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Paul Block
Fifth Avenue
New York
Mallera Building
Chicago
Devonshire Street
Boston
Kresge Building
Detroit
Railroads Mobilize to Aid National Defense
Railroads across the country begin initial steps to aid the Council of National Defense in creating a mobilization system for military use. At a New York conference, railroad presidents pledged support, stressing planning by traffic experts to ensure rapid troop movements and minimize wartime delays.
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Council of National Defense
New York
German Board of Strategy
The Budget Plan in the House Appropriations Surge
The House will close the week with nearly 800 million dollars appropriated in six days. Naval, pension, and army bills total 368 million, 169 million, and 247 million respectively, marking a record for a lower chamber. A proposed five member board at 16000 dollars a year could supervise all expenditures and push a national budget, implying automatic economies and tighter control via Treasury oversight and appropriations committees.
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Board of Administrative Control
Congress
Treasury Department
House
Senate
Edison fifty anniversary of sleepless labor noted in playful tribute
The article marks Thomas Alva Edison’s seventieth birthday with a witty portrait of his constant work habit. It cites his son Charley explaining that Edison pursues an invention critical to America in case of war and that he remains in a state of near nonstop activity, while hinting at potential overreach in religious or moral commentary.
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Thomas Alya Edison
Wizard of
Menlo Park
Mr. Edison
Charley
America
Edison and the pace of his work and pacifist stance
The article portrays Thomas Edison as a steadfast inventor and pacifist who urges adequate national defense while deflecting sensationalist questions. It notes his long hours and focus on serious study, rejecting interruptions from critics and interviewers in the pursuit of progress.
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Ba Il
Before the Hurricane Threat Grips American Shipping
As Berlin warns of destroying Orleans and Rochester US vessels, a torpedoed American schooner in the Mediterranean and cut communications with Americana in Turkey signal growing danger. The President seeks authority to arm American shipping as Congress prepares to act.
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Rochester
Bordeaux
Berlin
United States
Mediterranean
Americana
Turkey
Constantinople
New York Harbor
New York
Congress
Army
Navy
Destiny
Woodrow Wilson
Salary Increases in Congress Face Compromise
Congress writers debate executive salary raises with House favoring under 1300 and Senate under 1000. A compromise would set increases at 1400 and under. The piece notes slow living costs and urges immediate implementation, while snipping with a satirical tone about global affairs and public figures.
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Congress
House
Senate
Sazonoff Favored As New Russian Envoy To London
Sergius Sazonoff, appointed ambassador to the court of St James, wins universal English approval due to his prior London tenure and tactful role in easing Russo British frictions. His health prevents a return to Petrograd as foreign minister despite enduring pro German intrigues. Sir John Jellicoe becomes first sea lord, with Sir Cecil Burney as second, praised for naval leadership and submarine warfare expertise.
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St. James
Count Benckendorf
England
Petrograd
Neva
Basil Sturmer
Sturmer
Trepgff
Prince Golitain
Foreign Department
Edward
Sasonoff
London
Edward VII
Russia
Roz- Jentvensky
Dogger Bank
Mlle. von Neidhardt
Stolypin
Edward Carson
Sir John Jellicoe
Grand Fleet
North Sea
Bea
Admiralt
John Jellicoe
Sir Cecil Burney
Admiralty
Aea
Sir Cecil
Sir John
Elas
Jutland
Royal Navy
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Balkans
Lcutari
Judge Feeds 100 Pigeons Daily Outside City Hall Window
A Philadelphia North American piece notes Judge Orlady of the superior court feeds hundreds of hungry pigeons daily from his fifth floor city hall office. He scatters cracked grain on the window ledge from a large box, and pigeons arrive to greet him with a morning feed and occasional repeat meals.
