Judge Lindsey on suffrage and morality in courts speech
Denver juvenile court chief Judge Ben B Lindsey criticizes feminism while defending equal suffrage, warning that expansive gender reforms threaten motherhood and child protection. He cites illegitimacy, later marriages, and lax laws as perils, urging more discretionary sentencing and court flexibility. The Denver court system for under 21s and recall in Colorado are noted.
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Cincinnati
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Lewisburg
Lindsey
Villa declares 15000 rebel army to strike at Huerta
General Francisco Villa announced plans to move south and join Carranza in Guadalajara with 15000 troops then march toward Mexico City. He expects to unite with Carranza’s 10000 as deserters seek amnesty, while Huerta forces burn bridges and retreat toward Torreon.
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Commercial Tribune
Chihuahua
Mex
Francisco Villa
Mexico
Carranza
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Huerta
General Villa
Sinaloa
Parral
Urbina
Escalon
Villa
Bermojillo
Torreon
Mapimi
Farmer Rambles to Warn Valley Residents After Dam Break
A West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company dam at Dobbin failed sending a flood down the Potomac River Valley but caused no deaths and limited property loss. A farmer from the hills named J. G. Hanline rode to Schell at 5 a.m. shouting the warning and telegraph operators rushed to alert towns. Telegraph and telephone crews restored lines by dawn and engineers began an investigation into the failure. The breach destroyed over 70 feet of the 1,070 feet retaining wall, with 30 feet cracked. caused by undermining of the foundation near the west bank and sluice gates that were frozen.
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Cumberland
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
Dobbin
W. Va
Potomac River
Schell
J. G. Hanline
A. E. Taylor
Taylor
West Virginia Public Service Commission
West Bank
Bandit Robs Train Passengers in Georgia Duel
A bandit boarded Western & Atlantic Passenger train No 1 near Vinings Georgia and robbed passengers in a chair car after a pistol duel with Deputy Sheriff C C Heard. The bandit fled at Bolton seven miles west of Atlanta, where authorities held a suspect for identification. Reports say the loot appeared small though one man claimed $300.
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Commercial Tribune
Atlanta
Western & Atlantic
Vinings
Bolton
Georgia
Chattanooga
C. C. Heard
Rome
Rule of Reason in Trust Cases Facing Oblivion
Congress considers an amendment to the Sherman law to remove the rule of reason from Standard Oil and give circuit courts full power to enforce restraining actions. Representative Stanley proposes expanding jurisdiction and duties for district attorneys to initiate equity proceedings, with penalties for violations. The proposal aims to clarify antitrust enforcement and reduce debatable scope of the act.
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Washington
Stanley
Kentucky
Wilson
Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Circuit Courts
United States
Congress
United States Steel Corporation
Eleven Believed Dead In Submarine Disaster Off England Coast
Mrs Adele Crome of Chicago seeks her missing husband William Crome in a widely wired appeal offering a $100 reward. The couple, with William a former Warner Dairy superintendent, vanished during a December storm amid personal legal battles in Chicago.
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England
Adele Crome
William Crome
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Berkeley Avenue
Warner Dairy Company
Refugees Predict New Revolution Aimed at Constitutionalists
Refugees arriving in Douglas Arizona from Ojinaga predict a fresh uprising against the Huerta government once General Villa's army departs Northeastern Mexico. They claim Durango will be the movement's stronghold and cite inflammatory literature labeling Constitutionalists as Cochinadistas meaning akin to swine.
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Douglas
Ariz
Ojinaga
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Mexico City
Durango
Porfirio Diaz
Disloyalty of Troops Threatens Huerta Regime
Official reports from Mexico City say the Huerta government faces a fresh danger as disloyalty among troops grows amid financial troubles and advancing rebel forces. The reports indicate alarm in government circles over suspicious circumstances tied to a reported failure of the fed
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Washington
Huerta
Mexico
Mexico City
Fed
Chief Murphy aide drawn into inquiry by Bla contractor
James C. Stewart of James Stewart & Co testified at the John Doe inquiry into state highway and barge canal grafts. He recounted a passerby named James Geffney asking for a 5 percent contribution on bids totaling about 3 million dollars for canal contracts near Waterford New York. He said no campaign was underway and he resented the demand, noting his firm did not receive the contracts after bids were readvertised. He cited prior Democratic party contributions of 10000 in 1908 and 15000 by associates in the following year.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
James C. Stewart
James Stewart & Co
New York City
Whitman
John Doe
James E. Gaffney
Charles F. Murphy
Stewart
Waterford
N. Y
James Geffney
Cram
Carroll
Mr. Cram
Mr. Whitman
P. McGovern
Democratic Party
Jerome Targeted by Death Threats Over Thaw Case
A dozen anonymous letters threatening William Travers Jerome with death unless he drops efforts to restore Harry Thaw are turned over to a detective agency in New York on January 16.
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New York
William Travers Jerome
Harry Thaw
Matteawan
Confession Links Love Motive to Ellis Murder Plot
Paul Carl admitted shooting Monroe F. Ellis president of the New Jersey State Lumber Association in 1911 at his home, acted on a woman's demand who promised $500. He received $400, and hid by working at Conkling Lumber in Bernardsville to dodge suspicion while the woman remained under surveillance. Ellis recovered from his wounds.
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Monroe F. Ellis
New Jersey State Lumber Association
Ellis
Carl
East Stroudsburg
Jersey City
Bernardsville
Conkling Lumber Company
Ellis Ias
Japanese Observatory Chief Kills Himself After Failure To Warn
Tokyo reports say the Kagoshima Meteorological Observatory chief committed suicide after harsh criticism for not warning Kagoshima residents about Sakura Jima eruption. Prof. Fusshichi Omori arrived to lead official inquiry as Kagoshima residents cope with destruction and ongoing volcanic hazards.
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Tokio
Hari-Kari
Kagoshima
Sakura-Jima
Sakura Jima
Fusshichi Omori
Yokio Imperial University
Submarine A-7 Trapped After Whitesand Bay Loss Near Plymouth
Special cable reports two officers and nine men aboard the British submarine A-7 are trapped beneath Whitesand Bay waters near Plymouth. Rescue efforts failed as grappling gear found no contact. officials fear all on board may have perished. The A-7, built 1904, faced earlier class A disaster history with several sinkings and losses.
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Whitesand Bay
Plymouth
Missing Norfolk coal schooners sparked by gale recalled
Boston January 16 The Northland was found three miles south of Matinicus off Penobscot Bay by the revenue cutter Woodbury with three miles towed to Rockland. The Prescott Palmer and Fuller Palmer remain missing as the Gresham searches offshore. The Woodbury crew report the Northland leaking and frostbitten.
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Boston
Mass
Norfolk
Fuller Palmer
Prescott Palmer
Northland
Woodburry
Matinicus
Penobscot Bay
Gresham
Provincetown
Ridgely
Woodbury
Rockland
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