Persia Denies Blame for Invasion Hesitantly Calls for Aid
Isaac Khan, Persia's minister to Russia, defends neutrality and territorial integrity amid Turkish advances. He says Persia could not defend itself due to lack of an army, despite promises by England and Russia. He notes Turks may push into Azerbaijan via an unfortified frontier, and rejects expelling foreign diplomats as neutrality would be jeopardized. Persia plans to form an army, hindered by poverty and tribal divisions since 1903.
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Petrograd
Jan
Persia
Russia
Isaac Khan
Washington
England
Hussia
Nicholas
Porte
Turkey
Tabriz
Azerbaijan
Caucasus
Belgium
Teheran
Germany
Austria
Khan
Four Perish in Fire in Philadelphia Clothing Store
A Sunday morning blaze in Philadelphia killed four members of Fritz Skubinsky’s family and injured four others. The father perished after attempting to rescue his younger children from a two story dwelling above a clothing store. Mrs Skubinsky, two daughters aged 18 and 15, and a son 17 leaped to safety into police arms. The fire started on the ground floor and the escape via the stairs failed due to smoke.
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Philadelphia
Suunday
Fritz Skubinsky
Shubinsky
Homses
Skubinsky
Rabbi Ste Albert Guttmacher Dies on Train
The Rev. Ste Albert Guttmacher of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation died on a Pennsylvania Limited train bound for Chicago near Huntingdon Pennsylvania. He left his wife moments before his death, hospital doctors attributing the cause to heart trouble. Born in 1861 in Silesia, he came from a long line of rabbis and served 24 years at his Baltimore congregation.
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Washington
Baltimore Md
Ste Albert Guttmacher
Baltimore
Guttmacher
Baltimore Torday
Silesia
Tle
Fictitious Bondsmen In Raid Case Highlighted By Annapolis Raid
Officers believe 22 bettors and their listed addresses are fictitious and fear the missing men may hamper prosecution. Bondsmen from Annapolis Baltimore and Washington rushed to post bail with bonuses up to 125 for 500, and even higher for 808. The jail’s 36 capacity was exceeded as 143 victims were housed, many lying on steel floors for hours amid complaints of mistreatment by Maryland authorities.
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Washington
Baltimore
Inap
Tifa
Maryland
Benefit for German War Sufferers at Polt's Theater
Nearl 70m attendees joined a benefit performance at Polt's Theater under the 1914 relief committee for German war sufferers. Proceeds aid widows and children of German soldiers. demand was high, with tickets exchanged for today’s show. The committee plans a German supper at Saender Bind Hall on January 7 to increase funds.
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Nearl
Polt's Theater
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Saenderbind Hall
Marie Odile at Belasco Theater Delights Washington Audiences
Belasco presents Marie Odile in a Franco Prussian War tale with Miss Starr as the innocent heroine. The premiere draws a packed house, amber lighting, and praised performances from Harris Otis Dellenbaugh to Jerome Patrick. Critics note Starr’s pure stage presence and Knoblauch’s delicate drama, though some supporting roles invite refinement.
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Frances Starr
Henry Vogel
Jerome Patrick
Edward Knoblauch
Marie-Odile
Belasco
David Belasco
Belasco Theater
Washington
Marie- Odile
Dlarie
Odile
Baber
Marie-Goile
St. Michael
Michael
Louise
Marie-Odlie
Patrick
Frank Reicher
Reicher
R. G
Foundations Control Warped Labor and Unemployment Proposals
Samuel Untermyer and Roger W. Babson testified at the Federal Industrial Relations Commission session in New York. They urged federal charters for foundations, federal trustees, unemployment and insurance laws, and stockholder voting reforms. Babson argued labor is a commodity and promoted profit sharing while Untermyer linked money concentration to poverty and called for labor exchanges and broader social protections. tomorrow’s witnesses include Ida Tarbell, John Mitchell, and David J. Lewis.
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Samuel Untermyer
Roger Babson
New York
Faso Committee
Money Trust
Roger W. Babson
Wellesley Hills
Maas
Federal Industrial Relations Commission
Rockefeller, Carnegie, Bage
Cleveland
Ohio
Baron da Hirsch
Babson
Ida M. Tarbell
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
David J. Lewis
Maryland
Hutchins Diary Draft Read As Trial Evidence
Diary entries from 1908 and 1903 detailing personal expenditures and health struggles were read during the ongoing probate court trial over Lee Hutchins will. The readings occurred in the district supreme court with Justice Anderson presiding as William G. Johnson, attorney for Lee Hutchins, presented the diary for examination.
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Stilson Hutchins
William G. Johnson
Lee Hutchins
Aon
Justice Anderson
District Supreme Court
Europe
Jamestown Survivors honor McKinley with reunion
The Jamestown Survivors held a reunion at Hotel Powhatan for William B. McKinley of Illinois, a representative elect taking a break from duties amid bull moose activity. The group elected William A. Rodenberg of Illinois as head, with John Eversman named Sacred Keeper of the Wampum and N C Messenger designated Official Scribe.
