Two American passenger ships at sea as St Louis held
New York reports Philadelphia and Finland reach Liverpool while the St. Paul arrives from Liverpool after snowstorm. Only Kroonland and New York now at sea. St Louis delayed until February 7 noon with no cargo deemed contraband and official explanations scarce.
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New York
Liverpool
American Line
Philadelphia
Finland
St. Paul
Kroonland
Genoa
Sandy Hook
Memorial notices from Washington area dated February 1917
Obituary notices list multiple deaths with February 4 to February 7, 1917 events. Names include Marian Ayer daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles M Ayer. Arelia A Barnes wife of Henry Barnes. Virginia Y Carter daughter of H P Carter. Alexander Gaspe Fortier husband of Mary Heyward Fortier. General Green Clay Goodloe. Catherine Jeffries wife of James H Jeffries. Fannie H. McLain eldest daughter of T and F McLain. Robert L Nace brother of Mrs D S Gox. Mary Rothenberger daughter of the late Stephen and Margaret Rothenberger. Ernestine H Stevens widow of Gen. Walter H Stevens. and more. Burials noted at Rock Creek Cemetery, Arlington National Cemetery, Glenwood Cemetery, Mount Olivet Cemetery, and private burials. Funeral services scheduled at residences and churches with specific dates and times, invitations extended to relatives and friends.
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Ater
Carrerin Street
Marian Ayer
Charles Mo Ayer
Arnes
Arelia A
Henry Barnes
Charles A
Grace Howard
Fart H
Eugene Barnes
Silver Boring
Rock Creek
Carter
Virginia YF. Carter
H P Carter
Maryland Avenue Southwest
Fortier
Arlington
Jeffries
North
Ead
Catherine
James H Jeffries
Glenwood Cemetery
Fannia H. M'Lain
Fijse McLain
Presbyterian Home
Glenwood
Robert L Nace
D S. Gox
George W. Wise
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Baltimore
Rothenberger
St. Anthony's Rectory
Brookland
Westminster
Wyoming
Ernestine H
Walter H. Stevens
Richmond, Veests
Twelve Weasels Cleared for Sailing Papers by Customs
Customs officers reported twelve vessels cleared for sailing papers. Among them the White Star Line Cretic bound for Naples with cargo, and the Atherstone for Bordeaux, cleared by the French Line. Other ships were cleared for corps twice and Latin American ports. Neutrals await orders as Scandinavian Dutch and Norwegian lines postpone movements pending home office instructions. The French passenger liner Chicago departed Bordeaux at 8 am Sunday per a cable to local agents.
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White Star Line
Cretic
Naples
Atherstone
Bordeaux
Corps
Haen
United States
Chicago
Spain Answers Teutons Today
Madrid reports Count Romanones will hand Spain's reply to the German note on submarine warfare to the German Ambassador tomorrow with simultaneous transmission to Spanish Ambassadors in Berlin and Vienna. The note, while text unknown, is described as an energetic protest under international law and the London declaration asserting Spain's right to free seas and commerce.
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Madrid
Via
Paria
Count Romanones
Spain
Berlin
Vienna
Joseph E. Willard
el Mundo
America
D A R Urges Women to Ready for National Service
Mrs. William Cumming Storey president general of the Daughters of the Revolution calls 395000 members to prepare for country service. Women are asked to register with their chapter, list their accomplishments, and aid in hospital supplies and district setups.
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Storey
New York
William Cumming Storey
The
Daughters of the Revolution
West 106Th Street
Belgium
America
Nephew dies with British Royal Dragoons
Mrs Ernest Ames Robbins of Baltimore learns by cable of the death in France of her 19 year old nephew Theodore Beit of the Royal Dragoons. He was son of Otto Beit heir to a vast fortune linked to Alfred Beit and Cecil Rhodes. He graduated last June from the British Royal Military Academy. His father has funded four large hospitals for wounded soldiers in England.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Ernest Ames Robbins
Frances
Theodore Bett
Royal Dragoons
Robbins
Young Beit
Otto Beit
Alfred Beit
Cecil Rhodes
British Royal Military Academy
England
Kaiser Sees Bulgar King In Private Conference
London February 5 German Emperor talked privately with the Bulgarian king at Poestyn where the monarch is under medical care. The ruler left his headquarters with a large suite on Friday and returned Sunday evening after several hours of discussion.
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London
Reuter
Amsterdam
Poestyn
Filipinos to Form Army in Philippine Senate Bill
The Philippine senate adopted a bill by Manual L. Quezon authorizing a 25 000 man Philippine army division under the National Defense Act. The bill empowers the governor to call out all military forces of the Philippine Islands at the President's request.
