Lawson Near Blows At Probe
Washington January 9 The House rules committee question and dispute over a supposed leak in the state department yields no concrete proof. Secretary Lansing and Secretary to the President Joseph Tumulty deny knowledge of any leak while Lawson refuses to identify others and offers a plan to expose the money makers in Wall Street.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
State Department
Wall Street
Lansing
Joseph P
Thomas J. Langon
Lincon
Lawson
Solon
Congress
Chiperfield
Illinois
Senator Stone In Solon Tom Lawson Reference
A brief note suggests Senator Stone is probably Solon Tom Lawson meant in the transcript, tying the name to a political figure and a possible misidentification. The text centers on a person identified as Stone and a likely alternative name linked to Solon Tom Lawson.
8 Hour Court Fight On Adamson Law Continues
Washington reports the Adamson eight hour law case remains before the U S Supreme Court. Major railroad interests and government participate with extensive counsel while locomotive engineers leader Warren S Stone attends The Chicago meeting of brotherhood chiefs aims to inform members without pledging action and Stone declines to interpret last summer's strike vote.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Brotherhoods
Warren S. Stone
Stone
Brotherhood
Chicago
Supreme Court
No Charges Found Against Vopicka Says State Dept
Washington reports say the State Department found no charges by Germany or any country against Charles J. Vopicka the U S minister to Roumania. The note states a diplomat may be persona non grata to a host government yet remain persona grata to his own government and mentions German requests for Vopicka to leave Roumania over alleged unneutral conduct.
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Washington
Statement Department
Germany
Chares J. Vopicka
Chicago
United States
Roumania
Freight er Sinks U Boat Near St Nazaire
British freighter Arrina rammed a German submarine mine layer outside St Nazaire harbor. The crippled sub was destroyed by a French patrol boat, according to crew members of the American steamer Alaskan who brought the report to Boston.
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Boston
St. Nazaire
France
John J Keegan Named to U S Em ployees’ Comp Commission
Washington January 9 President Wilson appoints John J Keegan of Indiana as a member of the U S employees' compensation commission at five thousand dollars a year.
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John J. Keegan
Washington
Wilson
Indiana
U. S
Gerard Says U S Germany Ties Never Been So Cordial
The State Department questioned an Overseas News Agency report that Ambassador Gerard told German officials relations between the United States and Germany were “never since the beginning of the war” so cordial. Officials expect his full reply and dispute the rosy portrayal of Berlin Washington ties after submarine actions.
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Germany
United States
Washington
Gerard
State Department
Department
Overseas
American Association of Commerce and Trade of Berlin
von Gwinner
Wilson
New Clue Emerges in Model Mazie Colbert Death
Philadelphia reports a fresh lead in the Mazie Colbert case as detectives seek a man tied to the murder mystery. Bessie Colbert says a wealthy admirer vowed to reclaim a diamond ring, implying possible motive beyond the earlier suicide ruling.
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Philadelphia
Mazie Colbert
Bernard W. Lewis
Pittsburgh
Bessie Colbert
Time Not Ripe for Peace Parleys
Rome reports Pope Benedict will declare the moment unfavorable for a peace movement in notes to Germany and America. The Messagero says the Vatican will send the notes on Wednesday and recount the pope’s personal effort toward peace while noting the time is not yet ripe for definite steps.
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Rome
Benedict
Germany
America
Messagero
Vatican
Consul Mansfield Resigns in Rushville Announcement
Robert E. Mansfield resigns as consul general after being transferred from Vancouver to Stockholm. Son-in-law of former Paris consul general John K. Gowdy, Mansfield will reside in Rushville and devote time to literary work.
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Rushville
Ind
Robert E. Mansfield
Vancouver
British Columbia
Stockholm
Sweden
Wilson
Mansfield
John K. Gowdy
Paris
Holy Synod Protests Blockade Against Greece
The Holy Synod of Greece appeals against the Allied blockade, saying it threatens the death of an entire people by starvation. The plea blanks political stance and is sent to the Holy Synod of Russia, the Pope at Rome, and the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Washington
Greece
Holy Synod of
Russia
Rome
Canterbury
Europe
Constantine
Greece Replies to Allies in Cautious Note Responses
Reuter reports from Athens that the Greek government gave the entente diplomatic representatives a series of statements. The notes are not a clear refusal or acceptance but outline difficulties in complying with some terms of the latest allied note.
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London
Reuter
Athens
Would Make Congress Supreme
Senator Owens proposed a resolution stating that any federal judge who declares an act of Congress unconstitutional is guilty of judicial usurpation and should be removed with a successor appointed by the President.
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Washington
Owens
Detroit Gunmen Kill Two in Italian Quarter
Detroit reports two more slayings in the Italian quarter as John Remdese and Guiseppe Calandrino are named as latest victims. Police continue investigations into the deadly shootings amid rising violence in the neighborhood.
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Detroit
John Remdese
Guiseppe Calandrino
Carterville Herald Sold to Robert C. Moore
The Carterville Herald, previously Democratic, was sold by Harris Bros. to Robert C. Moore of Wetumka Oklahoma. Moore plans an independent publication for the paper in Carterville Illinois.
