Secretary Bryan halts Asiatic exclusion push in Congress
Secretary of State Bryan urged the House immigration committee to suspend action on Japanese exclusion measures to avoid straining diplomacy with Japan and Mexico. He cited treaties and the need for peaceful negotiations, and noted the Baker bill would face delay pending State Department guidance. The record also mentions California Governor Johnson’s agreement on delaying hostile Japanese measures.
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Bryan
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Mexico
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Rater
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Burnett
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Mexico City
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Goldfogls
New York
Smiling Bob Bremner Dies in Baltimore
Representative Bob Bremner of New Jersey died in Baltimore after weeks of cancer pain. He had championed a bill to create a bureau of labor safety in the labor department and hoped it would pass the house before his death. Friends tried to advance the measure during his final hours but failed due to technical procedural rules.
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Bob” Bremner
New Jersey
Baltimore
Bremner
Bureau of Labor Safety
Department of Labor
Bramner
House
Bob
Ohio Man for Russ Envoy
President Wilson was urged to appoint Representative William G. Sharp of Ohio as ambassador to Russia after the resignation of Henry M. Pindell. Senator Pomerene of Ohio pressed the request, noting the full Ohio delegation endorsed Sharp. The president took the recommendation under advisement.
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Washington
Wilson
Willian G. Sharp
Russia
Henry M. Pindell
Peoria
Pomerena
White House
Congress
Sharp
McReynolds Dines With Wileon in Cabinet Social
The lone bachelor cabinet member, James C. Mc Reynolds attorney general, hosted a dinner on Thursday. Attended in honor of the president and McWilaou, the event showcased formal hospitality within the nation’s executive circle.
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McReynolds
Wileon
Washington
James C. McReynolds
Mc Wilaou
$4,000 in $10 gold bills lost in Washington
Washington February 7 reports say four thousand dollars in ten dollar gold notes disappeared from the Bureau of Printing. Officials launch a formal inquiry, and investigators probe the loss as a matter of urgency.
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U. S
Washington
Bureau of Printing
Bain
Pindell declines Russia ambassadorship letter to Wilson
Peoria native Henry M. Pindell, recently named and confirmed as ambassador to Russia, declines the post after a public dispute. In his letter to the president he cites false representations and a desire to avoid personal controversy, while Wilson responds with regret and continued confidence in his abilities.
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Henry M. Pindell
Peoria
Russia
White House
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Ganate
Mr. Pindell
Woodrow Wilson
Peru's Chief Held Captive
Peru faced a mutiny in Lima on Wednesday as soldiers joined revolutionaries besieging the city. President Guillermo Billinghurst surrendered after palace fighting. Gen. Enrique Varela died from wounds. Dr Augusto Durand was the revolt’s instigator. Billinghurst was taken to Callao and exiled abroad amid fears for his safety.
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Peru
Guillermo Gllinghurst
Benavides
Billinghurst
Enrique Varela
Department of War and Marine
Augusto Durand
Guillermo Billinghurst
Republic of Peru
Arived
Callao
Far and Near News Briefs Report Local Deaths
Robert C Bremner of New Jersey congregationalist suffering cancer at a Baltimore sanitarium is reported dying. George D Perkins editor of the Journal Sioux City died February 4. Aviation casualty Avidtor De Reams killed in flight at Villacoublay February 6.
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Robert C. Bremner
New Jersey
Sioux City
George D. Perkins
Paris
Avidtor de Reams
Villacoublay
Senate confirms Goethals as canal zone governor
Goehals George W is confirmed by the Senate to serve as governor of the canal zone. The appointment becomes effective April 1 under the executive order establishing a permanent civil government for the zone.
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Senate
Nobel Medal Arrives for Senator Hoot in Washington
The gold Nobel medal awarded to Senator Elly Hoot by the Norwegian Nobel committee for international peace reached the state department in Washington on February 6.
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Root
Washington
Elly Hoot
State Department
Former priest Schmidt found guilty of murder in first degree
Hans Schmildt, once a priest at St. Joseph's church, was convicted of first degree murder for killing Anna Aumuller. The court set the electric chair as the penalty with sentencing due next week. Schmidt showed no remorse, claiming guilt yet opposing the insanity defense. The crime involved dismemberment and disposal of remains in the Hudson river. An associate, Dr. Ernest A. Muret, received seven years for counterfeiting. Burglars stole wine worth 5500 from Central Consolidated Wine & Liquor Co.
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Hans Schmildt
Anna Aumailar
St. Joseph’s Church
Sing Sing
Schmidt
A. G. Koalble
Annie Aumuller
Hudson River
Aumuller
St. Elizabeth
Ernest A. Muret
Federal
Atlanta
Muret
Ban on arms lifted by Wilson proclamation
Washington February 5 1915 The president revoked the 1912 embargo on arms and munitions to Mexico citing changed conditions and no constitutional government in Mexico He notes the federal order hindered Mexico’s settlement and rescinds the export ban and related provisions.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Mexico
United States
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
W. J. Bryan
Rebels In Embargo March Parade Through Brownsville
A Mexican brass band led a parade of 18 wagons loaded with ammunition in Brownsville Texas on February 7 marking the first regular rebel importation since the embargo was lifted.
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Brownsville
Tex
W. W. Men Sentenced to Life for D A Mun Murder
In Marysville California on February 7 R Ford and H D Bubr alleged I W W members were convicted of murdering District Attorney Mun during a riot of hop pickers and sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Marysville
Cal
R. Ford
H. D. Bubr
Industrial Workers of the World
Munwell
Train Derailed by Wreckers at Gallup NM
Chicago February 6 reports say an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe train derailed near Gallup New Mexico due to wreckers. No one was injured. Separate Jacksonville Florida accident left nineteen hurt when a sightseeing auto collided with four railroad cars, injuring four severely and sixteen others. All injured were Florida residents.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Gallup
N. M
Jacksonville
Fla
Jury Backs Railroad Blame After Michigan Wreck
Jackson Mich Feb 7 The coroner s jury probing the collision of a freight and a passenger train on the Michigan Central which killed five people finds fault with the railroad and the crew.
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Jackson
Mich
Michigan Central
Enforce game law spurs Iowa hunting figures debate
Des Moines reports estimate 60,000 active hunters on the spring season with about twenty ducks each, implying up to 1,000,000 ducks killed. The piece notes federal migratory bird protections, state licenses, and potential hatch loss, plus local actions on dairy trains, temperance, and public notices.
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Des Moines
United States
Goose Lake
2. C. Hinshaw
Spirit Lake
State House
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