Root calls for military backing of peace plan
Elihu Root urged military and naval preparedness to support President Wilson’s league for enforcing peace. He warned a peace without power is worthless unless nations joining the compact can back it with ships and soldiers. He praised the president’s “peace without victory” but stressed preservation of democracy and small nations. Taft backs Wilson’s idea at Bangor seminary.
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Washington
Wilson
League
Elihu Root
New York
National Security League
Senate
Root
Mr. Root
Belgium
Servia
Taft
Bangor
Bangor Theological Seminary
W. H. Taft
United States
Riot at Coal Mine Averted in Indiana
In Princeton Indiana on January 26 a union representation tried to organize the Farris mine near Oakland City prompting a threatened riot. Officers were called and the confrontation was averted. The mine employs only a small number of workers.
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Princeton
Ind
Farris
Oakland City
Gemal
Senator Borah Attacks Wilson on Peace Speech
Idaho Senator Borah issues sharp critique of President Wilson's peace speech arguing it fails to secure U S interests and credibility. The political clash highlights opposition within the Republican ranks over postwar settlement strategy.
Time Honored U S Doctrines Urged in Senate
Senator Borah of Idaho introduced a resolution in the senate urging reaffirmation of the words of Washington and Jefferson against entangling alliances and for adherence to time honored doctrines. The measure warns that departures from the Washington Monroe doctrines would threaten the nation. The resolution was placed on the table without debate.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Jeferson
United States
Jefferson
U.S. Protest Over Mexican Constitution Provisions
Secretary Lansing sent a note to General Carranza through Charles B. Parker warning that a provision limiting civil commercial companies to property area needed may be retroactive and confiscatory without compensation. The note questions granting executive power to fix the necessary area for these holdings.
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Mexico City
Lansing
Generali Carranza
Charles B. Parker
Tidy Fund for Good Roads
Washington announces the second annual distribution of 10 million dollars to aid rural post roads under the federal aid road law. Secretary Houston reports the fiscal year 1918 apportionment with Illinois 441,852 Indiana 271,495 Iowa 292,351 Wisconsin 256,722 New York 501,440 and Pennsylvania 461,288.
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Washington
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
New York
Pennsylvania
Baby Irene to Have Papa in Ottawa Romance
Margaret Ryan the Canadian girl who fought in Chicago courts over Baby Irene is to marry William Jer a soldier named as the child’s father. Jer recently returned from the French front and Ottawa reports the marriage plan.
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Chicago
Margaret Ryan
Ireane
Anna Dollie Ledgerwood
Ottawa
Wilson rebukes Maryland defense leaders over national guard critique
President Wilson, meeting a Maryland League for National Defense delegation, rebuked their unrestrained language and urged more reasonable tones. He said compulsory service could be avoided with robust physical training and noted border mobilization affects civil pursuits. He supported congressional efforts to strengthen military service.
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Washington
Wilson
Maryland League For National Defense
National Guard
Randolph Barton
Army of the
United States
Border Service
Congress
Submarine G-1 Appears on Narragansett Bay
Newport Rhode Island January 26 observers on the west shore watched the newly launched American submarine G-1 slip her moorings. The boat displayed its new lines on an even keel similar to German undersea craft.
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Newport
R. I
Narragansett Bay
New London
Conn
Mississippi launched as new battleship in Newport News
The great sea fighter Mississippi was launched in Newport News with Secretary Daniels and about 15 000 spectators present. It is the third battleship to bear the name and will reach 21 knots speed, displace 32 000 tons on trial and 33 000 when fully loaded, and measures 624 feet long. Camille McBeath of Meridian christened the ship. In Des Moines a bill to grant woman suffrage by constitutional amendment will be introduced in the Iowa General Assembly.
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Newport News
Mississippi
Secretary Daniels
Daniels
Commodore Perry
Pacific
Japan
America
George Dewey
Mobile Bay
Camille McBeath
Meridian
Miss
J. M. McBeath
Democratic National Committee
Iowa
Des Moines
Jan
Iowa General Assembly
Kaiser Honors Mackensen with Grand Cross of Iron Cross
Berlin dated January 26 announces Emperor William has awarded Feld Marshal von Mackensen the grand cross of the iron cross and sent a letter of thanks for his achievements. Only von Hindenburg has previously received the grand cross, conferred on December 10.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Feld Marshal von Mackensen
Feld Marshal von Hindenburg
Ends 41 Years of Solitary at Charlestown Prison
Boston, Jan. 26. Jess Pomeroy, long held in solitary at Charlestown for murder of two young girls, is granted equal privileges with other prisoners. Once deprived of human contact he now reads seven languages and studies Arabic at fifty seven. His escape attempt four years ago ended. He has studied law as it bears on his case.
