Italy Pressures Austria Over Belgrade Hostages
Turin reports the Italian government seeks an explanation and prompt reparations from Austria for the arrest of four Italian subjects at Belgrade and their detention as hostages. Rome notes Chief Adjutant Constantine Garibaldi died in the Argonne, and his brother Lieutenant Bruno Garibaldi was killed there, spurring demonstrations in support of England and France.
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Turin
Austria
Belgrade
Stampa
Rome
Constantine Garibaldi
Argonne
Bruno Garibadi
England
France
Garibaldi
Criminals Try To Burn Wilkinsburg In Night Fire
Fire in Wilkinsburg's business district caused two hundred thousand dollars in damages after threats by unknown criminals. Police officer Dean Snyder was shot while attempting to arrest suspects tied to a jewelry store robbery.
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Wilkinsburg
Pittsburgh
Margaret Smith
Caroline Grey
Keystone
Allen, Keystone
Allies Claim Two Miles Gain on Yser Front in December
Hague reports that Allied forces advanced two miles along the Yser front in December as French headquarters in Belgium reportedly concealed these gains. Behind the lines French rebuilt roads and aided village reconstruction while Allies prepare for a general drive when weather allows.
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Belgium
U S Ready to Repel Any War Says Army Committee Chief
Washington reports Chairman James Hay of the House committee on military affairs asserts the U S army is ready for potential wars, challenging Representative Gardner of Massachusetts who argues about potential overseas threats. Hay cites reserves of 195 million small arms rounds and 1,000,000 rifles, 350000 troops possible with current supplies, 800 field guns, and 65000 pistols, noting four years of Democratic rule increased field artillery funding and ammunition.
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Washington
James Hay
House Committee On Military Affairs
Uncle Sam
Gardner
Massachusetts
Patagonia
Gardadner
Mr. Hay
House
Military Affairs Committee
Army strength and funding set in bill for arms stockpile
The army is described as better equipped on a peace basis with 91,000 enlisted men and 4,800 officers. A House bill provides 101,144,588 dollars yet does not increase army size, with funds approved for arms, ammunition, and equipment.
President Opposes Federal Woman Suffrage Measure
President Wilson again declined to back a federal constitutional amendment for women suffrage. A delegation of Democratic suffrage supporters urged moral backing as the House prepared to vote, but the President reiterated that suffrage is a state issue, though he praised the efforts of the organizers.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
George A. Ames
Columbia
Wilson and Marshall League
Alberta Hill
New York
Frances McGaskin
Ile
Japan to Send Representative to the Vatican
Copenhagen reports that Japan has agreed to send a representative to the Vatican. This action marks Japan as one of the few nations without prior Vatican representation. The Berlin advices reached Copenhagen today confirming the development.
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Japan
Vatican
Tis
Copenhagen
Berlin
Germans Gain Ground in Argonne Region Action
Berlin reports substantial German gains in the Argonne and repulse of French attempts to retake trenches captured earlier in the week according to the war office statement issued today.
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Berlin
Argonne
War Office
Akron Man Kills Wife Then Ends Own Life
In Akron Ohio Chas Hyslop fatally shot his wife and seriously wounded Joseph Schrader in a boarding house before killing himself. A rambling note claimed his wife was the best woman, and police found Hyslop dead in his room with a self inflicted wound after the crime. The Schrader family in Johnstown is unaware of prior ties to the Hyslops.
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Akron
Ohio
Joseph Schrader
Chasilyssop
Homestead and Braddock
Schrader
Hyslop
Braddock
Geo. Schrader
Johnstown
Former office boy becomes manager at American Express
H Julier vice president and general manager of the Eastern lines resigns and retires after 56 years in express. He is succeeded by H E B M Cowie, head of the Pacific department, who once was Julier’s office boy in 1881.
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New York
H. Julier
American Express Company
H. EB. M. Cowie
Pacific Department
Start Probe Of Subway Disaster In New York
District Attorney Perkins opened an investigation into the subway disaster. Sixty passengers and twenty seven police and firemen were subpoenaed as Motorman Walsh and Conductor Sullivan, aboard the express train, appeared to provide accounts of the fire causes, which remained a mystery.
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New York
Perkins
Criminal Courts Building
Walsh
Sullivan
Express
British Steamer Alfredia Sunk by Mine Off Scarborough
Scarborough reports the British steamer Alfredia was struck by a mine today and sank off the coast. Lifeboats saved nine crew members, while the captain and twelve others remain missing.
