Prominent Brokers Named in Leaked Peace Note Probe
Washington reports a House rules committee hearing on Representative Wood's investigation into leaks about President Wilson's peace note. Names cited include Secretary Tumulty, Bernard Baruch, and several major brokers. Curtis supplied a letter alleging meetings at the Biltmore Hotel and timing inconsistencies. Subpoenas issued for Curtis and Baruch. Lawson and Tumulty comment.
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Curtis
Washington
Jan
Wilson
House Rules Committee
Representative Wood
Wood
Tumulty
Bolling
Bernard Baruch
New York
O. H. Kuhn
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Thomson & McKinnon
Lamson Brothers & Co
Chicago
W. E. F. Hutton & Co
F. A. Connolly & Co
Mr. Bolling
Henry
Baruch
Gardner
Massachusetts
Thomas W. Lawson
A. Curtis
Rules Committee
Secretary Tumulty
Barnard Baruch
McKinnon
R. W. McKinnon
F. W. Lamson
Lamson Bros. & Co
President's Private Secretary Joseph Tumulty Referred in Leak Note
A note labeled leak mentions Joseph Tumulty, the president's private secretary, in a memorandum circulating amid political sensitivity. The document sparks inquiry into internal communications and seeks clarification of the origin and intent of the leak.
Curtis & Sanger broker denial sparks mistaken identity claim
The New York Stock Exchange says Curtis name was faked. Allen Curtis of Curtis & Sanger, brokers in New York and Boston, refutes the claim via wire from Boston, stating he never wrote anyone and that the identity is mistaken.
Fearful murder plot surrounds Danville man Claude Harding
Danville Illinois police receive word from St. Louis detectives that a bank book and belongings of Claude Harding, 32, vanished after he left Danville November 9 for Hot Springs Arkansas. Relatives fear homicide as Harding reportedly took about 1300 dollars from his life insurance payout before his wife Ida Shawhan died in October. A Memphis postmark letter warns Harding is fine, but sister suspects forgery to stall inquiry.
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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 33 pleaded guilty to bigamy in Clark circuit court and was sentenced to two to five years in Michigan City state prison. He was brought from Louisville after a prior workhouse sentence for abusing his former wife, 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 A new gas company with interest from Congressman Copley of Aurora has acquired the Duquoin plant. The firm will construct a central plant at Murphysboro and extend gas pipes to several nearby towns.
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Duquoin
Ill
Southern Illinois Gas Company
Copley
Aurora
Murpbhysboro
Paducah Man Killed by Unidentified Shooter Near Duquoin
G J H Vine of Paducah Kentucky, employed at Duquoin Illinois, was shot by an unidentified negro and died from loss of blood before medical help arrived. The incident occurred in Duquoin during January. Police investigation to identify suspect ongoing.
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Duquoin
Ill
G. J. H Vine
Paducah
Earlville Stays Lawyerless for Over Two Years
Earlville Illinois reports the town of its size in the state with no resident lawyers. For more than two years past the community has remained lawyerless, a unique civic note for Earlville.
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Earlville
Ill
Darringer Signs Again as Bloomington Three I Leader
Bloomington Illinois January G Howard Darringer of North Vernon Indiana has sent in a contract to manage the Bloomington team in the Three I League for 1917.
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Darringer
Bloomington
Ill
G. Howard Darringer
North Vernon
Ind
Wilson upheld on peace notes in Senate vote
The Senate approved the Jones substitute to Hitchcock resolution 48 to 17 endorsing Wilson’s note to belligerents seeking terms for peace. Progressive Republicans joined Democrats, while opponents urged continued debate. Senator Lewis warned that war policy hinges on rejecting apologies and accepting accountability. No second peace note is planned, Polk confirms.
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Lewis
U. S
Washington
Jam
Senate
Jones
Hitchcock
Wilson
Gallinger
America
Villa Presses Toward Chihuahua City
Advices from the border say Villa is forcing his way through General Murgia's government troops toward Chihuahua City. Refugees flee as Carranza authorities offer free train transport to the border. The decisive battle for the city’s possession rages near Horcasitas.
Bank clearings rise in week ending Jan 4
Bank clearings in the United States for the week ending January 4 totaled 5.681 billion dollars, up from 5.145 billion the prior week but slightly above last year’s 5.660 billion. Bradstreet’s Journal, New York, reports the figures.
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New York
United States
Bradstreets Journal
Goodrich Names Secretary
Governor elect Goodrich announces the appointment of Frank P. Litschert as private secretary. Litschert, a 33 year old Muncie newspaper man, was born in Winchester, Indiana, Goodrich’s hometown, and is the son of jeweler Robert Luchert.
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Goodrich
Indianapolis
Frank P. Litschert
Muncie
Mr. Litschert
Winchester
Ind
Mr. Goodrich
Robert Luachert
Vienna Press Urges Belgium Evacuation
Amsterdam reports Austro-German censors passed a quotation from Arbeiter Zeitung urging the government to seek peace negotiations if the Entente would accept an evacuation by Teutonic troops from Belgium and occupied French territory. British sources say evacuation would signal serious peace intent.
