Wilson to stump as test of status
President Wilson plans a brisk west and midwest campaign to rally public support for national defense and other administration policies. He aims to mobilize public opinion to pressure lawmakers, revived by his New Jersey strategy, while cabinet notes warn of Bryan and Kitchin led opposition to preparedness. Invitations to visit 400 cities await his decision.
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Washington
Wison
West
Middle-West
New Jersey
Wilson
Bryan
House
Kitchin
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Toledo
Milwaukee
Baltimore
New York
South
Explosion in Brooklyn Navy Yard Destroys E-2 Submarine
A mysterious blast in Dry Dock No 2 at the New York Navy Yard wrecked the submarine E-2 killing four men and injuring at least ten others. Hydrogen gas caused the explosion. engineers say the E-2 may cost 75 000 to 100 000 dollars to repair and will miss months of service. The dead include Longan Joseph Peck J H Schultz John Seager t A B. The E-2 used Edison batteries and Diesel propulsion and had no gasoline aboard.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Brooklyn
U. S
New York Navy Yard
Longan
Joseph
Forty-seventh Street
Peck
J. H
Ainslee Place
Schultz
John
Seagert
A. B
East Forty-ninth Street
Cleveland
Navy Yard
Usher
Pankhurst to be formally admitted to United States
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst the suffragist leader on parole in New York will be formally admitted to the United States. Commissioner General Caminetti said no reason to alter the ruling admitting her two years ago unless new evidence emerges.
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Washington
Emmeline Pankhurst
New York
United States
Caminetti
Jobs for Girls No Girls Baltimore Firms Offer Bonuses for Operators
Baltimore firms report a scarcity of girl operators in shirt and clothing factories. To fill orders they sublet 10 percent or more of contracts to Philadelphia firms. Competition among local manufacturers is intense as they try to attract female workers with bonuses.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Safe conduct ignored in Mexican massacre near Santa Ysabel
Washington reports say the Watson party was killed after safe conduct guarantees by Carranzistas. Holmes survived and said the travelers felt safe. Gov Chihuahua issued personal passport for Watson. 1,000 Carranza troops were in the mining district. Senator Gore seeks a neutral zone and joint policing. Funerals held for C. R. Watson and Richard McHatton in El Paso.
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Washington
State Department
Santa Ysabel
Mexico
Holmes
Juarez
Chihuahua
Watson
Cusihuimachic
United States
Senate
Villa
Rosalia Hernandez
el Paso
Carranza
Congress
Rio Grande
Works
California
Tait
New Mexico
Vera Cruz
Lodge
Stone
Ssl Paso
C. R. Watson
Custhuirachic Mining Co
Chicago
Richard McHatton
World news items report disasters and political actions
The Ryndam arrived at Gravesend after a mysterious hull damage accident killing three stokers and injuring four. Manuel Baca Vall es, ex Villista colonel, was executed in Juarez as the bodies of Rodriguez and Vall es arrived for public viewing. King Gustaf warned Britain over Sweden's sovereign rights. Lindley Garrison and Leonard Wood criticized the National Guard as inadequate. Philadelphia notes a move toward standardized retail cost systems by the Association Advertising Clubs of the World.
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London
Ryndam
Gravesend
EL Paso
Tex
Manuel Baca Valles
Villista
Juarez
Jose Rodriguez
Chihuahua City
Gustaf
Sweden
Great Britain
New York
Lindley M. Garrison
Leonard Wood
National Guard
Philadelphia
U.S
Montenegro Reports Peace Surrender After Russian Drive
Montenegro, overrun by Austrian forces, sues for peace and agrees to lay down arms. Vienna reports King Nicholas's unconditional surrender as part of a broader peace with Germany and Austria. The move comes amid Balkan tensions and Allied maneuvers near Athens as Russian and Turkish fronts shift.
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London
Montenegro
Vienna
Nicholas
Tisza
Budapest
Berlin
Austria
Mount Lovcen
Scutari
Albania
Serbia
Athens
Greece
Phaleron
Adriatic
Brindisi
Italy
Peter
Tigris
Essian
Kut-el- Amara
House of Commons
J. Austen Chamberlain
India
Kaiser Denies Sinking Persia in German Note
Berlin rejects German submarine culpability in sinking the British liner Persia. Government says all U-boat commanders reported near other areas and none were near the sinking site. Austria had earlier denied knowledge of the incident.
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U. S
Washington
Mediterranean
Gerard
Berlin
State Department
Austria
Occupied Persia Capital Rome Kermanstok Stirring Ottoman Move
Berlin dispatches report Rome Kermanstok, capital of Persia, occupied by Turkish forces. Austro-Hungarian naval action in the Adriatic includes a Novara type cruiser sunk by the French submarine Foucalot. Austrians push south toward Antivari as Montenegro faces invasion, with Albania as a potential battleground.
