Wilson awaits word on armed neutrality act tensions rise
Washington March 2 President Wilson and Cabinet discussed the German situation but no new policy was set until Congress acts on the armed neutrality bill. Navy plans to arm American merchantmen are ready, with orders to begin within half an hour. Congress rushes to engross and enact the measure.
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Wilson
Congress
Cairo
Germany
Navy Department
Count von Eckhardt
Mexico City
State Party
Foreign Office
Berlin
Mexic City
Ecial
Count ‘von Bernstorffees
von Eckhardt
OGOO Club Woman Sued in Local Case
A local club woman faces a lawsuit filed in county court. The action involves alleged disputes over club funds and governance. Court date and plaintiff name are not clearly legible in the surviving fragments.
Fresh Air Baby Born to Junius Morgan Family in New York
Spencer Morgan's month old baby thrives on fresh air as sunlight streams in through his windowed crib in New York. The child, a fresh air baby, benefits from outdoor exposure amid a crisis cited in the same report. Mrs. Morgan, formerly Miss Converse of Boston, is his mother.
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New York
Morgan
Miss Converse
Boston
Party Lines Melt Away In The Minute Of Peril
A dramatic column asserts that partisan lines dissolve as the nation faces its moment of danger. The piece laments division and calls for unity, urging citizens to set aside party conflict to confront a looming national crisis.
Solons Demand Right to Air Views in Navy Bill Debate
The Senate repassed the naval bill with the bond feature removed after House rejection of a Senate amendment to authorize a 150 million dollar bond issue. Debate on armed neutrality extended into the next day as leaders aimed for a conference with the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hagerstown Solves High Cost Problems by Moving to the Country
In Hagerstown Indiana families cope with high living costs by moving to rural areas where breadwinners earn 30 dollars a month year round. They receive free rent, a cow, a driving horse, a large truck patch and help tending it, plus raising chickens with access to a corn crib. This arrangement frees funds and allows women to earn money while farmers face labor shortages and benefit from the exodus.
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Hagerstown
Ind
Movig
Weather summary for Ohio and neighboring states
The report notes snow in northern Ohio and western Pennsylvania with rain or snow in the south, and colder but fair conditions across the region Saturday and Sunday. It lists current and high temperatures at multiple stations, plus a March 2, 1817 Cincinnati record and a three year comparison for wind, precipitation, and temperatures.
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Cincinnati
Prisoners Reported Captured Near Bapaume in Shelling Clash
Berlin reports English detachments attacked German trenches east and south of Souchez but were repulsed in hand to hand combat. Repeated clashes on the Ancre sector around Bapaume occurred, with the War Office noting the capture of prisoners in clearing English dugouts.
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Sayville Wireless
Berlin
Souchez
War Office
Ancre
Bapaume
British forces push Turks on Tigris front near Aziziyah
London dispatch reports Turkish retreat continuing as British advance along the Tigris. Aziziyah, fifty two miles north of Kut el Amara, is reached by the retreating Turkish forces. More than 7,000 prisoners have been taken since December.
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London
Tigris
Aziziyah
Kut-el-Amara
Germany defends undersea policy in Reichstag
Germany will not back down on its submarine policy and links any agreement with the United States to maintaining that stance. Foreign Secretary Zimmerman stated in the Reichstag that Germany had suggested using passenger ships in the barred zone as a negotiation basis, amid reports the Swiss minister acted on his own.
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Sayville Wireless
Berlin
Germany
United States
Zimmerman
Reichstag
Washington
Lansing
Canadian cooperation promised in report
The Dominion's Royal Commission has issued a London report stating the empire's resources should be coordinated by the United Kingdom and dominions to resist foreign pressure in war times. The fifth annual report notes wartime actions to stimulate and control supplies of foodstuffs and raw materials.
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Toronto
Dominion
Royal Commission
London
United Kingdom
Dominions
Rail strike hinges on court ruling in Adamson case
Special dispatch reports that railroad brotherhood leaders warn of nationwide action on Tuesday if the Supreme Court does not decide the Adamson law by Monday. L G Griffin and Arthur J Levell say only an international crisis could delay the plan and that they will not hinder defense efforts.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York
United States
Supreme Court
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Arthur J. Levell
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
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British Skipper Dies Under Persecution Claims
Berlin reports Captain William Martin skipper of the British trawler King Stephen died after alleged persecution. The Lokal Anzeiger says English threats drove him to insanity and that on February 2, 1916 he ordered the crew of the airship L-19 to perish, a death warning to others.
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Sayville Wireless
Berlin
William Martin
King Stephen
Lokal Anzeiger
Martin
Educators Seek Universal Training At National Convention
The National Education Association a division in Kansas City closed its annual convention proposing universal military training for 20 to 21 year olds outside schools and stronger kindergarten and scholastic programs to aid Americanization. A report by William M Roberts urged unification of races and more physical education while rejecting military training within elementary and high schools.
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Kansas City
W National Education Association
Latin American Paper Lauds Wilsons Policy
Montevideo Uruguays El Dia applauds President Wilson for arming merchant ships and says the move is a step toward war. The article commends Wilson for exhausting all other means before potential hostilities and condemns Germanys attempt to rally Mexico against the United States.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Germany
Mexico
United States
el Dia
Wilson
Germany Seizes Bronze Church Bells for War Needs
Berlin reports Germany has ordered the appropriation of bronze church bells after March 1 to aid wartime efforts. One bell may be kept for worship summons if no other means exist. A regulation on confiscating aluminum cooking utensils is also published.
