Greenbrier Row Over British Detention of American Steamer
The state department seeks answers from Britain about why the Greenbrier carrying cotton under a British consul certificate was stopped by a British cruiser and forced to sail under the British flag with a prize crew, then detained at Kirkwall before sailing under the American flag to Leith. Ambassador Page says Britain won’t allow the Dacia to sail to Germany with cotton cargo as requested.
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Washington
State Department
Greenbrier
New Orleans
Norfolk
Bremen
New York
Farley
Kirkwall
Leith
Ambassador Page
London
Great Britain
Germany
Texas
Germans Take Kielce and Opoczno in Poland War Brief
Berlin reports via Breslau that Kielce and Opoczno in Russian Poland have fallen to German forces. Censor broadcasts confirm the captures but the war office had not yet issued an official announcement. Russians reportedly retreated to Radom as Germans push toward Skurzysko railroad junction.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Kielce
Skurzysko
Gardner Attacks Army Bill Over Monroe Doctrine Critique
Representative Gardner of Massachusetts in Congress denounced the army appropriation bill saying the Monroe doctrine needs true power to defend it. He criticized the military committee for limited funding and warned the army lacks scout airplanes to defend trenches. he cited a 380 mile limit.
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Washington
United States
Gardner
Massachusetts
Military Committee
Illinois Liquor For Dead Charles Tate Dies In Rockford
Charles S. Tate founder of the Knights of Daniel a boys fraternity died in Rockford at age fifty once a saloonkeeper and gambler he later worked as a mission promoter active in Illinois middle west and local option campaigns. Seven Are Guilty of Conspiracy in Fort Smith Arkansas relate to coal miners outbreak and the Bache-Denman Coal Co case. Berhést Wiedner of Harper’s Ferry was found not guilty of murdering Cyprian Martel a trapper shot from the rear in Dubuque Iowa Bay.
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Rockford
Ill
Charles S. Tate
Knights of Daniel
Tate
Middle West
Illinois
Fort Smith, Ark
Jan
Bache-Denman Coal Company
Dubuque
Janie
Berhést Wiedner
Harpera
Ferry
Cyprian Martel
Wheat market manipulation charged by U.S. attorney
Chicago July 21 United States District Attorney F Clyne charged that the wheat market has been manipulated and said evidence would be presented to the federal grand jury.
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Chicago
Jad
Federal ‘Grand Jury
United States District Attorney
F. Clyne
Indictment sought for execs of chemical firm
Roosevelt New Jersey January 22 at a meeting of property holders demand was raised to indict the executive heads of the American Agricultural Chemical company for manslaughter.
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Roosevelt
N. J
American Agricultural Chemical Company
Raid by Zeppelins Incites Panic Across Norfolk Towns
Six German airships raided England on Tuesday night dropping bombs on Yarmouth King’s Lynn Sandringham Cromer Sheringham and Beeston. King George and Queen Mary were evacuated from Sandringham to Buckingham Palace as a Zeppelin was reported shot down near Hunstanton. Night was dark and calm making raiders hard to see while their noise could be heard in the towns. Casualties and property damage were reported in all attacked locations.
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London
England
Sandringham
Yarmouth
King’s Lynn
Cromer
Sheringham
Beeston
Forger Ends Life on Train in Chicago Fraud Case
Creditors of Fox River Distilling demand court access to all company books after the death by self harm of Charles Ledowsky, owner, revealing a $210,000 fraud via forged whisky warehouse receipts. The confession names broker Benjamin F. Straus, who admits a check kiting scheme and signing blank checks later filled by others.
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Chicago
Fox River Distilling Company
Charles Ledowsky
Ledowsky
Michigan Central
Benjamin F. Straus
Straus
Lean Year on the Great Lakes Reported by Carriers
Detroit January 22 1914 a lean year for Great Lakes vessel owners due to reduced ore movement. William Livingstone president of the Lake Carriers Association reported 54 sailors died in shipwrecks and 25 vessels were lost in the season. The report adds that 1915 may bring a marked recovery.
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Detroit
Mich
Great Lakes
William Livingstone
Lake Carriers’ Association
Mrs. OLeary Dies Near Masonville After Fire Fame
Chicago notes the death of Catherine OLeary known as Maggie OLeary the owner of the cow linked to the 1871 Chicago fire. She left Chicago after the blaze and lived alone in a Michigan farmhouse near Masonville with her husband Patrick who denied milking at the start.
