Naval Base Visit Reveals War Fleet On Coast
London report describes a naval base where battleships cruisers destroyers and submarines form a vast force for sea watch. Officers recount torpedo tubes that sank the Bluecher and how submarines endure long underwater runs as storms and rain sweep the North Sea.
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London
Miralty
Arethusia
Dardanelles
Bosphorus
Baltic
North Sea
Hydro Aeron
Arethusa
Railroad outlook and dual regulation under Willard views
Denzel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, says earnings in the eastern U S are generally satisfactory and that fiscal year profits may match or exceed prior years. He favors exclusive federal regulation, notes labor costs burden and calls for a detailed government inquiry into the railroad commission.
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Epecian
Baltimore
Denzel Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
United States
West Virginia in Capital News Highlights and Appointments
Rep Howard Sutherland reported two West Virginia bills for bridge grants across the Ohio River at Steubenville and Tug River linking Warford Kentucky and Kermit West Virginia. The Wheeling mail service reorganization reduced Charles O'Brien’s salary by 200 dollars a year but restoration followed on personal appeal. A Greenberry post office opened in Kanawha county and several fourth class postmasters were commissioned.
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Washington
Jan
Howard Sutherland
House
House of Representatives
West
Neely
Wheeling and
Elm Grove
Charles A. O'Brien
Major Neely
Post Office Department
Star Mail
New Martinsville
Littleton
West Virginia
Charles Manley
Fairmont
D. C. Roper
Congressman Sutherland
Roper
Manley
Sutherland
Greenberry
Kanawha County
William Kimbel
Board Tres
Jesse F. Turner
Evenwood
John A. Kinid
Mary F. Harris
Face
Mead E. Parsons
Toho W. Cashlon
Hensley
H. Preston Wilson
Leckie
Thomas C. Arbogast
Ebenezer O. Harris
Terry
Stephen 5. Kouttl
Wymer
W. Va
Oil field tests show mixed results across multiple counties
The week yields few big gains as exploration continues in eastern fields. Several tests, including on the S. L. Stickle farm and J. A. Miller farm, produce barren or light pumpers in Berea and related sands. Some wells show fair gas or light oil, while others drift through multiple sands without improvement.
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Hardman Fork
Rowells Run
Lee District
Calhoun County
Godfrey Lye Cabot
S. L. Stickle
Berea
Lynn Heirs
Millers Run
Spencer
Roane County
United Fuel Gas Company
J. A. Miller
Bereaght
Ten Mile Creek
Sardis
Harrison County
Parrish & Grove
Khnore Allen
Bingamon Creek
Eagle District
Philadelphia Company
A. A. Boggess
Knob Fork
Church District
Wetzel County
Hoye Natural Gas Company
J. S. Toothman
Fish Creek
Manufacturers Light & Heat Company
E. B. Oliver
Amos Glover
Kanawha
Ohio Fuel Company
Elk River Coal Company
Elk River
Elk District
Kanawha — County
United Fuel Company
Hunt Farm
Squaw
Buckeye Fork
Cobbs Creek
Washington County
South Penn Oil Company
Horse Creek
Berea Ght
Kentuck Creek
Sheridan
Four Mile Ol Company
Guyandotte Land Association
Lincoln County
Bartholomew Run
Hope Natural Gas Company
Long Drain
J. B. Snider
Big Run
Mannington
Marion County
Funk and
Glover
Gordon
Ash Heirs
Union District
Iva B. Campbell
Lydia Gritin
L. D. Shaw
Tenmile
Sylvian Oil Company
Savilla Cunningham
Flint Creek
Doddridge County
Carnegie Natural Gas Company
T. Stewart
Ohio
Marksburg
Elk Township
Noble County
J. W. Bernier and Company
Philip Ullman
Jefferson Township
C. E. Hammond and Company
Leo Crum
Buel Run
Aurelius Township
W. Clines
Colerain Township
Belmont County
Hardesty and Son
Mary M. Hardsty
Knox Township
Jefferson County
O'Day Brothers
Jonathan Hook
Mager and
Engle
Oliver Heirs
Columbiana County
Wellsville
Lynn and
Russell
Riots in Youngstown Persist as Rioters Clashed
Crowds crowded streets of East Youngstown while workers at Youngstown Sheet and Tube faced pay issues after rioters burned a pay office. One man killed, 22 hospitalized, 160 arrests, soldiers and militia patrolled the area, deportation talks begun, and leaders from unions and companies spoke on the crisis.
