17 Americans Die in Mexican Robber Band At Border
British Consul at Chihuahua sends word of tragedy as bodies travel to Juarez. General Manager of a smelting company killed in the raid. Villa reportedly orders universal attack against Americans recalling loot and arson. A survivor recounts a near escape, raising strong hopes for drastic action at Juarez.
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Border
Chihuahua
Juarez
Villa
Thomas M. Holmes
Mexico
Carranza
Amounta
Mexican Bandits Kill Seventeen Am American Miners
El Paso reads of a train attack near Chihuahua City where seventeen American miners were killed after being taken from a Mexico Northwestern train. Survivors and officials discuss Carranza safety assurances and growing calls for intervention. Names of the victims are listed. reports note possible British involvement and ongoing inquiries reach Juarez.
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el Paso
Tex
Tuin
Chihuahua City
H. C. Myles
Scovell
Carranza
Mexico
Wilson
Juarez
C R Watson
W J Wallace
Chicago
Tom M Evans
Charles Wadleigh
Madera
Chihuahua
Maurice Anderson
Roland Anderson
Pierce Alexander Hall
Douglas
Aris
C McHatton
Paso
Lorenzo Coy
Los Angeles
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
T. Robinson
OH Simmons Anders
George W Newman
I W Bloom
Wochase
Charles A Pringle
Hurley, N Mex
U S Officials Demand Action After Massacres at Border
Washington reacts to reports of seventeen American mining men slain by former Villa soldiers. Officials plan urgent representations to Gen. Carranza, seeking pursuit of killers and measures to prevent further crimes. A Chihuahua report awaited. ads note a Persian rug auction at Sloan's Galleries.
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State Department
Villa Aal Diers
Washington
Langing
White House
Department
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Wile
Gen
U S Consul Higgins Under Investigation in Stuttgart
A Stuttgart dispatch says an official inquiry has begun into the conduct of Edward Higgins American consul at Stuttgart alleging pro British neutrality violations. Ambassador Gerard in Berlin is authorized to investigate unofficial charges and report whether Higgins engaged in unneutral activities. No official complaint has been filed.
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Berlin
Wolff Bureau
Stuttgart
Howard Hiseins
Higgins
Germany
Gerard
Lansing
Edward Higgins
British Ship Clan Macfarlane Sunk in Mediterranean
The British steamer Clan Macfarlane of 4828 tons was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean after departing Liverpool on December 16. Six officers and 18 lascars were landed at Malta. thirteen lascars died in lifeboats. The vessel, 400 feet long, built 1898 in Sunderland, belonged to Cayzer Irving & Co Ltd of Glasgow.
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London
Clan Macfarlane
Mediterranean
Malti
Twelve Aero Raiders Bomb Saloniki in Night Raid
A Sofia dispatch to Reuters from Monday reports twelve German aircraft bombed Saloniki Friday. French and English camps were hit with twenty hits, starting fires. Two enemy planes were shot down and the squadron returned without loss.
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London
Reuters Telegram Company
Sofia
Saloniki
French Captain Reports Massive Teuton Offensive
Paris cable describes a large scale German attack amid heavy shelling on a broad front. French artillery, Seventy Fives, and counterattacks recaptured most trenches with high German losses. A French captain wounded yesterday recounts the scale and impact of the fighting near Massiges and La Courtine.
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Teuton
Foffre
von Einéem
Washington Post
New York
Paris
New York Times
Champagne
la Courtine
Magsiges
Hand
von Einen
Great Montenegrin Stronghold Falls in War Drive
London dispatch reports Austria and Bulgaria pressing toward the Adriatic as Montenegrin defenses crumble. Mount Lovcen captured. Cetinje threatened, with gas use alleged and Russian delays amid freezing fronts. Italy fears impact on strategy as Austro-Hungarian and Bulgarian forces tighten grip on Montenegro and near Cattaro.
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London
Montenegro
Serbia
Adriatic
Mount Loveen
Cettinje
Cattaro
Berane
Paria
Champagne
Vienna
Lovcen
War Office
Lim
Dalmatia
Loveen
Italy
Roms
Nicholas
Russia Aims for 100 Million Credit in United States
Dispatches from Copenhagen say two high Russian officials plan to secure a $100,000,000 credit in America for war needs over three years. The move, tied to Russian bank collaterals and government guarantees, could transform how Russia funds purchases here and reshape war finance. Six top Russian banks initially proposed bonds and railroad securities as collateral to American lenders.
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Spetial
Washington Post
New York
Copenhagen
America
Russia
France Parliament Opens as Deschanel Re-elected President
Paris January 11 1916 Parliament opens with Baron de Mackau presiding in the Chamber of Deputies Paul Deschanel reelected president of the Chamber In the Senate veteran Senator Latappy condemns ministerial changes for hampering national defense and laments distractions from humanity amid war criticizing France’s late war armament buildup and German invasion fears
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Baron de Mackau
Chamber
Paul Deschanel
Sénate
Latappy
Frannes
France
Peace Steps by the Pope Reported in Rome
Pope Benedict hopes to take his first practical step toward peace this week. Cardinal Mercier with Bishop Heylen of Namur is expected to arrive in Rome from Belgium tomorrow and will be received by the pope to discuss terms Belgium will accept for an early peace.
