Resolution to urge Wilson on world disarmament conference
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a resolution urging President Wilson to summon a world disarmament conference with no dissenting votes. An amendment by Rep Mason to include Ireland and the Philippines was defeated 9 to 2. Democrats questioned timing as Wilson prepared to leave office.
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Washington, D. C
Ilson
House Foreign Affairs
Mason
Epublican
Ilinois
Ireland
Wilson
Porter
Harding
Caldwell Divorce Case In Harlan Draws Crowd
In Shelby County Iowa, the Caldwell divorce drama ends with the court under advisement. Eva C Caldwell sues Charles E Caldwell for divorce and alimony of 150000. Charles E Caldwell counters with a cross petition for divorce alleging adultery. The trial featured salacious testimony that filled the courtroom and led to many spectators being turned away.
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Harlan
Shelby
Eva
C. Caldwell
Charles E. Caldwell
Prince Rupert Pulp and Paper Company Formed
The provincial register of companies announces the incorporation of Prince Rupert Pulp and Paper Company Limited in Victoria with capitalization of 4,000,000. The firm aims to manufacture paper on a large scale in northern British Columbia.
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Victoria
B. C
Provncial Register of Companies
Prince Rupert
Weather outlook for Chicago and Washington regions
Chicago reports unsettled conditions tonight and Sunday with possible snow in the west and north areas. Temperatures rise tonight and Sunday in the east. Washington forecasts start cold with light snows early in the week and generally fair and much colder conditions to follow.
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Chicago
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Weather Summary From 24 Hours End 7 a.m.
Local observations by Dr. H. M. Stanley cover the past 24 hours ending 7 a.m. with notes indicating snow or related precipitation.
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H. M. Stanley
Peret declines to form new French cabinet
Paris reports Raoul Peret was asked to head a new French ministry but appeared before President Millerand and declined to form the cabinet. Aristide Briand meanwhile agreed to attempt forming a cabinet succeeding the Leygues ministry which resigned on Wednesday.
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Paris
Raoul Peret
France
Millerand
Associated Press
Aristide Briand
Leygues
Senate Votes to Stop Recruiting for Army Reduction
The Senate passed a resolution directing the secretary of war to stop army recruiting until the regular army is reduced to 150000 men. Senator Phelan of California announced after adjournment that he would seek a Senate reconsideration, citing objections from General Pershing and Secretary Baker.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Jan Mee
Secretary of War
Phelan
California
Marshall
General Pershing
Baker
Kearns Reluctant On Dempsey Willard Bout
Los Angeles January 15 Jack Kearns manager for heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey said the March 17 New York bout with Jess Willard could be scrapped due to the New York boxing commission fixing 15 as the top price for admission. He noted Madison Square Garden’s capacity would cap receipts at about 150000, which he said is insufficient to stage the match.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Jack Kearns
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Jess Willard
New York
New York Boxing Commission
Madison Square Garden
Singer Machine Co. Cuts Wages Twenty Percent
Elizabeth N J Jan 15 The Singer Manufacturing Company makers of sewing machines employing 8000 workers at its plant here today announced an immediate reduction in wages of twenty percent, which also applies to the plants at Bridgeport Connecticut and Flint Michigan. It will not affect salaried employees.
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Elizabeth N. J
Singer Manufacturing Company
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Flint
Michigan
Loot Recovered After Dallas Post Office Robbery
Police report $200,000 in Liberty bonds and $46,000 in currency stolen in a Dallas post office robbery were recovered near Lake Worth at Fort Worth. Two mail pouches were found.
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Dallas
Tex
Lake Worth
Fort Worth
Woman Ends 48 Day Fast To Influence Husband
Danville Illinois January 15 Mrs Ernest Harrington ended her hunger strike after 48 days to influence her husband to join a church. Rev G S Payne advised her to eat and she drank milk in his presence. Harrington said she will resume normal life and that he will not join the church until ready. He added she is not expected to suffer ill effects.
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Danville, Ill
Ernest
Harrington
G. S. Payne
Eldorado
Danville
War Finance Board Now Doing Business
The War Finance Corporation revived by Congress and veto override is functioning again in Washington. It will consider loan applications to finance exports as before, with personal hearings for prospective borrowers and detailed filings on financial condition purposes and eligibility under the law.
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Washington, D. C
War Finance Corporation
Congress
Wilson
Hedging Seen Essential in Grain Trade Says Hargis
B F Hargis president of the Kansas City board of trade told the house agricultural committee that restricting speculative transactions and hedging in the grain trade would disrupt the entire grain distribution system and empower a few dominant interests. He spoke as legislation to regulate grain exchanges was under consideration in Washington D C.
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Washington, D. C
B. F. Hargis
Kansas City Board of Trade
House Agricultural Committee
Armenia Refugees Starving Report From Paris
New York dispatch says more than 200000 Armenian refugees between Kars and Alexandropol die from hunger and fuel shortages. Anarchy and famine conditions prevail among the displaced, with messages channeled through Paris via Near East Relief.
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New York
Kars
Alexandropol
Armenia
Paris
Stecher Recovering From Paralytic Stroke
Joe Stecher former heavyweight world wrestling champion is recovering from paralysis of the right arm and shoulder though not rapidly Dr Lee Edwards his physician said today in Omaha Nebraska on January 15
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Omaha
Nebr
Joe Stecher
Lee Edwards
Riots and Robbery Cover Illinois as Mail Sack Theft Surfaces
Mount Vernon theft of four registered mail sacks may involve as much as 500000 dollars in currency destined for payrolls in Franklin County coal fields. Postal inspectors swarm Illinois cities while investigators connect this to prior Midwest mail thefts and a Racine to Chicago shipment lost en route to the Federal Reserve.
