Congresswoman’s resolution seeks probe of American mother ejected from White House
Texas representative Sheppard introduced a rules committee resolution calling for a bipartisan panel to investigate why an American mother was violently expelled from the White House area while seeking a audience with the president. He urged a thorough inquiry, asserting the incident violated American standards of womanhood and motherhood and demanded accountability.
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Washington
House
Sheppard
Texas
White House
United States
American Congress
Fire deaths in Killenfly building blaze at Dallas corner
A morning fire at the three story Killenfly building on Main and Poydras streets in Dallas killed two men and seriously injured a third. Residents Radley and Minor died later at St Pauls sanitarium. Philipson perished from suffocation. Bank vaults and Gano law offices suffered heavy losses with total damage around 12 000 dollars to the structure. One tenant, J B Lucas, escaped with diamonds and a watch, reported saved through a window ledge rescue as flames engulfed the upper floors. Discoveries include H L Johnson injury, Chief Magee cut, and architect E H Silven valuing losses at 12 000 dollars. The event disrupted banking offices on the first floor with Gaston National Bank heavily damaged.
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John R. Minor
Minor
Radley
St. Paul's Sanitarium
Philipson
Austin
Dallas
H. L. Johnson
Magee
Fire Department
Mr. Radley
Typographical Union
Woodmen of
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Gano
J. B
R. L. Lucas
J. B Lucas
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Republicans Split Over Joint Statehood Bill Report
Washington report says insurgent Republicans claim 75 votes against a rules change to allow amendments to the joint statehood bill. Democrats oppose the rule, complicating plans for a favorable report from the committee on territories. Speaker Cannon and aides push for party discipline as efforts continue.
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Committee On Territories
Rules Committee
Friends of the
Committee On Rules
Cannon
Rate Regulation Measure Introduced by Senator Culberson
Senator Culberson of Texas introduces a rate regulation proposal. It directs the interstate commerce commission to set a lawful one year rate when a rate is deemed unjust, and allows equity-court proceedings if the set rate confiscates a carrier’s property.
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Washington
Culberson
Texas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Energetic Action Expected in Caracas Snubbing Incident
Paris reports energetic action anticipated over the Taigny snubbing incident at Caracas with officials awaiting steps and potential international reaction.
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Paris
Caracas
Was Unanimous Covington Citizens Ticket Elected
In Covington Oklahoma on January 9 the citizens ticket was elected unanimously. In Guthrie on January 9 the thermometer dropped sixty degrees in twenty four hours. A fire at Normal college in Albany New York caused a loss of two hundred thousand dollars.
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Covington, Okla
Citizens
Guthrie
Normal College At
Albany
N. Y
Dewey Drydock Advances Slowly in Wireless Update
Washington dispatch reports the drydock Dewey moving at about three knots per hour according to a wireless message.
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Washington, Jan
Dewey
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