Women argue for suffrage before Lloyd George in London
A 23 January session in London featured Mary Wood and other women appealing for votes for women. Mary Wood, a sweatshop worker, testified she labored over 60 hours weekly for 73 cents, supporting herself and a tuberculosis-stricken husband. She and other delegates urged action as Lloyd George pledged government support for any acceptable amendment.
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Mary Wood
Lenchen
East End
David Lloyd George
Herauif
Grey
Anns Bigwood
Norton
Lioyd George
Edward Grey
Dickinger
Exschequer
Eny
House of Commor
Manager Regan Discharges Knickerbocker Dining Room Staff
New York January 23 manager Regan of the Hotel Knickerbocker dismissed his entire dining room staff in a mass discharge. He acted amid threats of a prolonged strike and union pressure, saying he acted in the interests of other hotel proprietors by forcing the issue. A conference of hotel men reportedly aimed to force the union into an open confrontation and precipitate the threatened general strike.
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New York
Regan
Knickerbocker
Birmingham Police Chief improves at home in recovery
Superintendent Eugene Birmingham shows marked improvement in health at home after overnight gains. Physician expresses pleasure with progress and says recovery appears on track unless unexpected complications arise.
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Eugene Birmingham
Salto and Victims Recover After Family Stabbing
At St Vincent's hospital Steven Salim his wife and mother-in-law Mrs Lincoln are recovering from wounds inflicted after an argument at 1 Columbia street on January 8. Salim attempted suicide by stabbing himself in the abdomen. In Bazardville after 75 years work in the powder mills will be suspended following numerous explosions and fatalities.
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St. Vincent's Hospital
Steven Salim
Lincoln
Balto
Columbia Treet
Bazardville
Persunz Danan
M Lellan Calls For Suitable Hospital For Isolation
Health Officer E A McLellan submits the 1912 annual health report, noting a rising death rate from communicable diseases and the city’s lack of a proper isolation hospital. The data show increases in diphtheria, scarlet fever, and typhoid cases, with high child mortality and weak outbreak control.
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E. A. McLellan
Bridgeport
Bridgepo
Missing Mail Clerk Hines Strikes Local Alarm in Bridgeport
Bridgeport reports the sudden disappearance of William J. Hines a mail clerk at the local post office. He lived at 78 Seymour Street with his wife and family and vanished on the night of December 16. A $100 reward offered by Mrs. Finch in a separate case remains unresolved.
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William J. Hines
Seymour Street
Bhees
Bridgeport
Hines
Marigold
Frank B. Finch
Crane Valve Co
Broad Street
Finch
Cotton Crop Report Shows Decrease From 1911 Levels
A census pack report dated January 23 records 13,091,264 bales produced in 1912 up to January 16, including round bales. This compares with 14,515,719 bales in 1911 and 11,253,147 in 1910. Round bales total 178,337 versus 97,654 in 1911. Sea Island fiber numbers are 70,760 for 1913 and 109,67 for 1911.
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Washington
Sea Island
Rescue Effort Underway for Three Entombed Miners in Tamaqua
Tamaqua Pa Jan 23 Fifty miners work in short shifts to reach Peter Winans Charles Lucas and Frank Craze buried by a rock fall in a colliery. The mine has seen previous entombments with eight rescued earlier. Little hope felt for the three men who are married with children.
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Tamaqua
Peter Winans
Charles Lucas
Frank Craze
University Club Dance at Club House Feb 24
The Annual University club dance will be held in the Club House Friday evening February 24 with about fifty couples expected. Music by Witt stein from Yale Junior Promenade. Dancing starts at 8 30 and may include cotillion features. Patronesses are wives of officers and governors. committee in charge is Robert Abbott R A Gibney and Henry T Porter. Dinner downstairs before the dance. New London Miss Nora Murphy of Boston sues New Haven railroad for 35000 after breaking an ankle getting off a train here.
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University Club
Wittstein
Yale
Jonathan Godfrey
Henry A. Bishop
Egbert Marsh
Ralph Barker
F._J. Kingebury
New Haven
A. M. Mersh
A. J. Bruff
R. T. Crane
H. L. Sutton
Messrs
Robert Abbott
R. A. Gibney
Herry T. Porter
Beck
New London
Nora Murphy
Boston
New Haven Railroad
Here
Mail Carrying Job Bid Worries Postmaster
Postmaster W H Marigold frets over the mail carrying contract with bids due by 4:30 PM in Washington. He notes bidders are avoiding the parcel post inclusion and the current contractor may extend six months if two bids are filed. The ten hour day starts March 4, promising extra carriers.
