Teutons win battle as 70000 Russsians die on 81 mile front
Austro Hungarian forces claim victory after a 24 day clash on an 81 mile front in Bessarabia and eastern Galicia. Russian losses are reported at 70000 killed or wounded with about 6000 taken prisoner. Lutsk fortress is evacuated by Germans as prisoners arrive from the southwestern front.
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London
Bensarabia
Vienna
Galicia
Bessarabian
Austria
Hungary
Kley
Russia
Petrograd
Volhynia
King of Greece May Flee and a Greek Republic Hinted
French and British troops land at Corinth as Berlin officials and newspapers hint at a coup d etat potentially abolishing the monarchy. King Constantine could be removed, with Venizelos envisioned as president, while a central powers ultimatum to Greece demands passports within 48 hours or entente measures.
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Amsterdam
Corinth
Greece
Europe
Berlin
Constantines
Venizelos
U S Explanations Sought Over Giuseppe Verdi Guns
Baron Zwiedinek Austrian chargé d affaires formally asked the U S state department for an explanation of why the Italian steamer Giuseppe Verdi sailed from New York with two guns mounted on deck and what the department meant by stipulating the weapons be used only for defensive purposes.
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Washington
Baron Zwiedlick
State Department
Giuseppe Verdi
New York
Baron Zwiedinek
Department
Holland liner Ryndam disaster leaves passengers safe
London reports the Holland American Liner Ryndam listed to starboard after a bow-down set during a Tuesday incident. Three attackers were killed and four injured. Separate dispatch from New York notes the Panama Canal will reopen to the largest ships afloat by February 15, announced by Col. Glenn after his six week canal tour.
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Ryndam
Southend
Panama Canal
New York
Col
4. F. Glenn
Canal
Fall Rebel Plot in Brazil Arrests Of Officers
In Rio de Janeiro on January 20 a supposed coup was uncovered as more than 100 petty army officers were arrested for an alleged revolution against President Braz. The crackdown signals a major government move to quell the unrest in Brazil’s capital.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Braz
Wood urges universal service to build national defense
Maj. Gen. Leon A. Wood told the Senate military committee that the U S coast line is vulnerable to invasion without adequate mobilization and that 160 000 trained regulars could not deter a first any organized attack He urged universal military service to raise 3 600 000 men age eighteen to twenty five and warned the militia must be brought under government control or abandoned to the states
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Senate Military Committee
United States
Wood
Kodak Firm Must Dissolve in Antitrust Case
Eastman Kodak company to be dissolved by order of federal judge Hazel in a decree separating its business lines. Defense may object to wording. written decree expected soon with an immediate appeal likely. Dissolution sought in 1913 suit by Attorney General McReynolds.
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Buffalo
Eastman Kodak Company
United States District Court
Hazel
Eastman Company
McReynokin
Updike Brothers Indicted on Six Conspiracy Counts
Chicago reports Herbert and Irving Updike indicted on six charges of conspiracy to murder. Three indictments return against each brother for plotting to kill their father, mother, and sister. Police chief Loa of Oak Park notes the father fears his sons and opposes bond release while another attempt to murder him is alleged.
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Chicago
Herbert
Irving Updike
Polica Loa
Oak Park
Updike
PUTS PRICE ON VILLA'S HEAD
General Carranza telegraphed the Mexican embassy that Villa is formally outlawed and his execution may be carried out by any citizen. A separate incident in New York reports Mrs. Albin Marsh burned when a cigarette spark ignited her gown at a reception. guests aided her as injuries were sustained.
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Washington
Carranza
Francisco Villa
Republic
New York
Albin Marsh
Emperor William meets King Ferdinand in Nish procession review
On June 21 in Nish Emperor William of Germany and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria met and cordial greetings were exchanged. The two monarchs reviewed a joint procession of Bulgarian and German troops.
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Bulgar Gzar
Nish
Himperor William
Germany
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Montenegro Surrenders to Austria in Peace Bid
Montenegro unconditionally surrenders to Austria and will lay down arms becoming the first belligerent to seek peace after 18 months of war. Terms to include cession of Mount Lovcen and Scutari. announcement by Austro Hungarian HQ and Hungarian premier provokes stunned reaction in Budapest.
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Montenegro
Austria
Mount Lovcen
Scutari
Little Mountain Kingdom
Tisza
Vienna
Serbia
Catinje
Allied troop landings at Pha leron and Piraeus signal Greek pressure
Telegraphic notes from Berlin report allied forces landing at Phaleron near Athens and at Piraeus. The development marks a potential turning point as Berlin papers portray intensified efforts to press Greece. In Oklahoma City, residents urge Governor Williams to send militia to Wirt after a Monday fire left 1,000 homeless and looting led to four shootings. Washington reports House labor committees back Keating’s child labor bill banning interstate mining shipments made with under sixteen workers.
