Americans Urged to Help Finance Trade Expansion
New Orleans January 20 date James A Farrell president of United States Steel and chairman of the national foreign trade council urged heavy foreign investment of American capital to meet postwar world trade competition He said foreign investment is a preparedness measure and strength of the nation noting Canada and Latin America as key beneficiaries and that American capital has spurred Canadian resources and Mexican and Caribbean exports.
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New Orleans
James A Farrell
United State Steel Corporation
National Foreign Trade Council
United States
Farrell
Mr. Farrell
Wus
Latin American
Latin-America
United Kingdom
Canada
Mexico
Caribbean
Hammond Says Flaw In Day Amendment
Des Moines reports Attorney General Couson disputes Hammond claim that a winterly constitutional amendment is invalid. He argues the section remains part of the constitution though deemed inoperative by the court, so the amendment cannot change its effect. The Iowa temperance group weighs in with cautious support.
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Des Moines
Couson
John T. Hammond
Hammond
Supreme Court
Cosson
W. J. Pilkington
Iowa State Business Men'n Temperance
Hamwe
Wilson Seeks 10 Represent Spirit Of Peace In Speech
President speaks to clerical conference of New York Federation of Churches outlining basis for peace as justice and national character. He urges balance among races and creeds, stresses neutrality as conviction, and cites Mexican policy to illustrate U S stance. Crowds greet him as he leaves, auto halted for handshakes.
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Wilson
Spirit OF
AL S
New York
New York Federation of Churches
Nehemiah Boynton
America
United States of America
United States
Mrs Mohr Details Unhappy Life in Dr Mohr Murder Trial
In Providence on January 27 Mrs Elizabeth F Mohr testified about her troubled marriage to Dr C Franklin Mohr and alleged abuse. She described him beating her after drinking and his alleged infidelity, and explained why she sought only $100 a month support while he earned about $52,000 yearly. She said she attached his property and later signed it over under threats.
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Providence
R. 1
Elizbeth F. Mohr
C. Franklin Mohr
Cecil Brown
Henry Spellman
Mitchell Fives High In Tri-State Bowling Tourney
The Mitchell Commercial club bowling team No. 3 tops the tristate tournament with a 3.716 score. Mitchell squads hold second and third places as Branson and Young lead doubles with 1,187 and Branson single with 617, followed by Nolt at 616. Teams from Huron Winner Plankinton and Bridgewater have played. several others are due today.
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Mitchell
S&s Db
Mitchell Commercial Club
Branson and Young
Branson
Mitchel
Nolt
Huron
Plankinton
Bridgewater
Undecided British cases crowd courts at peace talks
Berlin reports from Dutch sources indicate British courts hold a vast backlog of undecided cases. If peace were reached now, the courts would remain occupied for two years, highlighting persistent legal delays despite negotiations.
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Berlin
Sayville
Noted airman killed in German reports
London January 27 German flight lieutenant Hoelke identified as Hoehne in official messages died after shooting down an enemy aeroplane. The feat was rivaled by Lieutenant Immelman, with both awarded the Pour le Merite, the high military decoration.
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London
Leutenant
Hoehne
Ibleutenant Hoelke
Warn
Merlin
Immelman
Declared Oil Dividend by Blatchard Company
The Blatch ard OW company of Kungas declared a quarterly dividend of $6 per share payable February 21 to holders of record February 1. The announcement lists Neodewha, Kan and Jay as locations or parties involved in the filing.
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Neodewha
Kan
Jay
Blatchard OW Company
Kungas
New York Gains Rank as World’s Top City for Shoes
War losses push London out of the lead in global footwear markets. New York emerges as the premier center for boot and shoe manufacturing after American industry gains momentum. Local firms report stronger production and expanded exports amid shifting economic tides.
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London
New York City
Starving Constantinople and German aid T: War news from Constantinople and Near East fronts
London dispatch describes Constantinople starving under war pressure with sugar and coffee scarce, mutton dearer, and transport crippled. Halil Bey cites German help boosting Turkish farming and industry while Enver Pasha recalls Gallipoli lessons and aims for Egypt via Suez with German support. Russians near Kut-el-Amara, plan to unite with British forces remains uncertain as terrain and weather slow advance.
