England Raises to Grant Request Over Dacia Prize Issue
The British government warned that the former Hamburg American liner Dacia would be seized at sea and sent to a prize court. The cotton cargo could be bought by Britain or sent to Rotterdam, per owners' choice. The ship, due to Galveston, defied the note, while the U S war risk bureau issued insurance for the cargo at 4 percent but not for the vessel.
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Washington
Rotterdam
State Department
Ambassador Page
Galveston
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Germans Rejoice Over Zeppelin Raid On English Coast
Berlin papers on January 21 report Zeppelins attacked the English coast with limited damage known so far. German press expects further raids and notes all airships returned safely. Morale effect believed to be modest after prior Hartlepool bombardment.
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Berlin
Hartlepools
England
Bank Robbery in Butte Montana Two Robbers Escape With Cash Jewelry
In Butte, Montana two masked men entered James A. Murray's bank on Thursday and forced the cashier to unlock the safe. They locked him in the safe, then fled with 200 dollars in cash and 3000 dollars in jewelry. The cashier escaped in four minutes through the vault slit when locks failed to engage.
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Butte
Mont
James A. Murray
Tax large fortunes to aid the poor and unemployed
Daniel Guggenheim of the American Smelting & Refining Co urged a tax on large fortunes at a federal inquiry into industrial unrest. He proposed death duties to fund aid for the poor and to finance government agencies that find work for the jobless and support aged workers.
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New York
Daniel Guggenheim
American Smelting & Refining Company
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Wheat and corn exports surge in December 1914
Washington reports December 1914 export figures show breadstuffs rising fivefold from December 1913. Wheat and corn exports were five and six times higher, with fresh beef up more than twelvefold and overall breadstuffs up about fivefold.
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Washington
United States
Supreme Court Mandate Clears Thaw Extradition Path
The supreme court issued its mandate Thursday and mailed it to Frank Kennedy in New York. The ruling allows Harry K Thaw to be returned to New York to face an indictment for conspiracy to escape Mallvawan.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Harry K. Thaw
New York City
Frank Kennedy
New York
Thaw
Mallvawan
State bill approves marriages and wartage lenses rule
The bill passed 32 to 12 approving marriages in lodlane and requiring all persons seeking wartage lenses to obtain a health certificate.
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Lodlane
Three men plead to tax charge over oleomargarine coloring
Michael Lully C. G. Keott er and Charles Gagtia pleaded guilty or fully with the federal government's charge of coloring oleomargarine without paying the revenue tax. Authorities state the case concerns oleomargarine tax evasion and related violations.
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Lowa
Michael Lully
G. Keotter
Charles Gagtia
Yeppe Ling Raid on England Impacts Several Towns
German Zeppelins raided the Norfolk coast Monday night striking Yarmouth Cromer Beeston King’s Lynn and Sheringham. Five people were killed and extensive damage reported as Sandringham estate was bombed while London panicked and authorities deployed horses and guards. Three airships sighted over the Frisian islands, heading toward the North Sea.
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London
Zeppelina
Norfolk
England
Yarmouth
Cromer
Beeston
King's Lynn
Sheringham
Sandringham
King George
Queen Mary
North Sea
Frisian
Riot ends in Roosevelt after deadly clash at plant strike
One man is dead and eleven seriously hurt with seven more treated for lesser wounds after deputies and strikers clashed at the Central Railway of New Jersey station beside Williams & Clark plant in Roosevelt New Jersey. About 900 workers from the Williams & Clark unit of American Chemical had walked out January 2 over wage cuts. Strikers and deputies gathered for a train believed to carry strikebreakers. gunfire erupted when the train halted. Report says strikers were unarmed.
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Roosevelt
N. J
Central Railway of New Jersey
Williams & Clark Company
American Chemical Company
Wife of Minister Divorced in Chicago
Doris Vaughn Darnell was granted a divorce on statutory grounds from Rev Jas. Morrison Darnell, and received $300 alimony. The minister was pastor of a church at Kenosha, Wisconsin, until January 11 when three women claimed to be his wives.
