No Action on Peace Measure in the Senate
Allied Press reports the Senate debated Senator Cummins resolution calling for exclusive consideration of President Wilson's peace address. The measure was sent to the calendar after two hours of discussion as leaders clashed over referral and timing. Cummins urged full debate, Brandegee pressed for a quorum, and the issue centered on whether the Senate should publicly discuss the president's peace speech before voting.
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Washington, D. C
Cummins
Wilson
Senate
United States
Senator Cummins
Stone
Foreign Relations Committee
Brandegee
Connecticut
United States Senate
Iowa
Criticism of Wilson on peace without victory and seas
Cables from Petrograd report mixed reception of President Wilson's Senate address. In governmental and press circles the speech drew strong approval with limited dissent. Two points drew sharp criticism: the peace without victory concept and freedom of the seas, while Colonel Shumsky argues against armament limits as futile.
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Petrograd
London
Wilson
Senate
Shumsky
Wealthy in Germany Buying Up Supplies
Berlin report from January 23 notes the war food advisory committee's two day review of the empire food situation. Adolph Batocki cites potato shortages and transport problems, warns richer citizens buy at high prices, and says barley allotments to brewers are barely enough for army and laborers.
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Berlin
London
War Food Bureau
Empire
Adolph Batocki
Food Regulation Board
Herr Batocki
Gold on three American steamers bound for Germany feared to aid raiders
Baltimore reports three U S steamers that left with coal also carried several million dollars in gold for Germany to transfer at sea to raiders in the South Atlantic. Ausable Maumee and Winnibago sailed late December to Buenos Aires and Norfolk. all vessels under American registry, said to be owned by a new concern blacklisted by Britain.
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Baltimore
Germany
South Atlantic
Norfolk
Ausable
Buenos Aires
Bethlehem Steel Drops on Market Opening After Directors’ Cut
Bethlehem Steel tumbled five points to 425 as trading began today following yesterday’s board action that included a 200 percent stock dividend. Most active issues moved only fractionally amid irregular overall activity.
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New York
Bethlehem
Armor Board Plans Tour for $11 Million Factory Sites
The board evaluating sites for the government armor plate factory will depart next week, visiting Alabama first and then Texas where Gilmer is named as a potential site, with return trips through Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Washington, D. C
Alabama
Texas
Gilmer
Kentucky
Tennessee
Weather forecast by The Light for multiple cities
Forecasts from The Light cover St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Washington with temperatures from 12 below to 34 above zero. Winds range 4 to 19 miles per hour, conditions vary clear cloudy and possible snow, with colder trends noted across all locales.
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St.louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Bulgars Driven Back Over Danube and Riga Front Shifts
German reports claim Bulgarians withdrawn to southern Danube shore near Tultcha as Berlin notes renewed fighting near Riga with German gains. French raids near Chilly and patrols in Woevre district are also reported as ongoing activity on the Franco-Belgian front.
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Associated Press
Danube
Tultcha
Dobrudja
Berlin
Riga
Petrograd
Chilly
Somme
Woevre
Russians Forced Back Near Petrograd In Riga Fighting
German troops in the Riga region pressed back Russian lines by about a mile and a half between the Tirul swamp and the River Aa and east of Kalazem, the war office announced.
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Petrograd
London
British Admiralty
Riga
Tirul
Kalazem
War Office
Sacrifice Declared for Victory by Central Powers Parliaments
London report cites a manifesto from presidents of central powers parliaments vowing all sacrifices needed for victory. Berlin dispatch via Amsterdam to Reuters notes the united stance.
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London
Central Powers
Berlin
Reuter’s
Amsterdam
Governor Henderson Reviews First Alabama Cavalry
Governor Charles Henderson of Alabama reviewed the First Alabama cavalry at 10 o clock on a large drill field near Camp Wilson. He complimented Col Steiner and other officers after the parade and spent the day visiting guardsmen in the Alabama camp. An informal reception is planned at the St Anthony Hotel as officers and Alabama families gather during winter in San Antonio.
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Charles Henderson
Alabama
First
Alabama Cavalry
Camp Wilson
Henderson
Col. RR. E. Steiner
Dlansant
St. Anthony
San Antonio
Nogales
Douglas
General Funston
Steiner
British grant refused for Hadfields navy shell contract
London report states the British government will not permit Hadfields Limited to proceed with the contract for shells for the American navy as long as wartime needs continue. The decision comes amid ongoing war demands and production constraints.
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Hadfields, Limited
London
Outposts Concentrate at Colonia Dublan Near Mexican Border
American outpost troops complete concentration at Colonia Dublan with surplus gear loaded and truck trains moving north toward the border. Carrancista consulate in El Paso reports no troop movement beyond the punitive expedition as of noon today.