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Philadelphia
Orlady
Superior Court
City Hall
Congress Briefs Note Postage Rise and Prohibition Moves
Recesses and adjournments mark a day of action on the postoffice bill with local letters one cent and second class increases under debate. Amendments ban liquor ads in dry states and outlaw imports. Webb export-trade provisions, Navy supply boosts, and district appropriations progress reported. Several nominations and budget requests appear as committees push key measures.
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Post Office
Webb
Interstate Commarce Committee
Harry A. Lamb
Ocean View
Navy Department
Naval Committee
George W. Black
Olathe
Kana
Frederick J. Close
Kansas City
National Soldiers’ Homes
Judiciary
House
Baker
National Guard
Wilson
United States
River and Harbors
Keokuk
Iowa
Mississippi
Honaley
Missouri
Treasury Report Shows Deficit and Asset Totals for Feb 14 1917
United States Treasury reports a net general fund balance of 74,088,719 with total ordinary receipts 1,700,684 and ordinary payments 4,187,694. The fiscal year deficit stands at 167,130,576, versus 62,101,687 last year excluding Panama Canal and public debt. The release items February 14 1917 cover revenue receipts, ordinary disbursements, and general fund assets including gold, silver dollars, U S notes, Federal Reserve notes and bank issues with detailed totals across categories.
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United States Treasury
General Fund, Assets and Treasury
United States Notes
Federal Reserve Notes
National Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury
Philippines
Landed Here 113 Years Ago by 120 Year Old John Drysdale
Washington dispatch details John Drysdale of Baileysville aged 120 born August 12 1796 in Scotland. A former sailor for 35 years he traveled world wide landing in New York at age 7. He joined Sir John Franklin Arctic expedition endured ten months ice drift and still swims well. He voted for Woodrow Wilson and notes three wives buried in Scotland Canada and the United States. His eldest son would be 104 if living.
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Baileysville
W. Va
Pittsburgh Post
John Drysdale
Scotland
George Washington
New York
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Lce
Drysdale
Polla
Woodrow Wilson
Canada
United States
Trial of Lord Cardigan by Peers 76 Years Ago Today
A historical account recalls the 1841 peer trial of Lord Cardigan for dueling and related offenses. The process featured the peers assembling at the chamber, questions to determine guilt, and Cardigan being declared not guilty by the peers, avoiding legal punishment though marked by controversy over the conduct. The narrative notes the duel, the witnesses, and the legal nuances surrounding the verdict.
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England
Macauley
Eleventh Hussars
Morning Chronicle
Harvey Tuckett
Chronicle
Wimbledon Common
Tuckett
Dusla
Cardigan
London
Lord Elden
Thomas Hunt Dann
John Lord Keane
James Thoman
Earl of
Lord Keane
Duke of Cleveland
Singing Lost Art Confined to Pros Drunks and Phonographs
An Indianapolis News piece laments that singing has become a lost informal craft, now mainly performed by professionals, intoxicated individuals, and amplified devices. It contrasts past peasant and family song traditions with modern work and leisure noise, noting machinery, offices, and cinemas suppress singing.
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Indianapolis News
Gamaa
Andrew Lang
Mills
Indiana Calisthenics: Terre Haute Woman Cleans to Train
A Terre Haute woman strengthens her arms by dusting chairs sweeping floors and carrying wood and coal to the domestic hearth. The piece mixes playful travelogue with social questions about widowhood or divorcee status and references Peach o Rene and a Stanford Chapparall figure.
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Terre Haute Tribune
Terre Haute
Leland Stanford Chapparall
Peach
Rene
Army Officers Ordered On Duty And Assignments
A long formal U S Army record lists officers assigned to active duties with dates in 1917, detailing first lieutenants Hoff man Pes Prince Burwell Kenneth Harmon and more, plus transfers to Fort Leavenworth and Fort McDowell, retirements, resignations, and detachments, with numerous leave of absence grants and recruiting and guarding duties across commands. It also covers national guard officers attached to regular regiments for training, and mentions discharge for fraudulent enlistment and hospital observations at Walter Reed.
