House Defeats Woman Suffrage Resolution in Debates
After four full days of debate in the House the Mandell Bristow resolution to amend the Federal Constitution to grant women the right to vote was defeated 174 to 2 with a total of 41174 votes tallied. Democrats Republicans Progressives 7 72 32 Independent 4 5 party lines show For suffrage Democrats and Republicans plus Progressives, while Against suffrage totals 204 with Democrats Republicans opposed. Suffragists vow to continue the fight led by Anna Howard Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt as they exit the galleries.
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Uffrage Defeated in House Vote Sparks Debate on Franchise
Advocates claim strong minority vote in favor, but House defeats a push for women’s suffrage. Mrs Arthur of Dodge leads anti forces as crowds fill galleries during hours of debate. Officials say the question of franchise should be settled by states, with expectations of continued pressure.
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Prohibition Debate Marks Senate Vote on District Law
The Senate approved the committee action erasing the House attack on the half and half plan by 46 to 20 and moved toward a major prohibition amendment in the District of Columbia. Senator Sheppard argues votes favor prohibition while opponents prepare a substitute for a district wide referendum, as a dramatic session looms.
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Oppose Dry District Adopts Petition to Senate
The Chamber of Commerce at the Willard last night passed a resolution protesting the Sheppard amendment to the District appropriation bill for prohibition. Prepared by Hugh Harvey, it urges Senate rejection and asserts the District should have voice in drastic organic legislation. New officers elected include Patrick Moran as president, A Leftwich Sinclair as vice president, and Albert Schulters as second vice president.
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Peace Move Begun by Rulers of Three Nations
A Copenhagen dispatch reports the Neuse Freie Press stating Queen Wilhelmina of Holland the Grand Duchess of Luxemburg and the Swiss president are pursuing peace under President Wilson s guidance All neutral monarchs are invited to join the movement as well Special Cable to The Washington Post.
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Divorce for Mrs Johnston in California suit
Mrs Edith Newlands Johnston daughter of Senator Francis G Newlands was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Charles Haven Ladd Johnston author of Washington DC. The judge noted the husband’s conduct and custody of the two children was awarded to Mrs Johnston. Witness Haith Newlands stepmother to the plaintiff and Senator Newlands were present.
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Ambitious Election Plot Trial News From Indianapolis
Federal court in Indianapolis heard pleas of guilty from eighty defendants in a conspiracy to influence the November 3 1914 election. Mayor Donn M Roberts and other city officials faced demurrers as eight more of the 114 pleaded not guilty. The court set January 20 for demurrer arguments.
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Britain plans to transform Syria into independent kingdom
Rome report from the Cairo bureau of a Italian daily says Britain seeks to create a Syrian kingdom under protectorate with Prince Mohammed Daud, a descendant of Mohammed Ali, as sovereign. The plan includes a railway from the Syrian coast through Jerusalem Basra and Delhi to Calcutta, aligning with imperial aims.
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King Albert Digs Trenches With Soldiers on Front
A Belgian refugee writes from the front that King Albert spent hours Sunday in London time with a pick and shovel digging trenches beside tired troops. He observed the king ask about the workers’ shift, then offer to switch places with staff officers for a rest.
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Germans Flee Italy as Nationality Requests Fail
Rome reports Germans are fleeing Italy in large numbers daily amid widespread refusals of nationality applications. A Milan committee of national defence has formed with Lombardy’s most unwanted names in case Italy intervenes.
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Beresford Raps Admiralty Over Formidable Loss
London reports Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, retired, criticizes the Admiralty in a letter on the sinking of the battleship Formidable by a German submarine. He cites repeated failures to shield heavy ships in submarine-infested waters and calls it unpardonable that officers and men are exposed without adequate destroyer protection.
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Jury accuses big men in New York wreck inquest
The coroner jury accuses Theodore P. Shonts president of IRT and other officers including August Belmont and Cornelius Vanderbilt of culpable negligence in the Sixth Avenue elevated wreck of December. The jury, after 16 minutes of deliberation, returned a verdict on a unanimous vote.
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Food ships held as French gains along AISNE threaten Germans
Severe fighting persists on the Rawka as German and Russian forces clash while Muscovite and Austrian armies contend on the Nida. Turkish forces deny defeats of three army corps and claim gains in the Caucasus amid global tension over neutral shipments and prize court proceedings.
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Servia Demands Territory in Bosnia and Dalmatia
Servian officials in Rome deny any understanding with London Paris or Berlin and state that Servia will not be satisfied with Adriatic outlying areas. She now demands the Austrian possessions of Bosnia, Kersegoevina, and Daimatia be ceded under the principle of nationality.
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French Attacks Grow Into Serious Offensive North of Rheims
London reports say French attacks north of Soissons on the Aisne and near Perthes east of Rheims are developing into a serious offensive. Gains threaten railways used by Germans and pressure positions north of Rheims while German forces counter in the Argonne and Meuse heights with reinforcements.
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Turkey Bows to Italy as War Clouds Gather
Rome reports Turkey acceded to Italy's demands and reparations for the invasion of the Italian consulate at Hodeda. Italy plans a military salute to the Italian flag at Hodeda as observers expect Italy to be drawn into the war amid rising tensions in the Aegean. Albanian insurgents seize Rizpol heights and position guns against Durasso port, recently occupied by Italian forces.
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Turks in Death Fight Cut Off by Czars Fleet
London Jan 12 reports fierce fighting in Poland with Germans unable to advance near Bolimow and along the Nida River as Austrians oppose Russian push toward Cracow. Turkish resistance at Kara Urgan continues five days. Turkish forces near Baghdad reinforce against British Indian advance. German and Austrian plans to distract Russia from Poland prompt heightened troop movements in East Prussia and Poland, with repeated German attacks repulsed along the Vistula and Moghely areas and 590 German dead reported near Samice.
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