Immigration bill becomes law after senate override
Senate vote 62 to 19 overrides the president, despite State Department warnings about Asiatic exclusion terms angering Japan. Reed cites need to avoid harming relations as immigration law with literacy test finally passes after 20 years of debate.
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Washington
Senate
State Department
Japan
Phelan
Hollis
Johnson
South Dakota
Thompson
Sherman
Smith
Michigan
Senaator Reed
Need
Reed
Pershing Leads 10000 U S Troops Across Mexico Border
Maj. Gen. John J. Pershing heads more than ten thousand American expeditionary troops across the Mexico border at Columbus New Mexico welcomed by guards and townspeople. Nine hundred refugees accompany Pershing as the column departs to Mexico on March 15 1916.
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Pershing
N. M
John J. Pershing
Mexico
General Pershing
Border Line
J.T. Collins
de Camp
William C. Reed
Vohumbus
New Mexico National Guard
German Raid Repulsed Near Barleux
Paris reports a German raid south of the Somme near Barleux was repulsed. The war office says French forces made several incursions into German lines in the Chambrettes and Pont-A-Mousson sectors.
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Paris
Somme
Barleux
War Office
Chambrettes
Pont-A-Mousson
Roosevelt Jr Receives Infantry Major Commission
Washington February 7 President Wilson signed a commission appointing Theodore Roosevelt Jr a major of infantry in the officers reserve corps He was a member of the Plattsburgh training camp.
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Washington
Wilmon
Thealore Roosevelt, Jr
Infantry
Officers' Reserve Corps
Roosevelt
Plattahurs
Rock Island Flyer Wrecked Near Walnut Iowa
The Rocky Mountain limited on the Rock Island line, westbound from Chicago to Denver, wrecked near Walnut Iowa at 10:15 PM. Several passengers were injured with three believed fatally hurt. A relief train from Atlantic rushed to the scene as the day coach, baggage car, and two Pullmans fell into a ten foot embankment after rails spread on a curve, with a coach later burned by stove coals.
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Walnut
Rocky Mountain Limited
Rock Island
Atlantic
MINES IM peril relief ship halted by delays
The Belgian relief commission suspended operations of all transportation facilities pending talks through the Spanish ambassador at Berlin to open a safe supply lane to Belgium. Fifteen ships in the war zone cannot be reached with new orders, raising grave fears for their safety. Herbert C Hoover warns ships may be sunk if forced to Dutch ports without flag respect.
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Washington
Belgian Relief Commission
Berlin
Belgium
Herbert C. Hoover
Three Saved From Isle Royale Mine Flood
Three miners were rescued after more than fifty hours trapped in the Isle Royale mine in Houghton Michigan. Rescuers found them alive in a drift on the fourteenth level, with the shaft flooded to above that level. Food had been delivered, while two men remained missing and no further movement was planned until tomorrow due to the rescuers' fatigue and the miners' weakness.
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Michigan
Houghton
Mich
Isle Royale
Two Neutral Ships Sunk as War Deploys Submarine Threat
London reports February 5 that the Norwegian steamship Ymar of 1123 tons was sunk by a submarine with part of the crew saved. A Spanish steamer Dos De Noviembre was also sunk, per Madrid dispatch.
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London
Ymar
Lloyds
Madrid
Seven Allied Planes Shot Down Over Western Front
Berlin reports seven allied aircraft were shot down in sky battles on the western front as announced by the German war office in February.
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Berlin
German War Office
Germans in White Dress Break Through Russian Trench Line
Teutons in white overalls pierced Solotvina first line near Breezany in an official Russian report. The Russians repulsed the assault and held the positions despite the breach.
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Teutons
Dent Russ
Petrograd
Solotvina
Breezany
No Ban on Passports, State Dept Says
Washington says the state department will not refuse to issue passports due to the new German war zone decree. No passports have been revoked.
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Washington
State Department
Anti alien land measures spark warnings in Japan
Oregon Senator Wilbur withdraws anti alien land bill to avoid Japan issues during a crisis. Japan formally protests to Washington over similar bills in Idaho and Oregon as U S officials urge delaying action to prevent straining ties. Idaho Senate defers antimien land ownership bill amid U S pressure and Borah telegram urging postponement. Tokyo fears actions could provoke a forceful response from Japan.
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Ore
Oregon
George R. Wilbur
Wilson
Washington
Japan
United States
Idaho
California
Congress
Feeting
State Department
Boise
Senate
House
Borah
Idaho Daily Statesman
Lansing
Polk
Tokyo
Gerard to go to Basel on special train
Geneva reports that James W. Gerard the American ambassador to Germany will travel on a special train to Basel Switzerland. A dispatch from Berlin received at Zurich says Americans in Germany and Austria may be ordered to quit these countries at once with a port route via Switzerland the only option for many.
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Switzerland
Geneva
James W. Gerard
Germany
Basel
Berlin
Zurich
Austria
JAP SHIPS NEAR HONOLULU REPORT SEEN BY PASSENGERS
Honolulu Feb 6 reports from passengers aboard the Shinyo Maru say a cruiser was sighted early morning near the Hawaiian Islands. The fleet named in the area includes the Tokiwa Iwata and Nissin, adding corroboration to the warship presence in Hawaiian waters.
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Islands
Honolulu
T. H
Hawaiian
Japan
Tokiwa
Iwata
Nissin
More guards sent home from border stations
San Antonio Texas February 3 It was announced that the following state troops will start home before night Indiana brigade headquarters and Second Infantry at Limo Grande Town brigade headquarters and Third Infantry at Brownsville and First North Carolina Infantry at El Paso all from border stations stopping further duty in the area.
