Entente Replies Reach President in War Peace Talks
Washington notes two replies to the President's peace appeal. The Paris allies send their maximum terms, while Belgium asks US help for Belgian justice. German circles view the Allied terms as aimed at German and Austrian destruction, with Alsace Lorraine a focal issue.
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Tente
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Paris
Cffer
Belgium
United States
Germany
Servia
Montenegro
Rane
Russia
Roumania
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Alsace
Lorraine
Count
Bernstorff
Honev
George
Ireland
Arey
Gerimar
Austria
Turkey
Charles M. Schwab Bethlehem Steel Head Prices to United States
Charles M. Schwab leads Bethlehem Steel as U S price levels and industrial policy impact the market. Schwab’s stance outlined as key figure shaping steel sector prices nationwide.
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United States
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Note Leak Quiz Is Called Off
Washington January 12 Republicans claim the Rules Committee dropped the Wood privileged resolution for a general inquiry into the wastewater note leak related to President Wilson's peace note. Democrats oppose the move and dispute whether the Lawson contempt inquiry is over. Henry says no action on Lawson's defiance has been taken and a non privileged resolution remains before the panel.
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Lawson
Washington
Jan
House Rules Committee
Representative Wood
Thomas W. Lawson
Wall
Wilson
Henry
Moy
Wood
Campbell
German aims and U.S. pledges in wartime diplomacy
The article outlines German goals to push the Ottoman Empire out of Europe and seize Austrian lands, characterizing it as a destruction of Austria from the German viewpoint. It also asserts Germany will honor U.S. submarine warfare pledges while fighting the war, with future disputes unlikely to stem from broken commitments.
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Europe
Austria
Germany
United States
Governor Stanley Fages Moe Of Kentugrians
Murray Ky January 12 The governor A O Stanley declared I have come here to uphold law and order and to protect this court with my own body if necessary. He faced a mob threatening Judge Charles Bush and Commonwealths Attorney Denny Smith after they spirited away Luke Martin a negro veriled by a mob. Stanley chartered a special train and mobilized Kentucky national guard units to Murray for order.
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Murray, Ky
A. O. Stanley
Circuit Court
Calloway County
Charles Bush
Commonwealth
Denny Smith
Luke Martin
Stanley
Murray
Kentucky National Guard
Bars Liquor Ads in Mails Bill Passed by Senate
Washington report notes a bill by Senator Bankhead of Alabama barring the transmission in the mails of liquor advertisements into states that prohibit such advertising or solicitation. The measure passed the Senate.
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Washington
Bankhead
Alabama
Senate
Proposed grain rate hike on Vandalia line deemed excessive
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled a plan to raise rates by one cent per 100 pounds on shipments of grain and flour from Vandalia railroad points in Indiana to Atlantic ports for export as excessive.
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Washington
Vandalia
Indiana
Atlantic Porta
Interstate Commerce Commission
British Warship Cornwallis Sunk by Submarine
The British admiralty announced the sinking of the battleship Cornwallis in the Mediterranean after a submarine attack. The seaplane carrier Ben My Chree also was sunk. Thirteen crew from the Cornwallis are missing and believed killed. Captain A P Davidson previously commanded the battleship Duncan, confirming the Cornwallis loss.
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London
Cornwall
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Ben-My Chree
Cornwallis
A. P. Davidson
Duncan
Masked Gend Rob Woman in Detroit Home Invasion
In Detroit a woman named Misa Mel ly was robbed after five masked assailants broke into her home. They threatened her with revolvers and demanded money, taking 6200 in cash. The attackers warned they would kill her if she screamed as they fled.
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Detroit
Jen
Mise Plorence Kelly
Mamonds
Misa Melly
Munitions Plant Hit By Explosions At Kingsland
Fire and a sequence of blasts shattered the Canadian Car and Foundry plant in Kingsland New Jersey. About 1,700 workers were employed there. many are unaccounted for and a former employee Herman Dysshira was gravely wounded. The area was evacuated and residents fled to shelters as tremors rattled New York City and Long Island.
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New York
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
Kingsland
N. J
Edward Burnell
Herman Dysshira
St. Mary’s Hospital
Passaic
Lundhurst
New York City
Long Island City
Silent sen tinels kept out in the White House cold
Picketing suffrage demonstrators known as silent sentinels faced freezing winds at the White House. Officials invited the group inside for warmth with authority from the President and Mrs. Wilson. The leader would consult if they should accept the invitation. Some left posts, others sought shelter behind posts as banners hung limp.
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Washington
Sentinels
White House
Wilson
Executive Mansion
Penn College Seeks 1 Million Endowment
The board of directors of Penn College in Oskaloosa Iowa announces a campaign to raise a 1 million dollar endowment. Part of the money is pledged.
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Oskaloosa, Ja
Penn College
Os Beer
Oklahoma Senator Gore Reported Ill
The Oklahoma senator TEO AAS P. GORE is reported ill in neglecting duties and causing concern over possible health issues. Local aides say the public figure has been staying at home and receiving medical attention.
Britain’s Victory Loan Launches Nationwide Campaign
London hosts a mass meeting at the Guild Hall with Premier Lloyd George and Chancellors Bonar Law and McKenna as the drive begins. The plan aims to mobilize all Britons and Ireland to invest in the new Victory Loan with installments and bank support, integrating old war bonds with new money to fund the war effort.
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Lloyd George
London
London Guild Hall
Andrew Bonar Law
Reginald McKenna
Excheqe
Great Britain
Ireland
Thaw Tries 10 Committing Suicide in Philadelphia
Philadelphia report describes Harry Kendall Thaw’s escape from New York, his attempted suicide with a razor, wounds to neck and wrist, and discovery of a poison tablet in his pocket. Doctors say he will recover but remain in hospital likely for weeks.
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Philadelphia
Harry Kendall Yiay
Stanford White
Ceati
Mr. West
New York
Frederick Gu, Jr
Kansas City
Oliver G. Brower
Mary's Hospital
Wood J. Kurby
Kurby
Thaw
Democrats Control House After Final Ballot Count
Washington on January 12 reports the House lineup after ballots finalize with Democrats holding 216 seats, Republicans 2, Progressives, Socialist and Independent each holding one seat. Scully of New Jersey is noted as a Democrat linked to the tally.
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Scully
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Jer Oy
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Dent
Missing girls spark Aurora panic in January mystery
In Aurora Illinois two cases unfold as Miss Vor Smith sixteen is kidnapped near 114 Street then escapes with a tall man in Batavia's vehicle. By January 10 police across northern Illinois seek Miss Sybil Buter seventeen a Latavia operator missing since Sunday raising a broader concern.
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Aurora
Ill
Vor Smith
Batavia
Illinois
Sybyl Bntet
Police Capture Bandits in Peoria Shootings
Peoria police captured Charles Kore ent and John Hogan after a running chase that followed a volley of shots at the city. A third bandit escaped. valuables valued at seven hundred dollars were recovered.
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Peoria
Vosoria
Charles Kore
John Hogan
Levi
Dullora
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Vopicka
Tiueherest
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Uoumaria
Teo Aas
P. Gore
Oklahoma
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Will Fegover
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