French Air Raid Strikes Monastir and Gievgeli
French aeroplanes attacked the Serbian towns of Monastir and Gievgeli with sixteen planes, killing or wounding about 100 people at Giorgeli. The raid covered up to 100 miles and all aircraft returned safely. The broader war picture shows continued stalemate with aerial battles and bombardments, while Montenegro’s troops retreat through Albania fighting as guerillas. Baron Von Der Goltz reportedly named commander in chief of Turkish forces in the Caucasus, facing Grand Duke Nicholas.
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Monastir
Gievgeli
Nancy
France
Montenegro
Albania
Constantinople
Baron von der Goltz
Paris
Athens
Havas
Giorgeli
Debated Bill Sparks Split Over Its Scope
In a tense session Bonar Law criticized the bill as a moderate compromise between factions. He noted the country’s mood toward the government, while supporters argued the measure neither goes far enough nor oversteps.
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Bonar Law
Clus
German Aeroplane Passes Dover in Afternoon Flight
A German aeroplane was seen over Dover yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock. A British communiqué says the craft was engaged by anti aircraft guns and pursued by two British aircraft during the night.
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Dover
England
London
Double Attack on Nancy France
Paris reports Nancy was bombarded again by long range German guns and later afternoon bombs from German aircraft. Two wounded as serapeine attack is said to have had no result. Earlier three days saw six killed and ten wounded, while rumors of panic were dismissed by the department prefect.
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Paris
Nancy
Hnto
British aeroplanes lost and flights over front
London January 25 Harold Tennant said in the House of Commons that in the last weeks 14 British aeroplanes were lost on the western front and nine or ten German machines brought down. He noted 148 British flights and about 20 German flights in the period, with 1,227 British aircraft crossing into German lines and 310 German planes crossing into British lines. Aerial battles occurred over and behind German lines, winds prevented German planes from retreating to their side. Members proposed a front visit. Tennant offered to consider arrangements if volunteers provided names.
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London
Harold J.tennant
House of Commons
Wiatero
Tennant
Armed Italian Ship Verona Sparks U S Vessel Rules Debate
Washington reports the Verona with two stern guns may push Austria Hungary to seek a diplomatic stance with the United States on armed merchant ships. Officials expect a formal Austro-Hungarian note to Lansing outlining U S policy while ships with defensive guns face potential sinking by submarines. The Giuseppe Verdi previously sailed armed. the issue centers on safeguards for civilians aboard armed vessels.
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Washington, D. C
Verona
New York
United States
Huron Erich Zwindinck
Lansing
Weap
Teutonic
I Giuseppe Verdi
German Attack Prevented Says Miami Leader
William J Aryan stated in Miami that he would not follow President Wilson on a midwest trip and would stay in Miami until late February. He planned only a few talks in Lincoln, Nebraska, and said the journey had no connection with the president's movements. In Paris reports, a German bombardment near Nieupsort was described as violent but halted by severe fire, with infantry attempts thwarted after heavy shelling.
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Miami
Fla
William Joryan
Wilson
Middle West
Lincoln
Neb
Tulnner
Aryan
Paris
London
Sanpcreoetes Eal Eentame Tethias Cial
Tryanbald
Wilbon
Winsenealeine
Nieuport
Cmprse
Military service bill passes third reading in Commons
London reports the military service bill passing its third reading in the House of Commons by a strong vote. The bill now goes to the Lords for assent, with a second reading anticipated before the measure proceeds to the Lords and potential further changes.
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London
Hower of Commons
Amier
Former Vermonter Major Henry Winn Dies at 78 in Malden
Malden mourns Major Henry Winn a former Vermonter aged 78 who served as clerk to committees of the United States Senate and as Malden mayor. Born in Vermont he fought in the Civil War and was private secretary to Senator Charles Sumner.
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Malden
Maxs
Henry Winn
United States Senate
Charles Sumner
Fragmentary Notice on Urban Changes and Walls
Incomplete OCR fragment describes urban spaces and walls with scattered terms like trasum ape ene Fore le peckenene and siratally. Mentions time diss oo 10s toes darts and references to a city scene and Kaew. Content is garbled and difficult to interpret.
Fleeing King in France escorted by Italian royal car
King Nicholas of Montenegro arrives in Lyons with Crown Prince Nile Prince Peter and seven officers and thirty soldiers in King Victor Emmanuel's private car. He is escorted to a hotel where his wife Princess and two daughters Princesse and Vera have been staying since last week.
