Wilson Declares Unparalleled State in Modern Government
President Wilson delivers a stark address from Western New York urging unity and national purpose at the close of Congress. He frames the era as a defining moment for peace, equality, and American leadership, warning against faction and urging collective action for the nation’s future.
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Washington
Maren G
Woodrow Wilson
New Jerey
Out Sy Inks
Succeson
Ates
Amerlea
Family of Nations
Servien
Lister
Vaialis
Inter Howe
Ansiel Fecelitoat
Naga
Hiviston
United States
America
China Breaks With Kaiser Over Germany
China plans to sever relations with Germany after cabinet approves action. President refuses to sign, Premier Tuan Chi Jar resigns and departs with several ministers toward Tien Teth. Parliament backs the cabinet. political leaders criticize the president. The vice president supports the cabinet’s move.
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China
Kaiser
Peking
Ching
United States
Germany
Tuan Chi Jar
Tien Teth
Catnet
Wilson Sworn In as President in Simple Capitol Ceremony
Washington March 5 Woodrow Wilson was sworn in as the twenty ninth President of the United States at 12 04 p m Sunday. Chief Justice White administered the oath for his second four year term in the President's room at the Capitol in a simple ceremony.
Many Appointments Held Over in Senate as Wilson Nominees Fail
More than 1,400 nominations sent to the Senate by President Wilson failed of confirmation before adjournment on Sunday. Most leftovers were army and navy promotions and postmaster appointments likely to be returned when the Senate reconvenes in an extra session with Cabinet and department nominations at the new term start.
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Wilson
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Ettecati
Duguniontier Tay Atvseroy
Thor
United States
Senate
Methar
Dhrnsiter
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Army
Navy
Wilson Considers Arming Ships to Stop Submarine Attacks
President Wilson weighing executive action to arm American merchant ships amid German submarine threats. Cabinet cites 1819 doctrine, arguing self defense against pirates and wartime rules. decision could delay new Congress and curb filibuster risk in arming plan.
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Western Newemper Union
New Rarvice
Washington
Wilson
United States
Monsee
Congress
Specife
Gregory
Hof
Senate
Bomb Plot Arrests in Hoboken Shake Wilson Case
Fritz Kolb was arrested in a Hoboken hotel room with several bombs and explosives. Police say he confessed involvement in a wholesale bomb plot targeting President Wilson and planned to travel to Washington with an accomplice who is at large.
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Hoboken
N. J
Fritz Kolb
Kolb
Washington
Three Arrests in Mail Pouch Mystery
Albuquerque report details arrests of Tom Riley a trunk in Miley's room reveals Garrett allegedly gave him over 8000 dollars tied to a mail pouch theft at the Amarillo division. Mrs Roby Rapp and Chas Garrett railway mail clerk from Amarillo Tex named in the case as suspects.
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N. M
Ma Fé
Tom Riley
Turtender
Roby Rapp
Chas. Garrett
Railway Mail
Amarillo
Tex
Miley
Riley
Garrett
Labor Conference Opens On March 12 In Washington
A conference of representatives from more than 9 million American wage earners will meet in Washington March 12 to decide labor's role in the preparedness program during the national crisis.
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Washington
Count Illya Tolstoy to Deliver Lectures in U.S.
Count Illya Tolstoy, son of the famed Russian novelist, is now in the United States and will deliver a series of lectures.
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Illya Tolstoy
United States
Wilson and Marshall Inauguration Chronology Mentioned
The report notes Woodrow Wilson as the tenth president elected for a second term and lists predecessors. It claims Thomas Riley Marshall is the first and fourth to serve a second time under the current convention system, with references to Adams and Calhoun in earlier eras. The piece also mentions March 4 falling on a Sunday in inauguration years.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilsen
Econ
Tom
Minton
Jefferson
Madison
Mondackson
Lincoln
Grant
Cleveland
McKintey
Tiochas Riley Marshal
Dresden
John Adams
George Washington
Daniel D. Tompkins
Oath Delays and Precedents in Early Presidential Inaugurals
Acting on Chief Justice Marshall's advice, Monroe set a precedent by taking the oath on a Monday after a March inauguration. Zachary Taylor followed that pattern in 1849, while Hayes sought to prevent irregularities by timing. The tribunal’s final vote in the Hayes-Tilden fight was announced on Saturday March 3, 1877, and Hayes took the oath in the White House red room with Chief Justice Waite administering.
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Dent Monroe
Marshall
Zachary Taylor
Hayes
White House
Gen. Grant
Justee Waite
Berlin Press Denounces Zimmermann Policy
Berlin newspapers react to the German-American intrigue with mixed tone, the Tages Zeitung among those denouncing Foreign Secretary Zimmermann while others show comparative indifference to the news.