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Copenhagen
Germany
Death of Rep Michael Conry Alters House Balance
Representative Michael F. Conry of New York City dies at 47 after a long kidney illness. A Democrat and Ways and Means member, he had been active at the Capitol until recently. His death may affect party balance in the Sixty-fifth Congress and delay a successor until November.
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Washington
Michael F. Conry
New York City
Congress
Capitol
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Shenandoah
Conry
New York
Representative Conry
Tammany
Japan Not Asked to Join Conspiracy Says Minister
Viscount Morono Japanese Foreign Minister told the Associated Press that Japan has received no proposition from Mexico or Germany to join a possible war against the United States. He called the idea ridiculous and said Japan would not abandon its allies. He added that if Mexico received a proposal, the government showed intelligence in not transmitting it to Japan.
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Tokyo
Japan
Mexico
Germany
United States
Viscount Morono
Associated Press
Kaiser Suffering Chill Keeps Indoor as Ministers Visited
London dispatch reports the Kaiser has a chill and is kept indoors by his physicians. He continues to receive ministers daily, per Amsterdam exchange telegraph correspondent.
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London
Ministers Daily
Change Telegraph
Trial of Rev Book White Sues Flag Burning Charge
In New York on March 2, Rev Book White and ten followers were put on trial for desecrating the American flag by burning it and other nations flags in the Church of the Social Revolution back yard on July 9. The offense is a misdemeanor with up to one year in prison. White says he burned the flags in a melting pot to urge international industrialism and questioned jurors about moral courage and truth. Only three jurors chosen. trial adjourned to Monday.
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Church of the Social Revolution
Book White
White
Mili
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Navy plans arming American merchant ships under Wilson order
Washington reports that guns and ammunition are assembled at navy yards ready to equip ships as directed by President Wilson. Officials estimate three to five days per ship to arm, with priority to vessels already surveyed. Navy yards would supply crews, and machine guns may also be installed.
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Washington
Navy Yards
Wilson
Navy
Atlantic Coast Navy
Department
Navy Department
178 Passengers Aboard Alfonso XII On Transatlantic Run
The Spanish Line steamer Alfonso XII former royal yacht sails from New York to Vigo Spain with 178 cabin passengers. Notables include Hugh Gibson secretary of the American Embassy in London and Maxwell Blake diplomatic agent to Morocco. Mrs Henry H Morgan heads to Madrid to reunite with her husband. An American flag flies from the foremast.
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New York
Alfonso XII
Vigo
Spain
Hugh §. Gibson
London
Maxwell Blake
Morocco
Henry H. Morgan
Madrid
Hamburg
Alfonso RN
American freighter Rochester reaches Bordeaux safe after sandbank stranding
The Rochester arrived from New York and floated off a sand bank near Orleans street at 11 55 am after fog caused the grounding on the Gironde River. A crowd cheered as crews from the Orleans and Rochester and officers from British and French ships were invited to a gala theater performance and luncheons hosted by the city.
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Bordeaux
Rochester
New York
Orleans Street
Gironde
The
United States
Orleans
German Submarines Using False Masts To Attack Ships
State Department sources report German submarines disguised as fishing vessels with false masts and sails plan to prey on Atlantic merchant shipping. A few U boats are already operating, based on experiences of a foreign merchantman and other informed observers.
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Ceremercial Tribune
Washington
Atlantic
State Department
al- Tehabiters
Alread
Submarine Sunk After Battle With Knight Companion
A German submarine that torpedoed the British steamship Knight Companion in the Atlantic was destroyed following an exchange of shells, according to the submarine's commander who arrived in New Orleans on March 2.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New Orleans
Knight Companion
Atlantic
Washington Ddc Official Continues on Second Page
Washington report notes continued coverage on the second page with official items and SS designation.
Indictments allege spy plot to aid Germany through invisible ink
Albert A. Sander Carl W Wannenberg and George Vaux Bacon face federal indictments for organizing an espionage ring to send spies to Great Britain posing as American newspaper correspondents The scheme used invisible ink and involved gathering civil and military conditions and shipping details for Germany Bacon allegedly received funds to travel to England and gather information while Sander and Wannenberg supplied contacts and aids Bail bonds were set at 5000 each and the case spans early 1926 to early 1917 with more indictments expected as the grand jury continues its probe
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Great Britain
Germany
England
Albert A. Sander
Carl W. Wannenberg
George Vaux Bacon
Federal Grand Jury
Bacon
Sander and Wannenberg
Holland
Denmark
German Empire
United States
Sander
Wannenberg
Villa Elimination as Mexican Factor Declared
Washington reports practical elimination of Francisco Villa as a factor in the Mexican situation. An American Consul and General Murguia Carranza commander are cited by officials as saying Villa’s forces are dissipated and that peaceful conditions in northern Mexico hinge on policing rather than armed action.
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Washington
Francisco Villa
State Department
Villa
Murguia
Carranza
Pershing
Mexico
Long Beach Sued Over 1913 Pie Supper Collapse
California Supreme Court rules Long Beach liable for damages from a May 1913 pie supper disaster that killed forty people. Litigation totals about 187 suits seeking roughly 3.5 million dollars from the city filed by relatives and attorneys for victims and injured parties.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
Long Beach
Cal
German sixth war loan advertised in Amsterdam dispatch
An Amsterdam dispatch republished by The Standard reports Germany plans a sixth war loan. The notice indicates the loan is being advertised, signaling expanded wartime fundraising efforts.
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London
Amsterdam
Standard
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