House Rules Pass War Warns With Wilson Policy Backed
The House backed President Wilson on foreign policy, tabling the McLamore warning resolution by 276 to 142 after two test votes. Leaders praised the president, while Southern Rep Candler declared the region stood with him, amid a day of party unity and tension.
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McLamore
Americana
House
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Tennessee
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Clark
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Heflin
Alabama
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Lanning
von Bernstorff
Mississippi
Shackleford
Missouri
McLemore
Representative Linthicum
Maryland
Foreign Affairs Committee
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Madden
Ulnoig
Endowment Launched To Pension Aged Ministers
Wichita Kansas March 10 a $100000 endowment to pension aged Methodist ministers was started on Wednesday afternoon at the south west Kansas conference of Methodist ministers.
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Wichita
Kan
South West Kanene
Earl Curzon Hurton Injured in London Accident
Earl Curzon of Kedleyton, lord of the privy seal, is confined to his residence with a fractured left elbow after an accident in London on March 10. An official announcement confirms the injury and current confinement.
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Privy Seal
Gernstorff Delivers German Memorandum on Submarine War
German ambassador Count von Bernstorff handed Secretary Lansing a detailed memorandum outlining Berlin’s view of armed merchant ships, alleging Britain exploited U S defenses to attack enemy submarines and asserting Germany would follow prewar law if Britain did not violate it. It cites British actions against neutrals, reiterates Germany’s stance that submarine warfare aimed to counter Britain’s blockade.
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Count von Bernstorff
Hhe
Lansing
Great Britain
United States
Cecil Spring-Rice
Germany
Hersalf
Indictments Hit Steel Firms in Youngstown Warmerday
Mahoning county grand jury returns indictments against Youngstown Sheet and Tube, Republic Iron and Steel, Brier Hill Steel, Youngstown Iron and Steel, United States Steel, and U S Steel chair B H Gary for forming a labor wage fixing trust. Also charged are Mayor W H Cunningham and six East Youngstown councilmen for financial interests in village property purchases.
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Mahoning County
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Brier Hill Steel Company
Youngstown Iron and Steel Company
United States Steel Company
B. H. Gary
Ohio
W. H. Cunningham
East Youngstown
Ratify Miners Wage Pact Across Western States
New York March 10. After a six hour debate the interstate joint conference of soft coal miners and operators from western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois adopted the wage contract. The agreement raises earnings for about 200000 workers by approximately 15.4 million dollars over the two year term and influences upcoming wage conferences in central Pennsylvania West Virginia Michigan Iowa Kentucky Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas Texas Wyoming Montana and Washington.
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Linois
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Iowa
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Oklahoma
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Montana
Washington
Anglo French Note Is Sent
London reports the joint Anglo French reply to the American note on detention of malls has been mailed to Washington for presentation at the state department.
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London
England
Malls
Washington
State Department
Russians seize Riza and Sebna on Black Sea coast
Petrograd reports that Russian forces captured the town of Riza or Rizeh, about 35 miles east of Trebizond, on the Black Sea, and have occupied Sebna as part of a wartime advance.
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Sebna
Moewe Returns with Loot After Bold Raiding Cruise
German raider Moewe safely reached a German port after sinking thirteen ships, capturing British, French, and Belgian vessels, and hauling 1,000,000 marks in gold bars. Commander Count Dohna Schlodten led the voyage, with 22 British officers and sailors, 166 merchant crewmen, and 108 Indian prisoners among those aboard.
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Newport News
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Count von Dohne
William
House Returns to U S From Europe on Rotterdam
Col. BE M House, who left for Europe December 28 on a confidential mission to President Wilson, arrived Sunday aboard the Rotterdam from Falmouth. He declined to describe his activities abroad and said reports of a changed European attitude toward the United States are exaggerated.
