German Raider Sinks British and French Ships in Atlantic
British admiralty reports a German raider sinks eight British and two French ships in the Atlantic and captures two British steamers with about 400 men. News traces to Pernambuco Brazil with crews of vessels lost between December and January. The raid mirrors earlier German raiders Moewe Emden Karlsruhe and U 52 having caused multiple sinkings.
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Atlantic
South America
Pernambuco
Brazil
Hudson Maru
Yarrowdale
Scotland
Leaks Hearing Halts As Committee Seeks Counsel
The leak hearing in Washington halted before opening as the committee sought House authority to hire counsel and extend inquiry. Witnesses including Pliny Fiske and John R. Ratham appeared preparatory to a broader probe into alleged leaks and high level betrayals of trust.
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Aonesses
House
Jay Morgan
Frank
A. Vanderup
Henn
P. Davison
Nand
Frenne Mami Lascon Alao
Hoth Thomason Visconti
Lawson
Tomulty
Garrett
Pliny Fiske
New York
Lawcon
Archibald S. White
McAdoo
John R Ratham
Providence Journal
Moore
Pennsytania
Samuel Untermeier
Charles Evans H
Mann
Samuel Untermeyer
Hughes
Brother of First Husband Is Judge to Murder Plea
Mrs. Smith confessed to shooting her husband John Smith Saturday in a stylish Denver residence district. The murder hearing was moved to a substitute judge as Julian Moore, brother of her first husband, was unavailable. District Attorney’s office will oppose bond and she was moved from city to county jail following the charge filing.
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Denver
Wurder
Villa offers to protect border amid punitive expedition withdrawal
Francisco Vita offers to shield the American border from raiding bands of Mexicans and protect residents of the district now occupied by the American punitive expedition when troops withdraw. A Villa partisan in El Paso says the letter from Villa at Satevo was forwarded to the New York junta on Saturday.
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EL Paso
Texas
Franciseco Vita
Villa
Ville
Satevo
New York Junta
Mount Lassen Erupts With Violent Blast
Mount Lassen erupted today after a series of internal explosions. A 206 mile smoke stream poured from the peak within half an hour, signaling a great crater blast. The event marks the strongest eruption since May 1915.
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Redding
Cal
Lassen Peak
Macomber Flat
Lassen
This Man Solves the Chinese Puzzle Writes Shorthand
Washington datelined report notes a man who perfected a shorthand system for Chinese. He opened schools in China and claims the method allows about 140 words per minute. The piece explains challenges with Chinese vowels and consonants and multiple tonal readings of syllables.
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Washington
Chinaman
China
Commerce Department
Airmen Search Desert For Two Lost Aviators
Three military planes prepared to scout the arid Sonora region southeast of Calexico for Lt Col Harry G Piehep and Lt WA Robertson missing since a week ago. An aviation base stood by at Black Butte and weather delayed prior searches.
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Calexico
Cal
Here
Harry G. Piehep
WA Robertson
Sonora Desert
San Diego
Black Butte
California
Tiree Seropanes
North Island Army Aviation School
Cowboys Reportedly See Missing Aviators Near Sonora
Reports from Yuma said civilian searchers contacted cowboys who believed Lieut. Col. H. G. Bishop and Lieut. W. A. Robertson Jr. landed within 16 miles of the Salazar ranch near La Bolsa Sonora, reviving hope they would be found before exposure and hunger endanger them.
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Calexico
Cal
Yuma
H. G. Bishop
W. A. Robertson Jr
Sonora
Army Air
Army
Sansa
Dan Ask Seed
Gtv i
Colorado
Richard H. Wilson
Fourteenth United States Infantry
Salazar Ranch
la Bolsa
Sierra Mayor
Sixteen Parties Seek Aviators Over North Sonora Search
Sixteen parties in automobiles scour North Sonora for two missing army aviators. Col R H Wilson reports the aviators were last seen January 10 by cowboys, near the Colorado River by Sierra Mayor, believed to have landed about ten miles southeast of La Bolsa.
