Montenegrin Stronghold Falls and Italian Setback
Montenegrin stronghold Teveen in Montenegro reported occupied though unconfirmed by entente sources. Austrians advance toward Cetinje while Italians face criticism for not aiding Montenegro. Germans gain in Champagne with heavy French losses. Russians consolidate new positions as Austro German supply bases are moved. French attack north of Le Mesnil fails on a 1,000 yard front.
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Mount Teveen
Montenegro
Altho
Entente
Italy
Joss
Leveen
Simmuit
Cattaro Bay
Austria
Cettigje
Serbia
Champagne
Berlin
le Mesuil
War Office
Progressive party lays out platform and fusion call
The Progressive national committee issues Principles for 1912 calling for broader nationalism, social justice, tariff reform, woman suffrage, merchant marine and persistent nonpartisan tariff revision. It condemns Wilson Foreign Policy, cites nation honor, and urges fusion with Republicans to elect a shared standard bearer.
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Chicago
National Committee
The
Progressive Party
Tariff Commission
Eld
Wilson
Youngstown Strikers Win 10 Percent Wage Increase
Youngstown Ohio January 12 thousands of workers return to work as Youngstown Sheet and Tube grants a ten percent raise ending strife that caused one death and injuries to over a hundred in last week’s rioting. National Guard units on strike duty expected to be released today.
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Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
Pat
National Guard
Great Demonstration for Victor Emmanuel Return
Jan. 12 report from Rome notes great demonstrations planned to greet King Victor Emmanuel as he returns from the front for the first time since Italy entered the war.
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Rone
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Price Murder Trial Brings Grilling Of Key Witness
Minneapolis January 12 Charles D Etchison the chief witness for the state in the trial of Frederick T Price charged with murdering his wife was cross examined five hours yesterday Br in cross examination defense counsel M C Brady challenged his character and suggested he was under drugs when he confessed Price allegedly pushed his wife from a cliff and stoned her to death to gain her fortune Mrs Prices father David F H Fridley testified about large sums given to his daughter including 16000 in bonds the day before her death Price sat unmoved taking notes
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Minneapolis
Minc
Charles D. Etchison
Frederick T. Price
M. C. Brady
Price
Mr. Brady
Etchison
Price Etchison
State Opens Trial Over Mohr Murder Case
In Providence on January 12, the state began proving that Dr. Franklin Mohr was killed by two African American men hired by his wife Elizabeth F. Mohr. The accused are Cecil V. Brown and Henry Spellman, jointly tried for murder, with key testimony centering on George Healis, the driver who drove the car during the shooting with Emily G. Burger last August.
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Providence
Franklin Mohr
Elizabeth F. Mohr
Cecil V. Brown
Henry Spellman
George Healis
Mohr
Emily G. Burger
New First Lady Presides at Official Dinner in Washington
The president and Mrs. Wilson hosted the cabinet and wives at the season’s first official dinner. Attendees included the New Jersey governor, Mr. Fielder, Army chief of staff and Mrs. Scott, Surgeon General Rupert Blue, Charles R. Crane, Mrs. Boiling, Mrs. Marshall Field, and Miss Wilson. A Slovak peasant bride costume was worn by Miss Loniee Liewal lyn. The program featured Bohemian song selections.
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Washington, D. C
New Jersey
Fielder
Army
Scott
Rupert Blue
Charles R. Crane
William H. Boiling
Marshall Field
Wilson
Minneapolis Woman Seeks President at White House
Mrs Emma Jenson of Minneapolis aged 70 created a disturbance at the private White House entrance last night. A policeman halted her and she was sent to the Washington asylum hospital for mental observation. She said she came to obtain the president's help for a mysterious mental oppression.
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Washington, D. C
Emma Jenson
Minneapolis
Minn
White House
Washington Asylum Hospital
Washington
Progressive Leaders For Party Fusion Meet
Chicago January 12 The Progressive party will hold its national convention June 7 in Chicago alongside the Republican convention hoping for a united presidential call If Republicans nominate a non objectionable candidate and adopt Progressive principles fusion is possible The declaration criticizes Wilsons policy urging complete preparedness and mobilization of resources Leaders say Roosevelt need not be the nominee to fuse the two parties The sub committee and executive committee will finalize arrangements in New York within two weeks
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Mexico
High Seas
Progressive Party
Chicago
Republican Party
Roosevelt
George W. Perkins
New York
National Committee
Herbert Knox Smith
Connecticut
Chester H. Bowell
California
EB. A. van Valkenburg
Pennsylvania
W. H. Childs
William Alley White
Kansas
George W. Terking
Perkins
Issua J
Massacre of 19 Mining Men Shocks Ciudad Juarez
Riot scarred Chihuahua area as Villa bandits killed eighteen of nineteen miners from a train near San Ysabel. One man Thomas M Holmes escaped, fleeing toward Chihuahua City. Bodies to be moved to Juarez amid calls for U S intervention and Carranza discipline.
