Conspiracy to murder Lloyd George at Derby trial opens
Derby reports a charged group including Mrs Whealdon, her daughter Ann, and Alf Mason with conspiring to kill Prime Minister Lloyd George and Arthur Henderson. The defendants, objectors to compulsory service, deny knowledge of the charges as the case adjourns. Additional London dispatches describe three suffragists and a conscientious objector linked to the plot, with widespread public interest expected.
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Derby
Alice Wheeldon
Alfred George Mason
Guildhall
Fremier Lloyd George
Arthur Henderson
House of Commons
War Council
Scotland Yards
David Lloyd
George
A. H. Rodkin
Whealdon
Ann
Mason
Booth Hampton
London
Lloyd George
the Daily Sketch
Reply to Wilson's Note to the Made t ian Gov't Soon
Washington, Jan 31 The German embassy received word the Berlin government would answer President Wilsons peace address to the Senate. The embassy claimed no knowledge of the reply's tenor or delivery form. The arrival is awaited with interest and speculation grows over another potential peace move.
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Washington
Berlin
Wilson
Senate
Han
Closs
Man to Become Citizen in New York Today
Immigrant Wallace, brought to the U S in 1880 by Rear Admiral Peary from Arctic expeditions, forsook the Danish crown and received his naturalization papers in New York. Formerly of Eiah North Greenland, he was adopted as an American named Wallace after arriving.
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New York
Mens Peary Wallace
Robert E. Peary
Denmark
Wallace
Eiah
Greenland
Suit Filed Over Chauffeur Car Collision In Wood Hull Yard
Edgar H. Matthews of Oregon village near Garrison sues his father over injuries from a chauffeur named Louis Traub who knocked Matthews down in a Woodhall yard in June and fractured his leg. The action seeks 88 000 with the accident insurance company noted as insurer. Papers served yesterday on the defendant.
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Kargee
New York
Edgar H. Matthews
Oregon Village
Garrison
Matthew
Shafteur
Louis Traub
Uns Matthews
Ais -Yard
Woodhull
de Fon
Carl
Germans On Riga Front Press Reports Raise Alarm
Reports from the Riga front indicate German gains along the Aa river near the Gulf of Riga and in the Tirul swamp area, threatening the Baltic port. Petrograd acknowledges progress but believes Kaiser's forces will struggle to threaten Riga, while Berlin touts a mile and a half advance, six miles of front, and over 1700 prisoners and thirteen machine guns.
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Riga
Teuton
Gulf of Riga
Tirul
Risa
Baltic
Petrograd
Kais
Ers
Berlin
Ruantana
Hartman Loses Lead in 509 Mile Dog Race
Evaneville Minnesota January 1 Hartman loses lead in the Winnipes to St. Paul 509 mile dog race. Hartman left Dalton at 1 15 pm while others rested and wandered overnight. He reached Ashby weary but determined to continue. Ashby residents greet leaders due to arrive early afternoon as six teams depart Ashby and one follows.
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Evaneville
Minn
Lyle Elicreon
Ashby
Dalton
Hartman
Great Northern
Evanayillc
Bill Graysons
Hjurtur Hanson
Gunnar Thomasson
Mike Kelly
Joe Metcalf
Gabriel Campbell
Albert Campbell
Fire Devours Levine Brothers Warehouse in Minneapolis
A blaze in the Levine Brothers furniture warehouse at 29 Main Street, southeast Minneapolis, caused an estimated 200000 in damage. Riverside hotel employees suffered injuries as they were trapped inside before escaping. Firefighters quickly fought the fire, cutting hoses and losing thousands of feet of hose before control was achieved.
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Minneapolis
Levine Brothers
Main Street
Riverside
Mployes
Furniture Company
Minneapolis City Hospital
France Braces for Severe Winter, Record Cold
Paris reports a harsh winter with the coldest spell in years. Temperatures plummet, thermometers show unprecedented lows, and icy conditions persist across the country, impacting daily life and activities.
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France
Amundsen Ready to Fly North Pole Polar Flight Planned
New York dispatch reports Captain Roald Amundsen preparing for a polar voyage from Christiania to the north pole aboard a new polar ship. He will fly an aeroplane at 150 mph with an observer, aiming to reach the pole in under an hour from a base 69 miles away, weather permitting, for scientific notes.
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New York
Roald Amuninen
South Pole
Liverpool
Philadelphia
Christiania
T 6
North Pole
Amundsen
United States
Arctic
Pole
Explorer
Philadelphi
Amiral Magon Armed Transport Sunk With 950 Aboard
Paris reports the transport Amiral Magon carrying 950 soldiers to Saloniki was torpedoed by a submarine on January 10 while escorted by the torpedo boat Aro. Eight hundred nine aboard were killed or wounded. A German Admiralty declaration adds that a hostile transport was sunk January 25 about 250 miles east of Malta, after being convoyed by a torpedo boat. The sinking occurred in ten minutes, with troops aboard.
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Paris
Amiral Magon
Saloniki
Aro
Malta
Kimmphing-Jacobent
Berlin
Fay
Ipport
Vale Pound
Kimpelung
Buckowina
Riga
Lorraine
Amiral
Magon
Mediterranean
Paria
Balonski
Petrorad
Bukowina
Jacobent
War Office
Mexican Assembly Extends Presidential Power to Expel Foreigners
Queretaro January 31 report states the constitutional assembly approved article 32 allowing the president to expel foreigners without trial and barring noncitizens from participating in polls. The measure also restricts foreigners from acquiring land or property and profiting from soil resources unless they renounce foreign status.
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Queretaro
Tex
Republc
Republi
Russians Gain New Ground in Major Offensive
Russians push forward in a large offensive gaining new ground as German forces attack to seize Riga position. Military units from both sides engage in intense fighting with strategic aims surrounding the Baltic city and surrounding fronts.