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Wenry Woon
United Press
Rome
Pope Benedict
Cardinal Mercier
Mer. Heylen
Namur
Belgium
Bia
Rioting Tied to Plots by Foreign Elements in Ohio
Government findings traced the East Youngstown unrest to conspirators among Italians Austrians and Germans rather than a single national plot. The strike at Youngstown Sheet and Tube ended with a roughly 16 percent wage increase for workers after a mass meeting. Mediator Fred Croxton pushed to settle the Public Iron and Steel plant dispute with a similarly offered pay rise. A public auction listing for Persian carpets at Joan's Galleries is noted.
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East Youngstown
Ohio
Department of Justice
Youngstown
Ofilo
Fred Croxton
Columbus
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Croxton
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Preparedness As Keynote From Roosevelt to Moose
Theodore Roosevelt sends greetings to the Progressive national committee urging preparedness in arms and spirit. He says the nation faces a world crisis and must rise above party lines to ensure justice at home and abroad, insisting Americanism and readiness safeguard peace.
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T. R
Moose
Chicago
Progressive National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Rich to Pay Defense Cost in Higher Income Tax
A Washington dispatch reports that defense preparedness costs will be funded by Panama Canal bonds, higher duties, or a largely increased income tax. The administration seeks a larger army and navy, with up to 36 Democratic congressmen pushing to raise revenue from incomes and preserve income tax exemptions. Wealthy taxpayers are expected to bear the extra burden.
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New York
Washington Dispatch
Evening Post
Ehetwvel
Fourteen Cock Fight Suspects Led to Prison in Chain
In Providence on Sunday, fourteen sportsmen arrested at a cockfight by agents of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were marched to the Sixth police station handcuffed to a 35 foot chain. Spectators lined the route as Agent James N. Smith led the procession from the home where the illicit fight was in progress. The arrests occurred minutes after noon as the fight was underway and churchgoers passed by.
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Providence
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
James N. Smith
Animal” Society
Britain to Seize Condensed Milk Sent by Mail to German Babies
London reports that the steamship Stockholm carrying condensed milk for German babies will be detained on arrival. Britain plans to press allies on the fate of the cargo and notes a broader effort to intercept shipments to Germany at first class rates. A rubber shipment from Brazil mailed as letters signals future actions against similar U S to Germany mail parcels.
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Britain
Washington Post
London
Stockholm
Great Britain
Brazil
Germany
United States
the Press Publishing Co
Troops Massing to Invade Greece and German Bulgarian Pact
Special Cable from Athens reports German and Bulgarian forces massing at Monastir Cheetgell and Zanthix as authorities claim a comprehensive military agreement is reached excluding Bulgaria’s rewards for joining new operations. The report notes invasion likely and policy shift by Teutons.
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Greece
Athens
Monastir
Cheetgell
Zanthix
Teutone
Germany
Bulgaria
Villa Puts 17 Americans to Death
Paria dated Jan 11 reports The Figaro figures show 143 stock brokers killed in battle since the war began. The issue notes Montenegro fort captured, Roosevelt message to Moose, and various political and societal items.
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Villa
Montenegro Forte
Roosevelt
Moose
G.O. P
Newlanda
U. S
U-Boat
Mohr
Mise Wilson
Supreme Court
Paria
The
Figaro
Berlin Admits Loss of Cruiser Bremen
Berlin reports via wireless that the German cruiser Bremen has been lost in the Baltic Sea. Copenhagen papers claim belts from a German warship were found on the Swedish coast, and authorities say the belts likely belong to Bremen, built in 1902 with 297 crew.
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Berlin
Bremen
Baltic Sea
Overseas News
Copenhagen
Progressive National Committee Seeks Unity With Republicans
At Chicago gathering the Progressive National Committee endorsed cooperation if both parties choose the same standard bearer. Roosevelt policies praised. administration criticized for alleged failure on national honor. Attendee attempts to bridge split with 6 0 P Moose noted in Chicago meeting coverage.
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Progressive National Committee
Chicago
Progressives and Republicans eye shared presidential bid
George W Perkins announces the Progressive party will hold its June 7 convention in Chicago alongside the Republican gathering. Fifty seven states participate in the meeting as the party adopts a principles declaration criticizing Wilson and urging preparedness. Perkins insists no bluff and that a unified candidate could emerge if Republicans nominate a compatible figure.
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Chicago
Progressive Party
Republican Party
Farty-seven
Bethe Adidupaing
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Atta
Roosevelt
Perkins
Herbert Knoxt Smith
Connecticut
Chester H. Rowell
California
B. A. , van Valkenburg
Pennsylvania
W. Childa
New York
Wiliam Allen White
Kansas
A. E Griffiths
Washington
George W Perkins
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Joan’s Galleries
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Union
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