Entente Troops in Greece Reported as Security Ring Forms
London reports Britain and France have landed 600000 troops at Corinth and near Piraeus Corfu and other ports as Greece becomes a focal point in the war. A line of allied bases may extend from Saloniki to Corinth and Corfu. King Constantine and the government eye possible moves amid archival evacuations.
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Greece
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
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Sofia
Phaleron
England
France
Corfus
Piraeus
Orphans
Kavala
Larissa
Constantine
Parissna
Athens
Sarrai
Saponiki
Borah Demands Action on Mexican Policy in Senate
Senator Borah pushes the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to act on Mexico policy. He warns he will force action if Congress does not authorize protection for Americans there as tensions rise after debates over U S intervention and prior Vera Cruz events.
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Stone
Mexico
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Frank R. Brandigee
Connecticut
Vera Cruz
Borah
Senate
United States
Arrests Hit Chinese Plot To Blow Up Yuan Shi Kai
In Pekin on January 19 authorities report numerous arrests after a plot to blow up Yuan Shi Kai, who recently took the Chinese throne. Explosives were found in the Emperor's palace.
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Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Greek Troops Withdrawn From Greco Bulgarian Frontier
Athens reports all Greek troops will be withdrawn from the Greco Bulgar frontier due to provision difficulties. England agrees to export 5,000 tons of coal to Greece.
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Athens
England
Greece
Fear Grips Hearts of Mexican Bandits
El Paso reports Carranza orders to quell banditry with executions and public displays. Enríquez Cisneros faces imminent execution as Villa forces roam Parral and surrounding areas terrorizing foreigners. Carranza troops engage at Guerrero with 206 bandits defeated, leaving weapons and ammo in surrender.
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Enrique Cisneros
Juarez
Parral
Chihueaqua
Villa
Carrangi
Guerrero
Chihuahaca
British Consider Another Big Loan
London reports widespread talk of a new large public loan while the government leans on exchequer bond sales and tax revenue for weeks. Treasury bills exceed $2.0 billion and bank advances reach about $350 million. The forthcoming loan would retire short-dated issues and add funds.
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London
Treasury
Threaten Life of Other Woman Case Highlighted in Mohr Trial
George Rooks testified for the state in Providence recounting a postcard from Mrs Mohr threatening Miss Burger and claiming she could hire two thugs to murder her husband over his attentions to Miss Burger. He said Mrs Mohr accused Miss Burger of pursuing the doctor’s money.
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Providence
R. L
George Rooks
Emily Hurger
Mohr
Crippled Ryndam Reaches Gravesend
The transatlantic liner Ryndam passed Southend with a starboard list. Three stokers were killed and four injured. The ship arrived at Gravesend and remaining passengers will stay aboard per official instructions. The accident likely occurred in the English Channel. The vessel left New York January 5 with 101 passengers and a crew of 225.
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London
Ryndam
Southend
Gravesend
Falmouth
Kinglish
Thames
New York
Big dam in San Jacinto Mountains weakening
Renewed heavy rains have weakened the large Ile met Dam in the San Jacinto Mountains. If it fails, hundreds of families face danger and miles of ranch land could be devastated. The irrigation dam below Yuma was blown up to relieve the flood waters. Water overruns the great drogsevell reservoirs.
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Los Angeles
San Jacinto Mountains
Yuma
Fight Over Treasurership Shocks Maryland House
In Annapolis on January 19 the House debated the State Treasurer race. General Vandiver was nominated by the Democrats and Republican Robert F. Duer entered the race as rival. A voice vote was favored by many with open ballots debated, while Osborn of Harford backed a bolting faction. The test vote favored Vandiver 71 to 29 in the House. Senate caucus named Duer with praise for his Somerset background.
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Hall
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Vandiver
Emmett White
Rostrom
Lloyd Wilkinson
Metzerott
Robert F. Duer
Harry Osborn
Harford County
Friends of Vandiver
Osborn
House of Delegates
Murray Vandiver
White
Senate
Laird
Frank E. William
Cecil
Follow Wilson on Stumping Tour With Pacifist Delegation
Washington, Jan. 19 Represents W. W. Bailey announced receipt of a letter from William J. Bryan indicating pacifists will follow President Wilson on his upcoming stumping tour for preparedness. The peace party may begin the week of February 20 and will travel through several Middle West states with Bryan Rabbi Wise David Starr Jordan and Meyer London.
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Washington
W. W. Bailey
William J. Bryan
Advocates of Peace
Wilson
Middle West
Bryan
Rabbi Wise
David Starr Jordan
Meyer London
Montenegro and Old Serbia to be United
Peace talks between Austria and Montenegro end with no surrender of the Montenegrin throne. Reports claim Austria may unite Montenegro with a new Serbian kingdom under protectorate. King Nicholas proclaims surrender necessary to avoid ruin. some leaders escape to join Serbia.
