The Unpreparedness Plea And Naval Policy Debate
A House naval affairs hearing is set for Monday to hear advocates of unpreparedness. An antipreparedness group opposes the Navy Department five year build plan as undemocratic and premature. Noted experts including Jane Adams Lillian Ward Florence Kelly and Amos Pinchot argue for submarines and mines over dreadnoughts. They challenge how the nation would commit to future policy without knowledge of what lies ahead. The debate references Navy evolution pressures from Europe and the War College view that a fleet is a needed offensive tool, urging readiness despite criticisms of militarism.
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House Committee On Naval Affairs
Navy Department
Naval
Jane Addams
Lillian Ward
Florence Kelly
Amos Pinchot
Naval Committee
Europe
United States
Congress
United States Army
Mexico
Capt Sims
War College
Taxing Tabby and the New Jersey Cat Tax Controversy
A critical note on New Jersey's proposed cat tax amid public pushback. The author questions the scheme, labeling it a bribe to avoid opposition from dog owners and fearing negative outcomes such as increased rats and sparrow deaths. The piece disputes the tax base and the broader policy merits.
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New Jersey Assembly
Flints
Catcalla
Audubon Society
State Senator Martine Faces Central Government Rights
Commissions weigh complex issues as ardent local figures acknowledge national authority. The speaker compares the matter to Sir Richard Whittington’s lasting memory, urging examination of government powers and their enduring legacy for posterity.
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Martine
New Jersey
Richard Whittington
London Town
Italy’s war stance shifts as editorial hints at peace aims
An unsigned editorial in the March 2 edition of the Giornale d Italia from Rome argues Italy will not declare war on Germany and seeks a favorable peace. It suggests Italy’s alliance with Germany’s foes is fading, cites military defeats, and contemplates Vatican mediation as a path to peace.
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Giornale d'Italia
Rome
Italy
Germany
Austria
Serbia
Montenegro
Albania
Avalona
Europe
Ioana
Great Britain
Verdun
House of Savoy
Vatican
Roosevelt's Conditional Path to the Nomination
Commentators assume Roosevelt will not seek the Republican nomination yet he clarifies he will run only if the country seeks heroic ideals. He won’t fight for nomination unless conditions are met and would push his anti administration foreign policy. He and Bryan publicize their platforms in party committees.
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Col. Roosevelt
Col
Roosevelt
Resolutions Committee
Bryan
Training Naval Commanders for Better Technical Training
Admiral Winslow urges a system that allows civilians with naval exposure to return to study after several years at Annapolis. He argues young midshipmen could spend two years at sea and then resume schooling to gain practical, technically sound knowledge for ship and gun construction, addressing weaknesses in Navy Department education and operations.
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Annapolis
Admiral Winslow
Pacific Fleet
United States
Navy Department
Navy education reform favored by Admiral Winslow
Admiral Winslow urged restoring the midshipman rank and selecting seamen from age 14 to 16 with two years ashore before sea service. He argued against full polytechnic training for all officers, favoring specialists in constructors and ordnance and a selective process over seniority to prevent ineptitude and dry rot in war.
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Liegt Changen
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Winslow
Boye
Move Against Villa in Mexican Border clash eyed
The piece argues the United States should pursue Villa across the border with vigor, noting past cross border actions, urging adequate force, and warning against inflaming U S Mexican relations while condemning Villa and his bandits. It cites historical orders and calls for swift punishment to restore order and avoid war.
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Mexico
United States
Villa
Carranza
Great Britain
Secretary of War
Evarts
Mareuding Banda
Rio Grands
Mexican Republic
Columbus
Washington
TWELFTH ROHAN DUKE WOUNDED IN VERDUN BATTLE
Marquie de Fontenoy reports that Joanelin de Rohan Chabot, twelfth Duke of Rohan and fourteenth Prince de Leon, aged 87, wounded in Verdun with a nose wound and shrapnel to the head while serving in the Chasseurs a Cheval. He has earned the Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor, and moved to the Chasseurs a Pied during WWI. He is married to Marguerite de Rohan Chabot with three children, and his lineage traces to Henri de Chabot and the historical Rohans of Brittany.
