Leak inquiry into stock trades pauses for brokers records
The House rules committee suspended the leak probe to let stock brokers produce trading records from the peacetime period when the international peace situation influenced prices. The panel plans to return to New York and review brokers' accounts to identify big operators before the president's note was published and determine if there was advance knowledge.
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Associated Press
New York
House Rules Committee
Forty-One Years Solitary Confinement Privileges Granted
Jesse Pomeroy, inmate for forty-one years in Charlestown prison, was granted equal privileges with other prisoners by the state executive council in Boston. He had been in a tightly lit cell until two years ago when a light privilege was allowed. Convicted at age fifteen for the murder of two children, his death sentence was commuted to life in solitary confinement.
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Associated Press
Boston
Jesse Pomeroy
Charlestown
State Executive Council
Pomeroy
Wilson visits Capitol amid criticism in January
President Wilson made two trips to the Capitol in a day of tense politics. He conferred outside the Senate chamber with Majority Leader Kitchin on the revenue bill and with several callers not members of Congress. The Senate remained in session as the battles over policy intensified.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Capitol
Senate
Hoe
Kitchin
Congress
Will Investigate Belgian Deportations
Washington reports Ambassador Gerard is to accept Germany’s offer to investigate Belgians deported to Germany. The move follows Germany’s note replying to the U S protest against deportations and comes at the State Department’s instruction.
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Washington
Gerard
State Department
Germany
United States
Last Day to File for February Term City Court
Next Tuesday, Jan 30, is the final filing day for cases for the February term of the city court. A printer’s error in the text was noted, with a quip about the word orator.
Mr M A Smith Dies At Seventy Two In Winterville Ga
Mr M A Smith aged seventy two died at his home near Winterville yesterday afternoon after a long illness. He was a prominent planter and community leader with eleven surviving children. Funeral held at his residence at 4 pm and burial followed in Holly Carter cemetery.
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Winterville
M. A. Smith
Lfe
Holly Carter Cemetery
Judge Brand Returns to Southern Mutual Blog
Judge Brand surrendered his courthouse offices to Judge A J Cobb the new superior court judge and Cobb has returned to the Southern Mutual where he keeps a fourth floor office until moving to Washington as congressman from the Eighth district. He once had offices in the old Southern Mutual building in Athens many years ago. Do a kind deed each day is urged for many including Boy Scouts. Try It a lick or two some week and see how it tries.
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Brand
Court House
A. J. Cobb
Superior Court
Southern Mutual
Washington
Congress
Eighth
Athens
Boy Scouts
Peace address echoed by Britons demand unbroken German power
London reports Chancellor Bonar Law declaring President Wilsons peace aims shared by the Entente but peace must leave the German military machine unbroken. He cites Germanys conduct and neutral protests as reasons for steps beyond the presidents plan to achieve peace. Washington coverage notes Senate Democrats oppose a free discussion of Wilsons address and leaders meet with the president to consider open debate and the waterpower bill.
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Associated Press
London
A. Bonar Law
British War Council
Bristol
Wilson
Jie
Senate
Swilson
Washington
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Democrats Today
Cummins
White House
Pomerone
Salisbury
Walsh
Hoke Smith
Wanted police to arrest his shadow
Will Franklin a young colored man asked police to stop a mysterious follower as he walked the streets. Officers found the shadow was his wife in overalls and cap who said she spied on him to see if he was “going with another woman.” The couple were turned over to each other for punishment.
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Will Franklin
Franklin
Indigestion Warning and Remedy Advocated
A health snippet warns that late meals cause indigestion and urges delaying meals by at least five hours. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a stomach strengthener and a path to natural function, claiming quick recovery and noting availability everywhere.
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Chamberlain
Protection measures amid Pershing withdrawal in Mexico
Washington reports an appeal to Carranza to shield foreigners as American troops withdraw. Chinese traders supplying Americans may be allowed into the United States and held in restricted areas if danger persists. Pershing’s force plans to establish Ojo Frederrico as temporary field HQ during the withdrawal, with 2,000 capitan troops en route to police evacuated Chihuahua City.
