Bernstorff Urges Berlin Action On Washington Submarine Note
Ambassador von Bernstorff sent a lengthy dispatch from Berlin urging immediate broad wording for submarine warfare declarations. He advised the German government to respond quickly to the U S note to preserve friendly relations and suggested covering all submarine operations. The Berlin note to Secretary Lansing on January 7 promised cruiser warfare and safety for non combatant ships in the Mediterranean.
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Washington
Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean
Lansing
British Isles
Germany
Cardus touted as remedy for weak spells in Elba notice
Mrs M T May of Elba Alabama writes of severe postmarital weakness with headaches swimming pains and heartburn then credits Cardus a tonic with rapid improvement after three to four bottles. She claims improved health and urges other women with weak spells to try it. The notice adds Cardus is for sale by all druggists.
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Elba
Ala
M. T. May
Cardus
Chicago Tribune
Dissolve Blackheads With Nerox Powder Method
Simple home remedy advises sprinkling two ounces of nerox powder on a hot wet sponge and rubbing over blackheads for a few seconds. Wash off to remove the blemishes and leave skin soft with pores back to normal. a drug store purchase is suggested for persistent trouble.
Herbal Tea Claim Promoted By Phil Cresap Co
An advertisement touts Ge-Rar-Dy Tea as a medicine that purports to cleanse the blood liver and kidneys. It claims ancient Indian roots and offers a free sample from the Phil Cresap Co Ltd of New Orleans.
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Phil Cresap Co. Ltd
New Orleans
Planting Progress in Cotton Region Report
The national weather and crop bulletin says cotton planting has begun in the northern part of the region and is progressing satisfactorily in central districts. Stands are good in the southern area, but frost damage last week requires some replanting across much of the central region, with delays in Texas due to dry weather.
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Washington
National Weather and Crop Bulletin
The
Weather Bureau
Texas
Nation poised for possible war as Germany decision nears
Multiple papers in Raleigh Nashville Richmond Birmingham Montgomery Meridian New York and Chicago reflect a grave mood as Germany faces ultimatum terms. Editorials urge unity with President Wilson and stress accountability for war or peace.
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Raleigh
N. C
Germany
Baltimore Capitalist Ends Life with Pistol
New York April 20. Yzaak Vandenburg a prominent Baltimore businessman and chairman of Gulf States railway and president of Aransas Harbor Terminal Company killed himself at a local hotel. He was found by Gulf States railway president J. S. Pyatt, a hotel guest.
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New York
yYzaak Vandenburg
Baltimore
Gulf States Railway
Aransas Harbor
J. 8. Pyatt
Commander Decorated for Sinking Sussex
Paris reports Emperor William has decorated the submarine commander alleged to have torpedoed the Sussex. Washington is said to have been informed. The award could complicate potential demands by the American government.
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Paris
William
Sussex
Washington
Germany
May May Mean A General Strike Among Sailors
Officials of the local sailors unions push for higher wages granted by several steamship lines. The Francis M. crew from Trinidad quit in what is seen as the first step toward a broader movement. Demands cover ordinary seamen plus engineers, firemen, oilers, coal passers, stewards, cooks and waiters as ship captains report potential spread of discontent. The Seamen's Union delegates led the Francis M. crew’s actions.
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Francis M
Trinidad
Seamen’s Union
Southern Railway to push South American trade tour
Chattanooga April 20. Southern Railway Queen and Crescent route and Mobile and Ohio Railroad plan to send South American agent Charles Lyon Chandler on a July tour to Brazil Argentina and Uruguay to promote Southern goods. Chandler will seek trade opportunities interview merchants and assist firms with no charge as part of a regional development program.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Railway
Queen and Crescent
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Charles Lyon Chandler
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Chandler
Republics
James Building
South
Argentine Republic
United States
Owen Looks for Great Reunion at Birmingham
Dr. Thomas M. Owen director of the archives and history department and past commander in chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans predicts the Birmingham reunion will be the greatest in the organization’s history. He expects at least fifty camps in good standing from Alabama divisions.
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Montgomery
Thomas M. Owen
Department of Archives and History
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Birmingham
Sons of Veterans of
Alabama
Owen
South
Birthday party invites April born children for theater event
Birth day editors invite April born children to a birthday party at the Empire Theater this afternoon for five friends each. Names and addresses listed include Mamie Woolsey eight, Gussie Yates ten, Lizzie Bell Yates fifteen, Johnnie F House three, Leo Scharf thirteen, Leslie Leftwich twelve, Thelma Estelle Hewett ten.
