Women Fail to Pass Suffrage Resolution in Congress
In Washington on January 12, the House rejected the Mondell resolution to submit a suffrage amendment with a 174 to 204 defeat. Several New York representatives voted for and against, with party lines blurred as many Democrats supported the measure and some Republicans opposed their leadership. The extensive debate highlighted deep national divisions over women’s voting rights and federal authority.
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House of Rep
Oas
Mondell
New York Gate
Howe
Chandler
Claney
George
Maher
Mets
Mott
Smith and Taylor
New York
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Kastor
Cares
Conry
Danforth
Dooting
Kvell
Fairchild
Fitzgerald
Gitfan
Goulden
Grin
Hamilton
Parker
Fatten
Mats
Mordsn
Talcott
Galterien
Congress
Wemocratie Party
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Ieaue
Ory
Mash
Peroint I
Arion
California
Orado
Kavees
Oregon
Utah
Montana
Illinois
Graham
Ulath
J Sore
Gkrk
Mondell Raotuien Anlied
Clark
First Wed as "Death Bed" Bride Ida Walters
Ida Sniffen, later Ida Walters, faced a court bid after a prior marriage to Morris ended with his death from brain damage following an operation. Read of a Brooklyn court wedding born from love and tragedy, her early life shows a woman pressed by scandal as she battles illness before trial.
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Ida Rogers
Ida Walters
Lorrys Rogers
Ida Sniffen
Son Walters
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Morris
George
Detroit
Ida Sniffer
Detrat
Ida
Tught
Arthur M. Walters
Lebanon Hospital
Enid
Jewelry Raid On Broadway Window Stuns NYC Crowd
Thieves smashed a Broadway window at 1189 Broadway, taking jewels worth about 6000 as stormy crowds watched. A pursuing witness saw a diamond rope in a thief’s pocket. two fled west, a taxi blocked pursuit, and police arrived later. In Harlem, a bomb at 2519 Amsterdam Ave., damaged a residence, injuring no one but scattering debris as residents fled into the rain. Antonio Malana, the ground-floor resident, faced threats for payment despite his denial of receiving threats.
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Henry Silberfeld
Broadway
M. Rosenthal & Sons
Silberfeld
Joseph W. Best
Best
Pure Suer
Dix
Su Jen
Bext
Jewele
Washington Weights
Ampterdam
Antonio Malwna
Mix Hull
Malana
17Th St
Grant
Amsterdam
H.lding
Nichors
Foley
Osborne Enacts Draft Consent Change at Sing Sing
Warden Osborne shifts policy requiring inmate consent for drafts to other prisons. Men slated for transfer to Comstock, Auburn, and Dannemora will proceed only with voluntary agreement. Inmates around New York City area previously faced hardships from forced drafts and delays.
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Osborne
Sing
New York City
Comstock
Auburn
Duanemora
Cannon’s Nephew Dea Danville Died After Shooting
Danville and Stag Hotel fatalities are linked to the death of Orville W Cannon, nephew of ex speaker Joseph G Cannon and father of Mildred Cannon. He died of throat cancer believed to follow an accidental shooting last year. Rumors of suicide were denied.
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Danville
Dan
Orville W Cannon
Joseph G. Cannon
Mildred Cannon
New York
Stag Hotel
Moraine
Augueta
Atlantic Coast Line
Court Refuses Polinks Name Change to Pose
Justice Goff denies Polinks petition to change his name to Pose citing no sufficient reason. He notes unpleasant recollections do not justify a change and that the name Vowinks carries no inherent ridicule. the person must carry the name with honor or ridicule.
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Golf
Polinks
Goffavidh
Posinka
Law Declares Marion Tembo Has No Mother
In a state appellate ruling, Marion Tembo, age eleven, is affirmed as illegitimate in status since her parents divorce annulled marriage deems her legitimate to the sound mind parent. The court appoints Boyce Smith as guardian after resolving custody issues.
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Marion Tembo
Rudolf Tembo
Coumbia University
Germanistic Society
Marion
Tembo Spchal
Mise
Adelade Cooper
Barnard College
Boyce Smith
54 Mile Gale Strikes City Killing Two Men
A 54 mile gale wreaks havoc with deadly consequences as two men are killed. A shower of bricks falls on a theatre amid the storm, causing injuries and alarm. Rescue crews navigate debris as fires are fought and streets are blocked.
Gales and Falling Walls Tear Through New York Streets
A northeast gale of fifty four miles per hour battered New York City with wind, rain, and fog. A steamship grounded in the harbor while a Brooklyn grain elevator wall collapsed, sending bricks into Columbia Street. In Manhattan a falling derrick caused a panic at a motion picture house as bricks rained down. by night, several injuries were reported and emergency crews cleared debris as the Weather Bureau issued warnings.
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New York Harbor
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Manhatetan
Long Docks
Erie Rusin
Charles Smith
Smith
Jorguson
Weather Bureau
New Jersey
Grant
Dow
New York Dock Company
Columbia
Pacific St
Brooklyn
Columbia St
St Feet
John Sullivan
Sn Haitic
Jobe Callahan
St Columbia St
John
Antonio Tomaso
John Guthrie
Amity St
Guthrie
John Shackenberg
Bureau of Buildings
Hicks St
Gaiety Motion Picture House
49Th St
John Connors
James Costello
Lil
Whale Steals 5000-Pound Buoy and Dies in Effort
Officers of the Canadian steamer Lansdowne report a fifty foot whale entangled in the buoy chain after lifting a 5000 pound load from the sea. The whale perished, likely from exhaustion, during the attempt. In port for repairs and search for the missing guide to mariners.
