Republicans First Session A Stormy One
The committee opened amid division with Republicans split over who should chair. Tensions rose as members debated leadership amid a tense first session, signaling a disputed path forward for party unity.
13 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1918
Page
1
The committee opened amid division with Republicans split over who should chair. Tensions rose as members debated leadership amid a tense first session, signaling a disputed path forward for party unity.
In St Louis on February 12, the Republican National Committee debated Adams vs Hays for chairman notes. Mayor Thompson of Chicago endorsed Adams, citing constitutional rights and opposition to searches under the espionage act while backing free speech and assembly amid war-time tensions.
London reports Count von Hertling the imperial German chancellor will answer President Wilson's message in the Reichstag next Tuesday. The dispatch from Amsterdam notes the planned reply and outlines expectations for German policy and diplomacy amid ongoing wartime tensions.
Fort Report on Twohy Drowning Theory and Tuscania casualty rolls shows 300 still unaccounted for with 113 soldiers confirmed lost. Lists several names believed among those unreported, including Walter Larson and Oliver Cote, with scattered locations across Oklahoma Texas Oregon and Washington as officials await clarifications.
Berlin reports to Amsterdam that 31 enemy air raids hit German territory in January with five killed and nine wounded. Despite increased attacks due to clear weather, damage remained minor and work uninterrupted. Four enemy planes were downed. Roosevelt hospitalized, "most comfortable day" with progress steady.
Poushkeepaie, Feb 12. Fire broke out at 6 48 in the east wing of Vassar College main building. Firemen contained it by 9. Damage touched dorm rooms and assembly space. Students evacuated, about 400 residents moved to an adjacent dormitory as lines formed to pass items from the main building. Several students injured lightly while preserving property through rapid transfer of belongings.
William P. Kenney was chosen president by the Great Northern railway board in St Paul after serving as vice president in charge of traffic. Ralph Hurd becomes executive vice president as changes announced include Budd and Till taking new duties. The report notes other minor officials to be announced and mentions the death of Vyvyan St George Harmsworth, heir to Baron Rothermere, from wounds in World War I.
Three U S Army airmen were killed today at a Memphis aviation camp when the training aircraft collided midair. The cadets Tomer from Arkansas Cooley from Indiana and Plummer from New Rochelle New York were aboard. The crash occurred at about 250 feet as they performed practice maneuvers near a field.
Lieut. Berton G March Jr son of ton C Maret sustained a skull injury this afternoon after a fall at Taliaferro He is said to be in serious condition with grim chances reported by officials.
A German prisoner reports no certainty on a large in March offensive while noting enemy preparations along the front. He cites abnormal troop and gun movements behind the lines and columns drilling for attacks as artillery units receive special training amid good drying weather.
The Tuscania disaster left at least 159 American dead with 145 buried along the Scotch coast and 14 recovered. Many funerals were held at water’s edge as survivors and locals attended. Details describe burial methods, identification by disks or descriptions, and grim scenes along rocky shores.
In St Louis on May Pel 12 an Ameri can Protective Teague of Staunton Di seized by force S Oberdan an alleged J W W leader and John H Metzer an attorney of Chicago to remove them from the city. They were tarred and feathered and carried toward St Louis and Chicago as part of a purge against disloyal personas.
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