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Greece
Phaleron
Athena
Piraeus
Athens
Oklahoma City
Okla
Wirt
R. L. Williams
Washington
House
Keating
Colorado
Du Pont Blast Kills Meehan in Virginia Nit Rat Yard
An explosion in nitrating house No. 4 at the Du Pont Powder Company plant near Hopewell Virginia killed Thomas A Meehan of Savannah Georgia and injured several others. The incident occurred January 21. Investigators begun work to determine cause.
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du Pont
Kilta
Hopewell
Thomas A. Meehan
Savannah
du Pont Powder Company
German Losa 2 535 768 Men in War So Far
London January 21 German losses in the war to date total 2 636 708 men. Announcement made in the House of Commons by H J Tavinant under secretary of state for war.
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London
House of Commonalty
H. J. Tavinant
Explosion Kills Four on U S Sub B 2 at New York Navy Yard
Four men die and ten are wounded in an explosion aboard submarine B 2 during repairs in the New York navy yard armdock. An enlisted electrician and three civilian workers are among the dead. Chief Electrician L C Miles is critically injured. The cause is undetermined but Rear Admiral Usher hints an outside hand may be involved. Names of the dead include R R Sender James H Peek P Schultz Joseph Logan.
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New York
Arydock
New York Navy Yard
R. R. Sender
James H. Peek
Helper
Brooklyn
P. Schultz
Joseph Logan
L. C. Miles
Nathaniel R. Usher
Navy Yard
British Defeat Turks Near Kut el Amare
In London the house of commons heard that Turkish forces in Mesopotamia retreated to within six miles of Kut el Amare after a British victory at Waddl. J Austen Chamberlain announced the Turkish positions were carried Saturday, with Rugulan forces in the Caucasus delaying their advance.
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London
House of Commons
Mesopotamia
Kut-el-Amare
J. Austen Chamberlain
Ta@ia
Waddl
Caucasus
Constantinople
Storms kill six in Los Angeles area and damage floods
Six persons died and property valued at over 3 million dollars was damaged as floods and winds swept Los Angeles and nearby villages. Many families were left homeless and trains were marooned. authorities and residents mounted rescue efforts. In Peking a bomb plot at the imperial palace led to arrests, all released as no case was proven.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Chinese Palace
Peking
Imperial Palace
Wage Increase For Atlas Portland Cement Workers
Allentown Pennsylvania January 21 2000 employees at the Northampton plant of Atlas Portland Cement were given wage increases of seven to ten percent announced Wednesday addressing a large local workforce and production site.
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Allentown
Northampton
Atlas-Portland Cement Company
Senator Hoke Smith Defends Neutral Trade Rights
Washington scene as Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia denounces British interference with neutral trade. He argues cotton contraband claims are misused and urges action to protect American commerce while Germany remains blocked. Smith traces trade violations, contrasts Civil War actions, and calls for firm peaceful assertiveness by the United States.
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Great Britain
Senate
Hoke Smith
Georgia
England
United States
Germany
America
Smith
Russia
Europe
Austria
Congress of the United States
Ultimatum to Greece Reported by Sofia Dispatch
Dispatches from Sofia say France and Great Britain demanded Greece dismiss all central powers diplomats and consuls. The move followed intensified tensions in Greece despite official denials.
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Germany
Constantine
France
Great Britain
Ohdon
Greece
Sofia
Star
Chicago Sleuth Halpin Sentenced to Joliet Penitentiary
Chicago chief of detectives John J. Halpin was convicted of accepting bribes from criminals. He received a sentence of one to five years in Joliet Penitentiary and remains jailed awaiting a writ of superseders to stay the sentence during appeal proceedings. His attorney plans to seek Supreme Court relief.
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J. J. Halpin
Detecttives
Chicago
John J. Halpin
Joliet
Supreme Court
Halpin
Orrin Carter
Mint Hoards $367 Million In Gold In San Francisco
San Francisco January 22. The gold bullion and coin in the United States mint here totals $357,000,000 with more arriving from the direction according to a statement issued by Superintendent T. W. Shanahan.
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San Francisco
Cal
United States
T. Ww. 1
Shanahan
War Hits Customs Revenues Drop in War Years
Washington January 22 customs revenues fell from 288.7 million dollars in 1914 to 205.8 million in 1916. The bureau of domestic commerce attributes the decline to the war.
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Washington
Bureau of Foxden and Domestica Commerce
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Advert for Women
Burlington Wisconsin reader describes relief from back and side pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. The ad touts testimonials as proof and invites women with peculiari ties to seek free confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Burlington, Wis
Lydis E. Pinkham
Mra
Anwa Kaenty
Chestnut Street
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pink
Ham Medicine Co
Lynn
Maas
Gaelic Literature for Soldiers in Flanders and Dardanelles
Gaelic literature and comforts were sent to Highland regiments in Flanders and the Dardanelles by the Association of Highland Societies of Edinburgh. They distributed Gaelic translations of the National Anthem by Ray Donald Mackintosh, revised and accepted by King Edward. Chaplains' letters express gratitude and note the anthem will be used in services.
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Dardanelles
Association of Highland Societies of
Edinburgh
Ray
Donald Mackintosh
Edward
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