House Passes Huge War Bill Amid Broad Support
Washington reports the House approved a seven billion dollar war revenue measure with near unanimous backing. Senate action follows as amendments limit foreign loan distributions to nations at war with Germany during hostilities. An executive order creates defensive sea areas and strict vessel movement rules along US coasts.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
McAdoo
Germany
U. S
United States
United States of America
Kennebec River
Portland
Portsmouth
Boston
New Bedford
Newport
Long Island East
New York East
New York
Delaware River
Chesapeake
Baltimore
Potomac
Hampton Roads
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Cape Fear
Savannah
Key West
Tampa
Pensacola
Mobile
Mississippi
Galveston
San Diego
San Francisco
Columbia River
Port Orchard
Honolulu
Manila
Secretary of the Navy
German crews to be employed after war with Germany
Washington officials state that 1,866 German ship crews seized after the war will be put to work. If Austria enters the conflict their sailors will also be employed in nonmilitary labor. A survey is under way to locate suitable placements aligned with each man’s trade abilities.
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Washington
Germany
Austria
Indiana plans war fund special session in April
Indianapolis April 14 A special session of the Indiana general assembly is under consideration to appropriate several hundred thousand dollars for military purposes Governor Goodrich will present the matter at a conference of Democratic and Republican floor leaders of the legislature
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Indianapolis
General Assembly of
Indiana
Goodrich
Blanks issued to Flood Losers in Indiana
Trustees of the Indiana flood sufferers fund have distributed blanks statewide to compensate those who suffered losses in the 1913 flood. East Marion residents are among those affected by heavy losses.
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Marion
Indiana
East
Guards Halt German Plotters at Stock Yards
EAST ST. LOUIS April 14 Extraordinary precautions against German plotters are being taken at the National stock yards at East St Louis and practically all of the lunches of 10 000 employees are daily examined by government agents.
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East ST. Louis
Fast St. Louis
Refuses to Halt Is Shot on Indiana War Bridge
In Hammond Indiana John Nelson aged thirty four a foreigner refused to halt when ordered by guardsmen at the Pennsylvania bridge over the Indiana Harbor canal He was shot and taken to St Margaret s hospital for treatment marking the first bloodshed in Indiana in the war with Germany.
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Hammond
Ind
Indiana
United States
Germany
Indiana Warrior
John Nelson
Pennsylvania
Indiana Harbor Canal
Nelson
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Governor to form Illinois state council of defense
Governor Lowden will form a state council of national defense after receiving a letter from Newton D. Baker secretary of war and council chairman. He is holding a conference with Adjutant General Dickson to arrange the organization and action.
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Baker
Springfield
Ill
Lowden
Newton D. Baker
Council For National Defense
State Council of National Defense
Dickson
Four St. Katharine’s faculty members arrested as spies
Four members of the St. Katharine's seminary faculty in Davenport were arrested in Sterling Illinois on suspicion of German spying while on a hike to Chicago. They were later released.
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Davenport
St. Katherine’s Seminary
Sterling
Chicago
May wheat climbs to 2.25 on Chicago board
May wheat rose to 2.25 on the Chicago board of trade after opening around 2.19 to 2.18 with a late day spike. Prices showed light offerings and some buying by foreign government interests and exporters, with contracts quoted 15 to 20 cents above May and bids adjusted accordingly.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Wilson praises Cuba's unity with world rights
President Wilson sent a cable to President Menocal expressing pleasure at Cuba's unanimous choice to stand with nations championing the rights and liberties of all mankind. He notes Cuba's prize of self-government and readiness to aid in securing it for mankind.
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Havana
Wilson
Menocal
Mario G. Menocal
Cuba
Woodrow Wilson
Argentina Near War With Kaiser
Public relief: Argentina may sever ties with Germany after the sinking of ship Monte Protegido by a submarine. Demonstrations erupt nationwide as crowds press for breaking diplomatic relations and declaring war, with cabinet discussions underway and a resolution congratulating President Wilson on his stance.
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Wilson
Germany
Rio de Janeiro
Parana
Argentina
Brazil
Lloyds
Indictments Filed Against Toennigs and Breach in Conspiracy Case
Indictments returned in the United States district court charge Mrs. Amelia Toennigs her son Clarence Toennigs and daughter Josephine Toennigs along with Henry Breach, all Germans, with conspiracy to invade the United States through Mexico.
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el Paso
Tex
United States District Court
Amelia Toennigs
Clarence Toennigs
Josephine Toennigs
Henry Breach
United States
Mexico
Diamond Jim Brady Dies After Prolonged Illness
Atlantic City dispatch reports James B. Brady known as Diamond Jim Brady of New York died at a beach front hotel after a long illness.
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Atlantic City
N. J
James B. Brady
New York
Jim” Brady
Two hospital ships lost in the war at sea
London reports two hospital ships struck in wartime action. Salta was sunk by a mine in the English Channel on April 19 with fifty two drowned. Gloucester Castle was torpedoed in the midchannel the night of March 30 31 and all seven wounded aboard perished. Grand Duke Boris has been arrested at army headquarters and sent to Tsarskoe Selo for internment.