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Phe
Empire Theater
Mamie Woolsey
Augusta Street
Gussie Yates
Evergreen
Ala
Lizzie Bell Yates
Johnnie F. House
Leo Scharf
S. Wilkinson
Leslie Leftwich
Michigan Avenue
Thelma Estelle Hewett
Bush Avenue
South calls for fair share of navy business
A speech arguing the South should receive a full share of naval contracts if it seeks them, asserting necessity of products for daily life and stressing the proper navy as a basis for inclusion.
Staats Zeitung Sees War Ahead
New York Staats Zeitung argues President Wilson’s wartime demands risk a US Germany clash. It contends recognizing the president as neutral nations’ representative and granting British-proof demands would invite war if Britain’s blockade and noncombatant suffering persist. It warns Congress must intervene to prevent a US-Germany war.
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New York
New York Staats Zeitung
United States
Wilson
Congress
Germany
England
Bitter German Paper Attacks Wilson Representation
The Illinois Staats Zeitung criticizes Woodrow Wilson claiming he never represented humanity and should return his retainer, accusing him of serving ammunition manufacturers instead. The piece portrays strong dissatisfaction with Wilson's perceived policy and motives.
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Chicago
Illinois Staats Zeitung
Wilson
Five Archaeologists Murdered Reported
Investigators probe claims that five members of a 1915 Indian mound expedition led by Prof. Clarence B. Moore were killed. Prof. W. E. Myer of Tennessee Academy, Carthage, Tenn., cites direct information from the missing group with no updates since last fall.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
W. E. Myer
Tennessee Academy
Carthage Tenn
Clarence B. Moore
Wireless stations to be closely watched
A 26 member marine detachment left Philadelphia navy yard for Tuckerton New Jersey and Sayville Long Island to guard trans Atlantic wireless stations. They will be joined by a larger Brooklyn navy yard detachment and a closer guard will be kept on the stations for now.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Navy Yard
Tuckerton
N. J
Sayville
L. 1
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Delta Highway proposal to be voted on at joint county meeting
The Mobile Chamber of Commerce will send strong representation to the upcoming joint meeting of Mobile and Baldwin county boards next Monday. The Alabama Mississippi Highway Association urges a robust turnout due to opposition to the Delta Highway. Chamber directors request maximum attendance.
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Mobile Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Baldwin Counties
Alabama-Mississippi Highway Association
The
Chamber of Commerce
Opposition to the real interests of humanity discussed
The text argues against actions that harm civilians and promotes a stance criticizing the inhuman withholding of food from Germany. It suggests redirecting threats toward the nation responsible for causing the submarine warfare rather than harming civilian populations.
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Germany
New York Officials Meet Over Possible War Break With Germany
Major General J F O'Ryan Adjutant General Stotesbury and Police Commissioner Arthur Woods conferred with Governor Whitman in Albany on April 19. They discussed precautionary measures for New York City in case of a break with Germany.
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Albany
J. F. O’ryan
U. 8
S. A
Stotesbury
National Guard
Arthur Woods
New
Whitmen
New York City
United States
Germany
Hodges Endorses Sheepshead Bay Site for Mobilization
Brigadier General H. F. Hodges of the United States Army declares the Sheepshead Bay speedway suitable for mobilization use. The site, offered to President Wilson by Bin S. Harkness, was inspected with Major General O'Ryan’s staff and local officers.
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Sheepshead
New York
H. F. Hodges
United States Army
North Atlantic Coast Artillery District
Sheepshead Bay
Wilson
bin S. Harkness
Lee Baker
Hodges
O'Ryan
New York National Guard
Fonde to Speak on Floriculture at Gulf Coast Horticultural Meet
The Gulf Coast Horticultural Society convention will be held April 26 and 27. H. P. Loding George Kettle and W. H. Reynolds oversee the program and have selected Mia Elizabeth Fonde to deliver the address on Floriculture with other notable participants expected.
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Miss Fonde
The
Gulf Coast Horticultural Society
H. P. Loding
George Kettle
W. H. Reynalds
Mia Elizabeth Fonde
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