War at Sea and Europe Battles Claim New Casualties
The HMS King Edward VII sank after hitting a mine with 16 350 tons displacement. crew rescued with two injured. Gallipoli evacuated by allied troops. 17 guns left behind, two wounded. Montenegrin consulate reports an Italian steamer sunk near San Juan de Medua with 425 Montenegrin recruits, 200 lost. Czartorysk seized by Russian detachments. 50 000 Russian casualties on front.
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London
Charles Monro
Gallipoli
Paris
Brindisi
United States
San Juan de Medua
Bessarabian
Stripa
War Office
Vienna
Acquittals and indictments loom in New Haven directors trial
Six of eleven New Haven directors were acquitted in New York with five remaining under indictment. In a separate wave of tragedy, a mob attack at Youngstown works left four dead and 19 wounded, while property losses reached $800,000 across dozens of buildings.
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New Haven
New York
D. N. Barney
Robert W. Taft
J. S. Hemingway
A. H. Robertson
F. F. Brewster
H. K. McHarg
Rockefeller
Brooker
Pratt
Cass Ledyard
Robbins
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Works
Youngstown
Chicago mother ends six lives with gas in family tragedy
Mrs Christina Mayes of Chicago after thirty one years in life ends six of her five daughters ages two to seven with gas. James F Duffy a prominent state legislator and deputy game warden is shot and killed at Philipsburg Montana by Mike Lonergan a miner.
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Christina Mayes
Chicago
James F. Duffy
Philipsburg
Mont
Mike Lonergan
Mexican Revolt Worsens in Chihuahua Central
Reports from the border indicate a powerful Villista army led by Generals Rosario Hernandez and Benjamin Argumedo has seized control of several towns in central Chihuahua as conditions rapidly deteriorate.
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Chihuahua
Villista
Rosario Hernandez
Benjamin Argumedo
Stroke Threatens Yuan Shikai After Tianxia Recall
Unconfirmed reports from Tokyo say Yuan Shikai has had a stroke and is in serious condition after recently accepting the throne of China. London announces the sinking of a British submarine off Holland with 33 crew saved by the Dutch cruiser Brabant. Paris dispatch says French minister to Greece confirms the release of consuls from Teutonic cities arrested at Saloniki.
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Yuan Shi-kai
China
Tokyo
Holland
London
Brabant
Havas
Paris
Athens
Jean Guillemin
Greece
Saloniki
Auction of wax figures at Eden Musee draws prices
New York buyers bid on wax figures of historical and fictional figures at Eden Musee. Washington and his father bring $9, General Lee and 13 others $100, while the Devil fetches $10. Other curiosities, exiles, and notorious characters sell for modest sums as a crowd scenes and gloating potential draw interest.
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EW York
George Washington
Eden Musee
Robert E. Lee
Appomattox
Hyman Kark
Admiral Pletcher
Vera Cruz
Matt
Jeff
Kark
Keokuk
Kaskaskia
General Funston
Washington
Lefty Louis
Gyp the Blood
Dago Frank
Whitey Lewis
Spook in Oyster Bay Haunts Nighttime Roads
A black clad woman dubbed the spook roams Oyster Bay L I after dark firing a revolver and puffing cigars. Children and unescorted adults fear the woods near Northwood and Berry Hill as a 100 strong posse patrols the area. Witnesses report a hoarse laugh and near misses as theories range from an escaped lunatic to a practical joker.
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Yster Bay
L. I
Oyster Bay
John Thompson
Northwood
Mortimer L. Schiff
Tearl Corey
Baylis Hill
Victor L. Corey
Berry Hill
Atlanta Chinese face dilemma over Sun Yat Sen era rites
About 50 members of the Atlanta Chinese colony, three years after leaving earlier hardships, grapple with whether to revert to Confucian rites and joss worship now that Yuan Shikai dominates China. They seek guidance on obligations to traditional customs amid republican politics.
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Tlanta
Atlanta
Sun Yat Sen
New Republic
China
Yuan Shi Kai
Republic
Yuan
Horse Car Still Traverses New York Streets
In New York the horse drawn car endures on busy routes despite progress claims. A driver laments long service and argues the trolley era offers little benefit while delays from trucks and trolleys persist and passengers scorn the aging vehicles.
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New York
York
Chambers Street
Governor Ralston Attends Terre Haute Reception
Indiana Governor Samuel M. Ralston is the guest of honor at a Rotary club reception in Terre Haute with a separate afternoon event at the Hotel Deming. Mrs. Ralston cannot attend due to illness. An advanced domestic science class at the Indiana State Normal School prepared and served lunch, marking the school’s forty sixth anniversary.
