Pont Mill Blast Felt in Four States and Deaths
A massive blast at a powder plant near Hankel New Jersey injured and killed workers, with fires destroying twelve buildings. The explosion, felt across four states, sent flames and debris across the Greenwood Lake Turnpike area as workers fled. Officials report two dead and more than 300 in peril or displaced as a chain of detonations razed the plant and surrounding facilities.
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Hankel
N. J
New York
Jaewa
Greenwood Lake
Do Pont
Wareelle
Haskell
United States
Maller
Runaway wagon on Williamsburg bridge injures man and river rescues
A runaway team on the Williamsburg incline caused a truck to spill window sashes and threw rider George Ritter from his seat into the East River. Rescuers pulled Ritter from the water as his condition improved in Williamsburg Hospital, with pneumonia risk noted.
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Williamsburg Ridge
Bettes
Battie
Rattle
James In Morgan
George Ritter
Metropolitan Avenue
Williamsburg
Ritter
Louis Rossert Lumber Company
Grand Street
Newtown Creek
New York
Bernstorf Ousts Bopp and Schack from San Francisco posts
Bernstorf informed the State Department that consuls general Fran e Bopp and vice consul E J von Schack have been removed from duty. They were recently convicted of violating U S neutrality by conspiring to destroy munitions sent to the Entente Allies.
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Washington
Gan
Voumt von Bernstorf
State Department
Frane Bopp
E. J. von Schack
San Francisco
United States
Husband rebels after 12 years daily pay split
Felix Grate of 414 East Sixty fourth Street gave $1.50 weekly to his wife for carfare and lunches, walked four miles daily to save costs, and left after Christmas when mother in law ran the house. Magistrate urged wife to keep him and end the control.
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Felix Gratfe
East Sixty-fourth Street
Felix
Cornell
Felis
Graffe
Two Army Aviators Lost in Arid Lower California
Calexico, Cal., Jan. 12. Mounted Mexican soldiers searching for two American army aviators, who attempted a nonstop flight from North Island to Calexico, returned with no trace of the men. U S customs agents reported likewise Lieutenant W A Robertson, stationed at San Diego, and the search continued. The aviators carried no food or water and expected to reach Calexico within hours.
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Calexico
Cal
Lower
California
United States
W. A. Robertson
North Island Aviation Station
San Diego
Gary
H. G. Bishop
Conspiracy Charged in Hiram Johnson Death Plot
In San Francisco a wide circle of labor leaders and anarchists including Alexander Berkman and Mooney allies faced charges of directing a plot to assassinate Senator Hiram W. Johnson and topple the government. District Attorneys Cunha and Pickett cited letters and raids as proof while witnesses described attempted arrests and the “The Blast” editor Eleanor Fitzgerald testifying amid courtroom turmoil.
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Dan
Alexander Berkman
Hiram W. Johnson
Berkman
Mise M. F
Pitsgerald
Robert Minor
International Workers’ Defence League
Thomas J. Mooney
Mooney
Edward A. Cunha
Thelinet
Cunta
Miss Fitzgerald
Minor
Griffin
Cunha
Burke Cockrun
New York
Eleanor Figerald
Johnson
J. Sergeant Cram
Comoner
Moones
Mee Cram
Hope for Arnold Daly After Major Surgery
The actor Arnold Daly at Roosevelt Hospital is fighting a dangerous illness with vitality that astonishes doctors. He has undergone several operations and now rests comfortably with physicians believing there is a good chance of recovery.
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Arnold Daly
Roosevelt Hospital
Spread eagle charge holds 3 officers and 5 privates
Discharge papers were refused for Colonel George A. Wingate and Capt. Wilburn T. Wright and Lt. Frank A. Spencer as the 2d Field Artillery regiment was mustered out. Five privates from Battery E were placed under guard at Fort Hamilton after the alleged spread eagle punishment in the Bronx armory. The case, arising from the prior week, centers on Spencer who ordered the punishment and tied privates to wheel rims while they performed police duties. Colonel Donaldson of the Inspector General’s Department led the probe. wings, Wright, and Hines faced questions, with reliefs and muster-out actions reflecting ongoing inquiries.
