Thaw Found With Threat Cut in West Philadelphia
Harry K. Thaw, wanted on kidnaping and assault charges, was found unconscious with wrists and throat cut in an apartment at Fifty third and Walnut streets. He was taken to St. Marys hospital in serious condition amid conflicting reports on his prognosis.
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Harry K. Thaw
New York
Kansas City
Fifty-third
Walnut Streets
St. Mary’s Hospital
Captain Tate
Thaw
Tate
Edward Kirby
Kirby
West Philadelphia
Scanlon
Detective Bureau
Entente Peace Terms Include Belgium Serbia Restored
London January 11 Associated Press reports the Entente reply to President Wilson specifies peace terms. They demand restoration of Belgium Serbia and Montenegro and full reparations for damages. Evacuation of invaded territories in France Russia and Roumania is required with just reparation. Turkish empire must retreat from Europe.
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London
Associated Press
Entente
Wilson
Belgium
Serbia
Montenegro
France
Russia
Roumania
Europe
Law authorship clash over Wall Street leak note probe
The House rules committee voted to report adversely Rep Wood's resolution seeking a congressional inquiry into Thomas W. Lawson leak charges about President Wilson's peace note. Republicans say the inquiry is over. Democrats insist a subcommittee may act. James R. Reilly testified the Wall Street Journal tip originated in Wall Street, not Washington.
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House Rules Committee
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Thomas W. Lawson
Wall Street
Wilson
Lawson
Henry
Clark
New York
Rules Committee
House
James R. Reilly
Wall Street Journal
Dow Jones
Washington
Boyle
Reilly
Harrison
Metropolitan Club
Patton
Lansing
United States
Lloyd George asserts peace not refused at Guild Hall
Premier Lloyd George declares that Germany lied about Allied rejection of terms and says no peace was offered or accepted. He urges a real peace, vows allies will press on against Prussian rule, and cites Rome conference aims and naval blockade as paths to victory in 1917.
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London
Lloyd George
William
Germany
Europe
America
Rome
Great Britain
Prince Golitzine
Goremykin
Sturmer
M. Protopopoff
Russkia Volu
Protopopoff
New Russian Premier Promises War Victory First
Petrograd dispatch reports Prince Golitzine replacing Treport as premier with Ignatieff out and Protopopoff influential. Golitzine pledges unity under the emperor and victory driven policy while postponing interior reforms. The change signals a stronger conservative course and limited parliamentary cooperation.
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Petrograd
London
Alexander Treport
Count Ignatieff
Prince Golitzine
Treport
Imperial Counsel
Trepoff
Ignatieff
Protopopoff
Interior
Belgian Cardinal Describes Belgians as Prisoners
Cardinal Mer cer, in a private La Croix letter, says neutrals would not limit themselves to words if they knew Belgium’s truth. He declares Belgians suffer as never before, are prisoners, yet not discouraged, awaiting humanitarian action from neutrals.
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Paris
Cardinal Mercer
la Croix
Belgium
White House Pickets Resume Duty Amid Cold Wind
Suffragette sentinels resumed duty outside the White House as President Wilson left for golf before banners drew attention. Cold weather forced frequent changes and foot warming, while the couple returned from a round they paused their posts to flank the driveway as the president smiled without recognition.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Wilson
Kentucky Governor Stands Against Mob in Murray
Governor A O Stanley declared he would uphold law and order in Murray Kentucky as crowds gathered at the Calloway County Courthouse. He chartered a special train, deputized seventy five citizens, and warned against any outbreak amid a murder case involving Luke Martin, a black defendant, and Judge Charles Bush. The governor spoke to a crowded courtroom to ease tensions.
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Stanley
Murray
Dutch Purchase Interned Airplanes
Amsterdam reports Dutch government bought several interned airplanes from belligerent powers. The purchase reflects wartime negotiations and involvement of Dutch authorities in acquiring aircraft held by opposing nations.
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London
Amsterdam
The
Times
Weather forecast for San Antonio area
For San Antonio and vicinity Tonight fair continued cold frost Friday fair rising temperature.
