British Destroyers Sink German Torpedo Vessels Off Dutch Coast
London reports two German destroyers sunk in North Sea battles near Schouwen bank and off the Dutch coast. The V-69, a modern destroyer, was heavily engaged and its commander died after losing both legs. German losses total 47 men. three officers and 44 sailors killed. The raids were believed to be a diversion to screen raiders leaving Zeebrugge.
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London
North Sea
Admiralty
Schouwen Bank
Amsterdam
Scheldt
Teuton
Zeebrugge
New Constitution Bill Clears House Vote in Indianapolis
The Indiana house passed the constitutional convention bill by 87 to 10. It sets delegates chosen on the third Tuesday in September this year and a convention opening on the second Tuesday in January 1918, with the measure now moving to the senate.
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Indianapolis
House
Senate
Governor Rye Signs Three Antiliquor Bills in Tennessee
Tightens Ltd in Nashville reports Governor Rye signed three anti liquor measures passed by the legislature. The laws prohibit clubs lodges or associations from dispensing liquor, make a second bootlegging conviction a felony, and bar firms from keeping liquor in stock for sale as beverages.
Boxing Bill Introduced To Regulate Sparring
Des Moines January 24. A boxing bill permitting and regulating sparring matches is prohibited within Iowa now. Representative Lake of Woodbury county introduced the measure in the Iowa house, modeled after Wisconsin boxing law.
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Iowa
Des Moines
House of Representatives
Lake
Woodbury County
Wisconsin
Dr T Cary Grayson Appointed Rear Admiral by President
Dr T Cary Grayson, noted physician and WWI medical adviser, receives appointment as rear admiral by President Wilson. The move elevates him within the Navy medical corps and signals strengthened medical leadership for wartime operations.
Hoosier Jean on Trial in Meek Liberty Bid
In Laporte Indiana the trial of convict James Meek known as the Jean Val Jean of the Michigan City prison opens before a jury in Laporte county superior court. Meek escaped custody and married a woman unaware of his convict status. he seeks release to return to Clarion Pennsylvania with his wife and child to resume their business. He refuses to disclose his wife's former name.
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Laporte, Ind
James Meek
Jean Val Jean
Michigan City
Clarion
Babe
Laporte County Superior Court
Meek
Kim
Illinois Prohibition Battle Opens in Two General Assembly Bureaus
Springfield Jan 24 Illinois big prohibition battle begins with statutory prohibition bill introductions in both Senate and House. Charles Wood of Keenes chairs the Senate license committee and Thomas Lyon of Springfield chairs the House temperance committee. Women and voters would decide on saloon abolition in 1918 if passed.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Fiftieth General Assembly
Charles L. Wood
Keenes
Senate
Thomas E. Lyon
House
Gompers Faces Strike Dilemma Over Workplace Demands
Washington reports say stenographers, clerks, and other employees in the Samuel Gompers office have pressed for better working conditions and threaten a strike if demands are not met. The move targets the AF of L president's staff and could affect federation operations.
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Gompers
Washington
Samuel Gompers
The
American Federation
Man Killed by Druggist Error in Hopkinsville
E M Flack a prominent Hopkinsville resident died after a druggist administered the wrong medicine causing fatal poisoning. The incident occurred in Hopkinsville Kentucky on January 24 as police and coroner investigated the case and noted the pharmacist error.
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Hopkinsville
E. M. Flack
Chicago Markets Report Hogs and Cattle Prices
Chicago live stock receipts reach 34 000 hogs and 8 000 cattle with mixed quotes. Hogs range from 9 50 to 11 20 for various grades while cattle quotes run 7 35 to 11 00 for cows and 10 25 to 11 00 for steers. East Buffalo agents Danning and Stevens list steady hogs at 11 65 11 70 and lambs at 14 50 with other values shown for sheep and veals.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Danning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Premiers React as Wilson Peace Plan Shocks Washington
Jan 24 Washington reports the president will not move again until Europe digests his landmark peace terms. Lloyd George and Bethmann Hollweg likely to reply in parliamentary speeches. Cummins sparks Senate debate with a call for immediate discussion, while Stone blocks a full week of debate.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Entente
Teutonic
Lloyd-George
Bethmann-Hollweg
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
Pet
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Revenue bill eyed to fund army and navy needs
Washington reports a subcommittee finalizing a revenue bill for the Democrats Ways and Means Committee. The measure creates a 222 million preparedness fund from excess profits and estate transfers plus 130 million from last year emergency law. It would empower the President to lower income exemptions to touch 2000 a year and raise surtax rates as needed to curb spending.
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Washington
Democrats
Ways and Means Committee
Army
Employment plan to place guardsmen back from the border
The United States employment bureau and the war department announced completion of a joint plan to find work for National Guardsmen returning from the border who may be out of work.
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Washington
United States Employment Bureau
The
War Department
Woman Granted Fourth Divorce After Abandonment Claims
Mrs. C. Hall, 30, was granted her fourth divorce in the circuit court after testifying her husband abandoned her sixteen times during two years of marriage. The judge commented that state law should limit how often one person can obtain a legal separation.
