US Sailors Held as Hostages by Teutons
The United States rejects German talks on submarine warfare while demands to restore Sussex pledges stand. The Yarrowdale prisoners in the prize seizure remain detained pending assurances German crews in American harbors will not be imprisoned, with officials wiring Hawaii for a full status update.
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Shipping losses tallied since February reach high totals
The summary notes total tonnage sunk by all sides since February 1 is 190,327. It records 89 ships sunk in that period. British and other neutrals are listed among the belligerents with figures indicating their share of losses.
Indiana adopts new constitution convention laws
Indiana passes a bill for a constitutional convention to draft a new state constitution. The 115 delegates will be chosen in September 1917 and meet January 1918 in Indianapolis to set a date for a statewide referendum. The act outlines nonpartisan elections, pay, duties, and data support for the process.
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Carl R. Minton
Anti- Saloon League
Thomas R. Marshall
General Assembly
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Circuit Court
Bureau of Legislative and Administrative Information
Idle Lands to Use for Vacant Lot Gardening
A nationwide push promotes vacant lot gardening to ease living costs. The Yonkers Herald notes that many eastern city lots remain idle. using them for intensive cultivation could reduce prices and support thousands of families. Localities urge organized gardening associations and guidance from agricultural agencies to start temporary, non interfering plantings.
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Yonkers
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War risk insurance rates rise sharply under McAdoo plan
Secretary McAdoo announces increases in war risk insurance costs for voyages from Atlantic and Pacific U S ports to South America Canada Japan and to Great Britain Rotterdam and France. Rates jump from fractions to as high as two percent across multiple routes reflecting heightened wartime risk.
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Neutral
Indian Islands
French scientist claims brainwave stealth for trains from noise
An obscure, garbled note claims a French scientist performed an operation to mute soldiers' bray-like sound to protect supply trains from shelling. The text references the army, a mysterious "Vindex," and a request to inform a family physician or state secretary, all in a confusing, unverifiable manner.
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Suni
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