Wilson strike plan faces near-certain defeat in Congress
The Senate interstate commerce committee rejected the strike prevention plan by two votes. In the House committee, at least four Democrats joined Republicans to prevent favorable action, leaving chances for enactment almost vanished. A possible compromise bill is the only railroad-legislation hope this session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Newlands
House
Foreigners form party in Indiana harbor cities
About 1000 foreign born residents in Hammond Gary East Chicago and Indiana Harbor organized a new political party for European born citizens only after guards barred Americans from the Auditorium. The movement aims to capture civic and county offices in the Calumet region amid growing alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
East Chicago
Calumet
Indiana Harbor
Gary
Villa Takes Posts Pershing Abandons
El Paso reports forces of Francisco Villa occupy El Valle Chihuahua after Pershing outposts withdraw. Villa reportedly sets headquarters at Madera and aims to seize Casas Grandes as Pershing abandons Colonia Dublan. Washington says US Mexico policy remains unchanged from Wilson's 1918 Mobile speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Francisco Villa
el Valle
Chihuahua
Pershing
Villa
Madera
Casas Grandes
Colonia Dublan
Washington
Mexico
United States
Lansing
Wilson
Woodmen Circle to Split Predicted by Omaha Leader
Mrs Emma B Manchester of Omaha and longtime supreme guardian says a severance will occur at the Woodmen Circle convention in July in Atlanta. The Woodmen Circle serves as the auxiliary to the Woodmen of the World and the W O W may sever relations at the national gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Woodmen Circle
Woodmen of the World
Atlanta
Emma B. Manchester
Omaha
Woodmen’s Circle
Trains Collision Kills Brakeman at Soo Junction
Sault Ste Marie report of January 27 states Gus Bouchard brakeman on a South Shore freight train died in a collision at Soo Junction. August Ala laborer at the new locks died from injuries after falling from a crane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Gus Bouchard
South Shore
Soo Junction
Ala
Miss Louise Sachen Beauty From Alaska Finds New York Warm
Miss Louise Sachen arrives in New York after gaining attention in Alaska where she modeled during winter season. She tours city venues and meets photographers and designers seeking work in fashion and theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuyukuk
Alaska
New York
Long search is rewarded finds Corydon Heath in Goshen hospital
Corydon Heath, sixty four, missing for over twenty years, was located in Goshen hospital by Charles Lloyd. Heath's sister, Mrs. Anna E. McDonald of Xenia, Ohio, plans to visit him once he can travel. Heath previously vanished after not answering a 1897 letter and misdirected postmaster reports complicated the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ind
Corydon Heath
Xenia
Goshen Hospital
Charles Lloyd
Dunkirk
Heath
New Paris
Lakeville
Westville
Lloyd
Quinns Connection With Crooks Is Revealed
Chicago January 27 State’s Attorney Hoyne laid bare Arthur Quinn’s ties to Adam Prochowski and his criminal gang. Prochowski is to be the grand jury star witness with evidence against multiple individuals, possibly including policemen. Quinn, linked to Democratic boss James A. Quinn and former Mayor Harrison inner circle, painted as influential in the Chicago avenue police district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Arthur Quinn
Adam Prochowski
Hoyne
Prochowski
James A. Quinn
Twenty-first
Harrison
Quinn
Chicago Avenue
Seeks Illinois executioner role for $75 per hanging
Springfield Ill Jan 27 Attorney General Brundage received a letter from I M Holmes public executioner of Montreal asking to be made Illinois executioner. He says he will perform every hanging for 75 dollars and expenses from Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Edward J. Brundage
I. M. Holmes
Montreal
Canada
Toronto
Subtreasuries to Stay in Senate Vote
Washington January 27 after a prolonged debate the senate voted forty five to fifteen to reject an amendment by Senator Nelson Minnesota. The proposal would have abolished subtreasuries in several cities as part of the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Nelson
Minnesota
Wilson Coronation Attacked in Senate Debate
The senate approved a $25,000 appropriation for inauguration expenses after lively talk about hotel rate hikes and concerns the ceremonies resemble a coronation pageant. Senator Overman urged including provisions to prevent hotels from raising prices. one hotel quoted $200 for an inauguration week room. Senator Sherman urged wide publicity to help constituents avoid borrowing money to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Capitol
Overman
Appropriations Committee
McCumber
North Dakota
Sherman
Illinois
Zeider Confesses as Police Name Outlaw Lookout
Gus Zeidler of Evansville admits to being the lookout for Adam Prochowski the alleged chloroform burglar active in Chicago Milwaukee and several states. Mrs Zeider renounces duty to help him and has not hired counsel. In Clarinda Guy Brent the former bank bookkeeper faces embezzlement trial prompted by a note from bank president H R Spry before his suicide last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Gus Zeidler
Edgar Schitt
Adam Prochowski
Chicago
Milwaukee
Clarinda
Guy Brent
Clarinda Trust and Savings Bank
Brent
H. R. Spry
Convent Church in Carterville Damaged by Fire
