President Wilson Calls World League to End Wars
President Wilson urges abandoning isolation to form a world league for peace, proposing a universal covenant, free seas, and limits on armaments. He argues the United States must join in guaranteeing future peace and outlines terms for enduring settlement beyond the present conflict.
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Wilson
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America
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Adams
League of Nations
la Follette
Mitldisen
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Coonnell
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New World
Naval battles in North Sea reported by Admiralty
Reports from Ymuiden via Amsterdam state German torpedo boat destroyers clashed with a British squadron near the Dutch coast. The V-69 was severely damaged and later sunk. seven other German vessels were reported sunk, while British losses included a destroyer with 47 men.
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Ymuiden
Reuter’s Telegraph Company
Amsterdam
Zwebrugze
North Sea
Sehouwen Bank
Gravenhage
Holland
Boms
Ymulden
V-69
Flemish
Morgan leak aid ed envoy claims espionage link
A court brief alleges a Morgan official and a Washington lawyer formed a pact to relay inside Morgan information to French and British governments. Ambassador von Bernstorff denies any knowledge of such charges as federal detectives Burns and Egan face wiretapping accusations.
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New York
Washington
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
von Bernstorfff
William J. Burns
Martin Egan
Count von Bernstein
Blast death toll at London plant climbs to 60
The munition plant explosion in London raises the death toll to 60 with 21 more deaths in ten hospitals. Authorities report 112 patients in treatment and 265 light injuries treated. The blast damaged a large London district, scattering destruction across the area.
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London
Dominican coast steamer Carib blown apart by explosion
Three men are killed seven injured and one missing after the Dominican coast steamer Carib exploded near Santo Domingo. The vessel, with no Americans aboard, was destroyed when its boilers erupted. A radio message from U S consul von Zielinski at the state department dated January 25 reports the incident.
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Washington
Santo Dominco
State Department
United States
von Zielinski
Boxing Bill Introduced in Iowa House
Des Moines Iowa January 23 a boxing bill permitting and regulating sparring matches now prohibited within the state was introduced in the Iowa house of representatives by Representative Lake of Woodbury county.
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Iowa
Des Moines
House of Representatives
Lake
Woodbury County
Woman Kills Son and Self in Waterloo Home
In Waterloo Indiana Jan 5 1930s era report states Mrs C C Culkins wife of an insurance agent and her adopted seven year old son were found dead with arms around the child and gas jets open in the house. The tragedy ends in double death.
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Waterloo
C. C. Culkins
United States Army Flyers Found in Mexico
After a nine day trek across the Sonora desert, Lt Robertson and Lt Col Bishop, missing since two weeks ago, were located by New Cornelia Copper Co. near 80 miles south of the Mexican border. Robertson was brought in by auto. Bishop was too weak to travel.
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Ariz
Sonora
Robertson
Bishop
United States Army
New Cornelia Copper Company
Auto
On Point
Mexico
Arizona
International Line
Copper Company
Former German Consul Bopp Gets Two-Year Term
Franz Bopp former German consul general in San Francisco is sentenced to two years in prison and a ten thousand dollar fine for violation of American neutrality. Judge Hunt overruled a motion for a new trial and Bopp plus associates were convicted on two counts. The two prison terms run concurrently totaling two years and ten thousand dollars.
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San Francisco
Franz Bopp
United States
Hunt
Bopp
Russians Capture Two Posts Near Baranovitchi
The war office announced that late Friday night Russian forces seized two German field posts near Baranovitchi Petrograd. Seventeen Germans were taken prisoner and the others were bayoneted. In Galicia near Zhorow Teutons bombarded and tried to take Russian held heights but were repulsed by a counter attack.
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Baranovitchi
Petrograd
War Office
Zhorow
Galicia
Teuton
U S Troops Leave Mexico For Border March
American punitive expedition troops moved from Valle to Colonia Dublin on Monday and camped there for rest before resuming their march toward the border, according to a Casas Grandes message.
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Juarez, Mex
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Colonia Dublin
Casas Grandes
Fire kills 75 horses at Omaha livery barn blaze
A Jan. 24 fire in Omaha Neb. destroyed a livery barn and several small buildings adjoining it killing 75 horses and destroying 15 automobiles. Total losses were $75,000.
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Omaha
Neb
Explosion near Nitro Blast Claims Life of
An explosion of 1,200 quarts of nitroglycerin near Chautauqua Kansas on Monday caused the instant death of Mic Stephenson a well shooter. The blast was felt for 20 miles.
