Congress Feels Spur On Early Adjournment
Congress moves to adjourn by June as Wilson urges quick action. House and Senate advance army and navy hearings, with drafts and appropriations on deck. Ship purchase and conservation bills queued. Mexico embargo on munitions adds tension as debates continue in both chambers.
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Pittsburgh
Local obituaries list George B Buckler and others
Notices record multiple deaths and funeral plans from January 1916. George B Buckler of 1804 Sixteenth Street NW noted as beloved husband of Ella W Bergen with funeral to follow. Others include Susan J Buckler widow, Mary Diggins, Annie Donovan, Bernard Dyer, Eva Fuller, James Quod, Annie Holahan, Mary L Kuhlmann, Theodore A Lay, Marietta Wagstaff, and Absalom B Wells. Interments and church services scheduled at Holy Name Church, Shrine of the Sacred Heart, Rock Creek Cemetery, Arlington National Cemetery, Leesburg VA, and local addresses.
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John B Campbell
Holy Name Church
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Chick
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Anna IL Chick
St Paul's Episcopal Church
Rock Creek Cemetery
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Mary
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Seventh Street
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Shrine of the Sacred Heart Church
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Georgetown University Hospital
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Glenwood Cemetery
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Newton Street
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James Quod
Arlington Natonal Cemetery
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A Gannan
U Street
Annie Holahan
Nea Murphy
William T Holahan
Nodlea
Kuit Mann
Sibley Hospital
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Kern
B H Wilson
Riggs Place
Northwoent
Leesburg
Atreet
Theodore A
Lillie B Lay
Wallstaff
Marietta Wagstaff
Nee Hines
Edward D Wagataff
Plaza Apartmenta
Attlam
Privata Wells
Hia
Thirteenth Street
Absalom B
Leong Jella
Charles Wells
Wellsburg
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Paul Waller
New York
West Virginia
Funeral Florists J H Small Sons Offer Moderately Priced Arrangements
Washington and New York florist listings describe Funeral Designs from J H Small Sons and partners. The notice cites branches on 5th Street and 1159 Broadway aiming at affordable funeral specialty offerings with modest pricing and local service.
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Phowes
Arearn
No Named Person in Wilsons Six Defense Speeches
Special to The Washington Post. Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 30. President Wilson, on the second day of his defense campaign, delivered six speeches across New York, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland without mentioning any individual by name. The closest was a reference to the minority leader in the House, without naming him, in support of defense measures.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wilson
National Defense
New York
Pittsburgh
House of Representatives
Mann
Embargo debate shapes Latin American policy actions
The piece notes focus on Mexican affairs and calls for a war munitions export embargo, a political dividing line for Co. Eress and tach Go ment. Administration opposes as unneutral. Treaties with Colombia Nicaragua and Haiti to be revisited by the committee Wednesday with possible open discussion if ratified.
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Wilson to be guarded troops in city called out
Milwaukee January 30 The coming of President Wilson and his bride to Milwaukee will be attended by unusual precautions to guard the President. An unusually large number of secret service men will accompany Mr Whitson and his party and will be constantly in proximity from noon until four o clock when he leaves the city. Every available patrolman and the pick of the citys detectives will be on guard. Soldiers at the Station. Every company of the national guard in the city under Gen Charles King will be on duty at the station and along the streets through which the President will pass. At the auditorium special detectives will man entrances. The presidential suite will be guarded and other rooms barred. Rail yards will be patrolled by soldiers to guard the presidential train from Chicago to Milwaukee and back.
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Old Guard in Albany Supports Root for President
Albany dispatch reports the Old Guard staff now running New York State administration backs Elihu Root as Republican nominee. They seek Progressive votes and peace but reject Roosevelt dictates, with Rochester leader Uncle George Aldridge guiding reformist moves. Root named temporary chairman. keynote speech expected to frame a national campaign response to Wilson.
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New York Herald
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Elihu Root
Rochester
New Old Guard
Wilson
Root
Chicago
Swiss to get cotton from European imports
The French government released 16,000 bales of American cotton stored at Havre and Boulogne after protracted negotiations, now available to Switzerland where mills have suspended work. Britain permits Switzerland to import 200,000 quintals of Egyptian cotton to ease shortages.
