Earthquake Devastates Central Italy Yields 12008 Deaths
A major quake struck from Naples to Ferrera with Rome hardest hit. Avezzano is leveled, 8000 feared dead there. Seismographs show a single shock lasting 22 to 30 seconds, causing panic in hospitals, convents, and jails. Potenza center suspected. communications cut.
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Rome
Italy
Naples
Caserta
Ferrera
Monastries
Porta del Popolo
St. Peter's Square
St. John
Basilica
St. Peter’s Square
Father Alfani
Valle di Pompeii
Potenza
New Haiti Troubles Summons Cruiser Washington
Revolutionary unrest in Haiti grows, prompting the cruiser Washington to add 100 marines to its force of 46. The ship is ordered to sail to Guanacaybo Bay on Cuba’s south coast to reach Haiti.
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Haiti
Washington
D. C
Hampton Roads
Guanacaybo Bay
Cuba
Pope to Hold Consistory on January 22 1961 Rome
Pope Benedict will preside over a consistory on January 22 in Rome. No new Cardinals will be created. The event is expected to include the allocation where the Pope is believed to address the European war.
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Rome
Italy
Benedict
Plan to Make Washington Dry Senate Rules Change
A resolution by Senator Sheppard of Texas to amend senate rules to permit a vote on prohibition for the District of Columbia was reported favorably to the senate. He predicted its passage.
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Washington
Washington,d. C
Senate
District of Columbia
Sheppard
Texas
Wilson Makes Two Speaking Dates
President Wilson accepted invitations to speak at the American Electric Railway Association convention in Washington on January 29 and at a banquet of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States on February 4.
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Wilson
Washington, D. C
American Electric Railway Association
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Washington Seismographs Record Two Earthquake Shocks
Seismographs at Georgetown documented two earthquake shocks lasting nine minutes. The first shock registered traveling from north to south and the second moving from east to west.
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Washington
Georgetown
North
East
Iswest
Gale Ort Report At Coastal North Carolina Threatens Shore
A fragmentary weather note from Halifax, North Carolina, reports gale force winds off the coast. The outline mentions strong gusts near capes with speeds implied around 48 miles an hour, indicating a heavy storm offshore.
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North Carolina
Halifax
North’ Carolina
Niles
Navy to Have Great Submarine
Contracts awarded to Electric Boat and Lake Torpedo for one 1000 ton sea going submarine at 1 350 000 and four coast defense subs at 427 000 each while three other coast defense subs go to Electric Boat at 450 000 each. The large vessel will boast 3000 mile range 20 knot surface speed 11 knots submerged and fully submerged operation for over a day with torpedo tubes and rapid fire guns. Coast defense boats will have 1000 mile surface radius and shallow harbor capability.
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Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Electric Boat Company
Quincy
Mass
Coast Defense
Seattle
Wash
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
Bridgeport
Conn
Europe
McAdoo Sees Business Revival Across Nation
Secretary McAdoo reports prosperity returning to the West and across the country after visiting the Pacific Coast. He says business leaders from the coast to Chicago indicate improving conditions and an era of prosperity ahead.
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McAdoo
Washington
West
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Maine Legislature Ends Deadlock with New Secretary of State
In Augusta Maine John E Bunker of Bar Harbor a Democrat was chosen secretary of state and seven Democratic executive councillors were elected ending a deadlock that had prevented state official elections since the legislature convened last Wednesday.
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Maine
Augusta
John E. Bunker
Bar Harbor
Brig. Gen. A. S. Burt Dies at 75 in Washington
Brigadier General Andrew A Burt U S Army retired veteran of Civil Spanish Philippine and several Indian wars died suddenly in Washington heart failure. He was born in Cincinnati and was 75 years old.
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A. S. Burt
Washington
Andrew 8. Burt
Cincinnati
Haiti Rebels Take Limonade In Secure Occupation
In Cape Haitien region rebel forces seized Limonade after occupying Planes Ouanamiinthe Fort Liberte and Troy. Government forces prepare to defend Cape Haitien as rebels consolidate control of the town.
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Haiti
Cape Haitien
Ouanamiinthe
Fort Liberte
Troy
Limonade
Here
Wilson to Veto Literacy Bill
President Wilson will veto the immigration bill and remains strongly opposed to the literacy test. The announcement comes as the administration signals opposition without giving exact terms.
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Wilson
Washington
Man Who Sent Sherman Message Dies at 73
Samuel Magner aged 73 known for wig wagging at Altoona Pass delivering Sherman message Hold the fort I am coming has died in Paris Illinois. The veteran, who gained fame for the civil war signal, passed away peacefully.
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Sherman
Paris
Ill
Samuel Magner
Altoona Pass
Minister for 72 Years Dies in Topeka Kansas
Joshua R. Lawrance, 97, longtime Presbyterian minister, died in Topeka Kansas. He began preaching in 1838 and served seventy two years in active ministry.
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Topeka
Kan
Joshua R. Lawrance
Presbyterian Church
Len
Burlesque Shows Shut Down by City Leader in Evansville
Mayor Benjamin Bossa closes burlesque shows in Evansville Indiana following guidance from the local ministerial association. The action reflects civic concerns over morality and public decency in the era.
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Rvansville
Ind
Benjamin Bossa
Dacia Registry Battle Sparks Anglo American Tensions
London anxiously watches a reported test case over the steamship Dacia, once a Hamburg American liner, now under American registry and slated to carry cotton to Germany. The move, if pursued, could strain Britain’s stance on wartime vessel transfers and belligerent rights while hinting at direct German aid through commerce.
