War Loan Sparks Massive Subscriptions Across London
London reports the new war loan draws immense cash into banks with a $100,000,000 subscription from an insurer and promises total fresh money around 2.5 billion. Brokers distribute prospectuses as Bank of England opens a dedicated annex near the bank to handle loan business. Londoners, from costermongers to clerks, rush to participate while officials note strong defense posture in diplomatic notes and front-line actions.
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One Insurance Company
London
Stock Exchange
Bank of England
Kingdom
Died Vrock Eel and Other Obituaries in Washington
Fragments report multiple obituary notices from January 1917 including deaths of Catherine T widow of John Fitzgerald Irene Garin Wayne Macveragh Jacob Lyon Pearl Helen Pearl Capt Ow Perry and Richard J Smith with funeral details and interment plans pending at various churches and cemeteries in Washington and surrounding areas.
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Annie H
Cam Iridge
Twelfth Street
Catherine T
John Fitzgerald
St Dominic’s Church
Pri- F Garten
Irene Garen
Wow Teal & Co
Upg
Januie
Peter
South Dakota Avenue
Sington Hartrr
Johns Hopkins Hospital
San Francesco
Matan Flartrick
Omuy Flartrick Einert
Letitia Sullivan
San Francisco
Church of Our Laity of Victory
Mount Olivet
Simon
Church of the Redeemer
Bryn Mawr
Pearl
Miaii
Fla
Helen KK. Pearl
Joseph Gawleis Sons Undertaking
F Establishment Perry
T Street Northwest
AL OW. Perry
Uoos A
Smith
Richard
RMIT
Martha Smith
British Ships Sunk Without Warning In Submarine Attacks
London reports world war I submarine warfare details. City of Birmingham torpedoed without warning November 27 1916 in the Mediterranean, 141 aboard with 17% fatalities, survivors rescued by hospital ship Letitia. Reapwell torpedoed the same day with no colors, sank November 28, captain captured, crew saved by Breydon.
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London
Foreign Office
Associated Press
City of Birmingham
Mediterranean
Letitia
Reapwell
City of
Birmingham
Breyton
Children to honor Cody with monument fund drive
Denver reports Buffalo Bill’s gravesite tribute by American schoolchildren aims to raise money for a Lookout Mountain monument. No child contribute more than 6 cents suggested. Cody estate valued at about 65,000 dollars, mainly three ranches near Cody Wyoming and an equity in a Cheyenne hotel. Wyoming legislature members from Park county to attend funeral. both houses to adjourn in respect.
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Denver
Colo
America
Buffalo Bill
Lookout Mountain
East
William F. Cody
W. T. Wall
Col. Cody
Cody
Wyo
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Park County
Death of James R. Ford former manager of Ford's Theater
Word reached Washington of the death in Brooklyn New York on Wednesday night of James R. Ford aged about seventy five former manager of Ford's Theater in Washington when Lincoln was assassinated He was born in Baltimore Missouri a brother of the late John T. Ford He is survived by a daughter Mrs Edward Malone of Brooklyn and two sons John D. Ford and William S. Ford of Baltimore
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New York
Selwyn Joyce
Giegerich
Batelle Joyce
Eugene Thebaud
Connecticut
Joyce
Dorothy, Schofield Joyce
Joyce No
East Orange
N. J
Jersey
Washington
Brooklyn
N. Y
James R. Ford
Ford
Lincoln
Baltimore
John T. Ford
Edward Malone
John D. Ford
William S. Ford
House Debates Forcing Lawson To Name Sources In Leak Case
The House considers broadening the Wood resolution to empower a committee for hearings on the Lawson leak charges. Democrats demand evidence while Republicans press for a full investigation. Lawson facing pressure to reveal sources, with party leaders trading barbs over partisanship and the case being described as a farce by critics.