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St. John
Roering
Lansdowne
Riordan Court Near Riot Over Transit Deaths
Coroner Riordan's court endures a near riot as jurors are urged to indict Interborough Rapid Transit executives for culpable negligence in Gottlieb Minnisich’s death. The trial reveals tense exchanges between attorneys Burke and Quackenbush as controversy over criminal versus civil negligence erupts.
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Patrick D. Riordan
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
Bonnybrook
Riordan
Public Service Commission
James le Quackenbush
Ayvgnat Belmont
August Belmont & Co
Theodore I. Shonis
Frank Hedley
Clerge
Horace M. Fisher
W. Leon Pepperman
F. de C. Sullivan
Edward R. Bacon
Thomas de Witt Cuyler
New Haven
Ellin 8
Marston
Gottlieb Minniseh
Martin E. Burke
Sam
Burke
James L. Quackenhush
Inter Borough
New York
Quackenbush
Requear
Jurke
Guaskanhsb
Corp
Jean
Jail Terms Upheld in Cassidy Willett Bribery Case
The Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of William Willett Jr and Cassidy for offering and taking bribes for Queens Supreme Court nominations. Walter’s conviction was reversed. he was discharged. Willett and Cassidy received prison terms and fines, with Walter sentenced to three months and a $1,000 fine.
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Fan
William Willett, Jr
Queens County Supreme Court
Joseph Can Iy
Court of Appeals
Louis T. Walter
Walter
Wiltett
Casgih
Appellate Division
Second Department
Erty Om Bark
Vassidy
Queens Leg
Supreme Court
Queens
Willett
Casidy
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Standard
William Berri
Mr. Berri
Cropsey
Cassidy
Willett Repdy
Juycux
Raymond St
Death by own hand at Columbia Hotel in Greenwich Village
Joseph Haines, about 55, committed suicide at the Columbia Hotel, wiring a gas tube to his lips. He left a letter asking John D. Rockefeller to pay for his funeral, claiming the billionaire would have money, and suggested a fake name. His identity remained undetected despite a forced door entry yesterday.
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John D. Rocketfeller
Joseph Haines
Columbia Hotel
Greenwich Av
Rockefeller
Pope Asks Amends In Primate's Case
Home, Joe reports a Tribune special edition claiming Cardinal Mercier was not arrested but placed under arrest within his Brussels palace guarded by troops. The Vatican seeks reparations from Germany after violent action against the Primate of Belgium, citing worldwide Catholic reaction and a hurried restoration of prior status.
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Dae Verman
Brussels
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Resum
Holy See
Germany
Wilson Leading Peace Move Reported
Copenhagen reports that Queen Wilhelmina the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg and the Swiss President, guided by President Wilson, are working for peace. All neutral monarchs have been invited to join the peace movement.
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Copenhagen
Neue Freie Presse
Vienna
Wilhelmina
Luxemburg
Wilson
Turkey Grants Italy Demands on Hodeidah Incident
Milan reports Turkey has accepted all of Italy demands to settle the Hodeidah affair. A 4 salute to the Italian flag and joint investigation were agreed. Turkey freed British subject Richardson and pledged punishment for soldiers who breached the consulate. Inquiry continues until completion.
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Italy
Hodeidah
Sublime Porte
Trivolor
Eutate
Turkey
Consur
Richardson
Bhy
Advance Against Egypt Arapagued by the Turks
Reports from Athens say Turkish forces have paused their advance on Egypt for now while Dardanelles tensions persist in Constantinople. Talented Bey warned Greek officials that future Turkish policy could marginalize non Turks, amid ongoing anti Greek persecutions with no real relief seen. Insurgents hold Durazzo heights and Turks fortify Tehataldja lines.
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Athens
Egypt
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Talent Bey
Turkey
Durazzo
Tehataldja
Italy’s Critic Receives Von Hindenburg Baton Parcel
Captain Anglo Gatti, noted war critic for Corriere della Sera, praised von Hindenburg yet criticized a strategy. A German courier sent him a facsimile baton with a note inviting him to “come and have a try at the job,” signed as the field marshal.
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Dan
Italy
Anglo Gatti
Corriere Della Sera
von Hindenburg
Gattl
Germany
von Hindenburgy
Hit Wif
Britain bids women send men to war
London papers print the War Office appeal urging English women to influence men to join the armed forces. The four questions emphasize home safety, the impact of one word Go, and the duty of women to justify their family members’ participation in the great war.
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London
Jesman Nem
War Office
England
Gergan
Germany Facing Potential Defeat Seen by German Papers
German press signals possible German defeat as reviews in Cologne Gazette and Rotterdam outlet mark a tone shift. Professor Porscie notes indemnity unlikely if Germany loses, stating most would fall and funds exhausted, highlighting strong enemy position.
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Rotterdam
Jan
Porscie
Cologne
Germany
French Meet Fierce Drive at Soissons
French attacks to the north of Soissons on the Aisne and near Perthes threaten railways used by German forces and aim to relieve Rheims. German counteroffensive and renewed assaults near Perthes and Meuse forest areas signal intense battle with trench efforts and reinforcements reported, as weather hinders large troop movements.
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Perridhes
Rheims
Perthes
le Fortin
Ust
Beauséjour
Ims
Verdun
Argonne
Meuse
Mets
Alsace
Ivery
War Office
Salson
Sol
Perrieres
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Oise
Sois
Prom
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