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San Antonio
Weather forecasts from The Light by city
ST LOUIS clear with NW wind 16 miles per hour and rising clouds. CHICAGO clear NW wind 8 miles per hour warmer Friday. MILWAUKEE frigid two below zero NW wind 10 miles per hour, warmer Friday. KANSAS CITY partly cloudy NW wind 10 miles per hour, warmer Friday. NEW YORK cloudy with 24 mile wind from north, colder tonight then 48 high. WASHINGTON clear NW wind 14 miles per hour, colder with 56 high.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
King Constantine Surrenders Six Mountain Gun Batteries
In Athens on January 10, under an allied-backed agreement, King Constantine began handing over six batteries of mountain guns to entente naval authorities. He ordered troops to quell hostile demonstrations and dispersed a protest meeting. The move follows a November ultimatum and December 1 allied landings at Piraeus amid street clashes.
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Athens
London
Constantine
Germany
Piraeus
Allied Ultimatum Accepted by Government
The government has formally accepted the entente ultimatum on January 11, marking a decisive shift in international relations and signaling compliance with the terms proposed by allied powers.
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Athens
London
Soldier Found Dead in Rio Grande Near Laredo
The body of Corporal John R. Stewart G Company Ninth United States Infantry was found on the Rio Grande with his throat cut. His former home is unknown to officers. Mexican soldiers guarded the body through the night and authorities were notified. An inquiry has begun.
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Laredo
Tex
John R. Stewart
G Company
Ninth United States Infantry
Rio Grande
Stewart
Wood Re-elected President of Army and Navy Club
Major General Wood commander of the Department of the East was unanimously chosen for another term as president of the Army and Navy Club in New York on January 11. The club elected officers and praised his leadership and service.
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Wood
Army-Navy Club
New York
Department of the East
Army and Navy Club
Russia’s Premier Trepoff Resigns After Seven Weeks
London reports the resignation of Premier Trepoff of Russia after seven weeks in office. No details emerge on the events leading to retirement. Prince Golitzine is named as possible new premier, with uncertainty due to the many nobles of that surname.
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London
Trepoff
Russia
Prince Golitzine
Golitzine
Fuill
Moscow
League of Friendship
Entente reply to Wilson note arrives at State Department
Washington January 11 The entente reply to President Wilsons note began arriving this morning at the State Department. As decoded it was laid before Wilson and Secretary Lansing. Diplomats privately viewed the reply as courteous and friendly while leaving room for further moves by the president if needed.
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Washington
Entente
Wilson
State Department
Lansing
Paris Ceremony Unusual With Allied Reply To Wilson
Premier Briand received Ambassador Sharpe and handed him the allied reply to President Wilson's December note. Belgium expressed gratitude for American aid and sympathy. The Belgian foreign minister Beyens attended. The ceremony was described as historic with the Old World confiding its claims to the New.
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Paris
Briand
Ambassador Sharpe
Wilson
Sharpe
Entente
Baron Beyens
Matin
Little
Belgium
Entente Embarrassed by Delay in Wilson Note
Berlin reports the Hamburg Fremdenblatt views the entente’s late reply to President Wilson as embarrassment over the note. The paper says Wilson’s communication demands justification for the prolongation of hostilities and questions entente sincerity and fear of German intrusion into alliance cohesion. It argues territorial aims of Entente powers may surface tensions at any conference.
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Berlin
Sayville
Hamburg
Fremdenblatt
Entente
Wilson
Battleship Cornwallis Sunk by Submarine in Mediterranean
The admiralty announced the sinking of the British battleship Cornwallis of 14,000 tons in the Mediterranean on Tuesday. Thirteen crewmen remain missing and presumed dead. Also sunk today was the seaplane carrier Ben-My-Chree in Mastelorizo harbor with one officer and four men killed.
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London
Cornwallis
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Ben-My- Chree
O. R. Samson
Mastelorizo Harbor
Asia Minor
Wayne MacVeagh Dies in Washington Cabinet Lawyer
Wayne MacVeagh longtime attorney general in Garfield's cabinet died in Washington at the age of 70. He was brother of Franklin Mack former secretary of the treasury and prominent in national affairs.
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Garefield
Washington, D. C
Jan. Il
Wayne MacVeagh
Garfield
Franklin Mack
Secretary of the Treasury
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