Senate probes and Whitman Panama trip funding clash
Turmoil swirls around Governor Whitman and Speaker Sweet as lawmakers press for investigations into legislative expenditures and Panama Exposition vouchers. Republicans hint at broad inquiries while Whitman’s trip funds face rejection from Controller Troy.
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Tee Taben
Albery
Dan
Thompson
Legce
Sulzer
Whitman
Troyia
Hla Party
Sweet
Suvet
Okesman
Jon
Speke Sweet
Werner
Sage
Couince
Pownce
Thosspson
Thatupean
Gore
George Thompson
Ton
Fenrlens
Mas
Tinmit, Ne
Strike Threat Ties Up US Railways After March One
A railway wage strike threat endangers every mile of U S tracks if freight workers win an eight hour day and overtime pay. Rail executives cite four mutually exclusive revenue options while public opinion campaigns aim to sway voters and avoid militia action.
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Great Brotherhoods of
S Creanes
Syes
Harlem Bridge Crash Cries and Heroic Rescue Blaze
Two trains collide on a Harlem River bridge at 128th Street as crowds surge aboard. Motorman Albert Weber, 54, survived a brutal wreck and aided rescuers. about twenty injured, none killed, the Graham family among hospital cases. Third-track system enabled rapid train restoration while officials investigate signal failure.
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Ang ci Change
120Th Street
Albert Weber
Bathgate Avenue
Third Avenue
River Bridge
Second Avenue
William Rath
Weber
Ana
Ruth
Interborough
Harlem Hospital
Des. Unger
Jennings
Graham
Dorothy Graham
Bastdist Street
Ohn
Loretta Graham
Nicholas Avenue
Hyman Datansky
East 136Th Street
Harris Berman
West
Charles Fenster
Southern Boulevard
Max Hoffman
East 146Th Street
Aaron Levine
Jennings Street
the Bronx
James Noonas
Perry Street
Bronx
Emily Quinn
German Place
Tiron
Margar Quinn
Philip Rubinowite
Buet Fighty-ffth Street
John Walker
East Seventy-ninth Street
Rank Hedley
Stole Thieves Honor from Friend of Canada Blackie
Mrs. Anne Field, friend and biographer of Canada Blackie, reported a break in at her husband Charles M. Field’s office. A thief pried the desk and stole jewelry valued at $3,000 along with cash, leaving the safe open and sparking a wide search by Sing Sing inmates and the Mutual Welfare League for the culprit.
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Canada
Blackie
Anne T. L. Field
Gee
John Murphy
Canada Hinckie
Mutual Welfare League
Field
Sing Sing
League
Shifts in U boat campaign timeline
A historical log lists Lusitania sinking with about 1 000 dead including over 100 Americans. The Arabic loss totals 59 lives with three Americans. It notes Berlin’s initial denial and later pledge to warn ships. Ancona sinks causing 200 deaths with 27 Americans. Vienna admits and later denies. Persia sinks with 200 plus dead including an American consul. German and Austrian denials follow, then Turkey to assume responsibility.
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Berlin
Ancona
Vienna
Turkey
Germany
Mediterranean
Austria
Aero and Seaplanes Raid Britain Twice in a Day
London report details two German air raids on the Kent coast within hours. A first air raid dropped nine bombs on a Kentish town, killing one man and injuring several others while damaging private property. A second raid by seaplanes caused no casualties, but fires from incendiaries were fought by local efforts. The raids mark England’s first aerial attacks since October.
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London
Kent
England
Thames
Belgium
Wntl
Guna
War Office
AEROS RAID METZ BOMBARDMENT REPORTED BY FRENCH
Parla, Jan 12. French statement says twenty four aeroplanes bombarded Metz railways and barracks, firing around 130 shells. Air force fought ten combats with Fokkers. one plane damaged but landed southeast of Metz. Submarines active off English coast. Cymrie escorted by patrol boats amid hurricane conditions.
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Parla
Metz
Mets
English
Offeers Cymrie
Liverpool
Admiralty
Fire alarm puller hid in coal bin after scare
Sigfried Rothfelder, two days an orderly at German Hospital on St Nicholas Avenue and Stanhope Street in Brooklyn, pulled a fire alarm when ordered to turn on the light. The crowd rushed in with hoses, but no panic followed. Rothfelder was found hiding in the cellar coal bin after the excitement subsided.
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Sigfried Rothfelder
St. Nicholas Avenue
Stanhope Street
Brooklyn
Sigfried
Kaiser in BalkansRumor of Salonica attack from Ghevgeli
London reports rumors that the Kaiser with von Mackensen has arrived at Ghevgeli on the Greco Bulgarian front. Austro German forces alleged ready for an assault on Salonica with about 320000 troops and heavy artillery. A Rome dispatch notes Emperor Francis Joseph is ill with bronchitis.
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Brindisi
Nicholas
Austria
Brindal
Stefani
Montenegro
Albania
Scutari
Bari
Prindini
Rome
Emile Vita
French Orphans' Association
M. Vitta
Havas
Jiere
Pro. Fer Mionehkoviteh
Akia
Mount Loveen
Cettiniy
London
Salonica
the Daily News
Athens
Kaiser
von Mackensen
Ghevgeli
London, Inn
Xchange Telegraph Company
Francis Joseph
Hin Wd
Rumor on Persia sinking hints Turkish, German claims
Berlin report claims Turkish Marine Ministry to publish that a Turkish submarine sank the Persia. German and Austro-Hungarian governments deny sinking by their subs. The Persia went down off Crete December 30 with 119 passengers and 217 crew. American consul Robert Ney McNeely among the dead. no witnesses to a submarine.
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London
Berlin
Turkish Ministry of Marine
Persia
Amsterdam
United States
Crete
Robert Ney McNeely
Aden
Wilson Must Now Begin Parleys with Turkey
Washington reports say Turkey may admit a submarine sunk the Persia, a claim that would imply Germany shifted blame again. Administration doubts confirm the rumor, awaiting proof before any action. Critics argue earlier handling could have averted tonight’s diplomatic difficulty and a repeat of German evasions.
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Wilson
Turkey
Washington
Persia
Germany
Austria
Thut
Amsterdam
America
Crse
Fey
Uf Germany
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Joint State and Navy Neutrality Board
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
National Society of International Law
Riley Root
Scott
Root
Lansing
Robert Koce
France
Leo 8. Kowe
University of Pennsylvania
Lamsing
Tudy
Executive Peseion
Teutons
Harlem Bridge
Ntvari and
Dulcigne
Harlem River
128Th Street
Harlem
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Adriatic
Antivari
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Duracro
Avlona
Budapest
Hungary
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Antivar
Volks Zeitung
Podgoritca
Ales
Durazzo
Alban A Havas
Lyone
Milena
Gorosdenostries
Zenie
Vera
Britain
Kentish
Arthur S. Draper
Fokker
Harold J. Tennant
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Philip E. Mubbard
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Sheldon Williams
Will Ree
Balkans
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