Insignia on White Badges Tied to Hall Panic
At Calumet on Christmas Eve a deadly disaster triggered by a panic in Italian Hall is probed. Witnesses describe a man wearing a white badge like Citizens' Alliance insignia. Anthony Lucas, prosecuting attorney, notes no fire and open doors as the stampede began. O N Hilton of the Western Federation hints at further developments.
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Calumet
Mid
Citizens’ Alliance
O. N.hilton
Denver
Women's Auxiliary
Federation
Anthony Lucas
Houghton County
Hendrickson clan besieged at Kentucky mine
In Pineville Kentucky the Mate troops and deputy sheriffs guard mine entrances where John Hendrickson and his clan hide near Ely. Fugitives reportedly near surrender as snow coats the mountains and the group faces starvation with limited fuel. Adjutant General J Tandy Ellis arrived to take charge of the force guarding the mine.
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Pineville
Ely
John Hend-rckson
Hendricksons
Hay
J. Tandy Ellis
Frankfort
Letters Pour In on Wilson from Pass Christian
Readers flood Pass Christian with letters to President Wilson as he improves slowly. Dr. Cary Grayson says health is improving but needs rest, and Wilson will answer only urgent mail. The letters include endorsements for bankers and members of the Federal Reserve Board.
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Christian
Wilson
Cary Grayson
Wilsen
White House
Washington
Federals Desert Mexican Fort Then Cross Into United States
Reports from Presidio Texas describe Mexican federal troops deserting Ojinga Fort and crossing the Rio Grande into the United States as rebels advance from Chihuahua. US cavalry prepared to arrest deserters. fighting reportedly began between federals and rebels inland, with casualties claimed on the Mexican side. Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott received the official briefing.
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Presidio
Texas
Ojinga
Mexico
Chihuahua
Rio Grande
United States
United States Cavalry
Ojinaga
Hugh L. Scott
el Paso
Hungarian Duelist Is Deported From the U S
A Hungarian banker Emil Zerkowits of Budapest was deported after a federal board at Ellis Island ruled that dueling in Hungary makes a citizen ineligible for admission to the United States He reportedly fought a duel over honor in Budapest with Julius Pernitzer and fired one shot apiece neither hitting the other The decision stands while his appeal to Washington is pending and he is to be detained at Ellis Island
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New York
Hungary
United States
Federal Board of Special
Ellis Island
Emil Zerkowils
Campania
Zerkowitz
Budapest
Julius Pernitzer
Zerkowits
Washington
Elite Island
Fraternal Hall Changes Owners
For 17500 the Knights of Columbus bought aternal hall yesterday for their future lodge building. Bonds have been forged by the lodge to cover this amount and possession will be taken on the first of the year. John J. McInerney Thomas Heaney John Foley Dr J H Conway Walter Q Phelan and Frank Crowley formed the committee. A maple dancing floor will be installed and the front of the building remodeled for club rooms. The Knights will cater to dances and parties and retain tenants. Cheyenne lodge has 225 members, installed here in 1903.
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Knights of Columbus
Aternal Hall
John J. McInerney
Thomas Heaney
John Foley
J. H. Conway
Walter Q. Phelan
Frank Crowley
Knights
Cheyenne Lodge of the Knights of Columbus
Prosperity to Follow Legislation Prompts Optimism in Chicago
Sen Francis G Newlands and Mrs Newlands visited Chicago for three hours. He predicted unprecedented prosperity as currency reform boosts credit and business, and hailed the defeat of investor intimidation. He supported the Heuhe Hamilton bill endorsing a pure municipal water supply for San Francisco.
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Chicago
Francis G. Newlands
Reno
Nev
United States
Newlands
San Francisco
Telegraphers Strike Nearing Settlement on St Louis Line
In St Louis on December 29 indications show no strike will occur on the St Louis and San Francisco railroad. The strike committee of the Order of Railway Telegraphers will meet the receivers tomorrow to seek an agreement. The company offers a wage increase but not the full 16 percent, agrees to overtime but not double the rate, and Receiver Lusk expects the demands to be amicably settled.
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ST. Louis
San Francisco
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Lusk
Turks Buy Warship for 15 Million Dollars
Captain Reouf Pasha of the Turkish navy arrived in London to complete the purchase of the Brazilian dreadnought Rio de Janeiro for the Turkish government. The price is said to be 15 million dollars.
