U. S. Prepares to Break with Germany Over Submarine War
Washington reports grave consultations among President Wilson and top officials after Germany declares relentless submarine warfare. The state department suspends all passports and bolsters neutrality patrols as Berlin defends its pledge withdrawal. Spain fears unrest, Dutch brokers warn of possible ship layups amid growing tension.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Wilson
E. M. House
State Lansing
Polk
State Department
Lansing
Tor
Navy Department
Treasury Department
Atlantic
Berlin
Spain
London
Reuter
Madrid
James R. Mann Iindsan Emerges as G O P Choice for Speaker
James R. Mann Iindsan is identified as the Republican Party’s preferred candidate for Speaker. The report notes party strategy and potential support from key factions as the selection process unfolds.
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Iindsan
Immigration Bill Passed Over Veto
Washington February 2 The House of Representatives passed the immigration bill prescribing a literacy test for applicants for admission to the United States over President Wilson's veto by a 285 to 106 vote. Supporters plan to push for a two thirds Senate vote before the session ends claiming they have the necessary tally.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Wilson
Senate
Spannell Is Not Guilty In Alpine Wife Killing
A jury in San Angelo, Texas, found Harry J. Spannell not guilty after less than two hours of deliberation in the July killing of his wife Crystal Holland Spanell and Lt. Col. Butler of the Sixth Cavalry. The incident occurred as the trio drove away from a hotel Spannell operated in Alpine.
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San Angelo
Tex
Harry J. Spannell
Alpine
Crystal Holland Spanell
Spanell
Butler
Sixth Cavalry
Cant Delay Dr Baldwins License Plan In Marion
Dr M F Baldwin of Marion Indiana, facing repeated state department delays, devised a protection tactic by paying for a license via registered mail and framing the receipt on his car. The Marion police chief has ordered all new licenses to be obtained by February 1.
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Marion
Ind
M. F. Baldwin
Department of State of Indiana
Phillips
Britain Ready for Diver War
London reports that Premier Asquith says Britain is prepared to meet Germany’s sea warfare. Berlin indicates Berlin intends to press ahead with a new submarine campaign as Allied powers discuss reprisal and a large naval program.
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Asquith
Britain
Germany
London
Petrograd
North Sea
French
Mediterranean
England
Lady Bank
Berlin
Hunger Striker To Be Free After Pardon Condition
Attorney for Mrs. Ethel Byrne says she will accept Governor Whitman’s pardon releasing her from prison on the condition she stops disseminating birth control information. Authorities were ordered to allow a conference with her lawyer. Byrne has been imprisoned about ten days and was on a brief hunger strike.
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New York
Ethel Byrne
Whitman
Composer Joseph Hecker Dies in Elgin at 71
Professor Joseph Hecker, renowned musician, composer and bandmaster, died in Elgin Illinois on February 2 at the age of 71. He gained national recognition for his work and leadership in music.
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Joseph Hecker
Elgin
Ill
Chicago Markets Livestock And Commodities Summary
Chicago live stock receipts 35 000 hogs and 6 500 cattle with prices from 10.69 to 14.25 for cattle and 10.00 to 12.00 for hogs. Cash grain bids show corn and oats around 95 to 96 cents and 52 to 44 cents. East Buffalo quotes note steady cattle and higher hogs with top lambs at 14.50 to 14.65 and veals around 15.00.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
J. Y
Taft Urges U S Preparedness Against German War
Former President Taft told the New Hampshire legislature that Germanys plan to use submarine warfare against neutral ships is a grossly unlawful expansion of wartime blockades. He urged rapid military and naval buildup and support for a future world peace league.
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Concord
N. H
Taft
Germany
France
England
Few Guards Take Federal Oath in Duluth Oath Audit
Duluth Minnesota on February 2 reports that only thirty one of four hundred Duluth militiamen who served on the Mexican border have subscribed to the six year federal oath required by the new national defense act. Twenty oath takers came from Company and nine from the medical corps.
