Brazil Aligns With Allies Likely After U S Break
The United States severed diplomatic ties with Germany, prompting Brazil to weigh new neutrality limits. London and Rio report strong press debate, with Brazil’s foreign minister in talks and officials considering a shift toward allied support as South American policy trends.
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Brazil
Laure Muller
Laat
Wenceslau Brasanil
Washington
United States
Germany
League of the Allies
Tauro Mueller
Petropolis
Hivas
London
Reuter
Brasil
Braz
Muller
United States isolation praised as missed neutral concert
Buenos Aires papers argue the U S diplomatic break with Germany signals possible war. La Nacion laments neutrals failed to unite and says the United States chose its own superiority over collective action, leaving it isolated.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Germany
la Nacion
Will Not Leave Via Denmark Report From Copenhagen
London February 4 Copenhagen correspondent wires that Americans forced by developments to depart from Germany will likely travel by way of Switzerland rather than via Denmark.
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Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Germany
Switzerland
Denmark
Annapolis class to be graduated amid wartime prep
Special to the Washington Post Annapolis Md Feb 4 officers at the Naval Academy prepare for rapid call up Plans assign officers into numbered classes with 1st class including 22 members of the graduate school ready for service Others may be replaced by retired officers while civilian staff maintains work No definite orders or premature graduations yet but plans exist Civilians allowed on grounds for today only as midshipmen accompanied by parents Bancroft Hall buzzes with rumors some about a Des Moines explosion false others claim rapid first class graduation within a week.
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Washington Post
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Nost Graduate School
Annapolia
Seaplane Sighted Off Brazil Reported By Drake Crew
The American schooner James S Drake from Buenos Aires reported December 29 sighting a German raider or converted allied cruiser near Pernambuco Brazil with no colors, two masts two funnels eight guns, circling the schooner then moving toward the coast. Earlier the crew heard a motor whirr at night suggesting a seaplane overhead.
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James S Drake
Buenos Aires
Pernambuco
Brazil
Drake
Protect German Consuls Across States and Territories
State Department asked governors of 20 states and island possessions to protect German consuls. Officials said violence is unlikely but demonstrations could occur amid hostilities. Germany’s consular count in the United States, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines totals 34 men.
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State Department
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United States
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
E B Bronson Dead After Stroke While Address Was Given
Edgar Beecher Bronson author and hunter died in a New York hospital after apoplexy struck during a Saturday night address. He held the national record for high balloon ascensions for forty years and was a noted hunter who visited African jungles with Col Theodore Roosevelt.
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New York
Edgar Beecher Bronson
Man Inquires For President Wilson At Capitol
A Newark laborer claiming to be J A Wagner walked into the Senate wing seeking President Wilson. He proposed a plan to end the war and was sent to Washington Asylum Hospital after police found no weapons or key papers. Authorities will try to locate his relatives or friends.
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J. A. Wagner
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Senate
Europe
Washington Asylum
Dry Nation Predicted As Prohibition Spreads
Rev Dr. Clarence True Wilson warned in Metropolitan Sunday School that the country will soon be dry. He cited Indiana’s large legislative vote for prohibition, Utah’s law, and Arkansas bone dry import bans, predicting Georgia Mississippi Kansas Oklahoma and perhaps South Dakota will follow.
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Clarence True Wilson
Board of Temperance
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Arkansas
Georgia
Mississippi
Kansas
Oklahoma
South Dakota
System to Raise Girl School Fund Campaign Planned
Thousands of city names were given to canvass teams by St. Aloysius Church to raise 100000 for a new parochial and high school for Catholic girls. Eight days of canvassing begin after a Friday dinner at Gonzaga Hall with 30 teams and numbered prospect cards.
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St Aloysius’ Church
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Francis T Hurley
Paul R. Caniff
Charles J. Foy
Meurice F. Talty
Rossa F. Downing
J. J. Kilroy
Msahan
Bernard F. Rover
John J Sullivan
Nellie T Becker
R A. Cavanaugh
Mary L. Coleman
Big Army For Defense Figures On U S Men Fit For Service
New York February 4 a defense committee says an army of about 18 million men could be called if needed with 10 5 million aged 18 to 45 fit for field service Applying French 1910 standard 690 000 of 900 000 annual entrants would be fit Germany 1910 standard would yield 459 000 annually From 21 071 076 men aged 18 to 45 the report estimates 4 778 066 could be spared after deductions for illness defects and dependency based on Census 1910 notes military readiness depends on emergency severity and policy with married men and single men differently offsetting availability at various standards and ages The release cites 1910 census data and assigns 17 606 000 as potentially serviceable under certain assumptions but stresses uncertainties and ethical concerns about mobilization thresholds.
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U. S
New York
United States
Mitchel
Committee On National Defense
College Division
General Staff
Aingle
Debates Over Credit Commission and Canal Pact
In San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua on February 4, Congress hotly debated creating a two American and one Nicaraguan credit commission to manage the $3,000,900 Nicaragua claims from the United States over canal treaty concessions. The finance minister explained the funds remain in the U.S. Treasury earning no interest. A deputy urged renouncing the treaty due to unmet U.S. obligations, while the war minister was questioned about American troops in Nicaragua amid perceived peace.
