Leaked Note Sparks Hearing On Wall Street Brokers
Congressional inquiry uncovered private telegrams suggesting a leak regarding President Wilsons peace note. E F Hutton & Co reported sending a December 20 forecast to brokers before newspapers had the note, citing a Connolly firm message linking R W Bolling and President Wilsons relative. The hearing continues as investigators pursue the origin and transmission of the information.
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Disclosures at Leak Probe Tie Wilson Note to Wall Street
Witnesses in the leak investigation describe a December 20 note forecast by E F Hutton linking to a Connolly Co message from Washington. Bernard Baruch testifies to profits of 476168 in December stock deals and admits contacting McAdoo to seek a Fed Reserve Bank appointment. officials say the note was read.
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Connolly Denies Bolling Had Early Peace Note Information
New York Jan 80 F A Connolly arrived and said his December 20 message on a Wilson peace note came from rumors heard in the office and from Chicago via a firm. He denied Bolling supplied him any White House information or spoke about the first peace note in advance.
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U-Liners Held British Prize Submarines Captured
New York reports say the German liners Deutschland and Bremen have been captured by the British and are at Rosyth England. Captain Koenig and his crew are detained in Scotland, with internment confirmed by the Nordsud Agency. The British admiralty plans to display the subs for a shilling from March 1, 1917.
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Wilson Plans To Keep Cabinet Intact At Start
President Wilson will not resign or replace cabinet members at the outset of his new term. White House sources say the cabinet remains intact, despite persistent gossip about changes. Names tied to rumors include Lansing, McAdoo, Redfield, Gregory, and Houston.
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Sinking of Laurentic Claims 260 Lives in Mine Disaster
A Belfast dispatch reports about 260 men perished when the auxiliary cruiser Laurentic, formerly a White Star liner, sank off the Irish coast after striking a mine. Admiralty confirms the ship was sunk by a mine, not a submarine, with twelve officers and 109 crew saved. Separately, Seattle’s Northern Bank and Trust Company failed to open.
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Austrian Women Demand Peace Mass Meeting in Vienna
Dispatches from Vienna report a large Austrian capital mass meeting on Sunday urging peace. Messages from Danish women echoed support while speakers cited President Wilson and his peace moves. The resolution urged hostile nations’ allies to affirm peace and backed President Wilson’s world peace program. This marked the first semiofficial overseas news of a Teutonic empire peace gathering since the war began.
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Heart Beat Restored After Operative Collapse in Chicago
Little Elisabeth Kelsey, the 10 year old daughter of banker James Kelsey, is on the road to recovery after her heart stopped during an operation. Life was restored by resuscitation gas used on drowning victims, and the heart action continued for about 35 minutes before Dr Elmer Waugh declared she would live.
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Armed ships and U boat clash loom in Atlantic talk
German plans for a relentless submarine campaign to sink armed merchant ships fore and aft threaten to push the armed ship issue into a crisis before U.S. policy is set. Berlin asserts armed vessels become warships and will be sunk on sight, while Washington seeks proof and navigates a potential Lusitania crisis amid pending diplomatic choices.
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Naval Battle In Tempest Near Adriatic
Rome reports the Austrian destroyer Huszar was damaged and set ablaze in an Adriatic naval engagement with two Italian destroyers. The Huszar was towed to port by torpedo boats as Italian losses were said to be none. The battle occurred amid a violent storm.
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British Patrol Off New York Sparks Atlantic Patrol
North Atlantic squadron of the British navy moved into waters near New York amid reports of a German raider 700 miles off Sandy Hook. Warnings were issued as Halifax base ships and others patrol the area while U S authorities consider patrolling the neutrality zone. Wreckage reports from 39.58N 70.03W are being relayed as a large allied vessel’s frame is sighted and fears grow a merchantman was attacked.
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Pennsylvania Rep Proposes Repeal of 1913 Divorce Law
Representative John Reynolds of Philadelphia moves to repeal the May 9, 1913 divorce act. He argues Pennsylvania allows easy divorces via fake residence, unlike Reno’s strict residence rule. The bill is endorsed by the Law Association of Philadelphia and the Bar Association of Pennsylvania, with judges from across the state compiling opinions against the current statute.
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Index to Today's Issue
A condensed list of sections and stories across the issue including topics on leaks Ruthless Sea War spy cases diplomacy cabinet finances and political notes. Highlights mention British U-Freighters patrols Mexican troop movements and upcoming hearings with references to revenues bills elections and society items.
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Bernstorff Tells of Berlin Note to U S
Berlin learned yesterday the German government would reply to President Wilson’s Senate peace address, handed from the American embassy to the foreign office. Embassy officials denied knowledge of the reply’s tenor or delivery form. Public interest runs high as speculation grows on a possible basis for a new peace move while Wilson discourages concrete steps and favors international conference.
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Heart Blow Kills a Boxer in the Ring
Albany N Y January 30 Stephen McDonald 22 died in the second minute of the first round of his pro prize fight after Teddy Hicks landed a right hand to the chest McDonald weighed 153 pounds and had been declared in good condition by a National Sporting Club physician Promoters and officials were held on second degree manslaughter charges with bond set for coroner ordered autopsy to determine cause of death McDonald father was at ringside and urged his son to fight despite concerns
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Germans Mass Near Holland Frontiers Reported
The Amsterdam Telegraaf quotes a Brekkelenkamp letter describing anxiety in Holland near the German border as fronts are fortified trenches are built and German troops move into places like Uelsen near Meyerhas with 20,000 men and heavy artillery deployed.
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Three suffragettes and man arrested in Derby plot
London Jan 31 Daily Mail reports three suffragettes and a man, described as a conscientious objector to military service, were arrested Tuesday on a remarkable conspiracy charge. The man and two women were taken at Derby, the third woman at Southampton, and all are to be arraigned at Derby with a trial expected to attract wide public attention.
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Peace Debate Ends After Three Hour Senate Party Vote
Administration leaders finally silence fiery discussion on peace with a three hour session. Other resolutions urged by Lewis and Hitchcock faced repudiation of "Peace Without Victory." A Senate vote of 38 to 30 tabled the peace proposal, reaffirming Monroe Doctrine concerns.
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Senators Interpret Peace Without Victory Debate in Senate
President Wilson's peace message spurred an hours long Senate debate as Cummins Hitchcock and others sparred over time to discuss the plan. Resolutions by Lewis and McCumber surfaced as possible bases for future talks while Borah aims to reaffirm the Monroe Doctrine. Cummins called the world power idea madness and urged universal peace. The night’s action ended with no decision. For details, the line notes the N and Florida Special train runs nightly at 15 p.m. from Atlantic Coast Line offices.
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