Wilson Is Inducted Into Office With Parade Fanfare
Woodrow Wilson took the presidential oath in a vast Washington crowd after March 4 met Sunday. Thomas Marshall also took the vice presidential oath at a special Senate session. A grand parade along Pennsylvania Avenue followed, with military units, dignitaries, and Mrs Wilson in attendance, signaling a celebratory inauguration day in the capital.
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Cabinet resignations rock China over war stance
The Chinese cabinet voted to break diplomatic ties with Germany and urged the United States to join. President refused to approve. Premier Yuan Shikai resigned and left Beijing. Full cabinet resignations expected as parliament largely supports the cabinet’s move amid party leaders criticizing the president.
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Wilson Calls Special Session Useless Under Senate Rules
President Wilson says he cannot arm merchant ships or act against the German submarine threat without congressional authority. He urges a special session to revise rules but notes the Senate’s power blocks action, leaving the country at risk and business paralyzed.
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Ambiguity in 1819 law on privateers and German submarines
The 1819 law cited by the president targeted resistance by American merchantmen to privateers and pirates but excluded ships attacked by a public armed vessel of a nation in amity with the United States. Germany is not at war with the United States, and its submarines are public armed vessels.
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Columbus Guardsmen welcomed after long parade in rain
In Columbus a ford of Fourth Ohio Infantry and civic groups paraded despite bad weather. Governor Cox and Mayor Karb spoke at the state house denouncing the Senate filibuster as treasonable and shocking to America, drawing applause from soldiers and spectators. Similar welcomes occurred in nine other Ohio cities.
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British Make Fresh Gains on Somme and Ancre Fronts
London reports renewed British advances on the Somme and Ancre fronts with two miles of German ground ceded east of Gomercourt and 173 prisoners taken east of Bouchavesnes. Meuse terrain clashes see Germans enter French trenches then retreat after counterattack as bombardments persist. Other fronts report limited activity with minor duels and no major battles.
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Mayors rally for Galbreath bill to aid debted Ohio towns
Ohio mayors gather at the state capital to back Senator Galbreath’s bill granting 20 mill tax authority for pre March 1 1917 obligations. Senate support appears likely as rural lawmakers and other city bills stay in committee. Republican Galbreath argues the measure shifts relief without undoing current 15 mill limit.
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Von Bernstorff Nominated for Reichstag Seat
Count von Bernstorff former German ambassador to the United States was nominated as a Reichstag candidate. Seven hundred workers may lose jobs in two weeks due to a Bonney-Floyd plant fire. An interurban car at Cleveland near the Chagrin river bridge overturned injuring several. Miss Alice Paul, PA, elected national chairman of the National Woman's party formed by merging the Congressional Union for Women's Suffrage with the former Woman's party in Chicago last June.
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Twelve Solons Prevent Vote on Armament Bill
In Washington on March 5 1917 a group led by Senator La Follette blocked a vote on a bill authorizing the president to arm American merchant ships to counter the German submarine threat. Twelve senators stayed in session for 22 hours denying passage, with 76 senators signing a manifesto declaring the Senate favored the measure. The House had passed a similar bill by 403 to 101, but the minority maneuvered to prevent a vote before the session ended.
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