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London
Salta
English Channel
War Office
Admiralty
Gloucester Castle
Corman Wireless
Boris
Petrograd
Nicholas
Tsarskoe- Selo
Police Guard Captive Near Harrisburg Capitol
Six state policemen from Troop D Butler commanded by a sergeant arrived in Harrisburg Pennsylvania to guard the capitol at all hours following a captive situation.
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Harrisburg
D. Butler
Capitol
Fire threat at Tipton flour mill foiled by vigilant woman
In Tipton Indiana on April 14 Mrs Mary Booher spotted a man by a straw pile near the D R Smith flour mill as she passed. She alerted nearby workers and John Ray helped extinguish the blaze before significant damage. The motive remains unknown.
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Tipton
Ind
D. R. Smith
Mary Booher
Smith
Lawmakers weigh 21 to 40 age range for draft
In Washington on April 14 the house military committee hears sentiment to raise the draft age from nineteen to twenty five to twenty one to forty. Proposals include training for men aged eighteen to twenty one in the interim.
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Washington
House Military Committee
German Spy Suspect Held in Grand Rapids Case
Albert Stockins of Cleveland charged with German activity alleged in Ionia. Federal agents arrested him and brought him to Grand Rapids for investigation and detention.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Albert Stockins
Cleveland
Ionia
Royal Couple to Attend St Pauls Service for U S Entry
King George and Queen Mary will attend the April 20 11 30 a m service in St Pauls Cathedral commemorating the United States entry into the war. The royal couple expressed a special desire to be present.
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London
George
Mary
St. Paul’s Cathedral
United States
Russian Socialists Deny Copenhagen Peace Conference
The executive committee of the workmen's party and the soldier delegates deny a German inspired report that Russian Socialists sent representatives to a Socialist conference on peace in Copenhagen.
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Petrograd
Workmen's Party
Soldier
Copenhagen
Eliau Root Urges All Republicans to Back the President
Elihu Root calls on Republican members to unite in support of the sitting President, urging party cohesion and collective action. He stresses loyalty to the administration and facing current policy challenges together.
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Elihu Root
New York Republican Club
Wilson
England
France
Root
Democratic Congress
Congress
Austria recalls envoy from Graz in Brazil break
Rio de Janeiro reports Austria requests passports as it backs Germany in the Brazil Germany split. Lauro Muller asks Brazilians in Germany to depart within 24 hours. A decree withdraws German exequaturs. France Britain and Italy confer with Muller. Inspectors find missing engine parts on seized German ships in Brazilian ports.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Germany
Lauro Muller
Terlin
France
Great Britain
Italy
Muller
G A R Demands Resignation of Disloyal Illinois Congressmen
The Memorialist association of the G A R condemns Illinois members who opposed the president's military policy. It calls for those viols to resign their seats and be replaced by loyal representatives from the state. It also urges universal military service and targets Wilson's critics in Congress.
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Chicago
Wilson
Illinois
Congress
Memorialist Association
Viols
Lincoln
Grant
Logan
Military guard Private Murphy shot in Sierra ambush
Private Murphy of the Western Pacific railroad guard protecting a Sierra tunnel was shot three times by an unseen assailant at night. Western Pacific officials report the ambush occurred in the Sierra Nevada range as guards were on duty near the tunnel.
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San Francisco
Murphy
Western Pacific
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Russian labor parties pledge support to provisional government
In Petrograd on April 14 formal resolutions from workmen and soldiers' delegates pledged full support to the new provisional government. They also congratulated the government on the proclaimed policy of nonannexation.
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Petrograd
Svaff
British French Advance In Arras Lens Cambrai St Quentin Drive
London April 14 British forces swept nine miles of Hin denburge line between Hargicourt and Metz Ern Couture and captured four fortified positions Sart Farm Gauche Wood Gonzeaucourt. French troops carried several German trench lines between the Somme and St Quentin railway and south of the Oise near Coucy La Ville taking prisoners and machine guns. An Athens report said Serbian uprisings against Bulgarian occupation have spread with insurgents destroying bridges and railways as Bulgarian troops move to Nis to quell the disorder.
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Douglas Hatz
Arras-Lens
Cambrai- St. Quentin
Hargicourt
Metz-Ern-Couture
Hindenburge
Sart Farm
Gauche Wood
Gonzeaucourt
St. Quentin
Somme
Oise
Coucy-La-Ville
Crown Prince
Verdun
Nivelle
Berlin
Office Day
Arras
Athens
Ise
Nis
German papers foresee German defeat as allies gain edge
Zurichs Schwabach Tagblatt reports the enormous superiority of the allies and a German victory now impossible. Vorwaerts editorial calls for truth to the people about peace terms. In Iowa City a law school unit forms a military company led by Lt Col Floyd Philbrick.
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Zurich
Schwabrichs Tagmacht
Wurtemburg Socialists
Germany
Amsterdam
Vorwaerts of
Berlin
Law School
Iowa City
Iowa University College of Law
Floyd Philbrick
Grundy Center
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