Two Lives Lost In Storm Along Atlantic Coast
Rome reports a shift of tremor and high winds. A six day gale from Florida to Maine causes two deaths Charles Smith of Poledo Ohio and James Costilla of New York. Fire and police investigate damage as Atl coast towns reel from storm and Rome endures a major earthquake.
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Turks Advance To Tebriz In Persian Theater
Petrograd reports the Turkish advance guard has occupied Tebriz near Teheran, capital of Azerbaijan province. The admiralty also describes a Black Sea naval engagement January 6 where the transport Mariarosetta was sunk and the cruiser Medjideh damaged, with Breslau briefly damaging a Turkish position by error.
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Maryland Day at Panama-Pacific Fair Scheduled March 20
Maryland Commission prepares a Maryland Day tour to the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Governor Goldsborough will lead the party leaving Baltimore March 8, arriving March 17, with dedication of a Maryland building on March 20 and an ode by Folger McKinsey. The round trip is about $336 with ten days in San Francisco, via a special train stopping in Chicago Grand Canyon Riverside San Diego Santa Barbara Del Monte and Big Trees.
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Big Trees
Apparition Drives Pittsburgh Widow to Poison Death
In Pittsburgh on January 13, Mrs. Anna Rush also known as Mrs. Anna Shaw drank poison after an apparition of her husband urged a life change. She left a note to a sister explaining economic strain and inability to support her children, then died despite medical aid.
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Anna Shaw
Florence Lee
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Harry
Sunshine
Turkey to meet Italy's demands over Hodeda incident
Rome dispatches report Turkey agrees to Italy’s demands after the Hodeda incident. Turkey orders release of British Vice Consul Richardson and vows punishment for soldiers who entered the consulate. Turkey also pledges to salute the Italian flag when hoisted again over the building. Wheat prices rise on news of the settlement and an open Dardanelles for certain shipping.
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Treaty of Germany and Turkey Reveals War Aid Pact
A synopsis from Dedengatch Bulgaria reports a treaty between Germany and Turkey promising munitions material money and German officers to aid the Turkish army. If Germany wins it pays Turkey one fifth of the indemnity. if defeated it seeks a clause protecting Ottoman territory. Both nations halt peace without mutual consent. Turkey commits to war against Britain and Russia. France is not mentioned.
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Suffering Poor of Constantinople Face Starvation
George Tomayan of Chicago, who ran an Armenian orphan asylum in Constantinople, reports the city is near starvation after the Dardanelles closed and Turkey closed to outside trade. He arrived on the Athinas from Piraeus and described severe food shortages and confiscation of supplies by military authorities.
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Prize for this
A Parisian prize offer question appears in a garbled note about births in Winnipeg and a Berlin wireless dispatch. The message claims Dunkirk and its lighting plant were destroyed by German airship forces, with Rotterdam cited as the source.
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Brave Austrian Army Holds Przemysl Amid Desertion of Hope
War correspondent recounts last days at Przemysl as Austrian defenders refuse evacuation. He describes farewell Mass with the future emperor, the siege’s start as artillery moves in, and the city’s isolation as Russian forces close in. Przemysl remains an Austrian holdout, though doomed.
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Redmond Re-elected President of United Irish League
John Redmond was re-elected president of the United Irish League in Dublin. Resolutions praised the Irish nation for ending a 40 year agitation and urged continued unity of the organization until the crisis passes. Cumberland Hose Company elected officers for the year with J. G. Matti as president and C. J. Herpich as secretary and treasurer.
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J. G. Matti
Vce
Y. W. Gray
C. J. Herpich
Robert Thom
George Fradiska
Frank Smith
Edward A. Martin
Theodore Rice
Herpich
Gorilla Civilization Compared With Man Says Professor
Los Angeles January 23. Professor R L Garner a philologist says in years men and animals may talk together dogs and horses may converse with masters and roaches may tell housewives when repairs are needed. He argues animals could teach a form of communism and notes apes and chimpanzees exhibit greater civility than humans. He plans to continue study in the Congo after a vacation here.
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Congo
Italian shooter surrenders after South Cumberland incident
Pietro Di Legge turned himself in to Chief Eisenhauer after a January 5 shooting that wounded Joe Ross in South Cumberland. Di Legge said he did not intend to shoot Ross and fired to scare him during a confrontation sparked by insults toward Mrs Legge and an attempted stabbing of Pete. Tony Spies and another Italian lodged at Di Legge’s home allegedly refused to pay money demanded by Mrs Legge, leading to the clash. Joe Ross, shot in the groin, was discharged from Western Maryland Hospital yesterday. Di Legge had been in hiding awaiting a possible preliminary hearing.
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Wilson denies plan to announce 1916 renomination
President Wilson says he did not intend to announce his candidacy for 1916 though an Indianapolis speech suggested otherwise. He declined to discuss a one term plank or his own future, stating only that future generations would judge his acts as president. The report also notes the marriage of Leslie Duble to Amanda Stevenson at Centre Street Methodist Church.
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Amanda E. Stevenson
KR. V. Stevenson
Keyser
W. Va
Centre Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Tasenk Dawson
Oakland Lutheran Church Receives Portions of Inherited Bequest
Heirs of Annie V. Groshon reach a compromise to distribute 25050,000 tied up for over six months amid a contested will. Oakland Lutheran Church receives 3000, plus 5000 to local church, 2000 to Miss Katherine Quynn, and 660 to Lutheran Sunday School among other allocations.
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Annie V. Groshon
Eg Latte
Oakland
Lutheran Church
G. Rupp
Mises Katherine. Quynn
Lutheran Sundayv School
Clare Rice
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Special Session to Revise Virginia Tax Laws
Richmond Va Jan 18 The Virginia legislature opened a special session called by Governor Stuart to revise completely the tax laws of the Old Dominion. The assembly aims to enact a new framework to modernize and simplify taxation across the state.
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