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Scarborough
Alfredia
German spies found among Canadian troops in England
Toronto attorney Charles Walter announced in New York that 43 German spies were arrested among Canadian troops who sailed to England last fall. He helped identify the prisoners and said one stabbed suspect was killed by his own company before officers intervened.
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New York
Charles Walter
Toronto
Canada
England
Walter
Scientists Propose Donating Brains for Study
Washington January 7. Dr. L O Howard head of the Bureau of Entomology and colleagues Dr Edward Pickering and Dr Henry Skimmer say they would donate brains to science when unused. They argue brains of great thinkers could greatly aid research and lament that most available specimens come from murderers and are unsuitable for study.
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Washington
L. O. Howard
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Edward Pickering
Harvard
Henry Skimmer
Academy of Natural Sciences of
Philadelphia
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Britain to lift embargo on American wool
Washington on January 7 reports the British Government will lift the embargo on American wool if shipments are sent in British bottoms.
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Washington
Subpoenas Served on O B Magnates in Baseball Inquiry
Chicago January 7 Chief Deputy Clerk Lamar prepared subpoenas for a January 20 injunction hearing before Judge Lands with federal action against organized baseball. Sixteen subpoenas target the 16 team-owning corporations of the two leagues and three target Bancroft B Johnson Garry Herrmann and John K Tener.
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Chicago
Lamar
United States District Court
Federal League
Lands
Amerigen
Bancroft B. Johnson
Garry Herrmann
John K. Tener
National Commission
Lorain Coal to Acquire 14000 Acres of West Virginia Coal Land
Huntington W Va Jan 7 J W Johnson superintendent for the Lorain Coal and Dock Company announced the purchase of 14000 acres of coal land in Logan county West Virginia. The development will start immediately and will be among the largest in southern West Virginia. Johnson denied plans to close mines in the Eastern Ohio district, stating the Ohio properties are too valuable to idle.
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Huntington
W. Va
J. W. Johnson
Lorain Coal and Dock Company
Logan County
West Virginia
Johnson
Ohio
Danish Steamer Shingolf Sunk by Mine
The Danish steamer Shingolf was sunk in the North Sea after striking a mine. Seventeen crew members are reported dead with the remainder rescued. The incident occurred today near Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
North Sea
Saltillo Taken by Villa's Men
Saltillo was captured by Villistas under General Angeles per despatches from Laredo. John H. Ferguson, president of the Baltimore Federation of Labor, declined the $1,500 yearly Municipal Employment Bureau post due to business ties, despite Mayor Preston hoping for his acceptance.
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San Antonio
Saltillo
Villistas
General Angeles
Laredo
John H. Ferguson
Baltimore Federation of Labor
Municipal Employment Bureau
Board of Estimates
Preston
Ferguson
Christmas Day Observed by Greeks and Others on Julian Calendar
The note marks Christmas Day for Greeks and others using the Julian calendar with Greek New Year celebrations planned one week ahead. Festivities include feasting and social entertainment as business hours remain till 6 PM before celebrations begin this evening.
Y M C A Directors Plan to Sell Present Building for New One
At a meeting of about fifty businessmen and senior Y M C A members a boosters club formed to support Secretary W H Baxley in making the Y M C A a community organization. Directors favor selling the current building and constructing a larger five to six story facility with swimming pool dormitories gymnasium and expanded spaces. Baxley noted rapid membership growth from 300 to nearly 400 and aims for 500, with plans for a central, multi floor structure and improved interiors.
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Association
W. H. Baxley
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Baxley
French and German Artillery Battle Across Fronts
Paris reports continuous contact with the enemy as French artillery dominates the Lys to sea region. German batteries are silenced while Dunkirk air raids are defeated by French anti aircraft fire. In Life and Rheims sector fighting continues with trench recapture and Alsace gains near Altkir's woods.
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Aamit
Alsace
Wiliam Phillip Simms
United Press Staff
Paris
Dunkirk
Lys
Sea
Ments
Rheims
Altikir's
Denver cotton steamer released before U S protest filed
London reports the cotton steamer Denver diverted to the Orkney Islands by a British cruiser was ordered freed before the American protest against its detention could be filed. The release satisfied U S officials though the protest aimed to deter future shippers. The item ends with an advertisement for a wartime book.
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U. S
London
Denver
Orkney Islands
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U.S
BIG Express CO
Dr. L. O. Howard
Britain
O. B. Magnates
VILLA
Mr. Ferguson
Y.M.C.A
Tate
Cumberland Press Office
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