Brothers Die After Mexican Caste Thieves Kill American
El Paso January 23 Bernardo and Federico Duran Mexican thieves were executed by firing squad in Juarez for the killing of Bert Akers at San Lorenzo near the border. Federico died first. Bernardo, after a mercy shot, died conscious and later exhumed for identity doubts. Americans witnessed the scene and tensions rose at Ysleta.
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Texas
Bernardo
Federico Duran
Carranéa
Bert Akers
San Lorenzo
International
Juarez
Akers
Duran Brothers
Americana
Federico
Bernards
Douglas Downs
Bernardo Duran
Downs
Juares
Ysleta
el Taso
Durans
Dugivs
Reveilla
Wavie
Goar
Dning Squad
Willoes
Bernard
Parenta
Redesieg
Banta Hila
Thearty
Wwe
Mederico
Ortiz
Woman Defends Divorce Fight Over Torn Court Papers
Essie Chan Idier, 19, spent Saturday night in police HQ after tearing court papers filed to halt divorce proceedings from husband Chandler. She argued the matter was her business, sought to reconcile, was arrested, jailed, and bonded for 200 dollars. Trial set before Judge Charles Whiteford Smith.
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Essie Chan Idier
DeKalb County
Chandler
Jasved
Atlanta
T. Donnelly Bennett
Charles Whiteford Smith
January price blitz in Washington stores opens spring sale
The Constitution notes 1916 January fades as merchants across department stores shoe shops clothing houses and furniture emporiums launch heavy price concessions to clear winter stocks and kick off the spring campaign. Consumers are urged to shop now for the lowest prices and best values.
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The
Constitution
Note on Con stitution guide in Atlanta stores
A reader note describes a Constitution guide produced in Atlanta and sold in stores. The writer mentions marked waving advertisements claiming the lowest prices across pages. The fragment suggests a retail catalog or promotional pamphlet distributed locally.
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Constitution
Atlanta
Atees
Germany buys Georgia cotton amid war rumors
Atlanta sources confirm reports of large cotton purchases in south Georgia for German merchants, with a contract rumored to total 100000 bales. While some say Atlanta is not the buyer, German capital has previously invested in cotton, and warehouses hold German purchases in New York. The motive remains unclear, with theories tying demand to potential early peace or wartime strategic storage.
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Georgia
Atlanta
South Georgia
New York
Macon
Augusta
Germany
French Editors Jab at King Constantine
Paris newspapers publish Paris reaction to King Constantine of Greece remarks given to the Associated Press. French outlets label the king’s criticisms of the entente allies as groundless grievances recriminations or anger while treating him as a colleague and welcoming him into journalism.
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Pans
Constantine
Greece
Associated Press
Paris
Petit Parisien
Matin and Journal
Petit Journal
The
Figaro
Journaliap
Florida Democrats Split Over Voting Restrictions
Tampa January 23. Governor Trammell and several democratic groups urged another meeting of the state democratic executive committee to rescind resolutions restricting Democratic voters. Chairman Rainey declined to call another meeting. The resolutions, adopted January 7 in Jacksonville, would bar any democrat whose vote is influenced by religious beliefs or secret organizations from voting. The governor argues the measures harm party unity. Rainey says the meaning was misinterpreted. Resolutions require voters to be white, uphold party principles, and intend to support nominees while denying influence by religious tests or secret societies. State law ties the action to state primaries only.
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Tampa
Fila
Trammell
Democratic Executive Committee
Rainey
Executive Committee
Jacksonville
Trammett
Democratic Party
Emperor Francis Joseph Confined by Bronchitis
A Rome dispatch reports Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph is bedridden with a fresh attack of bronchitis. London telegrams note the illness as of January 28, affecting the imperial household and official business.
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London
Exchange Telegram Company
Rome
Francis Joseph
Bethea Recounts World Peace Tour and War Observations
Andrew J. Bethea, South Carolina's lieutenant governor, arrives in Columbia after seven weeks abroad with the Port peace expedition. He reports neutral nations’ mixed feelings about the war, cites Henry Ford’s peace efforts, and notes shortages and rising prices. Bethea describes being stripped by German officers, witnessing cannon fire from Flushing trenches, and meeting British and American officials in Europe. He believes Britain now resolves to fight to a finish and notes looming spring deployments.
