Congress Works 10 Avert Extra Session
Senate debates public lands waterspower leasing bill and Indian appropriation while leak probe draws attention. Hearings on Shipping Board nominees continue as La Follette opposes Baker ideas. Interstate Commerce Committee readies railway legislation with possible changes. District of Columbia prohibition bill moves to House committee with referendum debate.
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Congress
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Shipping Board
Commerce Committee
LaPollette
Bernard Jr. Baker
Baltimore
Interstate Commerce Committee
District of Columbia
House
Sailors Abandon U S Cruiser Milwaukee Off California Coast
Three hundred sailors fought a heavy sea as the cruiser Milwaukee ran aground near Eureka California. All were landed safely by breeches buoy with no fatalities though the ship faces likely total loss amid pounding breakers and fog. Nearby, the submarine near Humboldt Bay had been the target of salvage efforts earlier.
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California
Mureka
Cal
Milwaukee
Buto
United States
Humboldt Bay
Central Powers Define Clear War Aims in Europe
Berlin commentary via Calville notes that Entente messages to President Wilson sharpen focus on decisive aims. Headlines say the Central Powers present a concrete goal as defense against Allied plans to redraw Europe.
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Berlin
Calville
Wilson
Europe
Villa Chief Morena Killed With Sixty Followers in Fight
Chihuahua City Mexico reports Gen Pablo Gonzales says Villa Chief Morena and sixty followers were killed in a January 10 battle about 140 miles north of Parral. Carrancista troops lost Col Lozano and three officers with eight men dead and many wounded. several prisoners were taken.
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Mex
Morena
Parral
Pablo Gonzales
Carranzaroops
Col Lozano
Former Villa General Marcelo Caraveo Shot in Oaxaca
Marcelo Caraveo, a former Villa officer imprisoned in Chihuahua City and freed when Villa attacked, was shot at Teotitlan del Gamino Oaxaca. He later surrendered to Carranza authorities, was confined in Mexico City’s penitentiary, and escaped last week.
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Marcelo Caraveo
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Chihuahua City
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Teotitlan
del Gamino
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Carranza
Explosion Wrecks Munitions Plant at Haskell New Jersey
A DuPont Powder Company munitions plant in Haskell New Jersey was nearly destroyed by fire and explosion. Four hundred thousand pounds of powder burned. twelve workers were injured, two missing. Losses were estimated at millions with insurance around five million. Officials indicated possible incendiary origin while noting no completed ordnance at the site and safeguards on propelling charges.
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Haskell, N. J
New York
du Pont Powder Company
Peace talks dominate cabinet session as Wilson weighs terms
Washington report says the cabinet discussed peace in general terms while Secretary Lansing and the President exchanged views in private. Officials note the central issue is reconciling the Central Powers and Entente positions on comparing terms.
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Lansing
Wilson
Col
B. M. Nouse
White House
Silent Sentinels Salute Wilson at White House Picket
In 11 degree below freezing conditions the twelve suffrage silent sentinels resumed picketing the White House. They saluted President Wilson with right hands to hats as he returned from golf, smiling at the gesture and acknowledging the demonstration for suffrage.
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Washington
White House
Removal of thaw to New York to be fought
Philadelphia plans to remove Harry K. Thaw to New York where he faces kidnapping and assault charges after a suicide attempt as he neared surrender. Counsel for Oliver Brower and Thaw representatives held a conference to discuss the hospital discharge limits and next steps.
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Philadelpia
Harry K. Thaw
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
Oliver A. Brower
Thaw
Rivers and Harbors Bill Advances with State Allocations
House committee approves the annual rivers and harbors appropriation totaling 35.2 million dollars with Virginia receiving 488,484 and South Carolina 355,000. New projects include Norfolk harbor and Charleston harbor, plus numerous river and inlet improvements across Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina. The measure awaits further action after the post office bill.
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Tay Rivers
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Neuse River
Trent River
Pamlico Sound
Black River
Cape Pear River
Wilmington
Winyah Bay
Great Pee Dee River
Congaree River
New Russian Crisis Deepens As Premier Resigns
Petrograd reports a fresh political upheaval as Alexander Trepoff resigns the premiership and Count Ignatieff leaves the ministry of public instruction. Prince Golitzine is named the new premier amid a conservative shift, with London monitoring the dramatic turn in Petrograd.
