Perkins Threat Drives Third Party Push In Albany
George Perkins leader of the dissidents says a new third party will form unless the Republican executive committee repudiates recent actions. He notes talks with Colonel Roosevelt and Governor Whitman as factions push for a split, with plans to unite pro Progressives and opposing old guard forces.
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William R. Willcox
Sepessican National Committee
Satis
George Perkins
Resigienants
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Perkins
Albany
Zere
Whitman
Mr. Perkins
Natthew Hale
J. A.M. Hopkins
John Owonsell
Bainbridge Colby
Eer
Gard
Persens
Ead
Cmteitie
Salanal
Wes
Mamitter
Mit
Byge
Coal shipments to Chicago get priority rail routing
Chicago officials and railroad men report that all liner lines centered in Chicago will give coal shipments preference over other commodities except perishables. The measure aims to relieve a threatened coal shortage by keeping coal on the preferred freight line for forty eight hours, deemed sufficient to ease the present crisis.
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Chicago
Wife Must Wash Dishes And Take John To Movies
A court dismissed a cruelty charge against John Mackey an electrician who turn over most earnings to his wife. He earns 26 weekly with 20 given for family needs and rents 16 monthly leaving him nightly dish duties while his wife goes out. Magistrate advised Mrs Mackey to help with dishes and take him to a movie.
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Harris
John Mackey
John
Amsterdam Avenue
Water Tunnel Opens to Bring Croton Water to Brooklyn
Commissioner Williams announced that the worst of Brooklyn's water shortage is over as Croton water will be supplied from today through a new aqueduct tunnel under the East River. Jerome Park reservoir water will stop once the Croton supply becomes available, while a criminal accused known as "A Victim" and two accomplices are suspected of continuing to siphon water at night.
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Brooklyn
Williams
Department of Er Supply, Gas and Electricity
Jerome Park
Aqueduct
East River
Croton
Arthur S. Draper
the Tribune
London
Russia
Riga
Black Sea
Germany
Protopopolf
Xematvos
Duma
Stockholm
Sturmer
Trapoff
Prince Golitsin
Ignatie
German map maker seized at arms plant
Guards at the Remington Arms and Ammunition Company plant detained Otto Barthel a draftsman claiming to work for a Philadelphia map making firm after officers found a map of the facility in his possession. He admitted intruding and was arrested during the incident at Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport
Remington
Conn
Remington Arms and Ammunition Company
Otto Barthel
Philadelphia
United Sta
Mystery Cellar Tragedy Stuns Undertaker Shop
In a Greenwich Village cellar at 294 Elizabeth Street an undertaker Dominick Bo nonedo reports a call instructing a descent to ensure all is well. His client Dominick Maxtroapulo was found dead with his throat cut beneath the wine cellar, while Giuseppe, about twenty, searched the cellar. Mi tropacio resided at 209 Fifth Street.
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Dominick Bononedo
Elizabeth Street
Dominick
Dominick Maextropaulo
Central
Ee Oneolo
Giuseppe
Untermyer hospitalized in Baltimore for asthma decline
Samuel Untermyer was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital by telegraph today for asthma and a general decline in health. Officials say his condition is not serious. The report notes a great break in air travel plans and a stopped plane at Doitiee.
Whipple Chosen as Leak Counsel in Burleson Fight
Washington news reports that L Whipple of Boston was selected as the counsel for the House Rules Committee investigation into stock speculation and the President's peace note. The decision followed strong opposition to Samuel Untermyer by McAdoo and Burleson allies, with both Democrats and Republicans signaling cautious approval of Whipple.
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Tor Thhvee
Buea
Washington
William Gibbs McAdoo
Lawson
Untermyer
Sherman L. Whipple
Borton
Whipple
Thomas W. Lawson
Whinpie
Henry
Burleson
Samuel Untermyer
Kitchin
Foster
Illinois
Harrison
Mississippi
Cantril
Shentucky
Patten
New York
Howard
Pat
Seley Howard
Georgia
Representative Campbell
Mr. Whipple
Massachusetts
Repubicans
Burleson Democrats
Whipple Hias
Coal Shortage Shocks Allies From U Boat Threats
Washington reports official dispatches saying Allied merchant ships are being destroyed by enemy submarines. Ocean transport problems in Entente nations are more acute, with coal shortages in France and Italy persisting despite maximum rate fixes. Neutral ships refuse British coal shipments to Allied countries seeking better rates elsewhere.
