Pro War Resolution Passes Senate 82 to 6 In War Debate
The Senate approved a state of war against Germany by an 82 to 6 vote. Senators Gronna Nor ris LaFollette Lane Stone and Vardaman opposed. Norris stirred uproar with a charge about putting dollars on the flag. The House foreign affairs committee favored a substitute bill outlining war powers and diplomatic aims.
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Washington
United States
Germany
senate
Gronna
North Dakota
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Norris
Nebraska
Lane
Qoregan
Stone
Missouri
Vardaman
Mississippi
McCumber
state department
house committee
Williams
Reed
Harding
Ohio
Kenyon
Iowa
Ta ¥ollette
LaFolletta
England
London
house foreign affairs committee
Rancher fatally shoots three in Tulare County courthouse
In Stanford California on April 5 L D Denny prominent rancher shot and killed Judge George E Meadows attorney EK T Cooper foreman A S Wrey and another man in the Tulare County courthouse during a fit of insanity after brooding over a legal action. He fled with a revolver and was mortally wounded by the sheriff who fired on him after he refused to halt. Earlier he killed Casper and Wiley in Cosper's office before entering the courthouse.
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Stanford
Cal
George E. Meadows
Attorner EK.T. Cooper
A. S. Wrey
Tulare county court house
L. D. Denny
Denny
Cosper
Casper
Wiley
Meadows
General Squires Directs Signal Corps in Army
General Squires takes command of the Signal Corps, a key branch of the Army, signaling renewed emphasis on communications leadership and wartime readiness.
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Signal Corps
Army
MISS MARGARET DONAHUE First Woman Wireless Operator Of fers Service to Navy
Miss Margaret Donahue becomes the first woman wireless operator to offer her services to the Navy. She steps forward amid wartime needs, signaling a historic push for women in technical naval roles.
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Navy
Threaten and Saint Quentin After Heavy Front Fighting
London April 5. French troops push along a six mile front south and southeast of St Quentin storming a German stronghold. British gain Metz en Couture near St Quentin and press east toward Marcoing while French seize Grugies Urvillers and Amloy. Heavy snow hampered actions as Nivelle’s soldiers secure trenches near Folie farm and threaten Havringcourt wood. In Volhynia Germans strike east of Kovel across the Stokhod river with heavy Russian casualties. Russians report entering Austrian trenches near RafaIlova and Khanikin remains under pursuit of Turks in Macedonia.
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London
St. Quentin
Metz-en- Couture
Grugies
St Quentin
Urvillers
AMloy
Oise
Havrincourt wood
Marcoing
Peroune
Bapaume
Cambrai
Berlin
Preacher Held Up in Toledo and Tax Talk in Akron
In Toledo Rev J Leslie French pastor of Northminster Presbyterian church and John Smith a private watchman were among ten victims of thugs French was robbed of a watch and $5 the watchman was beaten and robbed of his revolver and a small sum of money In Akron state Senator H H Timby asked the attorney general for a ruling on the constitutionality of the Kimball act taxing mortgaged property on payment of a registration fee He calls it a tax dodging measure and notes the home buyer bears taxes on what he owes and owns In Cincinnati a man claiming to be KK B Hentschel of Louisville is jailed at Catlettsburg for sending a telegram to the secretary of war denouncing the presidents war stance and pledging aid to Germany The telegram was intercepted and papers show possible联系 with the Carranza government in Mexico
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Toledo
J. Leslie French
Northminster Presbyterian church
John Smith
Akron
H. H. Timby
McGhee
Timby
Cincinnati
KK. B. Hentschel
Louisville
Catlettsburg
Germany
Carranza
Mexico
Training in Schools Convention in Pittsburgh
Physical educators convene in Pittsburgh with 400 delegates as the American Physical Education Association emphasizes compulsory training linked to military preparedness. Dr McKenzie will discuss war business and preparedness in schools, based on his study of British methods. Austria-Hungary may sever relations with the United States amid German pressure. Senator Vardaman warns universal training risks arming Negroes and threatens the South.
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Pittsburgh
American Physical Education association
Rk. J. Tait McKenzie
University of Pennsylvania
Austria
America
London
Austria-Hungary
United States
William
Charles
Gulfport
Miss
James K. Vardaman
south
Germany's Reply to U S on Prussian Treaties
Berlin protests that Germany has not violated the 1785 1799 and 1823 treaties and accuses the United States of breach by blocking German merchant ships at American ports. In Washington the Susan B Anthony federal woman suffrage amendment was introduced in the Senate by Senator Jones of New Mexico and referred to the suffrage committee.
