Turko British battle violence in Mesopotamia siege reports
Dispatches from Constantinople Berlin and Hamburg detail heavy fighting between Turkish and British forces at Kut el Amara and elsewhere. Turkish claims of heavy British casualties and Turkish counterattacks contrast with French attempts to retake trenches near Neuville and German notes on Dover air raid damage.
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Nherlin
Constantinople
Berlin
Kut-el-Amara
Felarte
Turkish War Office
RIN
Argonne
Gercone
Wierked
Kasserts
Englis
Black Powder Express Car Explosion Injures Dozens
At W. Vac on January 26 a large explosion of a black powder car injured over thirty people. Firefighters saved three nearby cars ready for shipment and prevented spread to adjacent merchant lines. Cause remains undetermined at this time.
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Uli Apleld
W. Vac
Aviators Rent the Air Huge Monitors Shell Teuton Position
Allied monitors closed on the Belgian coast showing German positions at Ventende as Anglo French aviators hit German works near Heyst and Knocke. Shelling at Weetende wounded many Germans who arrived in Bruges and Ghent. Austria occupies San Giovanni di Medua and advances toward Durazzo in Albania, with Montenegrin and Albanian defenders at Scutari partly captured. Serbs retreat southward.
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Teuton
Amsterdam
Ventende
Heyst An Knocke
Weetende
Bruges
Ghent
Dunkirk
Channel
Rome
San Giovanni di Medua
Durazzo
Mis Van Lee Wood Leaves for San Diego and Salt Lake City
Van Lee Hood of San Diego and his wife who eloped last week with Raymond Pebbs a colored chauffeur arranged to leave for home and appeared reconciled Hood said his wife was the victim of a conspiracy to ruin her life and character His future course depends on new developments Tulsa oil price rises five cents to 150 per barrel highest since 1901.
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San Diego
Salt Lake City
Uth
Jan
van Lee Hood
Raymond Pebbs
Hood
Caete
House Leaders Map Revenue Bill Agenda For Budget Year
Washington January 26. Democratic leaders outline plans to survey revenue options. A wage and means committee meeting will be called next week to study four topics including income tax revision inheritance tax war munitions taxation and tariff commission. A tariff board bill and dye stuffs protection may be pursued later.
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Wage and Means Committee
Democrate
Governor Kendrick Wins Fight On Floor At Convention
Dispatches report Governor Kendrick prevailing over opponents as the American Native Live Stock association contested resolutions. The debate touched on references to the president and Armenian cattlemen in Mexico, with Kendrick pushing to remove presidential references and win support for the Cheyenne convention agenda.
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Kendrick
American Nat. Livestock
EL Pash
Lon
Podhow
Resolutions Committee
Simerican Native Jive Stock Association
Wilson
Mexico
Cievergar Kendrick
Chevenne
Ttt
Lake City
Chevente
Dwight
Mississippi River Flood Worsens Landscape with Debris
Davenport and Peoria report rising flood levels from January rain. Homes and stores along levees are flooded as three to four feet of water disrupts districts. Ice gorges threaten rail lines and new bridges while crews dynamite ice to protect infrastructure.
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Davenport
Laws
Jce
Mieslesioy
Iowa
Milinois
President Wilson Heads to New York for Defense Address
President Wilson left Washington for New York to deliver the first of a series of speeches on preparedness for national defense. He met with administration leaders before departure and planned addresses for railroad and industry groups and the Motion Picture Board of America. He is expected to mention Mexican and European situations and will return Friday for a western trip.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
New York
Railroad Business Association
Motion Picture Board of America
Pittebury
Japs Renew Demands On China for Their Privileges
London report says the Japanese government handed a note to the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo detailing seven demands from Tokyo’s spring program. The Guardian cautions the disclosure could threaten China’s independence and British policy aims while noting Japan’s vast material interests in China.
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China
London
Tokio
Japan
Neam Per
Clingstroue
Villa Uses U. S. Hatred to Recruit a New Force
El Paso Texas January 26 Francisco Villa bandit chief defying Carranza forces appeals to hatred of Americans to bolster his ranks. The report notes General Orozco killed in September and Villa claims a large following inflamed by news of Grozen bag war victims in Texas.
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Crosioe
Villa
U. S. Hatred
EL Paso
Tes
Francisco Villa
United States
Crosoy
Ororco
Tim Wall
Vibha Fadt
Texas
Americnnun
Two More Americans Killed by Mexican Bandits
Benjam in Snell and Frank Woods are reported slain west of Casiburt ache, with Carranza and Villa troops in the area. A related decree from Yucatan outlines land reform and a state bank to fund agrarian changes, with payments over fifty years.
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Paso
Tex
Benjamin Snell
Frank Woods
Casibuirtache
Chihuahua
State Land Bank
Mexico
Drop of 50 Degrees In Seven Days Hits Cheyenne
A dramatic temperature plunge affects Cheyenne with a week of cold air and frost. Forecasters warn of record lows across the region as winds ease and early morning readings dip well below freezing.
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Cheyenne Fe
San Antonio Man Urges Meat Inspection Debate
Niele juncection of meat by city authorities and the establishment of municipal inspection were pressed at a convention in Texan city. Pryor argued foreign refrigerated meat poses disease risks and urged local inspectors to oversee meats sold in their towns. The speaker opposed moves to ban packages, saying such steps hinder progress and benefit packers, while competition could regulate the market.
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Paso
Tex
Ctty
T. Pryor
San Antonio
United States
Pever
Ambiguous military and civic notes from St Louis and Washington
Fragmented report records various military honors and local events. Mentions St Louis Nationals players, awards for Private Patrick Nester for bravery, a drowning rescue, and a Washington ceremony with a silver medal of honor. Also references a town convention and local property issues.
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Washington
Seeseturs “Adan" Leday
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