Prominent Brokers Named in Wilson Peace Note Leak Probe
Washington reports allege stock brokers and officials named by Rep Wood in a probe of a leak about President Wilson's peace note. Named individuals include Secretary Tumulty, Bernard Baruch, and Chicago and New York brokers. Subpoenas issued. Tumulty demands apology after denial.
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Washington
Jan
Wilson
House Ruler Committee
Representative Wood
Wood
Tumulty
Bolling
A. Curtis
New York
Wison
Rules Committee
McKinnon
Chicago
R. W. McKinnon
F. W. Lamson
Lamson Bros. & Co
Joseph Tumulty Named in Note Leak Controversy
Washington notes reveal Joseph Tumulty President's private secretary connected to a leak inquiry. Officials cite the note as a potentially sensitive document tied to White House communications and staff handling.
Curtis Denies Broker Identity In Exchange Inquiry
The NYSE says a broker named A. Curtis may be misidentified. Allen Curtis of Curtis and Sanger in New York and Boston says he never wrote anyone and denies involvement after inquiry from Representative Wood.
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A. Curtis
New York Stock Exchange
Allen Curtis
Curtis & Sanger
New York
Boston
Exchange
Curtis
Wood
Fearful Illinoisan Murder Plot Suspect in Danville
Claude Harding of Danville vanished after leaving Nov 9 for Hot Springs Arkansas with about 1300 dollars from life insurance proceeds. A bank book and personal effects found by the St. Louis detective bureau prompt fears of murder. A sister reports a suspicious Memphis postmark letter claiming he is safe, suspected to be forged.
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Danville
Ill
St. Louis
Claude Harding
Harding
Hot Springs
Ark
Mel Shawhan
Monne Terre
Ida Shawhan
Memphis
Tenn
Bigamist Sloan Sentenced to Prison in Clark Court
William R. Sloan age thirty three pleaded guilty to bigamy in Clark circuit court Jeffersonville Ind and received a two to five year term in Michigan City State Prison. He was brought from Louisville Ky after release from a work house sentence for abusing his latest wife formerly Mrs Ollie Proctor whom he wed on November 5 1916.
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Bigamist
Jeffersonville
Ind
William R. Sloan
Clark
Michigan City
Sloan
Louisville
Ollie Proctor
New Gas Company Spreading Out
Duquoin Illinois January 6 The southern Illinois Gas company with Congressman Copley interest has acquired the Duquoin plant The new owners are building a central plant at Murphysboro and will lay pipes to several neighboring towns.
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Duquoin
Ill
Southern Illinois Gas Company
Copley
Aurora
Murphysboro
Duquoin Worker Shot by Unidentified Man
Paducah man G. J. H Vine was shot and killed in Duquoin Illinois by an unidentified Black assailant. He died from blood loss before help could reach him.
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Duquoin
Ill
G. J. H Vine
Paducah
Town Without Lawyers Stands Notable in Earlville
FARLVILLE ILL Jan 6 Earlville, a town of its size in the state, has been without a resident lawyer for more than two years, a condition noted as unusual in the local citizenry highlighting the town’s legal scarcity.
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Farlville
Ill
Earlville
Darringer Signs Again for Bloomington Nine
Howard Darringer of North Vernon Indiana has forwarded a contract as manager of the Bloomington team in the Three I lease for 1917 in Bloomington Illinois.
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Darringer
Bloomington
Ill
Howard Darringer
North Vernon
Ind
Wilson Upheld On Peace Notes In Senate Vote
The Senate approved the Jones substitute endorsing Wilson’s Dec 18 note to belligerents by 48 to 17. Progressives and many Republicans sided with Democrats as Gallinger filed a minority amendment. Senator Lewis called the note a war measure and warned the U S cannot accept future shipowner apologies or missteps without action. No second peace note is planned, Polk clarifies.
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Lewis
U. S
Washington
Senate
Jones
Hitchcock
Wilson
Itelf
Gallinger
America
Vienna Press Urges Belgium Evacuation
Amsterdam dispatch notes Austro German censors cut a Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung quotation urging the government to seek an Entente peace negotiation after a Teutonic evacuation in the west. The note suggests the Entente would answer with a peace note if understood, highlighting British expectations that evacuation precedes talks.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Arbeiter Zeitung
Entente
Germany
Belgium
France
Who Killed Grace Roberts
Philadelphia reports keep the Grace Roberts case unresolved as police claim Bernard Wesley Lewis suicide clears the mystery. Wenman A. Lewis, a wealthy coal operator and father, orders his Philadelphia rep to start an inquiry into the murder facts.
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Philadelphia
Grace Roberts
Bernard Wesley Lewis
Wenman A. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Phildelphia
Barry Named Manager of Red Sox for Next Season
Boston report states Jack Barry accepted Frazee terms to manage the Red Sox next season. Barry will also play, with Heine Wagney as his deputy and Janvrin likely to receive more second base chances. The salary is notable but not disclosed.
