Jealousy Motive for Crime In Mohr Trial
In Providence on January 11 the State outlines its case against Mrs. Elizabeth B. Mohr and two Black men Cecil Brown and Henry Spellmen for the murder of Dr. C Frankl Mohr. The motive centers on jealousy and a pending divorce. The plan involved a drive near Barrington with Miss Emily Burger as a key figure. The car was ambushed, Miss Burger injured, Dr. Mohr died, and witness Hearts described the setup. The defense prepared witnesses including Dr. Clifford H Griffin while Mohr’s brother and sister testified for the defense.
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Cecil Brown
Henry. H. Spellmen
C. Frankl. Mohr
C. H. Griffin
Abbott Phillips
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Barrington
Miss Burger
Phmps
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Mr. Phillips
Brown
Healis
Spellman
Miss Wilson
Ormsby
Thas
Clifford H. Griffin
Efla Hogan
McEwensville
Storm Warning Close to Columbus in Ohio Weather Bureau Report
Coe issued a storm warning for the Columbus area as of January 11, citing the Ohio Weather Bureau. The bulletin notes approaching weather conditions and urges residents to monitor updates and take precautions.
Storm Warning Over Rail Lines Forecast Sleet Snow
Officials warn railroad telegraph and telephone workers of an imminent storm likely to bring heavy sleet. The system moving from the Rocky Mountains is expected to spread across the eastern continent with sleet and ice and snow.
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Rocky Mountains
Newlands Warns on Wilson Policy Hurting Democrats
Nevada Senator Newlands prophesies Democratic defeat in 1915 unless policy mistakes are corrected. He claims the administration's approach causes hard times and political peril for the party.
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Newlands
Party splits over Madisonian military plans show rift in Democratic ranks
Washington January 11 sources report a real break in Democratic support for President Wilson s preparedness program. Representative James Hay opposed the continental army plan favored by Secretary Garrison and the President, proposing to expand the regular army to its full war strength and rely on the National Guard as the subsidiary force. Hay outlined a draft based system to keep troops ready and argued for National Guard emphasis while the administration contemplates public appeals and speeches to revive legislation.
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James Hay
House Committee On Military Affairs
Garrison
Hay
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National Guard
Continental Army
Croxton declares tube workers strike off at Youngstown Sheet
Fred C. Croxton of Columbus, mediator, announced that the wage dispute strike at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company plant has been declared off. The move ends a stoppage by tube workers in the district.
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Youngstown
Fred C. Croxton
Columbus
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Breslau Talking Machine Firm Proposes Wartime Credit Plan
In Breslau a dealer in talking machines advertises long credit terms promising no payments during the war and four marks monthly starting four weeks after the war ends. At a mass meeting workers voted to accept a wage increase about 10 percent and to return to work tomorrow. The plant runs 9,500 workers, with some still on strike as records are paid.
Crippled Engineer Weds English Nurse After 8000 Mile Basket Trip
C C Smith a Natal South Africa mining engineer paralyzed from the waist ends a 8000 mile basket voyage to Roselawn Indiana to wed Miss Amy Palmer an English nurse who cared for him in Cardiff Wales. His journey funded by his company after a mine accident killed his traveling companion.
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South Africa
Smit
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Cardiff
Miss Palmer
Montenegro at Mercy of Austrians in World War I push
London dispatch reports Austria’s steam roller assault crushing Montenegro near the Adriatic, with Mt Lovien fallen and Berane evacuated. Austrian warships and Cattaro forts aided the push, while gas devices are alleged. The column targets western and eastern fronts as Russia braces for renewed strikes.
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Montenegro
Berane
Mesopotamia
Aylmer
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Stripa
Champagne
Paris
Flinn Says I Am Will Rep Ab Republicans A Chance
Former official Flinn asserts he will give Republicans a chance as he enters political discussions. He emphasizes openness to party collaboration and aims to reassess prior positions after meeting with local leaders.
