Two Italian towns leveled by quake
Casualty estimates from a powerful earthquake in Southern and Central Italy on Wednesday rise toward 50 000 with nearly 100 towns wrecked Two nun and a priest among those rescued families seek shelter as rescuers bring out victims from collapsed buildings in Naples and Sora amid chaotic relief efforts including doctors and nurses arriving from Rome and other cities
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Rome
Italy
Sora
Pescini
Giosimars
San Benedetto
Naples
Santa Restituta
Wheat Reaches High on Board of Trade
Chicago May wheat hit a fresh high on the board of trade as traders cited western market strength and rising cash prices. U S District Attorney Clyne stated his office will present evidence on wheat flour and meat price advances to the grand jury meeting next Monday to examine possible speculative influence.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
U. S
Clyne
St. Louis
Duluth
Winnipeg
Pacific
New York
Fire in New York Tenement Claims Three Lives
In New York a deadly tenement fire caused multiple rescues by police and citizens. A man and a child were found suffocated in a rear fifth floor room, with the child clinging to the man. Later a second child was pulled from the blaze and several people were saved by being hoisted to safety on a neighboring building.
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New York
N. Y
President Wilson Eyes Proclamation To Aid Italian Sufferers
President Wilson telegraphed King Victor Emmanuel of Italy offering sympathy and asking how the United States can help. He plans to consider a proclamation urging Americans to lend aid to the victims of the disaster.
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Washington, Pb. C
Wilson
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
United States
U S Warne Carranza Warned On Tampico Oil Plants
The United States government warns Carranza that serious consequences may follow his threat to confiscate foreign owned oil plants in Tampico. Washington notes the dispute risks international tensions and urges restraint from Mexican authorities.
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U. S
Warne Carranza
Washington
United States
Carranza
Tampico
Paris Awards Military Medals to Russian Leaders
Paris honors confer red the military medal upon Grand Duke Nicholas and General Janouch Klich commander in chief and chief of staff of the Russian armies and Major General Daililow.
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Paris
France
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Janouch Klich
Gerenal Daililow
Proxy marriages linked across continents in war timed plan
Denver, Colorado and Semarang Java set for proxy nuptials as Dutch government authorizes the unions. Eugenia Campbell of Colorado Springs and John Peter Scholten of Java will wed via proxy while their stand-in partners act as groom and bride due to wartime travel restrictions.
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Denver
Colorado
Mar Mike
Liles City
Eugenia Campbell
Colorado Springs
Semarang
Java
John Peter Scholten
Harvey Devel
Mian
Seholten
Dordisehe Petrieum Company
Miss Campbell
Holland
Echelten
Cabinet to Meet at Night in White House Study
President Wilson breaks precedent by holding night cabinet meetings in the presidents study each Friday evening. After Congress adjourned the cabinet met only on Tuesday mornings, but plans now call for weekly informal discussions to handle department business and general policies.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Sheriff Sleeps in Palace Amid Million Dollar Mansion
Cleveland deputy sheriff Tom Kane, installed in Patrick Calhoun’s marble estate in Cleveland, boasts luxury living with no luggage or toothbrush on his first night. He plans a six month stay at the Derbyshire pond residence and celebrated with a duck dinner of mallard, potatoes and peas.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Tom” Kane
Patrick Calhoun
San Francisco
Calhoun
Derbyshire Pond
Ruelld Heights
Idaho bill restricts land ownership by noncitizens
A proposed Idaho law would bar land ownership by aliens who have not declared an intent to become U S citizens with exceptions for inherited land or land acquired through lien. The measure targets noncitizens while allowing certain transfers by inheritance or liens.
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Dolce
Idaho
United States
Naval training station enforces ship and barracks clearance
Officials order all personnel to vacate the station because the area is deemed unsanitary. Numerous mascots and pets owned by enlisted men must be removed from ships and bar racks.
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Newport
Naval Training Station
Four Negroes Lynched by Mob in Georgia
A mob in Jasper County Monticello abducted Ella Charles and another woman along with Dan Harber and his wife and two coaches. They were taken from the county jail and lynched, confirming a violent racial atrocity in Atlanta area.
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Atlanta
Dan Harber
Hie
Deere
Harber
Ella
Ella Charles
Jaaper
Monticello
Peace Pact Rumor Stirs Kansas City Patronage Row
Rumors circulated that President Wilson planned a patronage settlement to install Robert J. Gregory as postmaster of Kansas City in place of W N Colling, with Reed possibly withdrawing opposition to Judge Ewing Bland for marshal. White House and Senators Stone and Reed denied knowledge of any deal.
