Germany seeks talks with U S to avert war amid submarine crisis
Washington reports Germany proposes discussions to prevent war and maintain peace as U S weighs aid to protect rights. Germany’s démarche may be routed through Switzerland's channels. officials monitor ship sinkings and Lloyds tonnage data while President Wilson seeks authority, not a declaration, to act. Britain may convoy merchant fleets as submarine attacks persist and naval observers question losses.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
United States
Switzerland
Great Britain
Wilson
Congress
Lloyd's
Altho
England
Muskies Clinch Worlds Title With Narrow Victory
The Muskies won the professional basketball championship by defeating Oswego 19 to 18 in Muscatine Iowa on February 10. Hasbrook hit two long shots in the final period to seal the title as Roberts scored ten straight baskets to keep Oswego from pulling ahead. The Muskies likely will tour the East after the season ends.
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Muskies
United States
Oswego
N. C
Hasbrook
Armory
Roberts
East
Hfason
Senate Committee Recommends Universal Military Training
Washington D C February 10 the senate military affairs committee favorably reported a universal military training bill Chairman Chamberlain submitted the bill for the calendar The bill requires all men citizens or those seeking citizenship to undergo six months of training in the year they turn 19 or become liable up to age 26 All trained men would be held in army or navy reserve until age 28
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Military Affairs Committee
Chamberlain
Thomas
Brady
Army
Navy
Brazil Rebuffs German Submarine Blockade Protest
Rio de Janeiro reports the Brazilian government formally protests Germany’s declared submarine war. The note insists Brazil cannot accept the blockade as legal or effective due to wide, unrestricted zones, lack of warnings to neutral ships, and use of all military means. Brazil warns it will bear responsibility for acts against its citizens, vessels, or merchandise in violation of international law.
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Rio Janeiro
Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
Littoral
France
Italy
Mediterranean
Brazil
Behn Meyer files attach on 21 German ships in Philippines
The Behn Meyer company of Manila, a German firm, obtained writs of attachment against 21 German ships held by American authorities in Manila Cebu and Iloilo to recover half a million pesos for ship and crew maintenance since the war began. Officials say the vessels were seized to protect harbor and shipping. ships were not legally seized, crews were landed only to safeguard property for German owners.
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Manila
P. 1
Bebnmeyer Company of
Cebu
Iloilo
Harrison
Washington, D.C
Behnmeyer Company
President Flooded With Peace Telegrams
Thousands of telegrams from across the country urging steps to peace with Germany reached the White House. Organized Emergency Peace federation delegates called on Wilson to arrange a meeting next week as a mass peace rally is planned. A referendum on War is sought as urged by William J. Bryan.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Germany
White House
Emergency Peace Federation
New York
Wilson
William J. Bryan
German Artillery Halts French Attack on Hill 30
Berlin reports German guns on the Verdun front broke up a French assault on Hill 30 yesterday. A minor French attack at Pepper Ridge north of Verdun was repulsed. Lively artillery duels and raids occurred along the front.
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Berlin
Sayville
L. IL
Verdun
Pepper Ridge
Iowa Postmasters Appointed by President
Washington, D. C., Feb. 16. The following presidential nominations of Iowa postmasters are now before the senate for confirmation. John J. McCartan Fonda T. T. Williams Marion William R. Shott Birmingham Adelaide M. Johnson Bade Robert N. Bagley Jr. Dike Virgil R. Northrop Grand Mound Forest Cole Grand River Thomas Kelsh Lamont Gertrude G. Pitts Mondamin Earl W. Nessen Wellsburg.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
Senate
John J. McCartan
Fonda
T. T. Williams
Marion
Wiliam R. Shott
Birmingham
Adelaide M. Johnson
Bade
Robert N. Bagley, Jr
Dike
Virgil—R. Northrop
Grand Mound
Forest Cole
Grand River
Thomas Kelsh
Lamont
Gertrude G. Pitts
Mondamin
Earl W. Nessen
Wellsburg
Senator Hale Endures German Shell Fire at Ypres
Senator Elect Hale of Maine, visiting the British front, narrowly escaped German shell bursts near Dead Man's corner in Ypres as his car stalled and the party sought shelter. The Belgian city, largely ruined, remains a target amid ongoing bombardment.
