Sinking of Persia Triggers US Austria Tensions
Washington reports the destruction of the British liner Persia raises US Austria tensions amid ongoing Ancona talks. Officials note potential cross purposes between Austria's Foreign Office and its Admiralty over submarine policy while awaiting full casualty details and international reaction.
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Washington
Persia
United States
Teutonic Powers
Germany
Austrian Admiralty
Vienna Foreign Office
Foreign Office
Admiralty
Osborne’s Roots at Sing Sing Prison
Dr. George W. Kirchwey, dean of Columbia Law School, discusses Osborne in relation to Sing Sing Prison and its connection to legal education and reform.
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Osborne
Sing Sing Prison
Columbia ‘Law School
Pan American Congress Hears Plan for Defense Pact
The Pan-American Scientific Congress is expected to advocate a defensive alliance among the twenty one American republics before adjournment. A resolution backing the pact has been approved by the Executive Committee and is held by a South American delegate. Presidents of Latin nations sent cable messages praising closer ties.
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the Commercial Tribune
Washington
Pan-American Scientific Congress
Americas
Congress
Board of Governors
The
Pan- American Union
New Year Message from Emperor William to German Forces
The New Year address to the army navy and colonial troops vows victory against enemies. It praises loyal soldiers who defended Germany and pledges to press on with divine help, asserting enemies cannot conquer with massed forces or propaganda. The speech closes with resolve to secure the Fatherland’s future.
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London
William
Germany
France Will Make 1916 Year of Victory Says Poincare
President Poincare messages officers and soldiers of France declaring 1916 the year of victory. He lauds national unity amid war, cites civil support for the front, and notes civilian charities aiding soldiers and families under the ongoing conflict.
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Paris
Allies Press Forward as War Effort Grows
London reports Earl of Derby expresses unshaken confidence in allied victory. Sir Edward Carson warns of intensifying pressure on fronts and urges coordinated allied staffs and economic resolve. Italian historian Gugitimo Ferrero predicts a great historical crisis that will spur humanity and postwar reconstruction.
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London
Earl of Derby
England
Edward Carson
Germany
Gugitimo Ferrero
Europe
Persia Sinks Near Alexandria Killing Hundreds in Submarine Attack
A British report details the sinking of the Peninsular and Oriental liner Persia off Alexandria, with about 400 aboard and at least 50 saved. Americans on board include Robert H. McNeely US Consul at Aden, Edward Rose, and Charles H. Grant. The incident followed other war losses as new coastlines brace for submarine warfare.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Great Britain
Alexandria
Egypt
Persia
Mediterranean Sea
Robert H. McNeely
United States
Aden
Arabia
Edward Rose
Charles H. Grant
Peninsula and Oriental Steamship Office
Possble
Baron Montagu of
Sewer gas kills Kane men in lockup incident
Three men employed by an explosives company were killed when sewer gas escaped in the borough lockup at Em porium Kane Pa early today. Two others in an adjoining building were unconscious and later doctors said Mrs Melvin Logan and her daughter, initially critical, were expected to recover.
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Rockup
Emporium
Edward Pie
Blosspure
Franc
Dickenson
New York
James Bouton
Canton
Melvin Logan
Russian Offensive in Galicia Is Flanked and Re pulsed
London dispatch reports Russian forces in Eastern Galicia were flanked and repulsed with no new French British front action. Persia sees growing resistance to the Russian expedition. Turkish actions threaten Gallipoli and Saloniki, with Montenegro and Serbia facing submarine attacks and supply blockages.
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Galicia
War Office
Persia
Petrograd
Hamadan
Gallipoli
Anzac
Suvla Bay
Seddul-Bahr
Swiftsure
Radoslavoff
Bulgaria
Saloniki
Jecoff
Near East
Macedonia
Monastir
Weg
Budapest
Peor
Indiana primary petitions set for Wilson and Marshall
Washington January 1 The country awaits Indiana primaries on March 7 with tacit consent for renomination of President Wilson and Vice President Marshall. State law requires petitions to be filed by January 1 to place their names on the ballot.
Bomb found in Massachusetts State House corridor
A suitcase with five pounds of dynamite and a lit fuse was found outside the Sergeant at arms Thomas F. Pedrick’s office in the Massachusetts State House in Boston. Police demonstrated the device’s potential when detonated at a quarry. Investigators believe a person familiar with the building placed the explosive overnight.
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Commercial Tribune
Boston
State House
Thomas F. Pedrick
Severe England Storm Damages Coastwise Shipping Feared
A powerful new storm battered England with extensive damage across Liverpool where shop windows broke. Monmouthshire reported major destruction with unroofed houses downed trees and blown wires. Coastwise shipping feared to have suffered heavy losses.
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London
England
Liverpool
Monmouthshire
Minimum wage decree set for Boston women workers
A Minimum Wage Commission decree establishing a weekly wage of 8.50 for experienced women and girls in retail stores goes into effect. The measure, not mandatory, has been accepted by nearly all stores in the state.
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Boston
Ready for the Trenches 4 Army of Armleteers Enlists
A great army of British recruits has answered the call to the colors. They enlisted under a group scheme just closed. Recruits rushed in, taxing offices to the bursting point as armlets of dark khaki with scarlet crowns are issued to all who joined.
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Army
France
Britain
Lynching Toll and Hunt in Georgia and Alabama 1915
United States lynching tally for 1915 tallies 69 victims with Georgia leading states at 18. Reports from Tuskegee Institute show three women among victims and several instances of mob killings later proven false. In Alabama 9 and Mississippi 9 lynchings listed. Blakely clashes leave two whites injured, neither arrests made.
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Montgomery
Ala
United States
Tuskegee Institute
Georgia
Mississippi
Tuskegee
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Missouri
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Blakely Race Turmoil Deepens as Villipique Case Spreads
Reports from Blakely Georgia say the hunt for suspects in the Villipique murder has expanded into Alabama and Florida. Three days of clashes left five Black residents dead and one wounded, with a posse pursuing fugitives toward Greenwood Florida and Montgomery Alabama.
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Henry J. Villipique
Alabama
Florida
Early County
T. J. Howell
Mike
Ulyssess Goolsby
Villipique
Montgomery
Greenwood
Fla
Ed Law
Goolsby
Quiet New Year in Washington Amid War Watch
Washington observers marked New Year’s Day with formal diplomacy and restrained gaiety due to the European war. Cabinet receptions welcomed staff and families, embassies opened, and many offices closed. military officials held formal visits, while the White House was largely closed in President Wilson’s absence.
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Washington
Garrison
Daniels
Army
Navy
Wilson
White House
Thessaloniki Safely Steers to New York Convoy Reunited
The Greek liner Thessaloniki was found able to move under her own power toward New York with the Patris as escort. The Coast Guard cutter Seneca ended a two day search and returned to New York.
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Newport
R. I
Thessaloniki
New York
Coast Guard
Seneca
Ciotat Captain Tells How Liner Ville de la Ciotat Sank
Marseille Jan 1 Ca reports the Ville de la Ciotat, a French liner sunk in the Mediterranean on the 24th, with the captain recounting the events leading to the loss. The account details the vessel’s final moments and the crew’s response amid the disaster.
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Marseilles
Ville de la Ciotat
Mediterranean
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