Papers Tie Zimmermann to German Spy Network in U S
Federal authorities possess papers linking Dr Zimmermann Foreign Secretary to a German spy system in the United States. Documents include a letter from Zimmerman to a New York contact and a memorandum requesting payment. Arlington-related arrests and a nationwide sweep of German agents follow as investigations span multiple territories.
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the Commercial Tribune
New York
Dr. Zimmerman
United States
Jis
Wilhemstrasse
Berlin
Federal Grand Jury
Zimmerman
National Surety Company
Sakanna
Chakraborty
Jodi Ralstone
Surety Company
Philippines
Sakunna
Chakviberty
Gersman
Carranza
Mexico
Germany
Wireless link Mexico City to Germany alarms officials
Informants report a semi official claim that a wireless telegraph plant in Mexico City connects directly to Germany. If true this could circumvent censorship on Sayville and Tuckerton stations and Atlantic cables, risking U S neutrality and national safety. Reports also note German agents meeting in Vera Cruz and Monterey to plan unified actions in a war scenario.
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Washington
Mexico City
Germany
United States
Sayville
Tuckerton
Atlantic
Berlin
Vera Cruz
Monterey
Mexico
Senate adopts limit on debate ruling to curb filibusters
The Senate votes 77 to 3 to curb debate on pending measures, giving two-thirds of members power to set a closing rule after petition. La Follette and Gronna oppose. Sherman supports. The change, framed by a bipartisan panel, signals end of open-ended one-man filibusters though many fear further erosions of Senate deliberation. Senator Lewis hints at a separate resolution asserting presidential power to protect foreign as well as interstate commerce.
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Washington
Senate
Wilson
Martin
la Follette
Gronna
Sherman
Cummins
Kenyon
Kirby
Lane
Norris
Stone
Vardaman
House of Representatives
Rules Committee
Lewis
West North Atlantic Weather Forecast Snapshot
The forecast covers fair conditions for Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky on Friday and Saturday with possible Sunday fair. Districts east of the lake region expect snow from the St Lawrence Valley to the Middle and South Atlantic states and rain in the Middle and South Atlantic. A Pacific disturbance brings rain to northern districts west of the Rockies while much of the country remains fair.
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Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
North Lake Michigan
St. Lawrence Valley
Virginia
Lake Region
South Atlantic
North Pacific
Rocky Mountains
New Invention To Reduce Peril From Submarines
A plan by Huntington Clark proposes rapid creation of 1000 ton wooden motor ships to outrun German submarines. The vessels would be low profile, smokeless, and cheap to build in coastal yards, with seaspeed of 9 to 14 knots and a 11 to 13 foot draft, aiming to replace large steel ships and reduce loss of life. Henry A Wise Wood presents the scheme to clubs.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York
Germany
Huntington Clark
Automobile Club of America
Aero Club of America
Motor Boat Club of America
Clark
Henry A. Wise Wood
Three Clubs
Wilson to Arm Merchant Ships Amid Nuclear Policy Debate
Washington March 8 The government moves to arm merchant ships with the Navy preparing to supply arms. President Wilson seeks congressional sanction for arming vessels and possibly convoy operations while a late decision on naval convoys lingers. An extra session of Congress is anticipated by mid April as officials weigh the Austria–Hungary situation.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wilson
Navy Department
Congress
Germany
Perlin
America
Fire at Boone County Farm Leaves Four Bodies Recovered
A March 8 fire at the Boone County Farm six miles from Boone, Iowa, destroyed buildings and left several inmates missing. Four bodies have been recovered, according to a telephone message from the scene.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Boone, Ta
Boone County
Nashville tailor confesses to church piano theft spree
Nashville March 8 A tailor John Lightringer confessed to robbing eight churches in a week. He admitted stealing a church piano and, after selling it, returning to lift the piano stool at the buyer’s insistence. He also duped a baptismal gown owner twice, taking it after it was recovered from a pawn shop.
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Nashville
Tenn
John
Lightringer
C. L. Skinner
Troops of Britain Near Bagdad Gates in Mesopotamia
British forces under General Maude push along the Tigris and reach eight miles from Bagdad as Turkish forces retreat on three fronts. In Persia Russians gain ground near Hamadan and Kangaver, while Palestine fronts press Turks toward Jerusalem. French retake a February salient in Champagne with over 100 prisoners. other fronts see bombardments and limited gains.
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Tigris
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Persia
Hamadan
Kangaver
King George
Palestine
Jerusalem
France
Ancre
Biaches
Chaulnes
Arras
Champagne
Butte Mesnil
Maisons de Champagne
May Boost Carfare In Toledo Streetcars
Toledo newscast notes streetcar fares at five cents cash or six tickets for a quarter may rise soon. R F Coates president of the Toledo Railways and Light Company cites expired franchises and higher coal costs as the burden causing the potential fare increase.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Toledo, O
R. F. Coates
Toledo Railways and Light Company
Coates
400 U.S. Marines Landed in Cuba to Shield Foreigners
Four hundred U.S. Marines have landed at Santiago to guard foreigners and occupy the cane fields and Union Sugar Mill at San Luis. Smoke from burning sugar mills rises ten miles north. Civilians mill about as barricades go up amid rumors of rebel attack. Marines arrived aboard the San Francisco, Olympia, Petrel, and Machias. Fighting concentrates near Palma Soriano.
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U. S
Cuba
Santiago
Union
San Luis
San Francisco
Olympia
Petrel
Palma’ Soriano
Americans Land Forces at Santiago in Cuban Crisis
Word arrives that sailors from American warships landed at Santiago Surprises Navy officials. Commander Belknap acted to protect Americans and property without awaiting State Department orders. US recognizes Menocal government while fighting rages between government forces and the Cuban Governor.
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Washington
Santiago
Navy Department
State Department
Belknap
United States
Menocal
Wilson Ordered To Bed In White House Sick Note
President Wilson was ordered to bed by his physician Dr Cary T Grayson today due to a cold with no complications. All engagements were canceled though the condition is reported satisfactory and he may be able to be about by tomorrow.
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Washington
Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
White House
Grayson
Zeppelin dies at 78 in Stuttgart after airship fame
The article notes Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin died at age seventy eight in Stuttgart after a long career as a balloon enthusiast and inventor. He built the first practical dirigible balloon at age 70 and spent nearly a million dollars on air experiments. He served in Civil War era unions forces and fought in Austro Prussian and Franco Prussian wars. He retired to study aeronautics and was praised by the Kaiser as the greatest German of the twentieth century.
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German Empire
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Union
United States
Constance
Baden
Zeppelin
Turkey Seeks Break With United States Over Capitulations
In Washington on March 8 reports say Turkey pressed the United States to abrogate long standing extra territorial rights for foreigners. The U S refused consent to exclude Americans from Moslem law in cases involving Americans or American property. The issue hinges on wartime treaty changes and will be settled at the upcoming peace conference.
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Washington
Turkey
United States
State Department
Germany
Berlin
Elkas
Constantinople
Ottoman Empire
Mueller
Atlanta
Ecuador
Munich
Dardanelles Defeat Blame Falls on Kitchener and Churchill
London dispatch reports the Investigating Committee faulting Lord Kitchener and Winston Churchill for the Dardanelles debacle. Kitchener’s troop delays and War Office missteps are cited, while Churchill’s land attack plan is described as based on weak expert opinion. The panel notes some political gains despite military failure and criticizes the War Council for not verifying troop estimates.
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London
England
Dardanelles
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
War Office
Seishahe
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Churchill
Russia
War Council
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