Greenbrier Detained by British Cruiser in Transatlantic Run
Washington reports the state department seeking Britain’s explanation for stopping the American steamer Greenbrier with cotton under British certificate. The ship was detained two days, sailed under a prize crew with British officers aboard, and only later completed its voyage to Leith under the American flag after Captain Farley resisted further delays. The inquiry covers the legality of the search and flag changes.
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Washington
State Department
Greenbrier
New Orleans
Norfolk
Bremen
New York
Warley
Atremen
Farley
Leith
Page
London
Great Britain
America
Dada
Germany
Texas
Forger Ends Life On Train
Chicago creditors seek full company books after the death by suicide of Fox River Distilling head Charles Ledowsky. A confession found on a Michigan Central train reveals forged whisky warehouse receipts funded large loans and fraud totaling about $210,000. Broker Benjamin F. Straus admits involvement in a check kiting scheme and signing blank checks later filled by others.
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Chicago
Fox River Distilling Company
Charles Ledowsky
Ledowsky
Michigan Central
Benjamin F. Straus
Heyng
Straus
German rail system run by Ballin for German army
Copenhagen dispatch reports Albert Ballin, head of Hamburg American, now directs all German railroads and oversees food supply deliveries for the army at the request of Emperor William.
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Albert Ballin
Big Steamship Line
Kaiser
London
England
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
William
Germany
John E. Parsons Dies at 85 Former Sugar Refining Counsel
John E. Parsons, former counsel for the American Sugar Refining company and a founder of the sugar trust, died in New York on Saturday at age eighty five from pneumonia. The report notes his role in the trust’s origins and his legal leadership.
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American Sugar Company
New York
John E. Parsons
American Sugar Refining Company
Parnoos
Sugar Trust
Urges U S Control Of Rockefeller and Other Foundations
Samuel Untermyer, noted corporation lawyer, told the federal commission on industrial relations in New York that federal incorporation for the Rockefeller and other foundations should be enacted to regulate them. He warned the foundations hold about 300 million dollars, urged charter and size limits, against accumulation of income, and argued the government should select trustees and oversee operations despite the good they do.
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New York
Rockefeller Foundaoy
Samuel Untermyer
Famous Corporation
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Frank P. Walsh
Missouri
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Russell Sage
Baron de Hirsch
United States
Uttermyer
Untermyer
Zeppelins Raid England Strikes Sandringham Raid
British waters faced a German air raid as six Zeppelins crossed the North Sea. Bombs fell on Yarmouth, King’s Lynn, Cromer, Sheringham, and Sandringham with casualties and property damage though the royal residence remained unharmed. A Zeppelin was reportedly shot down near Hunstanton. The raid spurred London lights-out precautions and a nationwide alert.
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London
Hingland
Sandringham
County Norfolk
King George
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
King’s Lynn
Saysting
Sandingham
North Sea
Hunstanton
Yarmouth
King's Lynn
Cromer
Sheringham
Beeston
Daily Mail
Ipswich
Suffolk
Norfolk
Aisling
Norfolk County
Cromer Ars
Great Yarmouth
Edward VII
Germans Capture Kielce and Opoczno in Poland
Berlin dispatches reported by Breslau claim German forces have seized Kielce and Opoczno, two key Polish towns, as Russians retreat to Radom. The war office had not confirmed the captures at dispatch time, with German advances pressing toward Skurzyske, a rail junction in Kielce government.
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Teutons
Opoczno
Kielce
Poland
Radom
Senate
Berlin
Breslau
War Office
Skurzyske
German air activity and war incidents reported
Amsterdam reports German aircraft flights over Holland and a German warship launch mine attack killed one officer and four crew. New Jersey investigates Roosevelt striker shootings. Relief needs rise for Christians and refugees in Urumlia Perpla and Tabriz. El Alba sights wreck drifting bottom up near Chesapeake Bay.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Germany
New York
Roosevelt
N. J
Edmund S. Brennan
United States Commission On Industrial Relations
New Jersey
Scheldt
Nieuvaraluis
Urumlah
Perpla
Tabriz
Tifita
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
el Alba
Galveston
Chesapeake Bay
Idaho House Passes Antialiens Land Ownership Bill
Bolse Idaho January 22 The Idaho house of representatives passed an antialiens land ownership bill. England Order Lumber in West Portland Oregon January 22 Orders for timber and lumber totaling 10,000,000 feet were placed for export to the United Kingdom between March 1 and June 30.
