Saulsbury Seeks War Declaration and Training Camps
Senator Willard Saulsbury urges immediate war declaration against Germany and a mobilized expeditionary force. The War Department announces 26 Plattsburg style training camps across the United States with dates from June to October. The National Guard convention in New York debates universal military training and favors federalizing the militia as a true national force.
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Senate
War Department
National Defense Body
Washington
Mar
Congress
United States
Germany
Willard Saulsbury
Delaware
Saulsbury
Chamberlain
Oregon
Committee On Military Affairs
Wilson
Plattsburg
Eastern Department
Central Department
Fort Riley
Kansas
Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort Sheridan
Fort Erin Har Fon
Indiana
Eptember
Fort D. A. Russell
Wyoming
Des Moines
Iowa
Southern Department
Austin
Tex
Dallas
Texas
Alexandwvna
Ala
Houston
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Western Department
Santa Barbara
Cal
American Lake
Wash
Fort Douglas
Utah
U. S
New York
National Yard Association
John F. O’ryan
New York National Guard
Reichstag Speech Defends Germany in War Question
Berlin reports that Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg told the Reichstag there is no German plan for war with the United States or an intent to restore czardom in Russia. He blamed Britain for blocking humanitarian norms and said Germany acted only after eight months of U.S. pressure. He warned Russia against any move to restore the old regime and blamed Nicholas II for failing reforms.
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U. S
Russia
Germany
Czardom
Berlin
United States
Reichstag
von Bethmann-Hollweg
America
Wilson
Lansing
England
Sardom
Nicholas Romanoff
William
House
Commons
Dion
Bonar Law
Pana Mine Lands Largest Contract in Region
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad company signed a one year contract with the Pana Coal company for the entire output of mine No. 1 in Pana Illinois, effective April 1. It is the largest such agreement in the region where the railroad has no stake.
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Pana
Pana, Ill
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
Pana Coal Company
British Forces Defeat Turkish Army in Palestine
London reports the British army in Palestine defeated a 20 000 strong Turkish force capturing 900 men including a general and the entire divisional staff of the 58d division. British troops advanced about fifteen miles along the southern Mediterranean coast from Rafa to the Wadi Ghuzzer near Gaza.
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London
Palestine
War Office
Mediterranean
Rafa
Wadi Ghuzzer
Gaza
Ghuzzeh
Three Candidates Urged Different Plans to Organize the House
Three candidates propose contrasting approaches to structure the House. Each outlines steps for leadership, committee reform, and calendar control to shape legislative priorities and party influence. Voters weigh vision, party dynamics, and potential gridlock implications.
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House
Lenroot
Mann
Clark
General Wood Assigned to Department of the Southeast
General Wood is assigned to depart ment of the southeast as part of an administrative reshuffle. The move places him in a regional post overseeing operations and policy in the Southeast division.
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Department of the Southeast
Wabash College Students Urged to Enlist in Great War
Crawfordsville Indiana March 30. Dr G L Mackintosh urged Wabash College students to enlist if war comes and to deliver funds to the Belgian relief fund. He recalled Civil War volunteers who organized a battalion and marched to the front, and urged no more chances be taken.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Wabash College
G. L. Mackintosh
Wabash
Entomologist Offers Food Raising Aid to Indiana Public
Indiana state entomologist Frank N. Wallace urges newspapers to inform citizens that the state entomologist office at the Statehouse is available for public use. He notes high food prices and invites inquiries for advice to improve food production and efficiency.
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Indiana State
Indianapolis
Ind
Statehouse
Indiana
Frank N. Wallace
Fire Captain and Pipeman Die in Gary Train Collision
Captain Charles Smith and Pipeman Otto Doege of the Gary fire department were killed when their motor hose cart was struck by a Chicago bound Michigan Central flyer at the Roosevelt street crossing just after leaving the engine house. Lieutenant Paul Henke and Pipeman Peter Magnus escaped with injuries.
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Gary
Ind
Mar
Charles Smith
Otto Doege
Woodmen of the World Back Wilson at Iowa Convention
The head camp of the Woodmen of the World in Iowa pledged undivided support to President Wilson to uphold the flag and U S prestige. Des Moines was chosen for the next convention, and Cal Maynard of Council Bluffs was elected head consul.
