Chancellor in Peace Message Stirs War Debate
Reports from Amsterdam to London detail Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg declaring readiness for peace if it shortens suffering, while insisting on victory. He cites wartime map shifts, defeats of British near Kut el Amara and Verdun, and Italian front changes as proof enemies must accept terms. He also rebukes internal critics and notes mediation not officially offered by Wilson.
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London
Europe
Kut-El Amara
Verdun
Italy
Saloniki
Tutland
Reichstag
von Bethmann- Hollweg
Wilson
Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Arttellor
Wolfgang Kapp
Germany
East
Prussia
Herr von Heydebrand
Count von Westarp
Kapp
New York
Lokal Anzieger
Malone Scolds Suffrage Union At Chicago Convention
Dudley Field Malone, collector of the port of New York, rebuked members of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage at the Chicago Woman's Party convention. He defended federal suffrage legislation, urged addressing the presidency with respect, and answered questions about party support and a possible Republican plank with a pledge to fight if needed.
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Dudley Field Malone
Port of
New York
Congressional Union For
Woman's Party
Daniel Poling
Prohibition Party
Allen Benson
Socialist Party
Wilson
Aspitii Ul Nicuicou
Malone
Victor Murdock
Progressive Party
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Death toll from storm climbs across four states
Death lists from a sweeping storm rose hourly across Arkansas Missouri Mississippi and Illinois with 107 fatalities reported by late Tuesday and many unaccounted for. Reports show 57 in Arkansas 30 in Missouri 15 in Mississippi and 1 in Illinois plus four in Tennessee tied to the Mississippi river packet Eleonore incident amid widespread property damage warnings of more deaths.
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Mississippi
Illinois
Tennessee
Jackson
Vicksburg
Miss
Poplar Bluff
McClure
Sian’ Udatti
Tilinais
Borah Hope Dims as Convention Moves On
Senator from the conference indicates that the Republican convention should now proceed forward with its plans while expressing waning optimism for a breakthrough. The remarks suggest a shift toward anticipated procedural action rather than fresh momentum.
Nomination Strategy Aims for Majority Backing
The article describes an orderly nomination process to gather a majority of delegates after balloting. It emphasizes staying true to party traditions, seeking harmony without compromising dignity and independence, and naming a candidate who can win. Senator Borah signals openness to any Republican who can secure nomination through standard strength tests.
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Borah
Senator Borah
Justice Hughes
Hughes
Republican Party
Lack Unity in Picking a Roosevelt Candidacy
The article surveys Progressive and Republican tensions over a Roosevelt nomination. It notes disunity among Progressives, fear of derailing a reunited party, and pressure for an immediate Roosevelt bid while some urge delaying action. It mentions figures like Smoot, Perkins, Pinchot, Murdock, Allen and positions in Oyster Bay and the Coliseum.
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Justice Hughes
Coliseum
Col. Roosevelt
Hiram Johnson
Gifford Pinchot
Teddy
Oyster Bay
Smoot
George W. Perkins
Senatcr Harding
Col
Victor Murdock
Henry J. Allen
Republicans Push Burden on Roosevelts In Nomination Talk
In negotiations for party harmony the Republicas claim strength from a ready list of possible candidates. Progressives charge insincerity as they rejected LaFollette and later pressed Republicans to name a candidate. Republicans offered Burton of Ohio, argued to unite favorite sons pacifists and foreign born voters, objections voiced by California Governor Johnson.
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Col. Roosevelt’s
LaFollette
Kennedy Named Republican Nominee in Iowa District One
Complete returns from all counties in Iowa first district show Congressman Kennedy with a 15 vote majority over Clifford Thorne securing the Republican nomination for Congress. A remaining stray line from a poem about a woman's face appears in the copy but does not affect the primary result.
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Burlington
Iowa
Clifford Thorne
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