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Chicago
Catherine O'Leary
Maggie O'Leary
Masonville
Mich
O’leary
Patrick
Indiana Senate approves Eugenic Marriage Health Certificate bill
Indiana senators passed a bill 32 to 12 requiring males seeking marriage licenses to secure a health certificate before marriage. The measure advances to the state house for action. Ettor, I W W leader, appeared in Belmont county court in St Clairsville on treason charges and was released on 6000 bond.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
State Senate
House
Ettor
St. Clairsville
J. Ettor
Belmont County Criminal Court
Bush Rural Credits Bill Forecast For Early Summer Action
Washington on January 23 reports Republican and Democratic senators expect rural credits legislation to be brought forward and pass before mid summer with an extra session likely.
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Washington
Wilson predicts no peace in Europe this spring
President Wilson told callers there is no prospect of peace in Europe this spring and he knows nothing of any efforts aimed at stopping the war at present.
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Wilson
Washington
Europe
Brumbaugh Inaugurated Penn Governor in Harrisburg
Martin G. Brumbaugh Republican sworn in as Pennsylvania governor at Harrisburg succeeding John K Tener. No change in the state administration's political complexion.
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Penn
Harrisburg
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
John K. Tener
Viscountess Howick Aids Nurses At Howick Hall Hospital
Viscountess Howick helps Lady Sybil Grey oversee a corps of trained nurses at Howick Hall Marl Grey seat turned into a hospital serving the region.
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Viscountess
Howick
Sybil Grey
Howick Hall
Marl Grey
Italy Earthquake Zone Map Shows Devastated Towns
A map of central Italy marks the region hit hardest by the earthquake. The area stretches from Naples north to Ferrara and crosses the peninsula from the Tyrrhenian to the Adriatic, with numerous towns and villages shown as demolished.
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Italy
Naples
Ferrara
Tyrrhenian Sea
Adriatic
Man uses trick dog meat tastes like roast chicken
In Brooklyn court a man accuses a druggist of selling meat enhanced to taste like roast chicken. The defendant allegedly fed the mutt with a potion to fool its palate, leading to the dog following its former owner until sold. Magistrate Voorhees questions the scheme and notes the dog’s ongoing attention.
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Abraham Goldfield
New York Avenue
Brooklyn
Voorhees
Mr. Goldstein
New York Herald
Allies near Rhine as Germans rush reinforcements
German forces push to regain positions south of Soissons and defend lines near Pont-a-Mousson as French and Allied troops press on. The French official report refutes German losses, claiming French casualties far lower and German deaths higher.
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London
Aisne
Argonne
Vosges
Germany
Prince of Wales
Belfort
Rhine
Soissons
Matz
Pont-a-Mousson
Paris
McCormick Resigns Illinois Progressive Post
Medil McCormick of Chicago, a Forward Progressive on the Illinois legislature, announced he resigned two months ago from the national Progressive committee seat and Harold Tekes of Chicago was elected to fill the vacancy. McCormick, a Roosevelt strong supporter, did not give a reason for his resignation.
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Springfield
Medil] Mc Cormick
Chicago
Repubiicans
Tlinois
National Progressive Committee
Harold Tekes
McCormick
Roosevelt
Navy Short 10 000 Men for Wartime Ship Manning
Washington reports a serious navy manpower gap 10,000 officers and sailors short to fully crew warships at outbreak of war. Rear Admiral Etcher, commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet, cites a special board inquiry finding a deficit hindering readiness.
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Washington
Jan
United States
Etcher
Atlantic Fleet
Gibbons Beats Clabby For Middleweight Belt title
Mike Gibbons defeats Jim Clabby in ten rounds at ringside Milwaukee to claim credit for an impressive showing. The Hammond, Indiana fighter loses belt to Gibbons who uses phantom tactics and clean double handed punching in a spirited bout.
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Milwaukee
Mike Gibbons
Attif
Jimmy Clabby
Hammond
Gibbons
Albert Ballin Takes Over German Rail System
A Copenhagen dispatch says Albert Ballin, Hamburg American director general, has assumed control of Germanys entire railroad network and the shipment of army food at the request of Emperor William. Also, American sailors on the Greenbrier and Carolyn were arrested in Bremen and will be freed in time to rejoin their ships.
