Congress Moves Toward War Resolution Action
Senate plans a 10 am start to debate and vote on the war resolution with a continuous session. Leaders urge all members to attend as House measures and financing plans await, with debate over potential taxation and bond funding and quick committee action possible..s
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la Follette
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Martin
Gallinger
Foreign Affairs Committee
Rules Committee
House
Congress
Ways and Means
Kitchin
Freezone promises painless corn removal with drops
An advertorial note touts Freezone a ether-based remedy from Cincinnati that relieves corn pain instantly, then loosens and lifts the corn or callus with a few drops. It claims no irritation and urges women to keep the product on hand for aching corns.
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Cincinnati
Taft Hails Wilson Policy Endorsing War Steps
Former President William Howard Taft commends President Wilson’s address as a strong historical statement advocating rapid declaration of war. He supports universal military service and a close alliance with England France Russia and their allies to defeat Prussian militarism and promote liberty.
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New Haven
Conn
William Hart
Wilson
United States
England
Franece
Russia
France
Italy
Prussia
Germany
House of Hlohenzollern
Junkerdom
German Protest Aimed at Neutral States
Berlin plans to send a formal protest to neutrals over the anticipated American declaration of war with Germany. The move seeks to influence South American republics by denouncing President Wilson's policy as a threat to neutrality in Central and South America.
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London
Amsterdam
Berlin
Germany
Wilson
Central
South America
Wilson cheered in House of Commons address
In Hons House of Commons a storm of applause followed mention of President Wilsons address to Congress. Henry Dalziel asked Bonar Law about American war decision info. Bonar Law said a Washington telegram indicated Wilsons speech was well received and approval was expected.
Home Guard Bill Aimed To Start In State Service
The measure limits eligibility to citizens over 35 and married men under that age for the home guard to be used only in war within the State. Pay matches militia rates, with full strength listed as £ 00. A companion bill seeks higher pay for National Guardsmen in federal service and aid for dependents, with officials debating costs and fairness.
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Home Guard
Legislative Committee On
Curley
National Guard
Flynn
Henry KB. Indicott
Public Service Committee
Hills
State Aid and Pensions
Lindicott
Dwelling Place of Light and Lady in Distress Profiles
The piece previews stories by Winston Churchill and George Randolph Chester, highlighting the theme of intelligent women facing modern career dilemmas and romance. It spotlights Miss Linnett Merridell in the Lady in Distress and introduces His Daughter and Cinema Murder with Oppenheim, inviting readers to read the April Hearst's.
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Janet
Ditmar
Winston Churchill
America
J. Rufus Wallingford Blacky Daw
Cordelia Blossom
George Randolph Chester
Miss Linnett Merridell
Lady In Distress
Frederick Dayton
Harvard
Gouverneur Morris
Mr. Morris
London
New York
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Five Short Stories Featured in This Week’s Star Articles
The Star previews Rupert Hughes Though the Ravens Fall Arthur Stringer The Plant of the Blue Pear Will Levington Comfort The Shielding Wing Robert W Chambers The Dementia of Mr Smith Cosmo Hamilton The Turning Point highlighting varied narratives and authors in the current feature.
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Rupert Hughes
Arthur Stringer
Will Levington Comfort
Robert W. Chambers
Mr. Smith
Cosmo Hamilton
American Killed in U Boat Raid And Rescue Drift
Two U boat attacks left 110 missing from the Trevose and Alnwick Castle as lifeboats separated. Survivors from the Trevose and Alnwick Castle arrived aboard the Venezia after four days adrift. one American, home in Newport News, died.
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Port Albany
Cole
Jenkins
Newport News
Stanley
West Hartlepool
Pyman Steamship Company
Alnwick Castle
Venezia
Fabre Line
Newcastle
England
Alexandria
Egypt
George Grey
Steward
South Shields
Grey
Only American on Stanley Identified
Newport News Virginia April 3 Frank Burns a white fireman of Newport News was the only American on the British steamer Stanley according to available British shipping records here.
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Newport News
Frank Burns
Stanley
US Ambassador Reports Devastation in German-Evacuated Zone
Paris April 3 United States Ambassador Sharp accompanying Captain Carl Boyd described extensive destruction in Chaulny Ham and Roye as they toured about 200 miles and 20 villages. Bridges canals and farmhouses were ruined with many villages reduced to walls and scattered debris, indicating wanton destruction beyond military needs.
