British Foreign Secretary Grey Returns to London in Protest Talks
London reports Grey arrived Wednesday to Downing Street and conferred with Haldane and Asquith to address the U S protest over wartime commerce. Cabinet discussions were planned, with the American ambassador to discuss the full issue soon. Washington outlines demands on searches, convoying, and contraband definitions amid strain with Britain.
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Sir Grey
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See
Diplomatic Corps
England
Mreika
German air raid kills 15 near Dunkirk and targets King Albert
London dispatch reports German air raiders killed fifteen people and wounded over thirty in a raid that also targeted Dunkirk and the Belgian king Albert's headquarters at Furnes. Five aviators carried out the attack, with two bombs dropped near the king’s headquarters reported as a strike to wipe out the Belgian command post. No damage to the royal area was noted.
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London
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Lexington
Albert Rash
Gillan
Uriah Everly
War Office
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Park
Taylor
Fred
Bandits Get 10840 In Sunset Limited Hold Up
Three robbers on the west bound Sunset Limited robbed two sleepers on the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio line near Spofford. They took 7840 in cash and Jewelry valued at 3000 from passengers including Jose Martinez who carried 16000 and valuables. Martinez shared 25 to 160 dollars with other victims after escaping. Mrs J Carson endured fright during the holdup while her four month old baby slept nearby.
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Cline
Spofford
Jose Martinez
Durango
Martines
J. Carson
Houston
White Beats Shugrue In Ten Round Boxing Show
Madison Square Garden reports a decisive ten round bout in New York where Charlie White defeated Joe Shugrue by a wide margin. White dominated with superior hitting including a sharp left hook while Shugrue endured punishing exchanges at 133 pounds in a hard fought match.
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Desertion of 7,000 Carranza Men Reaches San Diego Route
7000 Carranza troops desert and march toward San Diego en route to Tepic, Villa forces reported in Tepic. Foreigners seek refuge aboard the U S supply ship Glacier at San Blas and Tepic. Rear Admiral Howard orders gunboat Annapolis to San Blas by wireless, with no trouble anticipated.
Frank Appeal Allowed in Mary Phagan Murder Case
Associate Justice Lamar of the Supreme Court granted a stay of execution and allowed the appeal of Lee M. Frank, Atlanta factory superintendent, convicted in the Mary Phagan murder, delaying further action until the Lehigh court rules on the constitutional questions raised.
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MISTAKE COSTS MAN'S LIFE
A chaotic clump of brief notices reports a man shot and killed during a service at a Hindu temple in Los Angeles by a religious fanatic. It notes others injured and describes a bomb incident at Filbert and Webster streets, with Perritt and Lathrop as named individuals involved.
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Poll) Perritt
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Russians Hold Germany in Check in Carpathians
Berlin and London dispatches describe Russian forces tightening their grip along the lower Matula and Pilica as Austrians retreat through the Carpathians. German efforts falter against a Russian stone wall with heavy losses reported and disarray among retreating Austrian units.
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Allies Repel German Advance Near Ypres Front
London reports Tuesday statements from the French war office detailing allied advances from Nieuwport and actions near Muathersen. French troops under General Pau besiege Steinbach in Alsace while heavy fighting continues around Apremont’s burned wood where gains came at a high human cost.
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Upper
Villa lifts siege of Naco in Mexico border clash
Naco Arizona citizens emerged from bomb-proofs and removed window plates as the siege by Mexican forces eased. Gov Jose Maria Maytorena commanded the besiegers and evacuated entrenchments, withdrawing his forces five miles away after two months of standoff.
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Child Burned to Death at Valparaiso Incident
Five year old Edward Shedd died after clothes caught fire from a kitchen stove while his mother was at a neighbor’s. The tragedy occurred in Valparaiso Indiana on a Saturday, with authorities noting the child’s clothing ignited.
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Relief Request From Consul General In Mexico
Consul General Hanna telegraphs the American Red Cross asking for 2,000 cheap blankets to relieve suffering natives in Monterey Mexico. He notes food shortages despite a Texas carload of food and clothing from San Antonio and adds that several outlying towns are appealing for aid. If winter remains cold, hunger and exposure could rise after four years of war. He promises to stretch supplies and funds as far as possible.
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Actor killed in street collapse at Kansas City hotel
Walter S. Dickinson, vaudeville actor, was killed when scaffolding at the new Muehlenbach hotel collapsed. Five workmen were seriously injured. Dickinson, struck as he walked along the street, had a fractured skull and died at a hospital. He was brought for a special act on a star bill to open a theater.
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German demand to accept consuls in Belgium
The German government formally informed the American state department that American consuls in Belgium must be acceptable to German military authorities and that some consuls should be withdrawn for the present. Other dispatches report a wrecked schooner crew rescued by a Norwegian steamer, Helgoland’s harbor guns, a French submarine loss confirmed, the Trent steam ship sinking near London, Canada pledging endless war effort, and Wilson confirming amnesty advice to Gutierrez government in Mexico.
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Independents Control House In Exciting Champaign Battle
In a tight caucus Charles D Conover of Champaign county led independents against William C Jackson Springfield backed by Daugherty. Conover became speaker with Dorr and Campbell shifting votes to back him. Other selections included Whittemore for speaker pro tem and Maynard clerk, with reform plans for state finances and judicial procedure outlined by A V Donahey.
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What are these asteroids I hear about in class
Dialogic excerpt features a professor and students joking about asteroids and nose extractions. The exchange pivots to medical misinterpretations as a comic misreading of astronomical terms. Other snippets include Grandmother praising Mr. Burbank and a joke about a seedable hen egg implying novelty inventions.
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British battleship Formidable sunk in English Channel
London Jan 2 The British battleship Formidable was sunk in the English Channel. Seventy one crew members were saved. It is unclear whether a mine or submarine caused the loss. The ship carried 750 crew and was commanded by Captain Arthur N. Loxley. Survivors landed by a trawler during a storm. The Formidable, sister to the Irresistible and Implacable, was completed in 1905 with a heavy armament and served on patrol and transport duties between English and French ports.
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Despondent Kentucky mother kills herself and child
Lexington reports a 23 year old Mrs Okie Byrd killed her two year old and herself with poison in a despondent act linked to alleged neglect by her husband toward Bryan at Asheville North Carolina. Other briefs include Bryan's Asheville visit and various national items.
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Deborah and Barak Deliver Israel in Judges Victory
Historic Sunday School lesson recounts Deborah the Judge and Barak leading Israel to victory over Sisera. The prose and poetry accounts differ in detail but share the theme that faith and obedience bring deliverance, while backsliding invites oppression.
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