Lull in Legislature as Committees Unnamed
In the Twelfth legislature session the house and senate moved slowly with routine orders and ad hoc rules. Speakers and clerks discussed swearing in staff, informing the governor, and adjourning until Thursday while Lincoln county election contests and party intrigue drew whispered chatter.
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George Davidson
St. Mark’s Church
Pratt
Mets
Kindler
Scott
Motz
Cation
House
Senate
Sage
Secretary of State
W. C. Irvine
Converse County
L. W. McClellan
Emery
Sullivan
Carpenter
Laramie
Jeffers
Weston
Taylor
Pearson
Shevard
Jeffries
Plains
Speaker Pratt
Judge Mets
Sheridan
Capitol
George Beck
Stephen H. Sibley
Laramie County
Taft
Diers
Sheridan County
BE. J. Sullivan
Basin
Cheyenne
Thorley
Otto
Man of Mystery Identified in Aberdeen Theft Case
John Johnson of Aberdeen reports stolen clothing and letters to Sheriff Schafer after reading a Sioux City Journal item about a killing. The sheriff notes Comms’ possible NYPD links and Omaha warrants while Johnson awaits return of his overcoat as cold Aberdeen weather persists.
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John Johnson
Aberdeen
Sioux City
Johnson
Schaffer
Brown County
Schafer
Had
Omaha
Comm
Early
Sugar tariff debate sparks warning from Colorado sugar firm
Washington January 15 The Ways and Means Committee reviewed the sugar schedule as sugar industry leaders protested abolishing the tariff Francis K Carey vice president of the National Sugar Manufacturing Co of Colorado warned against “throwing beet sugar like a bone to hungry dogs.” He urged a non partisan commission to study tariff economics. Several leading Democrats privately admitted they would oppose a free sugar bill if they doubted Senate kill.
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Washington
Loose Ways and Means
Francis K. Carey
National Sugar Manufacturing Company of Colorado
House
Senate
Titanic suits seek millions in U S district court
Lawyers for victims press damages over life and property losses on the Titanic. White Star Line argues for liability limits under US law to under 100000, while claimants argue negligence expands exposure. A L Brougham, representing 200 suees, pushes for liability only under British law, potentially about 3000000.
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New York
Pitty
White Star King
United States District Court
Tibe
White Star Line
A. L. Brougham
200 Suen
Brite TV
Has Home Comebacks Inspiring Laughs in London Op
A humorous London Minute fragment shows a character asking about a cook and the reply reveals daily life away from home since breakfast, conveying light social mood and quick wit.
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London
Denver suffragette starves fiancé for wedding
Grace Keener of 5427 Walnut Street locked Charles Harmon in a room for a week to force marriage. Harmon's mother broke in, found him famished, and police intervened. Keener fled. Harmon had delayed the wedding, while Keener claimed to end the engagement.
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Denver
Robert Chambers
Grace Keener
Walnut Street
Charles Harmon
John Harmon
Larimer Street
Bread Provides New Stomach for Rockefeller
Philadelphia report recounts Lydia Cole Sharpless a Quaker woman curing John D. Rockefeller of indigestion with her gelatinized starch bread. Rockefeller allegedly offered a million for a new stomach. the loaf is delivered twice weekly. Her method avoids kneading and uses standard ingredients without stirring.
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Philadelphia
Lydia Cole Sharpless
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
George
Sharpless
Raphael's Masterpiece Reported Smuggled to London Hotel
The London Standard reports Raphael's Madonna Della Quercia has been smuggled from Italy and is now hanging in the Hotel Cecil in London awaiting transfer for exhibition. Four detectives guard it day and night as art experts seek the painting's fate. The work depicts the Virgin with Christ Child St John and Joseph amid a detailed landscape on a panel.
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London
Raphael
Italy
London Standard
Cecil
the Standard
Christ
St. Joseph
St. John
Christ Child
Warren Company Fences Government Land Report Adopts Inquiry
A Democratic House committee adopts a report claiming 40,000 acres in Wyoming were illegally fenced by the Warren Live Brock company. The Interior Department inspectors’ findings support the charge though the Justice Department had dismissed it previously. Senator Francis BE and Warren were noted as principals.
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Washington
Democratic House Committee of Congress
Interior Department
Wyoming
Warren Live Brock Company
Wied
Francis BE
Warren
Department of Justice
Committee of Congress
Carnegie Hero Awards list honors dozens of спасers amid drownings and fires
The Carnegie hero fund commission released an expanded roster of bronze and silver medal recipients with cash awards for rescues across multiple states and years. Names include Louis Stoll Clarence Van Nostrand John McBride and many others who saved civilians from drowning or fire, plus pensions for dependents.