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D. C
Andrew J. Bethea
South Carolina
Columbia
Henry Ford
Hel
Bethea
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Holland
America
Germany
Russia
Copenhagen
North Sea
England
Ostend
Flushing
Lloyd-George
Sir Edward Carson
Great Britain
Mr. Bethea
London
Ambassador Poze
Sir Henry Lawder
Bars to Stop Burglars Kill Children in Blaze
Chicago, January 23. A gas explosion set a room with three iron bars across the window ablaze while the Kaplowitz family slept. Firemen could not enter from the outside and two children died, a third was reported dying in hospital. Mrs Kaplowitz was badly burned attempting to reach her 2 year old baby.
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Chicago
Benjamin Kaplowitz
Kapilowits
Two Sunday Raids On English East Coast By German Aeroplanes
London reports two raids on Kent by German craft. One single aeroplane dropped nine bombs early morning, killing one and injuring six. In the afternoon two seaplanes attacked. no casualties, raiders fled, fires caused by incendiaries extinguished by 2 am. Last raid was October.
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East Kent
London
Kent
Balda
War Office
England
Thames
Germany
Harold J. Tennant
House of Commons
Fokker
Major John Howard Dies At Supper Table
Major John Howard of Meridian Mississippi died suddenly at his niece's supper table. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at the residence with interment in Columbus Georgia. He was 82, a veteran of the Civil War in Longstreet's corps, wounded at Sharpsburg, and survived by a sister and many nephews and nieces.
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John Howard
Meridian
Miss
IF. BR. Logan
Juniper Street
Columbus Ga
Mr. Howard
Columbus
Longstreet
Virginia
Sharpaburs
Georgia
Charles J. Williama
Slater
C. K. Howard
Turkish Submarine Sunk the Persia Report
An Amsterdam dispatch cites a Berlin report claiming a Turkish submarine sank the Persia off Crete on December 30 with 119 passengers and 217 crew lost. Governments of Germany and Austria deny sinking the ship and US diplomats have not confirmed the disaster’s cause.
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London
Amsterdam
The
Range Telegraph Company
Berlin
Turkish Ministey of Marine
Persia
United States
Crete
Scott Scott And His Wife In Hospital Update
Report from Davie-Fischer hospital describes Trammell Scott's wife in relapse with grave fears while Scott shows improvement. Doctors ordered that discussions of the shooting be avoided in press reports. Police say two suspects tied to a separate highway robbery case were not connected to the Scott shooting.
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Lanford
Trammell Scott
Davie-Fischer
Sanford
Henry Johnson
Leon Moos
Mr. Scott
Shorty Harper Joins Fiddlers Contest At Auditorium
Mountaineer fiddler Shorty Harper visits Sunday organ recital and jokes about a costly organ. He gifts Secretary Homer Weaver a sack of backbone, spare ribs, and corn meal. Tickets go on sale at Shepard's Segar Show for 25 cents general admission or reserved seats. convention runs Wednesday to Saturday with matinee.
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Shorty Harper
Homer Weaver
Bhorty
Harper
Shepard's Segar Show
Edgewood Avenue
Pryjor Street
British cargo boat sunk by submarine
A German submarine has sunk a British cargo boat. The crew was saved.
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Anlonthl
Jeanery
Parig
Austrians Take Montenegro Ports In Adriatic Drive
A Vienna Berlin Moscow dated dispatch reports Austrians occupy Antivari and Dulcigno on the Adriatic after Montenegro arm surrender, while Germans push trenches north of Arras and near Lens and Russians press Turks in the Caucasus and at Erzerum. Heavy fighting and high casualties noted as fronts shift.
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Arras
London
Montenegro
Germany
Argonne Forest
Vienne
Berlin
Antivari
Dulcigne
Adriatic
Nicholas
Gulf of Triest
Vienna
Pehat
France
Lens
Mesopotamia
Kut-el-Amara
Peter Lake
Caucasus
Petrograd
Erzerum
Teutons
Dupno
Volhynian
Dniester
Pruth
Galicia
Dulcigno
Montencato
Durcigno
Dolzok Heights
Boyan
Onty
Vacleesko
Weather Forecast Report From Washington
Weather outlook across states shows varied conditions. Georgia and Yale forecast fair to partly cloudy with mild warmth Monday and Tuesday. Kentucky and Louisiana expect fair skies with slight warming and increasing clouds. Tennessee and Mississippi see fair conditions with warmer Monday and rising clouds or similar Tuesday. Florida and South Carolina forecast fair with possible rain in southern areas and warmer trends in the north. Alabama remains fair with little temperature change.
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Georgia
Yale
Kentucky
Tennessee
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
South
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Shorty” Harper
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