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Chicago
Doris Vaughn Darnell
Jas
Morrison Darnell
Mr. Darnell
Kenosha
Wis
Welshman Fuller wins Victoria Cross for battlefield bravery
Lance Corporal Fuller, the first Welsh recipient, earned the Victoria Cross for saving his commanding officer under heavy fire.
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Fuller Lanes
Fuller
Victoria Arews
Cardinal Mer cier Protests German Treatment to Belgium
Joudon Amsterdam Reuters telegram reports Cardinal Mer cier filed four formal protests against German authorities over treatment of Belgium. The dispatch notes protest actions and diplomatic tension as wartime correspondence details official objections.
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Joudon
Amsterdam
Reuters Telegram Company
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Turkish Press Censorship Over Avowed Defeats
Central News reports from Athens that Constantinople authorities suppress news of Turkish defeats, indicating censorship to hide battlefield losses.
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London
Central News
Athens
Constantinople
England Asked for Explanation Over American Vessel Flag Incident
The United States state department cables Britain seeking explanation for alleged insult to the American flag on the steamship Greenbrier, its detention, and Captain Farley’s charges. Officials note the claim that the flag was forced down during overhaul on December 30 despite a cargo certificate from the British consul. Navy officers say Britain should disavow any naval officer’s act if proven, stressing its indefensibility amid Sir Edward Grey’s cordial note to the U.S.
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State Department
Farley
Bremen
New York
Navy
Great Britain
Edward Grey
United States
New Man Takes Reins in Mexico War Stricken Republic
General Roque Goméz Garza was chosen by the convention to lead Mexico, with deep ties to Madero’s staff and the Villa revolt against Carranza. His brother Federico Gonzales Garza served in Madero’s cabinet, and the pair have long been linked to Mexican political upheavals. Zapata has fortified his position in Cuernavaca.
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Republic
Madero
Mexico City
Roque Gom Sales Garza
Mexico
Francisco Madero
Federico Gonzales Garza
Villa
Carranza
New Provisions
Aguas Calientes
Martin Espinoza
General Zapata
Cuernavaca
Prince Leads Raiders At Sandringham Raid Claim
A letter found on Sandringham grounds implies a royal prince of Prussia commanded the Zeppelin raid. The note greets the king and queen and says the raiders seek air sheds at Yarmouth, stirring speculation crown prince may have been aboard.
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London
Sandringham Palace
Prussia
Sandringham
Yarmouth
Night riders flog 19 year old girl near Leitchfield Ky
Night riders in disguise visited the home of Miles Duvall near here and flogged his daughter Nellie 19. A physician said injuries are not serious. Three men have been arrested and placed in jail.
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Leitchfield
Degroes
Miles Duvall
Nellie
Trade balance in U S favors growing, says federal official
Dr Edward Pratt head of the federal bureau notes the United States is experiencing a genuine trade balance in its favor as Gret time progresses, signaling a favorable shift in international commerce dynamics.
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Chicago
United States
Edward Pratt
Federal Bureau of
New Steamship Line Planned from China to New York
Washington announces a proposed steamship route linking China with the American Gulf Port and New York. Chinese financiers plan to start the service.
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Washington
China
American Gulf Porte
New York
American Minte Eee
General von Schubert Praised for Artillery Performance
The German artillery commander General von Schubert receives significant credit for the performance of the heavy guns in the Kaiser's army, though the overall success is attributed to the unit’s efforts and actions in the field.
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von Schubert
Germans Quit Coast Towne
Amsterdam dispatch reports German forces evacuated all coastal towns including Ortod and nearby settlements, as of afternoon briefing. The correspondent notes orderly withdrawal and shifting frontline positions near the Marta Kerké region, with unclear immediate objectives.
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Amsterdam
Ortod
Martakerke
Food Supply Efforts Rise for Quake Survivors
In Rome the uninjured quake zone residents aid volunteers as food and clothing reach ruins. Rescue work continues with many saved from debris after six days. nineteen rescued alive from Avestano on Monday. Subscriptions for relief grow as efforts spread.