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Boston
Jess Pomeroy
Charlestown
State Executive Council
Pomeroy
Tragic Crossing Collision Kills Two Women
Joliet Illinois January 26 Two women Mrs Evans Lewis thirty six and Mrs Morgan Lewis are killed or dying after a buggy crossing the tracks as a fast Illinois Central mail train strikes them at Peotone. Witnesses say the crossing gates were lowered to prevent escape. Both women are wives of wealthy farmers and mothers of large families.
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Joliet, al
Evans Lewis
Morgan Lewis
Kankakee
Peotone
Illinois Central Railroad
Judge rules summons by telephone valid in Stevens v Carlton
In Anderson Indiana on January 26 Judge Ellis refused to set aside the superior court case of Fred L. Stevens against David R. Carlton of Elwood. The motion claimed Carlton was improperly served by telephone. The judge held that summons issued by a sheriff over the telephone was legal.
James Stewart Arrested After Shooting Winnipeg Inspector
Windsor Ontario January 26 James Stewart, sought in Madison Wisconsin for robbing a theater safe of about $1000, was captured after he shot and killed M B Jackson an immigration inspector from Winnipeg authorities reported Stewart's arrest followed the fatal shooting.
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Windsor
Ont
James Stewart
Madison
Wis
M. B. Jackson
Winnipeg
Detective William J. Burns Trials Tapping Secrets
Detective William J. Burns faces a trial alleging tapping of lawyers' secrets. The case centers on alleged illegal surveillance activities targeting legal professionals and confidential communications.
Fines for Two Swindlers in Fraudulent Ad Sales
In Elkhart Indiana on January 26 Edith Miller aged 53 and her daughter Ida were fined 32 dollars each for fraudulent advertising after agreeing to buy a 65 dollar fur set for 12 dollars. They admitted similar schemes in Lafayette and Logansport last year.
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Elkhart
Ind
Edith Miller
Ida
California
Lafayette
Logansport
East St. Louis Rises as Illinois' Second City
The 1910 census showed East St. Louis with 59,090 residents. A new U S census bulletin estimates July 1 population at 74,708, making East St. Louis the second largest city in Illinois, ahead of Peoria which stands at 71,458.
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East ST. Louis
New Bulletin
The
United States Census Bureau
Peoria
Bureau
Illinois
Butler Accused of Killing Wife in Alpine Trial
Harry J. Spanell testified that the fatal shot was fired by Lieutenant Colonel M. C. Butler, a man who allegedly harassed Mrs. Spanell from his Alpine arrival. Spanell faces charges in connection with both deaths.
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San Angelo
Tex
Harry J. Spanell
Alpine
Spanell
M. C. Butler
Butler
Gibbons Opposes Literacy Test
Cardinal Gibbons issued a statement urging President Wilson to veto the immigration bill. The Baltimore remark frames opposition to the literacy test provision amid the national debate in January.
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Gibbons
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Wilson
Missouri Paper Quiz On Anti Trust Probe Start
Missouri inquiry into news print paper costs began when former supreme court justice Charles G. Revelle was ordered to testify on whether Missouri anti trust laws were violated in Jefferson City on January 26.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Charles G. Revelle
Supreme Court
Germans Begin Riga Offensive In Six Mile Front
Berlin reports a widening assault near Riga as German forces push along a six mile front from Kalntzem toward the Baltic port. Seventy five hundred prisoners are claimed in three days as the battle unfolds amid frozen Tirul swamps and a looming winter campaign to knock Russia out before spring.
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Czar
Berlin
Riga
Teutons
Hindenburg
Prince Leopold
Berlin War Office
Petrograd
Kalntzem
Mitau
Tirul
Russia
Russian War Office
Convicts Nabbed in Canada in Bowmanville Hotel
Two escaped Iowa State penitentiary inmates Earl W Lindsay and Arnold Zimmer were arrested in Bowmanville Ontario a hotel after eluding capture since last October They had fled to England and France and worked nearby for six weeks and agreed to return without extradition.
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Canada
Bowmanville
Ont
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Earl W. Lindsay
Iowa
Arnold Zimmer
England
France
Chicago Live Stock and Grain Markets Report
Hogs receipts around 1,000 with prices from 11.50 to 11.65 for heavy packing and 9.50 to 10.15 for good to fancy pigs. Cattle receipts 7,000 with steers 10.50 to 11.25, cows 7.40 to 8.10, dealers price 14.00 to 14.75. Wheat and corn quotes for No 2 and No 3 grades. oats bids around 59% to 60 cents. East Buffalo quotes show hogs strong, lambs top at 14.60, yearlings 12.00 to 13.60, sheep 11.00 to 11.50, veal 15.50.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
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