Scion in Model Death Reports Personal Crisis
Philadelphia January 4 1917 detectives link Bernard W Lewis to the Grace Roberts murder then he kills himself in Atlantic City as arrest closes in. Investigators say the collar found in Roberts Wilton apartments matched Lewis and a witness identified him by a spot while he waited for arrest. The case nears closure but a suspect remains unnamed. Lewis had been estranged from his wife since November 1916.
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Philadephia
Grace Robérics
Bernard W. Lewis
Lewis
Mabel
Ethel Kyte
Germantown
Hellevue Stratford
Fifteenth
Poplar
Wilton
Lew
Man
Kyle
May Kyle
Grace Colbert
Robert 7
Grace Robe
Woods
Tate
Philadelphia
Grace Roberts
Atlantic City
N. J
Bernard Wesley Lewis
Pittsburgh
Bernard W Lewis
Believe Road Plans Will Go On
Des Moines Iowa January 5 The nation of good roads is expected to play an important part in the deliberation of the Thirty seventh general assembly. Many leaders do not believe there will be any reactionary road registration and the opinion seems to be formal that the Iowa commission will sustain.
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Des Moines
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
Iowa Commission
New Autonomous State Rumor Ties Croatia Bosnia and Hungary
Reported in Washington on January 5, Croatia and Bosnia are said to be joined into an autonomous state by Hungary. The proposed government would administer what is described as Galicia.
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Washington
Croatia
Mafia
Bosnia
Asia
Hungary
Galicia
Robert L. Henry House Rules Chairman Slows Peace Efforts
Robert L. Henry, long time House Rules Chairman, steers slow progress on peace initiatives amid internal leaks and diplomatic tensions. The article notes delays and cautious committee handling as key factors shaping the stalled process.
Peace Note Moves Stir War Debates in U S and Europe
Washington reports indicate President Wilson will make another peace move if the entente reply misses terms. London and Lugano sources say Germany may offer concessions in a counter reply. Senate Vote on Hitchcock resolution to endorse Wilson’s note is delayed amid Lodge opposition and Lewis defense.
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Germany
Lodge
U. S
Lewis
Washington
Wilson
United States
Senate
Kaiser
London
Italy
Switzerland
Lugano
Rome
Corriere Delticino
Hitchcock
Congress
Illinois
Lawson Skips Hearing On Peace Leak Probe
Thomas W Lawson informed Speaker of his inability to testify before the House Rules Committee, delaying the peace leak investigation. The Boston broker said he would depart for Europe on Saturday, authorities said.
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Washington
Thomas W Lawson
House Rules Committee
Boston
Europe
Oklahoma cyclone devastates towns killing many
A cyclone swept through the Blocker Okla area near Featherston and Richville destroying homes and a schoolhouse. Early reports say more than twenty five died with many injuries and unconfirmed fatalities across a twenty mile radius and no victim names have been learned.
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Blocker
Okla
Here
Featherston
Richville
War Debt Totals for Entente and Central Powers
The federal reserve board estimates national debt increases from the World War start to 1916 for Great Britain France Russia and Austria Hungary totaling 29.265 billion for the Entente and 20.192 billion for the Germanic powers. Individual figures cover Britain 13.253 billion and France 8.039 billion by mid or late 1916, Russia 7.973 billion, Austria 3.716 billion, Hungary 1.214 billion.
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Washington
Jan
Great Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Austrie Hungary
Federal Reserve Board
Austria Hungary
Austria
Hungary
Illinois Leads All In Presidential Votes
Illinois topped the nation in popular vote for Hughes with 1,162,316 and for Wilson with 950,081, per New York Times tally. Illinois also gave Hughes his largest plurality 202,235, while Pennsylvania and New York trailed. The smallest state plurality was Wilson in New Hampshire at -66 and Hughes had his lowest vote in South Carolina at -1,809.
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New York
Illinois
Hughes
Wilson
New York Times
Pennsylvania
Mlinoia
Tllinois
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Missionary Linked Teen Shoplifter Case in Indiana
Miss Emma Miller eighteen daughter of Napanee farmer confesses to police she was taught shoplifting by Ralph Jenness alias Kinase whom she met as a Presbyterian missionary six months ago. Esther Miller Emma’s sister age twenty joined after accepting three dollars fifty cents for a twenty five dollar ring at a pawn shop and wore a seventy five dollar coat stolen in Goshen.
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South Bend
Ind
Emma Miller
Ralph Jenness Alias
Kinase
Indiana
Michigan
Salong
Esther Miller
Esther
Goshen
Wilson program jolted as House rejects gag rule
The House voted 167 to 145 to refuse a gag rule that would have let a vote occur on extending for a year the life of the joint congressional committee probing the railroad situation. The administration plan failed despite support from thirty Democrats and opposition from six Republicans and two Progressives.
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Washington
Wilson
House
Joint Congressional Committee
French consul killed in Torreon violence reported in El Paso
El Paso reports say Miguel Ternardini French consul at Torreon and one of his sons were killed by Villistas. The consul had remained in Torreon after Villa captured the city, according to multiple reports received in El Paso.
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el Paso
Tex
Miguel Tenardini
Torreon
Tenardini
British transport Ivernia sunk with 150 missing
London reports the British liner Ivernia has been sunk. One hundred fifty military officers and men are missing. The Dundard Ivernia, 14,273 tons, served as a government transport carrying troops from Canada to the Dardanelles. It measured 582 feet long, 64 feet beam, and 87 feet draft.
