House Passes War Bill and Sea Dead Lines for Vessels
Washington April 14 Congress moves toward passage of a 7 billion war revenue bill with amendments to limit foreign loans to nations at war with Germany. An executive order sets defensive sea areas along U S coasts with strict vessel movement rules and penalties for violations.
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Secretary of the Navy
German Crews From Seized Ships Labor Draft Ordered
Washington reports that 1,866 German ship crews will be put to work after the war with Germany. Austro-Hungarian sailors may also be employed if war with Austria occurs. A survey seeks suitable placements in trades matching their skills under treaty law for nonmilitary labor.
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Washington
Germany
Austria
Indiana Plans War Fund Special Session Debated
Indianapolis April 14 A special session of the Indiana General Assembly may appropriate several hundred thousand dollars for military purposes Governor Goodrich will present the plan at a conference with Democratic and Republican floor leaders of the legislature.
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Indianapolis
General Assembly of
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Indiana flood sufferers fund blanks distributed
Trustees of the Indiana flood sufferers fund have issued blanks for compensation to those who lost property in the 1913 flood. Many residents in East Marion report heavy losses as the documents arrive in Marion on April 14.
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Marion
Indiana
East
Guard Against Plotters
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 lunch hours of 10 000 employes are daily examined by government agents.
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East ST. Louis
Fast St. Louis
Indiana harbor shooting sparks first bloodshed in wartime
Hammond Indiana April 14 The first U S g arm y war bloodshed occurred at Indiana Harbor when John Nelson a 34 year old foreigner was shot by guardsmen guarding the Pennsylvania bridge over the Indiana Harbor canal. Nelson refused to halt after being ordered and was brought to St Margret s hospital for treatment.
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Ind
Indiana
United States
Germany
Indiana Harbor
John Nelson
Pennsylvania
Indiana Harbor Canal
Nelson
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Governor to Form Illinois State National Defense Council
Springfield April 14 Governor Lowden will name a state council of national defense following a letter from Newton D Baker secretary of war and council chairman He will hold a conference with Adjutant General Dickson to discuss the matter and implement the request.
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Baker
Springfield
Ill
Lowden
Newton D. Baker
Council For National Defense
State Council of National Defense
Dickson
Four St. Katherine's faculty members detained as spies
Four faculty members from St. Katherine's seminary in Davenport were arrested in Sterling Illinois on suspicion of German espionage while hiking toward Chicago. They were found sketching and photographing bridges and streams and were subsequently released.
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St. Katherine’s Seminary
Sterling
Chicago
Fredrick Upton Adams With Hoes on Golf Links
Fredrick Upton Adams is pictured using hoes on a golf course, illustrating a playful or lighthearted moment involving the named individual. The image captures a blend of garden tool use and golf setting, suggesting a humorous scene or promotional photo.
May Wheat Climbs to 2.25 on Chicago Board of Trade
May wheat vaulted to a new high of 2.25 as trading opened around 2.19 and 2.18 on the Chicago Board of Trade. Prices rose amid light offerings and buying by foreign governments and export houses, with contracts 15 to 20 cents higher than May bids.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Wilson Praises Cuba Unity in Cable to Menocal
President Wilson lauds Cuba in a cable to President Menocal, praising the unanimity of the Cuban congress in aligning with nations championing the rights and liberties of all mankind. He notes Cuba's prize of self-government earned through sacrifice and blood and offers aid to confirm its existence for mankind's welfare.
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Wilson
Menocal
Mario G. Menocal
Cuba
Woodrow Wilson
Argentina Near War With Kaiser as Sinking Sparks Protests
Public demonstrations erupt in Buenos Aires after the Argentine steamship Monte Protegido is sunk by a submarine. Crowds urge severing ties with Germany and declaring war, while officials discuss the crisis with the cabinet and the American ambassador receives a congratulatory resolution to President Wilson.
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Germany
Buenos Aires
Irigoyen
Rio de Janeiro
Parana
Argentina
Brazil
Lloyds
Indictments in U S District Court Naming Toennigs and Breach
Indictments returned in the United States district court against Mrs Amelia Toennigs Clarence Toennigs and Josephine Toennigs her son and daughter and Henry Breach all Germans charging them 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 Long Illness
James B. Brady known as Diamond Jim Brady of New York died at a beach front hotel in Atlantic City after a long illness.
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Atlantic City
N. J
James B. Brady
New York
Jim” Brady
Two British Hospital Ships Lost in World War I
London reports that the Salta was sunk by a mine in the English Channel on April 10 with fifty two dead. The Gloucester Castle was torpedoed in mid channel on the night of March 30 31. all wounded aboard were saved. A Dryman wireless on April 11 confirmed the sinking by a German submarine.
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Salta
English Channel
War Office
Admiralty
Gloucester Castle
Grand Duke Boris Arrested in Petrograd
Grand Duke Boris a cousin of former Emperor Nicholas was arrested at army headquarters and sent to Tsarskoe Selo where he is interned.