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Wrhbash
Jan
C. Hall
Will of Anna Kinney Grants Isaacs $500 For Three-Year Abstinence
In Springfield Illinois January 24 a clause in the will of the late Mrs Anna Kinney of Loami Illinois leaves John Isaacs a $500 grant if he remains abstinent from intoxicating liquor for three years. If he drinks alcoholic liquor the $500 is to be used to cover the expense of his last sickness and death. Isaacs was employed by Mrs Kinney.
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Springfield
Iul
John Isaacs
Loami
Anna Kinney
Isaacs
Man Attempts Sell Stolen Horse and Buggy in Veedersburg
In Veedersburg Indiana on January 24 DPD D Duncan a 27 year old Black man tried to sell a stolen horse and buggy to Calvin Scherer for ten dollars. He did not know Veedersburg night policeman does not wear a uniform. Duncan was returned to Danville Illinois charged with stealing the outfit from J D Mitchell a farmer of Foster Indiana.
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Veedersburg
Ind
DPD
D. Duncan
Calvin Scherer
Duncan
Danville
Ill
J. D. Mitchell
Foster
Boy Falls Three Floors in Court House Collapse
Delphi Indiana January 24 Cass Armstrong aged twelve fell from the third floor of the new Carroll County Court House after dark through joists to the basement. He was rescued by youths and passersby and taken home. physicians still hold hope for recovery.
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Delphi
Ind
Cass Armstrong
New
Carroll County Court House
Quincy and Cairo Vie for Armor Plant Project
Quincy and Cairo compete for the $11,000,000 armor plate plant proposed by the War Department. Rock Island reports both cities are contenders in the site selection.
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Quincy
Cairo
Rock Island
Ill
War Department
Woman on Border Hears That First Chief Is Assassinated
A reported slaying unfolds as a border woman learns that the first chief has been assassinated. The incident ripples through local communities and prompts police inquiries into the motive and suspects.
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Woman On Border
Carranza Report Sparks Mexican News from El Paso
The wife of a prominent Mexican tied to the Queretaro government says a code message implies Venustiano Carranza was assassinated in Querotar o on Sunday. No verification available locally.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Carranza
Querotaro
Mexico
Venustiano Carranza
Pershing Outposts Withdrawn in Mexico Move
The War Department with President Wilson approval orders the withdrawal of General Pershing's force outposts in Mexico. It signals that main troop movements toward the border may begin soon after. Ambasssador Fletcher's (sic) dispatch date to Mexico City is unspecified. The embargo on arms exports to Mexico is under review with no decision yet.
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Washington
General Pershing
Mexico
War Department
Wilson
Fletcher
Iowa Papers Favor Universal Military Training
Des Moines news poll shows 32 Iowa dailies with about 400 000 subscribers favor universal military training in the state. Four papers opposing total around 80 000 subscribers, while two papers with roughly 6 000 subscribers take a neutral stance.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Daily Press
Millionaire discovers missing wife in Cincinnati morgue
J N Ralston of Middleboro Kentucky had hunted for two years to locate his wife Mrs Ralston who vanished two years earlier. She had escaped from a sanitarium and wandered the country until sheltered by a Black woman before her body was found in a Cincinnati morgue.
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Lexington
J. N. Ralston
Middleboro
Cincinnati
Amundsen Presented to President Wilson in Washington
Roald Amundsen the South Pole discoverer was introduced to President Wilson by Norwegian minister H B Bryn in Washington on January 24.
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Amundsen
Washington
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Wilson
H. B. Bryn
Indiana House backs Wood bill banning liquor sales on trains
Indianapolis Jan 24 The Indiana House approves the Wood bill by 87 to 6, marking the first step toward a dry movement. The measure prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquors on any railway train operating within the state.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Bone Drys Oppose Whitmore Bills In Senate Action
Des Moines Iowa January 24 The Whitmore temperance bills will be reported out of the committee in the senate Friday. Bone drys oppose bills limiting personal possession to two quarts of whisky and one case of bottled beer.
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Bone Drys
Whitmore
Des Moines
Senate
Committee On
Stock Exchange Faces Contempt Over Secrecy Probe
In New York on January 24 eleven hundred NYSE members confront a choice between disclosing confidential customer dealings or facing jail for contempt as Congress investigates the alleged leak of President Wilsons peace note. Subpoenas and records demands loom amid a tense opening session.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Congress
House
Custom House
Kde Ga Wilson
Clearing House
Exchange
Stock Exchange
Board of Governors
Committee of Congress
Sherman Whipple
Congress of the United States
Tragic double death in Waterloo linked to gas
In Waterloo Iowa Mrs C C Calkins wife of an insurance agent was found dead with her seven year old adopted son in a house with gas jets open. Coroner Smith ruled it a premeditated murder and death by own action. In New York Bethlehem Steel declared a 10 percent dividend, up 244 percent over prior disbursement and a 300 percent total dividend.
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Waterloo
C. C. Calkins
Smith
Bethlehem
New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
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