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Indiana
Iowa
San Antonio
Tex
Limo Grande
Town
Brownsville
North Caroline
el Paso
Japanese Loyal to U S Honolulu 1917 Japanese reserve offer
In Honolulu and Hawaii 15000 Japanese reservists pledge service to the United States should hostilities arise between the United States and Germany. The declaration reflects strong loyalty among Japanese residents amid wartime tensions.
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U. S. Honolulu
United States
Germany
Hawaii
Violent Fighting on the Somme Front
Berlin reports violent fighting on the Somme front with the Germans recapturing much of trenches east of Beaucourt that had been previously held by British forces.
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Somme
Berlin
Somme Front
War Office
Beaucourt
America's Break With Germany Pleases Japan
Tokyo editors hail the U S severing of diplomatic ties with Germany calling the move a world good and compare Germany to a wild beast. The Nichi Nichi lauds a U S declaration of war as a noble contribution to civilization beside which Lincoln's war would shrink.
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Tokyo
United States
Germany
Lincoln
DAR President General Calls Women to Aid War Effort
Mrs. William Cumming Story, president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, urged 1,500 local chapters to organize for possible war. She asked for hospital supplies and to classify women by service, sending names and addresses of members and other ready to help to New York.
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William C. Story
Daughters of Revolution
New York
Daughters of the American Revolution
William Cumming Story
Spaniel Found Not Guilty in Wife Murder Case
San Antonio Texas February 3 a jury returned a not guilty verdict after under two hours deliberation in the trial of Harry J Spannell of Alpine charged with killing his wife Crystal Hollan Spannell last July. Spectators cheered as the verdict was read. Mrs Spannell and Lt Col Butler of the Sixth Cavalry U S A were killed July 20 while in an automobile.
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San Antonio
Tex
Harry J. Spanvell
Alpine
Crystal Hollan Spannell
Spannell
Butler
Sixth Cavalry
U. S. Relief Ship Euphrates Sunk by Torpedo
Official reports confirm the Euphrates, a Belgian relief ship, was torpedoed and sunk while returning to the United States with surplus provisions. Several crew members were rescued and reached a nearby port. The sinking is linked to a new submarine policy by the central powers.
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London
Central Powers
United States
America
Red Cross Dispatches War Relief Prep to 205 Chapters
Washington Feb 5 United States Red Cross headquarters sent identical telegrams to 205 chapters ordering immediate preparations for active war relief work across the country.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Wileon Cancela Social Functions and Storm Halt Trains
Washington reports all pending social engagements canceled by President and Mrs Wileon including the Southern Society Relief dance and the army navy reception. Fargo records a severe winter storm stopping all railroad traffic in North Dakota with several transcontinental trains stalled on the Packie and Great Northern lines.
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Wileon
Washington
Southern Society
Army and Navy
Fargo
N. C
Great Northern
German crisis looms as U S boosts naval prep
Washington reports indicate a near unanimous House approval of a $352 million naval preparedness bill. Key items include $1.25 million for machine guns and $1 million for anti aircraft guns, with additional sums for merchant navy batteries and ammunition. Cabinet meetings say Germany's submarine policy remains unchanged and no war escalation evident.
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House
Fadgett
Naval Committee
State Department
Germany
Zimmermann
Berlin
United States
Burleson
Wilson
Padgett
War and Navy
Wright Company
Curtiss Company
Navy Department
Webb
House Judiciary Committee
German Raids Repulsed on Verdun Front
Paris reports two German raids near Verdun at Louvemont and Eparges failed to gain ground. An assault near Paurroy forest reached the first line but was driven back by a counterattack. In Alsace three French reconnoitering parties penetrated German trenches and destroyed shelters.
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Verdun
Louvemont
Eparges
War Office
Paurroy Forest
Aspath
Alsace
Nerway Suspends eS te U and ee paannees cabled
A garbled UK dispatch signals suspension of a service or policy by Nerway, with unclear names and destinations. The text references Chitaratie, Nerwen, and a cabled message to a unspecified Berwee by the United ve Dene tele.
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Nerway
Chitaratie
Nerwen
aNelastrea
United Ve Dene
Cascarets promise quick relief from constipation and misery
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent cure for constipation, biliousness, and headaches. It claims lasting health and a clear head for months and urges purchase for adults and children. It notes stores carry Cascarets and comments on women’s fashion high shoes affecting leather demand.
Care for your skin with Cuticura soap and ointment
An old advertisement explains a daily skin care routine using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to treat eczema rashes and itching for children and adults. A free sample offer via Beck Cuticura Dept Boston is included. Booth Tarkington in New York jokes about debt, saying twelve hundred dollars would clear him.
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Beck
Cuticura
Dept. i
Boston
Ranke
Booth Tarkington
New York
Pane Wright
Tark
Model Home Cottage at Carlisle Indian School Aides Girls
On the Carlisle Indian School campus a bungalow named the model home cottage aids Indian girls education. Four girls are sent monthly with a matre to run the house. The cottage is built to mirror home life on an Indian reservation.
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Carlisle Indian School
Fia
Signa Hinted Carranza Sympathy in Gardener Remark
A fragment mentions Suggestive Signa claiming a gardener is a Carranza sympathizer by noting he has Mexican roses near the border. The text also notes bread bakers deliver larger loaves and observes that many friends in need appear to require assistance.
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Carranza
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