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Rome
Kermanstok
Persia
Berlin
Adriatic Sea
Foucault
Austria
Saida
Admiral Swain
Dual Monarchy
Cettinje
Antivari
Nicholas
Montenegro
Albania
Turks Suffer Setbacks in Mesopotamia Persia and Caucasus
report notes British relief forces drive Turks 25 miles north along the Tigris toward Kut el Amara. Russians capture Kengavar between Hamadan and Kermanshah and advance toward Bagdad. a renewed Russian assault on a 100 mile front in the Caucasus ends with a Turkish defeat in Kavardag as British troops push toward Kut el Amara and Orah.
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London
Near East
Mesopotamia
Kut-el-Amara
Tigris
Persia
Hamadan
Kengavar
Kermanshah
Bagdad
Caucasus
Kavardag
Jami-Ali-Gherbi
Tellef
Orah
Can Equip 800000 Soldiers Ready in Three Months
Quartermaster General Aleshire told the House Military Committee that equipment for an army of 800,000 men was in Government storehouses or could be bought in the open market in less than three months. Equipment for 500,000 in depots could be produced, while 300,000 more could be supplied by manufacturers in 90 days.
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Quartermaster
Washington
Aleshire
House Military Committee
Allied ultimatum to Greece and Balkan front lines tighten
Great Britain and France demand Greece dismiss Central Powers envoys, as Allied bases extend from Saloniki to Corinth and Corfu. Paris reports German trench damage near Moulin-Sous-Toutvent while Sarrail assumes Entente command at Saloniki. In Mesopotamia and the Caucasus, British and Russian forces press Turks. Asquith confirms the army bill will pass. Emperor William travels to the front from Berlin.
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Great Britain
France
Greece
Corinth
Saloniki
Corfu
Paris
Moulin- Sous-Toutvent
Sarrail
Mesopotamia
Caucasus
Asquith
House of Commons
Emperor William
Berlin
Colonel House Hastening Homeward From Europe
Colonel House aims to return quickly to report findings in Washington. He has canceled a planned side trip to Italy to visit Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page and has advanced his departure for Paris. After a brief stay in Paris he will proceed to Switzerland.
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London
Colonel House
Americas
Italy
Vislt
Thomas Nelson Page
Paris
Switzerland
Senate inaction on Richman nomination sparks party maneuvering
Democratic critics label Gloucester County Prosecutor pick as Republican ploy to stiffen governor’s hand. Senate confirms Garrison and McCormick while Gardner’s Court of Errors and Appeals seat is blocked. Gasoline price probe to be assigned to Judiciary Committee. Life imprisonment bill tied to jury verdict for first degree murder. Railroad tax rises headline state fiscal shifts. Bible in schools gains support from Mercer patriotic groups. Drugstore scales fail inspection with 11,545 of 42,251 weights found inaccurate. Mercer Hospital case ends with death of John Raywood, the so called Hermit of Escher Street, who hoarded $100,000 in gold.
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Trenton
Senate
Grover C. Richman
Gloucester County
Fielder
Summerill
Richman
Public Utility Commission
Supreme Court
Garrison
Charles A. McCormick
New Brunswick
Tenement House Board
Walter P. Gardner
Court of Errors and Appeals
Joseph E. Stricker
Perth Amboy
W. Edwin Florance
Middlesex
House
Whitman
Atlantic County
Judiciary Committee
John Raywood
Escher Street
Mercer Hospital
Raywood
Backsliders Rally Sparks Sunday Revival in Trenton
The Sunday meeting in Trenton drew 457 converts led by Judge John Rellstab, Rev. William M. Curry, and Charles H Dreshman with others from the audience and choir. Sunday urged reconsecration as the crowd surged to the pulpit, while officials like H. M. Voorhees and John E. Gill joined the revival. The event followed a chilly night with weak attendance earlier, but produced a pivotal public declaration by city leaders and a mood of renewed zeal.
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Trenton
Billy Sunday
Christ
John Rellstab
United States District Court
William M. Curry
Fourth” Presbyterian Church
Charles H Dreshman
Trenton Y
Judge Relistab
H. M. Voorhees
John E. Gill
Chicago Y. M. C. A
Hell
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Mrs. Pankhurst
Gore
World’s News
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Volhynia
Eeat Galicia
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Kiev
Riga
Vidsy
Kaiser
House Hustling
Gloucester
Allen
Leu
State Comptroller
State Board of Taxes and Assessments
State Board
Patriotic Societies
Mercer County Federation of Patriotic Societies
George W. McFarland
Mercer County Societies
Waldron
Marchall
Mercer Court
A. A. Temple
Trenton Junction
Hallowe'en
Justice of the Peace
Nicholas Binder
Erie Railroad
United States Supreme Court
Amy L. Winfield
David R. Winfield
Bergen
Hudson Court of Common Pleas
Court of Errors
Stokes
Murphy
Taxation League
James Hammond
New Jersey Taxation League
Mercer
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