Land Redistribution Threatens Mexican Landowners Under Carranza Policy
Reports from Mexico indicate Americans and Britons may lose millions of acres as Carranza authorities plan to divide large communal estates and grant them to poorer settlers. Governors in Vera Cruz Tamaulipas Nuevo Leon Coahuila already form agrarian commissions to reclaim community lands.
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Carranza
Mexico
Ulegel
Porfirio
Delaware
Tampico Territory
Tates
Coahuila
Chihushus
Fheebe A. Hearst
Chihuahua
Rockefeller-Aldrich Syndicate
Zacatecas
Sinaloa
Sonora
Michoacan
Vera Cruz
Chispagé
Tamaulipas
Nuevo Leon
Jose Siurob
Guanajuato
Siurab
Alexico
France
Dias
Europe
Paris
Mastrid
Fight Way to Safety Through Ice Blockade
Seward Alaska Jan 1 Captain TR Curry and three crewmen were marooned on Balgin island after their 145 ton barge Susitna wrecked in early December. They escaped 24 miles through ice in a skiff built from wreckage, the Alaska engineering commission reports. Captain Curry and the Launch Traveler crew had traveled from Anchorage to check Cook Inlet ice conditions.
Galveston Exports Reach Record Year Total
Galveston Texas exports and imports through the port for the year closing today total $225,453,065, up $24,770.16 over 1914. Exports counted 2,039,692 bales valued at $156,357,191.
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Galveston
Tex
Jan. T
Orange Growers Get More for Their Crop
California orange growers report an increase of about half a million dollars in crop returns this year, with a total outlook of around one million dollars from the remaining shipping. Lemon shipments since last September added about $500,000 in value. The preliminary state crop estimate is 4,000 carloads of oranges and 8,000 carloads of lemons.
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Tos Angeles
Cal
California
Ulanges
H. Flaroki Powell
Califfornia Fruit Growers’ Exchange
Austria Breaks Diplomatic Standoff Over Ship Destruction
The United States and Austria eased tensions after Austria's concession in the destruction of the Kahan liner. A new note to Vienna will acknowledge Austria’s concession and address questions of responsibility for the attack by the submarine commander.
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Washington, Db. C
United States
Austria
Vienna
Clive Theseramie
Li Amen
Antony
Leiperville Promotes Get ’em Here Week to Boost Trade
Chester area article describes Leiperville launching Get ’em Here Week to lure workers from nearby mills and Chester. Merchants organize dancing floor at Dougherty Fire Company quarters and beauty hosts ready to greet arriving laborers with manicures as shifts end.
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Chester
Mundertt
Leiperville
Delaware
Baldwin
Remington Arms
Industria
James F. Dougherty Fire Company
Race War in Georgia Leaves Several Negroes Slain
Blakeley Georgia reports say that after seven black residents were killed in a clash tied to an overseer Henry Vithipique, Ed Law and his son Precious Law were later said to be killed by posse men. Four lodge buildings were burned and a lodge book allegedly implicated Grandgow Goolsby in the overseer's killing plan.
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Blakeley
Henry Vithipique
Ed Law
Law
Goolsby
Heavy quake shocks recorded at Georgetown University
A heavy earthquake was being recorded on the seismographs at Georgetown University this morning. Movements began at 9 10 and continued until noon with observers told to await more definite data. Father Francis A Tondorf, seismological director, said the shocks were the heaviest recorded in some time.
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Washington, D
Georgetown University
Francis A. Tondorf
Expanding Trade Seen in Forecast by W. S. Cousins
The 1915 outlook highlights expanding trade as a key goal. American financiers expect liquidation of securities to free capital for foreign development, linking U S enterprise with foreign markets and boosting South American commerce and European factory products, with aim of sustained growth.
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New York
Son Goodines
Europe
America
Bread Ticket System in Germany Described
Fragmentary report explains daily bread tickets issued to each person and the bakery’s control in Germany. It notes 2500 weights and a rotating system to prevent duplication, with the eater's identity changing daily to avoid danger of copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wuegamasters Et Fierman
Noted Tragedian Salvin Dies in Florence
Tommasso Salvin, eminent Italian tragedian, died in Florence after a noted career. English officers are famed for smart uniforms, and London ads showcase costly cavalry boots priced around 84 shillings per pair, claimed hand built to endure Croat conditions.
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London
Gold Heist Strikes Juneau Ware Targeting Alaska Vault
A theft reports 366 million dollars in gold from the Juneau gold ware in Alaska. The incident marks a major loss as investigators pursue leads on the audacious heist.
Colorado Buried by Snow Drifts Paralyze Western Towns
Grand Junction Colorado Jan 3 a severe snow storm blankets Western Colorado with 29 inches on average 44 inches in Enatreep canon isolating Gateway and cutting communications to several towns Interurban service in Grand Valley is paralyzed and railroad transport heavily disrupted Stock men plan to hold a meeting to discuss protecting cattle and shoe offerings.
