Mrs Mohr Denies Plotting Murder In Rhode Island Trial
Mrs Eliza beth Mohr testifies in her defense claiming her husband Dr Charles Franklin Mohr beat her and threatened her while she sought reconciliation. She says he robbed her, used drugs and alcohol, flouted other women, and drove her from their home, yet her love remained strong. The trial centers on who killed Dr Mohr and whether his wife acted in self defense or jealousy.
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Cushing
Mia Mohr
Cushing Rise Ofrs
Mohr
Dr. Mohr
Custing
Phillips
Rhode Island
Mr. Cushing
Erson
Wieland and Knowles
Simpson Street
Elizabeth Palmer
Dawson Street
Bronx
Mrs. Palmer
Rebecca Pullman
Nathan Fullman
Gertrude Bazel
Mrs. Pullman
Pullman
Bank Earnings in 1915 Rise for New York Banks
The 1915 banking report shows First National Bank of New York leading profits with about 7.154 million on capital of 10 million, followed by Liberty and Chatham and Phenix. Average earnings for city banks reached 21.4 percent on capital and 10.1 percent on capital and surplus, with notable gains amid war financing and short term securities.
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New York City
George F. Baker
First Security Company
First National
Low, Jones & Co
The
Liberty
Chatham and Phenix
National Banks
National City Bank
Bank of New York
Battery Bank
Chase
Hanover
Harriman
Pinehurst N C Opens Outdoor Sports Hotel Carolina Adt
The Pinehurst N C center of outdoor sports announces the opening of Hotel Carolina in Hovy ina Berkshire. An advertisement outlines new lodging facilities and regional amenities for visitors seeking outdoor recreation.
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PINEH
Lusitania Draft Cabled to Berlin
Washington reports Secretary Lansing and Count von Bernstorff reached a tentative draft agreement on the Lusitania sinking. Germany would pay indemnity as a legal liability, not an act of grace, with Berlin to consider and respond after ciphered communications via London and Bern. Colonel House travels to Berlin to brief officials and aid the talks.
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Germany
von Bernstorff
Lansing
Wilson
United States
Count von Bernstorff
Secretary of State
Berlin
Foreign Office
State Department
London
Berne
Ambassadors Page
Stovall
E. M. House
Europe
House
Gerard
Washington
Zeppelins Likely to Strike London as Dover Blast Kills 39
London officials warn of renewed Zeppelin raids with greater danger to civilians. Berlin reports one bomb dropped on a mine depot at Dover exploded, killing 39 people including an officer and 24 soldiers, destroying railway cars and cottages, with a transport sunk and twenty wounded.
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London
Berlin
Dover
Sayville
Hamburger Premdenblatt
Fremdenblatt
Government Ship Purchase Bill Advances in Congress
Washington reports indicate Democratic leaders see chance for early passage of a modified ship purchase bill. The measure, stripped of permanent government ownership, would allow leasing of vessels and use of naval auxiliaries, with bonds set at 50 million dollars. House leaders and Senator Clarke suggest broad support among Democrats if the ownership provision is removed.
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Washington
Claude Kitchin
House
Kitchin
Clarke
Arkansas
Senate
Wilson
Hardwick
Hitchcock
O'Gorman
Vardaman
Senator Clarke
Naval Auxiliary
Naval Service
Kitehin
Mr. Kitchin
White House
British Laborites Rally Behind Loyalty Pledge in War Bill
British Laborites reinforce loyalty to the wartime service bill with a pledge to support the war until victory. Speaker Sexton warns that German victory would mean nothing else matters on earth.
Pennsylvania Road to Build Big Hotel
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans a first class hotel in New York opposite its station on Seventh Avenue. The twelve story structure, designed by Meikim Mead and White, would span from Thirty second to Thirty third Street with a wide frontage and plaza, costing about 1 million dollars. Construction aimed before the Seventh Avenue Subway opens to spur a broader building boom around the Pennsylvania Station area.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Seventh Avenue
Thirty-second
Thirtythird Street
Pennsylvania
Meikim, Mead & White
Pennsylvania Station
Hotels Unite to House Overflow Visitors in City
The Hotel Association set up a special registry to connect hotels with vacant rooms to guests. Secretary Harry P. Stimson invites active members to place overflow guests from Jan 24 through February end, with office hours daily to 11 PM or midnight if needed. Members should call between 5 and 6 PM for available rooms and directions. Multiple visitors swell city crowds, with prosperity cited as a reason. Extra Florida Special cars planned to Palm Beach via East Coast routes, with three other daily services.
