Victory Loan Passes in Senate as Republicans Fracture
Washington report says the Victory loan bill passed the Senate without a roll call after a failed filibuster by La Follette and Sherman. The measure authorizes 87 billion in lands and certificates and sets interest terms, avoiding an extra session and the president’s Europe trip.
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Wilson to Stay Three Months in Paris
President Wilson plans a three month stay upon return to Paris tied to negotiations over the Hotel Bischoffsheim, a grand mansion offered by the French government. The estate, built eight years ago, cost about 1 million and with furnishings totals over 3 million.
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Unclear OCR fragment references Clemenceau attack
The excerpt notes police and fire forces will monitor an acting house with added precautions after an attempted life aimed at Pre miler Clemenceau. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear dates or locations.
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Princess Radziwill in Kiev Refugee Tale
Kiev hosts Polish and Russian landowners former refugees from Moscow. English governesses and some Americans join Princess Radziwill, widow of Herdziwill, who fled her burned estate near DialoCer kiew after Ukrainians sacked it, losing priceless furnishings and statues.
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Essad Pasha Demands Recognition of Albanian Government
Essad Pasha, provisional president of Albania, says entente powers must recognize his government to settle the Albanian question and guarantee Balkan peace. He asserts he deposed Prince William of Wied, halted the Young Turk movement, protected the Serbian army retreat, and rejected offers from the Young Turks Bulgarians Austrians and Germans.
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Paris Living Cost to Be Cut by 40 Percent
Paris officials forecast a 40 percent drop in living costs in France within a month due to new food purchase transport and distribution steps. Vilgrain under secretary says government distribution centers called Vilgrain barracks will open in 15 Paris wards next week with ration stores in every arrondissement by March 10 offering 3616 calories and 113 grams of fat per person.
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Italy Holds To Land Won Ore to arbitration demand meets unified press
The Italian press unanimously rejects arbitration over Adriatic territorial claims despite Jugo Slavic proposals. Allied papers urge acceptance of Italy’s stance as representatives at the peace conference do. Separately, U S built plane set speed records at Ithaca, reaching 1638.23 mph and 10,000 feet in 4:52.
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Wilson to Paris as crisis at peace talks deepens
President Wilson plans immediate travel to Paris after arriving in France delaying visits to devastated areas. Col. House pressed for the move signaling a possible crisis in the league of nations effort. White House silent on details as debate heats in Congress and across Washington.
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Bulgaria Faces Financial Crisis With War Costs
Sofia reports Bulgaria confronts a severe financial crisis as war expenses exceed 1.59 billion dollars. Estimated national wealth sits near 2.2 billion, with prewar debt around 60 million. Germany held 600 thousand of the debt, advanced in installments that were halted last winter, with payment demanded in cash for munitions.
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Congress urged to establish 5 million peace fund
Washington dated March 8 Congress was asked to provide a 5 million peace fund to be at the president's disposal for post July 1 peace activities. The recommendation came in a letter from Acting Secretary of State Polk to Senator Martin and Representative Sheriey, chairs of the Senate and House appropriations committees.
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Confession of graft at Great Lakes cited in Navy inquiry
Lieutenant Reed confirms graft exposure at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station and details the death by suicide of Samuel Moss, a suspected ringleader. Moss, a second class seaman, leaped from an eighth floor office window in Chicago after implicating others. The case prompts a broad investigation by the Great Lakes commandant and aides into misconduct by enlisted personnel.
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Confession and Escape at Bank Dome Incident
Moss admitted guilt and implicated several Great Lakes seamen and petty officers in furloughfare and other irregularities. After testimony, Moss escaped his guard by a roof window and fell to the bank dome floor below. Lieutenant Sate and a police sergeant were summoned to the scene.
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Berlin seizes Düsseldorf as strikes flare in Rhine power center
Berlin reports Düsseldorf captured by mass detachments of government troops. Strikes and fighting persist in other Rhine cities as Spartacists face heavy defeats. A civilian council manifesto warns of a general bourgeois strike if unrest continues and the government vows to use force if needed.
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Wilson backs amnesty for political prisoners in U S camps
President Wilson endorses a proposal by Attorney General Gregory granting amnesty to a number of political prisoners interned in U S camps. Department of Justice officials are uncertain about the exact names of those affected by the order.
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Lowdens Hat in Ring for Republican Nomination
Springfield March 3 Republicans received Gov. Frank O. Lowden’s permission to present his name as a candidate for the presidency before the Republican national convention next year.
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German Revolt Growing Serious Amid Berlin Crisis
Reports from Berlin on March 3 say the government seeks workmen council guidance after a long manifesto issued from Weimar. It denounces strikes, vows socialization of key industries, and calls for industrial councils while pledging democratic fidelity and wartime resistance.
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Attacks Resumed as Germans Open Fire on Polish Lines
News terse account states fighting resumes on the Polish front with German forces engaging along multiple wartime lines. No further details available.
German attacks resume despite armistice in Poland front
The Germans, after three days of quiet, renewed their attacks along the three peninsulas of the Polish front. The armistice renewal demanded cessation of military operations, yet hostilities resumed, seen as a breach of armistice terms.
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Wilson Talks to Conference Promises Federal Aid as Servant to States
President Wilson, opening the White House conference of governors, promised the federal government would act as servant to states, municipalities and counties in readjustment problems. He urged restoring labor conditions to normal and said Paris conferees viewed themselves as servants to seven hundred million people, not masters.
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Charles Van Loon Death Reported in Philadelphia
Charles E. Van Loon novelist dies in Philadelphia after a long illness. Born in San Jose in 1876, he wrote for newspapers in Los Angeles and New York City from 1904 to 1910 before turning to magazines and novels. His notable works include The Big Leone The Lucky Ser uh The 41000 Perm and Gid Man Carry.
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General Wood Warns Washington on Preparedness
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood warned here that arbitration cannot replace preparedness. He argued a strong nation can arbitrate better, noting Belgium’s reliance on treaties and Swiss defense. He cited Kaiser’s claim the U.S. would need two and a half weeks to respond to war.
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King Albert Birthday Dinner Invitation Cabled to Hoover
An invitation to King Albert of Belgium to attend the annual Rocky Mountain Club dinner in New York on April 8 was cabled to Herbert Hoover in Paris. Ex officio vice presidents of the organization are also expected to attend.
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