President Proclaims War Seizes 91 German Vessels in U S
The United States seizes 91 German ships including 27 in New York harbor in a first wartime move. Crew members are detained as potential immigrants and moved to Ellis Island. Waterland remains undamaged while other vessels require drydocking and repairs.
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New York
United States
Ellis Island
Tsing-tao
China
San Francisco
Germany
General Putnam
Thomas C. Millard
Battery
Custom House
Willehad
New London
Bryan Seeks Enrollment to Serve as Private
Former Secretary of State Bryan sent a message to President Wilson offering to serve as a private if needed and to work for the Red Cross and YMCA to aid soldiers. He notes his previous rank as a colonel in the Spanish American War. In Albany Georgia Bryan also spoke that he would give his life to aid his country now at war.
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Tallahassee
Fra
Bryan
Wilson
Red Cross
Young Men's Christian Association
Nebraska Volunteers
British Premier Praises Wilson in War Cabinet Statement
Lloyd George welcomed American press at 10 Downing Street and released a statement on President Wilsons address and Americas entry into the war. The Imperial War Cabinet included dominions Canada Australia and South Africa. The Premier looked burdened by responsibility as he spoke.
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New York
London
Lloyd George
Downing Street
America
Wilson
Cabinet
No. 10
Imperial War Cabinet
Great Britain
Dominions
Canada
Australia
South Africa
NEW York Times
David Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George
Republic of the
West
British Empire
Menocal Demands War Vote Today as Cuba Backs US
Cuba moves to join the United States in war against Germany. President Menocal asks Congress for permission to declare war, signaling a Cuban contingent of 10,000 to aid the US and promising protection for German residents while seizing interned German ships.
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Congress
Senate
Dolz
Cuba
United States of America
United States
Congress of the Republic
Jose Estrames Y Vega
Ofer
Havana
Republic
War Department
Cuban
Clearance sale ad for filing cabinets and supplies
New York ad notes Office Systems reduced pre inventory clearance sale of surplus filing cabinets and supplies. Yewman and Erbe Mfg Co located at 360 Broadway promotes discounts on office furniture and organizational hardware.
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Yewman & Erbe Mfg. Co
Kaiser Veto Sinks Austrian Peace Proposal
The Netherlands reports that just before the Kaiser and Austrian Emperor met, peace proposals were rumored. After the meeting the German Foreign Office denied the proposals, suggesting the Kaiser vetoed the Austrian plan.
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Austria
NEW York Times
the Hague
Reform Spirit Grows in Germany After War Entry
COPENHAGEN April 6 America’s entry into World War I hastens German reform talk. Vorwärts urges constitutional modernization and a peace without annexations, aligning liberal and socialist voices. The piece argues Germany must adapt its old system to modern norms and declare a war aims limited to defense and ending annexation plots.
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Copenhagen
America
Germany
Vorwarts
Austria-Hungary
United States
Associated Press
Vorwirts
Vorwdarts
Yreform
Russia
Arrests of German Plot Suspects Ordered by Attorney General
Washington April 6 The arrest of sixty alleged ringleaders in German plots was ordered by Attorney General Gregory after President Wilson signed the war resolution. The men, all German citizens, face no court warrants and would be held for the war duration. The group includes convicted violators, indicted suspects, and others under long surveillance by the Secret Service or Bureau of Investigation.
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Washington
United States
Gregory
Wilson
New York
Chicago
Department of Justice
Secret Service
Department’s Bureau of Investigation
Congress
Great Britain
The
United
Bureau of Investigation
Boy-Ed
von Papen
Fontaine Fox and His Cartoon Cast Ad Named
A vintage advertisement for Fontaine Fox featuring his popular characters Jimmy Tomboy Taylor Katrinka Toonerville Trolley and Terrible Tempered Mr Bang appears in The New York Evening Post and The Brooklyn Eagle, running every evening.
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Fontaine Fox
Pup
Jimmy
Tomboy
Taylor
Katrinka
Toonerville
Mr. Bang
New York Evening Post
Brooklyn Anree Eagle
Advt
German press bitter over Wilson message on German American relations
Berlin readers react with bitterness to President Wilsons speech to Congress on German American relations. The full text was not in German newspapers received in Copenhagen as of April 6, and continued on page 9.
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Copenhagen
Wilson
Congress
Readers urged to reserve The New York Times copies
Frequently the demand for The New York Times has exceeded the supply and readers are advised to order deliveries or reservations due to paper manufacture conditions likely to persist.
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New York Times
Proclamation Declares State of War with Imperial Germany
The President proclaims a state of war exists between the United States and the German government and directs officers to enforce regulations governing alien enemies. It outlines restrictions on German nationals age 14 and over within the United States, including possession, residence, movement, and communications, with penalties for noncompliance and procedures for seizure and arrest.
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Congress of the
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Germany
Congress
District of Columbia
Insular
War Department
Government Acts Swiftly Cabinet in Long Session
President Wilson signs congressional war resolution at 1 18 PM declaring war on Germany. Navy and Army mobilize forces. fleet, reserves, Coast Guard, Lighthouse Service on war footing. Proclamation to nation and world follows, with messages dispatched to ships, posts, and diplomatic representatives.
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Wilson
United States
Navy Department
Naval Militia
Coast Guarda
Lighthouse Service
Secretary of the Navy
Muncheon
House of Representatives
Clark
House
Senate
Marshall
White House
Helen Woodrow Bones
Rudolph Forster
Mrs. Wilson
Miss Bones
Mr. Forster
Isaac Hoover
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Shipping Board
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Vaterland
Balboa
Albany, Ga
W. J. Bryan
Praises Wilson
Menocal
Berlin
Principles of Justice
Humanity
Honorable
Flict
Vorwaerts
Paul Koenig
Berlin Post
Navy
Army
Entente A
West Executive Avenue
Byron McCandless
Royal E. Ingersoll McCandless
Ingersoll
Navy Yard
Naval Station
Arlington
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