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W. H. Marigold
Washington
Marigold
Stanislaus Kaliski
Kaliski
Edward Malley
Malley
Fatal Drops Of 2 Birdmen In Prussia And Rheims
Berlin dispatch reports Lieut Albert Schiegiel an army aviator was killed when his aircraft plummeted in Prussia after entering a downdraft and breaking apart. Lieut A Von Scheel sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized with slim chance of recovery. Paris dispatch says aviator Charles Gaulard was potentially fatally hurt at Rheims when his monoplane turned turtle and he fell unconscious.
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Berlin
Albert Schiegiel
Prussia
A. von Scheel
Schiegiel
Paris
Charles Gaulard
Rheims
Gaulard
Ching and Company See the Big Show
Sam McCracken, GM of the big show, escorted Ching Ling Foo and his troupe to the winter quarters of the circus. Private dress rehearsals of trained animal acts were shown for the company, including the Elecs. Ching, a Chinese showman, enjoyed the visit and was greatly interested in Barnum Bailey’s circus.
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Sam McCracken
Ching Ling Foo
Ching
Barnum & Bailey's
China
City Court Breach of Peace Case Among Willard Street Stores
Dietz of 1 Willard Street and rival Joseph Horin of 206 Willard Street failed to appear in city court for breach of peace charges stemming from Monday’s dispute over a prospective customer. Bonds of 25 dollars each were forfeited. Beth Horin and Dietz, clothing store owners across the street and brothers in law, have a history of heated business clashes. Harold Reardon, 14, of 282 Cannon Street, labeled a truant, was placed on probation by Judge Carl Foster.
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Paul Dietz
Willard Street
Joseph Horin
Beth Horin
Dietz
Harold Reardon
Cannon Street
James H. Farnan
Carl Foster
Santo Domingo Facing Threat of New Revolution
Washington reports a fresh revolution threat in Santo Domingo with Archbishop Adolfo Noues as provisional president planning to meet rebel Desidario Arias at Puerto Plata. The Navy Department authorizes moving cruiser Des Moines from Santo Domingo City to support the situation.
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Washington
Santo Domingo
Adolafo Noues
Puerto Plata
Desidario Arias
Navy Department
Des Moines
Chinese impostor’s arrest ends Poli’s ad stunt at corner
A man dressed as a Chinese mandarin handed out cards advertising Poli’s theatre. Patrolman Al Goulden stopped him after he refused to heed warnings. The suspect, claiming Irish identity, was jailed for city ordinance violations. Poli’s manager then fired the ad man.
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Meigs
Meigs’ Store
al* Goulden
Hip Lee Wah
Ching Ling Foo
Poli’s
Poli
Thim
Poli's
Lee Wah
Tipperary
Brooklawn A. C. Opens New Home
The Brooklawn Athletic Club opened its new club house with a reception and dance last evening, attracting over 100 couples. The roller skating rink at Brooklawn and Capitol avenue was festively decorated with palms and plants, Curran's orchestra provided music, and an informal dance program continued late. Club members expect boosted finances and growth in membership due to the upgraded quarters.
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Brooklawn Athletic Club
Brooklawn
Capitol Avenue
Curran
Notable gathering as veteran leaders meet in Hartford
In Hartford tonight the leaders of three major veteran groups join on one platform for the installation of officers of the Colonel Burdett Camp United Spanish War Veterans. Attending are Alfred B. Beers Grand Army of the Republic Oscar E. Taylor War Veterans Ralph M. Grant Hartford. Governor Baldwin and staff, adjutant general Henry J. Seeley, and others from Bridgeport will join the event. The city party departs on the 5 39 train this afternoon.
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Hartford
United States
Colonel Burdett
United Spanish War Veterans
State
Alfred B. Beers
Grand Army of the Republic
Oscar E. Taylor
The
War Veterans
Ralph M. Grant
Sons of Veterans
Simeon BE. Baldwin
Henry J. Seeley
G. A. FR
Cassius E. Dietz
Bishop
William Lounsbery
Charles Andreas
F. J. Breckbill
Bridgeport
Ths
Rahrig to Get New City Job
Stephen F. Rahrig of 664 Park Avenue will be the city clerk’s new stenographer, appointed by City Clerk Stephen F. Boucher. He will start February 1 at a $1,200 annual salary, with a new room added to the city clerk’s suite for his duties.
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Stephen F. Rahrig
Park Avenue
Stephen F. Boucher
Rahrig
Connecticut Company
Boucher
City Hall
Peter White
City of Office
Rochester Clothing Strike Ties Up Trade
Rochester N Y January 23 A general strike ties up the local clothing industry after a mass meeting last night. Adler Brothers and other plants walked out today. Cutters voted to join the strike as workers press for wage increases and union recognition. New York strike is not cited as controlling factor in the dispute.