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Prather
F. Wliam Pheasant
Leverman
Knights Landing
Cal
John V. Hagemann
Hagemann
David C. Schlueter
Minnie L. Schlueter
Albert HK. Collins
Alton
Briton to Wed Mrs Astor New York Dispatches
Lord Basil Blackwood, a British aristocrat and assistant director of the new stock exchanges in London, arrives in New York amid reports he will wed Mrs. Alva Willing Astor, widow of Colonel John Jacob Astor. Photographers invite his ire. he boards an Astor residence chauffeur driven auto. He is described as the third son of the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava.
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New York
Lord Mall Blackwood
England
Alva Willing Astor
John Jacob Astor
Lord Blackwood
Cedric
Lordshire
Astor Family
Lord Basil
the Ford
Ord Blackwood
Astor
Fifth Avenue
Eed
London
Board of Trade
South Africa
Marquis of
Dufferin and
Ava
Pigeon Proves Intellectual Life at Harvard in Lab Study
Cambridge Jan 15 Harvard researchers led by John Edward House tested pigeons in a maze with mirrors doors and obstacles to study learning and emotions. Findings suggest pigeons can learn from repetition and observe others performing tricks and may display emotions similar to humans.
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Cambridge
Harvard
Domentic
John Edward House
Castro Excluded From U S Entry. Appeal Planned
New York January 15 a special board of inquiry at Elllie Inland ruled ex president Cipriano Castro should be excluded from the United States Castro's lawyers said the decision would be appealed to the department of commerce and labor The board cited a reason tied to Castro's conduct during a period involving a female party.
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New York
Ellle Inland Today
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
United States
Castro
Department of Commerce and Labor
Stocker and State Officials Confer on Stock Tax Values
The water board of equalization met with lawmakers and ranchers to set livestock valuations. Cattle might rise from 12 to 18 per head, range cattle from 25 to 30, dairy cows up to 40, sheep cut 3.56 by 70 percent, horses unchanged. Senator Kendrick chaired the session and praised the dairy and cattlemen for constructive input.
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Wate Board of Equalizathon
Howx
Haird
Forsyth
Kendrick
Kendricy
Onanime
Stachmen
Perkins Quizzed On Money Concentration Peril
Washington January 15 shows Samuel Untermeyer questioning Samuel W Perkins about a suspected money concentration amid the money trust investigations. Perkins compares the query to a riddle and avoids defining a peril point while opposing excessive concentration. Rockefeller to testify by deposition, with Pujo and Untermeyer handling the process despite his frailty and a doctor warning against prolonged questioning.
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Washington
eGorge W. Perkins
Samuel Untermeyer
Money Trust
Perkins
Rhe
Jacob Eohiff
Rockefeller
House Money Trust Committee
William Rockefeller
Pujo
House
C. W. Richardson
Bia
Inquiry details flee but traces of major copper deal emerge
New York reports Percival J. Motortosh, private secretary to William Rockefeller, and Katharine Harrison flee to Montreal. MacIntosh and Harrison are connected to the Pujo committee probe into the 1912 Amalgamated Copper deal and related profits of about 50 million dollars tied to Standard Oil figures.
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New York
Pujo Committee
Katharine Harrison
H.W. Rogers
Oracle
Percival J. Melotosh
William Rockefeller
Macintosh
Montreal
Eity
Mine Warrison
Triuat
Tt le
Motnreal
Mies Harrison
Pujo
Aoe Harrison
Willem Hoekelelier
HH Rogers
Thomas W. Lawson
Albert C. Hurrage
Boston
Bonds on Ryan Schupe Beaum and others rejected in court
Chicago Jan 15 Bonds for M Ryan F W Schupe sentenced for conspiracy in dynamite transport were disapproved by District Attorney Miller. Beaum of Minneapolis bond 20000 approved. Court found property listed for Ryan and partners underinsured at about 37000 while 200000 should have been listed. Other bonds denied or delayed including Reddin Milwaukee and Slockin Indianapolis.
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Chicago
Eee Co Jae
M. Ryan
F. W. Schupe
Charles W. Miler
Indianapolis
United Stats Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles N. Beaum
Minneapolis
Miller
Ryan
Houllbap
Schupe
William Eb, Reddin
Milwaukee
Herbert Slockin
Leavenworth
Kas
Rebels Burn Bridges and Cut Communications in Mexico
Rebels severed land and sea links 140 miles south of the Mexican border, burning bridges and cutting railway and telegraph lines along the government route. They pinned 112 wooden trestles on the Northwestern line, forcing mass layoffs at Guggenheim smelters in Monte Rey and Vedena. A US cruiser was ordered to Acapulco to deter further action as American forces prepare a response.
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Paso
Crater of
Mexico
Bec Gullego
Mexicat Central
Povermaent
Mestoo Northwestern
Guggenheim
Montery
Vedena
Hanh
el Osment
Acapulco
Washington, D. C
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San Diego
Cal
Moex
Mexican Fort
Washington
Americary
Julio Radiite
Rouge
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