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EL Paso
Tex
Colonia Dublan
Headlight Ordinance Clarified By City Officials
City officials led by Police Judge Lowther Commissioner Uhr and Police Chief Lancaster issued a clear interpretation of the headlight glare rule. Any glare reducing the blinding effect complies with the law whether lenses are etched painted or dimmed and grinding the upper half of the lens is advised to ensure compliance.
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Pelle
Lowther
Uhr
Lancaster
Ministerial Crisis in Japan Intensifies in Parliament
In Tokyo on January 24, majority groups in Parliament opened a campaign against the Terauchi administration by introducing a confidence vote in the House of Peers. Critics attacked Terauchi and foreign minister Motono while Ishii denied insinuations about Okuma interference in China. Terauchi defended governance without a parliamentary majority as the Diet adopted a sympathy for allied peace resolution.
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Tokio
Terauchi
House of Peers
Count Terauchi
Viscount Motono
Viscount Ishii
Okuma
China
Diet
Character witnesses in Spanell case in Alpine trial
Defense in the Spanell murder case continues to attack Colonel Butler’s character and bolster Harry Spanell’s. Alpine witnesses place Spanell as loyal husband, while noting Butler’s alleged attentions to Mrs Spanell. Other testimony describes the shooting and wounds as the day’s noon recess ends.
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Spanell
San’ Angelo
Tex
Harry J. Spanell
Butler
Alpine
John Highsmith
Marfa
Spanells
A. H. Woelber
Texas
Woelber
Clyde Weaver
Leon Anderson
C. W. Livingston
Swiss coal crisis grows as imports halt
Switzerland faces mounting fuel shortages after Germany voids the import convention. The political department orders a census of all fuel stocks as national alarm rises over the ban on imports reported from Berne dated January 21.
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Berne
Paris
Germany
Switzerland
Hunger strike threat from birth control activist in New York
Mrs Ethel Byrne, jailed for 30 days for disseminating birth control information, says she has eaten nothing since Monday. Commissioner Lewis doubts the threat but would order forcible feeding if doctors report she is dying. Byrne is sister to noted birth control advocate Margaret Sanger.
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New York
Ethel Byrne
Margaret Sanger
Armed ships in canal receive same treatment as other merchants
The War Department says armed merchant ships may pass the Panama Canal if armament is for defense and the canal governor is satisfied. This follows a request sparked by a Japanese vessel and aligns with a White House circular to customs during the early European war period.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
War Department
State Department
Choate 85 Fights Influenza Illness But Not Critical
Joseph H. Choate III of New York, aged 85, has suffered two weeks of influenza. doctors say his condition is not critical.
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New York
Joseph H. Choate
Guardsmen for bill voiced in El Paso district
Representative A. P. Gardner told a Senate subcommittee that 572 guard responses from El Paso district show overwhelming support for compulsory military training. Of these, 16 colonels 250 captains and 234 first sergeants totaling 500 favored the legislation.
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Washington, D. C
A. P. Gardner
Senate Subcommittee On
Universal Military Service Today
el Paso
Reading Fire Causes $176000 Damage in Business District
Reading Pennsylvania January 24 A blaze in the heart of the business district caused damage estimated at 176000 dollars.
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Reading
Pennsylvania
McBryde Case Set For Trial In Texas District Court
In Georgetown Texas Jesse Calvin McLaren and Harry Mc Bryde await trials over the death of Frank R McLaren near Taylor. McBryde to be tried first after empanelling a jury from a pool of 100 men. The案 began as authorities allege McLaren was beaten to death and his car pushed off a road embankment.
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Georgetown
Tex
Jesse Calvin*McLaren
Taylor
Harry McBryde
Ardmore
Okla
Frank R. McLaren
McBryde
McLaren
Lodge
French Soldiers Seek Letters From New York Women
Two French soldiers near the Marne write to Mayor Mitchel asking help to persuade two "young American ladies" to correspond with them. One letter notes the morale boost of a short missive for soldiers facing hardship and tedium.
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New York
The
Marne
Mitchel
Committee Adjourns NY Leaks Hearing Indefinitely
The Houge rules committee paused its New York leak inquiry in executive session and will reconvene later in Washington to decide when to resume. Noble stated resolutions to turn over records from about 600 brokerage houses are being circulated and responses may come within days.
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Houge
Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Board of Governors
Noble
Exchange
Clearing House Committee
Rules Committee
Sherman L. Whipple
Mr. Whipple
H. K. Pomeroy
Stock List Committee
Chiperfield
Ill
Nois
Thomas W. Lawson
Whipple
Whip
Henry
Mr Noble
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