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Nicaragua
Congress
United States
Chamber of Deputies
Treasury
Martin Has Deciding Vote in House Balance of Power
Judge Martin of Louisiana anchors the House Speakership fight as the balance of power. With the chamber split 217 to 217, his vote will determine control, shaping committee chairs, rule, and the fate of contested elections amid looming vacancies and possible deaths.
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Washington
Whitmell Pugh Martin
Louisiana
House
Whit
Judge Martin
Likewine
Paris Paper Warns Allies Against Overestimating Rupture
Paris February 4 La Liberte cautions that Woodrow Wilsons act has grandeur yet warns publics against unmeasured hopes. It says a diplomatic rupture may lead to war and urges restraint while noting the act gives moral support and economic aid and points neutrals like Spain to follow the path he indicated.
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Paris
Spain
Wilson
Rome Hears of US-Germany Break in Relations
Rome reports no official confirmation of the rupture with Germany by noon. Ambassador Page discussed the situation with Foreign Minister Sonnino. Italian press cheers for American moral support and fraternal sympathy aiding the Entente in the war effort.
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Paris
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Thomas Nelson Page
Baron Sonnino
America
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Japanese Papers Compare Germany to Wild Beast
Tokyo reports editorial comment from Japanese newspapers on the U S entry into the war. They liken Germany to a wild beast that must be crushed for world peace and foresee a U S declaration of war as an honorable contribution to civilization and justice, surpassing Lincoln's war.
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United States
Germany
Nichi Nichi
Lincoln
Speaker Clark Delivers Plain Gospel Message at Mission
In a John Marshall Place Gospel Mission gathering Speaker Champ Clark urged humility and Bible reading. He praised literacy gains, urged unemployed to return to the land, and joked about Congress as the soberest body. Representative Nelson helped escort him to the sidewalk.
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Wanders in daze after alleged assault in city
A man who claimed to be Dr. H. V. Treakle of White Stone Virginia wandered into a sewer pumping station at Second Street and the Anacostia River southeast at 6 am. He alleged three colored men robbed him near Fifteenth Street and FE Street NW, stealing his overcoat watch shoes and 15 to 20 dollars. He was taken to Casualty Hospital and detectives could not obtain a clear account or corroborating witnesses. He may remain hospitalized for days.
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Washington Navy Yard
Ioan
Breeskin Returns as Noted Violinist at National Theater
Under the Washington branch of the Council of Jewish Women a recital by Elias Breeskin, violinist, and Arthur Loeaser, pianist, delighted a large audience. Breeskin, trained in New York under Franz Kneisel, displayed a rich tone and technical mastery in Handel, Mendelssohn, Bach, and Kreisler pieces, earning a pronounced ovation. Loeaser also earned praise for his pianism, especially in the Mendelssohn Concerto, Paderewski Legende, and other works, sharing the stage in a musical evening regarded as a triumph and a pleasant surprise.
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Lorelly-Godowski
Seizure plans denied as guards double at New York docks
Collector Malone says German ships remain self detained and crews stay aboard. Guards doubled to about 1900 men at Hoboken piers and 2000 German sailors remain on ships while Washington reviews immigration procedures. Authorities deny engines were damaged and deny forcible detention.
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Department of Immigration
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Special train for Gerard to Basel via Paris
Berlin dispatch reported that James W Gerard, the American Ambassador to Germany, may travel on a special train to Basel via Paris. The note claimed Americans in Germany and Austria were ordered to quit those countries at once, with most choosing routes through Switzerland.
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Paris
James W Gerard
Germany
Basel
Switzerland
Berlin
Zurich
Rsaport
Austria
Cherokee Nation Volunteers Aid War Effort
The Cherokee nation volunteers its services to the United States in case of war. A message sent to the War Department in Washington bears the signatures of W C Rogers principal chief, and Tate Brady and Stephen Lewis, chairman and secretary of the Cherokee provisional committee.
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Okla
United States
War Department
Washington
W C Rogers
Tate Brady
Stephen Lewis
Red Cross Mobilizes Chapters for War Readiness
The Red Cross orders 245 chapters to recruit members, appoint committees, and secure roomy headquarters to prepare for hospital equipment, surgical supplies, and volunteer services. They call for lay nurse instruction, doctor referrals, first aid training, and aggressive membership drives as tensions and developments rise.
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Senators push to drop pork bills in river and harbor fight
Senator William Kenyon of Iowa and colleagues urge stopping further consideration of the river and harbor bill the public buildings bill and the fish hatchery bill amid claims that local selfishness dominates national policy. Kenyon says America is generous but warns of prioritizing local interests over national needs during a crisis. He notes the river and harbor bill and public buildings bill have passed the House and are before the Senate.
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William & Kenyon
Iowata
Kenyon
America
House
Senate
LEAK PROBE HEARINGS RESUME ON PRESIDENT WILSON NOTE
Congressional investigators resume hearing into the so called leak of Wilsons peace note with the inquiry facing doubt over its scope. Two Washington newspaper men admitted forecasting the note to a brokerage firm and the probe may widen to Wall Street and advance information. George A Ellis Jr of the Hutton firm warned clients based on information and Fred Esary, a newspaper man, is expected to testify today.
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Fred Esaary
Gas From Stove Kills John Mendez
John Mendez a 30 year old Greek man was found dead in his room at 732 Slath Street northwest yesterday. Gas from a faulty heating stove escaped into the room causing his death which is believed accidental.
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