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Davenport
Woodmen of the World
Iowa
Wilson
United States
Des Moines
Cal Maynard
Council Bluffs
Bomb making feat revealed on German ship crewman testimony
Wilhelm Parades, fourth engineer aboard the German steamer Friederich der Grosse, tied up at Hoboken, testified during a wartime trial that of 250 lead cylinders prepared as fire bombs, 170 were deemed good. He said his specialty was soldering the devices.
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New York
Mar
Wilhelm Parades
Hoboken
N. J
Bryan urges peace plan to halt German submarine warfare
William J. Bryan urged the Senate and House to suspend Germanys submarine campaign through the Bryan peace plan which calls for international tribunal mediation before war he also proposed a nationwide referendum if war seems necessary to honor the nation.
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Miami
Fla
William J. Bryan
Senate
House of Representatives
Germany
Bryan
Congress
Shoo t to Kill Order By Captain Ridgway Reported
Chicago, Mar 30. Companies F and G of the First Illinois infantry were sent to guard strategic points. Captain Hamlet Ridgway’s platoon was assigned to a public utility detail and told to halt approaching men, give a warning, and if necessary fire to defend the post.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Hamlet Ridgway
Ridgway
Neath Torpedoed Off Fastnet. Two Americans Escape
The British bark Neath sailing from Mauritius to Havre with sugar was torpedoed without warning Tuesday about twenty eight miles southeast of Fastnet. Two Americans aboard, Clarence Bloom of San Francisco and Peter Webster of Pensacola, escaped with other crew members along with the rest of the crew.
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Washington
Mar
Mauritius
Havre
Fastnet
State Department
Frost
Queenstown
Clarence Bloom
San Francisco
Peter Webster
Pensacola
Former Factory Inspector Suicides in Streator
Michael Alberta a former Chicagoan and factory inspection department employee under Governor Dunne committed suicide in Streator Illinois using carbolic acid.
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Streator, Ill
Michael Alberta
Dunne
Wisconsin Drys Win Vote on State Prohibition Referendum
Madison March 30 The assembly passed the bill for a statewide referendum on prohibition by 66 to 37.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Spain suspends constitutional guarantees amid seditious appeal
London reports Madrid declares a decree suspending constitutional guarantees in all provinces. The appeal to the people is deemed seditious, with union HQs closed and signers arrested. Spain has faced internal disorders and strikes, including a December general strike and January riots.
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London
Madrid
Reuter
Spain
Sargossa
Mar
Trades’ Unions
Paris
Havas
British Ship Alnwick Castle Sinks With Thirteen Dead
Thirteen men are known dead after the British steamer Alnwick Castle sank on March 19, torpedoed 320 miles from land. A boat with 29 survivors and 8 bodies reached Spain, while three other boats carried 78 survivors and 5 bodies. one boat with 29 aboard remains unaccounted for.
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London
Mar
Spain
Russians Call On Teutons To Revolt
Petrograd dispatch reports a mass meeting of workmen soldiers and deputies approved an appeal to the workers of Germany and Austria-Hungary to rise against autocratic rule and establish freedom. The appeal urges the Central powers to throw off tyranny as Russians did and unite to end the war’s horrors.
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Petrograd
Mar
Massa
Duma
Gubernatorial Twins Fourth Pair in North Dakota
Bismarck reports Unile and Vernia Frazier, daughters of Governor Lynn J. Frazier, are the fourth set of twins to occupy the governor's mansion in North Dakota. The state has had eleven governors to date.
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Bismarck
N. D
Mar
Unile
Vernia Frazier
North Dakota
Lynn J. Frazier
Czar's Mother Exiled to Livadia in Crimea
Maria Feodorovna former empress and mother of the deposed emperor is granted residence at Livadia in the Crimea by the government. The decision follows the Tsar's overthrow and reflects a formal exile arrangement for the dowager empress.
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Petrograd
Maria Feodorovna
Russia
Livadia
Crimea
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