Woman Aids Bandit Who Kills Officer
Chicago report of a robbery at Thomas A Cook & Son tourist agency on a busy street. A bandit and an accompanying woman entered, wounded the cashier, killed a policeman, and escaped with 400 dollars after forcing workers into a vault. The woman directed a taxi and waited at 15 East Jackson Street.
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Chicago
Thomas A Cook & Son
John McCabe
East Jackson Street
Cook
Ernest Walsh
Beverly Niired
BA Johnson
Wie
Johnson
Yuan Shi Kai's imperial enthronement postponed in China
The coronation of Yuan Shi Kai as emperor of China is postponed indefinitely due to uprisings in southern China. The foreign office informed legations that enthronement would occur in February, then canceled amid disturbances in Yuncun province. no new date is set. Officials estimate it may take up to six months to quell southern unrest.
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Pekin
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Foreign Office
Yuncun
Garrison May Quit His Job In Washington Rumors
Rumors in Washington claim Secretary of War Garrison plans resigning due to alleged health and army strategy failures. Close associates dismiss the chatter, noting his stubborn spirit and stamina despite crippling stomach trouble and fatigue.
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Garrison
Washington, D. C
Washington
Congress
War Department
Garison
New York Locomotive Co reports half yearly earnings rise
The American Locomotive Company shows an increase in earnings of 4 029 630 dollars for the last six months. Unfilled orders stand at 52 240 000 dollars, indicating strong demand and a large order backlog.
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New York
American Locomotive Co
Texas Suffragists Organize in Houston Meeting
The Texas branch of the Congressional Union for Woman's Suffrage was organized in Houston at a gathering of prominent Texas women. Mrs. Masterson of Houston was elected president.
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Houston
Texas
The
Congressional Union For
Austria denies submarine involvement in Persia sinking
Vienna informs Frederick Penfield US ambassador that no Austro-Hungarian submarine was connected with the sinking of the Peninsula and Oriental line steamer Persia, clarifying the incident and ruling out submarine action.
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Vienna
Frederick ©. Penfield
United States
Peninsuder and Oriental Line
Persia
Man Aged 113 Dies in Pittsburg Home
Pittsburg physician Jaling Levy, said to be 112 or 113 years old, dies at his home. He reportedly never required glasses and had not worn them until last October.
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Pittsburg
Jaling Levy
France
India
Ship Yards to Be Reopened in Bath Maine
Bath Maine shipyards of Arthur Sewall and Co long idle have been leased to the Texas Co for five years and two tank steamers will be built.
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Bath, Me
Arthur Sewall & Co
Gible
Texas Co
Ft Fe
Illinois Canner Sued for Breach of Promise
Miss Helen Lochelie sues J. R. Cuykendall owner of a Hoperton canning factory in circuit court seeking 20000 damages for breach of promise. Case details filed as a civil suit against the factory operator.
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Linois Canner
J. R Cuykendall
Hooper Ton
Helen Lochelie
Pope Consistory Hinted To Discuss Peace Data
Vatican announces a consistory planned for early March to install Mer. Scapanelli and Mer. Frubwirth as cardinals and to gauge peace conditions in Vienna and Bavaria. Diplomats note the event signals the pope's advisers and possible implications for Austrian and Bavarian posts in Rome. Sweden imposes wood pulp embargo affecting British paper trade as neutrals resist wider blockades and newspapers face shortages.
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Rome
Italy
Vatican
Benedict
Mer. Scapanelli
Vienna
Kingdom of
Bavaria
Hartmann
Cologne
Mercier
Belgium
Mom
Mexican revolutionary leaders vow anti American action
A November convention at a Cordoba ranch reportedly drew Villa Zapata Argumedo Aguilar and the Cerdito brothers into a pact against Americans and property in Mexico along with renewed war aims. State Department had only meager, unreleased reports of the meeting and no broad public awareness of such cooperation among rebel factions.
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Washington
Mexico
Finishes Race in Dog's Place in Anchorage Trail
Frank Dixon led the dog team to win a 14 mile Anchorage to Old Knit and back race after a collision by Big Gray Hound. Dixon completed the course in hours and 14 minutes, dragging the team three blocks to the finish line.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Frank Dixon
Old Knit
Postmaster Nomination Rejected in Walnut Ridge
The nomination of 7 M McCarroll as postmaster at Walnut Ridge Ark was rejected by the Senate. He faced opposition from Senator Clarke.
