Rebel Proclaimed Sultan at Fez Sparks Moroccan Crisis
Paris dispatch reports Mulai Hafid proclaimed sultan of Morocco causing alarm in France and Spain. The government weighs tribal loyalties and potential division if Hafid gains strength while Abdel Aziz remains coast ruler with support from France and Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulai Hafid
Abdel Aziz
Paris
Fes
Morocco
France
Spain
Abdel ‘Aziz
Hafid Preme
Congress discusses revenues and public building costs
Chairman Bartholdt signals rising U S government deficits as luxury spending falls during financial downturn. He notes 600 bills and about 90 million dollars proposed for public buildings, with 20 percent possible this session. Subcommittees to vet building and ground purchases split by region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bartholdt
House Committee
Iowa
Arkansas
California
Michigan
Montana
West Virginia
Wyoming
Connor
Nebraska
Idaho
Indiana
Missouri
North Dakota
South Dakota
Utah
Norris
Japan Seeks to Dodge Issue in Emigration Talks
Washington reports say U S and Japan are in a serious stage of talks over immigration and emigration limits. Ambassador O Brien has pressed Japan for assurances to curb immigration of Japanese laborers, with Tokyo dodging specifics and citing diplomatic denials. Officials note Japanese admissions show immigration rising since pledges were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Japan
State Department
O’brien
Root
Count Hayashi
Ji “Ae
Department of Commerce and Labor
Charge Libel Of President Diaz In Havana
Criminal proceedings opened against the anarchist newspaper La Tierra for libeling President Diaz of Mexico over an alleged Vera Cruz imprisonment of Cuban worker Pianas. The report prompted a ministerial denial and possible charges against El Despertar Obrero. A cable from local workers to Diaz asked for facts, with no reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havannah
la Tierra
Diaz
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Pianas
el Mundo
el Desperbar Obrero
Federation of Labor
el Despertar Obrero
Sealed Rubber Tubing and Pin Found in Patient
Red Lodge Montana January 14. A New York hospital operation revealed negligence by an eastern surgeon. Charles Joakins Finnish miner who arrived six months ago had an abscess in the pleural cavity. Dr Pitkann opened the former wound and found two rubber tubes nearly five inches long with a rusty safety pin in the cavity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Lodge
Mont
Pitkann
Charles Joakins
Joakins
United States
New York
Pitkann Ws
Hobson proposes commission to study arbitration and navy use
In Washington on January 14 Richard P Hobson introduced a resolution for the president to appoint a seven member commission. The panel would study how to preserve general welfare through arbitration and by maintaining armed forces. Members include one army representative one navy representative one senator one house member one international law authority and two at large. Each would earn 7500 dollars annually excluding congressional pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Richard P. Hobson
Congress
Army
Navy
Senate
House
Death by Debt Drives New York Doctor to Jump Into Hudson
Dr. A J Wheeler of Cornwall on Hudson, owner of a cancer sanitarium, leaped from the steamboat Hartford after leaving notes blaming the “devil of debt.” Letters to relatives spoke of financial ruin and a plan to end life, with evidence of extensive Western lecturing. Wheeler left a widow and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. J. Wheeler
Cornwall
Hudson
Hartford
Wheeler
Pier 19
C. Arthur Ackerly
Lois
West
Newburg
Burlington to lay off many employees nationwide
Omaha January 14 General Manager Holdridge announced layoffs affect Burlington employees in all departments and will take effect immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Omaha
Holdridge
Theater Stampede Kills Sixteen in Barnsley
A crowd panic at a Barnsley theater on January 14 resulted in sixteen deaths including children and numerous injuries. Officials said there was no fire or danger, only a sudden unexplainable panic as the crowd sought egress from the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnsley
York
England
Mayor’s Message Devoured by Pet Dogs and Parrot
South Norwalk Connecticut January 14. Mayor Francis I Burnell failed to read his address as his collie Pills torn it to pieces and the family parrot Mathu sala swallowed the fragments. The mayor declared the message hot and joked about the bird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Norwalk
Conn
Francis I. Burnell
Board of
Mathusala
Dr. Burnell
Great Northern Buys Montana Central Line