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George A. Wingate
2D Field Artillery
Wilburn T. Wright
Frank A. Spencer
Fort Hamilton
Bronx
Max Kellerman
Battery B
Ralph Pingree
Eurl Pingree
Elmer St. George
Jamey J. Foley
Spencer
Nan
Aremory Ring
Army
Yeterday
Wilby
Wingate
War Department
Frank H. Hines
Hines
1St Battalion
Brooklyn
Thomas Q. Donaldson
Inspector General’s Department
Donaldson
Wright
2D Battalion
J. L. Gilbreth
Kaiser Proclaims Determined German Resolve in War Proclamation
In a London despatch dated January 10, the German Emperor declares enemies have dropped the mark and expose lust for conquest while Germany will be strengthened by burning indignation and holy wrath. He asserts divine support for a full victory and vows unwavering effort to crush foes and liberate Europe and the seas.
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London
Germany
Europe
Italian battleship Regina Margherita sunk near Albania
Rome reports the Regina Margherita, a Malian battleship, struck a mine off Albania on December 1. Of 270 aboard, 675 perished and 675 were saved, with the loss confirmed as official.
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Albania
Rome
Alona
Albazis
Allies Rebuff May Check Peace Moves by President
London reports a massive early response to Britain’s new war loan with the Prudential Insurance Company pledging 10 million dollars and other firms seeking first instalments. By noon six million prospectuses were mailed and bankers, workers, and soldiers queued for prospectuses at the Bank of England annex as subscriptions surged.
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Germany
Smnll
Great
Prudential Insurance Company
Betwen
Bank of England
Sie
Smugglers Aid Scores To Flee From Belgium
London dispatch reports a surge in cross border escape attempts from Belgium as the underground railway aids deportees. Dutch smugglers and Belgian vouchers help fugitives breach barbed wire fences and flood boundaries. Ninety military aged men on canal tugs slipped through Meuse crossings, bribery and force cited as methods.
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London
Belgium
Polland
Meuse
Diteh
Germans Yield to Dutch over Belgians Permit to Return
Amsterdam reports German authorities consent to allows Belgians deported after returning from Holland to leave Germany. The plan permits Belgian evacuees who had been sent to Holland to return to Germany if needed, with some to travel onward to the Netherlands.
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Holland
Germany
Amsterdam
Helgum
Call for Troops in Italy Stirs War Council Report
Rome January 12 The Popolo Romano comments on the Entente peace reply saying the call for more troops shows the Allied War Council decision for a more vigorous prosecution. The remark is the first censor-passed hint of Italy issuing a new troop call.
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Rome
Romano
Italy
Austria had terms ready for peace with Serbia
London dispatch summarizes Count Deernin von Chudenitz note to neutrals and Holy See outlining Austro Hungarian terms in response to Entente peace proposals. The note defends forbearance toward Serbia until Sarajevo murder, asserts peace aims were clear, and questions who controls the pace of negotiations.
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Deernin von Chudenitz
United States
Holy See
Entente
Vienna
Reuter
Amsterdam
Austria
Serbia
Sarajevo
Ong An
Two British ships sunk without warning, Foreign Office says
Britain cites two steamers sunk without warning by a Central Powers submarine on November 27 1916 and November 28 1916. City of Birmingham torpedoed at 1135 hours on November 27 with 170 aboard. doctor and three crew killed. survivors rescued by hospital ship Letitia. Reapwell torpedoed on November 28. ship sank at 3 am. captain captured. crew rescued by Breyton.
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Reapwell
Nhon
Foreign Office
Piret
City of Birmiingham
Aaterhold
City of
Birmingham
Breyton
Kaiser’s Polish Army Now 700 Strong
London reports a German effort to raise a Polish volunteer force failed. From Poland's proclamation to year end 1800 were enlisted, 1100 were medically unfit, many joined for pay despite health limits. Germany boasted of 700000 Poles under arms by spring, but now has 700.
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London
Germany
Kingdom of
Poland
Wilson Sees Col House and Cabinet to Act Secretly
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson and his advisers, including Col. House, weighing a secret approach as Entente replies harden toward mediation. Germany seeks a covert peace, while U S officials fear entanglement and are wary of domestic scandals shaping policy.
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Stevenson H. Evans
Washington
Colonel House
Entente
Mr. Wilson
Germany
United States
White House
House of Representat Loak
Mris Obviow House
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