Iowa Senate Calls for General Military Training War Resolution
The Iowa senate unanimously adopted a concurrent resolution urging Congress to enact general military training. Senator Fraley warned that the nation is at war with Germany and pressed for action to preserve democracy and the people’s government. Copies go to the President and Iowa’s U.S. Senators Cummins and Kenyon and all Iowa members of Congress.
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Des Moines
United States
Germany
Iowa State Senate
Fraley
Iowa
J. R. Frailey
Senate
House
Bunker Hill
Appomattox Courthouse
Manila Bay
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
Congress of the United States
Albert .B. Cummins
William
Kenyon
Congress
Teutons Driven From New Positions In France Battle
Paris report says the great open field battle may decide Kenny armies fate in France. German efforts to hold St. Quentin and La Fere were repulsed as French forces pushed forward near Ham St. Simon Seraucourt le Grand and Soissons. Fresh Republic troops crossed the Ailette and attacked the Vreeny Chivres front with heavy losses.
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Paris
France
St. Quentin
la Fere
Pavis Rme
von Hindenburg
Ham
St. Simon
Seraucourt-le-Grand
Aillette
Soissons
Vreeny-Chivres
War Office
Nicholas Joins Wife in Captivity at Tsarskoe-Selo
Nicholas Romanoff arrives in Tsarskoe-Selo in custody of four Duma members. He is taken to Alexandrovsky palace where Alexandra is confined. The former emperor greets guards and officials as a battalion stands watch. Empress Alexandra barred from telephones and outside contact.
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Tsarskoe-Selo
Russia
Duma
Nicholas Romanoff
Alexandrovsky Palace
Alexandra
Alexandrovsky Park
Nicholas
Prince Dolgoroukoff
Duman
Count Benckendorff
Tsarskoe Selo
Kobuilinsky
Petrogradsky
Warsaw
Alexandria
Finland
Petrograd
Mar
Foreign Office
Grand Duchy
Alexander III
Nichols II
London
Women of
Illinois National Guard Requisitioned for Possible Mobilization
Adjutant General Dickson ordered supply requisitions to outfit 19 0600 men and 581 officers of the Illinois National Guard. The package to Major General T H Barry in Chicago included potential mobilization points beyond those listed in state records.
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Chicago
Illinois National Guard
Germany
Dickson
T. H. Barry
Central Department
Ilinois
Kane county boy seeks compromise in $100000 railroad suit
Mar 24 Clinton Illinois. Timmie Whalen a Kane county boy who lost both legs when hit by an Illinois Central train last summer petitions through his father to settle his $100000 damage suit for $5000. A Kane county jury awarded him $18000 but the railroad appealed.
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Creap
Clinton
Ill
Timmie” Whalen
Kane County
Ilinois Central
Missionaries Ordered Exited From Asiatic Turkey
The American board of commissioners for foreign missions announced full authority given to river Issador Elkus at Constantinople to order any or all of its ninety one missionaries out of Asiatic Turkey whenever such action is deemed necessary.
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Boston
Mar
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Time fuse plant bid lands in Salt Lake City
Ten der of one of the largest time fuse manufacturing plants in the country was made to the United States by D. T. Smith, who is in Salt Lake City. The factory is located at Irvington, New York, and has a capacity of 15,000 time fuses a day.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Mar
United States
D. T. Smith
Irvington
N. Y
Rev. Or J H Jowett New York Pastor to
The fragment notes Rev J H Jowett, a New York pastor, in a brief urban church mention. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
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OR. J. H. Jowett
Dr Jowett Crews High Salary Offer in New York Church
London seeks his return but the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York offers Dr Jowett a salary of $18,000 a year with six months vacation if he remains.
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Jowett
United States
London
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
New York
J Boat Crisis Moves to Congress in War Preparations
President Wilson and cabinet defer action against Germany until Congress convenes after April 2, mobilizing resources for instant use. Healdton tanker loss sharpens resolve while Austria near break, with refugees in Beirut and Turkish blockades adding urgency.