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Washington
Jan
France
Italy
Grayson Named a Rear Admiral in Navy Medical Service
Washington recalls Dr. T. Cary Grayson, physician to President Wilson, nominated for medical director with rear admiral rank. He rises from assistant surgeon to an $8,000 salary, amid Senate scrutiny for confirmation. Grayson, 38, Virginia native, has long served White House and aided Wilson and Mrs. Wilson. Five new rear admirals were named, including bureau chiefs now elevated in their own right, with pay and construction roles noted.
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Washington
T. Cary Grayson
Wilson
United States Navy
Grayson
Senate
Taft
Congress
Frederick St. Morris
William C. Braleted
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Samuel McGowan
David W. Taylor
Insurance man dies in crash on Albany Post Road
Herbert Hoff of Ossining was killed when his car northbound on Albany Post Road near Potter's Woods collided head on with a southbound limousine driven by Emil Franz. Hoff was thrown from his car. Franz and passenger Henry Lockhart Jr escaped unharmed. Franz held by Ossining police as coroner Mills opens investigation.
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Herbert Hoff
Ossining
Albany
Potter's Woods
Huff
Emil Franz
A. P. Lockhart
Ron
Tonneau
Lockhart
Henry Lockhart, Jr
Rye
New York Republicans Back Mann for Speaker
The 22 reelected New York GOP members in the House voted to back James R. Mann for Speaker. They pledged to support him through thick and thin and to recruit novice Republicans after March 4. Mayor Mitchel caught a cold on a New York Central inspection trip and remained home, with a City Hall appearance possible today.
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New York
Washington
House of Representaves
James R. Mann
Mitchel
New York Central-West Side
World Peace Conference Feasibility Amid Wilson Plans
Jan 18 Kington reports a possible next step for President Wilson toward ending the war through a world peace conference. Belfour and German hints spark debate on a League of Nations as a condition of peace, with mixed support in Washington for such a move. The plan envisions a nonbinding, informal gathering of belligerents and neutrals to explore a permanent peace framework.
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Kington
Wilson
United States
Senate
Belfour
League of Nations
Germany
Europe
Balfour
Washington
London
Berlin
Hier
High Russians Berlin Admits Aid Germany U-Boat Plans
Berlin reports that German authorities discuss intensified submarine tactics while seeking to avoid provoking the United States. Entente rejection of peace proposals and public calls for cautious action shape policy, with broad public hope for a reasonable end to the war.
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Berlin
Germany
Bundesrat Committee On Foreign Affairs
Reichstag
Entente
United States
Germans Massing on Teuton Raider Border Near Basel
Swiss papers and Geneva reports say German troops mass near Basel and warn of a possible invasion to aid Alsace. British experts view the move as a threat to Swiss neutrality with large forces mobilized along Lake Constance and frontier defenses ready.
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Switzerland
Moewe
Brazil
Geneva
Alsace
London
Basel
Exchange Telegraph
Germany
Lake Constance
Second Army
Allied Cruisers in Search for Raider
Wireless reports from Norfolk Virginia indicate at least eleven Allied cruisers are patrolling the Atlantic coast seeking a German raider harassing Entente merchant ships in the South Atlantic. Essex Glasgow Suffolk Lancaster Cumberland Windictive Ruinburgh Castle and Orama are confirmed with two more unidentified vessels en route. Ships are warned to broadcast sightings and avoid known raider routes as the hunt widens.
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Rio de Janeiro
South Atlantic
Moone
Appam
Atlantic
Pernambuco
Kiel
Norfolk
Virginia Capen
Piace
Essex
Glasgow
Suffolk
Lancaster
Cumberland
Windictive
Ruinburgh Castle
Orama
Mystery Ship Seen in Florida Straits
Captain Ruiz of the Spanish steamer Adelina reports a mysterious vessel approached in the Florida Straits at 4 AM Monday and moved away after confirming the Adelina was Spanish. He could not say if the stranger was armed.
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Pensacola
Ruiz
Liverpool
Florida Straits
Moewe in Daring Raids Mocked by Her Foes
A fragmentary report describes the German cruiser Moewe as a bold raider provoking the British lion. The text references German captains and actions, noting repeated incursions and the harassed Allies’ response amid wartime tensions.
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Moewe
Purae
Action
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