Wilson says he has not power to arm ships
President Wilson declared Congress blocked his plans to arm American merchant ships after twelve senators led by La Follette filibustered the armed neutrality bill. Seventy-six senators signed a manifesto insisting the majority favored passage, while the measure died with the Sixty-fourth Congress.
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Washington
Mar
White House
Wilson
Congress
la Follette
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
House
United States
Clapp
Ren
Minnesota
Cummins
Iowa
Grenna
North Dakota
Kenyon
Kirby
Arkansas
la Fevette
Wisconsin
Lane
Oregon
Norris
Nebicka
O’gorman
New York
West Indies Seek Name Change for Danish Islands
At a mass meeting in St Thomas on March 5 the suggestion was made to rename the Danish West Indies the American Virgin Islands instead of Dewey Islands or other proposed names now used following their purchase by the United States.
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St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Mar
Washington
American Virgin Islands
Dewey Islands
Willard For Defense Council Chair at Joint Meeting
Washington March 25 Daniel Willard president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was elected chairman of the advisory commission of the council of national defense at a joint meeting of the council and commission.
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Washington, Mar
Daniel Willard
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
The
Council of National Defense
Commission
Filibuster Kills Three Defense Bills in Senate
Washington reports that a senate filibuster blocked three defense measures under the armed neutrality bill. The army bill sought 237 million dollars for land forces next fiscal year with universal military training. Sundry civil and general deficiency appropriations funded coast defense and emergency expenditures. Espionage bills to curb information sharing and govern civilians in wartime were also defeated.
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Washington
Senate
Relatives Sought for Chesterton Pneumonia Victim
John Davidson died in Chesterton from pneumonia. Relatives in three cities were asked to claim his body but none have responded. Before dying he gave a card with the name E Davidson Waterloo Iowa. Messages routed to E R Runyan and Charles Elliott Mt Carroll Illinois with no reply from Mrs Fite Cincinnati.
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John Fite
Cincinnati
Fite
Fourteen Cars Burned In Cloverleaf Rail Wreck Near Pleasant Mills
Fourteen cars burned when freight No. 41, a westbound double header on Cloverleaf railroad, wrecked near Pleasant Mills Indiana. Engineer Charles Motter was slightly hurt as a locomotive was overturned into a ditch. Cars carried merchandise autos and a large matches shipment. Telegraph lines burned. faulty rail suspected.
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Decatur
Ind
Charles Motter
Pleasant Mills
Here
Ohio City
Sunday gets circus offer for summer touring
New York report says evangelist Billy Sunday received a offer of 2000 dollars a day or 14000 dollars a week to travel with a motorized circus starting mid May. The deal spans multiple weeks with no defined duties, though preaching to crowds and a charity Sabbath service are suggested. Sunday has not replied.
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New York
Billy Sunday
Sunday
Iowa May Get Large U S Plant Visit Planned by Cabinet
Davenport March 5 Three members of President Wilsons cabinet Secretary of the Interior Lane Secretary of Labor Wilson and Secretary of Agriculture Houston will visit the Rock Island arsenal to inspect the sites advantages for a new twenty million dollar government nitrate plant.
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Iowa
U. S
Davenport
Wilson
Interior
Lane
Labagt Scene
Houston
Rock Island Arsenal
Bernstorff Named for Reichstag Seat
Count von Bernstorff former German ambassador to the United States is nominated for the Reichstag seat in place of the late Herr von Neiding Telegraaf reports Amsterdam March 6 stating the nomination reflects ongoing political reshuffle and Germany's diplomatic circles react with interest
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Bernstorff
Amsterdam
Count von Bernstorff
United States
Herr von Neiding
Telegraaf
Wilson Enters in Second Term with Patriotism Fervor
President Wilson was formally inaugurated at noon, with a parade and ceremonies on the capitol grounds. Chief Justice White administered the oath outside, and the address followed amid flag-draped surroundings and a display of fireworks.
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Washington
Mar
Wilson
Senate
Capitol
Marshall
Congress
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
White
United States
Illinois plum confirmations delayed by Dr. Grayson dispute
About 1 200 promotions in the army and navy service were blocked for confirmation in Illinois over the Dr Grayson dispute. Illinois postmasters affected include William Buford Carlile of Chicago and several others such as Charles A Heffern Ashburn Conrad C Melier Chadwick Frank W Squire Godfrey Thomas F Cahill Lake Bluff Harriet A Miller Lake Villa Andrew J Gillogly Sidell Edna Clemens Wedon Alta A Ruse Atwood Hugh Hall Litchfield.
