Death of Victoriano Huerta Ex-Mexico Leader at El Paso
Victoriano Huerta former provisional president of Mexico died in El Paso on a Thursday night after repeated lung hemorrhages. Born in 1854 he rose from Chapultepec Military School to command, ruling with an iron hand. He seized Madero in 1913, spurring civil war and US tensions over Tampico incident. He resigned in July 1914 and left for Europe aboard the Dresden.
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Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Chapultepec
Bevan
Porfirio Diaz
Ding
Huerta
Madero
Senators
Carranza
Villa
Wilson
United States
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Brazil
Chile
Dresden
Europe
Six British Flyers Killed in War Skirmishes
London reports six British airmen dead after four planes failed to return, with British repulses near Armientieres and Givenchy and German claims of downed British aircraft northeast of Arras and near Bapaume. One plane was shot near Rowbaix and another near Linney, with two wounded among officers.
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London
Armientieres
Lille
Givenchy
Berlin
Hoolke
Immelmann
Aurconig
Bapaume
Eshot
Rowbaix
Ligney
Montenegrins Evacuate Cetinje Amid Alpine Strife
Paris reports the Montenegrin government has evacuated Cetinje as Austrians near the capital. German sources note Montenegrin resistance nearly collapsed after Mount Lovcen defeat. Austrian fleet, including three dreadnoughts, concentrated in Gulf of Cattaro endangering Adriatic activity. Corfu neutrality is cited by Berlin papers regarding troop landings.
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Paris
Cetinje
Mount Lovcen
Gulf of Cattaro
Italy
Adriatic
Cattaro
Austria
Blast in Powder Plant Shocks Portland
An explosion occurred Thursday at the Newhall plant of the Du Pont Powder company in Portland Maine. The blast was felt two miles away but caused no injuries. Investigators have not released details about the cause or any potential plot.
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Portland
Tvo
Newhall
The
du Pont Powder Company
British conscription bill passes Commons amid union warnings
London reports the compulsory service bill clears the second reading 431 to 39 after Ireland backed the measure. An imminent miners referendum looms as the Mineral Federation considers a national strike against conscription. Labor leaders withdraw resignations hoping to ease opposition.
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Mineral Federation
Miniatera
London
England
House of Commons
Raquith
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Isbor
Arthur Henderson
Board of Education
William Brace
George H. Roberts
Home Affairs
the Treasury
Progressives Seek Unity With Republicans In 1916 Campaign
Chicago January report: George W. Perkins and Bull Moose leaders say Progressives may forego Theodore Roosevelt nomination if Republicans accept an olive branch. They favor unity for 1916 with emphasis on national preparedness, and set Chicago as the national convention site for June 7. Roosevelt urged party subordination to country.
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Chicago
Progressive Party
George W. Perkins
Progressive National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Perkins
Roosevelt
Moosers
Six New Haven Men Freed in Directors' Trial
New York January 11 six of the eleven defendants in the New Haven directors trial were acquitted. The jury disagreed on the remaining five including William Rockefeller with 4 in favor of acquittal. Acquitted were D Newton Barney Robert W Taft James S Hemingway A Heaton Robertson Frederick F Brewster and Henry K McHarg. The remaining defendants are Rockefeller Brooker Pratt Led yard and Edward D Robbins. Jury was out 41 hours.
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New York
New Havyon
William Rockefeller
H. L. Batta
D. Newton Barney
Robert W. Taft
James 8. Hemingway
A. Heaton Robertson
Frederick F. Brewster
Henry K. Mc.Harg
Wiliam Rockefeller
Charles F. Brooker
Charles M. Pratt
Lewis Casa Ledyard
Edward D. Robbins
Schmidt Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Thmea Building killings
Mathaw A. Schmidt, convicted of murder in connection with the dynamiting of the Thmea building five years ago, was sentenced to life imprisonment at San Quentin.
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Schmidt
Los Angeles
Cal
Mathaw A. Schmidt
Thmea
San Quentin
Textile workers seek 20 percent wage rise in mills
Fall River Massachusetts January 14 192X The Industrial Workers of the World have forwarded a demand to the Cotton Manufacturers association for a twenty percent wage increase for all departments of the textile industry.
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Fall River, Maas
Industrial Workers of the World
Lave
Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Battles and Bombardments Mark Early War News
Saloniki dispatch reports French aeroplanes bombed Sofa causing panic in the Bulgarian capital while Czernowitz and Czartorysk see fierce street fighting as fronts shift. Bethmann-Hollweg vows German resilience, cites starvation defense, endorses higher income tax as Prussia advances railroad projects.
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London
Exchange Telegraph Company
Saloniki
Sofa
Dvartarysk
Czernowitz
Bayan
Czartorysk
Petrograd
Basia
Seventeen Die In Train Crash At Brandon Yard
In Brandon Manitoba seventeen workmen were killed fifteen fatally injured and many others hurt after a collision between a snow clearing train and a stock train in Canadian Pacific yards. Sixty men were aboard the caboose as it was moved amid forty six below zero temperatures.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific Railway
Brandon
Caboose
France seeks treasury advance to aid shipping fleet
Paris reports the government will ask parliament to authorize a 20 million dollar treasury advance to ship owners to purchase ships or neutral vessels to expand fleets. In New York the Italian liner Giuseppe Verdi sailed for Genoa after approval for two defensive guns to be mounted on its stern by McAdoo.
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Paris
Aas
U. S
New York
Giuseppi Verdi
Genoa
McAdoo
Petition for Arms Embargo Presented in House
A monster petition demanding an embargo on exporting arms and ammunition was presented to the House on Thursday by Representative Bennett of New York. The document calls for restricting global arms shipments and reflects strong antiwar sentiment amid growing tensions.
