Germans Held in Check by Allies in World War I
In the Carpathians the Austro Germans have raised new armies to oppose the Russian invasion of Hungary. Allied reports state German attacks in Flanders France and Alsace cost about 20 000 men with heavy losses elsewhere, while Germany claims victories at Craonne and in the Vosges. Both sides incur heavy casualties but no decisive breakthrough yet. With dry weather approaching they move more troops toward Ypres and La Bassée while eastern fronts sees Austro Germans preparing to hinder Russia and Serbia, amid London funded hopes of Russia’s collapse.
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English Channel
Flanders
France
Alsace
Poland
Craonne
Vosges
Belgium
Ypres
la Bassee
Hungary
Russia
Russia Hopes Rotimadia
London
Serbia
Robbers murder woman in Salt Lake City store
A 50 year old woman’s body was found slain in front of the J M H R Franklin store on Main street shortly after 4 am. Police suspect robbers rifled the cash register taking about five dollars. The victim appeared to have confronted the burglars after surprising them.
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Salt Lake City
J. MH. R. Franklin
Main Street
Keeping Close Watch on Austro German Force in Transylvania
London Roumania, recently loaned 25 million dollars by the Bank of England, watches the Austro German concentration in Transylvania. The loan, advanced to the Bank of Roumania against treasury bills, aims to influence events as Russians advance through Bukovina.
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Transylvania
London
Roumania
Bank of England
Transsylvania
Bukovina
Bank of Roumania
Treasury
Minnesota Professor Freed After Grand Jury Clears Him
Professor W. P. F. Ab Jeu of the University of Minnesota is released by police after a county grand jury absolves him of all blame in the death of Karl Nyrall who was shot while allegedly attempting to enter the Allen home early Thursday.
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Minneapolis
W. PF. Ab Jeu
University of Minnesota
Heanepim County
Karl Nyrall
Allen
Pigaro Reports Injuries from Consulate Damage
Paris reports Benjamin Morel United States agent at Dunkirk injured when an American consulate building was damaged. Damages also reported at consulates of Uruguay and Norway on Friday.
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Paris
Pigaro
Benjamin Morel
United States
Dunkirk
Uruguay
Norway
General Nortel Guilty of Murder in Cockfight Row
Washington report states General Nortel, a Filipina denied executive clemency by Governor General Harrison, was found guilty of murder for killing a palive after a quarrel at a cockfight.
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Washington
Nortel
Harrison
Palive
President Wilson vetoes immigration bill over literacy test
Washington President Wilson vetoed the immigration bill containing a restrictive literacy test for aliens. He told the House he would not stand in the people’s way if they choose to limit immigrants by arbitrary tests, stating he is their servant and has no license to oppose their wishes. The measure faces potential override efforts by the immigration committee chair.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Immigration Committee
Representative Flunnett
Cleveland
Taft
Congress
America
Administration Won’t Seek Immediate Revenue Increase
Washington reports that President Wilson and administration leaders decided no immediate legislative action is needed to raise gov ernment revenues. Secretary McAdoo said the end of the fiscal year will reveal war effects and any required steps. He still forecasts a June year end deficit of about 10 million dollars.
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Washington
Wilson
McAdoo
The
Treasury
British Vegoel Viktor Lost Off Ireland
The British armored merchant vessel Viktor is confirmed lost off Ireland with all hands after days missing. The admiralty cites uncertain cause but notes bodies and wreckage washing ashore on the north coast, with the possibility of mine strike amid recent bad weather. Commander Ernest O. Ballantyne led the ship.
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London
Admiralty
Viktor
Ireland
Ernest O. Ballantyne
Idle Coke Ovens Put To Work In H C Prick Coke Move
Connellsville Pennsylvania reports that H C Prick Coke Co sued Thursday to restart 1000 coke ovens idle a year or more. About 1000 men will gain five day workweeks across twenty plants in the region.
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Connellsville
H. C. Prick Coke Company
Japan Presses China with 21 Demands After Occupation
Pekin reports reveal twenty one Japanese demands after the Kiso-Chow seizure including exclusive concessions to Japan, a special railway, and mining rights in Shantung Kukien Canchuria Mongolia and Yang-Taes. China warns such terms would erode treaty rights of other nations. Beijing has not answered the note and denies German army reorganization rumors.