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Carterville Herald
Carterville
Ill
Harris Bros
Robert C. Moore
Wetumka
Oklo
Moore
Major Lowe Resigns From Western Military Academy
ALTON ILL Jan 9 Major W G Lowe longtime commandant of the Western Military Academy at Alton resigns due to ill health after sixteen years of service at the institution.
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Lowe
Alton, III
W. G
Western Military Academy
Alton
Seven Thousand For War Sufferers Aid
Members of the Colorado federation of the German Alliance pledged 7000 dollars for the aid of war sufferers in East Prussia at a meeting in Denver.
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Denver
Jan
Colorado Federation of the German Alliance
Eost Prussia
Rear Admiral Knight Soon to Be Made Full Admiral
Reports indicate Rear Admiral Knight will be promoted to full admiral in a forthcoming announcement. The move reflects his long service and leadership within the navy.
Governors Last Act Commutation In Zerwek Case
Governor Dunne commuted the 1912 murder sentence of Louis Zerwek in Peoria County. Zerwek killed his wife while intoxicated. the board of pardons recommended reduction to a May 12 1923 release date after support from prosecutors relatives and Peoria officials.
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Springfield
Ill
Dunne
Louis Zerwek
Peoria County
Joliet
Zerwek
State Board of Pardons
Robert Scholes
R. H. Mason
Woodruff
Rhodes
Peoria
Jonathan Sellers 106, Indianan Dead at Home
Jonathan Sellers died at his home in Anderson Indiana at age 106 relatives say born in Ohio and came to Indiana young He could not read or write and did not know his true age Relatives estimate he was about 45 when helping build the Pennsylvania railroad through Anderson in 1855.
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Anderson
Ind
Jonathan Sellers
Sellers
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Drys Seek Prohibition Legislation in Indiana and Nation
Wayne county drys meet at Reid Memorial church in Richmond to urge Congress and Indiana legislature to enact statewide prohibition. William H. Bartel Jr. announced he will vote for statewide prohibition, with the resolution directed mainly at him.
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Drys
Richmond
Ind
Wayne County
Reid Memorial Church
Congress
Indiana
William H. Bartel, Jr
Narins
Arsenal Buildings Contract Awarded to St Louis Firm
Rock Island arsenal awards the erection of nineteen storehouse buildings to Heman Construction Company of St Louis. Colonel Burr, arsenal commandant, announces work will commence within a week in Moline Illinois.
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Arsenal
Moline
Ill
Rock Island Arsenal
Heman Construction
Copany
St. Louis
Burr
Arsenal Cur Mandant
Mortgage Filed on Waterworks in East St Louis Record
A first mortgage for 456,500 was filed with Recorder Summers against the East St. Louis and Interviben Water Company. The loan is financed by Farmers' Loan and Trust Company of New York to cover the amount.
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Belleville
Wid
East St. Louis and
Interviben Water Company
Recorder Summers
Mortgens
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of
New York
Supreme Court Upholds Webb Kenyon Liquor Law
The Supreme Court ruled the Webb Kenyon law constitutional in a 7 to 2 decision, backing states’ bans on interstate liquor shipments. It affirms West Virginia’s prohibition against citizens receiving liquor shipped across borders. The ruling strengthens dry states by allowing them to block alcohol imports and accelerates the nationwide dry movement.
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Washington
Webb Kenyon
Supreme Court
West Virginia
Haugen Wins Ski Meet With Record Jumps
Andrew Haugen of Milwaukee won the annual ski tournament at Blair Wisconsin with jumps of 127 and 124 feet and also claimed the standing jump hill record of 129 feet. Barney Riley finished second with 121 and 122 foot jumps and Rayner Omtvedt, the world champion, placed third with 117 and 124 foot leaps.
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Blair
Wis
Andrew Haugen
Milwaukee
Barney Riley
Rayner Omtvedt
Bandit Robs Wabash Meat Market in Midnight Hold Up
A bandit entered the Brewer Bros meat market in Wabash Indiana shortly before midnight January 9 and robbed the cash register of 40 dollars, holding two proprietors and two customers at gunpoint. After fleeing the store both proprietors fired at him but all shots missed.
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Wabash, Ind
Brewer Bros
Chicago live stock market prices and receipts report
Hogs receipts 60,000 with light shipping at 10.15 to 10.80 and heavy packing around 9.00 to 10.40. Cattle receipts 27,000 with steers 10.25 to 10.50 and butcher cows 6.55 to 7.50. veal 12.75 to 18.25. Grain and butter quotes included with various grades and storage costs. East Dakota live stock report lists hogs at 10.00 to 10.25, sheep to 14.50, and yearlings around 12.00 to 12.75.
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East Duitalo
Dunning and
Stevens
Livestock Commission
Pest
N. Y
Cytio
Bers
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American Press Association
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Vopicka
Save No Nation
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Pope
Pontiff
Kaiser
U. 8
Holy Greek Synod
Appel
Rear Admiral
Knight
Auierie
Pioas Association
Krisht
Naval War College
W. &. Simms
Avietic Squadron
GOV
M. G. Brumbaugh
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Penrose
Brumbaugh
Gov. Dunne
Stayer
Webb-Kenyon
Haugen
Ragner Omtredt
Bandit
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