Loyalty Day Parade in San Antonio Demonstrates Patriotism
Thousands of San Antonians joined a massive procession waving Old Glory amid patriotic meetings at the Alamo Grand Opera House and Majestic Theater. Flags topped buildings and stores as the city halted business to show support for the country in the wake of Wilson’s wartime stance and Congress action.
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Cabinet Plans Financing War Across Generations
Washington reports the war resolution stalled in both chambers as LaFollette blocks immediate action. President Wilson and the cabinet discuss preparations for U.S. entry, with plans for funding through taxes and higher excise and excess profits taxes while House and Senate organize for votes Friday.
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Pacifist Office Painted Yellow in Washington DC
April 3 report describes a National Guardsman and civilians painting the Emergency Peace Federation headquarters yellow while another group removed pacifist banners. Delegates pressed lawmakers to vote for Wilson’s War resolution and to deter enlistments. A no enlistment league circulated petitions amid protest. In Chicago a campaign for universal military service begins with Four Minute Men plans to speak during intermissions in theaters.
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San Antonio Area Sees Clouds Rise Tonight
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and warmer temperatures tonight with unsettled conditions expected on Wednesday.
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Weather for Tourists Across Cities
The Light reports city forecasts with temperatures and wind directions. St Louis 40 partly cloudy 14 mph south wind and rain, Chicago 40 clear 12 mph southwest, Milwaukee 34 cloudy 8 mph southwest with possible rain, Kansas City 44 cloudy 18 mph southeast with rain, New York 44 cloudy 24 mph north with Wednesday clear, Washington 46 cloudy 12 mph northwest with Wednesday clear.
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Compulsory Service Bill Introduced in Senate
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon unveiled an amended compulsory training bill in the Senate. It envisions training about 500000 men aged 20 and, at the president’s discretion, thousands more up to age 23. The measure was referred to the military committee.
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Loyal Legion Organizes Home Defense Regiments
In San Francisco on April 3 the Loyal Legion began organizing regiments of men over 45 for home protection under its direction.
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Women win mayoral race and police judge in Kansas
Valley Center Kansas voters chose women for two year governance as the mayor and council seats went to women. Miss Avis Francis elected mayor and a women’s slate won by large margins while Roxanna Blalock won the De Soto police judge post by ten votes amid a male slate victory elsewhere.
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West Point to Graduate First Class This Month
Secretary Baker announced the first class at the United States Military Academy will graduate late this month instead of in June. The decision shifts the ceremony and final exams to an earlier date for the pioneering graduating class.
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United States Enter War Widens World Debate
London reports on President Wilson’s congressional address with headlines praising American entry and describing two guiding theories in Germany. UK papers quote editorials from Westminster Gazette Pall Mall Gazette The Globe and Standard, framing America as joining the Allied crusade and refusing reservations in the war.
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Ambassador Sharp Visits Evacuated German-Occupied Areas
United States Ambassador Sharp, following Washington instructions, toured Chaulny Ham and Roye in the evacuated zones. He sent a cable to the State Department detailing conditions and sights from the visit.
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Ambassador Sharp Reports German Atrocities in Northern France
A Paris dispatch quotes Ambassador Sharp describing terrible destruction and atrocities as German forces retreat from northern France. He notes the events surpass earlier news dispatches in severity.
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Colonel Roosevelt Calls On Wilson At White House In Florida Stop
Colonel Roosevelt visited the White House to congratulate President Wilson on his address to Congress. He left his card after learning Wilson had gone to his office and then issued a statement urging aggressive war against Germany and the formation of a new division for immediate service at the front.
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Cotton Prices Advance In New Orleans Trading
In New Orleans on April 3 buyers expected an imminent war declaration against Germany. Cotton rose 48 to 50 points with a $2.50 base gain on the strongest months. Heavy new crop buying began, while conditions were seen as unfavorable and prospects likely to worsen if army expansion disrupts labor. Sparse offerings limited further upward pressure.
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President Wilson Plays Golf at Virginia Country Club
President Wilson left the White House this morning for a round of golf at a Virginia country club across the Potomac. He planned to return early to stay in close touch with Senate and House leaders.
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New Orleans UDC Chapter Offers Services to Red Cross
Members of the New Orleans Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy voted at a called meeting to offer their services as a unit to the American Red Cross Society.
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