Allies Reject Peace in Berlin Report on Entente Note
Berlin observers report that the entente reply to the central powers' peace proposal is seen as a rejection by most press and public. Some conservatives hope the official text may show openness to peace, but many papers declare war to the knife and mock the note as hollow sophistry.
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Berlin
Havas
Entente
Ernst Zu Reventlow
Greece
Constantinople
Dardamelles
Russia
Prankfurter Zeitung
Wilson
California Dry Issue Dominates Opening Legislature
Sacramento January 2 1917 the battle between wet and dry interests looms as the main event of the new California legislature Prohibitionists and partial prohibition factions push to create an effective commission with power to revoke liquor licenses through centralized control and enforcement authority.
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Sacramento
Cal
California
British envoy named to Venizelos government
London reports Earl Cranville counselor at the British embassy in Paris has been named diplomatic agent and representative to the Venizelos provisional government at Saloniki Greece accepts the Entente note in principle per Rome wireless dispatch.
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London
Earl Cranville
Paris
Eliptherios Venizelos
Saloniki
Greece
Rome
Georgia Congressman W C Adamson Marries Here
Newnham Ga January 2 Representative W C Adamson of Georgia chairman of the horse committee on interstate commerce and Mrs Wilen Z Camp of this place were married here Mr Adamson was a widower.
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Newnah
W. C.adamson
Georgia
Horse Committee On Interstate Commerce
Wilen Z. Camp
Les Darcy Arrives In Australia For Bout
Australian fighter Les Darcy lands in Sydney ahead of a scheduled bout. The arrival confirms his intent to compete and boost local boxing events, with newspapers noting his fighting pedigree and expected crowd appeal.
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Les Darcy
Darcy
Canada
Locked Books Bar Cowboy Governor Inaugurates In Arizona
Arizona's new governor Tom Campbell, surrounded by armed guards, forced entry to the capitol early New Year s day. After an inaugural speech, he urged authorities to resolve the ballot controversy while seeking access to executive chambers, which deputies denied on a holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Tom Campbell
Arizona
Capitol
Campbell
Hunt
End of World War I In View of 1917
London reports that 1917 is welcomed by British and French troops as the decisive year toward a victorious peace. Opinion splits on whether Germany will concede or only military pressure will force victory, but all agree the year could seal the outcome.
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London
Mar
Germany
Tham Langford Wins In Twelve Round Decision
In Kansas City Jac Sam Longfore earned a twelve round decision over Dattiinr im Johnson at the Academy A. C. bout, the fight ending slowly with notable tech work by Langford and Johnson.
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Tham” Langford
Kansas City
Jac
Sam Longfore
Dattiinr
Im Johnson
Academy A. C
Kansine
Tech
Johnson
Lawson Would Aid U S Probe In Major Leaks
Boston financier Thomas W. Lawson declared in Washington that he would cooperate with a square, above board congressional inquiry into confidential international matter leaks that caused a stock market slump. He warned of a forthcoming leak expected to ruin thousands and said publicity should expose speculative methods to end the European war within twenty days.
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Washington
Wilson
Thomas W. Lawson
Boston
Lawson
New York Stock Exchange and Cotton Exchange
Henry
House Committee On Rules
Congress
Sisters Rescue In Fire At Quebec Insane Asylum
The Sisters of Charity lacked outside aid as fire destroyed the St. Ferdinand de Halifax insane asylum in Megantic county. Forty five women inmates died and one sister was killed while rescuing others. The sisters saved 135 inmates and 30 school girls. A high wind fanned the flames though the cause is unknown and losses exceed 100000 dollars. The night was very cold and no man reached the scene until after the deaths.
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Quebec
Sisters of Charity
St. Ferdinand de Halifax
Megantic County
Toronto Fire Destroys King Street Barns
Toronto street railway barns on King Street burned, causing an estimated loss near 1 million dollars and the destruction of about 300 cars. Fire department officials reported the blaze as the major city fire of the season with extensive damage to streetcar facilities.
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Toronto
Ont
King Street
Toronto Street Railway
Chicagos Wealthy Socialite Sought in Model Slaying
Philadelphia detectives pursue a rich Chicagoan with club connections in the murder of Grace Roberts a 22 year old artists model found beaten to death in her apartment. A Chicago timetable and a fear she voiced about a Chicago man spurred the investigation. A friend described the killer as the man she had dated, dubbed the hosiery girl. Twelve photographs of prominent men were recovered from the victim's apartment.