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Boston
Jack Barry
Red Sox
Frazee
Barry
Heine Wagney
Janvrin
Welsh Mitchell Match Set for Milwaukee Fight
Promoter Tom Andrews reports from New York that Freddie Welsh has agreed to fight Ritchie Mitchell in Milwaukee on January 16. Welsh will sign once Mitchell posts the $5,000 bet, with weight limits and preliminaries arranged.
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Milwaukee
Tom Andrews
New York
Freddie Welsh
Ritchie Mitchell
Welsh
Mitchell
Villa Advances Toward Chihuahua City
Villa is forcing his way through General Murgia's government troops and nears Chihuahua City with Horcasitas as the battleground. An exodus of alarmed residents from the northern capital begins as Carranza authorities grant refugees free trains to the border.
Bank clearings rise in current week report
Bank clearings in the United States for the week ending Jan 4 totaled 5.681 billion dollars, up from 5.145 billion last week but below 6.660 billion in the same week last year, per Bradstreet's Journal.
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New York
United States
Bradstreets Journal
Goodrich Names Secretary for Incoming Administration
Indianapolis Jan. 4 Governor-elect Goodrich announces the appointment of Frank P. Litschert as private secretary. A 33 year old Muncie newspaper man, Litschert was born at Winchester Indiana, hometown of Governor Goodrich, and is the son of Robert Litschert a Winchester jeweler.
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Goodrich
Indianapolis
Frank P. Litschert
Muncie
Mr. Litschert
Winchester
Ind
Mr. Goodrich
Robert Litschert
Krupp organ calls Bethmann Hollweg to resign
The Krupp newspaper urges German Chancellor Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg to resign amid political tensions and rising pressure from industry aligned outlets. The action signals mounting discontent within influential circles over government handling of national issues.
Demands Hollweg Resignation Over Peace Offer Rejection
The Berlin newspaper Neueeste Nachrichten branded Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg a weakling and Europe discredits him, calling for his immediate resignation after Germany rejected the peace proposal.
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Amsterdam
von Bethmann Hollweg
Germany
Berlin
Nueueste Nachrichten
Krupps
Europe
Greece Denies Parts of Allies Demands Amid Crisis
London reports Greece rejects several clauses of the entente note demanding apology and reparations for the Athens fighting. The government says it will discuss other demands and will not declare war, seeking passive submission while awaiting recognition by powers. It opposes loss of Greek railways telegraph lines posts and troop reductions.
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London
Athens
Reuter
Entente
Fire Perils Joliet Prison
Fire broke out in a chair factory at the Illinois state penitentiary in Joliet after 6 pm and burned for about an hour. Fifty convicts, firemen, and prison officials fought the blaze, confining it to one building as nearby structures narrowly escaped damage.
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Joliet
Hiinois State Penitentiary
Market summary for hogs cattle corn and butter prices
Hogs receipts 26000 with light shipping at 10.15 to 10.30 and 10.20 to 10.40 for heavy packing. Cattle receipts 2590 with good to choice steers 10.25 to 11.00 and cows 6.55 to 7.50. No. 2 white corn 95c No. 3 yellow 5c Oats No. 3 white 54c. Butter extras 89c, extra firsts 87 to 94c, firsts 39 to 40c. Prices include various grades and storage.
Braila Falls as Invaders Seize Four More Romanian Towns
Berlin reports Braila a fortified Danube bridgehead plus key port fell to von Mackensen's Dobrudja army. Four towns captured in 36 hours. Galatz threatened, with Odessa and Bessarabia risked. Sixty plus artillery gains and hundreds taken prisoners accompany the advance.
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Berlin
Braila
Danube
Roumania
Bessarabia
Mershall von Mackensen
Galatz
Sereth
Berlin War Office
Trajan
Odessa
Teutons
Carpathians
Teuton
Focsami
Von
Gerok
Focsani
Slobozia
Rotesti
Gureueti
Minister Vopicka Recalled by Wilson Amid German Objections
American minister Vopicka will be recalled from Bucharest at Germany’s request though he retains accreditation to Romania Serbia and Bulgaria. Germany cites unneutral conduct toward the central powers and Roumania along with his Austrian birth. He will move his headquarters to the current Roumanian government seat and will remain as envoy to those nations.
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Washington
Vopicka
Bucharest
Romania
Serbia
Bulgaria
Roumania
Germany
United States
Flooded towns isolate Kentucky coal region traffic halted
Scores of towns in eastern Kentucky were inundated by cloud bursts causing suspended traffic on two coal district railroads. Residents were warned in time to flee to higher ground.
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Lexington
Kentucky
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