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Lyons
France
Nicholas of Montengro
Nile
Peter
Militea
Italy
Victor Emanuel
Nicholas
Princesse
Vera
Fight at Metropolitan Club Between Former Officials
Washington report says George Von L. Meyer former secretary of the navy and Treston Beale former U S minister to Persia clashed publicly outside the Metropolitan club yesterday. Meyer was aided by Cary T. Grayson. both men sustained minor bruises with no lasting injuries. Beale lives in the city and Meyer had come for the National Security league congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
George von L. Meyer
Secretary of the Navy
Treston Beale
Unite States
Persia
Mr. Meyer
Ir. Cary T. Grayson
Wilson
Beale
National Security League
Mr. Beale
Officials in Squabble Between Goethals and Edwards
Major General W Goethals governor of the Panama canal zone and Brigadier General Clarence Edwards commander of U S troops there sail for Washington to resolve long running official disputes. Goethals says critics claim Edwards had sent complaints to the secretary of war and that the secretary asked for details of the troubles.
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Panama
Jan
Dhe
W. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Clarence BR. Edwards
United States
Washington
Goethals
Edwards
Germany submits new proposals to settle Lusitania sinking dispute
Washington reports Germany has sent another written proposal through Ambassador Von Bernstorff to the United States aimed at resolving the crisis over the Lusitania sinking with over 100 American deaths. The draft omits the warning issued by the German embassy and excludes a blanket admission of wrongdoing by German authorities. Germany hints at indemnity as relief, while pressing the United States about freedom of the seas and stressing that reprisals have ceased. The embassy and Secretary Lansing are expected to confer soon as public opinion backs a cautious approach.
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Washington, D.C
Germany
United States
von Bernstorff
New York
Wilson
Lansing
Ponfer
Lauwitania
Golden Wedding of Morrisville Couple Recalls 42 Years in Home
Mr and Mrs William S Cheney of Morrisville celebrated their golden wedding at home yesterday. Their son Thomas Cheney and his wife joined them for dinner along with Mrs H D Bryant and Mrs Sam Hoyt, sisters of Mr Cheney. Mr Cheney, age 78, has long operated in real estate stock and farm limeterly business. Their daughter Winnifred lives at home and their son Phoman Cheney was speaker of the House for two terms and clerk for eight years.
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Morrisville
William
Cheney
Thomas
Sarah
Stevens) Cheney
Lydia Ferrin Gates
Anrety
Miss Winnifred
Phoman, Cheney
Bag Unclaimed in St Johnsbury Police Mystery
Sheriff Worthen reports a Boston police letter describing a girl matching the Morrison description seen in a store. Parents believe the bag found there confirms their missing daughter Geraldine Morrison, age 17, last seen a week ago. bag remains unclaimed.
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St. Johnsbury
Sid
W. H. Worthen
Lina
Police of
Boston
Geraldine Morrison
Slid Into Iron Bridge Injures Local Youths
At 10:90 last night in Lowell Jan 25 a coast down a hill ended when a vehicle toppled onto a bridge. Fifteen youngsters were shaken up with Leigh Carl most seriously hurt, receiving cuts and bruising. Dr. W A Young treated wounds. condition improving though blood loss noted.
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Lowell
Jan
Quarantine Plan Aims to Shield White Pine Forests
A public hearing at the Department of Agriculture in Washington will discuss a proposed federal quarantine on shipments of five leaf pines and cultivated currants from western states to stop the white pine blister rust. States named include New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
America
Eastomiies
Canada
Europe
Asia
New England
Denneyvania
Lake States
Wate
Rim
Olmanorm
Knoon
Case of Hatch manslaughter proceeds with defense timing
Judge refused to discharge the jury amid defense effort to halt proceedings. State rested, defense began testimony in Hatch manslaughter case over Sumner Brown’s death last July. Prosecution experts testified revolver fired from 18 to 25 inches. temple wound info noted. Defense opened with J. G. Brown, City Missionary Marshall, and Bernard Delaney, with two to three days of further testimony anticipated.
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Ft. Johnsbury
Jad
State
Harlow Hatch
Sumner Brown
Simonds
Th. H. Stone
VF. Whitney
The
State Laboratory of Hygiene
Brown
Granite Cutters Protest Over Post Office Building Materials
Washington reports from January 24 that James Duncan of Quincy, head of the Granite Cutters International Association, filed a complaint with Representative Olney accusing the treasury department of discrimination against granite and marble on federal buildings. Duncan notes most offices earning under four thousand six hundred dollars yearly are restricted to certain materials and urges liberalizing the order.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Representative Olney
James Duncan
Quincy
Granite Cutters’ International Association of America
Olney
McAdoo
Duncan
Four Die In Kelker Mower Plant Explosion in Buffalo
Four known dead and an unconfirmed number missing with four injured after a massive blast leveled Kelker Mower Company on Harrison Street near Seneca in Buffalo. Between 24 and 25 workers were believed inside. the two story frame building housed machine shops, storage, and living quarters. The explosion collapsed walls and foundation, sparked a fire, and shattered windows across the plant as emergency crews rushed to the scene. The factory housed many young workers, with around 1400 employees in the area affected by the disaster.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Kelker Mower
Cai Iy
Harison Street
Seneca Street
Charles Kelker
Fra
Married in Vermont in Belews Walle ceremony detailed
An inexact Vermont marriage notice from January reports a wedding on January 13 in Belews Walle Vermont. It names Mies Tay der of 17 Madiean Street and Herbert Babert of 2 Jamey Street as the couple, with celebrant C. Witten of the Kevaees.
