Wilson Vetoes Immigration Bill Over Literacy Tests
President Wilson rejected a recently passed immigration bill due to literacy test provisions. He calls the test a radical policy change and notes it would penalize lack of opportunity rather than assess merit, warning about diplomatic risks from the religious persecution exemption.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Taft
Cleveland
House
United States
Secretary of Labor
Indiana House passes dry bill in sweeping prohibition move
Indianapolis January 27 The lower house approved the statewide prohibition measure 70 to 27 sending it to the senate. The bill forbids handling liquor after January 1 1918 including selling bartering giving away or keeping intoxicating liquor except as the act provides.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Senate
House
Transport Sunk by Diver in Mediterranean Action
Berlin reports a January 25 sinking of a transport filled with troops by a German submarine in ten minutes. A second clash east of Malta on January 26 damaged an armed hostile transport steamer, also sinking in ten minutes. Captain Jack Crawford, famed scout, is dying in New York.
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Berlin
Jan
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Malta
Jack Crawford
Breago
Jack Crawied
Associy
Buffalo Bill
W York
Crawford
General Custer
Sitting Bull
German Troops Storm Hill 304 Near Verdun
Berlin reports German forces stormed French trenches on Hill 304 northwest of Verdun along a 1600 meter front. The war office says about 500 prisoners were taken including 12 officers and ten machine guns, as French counterattacks failed.
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Berlin
Verdun Front
Verdun
War Office
Meuse
von Francois
von Dein Borne
Baden
Dead Man's Hill
Ayocourt
Senators Hit Inaugural Costs and Hotel Complaints
Washington senators debated the 25000 inauguration appropriation amid concerns over hotel price gouging during inauguration week. Senator McCumber urged including price controls after being told a room could reach 200, while Senator Works called for simpler, democratic ceremonies.
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Washington
Arec
Senate
Capitol
Overman
Appropriations Committee
McCumber
Step
North Dakota
Works
California
Borah Seeks Senate Reaffirmation of Monroe Doctrine
Idaho Senator Borah introduced a resolution in the Senate on January 27 calling for reaffirming faith in the Monroe Doctrine and strict adherence to Washington's alliances. The measure was read and laid over without debate, aiming to limit peace discussions to his international peace league plan and extend the doctrine globally.
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Senate
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Safeblowers Crack Chicago Theaters in Loop Raid
In Chicago January 81 suspects blew two safes in the La Salle theater and in the office of Henry Delaney and Co. cash totaling roughly 1300 dollars was taken. The raid targets included the theater safe and another office safe, with gains estimated between 1000 and 1200 dollars and about 300 dollars respectively.
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Chicago
Loop
la Salle Theater
Henry Delaney & Co
Auto crash in Paducah leaves one dead and others hurt
In Paducah Kentucky on January 81 a car overturned after plunging into a pit. Barl Oustey, twenty four, was killed while Harvey Gilli was seriously injured and three companions sustained minor injuries.
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Paducah
Rioters Seize Eight Americans in Juarez Street Car Clash
Rioters in Juarez storm street cars and seize eight American street car workers amid a growing Mexican unrest. Carranza troops guard bridges while U S soldiers begin withdrawal from Mexican soil as Major General Pershing recalls troops.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Carranza
International Bridge
United States
Rio Grande
FE Paso
Washington
War Department
Newton P. Baker
Pershing
Mexico
Colonia Dublan
British Cruiser Laurentic Sunk Off Irish Coast
The British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic of 14 892 tons was sunk off the Irish coast last Thursday by a submarine or after hitting a mine. Twelve officers and 109 men were saved. Previously in Canadian service with White Star Domminon line, she was the largest vessel in Canadian trade and sister to the Majestic.
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Admiralty
Laurentic
London
Britiish Admiralty
White Star Domminton Line
Majestic
Russians Win in Roumania Offensive Against Austro German
Russian forces after artillery prep attacked Austro German positions along the Cumpulung Jacobens road near Moldavia. They breached Teutonic lines on a two mile front and took prisoners and booty. Southwest of Wea, three German assaults were repulsed by Russians.
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Petrograd
Cumpulung-Jacobens Road
Moldavia
Russian War Department
Wea
Hunger Striker Gets Food As Birth Control Advocate Improves
New York report notes Mrs. Ethel Byrne, sentenced to 30 days for distributing birth control propaganda, is described by Corrections Commissioner Burdett G. Lewis as progressing well under gentle, forcible feeding at Blackwell's Island penitentiary.
