Armed Ship Issue Delays War Diplomacy with Germany
Berlin reports that neutral sailors aboard armed merchant ships captured by German forces are prisoners of war. A German memorandum argues armed merchantmen lose their status as ships and that the crew may be treated as POWs. Washington expects Ambassador Gerard to report and Germany to face possible demands for American releases. The incident heightens submarine treaty tensions as the U S seeks peace in Europe.
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Sugar cards to be issued in France amid census
Paris announces sugar cards will be introduced in Paris and the Seine department accompanied by a census to make the measure effective. Officials say the aims are to reduce sex transport, cut purchases abroad and prevent gold exports.
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Duma Postponement Shocks Russia as Changes Feared
Petrograd reports the postponement of the duma reassembly sending shockwaves through a politically expectant public. Prime Minister Golitzin had recently vowed no postponement but indicated the government needed to adjust governance amid ministry changes. Public mood remains volatile as rumors of further cabinet reshuffles swirl.
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Vineta sunk by British cruiser Glasgow in South Atlantic
New York dispatch reports the Prussian raider Vineta believed sunk by the British cruiser Glasgow under Capt John Luce after action off Brazil. The Glasgow, famed for earlier Coronel and Spee squadron battles, is credited with joining Vice Admiral Sturdee's force and helping to blockade German shipping.
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Sturdee
Engine Hits Troop Train in Toronto Killing Officer
In Toronto on January 21 Col. Will iam Campbell MacDonald was instantly killed when a light engine backed into a troop train carrying 500 soldiers as it left Union Station. The colonel, a brigadier attached to the headquarters staff at the exhibition camp, was crushed beneath the tender axle. Several hundred spectators cheered the departing train as the engine backed through the trainshed and struck the rear of the troop train, leaving many injured.
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Mystery Ships Seen as German Raiders Reported
In Rio Janeiro reports say 100 sailors from the interned German gunboat Eber may have joined the Swedish steamer St Croix to board a raider at sea. Brazilian authorities dispatch the scout cruiser Rio Grande do Sul to patrol from Port Natal to Fernando da Noronha. The Edin burgh Castle enters Rio harbor with the Ah rich interned here, said to carry war material.
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Naval men mock story of baby submarine and raider claims
Naval officers dismiss reports that German raiders in the south Atlantic are supplied with tiny deck carried submarines to strike merchant ships. They argue a real submarine requires size and speed, and that small subs could not reach the 32 knot speeds claimed.
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South Atlantic
Crude Bomb Found Under Manhattan Subway Stairway
A tin can crude bomb with powder bolts and slugs was found under the stairway to the Manhattan street elevated station. Subway porter Francis Jones, who saw the burning fuse, dumped water on it and fell while fleeing in fear. He was seriously injured and hospitalized as police took the device to the combustibles bureau.
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Manhattan Street
Francis Jones
Combustibles Bureau
Czar Urges Concentration of Men and Munitions
Emperor Nichola s rescript to new Russian premier Gelotain e calls for top government focus on provisioning armies and large scale expansion of measures to supply troops and civil population. It stresses combined action, improved transport, and unity across front and rear authorities to achieve victory. It appeals for support from the empire, duma, and Zemstvos during wartime.
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London
Nicholas
Gelotaine
Russia
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Council] of Ministers
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Zemstvos
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Death of Miss Batty De Jong in San Francisco Studio
Miss Batty De Jong a painter of wide reputation dies from a self inflicted head wound in her San Francisco studio. Dr William Porter of Oakland said he tried to persuade her not to act and testified the tableau for her death was carefully set. The inquest will be held.
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Russians Lose Nanesti Bridgehead as Mackensen Seizes Sereth Crossing
Russian forces retreat from the Sereth line as Von Mackensen’s forces capture Nanesti and the entire bridgehead. Berlin reports 556 prisoners and several machine guns taken, while minor actions occur along the Putna valley and in Galicia. Roumanian fronts remain mostly quiet with limited reconnoitering by Russian and Roumanian troops.
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Swindle Alleged In Paris Bank Seizure
Paris reports an alleged stock brokerage swindle may total two million dollars. Philippe Simeoni and Prince Henri de Broglie Revel founded Comptoir des Valeurs industrielle bank, liquidated under wartime moratorium with customers left unpaid. Police found the vaults empty and only a few hundred francs at Simeoni’s home.
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Father of Auto Amedee Bolles Sr Dead
Paris reports Amedee Bolles Sr inventor known as the father of automobilism has died. Bolles built a steam car and first operated it in 1873.
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Amedee Bolles
France
M. Bolles
Axe 1 Arm Ship Issue Near Crisia Teuton Haider Believed Sunk
Index to Today's Issue lists multiple items including ships, battles, and political notes. It highlights a suspected sunk Teuton vessel near Crisia and other maritime and political topics.
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Teuton Haider
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Dewey
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Grayson
Battery B to Return for Inaugural Parade Duty
Major Gen Funston lists 25 243 national guardsmen to be withdrawn from the Mexican border with Battery B of the District of Columbia militia and the Maryland Fifth regiment among those slated for return and muster out. The War Department notes departures depend on transportation, aiming to have many district troops home by March 5 for the inaugural.
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Reprisals Against France Reported From Berlin
Berlin announces planned reprisals against France over prisoners in the fire zone. Germany will place French prisoners in the German fire zone until France complies with removal demands, after France failed to answer within the time limit.
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Reuter
Berlin
Amsterdam
France
Germany
Leaks Probe Demands Swift House Action
Democratic leaders pressed the rules committee to speed the Washington to Wall Street leak inquiry. The New York hearing will probe major brokerages and financiers including J. P. Morgan, Henry P. Davison, Archibald White, and J. I. Barney Co. witnesses such as Ruth Thomason Visconti may testify later. Lawson remains central to the controversy.
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The
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Boston Financcial News
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McAdoo
Malcolm McAdoo
Ruth Thomason Visconti
Lawson
Thomas W. Lawson
May Lease Greek Ships Amid Cabinet Talks
The Greek cabinet discussed a British plan to lease the Greek merchant fleet to ensure food supplies. Officials said coal and insurance pressures already push shipowners toward Entente terms, with insurance possibly secured in the United States, while coal concerns may compel acceptance.
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Debutante Slouch Image Sold for Near 200000 Dollars
A seven foot tall 2000 pound stone statue of Kwan Yin the Chinese goddess of mercy was sold in New York from Parisian dealer Paul Poiret to a Fifth Avenue art firm for about 200000 dollars Poiret says the image was his original model for the Debutante Slouch style.
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