Senate Passes Hitchcock Peace Resolution on Wilson Note
Washington January 6 the senate approved a peace resolution by 48 to 17 after amending to endorse only the portion of President Wilson’s note asking belligerents to state peace terms. The vote followed Republican defections and a clash with Democrats led by Senator Lewis over the administration’s war policy. Senator Martine of New Jersey voted with the minority.
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Peace pledge and U S interest in small nations in debate
A movement to guarantee world peace and declare U S interest in small nations drew Progressive Republicans toward Senator Lodge and others. The resolution, proposed by Senator Jones of Washington, was adopted as a substitute by Senator Hitchcock, replacing his own proposal.
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Earthquake kills 300 in Formosa. Nanton damaged
A Taihoku dispatch reports about 300 deaths and widespread destruction in central Formosa after a major earthquake. About 1,000 homes are said to be destroyed, with Nanto city heavily damaged. The Formosan island lies between the Philippines and Japan and is under Japanese control.
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Jealousy the Cause Caldwell Doctor Kills Wife
Caldwell physician of Noble county kills wife at Summerfield and shoots himself after the act. Eight children survive. Mrs Williams has seven children from a former marriage. Story notes domestic tragedy and a second wife within the couple.
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Prominent Men Named in Leak Hearings on Wall Street Links
Representative Wood of Indiana testified before the House Rules Committee claiming only hearsay about a leak tied to President Wilson's peace note. He named Joseph Tumulty, Bernard Baruch, and brokers as subjects of rumors, with Baruch reportedly selling steel short before the note's disclosure and a Washington brokerage firm profiting from market moves. The panel plans public testimony from Tumulty, Baruch, and others as it weighs Wood's resolution for a special investigation.
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Monster Tooth Found From Prehistoric Giant
A four ounce tooth found in a coal bed 600 feet underground near Pittsburgh Kansas is believed to be from a prehistoric giant. Dentists say the grinder from a giant's head could weigh that much, with the tooth preserved in petrification. The giant may have stood about twelve feet tall and had a twelve inch jaw span.
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Lawson to Be Heard at Leak Inquiry on Financial Writings
Thomas W. Lawson the noted financier and author of Empire and Finance is set to testify at a leak inquiry. He faces questions over his role in publishing and the interpretation of his financial writings. He is expected to address concerns about market manipulation and his views on corporate governance.
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New York Auto Show Opens at Grand Central Palace
The annual National Automobile Show opened at Grand Central Palace in New York. Exhibits included four hundred cars priced from under 400 to over 10,000 dollars. Visitors were aided by special trains, with expected attendance likely to surpass last year’s 40,000. Several auto makers kept prices steady despite rising costs.
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Women to March in Gods Honor in Columbus Parade
In Columbus on January 6, women will have a larger role in the inaugural parade. Equal suffrage groups, university women, and Daughters of the American Revolution will participate with banners and impersonations of Martha Washington and Frances Willard. Anne Johnson will carry a banner for the Ohio state suffragists.
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Local Guard Officers Named Aide and Chief Clerk
Columbus Jan 6 Captain J Z Gimpering Jr Dayton Ohio national guard to be assistant adjutant general and J Sastarky Cincinnati to be chief clerk under Adjutant General George H Wood per dispatch from Dayton Gimpering to join Third regiment as lieutenant Pocock confirms order
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Teutons Capture Braila and Dominate Danube Front
The Roarmani province of Librudja falls to central powers as German and Bulgarian forces push through Great Wallachia into Moldavia. Braila, a key Danube city, is seized with 1,400 prisoners. Danube control extends along eastern and most of the western banks. Galatz remains Romanian. Dobrudja cleared by Bulgarian, Turkish and German troops freeing forces for other aims and blocking Russia’s access toward Constantinople. Austro German troops report gains in western Moldavia and capture of a Dvina River island near Dvinsk from Russians despite renewed Russian attacks.
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WAR COUNCIL AT ROME ALLIES DISCUSS WAR FRONT
Allied leaders from Britain France and Russia meet in Rome to coordinate strategy and sustain efforts toward their war aims. Officials including Briand Lyautey Thomas Lloyd George Milner and Pautsin participate as press highlight growing alliance unity. Bulgaria signals willingness to sign a peace treaty as talks advance.
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Germany seeks recall of envoy to Bucharest
Washington January 6 Germany requests the United States to remove Minister Vonteka from Bucharest. The request is likely to be granted as Berlin shows displeasure at his work for Allied interests before the Teutons captured Tuichareal Vopicka a wealthy Chicagoan accredited to Roumania Serbia and Bulgaria.
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Drain Keystone drainage district in Arkansas huge irrigation project
Memphis dispatch reports draining 200000 acres in Keystone district spanning Poinsett Craighead and Mississippi counties. Plan calls for over 3500 miles of canals and removal of 36000000 cubic yards of dirt. Concrete suction channel and dredges to aid water flow, with portions diverted to the Mississippi and Little rivers.
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Nomination of three to federal employes' liability board
President Wilson nominated Dr Riles McMillan Littie of Swarthmore Pennsylvania Mrs Frances C Axtell of Bellingham Washington and John J Keezan of Indianapolis for terms on the workmen s compensation commission to administer the federal employes liability law Dr Littie a Republican born in Ohio and a former harness maker studied social insurance in Europe Mrs Axtell a former Washington state legislator born in Illinois is active in social and industrial reform and universal suffrage Keezan a Democrat born in Delaware machinist and longtime member of the International Association of Machinists
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Mountain Dwellers’ Plight Highlighted by Miss Trimble
Miss Trimble, president of the relief association, launches a campaign to aid poor mountain families in Virginia. Congress members pledge support as she condemns national aid while urging domestic relief. She cites sanitation failures, extreme poverty, and five to six year olds using tobacco and whiskey, urging a fair chance for these Anglo Saxon families.
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Invents wireless telephone with single wire transmission
The inventor claims perfection of a wireless telephone using a single wire conductors, tied to a ground wire, with a compact device about four and a half inches by four inches. He asserts revelation of a new physics law enabling electrical energy to be transmitted over a cage conductor. The apparatus is described as highly important in electricity history.
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