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Washington
7. M. McCarroll
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Senate
Senaor Clarke
Opium Makers Blamed for Revolt in China
Washington Chinese opium growers, whose poppy fields supply the drug, face wipeout after Wang Shih Young of the Shanghai Shin Wen cites them as the cause of recent outbreaks in China.
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Washington C
China
Wang Shih Young
Shanghai Shin Wen
Explorers to Colombia to explore interior riches
Seventeen experts depart from Pittsburg next Tuesday for Colombia to explore the interior region said to be among the richest in the world. The expedition aims to survey resources and potential routes across South America.
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Colombia
Pittsburg
South America
Italy Expects Easy War Says Salandra
Italian premier Antonio Salandra says the war has turned longer and harder than expected. He notes hardships extend beyond the front but vows persistence until victory is won.
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Italy
Florence
Antonio Salandra
Aid
Convicts Resisting ARFEST Near Moscow
Sixty four escaped prisoners from the state penitentary are reported barricaded in hills near Moscow Ark armed with stolen guns and ammunition. A sheriff and posse pursue them as a battle is feared in the area.
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Moscow
Ark
State Penitentiary
Amsterdam dispute reports war booty figures from Vienna
Central News cites Vienna totals for Teutonic allies over 17 months of war: about 40,000,000 prisoners, 10,000 guns, 49,009 machine guns, and 470,000 square kilometers of enemy territory occupied.
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London
Amsterdam
Central News
Vienna
South Carolina Suffrage Amendment Fails in Assembly
In Columbia the C A resolution urging submission of a woman's suffrage constitutional amendment was defeated in the South Carolina general assembly by a 6 to 51 vote in the lower house.
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South Carolina
Columbia
Mother Hangs Three in Lyons NY Tragic Family Incident
In Alloway the mother Mrs Edward Paine hanged her one, two, and three year old children using clothesline suspending them from a hook in the ceiling of the family home. Police report she then attempted self harm but survived. investigation underway.
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Lyons
N. Y
Edward Paine
Alloway
German Air Raids on England Montenegrins Surrender
London reports two German air raids on the English coast with nine bombs dropped near Kent. Austrian forces seize Montenegro’s two main ports while Germans push in France and Argonne as weather hampers Turkish operations. British and Russian actions include advances toward Kut El Amara and heavy fighting in northern France amid casualties.
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France
London
England
Montenegro
Arras
Argonne Forest
Vienna
Berlin
Kent
Progres
Lens
Kaut-El-Am- Kotne
Kut el Am
Percy Lake
Kut-El
Amara
Casue Petrograd
Ercerum
Jiu Sians
Turkish ministry to publish note on sinking of Persia
Berlin report states the Turkish ministry of marine will publish a statement denying or explaining that a Turkish submarine sank the steamer Persia. The allegation suggests similar notices by German and Austrian authorities, hoping to settle the Persia question.
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Berlin
Turkish Ministry of Marine
Persia
Real D A R Dies in Illinois Death in Macon County leaves four survivors
Jane Meyer, five years old, a member of the Teal Daughters of the American Revolution, died at her home in Oakley township Decatur Illinois. She was one of four survivors in the family.
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Decatur
Jane Meyer
Teal Daughters of the
Oakley Township
Macon County
Mrs Tumulty Operated On In Washington
Mrs Tumulty wife of the president’s secretary underwent an operation in Washington and officials reported her condition improved after the procedure.
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Tumulty
Washington
Joseph Tummulty
Ship Rescued 4.3 From Mud in San Diego
The submarine HA ran aground on a mud flat near San Diego California and was pulled off by the mother ship heyenpe.
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San Diego
Cal
Heyenpe
Bill offers $25,000 for Cal Roosevelt visit to Cuba
A CONgress bill proposes a $25,000 credit to entertain Cal Roosevelt on his upcoming trip to Havana, Cuba. The measure specifies a generous entertainment allowance tied to the visit, reflecting demands of diplomatic hospitality.
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T. A
Havana
Cuba
Congress
Cal Roosevelt
Coba
Drafts Stolen In Mall Pouch After Post Office Outbound Mail
In Newton an estimated 70,000 in in bank drafts and a small amount of cash were stolen from a mall pouch after outbound mail left the post office. Separate notes indicate petitions circulated in local churches to push the local option proposition on spring election ballots.