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London
Reouf Pasha
Hamidieh
Rio de Janeiro
Women urged passive tax resistance faces penalties
Washington reports treasury officials warn that following Dr. Anna Howard Shaw urging unfranchised women to refuse income tax returns risks serious trouble. Refusing to render property accounts or pay taxes after assessment violates the law and could incur fines from 20 to 1000 dollars.
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Washington
Anna Howard Shaw
National Woman's Suffrage Association
Treasury Department
America
Shaw
Treasury
Yoya Jon
MBL
Otue
Saupapp
Mile of Hose Reaches River to Save City
Montreal officials credit a length of hose laid from the St Lawrence River with saving the city from a major fire after a break left hydrants waterless. The blaze destroyed a block of stores and homes, causing about half a million dollars in damage before crews from the river supply halted the flames. Initially dynamite was considered to stop the fire.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence
Sinking Schooner Pollard Towed Into Newport News
The American schooner Thomas F. Pollard of New York, leaking badly and carrying a tale of hardships, with a crew of seven, was towed into Newport News port early this morning by the Norwegian steamer Malion.
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Newport News
Thomas F. Pollard
New York
Public curiosity fuels sensational Monticello escape tale
Adelaide Brance, once a voluntary prisoner in Monticello jail, was secretly moved by Sheriff Kinney and assistants to a rural retreat ten miles away. She plans to join her brother in Palmer Iowa within two weeks, keeping mortgage papers. An offer of 500 a week in vaudeville was rejected as she preserves memory of a deceased lover.
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Monticello
N. Y
Adelaide Brance
Miss Brance
New York
Ten Million Dollars Sought in Suit Over Trade Names
In Chicago on December 29 a suit was filed in federal court seeking 10 million dollars in damages against Quaker Care company directors and Great Western Cereal company directors. Plaintiffs William A. Tilden and Charles D. Thomp son, receivers of the cereal firm, allege Sherman act violations tied to the 1911 sale of trade names and principal properties to Quaker Oats. The petition claims the two firms control about 90 percent of the trade market.
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Chicago
Der
Quaker Care Compan Tte
Great Western Cereal Company
United States District Court
Wm. A. Tilden
Chas. D. Thompson
Quaker Oats Y
Planning For Bank Centers Delayed Public Hearings Postponed
The planning for bank center hearings is delayed as the reform committee shifts New York and Boston sessions. Instead of January 2 in New York and January 4 in Boston, hearings move to January 6 through January 8 in New York and January 9 and 10 in Boston with no change to the western schedule. The delay follows illness of Treasury Secretary McAdoo and health officials urging rest before a demanding public hearing period.
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Washington
Renaive Bank Reorganization Committee
New York
Boston
Convicts Calm as Prison Burns Near Santa Fe
Fire at the New Mexico state penitentiary destroyed roofs of the main office and a cellhouse near Santa Fe. Damage about 15000 dollars insured. Two hundred inmates were in the cellhouse. five remained inside during the blaze. Governor McDonald sent National Guard companies to the scene and visited with Adjutant General Herring. no escape attempt occurred.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico State Penitentiary
McDonald
National Guards
Herring
National Guard
Servian War Minister Quits Over Budget Refusal
Belgrade dispatch says Servia’s war minister resigned today as the cabinet refused to pass the war budget. The move follows mounting pressure over military funding and cabinet instability.
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Belgrade
Servia
Lane plans to withdraw radium lands for public use
Secretary Lane proposes withdrawing all public lands suspected of containing radium to secure deposits for the general good. The resolution would authorize explorations to determine if radium can be commercially developed and to mine and treat ore to ensure a government supply for public health use.
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Washington
Lane
United States
Denver
United States Public Health Service
Denver Men Back of New Oil Refining Company
The Converse Oil and Refining company, a Wyoming based new corporation capitalized at 500000, plans to develop properties in the Douglas field. Organizers include W D Tidball, M L Mowery, H A Wolfinbarger, G W Knight, and J L Taylor, all noted as prominent regional executives.
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Converse Oil and Refining Company
Denver
Douglas Field
Wyoming
W. D. Tidball
Western Fruit Robbers’ Association
M. L. Mowery
Rock Island
H. A. Wolfinbarger
G. W. Knight
Honduras Coal and Coke Company
J. L. Taylor
Delta County Fruit Growers’ Association
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