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U S Plan Stirs Paris Over Link Liners In Lusitania Case
Paris reports that Temps and Journal des Debats view U S proposals on wartime maritime rules unfavorably The papers doubt Washington can curb German piracy and warn that concessions would moralize barbarism The Frankfurter Zeitung quotes Germany denying further concessions after Lusitania debate in Washington
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London
Daily Express
Geneva
Vulnerable North Atlantic Coast Points Open to Attack
At a Senate hearing in New York Governors Island Coh Edwin F Glenn A A chief of staff warned that the North Atlantic coast areas remain vulnerable to invasion once hostilities begin. He outlined how enemy fleets could land troops along key points and stressed the need for stronger defenses and strategic preparations nationwide.
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Coh
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Governors Island
New York
Silent Gunman Uses Noiseless Explosive Across Albany
Albany police hunt a mysterious gunman who fired on four residents with a silent cartridge of compressed fulminate and quicksilver. One victim died. others injured or recovering. Experts probe the New England firm said to produce the explosive while police seek the weapon’s maker.
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Nternational News Service
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Kenny
John McCormick
Ohio Law Compels Wilson to State Intentions
Cleveland Jan 30 President Wilson may indicate before February 25 his intentions about a 1914 presidential run. Ohio law requires delegates to name first and second presidential choices and secure consent from candidates. Wilson’s presence spurred talks among Ohio Democrats. no decision yet, but plans hinge on his choice. Leaders assume he will be the Democratic nominee.
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Wilson
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Dela-Gates
Wilison
State Democratic Committee
President Wilson speech draws mixed reaction in London press
London January 81 The Daily News editorial voices disappointment at Wilson Pittsburgh address arguing it weakens the stance on maritime friction. It suggests Great Britain and United States tensions could justify armament yet finds this interpretation unlikely. The piece notes Wilson’s claim of impartiality and cites Lusitania as a possible trigger for alarm. It also recalls his comment on America’s past neglect of sea commerce and current dependencies amid war.
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Daily Newe
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Railway Business Association
Daily News
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United] States
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Reelection of Wilson Opposed by Saengerbund Directors
Baltimore headlines report Northeastern Saengerbund directors demand opposition to President Wilsons renomination and reelection. A resolution condemns his Congress message accusing German born citizens of treason and protests attacks on loyal U S citizens. Resolution presented by Dari Lentz of Newark, longtime president of the Northeastern Saengerbund.
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Foreign Born Loyal Hungarians Defend Patriotism in U S
In New York a meeting of American citizens of Hungarian birth denounces anti foreign born sentiment. Senator James reads a presidential telegram backing loyalty, clarifying that loyalty concerns a few disloyal individuals rather than all foreign born. He supports America over England and opposes Germany.
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United States
Peeniak Ollig James
Kentucky
Wilson
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James Ftead
James
América
England
Germany
Hungary
Forward Resumes After Suspension for Subversive Content
The socialist newspaper Forward has been allowed to resume publication after a weeks long suspension by authorities. It will operate under a undertaking to avoid printing matter prejudicial to military interests.
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Forward
Powder Factory Explosion in Bavaria Kills Several
An explosion at a private powder factory in Rosenheim Bavaria yesterday caused minor material damage but is reported to have killed a small number of people. The incident occurred in Munich with official statements noting the loss of lives.
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American steamer Philadelphia collision with Ben Lee off Wales
A Philadelphia Ben Lee collision off the Welsh coast damaged the American liner Philadelphia and left seven crew unaccounted for from the Ben Lee. The Ben Lee, waterlogged, was towed to Holyhead with one injured sailor. the Philadelphia returned to Liverpool with no injuries reported aboard.
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Central News
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Hiner
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Wales
Honors to Armstrong and Williams at Hampton Institute
Dr Talcott Williams, Columbia journalism school director, spoke on Gen Samuel Chapman Armstrong at Hampton Institute founder's day in Hampton Va. He praised Armstrong's role in guiding colored workers toward industrial foundation and racial progress. Trustees named Dawes, Forbes, and Trowbridge.
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Hampton
Talcott Willams
School of Journalism
Columbia University
Hampton Institute
Samuel Chapman Armstrong
Gen. Armstrong
Willams
William Cameron Forbes
Boston
Philippines
Alexander B. Trowbridges
New York
Shooting of spies denied at Cologne reports
Berlin wireless dispatch cites Overseas News Agency letter stating that reports from foreign sources claiming four men and two women were shot as spies in Cologne are inventions, according to competent authority.
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