04 Feb 1917
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Newspaper
Laredo Weekly Times
Location
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1917
Page
1
In Moscow protesters post anti British placards targeting the British Ambassador to the Czarist regime reflecting growing diplomatic tensions. An earlier Balkan alert cited by 1913 hints at notices from Allied forces amid regional upheaval and shifting alliances.
President Wilson severed diplomatic relations with Germany and will address Congress at 2 PM. He said the move is a protest short of war, warns of potential for hostilities if overt acts occur, and vows to protect American seamen and citizens in the high seas.
Washington reports President Wilson has handed his passports to Ambassador von Bernstorff. In New York the first steamers to depart since the new German blockade are listed for today. Carmania Adriatic and St Louis sail, though the St Louis may stay in port per Secretary Lansing’s instruction to delay sailings of ships with American flag.
As the president addresses Congress, celebrations mix with caution. Secretary Daniels bars most naval personnel from yards while treasury and coast guard steps safeguard ports. Spain to assume US diplomatic duties in Berlin. Swiss legation to handle Germany relations. Congress considers a $500 million note issue to prepare for naval and military readiness.
A speaker addressed a joint session of the senate and house this afternoon. The formal address outlined policy priorities and future legislative goals, with remarks on economic and security issues.
Six persons were killed and 52 injured when a Chicago Burlington and Quincy train derailed near Cromwell Station Iowa due to a broken rail. Zero weather hindered rescue efforts and worsened the injuries reported by the Associated Press.
Copenhagen notes Denmark’s leading literary figure Georg Brandes marks his seventy fifth birthday tomorrow native of Copenhagen and of Hebrew parentage. He studied law philosophy and the arts at twenty at the University of Copenhagen. His career spans more than half a century with work across poetry essays and history philosophy. He has recently attracted attention by polemic debates about the war with Frenchman Clemenceau and has been accused in France of unfairness and partiality.
New York on February 4 will witness an unprecedented religious census. Some 55,090 workers from Hebrew Catholic and Protestant denominations will canvass all Greater New York homes to determine each resident's faith and distribute invitations to churches synagogues and Sunday schools.
Hebrews who stand high in their communities arrive in Buffalo for the general convention of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith. The gathering, the world’s leading Jewish fraternal and charitable body, will focus on aiding Jewish war sufferers in Europe.
A dramatic exchange centers on a confession where one character declares the other is the only girl he has ever loved and solely intends to love. The dialog reveals a vow of exclusive affection and deeper emotional commitment between the speakers.
A recruit named John Smith stood on guard at a station over a magazine of powder. When an orderly questioned him about duties, the officer asked what he would do if the magazine exploded. Smith replied he would file the report.
Resources list shows loans and discounts, bank building, furniture and fixtures, United States bonds, other bonds and securities, stock in Federal Reserve Bank, cash and exchange as asset categories. Represents a balance sheet style inventory of financial holdings and liquidity components for a banking institution.
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