U S braces for clash with Britain amid security fears
Washington dispatch reports former French minister Robert Bacon warning the United States faces a crisis akin to 1775 as Britain seeks world dominance. Luke Wright likewise flags trouble with England over trade limits, while Roosevelt urges league influence to strengthen national defenses including Alaska Hawaii canal and Caribbean approaches. Barn dance opens at 8:89 p m with dancing at 9:30.
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Five Negroes Lynched in Georgia
Albany reports five Black men were removed from Worth county jail and hanged on a single tree limb near Starkeville. The victims, connected to the killing of Sheriff Moreland, were found shot and cold this morning. Reported by Z. A. Service.
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Choquette Opposes Sending Troops to England
Ay Servios. OTTAWA January. ELS Choquette a parliament representative from Quebec opposed sending further Canadian troops to England saying Canada has already fulfilled its duty to the motherland and should now seek its own future. He argued Germany would need men if it won the war, but with the United States as a friend Germany could not conquer Canada, only rendering it independent.
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Police Arrest Dynamite Suspect in Brooklyn Bridge Plot
Michael Grasiano, a Portuguese man, was arrested in New York after police observed him loitering near the Brooklyn Bridge with a suitcase. The case contained a bomb with a time device powerful enough to destroy an ironclad, and Grasiano offered no information about himself. Authorities say he may belong to an anarchist association.
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War News From The Front And Global Turmoil
Reports from Nome to Los Angeles describe submarine actions, peace terms offered to Serbia, and Montenegro’s king abandoning defense. Amsterdam cites a Dutch cabinet resignation over war conduct. Dispatches from Mexico discuss Madero and Carranza factions. Honolulu and Los Angeles report storms and flooding with casualties and rising deaths.
Preparedness campaign opens January second endangers plan
A jumble of dispatches reports a January kickoff for a national preparedness drive with speeches planned in Cleveland Chicago St Louis Kansas City St Josephs Des Moines Davenport and possibly Denver. Separate items describe a Great Northern Spokane owl train wreck near Scenic Springs with several dead and many injured and a dining car consumed by fire after derailment.
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Vienna Summaries Teuton Gains Amid War Reports
A dispatch from Amsterdam dated June 22 summarizes Teuton gains and Allied losses during the war. It cites three million pris oners ten thousand guns forty thousand machine guns and more than four hundred thousand square kilometers of territory captured and occupied by the Central Powers. The report says the summary caused rejoicing in Vienna and Berlin and boosted belief the Entente could not prevail.
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Emergency Appropriation Bill Advances With Twelve Million Allocation
In Washington a special session of the House considers an urgent deficiency measure providing about twelve million dollars. It includes funds for road construction and related work, with two million allocated for the Alinsky line. Secretory Lane says winter work will continue as practicable and much material will be moved north for spring use.
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Would Ratify New Election Law in Fairbanks Area
The piece notes moves to ratify a new territorial election law affecting city officials in Fairbanks. It mentions political tension rising as Nome Nugget lists costs, and parties prepare for primaries and conventions. Judge Junioel returns from Washington with updates on rebuilding amid a big fire last August.
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Deflate acts To rmation of the BELLIGERENTS SPENDING SEVENTY MILLION DAILY
Paris experts estimate the European war costs at seventy million dollars per day with allies expanding forces. Reports say Germany seeks Belgian territory in exchange for a protectorate while rebels in Yunan defeat government troops and move northward.
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Japanese volunteers seek British army roles in Canada
The report from Vancouver dated July 21 notes Japanese volunteers, trained in English, begin adapting to command use for service in the British army. It suggests Nipponese enlistment could expand with future contingents if current efforts are accepted.
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British seize more American sailor in Barbadoes harbor
The American schooner Isabella reports two crew members seized by British soldiers while docked at Bridegtown Barbadoes. The captain protests, alleging the men were taken on suspicion of being Germans.
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