Congress Likely to Act on War Declaration Today
Washington April 4 The joint resolution declaring a state of war with Germany is expected to be enacted promptly. Senate leaders plan a session today to vote after a delay caused by Senator Lalollette. House adoption is anticipated with near unanimous support from foreign affairs members, while some Republicans seek clarification on entente involvement and tax plan details. An eight hour law suspension for navy yard and shipbuilding work is also announced along with red tape reduction to hire specialists on federal projects.
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Waghington
Germany
Lalollette
foreign relations committee
senate
keaders
house
foreign affairs committee
United States
Washington
Wilson
Drys Make Big Gains Across Multiple States
Drys scored the gains yesterday as voters in Springfield Illinois Duluth Minnesota and Madison Wisconsin backed moves to oust the saloons in a series of local referendums.
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Drys
Chicago
Springfeld
Duluth
Minn
Madison
Wis
German plan hinges on U boat war says Swiss analyst
Basle report quotes Colonel Esl predicting no new Allied push on Western Front with possible Italian front action. He argues Germany will stay defensive in the west to avoid large losses, evacuate occupied French areas if needed, and rely on submarine warfare to starve Britain within six months.
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Switzerland
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Somme
Von Hindenburg
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Italan
Haly
Hindenburg
England
Plans Worked Out for Allied Naval War Cooperation
Plans have been worked out for close cooperation between the United States Navy and Allied fleets to combat the German U-boat menace. The announcement followed a conference between French ambassador Jusserand and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, and awaits congressional endorsement of Wilson's wartime decree.
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Peril
Washington
United States navy
M Jugserand
Nays Roosevelt
Wilson
Unrest Over Northern Democrats Slated for Chair Rows
Washington reports northern Democrats regain seats with few changes as Claude Witchin remains Ways and Means chair and Witsgerald heads Appropriations. Flood of Virginia leads Foreign Affairs, Dent of Alabama Military Affairs, Padgett of Tennessee Naval Affairs, Schall and Kelley strengthen the rules committee amid party battles and potential seating of Democratic contenders.
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Claude Witchin
committee on ways and means
Witsgerald
Brooklyn
Flood
Virginia
Dent
Alabama
Padgett
Tennessee
Democratic rules committee
Representative Schall
Minnesota
Champ Clair
M. Clyde Kelley
Pennsylvania
German Attitude Unchanged on War as Wilson Letter Reaches Berlin
Berlin reports that President Wilson’s state of war message has reached the city and German officials say there will be no change in policy. Germany will not declare war on the United States and will continue submarine warfare though not aimed at the United States alone. In Sheboygan, Wisconsin a April 4 referendum showed over 4 000 votes against entering the war with only 17 for and 33 blank.
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Berlin
congress
Germany
United States
Sheboygan
Wis
May Grant Vote to Women in Home Rule Cities
Ohio Supreme Court upholds that municipalities with home rule charters may grant women suffrage in municipal elections. Sophia Taylor challenged the Cuyahoga board in Cleveland. court ruled she should have been allowed to vote in an annexation election. Suffragists praise the decision and seek widespread inclusion of female suffrage clauses in charters.
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Ohio supreme court
Sophia Taylor
Cuyahoga county election board
as. Cleveland
election board
supreme court
home ruiz
Boston Wool Dealers Vote to Hold Raw Wool for Government
Boston wool market will hold all raw wool in reserve for government use. Members must submit stock inventories to a coordinating committee and refrain from buying or selling until the committee issues further notice. The move follows a resolution by the Boston Wool Trade association to support government needs.
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Boston
Boston Wool Trade association
Allies Advance As French British Seize More Villages Near St Quentin
London reports marked Allied progress in France with villages captured including Dallot Giffecourt and Maissemy as British and French forces push toward St Quentin. Haig’s troops also take Heinin-Sur-Co Jen as Rheims endures violent bombardment and Russian fronts see German attacks repelled after counterattacks.