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Grand Junction
Cela
Colorado
Grandvale
Gateway
Enatreep Canon
Forest Rangers
Alhes
Grand Valley
Thessaloniki in tow of rescuers amid heavy weather
A radio message from Newport reported an unidentified steamer towed the Thessaloniki to New York. Severe engine trouble and scarce steam indicated danger, with the Seneca and Florize pursuing in thick coastal conditions to locate the disabled vessel.
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Newport
L.dam. G
Tnslay
Thessaloniki
New York
Pthessalowiki
Messi
Seneca
Florize
Singer
Refusal to Discuss Sale of Munitions in London Meeting
A London committee on petitions debated measures against the United States and the sale of munitions. The discussion focused on policy actions and diplomatic protest, with no agreement reached.
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Vis
London
United States
Buildings Razed In City Collapse After Mysterious Incident
A string of light frame buildings along Ellswood Avenue near treet center of the city were wrecked in a collapse during a Lear celebration. Jae ini and his wife, longtime residents, perished as debris blocked exits. Police report several threatening letters received recently.
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Treet
Ellswood Avenue
Jae Ini
Fecsini
Woman Seeks 5000 Damages Over Curtain Portrait
Miss Gertrude Selen sues in superior court after her photo with head thrown back and a broad smile appeared on a theater curtain, alleging ridicule among friends and demanding 5000 in damages from a local dentist advertising business.
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Los Angeles
Gertrude Selen
Social Welfare Bills Headed to Congress for 1920 Session
Congress faces decisions on social welfare funding for 1920. Key measures include Palmer-Gwen child labor act, prison labor reforms, federal tuberculosis and mental health commissions, and broader national health subsidies. Immigration and education reforms are also on the agenda as the new session opens.
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Graham Taylor
Deverse
Sli
Congress
Europe
House
Overmach
North Carolina
Humis
National Child Labor Committee
Owen
Keating
Vindtice
U. S
HGEL
Re Brevenion
Amir Mn opRbite Health Association
United States
Gorstas
Cuba
Spt EE
Lucior Wwer
Federal
Fragmented Advice From A Noisy Conversation
Fragmented text shows scattered advice about driving and staying safe with an employer. It includes garbled phrases about wheels, ruts, rain, and emergency braking, plus cautions about cigars and rent issues. Names and clear events are not discernible.
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Ann Montgomery
Miotar
Cassily
Goa
Nissardiy Gyas
Rentiemin
Our Government and Public Trust in a Chaotic Era
A fragmentary column discusses government legitimacy and citizen voting as essential. It references Swiss wary training and a colonel figure, noting power, allegiance, and the impact of technology on daily life and institutions.
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Konsasity Star
Thon
Ais
Vo Ss
Navy Building Plan Aims to Equal World’s Strongest
The American navy should be equal to the most powerful maintained by any nation, not later than 1925, per the General Board led by Admiral Dewey. A five year program calls for about 190.9 million annually for new construction, with seven of 16 new ships proposed, including four superdreadnaughts and three battle cruisers, to defend seaborne commerce and deter foes.
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Haoker-Hughes
House
Senate
Nations
Department of Justice
Interior Department
Department of Labor
Washington, D. C
Avy General Board
Admiral Dewey
Daniels
Hearil
United States
Train
General Board
Europe
Igil
Congress
Inc
Progssim
Ary
Hay's View of McClellan and Porter in Lincoln Letters
Excerpted passages discuss William H. Hay and Nicolay's Civil War correspondence. The note surveys Hay's tone toward George B. McClellan and Edwin Porter, pondering candor, mutinous sentiment, and the effort to balance fairness with critical history as Lincoln men. The fragment hints at evaluating sources while avoiding excessive invective.
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Dehn Hay
McClellan
The
New York Times
Nicolay
Hay
Hays
Porter
Meis
Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Nirahl
U S Mineral Production Valued At Two Billion Plus In 1914
US Geological Survey places mineral production in 1914 at 2 114 946 024 dollars, second only to 1913 and 1922. Metallic products amount to 691 000 343 dollars and non metallic to 1 423 395 681 dollars. A Kansas City post office financial statement was vindicated after a four month search for a missing cent, illustrating bureaucratic pride versus efficiency.
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United States
United States Geological Survey
Kansas City Post Office
Washington
Learning From Tumbles In Life And Patience
The piece argues that tumbles or failures are valuable life experiences. It emphasizes patience and tenacity as worth more than raw cleverness, noting many people share the reader’s cleverness and that practical gains come from embracing minor falls.
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Wuxier
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SA Merzeshe
Web
Regarssic
Waete
Beisel
Juneau
Ajnaka
Reichstag
Curpaian
McClure
M Vn
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Amany
Peter
Paoli
Elrl
Merle Conwell
Mel eMad
Fess
Ely
Weruhi
Naval Board
U. $ Mineral Production
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