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Edward L. Hoffman
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Norman W. Pes
Infantry
John C. Prince
Cavalry
Harvey BE & Burwell
Thirteenth Cavalry
John Kennard
Seventh Cavalry
Hubert R. Harmon
Coast Artillery Corps
Fort Leavenworth
Kane
United States Disciplinary Barracks
Sherburne Whipple
Ninth Infantry
Ralph Hospital
Howard M. Welles, Jr
Ernesto ¥. Smith
Sixth Infantry
Southern Department
Charles R. Dalbey
Mississippi National Guard
William J. Little
Concord
N. C
First Infantry
North Carolina National Guard
Walter H. Chatfield
A. A
New York City
Chatfield
Marcus
Brokes
Fourteenth Infantry
War Department
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Fort Renoremount
Edward N. Macon
United States Army
Jeffersonville
Ind
Benjamin Alvord
Western Department
William Rogers
Field Artillery
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Fort McDowell
Cal
Fort MacDowell
Eighteenth Infantry
William A. McCulloch
Thomas C. Spencer
Charles M. Blackford
Thirty-fifth Infantry
Halstead P. Councilman
Ordnance Department
Walter Reed General Hospital
Washington, D. C
Steve Orloff
Thirtyfifth
Douglas
Ariz
Philip R. Ward
Roderick R. Allen
Sixteenth Cavalry
Norris Stayton
David B. Falk
Thirty-second Infantry
Percy Deshon
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Eighth Field Artillery
Francis M. van Natter
Twenty-second Infantry
W. H. Point
Quartermaster Corps
Washington Barracks
D. C
Alexander D. Bell
Weat Virginia Infantry
Thomas M. Sherman
First
New York Infantry
Thomga J. Dooley
Tenth
George A. Wilson
Forty-seventh
Horace M. van Blyke
New Jersey Infantry
Samuel Brown
Third
Blair Wilson
Virginia Infantry
George J. Cross
Firat Corps
Massachusetts National Guard
John L. Chamberlain
Tospectes Gam
Eral
Inspector General
Army
Frank H. Lusse
Second Infantry
Kentucky National Guard
Fort Thomas
Columbus Barracks
Ohio
George E. Goodrich
Thirtieth Infantry
Ball
Fort Clark
Tex
Thirty-sixth Infantry
Albert L. Loustalot
Alcatraz
Prsific Branch
Republicans Vow Unity With President In War Time
William R. Willcox, chairman of the Republican national committee, told the President at the White House that Republicans nationwide support the Chief Executive during the international crisis. He said party politics should submerge for a united response to foreign aggression and stressed his remarks were personal views. He also indicated a possible June or July meeting of the committee to discuss ongoing strategy.
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Wilcox
Republican Organization
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Washington
Repubican
Congress
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Willcox
National Committee
How Coffee Is Made in Java
Mrs. Hulgar Jantzen from Copenhagen, born on Java, extols traditional Java coffee methods. She describes roasting and grinding, long water infusion, and a strong hot milk drink praised as exceptionally delicious. A note from Dr. Charles Hughes discusses American identity and the idea of hyphenated Americans amid war.
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Hulgar Jantzen
Copenhagen
Dutch East Indies
Mre. Jantzen
Cuba
Mrs. Jantzen
America
Charles Hughes
Paria
Shoreham
Looka
Can't Send Army Abroad Declares Iowa Democrat Treasurer
Willar Ww Marsh of Watshoo, Iowa, treasurer of the Democratic national committee, denounces sending 100000 troops to Europe as unprepared. He notes Western U.S. support for the President and cites his campaign fundraising of about 2000000 with a 100000 deficit looming. The item also lists several army personnel movements and disciplinary notices at Forts and barracks.
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Europe
Willar Ww. Marsh
Watshoo
Iowa
Democratic National Committee
Willard
England
Germany
West
Marah
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