No second peace note denies new message from Wilson
Cabinet meeting ends with official denial of plans to send a second peace note. Lansing announces the president has no such contemplation and that the statement goes to all American diplomats abroad. The move seeks to calm rumors that a further note might affect the forthcoming first note from Wilson.
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State Department
Wolson
Palng
Peria
Lansing
Lainsing
Presdent Wilson
Preent
Idaho
Borah
Gonzaga College Semiannual Smoker Held in Lodge Room
The 1915 Gonzaga College class held a semiannual smoker in the Aloysius Club lodge on I Street Northwest. Music by Thomas W Power and T E Pyne. Henry Quinn shared stories. Class president J Eugene presided with Revs Augustus and Edward J Sweeny among speakers. Plans to celebrate the centenary of Gonzaga College in 1921 were discussed.
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Gonzaga College
Aloysius Club
I Street
Thomas W Power
T. E. Pyne
Hlenry Quinn
J. Eugene
Augustus
Edward J. Sweeny
Heney T Quinn
F. Hurley
G. Neste
Diverse Obituary Notices From Early 1900s Washington Area
A collection of fragmented memorial notices lists deaths and funeral plans for many residents. Names include Mary Barton, Grace Fleming, Elizabeth Hunter, Virginia Me Cree, Agnes Moeller, Swan, Lula Clark, David Tonner, and Virginia Weaver, among others, with interment and residence details scattered across addresses in Washington and nearby suburbs.
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Barton
Homeopathic
Mary
Tocink Barton
Biltmore Street
Mipl
Webe Makenshaw
Oto Mast
Elian Bint White
Alexander Paisley
Rack Creek
Grace Flem
Thomas Fleming
Tite Avenue
Fn Pr
Fon
FE Street
Roth
You Ph Teanler
Friedas
Tlizafr UF
Hunteress
Fridat
Virginia
Horton
Pridas
Anton
Agnes Moeller
Nero
Swan
Newton Street
Wooor Waites
J Clarks
Ryerue
David
Congressional
Preckay
Fan
Minnesota Morsell
Tudor x Roof
Ron Rridas
Ey Mesred M Trison
Seuchusetts Avenue
Veginda Wacdanenodl
Jobe T Weaver
Terms Sent to Wilson Declared Generalties
London reports that Teutonic allies peace terms, described as generalizations, were sent to Pope and presumably to American authorities. The Pope urged moderate terms, and the emperors said their aim was to craft moderate terms. Entente reply to Wilson may echo a similarly general set of conditions without naming countries for damages or territorial restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Julius Andrassy
Entente
Wilson
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Lloyd George
Envoy Vopicka to be recalled from Bucharest amid German charges
The German government demands the recall of American Minister Vopicka from Bucharest citing alleged un neutrality and pro Roumania stance. He will remain accredited to Roumania Serbia and Bulgaria and will be replaced by the secretary of legation with the Romanian government moving to Jassy. Born in Bohemia he was appointed by former Secretary Bryan.
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Bulgaria
Roumania
Serbia
Vopicka
Bucharest
Bulgania
Vopicks
Entente
Roumanian
State Department
Iis
Legation
Jassy
Vopieka
Bohemia
Bryan
Gans C. of C. Candidate for vice president election
Isaac Gans a Washington merchant and civic figure will be proposed for vice president at the chamber of commerce election Tuesday night Carl A Droop a prominent businessman withdrew his ballot candidacy yesterday leaving 40 names for 10 vacancies to fill The masquerade ball for Jewish war sufferers will be held at Convention Hall Thursday February 27 and the relief committee has secured broad Jewish organizational cooperation to ensure a major event
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Isaac Gans
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Carl A Droop
Rauschers
Convention Hall
Thesdar
Pehruars
Pastor Accepts Call to Washington Church in January
After a year as acting pastor at First Presbyterian Church Haddonfield Re Adol es Allen announced acceptance of a call to Metropolitan Presbyterian Church Washington. He will depart January 16. The congregation marked his departure with resolutions and a purse of gold and cash gifts.
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Haddonfield
First Presbyterian Church
Allen
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
Washington
Embassys Ill Staff Leaves Shrink U S Mission in Vienna
Vienna reports the American embassy staff is disorganized due to illness. Counselor Grant-Smith quits for the U S to recover from a nervous breakdown and other secretaries travel to America for medical care. Ambassador Penfield's home is virtually a hospital with patients being treated on site.
