German Prize Appam Captured After Fierce Battle at Sea
The British liner Appam, missing for two weeks, was captured off the Canary Islands by the German raider Moewe and taken to Norfolk as a prize. About 300 prisoners were aboard when boarded, and several Appam crew and prisoners were injured or died. The raid also sank seven British steamers, including Cowbridge and Parrringford, with substantial tonnage and cargo. The conscription law takes effect March 2 and Miss Jane Addams heads for California.
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Norfolk
Appam
Canary Islands
Moewe
Moene
Sevral
Soard
Berge
Plant announces wage increase at Nixville Pa plant
Notice posted at the plant indicates a wage increase of per cent effective February 28. Several men are employed at the facility in Nixville, Pennsylvania, with further details in the local notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ition
Nixville
Ron Co
Fare injunction refused in New York transit case
A court denied an injunction sought to restrain enforcement of the 2-cent fare law. The case, involving Denison and Knappen, centers on the fight against a railway combination and state authorities acting under a 1914 act.
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United States
The
New York
Germans Active in the East and Zeppelin Raids on England
German artillery dominates the east front with bombardment near Shlok and active fire south of Lake Babit as deserters rise. Meanwhile London faces renewed Zeppelin threats with six to seven airships raiding eastern and midland counties. police issue air raid precautions and cover requests.
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London
England
War Office
Petrograd
Shlok
Lake Babit
French Record Successes At Belgian Bridge and Roye
The war office reports heavy artillery fire in Belgium damaging the Steenstraete bridge abutment on the east bank. To the south of Roye trench guns shattered German works in the Freshnieres region.
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Paris
War Office
Belgium
Steenstraete
Roye
Freshnieres
Berlin Zeppelins Target Paris In reprisals
Berlin reports German Zeppelins attacked Paris Saturday and Sunday nights in reprisal for a French air raid on Freiburg last week. Army headquarters issued the notice.
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Berlin
Paris
Freiburg
Located Missing Submarine Report From Charleston
The Navy dispatch from Charleston says a steamer reported sighting what appeared to be the missing submarine K-65 off the Florida coast. The D. A. Canfield reported at 6 30 p m January 31, 12 miles north of Jupiter Inlet, bound south, and Captain Fenn signed the message.
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Washington
Mavy Department
Charleston
Florida
Jupiter Inlet
D. A. Canfield
Jupiter
Fenn
Bryn Mawr Students Asked to Adopt French Soldier
Bryn Mawr Pa Mme Louis Cons wife of a former Bryn Mawr College French professor urges each Bryn Mawr French student to adopt a French soldier who receives no letters and brighten his day with cheer.
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Bryn Mawr, Pa
Mme
Louis Cons
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr
Albany man dies after back shot by gunman
James Irwin, 60, of Albany, died in a local hospital after being shot in the back Friday afternoon. He was one of four people wounded when a gunman opened fire and immediately fled the scene.
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Albany
N. Y
James Irwin
British Casualties Report January Totals
London reports January British casualties total 1,079 officers and 19,624 men. The numbers reflect the ongoing losses in the war effort and are published in the London bulletin.
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London
Strike Threat Casts Denmark Into Turmoil
Times Copenhagen correspondent says Denmark faces serious labor troubles with strikes involving 25,000 men set to begin affecting the nation and its economy.
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Denmark
London
Times Copenhagen
Socialist Organ For ward Resumes After Suspension
Glasgow reports the Socialist Organ For ward may resume publication after a suspension by authorities. It must not print material prejudicial to the county's military interests.
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Glasgow
Forward
Three Found Dead In Pittsburgh Apartment
Pittsburg police report a tragic triple death as brothers Paul and George Rodgers aged 31 and 32 are found asphyxiated in a Taren tum apartment alongside George, the 4 year old son of Paul. Investigators probe cause and circumstances.
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Pittsburg
Paul
George Rodgers
George
Tarentum
Here
Tokyo Denies Signing New Far East Treaty
The foreign office issued a statement denying a Berlin report that Japan and England had signed a treaty recognizing Japan's superior rights in the Far East.
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Tokyo
Japan
Foreign Office
Berlin
England
Far East
Brandeis Named to Supreme Court in Surprise Move
President Wilson nominated Louis D Brandeis of Boston as associate justice to replace the late Lamar His selection, greeted with surprise in official circles, faces Senate confirmation amid cautious opposition and anticipation that the first Jewish justice may meet firm scrutiny.
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Washington
Wilson
Louis D. Brandeis
Boston
Supreme Court
Lamar
Brandeis
Senate
Brandeis Nominated to Supreme Court Amid Judiciary Fight
Brandeis emerges as the nominee to the judiciary committee a pivotal step before a possible Supreme Court seat. A 59 year old Louisvill e native known for public life and social reform, he is the first Jewish candidate for the bench and has opposed corporate abuses while pursuing Democrat leaning politics.