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Philadelphia
Clio
Grace Roberts
Deni H
Chicago
Mazie Colbert
Lane
New York
Famine Strikes Central Alabama Crops Fail Across State
In Montgomery Alabama January 2 famine stalks central Alabama as floods and boll weevils ruin cotton and corn. Whites and blacks suffer. landlords mortgage plantations to exist while the poor beg for food. Desperate methods and cold nights with scant clothing are reported as the region endures hunger.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Forty Passengers Periled On Halsted Street Bridge
A Chicago street car carrying forty women and children on New Year’s Day narrowly avoided falling into the river when the Halsted street bridge raised. One man suffered a head cut by broken glass and many passengers were shaken. Wrecking crew worked three hours to rig and repair the bridge.
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Chicago
Halsted Street
Interborough carries nearly 398 million passengers in ten years
New York January 2 The Interborough company reports carrying 397 993 628 passengers over the last ten years. The figure is stated as more than three times the world population.
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Earth
New York
Jan
Interborough Company
Unclear text fragment from historical page
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions personal service and the United States, but lacks a coherent event, names, dates, or concrete facts to summarize into a proper news item. The readable content is too incomplete to identify a specific incident or context.
Illinois to Consider a New Constitution
Springfield Ill Jan 2 The Illinois general assembly meets January 3 with Governor elect Lowden pushing for a constitutional convention to revise the 1870 constitution. He seeks government revision removal of many boards and commissions modern tax laws state bank control civil service expansion and a statewide prohibition push by the Winds Anti Saloon League. The senate is dry and the house wet.
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Springfield
Ill
Ulinois General Assembly
Frank C. Lowden
The
Winds Anti-Saloon League
Senate
House
Dry forces press for statewide prohibition in Indiana
Indianapolis Jan 2. The Dry Federation and the Indiana Anti-Saloon league unite for a state wide prohibition bill by the next legislature. They reject any constitutional amendment compromise and plan to push a prohibitory law to make Indiana dry early in 1918 as stated by B S Shumaker superintendent of the league.
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Indianapolis
Dry Federation
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
B. S. Shumaker
League
Indiana
Bryan to Address Two Indiana Democratic Meetings
James H. McGill executive chairman of Indiana city Democrats conferred with Clarence E Weir Marion county chairman about the January 19 meeting in Indianapolis. He said two meetings will be held and both will be addressed by William Jennings Bryan.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James H. McGill
Valparaiso
Dty Democrats
Indiana
Clarence E Weir
Marion County
McGill
William Jennings Bryan
Coast workers win eight hour day pact start January
Los Angeles reports employers and labor representatives reach an agreement granting an eight hour work day for all trades and employes without wage reductions. The accord takes effect January 1 and covers the coast industry workers involved.
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Coast
Los Angelsu
Dak Angeles
Jmrenusby Ee
Teutons Capture Two Towns on Roumanian Front
Berlin reports von Mackensen’s forces seized Herestrau and Ungureni in the Tabala valley with 1,000 prisoners and several guns. The Danube army pushed the enemy back toward Braila while Dobrudja battles pinned a Russian bridgehead east of Macin.
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Berlin
von Mackensen
Herestrau
Ungureni
Tabala
War Office
Macin
Carpathian
Putna
Ungurein
Simnik-Sarat
Focsant
Braila
Dobrudja
Danube
St. George’s
Oregon Defeats Penn In West Football Showdown
In Pasadena at Tournament Park on January 2, Oregon University defeated the University of Pennsylvania 14 to 0 before 26,069 spectators. Shy Huntinmean kicked both goals and scored a touchdown as the decisive late-game margin emerged.
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Pasadena
Cal
Oregon University
University of Pennsylvania
Tournament Park
Oregon
Shy” Huntinmean
Villa Defeated Carranzista Forces at Rustilla
Carranzista troops reportedly defeated a Villista command at Rustilla fifty miles west of Chihuahua City. The Villistas were led by Juan Murguia as they moved NW of Chihuahua City. A separate note from Queenstown reports the Tintian steamship Tegeno damaged in a collision at Cork harbor and later repaired.
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Rustilla
Juarez
Mex
Carranziata
Chihuahua City
Dee. O
Carranza
Chitaeshua City
Juan Murpmia
Queenstows
Eueet
Cork
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Entente Reply
Venizelos
Britain
W. C. Adamson
Ellen Z. Camp
American Press Association
Gampbell
Mob
U. S. Probe
Alleles
Rich Chigagoan
Chicago Bridge
Geg. F. Kunz
Kung
Weeth
United
Amotican Tress
Bernhard Dernburg
Dr. Dernburg
Berlin Tageblait
Illinois
Elect Lowden
Bryan
Bath
Teutons
Hresterau and
Ungureni Fall
Tabala Valley
Petrograd
Sereth
New Dobrudja
Russ
Russian War Office
Kasino
Casin
Rimnicu-Sarat
Patroanu
Focsami
Foecsami
Buzeu
Comanula
Bratla
Quaker
Western
Victor
Villa
Collisiox
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