Safford Guilty in Perjury Trial Over Rae Tanser Case
After nine hours deliberation a federal jury in Plainfield New Jersey finds Prankis D Safford former Kensington Hotel clerk guilty of perjury for falsely identifying James W Osborne as the man who accompanied Rae Tanser to the Kensington Hotel on Oct 18 1914 The judge orders bail continued and weighs mercy in sentencing while noting the lengthy deliberation and complex testimony from Rae Tanser and related figures.
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Prankis D. Safford
Kensington
Plainfield
N. J
James W. Osborne
Rae Tanser
G. A. Wagner
Judge Hand
Rae Taner
Oliver Osborne
Safford
Counse
Charles H. Wax
James
John Silver
Tanser Abe
Ee Borne
Mae Tamper
Hunger strike yields to force feeding on Blackwell's Island
Mrs. Ethel Byrne, jailed for a hunger strike over birth control, was forcibly fed by physicians after a 106 hour fast. She received milk, eggs, and brandy with minimal resistance, while officials reported her condition improved though she remained under close supervision.
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Ethel Byrne
Blackwell's Island
Margaret Sanger
Department of Correction
Burke
Byrne
Irma R. Howard
Dr. Howard
Mrs. Byrne
Correction
Burdette G. Lewis
James P. Munt
Howard
William ‘Travers
Bellevue
Byrness
To Put 3 Guns on British Ships and Convoy Them from Halifax
News from the Adriatic says the British Admiralty will arm all merchant steamships with three guns to guard against submarines. Two guns will be placed forward and one at the stern, with cruisers and torpedo boats to convoy between New York Boston or Philadelphia and Halifax on routes of 600 to 700 miles.
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New York
United States
Boston
Philadelphia
Halifax
House Debate Stirs Over Revenue Bill Plan
Congress opens the week with heated debate on the revenue bill. Lawmakers, no longer fearing an extra session, plan resistance or passage of part of the President’s legislative program.
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Gillett
Massachusetts
Treasury
Rogers
Times
Atleman
North Caroli
Kitch
Your Times
New York
Longworth
Ohio
Dixon
Mason and Dixon
Norton
South Dakota
Ntes
Congress
Eee
HOUSE
Atlantic Coast Line Ad Highlights 6 All Steel Daily
Advertisement notes the Atlantic Coast Line route Florida to Augusta to Cuba to South, promoting a daily all steel service. Mentions office at 1198 Broadway.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Forida - Augusta -Cuba - South
All Steel
B'way
Explosion at Dresden Arsenal Kills 1000 Women and Girls
Paris report says a Dresden Arsenal explosion killed about 1,000 women and girls and shattered windows within twelve miles. A letter from a German soldier dated December 30 describes a news blackout and restricted railroad tickets to Dresden for urgent reasons.
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Paris
Dresden
Pershing Retiring Willistas Advance in Border Pursuit
War Department to announce within seventy two hours orders for Pershing withdrawal from northern Mexico toward Texas. Reports say Willistas advance and bandits reported in wake of American column Obregon to dispatch troops. Public dispatch from Washington indicates troop movements and potential withdrawal timing.
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Coltumn
Obregon
Troope
New York Times
Washington
War Department
Mexico
Soll
Pershing's Men Begin Return March From Mexico
American troops under Major General Pershing tramped toward the border on the first leg of their return from Mexico. The column rested twenty five miles north of Colonia Dublan while thousands of refugees, including Mormon families and Chinese, moved toward camps at Columbus New Mexico. Temporary field headquarters were planned near Las Palomas Kea and Ojo Federico as the crossing of the border was projected for next week.
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Texas
Pershing
Colonia Dublan
Mexico
Columbus
N. M
Iated
Tablishi
Ojoerico
Pia
Las Palomas Kea
Army
Villa
el Valle
San Joaquin
Charcos
Fifth Cavalry
Eli
Carranza
Coan
Ojo Federico
Obregon Plans Northern Occupation To Halt Villa Raid
Mexico City January 31 General Obregon Minister of War announced full preparations to occupy northern positions from which Pershing withdrew and ordered General Murguia to deploy troops to prevent any raid by Villa's forces as the military situation develops.
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Obregon
Mexico City
General Obregon
Mexico
Pershing
Murguia
Villa
Peace by Sword Kaiser Repeats
England acts to block enemy ships leaving the North Sea as military and political leaders convene a headquarters luncheon. Emperor Charles speaks with confidence about the future amid heightened tensions and strategic shifts.
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Kaiser
England
North Sea
Charles
German War Food Official Denies Starvation Threats
Berlin reports by Wireless quote Dr Batocki head of the War Food Office saying Germany has enough food despite blockades and crop losses. He notes increased cattle and swine, no starvation, and health vigor, with some transport shortages causing complaint in newspapers.
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Jen
Berlin Academy of Science
Rudentaraptates
Hague
Germany
Tse
Charlies
Austria-Hungary
von Bethmann Hollweg
Zimmermann
von Hindenburg
Great Headquarters
Reuter
Vienna
Prussia
New York Times
Berlin
Jan
Tuckerton
Dr. Batocki
War Food Office
America
Bundesrat
Reichstag
United States
London Looks Warily At Wilson Peace Talk
A New Times summary reports London editors foresee limited chance for rapid peace. Analysts say Wilson must still mobilize domestic support before concrete plans emerge. Critics from The Spectator The New Witness and The Saturday Review raise doubts about enforcing a league of peace and arms control.
Rail ads offer New Orleans Mardi Gras trip options
Advertising note for Southern Railway promoting round trip sleeping and dining car service to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Listing office at 204 Fifth Ave. Advt.
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Aiken
Augusta
Asheville Southern Railway
New York
Fifth Ave
New Orleans
Mard Gras Southern Railway
Asle. N
British Move Enlarges North Sea Danger Zone
The British Admiralty announces a new expanded dangerous area in the North Sea to deter German naval movements and raiders. American naval experts say the aim is to block Kiel Channel exits, protect the coast, and enable a tighter British cordon around Germany’s North Sea ports.
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Flamborough Head
Washington
North Sea
Admiralty
London
Scheldt River
Flushing
Kentish Knoll
Goodwin Sands
Thames
Straits of Dover
Kiel Canal
Germany
Jutland
Terschelling Bank
Terschelling
Holland
Dogger Danks
Dogger Banks
Atlantic
Deutsche Land
State Department
Netherlands
Greenewich
Wilhelmshaven
Blaagand
Lyng
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East 41Th Street
Southern Wear
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Committee On Ways and Means
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John J. Rogers
Soha Eric
Blackwell
William Travers Gibb
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Irma R. Hewsard
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Willistas
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