German Renew Fierce Offensive Near Warsaw
The German advance toward Warsaw is admitted by officials, with Russians retreating to a second trench line. Austrian forces move in the Carpathians as London reports Zeppelin scares and submarine threats to Atlantic and Irish ports. Maritz and Kemp in South Africa reportedly negotiating surrender after disputes with German advisers.
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Petrograd
Sachaczew
Lbokiiéwo
Warsaw
London
Jude
Carpathian
Carpathians
Uzsok
Dukla
Wyszkow
Lemberg
Przemysl
Cracow
la Bassee
Lombaert
Dover
Altho
Irish Sea
Liverpool Insurance
South Africa
Maritz
Kemp
Indignation Over Morocco Executions Reported
Berlin reports newspapers condemn the execution of Karl Ficke and Herr Grundler in Morocco on treason charges. They call it judicial murder and question the timing and legality, noting alleged assurances that the death penalty would wait for an appeal.
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Berlin
London
Karl Ficke
Herr Grundler
Morocco
Fick and Grundier
Tangier
Polncare
France
Flood waters sweep through the Ohio River
Pittsburgh reports show the Ohio River at 24 feet and rising six inches per hour as ice blocks move downstream. The Monongahela remains, but upstream floods in Northern West Virginia will worsen tonight. Allegheny floods force residents from lower yards and isolate the north side station and B&O tracks near Exposition Park.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Allegheny
Monongahela River
West Virginia
Old City of
North Side
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Exposition Park
Pittsburgh Federal League
Grandson of Paul Kruger Charged with Treason
Pretoria reports Pieter Grobler, a member of the Union of South Africa parliament and Kruger’s grandson, has been committed for trial on treason charges. An official notice lists 71 burghers who refused to fight the Germans in the southwest for court martial, while 500 others seeking exemptions will be returned for local inquiry.
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Pretoria
London
Pieter Grobler
Union of South Africa
Paul Kruger
Deserters Describe Turkish March from Jerusalem to Egypt
Turkish deserters surrendered in the Suez area while detailing a march from Jerusalem via Beersheba and El Arish. They report scant rations, high prices paid to Bedouins, and a German officer enforcing harsh discipline. One soldier allegedly had a hand cut off for refusing to climb telegraph poles.
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Cairo
London
Althe
Suez Canal
Jerusalem
Beersheba
el Arish
Egypt
Palestine
English Parliament Reopens After War Pause
London February 2 parliament reassembled after a recess since November 27 for the commons and January 8 for the Lords. Parliament pressed into financial matters of wartime urgency. Prime Minister Asquith said the government was reviewing food price controls and would provide full information from departments as the inquiry proceeds.
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London
House of Commons
House of Lords
Geo.Nicoll Barnes
Glasgow
Asquith
Democrats Press Ship Purchase Bill Amid Fighting Defection
Washington February 2. Senate Democrats caucused to salvage the ship purchase bill after a switch of nine Democratic votes to defeat. President Wilson met with progressive Republicans including Norris and Kenyon to seek a compromise allowing the government to buy ships without provoking foreign crises.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Commerce Committee
Toto
Kenyon
Wilson
Norris
White House
American Tobacco Arrives in France for Soldiers
Paris February 2 Customs at Havre valued the second lot of 11 000 pounds of American tobacco cigars and clarets sent by Mrs Clara Washington-Lotts of New York aboard the Rochambeau to French soldiers. Part has been delivered to the army commissariat service for front line distribution.
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Paris
Havre
Clara Washington-Lotts
New York
Army Commissariat Service
Britain declares foodstuffs contraband aiding Germany
Washington reports Britain notified the United States that all foodstuffs destined for Germany Austria or Turkey are contraband of war. The Wilhelmina cargo will be paid for if loaded before the decree, but future shipments from the United States to German or neutral European ports may be seized without compensation. The state department Treated the announcement cautiously and offered no commitment.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Austria
Turkey
New York
Bremen
Europe
State Department
Mining District in England the Quake Claims One Life
London reports earth shocks last night in Yorkshire mining districts causing a fatality and many narrow escapes due to coal sinking in pits. Some pits became unworkable from coal falls. Nearby Rome notes Lake Peterno lowered 16 feet after a vortex center, signaling subterranean eruption and massive water drawdown.
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London
Yorkshire
Rome
Avezzano
Lake
Peterno
Miners Leaders Indicted in Colorado Disorder
Walsenburg Colorado February 2 John Burke and Charles Haines president and secretary of local United Mine Workers chapter were arrested on murder indictments from a Huerfano county grand jury probing disorders tied to the Colorado miners strike. Officials withheld other names while Wm T Hickey and Eli M Gross Colorado State Federation of Labor officers were also arrested in Denver.