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Chicago
Illinois
Mt. Vernon
Ill
Franklin County
Benton Coal & Mining Company
Benton
Bickett Coal and Coke Company
Franklin County Coal Company
Fort Dearborn National Bank
Gleaves To Probe Langdon Killing In Vladivostok
Admiral Albert Gleaves will lead a court of inquiry to Vladivostok to investigate the recent death of Lieutenant W. H. Langdon killed by a Japanese sentry. The move follows reports from Manila as of January 15.
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Vladivostok
Manila
Albert Gleaves
W. H. Langdon
Leonard Stops Mitchell in Sixth at Madison Square Garden
Benny Leonard world lightweight champion stopped Richie Mitchell in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden New York in a spectacular bout. The match was the main attraction of a benefit by the American committee for devastated Europe with Leonard gaining a technical knockout despite Mitchell’s effort.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Benny Leonard
Richie Mitchell
Milwaukee
American Committee
Europe
Ships Held at Sea by Storm Delays Hit Thirty Nine Vessels
New York report says thirteen passenger ships and twenty six freight steamers from Europe are delayed by storms. Imperator and La France are among those held up, with delays ranging from twelve to forty eight hours.
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New York
The
Imperator
la France
Ford Steadily Gaining on Newberry in Recount
In Washington on January 15 the senate election committee reported Ford's net gain over Senator Newberry rising to 1,044 after canvassing 855 of 2,200 Michigan precincts. Newberry still held about a 7,500 vote plurality.
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Washington, D. C
Henry Ford
Newberry
Michigan
Senate Election Committee
Robbery Suspected In Mount Vernon Mail Pouches Heist
Mount Vernon officials and postal inspectors hunted a crew after three registered mail pouches and other registered mail disappeared. Sheriff Grant Irving and Chief G. W. Taylor aided by Ray W. Hitchcock traced no trail in heavy snow. Two inspectors from Chicago aided the search amid crowded courts and mining-town travel.
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Mount Vernon
Ray W. Hitchcock
Grant Irving
G. W. Taylor
St. Louis
Franklin County
Chicago
Hitchcock
Germer
Bandits Try Bank Robbery at East Side Bank
Four bandits attempted to hold up the East Side bank in Kansas City Missouri today. Two were shot and seriously wounded by a motorcycle patrolman who waited in the bank. Police had received a tip that robbery was planned.
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Kansas City
Nitrate Plant Bill Passed by Senate
The Senate approved a bill to create a government corporation to operate the Muscle Shoals Alabama and other federal nitrate plants. The measure advances in the general assembly and faces related shifts in administration.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Genrate
New
Eee Forte House
Market Summary for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Cattle receipts 1,000 with beef steers 25 to 50 cents lower, stockers steady. Hogs 12,000 with bulk 9.30 to 9.60, pigs 90 to 130 pounds 9.60 to 9.76, market steady to strong. Sheep 4,000 receipts with market steady. Chicago grain and provisions mixed. St Joseph reports cattle and hogs with varied declines and steadies.
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Chicago
Hans
Local Cash Market Prices Listed by Commodities
A local market roundup shows corn at 50 cents, oats 40 cents, timothy hay 15 dollars, straw 9 dollars, wild hay 12 dollars, threshed hay 12 dollars, wheat 1.80, clover seed 7 dollars, 900? seeds 2.00 to 2.25, barley 85 cents, eggs 500 count, hens 24 cents, springs 22 cents, roosters 13 cents, ducks 19 cents, geese 15 cents, cream 42 cents, hides 4 cents, horse hides 2.26 dollars, turkeys 20 cents.
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Mark Cases Inc
Chicago
Lamson Bros. & Co
Hubbell
Des Moines
Tel
Author under arrest on larceny charge in theft case
Pierre Paul Author, Highland Park chemist who eloped with Mrs. Phillip Franzen of Madison, Wisconsin, was arrested in Chicago on a warrant for larceny sworn by the woman's husband. He waived extradition and said he would go to Madison to prove his innocence. He had been living with his wife and child at 4 West Madison street Hotel after being found with Mrs. Franzen in St. Louis. Author claimed the husband gave a $100 check to help Mrs. Franzen and clear household claims, which she cashed.
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Sinois Central
Chicago
Racine
Wis
Benton
West Frankfort
Federal Reserve Bank
St. Louis
Mil
Pierre Paul
Highland Park
Phillip Franzen
Madison
Wisconsin
Author
West Madison Street
Potter
Senate to Amend Emergency Tariff
The Senate Finance Committee voted 14 to 4 to open amendments to the house emergency tariff bill. Lawmakers tentatively agreed to raise the wheat duty from 30 to 40 cents a bushel, 10 cents below Senator McCumber’s demand.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate Finance Committee
McCumber
North Dakota
Midvale Steel Offers Stock to Employees
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company offers employees the chance to subscribe to 6,000 shares at 55 dollars each. A year earlier staff and officers were offered 8,000 shares at 50 dollars, with oversubscription by 6,066 shares.
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Midvale Steel
Philadelphia
Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company
No Arrest at This Hootch Plant Seized in D C
Federal agents seized a hootch plant on asylum grounds in Washington D C including six gallons of product. The distiller, a patient at the government hospital for the insane, was not arrested. A still and three milk cans full of mash were found.
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Washington, D. C
Government Hospital For
No-Tobacco League Adopts Resolution for Harding
At Whittier California the California No Tobacco league adopted a resolution urging President-elect Harding to abstain from all tobacco. The measure was presented by Dr. J. Bryant president of the organization and sent to Mr. Harding.
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Long Beach
Cal
Harding
California
No-Tobacco League
Whittier
J. Bryant
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Stecher
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Mitchell
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