War Declared Likely As Germany Builds Navy Planes
Berlin diplomat Bernstorff warns war depends on U boat actions as Germany readies for conflict. Washington reports German plan for armed merchant ships amid US response and a joint Army Navy board advances eight coastal aeronautic stations with dirigibles and seaplanes, Coco Solo site eyed for base.
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Army-Navy
Atlantic
Gulf
Navy
Pensacola
Fla
Coco Solo
Colon
Canal Zone
Government Aims To Avert Major Railroad Strike
Special dispatch from Washington reports four railroad union chiefs warning of a possible national strike. A Thursday conference with railroad managers is planned, with unions saying they will back the president if talks fail. The 1917 circular sets a March 17 strike deadline and forbids workers from continuing service after the cutoff.
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Washington
White House
Brotherhoods
Wilson
Britons Push Ahead in Fresh Frontline Battles in France
A Reuters dispatch reports renewed British advances across a front of four to five thousand yards near Loupart wood and the village of Grevillers west of Bapaume after heavy bombardment. British aviation battles heat up as both sides strengthen air arms ahead of large scale operations.
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Grevillers
Bapaume
War Office
Yser
Calais
Berlin
Arras
House of Commons
American Women Lectures on War Hospital at Linton
Miss Elsie DeWolf and Miss Elizabeth Marbury will lecture at the Linton on their experiences in the French hospital service. They bought a ruined French villa turned into a war hospital after Marne battles. part of the ruin and the hospital are shown. Tea after the talk will solicit voluntary contributions for the cause.
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Elsie DeWolf
Elizabeth Marbury
Linton
Marne
Alice Scarborough
Dorothy “Bernard
Disastrous fires said to be raging in Indiana town
Word reached Cincinnati early Wednesday that devastating fires were raging in Kokomo Indiana. Buildings in the business district were said to be burning and spreading with fire engines sent from Muncie and Marion as telegraph and telephone communication with Kokomo was cut off by storms.
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Indiana
China Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Germany Over Submarine War
Tokyo dispatch reports China severed relations with Germany after the submarine decree. China asked Parliament for approval before war, with entente powers pressing for action. Observers cite moral impact and possible limited aid rather than substantial military involvement.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Tokyo
China
Germany
Senate
House
Peking
United States
Chinese Foreign Office
Li Yuan Heng
Japan
Relief Efforts Mounted in Newcastle Indiana After Storm
In Newcastle Indiana relief organizations led by John J. O Connor of the Chicago Red Cross moved to aid about 400 storm sufferers. Approximately 20 000 of a 109 000 fund had been pledged as the death toll rose to 19 in Newcastle and 3 in Hagerstown with searches for missing persons under way.
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Commercial Tribune
Newcastle
Ind
John J. O’conner
Chicago
American Red Cross Society
Hagerstown
Weather summary and temperature readings across multiple stations
Regional forecast notes rain in the south and cooler conditions in the north for Wednesday. The report lists current temperatures highs and precipitation for stations from Montreal to Los Angeles and Spokane to New Orleans with a March 13 1917 benchmark ending at 7 p.m. Also shown are daily highs lows averages and rainfall totals for the period, plus a note on the nineteen seventeen records.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Virginia
Indiana
Nee
Montreal
St. Joseph
Heston
Salt Lake Cy
New York
Denver
Washington
Phoenix Iiscueen
Jacksonville
Spokane
New Oreans
Portland
Galveston
San Francisco
Chattanooga
Los Angeles
Kamloops
Louis
Heeleg
Jlacbenes
Six Big Four leaders signal Chicago as strike hub
Chicago witnesses the presence of six leaders from the Big Four railroad brotherhoods. A Western system vice president says readiness remains for any emergency and that rail traffic will not be tied up, though operations may be temporarily inconvenienced. Heads of the brotherhoods and their colleagues establish headquarters at the Great Northern Hotel.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Big Western
Alto
Brotherhood
Great Northern Hotel
James L. Murdock
T. A. Burgess
Timothy Shea
W. C. Boone
Ash Keninédy
W. C. Turney
Railroad Brotherhoods Plan Strikes in Pittsburg District
Pittsburg district railroad brotherhood members reportedly received a formal order to strike on March 17 unless notified otherwise. The circular also directs them on their conduct during the action and related procedures.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Brotherhoods Confer in St. Louis End Meeting Without Details
Representatives of four southwestern railway brotherhoods and national officers met in St. Louis for four hours and refused to release information on their discussion. The gathering completed its business with no plans for another meeting, and the impact on a possible railway strike remained unclear.
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ST. Louis
Brotherhoods
Southwestern
Eastern Chairmen to Confer on Railroad Strike
In New York on March 14 seventy five or eighty Eastern Chairmen will meet with four chiefs of the big-brother hoods to discuss a contemplated railroad strike.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York
Brotherhoods
PLOT CLAIMS OF GERMAN UPRISING IN NEW YORK REPORTED
The New York World says two US secret service agents in German employ uncovered plans for an uprising in New York and Long Island after a US Germany war declaration. It identifies a minister a physician and a naval reserve officer as leaders, with 1500 German agents involved. No confirmation from the Federal Building.
