Fifty Blucher survivors land at Leith after sea battle
Fifty German armored cruiser Blucher survivors were landed at Leith near Edinburgh by two British torpedo destroyers. Twenty three wounded were aided by Red Cross workers, one German died en route, and POWs were taken to Edinburgh Castle. Wounded were described as terribly injured and the survivors wore navy blue, some with seacocks and stocking feet. Berlin issued an official claim of sinking the English boat. Separate Cracow dispatch reports Ausro-German forces occupy Kielce in Russian Poland.
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Scotland
London
North Sea
Leith
Red Cross Corps
Edinburgh Castle
Kielceerlin
Cracow
Galicia
Kielce
Russian
Poland
German Mines in Gulf of Bothnia
London dispatch reports the German armored cruiser Friedrich Carl and torpedo boats seen near Aland island entering the gulf of Bothnia and passing Gotland. The fleet is thought active in mine laying and all gulf shipping is reportedly stopped. The Friedrich Carl, a cruiser of 8,858 tons launched in 1902, had been rumored sunk.
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London
Friedrich Carl
Aland Island
Gulf of Bothnia
Gotland
Gulf
Petrograd
Baltic
Germans Fail To Buy Wool In Sydney Markets
In Sydney markets on January 26 a German buyer was refused a bid at the wool gates auction. After a disputed sale a French firm secured the lot for the German bid amount and the German representatives departed without purchasing any bale.
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Sydney
Australia
London
Quarantine Again Threatens Chicago Stockyards
Chicago, Jan 26. Officials from state and federal live stock bureaus conferred after reports that cattle shipped east from union yards previously deemed clean showed foot and mouth disease. Packing firms expected a forthcoming order to halt livestock shipments from the yards.
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Chicago
Union
State
Federal Livestock Bureau
Rome
German Fleet Suffered Loss in North Sea Statement
Berlin reports another sinking in the North Sea west of Helgoland. A British battle cruiser was heavily fired on and sunk by a German torpedo boat after being observed by a German airship. Two English torpedo boats were also sunk and other ships were seriously damaged according to German sources.
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Berlin
London
North Sea
Helgoland
Fivo
Germanys food rules seen as deep economic cut
London reports Germany imposes sweeping food emergency measures including confiscation of the grain crop. Berlin defends the step as necessary to upset enemy efforts to starve the empire and ensure a regular supply until the next harvest. Russia invades Hungary via Bukow and aims for Transylvania as German forces defend the Carpathians. Submarine activity and naval engagements are noted off Prussia and in the North Sea.
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London
Germany
Berlin
Russia
Hungary
Bukow
Budapest
Muscoviitea
Josefalva
Bukowina
Transylvania
Petrograd
Serbia
Carpathian Passes
Turkish Black Sea
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
Ruegen
Prussia
Baltic
Treeleborg
Sweden
Sassnitz
North Sea
Admiralty
Isthmus of Panama shaken by quakes continue
Panama January 26 three earthquakes have shaken the isthmus in three days with the third quake occurring today none caused damage and reports from points along the canal show no ill effects inhabitants were frightened by the tremors
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Panama
Canal
Germans Halt Allied Push East of Ypres in Major Strike
Paris bulletin dated January 26 reports intensified Western Front activity. German assaults east of Ypres were checked, with 300 German dead left on the field, while Craonne and Givenchy activity saw limited gains for the enemy and counterattacks by Allied forces recovered most losses.
English Gunners Demolish Heavy German Cannon in France
British artillery destroyed a huge German gun on a hill behind the front line near Festubert, marked by a British aviator. The fourth shell obliterated the position as British gunners then hit another gun crew two miles farther back. Three German water pumps were also smashed.
Paper delivery error notice for misplaced issue
The notice states the paper was not delivered to the intended address due to carrier error and requests a phone contact to arrange a copy. It instructs to call 3230 for immediate delivery before 6 o clock and 2059 after 6:90 to obtain a replacement copy.
Germans Capture Two Strong Points Near La Bassee
Berlin reports two English strongpoints taken by German troops in a general assault near La Bassee. English attempts to recapture failed as German forces seized positions along the canal, with three officers and 110 men captured and one cannon and three machine guns seized. Battles also noted at Craonne heights and repelled French attacks in the Argonne. Russian assaults elsewhere described as unsuccessful.
