Inauguration of Transcontinental Telephone Link
President Wilson inaugurates the world first transcontinental telephone, linking Washington and San Francisco. Bell and Vail lead the operation with Thomas Watson on the San Francisco end, while Boston Mayor Curley and San Francisco officials join the historic call.
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New York
Wilson
Washington
Moore
San Francisco
Alexander Graham Bell
T. N. Vail
Jekyll Island
Florida
Dr. Graham Bell
Thomas Watson
Mr. Watson
Vai
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Dey Street
Curley
Boston
Ralph
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Vail
Atlantic Seaboard
Mr. Vail
Philadelphia
Bell Company
Intel
The Telephone as a Nervous System of Society
A Northern telecommunication leader discusses the long distance links from New York to San Francisco and the Bell System’s role in creating a vast, evolving network. He notes the enormous investment, the expertise of over 650 engineers, and the rapid turnover of equipment since 1902, arguing that constant innovation is essential as people move between towns and rail lines.
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I. J. Becker
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
New York
San Francisco
Mitchell
Ralph
Southwest
Soe
Bell
Wall
Overat
Bell Company
Telephone Company
Railroads May Discriminate Against Non Union Men
Supreme Court holds it is legal for railroads to require non union men to be hired or retained, allowing possible discrimination by employers based on union status. The ruling clarifies limits on collective bargaining impacts in hiring practices.
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Supreme Court
Court Upheld Employer Right To Require Union Abstention
The U S Supreme Court held that employers may require employees to renounce union affiliations as a condition of employment. The Kansas statute was deemed unconstitutional with dissents by Justices Hughes Holmes and Day. The decision cites similar invalidations in California and Colorado and references the Coppage case from Frisco railroad.
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Dpd. C
Supreme Court of the United States
Hughes
Holmes
Day
Kansas
Justice Day
California
Colorado
T. B. Coppage
Frisco Railroad
A. RR
Romance of Governor's Staff Wedding in Philadelphia
Miss Helen Tragoe Bradley of Philadelphia wed Col. Samuel Foster from Pittsburgh in a ceremony at the Bradley home. The bride's father Walter Trago Bradley and the groom, an engineer for the State Highway Department, both serve on the Governor's staff, with many state officials in attendance.
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Helen Tragoe Bradley
Philadelphies
Col
Samuel — Foster
Pittsburg
Missa Bradley
Welter Trago Bradley
Hroom
Edict Engineer
State Highway Department
Bradley
Pioneer Citizen J L Power Dies of Heart Failure
J L Power aged 67 a pioneer citizen of Post Texas died Saturday night after working in his son's store. He collapsed from heart failure at home five minutes after returning from the store. Survived by his widow and two sons J N Power of Post and H Power of Glendale Arizona. The body to be buried with masons honors in Post City cemetery.
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Glendals
Arizona
Post City
Masotile
Hereford Farmer Feeds Silo Pack With Mixed Feed
Thomas Bassett of Hereford Texas built a pit silo last summer and filled it with 200 tons of mixed maize and sorghum feed for hogs and cattle. He reports the feed kept clean, with water added as it cooked, giving a strong brewers smell but he says it preserves well and plans to increase capacity this year.
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Hereford
Tex
Thomas Bassett
Basset
Telephone station growth calls for constant expansion
The article notes rapid nationwide growth of telephone stations with hundreds of thousands installed yearly. It explains that new customers require new plant and the system must follow the customer wherever he goes, making continuous expansion essential and stagnation unacceptable to the country's communications.
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United States
Hin
Government Purchase Bill Faces Senate Clash
Senator Root accused the pending government purchase bill of rushing through by brute force and weight of votes. He warned it risks international complications as opponents pressed for swift passage.
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Acsocmted
Wies
Washington
DD. C
United States
Senate
Root
New York
Irogiacrary
Williams
Stone and Simmons
Philippines independence pledge in Senate committee revision
Washington January 25 a promise of independence for the Philippines was included in a Senate committee revised preamble to a bill enlarging self-government for the islands. The clause says independence when the United States deems the people fitted for self-rule.
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Washington, D. C
Philippines
United States
Senate
Wheat and corn prices surge as war demand lifts May contracts
Tension on the buying side and falling stock on hand push wheat to 1.46 1 2 a bushel for May delivery. The market closes unsettled at three fourths to one and a quarter above Saturday. Corn prices steady around 79 1 2 cents.
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Prien
Chicago
Congress bids on 25.6 million pounds of government paper
The Joint Committee on Printing in Washington opens bids today for about 25.6 million pounds of paper valued at over a million dollars for government use. Winners will be announced February 1 and contracts awarded. Changes include reduced weight by two pounds per ream, saving roughly 175 tons and trimming costs for the Post Office.
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Washington
P. C
Joint Committee On Printing of
Congress
Phillipine Islands
Cone Treasional Committee
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Congressional Record
Post Office Department
Rockefeller on Stand for Hours in Inquiry Hearing
John D. Rockefeller Jr. testified for five hours at a federal inquiry into industrial relations. He defended his father’s investments in Colorado Fuel and Iron, said he had no knowledge of labor questions, and supported labor organizations within the law. A guards and detectives controlled the crowd as Rockefeller was escorted into the hall.
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New York
John PD. Rockefeller Jy
United States
Waleh
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Rockefeler
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Heggard
Minty
Colorado
Rockefeller
Secre
Mexico City Names Garza Brother Confidential Agent
Mexico City dated January 25 reports Medes ico Gousilen Gare, brother of provisional President Garza, named confidential agent in Washington by his brother to engage with Marique.