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Washington
Bennett
New York
Telegraphic Notes from Cities on War and Labor News
A collection of terse dispatches notes events: at Bault Ste. Marie a hotel burned for about 250000 dollars. Paris reports 143 French stock brokers killed in battle. Madrid calls a general metal workers strike in Harcelona. Maryland Steel to raise wages by ten percent impacting about 4000 workers. Leyland liner Huronian torpedoed off the Irish coast. Austrian denial cites no submarines near the Persia sinking and points to possible wine or internal explosion as cause.
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New York
Galveston
Washington
Austria
United States
Baron Edich Zwiedinek
State Department
Mediterranean
Persia
Maer
Fire devastates American hotel and shops in Panama
Panama fire wrecked the American hotel and several adjacent buildings including retail stores and an ice factory. Several persons were injured but none seriously, with losses estimated at about 500000 dollars.
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Panama
Kalger's Unese Is Worse for Kaiser
Rome January 14 The Idea Nazionale reports the kaiser has suddenly worsened with no specialists summoned from the front and princes arriving in Berlin as the situation grows more dire.
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Kalger
Rome
Idea Nazionale
Berlin
German Diplomatic Funds Tied to Papen in Espionage Network
Photographic copies of Capt. von Papen's seized papers, including bank records from Riggs National Bank, show payments by Count von Bernstorff and the German embassy to agents tied to sabotage and espionage in the United States. Entries note 2300 dollars in 1914, later 2000 dollars to the Seattle consulate, and 700 dollars to Werner Horn linked to the St Croix bridge bombing.
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London
Kranz von Papen
Falmouth
State Department
Ambassador Page
Washington
St. Croix
von Papen
Count von Bernatorff
War Intelligence Office
von Fapen
Riges National Bank of Washington
German Agenta
America
Werner Horn
Captain von Papen
Seattle
Amsick & Co
New York
B. Kyepferlein
Kuepferle
England
Five Indicted In War Plot To Ship Rubber
Five individuals including a woman were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to secretly ship rubber to Germany in violation of US customs laws. Named defendants are Edward Weber Paul Schmidt Max Jaeger Mrs Annie Dekers and Richard Wahlberg. Jaeger allegedly acted as a German agent aiming to move rubber past the British blockade and Dekers and Jaeger tried to import rubber as personal effects.
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New York
United States
Edward Weber
Alfred Weber
Deutsche Bank of Berlin
Paul Schmidt
Rubber and Gayula Company
Water Street
Max Jaeger
Annie Dekers
Holland
Richard Wahlberg
Cetinje Taken by Teutons
Vienna reports the capture of Cetinje, capital of Montenegro, by Austrian forces. The fate and location of King Nicholas remain uncertain as Montenegrin forces and government officials are believed to have taken refuge in the mountains.
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Vienna
Cetinjs
Montenegro
War Office
Nicholas
Cetinje
U. S. Soldier Removed From Ship in Kingston
Washington reports the government will take no action after Alfred Clarke of the Fifth U. S. Infantry was taken from an American ship at Kingston Jamaica and examined by British authorities to determine his nationality.
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U. S
Washington
Jan
Alfred Clarke
Fifth
United States Infantry
Kingston
Jamaica
Dyestuff Bill Pushes U.S. Dyestuff Industry Emergence
Washington Jan 17 Scores of experts testified before the Ways and Means Committee urging passage of the dyestuff bill to establish and foster a U S industry at home. Honolulu Jan 17 Martial law is in force in the tenderloin district after a systemic raid by about 500 Ninth Cavalry troops in the colored unit.
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Washington
Ways and Means
House
United States
Hawaii
Honolulu
T. H
Tenderloin
Ninth Cavalry
Promote Health Through Hot Water and Phosphate Regimen
A humorous exhortation urges women and men to start each morning with a glass of hot water mixed with limestone phosphate to cleanse the digestive tract and improve complexion. It claims internal cleanliness boosts health, energy, and appearance, especially for those with biliousness headaches and constipation, and recommends buying a quarter pound of phosphate.
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Akewiaea
Ady
Gypsies of Indian origin traced by American Romani allies
English writer Mr. Black argues that Romani words mainly derive from Sanskrit and supports the Indian origin theory. He notes scholars once linked the race to the Saracens, Canaanites, lost tribes of Israel, and other ancient peoples.
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India
Mr. Black
Israel
Cascarets Offer Cleanse For Liver And Bowels
An old advertisement touts Cascarets to cleanse and regulate the stomach, remove sour food and gases, and evacuate waste. It claims the 10 cent box works while you sleep, with no inconvenience, promising relief from headaches, biliousness, coated tongue, indigestion, sour stomach, and constipation. Millions use Cascarets periodically.
Citing an Exception in a Legal Quip
A dialogue references an argument over limits of a bottle's content. Omar recalls a quart of liquor causing a big head and a 9.1? fine, illustrating the cap on what one can draw from a limited resource.
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Henry
Omar
Castoria and patent medicine quips flood ad page
An assortment of old time remedies and quips appears, touting Castoria with its 30 year signature claim, Fletcher’s Castoria for infants, and Laxative Bromo Quinine as a better tonic. Various ad lines promote Dr Pierce’s Liver Pills, Denison’s Coffer, and humorous quips about privacy and social antics.
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Mothe
Fletcher
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Evan
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Prussia
Germany
Primis
Canadian Pacific Railroads
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Gritlah
U. 8
Dr. Pierce
Denison
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