Sinking of Algonquin Tallies as German Act of War
The Algonquin, an American steamer, was sunk March 12 off Bishops Rock by a German submarine without warning. Captain Nordberg and 26 others were saved. the vessel carried food from New York to London. Officials view the attack as a grave, warlike act and foresee possible moves toward armed neutrality or war. Additional incidents include the Leyland and East Point attacks with American crew members aboard.
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Flaymouth
A. Nordberg
Penzance
Plymouth
Nordberg
New York
Caddon
Hosemer
Om Dala
Congress
Consul Stephens
Algonquin
London
Bishops Rock
State Department
Sesterda
Leyland
East Point
Eddystons
Edward Elis
Courtland Avenue
Brook Iyn
Seaman
John Webber
Fougeron Street
Buffalo
Philadelphia
John W. Vincent
Oak Bluffs
Mays
Malls
Germany
California
Dutch Protest to Britain Over Detained Dutch Ships
Netherlands protests to Great Britain about the detention of over a dozen steamers loaded with foodstuffs and supplies for the Dutch government. The ships under government charter have been held for six weeks or longer, raising fears they may be seized by Britain.
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Holland
Great Britain
Bernstorff Moves to Avert War Between Germany and America
New York dispatch notes Count von Bernstorff arrives in Copenhagen and German effort to ease U boat warfare and restart talks with the United States. Simultaneously in London he meets with the foreign office and seeks an audience with the emperor to discuss peace prospects.
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New York
Count von Bernstorff
Gerard
Christiania
Frederik Viel
Germany
America
Copenhagen
Bernstorff
London
Berlin
Foreign Office
Berlin presses U boat war amid hunger fears
Former Ambassador Gerard reported from Berlin that Germany intended to press a ruthless submarine campaign even if war with the United States loomed. He said peace talks were abandoned and the breakdown of diplomatic relations followed as he discussed events with Secretary Lansing and Counselor Polk while President Wilson remained confined.
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Gerard
Berlin
State Department
Germany
United States
Wison
Lansing
Polk
Key West
Fla
Moon
Phillipa
Mc‘Adoo
Tumul@y
Hughes
New Jersey
Gerrard
New York
Department
OVRIKERS MEET TODAY AS SIDES STAND FIRM
Labor groups urge boycott on cars as Vice President Ham vows more conductors and motormen. Calderhead denies any desertions as more cars run amid damage to plumbing plows and ongoing mediation efforts. President Wilson era tone is echoed in a Washington strike news card with officials and unions asserting firm positions and possible congressional action.
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Ham
Calderhead
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Pew
Car Company oMcials
Secretary of Labor
Capital Traction Company
Congress
Hoke Smith
Washington
Central Labor Union
Bricklayers’ Union
No. 1
Asquith Saves Lloyd George in Commons Debate
In London the house of commons debated protection versus free trade over India cotton duties. Austen Chamberlain urged Asquith to back a remedy, while Lloyd George defended a war-time loan and India’s larger role. Asquith's amendment passed and the motion was adopted without division.
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London
House of Commons
India
Austen Chamberlain
France
Egypt
Haat Africa
Mesopotamia
Tie
Agquith
Asquith
Lloyd George
Lancashire
Data justifies war says Marshall in Atlanta
Vice President Marshall arrives in Atlanta and declares the international crisis grave, urging unity over party politics and labor disputes. He hints the President has a mass of undisclosed facts supporting a potential war declaration, and warns Germany that American resolve should not appear divided. He stresses Americans must stand by Wilson and set aside internal quarrels.
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Washington Post
Atlanta
Marshall
International
Congress
Europe
Wilson
French War Minister Lyautey Resigns Amid Chamber Turmoil
Paris reports Gen. Louis Houbert Lyautey, minister of war, resigned following incidents in the chamber of deputies during a secret session on aviation service. Opposition attacks on the government had grown for days, with no specific accusation against Lyautey. In New York, Adjutant Gen Louis W. Stotesbury was asked to marshal units for rapid mobilization for the New York National Guard.
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Paris
Louis Houbert Gonzales Lyautey
Chamber of Deputies
Raoul Angles
Angles
Apen Oi
Gen. Lyautey
New York
Louis W. Stotesbury
New York National Guard
Bureau of Militia
The
War Department
India Prohibits Emigration to Preserve Labor Force
London March 14 The Indian government banned all labor emigration except to satisfy needs of Ceylon and Malay states. The order aims to conserve India's manpower for labor data connections with the vanishing demand.