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Washington
Man
Pershing
Carranza
Ace
State Department
United States
el Paso
Ojo Frederico
Colonia Dublan
Persting
el Valle
Juarez
Chihuahua City
Mississippi Battleship Set for Launch Tomorrow
Newport News reports the battleship Mississippi third of her name, sister to Idaho and California, will be launched tomorrow. At 32,000 tons with thirty four main guns and turbine engines, she costs about 8 million dollars to build and nearly double that to equip for battle. The ship, laid down in 1915, will be commissioned late next fall and mirrors the Pennsylvania and Arizona designs. Camille McBeath of Meridian will christen the vessel. The Mississippi features twelve 14 inch rifles, twenty two 5 inch rapid fire guns, two 21 inch torpedo tubes, oil boilers, and 21 knot speed. A lingering peace-policy remark closes the item.
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Newport News
Mississippi
Idaho
California
Camille McBeath
Meridian
J. M. McBeath
National Democratic Committee
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Curtis
State Normal School to Start Two New Buildings
Work is slated to begin in March on two new buildings for the State Normal School, a dormitory and an academic building, with bids opened by February and a total expenditure of 50,000 dollars. Location changes follow a planned campus growth strategy.
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State Normal School
Oifices
British firm barred from shell contracts until after war
London announces government refusal to Hadfields Limited to fulfill naval shell contracts while the war lasts. In Washington, the Hadfields held a $3 million plus award for fourteen and sixteen inch shells at $200 under the lowest U S bid. Secretary Daniels said no official notice had been received yet and he would await it.
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Associated Press
London
Hadfields (Limited
Washington
Daniels
Revenue From Whiskey Greatest In History
Washington reports 1916 whiskey revenue plus beer and cigarettes set a record. Govt notes fuller collection now drives higher whiskey totals, with 252.78 million dollars in combined beer and whiskey revenue and cigarette tax receipts topping 25 billion cigarettes.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Treasury Department
One Pistol Toter License in 1917
In this county from January 1911 there have been 121 pistol licenses issued by the ordinary for three years each. Only one license in 1917. renewals are rare for 1911 12 and 13. About 2000 to 4000 pistols are owned in the city by white and colored people. It does not get late as early as it used to.
Gardner urges end to Conservatism as party policy
Washington Jan 25 Rep Gardner urged Republicans to abandon Conservatism as party policy. He called for universal training compulsory arbitration of transport disputes old age pensions a minimum wage and an eight hour day for women and children elimination of parks for public buildings rivers harbors bill and an immediate preparedness and budget system.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Republicans
Gardner
Letters From Army Recruits Favor the Life In Uniform
Letters from Columbus Ohio dated January 1917 praise Army life at the Athens recruiting station. Recruits Fred Vaughan and Dewey Johnson thank Corporal Fred Hill for guiding them and describe Army housing meals libraries and library and gym facilities. They urge Georgia youths to enlist, calling the Army the best place for a young man aside from home and noting the opportunities to study and enjoy leisure time.
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Fred G. Hill
U. S. Army
Athens
Columbus
Uncle Sam
Ohio
Fred H. Hill
Georgia
Fred Vaughan
Dewey Johnson
Mr. Hill
Dewey “L, Johnson
Harry Dove
German forces report large captures on Russian front
Berlin says German troops seized 1500 prisoners and gained ground near the River AA in the north Russian front. A night probe set Russians against Bulgarians near Tulcha along the Danube estuary, where most Bulgarians were wiped out or captured. Ambassador Gerard was summoned before the Imperial Chancellor and then wired Washington at the German government’s request.
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Associated Press
Riga
Tiral
Danube
Tulcha
Bessarabia
Petrograd
Berlin
Gorizia
Gerard
London
Washington
Senate votes defeat strike ban provision in railroad bill
Washington January 24 the senate commerce committee for the second time voted out the provision forbidding strikes pending investigation from the railroad bill Three democrats joined Republicans in opposing the move which had been urged by the president
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Found a Sure Thing and Quiet Claims on Teachers
Chicago reports Jacob Loeb says male high school principals notice faces of prospective teachers but blame humans. Mixed letters praise Chamberlain's Tablets and urge army service, with a young man sharing views on soldiers life and letters from Harry Dove.
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Chicago
Jacob Loeb
Board of Education
I. B. Wixon
Farmers Mills
N.Y
Ady
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