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Vienna
WU. Grant-Smith
Pennsylvania
United States
Frederic R. Colbeare
New York
America
Mra. Penfield
Sale of Farm Loan Stock Opens in Twelve Cities
The Federal Farm Loan Board announced that subscription books for the sale of stock in the 12 Federal loan banks will be opened simultaneously in the twelve cities where they are located near Wednesday. Books close on February 29 and the Treasury Secretary will subscribe to remaining unsold stock. Each bank is capitalized at $750,000 and shares cost 7sh each.
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Federal Farm Loan Board
Federal Loan
Secretary of the Treasury
Brig Gen Osterhaus Dies in Germany at 1823 Birthplace
Berlin dispatch reports Peter Osterhaus the senior brigadier general of US Civil War forces died at his daughter-in-law’s Duisburg home. He was buried in Coblenz after completing his fourth year. Born January 4 1823 in Coblenz he came to the United States in 1849 and served from 1861 as major commanding the Second Missouri rifle battalion then as brigadier general by Act of Congress after mustering out in 1866.
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Berlin
Peter Osterhaus
Duisburg
Coblenz
Osterhaus
Hugo Osterhaus
Calvert Street Northwest
Gen. Osterhaus
Coblentz
Germany
United States
Missouri Rifle Battalion
Congress
Autos in Traffic Crashes Across Northwest Area
A series of yesterday morning and afternoon vehicle collisions occurred in northwest Washington involving a milk wagon driven by Samuel Mark, 31 A Street Northeast, and owned by W. A. Simpson, among others. Mark sustained a slight injury and was taken to Casualty Hospital. Multiple other crashes damaged cars and a coal truck, including incidents at Fourth Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW, Eighteenth Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW, and Ninth and U Streets NW. No serious injuries reported beyond the milk wagon incident.
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Samuel Mark
W. A. Simpson
Seventh Street
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Fourth Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Mark
N. A. Gawle
Ki‘yorne Street
Percy Williams
L Street
Joseph Davies
Leroy Place
Ralph Everett
Second Street
Eighteenth Street
Washington Terminal Company
John Shea
Willard Street
Capital Traction Company
Ninth and
U Street
John P. Agnew
Thomas Young
Fenton Street
National Laundry Company
Percy Wallace
Semmes Motor Company
Floyd Chase
Fourteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
James Baker
Baker
Fletcher
Senate Votes On Peace Note Controversy In Debated Session
The Senate debated a peace note to wartime belligerents with Senator Borah warning it could abandon the Monroe Doctrine while supporting a world league idea. After hours of speeches, the Jones substitute for the Hitchcock resolution passed 48 to 17, while a Gallinger substitute expressing hope for peace failed 36 to 27 amid partisan lines.
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Washington
Thitchecock
Idaho
Borah
Gallinger
Senate
United States
Europe
Jones
Lewis
Argentina
Japan
Russia
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Bankhead
Bryan
Chamberlain
Chilton
Fletcher
Hardwick
Hollis
Hughes
Johnson
South Dakota
Kern
Kirby
Lane
Lee
Maryland
Martin
Newlands
Overman
Tiltman
Pomerene
Ransdell
Reed
Robinson
Saulsbury
Shafroth
Sheppard
Shields
Simmons
Sith
Arizona
Smith
Georgia
South Carolina
Stone
Swanson
Thomas
Tillman
Underwood
Vardaman
Walsh
Clapp
Cummii Curtis
Kenyon
Luppiatt
Norris
Sterling
Townsend
Martine
N. J
Brady
Brandegee
Clark
Harding
Lodge
McCumber
Nelson
Page
Feindexter
Sherman
Smoot
Wadsworth
Watson
Weeks
Oliver
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Yeas
Cummins
Curtis
Lippitt
Olver
Poindexter
Dak
Pittman
Ariz
Overcoat Sale at Friedlander Brothers in Washington
Friedlander Brothers, 428 Ninth Street Northwest, Washington, advertises a $10 overcoat sale with Pinch-Back, Box, Half Pinch and Conservative styles in Browns, Blues, Grays, and Oxfords. The ad touts tailoring quality, value versus rising costs, and urges prompt, in-person shopping today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friedlander Brothers
Ninth Street
Washington
aAdv
Kaiser in War Council and Evacuation Urged
Vienna reports a high level German conference on January 4 with Emperor William, Archduke Frederick, and Hindenburg plus Bulgar Crown Prince Boris and Ludendorff. A Vienna note urges evacuation in the west as a condition for peace talks, while Krupps organ calls for Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg's resignation amid war policy criticism. A separate Alexandria notice describes a fatal mystery at Giesboro Point and local civic events including suffrage planning and fraternal lodge installations.
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Vienna
Entente
Krupp
Archduke Frederick of
Austria
Conrad von Hoetzendorff
William
Boris
Bulgaria
von Hindenburg
von Ludendorff
Archduke Frederick
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