France to aid British blockade vessels in Channel and North Sea
News brief notes that French warships will assist British vessels in blockade duties and be consulted on blockade questions. Montenegrin government signs articles for laying down arms. British relief forces at Kut al Amara attacked Turkish positions near Menljari with heavy casualties. Austro-Hungarian troops occupy Scutari Niksic Danilovgrad and Podgoritza. Various war and domestic items follow.
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English Channel
North Sea
France
Kut-El-Amara
Menljari
Scutari
Niksic
Danilovgrad
Podgoritza
Budapest
Hungary
Zurich
London
Montenegrin
Wilson on Defense Drives Nation to Stand by Honor
President Wilson urged immediate readjustment of the army as part of a broader defense plan. He spoke to Railway Business Association and Motion Picture Board of Trade audiences, saying Americans are ready to fight for national character and honor even over peace. He warned against partisan ploys and urged candor and unselfish service. He said the country seeks action this year and that public trust depends on clear outcomes from all leaders.
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New York
Wilson
United States
Railway Business Association
Motion Picture Board of Trade
Middle West
Mr. Wilson
Embargo Petition Drive Reaches Senate Desks
One thousand bundles of petitions urging an American embargo on war munitions were presented to the Senate as of January 28. The petitions, signed by a million people from every state, were referred to the foreign relations committee without a vote. The push came from the Organization of American Women for Strict Neutrality and traveled from Baltimore in motor vans.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Stone
Organization of American Women
Baltimore
Senate Chamber
Germany
Spain
Wilson Not Too Proud Now
President Wilson declared he is no longer "too proud to fight" in a speech to ministers at Aeolian Hall. He said he would accept a fight “perhaps by some impulse of my native Ena” and framed it as a knockdown and shutout moment.
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New York
Wilson
Aeolian Hall
Drink Hot Water Before Breakfast Inside Bath Craze
Readers are urged to begin mornings with a glass of hot water and limestone phosphate to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. The ad claims daily internal bathing removes waste toxins, preventing headaches bilious attacks and other ailments, promising dramatic health benefits.
Jersey Heifer Calf Born After Baby Adds to Home
A Mobilian living in the suburbs welcomed a Jersey heifer calf after his wife gave birth to a 10 pound daughter. A downtown meeting with a longtime acquaintance revealed the joke that he indeed had waited long for the animal.
Dinner guests spark tidy towel joke at Cornell
A Cornell professor and his wife hosted guests when a child’s voice from upstairs interrupted with a joke about towels in the bathroom. The playful moment, cited in Harpers Bazaar, framed a lighthearted domestic scene during a dinner.
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Cornell
Gayety
Archie
Harper’s Bazar
Wire mishap puts Dobbs in hospital
A passerby recounts how Dobbs was gravely injured after he picked up a piece of wire in the street. The wire reportedly caused a severe electric shock, leaving him hospitalized as authorities investigate.
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Dobbs
Uncle Josh Reflects on Tragic News and Corn Husks
An autumn afternoon tale sets Uncle Josh pondering a friend's report that Jim Smith died by suicide in a barn. Josh replies with practical curiosity, wondering if Smith finished husking his corn before the tragedy, reflecting a rural outlook on death.
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Josh
Jim ~Smith
Philadelphia Telegraph
When the Worm Turned
A courtroom exchange reveals a farmer admitting to beating his wife after an officer reports a yell from the wagonyard. The judge questions the claim as the man explains a history of the wife being the aggressor and his current act being a misfortune.
Fire of gening Keeps Pot Boiling Lucky
A concise note remarks that the fire of gening is fortunate when it sustains a steady boil for the pot. The saying implies luck in maintaining heat and ongoing work.
Immense Lava Flood in Idaho's Snake River Valley
Describes the Snake River lava flood in Idaho covering about 20 000 square miles with sheets of black lava. Notes islands and promontories formed by petrified lava and compares to the Columbia River lava field. Extent and thickness near Shoshone Falls discussed, with uncertain maximum thickness.
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Snake Wiver
Idaho
Snake River
North America
Columbia River
Snake River Canyon
Shoshone Falls
Remembered Christmas Lesson Lamp Blackout Riddle
A father, stoking the furnace, destroys the electric lamp plunging the basement into darkness. He asks his son where Moses was when the light went out, and the Sunday school pupil replies, In the manger.
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Moses
Big Difference Life Quotation on Old Man’s Bequest
A Life magazine quip contrasts beliefs about a departed man’s fortune with his will. The line notes confusion over whether the estate favored charity or charitable institutions, reflecting a moral testing of generosity.
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Roosevelt
Luis Herrera
Chihuahua
Villa
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Mexico
Progresso
Tex
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Biggo Pederson
Fourth Field Artillery
Rio Grande
National Live Stock Association
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Santa Clara Ranch
White & Sinclair
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Dardanelle
Tokyo
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Bristol
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Skinner's
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America
Omaha Neb
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Kansas City
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