Mexico City Falls as Carranza Forces Enter Suburb
Vera Cruz reports say Carranza troops entered Guadalupe near the capital with Zapata forces retreating. Guadalajara retaken by Carranza after fierce fighting. Villa remains in Monterrey area and Huerta loyalists hold key rail centers while internal factions clash across Coahuila and Chihuahua.
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Heirs to Admiral Mackenzie Estate Named in Will
Morristown New Jersey January probate report details Rear Admiral Morris R. S. Mackenzie will. Principal beneficiaries Henry Heverill Stevens and Frances Noel Stevens receive 27000 each. Trust income for William Stevens, home at 7 Hartasut Place left to Captain Raymond Perry Rogers, lands in Texas to Colonel Alexander Rogers US Army.
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President delays Panama Canal trip to July opening
The President said he will postpone his Panama Canal trip from March to July for the formal opening. A possible extra session of Congress and canal slides could delay passages for battleships. He still plans to attend the Panama Pacific Exposition after Congress adjourns in March.
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Tragedy at Sanitarium Ends After Wife Slaying
Ward Snyder of Pittsburg killed his wife at a Houston sanitarium then himself, officials report. He is not expected to recover. the crime follows a history of bigamy and legal trouble in Chicago and Oklahoma involving previous wives and children.
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Bavarian King to Visit Krupp Works After Front Tour
King Ludwig of Bavaria with Baron von Kressenstein left today for a two week tour with Bavarian troops on the western front. Afterward he will spend time at the Krupp works in Essen, according to Berlin papers.
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Arm Strassburg for Siege Report in German City
The Washington Post reports from London dated January 29 that Strassburg is being placed under siege. An officer’s wife says wives are ordered to weave or evacuate, with authorities moving residents as the situation escalates.
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Leaders Plan to Pass Alien Bill Over President's Head
Burnett to move for repassage in the House next Thursday as supporters press for stricter immigration laws. Party platforms, in both houses, advocate radical changes in policy of admitting foreigners to U. S. shores.
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Immigration Bill Chronology Vetoes and Overriding Efforts
President Taft vetoed the immigration bill over literacy tests on February 14 1913. Huornelt reintroduced it June 13 1913. House passed February 15 1914 by 252 to 126 with 2 present and 53 not voting. Senate passed January 3 1916 by 50 to 7. Conference report approved in Senate January 14 1915, without roll call. House January 15 1915 by 227 to 4 with 105 present. Wilson vetoed January 28 1915 saying literacy tests would close the gates of asylum. Wilson argued the people had not spoken on the issue. Leaders prepared to overrule, arguing party platforms and public opinion supported stricter laws. Burnett to move to pass over the veto next Thursday as discussions continued and two thirds seemed uncertain. Multiple presidents vetoed similar bills. Congress failed to override before. CONTINUED ON FO
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President declines Guilford monument invitation in neutrality stance
Special to The Washington Post reports President declines unveiling of the Nathaniel Greene monument at Guilford Courthouse North Carolina. He says participation would be unneutral. Delegation including Senators Overman Simmons Navy Secretary Daniels and UNC officials extended the invitation. News notes North Carolina reaction follows in Raleigh.
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Wheat hits $1.66 a bushel in Chicago trading
Chicago on January 28 reports May wheat opening at 1.50 to 1.66 per bushel and a 0 to 1 44 percent gain from last night amid Italy Suez hostilities prospects. New York quotes May wheat at 1.57 and No 2 red at 1.41 and No 1 northern Manitoba at 1.63. Portland witnesses May blue stem at 1.55 on 10 000 bushels traded.
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Million Serbians Starving During Serbian Invasion
Metropolitan Dimitri, supreme head of the Serbian Church, describes dire civilian distress in Serbia. He says about one million Serbians, a third of the population, lack basic necessities as the second invasion prolongs suffering. Half of children in fertile districts die from hunger and exposure.
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Germans Use New Shells In War Update
London reports from the official British military observer describe German projectile innovations. A high explosive shell detonates with a cloud of thick white smoke and a large gray aerial torpedo, about three feet nine inches long and ten inches wide, weighing over 200 pounds.
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Germans on Serb border warn of invasion routes
Geneva reports German regiments at Orsova on the servo Romanian frontier. Servian engineers have mined the Danube gorges from Trehit to Belgrade and fortified dghiles through which Austro German troops could invade Servia.
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Sugar price bias sparks call for congressional inquiry
A Philadelphia distributor reports Eastern refineries charge U S consumers 1.07 per hundred pounds more for refined sugar than Britain for the same product. He cites a duty drawback on exports and urges Congress to inspect refinery books to expose price discrimination between domestic and foreign buyers.
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Deficit Stand They Confer With Wilson
Issue statement says nothing will be done until after June 30. McAdoo cites revenue shortfall from customs declines due to the European war. He remains optimistic about income for the coming fiscal year. Garrison and Daniels vow to oppose any pork encroachment.
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Deficit politics shape bids and cuts in Washington
Leaders blame a 56 million dollar annual loss on sugar duties as a Democratic shipping bill faces defeat. Congress may halt river and public buildings measures while war revenues and tax expectations are debated. McAdoo argues revenues will improve, Underwood and Fitzgerald resist new taxes or tariff increases, and calls grow to curb pork barrel projects as war-time expenditures loom.
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Carranza retaken Mexico City Wilson vetoes the Alien Hill Leaders decide deficit must stand Germans lose 26 000 in battle Killa his invalid wife Tay more for sugar than British Bake cut out of will
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England Upheld Japan in China Talks, Foreign Office States
London reports the foreign office says current negotiations between Japan and China contain nothing to disturb China's territorial integrity or the spheres of influence held by other powers in China. The statement emphasizes there is no alarm in the ongoing diplomacy.
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Will of Eugene Zimmerman Places Duchess as Heir to $16 Million
Cincinnati probate reveals Eugene Zimmerman leaves $16,000,000 in trust for 21 years to Helena Zimmerman Duchess of Manchester. As she is not US resident, attorney John E. Bruce becomes sole executor and trustee. Income supports her life, with remainder for heirs including Viscount Mandeville, then others, and final distribution to St Paul’s Church if all heirs die. Estate valued at $6,000,000 in gut-edge securities.
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Germans Lose 20000 Men in Carpathian Fighting
Allied and German forces clash in the Carpathians with heavy losses. Both sides claim advances in France and the Vosges as RusSians face critical combats along the Austro German front in mountains. Forces are forced to yield positions yet contend to recapture key vantage points.
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Trutons Prepare for Heavy Blows in WWI battles
London dispatch reports ongoing World War I fighting from Asiatic Turkey to the English Channel. German and Allied statements differ on losses and success at Craonne Vosges and Alsace, with both sides claiming hard fighting and reinforcements as weather improves in central Europe.
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New Armies Face Russia in Hills
In the Carpathians Austro-German forces field new armies to oppose the Russian invasion of Hungary. Vienna dispatches say the Nagyag valley and nearby heights were being contested as Russia hopes Romania will join the war, backed by a London loan. Reports from Sochaczew reveal stubborn fighting and German breakthroughs on the Hyula River with heavy casualties.
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Clergyman denounces war wedding calls as deadly for women
A Washington Post report cites Rabbi Stegihen Wise denouncing churches urging soldiers to marry before going to front. He blasts the practice as turning women into breeding machines and warns of high death and injury rates. He supports women’s suffrage but insists women should not decide war. He laments the pervasive wartime eugenics mindset sweeping Europe. McKinley’s Birthday noted with carnations at Shaffer's on 14th Street.
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