Jury Duty Ends in Auto Crash Injuring Farmer
Summ ers sues for 5000 dollars in the Posey county circuit court alleging defendant driving carelessly caused an auto overturn while transporting jurors to a land site. Farmer Sherman Summers sustained permanent injuries including a broken left arm. The accident occurred near Poseyville during a court ordered juror trip.
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Sherman Summers
Princeton
John
Sheri
Posey County
Summers
Good
L. & N. Railway Co
Poseyville
Motives Behind Immigration Bill Questioned by Wilson Hearing
President Wilson halted an attack on motives during a White House public hearing on immigration. J H Patten spoke for farmers, arguing the bill targets labor, while Wilson urged focusing on merits. The East Room overflowed with labor and business alike as two and a half hours were allotted.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
White’ House
Patten
Rasstaffie
United States
Executive Mansion
Morrison
American Federation: of
Labor
Woman Arrested In Henderson Theft Case
A Henderson woman identified as Helen Moore was arrested on theft charges after allegedly stealing a watch from a man on Friday night. The watch later surfaced with Thornton Miller of Evansville, and Moore was jailed awaiting trial after officers tracked her to Evansville following a tip.
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Helen Moore
Pheritt
Princeton
Berlin
Thornton Miller
Evansvi i
Evansa
Inheritance Tax Debated and Lobby Reform Moves
The legislature approved a bill on inheritance taxes with a 28 to 15 vote and considered the Ballou bill affecting rural areas and cities. A lobbyist registration bill passed second reading, while a bill to abolish the state bureau of statistics after January 1, 1917 was introduced. Governor Ralston pressed for an anti lobby bill with an emergency clause and demanded transparency on legislature positions. Tax reform efforts blocked entry at the house doors as bills arrived late. A livestock quarantine inquiry was authorized to report February 1. The committee includes Acre, Dougherty, Deck, Westfall, and Lochry.
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State Bureau of Statistics
Thomas Brokey
J. R. Fleming
Ralston
House
Senate
Realston
Acre
Dougherty
Deck
Westfall
Lochry
Mexico City Faces Famine Under New President Threats
Dispatches report Mexico City near famine as food supplies run short and the peso slides to 12.12 per dollar. President Garza threatens harsh punishment, including execution, for depredations amid growing crisis in the capital.
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Washington, D.C
Mexico City
Garza
First Presbyterian Church Men Banquet Tonight
Ladies of the First Presbyterian church host the season opening banquet in the church dining room tonight. Invitations have been issued and a pleasant evening is anticipated.
Pope Benedict Warns Germans to Spare Church Property
In a consistory address the pope urged Germany to show restraint in its attacks on priests and churches in Belgium and France. The warning follows reports that Cardinal Mercier was detained in Belgium for distributing a pastoral letter recounting church damages and mistreatment by German invaders.
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Rome
Italy
Benedict
Gardinal Mercier
Belgium
Germans claim decisive victory as French deterred near Verdun
German war office reports complete defeat of French forces east of Saint Michiel and at Verdun. Artillery fights continue in Mont A Mousson region as French assaults fail to advance. trenches abandoned and front reportedly cleared of enemy.
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Berlin
Germany
St. Michiel
German War Office
Crown Prince
Verdun
Endémy
Mont A
Mousson
Hartmannewelter
Ani
Speedy San Diego Boiler Explosion Kills Four
A boiler explosion aboard the U S armored cruiser San Diego during a speed test off Lower California killed four men and wounded nine. Navy Secretary Daniels ordered a court martial investigation. the vessel, completed in 1907, carried 822 crew and was a Pacific fleet flagship. The accident appears linked to a boiler leak, as the ship was testing at about 21.45 knots. The dead include O J Wyatt A L Hardee W F Elliott and C A Western.
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Washington, D. C
U. S
San Diego
California
Lower
Navy Department
Howard
The
Pacific
Daniels
J. Gung
Cold Wave Forecast Shown In Hazy Weather Text
Fragmented OCR note hints at an approaching cold wave with forecasts for Friday night and Saturday. Mentions a weather man and schedule wording, but details are incomplete and uncertain.
Attack Shifted in Baseball Sua Sairies at the Board
Governing Board meetings heated over baseball program issues as discussions centered on salaries and staffing. An attorney advised on legal implications while officials weighed options. No final decisions reported.
Men Demand Justice Over Charity in Ford Plan
New York January 22 Henry Ford told a commission that justice, not charity, should guide workers policies. He condemned charitable relief as wasteful and claimed his plant would reform employees through profit sharing, arguing it would industrialize and uplift all workers without reliance on philanthropy.
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New York
Night Attack Fatal as German Forces Fall Back in Mud
London report from Amsterdam describes a night German assault near Wisney that penetrated wire before being driven back by British infantry. Recurrent charges failed as rain and snow turned ground into a quagmire, and dawn saw British troops clearing trenches and capturing stretches of German positions over more than half a mile.
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London
England
Wisney
Amsterdam
Submarine Sinks British Steamer Durward Near Maas
London reports that the English steamer Durward sailing from Leith to Rotterdam was torpedoed and sunk by a submarine near the Maas. The crew were saved by a Dutch pilot boat and landed at the Hock. The Evening Star and Evening Standard quote the Tirpitz interview linking the sinking to German policy as described to a United Press correspondent.
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London
England
Leith
Rotterdam
Maas
The
Hock
von Weigand
Admiral Tirpitz
Evening Star
Standard Today
Mmander
United Press
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Cathedral Hit As German Bombardment Strikes St Die
German bombardment of St Die in the Vosges damaged the ancient cathedral from the 11th century and an 8th century school used as a tourist site. Officials reported six shells struck the town. no lives lost as residents fled in panic. Public outrage followed the attack.
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Paris
France
St. Die
Vosges
Snowy plunge ends in uninjured dive in Terre Haute
In Terre Haute Ind on January 22 John Francis 41 leaped from a second story window in night clothing after heavy drinking. He struck an awning and escaped injury.
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Terre ‘Haute
Ind
John Francis
Condition Serious Of David Smith In Madisonville
David Smith a well known contractor formerly of this city is seriously ill at the home of his daughter Mrs Georgia Medcalf in Madisonville Ky. He is not expected to recover.
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David Smith
Georgia’ Medcalf
Midisonville
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