Wilson to Start Investigation on Unemployment
The Wilson administration will probe nationwide unemployment claims beginning in New York City. Secretary of Labor will coordinate with city police during the census effort to verify jobless figures, aiming to counter a perceived misleading narrative. The plan follows estimates of four million unemployed nationally and about 2,400 in New York City.
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New York Times
Washington
Wilson
Secretary of Labor
New York City
New York
Department of
Com
Labor Cost High, He Says in Open Letter
Stuyvesant Fish writes to ex Judge Elbert H. Gary about unemployment and obstacles to starting building operations in New York. He cites high land costs, city bureaus, and taxes as factors making construction uneconomical for landlords who own most of a block. He urges mutual concession between labor and capital to ease the burden. Rainy day crowds gathered yesterday afternoon in a larger turnout than Friday.
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Stuyvesent Fish
Elbert H. Gary
Fish
Judge Gary
Genin
New York
Corfree
Miyuch
Fight With Thieves In Mountain Shack
Sheriff Ulrich Wiesendanger and deputies pursued robbers seven miles from Granite Springs, Westchester. In a snow siege at a mountain shack, Carey was wounded, Moore grazed by a bullet, and two men were captured before a rooftop attic confrontation yielded three more arrests.
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White Plains
N. Y
Ulrich Wiesendanger
Lake Mahopac
Granite Springs
Westchester County
Samuel Carey
Samuel Light
Carey
Moore
Wiesendanger
How Goethals Was Named
Col George W Goethals receives a Chicago Geographical Society gold medal for his Panama Canal work at a University Club luncheon. He recounts talks with Taft and Roosevelt about consolidating authority and pursuing canal construction despite legal obstacles.
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Chicago
Chicago Geographic Society
George W. Goetheals
Panama Canal
Col. Goethals
University Club
Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Third Wife Divorces Earle of Oxford England
Theodora Sidford Earle of Oxford England was granted an interlocutory decree of absolute divorce from Ferdinand Pinney Earle in New York in chambers by Justice Arthur 8 Tompkins. The judge condemned Earle's morals and awarded custody of the children to Mrs Earle along with alimony of 100 dollars a month and 500 dollars in counsel fees.
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New York Times
Nyack
N. Y
Arthur
Tompkins
Supreme Court
Helen Theodora Sidford Earle
Oxford
England
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Earle
Priest Shuts Down Church Basketball Game
The Rev P J Donahue of Our Lady of Good Counsel asks Brooklyn police to stop a Mirth Hall basketball game this afternoon to prevent church representatives from playing for an admission fee. He warns the team not to use the church name and the manager says the squad will play as the Mirth Five, formerly the Good Counsel Arrows. Police are said to be ordered to arrest if a 15 cent fee is charged.
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P. J. Donahue
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Ralph Avenue
Madison Street
Brooklyn
Mirth Hall
Father Donahue
Frank Shaw
Shaw
Mirth Five
The
Good Counsel Arrows
Thaw Arrives Boston Amid 3000 Crowd After Concord Detention
Harry K. Thaw is moved to Boston under heavy guard after a Concord NH hearing. A 3000-strong North Station crowd overwhelms police as Thaw greets supporters and is endured by reporters and officers. Jerome delays New York transfer to avoid further demonstrations.
War Photographed Fifty Scenes in Rotogravure
The New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial War Extra reproduces fifty vivid war scenes using the Rotogravure process. Published weekly, it offers a visual record from various theatres of war available at all news stands for 0 cents.
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New York Times
Democrats Bind To Shipping Bill In Senate Caucus
The Democratic Senators made the Ship Purchase bill a party measure binding all Democrats in the Senate to its support. The plan aims to press the bill without allowing it to yield to appropriation bills, with an extra session likely if needed. The measure would authorize government purchase of up to 20 million dollars in a DC based merchant fleet company and sale of 6 million Panama bonds.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Stone
Missouri
Woodrow Wilson
Elihu Root
Henry Cabot Lodge
House
White House
Louisiana
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Verdes of
Mississipp
Hardwick
Georgia
District of Columbia
Panama
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Commerce
Wendel Estate Valued Over Eighty Million Dollars Siblings Fight for Heir
In White Plains on January 23, Miss Ella V von E Wendel and Mrs Rebecca A D Wendel Swope filed a bond as administrators of John G Wendels estate, valued between 80 million and 100 million, with four sisters set to share the holdings. The bond of 5000 dollars is noted as unusually small for such an estate.
