No Change in Situation Seen as Congress Prepares
Washington March 29 officials say there is no knowledge of any development that could alter the U S stance before Congress convenes. The public knows as much as the government about anti American plots and German intrigues, while the administration weighs actions for possible war measures and mobilization. President Wilson continues adviser's meetings and prepares to address Congress next week while Cabinet members discuss mobilization and funding options.
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Federal orders urge return of discharged units to state camps
The East department directs all organizations Mustered out of federal service but still in state camps to be brought back under arms. Navy bids open on ordnance supplies and Secretary Daniels says more bids will be opened Saturday for submarine chasers construction. He expects to order many of these small craft.
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New Mobilization Increases National Guard to Forty Thousand
Washington reports 40 000 National Guardsmen mobilized for policing industrial and strategic points. The First Regiment of Engineers returns to barracks in the capital as the Navy accelerates ship construction and the War and Navy Departments expand recruiting measures. A miscommunication over troops affected by yesterday’s order stopping demobilization from border duty is noted.
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Washington
Federal Service
Engineers
Navy
War and
Navy Departments
CLOSE GUARD FOR PRESIDENT Precautions Taken to Protect Him When He Addresses Congress
President Wilson will deliver his message to the joint session of Congress on April 8. Capitol security will be tightened with restricted access and special passes. Secret service agents and police protection will be increased around the president despite some Democratic calls to skip a personal address.
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Wilson
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Baghdad Seen Continues Through Early Islamic Rise
The city’s revival begins in 762 A D with Mansur establishing a capital at Baghdad. Its grand plan spanned five miles, canals along the river, and lush mosques and gardens surrounding the caliph’s palace. For a millennium Baghdad shone as the eastern wonder before Turk adventurers and later Seljuks seized temporal power.
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Panama Canal Near Completion Opens Pacific Trade Channel
The Panama Canal is nearly finished with minor fillings left and becomes a cross road of commerce. Shipping flows mainly from the Pacific and nitrate from Chile is the principal commodity moving through.
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Pacific
Mixed World News Flash From A Rumor Mill
A collage reports diverse items including Mike the bootblack of New York dying at forty one with a fortune of fifty thousand dollars. An elderly Isaac Mumford of Laurel Delaware seeks a new set of teeth at ninety six. Philadelphia women form a league to bar cocktails from debutantes and college boys. An inheritance tax payment in White Plains is cited as the smallest in New York history. An Alabama man pays a five dollar fine for releasing a quart of rum into a private lake. Princeton seniors admit varied romantic experiences. Ling Ying and Bing topics edge toward peace talks in California leaving casualties. Pittsburgh family awakens to a fire sparked by parrots alerting rescuers. A wife seizes control of her husband’s finances to enforce faithfulness. A Kansas City judge fines a man one hundred dollars and orders him to take a bath for pocket money.
Arming a Merchant Ship Requires Heavy Steel Framework
The article explains arming a merchant ship is complex and dangerous. A large gun cannot be bolted to the deck due to recoil and deck strength. It requires a reinforced steel framework riveted into the hull, cleared deck space, crew quarters, and ammo storage for rapid action.
Proposal to create artificial fishing banks approved
A plan to establish artificial fishing banks off Long Island's south shore received approval from the bureau of fisheries. Secretary Redfield urged army engineers to assist with construction alongside New York interests. Using broken rock from the subway, the project would cover an area between Rockaway Beach and Far Rockaway after a small experimental ground yielded abundant fish.
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Pa and son discuss spending money in Detroit Free Press
A brief Detroit Free Press quip features a boy asking about spending money and a humorous reply that any coin his mother gets hold of is fair game. The exchange captures a light domestic moment.
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First Woman Radio Operator Offers Services to Uncle Sam
Boston's Miss Margaret M A Donahue holds a first class commercial radio operator's license, possibly the first for a woman. She offered services to Capt. H C Gawler after writing to the federal radio inspector. If employed, she and thirty five other women stand ready to enroll to aid shore stations and submarine chasers.
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United States Navy
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Bleakley campaign probe shocks Pennsylvania districts
Federal grand jury probes Bleakley campaign spending in the 28th Pennsylvania district. Subpoenas issued to Elk Venango Warren Forest Mercer county figures as prosecutors seek records from the 1930s era race. Court actions threaten potential indictments and wider political fallout.
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Harry Klinestiver
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Leon Watson
Forest County Republican Committee
H. G. Johnson
Franklin
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Chas. Sheasley
C. F. Dickinson
Elk County
Walter W. Miller
F. Bucholz
Sharon
McDowell National Bank Whio
Hume
W. H. 8. Thompson
Denham Barton
Mercer Dispatch
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James Robinson
Grove City Republican
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Charles S. Kirchariz
Farrell News
A. T. Thompson
Ridgway Publishing Company
Ridgway Advocate
J. P. Bigler
Edinbort Normal
Administration of West Indies debated for new Danish territory
The question whether the United States army or navy should administer affairs in the newly acquired Danish West Indies is under consideration.
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United States Army
Navy
Danish West Indies
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