British King Edward VII Sunk By Mine With Few Injuries
London reports the British battleship King Edward VII has sunk after striking a mine. Only two crewmen were injured, the rest saved. The vessel, built 1902 1903 era predreadnought, carried four 12 inch guns and four torpedo tubes, with 777 crew. Its loss mirrors recent sinking of the Natal, both linked to internal explosions.
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Forces assemble to attack Saloniki amid Balkan turmoil
London reports Greek correspondents say Bulgarians and Germans plot to attack Saloniki while Austrians press Russians and Montenegrins. Bulgars probe Adriatic corridor, Monastir formed Austro German concentration near Giargeli Strumitea and Petrich, about five to six divisions. Rome notes air raids on Saloniki with no result as Berlin cites Greek protests over entente food measures.
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Bulgaria
Germans to Join War Against Egypt Warned by Djemal Pasha
Paris reports that Djemal Pasha, commander in Syria, told Cairo sources he would not attack Egypt until 35,400 German soldiers and a well equipped Turkish force are at his disposal. He says Germans must share risks of a new expedition and that past reasons guide his stance.
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Million Dollar New Haven Trial Facts and Figures
A historic anti trust trial began in 1890 and ran 25 years targeting New England traffic. Defendants include William Rockefeller Robert Taft Lewis Cass Ledyard A Heaton Robertson Charles F Brooker Edward Robbins Charles M Pratt Henry McHarg and others. Indictment in 1915 testimony details and costs reveal total spending around one million with stenographic record cost eighty five thousand. combined defendant wealth listed across several magnitudes.
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Willliam Rockefeller
Robert W. Taft
Lewis Cass Ledyard
A. Heaton Robertson
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Edward D. Robbins
Charles M. Pratt
Henry K. McHarg
BD Newton Barney
Frederick K. Brewster
James 8. Hemingsway
International News Service
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New Haven
William Rockefaller
R. Yi L. Batts
Patitea
D. ‘Hewton Barney
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Frederick F. Brewster
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Charles B. Brooker
Edward D. Robbing
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Pratt
Ledyard
Robbins
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J. P. Morgan
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New York Yacht Club
Public Decide Letter Cites Palmer Acknowledges No Change In Presidency
Special to The Washington Post notes leaders from both parties gear up for a bruising 1916 nomination fight. Bryan remains a central figure amid Wilson speculation and a hoped single six year term. the President’s stance mirrors his February 6 1913 letter to A Mitchell Palmer, cited here for the first time. CONTINUED ON FOURTH PAGE.
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Jury Acquits Six in New Haven Trust Case
New Haven directors trial ends with six acquitted amid jury deadlock on Rockefeller and four others. Final vote 8 to 4 for acquittal on those cleared. remaining defendants face new trial. Proceedings last three months cost over a million dollars and involved extensive testimony.
Insurrection Plot in Haiti Aimed at President
Admiral Caperton reports a well organized plot by the black party extending from Port au Prince to Les Cayes and southern Haiti. Leaders Pierre Paul Mixdebodie Byanei Annabel Hilaire and Phiogand captured. assassination planned for President Wartiguenave. Marines maintain control. Northern Haiti remains quiet with no alarm.
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Haiti
Bulgars and Greeks Clash near Albanian border
A Central News dispatch from Athens reports Bulgarian troops clashing with Greek gendarmes at Broviani in southern Albania near the Greek border. The fighting was noted as ongoing in reports received in Rome on January 9.
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Russian Mutiny Report From Cuernowitz Describes Turkoman Regiments
Overseas News Agency reports from Cuernowitz that two Mohammedan Turkoman regiments in Khotin Bessarabia mutinied a fortnight ago refusing to go to the front. The mutiny was suppressed by Cossacks and the regiments were sent to interior service.
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Mine Links British Battleship in Major Action
The issue reports Britain mounting a new push near the Dardanelles with naval activity linked to a battleship engagement. German and Austrian forces are referenced in context with wartime provisions and a looming shift in grain requisitions. Domestic notes touch on tax measures and political debates about war. Local items include church reception details and a women’s peace appeal.
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Explosion at Carneys Point plant kills many workers
A catastrophic blast at the Dupont Powder Company plant near Carneys Point early today killed about 40 workers and injured many others. The explosion, which occurred in the wet-dary tunnel during powder production, shook towns along the Delaware River and sent a blinding glow into the night sky as the Long Beach steamer was torn from its dock.
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Bandit Gang Kills Two on Isington Mountain Road
In Harlan county Kentucky three bandits attempted a pistol hold up on a lonely mountain road. Wesley Blair and Henry Blair, both residents of Harlan, and Henry Weary a colored gang member were killed. Two gang members were captured. one member is still at large.
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Allies Quit Dardanelles in War’s Great Blunder
London reports the Gallipoli evacuation with minimal British casualties and no French losses. Gen Monro notes seventeen worn guns blown up. Birdwood Davies and Admiral de Robeck praised. Turkish reports claim victory as Allies leave Seddul Bahr and Gallipoli is declared clear. Continued Turkish artillery actions and bombardments noted with strategic preface.
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Gallipoli Evacuation and Key War Events Highlight News
War news centers on the complete evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula by British and French forces, the French retreat from Hirstein in the Vosges, the sinking of the King George V after a mine collision, renewed fighting at Czartorysk with German attempts to recapture, and aerial bombardment near Salonika as a Greek front remains unsettled.
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Mental Assault Fatal Case in Judge’s Inquest
Chicago coroner's jury rules that continued verbal abuse by Frank Buchs toward his wife Mrs Fannie Sticha caused her death at the Psychopathic Hospital. Sticha, 25, died January 2 after her husband’s alleged mental assault brought her to a nervous state and shattered their home. The verdict marks the first coroner’s finding attributing death to verbal attacks.
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Soldier McDonald Killed in Mammoth Hot Springs Snow Slide
Livingston Jan. 9 Lieutenant Joseph E. McDonald of the Twelfth United States Cavalry died today in a snow slide at Mammoth Hot Springs near Fort Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park. He and four companions were coasting when the accident occurred.
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