Wilson delivers news of break with Germany to Congress
President Wilson addresses joint session detailing prior German submarine threats and the U S response. He recounts the Sussex incident and notes Berlin's failure to honor assurances, signaling severed diplomatic relations and the withdrawal of the U S ambassador as the United States confronts escalating naval warfare.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Germany
Wolt
High Seas
Cross Channel
United States
J. Steentard Jr
St. Paul
J. A. Meyer
J. H. Meyer
M. A. Whitney
Slike
German Empire
Bertin Wvid
British women charged in Lloyd George plot case
Four persons appeared in Guild Hall police court on Wednesday charged with planning to murder Premier Lloyd George and his ally Arthur Henderson. A Mrs Alice Wheeldon and her two daughters plus Mrs Alfred George Mason and Mason’s husband denied the charges, claiming the case is a punishment for conscientious objection to military service. The proceedings were formal with details undisclosed.
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Derby
England
Guild Bill
Lloyd George
Arthur Henderson
War Council
Guild Hall
Alice Wheeldon
Ann Wheelton
Alfred George Mason
Constitutional Assembly Signs New Mexican Constitution
The Querétaro constitutional assembly ended two months of work by signing the new constitution at eleven o’clock, with cabinet members present except the finance minister and the minister of communications. The ceremony drew enthusiastic crowds as the document includes provisions for re election and military service.
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Constitutional Assembly
Pals Cabrera
Paola Bonillus
Tomento
More Guards Sent Home From Indiana Iowa Border Forces
Militiamen from Indiana and Iowa are released from border service as part of a broader drawdown. Units previously stationed along the frontier are returning to their home states.
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Indiana
Iowa
Baruch testifies profits hit 476168 from December trades
Bernard Baruch, Wall Street financier, testified his trading profits between December 10 and 23 totaled 476,168 dollars. He attributed the gains to reading German and British leaders' speeches as signaling a peace note’s imminent release. A Washington inquiry heard six hours’ warning preceded the note’s publication.
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New York
I. A. Connelly & Co
Washington
W. Bolling
Wilson
PA. Connelly & Co
Connelly
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David Lloyd-George
Debate on Wilson world peace plan ends in Senate vote
Washington notes report the Senate blocked Cummins motion for exclusive debate on Wilson's world peace proposal by 80 to 1. Cummins and Cronmins argued the plan would drag the United States into near constant war or rebellion against a proposed world authority.
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Wilson
Senate
Cummins
United States
Taillum
Cronmins
Second Berlin Note Pledge Withdrawing US Entente Attitude
A second German memorandum, delivered with the German note, argues Berlin’s changes stem from Allied pressure. It asserts unrestricted submarine use and warns that neutrals suffer under Entente wartime policies, aiming to force a swift end to the war through force.
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State Department
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Wise Yon
Senate
Count von Bernstorff
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Mediterranean
England
Germiny
Spanell Found Not Guilty In Alpine Case
A not guilty verdict was returned in the Alpine Texas case of Harry J Spanell for the alleged murder of his wife Crystal Holt Spanell. Deliberations lasted under two hours prompting cheers from spectators. The article also notes the July death of Mrs Spanell and Lt Col Butler in a car incident.
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San Antonio
Harry J. Spanell
Alpine
Tex
Crystal Holtand Spanell
Spanell
Butler
Sixth Cavalry
U. S. Aj
Norwegian Mall Service Halted in Norway and England Run
Fragmentary report indicates a regular daily mall and passenger service between Norway and England were halted. The Norwegian American liner Kristianinfjord remains held for further orders as unknown activity by a German raider is noted off the South Atlantic.
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Norway
U. 3
Christiania
England
Kristianinfjord
Janeiro
South
AmeriaUals
Housatonic Sunk by German Submarine Near Scilly Isles
The American steamer Housatonic, 3445 gross tons built in 1880, sank near the Scilly Islands after a German submarine attack. 144,200 bushels of wheat aboard. about twenty five Americans among the crew. Officers and crew saved by a British steamer. ownership traced to Toysatonic Steamship Co of New Orleans. Navy yards placed on war footing. interned German crews and ships secured. signals of possible U S action against Germany.
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Stile
Gamany
Germany
Ormany
Great Britain
France
Italy
Mediterranean
England
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Scilly Islands
Nosatonic
Toysatonic Steamship Company
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Newport News
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