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Judiciary Committee
Brandeis
Supreme Court
Harper’s Weekly
Supreme Bench
White
McReynolds
Wilson
Louisville
Dresden
Germany
Harvard Law School
Pay Increase For Shelby Tube Employees In Newcastle
Announcement at the Ellwood City plant of Shelby Tube Co. states 2,200 workers in Newcastle will receive a 10 percent wage raise. The move lifts pay across the workforce, reflecting broader cost of living adjustments.
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Newcastle
Ellwood City
Shelby Tube Co
Dodds Mulatto Eloper Freed by Salt Lake Police
Raymond Dodds the mulatto chauffeur who eloped here from San Diego California with Mrs Van Lee Hood last week has been released by the police.
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Dodds
Salt Lake City
Utah
Raymond Dodds
San Diego
Calif
van Lee Hood
Pomeranian Towed to Queenstown After Wreck
Queenstown reports the liner Pomeranian outward bound from Glasgow to Canada was disabled in heavy seas. The ship lost a propeller and rudder but also reached harbor safely in tow.
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Queenstown
Allan Line
Glasgow
Canada
Paris Aero Raid and Somme Front Developments
Saturday night raid in Paris reportedly left 24 dead as Zeppelins were pursued in a Berlin context. German gains near Neuville and south of the Somme were said to be retained after French counterattacks were repulsed. Paris reports two German infantry attacks near Dompierre south of the Somme failing.
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Berlin
Neuville
Somme
Paris
Dompierre
War Office
Zeppelin raids strike Paris again after deadly blast
Paris reports a second air raid as German flyers drop about a dozen bombs Sunday evening. No damage details are yet released while 30 French planes searched the skies above Paris, sighting a pale yellow airship at 14 000 feet before it wheeled northward and vanished.
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Paris
No Disavowal Report From London On Lusitania Status
London report quotes a German press summary stating Germany’s final Lusitania reply has been sent to Washington and the sub commander’s actions are not disapproved with no further concessions to be offered. The item cites the Frankfurter Zeitung and notes the stance as of the latest communications.
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London
Hegrese
Geneva
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
Washington
Three Men Found Murdered in Providence Station
Oscar and Gustave Olsen brothers section hands on the New Haven railroad and William Rhodes a negro were found murdered and robbed in the old railway station half a mile east of Kingston Station. A gun at close range and an ax were used.
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Providence
R. I.oscar
Gustave Olsen
New Haven
Wiliam Rhodes
Kingston
Bandits Hold Up Hearse Near Petersburg
Norfolk highwaymen assaulted the undertaker's wagon on the Hopewell road, rendered driver George Burton insensible, and abducted the body of Aleksian Agopolis a former Du Pont employee, seizing the hearse near Petersburg.
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Norfolk
Aleksian Agopolis
du Pont
Hopewell Road
Petersburg
George Burton
Ford Plans Return to Europe for Peace Mission
Henry Ford said he expects to resume his peace movement in Europe, contingent on Gaston Plantiff report after he left the peace expedition management. Ford spoke from Detroit, Michigan, outlining steps for renewed effort in the cause.
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Ford
Detroit
Mich
Henry Ford
Europe
Gaston Plantiff
Mr. Ford
Pettit Will Invalidated in probate ruling
Curtis A. Pettit estate, valued between 2.6 and 3 million dollars, was ordered distributed after Judge J. A. Cahill declared the will invalid in probate court. The Minneapolis Minnesota case concerns the late mine owner and land financier who died two years ago.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Curtis A. Pettit
J. A. Cahil
Governor Brumbaugh Marries Gloria Parks in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Governor Martin G Brumbaugh wed Gloria Belle Parks in Philadelphia a distant cousin and housekeeper. The ceremony linked Brumbaugh with a longtime household associate, reflecting a private union amid public duties.
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Pennsylvania
Marrles
Philadelphia
Martin G. Brumbaugh
Gloria Belle Parks
Ward
Milk Train Collision Kills Four in Harrisburg Area
Eight people die in collision as a milk train strikes an automobile carrying Mrs Daniel Weingart Miss Emma Hartugh and Mrs John Myers of Chambersburg near Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Local authorities investigate the fatal crash and identify the victims and circumstances.
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Smash
Harrisburg
Daniel Weingart
Emma Hartugh
John Myers
Chambersburg
Life Term for Father in Urbana Child Murders
In Champaign Michigan after doctors ruled Harry Slade of Urbana responsible for the deaths of his two children a detective judge Boges sentenced him to life imprisonment for the killings.
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Champaign
Harry Slade
Urbana
Boges
American Steamer Moreni Seized at Kirkwall
London reports the American steamer Moreni, en route from Philadelphia to Copenhagen with petroleum and naphtha, has been taken into Kirkwall. The incident involves a vessel of the United States and pertains to wartime trade restrictions in effect.
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Kirkwall
London
Moreni
Philadelphia
Copenhagen
Reinstated Workers Regain Posts After Exam Refusal
Twenty state employees who lost posts for refusal to take efficiency examinations are reinstated. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling limiting mandatory testing. Restorations cover grain office staff in Chicago and related roles in Springfield and Quincy, with several passing the exams for engineering clerk.
