British Cabinet in a Bally Row
London reports a cabinet crisis ongoing with Sir John Simon resigning after an interview with Asquith. Ireland possibly exempt from the compulsory bill while McKenna and Phippsan’s positions remain undecided as government views are debated. Coal miners oppose conscription and coal supply to the navy may be affected. Recruiting figures from Oct 23 to Dec 15 show 1.15 million unmarried and 1.68 million married men appeared. about 428,853 were rejected and the rest attested or deferred.
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London
John Simon
Home Affairs
Asquith
Simon
Ireland
Reginald McKenna
Walter Punciman
Board of Trade
Lord Derby
Borah booster train proposed for Republican convention
Editor J W Jones of the Rigbt Star proposes sending a Borah booster train from Idaho to Chicago for the June 7 Republican national convention. The idea enjoys support among Idaho stalwarts and could attract 150 to 200 boosters, with a sleeper train departing Pocatello to ease travel and raise Idaho’s political profile.
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J. W. Jones
The
Rigbt Star
Chicago
Idaho
Senator Borah
Borah
the Star
Hart
William F. Borah
Pocatello
Greek steamer Thessaloniki adrift after tow breaks
New York, Jan. 4. The Greek steamer Thessaloniki, after 300 passengers were removed by the steamer Patris, broke tow and is adrift in a gale 300 miles southeast of New York. Two steamers are approaching.
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New York
Thessaloniki
Patris
Rural Credits Bill Includes Farmers Banks
The administration rural credits bill was introduced in the house. Government control will be in a farm loan board of five, appointed for ten years each. Loans will be to farmers by twelve more land banks with a capital of a half million, to be taken by the government if not privately subscribed.
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Washington
Administration
Farm Loan Board
Mother Seeks Answers in Death of Girl Found in Opium Den
Mrs. Flemming, mother of Japonica Flemming, arrives in Pocatello to probe her daughter's death from opium use. She had learned of the case months after identity was established and reviews details with the city police chief, finding few new facts.
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Trangster
Japonica Flemming
Pocatello
Boise
Flemming
Minneapolis
Montand
Representative proposes world federation to preserve international law
Washington reports Representative Campbell introduced a resolution for an international federation of nations to preserve international law. Secretary McAdoo urged rapid passage of a 100000 dollar appropriation for rural sanitation to combat typhoid and pellagra.
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Washington
Campbell
International Federation of Nations
McAdoo
House
Tank steamer Aztec raised after explosion
Work to raise the sunken tank steamer Aztec began after an explosion yesterday that killed two and left ten missing. The vessel, repaired to carry oil to France, was burst open by the blast.
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New York
France
Closing Up the New Haven Cases
The defense summed up in the trial of eleven former New Haven directors charged with conspiring to monopolize New England commerce.
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New Haven
New York
New Haven Railroad
New England
New Mayor Takes Office in Philadelphia Inauguration
Thomas B. Smith, former city postmaster and legislator, becomes Philadelphia's mayor. The swearing in occurs in the common council chamber with a notable gathering to welcome the new leader.
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Philadelphia
Thomas B. Smith
Will Eees Smith
Memory Returns for Man Beaten and Robbed near American Falls
A stranger beaten and robbed near American Falls shows improving memory and is expected to fully recover. He recalls travel through Canada Kansas and Roanoke Virginia and remembers meeting George Potter near American Falls. Dr Ralph I Guy reports the dislocated axis was set and memory is returning. He is hospitalized with injuries to hands from the struggle.
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American Falls
Ralph I. Guy
George Potter
New Orleans
Roanoke
Virginia
Potter
Canada
Kansas
Quy
Survivors of Civil War Monitor Die in Two Cities
Philadelphia report notes William Durst aged 76 the sole survivor of the Monitor who fought the Merrimac died of pneumonia. New York report records General Henry Lawrence Burnett aged 77 who helped prosecute Lincoln assassination cases passing away.
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Philadelphia
William Durst
Monitor
Merrimac
New York
Henry Lawrence Burnett
President Lincoln
Miners Charge Not Getting a Square Deal
In Walsenburg Colorado on January 4 the Seth Low led federal commission held informal talks with local operators and miners to probe reports that former strikers face discrimination. The inquiry aims to verify the claim and prepare a report for President Wilson.
