suspect.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Los Angeles
J. Grant Lyman
New York
Lyman
California
Hobson to Speak in Alabama Next Month
Richmond P. Hobson will open a state speaking tour at Opelika on February 29 with stops in Selma Montgomery and Ozark. The Anti Slavan League of America says it has Hobson's time for the rest of the year.
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Selma
Ala
Richmond P. Hobson
Opelika
Montgomery
Ozark
William D. Bradford
Anti-Slavan League of America
Hobson
Bankhead to mail Johnston Memorial Address copies
United States Senator J H Bankhead of Alabama states he has a limited supply of the Johnston Memorial Address delivered in Congress and will mail copies to friends in Alabama until the supply lasts. He asks The Item to publish his letter and make the offer known.
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United States
J. H. Bankhead
Alabama
Johnston
Mobile
Ala
Congress
Joseph F. Johnston
U S Inquiries Britain on Removals From Ship
The United States instructed Ambassador Page in London to ask the British foreign office about the removal of thirty eight Germans Austrians and Turks from the Asiatic steamship China in the waters near the United States and to demand three prisoners if they were arrested at sea.
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Washington
United States
Ambassador Page
London
British Foreign Office
China
Steamer Collision in Fog Off Cape Hatteras
Two steamers the Cretan and the Dorothy collided in thick fog about 14 miles north of Cape Hatteras. No injuries reported. Passengers of the Cretan were transferred to the Dorothy and both ships proceeded to Norfolk. The Onondaga responded to wireless calls and stood by. Dorothy lightly damaged. The Cretan’s bow area stove in above water.
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Norfolk
Merchants & Miners
Cretan
Philadelphia
Savannah
Dorothy
Cape Hatteras
Onondaga
Retan
Jphe
Dorbeby
Russia Expects To Buy Three Japanese Warships
Russian negotiations to purchase three captured Japanese warships proceed satisfactorily. The Soya Tango and Sagami are named as the vessels Russia seeks to buy. Russia had earlier sought ships to aid the Tsingtao bombardment but talks collapsed at the war’s outbreak.
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Rio
Japan
Russia
Tsingtao
Kiao Chu
Japan denies fleet moved to the Mediterranean
The Japanese navy department states four war ships are being sent to the Indian coast to replace other units there. The claim of a Japanese fleet in the Mediterranean is declared unfounded.
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Japan
Mediterranean
Torio
Japanese Navy Department
Indian
Britain seeks swift ruling on Lincoln spy case
Britain today through counsel asked the supreme court for an early determination of Ignating Lincoln appeal from the federal district court in New York which refused to release him on habeas corpus. He is held for extradition to England.
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Washington
Great Britain
Supreme Court
Ignating Lincoln
Federal District Court
New York
England
Fletcher Nomination Confirmed by Senate
The Senate confirmed Henry Prather Fletcher as ambassador to Mexico by a 49 to 16 vote. The confirmation follows General Venustiano Carranza proclaimed arrangements for the post.
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Washington
Senate Today
Henry Prather Fletcher
Republic of Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Congress Warned On Armed Ships Debate Continues
Washington February 25 The fight in Congress over warning Americans off armed ships paused as leaders sought a path. President Wilson held firm while House talks focused on timing and possible votes. Supporters sent telegrams to the White House backing action. opposition urged patience amid diplomatic negotiations.
Hydro-aeroplane world flight planned from San Francisco
Porter H. Adams announces a hydro-aeroplane round-the-world attempt to start from San Francisco within four months. A Boston crew arrived to begin preparations for the flight, with Adams stating the project will proceed as scheduled despite travel challenges.
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San Francisco
Porter H. Adams
Bostohyrhg
Ching
Box Bomb Reported Aboard Steamship
A fragment notes a box bomb was placed on the steamship Ea and Hfoit, with unreadable names and details. The report is incomplete but indicates a potential sabotage event linked to the vessel. Local authorities had limited readable identifiers in the excerpt.
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