Wilson foes rally to defeat McLemore resolution
Washington March 7. Congress votes show administration forces winning two key tests to table the McLemore resolution as debate begins under a special rule. The House quickly approves the rule and prepares three roll calls, aiming to kill the resolution and continue submarine negotiations with Germany.
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President Wilson Receives Thousands Of Letters In Support
Washington reports President Wilson, after pledging to hear from home firesides, reads hundreds of messages from across the nation. An 81 year old Civil War veteran writes he is ready to take up his gun, while a Massachusetts mother expresses pride and readiness to aid. Supporters urge warning on armed ships and press congress.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Congressional
White House
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Massachusetts
Senator Stone
Congress
Submarine Refused Aid After Sinking Freighter
Genoa March 7. Silva Potentzani, commander of the Italian steamship Glava sunk March 1 in the Mediterranean, says the submarine refused to tow boats and crew to Milo coast. The sub used 2 inch guns, fired 45 shots, despite a first warning shot, and did not attempt to tow.
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Vila Puaria
Silva Potentzani
Glava
Mediterranean
Leghorn
Milo
Beattle Holds Election for Mayor and City Offices
Seattle voters entered a primary election day race for mayor and city offices. Mayor Hiram C. Gill held a strong lead, having secured a 3,000 majority over all candidates in the primary two weeks earlier and a 16,000 edge over his nearest rival Auathi Griffith, the former police chief, as voting continued.
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Wash
Hiram C. Gill
Auathi
Griffith
Pheasant Naming Note From a Transcribed Field Text
A fragment from a Japanese variety description notes the Ue com common pheasant with the splendid green white neck decor. It mentions the English Paoneny or paring necked Climers and a path where the neck pattern is carried down over the rewat.
Warning Resolution on Armed Merchant Ships and Neutral Rights
A lengthy resolution from the House of Representatives requests the president to warn American citizens about traveling on armed merchant ships of warring powers. It calls for sharing German memoranda and British secret instructions with the House for action to guard citizens and U.S. interests and to avoid entering war zones.
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McLemore
House of Representatives
64Th Congress
United States
Lrec
Navy
Oreat
Britain
House
Germans Hopeful of U S Congress
Berlin reports varied German press reactions to the U S Senate vote on Wilson's submarine policy. Die Post hints at potential shift toward German aims if Gore supporters persevere. Morgen Post and Tagessische Rundschau see no clear victory for Wilson while Freiheit and others claim Anglophiles suffered a setback and future actions may follow.
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London
Germany
United States Senate
Gore
Lokal Anzeiger
Wilson
Mann
Senate
Die Post
Tagelische Rundschau
Lansing
Morgen Post
Frankfurter Zeitung
Washington
Long Sought Hero Is Located and Given Medal
The Department of Commerce located one of the 40 Volturno heroes almost two years after Congress awarded medals. Alexander Sandilands of Dundee Scotland asked that a medal be forwarded to him. Fifteen other Volturno heroes are being sought or their medals may be given. The 40 were crew of the Kroonland who manned lifeboats and rescued passengers and crew of the burning Volturno in October 1913.
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Washington
March
Department of Commerce
Congress
Dundee
Scotland
Alexander Sandilands
Secretary of Commerce
Kroonland
Volturno
North Atlantic Ocean
Washington Trolley Strikers Return to Work
Washington March 7 Late yesterday the street car strikers agreed to return to work at once and take up adjustment of grievances with the local car companies while operations continue. If no agreement is reached arbitration will be resorted to.
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Washington
French ship Provence torpedo victim confirmed
March report from Paria notes that the French auxiliary cruiser Provence sunk in the Mediterranean on February 2 was struck by a torpedo. A survivor’s account, presented here, provides details of the attack and sinking.
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Provence
Mediterranean
German American Alliance behind fight on president
A New York World report cites documentary evidence that the National German American Alliance drives a pro German campaign in Congress. Alleged leaders include Alphonse Koeie and lobbyist T L Marsalis with offices in New York. The plan targets passports for belligerent ship passengers, an embargo on contraband war, and blocking fiefs reserve banks from foreign loans.
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New York World
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McLemore
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National
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Staats Verbund Des Deutsch-Amerikanischen Nationalbundes
Iden
Hexamer
Chimplark
Richard Bartholdt
St. Louis
Propaganta
United States
Barracks Burned At Fort Gibbon Alaska
Fort Gibbon Alaska barracks were destroyed by fire reported to the War Department by Captain McIntyre commander there. No loss of life, soldiers escaped unharmed despite the blaze occurring at the station.
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Washington
Fort Gibbon
Alaska
War Department
McIntyre
Hearings Conclude on Brandeis Nomination in Senate
Public hearings on Louis D. Brandeis of Boston for associate justice of the Supreme Court were terminated today by the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee after about a month of inquiry. The panel signaled when it would report to the full committee.
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Louis D. Brandela
Boston
Supreme Court
Judiciary Subcommittee
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Belgian Jails Fill As German Army Courts Sentences Grow
Amsterdam report says Belgian courts under German rule have issued many life terms with hard labor in Antwerp Ghent Liege and Namur. The Echo Belge notes the sheer volume risks publishing a long list of names and fears for the fate of Belgium as women and notable figures face harsh penalties.
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Vic
London
March
Echo Belge
Antwerp
Ghent
Liege
Amur
Istra
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Belgium
Wilson declines to support peace move
Stockholm dispatch reports Swedish government did not seek Wilson on mediation for peace. Wilson reportedly rejected any separate mediation unless requested by belligerents. Stockholm and other neutrals debate forming a mediation conference without U S cooperation.