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Powhatan
William B. McKinley
Ilinois
McKinley
Jamestown Island
South America
William A. Rodenberg
Illinois
John ©. Eversman
Republican National Congressional
N. C. Messenger
Eoening Star
George O'Connor
Mat Horn
Mr. McKinley
Newton Gilbert
Indiana
Philippine Commission
Prince Kalumanadle
Fouster
EB. B. Clark
Leroy Vernon
Thomas Brahany
E. B. Clark
Frank G. Whitehead
John C. Eversman
Horn
N. ©. Messenger
Vaudeville at Gonzaga for Holy Comforter
The Players' Club of Washington staged a vaudeville benefiting the Church of the Holy Comforter at Gonzaga College Theater. Performances included one act English farce, rural college comedy, and a varied program with solos, a ragtime quartet, sketches, and a ladies’ orchestra entr’acte.
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Players’ Club of Washington
Gonzaga College Theater
Church of the Holy Comforter
Arthur B. White
Maurice H. Jarvis
George A. Bentley
Ethel Traylor
Emily Bradley
Margurite Merr
Clara Conrad
Mary Minnix
Maregurite Marr
Carl H. Butman
George A. Heaney
Maurice H. Jarvin
Ed EB. Muth
William ©. Miller
Misa Ethel Traylor
M. E. Kahn
Misa Hsther Galbraith
Roland R. Rodrick
James i. Young
Theodore Howard
Arthur M. McCreight
James al White
K. Walter Marr
Dufour Brown
Lillian Milovic
Ruth Norrie
Gertrude Fichorn
Marie Louise Sullivan
Gen C H Tompkins Dies At 95 In Washington
Brig. Gen. Charles H Tompkins U S A retired died at his home 1425 Twenty-fifth Street NW. He will be buried with no military honors tomorrow at 10 from St James Episcopal Church on Eighth Street NE. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. Born 1830 at Fort Monroe. Medal of Honor recipient for Fairfax Court House skirmish. Survived by daughter Miss Julia Tompkins and three sons Maj S R H Tompkins Fifth Cavalry Capt Frank Tompkins Tenth Cavalry Lieut Daniel D Tompkins Eighth Cavalry.
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Charlea H Tompkins
St. James’ Episcopal Church
Eighth Street
Oakhill Cemetery
Tompkins
Atlantic City
Fort Monroe
Military Academy
New York
United States Cavalry
Fifth Cavalry
Fairfax Court House
Mise Julia Tompkins
S. R. H. Tompkins
Frank Tompkins
Daniel D. Tompkins
Child Labor Day Observance Urges Federal Law
The National Child Labor Committee asks the public to support a federal ban on interstate shipments of goods made by underage workers and limits on hours. It notes 14 year age limits lacking in six states, and many states permit under 14 or long workdays. the committee says 10,000 children would benefit from stronger laws.
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National Child Labor Committee
Congress
Old Crew to Man Oregon in March Voyage
The Oregon battleship will sail through the Panama Canal in March with President Wilson and Rear Admiral Charles E. Clark aboard to honor its 1898 voyage. Secretary Daniels plans to reenlist honorably discharged sailors for four years, allowing departure after the ship returns to the Pacific coast, with reporting stations at Puget Sound Mare Island or San Diego.
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Oregon
Panama Canal
Wilson
Charles E. Clark
Daniels
Pacific Coast
Puget Sound
Mare Island
San Diego
Petition to establish Branch Postoffice in Washington
Merchants from Washington plan to draft a petition to postal authorities seeking a branch postoffice and money order station in the Federal postoffice building, site of the former city postoffice. The move follows a Retail Merchants Association meeting discussing the lack of postal conveniences since relocation near Union Station in Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Federal Postoffice
City Postofice
Washington Merchants
Retail Merchants’ Association
Pennsylvania Avenue
City Post Office
Union Station
Post Almanac Popular In Household Use
The Washington Post almanac and encyclopedia for 1915 is selling rapidly with thousands of copies given out. A 700 page volume provides information on nearly every subject and is deemed invaluable in households. Available at The Post office for 25 cents or bundled for 40 cents.
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Washington Post
Office of
the Post
Frice
Elephant Resents Oil Massage at Central Park Zoo
Special to The Washington Post New York Jan 18 Jewel the Central Park Zoo elephant refuses the annual oil massage. Keeper Robert Hurton sustains bruises after being kicked and trampled by Jewel before other keepers intervene and restore order.
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Washington Post
New York
Jewel
Central Park Zoo
Robert Hurton
Hurton
Jewels
Noted Officer Urges Against Moros Independence in Philippines
Retired Col George Yours argues independence would leave Moro province ungovernable. He recounts Moros killing for thrill, sending a native scout who returns with two heads. State Department appeal for aid to Armenians and Holy Land refugees reports limited relief to date.
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George &. Yours
Twenty-first Infantry
Philippines
Wel Young
Cal. Young
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