Rumored German Note on Peace Talks Denied by Officials
Washington reports claim Germany sent a note offering to discuss peace terms to avert war with the United States. Secretary Lansing and White House officials deny any knowledge of such a communication, calling the report a fabrication. The State Department reiterates the U S right to arm its merchant ships if needed as the crisis continues.
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United States
Germany
White House
State Department
Tumulty
New York
Department
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Lansing
Gven
Ritter
Dori
Investi Aion
United’ States
Troops Depart From Border Posts
In El Paso Texas on February 10 troops from the South Carolina Cavalry and the South Carolina Field Ambulance Corps along with Tennessee Field Hospital and Ambulance companies left for home by the El Paso and Southwestern Railway.
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Paso
Texas
South Carolina Cavalry
South Carolina
Ambuand Corps
Tennesse
Hpital
el Paso and
Fire destroys dorm at State Normal College in Greensboro
A wooden dormitory adjoining the State Normal and Industrial College campus in Greensboro burned at 2 a.m. endangering about twenty five female students who escaped with little clothing. The loss is about 7000 dollars. The fire underscores the need for brick fireproof dormitories and may influence legislative action.
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Greensboro
State Normal and Industrial College
Leah Jones Stevens
Southport
Americans Offer Help as Gerard Flees Berlin for Swiss Soil
Berlin reports Mr. and Mrs. James W. Gerard plan to depart Berlin at dawn on Sunday with 202 Americans on a special train to neutral Swiss soil en route to Spain. Gerard warns no interviews until reporting to President Wilson. Jacques Meyer and others pledge financial aid to Americans wishing to return home.
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James W. Gerard
Zurich
Spain
America
Wilson
Washington
International News Service
Switzerland
Germany
United States
Gerard
Pacific
Jacques Meyer
New York
Assis
British Losses Rise as U Boats Sinker Seven Vessels
London reports ten days of unrestricted warfare with seven ships sunk totaling 22 273 tons. British steamship Mantola among losses. other nations include Norwegian Solbakken and Beech tree. A crew of four survivors is rescued. Lorton incident noted and flotilla messages confirm.
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Mantola
Lullington
Solbakken
Beechtree
Japanese Prince
Ellavore
Havgard
British Marine
Glasgow
British India Navigation Company
Dauntless
Madrid
Lorton
2 Service
Declared Not Guilty in Express Robbery Case
A jury in Chattanooga Tennessee absolved Henry Cornelison of any connection with the November robbery of 409000 dollars from a Southern Express truck. Cornelison, the truck driver, testified he was held up by two masked men.
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Tenn
Henry Cornelison
Southern Express
Cornelison
Macon Plans Major Packing Plant by Local Businessmen
Macon Georgia news reports an application for a Macon Packing Company charter with $400000 capital stock filed by prominent local businessmen. About $200000 has been subscribed and plans center on the former Acme Brewing plant on Bay Street as the site for a large packing operation.
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Macon
Macon Packing Company
Acme Brewing Company
Bay Street
Lumberton Boya Ready 10 Enlist
Lumberton residents mock the wartime mood while preparing for potential volunteer duty. A local humor column notes jokes about avoiding the call and describes improvised defense ideas, including Civil War cannon balls and a schooner mounted defense, with townspeople confident Lumberton will meet its quota.
Brunswick Land Company Mortgage Filed For Departing Brunswick Development
The Brunswick Land Company filed a mortgage with Page Trust Company to secure bonds for developing its 41000 acres between the Cape Fear and Lockwood's Folly rivers. The case involves D L Gore of Wilmington in federal litigation over Allison grant lands. A new bill seeks mandatory county taxes to pay off the Board of Education debt, including a 15 cent property tax and 45 cent poll tax.
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Brunswick Land Company
Delaware
Henry Holt, Jr
Page Trust Company
Aberdeen
Brunswick
Register of Deeds
W. H. Walker
Cape Fear
Lockwood
Folly
Allison
D. L. Gore
Wilmington
General Assembly
Brunswick County
Board of Education
Wilson orders federal probe into food prices
President Wilson directed an immediate federal inquiry into the nation's food supply and rising prices. The Federal Trade Commission along with the Agriculture and Justice Departments were instructed to conduct the probe, with the president stressing food sufficiency as a matter of national concern.
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Washington
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Departments of Agriculture and Justice
Harris
Wallace Wanted as a Murderer
Fitzgerald Georgia February 10 local authorities believe Richard Wallace the American killed when the British collier Eavestone was torpedoed is the same man once indicted for the murder of an A B and A call boy nine years ago. A prior arrest in Columbia South Carolina ended with Emanuel Fortland freed on second trial.
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Emanuel Fortland
Fragmentary OCR Item Cited in Local Paper
A partial OCR snippet from a historical newspaper provides limited readable text, showing scattered letters and symbols. The fragment lacks clear names, dates, places, or events, preventing a specific headline or summary.
Secretary Lansing Says Peace With World Is Aim
Secretary of State Lansing told the Amherst Alumni dinner that the administration seeks to keep the nation at peace with all the world if possible with honor. He expressed hope the country may be spared the calamity of entering war.
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Washington
Lansing
Amherst
Guilford battleground bill heads to conference over commission
The Senate insisted on striking the commission provision from the Guilford battleground bill and agreed to a conference with the House. Senator Overman chaired the conferees and led the push to remove the commission. Congressman Stedman notes owners view the move as unsatisfactory.
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George H. Manning
Washington, D. C
Senate
Senator Overman
Guilford Battleground
House
Overman
Stedman
American ships sail for Bordeaux defying submarine warnings
The Rochester and Orleans, two American vessels sailing for Bordeaux, carry contraband as Germany warns of extended U boat warfare. Neither ship is armed, crews include several Americans, and both sail in defiance of German demands while other ships reach destinations safely.
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New York
Germany
Rochester
Bordeaux
Orleans
Oriental Navigation Company
Cocra
Genoa
Kerr Steamship Company
U.S. A
Allen Tucker
New York City
Argentina
J. Korkrits
Cunard Line
Liverpool
Dante Alighieri
Thomas Barman
Fkroonland
North Carolina House and Senate Work On Local Education and County Line Measures
Raleigh dispatch reports a day of limited sessions with notable action. In the House Representative Henry Page blocked the Oates school bill favoring local primaries while hinting at a future popular election plan for counties. The House passed a chiropractic examiner measure and approved the Cleveland Gaston county line, while a Jarvis county bill to carve from Harnett Sampson Lee and Hoke was introduced. In the Senate the Oates firemen relief fund bill was killed and a plan to create a law examiners board was shelved amid ties to the Supreme Court. Joyce of Rockingham proposed a reform on removing cases in justices courts with a written zone rule.
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Raleigh
N. C
Senate
House
Henry Page
Oates
Democratic Party
Page
Chiropractic Examiners
Cleveland-Gaston County
Jarvis County
Harnett, Sampson, Lee and
Hoke
Supreme Court
Warren
Joyce
Rockingham
Congressional Debate Probes Over act for war threats
Washington lawmakers press for a clear definition of what constitutes an overt act and the rights of neutral ships in war. Senator McCumber questions the State Department stance as 75 ships have been sunk since February 1. Leaders Mann and Cooper defend submarine warfare legality amid naval funding talks.
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United States
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State Department
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North Dakota
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Germany
Platt
Mann
Illinois
Representative Cooper
Wisconsin
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
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Temple
Cooper
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