Wilson for Menocal shocks Havana on U S note
The note from President Wilson pledges support for the legally constituted government of Gen Menocal and promises to hold rebel leaders accountable. In Havana the reply lauds U S friendship, stresses order under republican institutions, and signals no immediate American intervention. Progress reports in Cuba raise hopes for peace without U S force.
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Habana
Keb
Foday
Cuba
Presidential
William E Gonzgales
Wilson
Gen Menocal
Teader
Cihan
United States
Menoral
Teland
Venecal
Deaths of February 1917 in Washington DC area
Obituary notices list multiple deaths on February 17 to 21 1917 in Washington DC and nearby areas. Names include Akaphfrise of Creut Ada Addison Bausket t Bradshaw Baumont Moulton Pate Schneider Spearman Tyrorgan and FitzElizabeth Eyre with details on residences burial dates and venues such as Mount Hope Cemetery Glenwood Rok Creek and local chapels.
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Addison
Akaphfrise OF
Creut
Ate Br
Lza Bowte
Gmings Mills
Bauskett
Suntay Tebruary
Elen Tell
Colombia Road
Witli I Gatsirett
Jacksonville
Uti
Bradshaw
Bushand
Mader Fluxbaum
Amden
Baltimore
Tehmars
William Good
Virginia
Jarboe
Depa
Pransyivantla Avenue
Matthew Takhuof
MooBuchey
Creamer
James A
Jarlan
Mary Soteley
Wiliam
Helv
Miltimore
Apes Moulton
Sarortas
Camrif
Wits
Charles AH Moulton Fereral
Oak Mill
Baltimae
Mra Wood
Columbia
Washington DC
Glenyond
Temetecy Schneider
Fin
Cumberland
Charley Fschneider
Albemarle
Rok Creek
Ceme
Privale
Funston's Vera Cruz service led to major general rank
The article recalls Frederic Funston's rapid rise after Vera Cruz, noting his decisive actions, enduring support from the War Department, and succession by Maj Gen Pershing in the Southern department. It highlights his early science work, Cuban campaigns, and prior service in San Francisco.
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Ten Funston
Department
Scott
San Francisco
Vera Cruz
Pershing
el Paso
Mexico
Southern Department
National Guard
Funston
Army
Wood
New York
Barry
Chicago
Bell
Bliss
War Department
Revolutionary Junta
United States
Lower East Side
Habana
Cuba
Aguinaldo
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Presidio
Allen's Foot Ease Provides Quick Relief for Aching Feet
When shoes pinch and feet ache seek Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to shake into shoes and foot bath. It eases corns and burns, relieves tired swollen tender feet. Over 100,000 agents used by German troops at the front. 25 cents. Do not accept substitutes.
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Allen
Philadelphia official warns district over Sheppard bill
D Clarence Gibbonney of Philadelphia a 25 year Law and Order Society secretary cautioned the House District committee that passage of the Sheppard dry bill would strip citizens of personal rights and confiscate property values without compensation He urged broader public input noting federal involvement in liquor profits and urging square dealing for investors and merchants alike for temperance and prohibition.
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Philadelphia
House
D. Clarence Gibboney
Law and Order Society
United States of America
Giboney
Sheppard
M D Rosenberg
Retail Merchants’ Association
Turks Rout Then Retake Line Near Samalyat
London reports British forces on the left bank of the Tigris in Irak advanced against Turkish positions at Samalyat, seizing two Turkish front lines on 350 and 540 yard stretches. Turkish counterattacks pushed back the British right wing while the left repulsed another assault before nightfall led to withdrawal from the newly won positions. Further progress was reported on the south bank west of the Shumran bend.
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London
Tigris
Irak
Samalyat
Tigria
Shumran
Greek famine and dysentery blamed on entente blockade
Greek legation reports suffering from shortages of quality flour and scarce wheat, warning diseases will worsen even if blockade ends. Cargoes were diverted to revolutionary committees, while authors praise Greek resilience amid Allied pressure over arms delivery. London dispatch adds blockade justification by entente nations for continued enforcement.
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Greece
State Department
Legation
England
Revolutionary Committee
London
Athens
Roosevelt to raise division for Europe on war
New York February report says Col Roosevelt plans to mobilize an American division for Europe immediately after war with Germany or in Canada if needed to avoid delaying U S forces He aims to show Entente cooperation and has promises of enough men since the Mexican troubles grew serious.
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New York
Roosevelt
Europe
Germany
Canada
United States Army
German Hears Dr Barthelme Deported by United States
Berlin reports garbled American news claim Dr George Barthelme, Cologne Gazette correspondent, was deported from Washington with Count von Bernatorffs party aboard the Frederik VI. Dispatches from London note fragmentary info while suggesting U S officials offered safe conduct but Barthelme declined. The Berlin item highlights distortions in U S attitude amid war tensions.
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Germany
Barthelme
United States
Berlin
Sayville Wireless
Koelnische Zeitung
Washington
George Barthelme
Count von Bernatorffs
London
Dr Barthelme
O. K
Daniels
Cologne
America
Hearst Press
Count von Bernatorff
State Department
Barthelma
Submarine Sunk by a Freighter In a Battle Lasting Forty Minutes
New York report says on January 22 off the coast of France the German U boat was sunk in a 40 minute duel with the French line steamer Guyane. Capt. Rousselot states the U boat fired, the Guyane responded with her stern 65 millimeter gun and scored a near hit and a solid shot that sank the submarine after a 30 minute struggle. Guyane carried 37 men, 2,068 tons net, with 1,000 tons general cargo and no Americans aboard.
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New York
France
Otfers
Bordeaux
Rousgerot
Guyane
Rouaselot Gaid
Wife Sues Bud Fisher for Divorce or Damages
Mrs Margaret Pauline Fisher wife of cartoonist Bud Fisher filed a summons in New York Supreme Court against him. Details of the action were not in the papers, and the complaint had not been drawn. The couple eloped in 1912 and prior to the marriage she had been a vaudeville dancer. In 1913 she survived a throat injury with extensive stitches after an assault at an Atlantic City hotel.
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New York
Margaret Pauline Fisher
Harry C
Bud) Fisher
Supreme Court
Fisher
Atlantic City
Untitled note on 1914 injuries and accident
A fragment notes a woman fell in a bathroom on a pitcher and cut herself. It also states that in 1914 she sustained internal injuries in an automobile accident.
Madison Struck in Steel Net at Hampton Roads Entrance
Norfolk news reports the Old Dominion steamer Madison bound for New York became entangled in the antisubmarine net stretched across the entrance to Hampton Roads. The vessel arrived at Old Point at about midnight and remained held by the net.
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Norfolk
Teporta
Old Point Comfort
Old Dominion
Madison
New York
Hampton Roads
Old Point
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