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Amsterdam
Vienna
Arbeiter Zeitung
Entente
Who Killed Grace Roberts in Philadelphia Case
The city debates the Grace Roberts murder as police insist the suicide of Bernard Wesley Lewis clears the mystery. Wenman A. Lewis, the victim’s father and a wealthy coal operator, orders his Philadelphia representative to immediately investigate the facts.
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Philadelphia
Grace Roberts
Bernard Wesley Lewis
Wenman A. Lewis
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Phildelphia
Jack Barry Becomes Manager of Red Sox in 1920s Era
Boston reports Jack Barry has accepted terms to manage the Red Sox next season under President Frazee. Barry will also play, with Heine Wagney as his assistant and Janvrin expected to see more time at second base amid a high salary for the star second baseman.
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Boston
Jack Barry
Red Sox
Frazee
Barry
Heine Wagney
Janvrin
Welsh Mitchell bout set for Milwaukee January 16
Promoter Tom Andrews wires from New York that Freddie Welsh has closed to fight Ritchie Mitchell in Milwaukee on January 16. Weight conditions and preliminaries settled. Welsh to sign once Mitchell posts the $5,000 bet on himself.
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Tom Andrews
Milwaukee
New York
Freddie Welsh
Ritchie Mitchell
Welsh
Mitchell
Newspaper Organ Demands Krupp Resignation From Bethmann-Hollweg
A newspaper organ calls on industrialist Krupp to resign amid political turmoil involving Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg. The piece attacks his leadership and accuses him of failing to steer policy amid mounting criticism.
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Krupp
Demand Hollweg Quit Resigns Stoked By German Press
Berlin authorities face pressure as the Krupp affiliated Nueueste Nachrichten calls for Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg to resign over Germanys peace offers rejection. The paper brands him weak and Europe discredits him.
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Amsterdam
von Bethmann Hollweg
Germany
Berlin
Nueueste Nachrichten
Krupps
Europe
Greece Denies Parts of Allies Demands
London reports the Greek government acting with the king has rejected some clauses of the entente note demanding reparations after the Athens fighting. It will discuss other demands, avoid war, and submit to coercion while hoping for eventual recognition by the powers. The note also calls for apologies and control of Greek railways telegraph lines and posts and a large troop reduction.
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London
Athens
Reuter
Entente
Fire Threat at Joliet Prison Buildings
A chair factory fire at Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet began after 6 pm and for over an hour threatened the entire prison. Fifty convicts, firemen, and officials fought the blaze, containing it to one building as nearby structures were saved from major damage.
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Joliet
Ill
Nlinois State Penitentiary
Chicago Markets Hogs Cattle and Grain Prices
Live Stock receipts reach 30 000 hogs with light to heavy packers bids from 10 15 to 10 40 dollars and 8 50 to 9 30 for good to fancy pigs. Cattle receipts 2 500 with steers 10 25 to 11 00 and cows 6 55 to 7 50 and primes to 13 00. Corn No 2 white 9c No 3 yellow 5c Oats No 3 white 54c. Butter ranges 89c to 87 4c firsts 9 40c extras and storage 34c.
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Chicago
Prilie S
Alere
Braila Falls as Central Powers Drive in Roumania
Berlin reports Braila captured by von Mackensen's Dobrudja forces. Four towns taken in 36 hours. Galatz rendered perilous to the Sereth line. Key gains include Slobozia and Rotesti near Focsani and Gurgueti and Roumania west of the Danube. 1400 prisoners taken in Braila area.
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Berlin
Braila
Danube
Roumania
Bessarabia
von Mackensen
Galatz
Sereth
Teutons
Carpathians
Focsami
Von
Gerok
Focsani
Slobozia
Rotesti
Gurgueti
Minister Vopicka Recalled by Wilson
American Minister Vopicka, accredited to Romania Serbia and Bulgaria, will be withdrawn from Bucharest at Germanys demand. Germany objects to his neutrality toward the central powers and Austrian birth, moving his headquarters to Romania’s current capital as the Dutch minister continues protection of entente subjects.
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Washington
Vopicka
Bucharest
Roumania
Serbia
Bulgaria
Germany
United States
Floods Swamp Towns Across Eastern Kentucky
Scores of towns in eastern Kentucky are inundated and traffic on two coal district railroads is suspended after disastrous cloud bursts. Residents warned in time to reach higher ground as water levels rose rapidly across the affected districts.
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Lexington
Kentucky
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Representative Woods
Joseph Tumulty
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Frank L. Polk
State Department
Polk
Vienna Press
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B. W. Lewis
Clear Son
Viscount James Bryce
Amerimooun Uree Assortion
Ceccil Spring-Rice
James Proyce
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Greece
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