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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1916
Page
1
Crownland January 20 President Wilton travels through the Midwest rallying farmers and small towns to support preparedness. He arrives in Cleveland and prepares speeches in Milwaukee Chicago and Kenosha as he shapes a bipartisan push against anti preparedness sentiment among German and Socialist strongholds.
Colonel Roosevelt before the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences draws a playful parallel to Micawber from David Copperfield. The remarks compare his habit of issuing notes to U S diplomatic actions, noting creditors’ harsher view of such tactics and implying a cautious record of diplomacy in recent history.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke before a packed Academy of Music in Brooklyn condemning Wilson administration diplomacy as cowardly and demanding preparedness for potential conflict with Germany. He cited Mexico and a post mortem of murdered Americans to argue for resolve, praising Americans of German descent while denouncing pacifists.
In New York a six year old boy Willie Brennan shoots and kills his five year old brother Jack at Riordan Brothers' stables. The pistol, found in a rolltop desk, was used after the boys explored the office. Detectives questioned Willie gently as his father, foreman William Brennan, learned Jack died at Gouverneur Hospital.
The article details Cupid quitting his bow to hire hypnotist aided salesmen amid marriage tensions. Brooklyn and Rochester reports describe robins delivering coded letters to prospects, with misfires and curious letters from Washington. A parallel tale follows Freeport hypnotist Alexander Brown attempting reconciliation with his wife after a failed home visit.
Archie Roosevelt, son of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, performed as a supernumerary in Chin Chin at Boston's Colonial Theatre to outdo his father. The secret appearance occurred during a circus interior scene with Fred Stone, paid for by a hush from the press agent, and only revealed today.
At a Wille amsburg birthday gathering early yesterday, John Magohar of 37 Driggs Avenue Brooklyn praised Irish valor while Willem Sehwing of 107 Diamond Street pushed back. The casualty list included John Magohar with facial and neck stab wounds and William Sehwing with multiple facial slashes.
Paris reports a Zeppelin dirigible flew over the city at night and dropped bombs killing 24 people and injuring 27. The raid lasted about a minute and a half as workers and guards dimmed lights, searchlights failed in fog, and some French planes pursued the intruder.
In Berlin Colonel House President Wilson’s envoy left for Paris and London via Switzerland after productive meetings with German leaders and Ambassador Gerard. He will brief President Wilson with detailed notes on neutral stance and potential ease of tensions despite no immediate concrete outcomes. German officials praised his cordial manner while declining to predict results.
Albany, Jan 80. The so called silent gunman, who for days has spread terror in the city, remains at large. Chief Hyatt and 300 officers scour the area while armed citizens patrol districts. A crew captured today may help trace the gunman, who used high velocity cartridges made by a New England factory. Theories point to a demented German munitions worker. Victims include James Twin, 60, shot Friday, dying tonight. John McKown, 70, critically ill. The city endures with residents arming speakers of danger.
Greenwich, Conn Jan 30 One of feature's masked marvels has chosen Greenwich as his home and beaten every opponent near his weight. Fighting is his profession and pastime. His big black fur streak wears from morning till night. Backed by Miss Josephine Frayne of the Postal Telegraph Co., he refuses to meet black challengers, aiming to keep the color line. He spends day hours sleeping at Frayne's foot in the Telegraph office, the fiercest cat in the state.
London dispatch reports Germany has submitted its final answer to Washington on the sinking of the Lusitania. The Geneva cor- respondent quotes the Frankfurter Zeitung stating the submarine commander's action is not disavowed and Germany will make no further concession.
London January 31 M Sazonof said in Petrograd interview that German attempts to seek a separate peace with Russia had been renewed. He stated Russia left them all unanswered and gave no notice of them.
The Washington dispatch notes President Wilson may trade concessions for a Lusitania settlement, with Germany publicly signaling a crisis while privately seeking a satisfactory accord. Berlin anticipates a disarmament move could ease tensions without surrendering core rights, and Colonel House drafts a hopeful briefing as Allied and German channels adjust to new terms.
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