War News Roundup Highlights Naval Losses and Front Updates
In European War News Imperial authority claims peace by the sword and the British destroyer Lau rentic sinks off the Irish coast with 12 officers and 109 men saved. Petrograd reports Russian offensives near Campulung Jacobent road Moldova and gains near Riga with 500 prisoners. Berlin notes Baltic thrusts and a sunk destroyer, while a Bulgarian detachment destroys across the Danube with 8387 prisoners and four machine guns taken.
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Washington Eyes War Plant in Response to British Ban on Hadfields
Secretary Daniels plans to equip a government facility to manufacture projectiles for the U S Navy after Britain refused Hadfields Ltd. licenses. President Wilson rebukes a Maryland defense delegation over harsh language. Borah seeks to reaffirm Founders doctrine against entangling alliances. Shadow Lawn gifted to the nation is proposed via House action. Prohibition and Alaskan dry law measures advance in Congress. U S breadstuffs exports declined in 1916 from 1915 totals. A train wreck near Tshurdy Station injures over 100 Roumanians of high rank.
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White House
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Asbury Park
Wilson vetoes immigration bill over literacy test clash
President Wilson vetoed the recently passed immigration bill citing the literacy test as a radical change in policy. He notes the test punishes opportunity rather than quality and warns it could trigger delicate diplomatic issues if applied to exemptions for religious persecution cases.
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Secretary of Labor
Millions for Army Navy Defenses In New Budget Fight
Washington reports the administration’s defense budget begins final congressional consideration. The House passed a fortifications bill at 51 million for coast defenses and the Naval Committee completed a 1918 naval appropriation totaling over 351 million. Army funding tops 360 million excluding border mobilization and material costs, while the navy appropriation reaches about 301.5 million with plans for three 12 900 ton battleships and multiple cruisers destroyers and tenders. The new battleships are described as the most powerful war vessels ever built.
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Oregon Passes Dry Bill in Lower House Vote
Salem Oregon January 31 Oregon's pone dry prohibition bill was approved by the lower house in a 33 to 7 decision. The measure aims to restrict alcohol sales and enforce a statewide dry policy pending further action.
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Salem
Ore
Western Canada Leads In Wheat Production In 1915
Western Canada produced 342 million of Canada's 376 million bushels, led by Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. U S output reached 1.91 billion bushels with 17 bushels per acre. The article notes postwar profits, land values, and irrigation potential, highlighting high prices and low cultivation costs for Western Canadian farming.
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Dominion of Canada
United States
South America
Chile
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
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Great Lakes
Remark on a Hen Worth a Fabulous Sum
A humorous exchange weighs a hen's value as Mrs Gayly reads of a bird worth a fortune. Jack Golitely quips about marrying a chorus man while a judge interjects with a sharp question.
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Jack Golitely
Cascarets promise quick relief for sluggish bowels
Bold advertisement touts Cascarets as a cure for headache, biliousness, indigestion, and sour stomach. Claims a 10 cent box clears the stomach and liver overnight, with no griping, appealing to adults and children alike.
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Must Be Spared. Dialogue on pedestrians and army size
A comic exchange features a mother commenting on slowdowns caused by pedestrians and the push for a larger standing army. The other mother agrees, noting public demand for greater military strength.
Guatemala Inaugurates Its Sole Furniture Factory
Guatemala operates a single furniture factory employing 150 workers. The plant represents the country’s limited manufacturing capacity in the sector, reflecting broader industrial development constraints.
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Guatemala
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