Italy Moves Toward War as Frontier Forces Grow
Report from Rome and Constantinople notes Italy preparing for war with 2,000,000 men under arms and German troops from Bavaria aiding Tyrol. Italy demands neutral guarantees while Turkey tightens control in Yemen and Hodeida amid Turkish advances on the Suez.
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Chiasso
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Bavaria
Tyrol
Prince von Buelow
Rome
Italy
Milan
Venice
Trentino
Galicia
Yemen
Arabia
Hodeida
Constantinople
Turkey
Suez Canal
Wilson congratulates Kaiser on his fifty sixth birthday
President Wilson telegrams Emper or William extending cordial felicitation on his birth anniversary. Concurrent dispatches report William arriving at Thielt and a German advance into Flanders with Passchendaele occupied. An amnesty decree for minor military offenses was issued in Berlin.
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Washington
Wilson
Emperor William of
Germany
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Amsterdam
William
Thielt
Flanders
Passchendaale
Berlin
Ready to Pay for Cattle in Foot-and-Mouth Fight
Washington January 29 The department of agriculture said it can reimburse stock owners for cattle killed in the foot-and-mouth disease campaign. President Wilson authorized 2 500 000 dollars for use in the effort through the urgent deficiency bill signed into law.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Turks Near Suez Canal Advance Guards Reach Alkantara
Cairo dispatches report a Turkish army of 120000 under Djemal Pasha with German officers within five miles of the Suez canal as fighting rages at Alkantara five miles east of the canal. In Texas, a women’s suffrage bill advances with one vote opposed in the committee.
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Athens
Djemal Pasha
Suez Canal
Cairo
Alkantara
el Kantara
Egypt
Texas
Austin
Tex
House
Estate worth four million goes to wife
Mineola Long Island January 29 Mrs Helen Kelly Thomas formerly wife of Frank Gould inherits the 4 million estate of her second husband Ralph Will Thomas when his will is filed here.
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Mineola
L. I
Helen Kelly Thomas
Frank Gould
Ralph Will Thomas
Rockefeller Jr Testifies on Labor Rights and Mine Strike
John D. Rockefeller Jr testifies before the federal commission on industrial relations in New York. He defends his stance on the Colorado mine strike and says labor should organize for its own protection as capital does. He serves as director at Colorado Fuel and Iron and of the Rockefeller Foundation and discusses his occupations. He reads a prewritten statement.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Colorado
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Foundation
Commission
Jerome Ousted as Thaw Fight Back on Track
W T Jerome, longtime foe of Harry Kendall Thaw, was removed as special deputy attorney general of New York by Attorney General Woodbury. The move returns the case to the attorney general’s office, with Thaw’s freedom prospects seen as brighter. Jerome’s decade long battle included the Stanford White killing and Habeas corpus fights. The dismissal ends his role in Thaw’s prosecution.
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New York
W. T. Jerome
Harry Kendall Thaw
State of
Woodbury
Thaw
Matteawan Triane Asylum
Jerome
Kennedy
Harry K. Thaw
Attorney General's Office
Egburt TB
Woonbury
Hts
Pittsburgh
Stanford White
Fire destroys Hillside School for Boys in West Lebanon
West Lebanon Me Jan 27 fire gutted Hillside School for Boys. Ten pupils were in bed but escaped unharmed. Loss set at 25000 dollars. Other items note a woman in St Louis killed her dog to take it to heaven and then killed herself.
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West Lebanon
Hillside
St. Louis
Nellie Wright
Hotel Destroyed by Fire in South Bethlehem
A fire at Caffrey's hotel in South Bethlehem Pennsylvania on January 27 left several believed dead. The blaze destroyed the hotel a dance hall and seven business places with property valued at about 100000. Watchmen in two buildings are unaccounted for and a waitress in a restaurant is feared dead.
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Bethlehem
Caffrey
German Cruiser Bluecher Sunk In North Sea Battle
London reports the German armored cruiser Bluecher sunk after a clash with British forces in the North Sea. The battle, led by Admiral Beatty, involved several German cruisers and destroyers. Bluecher capsized after an hour of fighting, with 125 of 3865 crew saved.