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Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Governor Willis Calls for Local Inquiry in Youngstown Riot
Governor Willis indicated a thorough investigation is due into the Youngstown riot after John A. Woll of the Ohio Federation of Labor demanded action. He urged local officials in Youngstown and Mahoning County to conduct a complete inquiry to identify those responsible, including workers, police, or strikers.
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Thomas H.lynn
American Federation of Labor
Youngstown
Wilaon Avenue
Robert Davis
Davis
Ine
Engineers mobilized in Cleveland for strike duty
One hundred forty guardsmen in four engineer companies were mobilised at their armory in Cleveland to march to Youngstown for potential strike duty. They may not join the Fifth Infantry today as initially planned. If demolition, bridge, or concrete work is required the engineer battalion will be dispatched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Engineers Corps
Ohio National Guard
Youngstown
Fifth Infantry
Mayor blames guards on bridge for riot outbreak
Youngstown Ohio report cites Mayor Willlon H Cunningham blaming armed guards on a bridge for triggering a deadly riot. He says peaceful workers and tender assurances vanished after early shots fired by the guards sparked a mob rampage and widespread desolation.
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Youngstown
Willlon H. Cunningham
Wage Increase at East Chicago Republic Iron Plant
The East Chicago plant of Republic Iron and Steel announces a voluntary wage rise from 2 to 2 cents an hour for laborers. An equitable increase will be extended to titled labor, with company spokesmen reporting workers received the news with gratification.
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Associateo Press
Chicago
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Pilgrims Observe Allied Leaders Train Through German Stations
The Norwegian Swedish and Danish delegates ride a special train to the Western fighting zone. At Lubeck Hamburg and Bremen military activity greets the travelers as crowds watch from platforms and trains. An incident near Betholm endures as Allied officers release details to the Reverend Jenkin Lloyd.
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Lubeck
Hamburg
Bremen
Corman
Betholm
Holland
Germany
Heutenant
Three O'Dlo
Jenkin Lloyd Cage
Expedition Ends as Dutch Welcome Party Members
An expedition member addressed a crowd at a German lieutenant’s station, then mounted a chair, removed his helmet and expressed hope for success. Cheering followed as a Dutch customs official announced the government would waive examination and welcome the party members to Holland.
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Orlen
Officials Invited Fail to Attend Hague Peace Meeting
A Hague dispatch reports Ford peace expedition members held a meeting in The Hague with cabinet ministers and the burgomaster invited but not appearing. The dispatch notes the absence of several officials from the gathering.
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London
Ford Peace Expedition
Hague
Reuter
Exclusion of Treland Seen Affecting Afterwar Position
The article notes that Treland’s exclusion will influence postwar status, as Ulster men resist equal footing with England and Scotland residents and debate rages over home rule. It mentions a debate on military manpower and government restraint on army and navy. Col. House’s mission to the bar is described as nonpeacemaking.
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Treland
England
Scotland
House
Col. B. M. Hour
Wilson
Lay
Russians Ejected by Austrian Forces in Galicia
Vienna reports heavy fighting along eastern Galicia and Bukovina frontier. Russians, under fog cover, attacked Austrian positions but were driven back by counterattacks. Prisoners include 729 Russians with one colonel and ten officers. near Czartorksk, 261 were captured. Italian artillery shelled Tolmino bridgehead and nearby trenches.
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Berlin
Wireleanto Styvitlo
Galicia
Hukovlha
Vienna
Bukowina
Stelpa
Torpouts
Tarancz
Bessarabian
Serbian Archives Found in Convent by Austro Hungarian Troops
The Neue Freie Presse reports that archives of the Serbian foreign office were discovered by Austro Hungarian troops in a convent where they had been hidden by the Serbian government.