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Wilson
Palltiken
Stockholm
United States
Wlson
Prison Bath Explosion Death Toll Rises in El Paso
Nine more victims died as the disinfection bath blast at the El Paso jail pushing fatalities to 18. Guards and survivors testified the match sparked the fire amid volatile vapors from osoline kerosene and vinegar used to sanitize Mexican arrivals.
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Jall
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Juarez Race Track
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Phelps
el Paso
Juarez
H. M. Cros
Davenort
Alan R. Odum
Stanton
Percy Woods
la Fayette
Colo
Cross
H. C. Bagby
Jol “Trusty
Towan
G. B. Calnan
Gavira
Tiine
Ned
Manuel Prieto
John D. Howards
German raider now sought in the Pacific
Jonolulu March 7 The Australian battle cruiser Australia and the Australian cruiser Sydney with possibly Japanese cruisers Chitone and Tokiwa are hunting a German commerce raider in the Pacific according to officers of the British steamer Niagara who arrived with rumors fresh and sighting reports in the Mawellhin straits.
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Jonolulu
Australia
Sydney
Chitone
Pacific
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Straits of
Mawelhin
Chiele Trade Tied to Huasteca and Vera Crux Forests
Fragmentary report notes chiele obtained by tapping Acras sapota trees in Vera Crux forests. Huasteca influence dominates the chiele market with sales in Tuxpam and Tampico. Colombia expands coinage facilities, relying on silver from its mines, emeralds, and potential half dollar value if congress approves.
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Huasteca Indiane
Tuxpam
Tampico
Republic of Colombia
National Congress
Peruvian Composer Studies Inca Melodies in Two Operas
Jose Valie-Riestra, a Peruvian composer visiting with Pan American scientific congress delegates, has dedicated his life to researching Inca melodies. He has composed two operas, Ollantay and Atuham, based entirely on those ancient musical themes.
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Jose Valie-Riestra
My Lady Nicotine Wins Title Amid Tobacco Drive
A Paraguayan young woman, who collected 1,000,000 cigars, 260,000 pounds of tobacco and 50,000 pipes for allied soldiers, earns the nickname My Lady Nicotine. She stayed away from alcohol and avoided tobacco herself, yet led a successful wartime donation drive.
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Washington Loop
Paraguay
Nicotine
German Dreadnought Fleet Seen in North Sea Rumors Surge
Dispatches from Rome and London report twenty six German dreadnoughts and later twenty five vessels cruising the North Sea with hints of a great naval engagement. British censorship delayed detailing as observers note submarines and mines danger while strategic maneuvers unfold near Kiel and Vlieland amid rumors of a broader Baltic and Scandinavian battle context.
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North Sea War
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Bulgarian Heir to Wed Hapsburg Prince
Berlin reports a marriage arranged between Prince Boris of Bulgaria, heir to the throne, and a Hapsburg princess. Boris, born in Sofia January 18, 1494, holds a high command in the Bulgarian army. The Hapsburg head is Emperor Francis Joseph. Ferdinand is said to be in Vienna after a recent visit.
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Vie Paris
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Ferdinand
Turkey Near End as London Reports Peace Move Grows
London reports a potential separate peace movement in Turkey gaining momentum with clerical and elite support. Refugee testimony dominates dispatches with few solid facts, while Athens and Cairo outlets push sensational rumors of a Turkish crisis. Meanwhile the Russian fleet widens operations west of Trebizond and shells the Terma mouth as Trebizond locals flee amid looting and terror by demoralised Turkish troops.
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Seaplane Smashed in Mobile River Incident
A naval hydroaeroplane was hurled against the moat of a schooner in Mobile river and demolished. Pilot Lieut. E. O. McDonnell of the naval aviation corps escaped unharmed.
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Mobile
Liew. E. O. McDonnell
Naval Aviation Corps
Will Deport Germans From Conquered Lands
London reports that all enemy traders in Togoland German West Africa will be deported on military grounds. Premier Asquith announced in the House of Commons that Togoland surrendered unconditionally on August 24, 1914. The colony lies on Africa’s west coast between Dahomey and the Gold Coast, covering about 38 000 square miles with roughly 900 000 people in 1908. A notable photograph captures a meteor trail photographed by a British soldier in India.
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Togoland
Germany
West Africa
Asquith
House of Commons
Africa
Dahomey
Gold Coast
Hughes Again Refuses to Permit Use of Name
Boston March 7 Justice Charles F Hughes of the United States Supreme Court publicly reiterates he is not a candidate and cannot permit use of his name as a presidential candidate in a letter to former state senator Charles H Brown.
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Charles F. Hughes
United States Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
American Builders Cannot Fill Orders
Washington reports Secretary Daniels cannot find an American contractor capable of meeting the required speeds for two fleet submarines. The Navy has referred the matter to the House naval committee. One bidder promises 19 knots, but would need a change in law to be accepted. Specifications demand 26 knots on the surface if possible and not less than 20 knots.
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Harrison
Mississippi
Washington
Daniels
House Naval Committee
Padget
Department
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Baker Nomination Sent to Senate
Washington March 7 The nomination of Newton D Baker former mayor of Cleveland to be secretary of war was sent to the Senate today.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Ohio
Total 13 deaths from Zeppelin bombs in London raid
London report confirms 13 deaths from Sunday night Zeppelin raid. Ninety bombs dropped with no described military damage. Five great docks area records show casualties lower than a decade average, while water levels stay below critical highs with no immediate danger to life.
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