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Craonne
Senthym
Thann
Pervyse
la Bassee
Givenithy
Guinchy
Bethune
le Bassee
Aix Noulette
Lys
Oise
Enlamy
Champagne
Argonne
St. Hubert
Alsace
Hartmann Weilerkopf
Lanbach
Sennheim
Berlin
London
German War Office
Posions
LaBassee
Middelkirke
Westende
Belgium
Middlekerke
la Bassee Canal
Givenchy
Baden
Laon
Railroads Begin Large Purchases of New Equipment
Chicago January 26 authoritative sources report railroads will launch a campaign of purchases to expand facilities ahead of expected traffic growth. The plan aims to avoid shortages, spur related industries, and bolster shareholder confidence by securing equipment while prices are favorable and capacity remains ample.
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Chicago
Ltrade
German Cruiser Gazelle Damaged at Sea Near Ruegen
Malmoe via London reports the German armored cruiser Gazelle torpedoed yesterday by an unidentified submarine near Ruegen in Prussia. The Gazelle sustained damage but managed to reach the port of Sasanitz.
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Malmoe
Sweden
London
Ruegen
Prussia
Sasanitz
Russia Will Not Grant Peace Until All Enemies Vanquished
Petrograd reports by way of London that the government will honor the emperor's manifesto letting no peace be declared while any enemy soldier remains on Russian soil. Duma leaders query a German Reichstag claim on retained territories as committee moves toward the February sessions.
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London
Sergius Sazanofl
Ways and Means Committee
The
Duma
Reichstag
Germany
Council of State
M. Sazanoff
Galleia
Great Britain
Pierre Kharitonov
Sweden
British armored vessel Viknor reported lost with all hands
London officials announced the British armored merchant vessel Viknor had been lost off Ireland with all crew. The admiralty said the ship, missing for days, likely struck a mine or foundered amid bad weather and heavy seas. Wreckage and bodies washed ashore on Ireland's north coast. cause remains uncertain.
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London
Admiralty
Viknor
Ireland
Germany imposes strict food conservation measures
Bern reports a federal council order seizes wheat corn and flour by February 4 and bans all related trades from January 26. Municipalities must ensure preserved meat supplies and corn owners must report stocks, or face confiscation at fixed prices. A government distribution office will regulate consumption by population, with the aim of securing bread until the next harvest. The Imperial Gazette asserts the move digs deeper into wartime economy, intends to prevent grain feeding to cattle, and promises ample bread for the nation.
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Bern
London
Federal Council
Imperial Gazette
Germany
Washingtonian and Elizabeth Palmer in Cape Henlopen collision
A steamship Washingtonian and schooner Elizabeth Palmer collided off Cape Henlopen near Fenwick's Island. All but one crew member were rescued by Captain Nelson's Hamilton, which brought survivors to New York. The Washingtonian, built in 1914, carried 39 crew. the Elizabeth Palmer, built in 1903, carried seven.
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Washingtonian
Elizabeth Palmer
Delaware
Cape Henlopen
Washingtonians
Philadelphia
Honolulu
Panama
Old Dominion
Hamilton
Old Dominion Line
Nelson
Fenwick's Island
Fishiship
Pacific Ports
Panama Canal
Balboa
Bath
Wallace
Portland
Norfolk
Fenwick Island
Authenticity of Paper Conceded by British Gov
London reports that the official information bureau states the British government admits the existence of documents Germans claim to have found in Brussels. It says the papers were informal and only for defending Belgian neutrality. A Belgian marginal note says England would enter Belgium only after Germany violated Belgian neutrality.
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Gov't
London
Oficial Information Bureau
Foreign Office
Rethmann-Hollweg
America
Belgium
Germany
Mother Jones to Tell John D Rockefeller Jr on Colorado Strike
Rockefeller welcomed Mother Jones at the federal inquiry in New York as she agreed to meet him and present full Colorado strike information. Rockefeller defended clergy free speech and discussed deputies, spying, and corporate influence in the Ludlow era while pledging action against dishonest officers.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Jones
Colorado
Rockefeller
Fedral Commission On Industrial Relations
Welborn
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Ludlow
Jefferson Parr
Mr. Walsh
Mr. Rockefeller
Walsh
Frisco Warns Unemployed Women Not Welcome in California
San Francisco dispatch reports the California commission on immigration and housing warns unemployed women not to come to California. With 16,000 Panama Pacific exposition job seekers and only 1,009 openings, many are already in the state. Women’s unions urge members to avoid travel, while 15,900 to 20,000 unemployed women stenographers and office assistants are cited as in need.
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California
California Commission On Immigration and Housing
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