Saulsbury Pushes War Declaration and Plattsburg Camps
Washington reports Senator Willard Saulsbury urges immediate war with Germany. He calls abrogation of treaties and a expedient expeditionary force, while training camps inspired by the Plattsburg idea are announced across the country for summer. The Army plans camps at Fort Riley Fort Snelling Fort Sheridan and more with multiple sessions. A New York convention debates universal military training versus federal control of the militia.
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Mar
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Reichstag speech states Germany not at fault in war
Berlin reports that Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg told the Reichstag there is no intention to attack the United States and that Germany was provoked by the British blockade. He argued Russia's downfall came from external expansion and warned against restoring czarist rule.
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Russia
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Tie
Wilson
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Wzardom
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Pana Mine Lands Largest Local Coal Contract
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad company signed a one year deal with Pana Coal for all output from mine No 1 in a win for the sector. The contract, to start April 1, marks the largest such agreement in the region where the railroad has no stake.
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Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
Pana Coal Company
British Defeat Turkish Force in Palestine
The British army in Palestine defeats a 20 000 strong Turkish force and captures 900 men including a general. The whole staff of the 53d Turkish division is taken. British troops advance about fifteen miles along the southern Mediterranean coast from Rafa to Wadi Ghuzzer near Gaza.
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London
Mar
Palestine
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Mediterranean
Rafa
Wadi Ghuzzer
Gaza
Ghuzzeh
Three Candidates Urge Different Plans to Organize the House
Three contenders offered distinct strategies to shape the House's leadership, each proposing a path to organize committees and scheduling. Their plans reflect divergent priorities on unity, reform, and procedural changes.
Wabash College Students Urged to Enlist for War
Dr G L Mackintosh told Wabash College students in Crawfordsville Indiana to prepare for possible war and offer to enlist. He urged turning money to Belgian relief and recalled Civil War student battalions marching to the front.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Wabash College
G. L. Mackintosh
Wabash
Indiana Entomologist offers aid to public on food production
Indianapolis March 30. State entomologist Frank N Wallace asks Indiana newspapers to inform the public that the office at 120 Statehouse is open for any citizen to seek its advice. He notes the high price of foodstuffs and urges careful production with the office ready to help in every possible way.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Statehouse
Indiana
Frank N. Wallace
Fire Captain and Aid Die in Gary After Cart Hit
Gary Indiana March 30 Captain Charles Smith and Tipeman Otto Doege of the Gary fire department were killed when the motor hose cart they rode in to a fire alarm was struck by a freight train at Roosevelt street crossing. Lieutenant Paul Henke and Pipeman Peter Magnus escaped by jumping and were injured.
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Charles Smith
Tipeman Otto Doege
Iowa Woodmen Back Wilson At Davenport Convention
The head camp of the Woodmen of the World for Iowa pledged undivided support to President Wilson to uphold the nation’s honor. Des Moines won the next convention to be held in two years, and Cal Maynard of Council Bluffs was elected head consul.
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Woodmen of the World
Iowa
Wilson
United States
Des Moines
Cal Maynard
Council Bluffs
German engineer testifies on bomb making aboard Grosse
Wilhelm Parades fourth engineer of the German steamship Friederich der Grosse testified at Hoboken that of 250 lead cylinders made aboard the ship to be fire bombs 170 were good. He said his specialty was soldering the devices.
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New York
Mar
Wilhelm Parades
Hoboken
N. J
Bryan issues plea against U S in war
William J. Bryan urged the Senate and House to suspend Germanys submarine campaign via the Bryan peace plan an international tribunal for dispute resolution and a referendum if war seems the only option to satisfy the nations honor
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Miami
Fla
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House of Representatives
Germany
Congress
Chicago units warned to shoot to kill on public utility detail
Companies F and G of the First Illinois infantry guarding a strategic public utility were told by Captain Hamlet Ridgway to halt any approach, repeat orders, and if necessary fire. He warned that eye witnesses would note their actions as first in service.
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Americans Escape After Neath Torpedoing Near Fastnet
The British bark Neath en route from Mauritius to Havre with a sugar cargo was torpedoed without warning Tuesday, twenty eight miles southeast of Fastnet. Two Americans Clarence Bloom of San Francisco and Peter Webster of Pensacola aboard escaped with other crew members.
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Mauritius
Havre
Fastnet
State Department
Frost
Queenstown
Clarence Bloom
San Francisco
Peter Webster
Seaman
Pensacola
Fla
Former Factory Inspector Dies by Suicide in Streator
Michael Alberta a former Chicagoan and factory inspector under Governor Dunne’s administration killed himself with carbolic acid in Streator Illinois during March 80 the report states the incident outlines his personal crisis and job background.
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Streator
Michael Alberta
Dunne
Wisconsin Drys Win in Assembly Referendum Bill
Madison March 30 Wisconsin lawmakers pass a state wide referendum on prohibition the assembly votes 56 to 27 and sends the measure forward in the push to end or regulate alcohol use in the state.
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Wis
Assembly
Irish Leader John Dillon Warns British Government
John Dillon, prominent Irish leader, issues a public warning to the British Government over policy and concessions. He urges decisive action to address Irish demands and autonomy, signaling ongoing political tension and potential reform efforts.
Spain suspends constitutional guarantees amid seditious appeal
Madrid reports the decree suspending constitutional guaranties in all provinces as Spain moves to preserve order after an appeal to the people labeled seditious. Trade unions' headquarters are closed and several signers have been arrested as internal disorder and strikes persist.
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London
Madrid
Reuter
Spain
Paris
Havas
British Ship Alnwick Castle Sinks After Torpedoing
Thirteen men are known dead and a boatload is unaccounted for from the sinking March 19 of the British steamer Alnwick Castle. The torpedoing occurred 20 miles from land after she picked up the crew of another torpedoed steamer. One boat with 29 survivors and eight bodies reached Spain. Three boats with 78 survivors and five bodies were found at sea. a fifth boat is missing.
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London
Mar
Spain
Russians Gall on Teutons to Revolt
Petrograd dispatch reports a main meeting of Workmen soldiers and deputies at the duma launched an appeal to the German and Austrian coalition workers to rise against autocratic rule and join a world proletariat effort to overthrow kings capitalists and bankers. The appeal says united action can halt this murder and shame of humanity.
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Petrograd
Mar
Duma
Gubernatorial Twins Fourth Set Occupy Mansion
Anieana Vernia Frazier, daughter of North Dakota governor Lynn J. Frazier, becomes the fourth set of twins to reside in the governor's mansion in Bismarck. North Dakota has had eleven governors.
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Bismarck
N. D
Anieana Vernia Frazier
North Dakota
Lynn J. Frazier
Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna Exiled to Livadia
The Russian government approved Maria Feodorovna’s request to live at Livadia in Crimea, allowing the former Dowager Empress and mother of the deposed emperor to reside there after exile.
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Maria Feodorovna
Russia
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