Trouble is Dangerous in Philippines Peonage Cited
Senate hearing on Philippine Independence bill hears dispatches claiming unrest in the islands shows danger from government weakness. Dean Worcester warns peonage as a pervasive evil and predicts future turmoil if independence grants power to factions, with foreigners arming and risks of foreign seizure.
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Treas
Associated
Pri
Washington, D. C
Dee. Vate
Manila
Phillippine Islands
Senate
Dean Co. Worcester
Islands
P. G. McDonnell
Worcester
Atsa
Botanical Garden
McDonnell
United States Navy
Russians Down Austrian Biplane Over Przemysl
Russian forces at Przemysl report shooting down an Austrian biplane as it attempted to reach the fortress from the Carpathians. The observer seat carried boxes and bags of canned food, a supply drop in the besieging action.
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Petrograd
London
Przemysl
Carpathians
Pryzemysl
The Lonely Life of Tom London and His Chickens
A Muscatine obituary profile recounts Tom London who lived alone in a timber‑hidden shack with chickens and horses and memories. A photo on his lapel honored a neighbour girl who died before their wedding, a memory he guarded as he spoke of trapping scents and a life spent largely in solitude.
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Tom London
Muscatine
Jack Lon “Tou
Deller
Tom
Tom Lonton
Father
Relatives contest coroner verdict in Fort Erie shooting
Buffalo dispatch reports Walter Smith's relatives challenge the coroner's accidental shooting verdict. Through their attorney they seek a fuller state department investigation, alleging soldiers fired after surrender signals and that civil officers failed to halt the assault.
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Associated
Charles B. Smith
Seaman's Bill Ordered To Conference And Bills Taken Up
The report notes Seaman's bill going to conference and the immigration bill opened for amendment. Dean C Worcester opposed independence before the Philippine committee. Lands committee pressed water power site Scas bil. After long standoff, postal appropriations bill moved forward. Foreign Affairs committee held hearings on arms export prohibitions. Representative Town introduced another resolution on the same aim.
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Sunate
Dean C. Worcester
Philippine Committee
Lands Committee
Scasbil
House
Quo warranto filed to oust St Louis Livestock Exchange
A quo warranto suit seeks to remove the St Louis Livestock Exchange from Illinois, claiming it dominates the National Stock Yards at East St Louis and bars nonmembers from business. Albert Henry serves as petitioner, with a $250,000 damages suit pending. Labron Burton also filed a separate suit. Receipts last year totaled cattle 1,100,000 hogs 2,600,000 sheep 1,000,000 and horses and mules 140,000 across 42 states.
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Associated Press
Belleville
Ill
St. Louis Livestock Exchange
Illinoi
National Stock Yards
East St. Louis
Lucey
Albert Henry
Henry
Commission
Te Stock Yards
Exchange
Labron W. Burton
St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Kentucky
Gast
Prohibitionist Wins Seat in Congress First for Party
Charles H. Randall congressman elect from California Ninth District declares himself a prohibitionist the first of his party in the national House. He pledges to introduce a strict prohibition bill banning importation manufacture sale or gift of liquor in the United States.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles H. Randal
California
National
House of Representatives
United States
Allies Await New Troops for Attack in West
A Berlin dispatch reports over thirty French and British warships bombard Pola and nearby Fiume as Allied plans hinge on Lord Kitchener's new army. British observers expect a Western offensive may wait for larger contingents while heavy losses mount. La Bassee stronghold blocks Allied moves.
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Associated Press
London
Lord Kitchener
Vance
Russia
la Bassee
Blango's Arrest Ordered by Villa in Mexico City
Washington reports General Lucio Blanco has been imprisoned by Villa after Carranza forces withdrew. Blanco’s staff dispersed, Vera Cruz troops demobilized, and Monterrey evacuation noted. Villa forces reportedly advance from the south toward Monterey amid refugee trains and railway line attacks. Mexico City minister of public instruction resigns as the national convention plans to meet.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Lucio Blanco
Mexico City
Carranza
Villa
Zapata
Carranga
Vera ‘Cruz
War Department
Secret Service
Blanco
Vera Cruz
Luxirran
Obregon
Jalapan
Monterey
Embargo on War Goods Urged by Defense Act Proposal
Washington D C Dec 31 Representative Towner urged Congress to grant the president power to prohibit export of war supplies. He argued neutrality is not only at stake but also self defense, warning of potential U S involvement in European entanglements. A general bill would bar arms and munitions exports to nations at war or Civil War conflict.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Representative Towner
Great Britain
Towner
Rout of Russian Reported With 67000 Prisoners
London news wires relay German headquarters claims 67,000 Russians captured in Poland after battles near Todz and Lowicz, with total booty since offensive beginning reaching 136,600 prisoners and hundreds of cannons and machine guns. Other dispatches from London discuss Austria's rout, Italy's moves, and potential wider war developments. Berlin reports progress east of the Bu r a and Rawka, with Warsaw likely to be evacuated as operations shift.
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Amsterdam
London
Uiny
Poland
Todz
Lowicz
Inom
Austria
Carpathians
Greece
Italy
Romania
Portugal
Eiven
Aviona
Austro-Hungary
Francis Joseph
Germany
Angola
Africa
Dunkirk
France
Cuxhaven
England
Berlin
Vie
East Prussia
Vistula
Buura
Rawka
Pilica
Warsaw
Hague
Moraht
Tageblatt
ATL
Alsace
North Sea
Galicia
Petrograd
War news epitope of British views and Eastern fronts
War notes summarize British response to Wilson note via Ambassador Page and Grey, with Paris reports on Alsace invasion near Steinbach. Galician siege, Przemysl relief claims, and contested Austrian advances are cited. Eastern battles around Warsaw and Trans Caucasus noted, with Russian and Turkish losses and Japan’s stance on sending an army to Europe. Serb minister in Paris hints at planned invasion of Hungary.
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Great Britain
Ambassador Page
Foreign Grey
London
Wilson
Earl Grey
Alsace
Paris
Steinbach
Petrograd
Trans- Caucasus
France
Servia
Hungary
Unratified Sea Safety Pact Fails Amid War Disruptions
Washington dispatch notes the safety at sea convention drafted after the Titanic disaster failed to be ratified by major powers as European war disrupted London exchanges. The United States held back ratification citing London conditions and Senate reservations, with diplomats expecting revival after the war through protocols.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
London
United States
Senate
Copper Laden Vessels Detained as British Tensions Rise
Thirty-one ships carrying copper totaling 19,350 tons and worth about 5.5 million dollars, bound for neutral countries, have been detained since the European war began. Senator Walsh reports cargoes seized as contraband with ships to Holland Italy and Sweden. The United States seeks full public release of President Wilsons note to Britain once allowed.
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Page
Edward Grey
Walter Hines Page
Wilson
Washington
D.C
Walsh
Montana
Senate Today
Great Britain
Holland
Italy
Sweden
Gibraltar
England
U. S
State Department Today
Ambassador Page
London
Weather forecast report with scattered details
Generally fair tonight and Friday with colder conditions in the northwest on Friday. Partly cloudy in Illinois tonight and Friday with warmer conditions. Muscatine records 10 degrees above zero. River stage 3 feet 9 inches.
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Lowe
Illinois
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