Halliday Wife Calls Him Firebug in Courtroom Fire Scandal
Dramatic courtroom scene as Frances Romero testifies that William A. Halliday planned arson to reclaim fortunes by burning Minnie Gilbert house. Mrs Halliday accuses him of smirching her honor and recounts the night of the blaze with witnesses and police restraint.
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Guy
William A. Halliday
Halliday
G Fingeea
Senate
Minniebert
Frances Romero
Gilbert
Mrs. Halliday
Romo
Marguerite H. Sturges
City Savings Bank
Charles. D. Lacy
A. E. Maloney
Samuel West
Minnie Gilbert
West
Annie L. Riley
Capitol Avenue
Engine Company
West End Man Dies Battling Disease in Tenement
A 30 year old man named Kovacs lies dying of consumption in a gloomy three room tenement at 609 Bostwick Avenue. His wife struggles to feed three young children while scrubbing factories and washing at home. The families plea for aid led to a charity visit and a routine inquiry, but relief was minimal.
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Steve Kovacs
Bostwick Avenue
Kovacs
Charities Board
Would Repeal Boxing Law Urged by Gov Whitman
Albany February 1 Gov Whitman sent a special message to the legislature urging repeal of the law authorizing 10 round boxing bouts in New York. New York February 1 Franklin D Safford formerly of Plainfield New Jersey jailed for perjury in the Oliver Osborne case was sentenced to nine months by Federal Judge Hand.
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Albany
New York
Whitman
Franklin D. Safford
Plainfield
N. J
Oliver Osborne
Judge Hand
Wall Street Stocks Plunge on War News U S Steel Dips Below Par
New York opens with the sharpest stock rush since wartime fears began as Germany resumes unrestricted submarine warfare. Prices fall two to twenty points across sectors, United States Steel dips below par but later recovers, and heavy volume signals market turmoil. Industrials like International Mercantile Marine suffer steep losses while several leaders rally after initial panic.
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United States/ Steel
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Germany
United States Steel
International Mercantile Marine
Rally Steel
Utah Copper
Bethlehem Steel
United Fruit
Pittsburgh Coal
Columbia Gas
New York Air Brake
Bethlghem Steel
Commission Houses
London Awaits U S Action on U Boat Note
London reports the German declaration of unrestricted submarine warfare causing a crisis of neutral policy. The United States stance is awaited as it will influence other neutrals and shape the war’s diplomatic crisis, with officials not commenting publicly.
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London
U. S
England
United States
Germany
British Isles
Berlin
State Department
Lansing
Wilson
President Wilson and Lansing face U‑boat crisis rumors
Washington reports the gravest crisis since the European war began as President Wilson and Secretary Lansing meet over Germanys note to resume ruthless U‑boat warfare. Col. E H House joins the White House amid rumors of an imminent policy action, though officials deny details.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
Lansing
Col
E. H. House
White House
Germany
Berlin
Skipper Scorning Aid, German Liner Scuttled at Dock
A German freighter Liebenfels tied at Charleston harbor began sinking at 9 this morning and was believed scuttled after its captain refused tug assistance. The 2830 ton ship, anchored offshore, was later seen still sinking but could not be seaworthy soon. The incident occurs as U S German relations grow tense amid warnings of possible diplomatic breaks and new submarine warfare plans.
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Scorning' Aid
Charleston
Liebenfels
Hansa Line
Klattenhoff
Lascars
New York Port Opens to Shipping Under Guard
New York February 1 with a cordon of destroyers and coast guard boats the port reopened to all incoming and outgoing shipping. The collector said ships may sail at their own risk and clearance remains required. Docks with German goods and interned ships are under strict police guard as neutrality guards and extra patrols assist.
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New York
Coast Guard
Rily
Godley
Connecticut Republicans vote to kill fealty resolution in Senate
Hartford February 1 The Connecticut Senate voted 18 to 7 against suspending rules to adopt a resolution memorializing Congress and backing any presidential course to preserve peace. Debate centered on who should speak for foreign policy and whether the General Assembly should weigh in on national matters. The measure was referred to the Federal relations committee.
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Hartford
Senate
Hemingway
Congress
Wilson
Connecticut
General Assembly
United States
Klett
New Britain
Bartlett
P. B. O'Sullivan
Derby
O’sullivan
Broder
Committee On Federal Relations
Hoover predicts German policy won’t affect relief work
New York February 1 Herbert Hoover chairman of the Belgian relief commission says the new German naval policy will not hinder relief operations. The commission has 42 ships under charter with 10 to 16 vessels eastbound to Rotterdam and 10 to 20 west bound.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Belgian Relief Commission
Sion
Rotterdam
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Navy Department
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Treasury
Hitchcock
Senate Foreign Relation Committee
Count von Bernstorff
Gerard
Col. E. M. House
Sussex
von Tirpitz
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