Helena Montana January 14 Great Northern Railway company for a consideration of 36 135 454 has purchased the line of the Montana Central running from Great Falls to Butte It has been controlled by the Great Northern for a number of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Great Northern Railway Company
Montana Central
Great Falls
Butte
The
Great Northern
Berlin Police Move To Color Photography For Criminal ID
Berlin police prepare to adopt color photography to aid the identification of criminals, signaling a shift from black and white methods to more accurate visual records for investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Canadian Pacific May Take Over the Great Western
Judge W. H. Sanborn names Albert M. Moore as special master in chancery as Chicago Great Western comes under receivers. C. H. Smith keeps current officers. S. C. Stickney foresees no major cost cuts. Rumor suggests Canadian Pacific may acquire and route via Pie Marquette to St. Paul and the Soo Line to the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
W. H. Sanborn
United States Circuit Court
Albert M. ‘Moore
St. Paul
Chicago, Great Western Railway
C. H. Smith
C. Stickney
Canadian Pacific Railway
Chicago
Great Western
Harriman et al Admit Hostility to Fish in Rail Case
Illinois Central answers in Chicago Superior Court denying Harriman Goelet Peabody influence, stating hostility to Stuyvesant Fish arises from his litigation. Affidavits from Harriman Luttgen Astor Hackstaff Vanderbilt Auchincloss Goelet Peabody deny votes prejudicial to Illinois Central. Cases cite track connections and traffic division as context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
Chicago
Stuyvesant Fish
Illinois Central Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Railway Securities Company
Illinois Central Railway
Edward H. Harriman
Walter Luttgen
John Jacob Astor
Alexander G. Hackstaff
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John A. Auchincloss
Robert Goelet
Charles A. Peabody
Mr. Fish
Goelet
Peabody
Illinois Central
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Union Pacific
Omaha
Fish
Chancellor Andrews to Leave His Office at Nebraska
Elisha Benjamin Andrews will resign as chancellor of the University of Nebraska, effective by year end if not sooner. The board of regents has kept the matter quiet amid strong health concerns and possible board initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Elisha Benjamin Andrews
University of Nebraska
Board of Regents
State University
Andrews
Col Snell Spent 300000 On Women In Final Years
In DeWitt County Illinois testimony in Richard Snell's suit to break his father's will, defense claims Colonel Thomas Snell spent at least 300000 on women in the last decade of life, including 75000 to May Belle Snell of Kansas City now Mrs McNamara, while Richard Snell accuses evil influence by Maybelle Snell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton, NL
Richard Snell
Thomas Snell
Dewitt County
May Belle Snell
Kansas City
McNamara
DeWitt County National Bank
Maybelle Snell
Mrs McNamara Ties Knot After Snell Will Dispute
Mrs James V McNamara formerly Maybelle Snell wed last November. Her husband is Jackson county sheriff's chief deputy and the couple reside in Kansas City. They and Mrs Priscilla Snell refuse to discuss the Snell will case. Dr W Webster, her attorney, says she has right to all property Colonel Snell left her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James V. McNamara
Maybelle Snell
Jackson County
Quiet at Muncie as National Guard troops withdraw
Muncie Indiana January 13 Major General McKee in command of ten National Guard companies ordered four more companies to return home this evening due to a street railway strike. No disturbance or further trouble is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
McKee
National Guard
Socialist Mob Storms German Landtag Hall
Berlin reports intense protests over manhood suffrage as socialist crowds march on the Prussian landtag. Police guard entrances while chancellery leaders reject universal voting, and a clash at Kurfuersten Bridge ends with police sabre charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landtag
Entombed Miner Survives After 10 Hours Buried
Alexander Donaldson was found alive and conscious after being buried under coal and dirt at Packer colliery No. 6 for more than ten hours. He walked home unharmed, describing a miraculous escape as cool air reached him through crevices while fellow miners labored to rescue him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giradville
Alexander Donaldson
Packer Colliery No
Donaldson
Mail Delivery Restrictions Rise on Holidays
Statesmen seek stricter Sabbath recognition with postal reforms. holiday observance gains attention as part of broader religious accord, with postal matters cited as one manifestation of the demand.
