Proposed coalition with Japan and Mexico
Washington reports reveal Germany planned a three nation alliance with Mexico and Japan to wage war on the United States. Senate action follows the Zimmermann document, with Lodge urging official government disclosure and President Wilson seeking broad authority to counter the submarine threat.
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Washington
Germany
Japan
Mexico
United States
Congress
Senate
Wilson
Mexico City Officials Decline Talk on German Intrigue
Mexican officials expressed belief that Mexico would stay neutral and declined to discuss the German intrigue against the United States.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Railroad chiefs approve plan to place lines at government disposal
More than a dozen railroad heads met in Wilson Washington on March 1 to approve plans for placing the nation’s railroad lines under government control in an emergency.
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Washington
Eckhardt Denies Zimmermann Alliance Claims
Von Eckhardt, German minister to Mexico, denies knowledge of instructions said to have been sent by Zimmermann about a German-Mexican alliance in the event of war between Germany and the United States. He says he has no evidence of such orders.
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Mexico
United States
Japan
Germany
England
Zimmermann
Wilson
Congress
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Frederick the Great
Jules Cambon
Berlin
Count von Bernstorff
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
von Bernstorff
Cuba
Carranza
Tampico
Post Office Receipts Fall in February 1917
February 1917 post office receipts totaled 1344.53 dollars versus 1596.73 dollars in February 1916. Postmaster Cloud cites reduced sales of special request envelopes by city merchants as the main cause of the decline.
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Cloud
University Lands May Be Sold
The Texas legislature defeated a plan to mortgage income from State University lands to issue 3 million dollars in bonds for new buildings. A new bill would sell the lands outright, worth about 10 million dollars, and loan the proceeds at 5 percent to yield 500000 dollars yearly for annual construction.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Board of Regents
The
State University
Germans Retire on French Front
German army headquarters announce a systematic withdrawal of parts of the advance positions on both banks of the Ancre in the Franco Belgian front. British forces pursue Turks on the Tigris as reported from London.
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Associated Press
Berlin
London
Tigris
Sinking of Four Vessels Reported
Paris reports four ships sunk including two British, one Norwegian, and one French vessel.
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Paris
State acquires John Tarleton College in Texas
Property worth about 150000 dollars, plus an endowment, transfers from private to state control. The bill signed by the Governor places Stephenville’s John Tarleton College under state operation as a junior agricultural and mechanical college. President Bizzell of the A and M College will direct it with the board of directors, with plans to expand facilities and capacity.
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Austin
Tex
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Erath County
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Bizzell
A. and M. College
Washington City Votes Booze Ban in D C
Prohibition supporters won the battle in the house on the senate bill to abolish saloons in the District of Columbia after November 1. The measure passed 273 to 187 and was sent to the president who is expected to sign it.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
Automobile Register Entry for Sidney Smith and C L Benson
Automobile register brief lists Sidney Smith in a Dodge at Bryan with number 494 J and C L Benson in a Dodge at Bryan with number 495 C.
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J. Sidney Smith
Dodge
Bryan
C. L. Benson
German Leaders Stand Firm On Unrestricted Submarine War
Berlin March 1. In the Reichstag Von Bethmann Hollweg spoke as party leaders urged unwavering policy. Dr Peter Spahn defended unrestricted submarine warfare as key to ending the war, while Philip Scheidemann voiced regret over the U S break but urged strength. Count von Westarp pressed for ample war indemnity and continued war aims. Austria backs the submarine policy and rejects retreat.
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Associated Press
Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Peter Spahn
Center Party
Wilson
Philip Scheidemann
United States
Herr Scheidemann
Count von Westarp
Austria
Otto Weimer
Submarine War Policy Draws Broad National Debate
A historical speech urges nationwide support for submarine warfare while noting divisions at home over President Wilson’s policy. The speaker mentions enduring friendly ties between nations despite disagreement and calls for unity in war effort.
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Wilson
German Consulate Robbed at Juarez
The German consulate in Juarez was robbed last night and a number of important official papers taken, according to German Consul Max G. Weber.
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Juarez
Associated Press
Juares
Max G. Weber
Hearne School District to vote on $50,000 bond for new building
Hearne independent school district trustees set March 29 election to enlarge the district and issue bonds totaling 50 000 for a modern school building.
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Hearne, Tex
Hearne Independent School District
A Good Old Fashioned Physic Advertises Foley Tablets
An old advertisement promotes Foley's Cathartic Tablets as a cleansing physic for bowels and stomach, claiming benefits for indigestion biliousness bad breath bloating and constipation. It recommends Herbine for indigestion and notes the product is sold by M H James and by all druggists with a 50 cent price.
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Foley
M. H. James
Settegast Named 1918 A and M Basketball Captain
Marion Settegast of Houston was elected captain of the A and M basketball team for 1918 at a banquet by the Longhorns and Aggies athletic council after Tuesday night’s game. He has played two years at center for the Aggie five and one on the Texas Stars, and will also captain the Farmers eleven next year.
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Marion Settegast
Houston
Real Estate Transfers Recorded in Bryan City Property
H. C. Robinson and M. E. Robinson transfer part of block 31 in Bryan to C. E. Bullock for 1250 dollars.
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Court House
H. C. Robinson
M. E. Robinson
C. E. Bullock
City of Bryan
Local Paving Worker Injured When Wagon Passes Over Leg
Slim Johnson, a local paving company employee, fell from a gravel wagon this morning. The wagon passed over his right leg, causing a broken bone and bruising. He was attended by a doctor and taken home.
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Slim Johnson
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J. M. Lee
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