German note to neutrals sparks war aims clash
The Daily News notes the German note to neutrals cites mercy and persecution, argues its generalizations are dubious, and flags a wide gulf between Entente aims and Central Powers. It questions the next diplomatic step and cites Bethmann-Hollweg’s stance as revealing German rulers’ lingering resolve.
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Southwest Africa
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South Africa
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Neutrals
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Father Cummings to Speak at Pascagoula Church
Rey Father Edward Cummings, president of Spring Hill College, will deliver the high mass sermon and a Sunday night address on "The Church" at Pascagoula Catholic Church. Rev. Dr. T. H. Johnston, former All Saints rector, visits Mobile and stays with Mr and Mrs H M Price on Government Street.
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Father Edward Cummings
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Pascagoula, Miss
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All Saints’ Episco Church
Atlanta
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Mr. Johnston
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Davis in Field 10 Teaches Farmers
E B Davis manager of the Gulf Coast Produce Exchange travels to Satsuma and Axis Alabama to advise Mobile county farmers on soil based crop planting. He was named field agent to promote soil aware farming and urged growers to focus on quality over quantity for vegetables.
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E. B Davis
Gulf Coast Produce Exchange
Satsuma
Axis
Ala
Davis
Exchange
Irre sistible Evidence Spurs Bet Against Enemies
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a bold statement that she has supplied enemies with irrefutable proof of the need to defeat them. The exact subject, context, and full attribution are unclear from the fragment.
French Press Ridicules New Austrian German Notes
The Paris press dismisses the notes as weak counsel pleading. Figaro contrasts German and Austrian positions with Britain and the Belgians and Serbs, arguing Allied restraint. Pichon in Petit Journal denounces German claims and defends Belgium’s neutrality amid bloodshed claims.
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Botha
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Germany East Africa
Mafin Attacks Berlin Note As Peace Plan Opposed
Gustave Hervé condemns Germany's December note as a ploy to dodge peace guarantees and cites neutral opinion that Berlin will claim Belgium’s fault after twenty nine months of war. The Journal notes neutrals are the audience for the notes, not the general public.
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Berlin
Germany
Gustave Hervé
Belgium
Ralph B. Clayberger Elected President of Commission Merchants
Ralph B. Clayberger of Philadelphia was elected president of the National League of Commission Merchants at the annual convention. Chicago was chosen as the site for the next gathering.
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Philadelphi
Ralph B. Clayberger
National League of Commission Merchants
Chicago
Seven ships pass through Panama Canal as gut deepens
The Panama Canal east of the Quibira slide and north of Gold Hill is now 27 feet deep after earth movements. Seven ships passed Friday through the deeper channel as the war era demand for ship bottoms continues to influence construction nearby.
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Associated Press
Panama
Panama Canal
Qulebra Slide
Gold Hill
Navy submarine H-3 stranded off California coast
Navy officials near abandoning hope of floating the submarine H-3 ashore on the California coast after surf battered her severely. Attempts to pull her loose have failed as the vessel lies stranded and battered by the ocean.
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Washington
Navy Department
California
Auto Street Car and Wagon Collision at City Intersection
An automobile owned by M. L. Boyles and a horse and wagon driven by S. R. Roberts collided yesterday afternoon at the intersection of St. Anthony street and Spring Hill avenue. A street car followed and struck the wagon. No injuries were reported.
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U. S. Rubber Bonds Taken in Major Financing Move
New York January 13 Kuhn Loeb and Company announced they have completed negotiations to buy 60 million dollars of United States Rubber Company first and refunding five percent bonds. The American International Corporation is said to be involved with the deal, which aims to fund rubber operations and provide additional capital.
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Associated Press
New York
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United States
Rubber Company
American International Corporation
Ingebusness
Du Pont Powder Plant Blast in Haskell Kills One
A Du Pont Powder Company plant explosion in Haskell New Jersey last night killed one worker and left about a dozen injured. No war material was stored, and the fire produced detonations heard as far as Poughkeepsie. The blast followed nine prior explosions in rapid succession and a bright blaze that consumed the site.
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du Pont Powder Company
Haskell
N. J
Kingsland
New Jersey
Europe
Poughkeepsie
Fire damages two frame dwellings and fence near Dixie Park
Fire yesterday damaged a frame dwelling at 411 St Emanuel Street occupied by W A Cutts and owned by Frank J Poggi. A second frame dwelling at 4 South Cedar Street damaged from roof sparks, occupied by T J Mayher and owned by the estate of A Spira. A grass fire near Dixie Park damaged the fence around Lafayette and Davis avenues.
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Frank J. Poggi
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T. J. Mayher
A. Spira
Dixie Park
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Debating Blasts Ruin Towns Shatter Glass Across Region
Fires from a blast at the glazing barrel spread to the blending house and three magazines. In the wake, deputies guarded banks and public buildings as glass damage mounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Mrs. Peter Gould died from shock, with reports of several injured at a local hospital. The blast sent flames across the Wanaque river after the magazine explosion.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Haskell
Peter Gould
Wanaque
Firemen Fight Probe Delayed by Arbitration Board
Nashville Tennessee January 13 There were no public developments in the dispute between the Nashville Terminal Company and discharged firemen as the special arbitration board heard testimony. The company refused to produce letters and the firemen threatened to withdraw from arbitration. The board telegraphed Washington for instructions and the panel adjourned until Monday afternoon.
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Nashville
Tenn
Special Arbitration Board
Nashville Terminal Company
Special Board
Board of Mediations
Washington
Panic in Northern Jersey after plant blast shatters village
Drying houses were checked as an explosion shattered other buildings in the plant and village built around it. No figure for workers present. two feared dead in the glazing barrel. Haskell in Passaic county lies in a remote area with limited communication.
Illinois Passenger Rate Battle Upheld by Court
Judge Landis refused to halt Illinois 2 cent passenger rate, ruling ICC lacks power to remove state rate discrimination. Railroads must adjust interstate fares to avoid unequal charges, ending challenge to state law.
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Illinois
Landis
Federal District Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interte Commerce Commission
Explosion Bloodshed Ends Telegraph Service in New Jersey
After the first blast the telegraph stopped and reports spoke of heavy loss of life. The Kingsland plant destruction near Northern New Jersey caused widespread panic with crimson skies and flames seen from Yonkers.
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Kingsland
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
New Jersey
Yonkers
Croup Remedy Proclaimed Safe and Pleasant for Children
A patent medicine advertisement touts Chasaverlain's Cough Remedy as a reliable and pleasant treatment for croup in children. The text claims it is non narcotic and safe, with one or two doses curing croup, endorsed by F. C Strong of California.
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F. C Strong
Chasaverlain
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