Insignia on White Badge Tied to Hall Panic Inquest
Calumet Michigan December 29 Coroners jury hears two witnesses testify that the man blamed for the Christmas Eve disaster wore a white badge like Citizens' Alliance insignia. O N Hilton of Denver says further developments expected. witnesses deny any insignia on the man and note union members nearby. Prosecutor Anthony Lucas confirms the crowd reacted to a false alarm with open doors and clear stairs as panic began.
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Calumet
Mid
Citizens’ Alliance
O. N.hilton
Denver
Women's Auxiliary
Federation
Anthony Lucas
Houghton County
Hendricksons to surrender as troops blockade Ky mine
Snow covered Pineville mountains as Mate troops and deputy sheriffs guard mine entrances at Ely to force John Hendrickson and kin from hiding. The besieged group, short on provisions and fuel, is watched at each entry while Adjutant General J Tandy Ellis takes charge of the force.
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Pineville
Ely
John Hend-rckson
Hendricksons
Hay
J. Tandy Ellis
Frankfort
Letters Pour In On Wilson Not Answered
Pass Christian Mississippi reports hundreds write to President Wilson daily seeking responses. Dr. Cary Grayson says Wilson improves but needs rest, plan to limit replies to urgent matters. letters received at Pass Christian directed to White House staff. The bulk are set aside until he returns to Washington for formal handling.
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Wilson
Christian
Cary Grayson
Wilsen
White House
Washington
Federals Hop Border Desertion Follows Rebel Threats
United States troops were alerted as Mexican federal soldiers fled Ojinga across the Rio Grande into Presidio amid rebel advances from Chihuahua. Reports claim many deserted after fighting began inland, with no confirmed captures or cross border gunfire.
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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
Emil Zerkowitz, a Budapest banker aboard the Campania, was denied admission after a Hungarian duel was deemed a felony there. A federal board at Ellis Island ordered deportation, with Zerkowitz detained at Ellis Island awaiting further action in Washington.
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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
The Knights of Columbus bought aternal hall for 17500 dollars for their future lodge building with bonds to cover the amount. Possession will be taken January 1. Committee members include John J. McInerney Thomas Heaney John Foley Dr J H Conway Walter Q Phelan and Frank Crowley. A hard maple pew dancing floor and remodeling of the front for club rooms are planned. The lodge will cater to dances and parties and keep tenants. Cheyenne lodge has 225 members and was installed 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 in Chicago Visit
Senator Francis G. Newlands and Mrs Newlands visited Chicago for three hours amid remarks that the nation faces unprecedented prosperity. He praised the currency bill for boosting credit and business and said attempts by big business to intimidate investors have failed. He also noted support for the Hecht-Heyn bill guaranteeing San Francisco a pure municipal water supply.
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Chicago
Francis G. Newlands
Reno
Nev
United States
Newlands
San Francisco
Telegraphers Strike Nearing Settlement on St. Louis and San Francisco
In St Louis on December 29 the strike committee of the Order of Railway Telegraphers will meet the railroad receivers to seek an agreement. The road offers a wage increase below 16 percent and agrees to overtime but rejects double time. Receiver Lusk says the strike demands may be amicably settled.
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ST. Louis
San Francisco
Order of Railway Telegraphers
Lusk
Turks Buy Warship For $15 000 000
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 reported as 15 million dollars.
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London
Reouf Pasha
Hamidieh
Rio de Janeiro
Women urged passive income tax resistance warned by treasury
Washington reports treasury officials warn that following Dr. Anna Howard Shaw’s call for passive resistance to the income tax could lead to serious trouble. Officials say refusing to file returns is a violation of law and may 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 saves Montreal from river fire
A water shortage forced firefighters to stretch a mile of hose from the St Lawrence River to reach hydrants and battle a blaze that destroyed a block of stores and houses, causing about half a million dollars in damage before the flames were checked. Dynamite was once considered to halt the fire's advance.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence
Sinking Schooner Pollard Towed Into Newport News
The American schooner Thomas F. Pollard of New York, carrying seven crew, was towed into Newport News port by the Norwegian steamer Malion after sustaining severe leaks and hardship.
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Newport News
Thomas F. Pollard
New York
Adeline Brance spirited from Monticello jail by sheriff
Adelaide Brance, once a voluntary prisoner, was quietly removed by Sheriff Kinney and assistants to a retreat ten miles from Monticello. She plans to join her brother in Palmer Iowa within two weeks, leaving behind unaccepted mortgage offers and refusing vaudeville pay citing public curiosity about her romance with a much older man.
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Monticello
N. Y
Adelaide Brance
Miss Brance
New York
Ten Million Damages Sought in Sherman Suit
In Chicago on December 29 a lawsuit was filed against the Quaker Oats directors and the Great Western Cereal directors for 10 million dollars. Wm A. Tilden and Charles D. Thompson, receivers for the cereal company, allege the sale of trade names and principal properties to Quaker Oats in 1911 violated the Sherman act. The petition notes the two firms control about 90 percent of trade in certain products.
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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
The planning for bank center hearings is postponed with new dates. The committee shifts hearings to New York January six to eight and Boston January nine and ten, due to illness delaying Secretary McAdoo. The West schedule remains unchanged as the panel seeks to define federal reserve district boundaries.
Convicts Calm as Prison Burns Fire at New Mexico State Penitentiary
A fire at the New Mexico state penitentiary near Santa Fe damaged the main office and a cellhouse roof, with estimated losses of 15000 dollars covered by insurance. Two hundred prisoners were in the cellhouse when the blaze started. five remained at work outside. Governor McDonald sent two National Guard companies to the scene and advised calm as crews fought the flames. There was no escape attempt.
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Santa FE
N. M
New Mexico State Penitentiary
McDonald
National Guards
Herring
National Guard
Servian War Minister Resigns Over Budget Stand
Belgrade December 29 The Servian war minister quits as the cabinet refuses to pass the war budget amid budget tensions and cabinet resignations.
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Belgrade
Servia
Secretary Lane Seeks Withdrawal of Radium Lands
Washington announces Secretary Lane proposes withdrawing all public lands suspected of containing radium to secure deposits for public use. The measure directs explorations and development plans to provide a government controlled radium supply, aiding cancer treatment and national health needs. The move follows a Denver building project funded by American endowments aimed at proving a commercial radium process.
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Washington
Lane
United States
Denver
United States Public Health Service
Denver Men Back New Oil Company in Wyoming Field
The Converse Oil and Refining company is a new Denver backed corporation preparing to develop properties held by ft in the Douglas field, Wyoming. Capitalized at $500,000, organizers include W. D. Tidball M. L. Mowery H. A. Wolfinbarger G. W. Knight and J. L. Taylor.
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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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