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Springfield
State Civil Service Commission
Mra. Hstelle Baird
Supreme Court
Chicago
Eric Carlson
H. F P. Killy
Franz Sarteson
P. O. Swanson
Rufus B. Paine
Frank Mason
J. F. Nichols
J. B. Hunter
N. J. Olson
A. H. Folland
Gus Oolman
W. L. Clucas
Frank Goel
Wiliam Kamberg
Two Convicted of Horse Stealing in Du Page
Aurora dealer Nathan Fisher and Benny Brenner of Chicago were found guilty in Du Page circuit court of stealing Lombard horses from Supervisor William Hammer Schmidt and John Gathman in January 1913. Judge Siusser will delay sentencing pending a motion for a new trial. Fine of at least $2000 and at least five years in state prison are possible. The thefts linked to Chicago and Philadelphia to New York, with evidence from Max Luben, now in Joliet penitentiary.
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Aurora
Nathan Fisher
Chicago
Benny Brenner
DuPage County
William Hammerschmidt
John Gathman
Lombard
Siusser
States
Hadley
Philadelphia
New York
Max Luben
Joliet
Wolmoig Master Plumbers elect officers at Peoria meeting
The twenty fourth annual Wolmoig Master Plumbers association convention in Peoria closed with Bernard Gause of Jacksonville as president B J Benning of Chicago as first vice president W H Entwistle of Peoria as second vice president George B Smith of Rockford as treasurer and W K Haveland of Aurora as secretary.
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Peoria
Wolmoig Master Plumbers’ Association
Bernard Gause
Jacksonville
B. J. Benning
Chicago
W. H. Entwistle
George B. Smith
Rockford
W. K. Haveland
Aurora
Appeal for tents to shelter smallpox sufferers in Pope county
Wood autters along the Kaskaskia river bottoms suffer from a smallpox epidemic. Civil authorities in Pope Township Fayette County appeal to Governor Dunne for National Guard tents to shelter the afflicted.
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Springfield
Kaskaskia
Pope Township
Fayette County
Dunne
National Guard
Man Scalded to Death at Hoopes ton Plant
An explosion at the Ilift Boruff Chemical company plant in Hoopes ton scalded one man to death and left another in serious condition. The deceased is 21 year old Steve Cuzinski.
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Danville
Ilift- Boruff Chemical Company
Hoopeston
Steve Cuzinski
Thieves Take Furnace From Peoria Home
A burglar broke into Mrs. H B Hill’s Peoria residence on a cold night and stole the furnace and all its pipes. Mrs. Hill and her children found refuge at the police station.
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Peoria
HB. ¥. Hill
Big Storm Damages Belleville Area Housing and Landmarks
A major cyclone-like storm wrecked Belleville causing over 100000 dollars in damage to nearby territory. The German M.H. church steeple was blown off and fell through the roof. The Hotel Tremaine roof was lifted off and carried a block. A heavy rain deluge followed.
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Belleville
M.H
Farmers at Meet in Champaign on Cattle Breeding
The State Association of County Agriculturists met Friday in Champaign. Capt. 8S. A. Smith of the U S Department of Agriculture spoke on The Profitable Breeding and Feeding of Cattle in the Corn Belt.
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Champaign
State Association of County” Agriculturists
A. Smith
United States Department of Agriculture
Corn
Burglars Habit Peoria Store Run Off With Cash
Burglars broke into a Peoria store, raided the cash register, and escaped with currency. Police listed a slow progress in the investigation, urging residents to report any sightings of suspicious activity near downtown.
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Peoria
Ita
Rency
Pop Liked the Circuit Tao Circuits Visit
A brief exchange notes a father asking about visiting the circus. The boy responds that he did not go because his father was sick in bed.
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Pop
Tao
Professor Schmitz Endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills
Aug F W Schmitz of Thames Oklahoma reports twenty five years of backache and a near Bright's Disease diagnosis. After two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills relief followed by further use, pain subsided and has not returned. He recommends the treatment and notes the medicine’s price and availability from Dodd's Medicine Co. Buffalo New York.
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Aug
F. W. Schmitz
Thames, Okla
Bright
Dodd
Schmitz
Jack
Dodw
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
If Vall's the World Stage We Must Elevate It All
A pithy reflection urges personal effort to improve society, framing life as a shared stage. It calls individuals to contribute meaningfully toward the collective advancement and uplift of humanity.
Old Fashioned Health Ads With Beauty Tips
A collage of vintage advertising lines promotes Cuticura for scalp care and eczema while touting eye remedies and liver pills. References to Boston and Chicago mail offers appear alongside self help quips about aging, hair styling, and beauty routines.
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Cuticura
Dent. L
Boston
Ady
Man in an animal on the hunt of yevenna
An odd fragment reports a man in animal imagery pursuing yevenna in a hunting context. The readable text hints at a symbolic or folkloric scene rather than a clear contemporary event. No further names, dates, places, or organizations are discernible from the fragment.
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Yevenna
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Parringford
Hater
Addams
California
Jane Addams
Hull
Coronado
Miss Addams
Zeppelin
Flanders
Supreme
Civil Service Board
Calumet
Marine Eye Remedy’ Co
Pierce
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