What Will The League Do Now In The Nation's Turmoil
A broad survey of war fronts and political maneuvering outlines two main issues. Russian and German forces clash in Latvia and Riga regions with casualties and prisoner exchanges. In the French front Lorraine, French troops penetrate German trenches and capture prisoners. Debates over constitutional convention plans and league activism hinge on a proposed Wolf amendment and Robinson's plan, with senators split on timing and strategy.
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Lorraine Front
Hig
League
Eer
Wolf
Jigs Robinson
Lindstrom
Thoreson
Nelson
Grand Forks
King
Hamilton
Committee On
Senate
Soft Drinks Grow As Barleycorn Dies
The Journal of the American Medical Association notes a rising trade in nonalcoholic beverages as prohibition expands. In 1914 Americans produced about 5 million gallons of unfermented grape juice in the Chautauiqua belt. The 1916 retail value of sodas and fountain refreshments is estimated at 500 million dollars, while ice cream consumption could reach 200 million gallons in 1917, costing at least 80 million dollars. Public health regulation has shifted from liquor saloons to soda fountain sanitation in this era of growth.
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Journal of the
American Medical Association
Chautauiqua
National Association of
Journal
Wquor
Greece Salutes Flags In Allied Ceremony At Athens
Paris dispatch reports that at 3 30 pm Greek troops and allied officers gathered at the Zappeion in Athens for an Entente flag salute. The scene included cannon fire from nearby heights and a march past while national anthems played. Public reaction spread to the Acropolis and surrounding hills.
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Paris
Havas
Atheny
Zappelon
Pageant set for opening of Harahan bridge at Memphis
Memphis Tennessee January 31 financial plans completed for a May 23 pageant commemorating the Harahan bridge opening the Mississippi river crossing linking Tennessee and Arkansas The event will feature about 4000 performers and seating for 40000 The bridge with double track and wagon way is three miles long cost about 9000000 and is owned by the St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern St Louis Southwestern Cotton Belt and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railroads. Also Paris adopts electric sirens to replace fire engine alarms for Zeppelins as only street fronts heard prior.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harahan
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi River
DeSoto
Great Waterway
St. Louis
J.T. Harahan
Tll
Rail Central
Iron Mountain & Southern
Iron Mountain
St. Louis & Southwestern
Cotton Belt
Chicago
Rock Island
Pacifie
Paris
Burton Offered Presidency of Minnesota U
Minneapolis January 1 Dr Marlon LeRoy Burton president of Smith College Northampton Mass today was tendered the presidency of the University of Minnesota by the board of regents to succeed Dr George EB who recently resigned Burton's candidacy gained support as Governor Burnquist President Snyder and Pierce Butler conferred with him in Washington early this week and a public statement was expected within a few days
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Minneapolis
Jan
Marlon LeRoy Burton
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
University of Minnesota
Board of
Fonts
George EB
Biate
Rockefeller Foundam
Dr. Burton
Temperance forces win state liquor import ban vote
In Minnesota the house approved reinserting the constitutional amendment prohibiting liquor importation by a large margin. The dry faction pressed hard to present absentees, while wets hustled to bring in ill members, including Oscar Stenvick from Bagley and Charles Bouck of Royalton.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
House of Representatives
Oscar Stenvick
Bagley
Wets
Charles W. Bouck
Royalton
German officer in American passport identified on Dutch steamer
London reports a man claimed as Captain Hans Boehm, alleged German officer using an American passport in the name Jelka JoRoy Tharsher of Quitman Georgia. He was taken off the Zeelandia at Falmouth bound from Spain to Holland and later admitted his identity to admiralty intelligence officers. He served in the German army, worked for German secret service in the US, and is interned awaiting possible extradition. authorities say he spent large sums in the United States.
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London
Hans Boehm
Jelka JoRoy Tharsher
Quitman
Georgia
Zeelandia
Falmouth
Spain
Holland
Thrasher
Admiralty
Oehm
Boehm
United States
Secret Service
Poula
Bella
Berwick League Member Against Socialistic Program
A Berwick resident writes to the Grant Parks Herald opposing the radical agenda and questioning Prohibition and women suffrage. He defends farmers and warns of debt and harm to industries, criticizing the Tongue and its supporters.
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League
Berwick
N. D
Grant Parks Herald
Townley
Bowen
Ike
Hutton Connolly Firm Faces War Note Probe At Inquiry
January 31 examination focus on stock broker T Hutton & Co and Connolly & Co over a leak claim about President Wilsons peace note. Hutton denies taking advantage of information while Connolly asserts chatter in Washington produced the hint. Committee to summon Gen A Ellis Jr as part of probes into the note origin and market impact.
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New York
B. F. Button Borrew
T. ¥. Hutton & Co
Wilson
Gen. A. Ellis
Cording
Hutton
F. A. Connolly
F. A So
Washington
Connolly
R. W. Bolling
Tip Hutton
Lansing
Connolly& Co
Bolling
Connolly & Co
Holling
Smith, Jones
Hut
Rton
Bennet
Newaeaber
Bandits Attack Train Near Juarez Mexico
Mexican Central passenger train fired upon by Villa followers at Montezuma south of Juarez. Escorts returned fire. passengers panicked with many laying on floors or hiding behind baggage. Paris Dressmakers Strike in two groups, male cutters and Parisian midinettes, protesting lower postwar wages.
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Juares
Mex
Villa
Montezuma
Paris
Terrific storm and cold weather sweep Nebraska
Terrific winter storm strikes Northern Nebraska and Chicago region with high winds and very low temperatures. Reported in Norfolk and surrounding areas with deaths and freezing conditions.
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Nebraska
Norfolk
Neb
Chicago
Northwestern
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