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New York Times
White Plains
Ella V. von E. Wendel
Rebecca A. D. Wendel Swope
John G. Wendel
Westchester Surrogate’s Court
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Wendel
Santa Monica
Cal
Irvington
N. C
Josephine Wendel
New York
Broadway
New York City
Dey Street
Hudson Tunnel
Mary E. A. Wendel
Georgiana G. R. Wendel
Ella V. von E. Wenel
Rebecca A. D. Wendelwope
Emery Will Will Names Trust Allocations In $5 Million Estate
The late Charlies G. Emery of New York left about $5,000,000 in his will filed for probate in Watertown New York. Frank Emery receives $250,000 in trust, and grandson Charles Gordon Emery gets $50,000 in trust upon age 30 if he abstains from intoxicants and tobacco. Mabel Freeer and Francia Emery each receive $250,000 in trust. William F. Emery inherits $20,000 in trust and $10,000 to Mabel L. Emery. Pauline and Annette Warner each receive $4,000 outright.
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Watertown
N. Y
Charlies G. Emery
New York
American Tobacco Company
Frank Emery
Charles Gordon Emery
Mabel Freeer
Francia
William F. Emery
Mabel L. Emery
Pauline
Annette Warner
Cuban aviator balks at war patrol newspaper drop
Havana dispatch reports Rosillo planned to fly over a British cruiser on patrol to drop newspapers. The British informed the State Department such a flight would risk the aviator’s life as the cruiser would fire. Rosillo abandoned the idea. Florida special excursion ad notes round trip Washington to Jacksonville February 6 via Southern Railway with low fares.
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NEW York Times
Havana
Rosillo
Tion
State Department
Florida
Washington
Jacksonville
Southern Railway
Correte
Hierida
Fifth Ave
Mardi Gras
New Orleans
Tinkham Accused of Election Fraud in Boston
In Boston on January 23 Frank J. Hogan the Democratic opponent charged George H. Tinkham Republican Congressmen elect from the Eleventh District with conspiracy to obtain his win by fraudulent means. The complaint names P Tumilty as Ontare City Committee chairman and accuses Tinkham of spending large sums to influence votes. The case was continued to next Friday before Judge Timothy J. Ohern and special commissioner Graves.
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Boston
George H. Tinkham
Frank J. Hogan
Timothy J. O’hern
P. Graves
Tinkham
P. Tumilty
Ontare
Illinois Steel to add 1000 workers next week
Milwaukee announces that the Illinois Steel Company's mills, a United States Steel Corp. branch, will run near capacity next week with 1,000 additional men hired. The plant resumes full operation after a three week rise since October.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Illinois Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
British believe Dacia crisis past but prize court tested
London reports Senator Lodge accusing Washington of planning to buy German vessels in American ports if the Ship Purchase bill passes. British observers doubt any lasting danger to Anglo American relations, viewing the issue as solvable via diplomacy and law. The Foreign Office cites only press dispatches about Dacia sailing and expects no effort to stop the ship before English waters.
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NEW York Times
London
Senator Lodge
Washington
Foreign Office
Westminster Gazette
United States
Galveston
Eee
Norfolk
Dacia Seizure Sparks Prize Court Debate in Washington
Washington officials foresee the steamship Dacia going before a British prize court if she sails from Galveston to Rotterdam via Norfolk. The case hinges on the vessel’s transfer from a German company to an American buyer and the legality of her flag change. The British court’s findings may be diplomaticized, and the incident could delay similar ventures. The Wilhelmina cargo case draws greater interest at the State Department amid uncertainties over British reservations on food shipments to Germany.
