Automobile Trade Has Biggest Boom Deliveries Rise
New York reports a booming 1916 auto trade with a projected output of 1,200,000 cars. Railroads rush 10,000 new auto freight cars as manufacturers and the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce seek faster deliveries amid steel and wheel shortages. James S. Marvin notes Detroit labor and car shipments, while stock markets react to the industry’s high hopes.
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
James S. Marvin
National Automobile Chamber of Commmrce
Detroit
Tuberculosis Takes Heavy Toll Among Japanese Teachers
Dr. Shibasaburo Kitazato calls for a tougher tuberculosis campaign in Japan highlighting high death rates among grammar school teachers at 24 per ten thousand versus 17 nationwide. He links classroom exposure, factory dormitory conditions, and crowded living spaces to spread. He urges hospital beds, sanatoriums, and reforms to curb spread and hopes for eventual disappearance within decades.
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Torso
Japan
Shibasaburo Kitazato
Kitazato
Kitawato
Nitazato
Empire
Meyer and Beale Fight Outside Metro Club
George von L Meyer former secretary of the navy and Truxton Beale former U S minister to Persia clashed in front of the Metropolitan club in Washington yesterday afternoon. Witnesses say an argument escalated to blows on the sidewalk with minor injuries and both men left unharmed. Dr Cary T Grayson attended Meyer as physician to the President.
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Washington
George von L. Meyer
Mavy
Truxton Beale
United States
Persia
Metropolititan Club
Mr. Meyer
Mr. Beale
Cary T. Grayson Aval
Wilson
Beale
British War Air Losses and Luftwaffe Losses Reported
London Jan 25 Harold J Tennant said in the house of commons that in the last four weeks 13 British aeroplanes were lost on the western front and about 10 German aircraft were brought to the ground.
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London
Harold J. Tennant
House of Commons
Nise
Foreigners barred from new Korea mining concessions
Seoul reports that a revised mining ordinance bars foreigners and foreign juridical persons from taking out mining concessions in Korea. An exception may be made for foreign juridical persons recognized by Japanese law. Existing concessions and those held by foreigners under the former government remain valid. The mineral list expands to 28, adding tungsten among ten others.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
Japan
Protest Over Aiding Germans in Harbin Sparks Tense Debate
Correspondence from Peking reports Russian officials and Entente representatives fault US relief efforts for Germans and Austrians in Manchuria near Harbin. American consul Moser’s aid to escaped prisoners triggers protests as China maintains neutral status. Russians press Harbin’s status, while Great Britain and France shift stance amid war.
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Manchuria
Harbin
Charles K. Moser
United States
Moser
Peking
Reinsch
Siberia
Mongolia
Mukden
China
Uarbin
Niles
Russia
Entente
Gamany
Great Britain
France
Invasion of Rats Shocks Petrograd Residents
Petrograd reports a sudden rat migration estimated at 5 000 entering the custom house district and grain markets. Rats move in serried ranks at night and attack individuals when outnumbered. Tales speak of deadly encounters with interference. The latest movement followed grain-bin empties and direct railcar deliveries to traders and bakers.
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Petrograd
Custom House
Nevsky Prospect
Daughters Asked to Defer Soldiers' Home Action
Governor Crate asks the Daughters of the Confederacy to postpone action on the Soldiers' Home investigation until his return from Charlotte. A UDC member said the 11 o'clock meeting would be postponed with the investigation to proceed promptly after the governor's return.
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Raleigh
Crate
Daughters of the Confederacy
Charlotte
Conference On Social Service
Johnson Pettigrew
Germany Drops Warning Claim in Lusitania Settlement Talks
Washington reports secret negotiations over the Lusitania dispute show Germany has removed from the draft any mention of the warning issued by the German embassy before Lusitania’s last voyage. Berlin also omits a blanket admission of wrongdoing by its submarine commander and signals willingness to offer indemnity for American deaths. Count von Bernstorff drafted the proposal and expects further talks with Secretary Lansing.
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Washington
Germany
New York
Wilson
United States
Count von
Lansing
Lusitania
Count von Bernstorff
Berlin
Boy Emperor Hsuan Tung Seeks Residence Change
Shi Tao informs Yuan Shikai the boy emperor and his retinue want to move from the Forbidden City to the summer palace. Yuan delays the change until the government is formally reorganized. rumors tie Yuan’s sixth daughter to the nine year old emperor, but no official announcement has been made.
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Associated Press
Peking
Shi Tao
Tsing Imperial Household
Yuan Shi-kai
Imperial Palace
Summer Palace
Forbidden City
Hsuan Tung
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