Carranza Aid Helo Plot Narrowed To Arms Shipment
Washington reports Wilson to meet with Lane and Mexican American commission members as talks near reset with Fletcher to Mexico City envoy post and withdrawal of U S troops. Burns arranza consul general in New York faces three indictments over alleged arms shipments to Vera Cruz in violation of embargo. Tokyo says Carranza reps in Japan seeking ammunition and a 3000 ton vessel with rumors of rifles from Japanese brokers. Queretaro cries that Carranza refuses to resume talks until U S troops depart, urging the constitution rush to defend national honor.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Lane
Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico City
New York
Juan T. Burns
Arranza
Vera Cruz
Burns
Department of Justice
Reuben Mier
Houston
Tex
Mier
Japan
Tokio
del. Carpio
Gen- Carranza
Kotehira
Yokohama
Salina Cruz
Mex
Queretaro
Felix Palavacini
Public Instruction
Carranza
Constitutional Assembly
Crare
United States
Mexico
Stone Denies Intent to Criticise Lansing
Washington January 3 Senator Stone after meeting with Secretary Lansing said he did not mean to reflect on the secretary. He explained his charge that important official documents had been shown to outsiders referred to misdeeds before Lansing’s tenure. He asserted no secretary or high official was aware of those acts.
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Washington, D. C
Stone
Lansing
Senate
Department
Benatar Stone
Plant Vacant Waterloo Lots To Grow Food In 1917
Rotary club launches movement to convert every vacant lot in Waterloo into productive plotts in 1917. Supt Hukill outlines conditions. nine member publicity committee to be named. Owners to notify Vacant Lot Warming Editor at Courier and Reporter with lot count and location.
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Rotary Club
Waterloo
A. T. Hukill
Courier and Reporter
Mystery grows about Maizie Colbert murder
Philadelphia police deepen the Maizie A Colbert case as a wealthy young suspect clears himself. Detectives still press a killer theory amid assault hints and blood stained clues in Colbert s apartment. Neighbors heard no struggle, narrowing possibilities as inquiries continue.
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Maizie Colbert
Philadelphia
Maizie A. Colbert
Tate
Miss Colbert
Son of Harry Lauder Dies Fighting on Front
London reports Captain John Lauder, son of famed Scottish entertainer Harry Lauder, was killed at the front. The death was announced today amid New Year advertisements and public notices in local papers.
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Harry Lauder
Prench Front
London
John Lauder
Dwight W. Lewis Named to Succeed Clifford Thorne
Des Moines January 3 Governor Clarke named Dwight W. Lewis of Des Moines to the state railroad commission to replace Clifford Thorne who resigned Lewis accepted and a meeting for organization was slated for late afternoon. He will back John Gusher for chairman and has 25 years in state service starting as an errand boy and later serving with the commission now as assistant state commerce counsel.
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Des Moines
G. W. Clarke
Dwight
WN. Lewis
State Railroad, Commission
Cliford Thorne
Lewis
Commission
John Gusher
Thorne
Gov. Clarke
Railroad Commission
Germany Answers Scandinavian Notes in January Reply
The German government answered Denmark, Sweden, and Norway on January 1, releasing full appreciation for their motives. It pointed to its December notes and Wilson's reply, stating that the Entente's reply will determine whether the effort to restore world peace succeeds.
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London
Amsterdam
Reuter’s
Wilson
Rasputin Slain by Aristocrats in Palace and River
London reports on the Rasputin murder with two aristocrats and a former duma member linked to the killing. Dispatches describe drivers transporting a man believed to be Rasputin to Yusupov Palace, shots in the garden, a dog shot as a decoy, and later Rasputin found beneath ice in the Neva river.
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Petrograd
Mad Dog
London
Gregory Rasputin
Nicholas
Rasputin
Russia
Duma
Anq
Korokhovaya Street
Yussupot Palace
Prince Vussupot
Prince Yussupoff
Petros Island
Neva
Entente reply to German peace proposal blasted as insolent
Berlin reports that German newspapers call the entente note the stiffest brusque possible and say war must continue until the allies sue for peace. The note aims at neutrals and the American people, with Belgium singled out for provocation. A few papers hold faint peace hope, but warn it depends on entente failures and conquest.
