Army Aviators Found Weak After Nine Day Desert Trek Near Border
Lieutenant Robertson and Lieutenant Colonel Bishop, missing since a week ago, were found 30 miles south of the Mexican border in the Sonora desert. Robertson is able to travel. Bishop is too weak and must be moved by rescuers. They had departed San Diego for Calexico, veered off course, and survived on scarce rations before being located by a copper company search party in the Ajo mountains.
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Wellton
Ariz
Sonora
Robertson
Bishop
United States Army
New Cornelia Copper Company
Here
Auto
Mexico
Arizona
International Line
Copper Company
San Diego
Calexico
Ajo Mountains
Winfield Paxton
G. A. Gamble
Howatter
Colonel Bishop
Army
Yuma
Wilson
Fourteenth Infantry
Many Die in Powder Blast at London Arsenal
The Ministry of Munitions reports a disastrous explosion at a munitions factory near London. The Woolwich Arsenal, seven miles east southeast of central London, employs 67 000 workers and is described as a hub of numerous workshops with substantial loss of life and property damage feared.
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London
Ministry of Munitions
Woolwich Arsenal
Russians Seize Two Posts Near Baranovitchi
In a night raid, Russian forces captured two field posts from German troops near Baranovitchi. Seventeen Germans were taken prisoner and the rest of the garrisons were bayoneted. In Galicia, Germans failed to take heights southwest of Zherow after a bombardment and a Russian counter-attack drove off the attackers.
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Petrograd
Baranovitchi
War Office
Zherow
Galicia
Teuton
Egg famine ends as wholesale prices drop four cents
Chicago January 22 egg famine ends as wholesale market price falls four cents a dozen compared with Thursday. Wholesale values drop to 40 cents per dozen in car lots, signaling relief for buyers after tighter supplies.
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Chicago
Ida von Claussen Dona Flees Detectives in Philadelphia
Mrs Ida von Claussen Dona, ordered committed to Middletown state hospital, arrived in Philadelphia claiming she eluded detectives tasked by the court. She said authorities sought her as part of the commitment action.
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Philadelphia
Ida von Claussen Dona
Middletown
N. Y.) State Hospital
Plot 10 Kill Wilson Backed by Anarchists
E A Cunha charged that Mooney Berkman and others in The Blasters planned to overturn the government and stop preparedness. He tied writings in the Blast and Wide Russia to a conspiracy to betray the American Federation of Labor and silence dissent.
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United States
E. A. Cunha
San Francisco
Wilson
the Blasters
Thomas J. Mooney
Alexander Berkman
Edward A. Cunha
Cunha
Moon
Chicago
New York
Mooney
American Federation of Labor
Oklahoma City teacher Nellie Dunn slain by suspect Couch
John M. Couch surrendered in Guthrie after a New Year’s shootout in the Wheeler school building. He faces a murder warrant for Nellie M. Dunn and is suspected in the death of Rowland D. Williams, a vocal teacher in the same building. Williams previously taught in Fort Worth, Little Rock and Memphis.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Nellie M. Dunn
Wheeler School
Rowland D. Williams
Miss Dunn
John M. Couch
United States
Stallings
Guthrie
Couch
Williams
Mary Couch
Fort Worth
Little Rock
Memphis
Grayson Honored as Navy Medical Director Rear Admiral
President Wilson promoted Cary T. Grayson private physician to medical director in the navy with rear admiral rank for four years of service keeping the president in good trim. Congress created two new posts and Wilson sent other promotions including William Braisted David W. Taylor Samuel McGowan F. R. Harris George O. Squier to brigadier general and chief signal officer.
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Washington
Cary T. Grayson
Wilson
Congress
Doctor Grayson
Senate
William Braisted
David W. Taylor
Samuel McGowan
F. R. Harris
George O. Squier
Army Signal Corps
German Ship Ursula Fischer Passes to Antwerp
A Reuters dispatch from Flushing reports the German steamer Ursula Fischer sailing from Zeebrugge toward Antwerp. It marks the first German ship to pass in this direction.