Employers liability bill introduces in House
Washington dispatch reports Representative Sterling of Illinois introduced an employers liability bill in the House. The measure aims to exclude the grounds on which the present law was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sterling
Illinois
Supreme Court of the United States
Sunday Mail Deliveries A Debate Sparks Public Interest
Washington reports a western business group asks stopping mail on Sundays and holidays to aid rest and work. A senator notes past surveys showing strong opposition to holiday mail bans, while postal workers push for the change despite concerns of Monday congestion. Statesmen see a broader return to Sabbath observance as a factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pie
Rumors of Auction With Japan Denied at Washington
Washington officials deny reports from foreign capitals and in the United States that friction exists over immigration talks with Japan. The state department says Ambassador O'Brien’s demand to put the agreement to restrict Japanese labor immigration in writing has been rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Japan
United States
State Department
O’brien
Smith College president urges easier entry exams
Northampton Mass January 13 In the annual report President L Clark Seelye of Smith College argues for simplified entrance examinations to shorten women's education. He asserts marriage, not a career, is the chief use of a college bred woman and that delaying marriage reduces chances of marrying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Mass
L. Clark Seelye
Smith College
Seelye
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt to Wed Count Lasze
New York dated January 13 reports Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt has sent invites to relatives and intimate friends for the marriage of her daughter Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt to Count Lasze. The notice indicates a formal wedding plan in the near future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Gladys Moore Vanderbilt
Count Lasze
Women Drinkers Labeled Undesirable by Kenosha Club
Kenosha Wis Jan 13 Women drunkards and the indolent rich were placed in the ranks of the most undesirable citizens by the Kenosha Woman's club at its last meeting It was agreed after a spirited discussion that there are more women than men who drink to intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha, Wis
Kenosha Woman's Club
Powder Trust Under Fire Over Naval Accidents
Robert S. Waddell of Peoria accuses the powder trust of unsafe manufacturing that produced a smoke less powder linked to serious battleship accidents including the Georgia. He asks Congress for money to build safer powder plants and contests Senator DuPont as head of the trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Powder Trust
Robert S. Waddell
Peoria
Congress
Waddell
Georgia
Army
Navy
Trust
DuPont
Delaware
Dentistry in the Blue Grass State
John W. Yerkes recalls a Kentucky dentistry tale from Louisville. A man with a severe toothache enters a dental parlor and grumbles at the idea of cold water, revealing a moment of comic frustration during treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Grass State
Washington
John W. Yerkes
Kentucky
Internal Revenue
Senate Passes Harbor Defenses Protection Bill
The Senate approved a bill to shield harbor defenses and fortifications from malicious injury. Senator Frye explained the measure punishes violations of naval orders protecting harbor defenses just as army offenses are punished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
The
United States
Frye
Block Wheels of Science Rally Against Animal Vivisection
Philadelphia reports the American Anti Vivisection society staging a mass meeting to protest vivisection at Rockefeller farm New Brunswick aimed at serum for spinal meningitis. Tactics include posting placards of animal suffering and preparations for a hall gathering led by secretary Mrs Caroline Earle White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Rockefeller Farm
New Brunswick
N. J
Caroline Earle White
Surgeon and Child Die During Operation
Berlin report says Dr Merlin died suddenly from heart disease while operating on a child at Berkenfeldt infirmary. With no other surgeon present the child also died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Berkenfeldt
Merlin
First Envelope Ever Made Kept in British Museum
The British Museum houses the earliest known envelope in its collection. The artifact represents ancient mail practices and showcases early paper packaging. Researchers note the item’s historical significance in communication methods across antiquity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Federal financial bills and state capital plans introduced in Congress
Washington reports new House proposals including Missouri Illinois Oklahoma and Maine measures. Key items include a food and drugs labeling standard a depositors guarantee bill a state hood funding appropriation a mine disaster investigation commission and a federal currency/treasury note plan with a 2 percent tax proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Mann
Illinois
Fulton
Oklahoma
Carter
Foster
Littlefield
Maine
Capitol Grounds
Supreme Court of the United States
McHenry
Committee On
Treasury
Currency based on all bank assets and house plan
Washington outlines a national banking reform bill to retire existing bank bonds and issue credit notes backed by bank assets. It creates a redemption system with districts, appoints district managers and a deputy comptroller, and forms a national guaranty fund of 500 million dollars. The plan includes investing most of the fund in U S bonds and using new green background notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury National Bank
Rd of
United States
Guaranty Fund
Congress Lottery Chooses Office Rooms in New Building
In Washington on January 11 the congressional lottery allocated offices in the new House office building nearing completion. Only 383 members participated, excluding committee chairmen, with few absentees. A blindfolded page drew marble numbers for seats, and the House adjourned until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House of Representatives
Yeast Found Guilty in Land Fraud Conspiracy Trial
Perry A. Yeast a prominent cattleman in Omaha was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the government in land entries. The jury recommended clemency. The conviction centered on conspiring with three widows to obtain land fraudulently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Perry A. Yeast
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