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Lawson
Wood
Congress
House
Mr. Harrison
Henry
Missouri
Mr. Lemont
Becker
Garrett
Tennessee
Davis wins custody of child over will clause
Four year old Paul ins Davis is awarded custody by Judge Rothgerber to her mother Lettie J. Davis of Washington. The judge also allows $20 monthly from $2,000 life insurance, despite a will clause leaving the child to paternal aunt Mrs Jennie Brown. Both women contest Davis property in Washington in relation to the death of Walter T. Davis in October 1914.
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Washington Post
Denver
Paulins Davis
Rothgerber
Lettie J. Davis
Washington
Jennie Brown
Kerens Estate Inventory Filed After Rail Magnate Death
In St Louis on January 12 an inventory of Richard C. Kerens estate filed in probate court shows personal property valued at 6 565 000 dollars with substantial real estate holdings. Real estate listed includes properties in Washington DC Montgomery County Maryland Baxton County West Virginia and Eureka Springs Arkansas. Stocks are mainly railway and trust company holdings. Kerens died in Philadelphia last September and left his estate wholly to immediate family.
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St. Louis
Richard C. Kerenas
Austria-Hungary
Washington, D. C
Montgomery County
Baxton County
We Vas
Eureka Springs
Ark
Kerens
Philadelphia
Healey to be reinstated as police captain
Former Chicago chief of police Charles C Healey, charged with conspiracy and taking rebates from the underworld, will be reinstated as a captain and given a 23 day leave of absence during the investigation. A Housekeepers Alliance meeting at 1606 Twentieth street NW heard fuel saving guidance from Flagg of the US Bureau of Mines. Flora McDonald Thompson urged better coal delivery to aid domestic workers.
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Chicago
Charles C. Healey
Department
Housekeepers’ Alliance
Twentieth Street Northwest
Flagg
United States Bureau of Mines
Flora. McDonald Thompson
Alliance
Oklahoma House Passes Bill Targeting Cigarette Smoker Arrests
A bill in prospect would make smoking a cigarette liable for arrest in Oklahoma. It passed the Oklahoma House yesterday. The measure also would prohibit offering for sale or giving away cigarettes.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
House of Representatives
Thaw to stand trial after suicide attempt in hospital
Harry K. Thaw, jailed on kidnapping and assault charges in New York, attempted suicide in West Philadelphia. Doctors say he may leave hospital in about two weeks, while Brower remains in custody awaiting requisition papers. Philadelphia detectives guard Thaw. a New York requisition is prepared to transfer him once medically cleared.
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Brower
Philadelphia
New York
Harry K. Thaw
West Philadelphia
Frederick Gump, Jr
Kansas City
Oliver A. Brower
Thaw
Pittsburgh
Kirby
Hoapital
Black
Thaw Blackmail Charges Deemed Untrue by Prosecutors
Prosecutors insist the charges against Thaw amount to blackmail are untrue. We have sufficient evidence to prove our case, said Mr. Black, adding the case seems complete with little chance for Thaw to prove an alibi.
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Thaw
Mr. Black
Brand Wins Congress Seat in Georgia District
Athens Ga Jan 12 Superior Court Judge Charles Hillyer Brand of Athens will represent the Eighth district in the lower house for the term starting March 4. T W Rucker will also serve the district. Unofficial returns show both leaders about 2000 votes ahead of rivals. The vacancy followed the death of Representative Samuel J Tribble who was in the House at his death and who had been elected last fall for the March term.
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Athens
Superior Court
Charles Hillyer Brand
Chorgia
Congress
T. W. Rucker
Brand
Mr. Rucker
Samuel J. Tribble
Panic After Blast at Du Pont Works
Explosion reports reach from Haskell plant in New Jersey to western Massachusetts and nearby areas. In Springfield Massachusetts a midnight blast caused fear of heavy property damage and possible injuries as fires and debris were seen in ruined homes. Reports also say two blasts shook Poughkeepsie New York at 9:30 pm with flashes and rumblings heard along the New York Central Railroad corridor.
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Haskell
Springfield
Masa
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Puttafield
Poughkeensie
N. Y
New York Central Railroad
New York
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