President Wilson Urges Ready Nation In Kansas City Speech
President Wilson, before a 16 000 strong Kansas City audience, urged immediate steps to defend American lives and commerce abroad. He claimed the nation could gin 500 000 volunteers and called for citizens to back him, warning that editors may doubt the public’s resolve but pledging the country would act to protect rights of Americans worldwide.
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America
Washington
United States
United States Army
We Won't Ignore The Call To Arm For Defense
President Wilson urges Missouri to back a program supplying arms while preserving industry. He argues for sending food and cotton to aid peaceful populations under international law, but warns the United States must be ready with sufficient forces. He recalls the Spanish American War and calls for 500000 volunteers for three years to ensure readiness.
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United States
All Wonder
Washington
London speculates on raider's past
London discusses Moewe's raid past alongside the Appam incident. It confirms South African liners Walmer Castle and Kenilworth Castle are safe and notes no sighting of the German raider. Public reaction praises the Appam captors while critiquing Germany's move as aimed at dragging the United States into a British United States controversy.
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United States
Lieutenant Berge Ruddy Corpsulent German Captain
Norfolk Virginia February 3 A Reuters style dispatch describes German captors aboard the Appar led by Lieutenant Berge as ruddy and corpulent yet efficient and diplomatic. The crew appears as orderly sailors with flaxen hair blue eyes and clean shaven faces under musket and bayonet while the vessel sits in Hampton Roads.
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Berge
Hampton Roads
Flood repairs cost life as river swells across Missouri and Illinois
Rasimond Berry of Robinson Illinois, a telephone repair man, was fatally injured while repairing lines when a pole collapsed at Wood, Maine during flood cleanup. The Meramec River fell about 3 feet as hundreds evacuated homes and sheds in Valley Park. Reports from Carmi and nearby areas describe thousands of acres of wheat and corn submerged and many families sheltered. The Wabash overflow widened from Mt Carmel to Maunie, with New Haven village completely surrounded by floodwaters.
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Maunee
New Haven
Van Papen tied to canal plot report in Britain
Washington officials confirmed British dispatches linking Capt Franz von Papen to the Welland canal plot. The State Department previously received related information before Von Papen’s recall. Officials would not discuss further details beyond acknowledging the connection.
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Franz van Papen
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Indications Appam Prize Status Delays Naval Question
Washington reports indicate the British liner Appam, brought to Hampton Roads by a German prize crew, will be held as a German prize of war rather than an auxiliary cruiser. The fate hinges on The Hague treaty versus the Prussian-American pact, with custody by Norfolk customs until a decision. Both nations concede she is a prize, delaying a broader dispute.
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Cecil Spring- Rice
Gemany
Prussia
Norfolk
Appain
Ten Killed as Tow Boat Explodes on Ohio River
Ten people died and four were seriously burned when the Pittsburgh owned tow boat Sam Brown exploded on the Ohio River near Huntington West Virginia. Cause suspected as cold water entering boilers. The vessel valued at 25000 dollars belonged to Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Co of Pittsburgh. Victims were residents of Pittsburgh and nearby river towns.
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Democratic leaders set May 10 for state convention
Democratic leaders of Town Wednesday chose Des Moines as the site for the state convention on May 10 where delegates to the party’s convention will be elected and a platform adopted. Clinton was designated as the convention location.
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London totals for Zeppelins raise new bomb tally
London reports say more than 300 bombs were found from the Zeppelin raid, with several killed and many injured. A church, chapel, parish room and multiple houses were damaged, railways affected, and some factories and a brewery damaged. Restrictions on raid reporting were lifted, sparking a flood of accounts nationwide.
Villa Reports Near Texas Border With Stolen Gold Train
General Francisco Villa is said to be moving a mule train of stolen gold bullion toward the Texas border near Sierra Blanca. Commanders Gavira Riojas Ortiz Herrera and others tighten pursuit as Pershing orders cavalry patrols closer to the border to block Villa's possible crossing into Chihuahua.
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Ortiz
Tuarez
Guadelupe
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Chihuahua City
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John J. Pershing
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Artillery Lights Up Western Front In Heavy Bombardment
Heavy bombardments hit the Chanpagne region in France and areas near St Diemo and the Vosges mountains as French forces push near Lens. Reports from Vienna claim German and Turkish units massing eastward while Russian fronts see renewed fighting along Steehob and Swe livers with German, Bulgarian, and Turkish forces involved.
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Fire at Savage Arms plant in Utica causes heavy damage
A Wednesday blaze at the Savage Atlas factory sheds in Utica New York destroyed several sheds and threatened the main plant. An investigator probes possible incendiary motive as the fire was fought for two hours by fire crews. Damage runs to several thousand dollars.
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Guardsmen Oppose Continental Army Plan in Hearing
National Guard association members pressed the House Military Committee to exclude state troops from any army first line role, arguing sentiment favors preserving guard status. Navy testimony by Rear Admiral Strauss praised 1 14-inch guns, noting ranges and armor-piercing performance. debates on battleship armament and torpedo/mine ordnance followed.
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National Guard
Sadler
New Jersey
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Ohio
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Navy
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General Board
Londoners Face Zeppelin Raids With Composed Calm
London residents reacted with calm as Zeppelin rumors circulated on February 3. Hotels and clubs posted alerts, yet restaurants and theaters remained busy. Public mood treated the threat as a routine hazard similar to floods or storms, with citizens showing stoic resolve amid distant danger.
Child Labor Bill Passes House in Washington
The bill, approved 337 to 16, targets interstate shipments of goods produced by underage labor. It sets penalties for child labor in mines, quarries, workshops, and manufacturing plants with limits on hours and a minimum age raised to 18 in certain industries, drawing opposition from the South.
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Itteretate Commierce
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German Embassy Official Says She Is the Moewe-Others Say the Ponga
Two hundred forty five persons held prisoner by a German prize crew on the former British liner Appam learned they could land on American soil. More than 200 others including German captors the captain crew of the liner and certain passengers will stay aboard until the U. S. determines status. The ship anchored off Fortress Monroe will move to Newport News Thursday to disembark. G D Tagliaferri the only U.S. citizen aboard will land after identity was clarified. Lieut. Berge maintains authority but acts under U. S. orders via Collector Hamilton. The British representative urged departure rights and protection while in American waters, Berge pressed claim of German soil status aboard a German flag ship.
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Nevada
Lieut. Berge
Hamilton
Collector
Sir Edward Merewether
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Berge
Colonel House Will Not Visit Vienna
Frederic C. Penfield, the American ambassador, returned to Vienna from Geneva where he met Colonel Edward M. House. The embassy said Vienna was omitted from House itinerary as no questions of concern to him are pending. Relations between Austria and the United States are described as good. Penfield plans to visit military prisons and internment camps to investigate alleged mistreatment of Italian prisoners on a request from Rome.
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Flood drives people to tops of houses in Arkansas
Floods drove residents in Desha county Arkansas to rooftops as levees broke and water swept through the town. A special train carrying a gasoline launch went from Pine Bluff to reach Desha. rescuers planned to proceed by boat and launch to reach others stranded.
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