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The
Commercial Tribune
New York
United States Secret Service
State Department
United States
Germany
New York World
Brooklyn
Long Island
Manhattan
Department of Justice
Secret Service
von Igel
Count von Bernstorff
Federal Building
Armed neutrality treated as war by major insurers
New York on March 13 reports that major life insurance firms refuse to issue policies to travelers on armed American ships, labeling armed neutrality a war risk. Lloyds American agents also decline coverage, citing gambling and licensing concerns while firms exclude war risks as speculative business.
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New York
America
Lloyds American
Justice cites evidence on German submarine bases in U S
The Department of Justice has extensive evidence about secret German submarine bases and wireless stations on American territory, disclosed today in Washington March 13.
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The
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Department of Justice
Insanity Verdict Halts Thaw Court Trial
A sheriff jury of six found Harry K. Thaw insane, with Ellis Ames Ballard as Commissioner, amid efforts by Mary Copley Thaw to block extradition. A hearing date will be set by Governor Brumbaugh, with District Attorney Swann pursuing extradition to New York on assault and kidnapping charges.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Ellis Ames Ballard
Harry K. Thaw
Mary Copley Thaw
New York
Swann
Thaw
Coal Mine Explosions Kill Fourteen in Pennsylvania
In Canonsburg Pennsylvania a double explosion at the Henderson Coal Company mine in Hendersonville kills fourteen workers and may raise the death toll as rescue squads search the remote site. US Bureau of Mines experts rushed to the scene but logistical delays hindered access.
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Commercial Tribune
Canonsburg
Henderson Coal Company
Hendersonville
United States Bureau of Mines
Pittsburg
Bridgeville
Montour
D. J. Parker
Kitchen Honeymoon Becomes Society Trend
New York report notes honeymooning couples discard Niagara Falls and Washington for kitchen honeymoons. Walter F. Welton, son of a wealthy hotel owner, wed Sunday and began work in the hotel kitchen Monday. His bride explores a compact kitchenette in an uptown apartment, drawing social approval.
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New York
Niagara Falls
Washington
Walter F. Welton
Two Steamers Sink Across Ocean Trade Routes
News reports two steamers sunk near the blockade zone and in the Indian Ocean. The Lars Fos tenes bound for Rotterdam with grain for relief was sunk without warning outside the blockade zone. A Japanese steamship of about 3,115 tons was also reportedly sunk in the Indian Ocean by a German raider.
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Vancouver
B. C
Japan
Canadian News
Indian Ocean
President Wilson Leaves Bed After Illness
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson sat up in his room and showed marked improvement after several days in bed. White House aides confirm the condition has improved and he left his bed for the first time since Sunday.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Wilson
White House
Germany to Tighten Submarine Blockade Around British Isles
Berlin advices say Germany plans intensified U boat campaign if war with the United States occurs. Every available submarine to operate along the New York to Liverpool lanes. Supersubmersibles of the Deutschland type to convoy and serve as supply ships.
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the Hague
Germany
British Isles
United States
Berlin
New York
Liverpool
Million in sight at Cincinnati Postal Bank
Postmaster Joel Clore said the Cincinnati Postal Bank will soon exceed one million dollars in deposits if current growth continues. Washington announced deposits would not be commandeered or withdrawn, easing foreign suspicion as 527 new accounts opened in recent weeks.
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Cincinnati Postal Bank
Joel Clore
Washington
Double Wedding Sees Two Couples Tied in Ohio
Elsie Conrad and Howard Shoop wed by Squire Roebling after a secret plan with friend pair Marie Tobergie and George Barnickle. Both grooms are engineers and brides telephone operators. The couples traveled from Cleveland and Hamilton to the Dennison Hotel for the ceremony.
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Howard Soop
Elsie M. Conrad
West Boulevard
Cleveland
Howard Shoop
Sycamore Street
Hamilton
Squire Roebling
George E. Barnickle
South Twelfth Street
Marie Co. Tobergie
South Second Street
Shoop
Cincinnati
Dennison Hotel
Seven Killed as Cunarder Force Sunk by U Boat
Consul Frost at Queenstown reported seven lives lost when the Cunarder Force was sunk without warning in the German war zone. The ship’s Surgeon W J Core of Nashville, Tenn., was the sole American aboard. the remaining seventy-one crew members were saved and reached Queenstown.
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Washington
Consul Frost
Queenstown
W. J. Core
Nashville
Tenn
Man Sues Restaurant Over Four Year Stomach Ache
Anthony Castelli sues for 25000 dollars claiming a meal in 1913 caused a chronic stomachache. Case details reference a restaurant and a prolonged health issue in early reports.
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New York
Anthony Castelli
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