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London
Constantinople
Daily Mail
Ikan
Halil Bey
Enver Pasha
Near East
Halil
Germany
Romania
Anatolia
Gallipoli
Dardanelles
Asia Minor
Great Britain
Suez Canal
Egypt
Charge Brought Against Venizelos
Berlin dispatch reports via wireless that the Sofia paper Atro prints Greek crown prosecutor orders for examination of former Premier Venizelos. If he fails to appear, he will be arrested.
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Berlin
Sayville
Sofia
Atro
Athens
Ventgelon
Spye
King Declares Armed Stance Through Prolonged Prorogation
London reports Parliament prorogued to February 15 amid a royal vow from King George that arms will not be laid down until the cause is vindicated, a stance described as essential to civilization’s future.
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London
George
German beer production cut to 45 percent of peace times
Berlin reports new measures aimed at German beer drinkers. A Bundesrat order is expected to limit brewery output to 45 percent of prewar levels, with 60 percent in force previously. About 40 percent is reserved for army needs, and waiters are urged to offer lemonade or non alcoholic drinks. Munich breweries are trimming or eliminating bock beer production.
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Berlin
London
Bundesrat
Munich
British Will Not Extend Blockade Debate Outcome
London January 28 The House of Commons debate on the blockade ends with the government sticking to the current policy of blocking all over oceanic traffic to Germany. The session winds down as support shifts toward Sir Edward Grey’s stance, with notable attendees including the American ambassador and Swedish and Danish ministers.
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London
House of Commons
Arthur Shirley Benn
Plymouth
Germany
War Department
Edward Grey
Bellatres
Sir Edward Grey
Lord Fisher
Lord Stamfordham
Kink
British Workers Fight Compulsion Protest at Labour Congress
Bristol reports a national Labour Congress vote showing strong opposition to conscription in any form. The body passed a resolution denouncing compulsory service as a threat to democracy and personal freedom, with a second resolution pledging to oppose the military bill and push for its repeal if enacted.
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Bristol
Bogle
Jon
Labor Party
Labor Congress
National Labor Juuery
Expert Explains Munitions Needs Amid War Demand
Washington January 25 Brigadier General Crozier chief of ordnance tells Senate military committee that a 400000000 dollar plant with 750000 workers would be required to manufacture ammunition and war materiel for a 1,000,000 man army and to equip 1,000,000 recruits. He opposes government monopoly, favors private plants to supplement government output in war. notes slow deliveries and that vast weapons orders placed a year ago have produced few modern rifles.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Military Committee
Crozier
House Committee
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Congress
Weaver
House
Kenyon Submits Neutrality Plea Against Arms Exports
Washington reports Senator Kenyon presented a petition opposing exports of arms and munitions to the Senate. The document, prepared by the American Women for Strict Neutrality, was signed by many Iowa and Minnesota women. He condemned arms shipments to Britain and Germany as cold blooded profit and urged humanitarian principles.
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Washington
Hiehent
Mmaliver
Tuggne
Vior Keaven
Maroy
Compulsion Measure Passes Third Time
London reports a compulsion measure advancing for the third time amid debate over military service costs. The piece notes high living costs and compares prices from 1840, highlighting shifts in wage and price levels affecting soldiers and the broader economy.
Relief push from packers seeks state laws
Petitions prepared to urge Congress and southwest state legislatures to enact laws regulating packing houses. Central issue cited as need to control terminal facilities in larger cities. Withdrawal of T. Prior of San Antonio noted. Dwight D. Heard expected to be reelected president of the American National Live Stock Association. T. W. Tomlinson and John W. Springer to retain secretary and treasurer roles. Denver Salt Lake and Cheyenne showing strong bids for next year’s convention as the event concludes.
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el Pano
Tex
Janey
Eniekmen
Congress
Southwest
San Antonio
Dwight DB. Heard
Theenix
Aria
American National Live Stock Association
T. W. Tomlinson
John W. Springer
Likewine
Denver
Salt Lake
Cheyenne
Fokker Aircraft Threat Highlighted In Allied Report
London reports indicate Allied forces face the German Fokker aeroplane as British pilots claim downing three Fokker types in one day. French spies allegedly fed the war office details from Lake Constance, prompting designs to outpace Fokker. A British "strictly fighting machine" is noted as similar in concept to the Fokker, with high performance yet questions about ascent and speed. The British official communiqué notes 25 hostile planes encountered and two balloons attacked, with two aircraft and two balloons brought down while all Allied machines returned safely.