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Berlin
London
Entente
Tha ‘Entente
Belgium
SWORD
FRY
Timistic
Taeglische Rundschan
Germany
Tageblatt
WAM
Aged Woman Burned To Death In House
Devorah January 3 A sad accident near Devorah claimed the life of 90 year old Gertrude Keith who, while trying to tend a fire, caught her clothing in flames. Family members and others nearby tried to help but the blaze engulfed her before aid could reach her. Wet garments hindered firefighting.
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Devorah
Gertrude ‘ Heth
Keith
Fami
Ferard Talks Peace with German Chancellor
Berlin report says ambassador Ferard used the new year to discuss Germany’s peace proposal with Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg. He reportedly learned what chances exist for Germany to act favorably on renewed peace terms if the United States moves.
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Berlin
Janbassador G
Germany
von Bethmann- Hollwee
United States
Arizona governors contest awaits supreme court ruling
Phoenix January 3 The Campbell-Hunt gubernatorial contest rests on a writ of mandamus sought by Gov Campbell’s attorneys. If granted, the court would place Campbell in possession of the office until the dispute is finally decided. Campbell, a state tax commissioner member, appointed Rudolph Kuchter and a few minor aides. Both camps reportedly plan no major actions before the mandamus hearing.
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Phoonix
Ariz
Campbell-Hunt
Supreme Court
Campbell
Gov. Campbell
State Tax Commission
Rudolph Kuchter
Phoenix
Mimor
America Seen As Serious Factor In World War
Washington January 2 1917 amid debate Hitchcock resolution to endorse President Wilson peace note is sent to discussion with Lodge and Sorah opposing. Westminster Gazette comments on US power and pace for peace while Hitchcock urges Senate vote for approval in pursuit of humanitarian aims.
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America
Washington, I. C
Seniator
Hitchcock
Senate
Wilson
Lodge
Sorah
Netton Nue
London
Washington
Westminster Gazette
Pearea Wole
the Gazette
Nebraska
Hutehroch
Trent Rockevelts
U Boat Torpedoes French Battleship Verte Near Malta
A Zurich Post dispatch from Milan reports the French battleship Verte torpedoed by a German submarine near Malta. The vessel is badly damaged and adrift near the Maltese port, per the Overseas News Agency bulletin.
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Berlin
Zurich
Milan
Malta
Wins Medal For Attendance At Swedish Wa Fist Event
Miss Mervedoroth, 21, earns a medal for 11 years of Sunday school attendance at Gatesburg. The event notes Sunday school streaks and an ATL-related win, as the contest closes with the end of the year.
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Gatesburg
Tan
Mer Vederoth
Seligol
Mackensen Drives To Break Through on Moldavian Front
Military dispatches report strong German and Russian-Romanian thrusts along the Sereth and Moldavian front. Fokshan treads the fortified line as Mackensen’s Ninth Army advances toward Braila and the Danube. Berlin claims smashing attacks and prisoner gains as Moldavian valleys See renewed fighting with heavy losses on both sides.
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Virugele
Roumants
Sereth
Eilln
Ninth Army
Finkd Mareald von Mackensen
Fokshant
Danube
Brallu
Gakuta
Moldavia
von Mickensen
Galicia
Suchtra
Putna
Braiba
Manila
Bertna
Braita
Ross Fat
Berlin
Toe Sayville
Tan
Barasesei
Topesr
Ten- Jonie
Hyde Murder Case Will Be Dismissed
Kansas City officials report that Dr. Hyde, charged with murdering Col. Thomas Swope, will be discharged after Judge E E Porterfield ruled the defendant is entitled to release. Swope died in October 1909. Hyde has faced three trials with convictions, mistrial, and a hung jury, but funds and legal delays stalled prosecution. The Swope estate is valued around 3 million dollars. Hyde was the physician for the family, married into the relative of Swope’s sister-in-law.