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London
North Sea
Admiralty
David Beatty
Tyrwhit
Binecher
Admiral Beatty
Shells Hit British Ships In Helgoland Naval Battle
London reports the battle cruiser Lion was struck below the water line and flooded forward compartments. Lion towed to port by Indomitable amid damage to one destroyer. One officer and 13 men killed. three officers and 26 men wounded. Admiral Neatly’s flagship Lion among ships returning to port. Berlin claims of sunk ships contradicted by official British statement.
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London
Lion
Indomitabls
Helgoland
North Sea
Admiral Neatty
Admiralty
Berlin
President Wilson vetoes immigration bill as policy shift
President Woodrow Wilson vetoes the immigration measure, arguing it departs from long standing U.S. policy by restricting asylum and education opportunities. He cites dangers to national character and calls for broader public mandate before any change. He notes the referendum lies with party platforms and voters.
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Washington
Wilson
Conebreak
Il Congress
Parker
America
Amnesty Grants Broad Clemency In German War Move
Berlin January 28 flourishing wireless report says the Kaiser's thirty sixth birthday is marked by imperial clemency. The decree pardons soldiers under disciplinary punishment by military commanders and those fined or sentenced to six months or less by court martial. It also annuls investigations against active duty soldiers for pre war civil offenses.
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Berlin
Illinois cattle saved under injunction against stock inspectors
Chicago on January 26 reports orders issued Saturday by Dr S B Bennett head of the bureau of animal industry to halt killing cattle afflicted with foot and mouth disease and to obey the Kane county injunction against state and federal water inspectors. The order was announced at a meeting of cattle owners live stock commission dealers and traders at the stockyards.
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Chicago
S. BE. Benenett
Bureau of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Kane County
Livestock Commission
Ship Measure Adopted by Senate Commerce Panel
Washington reports the senate commerce committee, by party vote, adopted a favorable Fletcher substitute for the ship purchase bill and rejected the Lodge amendment. The substitute creates a US shipping corporation under DC law with the Shipping Board owning at least 60 percent of stock, with the Secretaries of Commerce and the Treasury and three others on the board.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Fletcher
District of Columbia
United States
Shipping Board
Secretaries of Commerce
the Treasury
Royalty Gets Prison Term in Belgium Aid Case
An Amsterdam dispatch reports Baroness Decalwaert has been sentenced to three years in prison by the Garmana for aiding Belgians to reach King Albert's army. Signor Greffi, the Italian consul at Liege, remains detained on the same charge.
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London
Dlapstch
Amsterdam
Liege
Decalwaert
Albert
Garmana
Signor Greffi
Garranza Plans Air Raids Against Mexico City
Washington dispatch says Aesraplane raids and bomb drops are planned against Mexico City. Carranza agency reports General Hill's army has joined Obregon for the advance on the capital.
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Garranza
Washington
Carranza
Mexico City
General Hill
Obregon
Justice McReynolds Engagement Rumor Circulates
Washington January 29 A society circle expects an announcement of a betrothal between Associate Justice McReynolds and Miss Lucy Burleson daughter of the postmaster general and Mrs Burleson. The rumor notes family connections and high social position in the capital.
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Justice McReynolds
Washington
Boclety
McReynolds
Misa Lucy Bruieson
Genere
Mra. Burleson
New Embargo on U. S. Yards Quarantines Hog Shipments
Chicago January 28 United States shipments from the Union Stock Yards were barred after foot-and-mouth disease was found in hogs headed to Philadelphia. The quarantine does not affect dressed meats or the packing industry. London reports the Bucharest Daily Mail correspondent says Russians seized the Jacobini district in Bukowina after a hard battle, with one regiment lost.