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Chautauqua
Kan
Here
Mic" Stephenson
British Transport Reported Sinking and Naval Actions
Wireless distress signals from a British triport with 1800 soldiers on board indicate it struck a mine and was sinking in the British channel. In the Black Sea a submarine reportedly destroyed an enemy steamer and nine schooners near the Bosporus.
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Petrograd
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Bosporus
Washington
Germany
Geman
Yarrowdale
State Department
Buenos Aires
Argentina
la Prensa
Rio Janeiro
Pernambuco
Glasgow
Para
Stock Exchange Leaks Probed by House Rules Committee
New York January 25 The house rules committee resumed the leak investigation with J G S Noble NYSE president as the first witness He outlined exchange workings to assess possible deal engineering for large profits Threats of congressional action to regulate pools and short sales pressured the board to obtain full transaction records from December 10 to 23 including client names Officials resisted but agreed to reveal names only if wrongdoing was shown
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House Rules Committee
Customhouse
J. G. S. Noble
New York Stock Exchange
Noble
Sherman L. Whipple
Stock Exchange
Board of Governors of
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Four Killed in Collision Near Jackson in Snowstorm
Four men died and one was fatally injured when a Michigan Central train struck an automobile seven miles east of Jackson, Michigan, on Sunday. The dead were A. Lipley of Cleveland, Gustave Rost of Cleveland, Al Cottle of Cleveland, and Henry Reiser of Jackson. The men had been returning from Lima to Jackson after a cock fight. A blinding snowstorm prevented the car driver from seeing the train.
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Michigan Central
A. Il. Lipley
Cleveland
O. Gustave Rost
al Cottle
Henry Reiser
Leoni
Elect Rebel Lord Mayor in Dublin
Alderman Lawrence O Neill was unanimously elected lord mayor of Dublin. He had been arrested during the recent rebellion and held in jail for several days, then released without charges.
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Dublin
Lawrence O'Neill
O'Neill
Senator Owen Injured in City Auto Incident
United States Senator Robert J. Owen of Oklahoma was run over by a motor vehicle in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. The car’s front wheels passed over his right leg and he sustained injuries.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
United States
Robert J. Owen
Oklahoma
Bethlehem Steel Declares Stock and Cash Dividends
Bethlehem Steel corporation declares a quarterly cash dividend of 10 percent, up 2.45 percentage points from the prior disbursement, and a stock dividend of 10 percent. The announcement was made in New York on January 25.
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New York
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Secretary Daniels attacks American munitions firms
Secretary Daniels accuses U S munitions manufacturers of deficiency lack of patriotism and delaying gov t arms in a Sunday statement Charles M Schowab and Bethlehem Steel cited as failing ships shells from Bethlehem under 1 percent acceptable by naval examiners whereas Hadfields Limited of England met American requirements He defends exposing facts abroad and criticizes firms seeking excess profits while praising others for supporting preparedness.
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Washington, Jan
Daniels
Charles M. Schowab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem Company
Naval
Hadfields, Limited
Admiral Dewey Laid To Rest In Arlington
Washington June 22 George Dewey the admiral of the navy has been laid to rest His body rests in Arlington near other war heroes where he earned fire and fame The General Miles Mausoleum guards the casket as midshipmen from the Naval Academy fire volleys and taps ends the career of the father of the modern navy.
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Washington
George Dewey
Arlington
Dewey
General Miles
National Cemetery
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
United States
U S Marine Dies in Fighting in Dominican Republic
A night clash between U S marines and native bandits near the Porvenir sugar plantation outside Macoris Dominican Republic left one Marine dead and another severely wounded. Captain Knapp reported the engagement occurred Saturday night to the navy department.
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Washington
Dominican Republic
Navy Department
Knapp
Porvenir
Macoris
Plans to Find Work For Guardsmen Returning Home
The United States employment bureau announced that it completed plans to obtain employment for National Guardsmen returning from the border who may be out of work.
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Thave
Voelee
United States
Uberals
Washington
United States Employment Bureau
Player Cleared in Robbery
El Paso report states Ralph B. Jap Myers, ex junior league and Pacite coastball player, charged with robbery in connection with two missing diamond rings, was acquitted in court today.
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el Paso
Tex
Ralph B
Jap) Myers
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