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Duke
Rohan
Prince de Leon
Verdun
Morbihan
Chaoseurs-al Cheval
Marne
Slo
Legion of Honor
Fifteenth Dragoons
Chasteurs-a-Piad
Marguerite de Rohan-Chabot
Comte de Jarnac
Faverite
Henry IV
Imne
Henri de Chabot
Henri de Rohan
Henri IV
France
Charles IV
England
Duke de Sully
Cyprus
Sublime Porte
Comte Henri de Chabot
Duke de Rohan
Reyes
Rohan-Chebot
Das Henrt de Rohan
Brittany
Girls dig guest from snow in Monticello parade
Twenty young women led by Miss Florence McNeely shoveled snow to free Maj Gen O'Ryan’s stuck conveyance near Falraburg, enabling his passage to address the guard at Monticello. A military party and locals cleared a path as the sun softened the drift and the general entered town.
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New York Herald
O'Ryan
Fallaburg
Florence McNeely
Falraburg
New York, Ontario and Western Railroad
O’ryani
Kiamesha Lake
Miltia
Noah Builds Ark Amid Mocking Landlubbers
Old Noah faces ridicule as he constructs a boat despite critics in the village. The parcel of satire describes harpers and croakers deriding the ship carpenter while he remains steadfast and questions the fate of his writings.
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Harpers
Critica
Nosh
Capt Noah
Congress Condemned: Mexico Policy Sparks Senate Debate
Senator McCumber introduced a measure authorising the President to use armed forces in Mexico to pursue those behind the Columbus massacre. Senator Fall sought funds to police Mexico relief. Ashurst urged drastic action with grape shot over grape juice. Stone warned temper and promised full facts as Ranadell and La Follette discussed the armed ship issue and warnings to travelers. Delaware's Charles F Curley nominated U.S. attorney for Delaware. Foreign relations committee to meet for explanations on Mexican situation. Adjourned at 3:60 p.m. to noon today.
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McCumber
United States
Mexicy
Jpur
Columbus
Fall
Ashurst
Mexico
Stone
Congress
Ranadell
Louisiana
Root
la Folletta
Colt
Charles F Curley
Wilmington
Delaware
Foreign Relations Committee
House Debates on Appropriation Bill and Mexico Policy
The House spent the day considering the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill and paused plans for further action. Chairman Kitchin announced the free license repeal bill would follow the main bill. Capt. W. S. Sima said the fleet cannot strike effectively and noted target practice results are well known abroad. Foreign affairs and other committees received updates on Mexico troop decisions and railroad securities legislation. Representative Morgan attacked pensions as profligate, while Arnene Perrillat urged a permanent levee system for the Mississippi valley. Adjourned at 6:25 p.m. until morning.
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House
Kitchin
W. S Sima
Nevada
Naval Affairs Committee
Flond
Mexico
Reyburn
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Morgan
Louisiana
One Million Under Arms in a Million Man Army
An extrapolated depiction of a one million man army marching four abreast from Kansas City toward the Colorado border. The piece itemizes equipment, ammunition, horses, wagons, provisions, clothing, shelter, and training required daily, alongside the extensive logistical effort and manpower to mobilize such a force. It also includes a quoted comparison about social politeness and suburban life from The Kansas City Journal.
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Kansas City
Jonson
Colorado
Little Brothers
Ouse
St. Joseph
Higher Law phrase born from Seward debate era
The article recalls Will H. Seward's 1850 remark of a "higher law" beyond the Constitution and notes its mistaken attribution. It discusses the 1860 California statehood debate with Webster, Seward, Hale, Douglas, and Hamlin, and cites moral philosophy from Euripides and Cicero, plus Stanton's wartime constitutional stance. It references Seward's defense of free soil and slave property, and ends with a claim about seeking divine standard for laws.