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France
London
Fronta
Associated Press
Elect Hale
Maine
Ypres
Dead Man's Corner
Althe
Bernstorff and Gerard to Leave Berlin and Washington Tonight
Arrangements completed for Count von Bernstorff and staff to sail the steamship Frederick VIII for Christiania with 50 American citizens aboard. Ambassador Gerard will depart Berlin tonight for Zurich with his personnel and 50 Americans. The voyage is set for Wednesday with Swiss aid promised at the frontier.
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Frederick VIII
Christiania
Norway
Washington
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Berlin
Zurich
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Berne
Berin
London
Ambassador Gerard
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Associated Press
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Coubts
William von Stum
Germany
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Count von Bernsternt
Bernstorvef
New York
Copenhagen
von Bernstorff
Scandinavian-American Line
Confesses to Girl's Murder as Mob Threatens
Louis Kam orad, held in Ord county jail, confessed his guilt in the murder of Ut le Alice Parkes after severe questioning. A large mob gathered, fearing violence, and the prisoner was rushed out of town to St Paul. Officers assured he would remain jailed, then later moved him for safety.
Alleged Paper Trade Conspiracy Probed by Grand Jury
Washington advances a federal grand jury inquiry into possible criminal conspiracy in restraint of trade in the news print paper industry. Attorney General Gregory announced action backed by Bainbridge Colby and Mark Hyman as special assistants. The probe follows FTC hearings and may show violations of antitrust law by paper manufacturers. The FTC report to Congress is due Monday.
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Federal Grand Jury
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Bainbridge Colby
Mark Hyman J
Federal Trade Commission
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Trade Commission
Hyman
Congress
Chinamen at War, Leader Shot Down in Seattle
Trouble among Chinese on the Pacific coast flared in Seattle as Harry Wong, a prominent figure in the local Chinese colony, was shot dead while walking. Police arrested a man named Jack Lee. Earlier, a Chinese was shot in San Jose, and in Portland two days earlier one was killed and another wounded. Peace negotiations were under discussion at Portland. The cause remains known only to the Chinese.
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Wash
Pacific Coast
Harry Wong
Jack Lee
San Jose
Cal
Portland
Ore
Temperature record through years in a concise table
Supplied by Buchanan Optical for Midnight presents a historical temperature rundown from 6 am to noon with daily extremes. The data shows highs and lows across years 1911 to 1916, noting values such as -12 to 6, -2 to 22, and 21 to 38 as representative ranges for specific dates.
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Buchanan Optical
American torpedoed ship Dauntless crew picked up at sea
Three English and one American survivors from the torpedoed Dauntless were rescued after five days adrift. The 2,167 ton British steamer’s boat was struck by a torpedo February 8 and two crew members were killed. later reports said all survivors were landed, two dying later. Also sunk: British Mantola and Norwegian Solbakken, with two crew lost on Mantola and two on Solbakken.
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Dauntless
London
Eteuter
Madrid
Paris
Mantola
Lloyds Shipping Agency
Solbakken
Swiss Cut Off By German U Boat War
Paris reports that Cette, the sole sea outlet for Switzerland, cannot meet the country’s needs. A Matin representative found traffic has doubled since the war began, but wharf space and equipment remain at prewar levels, limiting cargo handling.
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Paris
Cetteé
Switzerland
Matin
Cette
Roumanian Booty Taken to Germany
Enormous supplies captured in Roumania are being moved to Germany Austria and Hungary. Over seas Newsage says more than 400 steamships and 2700 tugs carry corn wood leather and other raw materials up the Danube. Steamers tow 10 barges each carrying as much freight as 50 railroad cars.