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Harry PP. Stimson
Florida
Palm Beach
East Coast
Atlantic Coast Line
Ships Not Replaced That U Boats Sunk
London report outlines Great Britain's mercantile output for 1915 at 1,032,629 tons below 1914. It notes 317 steamers built, 10 sailing vessels, and a growing tally of British ships sunk by submarines reaching 640 ships and 1,331,944 tons by late 1915.
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London
Lieyds
Great Britain
British Admiralty
Greek government moves to seize Venizelos
Sofia based dispatch reports a Greek government order to prosecute former Premier Venizelos. If he fails to appear for examination, authorities may arrest him. The dispatch notes the action was initiated on government orders and cites a Sofia newspaper as the source.
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Venizelos
Berlin
Sayville
Sofia
Vtro
Athena Today
Greck Statesman
Glorious Land of the Sky Hotels Advertised Service
Western North Carolina famed Land of the Sky climate and elegant hotels offered with sleeping car service from New York to Asheville. New York office listed at 264 Fifth Avenue.
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North Carolina
New York
Asheville
N.Y
Fifth Avenue
British Relief Force 23 Miles From Kut El Amara
Report from January 26 states the British relief force is 23 miles from Kut el Amara, correcting earlier claims of 7 miles. Turkiye press notes battles near Menlarie and Wat el Amara with heavy losses, plus a Jan 2 claim about relief force distance. The India Office miscommunication prompted the error.
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London
Mesopotamia
Tigris
Kut-el- Amara
India Office
Berlin
Sayville
Menlarie
Kut el-Amara
Wat-el-Amara
Korna
Aylmer
Townshend
Kut-el-Amara
T’ommongs
J. Austen Chamberlain
India
Britain sanctions transfer of ship Purelight to Standard Oil
Lord Robert Cecil said the government approved the German vessel Purelight transfer to Standard Oil under wartime export restrictions on lubricants paraffine and wax to neutrals. The United States was informed that US registry for ships of nations at war will be recognized only if not used to trade with Britain’s enemies.
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William Crawford Anderson
Attercliffe
Sheffield
Anderson
Asquith
Great Britain
London
Lord Robert Cecil
Uader
House of Commons
Purelight
Standard Oil Company
Ia Robert
United States
Sir Edward Grey
Germany
Ble
Sir Edward
Mount Athos monks clash as Bulgarian fighters attack
The report from London dated January 27 says Bulgarian monks from the Monastery of Zography attacked the neighboring Serbian Monastery of Chiliandmar to oust Serbian brethren. The assault failed due to strong defenses, but a fire was set to part of the structure.
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Mount Athos
Zography
Chiliandmar
Holy Mountain
Germans raid Vandervelde home amid war tensions
Paris reports Emile Vandervelde, Belgian cabinet minister, learned his Ixelles residence was searched by German authorities. Locks broken, jewel boxes opened but contents left, likely seeking international documents. Parallel note: Camille Huysmans arrested at the frontier on return from Brussels. Vandervelde heads the International Socialist Bureau and was visiting relief efforts in France.
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Paris
Emile Vandervelde
Ixelles
Ltrussels
Havre
Petit Journal
Simne Vandervelde
Metropole
Camille Huysmans
International Socialist Bureau
Brussels
M. Vandervelde
Elageue
Vandervekie
Prince Mirko Believed Killed or Captured in Rome Dispatches
Rome reports suggest Prince Mirko of Montenegro may have been slain or taken prisoner by Austrians at Leutart. He is the second son of King Nicholas and was born in Cettinje on April 17, 187%. The note appears in London data dated January 27.
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Rome
London
Mirko of
Montenegro
Leutart
Prince Mirko
Nicholas of
Cettinje
Grey Wins Fight Against Making Blockade Tighter
Grey secures relief as calls to tighten the blockade recede amid claims that leaks into Germany were exaggerated. Extremists drop the issue and focus shifts to other policy debates.
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Grey
Absolute Blockade Urged by Benn for Ocean Traffic From Norway to Gibraltar
London report of Commons debate on blockade policy shows Benn urging a full blockade of Germany’s over-oceanic traffic. Government stance appears unchanged though Parliament seems more supportive. Grey argues figures mislead and calls for measured actions with Allies to curb German imports.
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Germany
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