U.S. Suspends Passports as Diplomatic Crisis Looms
Washington reports the United States may sever diplomatic ties with Germany over submarine warfare. Secretaries Lansing and Wilson aides meet as passports are suspended, naval and treasury orders tighten neutrality, while German officials defend pledges and urge restraint amid mounting tensions.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Wilson
5. M. House
State Lansing
Polk
State Department
Lansing
Tor
Navy Department
Treasury Department
Atlantic
Berlin
Spain
London
Reuter
Madrid
James R. Mann Minoisan Named G. O. P. Speaker Pick
James R. Mann Minoisan is selected as the GOP choice for Speaker. The reported decision highlights Mann's leadership role within the party and signals alignment with party aims.
Immigration Bill Passed Over Veto
Washington February 2 The House passed the immigration bill requiring a literacy test for new arrivals over President Wilsons veto by 285 to 106 a strong margin. Supporters plan to push the measure through the Senate with a two thirds vote before the session ends claiming they have the votes.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Wilson
Senate
Spannell Is Not Guilty In Alpine Wife Killing Case
A jury in San Angelo, Texas finds Harry J. Spannell not guilty after under two hours of deliberation. Spannell was accused of killing his wife Crystal Holland Spannell and Lt Col Butler of the Sixth Cavalry during a July 20 incident after leaving a hotel owned by Spannell in Alpine.
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San Angelo
Tex
Harry J. Spannell
Alpine
Crystal Holland Spanell
Spanell
Butler
Sixth Cavalry
Delayed License Tactic by Dr Baldwin in Marion
Dr M F Baldwin of Marion defies Indiana's licensing delays by paying for a machine license by mail and framing the receipt on his car to prove payment if stopped. Police Chief Phillips demands all new licenses by February 1, citing state procedure.
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Marion
Ind
M. F. Baldwin
Department of State of Indiana
Phillips
Britain Ready for Diver War asquith Warns of Submarine Threat
London reports that Premier Asquith says Britain is prepared to meet the new sea peril and that Germany plans a full submarine campaign. Allies discuss reprisal and a large naval program while torpedo flotillas may patrol the North Sea and Mediterranean coasts.
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Asquith
Britain
Germany
London
Petrograd
North Sea
French
Mediterranean
England
Lady Bank
Hunger Striker To Be Free After Pardoning Condition
Mrs. Ethel Byrne will be released from prison under Governor Whitman pardon terms that she stop disseminating birth control information. Counsel announced acceptance of the pardon and prison officials were ordered to permit a conference with her attorney. Byrne has been imprisoned about ten days and was reported on a hunger strike.
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New York
Ethel Byrne
Whitman
Composer Professor Joseph Hecker Dies in Elgin at 71
Professor Joseph Hecker prominent as musician composer and bandmaster died in Elgin Illinois on February 2 aged seventy one. His death removes a nationally noted figure in American music and band leadership.
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Joseph Hecker
Elgin
Ill
Chicago Markets Report Hogs Cattle Grains Prices
Chicago live stock receipts 35 000 hogs with light shipping 11 90 to 12 00 and heavy packing 11 80 to 12 00, good to fancy pigs 10 00 to 11 00. Cattle receipts 6 500 with good to choice steers 10 50 to 11 25 and cows 7 25 to 8 00, prime dealers 13 50 to 14 25. Cash grain corn No 3 white 95 to 96 c, No yellow 95 to 96 c. oats No 3 white 52 c. East Buffalo buyers quote cattle 5 cars steady, hogs 12 40 to 12 60, lambs 14 50 to 14 65, yearlings 12 50 to 13 50. Veals 15 00.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Taft urges U S to prepare for possible war
Former President Taft told the New Hampshire legislature that Germany’s submarine warfare is a grossly unwarranted expansion of the rights of blockade. He urged hastening military and naval preparedness and support for a future world league to enforce peace.
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Concord
N. H
Taft
Germany
Mr. Taft
France
Engeland
Few Guards Take Federal Oath in Duluth
In Duluth Minnesota on February 2 only thirty one of four hundred militiamen who served on the Mexican border subscribed to the six year federal oath under the national defense act. Twenty oath takers came from Company I and nine were from the medical corps. Crisis Ends N Y Leak Quiz on February 2 reports the inquiry will resume in Washington after a brief close.
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Duluth
Minn
Company I
Medical Corps
N. Y
New York
Washington
Eak
Tarnowski Learns German Naval Note From Newspapers
Count Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow Austria-Hungary's new ambassador to the United States arrived in New York aboard the Noordam and learned of the German naval policy note from reporters. He said the note was a surprise and that he knew nothing about it until shown the newspapers.
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America
London
United States
Germany
Rotterdam
Holland
New York
Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow
Austria-Hungary
Noordam
Ohio House Approves Presidential Ballot for Women
The Ohio House passed Rep Reynold's bill granting women the right to vote in presidential elections with a 72 to 50 vote. The session saw women filling the floor as lawmakers pressed ahead despite crowded conditions. the bill now faces a difficult path in the senate.
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Columbus
House
Reynold
Senate
Hollweg Signals Full Commitment in War Policy Debut
Berlin reports Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg and several ministers chaired a Reichstag ways and means committee session on the war outlook. He stated Germany will stake all and seek victory, justifying earlier cautions on unrestricted submarine warfare and declaring the moment for U boat action has arrived.
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Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Ways and
Reichstag
Supreme Command
Germany
High Cost of Charity Follows War Prices
Springfield Illinois February 2 The two year budget for feeding and clothing inmates at state charitable institutions predicts record appropriations as war time prices continue. The plan adds five dollars per capita for higher commodity costs, totaling 120 416 for year one and 125 340 for year two, with higher inmate numbers expected in year two.
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Springfield
Isil
Ilinois
Frank OD. Whipp
State Board of Administration
German U boat activity sparks new war scare in Atlantic
Reports from Pensacola and London detail German submarine attacks on the American schooner William Jones and the Dutch steamer Sib Jon. The American liner St Louis plans to sail as scheduled and skip painting to meet German demands. The Philadelphia and Liebenfels also face U boat danger as German actions widen across Atlantic waters.
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U. S
Pensacola
Pla
William Jones
Alicante
Spain
Charles Schrader
Jones
St. Louis
New York
American Line
International Mercantile Marine
London
Germany
Spsilon
Merit
Watt
Wetherill
Trevean
Euphrates
Ness
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Charleston
S. C
Liebenfels
Hansa Line
Klattenhoff
Tornado Hits Hustonville Wrecks School Mill
A tornado struck Lincoln county Kentucky blowing away the two story high school at Hustonville and unroofing the Hustonville flour mill. Many telephone poles were blown down and considerable other damage occurred though no fatalities were reported.
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Lexington
Lincoln County
Hustonville
Bill to Stop Boxing Pushed in New York Legislature
Governor Whitman urges repeal of the law authorizing ten round no decision boxing bouts in New York. A bill to meet the governor's wishes was introduced in the Senate.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Whitman
Senate
Secretary of State Probes Auto Plate Shortages
Springfield Feb 2 The plant of W C Shrock Co Chicago is to investigate thefts of automobile plates after shortages were found in several packages. Secretary of State Emmerson discovered several packages were short on numbers and asked officials to probe the thefts.
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Secretary of State
Springfield
Ill
Chicago
W. C. Shrock Company
Emmerson
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