British Steamer Glengyle Sunk in Mediterranean
The British steamer Glengyle, built in 1914 and on its second Shanghai to London voyage, was sunk in the Mediterranean presumably by a submarine. Three Europeans and seven Chinese perished among 120 aboard. no Americans were reported.
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London
Mediterranean
Glasgow
Shanghai
Tokio
Singapore
Suez Canal
Ville de la Ciotat
Glen Line
Newcastle
Webser
Mudros Island
Alexandria
Liverpool
Russian Offensives Extend Beyond Stripa River
London dispatches report heavy fighting on the southern Russian front with General Ivanoff’s forces gaining ground. Two great offensives clash as Russians threaten the Teutons in the Balkans while Austrian and German actions shift to counter Ivanoff’s spring plans.
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London
Ivanoff
Stripa River
Balkan
Huerta Released On Recognizance In El Paso
General Victoriano Huerta, former Mexican dictator, was released on his own recognizance in federal court El Paso after a $15,000 appearance bond was not required due to age and ill health. The federal grand jury will probe charges and may order re arrest with bond if indictment is returned. The report notes Huerta’s operation for gall stones and critical condition.
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Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
el Paso
United States
J. L. Camp
General Huerta
T. S. Maxey
Maxey
Camp
Bond
Halff
May assemble leaders in Congress
The article reports President Wilson cutting short his honeymoon to take charge of the submarine crisis. It notes Austrian assurances of reparations, Penfield's inquiries in Vienna, and consular actions near Alexandria. It describes Senate Stone’s noncommittal stance and possible presidential call with congressional leaders. It mentions a special train plan for the president’s return and the Persia gun detail amid critical tensions with Germany and Austria.
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Mediterranean
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Hot Springs
Baron Zweidinck
Lansing
Persia
Penfield
State Department
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Alexandria
Gaterels
Senator Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Stone
German Submarine Sunk Kenkoku Maru in Mediterranean
The Kenkoku Maru, a Japanese freighter of 2109 tons, was sunk by a German submarine in the Mediterranean on December 29. Survivors were landed at Cannes, France. The vessel, under charter by a foreign company, had sailed from Manila on November 6 bound for Italy and England.
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Kenkoku Maru
Mediterranean
Cannes
France
Kempt Manila
Italy
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Judge Timon Case Postponed in Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi Texas January 3 The case of County Judge Walter F man charged with defrauding the United States and allowing illegal aliens to vote in the 1914 congressional election was postponed today District Judge Waller Burns did not reach here Judge man a top Southwest Texas political leader and county judge was among thirty one defendants in the batch. Sixteen acquitted nineteen dis missed five convicted and one case undecided in the overall group.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Walter F. Man
United States
Waller Burns
Judge Man
Texas
Neces County
Children found dead in old well near Ripley Oklahoma
In Guthrie Oklahoma on January 3 the bodies of Ellen Thompson eight and her brother Edward five were recovered from an old well near their Ripley home after disappearing New Year’s Day.
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Guthrie
Okla
Ellen Thompson
Edward
Ripley
Colder Monday Night Forecast by Weather Bureau Official
Major Allen Buell of the weather bureau forecasts colder conditions Monday night with fair Tuesday and notes uncertainty on how much colder. The storm area centered over Oregon may affect local weather. Maps show high pressure over most of the U S, with cold in the Northwest and zero readings in Southern Colorado.
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Oregon
United States
Iowa
Colorado
Texas
New Mexico
Montana
Washington
California
Enormous White Point gas well roars miles away near Corpus Christi
D M Picton of Rockport described the White Point gasser near Corpus Christi as the strongest gas well ever seen with pressure shaking the ground and a thousand feet of debris blown skyward. The crew reported hearing the roar from fifteen miles, with conversation impossible within long distances.
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White Point
Corpus Christi
Gulf Production Company
D. M. Picton
Rockport
San Antonio
Fair to Nightly Cooler Outlook for San Antonio Area
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for fair weather to tonight and Tuesday with some cooling at night. The outlook suggests a slight dip in temperatures during overnight hours while daytime remains mild. Expect largely clear skies and light wind through the period.
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San Antonio
Vicinity
Weather roundup from multiple cities
Weather records show St. Louis 34 clear with a north wind. Chicago 206 clear with a west wind and cool conditions. Milwaukee 18 partly cloudy with a southwest breeze and warmer trend. Kansas City 36 clear calm Tuesday fair and warmer. New York 34 partly cloudy with a west wind and Tuesday fair. Washington 42 clear with a west wind and Tuesday fair.
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Kansas City
New York
Washington
Martial law slated in Greece next week
An Athens newspaper reports martial law will be declared January 15 and Parliament summoned to meet January 17 to ratify the proclamation, according to a dispatch received in London.
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London
Athens
Chamber of Deputies
Explosion on Aztec at Brooklyn Dry Dock Kills One
A fire and blast on the steamship Aztec at a Brooklyn dry dock killed one man, left ten seriously injured, and left eighteen missing. The Norwegian oil tanker, chartered to Inter Ocean Transport, carried 10,000 gallon gas tanks and three 25,000 gallon tanks. Firefighters were driven back and a crowd of relatives gathered as rescue efforts continued.
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Brooklyn
Inter- Ocean Transport Company
France
Dallas Women Gambling Probe Ordered by Judge Seay
Dallas County grand jury was directed to investigate gambling among fashionable Dallas women and a general gaming inquiry by Judge Robert B. Seay of the Criminal District Court. No evidence may be ready for submission yet.
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Dallas
Tex
Robert B. Seay
Criminal District Court
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