Armed neutrality urged by Wilson in Congress address
President Wilson asked Congress for authority to arm American merchant ships and to provide sufficient credit and insurance to protect commerce amid German submarine warfare. He said armed neutrality would defend neutral rights without seeking war, citing recent losses like the Housatonic and Lyman M. Law and urging swift action if needed.
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Wide Range of 1916 Top News Tidbits
Sum of brief items covers military demobilization and border troops, anti alien and marriage bills in Idaho, wrestling title bout in San Francisco, army and navy funding, universal training clash, espionage act passage, record calf weight in South Dakota, rail car reallocation delay, Salvation Army aid statistics, Pershing as Southern commander, navy recruit gains, Britain blockade breadth, Oregon guardsmen merit in 1916 drill, demobilized guardsmen employment efforts, dry states postal liquor ban, and Lawson charges discredited by House committee.
Soldier lifeline myth on infant deaths in Great Britain
A report on vital statistics argues life at home is riskier for babies than a year in France for infantry. It says of 100 births 23 die before a first birthday, with 10 lost in advance and 15 of the remaining 90 dying by year end. A kitchen job scene in Boston ends with a witty applicant hired.
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France
International war news brief from Copenhagen and Dresden
Overseas News reports 1500 killed and 3000 wounded in a Archangel ammunition explosion. Dresden factory disaster kills over 1000 of 30,000 workers, marking the war’s worst post Christmas blast. Berlin cites plan to deport Berlin children to alleviate city food shortages. Swiss propose continuing relief work in Belgium and northern France. British committee backs daylight saving with April start.
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War News Briefs Hopeful From Fronts and Home Fronts
Snowstorms halt major actions in Roumania as Germany shifts daylight saving start to April 15. German papers report 1,420 newspapers suspended since war began. French Deputies call recalling farmers of 1888 1889 classes. Athos sinks in Mediterranean with many losses including American missionary Rev. Robert Allen Haden. Britain cites losses from ruthless U boat warfare and Looming food stock lows. French peasants urged to sow grain for a postwar harvest. Deadliest sea loss since war era noted at May 10 1915 Gul Gamal torpedoed. Mediterranean barred zone sees many ships sunk by Berlin Overseas News.
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Ufe
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Marmara
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Senk
Woman Must Be Her Own Guide in Style Campaign
In March, fashion confusion grows as dressmakers and importers flood markets with new garments. The article argues women should plan their own wardrobe campaigns, relying on self-knowledge and disciplined purchases to avoid costly mistakes and overhyped trends.
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Paris
Lfe
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Ohio women gain presidential voting rights signed by Cox
Governor James M. Cox signed a bill granting Ohio women the right to vote for president. The report notes a fatal explosion and fire in Keefton killing a woman and two children, a coroner's jury finding Tobias Neb. husband Rudolph Krause killed his wife and children then attempted suicide, and a deadly tornado outbreak across Alabama Georgia and Mississippi with thirteen dead and many injured. Omaha endures historic fire on Douglas Street wiping out several firms with $800000 in losses. Milk stations appear in Denver public schools providing milk at one cent per glass. American coal mining shows fewer men laid off in 1916 despite a record year for production.
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Tobias
Neb
New Spring Colors Named Sauterne Pollu Delysia and Penguin
The article lists spring color names sauterne pollu delysia and penguin with three nuances each, describing sauterne as mole to beige, pollu as soft blue, delysia as warm rose and penguin as gray with brown. It notes blouses worn outside the skirt waist and basqued styles with smocking and bold embroidery.
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