Roosevelt urges Progressives to adopt preparedness plank
From Chicago January dispatch Roosevelt urges the Progressive party to include a preparedness plank in its platform for the June convention in Chicago. He calls for a strong Americanist stance and says the party should list further measures aligned with Roosevelt as its potential presidential nominee while denying any fixed choice of standard bearer. News service item notes Nugget pricing and subscription push.
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Omicago
Jan
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Germans Press Forward in Champagne Attacks
German forces renewed infantry thrusts and heavy artillery in Champagne yesterday. Allied defenders repelled each assault with heavy enemy losses as the fighting continued throughout the day. The report notes persistent German pressure with no decisive gains.
Hay Proposes National Guard Increase
Chattermann Mey of the military committee urged President Wilson to back a bill increasing the national guard rather than creating a continental army. He argued the guard would boost military strength as effectively and more cheaply than a new force.
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Walmington
May
National Guard
Continental Army
Germans Gather for Great Offensive on Western Front
London reports indicate Germans massing for a major offensive from Flanders to the Vosges with increasing artillery activity on both sides. The Champagne front fighting grows, as German forces pour in torrents of shells and receive strong Allied counterfire.
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London
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Former Mexican President Huerta Nearing Death at Fort Bliss
News flashes report Victoriano Huerta dying at Fort Bliss. A strong earthquake震震 tremor measured nationwide, with origin unclear, said to be 2,600 miles away. Premier Okuma survived an assassination attempt in Tokyo, and Schmidt is sentenced to life for a Times explosion murder with a tirade against industrial woes.
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Times
Lfe
Urge Taft for Supreme Bench by American Bar Assn
Seven former presidents of the American Bar Association urged President Taft to appoint former President William Howard Taft to the vacancy on the U S Supreme Court caused by Justice Lamar's death. They contend Taft is the foremost candidate now in the United States.
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United States Supreme Court
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United States
Montenegro Struggles as Austrians Press Advance
London dispatches report Montenegro being overwhelmed by Austrian forces with Montenegrin troops retreating south toward the Albanian border. Heavy losses occur as Montenegrin resistance sags, Mount Loven fallen, capital threatened, and coastal lines abandoned to preserve supplies. Italian forces aid, with Montenegrin forces and Serbians regrouping near Scutari.
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London
Jan
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Mount Laveen
Progressives Favor Urging Unity With Republicans
Chicago January 12 Progressives hope to unite with regular Republicans behind a shared candidate. Chairman Perkins says progressives will back any nominee who shares their principles, Roosevelt preferred but acceptable if aligned. The committee plans a June 7 convention to finalize backing and preparations.
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American Merchant Marine
Seventeen Americans Shot by Villa Faction Reported
El Paso reports from Chihuahua state that seventeen men, said to be Americans, were shot by order of Villa general Rodriguez after being taken from a northbound train by a military guard. The executions, reportedly tied to blamed American involvement in Villa’s failures, lack stated reasons.
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Reports of Bandit Murders Confirmed in Mexico
A P A Service reports eighteen Americans killed by bandits near Chihuahua, with several mutilated bodies arriving in Paso. The same party cites word of ten Americans and two Englishwomen killed at Madero by Villa troops. Washington seeks swift Carranza action. further details pending.
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Paso
Americana
Villa
Ater
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Madero
Jack Leftbridge
Hearst Ranch
Barnes Sees Roosevelt as Strong Nomination Possibility
A. P. A. Service Albany January 18 Barnes announced there is strong talk Roosevelt seeks the Republican nomination and Barnes will not go to Chicago as a delegate but may join the national committee. He expressed little doubt Hooskeek is pursuing the nomination and will soon make a candid statement.
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Western states battered by heavy snows and cold
Reports from the Weather bureau show widespread western snowstorms except along the Pacific slope. Intense cold blankets the region with heavy blizzards in the Northwest and bitter conditions in Montana and the Dakotas.
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