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San Antonio
Texas
Sonora
R. H. Wilson
Yuma
Colorado River
Sierra Mayor
Wilbon
la Bolsa
Ben L Reitman Sentenced to Six Months Jail
Dr. Ben L. Reitman of New York was found guilty of distributing birth control literature after a 12 hour deliberation. Police Judge Cull fined him $1000 and ordered six months in jail.
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Cleveland, C
Ben L. Reitman
New York Today
Cull
Ella Embery Tubbs Dies At Binghamton Home
Miss Ella Embery Tubbs a noted author with ties to the east and California died at her Binghamton home last night after living in various places.
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Ella Embery Tubbs
Binghamton,, N
East
California
Death of Admiral Dewey Revered In National Mourning
Washington mourns Admiral George Dewey who died last night in Washington. funeral plans discussed by President Wilson Secretary Daniels and Rear Admiral Badger. Interment planned at Arlington. Dewey’s career spanned Civil War to the Spanish American War, earning supreme naval rank and national honors.
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Washington
George Dewey
Breatdeat Wilson
Daniels
Badger
Arlington National Cemetery
Wilson
Dantel Itkenter
Im Bay
General Board
Dewey
Navy Department
Far East
Spain
Gulf of Mexico
Philippines
Manila Bay
Montoje
United States
Congress
Admiral Dewey
Farragut
Porter
Annas
Ma‘nila Bay
Cowboys Clash With Mexicans Near Nogales
Cowboys 20 miles west of Nogales report being fired on while pursuing rustled cattle from the Aravaca Land and Cattle Co. They say 20 Mexicans crossed the border, 90 head were taken, six Mexicans were killed, and the rustled cattle were recovered. A Utah cavalry detachment is en route to patrol the border and deputies are investigating.
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Nogales
Metatey
Here
Utah Cavalry
Aravaca Land & Cattle Co
Aravara Ranch
Roy Martin
Matt Burch
GUT RESERVATION AND OPEN IT UP IS SENATE'S PLEA
Hoax, Somat, a congress asking that the Parker Indian reservation be thrown open to settlement by white Americans. The argument in favor is that the reservation is too large for the Indians and contains valuable agricultural and mining possibilities. Two memorials were presented in the legislature today. Walton of Maricopa best several.
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Somat
Parker
Walton
Maricopa
Another Woman Joins Colorado Assembly in Denver Contest
A second woman may join the Colorado general assembly if the house adopts the elections committee report. The recount shows Mrs Evangeline Hearts led George P Winters in Denver votes, adding to Agnes Riddle already serving as senator from Arapahoe county.
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Denver
Colorado General Assembly
House
Evangeline Hearts
George P. Winters
Agnes Riddle
Arapahoe County
Ten Big Vessels of Foe Sunk by German Raider
London reports eight British and two French merchant ships sunk by a German raider, including the Dramatist Radnorshire Minch ene Hall Mount Temple King Nantes and Asnieres, likely off the South American coast. A wireless warning says the raider was near Pernambuco last Friday with 4604 ton, armed, torpedo tubes. The Voltaire and Georgic are presumed lost after departing Liverpool November 28 for New York.
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London
Radnorshire
Minch
Ene Hall
Mount Temple
King George
Georgia
Nantes
Asnieres
South Atlantic
Norfolk
Pernambuco
Germae Weatel
Samsied
Voltaire
Georgic
Liverpool
New York
Cameron Building Planned at Stone Ave and Broadway
Mrs. Alice F. Cameron will construct the Cameron Building at the corner of Stone Avenue and Broadway, replacing a row of adobe structures. Walter Wakefield arranged plans by Starkweather and Dietrich. The five story structure will house ground floor stores and four office stories, costing about 150000 dollars and to begin this spring for occupancy next fall.
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Alice F. Cameron
Stone Avenue
Broadway
Federal Building
Walter Wakefield
Starkweather and Dietrich
Cameron
Senator Ives
Old Pueblo Club
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