Last Sakura Island refugees rescued after volcano eruption
Thirty three refugees, believed last on Sakura Island, were saved from lava ashes by boat crews. Japanese found them in a cave near night while heat and toxic gases kept landings risky. Among survivors were a village school master with an emperor portrait, a policeman with records, and a postal clerk with a mail bag. Many homes were ruined and ashes must be removed before the dead can be found.
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Kagoshima
Japan
Sakura
Tiffany's Big Store Flooded by Water Break
New York January 15. Fire department responded to Tiffany's great store not to fight flames but to control flooding from a broken automatic sprinkler. Firemen used tarpaulins buckets and mops. Loss amount unknown.
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New York
Tiffany's Great Store
The Bachelors Play Basketball at College Gym
The Bachelors basketball team will face A. & M. College five at the College gym next Saturday at 7 30 PM. It opens a hard schedule with expected victories as the team is fast and well trained. Admission is twenty five cents. A stag dance with college orchestra follows.
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A. & M. College
Members appeal to government during Transvaal strike
Secretary Bain leads 300 Federation of Trades members trapped in Trades Hall as police besiege the building. Government warns of arrest and opens fire with a field cannon after delay. The Transvaal and Orange Free State laborers strike while Natal and Cape Colony stay quiet. Bain and his force surrender as the government signals action.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Bain
Federation of Trades
Botha
United States
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Natal
Cape Colony
J H Lang Seriously Injured in Houston Train Accident
News from Bryan reports J H Lang formerly of Bryan was injured near Houston by a moving train on January 2. He is hospitalized at St Josephs in serious condition. Lang was a painter and paperhanger and a Bryan union member, formerly with the local Moose Lodge.
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Bryan
J. H. Lang
Houston
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Blizzard Sweeps North Atlantic Wrecks Seen
Reports from Cape Hatteras to Cape Cod describe ships wrecked and many lives lost along the Atlantic. Four firms dispensed thousands of homeless into the streets as Norville logged forty degrees below zero.
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New York
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Cape Cod
Norville
Portugal Sees General Rail Strike Halting All Service
Lisbon January 14 rail workers led a general strike that suspended the entire railroad system across Portugal. The action affected passenger and freight movement nationwide, with authorities urging calm as services remained halted.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Norris Jury Panel Grows as Trial Opens Night Session Planned
Seventy five more salesmen were drawn today to join the Norris church burn case jury. Judge Swayne announced a night session to speed completion of the panel as Rev. J. Frank Norris faces trial in Fort Worth.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
J. Frank Norris
Swayne
Free Music Rolls For Library Patrons
Kansas City residents may borrow five hundred player piano music rolls from the public library starting today. The collection mirrors standard book circulation, expanding access to musical resources for local patrons.
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Kansas City
Wilson Discussed Trust Legislation in Washington
President Wilson spent the day in talks with Democratic leaders on trust legislation. Senators expressed confidence in an interstate trade commission with limited powers to aid courts, bans on interlocking directorates, and personal guilt standards, aligning with the President's views.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Senate
Brazos County to Accept New Modern Jail
Tomorrow at 2 o clock the Brazos County Commissioners Court will formally accept the completed jail. The new building is fireproof and modern with lights heat sewerage and bath and invites Bryan Commercial Club directors and others to attend. The old jail has served over thirty years and is described as a fire trap and unsanitary in construction.
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Commissioners’ Court of
Brazos County
Bryan Commercial Club
Good Roads Short Course Opens at Texas A M College
College Station Texas January 14 The first annual good roads short course run by the Texas A and M College highway engineering department began Monday. Students are being given practical instruction on road building in Texas and will learn to run a level make surveys for grades and drainage when the four weeks course ends.
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College Station
Tex
Texas A. & M. College
Texas
R. J. Potts
Death toll uncertain as Sakurajima eruptions ease
In Tokyo reports from Southern Japan say volcanic activity and quakes are abating this afternoon. Death figures are still uncertain since Sakura remains inaccessible, with Kagoshima reporting large losses.
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Japan
Tokio
Sakura
Sakurajima
Kagoshima
Village in Japan Faces Mass Tragedy of Missing Refugees
Refugees in Myasaki report that about 300 houses in the village of Z lost their way while fleeing to the sea yesterday and probably all perished. They say hundreds drowned trying to swim the Gulf of Kagoshima.
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Myasaki
Japan
Sakura
Gulf of Kagoshima
Indicted Today in Copper Strike Case
Houghton Michigan January 15 The grand jury returned indictments against thirty nine persons over a copper strike with Moyer named in the charges though the complainants names were kept secret The indictments allege a conspiracy to intimidate and interfere with non union men locally tied to the Western Federation of Miners officials and others involved in the dispute
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Michigan
Associated Press
Houghton, Mich
Jan
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Moyer
Steamer Majestic Returns to Port in Heavy Seas
The Majestic carrying the Sayres returned to Cherbourg port today after taking on water from heavy seas. Officials say she will sail again later today despite the damage.
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Cherbourg
Majestic
Sayres
Greek Premier seeks great power aid to curb new clash
Berne Switzerland Jan 14 Premier Venizelos of Greece urged the great powers to prevent another war between Greece and Turkey. He warned that Enver Bey as Turkish Minister of War could spark conflict and Greece fears the possible outcome.
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Berne
Switzerland
Greece
Turkey
Venizelos
Enver Bey
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