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Namenoclavlo Pres Borlin
Jan Sor
Wholoay
Sayville
Neue Freje Prease
Vienna
Foreign Office
President Poincare Visits Nancy After Bombardment
President Poincare visited Nancy to inspect the effects of the German bombardment. He stayed the day and inquired into the damage, though reports do not confirm any shells landing during his presence.
Allies to Ask Greece to Expel the Teutons
Berlin January 8. Sayville reports the Frankfurter Zeitung says Athens expects Entente powers to urge Greece to expel Central Powers ambassadors. It notes King Constantine is unlikely to yield to such a demand and may resist the step.
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Greece
Teutons
Berlin
Sayville
Frankfurter Zeitung
Athans
Hatire
Constantine
Teuton Consuls at Mytilene Arrested by Allies
Despatch from Athens reports German Austrian and Turkish consuls at Mytilene arrested by allied military authorities on grounds similar to Salonika arrests. Greek government expected to protest.
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London
Koutor
Athens
Mytilene
Saloniki
Republican State Convention Delegates Picked
The Louisville convention will nominate delegates to the national party gathering as the Republican state central committee outlines procedures and schedules for the event.
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Louisville
Jan
Woman Receives Iron Cross for Bomb Plot Interception
Frau Skoltk ot Glolwits earns the Iron Cross after thwarting a bomb plot, marking a historic first as a woman recipient. The announcement notes the action occurred in Sayville and highlights wartime valor recognized by the Empire.
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Associated Press
Herlin
Jan
Sayville
Emperor Willikih
Hua
Equal Suffrage Favored in Senate Report
A report from the executive committee favors a constitutional amendment granting twenty million women the vote. It argues universal manhood suffrage relies on delegated powers, and women are equal citizens with rights and responsibilities.
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Washington
Jam
Phesu B. Anthony
Senate
Arrago Committee
United Stater i
Tribute honors New York treasurer Charles Welbourn
The association of New York passed a tribute resolution for Charles Welbourn long serving treasurer and former St. Louis Republic founder and director. His body was escorted from New York to St Louis as editors planned to move his remains.
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C. W. Knapp
New York Times
Association
New York
Jan
Olty
Charles Welbourn
New York i
Ieated Prova
St. Louis
College men urged to prepare for national defense
Dr John Grier Hibberd of Princeton told the Publican Club that about 20 000 college men should be recalled to training. He warned that a state of preparedness is needed to enable a rapid mobilization and suggested America could raise a million men between sunrise and sunset if war comes.
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New York
United States
John Grier
Princeton University
Addrons
Publican Club
America
Withdrawal London Protest Against Compulsion Bill
Public meeting in London declares opposition to a compulsion bill. A resolution calls for withdrawal, led by James Henry Thomas, with remarks on censorship and proposed amendments to protect wealth and labor equality amidst a tense political climate.
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London
James Henry ‘Thoms
Censer
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W. A. Thi
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Rotterdam
State Department
Thied
Hoe
Nauly
Telstate
Pennsylvania
Struthers
Yellow Creek
East Youngstown
George Get
Score
Common Pleas
Barnum
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D. J. Humes
Pittsburg
Arthur
Houta
Wilson Avenue
J. A. Campbell
T. F. Bray
Republic Tron and Steel Company
Vilers
John C. Spanks
Leutenant
CG. C. Weybrecht
Weybrecht
Speaks
Weybrocht
Fred. Croxton
Turner and Company
Marin Hetrs
Fairheld Township
Victoria Oil Company
Frederick Theiss
D. F. Hahn
Wheaston and Company
Stark
J. Hi. Henry
Sampson
William Brotter
Tureau
Autor
Columbus
George F. Miles
W. J. Boesel
Go- Jumbig
My Croxton
Atrikkora
Willis
Engineer Corps
FORD
Poincaire
Nancy
Teutonig
Woman
Susan B. Anthony
Hibben
Withdranal
Britain
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