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Berlin
Zimmermann
Tages Zeitung
Retains Cabinet Members Throughout Wilson Era
Washington reports President Wilson has named his current Cabinet to serve his entire term. Key figures include Lansing as Secretary of State, McAdoo as Treasury, Baker as War, Gregory as Attorney General, Burleson as Postmaster General, Daniels as Navy, Lane as Interior, Houston as Agriculture, Redfield as Commerce, and Wilson as Labor. Marshall delivers inaugural address affirming patriotism over partisanship and defense of the nation’s covenant.
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Washington
Wilson
Robert Lansing
New York
the Treasury
William Gibbs McAdoo
Newton D. Baker
Ohio
Thomas W. Gregory
Texas
Albert Sianey Burleson
Navy
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Interior
Franklin Knight Lane
California
David Franklin Houston
Missouri
William Cox Redfield
William Beauchamp Wilson
Pennsylvania
Two Divers Sink Score of Ships
Berlin reports two German submarines recently back at base sank fifteen steamers and seven sailing vessels totaling 64,500 tons gross. The admiralty announced the losses reflect wartime submarine activity and strategic impact at sea.
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Berlin
Admiralty
Denver-B. Valazerdo Killed as Train Strikes Section Hand
A Mexican section hand about 40 years old named Denver B. Valazerdo was struck by a D. and R. G. train from Littleton and Fort Logan near Petersburg. He died in the baggage car while being brought to Denver, with a fractured skull and multiple other injuries.
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Petersburg
Georgia Militiamen Go Home From El Paso Note
Georgia field artillery units A B and G and headquarters left for home Monday. Release of Yarrowdale prisoners promised for March 7 after quarantine compliance, per note to the State Department from Swiss minister Dr Paul Ritter. Oregon potato stock valued at $704,000 unearthed in Portland cold storage.
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el Paso
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Georgia Field Artillery
Washington
Germany
State Department
Paul Ritter
Portland
Oregon
Kaiser Admits Mexican Plots Moves Toward Pact
Dr. Zimmermann states Kaiser justifies Mexican plots and a move to form an alliance with Japan. The admission frames a broader wartime alignment and regional strategy, with implications for diplomacy and regional power dynamics.
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Japan
DR. Zimmermann
War Talks Hint German Mexico Alliance Emphasized
Washington and London report Zimmermann admitted Germany sought to ally with Japan and Mexico against the United States. Berlin claims the German minister in Mexico was instructed in January to offer an alliance if war with the U.S. declared, while the U.S. monitored the exposed plot. A Royal Mail liner Drina has sunk between Lisbon and Liverpool, with passengers ashore in Rio Janeiro dispatches. San Francisco reports armed sentries to shoot down any intruding aircraft over fortifications.
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Mexico
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Reuter
Amsterdam
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Rio Janeiro
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Liverpool
Lansing l
Food supply is good in Chicago amid storage probe
Police inspect food dealers after a Chicago census shows no shortage. Chief Schwettler warns against price manipulation and vows action against violators of the storage ordinance. He notes rumors of rising potato and sugar prices are unfounded despite reports of an oversupply of potatoes.
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Schuentler
British Drive Germans Back in Europe War Report
The Japanese press urges the United States to declare war on Germany while questioning President Wilsons hesitancy. Germany seeks to sow distrust between Japan Britain and the United States. In El Paso thirty thousand troops are quarantined for two weeks due to pneumonia outbreaks. In Maryland a police officer and wife celebrate their seventeenth child, their twenty first anniversary. Reichstag adjourns to March 20 as British forces push Germans back and strengthen positions east of Bouchevannes.
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British gains and air combats in France report
Western Newspaper Union dispatch from London dated March 6 describes British advances east of Gommecourt and near Arras, with prisoners and a machine gun captured, plus six enemy aircraft downed in action over the front and further raids southeast of Ginchy. Reports also note Austrian German and Turkish action across multiple fronts and diplomatic notes from Berlin and Berne.
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London
France
Bouchavesnes
Gommecourt
Arras
Ginchy
Wight
Schooner Destroyed At Sea In Nicaragua Cablegram
A cablegram from Bluefields Nicaragua reports the schooner Oscar G. destroyed by fire at sea. A separate item notes a winter storm in New York described as heavy by the weather bureau. Reports from El Paso say Villa died of pneumonia, while rival factions dispute the claim and Carranza troops halt offensives.
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Mexico Issues Denial Gompers Urges Veto
In Washington President Gompers of the AFL denied that a Mexican delegation urged President Wilson to veto a German bill aimed at forming an alliance hostile to the United States. The report notes the denial as part of the broader foreign relations brief.
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Candido Aguilar
Washington
American Federation of Labor and Lations
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