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London
Lake Constance
War Office
Fokker
Goml
Gritisi
Kurtwight
Embargo Proposed to Expedite Grain Movement
Representative Sloan introduces a 60 day embargo on shipment of war munitions to free grain routes in the west and northwest. The measure, deemed urgent, heads to the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee for examination while other muni tions resolutions go to foreign affairs.
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Weehington
Jan
Sloan
Northwest
Committee On
oMaha
Ancient remedy for typhus rediscovered in Mexico
Three herbs long used by Indians to curb a burning fever are now used to combat typhus. Dr Marquez San Juan of the University of Mexico credits their curative value and urges self treatment in affected districts. The herbs grow in Mexico where tea from them is drunk and public lectures preach cleanliness and bathing.
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San Juan
Mexico
Republic
Big Fortunes to Bear Weight of Tax Burden
Washington reports that Ways and Means Democrats push additional revenue by expanding income tax and extending the sugar tariff. Big fortunes face a high surtax as debates over tax limits continue amid unsettled public interest.
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O- Washington
High Authority
Ways and Means Democrata
Internees Detain German Tug Crew at Amherst Camp
In St John Nova Scotia today the German stewards Klerman Falklandert and William Warren of the tug Tani from New York were interned at Amherst camp despite the tug captain’s protest. They were arrested yesterday after the Samer arrived here with a course from Portland Maine.
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Tani
New York
Amherst
Portland
Nuavy Stoomevery Assistant Secretary Inquiry
An obscure official inquiry notes the true collection of Bowie memorabilia and pamphlets on men history in the workplace context. Details remain fragmentary, but the document references a curation effort and potential archival significance within the organization.
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Nuavy
Bowie
British suffer heavy losses in defense of Suez
British losses in the Suez defense are reported by German sources as 15,000 killed and 20,000 wounded, with 20,000 troops possibly trapped at Aden. The German dispatches claim Arab and Turkish attacks have imperiled southern canal defense and driven British from territory, threatening the Suez approach.
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Berlin
Snes Canal
Aden
Suez Canal
London
Efend Pasha
Posos
Volke Zeitung
Arabia
Ferlin
Sayville
Cologne
Volks Zeitung
Cairo
Heavy fighting across western front as German gains reported
Reports from France and Flanders describe a weather informed pause in fighting followed by heavy combat across the western front. The fiercest actions were near Nieuport north of Ypres and in the Argonne with both sides' artillery active. British and German shelling intensified, including 1,700 shrapnel shells and 700 high explosive shells in one sector, while Neuville reports claim German forces captured three sections of French trenches and repelled eight counterattacks.
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Berlin
London
France
Flanders
Nieuport
Ypres
Argonne
Neuville
Emperor Francis Joseph in deteriorating health reported
It is reported in Italian efreles that the condition of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, who has been ill for several days, is rapidly growing worse.
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Rome
Austria
Kone
London
Francis Joseph of Austria
Four Men Rob Bank in Broad Daylight in Chicago
Four armed robbers entered the Washington Park National Bank on East Sixty-third street in broad daylight, threatening the cashier, clerks, and 20 depositors and escaping with between 12 000 and 15 000. The bandits fled in a high speed automobile, while the manager J Garland Stahl was singled out. All robbers appeared to be under 20.
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Chicago
Washington Park National Bank
East Sixty-third Street
J. Garland Stahl
Boston Americans
Stall
Japan Denies New Demand to China in Tokyo Note
Tokyo Jan 21 The Lonmion report that Japan delivered a note to the Chinese minister embodying seven herma nade included in last springs program was called untrue by the foreign office.
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Tokio
Lonmion
Foremgn
Belgian Government Completes War Book Draft
A garbled report notes the Belgian government finishing a document linked to the Corman white book. It mentions diagnoses of Lierhien charges and aims to assess Delghum’s attitude toward German troops.
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Urls
Jan
Havin Aleqniteli
Hovre Saya
Corman
Lierhien
Delghum
Rese ls Defeated Amid Confused War Telegram
A garbled report from a wartime dispatch describes troops from a province entering the area and defeating a rebel force, capturing a city. The message is fragmented with many misspellings and unclear place names, but indicates a government victory and seizure of Lae after combat actions.
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Dan
Voorn
Laeing
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