Women Plead for Food for Babies at City Hall
East Side mothers demand city aid as food costs push families to hunger. Mayor promises investigation and $7.9 million in estimates to buy food for distribution at reasonable prices, while officials weigh authority to fund relief and push for public markets to curb price gouging.
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Associated Press
Veyark
Eastel
Copen
Oer
Mieney
Eo Storie Ganz
Inwistial Workers of the World
Ganz W Ho
Te City Hall
Missouri Pacific Sold Under Hammer at Auction
At Lotis on February 21 the Missouri Pacific railroad was sold at auction to R. H. Nielsen and J. W. Jones, of New York, for 16 million 151 thousand dollars in a reorganizational proceeding.
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Missouri Pacific
Hammer
iNg Associated Press
Lotis
R. H. Nielson
J. W. Jomes
New York
Cotm Tee
President Seeks Universal Military Training Plan
President Wil states he supports the principle of universal military training and will study options. He has not endorsed the Senate or War Department bills but plans to confer with Secretary Taft to agree on a method to extend service to all adults.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wil“i
War Department
Mad accident near Chirurcha Romania claims many lives
A distorted report from Russkoye Slovo via Overseas News says about 2 000 were killed or injured in a wreck where a train jumped the tracks and cars telescoped. Fire broke out in several cars causing panic as passengers fled and chaos ensued with fierce crowd behavior reported.
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Associated Prss
Sayville
Chirurcha Intern Rumania
Russkoye Slovo
Bond Bill For Schools Clears Senate and House Action
The North Carolina Senate sent the highway commission bill to a floor vote after a 39 to 10 approval, and the House advanced Grant’s school bond measure amid late sessions. Governor Bickett’s tax exemption proposal for home purchases passed the House. debates continued on race marriage prohibitions and attorney license examinations.
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Senate
State Highway Commission
Road Commission
Grant
Newhanover
Bickett
House
Murphy
Ray
Chatham
Supreme Court
House Actions and Prisons Bill From Tuesday Session
The House opened at 11 with prayer by Dr. Bradshaw. Anti Saloon League bills advanced from committee. A bill to move the State prison headquarters from Raleigh central prison to the State farm received an unfavorable report. The plan would vacate the central building for the State Hospital for the Insane. Governor Bickett urged passage in a special message.
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Bradshaw
Methodist Church
Central Prison
Raleigh
State Farm
State Hospital
Bickett
Rockingham Sails from Baltimore to Europe for War Zone
The Garland Steamship Line freighter Rockingham became the first American ship to depart Baltimore for the European war zone since Germany's submarine policy took effect February 1. It set sail for Liverpool with a general cargo.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Garland Steamship Line
Rockingham
Germany
Liverpool
Tri-State Medical Association Convenes in Durham
Durham February 1 The Tri State Medical Association of Virginia and the Carolinas opened its 19th annual convention with numerous distinguished physicians and surgeons from these states and others in attendance. Sessions through Thursday focus on lectures and technical discussions.
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Associated Press
Durham
N. C
Tri- State Medical Association of
Virginia
The
Carolinas
Forces to Be Reckoned With in Mexico
The photograph shows Zapata's personal bodyguard leading a 25 000 strong cavalry near his southern stronghold. He denounces the Carranza government and vows to act as a free agent, with raids funding a castle filled with costly furnishings. The insert also mentions Pancho Villa reportedly heading to Japan.
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Mexico
Zapata
Menico
Carranza
Villa Armie
Mexico City
Pancho Villa
Japan
President Wilson may address Congress on war powers
Washington reports President Wilson plans to appear before Congress before March 4 to seek broader authority to protect American seamen and ships from German submarine threats. Officials expect the address late this week or early next week, with no plan for a war declaration. Austria’s position remains unresolved, and a break in ties is anticipated if it does not change.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Austria
Senate
Losses of 69 Vessels Reported by Sir Edward Carson
London February 21 Sir Edward Carson first lord of the admirality told the House of Commons that in the first 18 days of February eighty nine armed and neutral steamers over 1000 tons were sunk totaling 268000 tons. The losses involved 69 vessels.
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Associated Press
London
Edward Carson
Admirality
House of Commons
Food measures outlined for Germany by Prussian official
Dr George Michaelis the Prussian food commissioner announced in Berlin that food questions will be handled with utmost speed bypassing red tape. He said he reached accord with Adolph Von Batocki and General Groener granting authority to close mills and bakeries that fail to obey orders.
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Associated Press
London
Germany
Berlin
George Michalis
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph “Company
Michaelis
Adolph von Batocki
Food Regulation Board
General Groener
Army
American Lines Won't Send Them
New York February 23 shippers learned the American lines will not send vessels soon. The St Louis remains loaded and to discharge cargoes, crews of the St Louis New York and other liners have been paid off. freight awaits disposal instructions while the IMC president Franklin says the postponement stands.
