Iowa Senate approves prohibitory amendment and mulct repeal
Des Moines reports a surprise senate vote delivering the prohibitory amendment by a 39 to 10 margin and the mulct law repeal 27 to 22. Equal suffrage also passes 38 to 11, with Voorhees crossing to the dry side. The measures head to the governor, while house action remains pending.
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James Valentine Heads British Army Fliers
The piece notes James Valentine leading British Army fliers amid a city’s tense mood and a senate debate recalling 1885 90 prohibitions and the Mulot law era. It records votes on three measures with many names listed and absentee illness.
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Senate
Democrats Push Plan for Passage of Ship Bill
Washington February 13 Democrats in the senate debated continuing a cloture fight to end the Republican filibuster on the administration ship purchase bill. House leaders drafted a compromise shipping bill with 40 million dollars for a two year postwar period, aiming for a Thursday or Friday House vote.
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Padgett
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Repeal News Sparks Tem perance Rally in Waterloo
Daylong crowds at temperance headquarters cheered cried and prayed as Des Moines backed temperance gains. Workers predict easier withdrawal from local saloon petitions while Wet faction warns of unsettled conditions and possible delayed saloon openings in Waterloo Bremer Cedar Rapids and El Tovar Broadleaf Havans ads note.
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Henry W. Grant
Business Men’s Temperance Association
Des Moines
Waterloo
Angry at washing baby dies from holding breath
Detroit on February 13 coroner Rothacher cites strangulation by holding breath as cause of death of 1 year old Leo Stutton. The infant resisted washing, refusing to breathe while a physician tried to aid him. The mother attempted to remove chocolate stains from his face.
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Rothacher
Berlin press non conciliatory toward American neutrality
Berlin comments question American neutrality as German and British actions strain relations. Count von Reventlow warns Washington cannot pressure Berlin, and Germany asserts ships in the war zone bear risk. The Kreuse Zeitung criticizes US demands while Britain denies concessions, with no certainty over future naval policies.
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England
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America
Wilhelmina
Germany
Washington
Koelmische Zeitung
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Man Hanged for Murdering Child in Chicago
Roswell C. P. Smith was hanged in Chicago today for the murder of Hazel Weinstein four years old. This marked the sixtieth hanging in Cook County. Kansas City also reports the death of Rev Father Martin P Dowling former Creighton College president in Omaha at 64 after stomach ailment. He had been pastor of St Aloysius church and influenced Rockhurst College. A brother Rev Father James Dowling of Chicago died last week. Smoke El Verso Marana 10¢ cigar.
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Hazel Weinstein
Cook County
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Martin P. Dowling
Creighton College
Omaha
United States
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St Aloynius Church
Rockhurst Coege
James Dowling
Victory hailed as German east Prussia win in Berlin reports
Berlin by London February 18 morning papers praise the east Prussia victory as wiping out a large Russian force. They cite 36 000 prisoners captured, note Russia falls back to fortress lines, and mention limited gun gains. The Lokal Anzeiger says reinforcements may have reached east Prussia. Schools closed and city flags fly in celebration.
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London
East Prussia
Lokal Anzeiger
Des Moines Saloons Granted One Day Extension
The Des Moines city council issued permits allowing 86 saloonkeepers to stay open until 9 p m on Monday night. The vote resolved confusion over closing times dating from April 29 and ensured stock removal extensions through the state.
British Press Sees Clear Path on American Flag Note
London papers say the British government can readily answer the American note on flag use by British ships. They expect a neutral flag will warn German warships of potential danger to neutral passengers and goods aboard. The Pall Mall Gazette flags immense significance in the note, while the Evening Standard notes America’s stance may portend trouble for Germany.
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Pall Mall Gazette
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Evening Standard
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Berlin
Pittsburgh Seeks Prices for 1,000,000 Dropforge Shells
Pittsburgh foreign trade commission asked local manufacturers for prices on 1,000,000 dropforge shells for British artillery. An earlier Canadian supplier could not deliver promptly, portions shifted to Pittsburgh. The contract value was about 4 million dollars. A large quantity of projectile steel arrived locally this week.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Foreign Trade Commission
Markets Will Be Barred to Germany
Paris February 18 The Russian finance minister P Bark told the Mafin that the entente ministers aim for more than economic victory He warned that after the war Germany should not be allowed to recoup by selling in Allied markets He said Germany has wrecked factories in Belgium Poland and northern France and will be shut out of Allied markets forever
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Triple Entente
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Mafin
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Belgium
Poland
France
German Air Raid Blasts Belgian Rail Hubons and Coast
London reports 34 naval aeroplanes attacked Bruges Zeebrugge Ostend and Drankenberghe targets. Railways shattered at Ostend and Drankenberghe with Zeebrugge minefield and power station hit. One W G Grahame-White and crew rescued after snow and gunfire. Air sweep signals growing Allied pressure against German submarine bases.
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Dlankenberghe
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Nieuport
Altho
Samson
Longmore
Porte
Courtney
Rathorne
Claude Grahame-White
United States
Dorothy Taylor
New York
Germans Deny Military Damage
The German war office stated that hostile war ships appeared off the coast and enemy airmen dropped bombs over Ostend without causing military damage. The Berlin version matched the London report except for omitting the phrase without doing military damage, as censored. Dispatches via Sayville bypass England. British tally cited Ostend railway station likely burned, with no reference to German military sites.
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Sayville
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War Office
Ostend
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England
British Admiralty
Oriole and London Trader Torpedoed in British Waters
British shipping circles believe the steamer Oriole was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine after last sighting near Dungeness on January 30. The London Trader, 684 tons, built 1913, owned by London Welsh, is also presumed lost with 21 crew aboard the Oriole.
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Tere
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Rouen
James Cullen
Poland
London
Havre
Railroad May Control Steamship Mad Link
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized Southern Pacific to retain control of Pacific Mail Steamship Company in its first Panama Canal Act decision. The ruling allows joint ownership if the commission finds public advantage, ending competing steamship lines control by railroads.
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Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Southern Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
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