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Hi Paso
Tex
San Ysabel
Chihuahua City
Mexico
American Smelting & Refining Company
Thomas M. Holmes
Chihuahua
Villa
Holmes
Wilson
Carranza
Washington
Chihushwa
Manuel M. Medinteviatis
Peter Keane
Madera
Monongahela River Flood Drowns One, Forcing Weston Inhabitants Out
In Weston West Virginia flood waters from the west fork of the Monongahela surged through principal streets. The river rose rapidly, one man drowned, and four families moved to higher ground. Weston and its 8,000 residents faced severe damage with blocks evacuated.
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Weston
W. Va
Monongahela
Enver Bey Explains Dardanelles Failure to Chamber
Constantinople via London January 12 Enver Bey minister of war told a chamber session why the Anglo French assault on the Dardanelles failed He said events unfolded as he had predicted to the American ambassador and outlined the military rationale behind the defeat
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Constantinople
London
Enver Bey
Severe blizzard grips Des Moines area with heavy snow
Des Moines and eastern Iowa faced the year's heaviest snowfall with trains delayed and streetcars nearly stopped. Temperatures plunged to four below zero and expected to dip to 20 or more below tonight, as officials planned additional precautions to manage traffic and drifts. Icemen welcomed the cold for ice harvest potential while Cedar Rapids reported about three inches of snow at 10. Severe cold was forecast nationwide per the weather bureau.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Valley Line
Ti O'Clock
Cedar Rapide
Trafic
Cupid Podzius Dies After Notable Marital Obsession
New York editor Cupid Podzius, famed for Matrimonial News and a Berlin edition Hierats Zeitung, died yesterday. He chronicled marriages for about 20,000 couples, lived reclusively on apples and tea, and left cash and bank books hidden in his room.
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New York
Den
Ritz Podzius
Cupid Podzins
Funeral for Judge Oliver P. Shiras Held in Dubuque
The funeral for former U S Judge Oliver P. Shiras of the northern district was held in Dubuque with attorneys and bar members from across the state attending. Shiras died last Friday at Sea Breeze Florida and was brought home with Mrs Shiras and relatives.
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Dubuque
Oliver P. Shiras
United States
Town
Prisoners Mutiny Over Candy Crunch at Anamosa
Cedar Rapids reports a prison mutiny at Anamosa beginning Friday night and lasting until Sunday. Two guards have gone insane amid the unrest. About seventy prisoners are on tread and water, while thirty to forty are in solitary confinement. Warden McClaughry narrowly escaped injury during a telephone report of the disturbance. The mutiny followed cutting off candy and luxuries by auditors during a late inspection.
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Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
BM McClaughry
Iowa Seeks Suspension of New Passenger Rates
Des Moines January 12 The Iowa state railroad commission asked the interstate commerce commission to suspend the new passenger rates set to take effect in this territory January 15.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa State Railroad Commission
Fifth Explosion at Du Pont Mills Within 2 Days
Wilmington Del Jan 12 The fifth explosion in two days at the Du Pont powder plant occurred today in the yards on the outskirts of the city. A small mill burned but no other damage occurred. The Du Pont company cites unavoidable accidents and has no suspicion of foul play.
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Wilmington
Del
du Pont
du Pont Company
Justice Elects Himself Head of Baseball Assn
Burlington January 12 Special The president M E Justice declared himself elected by voting in a tie as allowed by the constitution. F M Wilbur of Marshalltown was elected vice president. The move sparked a heated clash over whether the president may vote on the board to decide ties.
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M. E. Justice
Central Association of Baseball Teams
F. M. Wilbur
Marshalltown
Juatice
Keokuk
Jenmean
Frank C. Norton
Waterloo
Muscatine
Norton
Mason City
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Justice
F. M. Wibur
Burlington Est
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