Wilson Plans Mexico Policy and Troop Withdrawal
Washington reports that President Wilson has decided on steps in Mexico including withdrawing Pershing’s expedition and sending Ambassador Fletcher to Mexico City. The move follows Carranza’s rejection to ratify the Atlantic City protocol, with talks in New York Monday between American and Mexican commissioners to resume discussions on embargo lifting and other issues.
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Ashington
United States
Mexico
Wilson
New York
Joint Commission
Withdra
Pershing
Fletcher
Mexico City
Lane
American Commission
J. Mott
George Gray
Carranza
Atlantic City
Carrantelas
State Department
Manuel Palaez
Zapata
Cuernavaca
Morelos
Federal District
Vera Cruz
Du Pont explosion rocks Haskell New Jersey area
A double powder explosion at the Du Pont plant in Haskell New Jersey caused extensive destruction and more than a hundred injuries with hundreds of buildings damaged. The blast shattered Pompton Lake and Bloomingdale, with fires spreading to magazines and drying houses. Many residents fled as guards sealed off the area.
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New York
DuPont Powder Company
Haskell
N. Y
DuPont
Wanaque River
Passaic County
Kingsland
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
New Jersey
Yonkers
Brooklyn
Pompton Lake
Bloomingdale
Look for This on Fourth Street Today
A terse alert notes a 1917 item from Little Hope and a 233.500 reference, hinting at a street location found on Fourth Street with an unspecified current relevance or notice.
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Fourth Street
Little Hope
Charity banner marks drive for social agencies in city
A large banner across Fourth Street near Union Central Life Insurance shows Cincinnatus guiding 24 social service groups raising 235500 for 1917. The Union Central Building hosts 26 teams and 60 volunteers led by Edith Campbell to solicit donations via 25 phones.
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Fourth Street
Union
Central Life Insurance Building
Cincinnatus
Union Central
Edith Campbell
General Gonzales Defeats Villa Faction Near Parral
General Pablo Gonzales with de facto forces defeated a column of Francisco Villa's followers at Pilars de Concha sixty miles west of Santa Rosalia and forty miles north of Parral. Many Villa prisoners were captured and losses were heavy. no battle date announced.
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Chihuahua City
Mex
Pablo Gonzales
Francisco Villa
Pilars de Concha
Santa Rosalia
Parral
Immigration bill moves up effect date to May first
Washington January 12 The immigration bill was sent back to conference by the House to change its effective date from July 1 to May 1. It has passed both houses.
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Washington
Weather Outlook For Central U S And East With Cold Wave
The forecast shows unsettled conditions across the Midwest and South with snow in Ohio Valley areas and rain in the eastern states on Saturday, followed by clearing and colder temperatures. A cold wave is expected Sunday, with cooler nights across the Mississippi and Lower Ohio Valley and East Gulf States. temperatures and precipitation readings from major cities are listed.
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Ohio
West Virginia
West Pennsylvania
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
East Gulf States
Inquire Into Leak Charges Urged by Nick Longworth
Representative Nicholas Longworth led the push for a full inquiry into leak charges, arguing that inaction would damage the House's dignity and fail to address insults to the committee. He urged a nonpartisan search for light on who benefited from leaks and the credibility of testimony. The House applauded his stance.
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Nick Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Rules Committee
Longworth
House
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Tennessee
Garrett
Thomas W. Lawson
Cincinnati
Rail Workers Await Court Ruling Before Action
Delegates from four large railway brotherhoods meet in Chicago to discuss the employment situation but take no action until the Supreme Court rules on the Adamson law. They oppose compulsory investigation of disputes and insist workers must not be kept at work while others prepare to strike.
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Chicago
United States Supreme Court
W. G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of
Alleged Wifebeater Accused in Marshal Killing
Burt Clark of Piqua is accused of murdering Harvey Hake town marshal who attempted to arrest him for alleged wifebeating. A posse fired into a poolroom wrecking Hake. Clark used a year old baby as a shield then fled to his wife's grandmother's home and was captured under a bed by sheriff and officers. He was taken to the Troy county jail amid fears of a mob.
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Commercial Tribune
Covington
Burt Clark
Piqua
Harvey Hake
Clark
Hake
Ann Clark
Barnett
Piqua and
Troy
Explosion Report Heard Across Western Massachusetts
The distinct report from the New Jersey explosion was heard in western Massachusetts, reaching Pittsfield and areas around Springfield. Local residents reported the sound as far west as Pittsfield and throughout nearby communities.
