President Wilson Heads Rally for League of Nations
President Wilson, addressing about 5000 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, urged support for the league of nations as the sole path to lasting peace. He praised the boys in Khaki and joined forces with Taft while dismissing critics of the covenant.
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Paris
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League of Nations
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Germany
Neeser
Mr. Taft
League of Unions
Taft
League of Nations pledge to curb aggression and aid oppressed peoples
Speaker emphasizes unity among leaders to establish a working league for civilized world governance. She argues the covenant gives every nation the right to expose threats to peace, notes Germany would not have dared if Britain and allies had not joined, and calls for intervention to stop imperial brutality.
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Rescue of Nations
Germany
Serbia
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Europe
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Council of Statesmen
Vision of world reform and warns against isolationism
A speech argues great reforms come from people not rulers and urges unity to prevent war. It criticizes isolationist thinking, warns that world powers fail to foresee dangers, and calls for concerted action to support justice and prevent conflict.
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Tam
Europe
German Reds Aim to Open Country for Russian Army
Berlin March 5 Leaders of the German Spartican group have started a movement to seize Koenigsberg. If successful it would open a route to Moscow for Bolshevik troops to enter Germany and help overthrow the government. Germany has sent troops to quell the uprising.
Printers Strike Three Berlin Newspapers
Berlin printers from The Tageblatt Vossische Zeitung and Lokal Anzeiger walk out signaling a general strike. No evening editions printed as unions press for demands with papers spanning democratic conservative and industrial angles.
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Berlin
Tageblatt
Vossische Zeitung
Lokal Anzeiger
Wilson backs broad amnesty for political prisoners
President Wilson endorsed a proposal by Attorney General Gregory granting amnesty to a number of so-called political prisoners interned in U S camps. Department of Justice officials remain uncertain about the exact count of those affected by the order.
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Wilson
Gregory
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Department of Justice
Congress quits in filibuster roils Wilson era policy
Washington March 5 Congress adjourned at noon amid a Republican filibuster that blocked key measures including a $50 million railroad administration bill and army funding. Secretary Baker warned of delay in reorganization and extended service for troops while President Wilson weighed future steps at the Paris peace talks. Bolsheviks attack allied lines near Archangel as American forces endure bombardment and discipline amid shifting front positions.
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Kaletmolkoff
General Graves
President Wilson sails for France and acts on espionage pardons
President Wilson departed for France at eight o clock this morning. He acted on recommendations for commutations or pardons for 50 individuals sentenced under the espionage act.
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France
Allies Drive Back the Bolsheviki at Archangel
Bolsheviki attackers on the right bank of the Vaga between Kietzka and Vistaka were repulsed with heavy losses. Archangel front reports say Allied forces counterattacked and held the line with firm gains.
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Vaga
Charles Van Loan Dies in Philadelphia After Illness
Charles E. Van Loan, novelist and former newspaper sports writer, died in Philadelphia after a long illness. Born in San Jose California in 1876, he worked in Los Angeles and New York from 1904 to 1910 before turning to magazines and fiction. His notable titles include The Big League The Lucky Seventh The $10 000 Farm Inside the Ropes Buck Parvin and the Movies and Old Man Curry.
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Man Curry
Maj John C Ostrup Dies. Railway Expert and Pershing Staff
Maj John C Ostrup died of pneumonia at a New York hotel. He served on General Pershing's staff in France during World War I and was a noted railway engineering authority. Born in Denmark, he graduated from the Royal Danish Academy and later joined Stevens Institute of Technology before returning to railroad work.
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General Pershing
France
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Denmark
Royal Danish Academy
Stevens Institute of Technology
Berlin Strips Detachment Captures Duesseldorf Big Strike Threat
Berlin reports Duesseldorf seized by a small government troop detachment. Strikes keep spreading to other centers as Spartacans suffer heavy defeats. Civilian council issues a manifesto threatening a general bourgeois strike if national disruptions do not end. The government awaits developments and will use force if needed.
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Duesseldorf
Rhine
Spartacans
Peace Fund Asked to Support Post July 1 Activities
Congress was urged to provide a five million dollar peace fund to be placed at the president’s disposal for expenses arising from the government’s peace activities after July 1. The request came in a letter from Acting Secretary of State Polk to Senator Martin and Representative Sherley, chairs of the Senate and House appropriations committees.
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Peace conference to add new economic and financial commissions
Paris reports new commissions will join the peace conference organization. Each commission will include ten members from great powers and five from minor powers, a plan opposed by American delegates who resisted concessions. Jules Cambon chaired the talks and proposed ideas that failed to satisfy all sides.
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