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Newton
Rock Island
Mercury Drops to Selton Reported 0 Degrees Below Zero
Mercury drops near Selton as Beattie and Ward Richardson report temperatures around 60 degrees below zero from Fairbanks to the inland region. A second note mentions a polar reading near 40 to 60 degrees below zero, signaling extreme cold conditions across the area.
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Selton
Beattie, Ward
Richardson
Fairbanks
Iher Polotse
Infection hits stock on A. J. Houcks farm near Taylorville
In Taylorville area Ti twenty four hoger and sixteen cattle infected with foot disease on the farm of A. J. Houcks seven miles southeast. The animals were killed.
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Deemed
Taylorville
A. J. Houcks
Second Iowa district Republicans pledge support for Cummins
An informal meeting in Davenport saw supporters from the Second Iowa district Republican group pledge backing for Senator A. B. Cummins, aligning with his laws for a Republican presidential domination.
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Cummins
Davenport
Iowa
Republicas
A. B. Cummins
Laws
European War Chronicle A Century Ago This Week
A compiled note from January 24 to 30, 1916 1918 and 1915 items recount European World War I actions. Germans bombarded Flanders towns while Allied evacuations occurred. Russians repelled Turkish advances and captured German airship. British and Turkish engagements near the coast and in the Caucase continue as Austro German fronts shift.
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Germany
Flanders
St. Georges
Rne
Erzerum
Beatty
Engiseh
Bluecher Aunk
Bryan
Austria
Beer
Marut
Upington
Bechuanaland
Craenne
Alsace
Libau
Roumania
Hungary
American Red Cross
Serbia
Turkey
Incomplete Global Facts From an Untuned Era
A scrambled summary of 19th century notes cites Canada’s 1 415 000 men under military obligation and Russia testing gold leaf production by electric means. It mentions a proposed 15 mile world tunnel and a costly 16 mile detour, plus odd observations on autos, respiration, footwear, and social phrases.
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Canada
Russia
Tangeet
Taft vs Roosevelt clash over Republican principles and power
The New York World critiques Taft for clinging to old fashioned ideals while Roosevelt pushes flexible principles. It argues Republicans prioritize regaining power over steadfast beliefs, noting Roosevelt’s opportunism and Taft’s lack of political ambition or loyalty. The piece frames a looming 1912 platform showdown and feared intraparty splits.
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Mr. Taft
Roosevelt
Nat
Stout
Hiarnes Or
Penrose
Uncle Joe Cannon
Hammond Hard to Please Warns Republicans Face Blunders
Mr Hammond tells Detroit audience that only “caregrous blunders” could stop Republicans from winning in 1916. He praises party leaders with a backhanded compliment, predicting few blunders but noting they would occur if possible. He says Democrats offer costly measures that fail to win public favor.
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Hammond
John Haye Hammond
Detroit
Perkins Net Infallible Rooster Roars in Nebraska Primary
A fragmented editorial praises Colonel Perkins as a public spirited leader and banker while critiquing Roosevelt era politics. The piece portrays Perkins as a strong ally of the old party and hints at the political calculus behind supporting Republican primaries in Nebraska.
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Nebraska
Perkins
Ted Watry
Firgt
Anander
Roosevelt
Real Revival of Eusiness and Export Roles
The article argues that fears of exports mainly aiding belligerent governments are overstated. Domestic business far exceeds exports, which mostly involve beltger emi nations purchasing statietics. In overall production and transport, these exports are minor.
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Beltgeremi
Country Has Learned From the Protective Tariff Reform
The piece asserts that the long acted beaver high protective tariff is no longer a magic instrument in the Republican system. It argues since August 1914 the United States has adopted a pragmatic course in politics, accepting that to sell goods one must buy, reflecting a shift in hunting trade and global commerce policies.
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United States
Vague Political Mood Cited Across Crowd
A fragmented note describes a crowd split in view between progressive and reactionary strands. The text emphasizes uncertainty about a dependable issue to sustain momentum through winter, reflecting broad political unease and lack of a unifying cause.
President's plan to speed national defense legislation
A New York World editorial urges the president to enact the administrations national defense into law without delay. It argues swift action would bolster the President's authority, show American unity, and impress capitals worldwide.
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United States
Reed
New York World
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