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Manila
P. L
Philippine Senate
Manual Ll. Quezon
Senate
Philippine Islands
Envoy Von Bernstorff to Sail Feb 13 for Germany
The Count von Bernstorff and Countess with their American wife depart New York Feb 13 for Germany aboard the Frederick VII. Private car and state escort arranged by the State Department. The party will sail with a large retinue while consular staff return to caretake posts in the US. Safe passage through the allied blockade requested. Cuban route abandoned to avoid enemy territory.
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State Department
New York
Count
Corpu
Tierran
United States
Countess von Renstorfff
Germany
Eicrne
Ania
Count von Bernstorff
Great Britain
France
Constantin Dumba
Franz von Papen
Cept
Boyded
Gerard
Berlin
Cuba
Spain
Italy
Brazil to Germany on submarine warfare note firm warning
Brazil completes its formal protest note after talks with U S diplomatic representatives and Brazilian officials. The government, in accord with Chile and Argentina, will outline acts deemed hostile to its commerce and sovereignty, with the note to be published after being sent to cabinets. A Reuters report in Rio de Janeiro notes likely alignment with U S stance. Also announced is the death of Paul Alfred Rubens, dramatic author and composer born in London in 1875.
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Rito de Janeiro
Brazil
Germany
Laura Muller
United States
Clovis Bevilacqua
Hague
Lauro Muller
Chile
Argentina
Wenceslau Braz
Gazeta Noticias
London
Paul Alfred Rubens
Falmouth
Sinking of the Housatonic by a German submarine
Capt Enson of the American merchantman Housatonic tells the Associated Press he sighted a submarine at 10:30 AM near Penzance. The sub halted engines, demanded papers, and sank the ship after a German commander explained grain to London made the vessel an enemy supply. The submarine towed the lifeboats toward land but departed when British patrols neared.
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Penzance
England
Enson
New York
Housatonic
London
Allen's Foot Ease for the Troops Ad
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder for troops. Sprinkled in foot baths and shaken into shoes, it reduces friction and foot fatigue. Sold by drug and department stores. avoid substitutes. Ad var.
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Allen
Drug and Department Eb
Ady
U S Ships Insured At Same Rates as Entente
New York February 5. Marine insurance rates on American ships were raised to 10 percent today, matching the rates long in force for Great Britain and France. This marks the first time since the war began that U S ships carry the same insurance as Entente vessels.
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U. S
New York
Great Britain
France
OUST TEUTON WORKERS GERMANS OFF CANAL FORCE
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company lays off German employees not yet naturalized as U S citizens as a precautionary measure. Twenty Germans removed from Panama Canal work and about 80 to be sent to New York on Kilpatrick. Standard Oil of Louisiana dismisses all unnaturalized Germans and adds armed guards and floodlights at the refinery. Two German born petty officers transferred from the battleship Louisiana to the receiving ship Franklin.
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Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Standard Clt
Louisiana
Kaiser
Battleship
Newport News
United States
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Colon
Panama Canal
New York
Kilpatrick
Hamburg-American Line
Canal Zone
Standard Oil Acts
Baton Rouge
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Italy
England
Norfolk
Franklin
Berlin seeks special ratification of Prussia America treaties
Germany will propose a special reratification of the 1799 and 1828 Prussian American treaties to allow nine months for Americans in Germany to settle affairs and depart in war. Officials say the treaties remain in effect and would prevent internment, while some Americans rush to obtain permission to leave.
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United States
Berlin
Germany
Setire
Wiliam P. ‘Rye
London
Associated Press
America
Europe
Foreign Office
Prussia
Cardinal Gibbons Suffering Sorrow Over War News
Baltimore reports Cardinal Gibbons in low spirits since Saturday over the possibility of war with Germany. He celebrated Mass in his room rather than the cathedral, remaining secluded yet is described as perfectly well. The cardinal, a noted advocate for world peace, hoped hostilities would end.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Germany
Europe
Borden Offers Yachts for Emergency Use
Rich Chicago sportsman John Borden telegrammed President today to place at his disposal in an emergency the 225 foot yacht Kanawha. The offer comes from Borden described as a millionaire and arctic explorer of Chicago.
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Chicago
Wilson
John Borden
Millonaire Apartaman
Arctic Explorer
PLOT ON PREMIER BARED AT HEARING
Derby England February 5 The hearing of the case of Mrs Alice Wheeldon her two daughters and Alfred George Mason husband of one of the daughters accused of conspiring to murder Premier David Lloyd George and Arthur Henderson a member of the war council was continued today The evidence largely confirms the prosecutions Allegations by Attorney General Smith Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst sought to deny reports that the women defendants were members of or workers for suffrage groups It was learned that if the grand jury returns a true bill the prisoners will be taken to London for trial by a special jury at the old Bailey
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Derby
England
Alice Wheeldon
Alfred George Mason
David Lloyd George
Arthur Henderson
War Council
Smith
Emmeline Pankhurst
Eutffragette
Women's Political and Social Union
London
Old Bailey
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