Kaiser Determined to Press On With War Anniversary Message
Kaiser's 10th anniversary message asserts Germany will press on with the war. Army HQ reports Berlin to Bertin in Heplyse Cretulations mn of Hie Bothday Wiliam of Ger on bie Afty eighth aniversary. German officials vow to enforce peace by sacrifice. crowd at Rendigariers celebrates the empire’s resolve amid calls for victory and national unity.
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Mesarge
Bertin
Wiliam
Germany
Methday
Dunver
Rendigariers
Protect Foreigners as Carranza Urges Action in Mexico
In Washington a plea to safeguard foreigners in Mexican districts under tension as Carranza’s government seeks order. Report references American troop presence over a decade, Chinese suppliers, and potential punitive steps, with Villa’s New York agent John I Hawes cited on reactions and policy calls.
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Dusiaree Villa
Gontro
New York
Franchsco
Mexico
Sithdeewal
Deportation Plan Geared Amid False Labor Allegations
A garbled report mentions a deportation plan tied to forced labor accusations and a blockade. It references armored vehicles, a national guard element, and a controversial ballot at a waterline fence near Golden, with unclear dates and participants.
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Washington
Telelans
Mintet
Paymaster Robbed at Silkyards by Bandits
A paymaster and guards were robbed at the Velden yards Saturday. Bandits, armed, seized a load of payroll and fled. No injuries reported. Police gathered details and searched for the suspects.
Four Killed in Head-On Wreck Between Cities
Four people died and several were injured in a head-on collision between two interurban cars between Strongville and prune PWR Geer. Rescue crews arrived after the crash last night and investigation followed.
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Peer Perenne
Cletehd
Strongville
Prune Pwr
Explosion Claims Lives at BMocamain Mine In Hutte
A blast at the BMocamain Consolidated mine in Hutte killed Arel Bathgate and Ber Campeel. Jobo Home, injured in the incident, faces probable fatal injuries. Mrs Michael Kieu prepares for burial after the loss of her two month old daughter. The wall collapse reportedly left mourners and widowed spouses in shock as authorities begin awaiting further details.
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Hutte
Bmocamain
Arel
Ber Campeel
Jobo
Wae
Probaly
Income Tax Increase in Prussia Reported for 1916
Overseas News Agency notes Prussia raises income tax to 4 percent in 1916, with revenue cited at 4.000.00 marks, compared to 364 million marks in 1715, illustrating long term tax growth.
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Bertin
Prussia
Seys
Lawson Denied by Bankers in Leak Inquiry Testimony
New York bankers Ming Wisk and Archibald S White testified before the Bowen committee, denying Lawson’s sensational claims of a Wall Street conspiracy involving a cabinet member, Secretary McAdoo, and a banker. White said Lawson lied about calls to McAdoo. Washington’s defense budget debate opened with an $800 million coast defense program and a naval appropriation nearing $351 million for 1918.
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New York
Thomas W. Lawsn
Bowen Rules Committee
Ine Yertimtion
Mondey Ly
Wallstrnet
White
Fisk
McAdoo
Lanson
Washington
Congress
House
Hove Naval Committee
President Congratulates Suffragette in North Dakota
Washington reports President Wilson sent a letter to Mrs. Currie Chapman Oatt for the National American Woman Suffrage Association congratulating her on North Dakota approving a bill granting women the vote for presidential electors and municipal officers. Wilson remained optimistic after Capitol conferences that his full legislative program could see action this season.
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Washington
Wilson
Currie Chapman Oatt
Natunal American Women's Suffrage Association
Northe Dakota
Capitol
Te ii
Hunters torn by wolves in Jackson County tragedy
A hunter named Join Hammersley was fatally attacked by a pack of wolves while in Jackson County. The incident involved a man and his rifle, with the tale describing the wolves tearing him apart and a search of the forest region.
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Jackson County
Hammersley
Harry K Thaw Attempted Suicide After Arrest Warrant Issued
The New York case of Harry K Thaw, famed for killing Stanford White, saw Thaw try to take his own life after a warrant was issued for his arrest amid wartime rhetoric.