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France
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Dallot
Giffecourt
Vermand
Maissemy
Heinin-Sur-Cojen
Arras
Rheims
Paris
Tlouksi
Dvinsk
Vladimir-Volynnski
Volhynia
Russian war office
Adige valley
Roosevelt Returns Calls at White House to Offer Troop Raise
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Washington after sea duty and seeks approval to raise a division for action in France or Belgium. He leaves a message for the president as transfer of authority opens under the new universal service framework.
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White House
Washington
Florida
Theodor Roosevelt
France
Belgium
White Teuse
war department
army
German Threats and Russian Premier’s Wife Incident
Washington reports German newspapers carry threats to treat armed guards of American merchantmen as pirates, with reprisals possible if Americans are mistreated outside prisoner of war status. In London a Russian premier Boris Sturmer’s wife attempted suicide after receiving an unknown letter and was gravely injured.
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Washington
state department
Germany
London
Boris V. Sturmer
Petrograd
Sturmer
Peace Conference Urged Without Trace
Washington reports from Berlin that Count Czernin proposed a belligerents conference during hostilities without a total halt in fighting. U S officials say no definite information has been received and resist a blind conference until Germany presents a general terms plan as a good faith guarantee.
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Berlin
Count Ceernin
state department
Count Czernin
anl
Germany
United States
Lokal Anzeiger
Benin
Vienna
Sofa
Constantinople
Europe
Military Census Likely Mobilization Order for Ohio Guard
Columbus April 3 It is regarded as probable that Governor Cox will enforce the military census law unless Congress acts. Men 18 to 44 would report to muster points with ages and qualifications to identify the most capable for service including munitions work. An organization for complete mobilization of the Ohio National Guard is expected at the adjutant general’s office within days.
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Columbtus
Cox
general assembly
adjutant general’s office
Latin American Countries Offer Peace Services for Europe
Mexico announces acceptance of a proposal for an American conference to meet in Uruguay to seek an agreement toward European peace. A similar message was sent to Colombia in response to Ecuador's note.
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Europe
Mexico City
Ecuador
Carranza
Uruguay
Colombia
Pomeroy Ballot Passes Soberly Amid Saloon Retention
In Pomeroy Ohio on April 4 nine saloons retained their licenses by a margin of 282, a gain of 85 from the statewide figure. Other Ohio items include Malta and McConnelsville bond approval for a $40,000 high school building, a double military funeral for two Fremont privates, and the death of Bishop Mitton Wright father of Orville and Wilbur Wright.
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Pomeroy, O
McConnelsville
Malta and
Fremont
Charles Keller
Company K
Sixth regiment
El Paso
Glenn Richards
Dayton, O
Mitton Wright
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Lome
Katherine Wright
Oakwood
Rush county
Ind
Philipp Scheidemann Defies Imperial Government
Philipp Scheidemann, noted German socialist leader, challenges the imperial government amid mounting political pressure. He advocates for constitutional reform and greater popular participation in state affairs, signaling a shift in the republican movement.
President Wilson Lets War Plans Move Forward
War and Navy Departments rush ahead with defense preparations and plans for aggressive hostilities against Germany. Enlistment for a national army, large tax funded budget, division of youth into service classes, and organization of commercial distribution are outlined as Congress may authorize. The national defense council and Cabinet press to empower rapid action once a war resolution passes.
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Ger
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Wilson
naional defense council
war
navy departments
navy
United States
Germany
secretary of war
Woson
eexert
national defense
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Lane
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Redfield
advisory commission
Ian
iMBon
Explosion and arson scar multiple communities in 1920s brief
A coal mine blast near Chandler Indiana killed one and injured five, while three miners remained entombed at Robindale mine near Indiana Pennsylvania after an explosion. A women‑led mob torched a Leansdale Pennsylvania resort. Valley Center Kansas elected a woman mayor and city council with a woman police judge, Avis Francis as mayor.
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Ind
Leansdale
Robindale
Conemaugh Smokeless Coal company
Indiana
Valley Center
Kan
Avis Francis la
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