Cardinal Gibbons Supports San Antonio Bicentennial Plan
Cardinal Gibbons pledged support for San Antonio’s bicentennial exposition during a Baltimore meeting with San Antonio leaders. He plans to attend the January conference if possible and will send a message of encouragement. The delegation also gained backing from Dr. Hugh Young at Johns Hopkins and Mexican Ambassador Eliseo Arredondo, with Spain’s ambassador Juan Riano y Gayangos promising help. The joint House Senate resolution to invite Latin American participation has been prepared, and the party moves toward Dallas Fort Worth and will reach San Antonio Wednesday.
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Heavenly Father
Cardinal Gibbons
San Antonio
Hugh Young
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Young
San Antonians
Washington
Eliseo Arredondo
House
Senate
Slayden
Sheppard
St. Louis
Dallas
Fort Worth
San Antonio Likely HQ for New Artillery Batteries
Adjutant General Henry Hutchings said San Antonio is likely to host one of two additional artillery batteries for the Texas National Guard. The federal government would provide forage and horses. San Antonio’s proximity to Fort Sam Houston strengthens its candidacy, with at least six men per battery likely.
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Austin
Tex
San Antonio
Texas National Guard
Henry Hutchings
Hutchings
Fort Sam Houston
Ada Rehan Dies Former Daly Star At Roosevelt Hospital
Ada Rehan a former Daly's Theatre leading actress died at Roosevelt Hospital at 1 PM after a December 31 admission and subsequent operation. Born Crehan in Limerick Ireland in 1860 she came to America at five and began on stage in 1874. She helped Daly's Stock Company perform in over 300 plays.
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New York
Ada Rehan
Roosevelt Hospital
Daly's Theater
New York City
Augustin Daly
Miss Rehan
Limerick
Ireland
Crehan
America
Brooklyn
Oliver Byron
Mattie Russell
Ada
Clara Oliver Doud Byron
Newark
Bill
Adam
Rehan
Deadlocked jury stalls New Haven directors trial
New York January 8 news reports indicate the New Haven directors trial jurors remain deadlocked after 36 hours of deliberation. The jury, locked in at 10:30 p.m., has whispers of ten jurors favoring acquittal for the eleven defendants.
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New York
New
Unsettled Weather Across Regions With Showers Possible
East and West Texas expect unsettled conditions with probable showers on Sunday. St Louis shows 38 with a 14 mph south wind and warmer Sunday. Chicago 36 clear with 16 mph south wind and warmer. Milwaukee 28 cloudy with 12 mph south wind and warmer. Kansas City 32 cloudy with southeast wind and possible snow. New York 22 clear 14 mph south wind with Sunday fair. Boston 18 cloudy 12 mph northwest wind with Sunday fair. Washington 26 clear 4 mph northwest wind with Sunday likely fair.
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Texas
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Washington Seeks End to Mail Censorship War
Washington reports the United States will protest British mail seizures and extend notes to all belligerents. Secretary Lansing reviews the Persia and Frye submarine cases while awaiting Germany and Austria to provide information from commanders. The note targets illegal blockade practices and seeks an end to censorship of American mail.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Lansing
Completon
Germany
Frye
Mediterranean
Persia
Austria
State Department
Teutons
Teutonic
Count von Bernstorff
Wilson
Gorgas Explains How to Fight the Grippe
Major General William Gorgas spoke in Chicago on preventing grippe and pneumonia. He said the disease is germ driven, spread by contact and crowds, and linked to congestion in poverty, urging vaccination, hygiene, and prompt medical care to avoid pneumonia laryngitis and bronchitis.
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Chicago
Til
Jan
Wiliam Gorgas
Canal Zone
Chilton Recommended for Supreme Court Vacancy
Senator Sheppard in Washington recommended former Senator Horace Chilton of Dallas to succeed Justice Lamar on the Supreme Court. He disclosed endorsing Chilton and could not assist Judge Maxey after a telegram suggested Maxey. He also introduced tax and pension reform and mail box molestation penalties.
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Washington, D.C
Sheppard
Wilson
Horace Chilton
Dallas
Justice Lamar
Supreme Court
T. T. Vanderhoeven
T.S. Maxey
Mr. Chilton
Maxey
Post Office Department
Poincare Visits Nancy After Bombardment Tour
President Poincare returned to Paris from Nancy where he visited victims of three long range bombardments and distributed 600 dollars. He also inspected the batteries at Nancy and reviewed relief efforts.
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Paris
Poincare
Nancy
Nanuy
Waterway Opens From New York Bay to Gulf Feasibility
Senator Breckenridge tells the Senate a navigable waterway now exists from New York Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. He notes depth limits of seven feet in the old Erie canal, four feet in the Illinois and Michigan canal, and seven feet in the river, with potential increases to eight feet for the Mississippi and Lake Michigan per War Department recommendations. Illinois has issued 5 million dollar bonds to fund partial depth improvements, with federal support possible to complete the project in three to five years at about 4.76 million.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
New York Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Erie Canal
New York State
Illinois and Michigan Canal
War Department
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Illinois
Breckenridge
Peace Party Opens Three Day Session in Washington
Miss Jane Addams of Chicago chairs the opening meeting of the Woman's Peace Party three days of sessions in Washington. Delegations arrive from Boston and Chicago as officers include Anna Garland Spencer, Mrs Henry Villard, Mrs Lewis F Post, Mrs John J White, Mrs Lucia Ames Mead, Mrs William I Thomas, Mrs S T Breckenridge and Mrs Elizabeth Glennower Evans.