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Walsenburg
Colo
Federal Commission
Seth Low
Wilson
Sinking of the liner Geelong near the Mediterranean
London reports that no lives were lost in the sinking of the liner Geelong near the Mediterranean though details are scarce.
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London
Geelong
Mediterranean
Ford Sidestepped the Committee During Peace Trip
Detroit report states Henry Ford avoided a citizen delegation planned to greet him on his European peace journey. He continued in a private car to his country home, bypassing the planned welcome event.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Third operation planned for Huerta in El Paso
A third operation to relieve Victoriano Huerta from intestinal fluid due to jaundice was set for around noon in El Paso. Afterward, doctors said the patient was relieved with stable pulse and temperature. In other news, frontline fighting continued on multiple fronts with reports of activity at Dardanelles and along the Yser, and U.S. officials pursued facts on the Persia sinking as Congress convened amid foreign policy debate.
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Victoriano Huerta
London
Constantinople
Dardanelles
Monitor
Black Sea
Petrograd
Bukowina
Yser
Paris
Times
Balkans
Saloniki
Navy League Chapter Formed in Pocatello Seeks Members
Local committee members N. P. Nielson and John Ford lead the newly formed Navy League of the United States in Pocatello. The group aims to build a national naval reserve with merchant ships and 50 000 men, urging Congress to boost preparedness. membership costs $2 annually and includes a Seven Seas subscription.
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Navy League of the United States
Pocatello
N. P. Nielson
John Ford
Seven Seas
Naval Reserve
Congress
Navy League
National
One day it didn't shine in Colorado
Denver reports a windstorm of hurricane strength struck near Monument and Colorado Springs, snapping scores of poles and interrupting south communications. Winds reached seventy five miles per hour. no deaths reported.
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Colorado
Denver
Monument
Colo
Colorado Springs
Gould sues Texas & Pacific for 11 million note
New York January 4 George J Gould filed suit against Texas and Pacific to recover 11 741 000 on a promissory note given to the late Jay Gould.
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New York
George J. Gould
Texas & Pacific
Jay Gould
Borah Is First and Last Choice for President in Idaho
Idaho Republican Chairman M E Hughes replies to Collier's Weekly, stating Borah is the only acceptable presidential choice in Idaho and the West. He says there is no second choice, predicts unanimous support for Borah, and notes Progressives would only appear if Root Weeks or Fairbanks were nominated.
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Collier’s Weekly
M. FE. Hughes
Bannock County Republican Central Committee
Idaho
West
W. EB. Borah
Root
Weeks
Fairbanks
Bryan
Debs
M. BE. Hughes
Kentucky Legislature Opens Session in Frankfort
Governor Stanley and Lt. Governor Black attended the opening as lawmakers begin a tax revision session. Officials expect passage before mid March, with an extra session possible if issues become unwieldy.
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Frankfort
Stanley
James D. Black
American Survivor Recalls Persia Steamer Attack
Charles Grant of Boston, an American survivor, told The Associated Press he was dining as smoke filled the saloon and boilers appeared to burst. He floated about 15 hours, was rescued, and described four boats tied together and a fifth following. He witnessed a cruiser rescuing other boats and recalled a nightmarish scene with black water and passengers singing hymns.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Charles Grant
Boston
Persia
Associated Press
McNeely
Grant
Persia Sinking Pushes Wilson Toward Direct Foreign Policy
President Wilson travels from Hot Springs to Washington to oversee the Persia sinking crisis. Officials call it the most serious since central powers submarine warfare began. Cabinet briefing, House, and Senate action expected as details from Alexandria Cairo and Feypt are awaited. Secretary Lansing reserves action until full facts emerge.
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Washington
Wilson
Persia
Weviitiz
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Malta
Robert McNeely
Charles Grant
Boston
Senate
Supreme Court
Lamar
Store
Flood
House Foreign Committee
White House
House
Fall
Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico
Hot Springs
Ancona
United States
Congress
Alexandria
Cairo
Lansing
Wheat Market Moves on Chicago Close
ChicagoJanuary 4 close May wheat at 1 25 24 and corn at 67 5 8 cents per bushel with oats at 47 1 2 for delivery.
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