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Paris
United States
Sharp
Washington
Chaulny
Ham
Roye
State Department
Carl Boyd
The
Marne
British Premier to Discuss U S Action in War Debate
London April 3 It is understood that Premier Lloyd George plans to attend the House of Commons session to reference the entry of the United States into the war when congressional debate warrants such action.
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London
Lloyd George
House of Commons
United States
Sinking Claim By Germans Dismissed As Invention
London reports an official statement calling Berlin's claim that an 18000-ton British auxiliary cruiser was sunk in March "the usual pure invention" and dismissing it as false.
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London
Berlin
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys Review
An advertorial urging meat eaters to flush kidneys with four ounces of Salts daily, claiming it neutralizes dietary acids and cures sluggish kidneys. It promotes Jad Salts as a grape and lemon juice lithia drink, marketed as inexpensive and harmless for bladder issues.
Autos Get Equipment for Second Springfield Troops
Motor trucks head from this city to Framingham to deliver necessary gear and warm clothing for the Second Regiment. Guardsmen patrolling the western state lack overcoats and woolen garments and endure days without shelter, voicing discomfort in their thin cotton uniforms.
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Springfield
Lramingham
Mobilization Move Freezes Logistics for Western Massachusetts Guards
Mayor Stacy and city leaders allocated street department trucks to Colonel William C. Hayes to move troops and supplies. Citizens donate cars while transports idle on the Mexican border await shipment. medical officers report good health among guardsmen and note long absences from home armories. Tomorrow ends a grace period for mobilization noncompliers with desertion penalties looming.
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Stacy
Street Department
William C. Hayes
Framingham
Department of the South
National Guard
Massachusetts
Berkshire Hills
Pacific Coast
Oklahoma
Southwest
Menxican
Americans In Belgium Safe Amid Relief Efforts
London reports that most members of the American Commission for Relief in Belgium have moved to Switzerland or are en route there. A few remain for two weeks to guard sensitive information, including Maurice Tate Charles Carstairs Francis Wickes J H Stone James Dangerfield and Julius A Van Hee. Assistant Director Grey keeps three accountants to aid in transferring work to neutral successors. The London office assures no safety concerns regarding these men.
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London
Gray
American Commission For Relief
Belgium
Switzerland
Brand Whitlock
Berne
Brussels
Maurice Tate
Charles
Carstairs
Francis*. Wickes
J. H. Stone
James Dangerfield
Julius A. van Hee
Grey
Colonel Corn Promotes Tin Patriotism in West Sunday Post
A full-page comis feature in the West Sunday Post showcases Colonel Corn advocating tin patriotism while facing interference from Sam, highlighting regional culture and local humor.
Danderine Promises Lustrous Hair Growth and Dandruff Cure
An advertising blurb extols Knowlton's Danderine claiming easy cheap hair improvement. It promises rapid shine and volume within minutes and two weeks to new growth. The product is touted as a sure hair grower and dandruff destroyer with a simple application method.
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Knowlton
Cocoanut Oil Shampoo Benefits and Application
Plain cocoanut oil pure and greaseless makes an effective shampoo. It avoids alkali in soaps which dries scalp and damages hair. Apply with water to create rich lather, rinse easily, remove dust and oil, leaving hair silky and easy to manage. Economical and available at drug stores.
Woolen Mill Owner Robert Bleakie Dies at 84
Robert Bleakie, prominent Hyde Park wool manufacturer and president of Hyde Park Savings Bank, died at his Hyde Park home. Born in 1883 near Glasgow, he began as a weaver, later becoming overseer in Providence, then forming Robert Bleakie & Co. in 1876. He helped develop Hyde Park after settling there in 1878.
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Robert Bleakie
Hyde Park
Hyde Park Savings Bank
Sunnyside Street
Mr. Bleakie
Glasgow
Scotland
Amesbury Manufacturing Company
New England
Providence
Aztec survivors reach Paris on embassy cable
Ambassador Sharp cabled that Captain O'Brien of the torpedoed American steamer Aztec and Lieutenant Gresham who commanded twelve bluejackets aboard the vessel arrived tonight in Paris.
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Ambassador Sharp
State Department
O’brien
Aztec
Gresham
Paris
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