China to Join Allies in War
Washington reports negotiations for China's entry into the war against the central powers are under way in Pekin and entente capitals. A key issue is China’s demand for the remission of Boxer indemnities totaling over 30 million annually through 1940 and a revision of import duties. The entente seeks China as a wartime ally and large trade market, with laborers already moving to France under syndicate agreements.
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China
Pekin
Austria
Germany
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France
Belgium
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Athos
Senate Debate Marks Move to Unrestricted War Powers
The senate opens with a long debate on arming neutral rights and potentially granting the president full power. Lodge and Leader lead the chamber arguing ships may fire on U boats at sight while some senators warn the nation risks war and face consequences.
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Lodge
Whitman bars boxing match over Darcy slacker claim
Governor Whitman ordered the State Athletic Commission to prohibit the Madison Square Garden boxing bout between Les Darcy and Jack Dillon. He called Darcy a slacker who should be in the trenches for England and the allies.
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State Athletic Commission
Madison Square Garden
New York
Les Darcy
Jack Dillon
England
Governor blocks Les Darcy fight at Madison Square Garden
The Governor orders the Boxing Commission to forbid the Monday night exhibition at Madison Square Garden citing Les Darcy as a potential knockout fight. Darcy, an Australian underage and deserter from military service, is accused of seeking a $30,000 purse in a fight for which his mother did not consent. The measure aims to keep the nation’s war effort respected as the state rejects the bout.
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America
Harvard Amherst Clash Set at Boston Y M C A Tonight
Harvard and Amherst prepare for their annual swimming meet at the Boston YMCA with Harvard seeking its first win over the rival program. The event highlights a long series of close battles between the two schools in the pool.
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Harvard
Amherst
Boston Y. M. C. A
Courtship in Eight Minutes Ends in Engagement
William J. Martin, scion of a wealthy Georgia family, filed intention to marry Leona Garland Starck of 422 Newbury Street, a model, after a courtship said to last only eight minutes.
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William J. Martin
Leona Garland Starck
Newbury Street
Leona G. Starck
William Martin
Boston medical student weds quickly in secret romance
Martin, a 24 year old medical student in Boston, plans to marry Leona Starck of West End after a whirlwind courtship begun at a dansant last Tuesday. Leona is 23, the daughter of Mrs. Lillian Garland, and previously eloped at 17 with Eric Starck of Bridgewater. They aimed to wed next week despite parental objections and secrecy.
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Martin
Leona
Child Shoots Self After Family Dispute in Lowell
Lowell March 2 Charles Georgopoulos aged 2 shot himself after an argument with his sister Pangloto Georgopoulos. The bullet entered behind the right ear and deflected upward through the skull into the ceiling. He was hospitalized at Lowell Corporation Hospital and listed as on the dangerous list.
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Lowell
Charles Georgopoulos
Pangloto Georgopoulos
Georgopoulos
Lowell Corporation Hospital
Suffragists urged to back prohibition in Boston speech
Former License Commissioner Robert A. Woods urged women to take a decisive stand for prohibition as a smart political move at a Boston Equal Suffrage Association meeting. He attacked Boston's alcohol culture, urged rapid progressiveness from the license board, and noted no law prevents women from being served in bars but few have asserted equal rights in this area.
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Robert A. Woods
Boston Equal Suffrage Association
Boston
Public Service Commissioners
Many Children Saved From Serious Illness by Father John's Medicine
Advertisement claims Father John's Medicine prevents serious illness when children catch cold. It emphasizes quick relief and urges use at first signs of illness, presenting a confident, family oriented tone.
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Father John
Mystery Found in Middlesex Fells
A party of Boy Scouts uncovered clothing money and letters in the Middlesex Fells suggesting a suicide attempt. The cache included 149.26 dollars and letters protesting the writer’s innocence of murder.
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Middlesex Fells
Child Dies of Scalding In Quincy Home Accident
Rosa Metcovsky two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Metcovsky of 91 Sumner Street Quincy fell into a boiler of scalding water yesterday and died a few hours later at Quincy City Hospital from burns. The mother set the child in a chair while lifting the boiler from the range. Neighbors and the mother failed to reach a doctor by phone for over an hour.