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Teuton
Zeebrugge
London
Reuter
Flushing
Holland
Ursula Fischer
Antwerp
Treasury Clerk Kille Self Murder Suicide in Washington
W. W. Eldridge of Flint Michigan head of the division of issue which handles bank note issuance in the office of the comptroller of the currency shot himself in Washington on January 22.
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Washington
W. W. Eldridge
Flint
Mich
German Raider Out Sinks Vessels Near Brazilian Coast
Reports from Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro say a German raider, possibly the cruiser Vinex, has sunk ten merchant steamers and two French schooners in the South Atlantic, with survivors landing at Pernambuco. A British official source claims seven ships sunk in the Atlantic with none captured.
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Buenos Aires
Vinex
South Atlantic
Pernambevo
Rio de Janeiro
Pernambuco
Rio
Atlantic
Hudson Maru
Dramatist
Radnorshire
Bahia
Havre
London
Brazillian
St. Theodore
Yarrowdale
Elgin Eighth Earl Dies Amid World News Briefs
London reports the death of Victor Alexander Bruce ninth Earl of Elgin and Kin cardine. An Amsterdam dispatch says the Reichstag will meet February 10 after declining to assemble this month. In Kentucky four boys Jacob Tuntz David Long Frank Long and Richard Fee were killed when an old mine caved in near Harlan. In Detroit E H Thomas of Chicago was elected vice president of the Lumber Carriers Association of the Great Lakes at their closing session. Chicago notes A B Brinkerhoff a longtime freight official and former president of Chicago freight agents died at his Huntley Illinois home at eighty.
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London
Alexander Bruce
Earl of
Elgin and
Kincardine
Reichstag
Amsterdam
Central News
Lexington
Jacob Tuntz
David Long
Frank Long
Richard Fee
Harlan
Detroit
Mich
E. H. Thomas
Chicago
Lumber Carriers’ Association of the
Deputy and Bandit Slain in Oklahoma Gun Battle
In Okfuskee County near Okomah on January 20 a bank robbery attempt ended in a firefight with a posse. A deputy sheriff and one bandit were killed, another robber wounded and captured, with a third escapee at large.
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Okomah
Okla
Jan
Okfuskee County
Here
Admiral Watmough Dies Last Constitution survivor
Rear Admiral James H. Watmough retired at ninety five has died of la grippe in Washington He was the last survivor of the Constitution and took part in raising the first American flag in California during the Mexican War.
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J. WH. Watmough
Washington
James H. Watmough
Constitution
California
la Grippe
Admiral Dewey Dies Bold Naval Hero at 79 in Washington
Washington mourns Admiral George Dewey once victor at Manila Bay. He died at his home after a six day illness of arteriosclerosis aged seventy nine. Mrs Dewey and son George M Dewey present. President Wilson sent flowers. Burial to be a grand military funeral. Dewey born Montpelier Vermont December 26 1837.
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Washington
George Dewey
Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey
Navy Department
United States Navy
Junius Yemans Dewey
Montpelier
Mary Perrin
Zachariah Perrin
Gilead, Conn
Funston Completes Inspection of 10,000 Troops in Mexico
General Funston returned to Colonia Dublan from El Valle completing a 175 mile inspection line and review of about 10,000 men. He praised the expedition's officers and men and noted the American public may not fully grasp the job the force has accomplished.
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Mexico
Funston
Colonia Dublan
el Valle
Scully Holds House Seat in Third District Recount
In New Jersey the Court of Errors and Appeals affirmed the Supreme Court ruling that a recount in the Third congressional district was legal. The decision makes final the re election of Congressman Scully a Democrat.
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Trenton
N. J
Court of Errors and Appeals
Supreme Court
Scully
Dem
Return of 25 000 National Guardsmen from Mexican border
More than 25 000 National Guardsmen on the Mexican border are designated for return home and muster out of federal service. All units will begin homeward as transportation becomes available, leaving 45 000 to 50 000 still on border duty. Officials refrain from linking this with Pershing expedition withdrawal plans.