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Washington
Mar
Wilson
Congress
Germany
United States
Champ Clark
House
Healdton
Holland
White House
Caniel U
Austria
Penfield
Vienna
Beirut
Asia Minor
Turkey
State Department
Mediterranean Barred Zone
Des Moines
German Arctic Ocean Blockade Reported
The foreign office received official notification that Germany has instituted a blockade of the Arctic Ocean between Norway and Spitzbergen aimed at preventing shipments to Archangel, the Russian port, a major center of imports for Russia.
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Christiania
Mar
Foreign Office
Germany
Arctic Ocean
Norway
Spitzbergen
Archance
Russia
Father of Waite Is Dead
War ren W. Waite age sixty died at his Grand Rapids home after ten days illness from pneumonia. He was father of Arthur Warren Waite, who is under sentence of death in New York for poisoning murder of John F. Peck. The younger Waite was arrested a year ago on the date of his father’s death.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Warren W. Waite
Arthur Warren Waite
New York
John FB. Peck
Waite
Kaiser Leaves Land of France Desert
Paris report from March 24 describes German retreat on the French front leaving barbed wire and tombstones. German burial grounds and a Peace Angel statue are noted as well as widespread destruction of livestock, implements, and homes. The article also reports extensive seizure of native women by Tentoenie troops and exchanges with older captives.
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Paris
Angel of Peace
Britain tightens sea grip on liner tonnage
London reports the government has extended its control of shipping and requisitioned field rates for all liner tonnage in the Australian, South American and South African trades. The goal is to systemically manage almost the entire British merchant fleet under the shipping controller.
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London
Mra
Secretay Tumulty Criticizes New Jersey Home Rule Defeat
Secretary Tumulty issued a statement deriding subtle political manipulation after a home rule bill with a local option provision failed in the New Jersey state legislature.
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Washington, Mar
Tumulty
New Jersey
Former Chicagoan Considered as Ambassador to Japan
Washington March 24 Charles R Crane formerly of Chicago is said to be under consideration by President Wilson for the post of ambassador to Japan to succeed the late Ambassador Guthrie. Crane had been appointed minister to China in Taft era but was recalled before departure from San Francisco due to an interview on far eastern questions.
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Washington
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Wilson
Japan
Ambassador Guthrie
Crane
China
Taft
San Francisco
Altoona Schools Drop German Songs From Curriculum
In Altoona Pennsylvania on March 24 the school authorities ordered the discontinuation of teaching German national songs and anthems in high school language and music courses. Only American patriotic airs will be used going forward.
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Altoona
Germany
Two Tornadoes Strike Indiana Hit Sullivan County and New Albany
Indianapolis reports two tornadoes in Indiana causing deaths and injuries. The first struck southeast Sullivan County near Carlisle, killing one man and injuring multiple, with seven miles of destruction including farms and two schools. The second hit New Albany, killing at least twelve and injuring about forty as forty structures were damaged in the northeast area.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Sullivan County
Carlisle
New Albany
Wesley Hines
Victoria Sartor
Frank Hines
Muriel Hines
George Adams
Wilson
W. A. Deiss
Wabash
Carlige
Texas
Crossbury
Dutch steamship fleet sails to United States for grain
A group of fifteen Dutch steamships, chartered by the Netherlands government, reportedly sailed from a Dutch port for the United States via Halifax. The ships, believed to be north of the German submarine zone near the British Isles, aim to load grain in New York and return. Netherlands seeks immediate food imports to avert shortages.
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Washington
Mar
Holland
United States
Halifax
British Isles
Netherlands
New York
FLAG DAY AT FORT WAYNE COURT ORDER ENACTED
In Fort Wayne Indiana on March 24 Judge Eggeman ordered the courthouse to display the American flag with court staff wearing small flags. County Commissioner William C Schwier had previously ordered the flag removed from the recorder's office windows but issued a public apology. Flags now appear in all courthouse windows.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Eggeman
William C. Schwier
Salvation Army Offers 900 Barracks to War Dept
Salvation Army Commander Evangeline Booth offered 900 barracks to the war and navy departments for recruiting stations. The sites cover large cities across the country. Two officers traveled to Washington to confer with Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels.
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Salvation Army
U. S
New York
Evangeline Booth
War and Navy Department
Washington
Baker
Daniels
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