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Germany
London
England
Edoward N. Breitung
America
Bremen
United States
Great Britain
Bell-in-Hand Tavern Closes After 64 Years In Boston
Boston scene notes that the Bell-in-Hand, famed as the city’s oldest tavern, shuts for the first time in 64 years. The four low ceilinged rooms in a dusty Pie Alley complex near Washington Street and Court Square behind City Hall mark a historic end for a local landmark.
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Boston
Mass
Washington Street
Court Square
City Hall
Lawmakers to Attend Panama Canal Opening
Vice President Marshal and Speaker Clark will be empowered to appoint congressional committees to attend the formal opening of the Panama Canal in March under a joint resolution approved by President Wilson.
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Canal
Washington
Marshal
Clark
Panama Canal
Wilson
Senate Adopts Army Estimates for Mobile 460000
Senate approves a Lodge resolution asking the secretary of war to submit prewar Army General Staff estimates for a mobile army of about 460000 men, with no debate.
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Washington
Semitor Lodge
Secretary of War
Army General Staff
Senate
Must Not Enter a Saloon in Bloomington Policy
Chicago Burlington and Quincy orders strict discipline for staff who drink or enter saloons. Engineers and firemen found in or linked to saloons face immediate dismissal under the railroad management policy.
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Bloomington
Ilc
Chicago, Burington and Quincy
Cuba May Invite Belgians to Cuba
New Cuban minister to Belgium, Dr. F Zayas, arrived on the Nieuw Amsterdam and said he had been called home to consult with his government on the advisability of offering inducements to Belgians who are homeless to emigrate to Cuba.
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Cuba
New York
F. Zayas
Belgium
Nieuw Amsterdam
Britain replies to US protest over neutral ship searches
Washington notes Britain defends sea control and asserts right to search neutral ships. The British reply concedes American points on contraband but defends policy, cites statistics, and argues foods as contraband. US likely to reject claim that cargoes must enter port for examination amid many American shipments detained and later released.
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Washington, D. C
Britain
United States
State Department
London
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Whale Mistaken For Submarine Off Dutch Coast
A dead whale ashore on the northern Dutch coast was found riddled with three-inch shells, apparently mistaken for a submarine. The carcass suggests a tragic wartime misidentification and highlights dangers of naval warfare debris washing ashore.
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Rotterdam
Governor Blease Pardons About 1500 In Years Ended 1911
Gov. Blease granted full pardons to about 1,500 persons convicted in South Carolina of various crimes and paroled by him since January 1, 1911. The action was reported from Columbus, South Carolina.
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Gov. Blease
Columbus
S. C
South Carolina
Two Millionth Alien Naturalized in U. S.
Washington Kazimierz Gawe z winski, a Russian from Trenton New Jersey, becomes the two millionth alien naturalized since the bureau of naturalization was established. His final papers numbered 2 000 000 were approved and filed on December 27 1906.
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Washington
Kazimierz
Gawezwinski
Trenton
N. J
United States
Bureau of Naturalization
U. S. Gets $1,000,000 Contract for Horseshoe Calks
New Brunswick New Jersey reports a local company announced a $1,000,000 contract with the Russian government to supply horseshoe calks. The firm will operate day and night to fill the order within seven months.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Starts Work on Forts Batteries at Point Firmin
In Los Angeles the United States government began placement work for coast defense batteries at Fort McArthur on Point Firmin in Los Angeles harbor. About $200000 is to be spent on the batteries, with the full fort expected to cost around $3000000.
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Los Angeles
Cal
McArthur
Point Firmin
Los Angeles Harbor
United States
Mercury Vapor Study Sparks World Wireless Promises
New York inventor Peter Cooper Hewitt spends 18 years researching mercury vapor in a vacuum, claiming it could enable low cost wireless talks across oceans and cities. He envisions military and civilian use from dirigibles to battlefield lines, noting daily home conversations and transatlantic links could become feasible with his technique.
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Europe
America
Atlantic
New York
Dod
Péter
Conger Hewitt
Square ‘Garden
Steinhauer Rumored Kingpin Behind British Espionage Network
The article describes Georg Steinhauer as head of a vast spy system in Great Britain since 1911, detailing his alleged influence across England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. It cites his role in signaling by automobile and bicycle headlights to submarines, disguising spies as scouts, wireless signaling in London, and covert petrol stores for German aircraft, claiming critical, limitless means of espionage with minimal risk of exposure.
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BEC- Georg
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
Steinhauer
North Sea
Ivho
Splea
Baden-Powell
London
Scottish Highlands
Great Britain
MacCracken Family Produces Lafayette College President
John Henry MacCracken born 1875 becomes Lafayette College president at Easton Pennsylvania after earlier presidencies at Westminster College Missouri and NYU. He studied in Heidelberg and Halle, taught municipal government and city planning at NYU, and has been active in Christian philosophy groups and student welfare efforts.
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MacCracken
Henry M. MacCracken
New York University
Henry N
Vassar
John Henry
Lafayette College
Easton
John Henry MacCracken
Heidelberg
Halle
Germany
Westminster College
Missouri
America
American Institute Christian Philosophy
Young Men's Christian Association
Dents Club
President Wilson Guided by White House Physician
President Wilson mostly acts with cabinet advice but defers to White House physician Cary T. Grayson as his trusted adviser and guardian. Grayson, a former ship’s physician and Taft appointee, accompanies the president on travels and influences his daily schedule and activities.
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Wilson
White House
Woodrow Wilson
Cary T. Grayson
U.S. N
Age Viser
Washington
Grayson
Taft
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