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London
Ivernia
Canada
Dardanelles
Ice Shortage Looms Without War-Driven Shipping Relief
Keokuk Jan 6 local ice shippers warn that unless the car shortage is alleviated an ice shortage will hit this section next summer. Ice harvested cannot be shipped due to the wartime transport crisis.
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Keokuk
Untitled note from St. Louis attorney referenced in cryptic diary
A cryptic fragment mentions a young St. Louis attorney and a provincial admission or club scene amid garbled text. Details are unclear, with stray phrases about a secretary position and a date, leaving the core facts indeterminate.
Joseph Gcailleaux Reports on German Peace Scheme in Italy
Joseph Gcailleaux reports a German peace plan in Italy. The article notes diplomatic moves, potential terms, and reactions from Italian officials amid wartime uncertainty.
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Italy
Caillaux In Italian Neutralist Circles Stirs Policy Talk
Reports from Rome note M and Mme Joseph Caillaux influencing Italian neutralist quarters where pro German sentiment grows. A Franco Italian policy of bold riling is discussed with Germany willing to grant France generous terms if Russia Romania and the Balkans are left to German control.
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Rome
Mme
Joseph Caillaus Caillaux
Germany
France
Italy
Russia
Romania
Goddard Being Watched in Indiana Slaying Case
Veedersburg Indiana January 5 authorities search for a mysterious stranger suspected in the murder of Elendard a thirty eight year old woman. Her husband Goddard forty five is under surveillance as the coroner Francis Smith reports no sightings of the alleged slayer despite a witness hearing a scream.
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Veedersburg
Ind
Elen ©Dard
Movng
Goddard
Francis Smith
Covington
Smith
John Ross
Goodards
Beale Former Illinois Legislator Civil War Veteran Dead
Reuben Franklin Beale longtime Galva mayor and former Illinois legislator died in Peoria area. He served as Civil War veteran and orderly to General Sherman. Beale was a director and president in local business ventures in Henry County. Funeral held at Galva.
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Peoria
Ill
Reuben = Franklin Beale
Illinois
Galva
Beale
Telephone Company
Henry County
Sherman
Tramp Wakes to Affluence in Bloomington
Bloomington chief of police handed George W. Cheathem a letter from a Danyi attorney stating he is heir to a 200 acre farm near Murrayboro. Cheathem has roamed the county sixteen years, living in a tramp room at the city hall.
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Bloomington
Ill
George W. Cheathem
Danyi
Murryboro
Cheathem
A Hunt Kills 656 Rabbits In One Day Near Carlinville
In Carlinville Louisiana the rabbit population overwhelmed farms causing damage to crops and fruit trees. A hunting drive resulted in 656 rabbits killed in a single day as relief from shortages potential.
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Carlinville
Robbers Blew Safe of Illinois Lumber Office
In Bloomington Illinois on January 5, robbers forced entry at Alesana der's Lumber Company in Archer. They found the safe empty and fled after discovering no cash, reportedly taking a small unknown amount.
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Bloomington
Ill
Alesanader
Archer
Obraned
Bandit Leader Plans Northern Mexico Republic and US Talks of Mexico Post
El Paso Texas January 5 Pancho Villa aims to form a northern Mexico republic with Diaz Zapata and Robles backing. A Villista meeting in San Antonio will nominate officials and a president likely Dr Vasques Gomez with a provisional capital. Washington indicates soon resuming direct relations as Ignacio Bonillas is favored for ambassador, noted for US education and MIT tenure though seen as anti American in sentiment.
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Felix Diaz
Zapata
Bonillas
Ary
Dondo
Washington
el Paso
Tex
Pancho” Villa
Mexico
Villa
Villista
United States
Hippolito Villa
San Antonio
Vasquesz Gomez
Mexico Republic
Diaz
Robbies
Chihuahua
Coahuila
Durango
Sonora
Jalisco
Oaxaca
General Pershing
Carramwa
Arredondo
Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico City
Eliseo Arredondo
Washington Post
Ignacio Bonillas
Joint Commission
Tenacio Bonillas
Senor Bonillas
Lansing
Massachusets Institute of Technology
Senor Arredondo
Alleged dynamiter arrested in March fracas
Sam Whiley a Muncie bartender was jailed by Sheriff Albert O Harra on four charges tied to the wet and dry fight. Frank Whitney a cry leader was assaulted in sight of the police station and an attempt to dynamite Wilbur Ryman’s home occurred. Whiley is said to be among 39 suspected attackers on Whitney.
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Muncie
Ind
Sam Whiley
Albert O'Harra
Maren
Frank Whitney
Wilbur Ryman
Drya
Wiley
Whitney
Indiana Appoints Hughes as Circuit Court Reporter
Jami Charles F. Hughes of Tipton Indiana has been appointed circuit court reporter to succeed Frank Russell who was elected president for Des Moines Iowa. The Thirty-seventh general assembly features many native Iowans with 32 senators and 61 representatives born in Iowa.
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Indiana
Charles E. Hughes
Tipton
Ind
Jami
Charles F. Hughes
Frank
Russell
Des Moines
General Assembly
Secretary of State
Senate
Iowa
House
Barbers Split Over License Law in Iowa
Des Moines patrons and barbers across the state divide on a proposed licensing bill. The measure would place barbers under a state board of examiners and regulation. Public debate centers on professional standards and oversight.
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Des Moines
Pan
Lantation
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SLA
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Ported Villa
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