German air raid on coastal towns near London shocks Britain
German raiders attacked coastal towns from Yarmouth to King’s Lynn last night, circling for hours and dropping bombs. Casualties included several dead and wounded. damage focused on private homes and shops with limited official reports of broader destruction. The newspapers question whether Zeppelins or airplanes conducted the raid and note royal residences were not harmed.
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London
England
Germany
North Sea
Sandringham
Yarmouth
Sheringham
Hunstanton
Sandsringham
Yarmouth Kings Lynn
Cromer
Beeston
King’s Palace
Beeson
Kings Lynn
Royal Palace
Scotland Yard
Norfolk Square
York Road
National Reserve
Trinity Depot
St. Peters Plain
Samuel Smith
Norfolk
Kings Street
St. Peters Road
Densingham
Sandring
Bomb raid targets Sandringham as royals flee to London
German aircraft conducted a large raid on England last night aiming bombs at the king's residence at Sandringham in Norfolk. King George and Queen Mary, staying there with their families, returned to London just yesterday.
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England
London
Sandringham
Norfolk
George
Queen Mary
Russians claim gains on the Vistula fronts in mid January
Petrograd reports actions along the Vistula northwest of Warsaw on January 17 and 18 with Russians gaining advantage in three engagements. Two German batteries were silenced and one assault repulsed at heavy German losses. London reports Turkish war office wins over British near the Persona gulf and a cavalry clash near Tigris with British withdrawal and heavy losses.
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Petrograd
Russia
Vistula
Warsaw
London
England
Persona Gulf
Turkish War Office
Constantinople
Tigris
Steamship Manager Takes Control of German Railroads
A Copenhagen dispatch reports Albert Ballin, director-general of Hamburg American Steamship Co., at the request of Emperor William has assumed command of Germanys entire railroad system and the delivery of food supplies for the German army in a major restructuring for wartime logistics.
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London
England
Copenhagen
Albert Ballin
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
William
Germany
Government changes in Melbourne and defense ties
Fragmented report mentions a government removal from Melbourne and a statement from Me sa. The piece references defenses, naval matters, and battles at Lorette and Sennheim with uncertain outcomes. Names and places appear in garbled form, but the note implies international reactions to Australian governance and military events.
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Melbourne
London
England
Sion
Australia
Sydney
Commonwealth
Berli
Germany
Lorette
Sennheim
Unclear fragment notes a mother with seven year old son
Fragmentary text describes a mother and her seven year old son returning home after a day out, but details are missing and the event is not clearly defined.
Girl Catches Real Burglar in Sioux Falls Home
Four McNulty sisters implement a bold city block stakeout led by Mabel the society editor. At a North Minnesota Avenue residence a burglar emerges from the vestibule and, after a tense standoff, is trapped by the front door as neighbors are summoned. The incident underscores local burglar activity while a separate note records a long standing mortgage tied to B. March and John A Fuss dating to 1865 in Jerauld county.
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Sioux Falls
McNulty
North
Minnesota Avenue
Mable
Pearl
Hazel
Myrtle
Mabel
Press
Sophia N. Harden
Lane
New York State
B. March
John A Fuss
Jerauld
Fuss
South Dakota
Day of Prayer to Stop War Decrees Worldwide Peace Effort
Rome outlines the Pope Benedict XV decree calling two prayer days for peace. February 7 in Europe and March 21 worldwide outside Europe will feature special Masses, exposed blessed sacrament, rosary, litanies, and acts of mortification to restore tranquility amid WWI.
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Rome
Italy
Benedict XV
Christendom
Benedict
Europe
South Dakota House Pushes Abolition of Death Penalty
The South Dakota House passed H. B. 21 by 63 to 24, moving to abolish the death penalty a key governor Byrne priority. Resolutions to memorialize Congress on European war munitions were defeated, while a tax levy bill and express-tax measures advanced through the house.
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Pierre
S. D
House
Senate
South Dakota
Byrne
Jacobs
Labrie
Congress
Europe
National Congress
Third House
Deceitful Warehouse Receipts Tied to Large Forgery Scheme
In Louisville the Wathen & Co distillers faced forged warehouse receipts for 55000 dollars claimed as government issued. Chicago brokers and Charles Ledowsky of Fox River Distilling allegedly used the forgeries to secure loans totaling up to 250000 to 300000 dollars. Ledowsky killed himself on a train after confessing to the scheme.
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Louisville
R. W H. Wathen & Co
Chicago
Whaten
Wathen
Wathan
Charles Ledowsky
Fox River Distilling Company
Sidney Stein
Ledowsky
Assembly debates governorship site plans and election bill
The legislature discusses creating a commission to pursue a governor’s mansion site while the house election committee delays on a bill to require ballot box and election supply distribution by parcel post. Absences rise as recess nears, limiting major legislation until resumption. Palmer Gilbertson of Vermillion becomes bookkeeper in the state auditor’s department succeeding George Pinckney.
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House Election Committee
Senate
Lindley
New House
Patterson
Congress
Lindquist
Joint Food and Drug Committee
Food and Drug Department
Lunquist
Lundquist
Withee
Palmer Gilbertson
Vermillion
State Auditors Department
George Pinckney
Fire Causes $30,000 Loss at Canova
Early morning blaze at Canova causes $30,000 damage. Investigators probe cause as residents assess losses. No injuries reported.
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Canova
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