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Washington, D.C
Jane Addams
Chicago
Woman's Peace Party
Boston
Peace Party
Washington
Miss Addams
Anna Garland Spencer
Pennsylvania
Henry Villard
New York
Lewis F. Post
John J. White
Lucia Ames Mead
Burke Swallows Poison in Columbus Incident
John Burke, 2, once indicted by a federal grand jury over Panama Canal supply contracts, ingested twenty grains of arsenic at his home near Columbus Indiana. His condition is listed as critical as authorities note financial reverses and mental distress are factors. The prior charge against Burke was dismissed earlier.
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Columbus
Ind
John Burke
Panama Canal
Here
Burke
Yaqui Valley Movements Signal Mexican Siege Lead by Dieguez
The State Department reports General Dieguez a Carranza ally has massed forces at the Yaqui valley entrance on the west coast of Mexico and is prepared to begin operations to relieve Americans in the interior.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Dieguez
Carranza
Yaqui Valley
Mexico
Wool Export Ban Imposed by New Zealand Government
Wellington New Zealand government issues decree prohibiting wool exports to neutral countries effective immediately. Embargo aims to conserve supplies during wartime.
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Wellington
N. Z
Steel Town Quiet After Riot In Ohio
Rioters attacked Youngstown Sheet & Tube plant as militia with bayonets dispersed a crowd of about 500. Guardsmen, led by Brigadier General Speaks, controlled the wrecked district while saloons closed. State mediator Croxton arrived to seek peace and efforts to settle with Republic Iron & Steel and Sheet & Tube failed. A bridge guard at Struthers and a city-wide watch continued through the night.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Sheet and Tube Company
Struthers
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Croxton
Terrazas Freed After Villa Captivity in Mexico
Louis Terrazas arrives in El Paso as a free man after two years in Villa captivity. His son Louis Jr. endured torture and the father paid ransom as Villa seized Terrazas herds to fund his son's survival, with the family forced to export cattle to the United States for $5 per head.
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EL Paso
Tex
Villa
Louis Terrazas
Terrazas
el Pasco
Mexico
Louis, Jr
Carranza
Terrazes
United States
House and Grey Confer in London on Peace Mission
Colonel E M House, Wilson's envoy, met with Sir Edward Grey in London. He is expected to stay about two weeks and then likely travel to the continent, with Berlin as the next capital. The talks fuel belief that the U S aims to help restore peace in Europe. House awaits guidance from Ambassador Gerard before finalizing a Berlin trip.
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London
E. M. House
Wilson
Edward Grey
Colonel House
Berlin
United States
Europe
Ferard
England
Woman's National Democratic League Elects Leaders
In Washington D C on January 25 Mrs Woodrow Wilson was unanimously chosen honorary president and Mrs William E Cullop was unanimously re elected president. The national board was re elected and Miss Mary Keough of Chicago was named third vice president. The league plans stump speeches nationwide to back the Democrats.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Woman's National Democratic League
William E. Cullop
Representative Cullop
Indiana
Mary Keough
Chicago
League
Kaiser Isolated In Paris Amid Illness Doubts
Paris reports say the Kaiser is completely isolated, with allied governments noting the isolation as proof of serious illness. Officials avoid confirming cancer or other specifics, and secrecy surrounds the imperial bed chamber as Berlin residents struggle for reliable details.
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Paris
Berlin
Battle On Russian Front Indicates Decisive Clash Near Frontlines
Desperate fighting from Riga to Bukovina shows massive casualties and no clear victor. Russians renew massed assaults on Austrian lines in eastern Galicia and Bukovina, with Russian gains near Czartorysk and Czernovitz despite counterattacks. Italian front reports heavy artillery duels and trench warfare along Tolmino and Doberde Plateau.
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Riga
Bukowina
Galicia
Czartorysk
Kovel
Czernovitz
Petrograd
Mitou Road
Strypa
Toporatz
Ranoza
Oslavea
Doberde
Austrian Offensive Across Montenegrin Front Report
Paris Texas January reports from the Montenegrin embassy say Austrians began a large offensive on the northern front with heavy casualties on both sides. They captured two villages and part of another as battles raged along the Tarna river near Rugovo and in the Mojkoevac area. Our forces held most positions though Godoeha Gudivo and part of Touriak were occupied.
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Paris
Tarna
Rugovo
Mojkoevac
Shouido
Berana- Rozaj
Russian Offensive Could Alter Balkan Balance Says German
Taussane dispatch reports Pet Tares Zeitung claims the Russian attack in the Balkans is well organized and could force Noumania to intervene, potentially solving the Balkan problem for the Allies if successful.
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Tausanne
Jan
Countentlow
Pet Tares Zeitung
Rabis
Noumania
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