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Rochester
Convention Hall
Adler Brothers
Oue
New York
Bulgaria and Roumania Reach Agreement in Balkan Peace Talks
London reports Bulgaria and Roumania have reached an agreement with Brussels diplomacy noting Roumania will gain a Silistria frontier strip in exchange for neutrality. Bulgaria to dismantle Silistrian forts while Russia plans partial demobilization and a St. James Palace conference is slated to resume handling Albania Crete and related Balkan issues.
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London
S. Daneff
Roumania
Constantinople
Porte
Europe
Edward Grey
St. James Palace
Daneff
Albania
Crete
Progressive Kent Visits Wilson to Pledge Progressive Support
Trenton January 23 Representative William Kent of California carried a message from the Progressive Republican wing praising Wilson policies. Kent planned to meet President-elect Wilson to convey the group’s approval and outline their stance on conservation. Democrat William E. Tuttle arranged the interview and said Kent aims to assure substantial Progressive Republican backing while denying plans to join the Democratic Party.
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Trenton
Congress
Wilson
William Kent
California
Kent
Ent
William E. Tuttle
New Jersey
Democratic Party
Deputy Sheriff Wieler Welcomes Infant Son
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Wieler is all smiles today as a infant son arrives at his home on 124 Parallel Street. Mother and child are reported to be doing well.
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Wieler
Joseph Wieler
Parallel Street
Dissatisfaction Over Assembly and Senate Committee Appointments
Hartford dispatch reports broad discontent with committee allocations in both House and Senate. Bridgeport figures gain key posts including McNeil as Appropriations chair and Whitcomb as Public Health and Safety chair. Hall of Willington is denied excise chair, provoking strong protests among his followers.
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Hartford
Webster
House
Sanders
Senate
Shanley
New Haven
Hurley
Waterbury
Bridgeport
McNeil
Whitcomb
Newin
Representative Wilson
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Blakeman
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Trumbull
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Ryce
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Hutchinson
Suffield
Leavenworth
Wallingford
Baldwin
Beacon Falls
Healy
Windsor Locks
Evarts
Milford
Hyde
Higgins
Torrington
Riungee
Greenwich
Thoms
Avery
Groton
Peck
Redding
Weed
New Canaan
Miner
New London
Quinn
Norwich
Newman
McDonough
Naugatuck
French
Pub
Putnam Memorial
Trolley Company Struggles to Hire Help in Bridgeport
Bridgeport trolley system chief Charion H. Chagman reports ongoing staffing troubles as the company fails to fill conductor vacancies. Advertisements across western New York yield little success with only a few applicants persisting after initial screening, as imported workers are quickly snapped up by local factories and shop jobs offer steadier hours.
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Charion H. Chagman
Bridgeport
Connections Company
Haancer & Thing
New York
Settlement sought in garment workers strike at New York
Definite progress toward amicable settlement was hoped for as the Garment Workers Union announced a revised conference schedule with two manufacturers committees. It was expected manufacturers would concede temporarily and workers would return to shops pending arbitration of all issues. Meanwhile a suit was filed accusing an independent manufacturer of claiming insider payoffs to end the strike, and Chicago firms began recalling goods as unions prepared for a mass meeting amid unresolved fashion house collaborations.
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New York
Thie Garment Workers’ Union
Ione International
Ione International 7Eadlen
Fe Wortere
Bel Arminey
H. Magolin
Imperial
Seecturers
Chicago
Organviers
Ormegent
Sa York
Atlantic Hotel Attacked by Sheriff in Brewing Case
The Water teeter out the Allmac hotel has been attached by sheriff Cohen after suit by Pepet Brewing Co. The action, returnable to the February term of a rees court, seeks 3400 as claimed owed on notes from October 21, 1912 and December 27, 1912, plus 1208 on a money loan.
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Allmac
Ly Bhariff Cohen
Marie Callaghan
Pepet Brewing Co
Rees
Gare
Brewing Company
Downpour of Rain Spreads Flood Distress in Region
Evensville reports heavy rain halting fall in Ohloa and foreboding downpour. Flooded districts along the Wabash at De Jane and Illinois see families evacuated from homes. Steamer Hopkine carries food and fuel upriver to Granble and Enterprise as quarantined refugees in Ashbybere inch toward breaking away under police watch.
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Evanesville
Ohloa
Wabash
de Jane
Ilinois
Hopkine
UM River
Granble
Ashbybere
Bill to Abolish the Personal Tax
Hartford dispatch reports Senator Hirtier of Waterbury proposed a bill to abolish the personal tax. The item also notes Senator McGrathlan introduced a related bill while in Hartford.
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Hartford
Hirtier
Waterbury
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