British liner Persia sunk with heavy loss near Crete
The British liner Persia was torpedoed and sunk off Crete on Thursday afternoon with most passengers and crew lost. American consul at Aden Robert McNesley and Denver student Edward Rowe were aboard. Charles Grant from Boston also listed. About 1640 passengers were aboard after port disembarkations. no official casualty figures yet.
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London
Persia
Mediterranean
Crete
Robert McNesley
Aden
Edward Rowe
Denver
Lloyd's
Admiralty
Peninsular and Orient Company
Peraia
Bombay
Dr. McNeeley
Charles H. Grant
Edward Rose
Gibraltar
Rose
Peninsular and Oriental Line
Marsailles
Lord Montagu
McNeely
New York
New Complications Threaten Break With Austria At Once
The Persia liner torpedoed in the Mediterranean deepens U S tension with Austria after the Ancona incident. American Consul McNeeley aboard may be lost. Skinner in London reports many passengers perished. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing give personal attention to the disaster amid possible Austrian undersea order defenses.
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Austria
Wgton
DPD. C
United States
Persia
Mediterranean
Ancona
Peram
McNeeley
Adén
State Department
Skinner
London
MccNeedy
Wilson
Lansing
New Warden of Sing Sing Refuses to Quit
Professor George W. Kirchwey of Columbia University succeeds Thomas Mott Osborne as warden of Sing Sing. He clashes with Superintendent John B. Kiley over reappointing officials, threatening resignation if not allowed to handle his affairs. He plans to return next week for talks.
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New York
Geo. W. Kirchwey
Columbia University
Wlerday
Thomas Motterne
Bing Sing
Professor Kirchwey
John B. Kiley
Kiley
Osborne
Sing
Fta
Dean Kirchwey
Puebloan First Day Arrest For Prohibition Violation
Adolph Rosenblum of the Louisville Liquor Company was arrested in Pueblo for violation of the prohibition law. He is charged with selling and advertising whisky and employing minors in his place of business last night. He was released on his own recognizance for trial in municipal court Monday.
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Puenlo
Colo
Jon
Pueblo
Colorado
Adolph Rosenbinm
Louisville
Minora
Hile
Ropenbim
Muwnlotyal
England in Prayer Preface for Tomorrow’s Services
An OCR fragment reports a nationwide call to prayer with prayers victory to be offered in every church across the kingdom tomorrow. The note references London and January 1 as the start of the nationwide religious observance.
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England
London
Joliet, T
Joliet
Russian Drive Repulsed by German Flank Attack
War desk reports Berlin halted a Russian offensive in eastern Galicia after German and Austro Hungarian forces countered and pushed back the attackers. Heavy fighting and widespread mobilization on fronts from the Pripet to the Danube were noted with no decisive gains for either side.
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Berlin
Gall Ela
War Office
Ituswian
Joe Je Sald
Beon
Prosperity Day Sweeps Through Joliet and Nation
Joliet communities push a national Prosperity Day led by the Gerlach Barklow Calendar firm. The plan, backed by E. J. Barklow and Edwin B. Lord, seeks presidential backing and Rotary and Chamber support to declare February 20 as a nationwide extra day to boost revenue and prosperity.
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Joliet, Ill
Springs
Jewett
Gerlack-Barklow Calendar Company
Fey
Association of Commerce
E. J. Barklow
Joliet
Monaters
Edwin B. Lord
Nited
International Association of Rotary Clubs
House of Representatives
United Biatee Chamber of Commerce
Wilson
Gerlach-Harklow
Wiprane
Vico
Gerlach
Rickett
Ant
Gerlard
Requesin
Wee Joliet
Increased Business Activity In The New Year
New York reports a spectacular and sensational year in American financial markets with a broad rise in values and revived business activity. Record railway earnings since November and stronger copper output mark a hopeful decade as bumper crops are noted nationwide.
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New York
Ancona
Weather snapshot for Wyoming and surroundings
A crude weather note indicates colder conditions in Wyoming and the surrounding area. It predicts a drop in temperatures from Sunday into Monday with likely snow or wintry mix.
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Werather
Porpcart
Wyoming
Emperor William to Hold Birthday War Council in Berlin
Reports from European dispatches say Emperor William will convene on January 27 a major war council in Berlin attended by Crown Prince and top generals including von Hindender Mackensen von Sanders Zeppelin Ruprecht and the duke of Warttemberg. Other fronts report fierce hand to hand fighting along the Bessarabian front with heavy bombardments and Turkish requests for aid from Germany amid ongoing conflict.
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Amsterogam
Milena
Hommrabian
London
William
Berlin
Marshal von Hindenture
Preld
Marthal von Mackensen
Liman von Sanders
Count Zeppelin
Ruprecht of
Havania
Duke of
Warttemberg
Panthonik
Toy Armas
Sunguai Hes
Motor Vrebbelew
Fellroad
Elee
Pletron
Bereeeilale
Hothi¢hem Sice! Corporation
Gehwah
Forte
World in Peril Warned by University Expert
Prof Edward A Moss of the University of Wisconsin warned at a Washington gathering that world prospects are grim. He said civilized nations confront a dangerous future as warfare shifts to a capitalist enterprise and nations race to outpace rivals with armament.
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Washington, D.C
Edward A. Moss
University of Wieconsin
American Sociological Society
War Orders Surge as Peace Talk Hopes Fade
New York World reports large new war orders pour into American munition firms after fiscal pauses during Anglo French loan talks. Companies project multi year deliveries and bold capacity expansions as allies struggle with labor and supply shortages, signaling a long war ahead.
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New York World
New York
Hare
Oma
Ilies
Europe
One Company Secures Large Russia Freight Car Contract
A single firm reportedly won contracts totaling about $20 million, including $14 million for steel freight cars for Russia. The largest orders are claimed to have gone to Vale Steel and Ordinary Company with executives tied to Philadelphia. Details suggest armament-related production tied to wartime demands and U.S. steel interests abroad.
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Russia
Suhwah
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