Irish Peace Hope Revived in Britain
London reports a renewed peace mood before Christmas as talks advance. Downing Street sees optimism with Sinn Féin figures and leaders like Arthur Griffith amid efforts by Lloyd George. Irish self rule and May elections loom as Sinn Féin weighs a practical path within British policy.
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Britain
Arthur
Draper Prom
Tribune’ Feroman Burope Conytie
New York
Tribuny
London
Downing Street
Chrtetmina
Dublin
Father O'Flanagan
Clune
Lloyd George
Paris
Arthur Gridfith
Hamar Greenwood
Ireland
Lord French
Germany
Uufonen
Harl Curzon
Kedleston
Forum Affairs
Great Britain
Five Irish Troops Formed in Philadelphia
Five units of Irish volunteers organized in Philadelphia join a movement for Ireland. They wear uniforms with Gaelic insignia and green bands at the cuffs. Members pledge their willingness to support Ireland from the United States.
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Philadelphia
Irey Valuntorre
Ireland
Groupe
King of
United States
Fianna Fail
West Point Cadet Dies by His Own Hand After Exam Failures
Twenty two year old Corporal Dennis Totten of the United States Military Academy died by suicide on the West Point reservation after failing scholarship examinations. His body was found with a pistol beside him. Officials opened an inquiry while relatives recalled his despondency. Totten left Milford Connecticut after Christmas, writing to friends of his failure while keeping plans private. His father, famed inventor and professor Lieutenant Charles Totten, had died twelve years earlier.
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West Point
Bunker Totten
United States Military Academy
Charles Adie
Lewis Totten
Dennis Bname
Petara Aieregerene
As Aran
Nome
Milford
Conn
Academy
Meers
Dennis
Sheffield Scientifc
Yale
von Moltke
San Francisco
Seveal
Totten
Joshua
Mazekiah
Whitman Takes Full Charge of City Inquiry
Ex Governor Charles Whitman assumed absolute control of a grand jury inquiry into alleged public corruption. State Senator Robinson and Assemblyman Steinberg testified. Whitman vowed no favoritism, using city detectives and outside investigators to pursue all leads, with aggressive action against guilty officials.
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Charles 8. Whitman
Robinson
Steinberg
Swann
Joab H. Banton
Whitman
Swannay
Labor Gar
Theodore Doulas Mobinson
Joseph Steinberg
Powdered Noses Barred in Zion City Edict
Baltimore era style piece reports Wilbur Glenn Voliv in Zion City bans powdered noses claiming vanity equals vice and mandates a modest, covered appearance for the new year. Overseer demonstrates removal of makeup, arguing women’s adornment desecrates virtue and sacred modesty amid a sweeping reform.
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Zion City
Diente
Chicago
Zion
Wilbur Glenn Voliv
France Puts U S Invasion Ruhr Whisky Ring Inquiry
An article outlines U S involvement in Ruhr events and a whiskey ring inquiry. It notes President Wilson’s decision on sending forces to enforce reparations and gauge American stance on the proposal. The piece reflects debate over military action and U S policy shifts.
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France
U.S
Wilson
America
President Opposed To Plan of Allies
Washington report says President Wilson opposes United States active involvement at Paris conference on Germany's Spa obligations. France seeks US delegate and views on Ruhr occupation response. Germany argues inability to meet coal deliveries. Reparations Commission to decide next steps. Bavaria threatened with coal cut as Ruhr miners push for full compliance.
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Washington
Asso
Stile Department
Spa
Germany
Ruhr Valley
United States
Wilson
State Department
Vrench
Paris
Reparations Commission
Spi Agreoement
Bavaria
Mlied
Brussels
Ruhr
Saya
Berlin
W Bu
Prohibition Roundup Targets Illegal Liquor Traffic
A major inquiry into a $100,000,000 liquor import scam in New York, led by Elmer L. Trey of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, aims to uncover permit frauds and counterfeit stamps. Officials predict a shake-up in enforcement as arrests are made at a rectifying shop and in several street cases tied to bootleg operations.
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Trafic
Pedoral Offiss Ls
Elmer L. Trey
Special Intelligence Service
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Washington
Figur Lraith
Irey
Tosat
High
Iraq
New York
Trey
Moris Butter
Avenue 1
Louis Solomon
Ninth Street
Tobina
Tombs Court
Greene Street
Frank da Simone
Mott Street
Daniel Caputo
Mulberry Street
Taavale
Ik Grind Street
Saverio Sciortino
Mazweil S. Matta
United States
Caputo
Prohibition
Enion Washington
Ormits
Krame
Wiliam J. McCoy
Commissioner
Commissioner's Office
Anid
First all-female jury convicts kitchen chair thief in Anderson
A four-housewife and two single-woman jury in Hrushy Creek court, Anderson, SC, found a Black defendant guilty of stealing two kitchen chairs. The trial lasted about fifteen minutes as jurors delivered the verdict and the court proceeded with sentencing steps.
