US Seeks German British Restraint Over Neutral Rights
The U S secretary of state warned Germany and Britain of grave risks to neutral rights amid German naval proclamations around the British Isles. Ambassadors were instructed to press Germany to consider the consequences of attacking neutral or American vessels and to urge Britain to safeguard American lives and ships. The notes stressed the United States would hold Germany strictly accountable for any violations.
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Great Britain
Germany
State Department
Crisii
United States
Gerard Abotting
Ireland
Thenglish Channel
Admiralty
High Seas
Atete
Page
London
Bay
Val Tores
Two Blocks Burned In Independence Fire
Fire in the downtown district destroyed more than two blocks of buildings and threatened the business section. Fire brigades from Kansas City aided as Governor Frank Wills of Ohio suffered a heart attack in Columbus while at the state capitol. condition reported not serious.
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Independence
Dfc
Tne Cafe
Kansas City
Governor Wills
Ohio
Columbus
Frank Wills
Ead
Reeult
Russians rout Germans in bold drives on Bukovina front
Berlin dispatch from February 12 reports Soviet retreat from Czernowicz and Bukovina with over 100000 evacuees. Germans claim 60000 Russian losses in battles ending Sunday while fresh German forces reinforce the Carpathians amid heavy bayonet charges and Austrian-Hungarian units joining the fight.
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Butowina
Czernowicz
Bukowina
Bulis
London
Petrograd
Stat Ee
Carpathian Mountains
Ballgrad
Sanal
Galicta
Long Filibuster Fails to Block Ship Purchase Bill
Washington February 12 The longest U S Senate filibuster blocked the president ship purchase bill for 54 hours and ten minutes before 48 to 46 adjournment vote. Senators Norris and Kenyon returned to the Republican fold triggering a move to adjourn. Administration aims to limit bill effect to one year.
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Washington
United
Norris
Nebraska
Kenyon
Iowa
Thia
Senate
Breslau Fires on Yalta Seacoast Crashes Across Tauriga
Petrograd reports the former German cruiser Breslau shelled the Yalta seacoast in Tauriga, severely damaging the Hotel de Russie and four merchants. No fatalities reported. In the Black Sea, the Russian Black Sea Fleet bombarded Trebizond, sinking several Turkish steamers and destroying a Turkish schooner loaded with food near Core Yeres.
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Petrograd
Yalta
Tauriga
Hotel de Russie
Aea
Trebizond
Black Sea
Austrian Forces Fight Roumanians in Danube Valley
An Austro Hungarian detachment allegedly violated Roumanian neutrality by crossing into Roumanian Danube valley territory twenty miles east of Tron Gate. Fighting followed as Austrians reportedly opened fire on Roumanian guards near Turn Severin, but Romanian troops reinforced and countered, carrying their wounded.
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Paris
Danube Valley
Tron Gate
Turne-Severin
Post Office Appropriation Bill Reported By Senate
Washington reports the annual post office free appropriation bill totaling 317 948.86 dollars, 3 770 108 less than the department estimates. Delivery of letters in villages begun three years ago will cost 160 000 this year, while the house bill proposes 200 000 for halted items.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Senate
House
Dacia Salle Sails From Norfolk Into International Tension
Dacia steamer Dacia departs Norfolk on a voyage that may test life at sea and could involve the United States in serious international complications.
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Dacia Salle
Norfolk
United States
Ameritas
Dacia
Bank Robbery Officers Nab Pair After Theft
Two armed youths locked W. J. O'Donnell in the bank vault in Yates Center and escaped with 5000 dollars. They were captured and the money recovered.
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Run
W. J. O'Donnell
Ceabjer
Leadership and Liberty in a Mountaintop Vision
In a poem by James Jeffrey Rochs the speaker praises a steadfast leader who refused earthly crowns, met God on Horeb, and guided a people toward freedom. The piece contrasts faithful endurance with weak doubt, urging the ideal of moral sovereignty and public service as the true crown.
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Horeb's
Stnal
Freedom
First Citizen of
Earth
James Jeffrey Rochs
Words That Burn From an Address Before Battle at Long Island
An 1776 speech warns that freedom, property, and family depend on American resolve. It urges bold resistance against a cruel foe and appeals to divine aid to sustain a noble, vigorous effort. The speaker stresses the nation's eyes are on the army and that victory will redeem liberty and honor.
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Long Island
Lodis
Buenos
Bravery of Americans Outwits Offensive Force on Ground
Fragmentary wartime note recalls bold American resistance repelling initial assault on Yarowa access with firm resolve. It credits superior logistics and terrain knowledge for confidence in eventual victory and glory.
Sold Relics of Washington Auctioned in New York
Two George Washington pistols and a medicine chest once owned by him were sold at New York auctions in the past year. The items, tied to Bartholomew Dandridge and the Maretel- Ter estate, were confirmed by sale records from 1804 and 1892. Col. Philip G. Marsteller bought them for £6 3s 5d at the Dandridge sale.
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Roydlutton
Harry
Maretel- Ter
Philip G. Marsteller
Washington
Datlnearere
Dandridge
Hawking of
London
Medicius
Les
Washington's mythic legacy frames a flawed hero
Fragmentary text praises Washington as a grand yet imperfect symbol, noting his unique place in American history and war era memory. It contrasts awe and reverence with hints of critique, hinting at a mythologized, evolving national memory rather than a precise record.
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Washington
Astory
United States
Eljoya Buc
America
Distressing Pimples Care Ad With Patented Ointment
An old advertisement copy promotes use of Cuticura Soap and a fragrant super creamy emollient for skin treatment. Instructions urge washing five minutes then bathing, repeating nightly. The message invites readers to sample by mail with a free book and address Hastcard Cuticura Dept X Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
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