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Bolse
Idaho
House of Representatives
England
West
Portland
Ore
Trea
United Kingdom
White House Baby Named Francis Sayre Son of Wilson Aide
Washington January report says Francisa Sayre will be the name of the White House baby. President Wilson approves and the child will bear his father’s name with no middle name.
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White House
Washington
Francisa Sayre
Wilson
Sayre
Russians Claim Complete Victory Over Turks at Karaurgon
Russian forces report a three day battle at Karaurgon ending in a sweeping victory. Ottoman remnants flee toward Hizerum abandoning guns and supplies. Adrianople garrison said to have fallen back. 9,000 frozen deaths reported during pursuit.
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Petrograd
Karaurgon
Hizerum
Caucasus
Karaurgan
Reuter
London
Athens
Adrianople
Constantinople
Turkey
Wilson Orders Wheat Inquiry to Probe Price Rise
President Wilson ordered two federal inquiries after wheat and bread costs surged. Attorney General Gregory was directed to launch a nationwide probe to test for antitrust violations or natural war-caused inflation. The move followed a plea by grocers, with housewives planning boycotts and price-lowering measures discussed.
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Washington
Wilson
Gregory
National Association of Retail Grocers
National Housewives’ League
French Deny Heavy German Casualties In Flanders
London reports say German losses are heavier than French estimates after many battles across Flanders the Aisne valley and the Argonne. The French claim German dead left on the field exceed their own losses and dispute German figures while fronts shift near Metz Belfort and Soissons.
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Teuton
London
Flanders
Aisne
Argonne
Germany
Prince of Wales
Belfort
Hag Ted
Rhine
Soissons
Metz
Ponta-Mousson
Paris
Tremor Hits Italy's Toe Near Calabria City
A violent earthquake struck Cosenza and was felt in Spezzano Castiglione and Aprignano. Heavy damage reported across Codenza province with unconfirmed death rumors. Calabria, the Toe of Italy, is known for seismic activity.
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Cosenza
Calabria
Rome
Mediterranean
Spezanno
Castiglione
Aprignano
Basignano
Codenza
Italy
McCormick Quits Post Resigns From Progressive Committee
Springfield Jan 23 Medill McCormick of Chicago longtime Progressive figure and Roosevelt ally announced he resigned two months ago from the national Progressive committee final vacancy filled by Harold Ickes of Chicago. He offered no reason for his resignation and did not explain his ballot shift to Republicans.
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Springfield
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Republians
National Progressive Committee
Harold Ickey
McCormick
Roosevelt
Illinois
Three Bank Robbers Taken in Andale Battle
In Andale Kansas on January 19 a telephone operator Clara Dressell aged nineteen alerted locals to a bank robbery in progress and sparked a two hour battle that ended with the band fleeing. Three robbers were later captured by Wichita police after a second pursuit. Ono was wounded during capture attempt.
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Andale
Kan
Jan
Clara Dressell
Wichita
Ono
Navy is short 10,000 men in ships for war
Washington reports Rear Admiral Fletcher says an inquiry by special boards shows the United States Navy lacks about 10,000 officers and men necessary to man all ships that would be commissioned at the outbreak of war. The shortage is described as alarming and affects the Atlantic fleet command.
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Washington
United States
Fletcher
Atlantic
Mike Gibbons Wins Bout Over Jim Clabby in Ten Rounds
Ringside at Milwaukee on January 23 reports Mike Gibbons using elusive tactics and sharp two handed punching to outfight Jim Clabby. Gibbons earns credit for taking the champion to a hard fight, though Clabby retains the belt in a ten round decision.
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Milwaukee
Mike Gibbons
Elenn
Jimmy Clabby
Hammond
Gibbons
Illinois liquor foe dead in Rockford mission worker
Daniel founder Charles Tate, known as a foe of liquor and once a saloonkeeper and gambler, died in Rockford at age fifty. He led the Knights of Daniel, a boys fraternity, and later served as a mission worker in several Midwest cities, active in local option campaigns in Illinois.