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London
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Count Ignatieff
Prince Golitzine
Trepoff
Thaw Indicted for Kidnapping in New York Case
Harry K Thaw, freed 15 months earlier from an asylum after killing Stanford White, was indicted in New York on charges of kidnapping Fred Gump Jr 19 of Kansas City Missouri and assaulting him with a whip. Also named as Thaws bodyguard is Said to be in the case.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Asylum For the
Fred Gump, Jr
Kansas City
Russian Premier Resigns as Imperial Reforms Prompt Change
Reuters dispatch from Petrograd reports Premier Trepoff and Minister of Public Instruction Ignatieff have resigned. Prince Golitizine named premier. Senator Kultchitsky named minister of public instruction and Neratoff becomes a member of the empire's council.
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Reuter
Petrograd
Trepoff
Count Ignatieff
Prince Golitizine
Council of the Empire
Kultchitsky
Neratoff
Remarkable Health Record for Guard in Southern Army
In an army of more than 160000 National Guards men and regulars only 274 deaths occurred in the last seven months. Of these 108 were due to violence and 166 to disease, showing the generally healthy condition of the service.
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San Antonio
Texas
Southern Department
German Chancellor May Issue Important Declaration
Amsterdam reports via Paris that Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg may announce a crucial statement around mid month. The dispatch says the Entente reply to President Wilson is awaited and will shape Germany’s Reichstag position once its contents are known.
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Hntente
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Entente Allies Reject Wilson Peace Note in Joint Reply
The Entente powers issue a joint communication advising that a peace ensuring reparation and guarantees is not feasible now. Belgium separately seeks peace only if future security and reparation are assured. Both notes, dated January 10, were released via State Department translations.
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Wilson
State Department
Sharp
Paris
Thaw Makes Desperate Razor Attempt in Philadelphia
Harry Kendall Thaw, under New York indictment for allegedly attacking a 19 year old in Christmas 1906, slashed his throat and wrist with a razor in a West Philadelphia house. Police and doctors say the neck wound narrowly avoided fatal depth, and poison tablets were found on him as detectives pursued the sensational case.
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Philadelphia
Harry Kendall Thaw
New York
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Swann
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
Pittsburger
Stanford White
Madison Square
Federal troops honor Buffalo Bill Cody funeral
Federal troops from Fort Logan and National Guardsmen attended the funeral of Col. William F. Cody Buffalo Bill in Denver Colorado. The honors were given for his rank as chief of civilian scouts attached to the United States Army.
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Fort Logan
Willam F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
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Submarine menace worsens for merchant shipping warned
Admiral John R. Jellicoe, first sea lord, told a London luncheon that submarine threats to the merchant service are greater than at any wartime period and require full energy to counter. He said Britain must endure losses but would prevail.
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John R. Jellicoe
Jellicoe
Explosion Wrecks Jersey Munitions Plant Near Kingsland
The Canadian Car and Foundry plant east of Kingsland New Jersey housing hundreds of thousands of three inch shells for Russia was destroyed by fire and a three hour series of explosions. No deaths or injuries confirmed though 17 workers were reported missing. Loss estimate unavailable.
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New York
Canadian Car & Foundry Co
Kingsland
N. J
State University Honors Founders Founders Day Speakers
Founders Day at the University of South Carolina honors its founders Dr Dabney White and Gadsden with alumnus leadership named for the General Alumni Association. Officers elected include President Robert Moorman and Vice President John T Roddey as the university celebrates its enduring role in state progress.
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Gadsden O¢ Charleston
Moorman Heads Alumni Association
Columbia
University of South Carolina
South Carolina College
South Carolina
University of South
Rock Hill
A. C. Carson
Phillip H. Gadsden
Charleston
Edwin G. Seibels
Edwin W. Robertson
H. Lee Scarborough
Sumter
W. W. Ball
A. W. Smith
Spartanburg
Andrew J. Bethea
Wealth from tick eradication boosts South Carolina cattle value
Dr. W. K. Lewis told a conference that eradicating cattle ticks added $1,589,885 in wealth across 20 South Carolina counties since 1914. He noted prior annual losses of $540,665 and estimated a $7.50 per head gain after eradication, funded by $90,000 state and $90,000 federal support.
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Atlanta
South Carolina
W. K. Lewis
Lewis
Federal Bureau of Animal Industry
R. E. Jackson
Alabama
Much Building For Greenville
Building operations in Greenville for the new year total about 1 600 000 dollars per estimates from leading architects contractors and real estate dealers. Projects include the courthouse two hotels textile hall city hospital two churches several school buildings warehouses mercantile buildings three manufacturing plants and more.
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Admitted Criminal Assault in Orangeburg Case
John Williams of the Nesses section Orangeburg County pleaded guilty to criminal assault with mercy recommendation. A consent verdict was signed by the jury foreman. He was sentenced to 40 years in the state penitentiary for a crime committed about three weeks ago.
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John Williams
Nesses
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