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Walsenburg
Colo
John Burke
Charles Haines
Cal
United Mine Workers of America
Grand
Huerfano County
Colorado
Wm. T. Hickey
Eli M. Gross
Colorado State Federation of Labor
Denver
Administration to Make Concessions in Shipping Bill
Washington February 2. A declaration of principle in the shipping bill foresees the United States not to buy ships that ignite controversies with European belligerents. The White House after a conference with President Wilson and Senators Kenyon Norris indicates the administration is ready to make concessions.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Wilson
White House
United States
la Follette
Bankhead
Camden
Clarke
Hardwick
Hitchcock
O’gorman
Vardaman
Hokd Smith
Bryan
Marshall
Norris
Kenyon
Temperatures Reported by Buchanan Optical Co
The fragment notes temperatures from Buchanan Optical Co with partial readings and times such as 10 a m to 1 p m and mentions figures like 48 and 37. The text is garbled with OCR-like errors but indicates a temperature log or report for a past date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan Optical Co
Cole Aa
Van
Davenport Special Benefit Quiet Titles Bill Introduced
In Des Moines on February 2 the Iowa General Assembly advanced a Davenport aid measure to quiet titles. The bill would grant an absolute title after 22 years of possession with a 23 year notice option, to simplify real estate transfers and reduce lengthy abstracts.
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Des Moines
Uia General Assembly
Senate
House
Clarke
Davenport
Thompson
Burlington
Emory H
W. A. Duckworth
J. H. McConologue
Board of Centre
Whitmore
Ottunwa
Son of von Kluck Reported Killed
Berlin reports the son of General von Kluck, a naval lieutenant, killed in an artillery battle near Middelkerke on January 26. The dispatch notes all former non commissioned officers under 56 are called to drill new recruits.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Lonedon
von Kluck
Tke Middelkerke
Wheat prices surge as Liverpool fears lift futures
Extraordinary rises in wheat quotations reach 1.60 a bushel for May with May options shifting to July as traders fear submarine disruption. Export demand drives the market with Hallah government purchases totaling about 1,000,000 bushels in 44 hours amid insurance and war-risk concerns.
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Chino
Ab. L
Great Britain
Hallah
German Submarine Fails to Torpedo Hospital Ship
Paris Feb 2 A German submarine yesterday made an unsuccessful attempt to torpedo the British hospital ship Asturias violating the Hague convention clause. The Asturias was 15 miles north northeast of the Havre lightship when the attack was made, per a ministry of marine communication.
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Paris
Asturias
Ministry of Marine
Havre
Naile
Giolitti Denies War Pact With Germany
Former Italian premier Giolitti releases a letter denying reports of an Italy Germany war pact. He says he and Prince Von Buelow discussed the war only academically and that war is a last resort for honor and national interests. He believes Italy could avoid war in the current European conditions.
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Rome
Giovanni Giolitti
Prince von Buelow
Italy
Signor /GHolittd
Lally
Altho
Signor Giolitti
Europe
Taly
Rockefeller Foundation Testimony Sparks Industrial Clash
Edward P. Costigan testified before the federal industrial relations commission, accusing John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the Rockefeller Foundation of fueling industrial unrest via funding and influence. Frederick N. Goff, head of the Cleveland foundation, warned about the dangers of a self-perpetuating board managing a major trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller Foundation
Organized Labor
Federal Industrial Relations Commission
Edward P. Costigan
United Mine Workers of America
John R. Lawson
Mine Workers
Colorado
Costigan
Rockefeller
Belgium
Mr. Rockefeller
Frederick N. Goff
Cleveland Foundation
Goff
Emperor William to Inspect German Naval Base
Tterlin reports Emperor William will leave Berlin for Wilhelmshaven on the North Sea to inspect the German naval base there. The visit is scheduled for tomorrow after travel from Berlin.
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William
Tterlin
London
McEmperor Willian
Berlin
Wilhelmshaven
North Sea
Paper delivery issue and redelivery instructions
Notice cites delivery failure due to carrier error and requests calling 3330 for a copy to be sent. If after 4 80 o'clock, call 2059 for redelivery.
Boundary Bridge Destruction Shocks Maine Canada Border
A dynamite blast on the Boundary Bridge spanning the St Croix River near Vangaboro Maine damaged a span and halted rail traffic. A German named Horn claiming wartime acts was arrested after admitting the explosion and saying Canada was part of the enemy. Investigations involve Maine police federal authorities and Canadian officers.
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Vaneuhora
St. Croix
Methe
New Rynawick
New Brunswick
Raimers
Jorn
Germany
Hart
Geo. W. Ross
Maine Central Railroad
McAdam Junction
N. Be
United States
Ross
United States District Attorney
Portland
Horg
Great Britain
Canada
New York
Maine Central
Canadian Pacific
Mattawamhead
Boundary
Upper
St. John
Halifax
Maine
Trisonfeil Hiorn
Washington
Horn
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al Tovar
Broadinaf
Havana
King
Boundary Bridge
Vangeboro
Gers Man
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