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Duluth
Minn
Medical
Crisis Ends N Y Leak Inquiry
The international crisis prompted all representatives to attend Washington hearings. The congressional leak inquiry in New York concludes and will resume in Washington with the global situation pressing for full participation.
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N. Y
New York
Washington
Eak
Tarnowski Learns of German Naval Note Upon Arrival
Count Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow Austria-Hungary’s new ambassador to the United States arrived on the Noordam and learned from reporters of a German note outlining a new naval policy. He said the note was a surprise to him and admitted he knew nothing about it until newspapers showed him.
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America
London
United States
Germany
Rotterdam
Holland
New York
Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow
Austria-Hungary
Noordam
Ohio House Votes For Women's Ballot in Presidential Elections
The Ohio house passed Rep Reynolds's bill granting women the ballot in presidential elections with a 72 to 50 vote. The chamber was crowded as lawmakers prepared for swift business. A senate poll suggests strong opposition and uncertain fate if the bill advances.
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Columbus
House
Reynold
Senate
Bethmann Hollweg Seeks Victory With Full Effort
German Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg declares the government will stake all to win as crucial war efforts continue. He speaks amid mounting pressures and demands from the home front for decisive action and unity.
Hollweg Defiantly Calls All-In War Stance
Berlin reports Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg and cabinet ministers debated the war outlook at the Reichstag ways and means committee. He said Germany accepts the challenge to fight to the end and stake everything for victory, explaining past submarine policy and signaling the U boat war would begin when conditions were ripe.
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Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Ways and Means Committee
Reichstag
Supreme Command
Germany
High Cost of Charity Follows War Prices
Springfield Illinois February 2 1930 Feeding and clothing inmates of state charitable institutions will require greater appropriations for two years. War time prices are assumed to continue and a five dollar per capita adjustment adds 120 415 for year one and 125 340 for year two, with more inmates expected.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Frank OD. Whipp
State Board of Administration
German U boat campaign and attacks disrupt sea traffic
Reports from Pensacola to New York describe the American schooner William Jones torpedoed without warning near Spain and the St Louis sailing as planned. The Dutch steamer Spelon, three British fishing smacks, and other vessels are sunk in Germanys new barred zone while the Philadelphia seeks Liverpool and the Liebenfels appears to sink at Charleston.
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Pensacola, Fla
William Jones
Alicante
Spain
Pensacola
Charles Schrader
Jones
St. Louis
Kaiser
New York
American Line
International Merccantile Marine
London
Germany
Spsilon
Merit
Watt
Wetherill
Trevean
Euphrates
U. S
Philadelphia
Liverpool
Charleston
D. C
Liebenfels
Hansa Line
Klattenhoff
Tornado Rips Hustonville Area Causing Much Damage
A cyclone struck Lincoln county Kentucky blowing away the two story Hustonville high school and tearing roofs from the Hustonville flour mill. Many telephone poles were down and other damage occurred though no fatalities were reported.
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Lexington
Lincoln County
Hustonville
Repeal urged of New York boxing law by Whitman
Governor Whitman urged repeal of the ten round no decision boxing law in a special message to the legislature. A bill to meet the governor’s wishes was introduced in the Senate.
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New York
Gov. Whitman
Albany
N. Y
Whitman
Senate
Secretary of State Probes Auto Plate Shortages
Springfield Feb 2 The investigation into thefts of automobile plates has moved to the W C Shrock company plant in Chicago. Secretary Emmerson says several received packages are short on numbers and has directed Shrock officials to investigate further.
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Secretary of State
Springfield
Ill
Chicago
W. C. Shrock Company
Emmerson
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Spannell
DR. Baldwin
Tarnowski
Ohio House
Arthur Henderson
Lloyd George
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Reichstag Committee
U. S&s
Kentucky
Hall of High School
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