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Old Serbia
Ture
Austria
Gid Seria
Mxenange Telegraph Company
Cettinje
Nicholas
Grahevo
Heres
Ollaviev
Valutoverc
French Air Fleet Bombards Petrich In Bulgaria Front
London reports from Athens say a squadron of 25 French aeroplanes bombarded Petritsi Petrich causing heavy Bulgarian casualties and major damages. Provisions for Bulgarian troops on the Greco Serbian frontier are hampered by bad roads and weather with peasants pressed to haul supplies.
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Petritsi
Athens
Giorgeli
Velessa
Passenger Vessels Fire on Submarines
Berlin reports from the Overland News Agency claim the Kashgar with 150 passengers including many women sighted a submarine in the Mediterranean and fired on it. the second shot likely hit and the submarine disappeared. British papers also say the City of Marseilles fired eight shots at a submarine in the Mediterranean with passengers noting a probable hit.
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Sayville
Overland News Agency
Allahabad
Times of India
Kashgar
Mediterranean
Marseilles
Ferguson an Arbiter
John H. Ferguson president of the Baltimore Federation of Labor travels with Samuel Gompers to New York to join an arbitration board. The panel will decide a dispute affecting dock work around Greater New York with Samuel Griggs and William J. McSorley also on the board.
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John H. Ferguson
Baltimore Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor For
New York
Gompers
Samuel Griggs
The
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
William J. McSorley
International Structural Tron Workers
Wilson Renomination Papers Filed for Primary Ballot
Boston reports that renomination papers for President Wilson will be filed in the state and his name placed on the ballot at the upcoming presidential primary as announced by Democratic State committee Chairman O Leary.
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Boston
Wilson
O'Leary
Democratic State Committee
Fire Causes 250000 Damage in Tamaqua
A blaze in Tamaqua Pennsylvania on January 19 damaged 250000 dollars of property incliding the Hiardesty hardware store the Gardner hotel and the First National Bank threatening the business district.
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Tamaqua, Pa
Hiardesty Hardware
Gardner
First National Bank
German Casualties 2 525 768 Reported by War Office
London reports total German casualties in the war reached 2 525 768. Under Secretary of War Tennant announced to the House of Commons that over 600 000 are dead or wounded.
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London
Tennant
House of Comons
Britain Eyes Greater Blockade Tactics Amid War Strain
Washington reports the Navy proves Britain can blockade Germany if decided. Three admirals support an effective blockade and naval law already allows stopping neutral ships. London debates stronger blockade methods as France and Russia weigh the move. The British press pushes for full blockage, while neutrals fear broad concessions.
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Navy Department
State Department
England
Unehimoua
the Gazette
Russia
France
Great Britain
Italy
Evening Standard
Germany
New Year's Battle Ends in East Galicia Front
Austro hungarian army says the New Year's battle in east Galicia and the Bessarabian frontier ended January 16 after 24 days of fighting. Russians suffered heavy casualties and captured claims, while Austro Hungarian forces hold the line and report reinforcements arriving. The action aimed to ease Balkan strain and entice Romania into the war.
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London
Galicia
Austria
Petrograd
Hungary
Casualty Report to Stir Senate Over Mexico War Policy
Washington January 19 A complete list of Americans killed and wounded in Mexico since Diaz's overthrow is promised to be submitted by the State Department. The report, requested by Senator Fall, centers on casualties as a stormy Foreign Relations Committee session considers armed intervention resolutions.
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House of Commons
Foreign Office
Admiralty
Washington
Mexico
Diaz
Senate
State Department
Fall
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Battery Gas Believed to Have Caused E-2 Explosion
Washington reports the board of inquiry found the E-2 submarine explosion at New York navy yard was caused by excessive hydrogen gas buildup from storage batteries. Two pockets of explosive mixture near the forward and after batteries ignited by an unidentified spark, killing five and injuring nine. The board submitted its findings to the navy department without referencing the naval court inquiry.
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Washington
New York Navy Yard
Board of Equiry
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Naval Court of Inequiry
Chaplin Effigy Hoisted Over French Trench Sparking German Bombardment
A wooden Charlie Chaplin effigy looted from a Yorkshire cinema is daily raised above a French trench. German artillery responds with bombardments lasting about two hours, causing little material damage.
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France
Charlie Chaplin
Yorkshire
Charlie
Mice Run Rampant in Galeton City Centers
In Galeton Pennsylvania on January 19 a mouse infestation spread rapidly with reports of numerous buildings affected. Early morning counts indicate widespread activity across the town including a bakery and a department store with damage and disruptions noted.
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Galeton
Msphone
Eachange
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