Progressive meet in Chicago to align conventions
The Progressive party’s National Committee declared its June 7 Chicago convention date alongside the Republican national convention with aims to nominate its own ticket. It urged a robust preparedness program, critiquing Wilson administration policy while signaling no party merger even if candidates align.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Pres
Sive Party
Roosevelt
New German Passport Rules Tighten Alien Entry
Washington dispatch reports Jan 11 that Count von Bernstroff delivered new German passport regulations to the State Department. The rules bar the issuance of passports allowing aliens to enter enemy territory controlled by German forces.
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Washington
State Department
Count ‘von Bernstroff
Huerta in Critical Condition Amid Health Crisis
Special Dispatch to The Commercial Tribune from El Paso reports General Huerta in a life threatening state. A physician says if he survives four hours there may be hope of recovery, but current condition is very serious and life is feared.
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Union
the Commercial Tribune
EL Paso
Tex
King of Shatchens Dies A Bachelor Leaving Fortune
Fritz Podzius known as Cupid Podzius and King of Shatchens editor of The Matrimonial News died in New York. He claimed to have united 20,000 couples and published The Heiratszeitung in Berlin. A recluse, he lived on apples and tea and left substantial wealth hidden in bank books.
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Tori
Peace Pleas From Woman’s Peace Party Stir Washington
Miss Jane Addams led the group before Senate and House Foreign Relations committees urging U S effort to end the European war. She claimed Europe is ready for peace if dignity remains. Senator John Sharp Williams expressed doubt that American women prioritize peace over national virtues.
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Woman’s Peace Party
Jane Addams
Chicago
Senate
House
United States
Miss Addams
Stone
John Sharp Williams
Seventeen Americans Executed by Bandits in Mexico
A Mexican bandit raid killed seventeen Americans traveling from Chihuahua City toward Cusihuiriachic after looting a train fifty miles west of Chihuahua City. Only one survivor, Thomas Homes, reported sixteen seized. authorities suspect Villa supporters operate with Carranza forces. Censorship halted further wire reports as the story continued.
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EL Paso
Tex
Chihuahua City
H. Wo. Miles
Juarez
Carranza
Mail seized by Britain despite protest in Bergen note
A Bergen dispatch reports 185 bags of parcel post seized at Kirkwall on the Lyngenfjord steamer from New York December 24. Ambassador Page has delivered the U S note to Britain over detention and censoring of mails to European neutrals. Britain may coordinate with France Russia and Italy before replying.
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Kirkwall
Nor Elan
Lyngenfjord
Sdhéd
New York
Page
Svendon Today
State Department
Foreign Office
United States
Great Britain
High Seas
Koenig Surrenders Over Bank Papers Theft Probe
Paul Koenig head of the Hamburg American Line Detective Bureau surrendered to District Attorney Swann to face a warrant for theft of papers from the National City Bank. He was arraigned in the Tombs Court with $1,500 bail while under $50,000 bail on a separate federal charge. The arrest follows Frederick Schleindl’s detention for taking telegraphs and papers tied to munitions supply to the Allies.
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Paul Koenig
Hamburg-American Line Detective Bureau
Swann
National City Bank
Koenig
Tombs Court
Welland Canal
Frederick Schleindl
Rooming House Fire Fatal. Four Dead, Many Injured in Schenectady
A central Schenectady rooming house fire killed four people and seriously injured several, including John Still a Union College student. The blaze began on the lower floor with a woman using gasoline for cleaning and quickly spread upward.
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N. Y
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John EK
Barnaby
Delaware County
C.J. Berry
Little Falls
Josiah Stil
Josiah
Brooklyn
James Sherman
Adelaide Marrington
Sherman
Bertha Bishop
Fess Denounces England Over Rights Of Neutrals
Representative Fess of Ohio told the House that freedom of the seas is an empty expression. He said England is sweeping rights of neutrals, amid strong sentiment against Austria and Germany. Continued on page 2 column 7.
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England
Washington
Ohio
House
Austria
Germany
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