Wilson seeks armed neutrality to defend US rights at sea
President Wilson asks Congress for authority to arm ships, convoy merchantmen, and use other means to protect American lives and neutral rights amid German submarine threats. He stresses peace, not war, but readiness if diplomacy fails, rallying support as news of the Laconia sinking reaches Washington.
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Ly Associated Press
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Wilson
Congress
United States
Germany
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Laconia Sunk by Torpedo Claims 270 Survivors
Reports from Queenstown and New York detail the Cunard liner Laconia sunk by a torpedo with 270 survivors. The ship carried 33 first class and 42 second cabin passengers, 216 crew including 20 Americans and five thousand mail sacks aboard.
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Preas
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Cunard
Laconia
New York
Liverpool
Congress authorizes arming ships to protect American merchantmen
New York February 26 officials said congress authorized the president to arm ships to protect American merchantmen and American line steamers now tied up here will resume sailings as soon as guns are provided.
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New York
Congress
Argentina seeks Latin American mediation to end war
Buenos Aires reports Argentina aims to form joint action with Latin American republics to mediate and end the war. The United States will not be asked to join because of its break with Germany.
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Buenos Aires
The
Sanacion
Argentina
United States
Germany
Many Bills Before Congress May Fail
Washington February 26. Most of the administration general legislation will not be enacted before congress adjourns Sunday. Rail road and labor flood control conservation corrupt practices public building and national prohibition are among measures likely to fail. Leaders worry about revenue army and navy and other appropriation bills due to congestion in the hopper.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Two Candidates Vying for Federal Judgeship in Washington
Large crowds gathered as the federal judgeship race narrowed to two men named Jack or Randolph. The contest centers on witnessing and inaugurating the first Democrat to succeed himself in years, marking a historic political moment in Washington.
Louisiana Deadlock Over Federal Judge Choice Deepens
Governor Pleasant refuses to consider the Louisiana Western District judgeship amid a push to pick between Jack and Randolph of Shreveport. Attorney General Gregory asks senators to decide. Broussard backs Jack, Ransdell silent. The move risks reshaping Third district politics and party lines in Louisiana.
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Shreveport Times
New Orleans
G. W. Jack
KE. Hi. Randolph
Shreveport
Louisiana Western District
Washington
Broussard
Ransdell
Senate
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Mae
Mouton
United States Senate
Third
Behrman
Gregory
Texas
Waters-Pierce Oil Trust
Speneral
Inauguration Prep Draws Unprecedented Crowds To Washington
Visitors from across the country swarm Washington for President Willson's inauguration. Rail officials prepare for larger crowds as inaugural committees welcome the oncoming tide. The city dresses in holiday finery along Pennsylvania Avenue and major streets.
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Ky Union
Washington
Willson
Pennsylvania Avenue
Eslick Named Probation Officer for Ouachita Parish
Theo P. Eslick of Denver Colorado was endorsed as probation officer for Ouachita parish by a joint meeting of City Council and Ouachita Parish Juvenile Protective Association committees. The council is expected to ratify the action at its next meeting. Representatives from both bodies attended the conference.
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Ouechita Parish
J. Harvey Trousdale
O. B. Morton
W. M., Washburn
H. W. Moore
W. J. Everett
Rev. A. RK. Price
Missionary Brother Prof W A Haden Recalled
Rev Robert Allen Haden, Presbyterian missionary who perished when the French liner Aihos was torpedoed by a German submarine, was a brother of W A Haden, blind organist of the First Methodist Church. He was born near Keatchie, educated there, served in China, married in London, leaves a widow and children, and his family includes Will Haden of New York City.
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Robert Allen Haden
Mediterranean Sea
Aihos
W. A. Haden
First Methodist Church
Ke Keatchie
Keatchie Presbyterian
Clarksville
Tenn
China
London
Will Haden
New York City
Charles Haden
Grand Cane
Wilson seeks authority to protect US rights at sea
President Wilson to ask Congress for authority to use armed forces to protect United States rights on the high seas. He plans an army of neutrality and convoying merchant ships through the German war zone while avoiding a formal declaration of war. Congress is notified of a joint session as Germany’s actions endanger American ships.
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Washington
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United States
High Seas
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Stone
Germany
British Gains Reported Under Fog as Germans Surrender Territory
British forces gain ground amid fog and mist reports. German troops surrender significant stretches of territory as air and ground campaigns continue.
German Retreat Deepens on Western Front at Somme
British forces report the greatest German withdrawal in two years along the Somme front. British patrols advance past Pys, Serre, Miramont, and Butte de Warlencourt as fog limits fighting, with Germans pulling back to prepared positions behind the line.
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Cahne
Somme
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