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Kansas City
Fyle
Col
Thomas TH. Swope
E. E. Porterfield
Criminal Court
Porterfield
Tr. Hyde
Col. Swope
Dr. Tryde
Delivery Error Notice for Paper Service
Through carrier error or other cause this paper should not be delivered at your home by 6 o clock Please phone 3330 and a copy will be sent After 6 30 o clock telephone No 2
Germans Sink 196 Warships During the War
Berlin reports via Sayville wireless that 190 hostile warships have been sunk since the war began, including torpedo boats and submarines. British losses total 26 ships, amounting to 805,200 tons, with auxiliary cruisers not counted.
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Berlin
Sayville
S. 1
US van Oversea
France
Britain opens two billions in America in 1916
Washington reports that Britain purchased nearly two billion dollars of American goods in 1916, becoming the United States’ best customer by a wide margin. France also bought heavily, Canada ranked third, while central powers and neutrals varied, with exports to Germany under one million dollars and Asia and Europe showing mixed gains.
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Washington
D. C
United Kingdom
United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
France
Canada
Europe
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Japan
Russia
South America
Asia
Labi
Japan to Arm Merchant Ships to Fight Submarines
Washington reports that Japan has decided to arm its merchant fleet defensively and asks whether the United States will permit armed ships to pass through the Panama Canal. Officials interpret the move as possible fear of German submarine actions or a broader strategic step. Japan, with significant canal traffic and losses to submarine activities in the Mediterranean, notes no Pacific submarines yet, while British experts warn submarines may operate later after raids near the New England coast.
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Washington
Jan
Japan
Department
Panama Canal
Officiel Informa
Mediterranean
Pacific
New England
Greece Promises Reparation to Allies
The Greek government reviews the latest note from allied powers demanding reparations for losses after clashes with Entente troops in Athens. Public opinion pressures speedier decision while Greece seeks to safeguard vital interests and honor its friendship with the Entente.
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Ionden
J—Reuter
Athens
Entente Alles
Greece
Trawler Blown Up as Mine Lays Channel Entrance
Passengers on the Nieuw Amsterdam report German mines near English ports as British trawlers sweep the Thames and Channel. One trawler was sunk off Falmouth with seven dead, while mines were said to be planted two weeks earlier near Southampton Plymouth Falmouth and other ports to block arrivals to London and Liverpool.
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New York
Nieuw Amsterdam
England
Scotland
Wales
Falmouth
Rotterdam
Baron
Admiralty
British Isles
Thames
Southampton
Plymouth
Thameshaven
Loundon
Liverpool
Bristol
I Hull
Glasgow
Cardiff
Swansea
Senator Kenyon's Wife Hurt in Breakfast Accident
Des Moines dispatch reports Mrs. W S Kenyon, wife of the senator, fell at breakfast and was seriously injured when a broken chair struck her against a radiator. Her head injury was serious but a fracture narrowly avoided. She is under physician care.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Tribune
Washington
W. S. Kenyon
German Corn Crop Exceeds Last Year
A Berlin telegram reports this year's bread corn harvest will surpass last year's by 1.5 million tons. Potatoes are down but turnips will offset losses. Barley use for bluing is cut by half aiding recovery from poor potato yields. Germany's cattle stock rose by over 400,000 and pigs by more than 4,000,000 since early 1916, improving milk and fat supplies amid Romanian booty providing fodder gains.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Germany
Customs Men Seize More Gowns of Mrs Corey
New York January 3 customs authorities seized additional gowns belonging to Mrs W E Corey formerly Mabelle Gilman an actress bringing the total value of property taken since her arrival here from abroad on the steamship Rochambeau to 31400 The gowns seized yesterday are valued at 500 and were found in the trunks of Mrs Coreys traveling companion Miss Martha Shippey
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New York
W. E. Corey
Mabelle Gilman
Rochambean
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