Naval co operation plans widen Atlantic patrol role
Secretary Daniels and naval officers met with Vice Admiral Browning and Rear Admiral Grasset to advance U S and entente cooperation. American warships may patrol the Atlantic coast from Panama to Canada, freeing British and French vessels while using their bases in the South Atlantic. Submarine activity and a formal blockade of key eastern ports were anticipated by mariners. Survivors report the Greenwood and Daisy were involved in a voyage from Newfoundland to Italy.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Daniels
M. E. Browning
R. A. Grasset
Panama
Canada
South Atlantic
Germany
Atlantic
Boston
New York
Delaware
Chesapeake
Charleston
Savannah
Raleigh War Day Parade and Lively Civic Pageant
Raleigh showcased a large parade with a split civic line including Confederate veterans, Red Cross, students, and colored citizens. Col James H Young spoke on The Negro In the Present Crisis while Mayor Johnson and Knoxville boosters welcomed guests. Nationwide prep and state pay questions surfaced as Attorney General Manning noted limits on paying guard troops.
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Rye
Tennessee
James H. Young
Agricultural and Engineering College
Knoxville Boosters
Band of Boosters
Confederate Veterans
Daughters of the American Revolution
Red Cross
Woman’s Club
Capital City Band
North Carolina Guard
Army
Navy Recruiting Station
Marine Corps
Raleigh
Clayton
Manning
Wilmington
Pou Says War Debated Over Lusitania Sinking
North Carolina Congressman Edward W. Pou argues that the United States should have declared war when Germany refused to disavow the Lusitania sinking. He criticizes opposition in Congress, defends wartime unity, and backs the President's stance despite delays. He stresses that a nation failing to avenge such outrages cannot claim to fight for anything.
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George H. Manning
Washington, D.C
Edward W. Pou
North Carolina
Germany
Prussia
Lusitania
Pou
America
United States
Fayetteville Street
Raleigh
Second Street
Smithfield
Do You Need a Spring Tonic for Fatigue and Exhaustion
An advertisement touts two concentrated toneline tablets as a quick fatigue remedy. It claims 6-grain and 5-grain dosages for morning and night use, promising rapid results and weight gain, with endorsements from Hivington's Pharmacy and Dr G. M. F. about rundown, anemic conditions.
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Advt
L L Shepard Campaign Statement for Wilmington Primary
A voter urges support for L L Shepard in the First ward primary in Wilmington to be held on April 17 1617. The candidate promises clean politics and government guided by the majority of Wilmington voters and proclaims America first.
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Soundsman
Wilmington
America
Russian Socialists Deny Copenhagen Negotiations Report
The executive committee of the council of workmen, soldiers and delegates states that neither the committee nor Socialist party leaders know of any negotiations at Copenhagen between Russian and German Socialists. The Russian Socialist party has sent no delegates to such a conference.
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Associated
Etrograd
London
Council of Workmen
Socialist Party
Copenhagen
Russian Socialist Party
Denial by German Newspaper on Peace Conference Reports
Vorwaerts rejects reports of socialist peace conferences abroad. Philipp Scheidemann reportedly remains in Berlin. Copenhagen dispatches claimed his presence abroad but lack corroboration. Danish socialist Jepper Borgbjerg faced travel barriers at the frontier, with Petrograd mission unclear.
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Copenhagen
London
Vorwaerts
Berlin
Philipp Scheidemann
Herr Scheidemann
Jepper Borgbjerg
Petrograd
Haparanda
Sweden
Borbjerg
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Shaw University
Shaw
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Knoxville
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Hugh M. Tate
B. R. Jolly
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Morehead
Wake County
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Rotary Club
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Jill
Bo Peep
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Little Boy Blue
Cinderella
Jack Horner
Miss. Muffet
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