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Germany
Washington
Germay
Berlin
United States
Susan RB. Anthony
senate
Senator Jones
New Mexico
committee for action
Stirring Up Trouble in Southern States
The Department of Justice opened an inquiry into reports that German agents sought to incite black uprisings in Alabama Georgia and the Carolinas. A secret service investigator will push the case in several localities amid rumors of German sailors aiding unrest and plots to move Black workers to northern cities or to Mexico. Authorities cautioned that some tips about Ku Klux Klan activity were unconfirmed at this time.
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Washington
department of justice
south
Alabama
Georgia
Carolinas
Mexico
U-Boat Operations Sunk Vessels Reported by London
London April 5 The British admiralty reports that 31 vessels were sunk last week by mines and submarines. Four minesweepers were struck and sank with 24 crew missing. British merchant ships of 690 tons or more were sunk, plus two unreported previously, totaling eighteen ships. thirteen British vessels under 1,600 tons also sunk in the period ending April 1.
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London
tye strick
Government Orders Large War Supply Plant Takeover
Washington reports the government invoked drastic powers to secure war supplies at prices far below proposed figures. A manufacturer was ordered to fulfill a large wartime contract or face nationalization of the plant. Officials refused to name the firm or agency. Wilson and advisers push for fair, reasonable profits and plan to buy goods at lower rates than current U S sellers. A defense act section makes noncompliance a felony with up to three years in prison and a $50,000 fine.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
navy
Explosion at Chicago restaurant injures many. deaths feared
An explosion wrecked a restaurant at 177 179 North Halstead street in Chicago this afternoon. Thirty five persons were injured and reports to police indicate from two to seven people were killed.
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Chicago
North Halstead street
Deserted Wife Receives Divorce in Court Today
Abbie Dunlap was granted a divorce from Clair Dunlap by Judge Reeves this morning on grounds of gross neglect failure to provide and wilful absence for more than three years in the court session.
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Reeves
Abbie Dunlap
Clair Dunlap
Cooper Challenges Sussex Loss Claim in House Debate
Representative Cooper challenged the President’s assertion that American lives were lost when the Sussex was attacked. He argued the claim was not true, voicing strong disagreement during a heated April 5 debate on the Flood-Martin resolution in Washington.
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Sussex
WASHINGTON
House
Cooper
Missourian Sunk by German Submarine Without Warning
Confirmation reached the State Department that the American liner Missourian was sunk without warning by a German submarine. Thirty two Americans aboard were in danger, and reports also stated Belgian relief ships Feistein and Trevier were sunk.
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Missourian
WASHINGTON
State Department
Feistein
Trevier
Russian Attache Shot at Baltimore Country Club
Michael Borzatovsky, commercial attache of the Russian embassy in Washington, arrived from Petrograd eight days ago with a finance ministry document. He was shot in the breast while at the Baltimore Country Club and is hospitalized. friends say he was toying with a pistol when it exploded.
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Baltimore
Michael Boratovsky
Washington
Petrograd
M. Borzatovsky
Roosevelt's Offer Declined to Lead Division to France
Washington April 5 The War Department cannot accept Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's offer to raise and command a division for deployment to the battle front in France. Officials say only a special act of Congress could authorize such a division and fear it would spur others to seek similar honors, harming the army.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
raiss
France
war department
congress
Seven Switchmen Held in $2 Million Wells Fargo Heist
Chicago officials arrest seven switchmen from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad amid a long running Wells Fargo robbery case. A woman among the suspects is identified as Mrs Anna Poff whose husband is one of the detainees. About $13,000 in property has been recovered. One woman suspect collapsed during arrest.
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Chicago
alliegel
Weells-Pargo company
Chica
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Anna Poff
President Approves War Army Plan for Two Million Trainees
Washington aims to raise an army of about 2,000,000 to be trained within two years. Major General Scott will explain the plan as Secretary Daniels notes contracts for 200 submarine chasers and coast patrol boats. The program envisions a fighting force dominated by men in their twenties with rigorous physical training and rigid standards.
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Washington
war department
Wilson
general staff
Baker
war army
congress
Scott
navy
department
Daniels
United States
Army Bill Passes House After Brief Debate
Washington April 5. After twenty five minutes debate the house passed the annual 240000000 army bill. It is the same as the bill that failed in the senate last session. War measures will be covered by a separate bill. The house also passed the 138000000 sundry civil bill after an hour of discussion.
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Washington
house
senate
Packing Plants Boost Wages In Meat Packer Firms
Chicago April 5 The big meat packing corporations at the Thinn stock yards have granted pay increases ranging from 2 to 12 per cent effective April 1 Armour & Company said a $500000 bonus would be given to 8000 salaried employees drawing $1800 or less per year due to high cost of living. A $1000000 bonus was distributed last November.
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Chicago
Thinn
Armour & Company
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