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Pekin
Japan
China
Chi
Shantung
Kukien
Canchuria
Mongolia
Yang-Taes
Bride of a Week Murdered in Willow Springs
In Willow Springs Missouri a mysterious shooting at a local hotel left Charles Perking of Kansas City and Mrs. W. J. Hicks formerly of San Jose California dead. Witness James Sheppey and Hicks's husband say Perkins shot Hicks and then killed himself.
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Charles Perking
Kansas City
W. J. Hicks
San Jose
Cal
Mra
James Shippey
Perkins
Another Arrest in Idaho Scandal
Boise Idaho George W Green former deputy state treasurer and former cashier of Idaho Trust and Savings Bank was arrested Thursday night on a bench warrant issued by the district court based on an indictment from the grand jury probing the statehouse scandal and treasury theft He was placed under a one dollar cash bond.
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Boise
Idaho
George W. Green
Idaho Trust and Savings Bank
District Court
Grand Jury
Statehouse
Treasury
Reclaiming Desert Land at Kavueas City
J Blanchard statistician of the reclamation and forest conservation service told the Southwestern Lumber Dealers association in convention here Thursday that three million acres of desert land have been reclaimed and yield good crops since 1903 by government reclamation efforts.
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Kavueas City
J. Blanchard
Reclamation and Forest Conservation Service
Southwestern Lumber Dealers Association
Colorado railroad passenger fares under review by utilities commission
The Colorado public utilities commission will investigate railroad passenger fares with plans for readjustment. Railroads are ordered to appear before March M to present their cases before the panel.
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Denver
Public Utilities Commission
Colorado
Pastor Testifies About $200 Payment for False Affidavit
In Atlanta in superior court on Thursday Rev. B Ragedale formerly pastor testified that he received 200 dollars to sign a false affidavit intended for Leo M Frank's defense.
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Atlanta
B Ragedale
Superior Court
Leo M Frank
Belgian Editors Sentenced by Antwerp Nazi Court
Belgian newspaper editors were sentenced to imprisonment at the latest Antwerp session of the German authorities. The arrests and charges are reported as part of Nazi wartime actions in occupied Belgium.
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Amsterdam
Antwerp
Austrians Recapture Useok Pass in Carpathians
Vienna reports the recapture of Useok pass from Russian possession since January 1 as stated in an official release. The move marks a shift in control of the strategic route through the Carpathians amid ongoing military developments.
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Vienna
Useok Pass
Carpatians
Miss Anna O Gorman Inherits Noted New York Senate Line
Miss Anna O Gorman, second daughter of the New York senator, enters a notable social standing as she steps into public life linked to her father's political legacy.
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Anna O'Gorman
New York
Tokyo delays start of talks with China on major diplomacy
The Japanese government has not begun a sequence of key diplomatic negotiations with China aimed at broadening ties and addressing regional concerns. Officials indicate no new talks are scheduled, with priority given to internal policy decisions before any high level engagement.
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China
Francis Joseph May Abdicate Amid Military Peace Rift
Reports from Innsbruck state Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria plans to abdicate. Friction with Emperor William over military policy and peace stance cited. Archduke Charles Francis and Baron von Luria noted during Berlin visit as influence on Austro Hungarian policy.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Ineebruck
Tyrol
Francis Joseph of
Austria
William
Onsbruck
Berlin
Archduke Charles Francia
Baron von Luria
Kaiser's Birthday Celebrated as Two Decrees Announce Clemency
Berlin reports two birthday decrees by Emperor William on January 27 marking his fifty ninth birthday. The first frees active military personnel from court martial discipline with up to six months imprisonment, and the second suspends prosecutions for pre mobilization offenses. Berlin streets were decorated with flags for the occasion.
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Berlin
Annesty
William
Irregular Leader Executed After Cockfight Killing
Nortel, the insurgent leader, and two accomplices were hanged here on Tuesday for killing a political rival at a cockfight in Redt. The early execution hour likely helped prevent disturbances, with the army kept ready.
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Masila
Nortel
Redt
American Spy Arrest Report From Goethen Germany
Edward Right, an American citizen, was arrested at Goethn eva Germany on October 17 and held on spying charges. He remained imprisoned into January before arriving Tuesday aboard the Ryndam.
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New York
Edward Right
Eltieen
Goethneva
Germany
Ryndam
Washington Abolition Plan Drafted by Secretary
Fragmentary text indicates a government move toward abolition policy tied to naval or military leadership. The note references a secretary and high officers, with wording damaged and unclear on specifics. Further readable details are unavailable to confirm names, dates, or exact provisions.