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Europe
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United States
House
Unite States
Telegraphic Notes from Michigan and Nation
Fire destroyed the Michigan Agricultural College engineering building in Lansing with an estimated loss of 256000 dollars. Senator Martine of New Jersey said he would not seek delegate at large and aimed to run for the Senate. In Matagorda Texas a man killed a woman then shot himself after attempting to shoot Count de la Coralia.
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Mich
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Washington
Martine
New Jersey
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Kille
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Ginetis
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Mra
Gineuis
Roof Collapse Kills Four at Connellsville Shops
Four men were scalded to death and two others seriously injured when the roof of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad shops in Connellsville Pennsylvania collapsed and dumped them into a team vat on March 8. Authorities investigate cause and safety measures.
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Connellsville
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Miners Get Wage Increase In Western States
Wage boosts in western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois coal fields may total eight million dollars annually. Subcommittee of bituminous operators and miners agreed on a April 1 start and will seek ratification from the full conference. Nearly 200000 workers stand to gain from the western region deal amid broader contracts to be set in other states.
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United Mine Workers of America
Ilinois
Orpet Indicted for Slaying Lake Forest High School Girl
William H Orpet, UW Madison student, indicted Monday for the murder of Marian Frances Lambert whose body was found in Helm s woods. The report places the case amid a wartime news brief that also notes Austrian trench captures and Villa reportedly holding three American cable workers in Columbus New Mexico.
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Chicago
March
William H. Orpet
University of Wisconsin
Marian Frances Lambert
Lake Forest
Helm’s Woods
Wars on Portugal declared by Germany in Berlin note
Germany declared war on Portugal and handed passports to the Portuguese minister in Berlin. An ultimatum demanded release of German ships. Portugal’s breaches of neutrality cited include free passage to English troops in Mozambique and use of Madeira and Portuguese ports by the English navy. Lisbon reports mass exodus of German residents as authorities warning them to leave. Portugal’s military strength放 active army about 30,000, total including reserves 300,000 to 400,000. navy has one old battleship, five cruisers, and about thirty smaller vessels.
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Madeira
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England
Lisbon
Watson admits defeat in Indiana Republican primary
Indianapolis March 11 with 2,794 of 3,177 precincts reporting Harry S. New led by 8,202 votes and James E. Watson conceded defeat on the first choice votes for the U S senator nomination. James P. Goodrich and John A M Adair continued to lead in the governor races on the Republican and Democratic tickets, with their opponents conceding.
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Ind
Harry S. New
James E. Watson
Lunsday
United States
James P. Goodrich
John A. M. Adair
Western railroads win rate rise in advance case
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted substantial rate increases to Western railroads in Western Advance Rate Case No 3. The decision justifies raising the minimum carload weight of grain from 30,000 to 40,000 pounds. Austrian dreadnoughts prepare in Dalmatian ports to break the Adriatic blockade. British commandeering White Star Line freight space for munitions and grain shipments.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Rome
Austria
Dalmatian
Tribuna
Adriatic
Dardanelles
Cascarets Ad Promises Clean Liver and Bowels
An 10 cent Cascarets box ad touts cleansing the stomach, liver, and bowels with no griping. It claims Cascarets regulate digestion, remove fermenting food and poisons, and prevent headaches and indigestion while you sleep. The copy also notes many New York City residents own cars.
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New York City
Canada War Revenue Plan Targets Big Profits
Sir Thomas White outlines Canada’s plan to raise war revenue by taxing profits above seven percent for incorporated firms and above ten percent for unincorporated partnerships, with a quarter of excess profits paid to the government. Transportation, banks, mining, and similar firms taxed. life insurers and small or agricultural entities exempt. A new fifty cental barrel duty on apples and half cent per gallon on certain oils proposed, while farmers largely spared.
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Canada
Sir Thomas White
Sir Thomas
California Syrup of Figs Advertises Child Laxative
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle fruit laxative for children and adults. It claims quick relief from constipation, sour stomach, and colic, urging mothers to keep a 50 cent bottle on hand and follow bottle directions.
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