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Associated Press
New York
Europe
St. Louis
St. Paul
Kroonland
Franklin
International Mercantile Marine Company
Senate panel rejects ratification of Panama Canal treaty
Washington February 21 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee decided the long pending treaty to compensate Colombia for the partition of the Panama Canal cannot be ratified at this session after a letter from the President urging ratification was read Chairman Stone said he would make a formal indictment
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Republic of Colombia
Panama Canal
Stone
Chicago Board of Trade seeks rail embargo to halt riots
President J P Griffin of the Chicago Board of Trade demands an immediate embargo on all east bound freight except fuel and foodstuffs to avert famine inflation and possible rioting. He asks the Interstate Commerce Commission and eastern railroads to act and cites a national emergency. A board meeting explores legal options to press the demand.
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Associated Press
Chicago
J. P. Griffin
Chicago Board of Trade
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
Griffin
Board of Trade
Mr. Griffin
Beloved Woman Dies After Nine Months Illness at Tabor
Mt Tabor North Carolina February 21 Mrs S H Boswell a sweet lovable Christian woman died after a lingering illness of nine months She is survived by three children and other relatives in the community Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
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Mt. Tabor
N. C
S. H. Boswell
Reed amendment passes in House on bone dry aid bill
The House adopted the Senate postal bill provision creating bone dry states after defeating a Saunders Amendment 206 to 81. Webb of North Carolina supported the defeated plan, while Small of North Carolina opposed the bill. Debate highlighted whiskey flows to dry states and timing of enforcement.
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Associated Press
Washington
Saunders
Virginia
Webb
North Carolina
Reed
Shirley
House
Kentucky
Crisp
Georgia
Cox
Indiana
Cannon
Illinois
Friends of the
Senate
Small
Randall
Six Southern States Go Bone Dry Under Reed Amendment
Six states Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama and Mississippi will be bone dry July 1 under the Reed amendment as Arkansas is already dry and Tennessee becomes dry March 1. Florida Louisiana and Texas with local options are not affected. Representative Crisp of Georgia spoke as the vote passed 321 to 72.
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Atlanta
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Crisp
Secretary McAdoo’s Daughter Engaged to Russian Official
Washington February 21 The engagement of Secretary McAdoo’s daughter Miss Nona Hazlehurst McAdoo to Ferdinand De Mohrenschildt second secretary of the Russian embassy was announced today.
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Associated Press
Washington
McAdoo
Nona Hazlehurst McAdoo
Ferdinand de Mohrenschildt
Records Taken From Them In Halifax Per British Action
British authorities confiscate a large quantity of records found with German officials returning from the United States on the Frederik VIII. Grounds cited include potential coded messages and relief of rubber shortages. The event was reported from Halifax Nova Scotia.
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Men
Halifax
N. S
Germany
United States
Berlin Reports Large Number of Ship Losses in Mediterranean
Berlin says many hostile vessels have been sunk in the Mediterranean including an Italian transport crowded with men. Other losses cited include two armed steamers and ships from Italy and France. The Overseas News Agency notes submarine successes may be greater than reported and neutrals are affected. Oceania sailed from New York January 27 for Gibraltar. Mont Ventoux last left Cardiff December 8.
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Mediterranean
Paris
Lloyds Agency
Berlin
Sayville
Saloniki
Moyentaux
Aphrodite
Italy
New York
Gibraltar
Mont Ventoux
Cardiff
Five More Vessels Sunk In War Zone Reports
Paris dispatch lists five ships officially fired on dates in February. Minas and Guido were flagged February 16, Rosalie February 20, Skogland and Giuseppe February 18.
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Paris
Minas
Skogland
Giuseppe
Guido
Rosalie
Maritime vessel list records multiple steamers and sails
The records show two Minas steamers one Italian 2854 and one Greek 2506 tons. Skog land sails from Norfolk January 26 for Bagnoli. No Giuseppe listed though two Italian steamers named Giuseppe exist 1856 and 1221 tons. Two Russian sailing ships Guido 371 and 67 tons and an Italian sailing vessel 324 tons share the name. Rosalie likely the British 4243 ton ship sailing January 28 from New York to Saloniki, with an American 329 ton Rosalie owned in San Francisco also present.
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Minas
Skogland
Norfolk
Bagnoli
Guiseppe
Guido
Rosalie
New York
Saloniki
San Francisco
Loss of schooner Rose Dorothea reported
Captain Bradbury of the Newfoundland schooner Rose Dorothea says the vessel was sunk by a German submarine and the crew landed at Lisbon. London dispatches previously named the schooner Dorothy.
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St. Johns
N. F
Bradbury
Rose Dorothea
Lisbon
London
Dorothy
General Pershing Succeeds Funston
General Pershing takes over command after Funston in a change of leadership announced by the army. The transfer shifts duties to Pershing as the new head in the field, with implications for ongoing operations and strategy.
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General Pershing
Funston
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