Extended Debate in the Senate on Armed Neutrality
Washington lawmakers debated the administration plan to arm merchant ships to deter German submarines. Senator Stone relinquished leadership to Hitchcock while LaFollette vowed to speak at length but not filibuster. The bill would authorize armed ships and possibly other measures, sparking questions of war power and enforcement.
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Probe of Chicago election frauds by federal grand jury
Chicago March 3 A special federal grand jury has been asked to investigate alleged frauds in the last national election. Frank C Dailey assistant to the attorney general in charge of investigations into vote frauds is here and will be convened at once.
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United States
Fourth Ohio Welcome Parade Planned in Columbus
In Columbus on March the Fourth Ohio National Guard troops from the Fourth regiment and Troop B are to be welcomed. Chief Marshall S Kinnear announces parade order and route. Douglas McCormick, chairman, sets reception on the statehouse west steps with Governor Coxami and Mayor George Abd addressing soldiers. Military and civic groups will join as trains arrive from Detroit.
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Drop In New York Prices Of Food
New York reports abnormal price drops in staples like potatoes and onions since last Monday, saving New York City residents about 5 million dollars. Commissioner Hartigan credits consumer boycotts for lower wholesale levels and notes offers of large supplies at far reduced prices. Separate Cincinnati scene shows women protesting outside a kosher meat shop, tossing meat into the street amid a boycott claim against Jewish retailers.
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Senate passes naval appropriation bill for 535 million
Washington March 1 The senate approved a 535000000 naval appropriation bill without a roll call. It allocates 209000000 for extra naval construction including three battleships one battle cruiser eight destroyers three scout cruisers and sixty eight submarines. An emergency fund of 115000900 is set aside to expedite new warship construction. The bill adds fifty submarines versus the house plan and finances the costs with a 140000000 bond issue. Key vessels include three battleships at 15500000 each one battle cruiser at 19000000 three scout cruisers at 6000000 each fifteen destroyers at 1300000 each a destroyer tender at 3259000 and two tenders for submarines plus eight coastal submarines at 1200000 each ten fleet submarines at 1900000 each.
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Food Mob Besieges Waldorf Astoria Dining Room
Hundreds of fat and robunt women besieged the Waldorf Astoria dining room in New York City on a February Saturday urging bread relief during a political event for Governor Whitman. Police were called to push the crowd away from the windows as diners sought to continue lunch.
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Renewed efforts as Ohio tax measures move forward
Columbus March 3 supporters vow to push the tax bill next week after a late Senate adoption and a contentious floor. The bipartisan committee framing the measure recommends changes to property exemptions and public uses while bills increasing agricultural powers and altering legal qualifications await approval before heading to Governor Cox.
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Fatal Explosion Shocks Newark Ohio Household
Reported by the Newark area, Mrs J G Watkins wife of Major Watkins of the Salvation Army may have been fatally burned in a natural gas explosion at home. Also found dead in a Rocky Fork schoolhouse near Newark is Mrs Louiel Thompson, aged seventy, dead about ten days with the cause undetermined. In Cincinnati a man named Lawrence Stapleton fifty six killed himself with knife wounds to his throat while despondent over presumed wrongs. A Toledo woman identified as Vary dn bie shot and killed herself on kneeling, holding her youngest child as her husband and two others prayed nearby. wealth appears to be a factor in her action.
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Ohio Senate Bills Advance On Education Telephones and Bonds
U Boat Balcomes power to WX salaries to board of health members and Representative Garver’s proposal to permit justices of the peace to hold men with wider bond rather than binding them over to the grand jury. Senate bills passed include Wright to create a state board of education Aprile to require long distance telephone companies to serve all local companies Torn to make federal farm loan bonds lawful investments for insurance companies Mooney revising Ohio’s military laws to conform with the national defense act Miller of Licking to abandon a portion of the Ohio canal between Newark and Feb
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All Ships to Be Sunk in Charred Zone
The German government announced that all sailing ships encountered in the "charred zone" will be sunk without warning. The period allowed for sailing ships has expired.
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Great Cunard Liner Sunk by German Submarine
The Laconia, a Cunard liner among the fleet’s newest, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on Sunday night February 23, with six American passengers aboard.
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End of the Villa dynasty in northern Mexico declared
Washington reports Pancro Villa’s military career is over as the state department confirms the outlaw’s collapse. Government agents on the border say he is crippled by wounds and no longer a factor in Mexican politics, ending a chapter that irritated the United States more than any other figure.
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Kaiser WIlliam Confined With Severe Chill At Berlin
Kaiser William is confined to his room in Berlin with a severe chill. His physicians are not apprehensive over his condition but insist on all precautions. The Kaiser is under ministrations in his apartments and communicates daily with headquarters despite his illness.
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NO PROPOSAL MADE TO THE JAPANESE
Tokyo reports no proposition from either Mexico or Germany to join a war against the United States. Viscount Motono, Japan's foreign minister, calls the idea ridiculous and says Japan would not abandon its allies. Mexico is said to be pro allied and intelligence indicates it did not forward any proposal. In El Paso, officials say Mexican sympathies are pro ally and German propaganda would meet little support.
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Teutons Stand Firm on Submarine Policy
Berlin says Germany will not back down on submarine policy. Foreign Minister Zimmerman declares maintenance of the new policy essential for any understanding with the United States to avert a broader rift. He cites barred zones as non negotiable while pursuing talks in Washington mediated by the Swiss minister. Indictments in spy case list alleged plots to send reporters to Great Britain and feed Germany with sensitive information. defendants Bacon, Sander, Wunonenbetrgeant, Varx, and Bacon are named, with Bacon in England.
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Conry Passes Away Former New York Congressman Dies
Michael F. Conry, 47, a Democratic representative from New York City, died in a Washington hospital after a long illness due to kidney trouble. His death may affect the balance of power in the upcoming Sixty fifth Congress where Democrats and Republicans each hold 215 seats with five independents.
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British Forces Make Progress on French Front Near Ancre
British troops advance north and south of the Ancre River in France with gains around Puisieux-an-Mont Mariencourt and toward Bapaume. In the Ancre region 128 prisoners, three machine guns and four trench mortars were captured.
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Await Court Decision Sparks Threat of Rail Strike
New York reports warn a nationwide railroad strike looms if the Supreme Court does not rule on the Adamson law by next Tuesday. Brotherhood leaders say decisive action will follow, with engineers and firemen unions pledging plans for Tuesday if no court decision arrives.
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Guns and Ammunition Ready to Arm American Merchant Ships
Navy yards in Washington report guns mounts and ammunition assembled for arming American merchant ships. The weapons board can begin work on orders from President Wilson within days. Estimates show three to five days per ship for those already surveyed, longer for others as Atlantic coast yards prepare to proceed under department telegraphic guidance.
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