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London
England
The
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Albert Ballin
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
William
Germany
Washington
Greenbrier
Carolyn
Bremen
Two Safeblowers Captured After 11 Mile Chase
Norristown Pa Jan 23 two safe blowers cracked the Hatfield station safe of the Lehigh Valley Traction company getting 100 dollars in cash were captured by a citizen posse after an 11 mile chase through the area.
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Norristown
Hatfield Station
Lehigh ‘Valley Traction Company
Mother sues firm over Mary Phagan case in Atlanta
Mrs. J W Coleman, Mary Phagan’s mother, files a $10,000 suit against the National Pencil company. She accuses Leo Frank, the firm’s superintendent, of killing her daughter.
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Frank
Atlanta
J. W. Coleman
Mary Phagan
National Pencil Company
Leo Frank
Wing $500 For Ruined Hair In City Suit
New York January 22 Mrs Alice Davis of San Francisco won five hundred dollars in a suit against the Simonson Hair shop. She accused the shop of ruining her hair while attempting to impart a permanent Marcel wave.
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New York
Alice Davis
San Francisco
Simonson Hair Shop
Marcel
Federal regulation urged for Rockefeller and major foundations
Samuel Untermyer told the federal industrial relations commission in New York that federal incorporation for foundations like Rockefeller Carnegie Sage and Baron de Hirsch could curb abuses. He proposed charter and size limits, prohibition on income accumulation, and government involvement in trustee selection, while noting the vast combined endowment and the good they do.
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New York
Rockefeller Foundation
Samuel Untermyer
Famous Corporation
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Frank P. Walsh
Missouri
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Russell Sage
Baron de Hirsch
United States
Untermyer
Tremor Hits Italy's Toe in Calabria Devastates Cosenza
A strong earthquake struck Calabria's Cosenza province near Castignone and Aprigliano injuring and possibly killing residents. Reports from Casignano indicate heavy damage across the region while no confirmed death tolls were available at noon. The quake shook the southwestern toe of Italy, a mountainous area prone to tremors.
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Cosenza
Calabria
Rome
Mediterranean
Suckahie
Castignone
Aprigliano
Casignano
Jalgbrina
Tlaly
Telegraphic Notes from Amsterdam to New York
Berlin air activity over Holland prompts Dutch protest. A U S inquiry begins into Roosevelt strikers shooting in New Jersey. A German warship motor launch hits a mine in the Scheldt killing an officer and four crew. Missionaries in Urimia and 15,000 refugees in Tabriz face danger. The Idlia Alba reports a wreck bottom up 120 miles east of Chesapeake Bay.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Germany
New York
Roosevelt
N. J
Edmund SY. Brennan
United States Commission On Industrial Relations
New Jersey
Scheldt
Nieuwersluis
Urumiah
Persia
Tabriz
Tiflis
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Galveston
Wireless
Chesapeake Bay
Idaho House passes antialien land ownership bill
Boise Idaho January 22 the Idaho house of representatives passed an antialien land ownership bill. Paris January 23 Major Derckle of the French army medical corps has been wounded 97 times most injuries minor and he hopes to return to the front soon. He was awarded the Legion of Honor.
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Boise
Idaho
House of Representatives
Paris
Derckle
French Army Medical Corps
Legion of Honor
Kaiser Promotes Zeppelin to Commodore of German Air Fleet
Berlin January 23 Count Zeppelin builder of airships for the German government has been commissioned commodore of the German air fleet by Emperor William after the raid on England.
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Kaiser
Zeppelin
Berlin
Count Zeppelin
Emperor William
England
England Order for 10 Million Feet Lumber to UK
Portland ore January 22 orders for ties structural materials and a general assortment of lumber totaling 10 000 000 feet to be exported to the United Kingdom from March to June 30 have been placed here.
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England
Portland
Ore
United Kingdom
White House Baby Named Francis Sayre
Washington January 22 Francis Sayre will be the name chosen for the new White House baby bowing to President Wilson’s wishes. The child will have no middle name and shares his name with his father Francis Sayre.
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White House
Washington
Francis Sayre
Wilson
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Henry Clay Frick
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