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Washington
Administration
Galveston
Rotterdam
Norfolk
State Department
Germany
United States
New York
Lord Salisbury
Farn
San Juan
Porto Rico
Department
State de
Turkish Governor Defies Italy Over Yemen Conflict
Idea Nazionale cites Alexandria correspondence stating Yemen Governor refuses Porte order over the Italian consulate seizure in Hodelda. He will not surrender British Consul G. A. Richardson nor punish attackers, warning such acts would provoke native backlash and Ottoman humiliation.
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Porte
Rome
Idea Nazionale
Alexandria
Egypt
Yemen
Arabia
Hodelda
G. A. Richardson
Dutch Move to Extend Territorial Army Enlistment
The Netherlands government informs the Second Chamber it seeks to prolong enlistment in the territorial army citing the need to keep its entire military force available. It notes it cannot reveal confidential information but argues extending service aligns with state interests.
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the Hague
Netherlands
German Efforts to Use French Soldier in Hidden Peace Plot
A French non-commissioned officer, captured at St Mihiel on December 31, reports German aims to sway French opinion toward an early peace. In Metz he was interviewed by Socialist leader Sudekum who urged a joint Franco German peace effort aided by false passports money and secret propaganda. He was then sent back to France with supplies for future operations and observed potential revolutionary plots in the south. He returned via Switzerland and reported to authorities on arrival.
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New York Times
Paris
London Weekly Dispatch
France
St. Mihiel
Switzerland
Metz
Sudekum
England
Germany
South
Nce
German Air Bombs Wreck Our Consulate
German air raids on Dunkirk damaged the American Consulate as German bombers hit Dunkirk and Zeebrugge. British aviators attacked Zeebrugge and Bruges, damaging a submarine and gun crews, while one pilot was wounded but continued the mission. Additional raids near Bray-Dunes left unexploded bombs on a downed aircraft.
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London
Dunkirk
Zeebrugge
Mole
Bruges
Paris
Aeroeo
R. B. Davies
Bene
R. Pears
Davies
NEW York Times
Havre
London Daily Mail
Germany Warns Romania Over Hostile Acts In Transylvania
Paris Temps reports Germany sent a note to Romania denouncing its mobilization and propaganda in Transylvania as hostile. London dispatch notes Romania seeks a 25 million pound London loan to buy war material while well-informed observers say Germany could mobilize 600 000 troops if needed. Some officials doubt Berlin issued the protest, suggesting Austria would rather raise it.
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Germany
Romania
Transylvania
Paris
Petrograd
Austria
Romanian mobilization reports unconfirmed by legation
The Rumanian Legation says no official confirmation has been received of Swiss and Italian reports claiming Rumanian mobilization and that a royal decree has not yet been issued.
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Berlin
Hague
London
Rumnian Government to Seek 25 Million Dollar Loan
London reports that Romania is negotiating a government loan of about 25 million dollars in London or New York. Bankers remain secretive while Romanian bankers travel between London and America to buy war materials. The loan is expected to bear 5 percent interest and be issued at about 95.
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London
Associated Press
New York
America
Austrian Premier Resigns Amid War Talks and Visits
Vienna reports Count Karl Sturgkh has resigned as Austrian Premier and may be succeeded by Dr. von Bilinski. Bar on Burian arrives in Berlin to confer with Emperor William as Austria and Germany discuss potential future actions against Russia. Peace talks and shifting insurance rates mark the changing wartime stance among allies.
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Rome
London
Karl StUrgkh
Messaggero
Vienna
L. von Bilinski
Russia
Berlia
Germany
Baron Burlan
Francis Joseph
Count Tisza
Hungary
von Bilinski
Archduke Charles Francis
Barep Burian
Lloyds
Austria
Great Britain
German massing in Hungary signals shift in Russian campaign
Russian General Staff reports a material change in German war plans on the Russian front as troops mass in Hungary. The development follows signals of a broader strategic adjustment by Berlin in the eastern theater.
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Petrograd
London
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