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Springfield
Mass
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Fire and Explosions Ruin Canadian Car Plant Kingsland
Officials say the Kingsland New Jersey plant of the Canadian Car and Foundry Company was wrecked by fire and explosions. They estimate total loss at 16 million dollars and describe the cause as possibly incendiary.
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New. York
Canadian Car and ‘Foundry Company
Kingsland
N. J
Indiana debates suffrage prohibition and highway commission
In Indianapolis on January 12, the Dry Federation of Indiana pushes a statewide prohibition bill in both legislative chambers. A suffrage measure backed by state suffrage groups and a highway commission bill, aligned with federal road aid conditions, are introduced in the House. The prohibition bill would ban making selling gifting advertising or transporting intoxicants after September 1 1917 with penalties for violations.
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Indianapolis
Dry Federation of
Indiana
Italian battleship Regina Margherita sunk off Albania
Berlin reports the Italian battleship Regina Margherita, 18 427 tons, sunk by a mine or torpedo off Albania with about 600 crew lost. A British cruiser of the Juno type, 5 600 tons, was destroyed by Turkish fire off Port Mey, and a torpedo boat and patrol boat were damaged or escaped.
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Sayville Wireless
Berlin
Regina
Albania
Port Meya
Caucasus
Tostila
Port Meys
Regina Margherita
Benedetté Brin
de Cervin
German planes scare Paris as river floods affect Seine banks
German aeroplanes tried to attack Paris last night but were frightened off. A false sighting of a Zeppelin was reported. Navigation on the Seine is suspended due to rising water threatening low suburbs. Flood defenses since 1910 protect central banks. Fighting north of the Ancre River on the French front continues per a War Office note.
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Paris
Seine
Ancre
War Office
Rights Of Republicans Will Be Protected In Cincinnati
Prominent Cincinnatians signed an indemnifying bond guaranteeing bail for any person indicted by the grand jury. The Republican Executive Committee hires lawyers to defend those charged and provides counsel for alleged infractors.John R. Holmes Julius Fleischmann E W Edwards Samuel Smith Jr William Cooper Procter R K Hynicka Oversight aims to shield voters and preempt warrants, with bond funds ready from a Baltimore guaranty company.
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Guaranty Company
Baltimore
John R. Holmes
Julius Fleischmann
E. W. Edwards
Samuel Smith,Jr
William Cooper Procter
R. K. Hynicka
Republican Executive Committee
Sherman T. McPherson
Froome Morris
Michael Muller
Holmes
Stuart Bolin
Army aerial corps to form squads in Hawaii and Canal Zone
Army aviation officers were ordered to the canal zone and Hawaii to organize aero squadrons. Captain Henry H. Arnold and Captain John F. Curry were directed to proceed to the canal zone and Fort Kamehameha Hawaii to form and command squadrons there.
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Washington
Canal Zone
Hawaii
Henry H. Arnold
Aviation School
San Diego
Cal
John F. Curry
Signal Corps
Ft. Kamehameha
Durr Drafts Temporary Tax Bill for Solons
County Auditor Peter W. Durr and Representative Harry Federman prepared a draft tax bill to replace the Parrett Whittemore law after the Supreme Court struck it down. The plan is to present the measure to Columbus authorities before the state legislature convenes.
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Durr
Solons
Supreme Court
Harry Federman
Columbus
Federman
Editors Accused in Plot to Murder Gov Johnson
Special dispatch reports in San Francisco that The Blast editor Alexander Berkman associate Eleanor Fitzgerald and New York cartoonist Robert Minor were accused in open court of conspiracy to assassinate Governor Hiram Johnson during the Mooney trial. The DA said he would seek grand jury indictments for Berkman and Fitzgerald as accessories in the preparedness parade plot.