Carranza's Army Enters Mexico City With Calm Victory
General Alvaro Obregon leading constitutionalists reentered Mexico City at 2 PM and took the capital in a peaceful march. He declared martial law and sent a manifesto guaranteeing safety, while Carranza, away at Vera, awaited at Cuernavaca as Zapista forces moved toward Morelos.
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Mexico City
Alvaro Obregon
Mexico
Guadalupe
Obregon
National Palace
Venustiano Carranza
Carranza
Vera
San Angel
Cuernavaca
Morelos
Zapatista
Germans Seize Wheat to Safeguard Bread Supply
Berlin announces all stocks of wheat have been seized by the government to protect the bread supply until the next harvest. The measure, described as necessary by officials, will see wheat distributed according to the population of each community.
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Berlin
Canada Reparation Offered Over Fort Erie Shooting
Sir Joseph Pope under secretary of foreign affairs for Canada and Sir Cecil Spring Rice the British ambassador met with Secretary Bryan to formally express regret for the shooting of two American duck hunters near Fort Erie Ontario and to discuss reparations.
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Canada
Washington
Joseph Pope
Offire
Bryan
Cecil Spring- Rice
Fort Erie
Ont
Miners to Adopt Sliding Wage Scale in Douglas
Six thousand workers at Copper Queens Consolidated Mining and Calumet and Arizona Mining will switch to a sliding wage scale on February 1. The new scale sets a minimum wage and raises wages based on the prior month’s average copper price.
Wales as Messenger Promotes Prince for War Duties
The prince of Waeiee earns a wartime name and is promoted to bearer. Melo appears shown in his duties for the position.
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Himesi
Melo
Slight Cut Causes Death in New York Incident
A fatal injury occurs in New York after a slight cut leads to severe weeks of illness and death. The incident involves a prominent figure connected to local business circles and a police investigation follows.
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New York
James Meary Parker
Dee Tee Company
Mao
Gate’s Widow Weds Maceepola-Mre 8 Plorence 6 Gates
The widow Charlee Gatea marries Harold Lee Judd at her Leake home in Hew Britate Cosa. The ceremony, held Wednesday, unites the Gates family through a quiet, private wedding.
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Maceepola
Gates
Charlee
Gatea Eas
Leake of the Letee
Harold Lee Judd
Wilson outlines trust law aims at new era of enterprise
President Wilson spoke to the American Electric Railway convention outlining Democratic trust legislation goals. He warned a test period is needed to judge if the remedy preserves enterprise and urged a culture of publicity and fair dealing in business. He criticized sensationalist reporting and pressed for transparent character in leaders.
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Washington
Wilson
American Electric Railway Association
Democratic Congress
GANA L Opening Postponed Amid Canal Ceremonies
Washington reports the opening ceremonies at the Pajama canal postponed from March to July. Secretary Daniels announced the delay after a cabinet meeting citing Goethals report on Culebra Cut. Atlantic fleet expected to pass in July. President Wilson’s attendance ceremonies moved.
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Washington
Pajama Canal
Daniels
Wilson
Goethals
Culebra
Evacuation of Capital Clears Foreign Injury Reports
After a two month lapse the evacuation of the capital and redistribution of forces show no injury to foreigners in official reports thus far received.
Fairbanks Attends Bonneville Club Dinner in Salt Lake City
Four hundred Bonneville club members hosted former vice president Charles W. Fairbanks Friday night at the Hotel Utah. The event honored the birthday of William McKinley, and Fairbanks paid tribute to the martyred president as a devoted friend.
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Salt Lake City
Bonneville Club
Charlies W. Fairbanks
United States
Utah
William McKinley
Fairbanks
Senators Borah and Burton tied to 1916 prospects
Former Senator Bailey of Texas names Idaho’s Borah and Ohio’s Burton among 1916 presidential possibilities. Hailey spoke at a McKinley day dinner for the Washington Ohio Society where Burton and Borah were guests of honor.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Burton
Ohio
Bailey
Texas
Hailey
Washington, Ohio Society
Burton Wes
Borehaleo
Washington law final appeal in the house Friday
Representative Hobson of Alabama declares a final House appeal in Washington for a larger navy and credits a Brum conviction as key to securing peace with Japan, framing it as decisive for national security.
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Hobson
Alabama
United States
Japan
Women Poisoned for Babies in Bronx County Case
Report from New York details a Bronx County incident where women were poisoned in relation to babies. Authorities investigate possible involvement by unidentified parties as medical staff aid victims.
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New York
Bronx County
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