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Berlin
Sayville
Roumania
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Overseas Newsage
Danube
Secret of Their Success in Advertising Tactics
Herman Rosenthal of a Chicago mail order firm described a method to extend trade. A bureau reads weekly country newspapers nationwide and targets towns where merchants do not advertise locally. The team floods those areas with literature, yielding strong results versus continuously advertised territories.
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Herman Rosenthal
Chicago
The
American Act
Tie
Wheat Jumps on Report of British Convoy
Chicago reports unusually sharp wheat price advances after claims that the Huidah government seized many South American ships and would rush food to Europe from U S ports. May delivery wheat surged to 1.75 dollars a bushel, up 25 cents from the prior close.
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Chicago
Europe
United States
Harding urges assembly to wipe out state deficit
Des Moines February 10. Governor W L Harding warned the General Assembly in a special message the state treasury deficit will total 1,486,511 by June 30 this year. He called the shortage a legacy of prior legislatures and proposed two fixes: cut expenses via department consolidation and reduce general appropriations for the 1917-1919 biennium. He urged unified support for the national cause.
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Des Moines
General Assembly
W. L. Harding
Senate To Hurry Railroad Bills
Washington February 10. Chairman Newlands announced the administration railroad legislative program would be pressed actively and the Senate would have opportunity to vote on enforcing suspension of strikes and lockouts pending investigation.
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Washington, D. C
Newlands
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Administration
Three Peplow Children Die in House Fire
In Peoria South Basil a family tragedy claims three young Peplows. Floyd aged 6 Ruby aged 3 and John Lloyd aged 2 perished after their mother left briefly and left the children locked inside. The blaze occurred yesterday afternoon, details note the unsafe conditions led to the fatal fire.
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John Peplow
South Basil
Fioyd Peplow
Ruby Peplow
John Lioyd Peplow
German consuls to depart for South America with Bernstorff
Washington dispatch reports that several German consuls recalled from U S posts will accompany Count von Bernstorff out of the country. A number have been instructed to leave for destinations in south and Central America as relations with Germany are severed.
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Germany
Count von Bernstorff
South
Central America
Steel Corporation Orders Show Slight Falling Off
New York February 10 The unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation on January 31 were 11,474,084 tons, down 73,233 from December 21. The January statement is the first in months not showing an increase, following December's record 11,547,286 tons.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Cuban Plot Unearthed Involving Army Officers Arrested
Havana reports a plot against the government involving civilian and military officials. Aurelio Horta, secretary of the interior, notified authorities early today that he had received advices of the scheme and that one or more army officers have been arrested.
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Havana
Cuba
Aurelio! Horta
Submarine embargo impacts New York port and transatlantic ships
New York reports withholding vessel clearances at the customs house on orders from Washington. Two American freighters Orleans and Rochester, with American crews, set sail for Bordeaux under German blockade rules but unarmed. The Devonian arrival at Liverpool eases fears. other ships nearing New York include the New York from Liverpool and the Kroonland.
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Orleans
Rochester
Bordeaux
France
United State
White Star Line
Altho
American Lines
Liverpool
Kroonland
Sandy Hook
Devonian
Safhboston
Leyland Hner
Janj
Carlile Nominated Chicago Postmaster by Wilson
Chicago February 10 William Buford Carlile a longtime life insurance official and figure in large financial ventures was nominated by President Wilson to serve as postmaster at Chicago. The selection, kept quiet during four years of postmastership wrangling, surprised Illinois lawmakers and even Senator Lewis according to the senator.
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William Buford Carlile
Wilson
Carlile
Thelinois
Washington
Lewis
Weather Outlook For Plains States and Mississippi Valley
Weather forecast for the coming week from the Weather Bureau reports generally fair and warmer conditions across the plains states and the upper and middle Mississippi valley. Advertisements mention El Tovar and cigars.
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Weather Bureau Today
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
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