Britons Must Prove Contraband Claim
Washington reports say Britain will send a second note in reply to U S protest over neutral trade. Secretary Bryan met with Sir Cecil Spring-Rice as officials expect detailed evidence to back claims of contraband cargo. British notes argue detentions were grounded and foodstuffs avoid prize suits unless for enemy forces.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Great Britain
Bryan
Cecil Spring-Rice
Washington
Sweden
Germany
Edward Grey
War News From Troubled Europe Inconclusive Fronts and Bombardments
Fronts show no decisive changes with minor skirmishes and bombardments. Lille reportedly in British hands after German withdrawal. Dunkirk bombed with few casualties. Zeppelins observed but no confirmed attacks. Russian Poland sees scant gains. Turkish ships damaged by Russian forces. France protests treatment of its surgeons and nurses. Continuous rain and mud hamper maneuvers. Vosges battles slowed by snow. Austrians allege Russians disguised in Austrian uniforms.
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Boulogne
London
Lille
Dunkirk
Havas Agency
Furnes
Calais
Dover
Poland
Washington
Great Britain
Brazil
Invincible
von der Tann
Petrograd
Breslau
Hamidieh
Black Sea
France
Nida
Vosges
Alsace
Berlin
Adriatic
Jean Bort
Malta
St. Pal
Adinkerke
Siege of Fort Beardsley recalls outlaw Edward Beardsley
A year ago, January 13, the Siege of Fort Beardsley at Summedale ended after eight days as Edward Beardsley held a deputy posse at bay to resist arrest for shooting John G. W. A. Putnam. Beardsley surrendered January 21, was convicted and sent to Auburn prison. His seven children were placed in state foster care, and a Buffalo Courier letter from Beardsley in Auburn prison asks for money to fund a new trial and for news of his children and relatives.
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Titusville
Ethel
Edward James Beardsley
State Street
Auburn, N. Y
Blame the Farmer for High Food Prices
Chicago officials of the National Association of Retail Grocers argue high food costs stem from farmers withholding wheat from the market, not retailers. Sol Westerfield of Saint Louis says the current price mood is psychological. U S district attorney Clyne notes he will probe who profits from margins in meat and cereal.
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Chicago
Ill
National Association of Retail Grocers
Sol Westerfield
Saint Louis
F. Clyne
United States
Well known Jamestown man dies at home on Falconer street
Jamestown is mourning 75 year old John Kofod who died at his Falconer street residence. A Danish immigrant who arrived as a young man he became a prominent ax manufacturer and later worked in mercantile trade. He served the village on the board of trustees and as an assessor before Jamestown’s charter. He is survived by a wife three sons and a daughter.
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Jamestown
John Kofod
Falconer Street
Denmark
Lambs in the market spur business confidence
The sight of lambs being shorn appears to bolster the mood of the business community as stock market activity resumes. The scene underscores investor sentiment and economic nerves in the current trading period.
German Air Fleet Is Again Active Over Dunkirk
Paris reports German aeroplanes bombarded Dunkirk injuring five civilians and damaging buildings. Dunkirk said a fleet of sixteen aircraft later returned, finding air conditions unfavorable. Calais saw a Zeppelin and three planes pass overhead. anti aircraft guns readied but attackers stayed out of range. A French pilot killed a German recon machine over Amiens, and the observe officer was wounded and captured.
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Paris
Dunkirk
Channel
Calais
Dover
Amiens
Humorist Marshall P. Wilder Dies in Saint Paul
Saint Paul Minn Jan 10 Marshall P Wilder famed author and humorist died at a hotel from heart disease with pneumonia. He had cancelled a vaudeville engagement, leaves a son and daughter, wife Sophie Co wells Hanks died 1913, and Wilder once toured London and wrote Smiling Around the World. His home was Atlantic City.
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Saint Paul
Minn
Marshall P. Wilder
Wilder
New York
Geneva
N. Y
Louis de Valois Wilder
Bradstweet
London
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
George V
Villa forces win at Saltillo in three day battle
Villa troops defeat Generals Antonio Villareal and Maclovio Herrera in a three day Saltillo fight. A train carrying wounded went to Monterey and 650 constitutionalists joined Villa. Villa’s forces drive the defeated to Rinconada and retreat to Monterey proceeds. Victoria Tamaulipas falls to Villa after a siege. General Scott heads to Naco to seek border peace accord signatures as Villa heads south toward Tampico.
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Villa
Rinconada
Saltillo
Monterey
Victoria
Tamaulipas
Scott
Naco el Paso
Texas
Hugh L. Scott
United States Army
Naco
Arizona
Maytoreng
Sonora
General Hill
Carranza
General Villa
Juarez
Tampico
Con ewango Club Fire Damages Interior and Furnishings
Fire gutted the Con ewango Club at Market Street and Second Avenue causing about 15,000 in interior damage. The blaze injured kitchen furnishings and club lounges while insurance stands near 25,000. origin debated between faulty insulation and a boiled soup kettle incident.
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Conewango Club
Market Street
Second Avenue
John Foreman
W. Fr. Henry
Foreman
Fortress of Metz Defies Siege Amid War History
The National Geographic Society describes Metz as a near impregnable fortress with a long record of resistance, becoming a strategic German stronghold through history. It sits at the confluence of the Seille and Moselle, with extensive surrounding forts and a 75,000 civilian population, while a 25,000-strong peace garrison maintains a constant military presence.
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Washington
DD. C
National Geographic Society
Metz
Lorraine
Divodurum
Europe
Strasburg
Germany
Toul
Verdun
Black Forest
Mersen
East
Franconia
France
Westphalia
Seille
Moselle
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British Foreign Office
Edward Beardsley
Gellieni
Lonion
Millerand
Gallieni
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