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the Commercial Tribune
San Francisco
Alexander Berkman
Eleanor Fitzgerald
Robert Minor
New York
International Workers’ Defense League
Edward A. Cunha
Hiram Johnson
Cunha
Superior
Franklin A. Griffin
Thomas J. Mooney
District Attorney’s Office
Berkman
Miss Fitzgerald
Embargo On Freight To Baltimore Set By B and O
Baltimore January 12 An embargo on all export freight through the port of Baltimore will be put into effect tonight by the Baltimore and Ohio Railway. The traffic department says the move is for protection to prevent serious congestion that could disrupt road operation. The embargo is not expected to last long.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio Railway
Passenger trains reduced by coal shortage
The Pere Marquette Railroad said coal famine forces cutbacks in passenger service to Toledo Grand Rapids Saginaw Petoskey and other cities. The line has exhausted its coal reserves and now relies on daily mine deliveries.
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Detroit
Mich
Pere Marquette Railroad
Toledo
Grand Rapids
Saginaw
Petoskey
Wilson faces uncertain stance on peace terms reply
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson undecided on how to handle comparing peace terms after central powers and entente replies. Cabinet and aides discuss methods, possible neutrals urging Germany, and whether Berlin might issue a statement. Analysts say early peace unlikely, but administration considers further negotiation options.
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Washington
Wilson
Lansing
White House
Germany
Berlin
Foreign Office
Gerard
Freemans
William Cody Estate Valued At 65 000 In Denver Funeral
The estate of Colonel William F. Cody died in Denver was estimated at not over 65 000 dollars. It mainly includes three ranches near Cody Wyoming and an equity in a Cody hotel. Wyoming and Nebraska legislatures appointed members to attend Cody funeral, paying respect to the famed scout.
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Denver
William F. Cody
W. L. Wall
Cody
Wyo
Schools of America
Wyoming
Park County
Nebraska
Universal Army Training Bill Faces Narrow House Setback
Washington Jan 12 The House Military Committee failed to record against universal military training yet adopted a resolution opposing radical policy changes in the army appropriation bill. Supporters expect the Chamberlain bill to advance in the Senate while House activity does not block its progress.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Congress
Army
Chamberlain
Senate
House Committee
Wilson Honors Silent Sentinel Picket At White House
In Washington on January 12 under 11 degree cold, twelve suffrage silent sentinels continued picketing the White House to press their cause on President Wilson. The President invited them inside still stood. he returned their salute as they kept watch, growing colder and marching in precise squads.
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Washington
White House
Wilson
Executive Mansion
Missing American aviators fail to be found in Calexico
Mounted Mexican soldiers searching for two U S army aviators reported no trace of the missing men in Lower California. United States customs agents confirmed the search found nothing.
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Calexico
Cal
Lower
California
United States Customs
Lawmakers Empowered to Force Lawson Testimony
The House Rules Committee, armed with new powers, plans to compel Thomas W. Lawson to name the conspirators he alleges in a stock market leak. If he refuses again, he faces contempt charges as the panel extends its inquiry into testimony and possible referrals.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Thomas W. Lawson
Congress
Lawson
House
Wilson
Columbus Sleuths Seek Kansas City Man in Hotel Murder Case
Columbus police hunt a 24 year old Kansas City brokerage employee after Mona Simon 25 from Grafton West Virginia is found murdered in a hotel room. The suspect registered as G V Van Brunt of Chicago and used the name Van Brunt in Columbus. He is described as 24 with a divorced wife in Huntington Indiana and his mother in Kansas City. The body shows a neck wound a back of head wound and bloodied towels. An empty 38 caliber shell is found.
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Columbus, CO
Mazie Collert
Philadelphia
Mona Simon
Grafton
W. Va
Columbus
Kansas City
G. V. van Brunt
Chicago
van’ Brunt
Kamsas City
van Brunt
Joe Tinker
Columbus Baseball Club
Toledo
Huntington
Ind
Murder suspect Wells held in Huntington on embezzlement charge
Wel don H. Wells of Kansas City former Huntington resident was arrested on an embezzlement charge. Police say he is the man sought at Columbus Ohio in connection with Mona Simon's killing whose body was found in a Columbus hotel. Wells is held for identification.
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Huntington
Ind
Weldon H. Wells
Kansas City
Columbus
Mona Simon
Wells
Thaw Desires Life as Extradition Battle Looms
Physicans report Harry Thaw survived a suicide attempt and woke hopeful he might live. He refused to discuss charges and doctors expect his hospital stay of about two weeks. An extradition fight to New York looms before his arraignment on attempting death by own action. Oliver Brower, charged with conspiracy in a kidnapping, remains held without bail pending extradition papers.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Harry Thaw
Thaw
New York
Tate
Oliver Brower
Gump
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