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Teston
Belews Walle
Mise Tayder
Madiean
Herbert Babert
Jamey Street
Wiel 'C. Witten
Llwert
Ming
Milne Slain by Brain Concussion in Boston Basketball
James S. Milne Jr of Barre Vermont, a student at Howton University College of Business Administration, suffered a concussion in a Saturday basketball game against Tufts Freshmen and has been unconscious since. He was knocked against a wooden upright and later grew ill, with his condition worsening to vanishing status. Authorities weigh whether basketball will be taboo at Boston University, as Milne’s severe injury raises concerns about the sport’s safety. Milne is well known in Barre, formerly worked for American Fidelity and a Massachusetts bonding firm, and recently enrolled at Boston University for business administration. His mother and brother Walter joined the visit to Boston, while his father traveled from Adie & Milne in Barre.
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James S. Milne, Jr
Barre
Te College of Business Administration
Howton
Freshanen
Brookline
Milne
Boston University
Tufte
Wanteo
Boston
Bpantkting High Sehinol
Tater
Montpelier
Themerican Fidelity Company
Massachusetts Bonding
Spaulding High School
Walter Milne
James S. Milne
Granite
Adie & Milne
Appeal for Danbury Hatters Drives Labor Support Effort
The San Francisco AFL executive council urges international national and local unions to contribute earnings from the second hour of Thursday Jan 27 1916 to aid Danbury hatters facing a 221000 cake judgment. The appeal praises the hatters role in labor solidarity and asks locals to forward contributions to their local secretaries who will send to the AFL secretary.
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San Francisco
American Federation of Labor
Danbury Hatters
E. Loewe & Co
Vermont
Danbury
Organized Labor
Loc
Seizure of Strange Liquids In Brattle lore
A Brattleboro report describes police finding about 40 vials of mysterious contents offered for sale. The vendor, Kimide Peltigrituy, is held pending a state lab report on the preparations. One vial labeled whiskey purportedly dissolved substances to make a half quart of drink, with colored labels and unusual instructions.
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Brattlelore
Dan
Westerday
State Laboratory
Sheriff CE
Mann Selzst
Velligrino
MAD ONLY WEEK TO SERVE FOR PRISONER ADO
Windsor January 25 illiterate inmates at the Ver imine state prison have abandoned their watch for Adelard Dupent a convict from the purleen on Saturday last. He waited for a chance to escape but it is believed he cannot flee before his sentence ends next week as the authorities race to prevent any breakout.
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Windsor
Verimine State
Adelard Dupent
Contict
Purleen
Seturcey
Schanen
Corning
Kupont
Wren
Fragmented OCR: ambiguous traffic and event note
A garbled OCR snippet describes traffic disruption and an unclear event near a track, mentioning a trek, a possible observer or participant, and scattered phrases about the crowd and a track area. The passage lacks clear names, places, dates, or concrete outcomes.
Fire department annual report notes 1915 alarm and loss totals
The 1915 annual report of Chief C B details 65 alarms and total property losses of 492,500 with 23,090.83 in building damage at the George Straiton granite plant and 23,0.90 at Reynolds & Son. It cites two major fires driving losses, departmental costs of 28,745.05, credits of 1,508.80, and a net city cost of 7420.29. The chief recommends new alarm boxes near Liberty and Hill, Depot Square, and other sites, plus continued alarm-wire upgrades and warding off future risks with grid improvements.
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Marre
Ith
C. B
Board of Aldermen
Lonses
George Straiton
South
Barre
Reynolds & Son
Reynolds Lock
South En
Reynolds
Railroad Street
Elmwood Avenue
Newton Stront
New City Hospital
Spaubling
Liberty
Hill Steents
Depot Square
Willey Street
Invited to Grace University church work begins Feb 1
A scrambled notice describes an invitation to attend Grace University church and outlines transition steps. It mentions Mr. Seth and a mix of local residents and officials, with references to Italian residents and weekly Interveted interviews, ending with a task assigned to Seth.
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Sorthield
Ree
Cititun
Beenmne Pester Jaf Grace Univereliet
Tuttabe
van Witt
Elliot
Seth Permis
Seth
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Hatch
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Jamén S. Milne, Jr
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