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
Lad
Thaw
Arbitration board denies eight hour day in New York
A decision announced Monday by an arbitration board chaired by Julian W. Mack of Chicago denies the eight hour day claim for workers in the waist and shirt industry in New York. The ruling addresses wage and hour standards affecting the local garment trades.
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New York
Julian W. Mack
Thicago
Prominent New York City figure Churchill dies in rail tragedy
The article reports that BK Churchill, a notable public figure from New York City, was fatally struck when stepping in front of a train in Cheyenne. The wreck involved a Wheatley era railway, with details indicating a suicide-like act and a direct exposure to the oncoming passenger train.
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Cheyenne
Woo
BK Churchill
New York City
Teia Weer
Hawlina
Wey
Churchill
American troops set to return as border duty begins
Washington ordered the withdrawal of the Mexican expedition after ten months on Mexican soil. By week’s end the command will recross to the United States under General Funston’s direction. Regulars will move northward with some National Guardsmen remaining on border duty. About 25,000 state troops have already been sent home, with movement timed to Pershing’s arrival. The withdrawal aligns with Carranza’s rejection of the Atlantic City protocol and shifts toward pursuing de facto leadership amid broader regional tensions.
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Washington
Mex Lco
War Department
United States
Funston
Mexico
Carranza
Four Children Murdered in Auburn Home Fire
Tragedy unearthed in ruins of a half burned Auburn house reveals four children aged five. Evidence includes crushed skulls and blood stained mattresses, a hammer marked with blood, and an empty poison bottle. Suspect A. Hewett, a tradesman, was arrested and moved to Seattle amid a threatening crowd. Insurance policies recently taken out for the children appear in the investigation.
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Tragey
Seattle
A. Hewett
Auburn
Hewett
Tome
Seattle Mayor Indicted Over Liquor Laws and Bribe Claim
A federal grand jury indicted Seattle Mayor Hiram Gill Chief of Police Charlin Beckingham and former Sheriff Robert T Hodge on charges tied to liquor law violations and taking a bribe. Prosecutors say Gill received about 4000 dollars connected to alleged bootlegging activities supporting shipments into Washington since prohibition began four years ago. A Dresden scene note reports thousands of women killed in a blast with a letter from a German soldier dated December 30.
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Seattle
Hiram €. Gill
Charlin J. Beckingham
Robert T. Hodge
Grand Jury
Wih
Washington
Dresden
Railroad expense rises exceed revenue gains by November
Washington reports that operating expenses for the chief U S railroads increased in November by about 1.36 million dollars more than revenues, compared with a year earlier. London reports the British auxiliary cruiser Laurentis of 14,892 tons was sunk off the Irish coast, with twelve officers and 100 men saved.
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Washington
United States
London
Laurentis
Irish
Labor at Manchester Demands Peace Conference Inclusion
The Manchester labor conference approved a resolution urging British representatives at the peace conference to form an international league to enforce peace as urged by the US president. It calls for adequate labor representation and opposes postwar Paris policy, favoring free trade with safeguards and international labor accords. It also urged government to buy imports from their countries of production and control home food production and distribution.
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Manchester
England
United States
Resoluton
Russia
Priest dies at 96 years old in Baltimore
The Rev. John H. Queen, said to be the oldest priest in the south, died in Baltimore on Monday aged 96. An Irish native, he once worked on the Dublin Nation before coming to the United States and starting as a reporter on the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Baltimore
John H. Queen
South
Ireland
Dublin Nation
Cincinnati Enquirer
Raider of Merchant Type Sailor Warning from Survivors
Information from survivors of steamers sunk recently in the south Atlantic warns that the raider is a merchant type vessel about 300 feet long with portions of her sides movable. The source places Pernambuco Brazil as a reference point for the sightings and warnings.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Ers
Atlantc
Bulgarian Peace Plan Backed by Bulgarian Minister
Albert Johnson a representative from Washington and publisher of the Daily Washingtonian at Hoquiam is noted. Bulgaria favors a peace plan, with Dr Wadeff, Bulgarian minister to Switzerland, quoted stating Bulgaria approves President Wilson's terms to the belligerents.