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Washington, D
Wilson
Reed
Robert J. Gregory
Kansas City
W. N. Colling
Senate
G Gregory
Kansas City Council
Ewing Bland
United States
Farmers Deliver Grievances To County Grand Jury
Farmers testified before the Polk County grand jury in Wheaton about grievances over a curbing order that led to deaths of cattle. State's Attorney Hadley cautioned that indictments were unlikely, but a report criticizing officials’ haste was expected by day’s end.
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Chicago
Uwinessé—Partinera
Polvote County Grand Jury
Hedsiot
Wheaton
Hadley
Grand Jury
Omdise
Hndley
Gift to Princeton Funds New University Dining Hall
A $250,000 gift to Princeton University from Mrs Rueoel Sage was presented to trustees to support a new dining hall on campus. The offer includes funds to be raised by July 1, with $700 already contributed toward a $259,000 goal. Sophomore class members contributed $100 toward the drive. Prof Dina Carleton Munroe of the University of Wisconsin was named chair of medieval history.
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Princeton
New Jersey
Rueoel Sage
Queen Victoria of Spain Reported Confined with Scarlet Fever
In Madrid it was announced that Queen Victoria of Spain is confined to her apartments with scarlet fever. The disclosure notes her health status amid the royal household and public concern.
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Madrid
Victoria of
Spain
Women Demonstrate Autos at Cleveland Auto Show
Women automobile demonstrators made their first appearance in Ireland at the annual Cleveland show opening. The demonstrators drove and showcased cars for prospective women purchasers.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Sir George Nares Dies at Age of Near Ninety
London obituary notes Vice Admiral Sir George Strong Nares retired Arctic explorer dies aged about ninety. The British naval officer led an Arctic expedition in 1876 to 1877, shaping scientific and exploration efforts of the era.
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George Nears
London
England
George Strong Nares
Garza Named Mexico City President Amid Martial Law
General Roque Gonzales Garza was made provisional president by a convention in session Mexico City. Martial law declared. city patrolled by mounted police as Gutierrez and other leaders depart for Pachuca. Garza, a prominent revolutionary figure, presides and holds supreme powers until a new presidential election.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Roque Gonzales Garza
Gutierrez
Blane Robles
Joe Vasconcelos
Mexco City
Pachuco
Gaza
Garza
Federico Gonzales Garza
Francisco I Madero
Department of Gobernacion
Madero
Birth of Wilson's Second Daughter at White House
President Wilson announces the birth of Francia Howes Sayre, his second daughter, at the White House. The president showed rare emotion, his face breaking into a broad smile as he learned the news, marking a personal milestone in his presidency.
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Washington
White House
Francia Howes Sayre
Wilson
Wileet
Hiator
Sayre
Caucasus Army Wipes Out Turkish Eleventh Corps
Report from Tiflis states the Caucasus forces have annihilated the Turkish eleventh corps with only a few fleeing elements. All artillery of the corps reportedly captured as the army completes a new heroic exploit in Petrograd’s dispatches.
Three U S Ships Sail for Cuba From Atlantic Fleet
The flagship Virginia with Rear Admiral Dewire Coffman in command of the third division of the Atlantic fleet, along with the battleships New Jersey and Nebraska, sailed for Guantanamo Bay Cuba.
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U. S.S
Cuba
Noswon
Mase
Virginls
Dewire Coffman
Atlante Feet
New Jersey
Nebraska
Guantanamo
Washington river money bill faces likely passage delay
Washington lawmakers debate a measure funding improvements on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. The plan, carrying millions for projects, is likely to face passage hurdles this moving season.
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Washington
Mississippi
Missouri
Judge McPherson Dead in Red Oak In Sailor County
Judge McPherson, a federal judge in the Southern Iowa district, died at his residence in Red Oak after a year in office. The obituary notes his service and local prominence, with no further biographical details provided in the readable text.
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McPherson
Red Oak
Sailor McPherson
Federal Court
Iowa
Hile Hotie
Socks in Army Adopt Standard for War Department
Washington notes the War Department is debating a standard sock design for the army after extensive toasts and discussions on shape size and material. The move aims to unify equipment across branches and improve comfort for servicemen.
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Washington
War Department
Army
No Nobel Prize in 1914, Nobel committee announces
The official announcement from London states that the Nobel committee has decided not to award the prize for 1914, and no decision has been made regarding 1915. The report notes the outcome leaves the prize open for future consideration.
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London
Child Labor Day Observance Delayed in New York
Child labor day observed for eight years by many churches will be devoted on January 24 to stressing the need to limit the age for children in industrial pursuits.
