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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1917
Page
1
Congress moves to end filibuster with new rule as Gehate assails Wilson in debate. La Follette calls Congress a rubber stamp while Gronna offers no apologies and Sherman Stone criticizes the president’s extra session claim as misleading. Debate wraps after six hours with potential one man filibuster still possible.
Senate adopts a two thirds vote rule to limit debate on a pending measure after sixteen senators petition for cloture. The new rule allows one hour per senator and bans dilatory amendments, with debate to end on the following day. Critics warn this marks the end of full free discussion.
New York Herald reports from Habana that a prominent Spanish Cuban visitor cites a Madrid aunt and a Berlin trip. The Kaiser, in poor health, is reportedly kept alive by powerful stimulants including morphine. The anonymous letter claims the Kaiser could die within six months and notes a wireless link between Germany and the Spanish north coast.
President Wilson weighs arming American merchant ships against German submarine attacks and faces a possible extra session as partisan fights delay action. Senate rules change sparks talk of immediate steps while Cabinet and officials weigh legality under old statutes. Streetcar wage dispute escalates as managers issue individual contracts to 150 workers, union vows to strike.
Count Ferdinand Zeppelin dies in Charlottenburg of pneumonia. George W. Guthrie, American ambassador to Japan since 1913, dies suddenly in Tokyo. Wheeler assumes embassy duties as the State Department searches for a replacement.
Officials expressed concern yesterday over newspaper reports backed by the Federal Shipping Board alleging potential reprisals against Great Britain for commerce infringements. The State Department stressed restraint to avoid damaging relations with Entente allies as the United States weighs its stance against Germany.
President Wilson remained in bed with a severe cold and slightly high temperature. Navy aide and Dr. Cary T. Grayson warned the condition needed rest, canceling White House engagements and likely the cabinet meeting. In New York, a relief committee reported collecting and distributing 1,667,806 since 1914 from 30,984 donors across the Americas and Canada.
In Paterson New Jersey Miss Rose Schampanter a department store clerk will receive 33000 on her twenty fifth birthday three years hence as a courtesy bequest. She will also earn annual interest until then with the condition she not marry before twenty five. The gift arose after an acquaintanceship formed with Mrs Catherine Ward of Grand Rapids Michigan who died leaving the bequest.
Rome Corriere D Itala Zurich correspondent cites Berlin that Germany has suspended Belgian deportations after intervention by the Holy See. Of about 60,000 persons deported, 10,000 are reported returned to their homes.
On board the steamship Frederik VIII en route via Bergen, Count Johann von Bernstorff and dismissed German representatives in the United States sight land at the Faroe Islands. A rough Atlantic crossing characterized by heavy winter weather delayed the voyage, but the ship and its passengers are reported well. The count worked on embassy business as they head toward Berlin via Copenhagen.
Page 1 reports Senate plans to end filibusters amid discussions of U S forces in Cuba and Kaiser medical matters. It notes German famine impacts and a major car strike looming, with overseas policing and naval arms topics tied to Wilson era policy.
Peking March 8 The premier Li Yuan Hung dispute eased after a cabinet return to the capital. China may sever relations with Germany or join the entente with conditions sought from all entente ministers. Wu Ting-fang remains foreign minister and in control, signaling united administration.
Wyandotte county district court heard private detective W. B. Jones testify he used a broomstick with mirrors as a periscope to peer into Mrs Edna May Winkler wife of a jeweler in the Broadmoor Hotel. His observations contributed to a divorce ruling by Judge McCamish.
Five hundred New York Central Railroad freight handlers walk out in New York City. Eight hundred more vow to join tomorrow unless a 3 cent an hour wage increase is granted immediately. Officials warn a broader strike could cause serious freight congestion. strikebreakers prepared for tomorrow. Most strikers are said to be of Austrian nationality.
A joint resolution introduced in the Oklahoma City lower house would authorize Governor Williams to pay a reward of 100 dollars to the first American gunner who destroys a German submarine caught attempting to sink an American ship or any vessel carrying American passengers.
Four hundred sailors land from U S warships to guard foreigners in Santiago. Sugar mills at San Luis burn and civilians flee while fighting rages near Palma Soriano. Ex president Jose Miguel Gomez and staff are prisoners in Habana as Menocal praises the army and pledges firm action against rebels.
The Swiss legation informs on leave reservists that the government will finish the January 24 partial mobilization by calling out additional units including infantry units of the Third and Sixth divisions, artillery units, and landwehr battalions.
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