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Rockford
Charles &. Tate
Knights of Daniel
Tate
Middle West
Finois
Mrs O Leary Dies Widow Of Chicago Fire Origin
Chicago news recounts the death of Catharine O Leary widow of Patrick O Leary the owner associated with the 1871 Chicago fire. She had lived out of Illinois for years and died in a Michigan farmhouse near Masonville ending a long rumor tied to the fabled cow incident. Wilson Says Peace Is Not In Sight. Washington Jan 21 President Wilson warned there is no European peace prospect this spring and denied knowledge of any current efforts to halt the conflict.
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Chicago
Catherine O'Leary
Maggie O'Leary
Masonville
Mich
Wilson
Washington
Europe
Seven Guilty Plea in Coal Mine Conspiracy Case
Seven defendants in conspiracy charges over the Hache Denman Coal outbreak in Fort Smith Arkansas pleaded guilty before a federal grand jury. The charges stem from actions linked to the coal mining incident and company relations.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Jan
Hache-Denman Coal Company
Harpers Ferry Man Cleared in Trap Altercation Murder
Ernest Wiedner of Harpers Ferry was found not guilty of murdering Cyprian Martel, a trapper with many enemies, in a case heard in Dubuque Iowa on January 22. The trial centered on accusations of stayer involvement and featured testimony about the deadly incident from the rear.
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Dubuque, Ja
Ernest Wiedner
Harpers Ferry
Cyprian Martel
Brumbaugh Inaugurated Governor of Pennsylvania
Martin G Brumbaugh a Republican was inaugurated as governor of Pennsylvania succeeding John K Tener There is no change in the political complexion of the new state administration.
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Penn
Harrisburg
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
John K. Tener
Eugenic marriage bill passes Indiana senate
Indianapolis January 23 The Indiana state senate approved a eugenic marriage bill 32 to 12 requiring males seeking marriage licenses to first obtain a health certificate. The measure moves to the house for action.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Senate
House
J. J. Hitter Released on Bond in Treason Case
J J Hitter a J W W leader was arraigned in Belmont county criminal court on treason charge. He was released on six thousand dollar bond with condition to leave eastern Ohio.
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Etter
St. Clairsville
J. J. Hitter
Belmont County Criminal Court
Oto
Rural credits bill eyed for passage before mid summer
Washington January 23 Republicans and Democrats predict the rural credits measure will be introduced and enacted before mid summer. The sentiment in the Senate leans toward quick action with broad support likely.
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Washington
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for health
A Louisville woman, Mrs. J. M. Resch, describes suffering from female troubles and tumorous growth. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, she reports better sleep, ability to work, and walking regularly. The ad urges others to seek the remedy and write for confidential guidance from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Louisville
Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
J. M. Resch
West Broadway
Queen Mary and Queen Alexandra Named Colonels in Chief
Four royal women are gazetted as colonels in chief of English regiments for the first time. Queen Mary becomes colonel in chief of the Highteenth Hussars, and Queen Alexandra is linked with the Nineteenth Hussars.
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Queen Mary
Queen Victoria
Highteenth Hussars
Alexandra
Nineteenth
Hussars
Sage Tea and Sulphur Hair Darkening Remedy Ady
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair naturally. It claims easy home use with a bottle costing about 60 cents, applying with a sponge or brush to fade grays and leave hair darker and glossier.
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Wyeth
Unnecessary Effort Wrecks Belgian Railroad
A satirical note in Life magazine mocks the notion of a 100000 strong army wrecking a Belgian railroad while suggesting a five member board could have achieved the same. The quip juxtaposes military scale with corporate efficiency.
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Belgium
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Frank
Atlanta
J. W. Coleman
Mary Phagan
National Pencil Company
Leo Frank
Altea Davia
San Francisco
Simonson Hair Shop
Marcel
U. S. Control
Anke
King's Palace
Target
Mansion
PeTr
GRAD
Treapea Ara
M’cormick
Minors
Jimmy _Clabby
Mrs. O'Leary
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O. K
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Warners
Warner
Becket
Warner's Safe Remedies Co
Rochester, N. Y
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