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Congress
Washington
Daily
Washingtonian
Hoquiam
Bulgaria
Berlin
Wadeff
M'Nister
Switzerland
Wilson
Bar Silver on Up Grade Amid War Note
Bar silver rose to 77 cents an ounce in New York Friday, within a quarter of a cent of its highest quotation since the war. The gain followed a heavy demand from Europe last May.
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New York
Europe
Extension of Sea Warfare Prospect Raises Peace Hope
Washington officials report Germany may warn Americans to avoid armed merchant ships of belligerents. A new memorandum on U S attitude toward armed merchant ships is possible. Officials say the submarine issue may not be concluded while peace prospects remain.
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Washington
Germany
State Department
United States
Cruiser Struck Mine Sinks Off Ireland
London reports about 260 lives lost when the auxiliary cruiser Laureatic hit a mine off the north coast of Ireland. The ship sank in about ten minutes after a large blast blew a hole in its side, many killed by the explosion.
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Laurentic
White Star Mner
Preas Association
Belfast
Laureatic
Ireland
German Submarine Liners Deutschland and Bremen Captured
British forces seized the submarines Deutschland and Bremen and brought them to Rosyth England. Captain Paul Koenig and the Deutschland crew are detained in a Scottish camp based on a Nord Sud agency statement citing a source near the British consulate in New York.
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Bremen
New York
Rosythe
England
Paul Koenig
Ina
Scotland
Nordsud Agency
Baths for Mexicans at El Paso Station Quarantine Day
Nine hundred twenty nine Mexicans were given baths at the United States immigration station on Tuesday the third day of quarantine enforcement as a preventative of typhus fever. No rioting occurred and health officers believe bath riots danger has passed.
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el Paso
Texas
United States
Rush for Grazing Lands in Washington Action
Secretary Lane asks Congress for 85000 dollars to administer the home stead grazing law. In twenty one days after passage, 27383 applications were filed covering 10138000 acres with fees totaling 664720 dollars paid by entrymen.
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Washington
Lane
Congress
Thousands of teachers killed in war stand replaced by women
Prussian education minister told the Reichstag budget committee that about 10,950 public school teachers fell during the war and their roles are now filled by women.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Blizzard Wrecks Train at Westpoint In Aberdeen
A blizzard caused a train wreck at Westpoint injuring sixteen people, with a porter among the injured and feared dead. Railroad officials report the incident as Major Henry Barrett of the Maryland National Guard suspended for a year by President Wilson for alleged criticism of the guard. Contracts for over three million dollars of armor piercing shells to an English firm may be filed despite Britain's government order.
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Aberdeen
Westpoint
Steen
Washington
Henry Barrett
Fourth Infantry
Maryland National Guard
Wilson
National Guard
Hadfords, Limited
Oil and Responsibility Across Sectors
A broad overview notes petroleum as a world financial backbone with its light oils petrol and paraffin, then shifts to American tolerance for noise from planes and talking machines, and finally argues responsibility as essential to social security. The piece touches on oil extraction, transport, and markets, U.S. production of machines, and the moral duty of individuals to act responsibly.
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Russia
America
Paper From Grass Tested in South Africa
Paper making in South Africa explores tam bourite grass as a pulping material. The grass grows abundantly in the Transvaal, yielding more pulp than Algerian esparto and almost as much as Spanish esparto. The pulp bleaches well and the grass could become a main source for hilt stuff or export to Europe.
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South Africa
Transvaal
Europe
Origin of the Seven Years Bad Luck Mirror Tale
The saying that breaking a mirror brings seven years of misfortune likely originated to curb waste by making people cautious after glass breaks. The superstition spreads through households aiming to reduce accidents and disposal of broken mirrors.
Best on Board Ship Dilemma Sparks Regretful Confession
A fragment from Life magazine records a vivid scene where a woman asks Mr. Jones if he would save her if she fell overboard. His hesitant reply reveals he would not dive in, admitting he would watch her drown with sorrow and regret.
Unclear Fragments on Enmity and Necessity
Text presents a cryptic maxim about dealing with enemies and learning from hardships. It suggests restraint, advising letting a friend experience unpleasantries only when necessary, to provide lessons enemies can hear if needed. The fragmentary source lacks identifiable people or events.
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