Berman Submarine Menace Must Be Met With Force
Resident Wilson seeks to avert war while pledging protection for citizens as tensions rise over the submarine menace associated with Berman.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1917
Page
1
President asks Congress to grant war powers for ships and lives
President Wilson asked Congress for authority to use force to protect American ships and lives amid unrestricted submarine warfare. The House moved to advance a bill authorizing guns and gear for merchants, a $1000000 war insurance bond issue, and other measures as needed. Republicans weigh an extra session while Democrats and some Republicans debate the scope and conditions of any authorization.
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Gress
United States
Bill Ore House
Wilson
Gery
Jess
Congress
America
McAdoo
Burleson
Morehouse Man killed by train on Adams Street
George Ellis of Morehouse parish was run over by an Arkansas and Louisiana Midland train on Adams Street about 11 o clock last night. A letter in his clothing identified him. Railroad officials probe whether foul play or accident caused the death after he had been drinking and driven near the tracks.
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George Ellis
Morehouse Parish
J T. Ellis
West Monroe
Arkansas & Louisiana Midland Railway
Adams Street
Ellis
Mr. Ellis
Monroe
Choso
U. S. Agents Fear Revolt in Cuba and Mexico
U S agents warn that revolutionary conditions in Cuba could spark a revolt and threaten stability in neighboring Mexico. Officials expect rising tensions and possible regional repercussions.
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U. 5
Cuba
Mexico
Two American Citizens Dead After Laconia Sinking
Two American citizens died when the steamer Laconia was torpedoed without warning. Reports say the vessel was struck in the Atlantic with no immediate confirmation of further casualties.
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Consul Frost
Cunard Company
Embarrassing Latin America woes prompt U S military survey
Washington reports reveal US officers surveying Cuba Mexico and Central America for ضعف risk of hostilities. Governments mostly stable but Carranza and Villa activities feared. Oriented toward maintaining order and nonrecognition policy while Costa Rica seen as calm.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
Mexico
Central America
Department
Havana
Gonzales
Menocal
Carranza
Villa
Palaez
Aff
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Oriente
Santiago
Cahaguey
Ben Reitman in Trouble Again in Rochester
Dr Ben Reitman long allied with Emma Goldman faces trial in Rochester on an indictment accusing him of distributing obscene birth control literature. Authorities charge he joined the birth control movement, a recurring legal issue for him.
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Ben Reitman
Rochester
N. Y
Emma Goldman
R R Collision Kills 36 in Penna
Eighteen prisoners, seventeen passengers, and a negro porter died in a rear end crash between the Mercantile Express and a freight on the Pennsylvania road near Altoona. Many bodies were mangled. only nine identified. rear sleeper occupants believed dead.
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Sy Associated Press
Altoona
Mercantile Express
Pennsylvania Road
O Donnell Editor Convicted in Libel Case
Hugh A. O'Donnell editor of the Orleans American was found guilty of criminally libelling Mayor Behrman and the city commission in an editorial alleging improper involvement in a track purchase. Sentence was deferred.
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New Orleans
Hugh A. O'Donnell
The
Orleans American
Behrman
Commission Council
British Advance Near Bapaume on Somme Front
British forces push toward the German stronghold of Bapaume as German retreating signals remain unclear. From Northern France reports indicate substantial progress with Germans retreating, but the distance to the objective remains three miles.
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Somme Front
France
Bapaume
Gere
Central Powers destroy or capture 170 hostile ships in January
Berlin reports that from the start of the war through January 1917 central powers seized or destroyed 170 merchant ships of the Entente and neutrals in January alone. The ships totaled 386,000 gross tons with 91 British vessels totaling 245,000 tons and 58 neutral ships also involved.
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Berlin
Entente c
Totel
Sinking of Laconia a stark violation of rights
At a city court hearing Tom Conner who threatened to kill Judge Schulze and fired six shots at Sheriff Grant was declared insane. Judge Dawkins will designate the institution for Conner's confinement.
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Ben C. Dawkins
Tom Conner
Charles Schulze
Grant
Dawkins
Conner
Man Named Joe Johnson Battles Police in Drunk and Disorderly Arrest
A man identifying as Joe Johnson resisted arrest on a drunk and disorderly charge, prompting six officers to overpower him. He dared officers to shoot and was jailed. In city court he was fined 900 for drunken disorderliness and 100 for resisting an officer.
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Joe Johnson
Johnson
Sinking of Laconia fuels US concern over rights
Washington reports the sinking of the Laconia with 26 Americans aboard, described as an illegal assault on a peaceful mission. Officials warn final facts will determine if this constitutes an overt act, as consular updates awaited and mail entrusted to the ship adds stakes to the incident.
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Washington
Laconia
United States
St. Louis
Frost
Efficient gunners not available for merchant ships
Washington reports that guns and mounts exist at navy yards for armed ships but skilled gunners are scarce. Officials say anti submarine gun pointers require rare training and many sailors would avoid dangerous crossings into German submarine zones. About 250 U S flagged transatlantic ships, but perhaps only 100 would volunteer for gun duties.
New York Buckeyes to Banquet
The Ohio Society of New York announces its annual banquet in the city with details to be released. Key organizers and attendees from Ohio and New York will gather to celebrate achievements and fraternity connections.
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New York
Buckeyes
Ohio Society of New
York
Waldorf-Astoria
James M. Cox
Ohio
Charles M. Schwab
George W. Goethals
United States
Theodore RF. Horton
Laconia sinking deemed clear U S rights violation
Official reports confirm the torpedoing of the steamer Laconia as an overt act. President Wilson and State Department say no further steps until Congress acts, with arms for American ships to be supplied for defense.
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Laconia
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Congress
State Department
Lusitania
Wounded Russian Soldiers Die in Railwreck Return from Germany
Sixty five wounded Russian soldiers, returning home from Germany, were killed today in a railroad wreck. The disaster occurred as they traveled by train and the casualties include multiple fatalities among the wounded unit.
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London
Germany
Inauguration Parade Drops Louisiana Float Plan
Washington February 27 no floats allowed in the second Wilson inauguration parade. The inaugural committee chairman altered plans removing a Louisiana float funded by Louisiana women whose contributions are being returned. Catcher Rowdy Elliott buys 49 acre prune orchard in California and may retire to focus on the new purchase. President Hermann of the Cincinnati club offers Reds ball park for drilling by the War Department.
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Washington
Wilson
Harper
Louisiana
Elliott
Cubs
California
Hermann
Cincinnati Club
The
War Department
Reds
Ball Park
Pirates Schedule Spring Training in Columns Georgia
The Pittsburgh Pirates depart for Columns Georgia on March 10 to begin a three week stay. They will play exhibition games in Georgia before returning to prepare for the regular season.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Columns
Georgia City
House Panel Drops Phrase in Submarine Bill Debate
In Washington on February 27 the House Foreign Affairs committee voted to remove the words other Instrumentalities from the administration bill and replace them with to use the naval forces of the United States including the naval militia. The Senate Foreign Relations committee weighed broadening the phrase with Republicans opposing the change and citing some Democratic support from Senators Stone Hitchcock and O'Gorman.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stone
Hitchcock
O'Gorman
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Wilfred Lucas
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Triangle Komedy
Burton Holmes
Paramount Program
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