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London
India
Ceylon
Germans Bomb Hospital at Vertekop
Serbian official report from Saloniki dated March 14 states enemy aviators bombed the Vertekop hospital causing heavy loss of life among patients and staff. Two English nurses were killed. The hospital was distinctly marked with a red cross. A German March 13 statement cited an air raid on the Vertekop railroad station causing a large blaze.
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Saloniki
London
Vertekop
Robert H McCormick Dead In Augusta Hotel
Robert Hall McCormick Chicago capitalist died at a hotel here tonight after arriving in Augusta on March 14.
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Augusta
Robert Hall McCormick
Chicago Capitalat
Hotel Hare
American Steamer Sunk in War Context
Today's issue index lists notable items across war and politics including the sinking of an American steamer, Berlin war expectations, rail strikes, tariff battles, and troop movements. The page highlights editorials, society notes, sports events, financials, and city briefs.
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Gerard
Berlin
Wilson
Tariff Board
Tigris
China
Germany
Goermanz
Mexico
Guthrie
Heth
Mer
Russell
City News
US Grants Emergency Passport to Marguerite Slidell Derlanger
In Berne on March 14, American Minister Pleasant A. Stovall announced that the secretary of state authorized an emergency passport for Mrs. Marguerite Mathilde Slidell Derlanger, daughter of Civil War figure John Slidell. She left the United States in 1861 at 19, lost citizenship via marriage, then was restored by an act of Congress.
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Dees
John Stephanidis
Ephinids Benas & Co
Algu
Aubmarne
Washington
Lansing
Ate
Mir Stepranidis
Agonquin
Sane
Berne
Pleasant A. Stovall
Marguerite Mathiiide Slidell Derlanger
John Sudell
Germans Prepare to Sail as Cuba Watches Bavaria
Habana March 14 The war bound German steamship Bavaria loaded coal and provisions while secret agents were ordered to investigate reports of guns aboard. A Cuban cruiser Cuba shadowed Bavaria near midnight as the Dixie held position between vessels. Three German men vanished amid secret conferences with Bavaria officers. A government search and possible seizure were anticipated if the reports proved true.
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Alexander H. Williama
Washington Post
Habana
Bavaria
United States
Germany
Cuba
Gayaria
Ona
Bandits Kill and Rob Paymaster in Cleveland Shooting
Paymaster Mowrer, of Rich & Co knit goods, shot dead outside the Rich factory in Cleveland. Accompanying Halperon wounded. Bandits flee with $5,400. police recover $2,700 at New York Central station. Another $2,700 missing.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Uyler Mowrer
Nj, Rich & Co
Nathan Halperon
Mowry
Halperon
Moawrey
Julius Coneland
York Central
Toledo
Railroads Face Strike as Brotherhood Leaders Back Demands
Several hundred general and local chairmen of railway brotherhoods voted unanimous support for demands to railway managers in New York. They press for an 8 hour day and pro rata overtime pay based on modified claims from last December.
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The
Brotherhoods
New York
W G. Lee
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
Jee
The Railroads and National Duty
The serious international situation demands citizens set aside personal rights to serve the country. Patriotism and loyalty of our men must prevent rash moves that could embarrass the government and signal to outsiders that the nation is torn by industrial strife inviting foreign threats.
Brotherhoods Pressure for Eight-Hour Day in Rail Strike Tension
In New York on March 14 the four great railroad brotherhoods faced a looming strike after rejecting Wilson's eight-hour settlement and Congress's law. The Brotherhood chiefs pledged unified support for demands modeled on the Adamson Act, seeking an eight-hour day with overtime pay, while warning against rash industrial actions amid national crisis.
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New York
Great Railroad Brotherhoods
National Conference Committee of Railways
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Brooklyn
Paul Pooritswar
Gloucester
Miass Woot Hrolines
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Pittswurgh
U. S
England
Fan
Associated Press
Stephens
Britain
Ovrikers
Py Teutonic
Tokyo
National League of Government Employes
Garth Calderhead
Cara
U. U
Macedonia
Robert H. M’cormick
John Slidell
Switzerland
Big
Railways
the Brotherhoods
Supreme Court
Adamson
Attorney General's Office
Merrow
Mortimund
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