Wednesday, January 13, 1915

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The Headlines

WILSON AND SENATE NEAR COMPROMISE; Both Sides Expected to Make Concessions Over Patronage and Restore Harmony. NEW NOMINATIONS LIKELY Bland, Hampton, and Probably Other Contested Appointments Would Be Withdrawn.

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I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier

Al Piantadosi

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Raggedy Ann Doll

On This Day

• The 6.7 Mw  Avezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978 and 32,610.

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• Wilhelm Wien (1864)
• Chaïm Soutine (1893)
• Zhou Youguang (1906)
• Henry II of Castile (1334)

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Tech Check

Pyrex Glass, Transcontinental Telephone Call & Sonar (Active).

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