War resolution likely to pass Senate today and House tomorrow
Washington reports momentum behind administration war measure with Hitchcock leading action. Key senators argue for swift passage amid claims the Imperial German government bears blame for U S entry. Opposition leaders hint at sustained debate as vote looms.
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Senate vies to declare war as voices rise
Washington reports reveal Senate leaders push for immediate war resolution against Germany with key figures like Admiral Killieht Mayo and Senator Lodge arguing for action. White House plans include joint naval cooperation with Entente powers and swift congressional passage as pacifist protests dwindle.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Swanson
Lodge
Congress
Horne
Germany
Government Forecast From The South Diakota Region
The forecast lists fair conditions tonight and Thursday for South Diakota with similar clear weather in the Narmer area and western portions. Temperatures are shown by a Republican recording thermometer with readings around mid thirties to low forties into the evening and into Wednesday.
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TWO DALLA WHEAT AND REALITY TODAY INDIANA AND ALABAMA CLAIMS OF GERMAN AGENT ACTIVITY
Birmingham officials confirm German agents operating in southern states, especially tobacco and coin belts, to incite treason against the U S government with steps already taken to curb the activities. In Tacoma a suspect named Frank Weber, 55, arrested after exchange of gunfire and found fuse and tools. he claims German descent. Chicago reports dollar wheat at $2.00 at opening, the highest on a normal market, with prices fluctuating and a rise attributed to war, crop damage, and reduced Argentina supply.
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Wash
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Head
Frank Weber
Weber
America
Chicago
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Argentina
Sonen
Allied and Central Powers War News Roundup
Reports from London Paris and Petrograd outline a supply scandal in Austria Hungary with minister resignations and profiteering, French patrol gains near St Quentin, German advances on the Stokad river, and tensions over German U boat warfare and American relations.
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Petrograd
Russia
Stokad
Volhynia
War Office
Washington outlines universal service plan for wartime
The administration proposes raising an army by universal liability with selective registration. Married men and those with dependents may be exempted. others will be examined and possibly drafted by lot until 500 000 soldiers are trained. Officials say 600 000 is not the limit and more will follow in the first classification.
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Congress
Lot
Unil
Regular Army
National Guard
Plans for train ferry across Gulf of Finland approved
Stockholm Sweden reports approval by the Swedish Royal Commission of a train ferry linking Kapellskär Sweden with a Baltic port near the Gulf of Finland. The project aims to bring cities closer with an initial outlay around 45 million and a ferry run of about 150 miles.
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Sweden
London
Betrograd
Gulf of Pinland
Royal Commission
Kapellskeer
Baltic
Gulf of Finigud
Wilson warns of spies hidden in official quarters
Washington officials reveal that German agents have penetrated guard areas of executive apartments. While no critical information is believed to have been obtained, a broad investigation will tighten protections at the State Department and related offices to guard future interests.
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Wilson
G Wan
State Department
Enouel
State capitals ban booze bars in Midwest votes
Chicago and Milwaukee area capitals joined a wave of prohibition in the Midwest as Springfield Wisconsin Madison Wisconsin Duluth Minnesota and other towns moved to close saloons. Illinois towns split with 21 dry and 11 wet.
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Springfield
Madison
Wis
Duluth
Minn
Great Lakes
T R Is Serious In Leading Army
T R Roosevelt plans a new Rough Riders division in southwest Texas recruiting from ranches. He warns officers that command will demand top effort and will scrap slow or poor performers. Captain Sloan Simpson, son of Dallas, carries Roosevelt’s commission expectations and readiness to recommend men.
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Sloan Simpson
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Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Texas
Simpson
War Department
Department
Belgians Sorry As envoy Goes
Brand Whitlock American minister to Belgium reached Berne at six o clock in the evening looking worn and weary He admitted feeling nervous and fatigued after the tremendous strain during the last weeks He said departure from Brussels was extremely touching Belgians who feared starvation due to the U S Germany breach gathered by thousands to bid farewell
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Switzerland
Paris
Brand Whitlock
Belgium
Sle
Whitlock
Brussells
Germany
Allied Push Seals Key Treaties In French German Clash
French forces advance as Germany resists at port portals amid an Allied drive. Observers note Hersele and Quentin line up strategic moves while treaty terms shape the broader battlefield.
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Germany
Quentin
Hersele
Wilson Address Sparks Allied Hopes Across Europe
London reports say British officials defer action until Congress discusses Wilson’s address. German papers question U.S. motives while praising U-boats. Dutch and Dutch-language papers forecast U.S. entry and neutral acts. Paris fronts celebrate the address as fulfilling France’s wishes.
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Paris
France
Congress
Germany Unimpressed by War Threat From Washington
Berlin reports confirm Germany will not declare war on the United States even if Congress backs President Wilson. Submarine warfare continues as before, not aimed mainly at the U S. Americans in Germany retain neutral rights, with reciprocity for Germans in the United States.
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United States
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England
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Tower House
Wilson
United States Congress
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Tageblatt
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The Great Citizen and Wilson Portraits
Eulogistic pen pictures of President Wilson appeared under headings such as The Great Citizen and President Wilson's message. The articles describe his actions as a logical sequence of a steadfast attitude over more than two years and forecast a profound world reaction.
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Wilson
Sheep Rancher Grows Holdings in Western South Dakota
Osmund Jesfield of Perkins county is a major lessee of state school lands in northwestern South Dakota. At a Bison land lease he acquired 4,000 acres at 17.6 cents per acre, bringing his total holdings to 18,000 acres including deeded and leased lands. He runs about 5,000 sheep and endured a harsh winter with minimal losses.
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S. D
Osmund Jesfield
Perkins County
South Dakota
Jesfield
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