Wilson asks authority to arm merchant ships in armed neutrality
President Wilson appeared before Congress asking for authority to place the United States in armed neutrality to counter German submarine warfare. He framed the request as defending neutral rights and human rights, seeking a mandate to arm merchant ships and use necessary means to protect ships and people at sea.
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Congress
Washington
United States
Houses of Congress
Great Britain
Ireland
Atlantic
Europe
Mediterranean
Lyman M. Law
London
Germany
America
Bill authorizing Wilson to arm merchant ships introduced in Congress
Washington report on the Flood bill authorizing the President to arm merchant ships and use necessary measures to defend them on the high seas. It provides for a $100 million appropriation, Treasury bonds up to $100 million, and conversion terms with 3 percent interest.
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Wilson
Congress
Washington
Flood
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
United States
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Secretary of the Treasury
Fletcher Goes to Mexico to Assume Post as Ambassador
Henry P. Fletcher, the American ambassador to Mexico, has begun his journey to the post. He faces probable challenges as he prepares for an eventful official life in Mexico.
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Fletcher
Mexico
Henry P. Fletcher
Running Them Down. South China lacks roadways claim?
In this brief clash of quotes the paper argues South China has no roadways while Greene questions pedestrians being chased into fields by automobile drivers. The exchange highlights safety concerns and roadside infrastructure debates.
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South China
Typewriter Knowledge Punchline
A worried man shows a letter to a blond typewriter and claims it misprints words with double p. The typist explains there is only one p on the keyboard, delivering the joke’s twist.
Scotch oat breadstuff formed into sausage links
The article notes Scotch oat breadstuff is produced as sausage links and mentions various unrelated items about libraries, Turkish caviar, ink preserved cuttlefish, and rifles with circuitous facts. It includes a variety of miscellaneous notes on education, libraries, treaty ports, and currency.
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Carnegie
England
Public Library of
New Orleans
Chefoo
Shantung
China
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