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Mexico City
Medesico Gousilen Gare
Garza
Washington
Marique
Lior
Emigration Benefit Report Notes Farm Decline and Milk Economy
Fragmentary notes describe large cattle herds and farm inventories near Littlefield with plans to sell butter eggs and produce to pay debts and bank obligations by January. Many families plan to move south or seek new homes as land opens for emigration and prospectors move on.
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Kansas
Littlefield
Uth Jdlaina
Weather summary for multiple Texas cities
Weather report with scattered conditions across Texas cities. Readings show clear skies in Abilene Amarillo Fort Worth San Antonio and other locales with temperatures ranging from the mid 40s to low 60s while Wichita Falls and Wichita Falls show clouds and cool air.
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Abilene
Elanoy
Wichita Lalla
Neaumont
Sulphur Springs
Amarillo
Waco
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Honngton
Texarkana
Paria
Washington Weather Forecast For West Texas Trip
Washington reports fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday across West Texas with rain or snow possible on Wednesday night in parts. Disturbances along the Pacific coast may influence temperatures and cloud cover in the region.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
West Texas
Pautiundle
Men Outnumber Insane Women in U S Report
Washington reports a 1910 census analysis showing more male inmates than female in U S insane asylums. The study by Dr Jos A Hill notes 80,6495 males vs 80,096 females in hospitals and asylums, with admissions favoring males and a growing male inmate ratio.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Jos. A. Hill
William J. Clarrie
Department of Commerce
Twaten
DHL
President Wilson Praises Santo Domingo Receiver General
A letter from President Wilson commending Walter W. Vick as receiver general of customs for Santo Domingo was introduced during the inquiry into James M. Sullivan’s fitness as American minister to the Dominican Republic after his resignation sparked the investigation.
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Iemem
New York
Wilson
Walter W. Vick
Santo Domingo
James M. Sulllivan
Dominican Republic
Whit-Whistle bout postponed as White sick
New York reports the ten round match between Courivy White of Chicago and world champion Freddie Welsh scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed due to White's illness Willie Heecher will meet Welsh in the interim as a replacement bout is arranged
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Courivy White
Chicago
Freddie Welsh
White
Willie Heecher
Willard Arrives for Juarez Showdown with Johnson
In El Paso the heavyweight challenger Sense Willard has begun training to face Jack Johnson in Juarez on March 6 for the championship.
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Kel Paso
Texas
Jsense Willard
Jack Johnson
Juarez
The 10th annual convocation week at Ban vor Theological Seminary
The opening of the 10th annual convocation week at Ban vor Theological Seminary features principal speakers President Ozora 8. Davis of Chicago Theological Seminary Prof Walter Raugen busel of Rochester Theological Seminary Prof Bliss Perry of Harvard and President William D. Mackenzie of Hartford Theological Seminary.
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Ban Vor Theological Seminary
Ozora 8
Davis
Chicago Theological Seminary
Walter Raugenbusel
Rochester Theological Seminary
Bliss Perry
Harvard
William D. Mackenzie
Hartford Theological Seminary
Austrians Check Russian Advance on Prussian Border
Austrian forces halted a Russian movement along the Prussian frontier as tensions flare. Allied observers reported limited clashes and no major breakthrough, with troops massing for potential negotiations and further armament.
War Tensions Grow as Austro German Drive Shapes Balkans
The Austrian front stiffens to halt Russia's Hungary invasion as Austro German offensives press in the southeast. Swedish press complains of British contraband policy with talk of rail reprisals. In the North Sea, the German cruiser Bleacher sinks. British patrols inflict light damage on two battle cruisers. 123 of 885 crewmen saved. A North Sea battle between light cruisers and destroyers followed.
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Hungary
Bukowina
Petrograd
Near East
Roumania
Balkan
Great Britain
North Sea
Bleacher
Scarborough
Hartlepools
Admiralt
Germans and Russians Trade Trenches Near Petrograd
An official statement reports German forces capturing trenches north of Borimow Farm on January 23, recapturing some trenches on January 24, and evacuating under heavy fire. It notes German advance armor destroyed near Rawa over and Austrian activity in Galicia, with Carpathian passes being watched.
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Borimow Farm
Font
Kourpeschine
Rawa
Galicia
Carpathians
Viknor Merchant Vessel Sunk Off Ireland
The British armored merchant ship Viknor was lost off the Ireland coast with all hands after likely striking a mine or foundering. The admiralty reported the ship had been missing for days and wreckage washed ashore along the north coast. crew numbers could not yet be determined.
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London
Admiralty
Ireland
Bird
Austrians Claim Gains In War Report
Vienna reports an official statement stating no major engagements in Poland and Galicia aside from Nida, where artillery battles occurred. It claims Russian assaults in the Ung valley were repulsed with heavy losses and notes about a thousand prisoners taken in the Corpatmens over the last two days.
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Vienna
Austria
Poland
Galicia
Ung
German Government Seizes Wheat to Safeguard Bread Supply
Berlin reports all wheat stores seized by the German government to secure bread until the next harvest. Stocks will be distributed by local population figures under civil authority. Washington also notes Germany annuls consuls in Belgium while the U S views exequaturs as suspended.
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Belgium
Washington, D. C
Bryan
Germany
Washington
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