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New York
Ethel Byrne
Anya
Blackwell's Island
Burdett G. Lewis
King Alfonso Narrow Escape After Train Wreck Attempt
Madrid reports an attempt to wreck a royal train carrying King Alfonso. The royal train was preceded by a freight train whose engine driver spotted an obstruction on the track and alerted crews. Royal passengers were unharmed.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Auctioning Apple Sells for Sixty Dollars in Toledo
An apple similar to prime fruit brought sixty dollars at a Toledo auction on January 30 as part of a campaign to raise two hundred fifty thousand dollars for a new children’s hospital. The event aimed to fund the hospital project and attract donor support.
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Toledo
Children's Hospital
President Wilson rebukes militia foes over universal training
President Wilson told a Maryland League for National Defense delegation that their unrestrained language harms dialogue. The group criticized the National Guard as a failure and urged universal compulsory training and service, citing mobilization on the Mexican border.
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Washington
Wilson
Maryland League For National Defense
National Guard
Randolph Barton
Millions For Army And Navy Defense Budget Passed
The House approved a fortifications measure totaling over 51 million for coast defenses as part of the administration’s 800 million defense budget. The Navy appropriation bill reached 351,433,245 with plans for three battleships, a battle cruiser, scout cruisers, destroyers, tenders, and submarines. The Army bill is expected to be reported next week, with total estimates over 360 million excluding border mobilization costs.
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House
Washington
Congress
House Naval Committee
House Military Committee
Navy
Banker Fisk Clears McAdoo Denies Peace Note Link
Pliny Fisk a New York banker denied any connection with Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo or prior knowledge of the peace note leak. He stated he had no association with the president's son in law and rejected suggestions of involvement.
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New York
Pliny Fish
Treasury
McAdoo
Oregon Passes Dry Bill In Prohibition Vote
Oregon's bone dry prohibition bill passed the lower house by 63 to 7. The vote reflects strong temperance support in Salem as January 31 reports confirm the measure becoming law pending Senate action.
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Salem
Ore
Oregon
Senate Action Delayed On Wilson Peace Plan
Washington Jan 31 The Senate tabled Cummins motion to debate Wilson's world peace proposal halting extended discussion. Cummins warned the plan risks constant world war or rebellion against a world sovereignty while supporting humanitarian aims. Lewis defended the president and argued the address does not threaten Monroe doctrine or U.S. military action abroad.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
Cummins
Hitchcock and
Williams
Foreign Relations Committee
Martine
New Jersey
Lodge
Borah
United States
Lewis
Iowa
Senator Cummins
League
Warships Battle in Storm in Adriatic
The Austrian destroyer Huszar was put out of action in an Adriatic engagement with two Italian destroyers. Huszar was hit several times and set on fire and towed to port by torpedo boats. Italian losses are not reported. The Argo, a Norwegian steamer, exploded with four missing and nine survivors.
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Rome
Huszar
Adriatic
Tribuon
Cascarets Advertises Quick Relief for Digestive Issues
An old style advertisement touts Cascarets for headaches, billousness, indigestion, and sour stomach with a 10 cent box promising a morning cleanse. It claims the product works while you sleep and appeals to both adults and children for a clean liver and bowels, plus no griping.
Freezone Cures Corns Without Pain Says Cinchfanati
Sore or hard corns and calluses can be lifted with fingers using drops of Freezone. A Cinchfanati authority says the simple drug dries instantly, does not irritate surrounding skin, and costs little at any drug store. If local druggist lacks Freezone, have him order a bottle from his wholesale house.
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Cinchfanati
Hie Wholesale Drug House
Adv
Overlooked Convenience at Summer Hotel
A guest complains that the hotel does not meet promised modern conveniences. The manager defends the claim and then the guest asks for a maxi silencer to be placed on the orchestra, highlighting a humorous dispute over amenities.
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Walter
Soap and ointment ad and painting critique
An advertisement extols Cuticura soap and ointment for skin cleansing and healing with a free sample offer by mail. A woman proudly shows a painting, and a man jokes the artist must have painter's colic after careful inspection of the work.
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Cuticura
Dept
Boston
Exceeded Speed Limit and Health Claims in Odd Ad
The snippet promotes Haarlem Oil as a cure all for kidney and bladder issues and excesses. It claims government chemists approve it and urges readers to visit druggists. It also notes a Pennsylvania statistic on women’s wages and mentions a knitting mill owned by Black people in Florida.
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Capeules
Eal
Ness
Noone Lockepee Mamas Club
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