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Rosa Metcovsky
Harry Metcovsky
Sumner Street
Quincy
Quincy City Hospital
Page Balfour and Lloyd George Confer in London
Walter Hines Page American ambassador held a long conference with Arthur J. Balfour at the foreign office and then with Premier Lloyd George at his official residence, the meetings extending for a long time.
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London
Walter Hines Page
Arthur J. Balfour
Foreign Office
Lloyd George
Oren E. Wilson Dies. Former Albany Mayor Born in Boston
Oren Eldridge Wilson aged 73, a leading Unitarian church member, died after a long illness in New York. Born in Boston, he was elected Mayor of Albany in 1894 on an independent ticket, leaving a notable public service record.
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Oren E. Wilson
Boston
New York
Oren Wldridge Wilson
Universalist Church
Mr. Wilson
Albany
Boycott on Food Tuesday Urges Potato Dealers to Hold Supply
A boycott on food Tuesday prompts potato dealers to curb sales and hold supply while a fish strike probe is delayed for a few days. Authorities urge restraint as traders weigh impact on prices and availability.
First boycott order to go out to Boston Mothers' Leagues
The first boycott order will go out Tuesday to Greater Boston Mothers’ Leagues organized by Mrs. Eva L. Hoffman of the West End. A big combine aims to use housewives’ purchasing power to control food prices. Four leagues exist with another to be set up tonight as the campaign expands to next Tuesday morning.
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Mothers’ Leagues
Roxbury
Mothers’ League
Mothers
Eva L. Hoffman
West End
Pick new name at marriage
Miss Catherine Bancroft Bentley urged both spouses change surnames when married at a Roxbury Equal Suffrage League meeting. She argued it preserves a woman’s identity, promotes equality, and would simplify genealogical research by starting a new family name for both partners.
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Roxbury Elm Hill
Equal Suffrage League
Japan would spurn plot against United States
Tokyo March 2 Viscount Motono Japanese foreign minister told the Associated Press that Japan has received no wartime proposal from Mexico or Germany to join in a possible war against the United States. He called the idea ridiculous and said Mexico would not have sent it to Tokyo if such an approach had occurred.
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Japan
Mexico
Germany
United States
Viscount Morono
Associated Press
Viscount Motono
Weather: rain or snow for Boston and nearby Saturday
A weather forecast notes rain or snow expected in Boston and surrounding areas Saturday with unsettled conditions continuing Sunday. Moderate variable winds are expected throughout.
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Vicinity
Washington
New England
Senate Debates Armed Neutrality Bill in Senate
Washington March 2 3 The Senate debates the armed neutrality bill after eight hours of discussion with President Wilson backing a broader measure. Senator LaFollette withdraws opposition to substitute the Senate bill. Most lawmakers warn passage could mean war yet express readiness to accept it. House expected to act tomorrow as the Senate recesses to 10 this morning.
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Washington
LaFollette
House
Wilson
White House
Senate splits on armed neutrality bill amid pacifist support
There was little party discipline as most pacifists signaled support for the President's armed policy. Senator Stone, head of foreign relations and administration spokesman on such matters, withdrew when the armed neutrality bill was introduced. He offered an amendment to exempt munitions ships from extended protections for other merchantmen.
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Stone
Candor
Naval Bill Passed After House Agreement
Washington March 2 Congress cleared the 535 million naval appropriation bill tonight after settling a dispute between the two houses that threatened to kill the measure and trigger an extra session.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Backs Down on War Bond Plan Amid Amendments
The House refused a Senate amendment authorizing a 150 million bond to cover added war costs. After sessions between party leaders, the Senate repassed the bill without the bond provision. Senator Jones attached an amendment striking a wartime plant surrender crime. A joint resolution to authorize the 150 million bond was agreed.
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Senate
Jones
No U-Boat Sinking Reported Yesterday
No sinking of U boats was reported yesterday as warfare continued. The data show belligerent and neutral losses with totals for ships, tonnage, and vessels sunk, but no new sinkings documented for February and March.
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Geremany
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