President Wilson Returns to Washington in Crisis over Persia Sinking
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson hurried back from Hot Springs to take charge of foreign affairs after the Persia was torpedoed with at least one American life lost. Officials weigh war risk, with Lanning and Swiedinek guiding caution while awaiting full details before Congress reconvenes.
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Washington
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Persia
Central Powers
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Senate
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Cairo
Egypt
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Lanning
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France
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Germany
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W. J Leigh
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Alexander
Leigh
China
Ney McNeeley Drowns in Mediterranean Sea
Ney McNeeley of Monroe died when the English ship Persia sank after a torpedo strike in the Mediterranean. He was bound for Aden to assume consul duties after passing a rigorous exam and months of preparation. News reports say he was seen in the water as boats went down, and his death follows earlier American consul losses in the war zone.
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Monroe
Mediterranean
Persia
London
Bombay
Mr. McNeeley
Persia Sunk with Loss of U S Consul at Aden
Advices from Alexandria report Robert N McNeeley American Consul at Aden lost when the Persia was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. Charles H Grant of Boston survived. Officials seek full facts while Austro Hungarian envoy calls for swift, fair adjustment if a submarine acted without warning.
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Reuters
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Steamship Company
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Denver
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Forgery Charge Looms Over Young White Man in Charlotte
A young white man in Charlotte is charged with forgery and pretenses after allegedly using counterfeit means to fund his stay in the Selwyn hotel. He has been frequenting Charlotte impoverished areas, with authorities presuming he lent money and forged documents to improve his finances. The alleged forgery occurred while he was stopping at the Selwyn hotel.
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Ferguson
Community League Forms in Carmel for Neighborhood Improvement
A Carmel community meeting at the schoolhouse on New Year’s Day organized a Community League with committees on Education Farm Progress and Health. Objectives include improving schools and grounds, promoting self sufficient farming, better tools, thrift banking, better roads, sanitation, and community events. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday afternoon, January 14.
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Richardson
R. L. Helms
T. J. W. Broom
Nine killed as race clashes erupt in Barky county area
Reports from Barky county say nine killed as white mobs burn a dozen negro lodge buildings in a renewal of violence with black residents. Goolsby family linked to killings of Henry Villipigne. lodges burned across the river in Alabama and Georgia. Sheriff and deputies moved to quell mobs as tensions rose and a former U S district attorney resigns in San Pruno.
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Georgia
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Mike
Clyssee
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Goolsby
Villipique
Weero Masonic Lodge
al Negro Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Nero Supreme Circle Lodge
Ed Law
Precious” Law
Montgomery
H. H. Grimeley
Howell
Barry County
Robert Ney McNeeley Civil Service and Sea Tragedy
Robert Ney McNeeley born November 12 1883 in Jackson township Union county drowned December 30 1915 in the Mediterranean at 1 15 p m while en route to Aden to become American Consul. Son of Mr and Mrs W R McNeeley with several brothers and one sister surviving. A self made popular figure who taught school carried nails and earned an LLB at State University winning the Shepard Bryan prize. He practiced in Monroe in 1907 served in the House 1909 state Senate 1925 appointed Consul to Aden 1915 and belonged to Monroe Presbyterian Church.
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Jackson Township
Union County
Aden
W. R. McNeeley
Sveral
State University
Shepard Bryan
Hegan
Monroe
House of Representatives
State Senate
No Hope Now McNeeley Believed Lost At Sea
Reports from the state department and cables from London and Egypt indicate Robert Ney McNeeley, Mon roe American consul at Aden, likely perished when the British liner sank after a submarine torpedo. Senator Overman conferred with Secretary Lansing but no confirmation of survival.
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Robert Ney McNeeley
Monroe
Aden
Arabia
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Lansing
McNeeley
Union County
Skinner
London
Moxaniria
Egypt
Perea
Austria
Congress
Germany
Marriage at Sustare Home Unites Minnie Sustare and Oscar Benton
At the Sustare residence near Matthews on December 29, Minnie Sustare joined in matrimony with Oscar Benton in a quiet ceremony attended only by close family and the couple’s friends. Rev. Snider officiated, and the newlyweds planned a eastern state trip before returning to the groom’s parents.
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Jessie Hooks
Luther Williams
EC. Snider
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