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Washington
Dr. Grayson
Illinois
William Buford Carlile
Chicago
Charles A. Heffern
Ashbum
Conrad C. Melier
Chadwick
Frank W. Squire
Godfrey
Thomas FE. Cahill
Lake Bluff
Harriet AL. Miller
Lake Villa
Andrew J. Gillogly
Sidell
Edna Clemens
Wedon
Alta A. Ruse
Atwood
Hugh Hall
Litchfield
Farm hand dies after wages dispute shooting
Clinton Blevins, a farm hand near Arcola, Illinois, dies from a gunshot wound two weeks after Q. D. Robertson shot him during a wage quarrel. Robertson’s son, jailed without bond, claims self defense after being attacked by Blevins.
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Pana
Ill
Clinton Blevins
Q. D. Robertson
Arcola
Robbertson
Blevins
Sterilizer Explosion Damages Seymour Hospital Wing
An explosion at Schneck Memorial hospital in Seymour Indiana wrecked one wall and two rooms after a sterilizer failed under heavy steam pressure. The superintendent nurses and five patients escaped unharmed.
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Seymour
Ind
Mar
Schneck Memorial Hospital
Stone Spills U S Secrets in Senate Debates
Navy officers and administration officials express anger at Senator Stone for revealing in the senate that the navy planned equipping merchant ships with light swift submarine chasers to guard against submarines in the prohibited zone. They note the heat of opposition to the armed neutrality bill and regret the disclosure given a recent law making it a crime to publish government secrets.
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Washington
Mar
Stone
Senate
Navy
Carranza Seen as Clear Favorite in Mexican Presidency
In Mexico City authorities report General Venustiano Carranza as the likely winner next Sunday while two rivals Nicolas Zuniagay Miranga of Mexico City and Francisco A Garcia of Zorro Juze Puebla trail. Deputies and senatorial races promise many close contests.
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Mexico City
Mra
Carranza
Nicolas Zuniagay Miranga
Francisco A. Garcia
Zorre Juze
Puebla
Ape
Diaz
Madero
Chamber of Deputies
Zimmermann Note Reaches Tokyo Via Washington Embassy
Tokyo officials learned of the Zimmermann letter through Aaron Sato the Japanese ambassador in Washington and saw press dispatches from New York on March 2. The foreign office said the German intrigue news did not require a diplomatic response and would not have been considered by Japan even if received.
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Tokio
Aaron Sato
Washington
New York
Japan
Ferguson Impeachment Charges Filed in Texas House
Impeachment charges against Governor James E Ferguson were filed in the Texas House by Representative H P Davis of Wills Point Van Zandt County.
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Austin
Tex
Mar,h
James Beb Ferguson
Texas
House of Representatives
H. P. Davis
Wills Point
Vansandt County
War Vessels Sunk and Suffering Amid Mediterranean Action
London reports a British destroyer sunk in the North Sea with all hands after likely hitting a mine. Berlin notes an armed transport of 34,494 tons carrying 600 colonial troops and horses was sunk in the Mediterranean on Feb 24, with some losses. Updates describe multiple sinkings and ships escaping submarine threat in European waters.
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London
North Sea
Admiralty
Berlin
Mediterranean
Malta
Statendam
New York
Cunarder
Luusitania
Tierlin
England
Corso
Skogland
Proconnissos
Prudenza
Marine
Buenos Aires
Genoa
Dakar
English Channel
Taormina
Haly
Ailonta
Cunard Line
Marshall
Huntieh Admiralty
Jonrman
China split over break with Germany over policy
China cabinet urged joining the United States in severing relations with Germany but President refused to approve, claiming sole power rests with him. Premier Tuan Chi-Tui resigned and left for Tien-Tsin with other ministers. Parliament and party leaders largely back the cabinet.
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Peking
China
United States
Germany
Tuan Chi-Tui
Tien-Tsin
Zimmermann Admits Plot With Mexico Acknowledged
Foreign Secretary Zimmermann says Germany sought alliance with Mexico and Japan only as a defensive measure if the United States declares war. He compares German actions to reported U S plans to unite American republics against Germany.
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Dickering
Mexico
Ferlin
Zimmermann
Germany
Japan
United States
America
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Briand
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Tokyo
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Atish
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