Thaw Again in Tombs as Thaw Faces Arraignment
New York reports Harry K Thaw is back at the Tombs after arrival from New Hampshire en route to arraignment on a conspiracy indictment tied to his Matteawan escape. He attended chapel services, with counsel seeking access denied. police and officials maintain restricted visitor rules.
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New York
Harry K Thaw
Boston
New Hampshire
State Asylum
Matteawan
Stanford Waite
Thaw
Sherif Frederick Hornbeck
Dutchess County
William ‘Travers Jerome
Kennedy
Supreme Court
Peck Speaks on London and Rural England at Belasco
Arthur E. Peck entertained a Belasco audience with a travelogue lecture on London and rural England. The program contrasted grim European war coverage with tranquil pastoral scenes, cathedral towns, and Isle of Wight vistas, showcasing careful subject choice and strong photographic support.
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England
London
Arthur E. Peck
Belasco
Founa
Peckles
Obituary notices and births from early 1915
Notices report births and deaths with names, dates, and burial details across Washington DC and Maryland. Entries include Hoffmann birth, Browning death with Hinidles Chapel and Mount Olivet, Cropley death at St Matthew's, Beall and Cropley funeral notices, Camp 171 memorial, Haller death at Capitol Heights, McParren death at Park Road, Smith death at 632inerter Street, and Legare funeral notice corrections.
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James McKenney Berry
Arlington Cemetery
Beall
Frias
Capitol Fleichts
Tane
Tasid B
Haller
A&a
Holmes
Lane
Benson
Arthur RO
Tillie
Smith Men Taylor
British forces sink German cruiser in major battle
Vice Admiral David Beatty leads British squadron reporting two German battle cruisers seriously damaged or sunk. The Bluecher was sunk. Derfflinger Seydlitz Moltke Lion and Princess Royal, New Zealand and Indomitable among vessels in action. The report notes heavy armament and speeds of units, with historic Falkland Islands engagement referenced.
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David Beatty
Marshall Feld, Jr
Chicago
Admiralty
Beatty
Kiel
Derflinger
Seydlitz
Lion
Princess Royal
Falkland Islands
Sir Frederick Sturdee
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Nurnberg
Leipzig
New Zealand
Sir David Heatty
Helgoland Bight
Mainz
Koeln
British Press Hails Naval Battle Victory On Jan 25
London editors celebrate a British naval clash as retribution for German raids on English east coast ports. No return of units yet, but papers praise heavy battle cruisers and higher odds in ships remaining, noting Bluecher and Derflinger’s statuses and Britain’s lead in firepower and speed.
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London
Admiralty
Germany
England
Dover
Harwich
Great Britain
Goeben
Turkey
Derflinger
Prince Henry of
the Times
Scarborough
German Attacks End Battle Lines In Wide French Front
Allied and German forces clash across a broad front from the sea to the Swiss frontier with heavy artillery and occasional skirmishes. In Argonne trenches shift hands, Alsace sees ongoing struggle, and Ypres area reports bombardments and destruction of enemy guns as French artillery inflicts pressure near VA Boleselle and Four de Paris.
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Paris
Argonne
Alsace
War Office
Zillebeke
Flanders
Chateau
Four de Paris
Uffholy
Haartmann-Wellerkopf
Autoire
Vermelles
Alene
Soupir
Lieurtebise
Chesterton Lecture Praises Kipling While Praising Other Lights
English writer Chesterton addressed a National Theater audience on “The New Forces In English Literature” praising Kipling as limited but noting his lack of school. He argued Shaw diminished decadence by wit, and praised Wells for open mindedness yet warned it can harm if it becomes habitual.
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Mans
War Office
Nieupoort
Lombaertzyde
Dee Chesterton
National Theater
Chesterton
Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Mr Chesterton
Oscar Wilde
George Bernard Shaw
Mr. Chesterton
H. G. Wells
Sam Shear Held Over Russian Poker Charge at Premises
Merely Sam Shear of 1337 Seventh Street North West was arrested yesterday on a charge of permitting gambling on his premises. Police raid described the game as Russian poker though Shear said it was a friendly nonmoney game. Arresting officers were Pierson and Policemen Livingston and Gibbons.