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Boris
Petrograd
Nicholas
Tsarsk
E- Selo
May Change War Age Limit
Some sentiment exists in the house military committee for amending the conscription bill to set the age limit at twenty one to forty instead of nineteen to twenty five and to provide training for men eighteen to twenty one.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Held as German Spy in Grand Rapids Arrest
Albert Stockins of Cleveland was arrested at Ionia by federal agents and brought to Grand Rapids where he is held pending an investigation of his alleged German activities.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Albert Stockins
Cleveland
Ionia
Police Guard Capitol at All Hours in Harrisbore
Six state policemen from Troop 1D at Putter commanded by a sergeant arrived to guard the capitol at all hours in Harrisbore Pennsylvania on April 14.
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Harrisbore
Fire attempt thwarted at Tipton flour mill by bystander
In Tipton Indiana on April 14 Mrs Mary Booher thwarted an arson attempt at the D R Smith flour mill shortly after 7 pm by confronting a man near a raw straw pile. John Ray an mill employee alerted Mr Smith and the pair extinguished the blaze before substantial damage occurred. No motive is known for the suspected arson of the large local mill.
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Ind
D. R. Smith
Mary Booher
John Ray
Smith
Royalty to Honor U S Entrance at St Pauls
British monarchs will attend a commemorative service at St Pauls Cathedral marking the United States entry into the war. King George and Queen Mary are expected to be present with the service set for 11 30 a m on April 20, reflecting the royal desire to participate.
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London
Fine George
Queen Mary
St. Paul’s Cathedral
United States
Russian Socialists Deny Copenhagen Peace Talk
The executive committee of the workmen's party and the soldier delegates deny a German inspired report that Russian Socialists sent representatives to an alleged peace conference in Copenhagen, April 14 in Petrograd.
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Petrograd
Workmen's Party
Soldier
Copenhagen
Elisha Root Calls GOP Unity Behind the President
Elihu Root urged all Republicans to rally in support of the president. He framed party unity as essential for advancing the administration's program and electoral prospects.
Austria Recalls Envoy From Brazil Amid Break With Brazil
Rio de Janeiro reports April 14 that Austria formally requests passports for its envoy to Brazil to aid Germany in the diplomatic break. Laura Muller asks Brazil to urge Brazilians in Germany to depart within 24 hours and German consuls’ exequaturs are withdrawn. French British and Italian ministers confer with Muller. Inspectors find missing engines on seized German ships in Brazilian ports.
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Brazil
Germany
Laura Muller
Berlin
France
Great Britain
Italy
Dr. Muller
G A R Attacks Wilson Opponents in Illinois Congress
The Memorial Day association of the G A R passes fiery resolutions condemning Illinois congressmen who opposed the president's military policy and calls for those disloyal members to resign in favor of loyal representatives. It also advocates universal military service as a policy.
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Chicago
Wilson
Illinois
Congress
Memorial Dal! Association
G. A. R. Atlantson
Universal Military Service
Lincoln
Grant
Logan
Soldier Guarding Tunnel Shot In Sierra Escape
Private Murphy, a guard protecting a Western Pacific railroad tunnel in the Sierra Nevada, was shot three times at night in an ambush, according to Western Pacific officials in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Murphy
Western Pacific
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Labor Parties Back New Russian Provisional Government
In Petrograd on April 14 workers and soldiers delegates adopted resolutions pledging full support to the new provisional government. They congratulated the government on the swath proclamation announcing a policy of non annexation.
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Petrograd
Svaff
Haig's Cambrai St Quentin Drive Routs German Lines
London April 14 Sir Douglas Haig shifts main thrust from Arras-Sens to Cambrai St Quentin. British forces breach nine mile front between Harigourt and Metz En Couture capturing Sart Farm Gauche Wood Gonzeaucourt and the nearby wood. French advances south of the Somme seize German trenches and take prisoners. Berlin admits limited British gains while tallying 18000+ prisoners and 166 guns. An uprising among Serbians against Bulgarians reported from Athens with Bulgarian troops sent to Nish to restore order.
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Arras-Sens
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Metz-En-Couture
Hildenburg
Sart Farm
Gauche Wood
Gonzeaucourt
St. Quentin
Somme
Oise
Coucy-La-Ville
Crown Prince
Verdun
Nivelle
Berlin
Office Day
Arras
Athens
Nish
German Papers See Victory Hope Face German Papers See Victory Hope
Zurich dispatches quote the Schwabrichs Tagmacht organ of the Württemberg Socialists admitting Allied superiority and impossible German victory. Vorwärts editorial in Berlin urges government to tell Germans the truth that peace terms cannot be dictated to a world of enemies. Law School Forms Company. Iowa City, 14 April. One hundred and thirty of 140 students and professors in the Town University College of Law form a military company led by Lt. Col. Floyd Philbrick of Grundy Center.
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Schwabrichs Tagmacht
Wurtemburg Socialists
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Vorwaerts of
Terlin
Law School
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University College of Law
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Grundy Center
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