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Terre Haute
Samuel M. Ralston
Indiana
Rotary Club
Deming
Williams elected president of Indiana Swine Breeders
Worthy C. Williams of Bryant was chosen president at the fortieth annual meeting in the statehouse. Other officers include vice-president Walter Hadley of Danville secretary G W Armstrong of London treasurer Joseph Milner of Thompson and director J W Brendle of Zionsville. Fifty hog breeders attended and speakers included Es sig Logan Spivey Shanklin Barker Hulick Mugg Jackson Porter Hall Brendel.
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Willie Essig
Tipton
T. W. Logan
Lafontain
A. C. Spivey
Thorntown
IF. M. Shanklin
Purdue University
E. J. Barker
H. F. Hulick
Lloyd Mugg
Kokomo
W. H. Jackson
Litton
S. Porter Pike
Centerville
B. C. Hall
Vermilion
J. W. Brendel
Zionsville
Indiana Hotel Clerks Elect 1916 Officers in Indianapolis
The Indiana Hotel Clerks association met at the Hotel Severin and elected officers for 1916. C. E. McMorris became president, J. L. Landis secretary, Paul Hammond first vice president, Charles aie second vice president, L. S. Rophan assistant secretary, and A. B. Riggs as governor representative. S. C. Williams chaired the entertainment committee. A follow up meeting is set for next Thursday evening at the Claypool hotel.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Hotel Clerks’ Association
Hotel Severin
C. E. McMorris
Claypool Hotel
J. L. Landis
Hotel
Washington
Paul Hammond
Pigeon Exhibit Attracts Attention In Indianapolis
The sixteenth annual pigeon show opens this week at Tomlinson hall as part of the Fanciers' Association exposition. Four clubs will meet there with large entries including the National Pouter Association over 200 birds, United Show Homer club about 175, Western Oriental Frill club around 150, and Central Jacobin society nearly 300 birds expected.
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Indianapolis
Fanciers’ Association
Tomlinson Hall
National Pouter Association
United Show Homer Club of America
Western Oriental Frill Club
Central Jacobin Society
Man Killed When Buggy Struck by Train at Warsaw
Peter Mitterling aged fifty five died instantly after his buggy was struck by an east bound Pennsylvania passenger train. His body was hurled 150 feet and cut in two by a following freight. The horse perished and the incident went largely unwitnessed. Mitterling’s identity was confirmed after two hours. six children survive.
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Warsaw
Peter Mitterling
Pennsylvania
Mitterling
Mitter
White River flood rises threaten farms and rail line
Washington January 10 Hundreds of acres of wheat are slowly covered as White River reaches its highest level since the 1913 flood. A seven inch rise was noted at Maysville while Newberry reports 17.6 feet and rising. Rogers sees renewed growth after a brief stand near the C BEL railroad bridge as melting snow drives higher water.
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White River
Washington
Maysville
Newberry
Here
Rogers
Live wolves hunted by 400 men near Rensselaer
In Jasper county Indiana four hundred men formed a hollow square and hunted a live wolf. They shouted and beat the brush as they moved to capture the animal, twenty five miles north of Rensselaer on January 10.
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Rensselaer
Jasper County
Here
Indiana
Nitro Plant Blown Up Shaking Stoy Illinois
Sullivan Jan. 10 The town of Stoy in Crawford county Illinois was nearly shaken to pieces when a nitro magazine of the Dupont Powder company exploded No one was killed Fire reached the magazine through some unexplained means
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Sullivan
Stoy
Crawford County
Illinois
Dupont Powder Company
Western Canada's Great Harvest Drives Prosperity Across Dominion
Canada enjoys a booming outlook as a record Northwest harvest boosts grain value to producers around 490 million dollars. Bank of Montreal officials note broad recovery, rail earnings soar, and immigration may rise with stronger foreign trade and prairie prosperity.
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Canada
Northwest
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Bank of Montreal
Canadian West
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
Canadian Pacific
H. V. Meredith
Montreal
Europe
United States
Insidious Sneer Sparks Senate Comparison
Seth Smiggles accuses Senator Sorghum of being an echo of Daniel Webster. Sorghum admits the jab and notes Seth’s habit of pairing living figures with historically dead ones. The exchange highlights rhetorical rivalry in the chamber.
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Seth Smiggles
Daniel Webster
Senator Sorghum
Seth
Cuticura Sample Offer Advertisement
An ad promotes Cuticura as a soap and ointment to cleanse purify soothe and heal skin. It offers free samples by mail with a postcard request and lists Boston as the address while noting aging will tell on a woman.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Marine Eye Remedy Co. Ad Promotes Youthful Eyes
An advertising line from Marine Eye Remedy Co. of Chicago claims tired eyes make people look older and promises to keep eyes looking young. The ad offers an eye book on request branded as a guide to youthful vision.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Venezuelan Population Estimate Reaches 2.81 Million
Official estimates place Venezuela's population at 2,812,663, reflecting a precise count in national demographic reporting.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Revealed as Liver Pills
This old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills from forty years ago. It claims the pills regulate liver and bowels and suggests they should be swallowed whole without chewing.
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Dr. Pierce
Ady
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