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Rome
Benneath
Avestano
Great crowds at Round-Up at Utah Agricultural College
Utah Agricultural College attracted large crowds Monday with 206 enrollments, a 30 percent rise from opening day last year. Attendance for the two weeks may reach 3,000, up from 1,200, with PI numbered fourth of total enrollment rising to one third. Delegates from Canada, California, Iowa, Montana, Idaho, and Colorado attended with spouses and daughters.
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Utah Agricultural College
Canada
California
Iowa
Montana
Idaho
Colorado
Britain refuses Reguzet on cotton ship voyage to Germany
Washington reports Ambassador Page in London cabled the British government would not agree to a U S proposal allowing the steamship Deele with a cotton cargo loading at a Texas port to sail to Germany while key international law questions are resolved. A formal British reply will follow.
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Washington
Page al Lamdon
Mate Department
Great Britain
Deele
Germany
Texas
Prefers Death to Prison for Whisky Frauds
Charles Ledowaky fifty president of the Fox River Distilling company killed himself in a sleeping car upon reaching Chicago rather than face a penitentiary sentence for forging whisky warehouse receipts amounting to two hundred fifty thousand dollars. The company had a receiver appointed last week.
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Chicago
Charles Ledowaky
Fox Riva Distilling Company
Utah mine tragedy details Lopez pursuit and fatalities
Charles Ovi known as Mike Stefano was killed and his companion Frank Molassi seriously injured in a drilling mishap at the Utah Apex mine. Ovi reportedly led to Lopes return timing and surrendered the weapon used in the chase by Lopes to the sheriff.
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Bingham
Utah
Charles Ovi
Mike Stefano
Lopez Hunt
Frank Molassi
Utah Apex
Ovi
Lopes
Uteh
Itahake
Extra Session Looms as House caucus Nears
Washington Democrats in the House plan a caucus within two weeks to prepare for a possible extra session. Leaders push on with timetable and strategy as they await developments.
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House of Representatives
Watentows Board Grants Large First Nations Tank Funding
Watentows Pennsylvania reports the board of directors approving a funding package estimated around 3 million dollars for Lalewtown project. The move follows council discussions and confirms annual allocations and program support.
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Watentows
Lalewtown
Family prietery mis pronoungs in a private school
A fragmented school scene shows a teacher questioning pupils about family income. The Matle girl claims her father does not live with them and her mother supports her, then adds the mother earns a living by staying away from the father.
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Mise Curley
Fragmented dialogue fragment from Hogston Post
A cryptic wartime style fragment shows two boys and a third observer discussing counting a hundred before passions, with one boy resting on another’s face while counting. The scene suggests tension or mischief without clear context or actions.
Unknown fragment hints at local asking fee for service
Fragmentary dialogue references a fee for attending a boy named Smith. The text is incomplete with garbled phrases, offering little clear event, person, or context to identify a full news item or proper headline.
Spectacular Dentures At Mrs Bullion’s Reception
A heated porch talk mocks Mrs Bullion’s fancy teeth. The guests joke that her slate teeth are encrusted with diamonds rubies pearls sapphires and emeralds. One grin allegedly worth 38000 is traded as satire.
Taking a Chance. Louise Requests More Turkey
Louise makes repeated lewd calls about turkey at the Christ liberal quantity and worries it will make her sick. She then looks at the fowl and asks for another piece and to see the doctor.
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Louise
Strange Exchange at Jail Referencing Drime and Bee
A garbled jail scene features an apologetic inspector and a greeting to Scott with confusion over the jail’s identity. The dialog includes odd phrases about craving drime and mistaken places, set in a Washington area context.
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Scott
Washington
Noneeuse Laughs at Idle Hours In Loud Parody
A fragment from a gossip column mocks a figure named Noneeuse for doing nothing from morning to night, humorously contrasting busy schedules with his apparent idleness and repeating exclamations.
Yes m to the new or
The fragmentary text reads as a partial question about tile wording and a possible directive toward a new option or area. No clear event or entity is readable to establish a concrete news item.
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