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Will
Ign H. Seward
United States Senate
Senate
California
Webster
Massachusetts
Congress
Seward
John P Hale
Douglas
Hamlin
Uncle Jimmie Mabe's first train ride to Elizabethtown
James Mabe of Upton celebrated his hundredth birthday by riding a flat train to Elizabethtown Kentucky. The journey occurred during a heavy snowstorm but he remained cheerful and spent two hours at the county judge's office greeting friends. He called it one of the happiest days of his life and hoped to repeat the trip next year. He joked about fox hunting and staying sharp for the chase.
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Elizabethtown
Dispatch
Cincinnati Enquirer
James Mabe
Upton
Jimmie
Morning Verses for Beatrice Barry in New York Times
A compact poetic riff notes yesterday's dreariness and today's brighter start. Itplayfully muses on renewed purpose, small daily aims, and a hopeful greeting awaiting success and cheerful reception.
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Beatrice Barry
New York Times
Prices for Armenian Christian girls shock congregants
Dr H Sargis an independent Methodist missionary told Cookman Church parishioners that Christian girls in Armenia fetch up to 50 cents, with younger girls bringing higher sums and some up to a dollar. He noted he was drafted into the Turkish army to treat wounded during the war while visiting Armenia as an American citizen.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Armenia
H. Sargis
Cookman Methodist Episcopal Church
Twelfth Street
Lehigh Avenue
Sargis
Bargis
Oblivious Verse from Nebraska Reminiscence
A fragmentary verse from a Nebraska faculty or student themed piece describes a quiet scene of gestures and secrets. The narrator notes observation of a couple and a rhymed reflection on hidden knowledge while referencing Myrtle and a domestic remark about a pepe on the plano.
Views of Capital Visitors on Interesting Current Topics
Maryland former governor Warfield endorses strong action against Villa and praises the President. He predicts Maryland will back the President and Blair Lee’s renomination. Abbott-Maxwell discusses millinery spending and shifts to high grade hats. Hoosier delegates favor Fairbanks if possible, else support convention nominee. Indiana Republicans rally around the GOP year.
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Funston
Coll
Sleckman
Villa
Uni
Edwin Warfield
Maryland
Willard
Gov Warflel
Republicana
Blair Lee
Lewis
Cabell Bruce
Lee
Goy Goldsborough
United States
Indiana
Agid
King
Indianapolis
Shoreham
Chicago
Fairbanks
Judge clears woman who slapped motorman after insult
Magistrate Nash in Flatbush police court dismissed the charge against Mrs Mae McGowan a 23 year old Brooklyn woman after she admitted striking motorman Edward McNabe of a St John place car when he insulted her While boarding the car she slipped and he mocked her saying she should take a taxi She said she warned him to address a lady politely and he replied Youre no lady She slapped his face fourteen or fifteen times She was released on bail and spent no time in jail.
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New York Herald
Nash
Flatbush
Mae McGowan
Brooklyn
Edward McNabe
St John Place
Flatbuck
Atlantic Avenues
McNabe
War H Hits Orange Blossoms Across London Chronicle
From the London Chronicle a minor trade badly hurt by the war is the orange blossom industry. Weddings are simple nowadays with little demand for the fragrant white flowers. London sources say nearly all blossoms are grown in southern France near the coast in Alpes Maritimes valleys. Normally there is steady demand from perfume manufacturers if other markets fail. Plantations are family held and trees yield blossoms only as they age, discouraging rivals.
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London Chronicle
London
France
Alpes Maritines
Ivory shoulders ignite a jealous tease in KC Journal
A Kansas City Journal item notes a boastful line about beauty with a jealous friend remarking that the ivory does not stop there, hinting at prideful vanity in a social moment.
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Kansas City Journal
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