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Union News Service
Washington
Funston
War Department
General Pershing
Mexico
Atlantic Raider Sunk by British Cruiser Glasgow
A Prussian commerce raider believed to be the Vienta, active against Allied shipping in the South Atlantic near Brazil, has been sunk by the British cruiser Glasgow, according to a generally accepted report received here.
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Pernambucco
South Atlantic
Glasgow
Under Strong Guard
Memphis police captured three Black men after a shooting killed William Houser aged 50 Clarence Merriman 18 and Will Hudson 22. They confessed to 21 robberies and other crimes.
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Memphis
Tenn
William Houser
Clarence Merriman
Will Hudson
Train Hits Automobile Near Jackson Leaves Four Dead
Four men were killed and another fatally injured when a Michigan Central eastbound train struck an automobile seven miles east of Jackson Michigan. The incident occurred on the evening of the accident and authorities investigated the crash details.
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Automobile
Jackson
Mich
Michigan Central
Cincinnati Markets Report for Flour to Lambs
Market listings show Flour prices for various grades, Wheat and Oats futures, and mixed grain costs. Butter eggs poultry cattle hogs and sheep quot ed with price ranges and quality descriptors across farm produce categories.
Wilson Chooses Escort for Inaugural Ceremony
President Wilson selects the Second Cavalry Troops at Fort Myer Virginia as his personal escort for the inauguration. The decision closes a contest among major military organizations for the duty.
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Washington
Wilson
Second Cavalry
Fort Myer
Swindle Disclosed in France Involving Aristocrats
Paris authorities disclosed a major suspected swindle estimated between 8 million and 10 million francs. Arrests were made of Philippe Someont of Italian origin and Prince Henri De Broglie Revel.
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France
Paris
Philippe Someont
Prince Henri de Broglie-Revel
France to Issue Sugar Cards in Reform Plan
Paris authorities announce sugar cards to cut sea transport and foreign purchases, aiming to reduce gold exports and bolster domestic supplies. The initiative targets controlling sugar distribution and imports within France.
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France
Paris
California Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Inside Cleaning
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as the ideal laxative for children and adults. It claims a teaspoonful clears constipation and stomach issues within hours, urging mothers to keep a 50 cent bottle on hand and follow bottle directions.
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California
Curious Monkeys and a Rubberneck Camel Conversation
Short exchange shows animals as curious as humans with a camel turning heads. The remarks imply playful anthropomorphism and light humor about animal behavior.
Pimply Faces and Pimples Solution Ad
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples and blackheads with five minute washes using Cuticura Soap and hot water. It offers free samples by mail with a Book and provides a Boston address for the Dept. L mail order. The second line notes that pleasure seeking is a tiring, arduous activity.
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Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Quinine Bromo Quinine Tonic Laxative Boxlabel Claims
The advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as safe for all users with tonic and laxative effects and no nervousness or head ringing. It notes only one product named Bromo Quinine and that B. W. GROVE signs each box.
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B. W. Grove
Prison literature across ages and authors
The London Chronicle notes how confinement spurred great works from Socrates in Athens Galileo in a Roman dungeon Luther in Wartburg Castle Bunyan in Bedford Jail Raleigh in the Tower and St Paul during Roman imprisonment, with the New Testament and Revelation shaped by prison years.
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Athens
Socrates
Roman
Galileo
Wartburg Castle
Luther
Bedford
Bunyan
Walter Raleigh
Tower of London
Paul
Rome
Patmos
London Chronicle
Local Evening Music Attracts Small Circle
Mrs. Gadder hosted an informal musical gathering for friends illustrating a social event. Mr. Gadder contributed by giving up an easy chair that night, highlighting a quiet, humorous inclusion in the occasion.
Epitaph Fragments Highlight Common Inscriptions
A fragment from a newspaper page notes that most epitaphs begin with Here lies, while adding that well many actually start with Well, most of them do. The remark hints at common phrasing in grave inscriptions.
China Imports Leather Goods Worth Four Million
China yearly imports leather of various kinds totaling four million dollars. The volume reflects steady demand for hides hides and finished leather products across sectors. Local industries monitor shifts in supply and prices as trade patterns evolve.
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China
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