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Chicago
Union
United States
Philadelphia
London
Bucharest
The
Daily Mail
Bukowina
Boers Still Resist in Betschuanaland After Crush Claim
Pretoria reports ongoing Boer resistance in Betschuanaland despite official claims of crushing the uprising. In Upington on the Aranje river, six Union defence force members were killed and 28 wounded, while rebels suffered nine killed and many wounded. One hundred twenty five rebels in German uniforms were captured. Commandant Stadler was wounded and later died.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Betschuanaland
Ita
Upington
Aranje River
Union Defence Force
Nne
Stadler
Protest Sale of Airships
Germany protests to the United States through Ambassador Count von Bernstorff against shipments of American hydro aeroplanes to European belligerents. The embassy says the Curtiss works selling hydro aeroplanes breaches neutrality and objects to their use as war vessels.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
Count von Bernstorff
Curtiss ‘Works
Austria Will Defy Italy Says Foreign Minister Burlan
Vienna reports that Burlan will refuse territorial concessions to Italy and Roumania even if it provokes intervention by three states on the side of the allies. In other news, Iowa nurse Elizabeth L. Garmony wins a breach of promise suit for 116000 against John B. Henderson of Washington.
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Vienna
Wiener -Tage- Platz
Foreign Office
Burlan
Italy
Roumania
Iowa
Bangor
Misa Elizabeth L. Garmony
Des Moines
John B. Henderson
Washington Milkionaire
Bryan Warns Americans On Travel To Mexico
Secretary Bryan warned Americans traveling to Mexico do so at their own risk. He stated no provision exists for continuing to transport American citizens free of charge. The remarks were made in Washington on January 28.
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Bryan
Amerlcans
Washington
Mexico
James Henry Parker Dies in New York
Dr. James Henry Parker former president of the New York Cotton Exchange died in New York after knee operation. His widow is president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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James Henry Parker
New York
New York Cotton Exchange
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Chicago Train Ditch Near Milwaukee Embankment
Chicago to Milwaukee road train plunged down an embankment at Green Bay. Three sleeping cars wrecked but no fatalities or serious injuries reported. Also two killed and two fatally injured in a Johnstown coal mine accident due to a cable haulage failure at Altoong mine near Gallitzin.
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Chicago
Green Bay
Wis
Johnstown
Altoong Coal and Coke Company
Gallitzin
Cascarets Ad Offer for Liver and Digestive Relief
A bold advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle cleanse for a torpid liver and sluggish bowels. It claims headaches, coated tongue, foul breath, and upset stomach stem from digestive toxins and that Cascarets work overnight to purge undigested matter and bile, with a 10 cent box offer.
Khaki Enlisted for Navy Landing Parties
Naval medical authorities, after experience at Vera Cruz, deem white clothing, especially white hats, too easily penetrated by arm rays in tropics. They recommend khaki or forestry neutral clothing for navy landing parties. The Path. Onder.
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Navy
Vera Cruz
Tropics
Onder
Cuticura Soap Sample Offer Promises Skin Care Benefits
Tender sensitive skin claims compare the soap to a hot bath treatment. Advertises soothing effects for skin, scalp, hair, and hands with economical results. Also promotes toilet, bath, and nursery use. Free samples by mail with a postcard request to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
New Cure From Boston Bedpost Tale
A Boston rumor claims Frank H. Hayes, stone blind for nine years, regained sight after striking his head on a bedpost. The account quotes the Baltimore Sun musing that knocking some people into seeing may work, sparking debate on whether the bedpost or the act caused the cure.
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Boston
Morpheus
Frank H. Hayes
Baltimore Sun
Their Pastors Faults Dialogue
A warden and elder discuss past and present pastors. The elder explains the first was dry and historical, the new one too tearful. The exchange lingers on the contrast between dry history and hysterical sermons.
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Elder
Warden
Three Reasons Each With Two Legs and Ten Fingers
A Boston mother extols Grape-Nuts noting three rosy cheeked boys as reasons for use. She cites improvements in a neighbor’s 23 year old child and claims daily use strengthens husband and three healthy boys. The letter promotes Postum Co. and The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Boston
Bob
Jack
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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