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Anderson
S.C. Dan
Hrushy Creek
Chicago Opera Director Quits Amid Singer Turmoil
Gino Marinazzi, artistic director of the Chicago Opera Company, submitted his resignation to business director Terbert Johnson after exhausting tempers of the companys singers. Rumors floated that Mary Garden or Giorgio Polacco could be his successor, while Marinazzi cited sleepless nights and constant star objections as the main cause.
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Anedat Disnatah
Tethune
Chicago
Gino Marinazzi
Chicago Opera Company
Terbert Johnson
Mary Garden
Giorgio Polacco
Marinusci
Signor
Marinusciaid
Bankers of Long Island Declare War on Bandits
Forty three Long Island bankers met at Nassau County Courthouse to form an organization and arm posses to shoot to kill during daylight bank robberies. Representatives from So American Bankers Association and Burns Detective Agency to assist. World War veterans offered as crack shots to staff posses across Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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Mineola
L. 1
Long Island
Nassau Couny
Jnnstizution
Nawistu
Suffyk
So American Bankers Association
Burns Detective Agency
Tribune Writer Joins Balloonists in Blinding Snow
Cochrane Ontario January 7 A Tribune staff writer and two Indian companions join a dog sled party aiming to meet balloonists en route from Moose Factory. Snow pours in the early morning as barometer falls. forecast grim. Weather may halt progress before noon.
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Tribune
Cochrane
Ontario
Clute
Moose Factory
Cecil Golding
Revillon Fréres’ Fur Tract
Two Parties Race on Northland Trails to Meet Returning Airmen
In Cochrane Ontario on January 7 a fierce northern Ontario blizzard eased as wind shifted at 2 pm. Two scouting parties pursue airmen returning to civilization, one from Clute on the Abitibi River trail and the other from Muttiee on the Miasanabi River, each with two Indian guides and dog trains. Weather changes threaten the meet at Moose Factory, with each side hoping to converge within miles of the rail line before dusk. The event draws American and Western press interest as snowshoes and dog teams carry reporters along perilous routes toward a hoped reunion.
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Cochrane
Ontario
Jeb Crossland
Trifune
Abitibi
Clute
Repre
Miasanabi
Muttiee
Hudson's Ba Company
Ind Couriern
Maitien
Moose Factory
Aieahout
Deowet
New York
Theough
McDougall Douglas
Rovillon Frires
Here
Free Telephone Service To U S Airmen Awaits Arrival
Cochrane Ontario January 7 American naval balloon crews nearing Cochrane expect free long distance calls home. The T&N Ontario Railroad installed three temporary telephones at the station and plans clear wire to the States once tidings arrive. Goode W Lee, railroad chair, states the railroad will provide free long distance service to Rockaway Point or to Washington upon arrival.
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Tibune Cochrane
Ont
Tewiskaming & Northern Ontario Railroad
Koon
Goode W. Lee
Chai
Rockaway Point
Washington
Cochrane
Wilson to Get Report On Debs Case in Week
The Department of Justice announced that within a week an investigation into Eugene V. Debs and his espionage act sentence at Atlanta will conclude to assess whether a pardon is warranted. The inquiry covers all espionage act cases, with the attorney general to receive the findings for submission to President Wilson. Officials said the facts are not yet decisive on clemency.
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Palmer
Washington
Eugene V. Debs
Luing
Atlanta
Department of Justice
Department Offic Red
Debs
Wilson
White House
Hudsons Bay Clerk Details Rescue Of Balloonists In Arctic Blizzard
S A Bradbury of Hudsons Bay Co recounts the rescue of three U S balloonists from Moose Factory after a four day trek through the Canadian north. They survived on caribou moss and two pigeons before being guided to Moose Factory by Cree trapper Thomas Mark. The party endured extreme fatigue, starvation, and exposure, with one more day in the wilderness feared deadly.
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Tribune
Montreal
Canada
United States
Civilization
Moose Factory
Hudson Bay Company
James Bay
Rockaway Point
S. A. Bradbury
Bradbury
Tom Mark
Mr. Bradbury
Thomas Mark
Kloor
Hadeon
Pareil
Per
Mr. Bradebury
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