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New York
Abandoned Schooner Found Near Norfolk
The abandoned schooner John W. Dana was located by the revenue cutter Itasca and is being towed into Norfolk. The discovery underscores ongoing patrols and a maritime disposal effort in the region.
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Dana
Norfolk
John W. Dana
Texan Sells 22,000 Cattle in Texas Deal
W. N. Fleming sold 22,000 head of cattle on his Victoria ranch to Green Daviron of San Antonio for $1,000,000. It was described as the farmest single cattle deal ever made in Texas.
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Texan
Victoria
Tex
W. N. Fleming
Green Daviron
San Antonio
Fleming
Texas
Five German Ships Sunk Says Ha tic Sea Mines Claimed Crews
London correspondent reports in the Morning Post that during a fast fortnight several German steamers vanished in the Atlantic, all hands lost after reportedly striking mines. The report notes a string of sinkings with crews unaccounted.
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London
Duty Seems Plain Ideals for Which the Progressives Endorsed
The piece argues Progressives may rejoin the Democratic Party under Woodrow Wilson rather than return to the Republicans. It weighs the appeal of Wilson’s brand of democracy, the transformed Republican leadership, and the possibility of a nationwide Progressive alignment with Wilson instead of a GOP return. It notes potential crossovers and the question of where Progressive voters will go.
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Republican Party
Republica Party
Progressive Party
Hennes
Democratic Party
Preadent Wilson
Progressiven
Matesmans
Ternane, Barnes, Gannon Et al Etand
Wilcomens
Woodrow Wilson
Prosperity to Aid Democrats Judge Wade Remarks
Judge Martin J Wade of Iowa, a Democratic national committeeman, expressed optimism about the party's slate and national prospects. He warned that business depressions are not political, urged belief in a rebound after the current slowdown, and defended Democratic measures while predicting continued congressional majorities and future endorsements.
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Martin J Wade
Senate
Congress
Indornement
Washington
McAdoo Sees Huge Prosperity Ahead After Bank System Move
Secretary of the Treasury W G McAdoo, en route to California, told Chicago reporters that a tremendous era of prosperity is coming next year. He cited reserve bank organization and the rate increase as factors in steadying business conditions. He noted the war, while harmful, may yield some benefits as the nation reaches a pivotal point.
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Secretary of the Treasury
W. G McAdoo
California
Chicago
Bring About Good Times Optimism in Citizens Addressed
The text urges every citizen to contribute to better times and critiques the idea that hard times are mainly psychological versus factual. It argues optimism should not be dismissed and notes President Wilson's view that hardship has a psychological component but emphasizes concrete factors over mere mood.
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United States
Sunnyside
Floda
Wilson
Footwear Boom in Lynn as War Demands Rise
The Lynn shoe industry runs full tilt, employing all available workers to flood European front line orders. War in Europe creates years of disruption, with supply chains anchored in the United States as the likely source for a long period. The piece notes it may be premature to discuss presidential candidates, but asserts the nation will have ample material when it is time.
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Lynn
Europe
Atlantic
United States
California Syrup of Figs Advertisement Claim
An old health ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children. It urges mothers to use a teaspoonful to cleanse the bowels and restore energy, claiming quick relief from constipation and related symptoms. The notice warns against counterfeit syrups and recommends the 50 cent bottle with clear directions.
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California
Uncle Jim Sugarfoot Serves Rabbit for Parson Heavegrace
In a Tale of rustic wit Uncle Jim Sugarfoot entertains Parson Heavegrace by serving a rabbit and quipping about the chicken joke as guests dodge an awkward moment. The exchange ends with a humorous offer choosing the giblet as the listener notes.
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Uncle Jim Sugarfoot
Heavegrace
Uncle Jim
Parson Heavegrace
Tittaturch Chronicle Telegraph
Royal women gazetted as army colonels in history
For the first time in English Victoria era, four royal women have been gazetted as colonels. Queen Mary is appointed colonel in chief of the Highteenth Hussars, while Queen Alexandra heads the Nineteenth Hussars. The Queen Mother is associated with the Nineteenth Hussars in a senior role.
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Enelieh Vietery
Emalet
Queen Mary
Queen Vic
Alesandra
Hussars
Fragmentary note about a tray and lunch risk
A broken OCR fragment mentions a triangular tray used in a lunch and a concern about harm. It references a mother and a small piece of something, with unclear action or outcome. The readable bits are partial and non-specific.
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Ton
Bad Dreams End Coffee Ties With Coffer
A testimonial claims coffee caused nightmares and nerves disorder. After switching to Postum, the writer reports peaceful sleep, improved nerves, and a strong warning to quit coffee. The ad promotes Postum as a coffee substitute with two serving forms and claims similar cost.
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Lee
Rofce
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