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Sam Shear
Seventh Street
Shear
Pierson
Livingston
Gibbons
Not After Philippines Dr Syenaga View Carnegie Hall Talk
Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Japan Dr Toyokichi Iyenaga tells a Carnegie Hall audience Japan will not accept the Philippines as a gift without $1,009,000,000 and criticizes President Wilson's handling of the California alien land bill. He urges the U S to honor treaties with Japan and resolve the California–Japanese dispute to smooth intercouse.
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Carnegie Hall
New York
Wilson
California
Washington
Japan
Philippines
United States
Toyokichi Iyenaga
Iyenaga
Pastor Russell Attacks Hell Doctrine At National Theater
Pastor Russell, head of the International Bible Students Association, told a large audience at the National Theater that hell is a medieval fabrication and a misreading of scripture. He argued hebraic sheol means death, not a fiery devil’s domain, and condemned eternal torture as unscriptural.
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National Theater
Pastor Russell
International Bible Students’ Association
Hell
Hebr
French Appeal to Germans to Yield with Promised Food
Paris reports Der Weitspie gel prints a circular dropped by Allied planes urging German soldiers to surrender unarmed. It promises good treatment, food, and a swift home return, and says Russians and Austrians are retreating while Poland could regain independence under French protection.
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Washington Post
Paris
der Weitspiegel
Berlin
Neshern
Flanders
Poland
Russia
South Gains Wealth From Improved Southern Business
Reports from merchants factors and bankers across the South show a broad revival in business. Cotton markets have strengthened with prices rising from about 6 to 3 cents a pound, and the cash value of cotton has increased by roughly 120 million dollars since November.
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Atlanta
Troyer
Fone Ia
G. Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Fess Attacks Wilson as Ardent Partisan in Congressional Record
Ohio Republican Simeon D. Fess lashes President Wilson in a Congressional Record insertion calling him the most ardent partyman since Jackson. He likens Wilson to Jackson, warns of patronage power, and argues the President aims to head the Democratic party, not be president of all the people, amid Senate friction and ongoing party feud.
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House
Indianapolis
All the People
White House
Gen Jackson
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Fess
Ohioan
Senate
Wilson
Congress
Washington
Democratic Party
Iil
Gen
Jackson
Slao
Itis Acts
Concerning Hell and Creation Pushed by Pastor Russell
The remark quoted shows Pastor Russell condemning the idea that a benevolent God would create hell or condemn beings to everlasting torment, calling it inconceivable and inconsistent with divine mercy.
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Trine
Russell
Urges Shipping Bill to Seize World Trade Opportunity
William T Butler argues that the United States must act to capture South American and neutral-country markets amid European war. He urges government action to reduce sample order costs, expand transportation, and back private enterprise to build a world market, warning against delaying trade expansion.
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United States
Congress
West
William T Butler
Tot What She Meant At Houston Fest Reading
Mrs Jones laments the Christmas bill as the Houston Fest hosts a brief moment where a child reads a line about home being dearest. The exchange underscores budget strains and family priorities during the season.
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Houston
American officer visits Poland with military attaches
Maj. T. Langhorne and other foreign military attaches from the American embassy at Berlin arrived at Piotrkow in Russian Poland on their first eastern theater tour. The party inspected battlefields in the East and West Prussia and will depart soon for a trip along the front in Poland.
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Poland
Berlin
Maj. T. Langhorne
Piotrkow
Russian Poland
Ast
West Prussia
German View of the War and the Dacia Issue
Herman Rhkider discusses the Dacia transfer from a German to an American owner and the shifting British prize court risk. He questions why American officials registered the ship and urges clear legal standing and naval protection for the vessel and its cotton cargo.
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New York
Texas
Bremen
Germany
Theowner
Rotterdam
Holland
Botteria
Wees
London
England
Herman Rhkider
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