Senate Delivers Drastic Resolution on Mexican Crisis
Washington January 12. A senate resolution calls for armed US intervention in Mexico and establishment of a representative government with immediate evacuation after goals are achieved. Senator Sherron of Illinois and Senator Thomas of Colorado criticize oil interests for fueling revolutions and demand punishment for bandits who killed sixteen Americans near Chihuahua. Secretary Lansing orders prompt punishment to the attackers. bodies to be moved from Chihuahua to Juarez on a special train in coordination with Ambassador Eliseo Arredondo and General Carranza.
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Revised list of the victims issued by the smelting company
The revised list names 18 victims including W. J. Wallace and R. Watson of El Paso and M. Anderson of Chihuahua City. Others include T. M. Evans of Chihuahua City and K. L. Robinson of El Paso. The note mentions Couch a Canadian and Romero a Mexican, with Carranza sources confirming executions of Americans. Continued on Page Four.
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Paso
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G. W. Newman
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W. D. Pearce
Los Angeles
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Romero
Carranza
Daily War and World News Digest of January 12
Reports from Philadelphia to London detail a Penn freshman killed and four sophomores injured in a university bowl fight. Taft not chosen for Supreme Court successor. 15 new flying machines to be delivered in Florida. UK Miners Federation to vote on a national conscription strike. 70 dead and 50 injured in Lille munition depot explosion. Canadian Pacific workers killed by yard engine in Brandon. General Huerta near death in El Paso. Florid Smith sets potential altitude record in San Diego. French detachment occupies Cortu in the Greek Isles. British officials confer on munitions and leadership. Military service bill passes second reading amid party division.
War Prophecy Not Possible Says Teutonic Reporter
The article quotes Von Wiegan, a World correspondent from Teutonic countries, stating he cannot predict who will win the war. He notes censorship, limited foresight, and reliance on interviews and observation to present Germans and Austro Hungarians’ views. He recalls prior optimistic claims about Grand Duke Nicholas.
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Alliance
New York
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Ite
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Wiegend
Germany
Austria-hungary
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Rivete
Nicholas
Grand Duke
Nicholaiviteh
Peace Rests With the Republican Party
Chicago January 12. Progressive leaders say softening stance may draw Bull Moose into a double harness race with the Republican elephant against the Democratic donkey. George W. Perkins notes peace between Progressives and Republicans rests with the GOP and a Roosevelt candidacy need not be the only option. Perkins and others in Chicago hint Hughes shows strength as second choices remain to be counted.
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Progressive Party
bin Taide
George W. Perkins
Yeaterday Whee Wen
Perkins Sayne
Roosevelt
Perkins
Justice Hughes
Schmidt is Sentenced to Life in Times Building Case
Mathew A. Schmidt, convicted of murder tied to the Times building dynamiting five years ago, was sentenced to life imprisonment at San Quentin by Judge Pranket. A stay until January 24 was granted for appeal prep. David Caplan’s case was deferred to the same date.
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Mathew A. Schmidt
Times
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Pranket
Willie
Schmidt
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McNapure
Willard and Moran Matched for New York Fight
Heavyweight champion Joe Willard and Frank Moran are matched for a New York bout promoter Tex Hleeere says. The purse totals about 45 000 to be split 34 5 000 to Willard and 15 000 to Moran with venue undecided possibly Madison Square Garden.
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Joen Willard
Frank Moray
Tex Hleeere
Johnaon Jeffries
Richard
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Moran
Mera
Policy of the Leader in Its News Columns
The Leader outlines a policy to present all sides of the war controversy with impartial reports. It cites a recent symposium of financiers and manufacturers and a German front correspondent, aiming to show balanced views and sober wartime reporting. The Leader pledges unbiased coverage on national and state political matters.
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Ite
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Socialists Refuse Ludwig Cross Over War Support
Berlin reports several Socialists were awarded the Ludwig cross by King Ludwig of Bavaria for wartime services. The Socialist leadership and the Munich Post note the gesture but decline the decoration as incompatible with party principles, stressing duty to the country without reward.
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Wilson Opposes Conscription Calls for Volunteer Army
President Wilson opposes compulsory military service and urges volunteers for defense. Assistant Secretary Breckenridge testifies planning for a volunteer army, arguing conscription would be less satisfactory to the War Department.
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Jan
Wise
Chairean Hay
Howe
Breckenridge
War Department
Socialist Party Censures Reichstag Members Over War Credit Vote
The Bolshevik party executive committee censures twenty Socialist Reichstag members who refused to back the war credit. Deputy Hugo Hance is singled out for condemnation as courting factional power. The resolution also rejects Vorwärts as the party’s official organ and strips it of central status.
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Merlin
Bovlallat
Reichstag
Hugo Hance
Socialist Party
Alwea
Aya
Alma
Weather Outlook: Thursday Warmth and Fair Skies
The region expects fair conditions with a warming trend on Thursday. Temperatures rise across Mundey and surrounding areas as light winds keep the day pleasant and dry.
Pioneer diver reaches ranch after fifty hour trek
In Grand Junction Colorado on January 13 Thomas Poxle, noted early dinosaur quarry worker, traversed from the ranch to Gateway after a grueling fifty hour drift. He collapsed exhausted and claimed he would have perished if not for his timing and effort.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Thomas Poxle
Trah
Coty
Final Struggle Near Future For Mount Loveen Occupation
The article discusses unconfirmed reports of an occupation of Mount Loveen in Montenegro amid Allied concerns. It notes Austro Hungarian naval threats and fortifications along the coast, with Austrian forces advancing toward Cobtinje while Italian and French troops maneuver. Continued details promised on Page 3.
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London
Mount Loveen
Montenegro
Berg
Italy
Metenned Jr
Serbia
Wyoming Sees Record Cold In Statewide Freeze
A historic cold wave grips Wyoming with temperatures near single digits across Cheyenne and other cities. Forecasters warn higher springlike readings may arrive later this week as the Arctic air lingers.
Zepvrein Attack Reports Shifting Canton Woes
Fragmentary dispatches describe Zepvrein forces in conflict near Canton and New York with lines about Pavlow and Leonido amid raids. Reports claim German air power destroyed or captured enemy planes, while Betti's fleet allegedly engages. Details are garbled but imply ongoing aerial combat.
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Jan
Pavlow
Germany to Weigh Postwar Trade Shifts
Gustav C. Roeder, New York World correspondent, reports in the Leader that Germany will seek to replace goods once bought from Britain France and Russia with supplies from the United States after peace. He says Germany will need most everything and will consider boycotts or new trade patterns to rebuild its economy.
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New York World
Leader
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Mgr. Roeder
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