The immaculate Conception Roman Catholic church at Carterville Iowa was burned in what appears to be arson. A kerosene can and several oil cups were found hidden in nearby brush, suggesting incendiary activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Immaculate Conception
Avon villagers hold public funeral for Patrick Riley
Residents of Avon Illinois gave a friendless tramp a public funeral rather than a pauper burial. Villagers closed shops for half a day, bought flowers, and followed the hearse to the cemetery as the village church led the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon, Ill
Patrick Riley
Avon
Robert L. McKinley Dies in Paris Illinois
Paris Illinois January 27 former state representative Robert L McKinley a Annapolis classmate of Admiral Dewey died in Paris from uremic poison after four terms in the Illinois legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. McKinley
Paris
Ill
Admiral Dewey
Annapolis Naval Academy
Illinois
Henry G. S. Noble Stock Exchange Chief Quizzed in Leak Probe
Henry G. S. Noble, president of the stock exchange, was grilled by investigators over an alleged leak. Officials declined comment as the inquiry centered on whether confidential market data was improperly shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
Germans Gain at Verdun Reports Clash and Riga Push
Berlin claims repulse of French counter blows after Hill 304 trench capture near Verdun. Paris reports most enemy penetrations recaptured with heavy German losses. German forces storm Hill 304 trench line and seize ten machine guns. Russians push in Riga sector, advancing about a mile east of the River Aa before German counter offensives forced withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Riga
London
Berlin
Verdun
War Office
Avecourt ‘Wood
Deadman’s Hill
Upper
Alsace
Petrograd
Officer Fatally Shot During Davenport Arrest
Police say Officer Emil Speth was fatally shot at the Peerless hotel while attempting to arrest J. Allen Cox on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Cox fired back, wounding Speth in the shoulder and hand, before Cox was taken to St Luke's Hospital under guard. Cox's home is listed as Hannibal, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Emil Speth
J. Allen Cox
Speth
Cox
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hannibal
Will of Admiral Dewey filed for probate
The will dated December 17 1915 leaves a life annuity of 500 dollars to his sister Mrs Mary P Greeley and directs a suitable grave stone in Arlington National Cemetery. The remaining estate unspecified is left to the widow and his son George Dewey Jr named as executors without bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Mary P. Greeley
Arlington National Cemetery
George Dewey, Jr
Witness testifies to seeing Mooney bomb planted
F C Oxman of Durkee Ore testified in the Mooney murder trial that he saw a bomb planted during a July preparedness parade in San Francisco. He identified Thomas J Mooney Warren K Billings and Isreal Weinberger as the men who placed the device that killed ten and injured forty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
F. C. Oxman
Durkee
Ore
Thomas J. Mooney
Mooney
Warren K. Billings
Isreal Weinberger
Prince John Ashore Near Wrangell Narrows Prompting SOS
The Grand Trunk Pacific steamer Prince John, en route from Prince Rupert to Queen Charlotte Island, ran aground in Wrangell Narrows. A distress call went out and aid is being rushed to the scene from Victoria B C with urgency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Prince John
Grand Trunk Pacific
Prince Rupert
Queen Charlotte Island
Wrangell Narrows
Senate OKs 7000 For Leper Care In Fort Branch Case
Indianapolis January 27 The senate under suspension of rules passed a bill appropriating seven thousand dollars for the care of David Byers the Fort Branch leper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Senate
David Byers
Fort Branch
Premier Terauchi Attacked in Japanese Diet
Terauchi's cabinet leader target of an attack in the Diet shocks Tokyo as security steps rise. Witnesses report no serious injuries though the incident prompts a brief lockdown and calls for calm in the parliamentary crowd.
Schwab Peace Effort Fails Against Bethlehem Steel
Charles M Schwab failed to broker a truce in the war against Bethlehem Steel as Secretary Daniels reaffirmed government plans to build projectile and armor plate plants. He stated no awards will go to firms unless shell and armor plate bids are very low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Daniels
Navy Department
Bethlehem Company
Schwab
Chicago Markets Report Hogs and Cattle Prices Log
The Chicago live stock market shows hog receipts around 35 000 with light shipping at 11 30 to 11 50 and heavy packing at 11 40 to 11 50 along with good to fancy pigs at 10 00 to 10 20. Cattle receipts near 3 000 offer good to prime steers 10 50 to 11 25 and butcher cows 7 60 to 8 25 with primes 14 25 to 14 75. East Buffalo prices list cattle 6 cars steady, hogs 20 cars strong with heavy workers 12 00 to 12 10, sheep top lambs 14 75 to 14 90 and yearlings 14 00 to 13 50. Veals 16 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning and Stevens
Livestock Commission
N. Y
Kaiser Turns in Peace Move With Germany Expected
President Wilson awaits Germany to advance peace efforts and endorse the league to enforce peace. Washington reports say neutral nations are being informally sounded while Britain’s labor conference backs the plan and calls for parliamentary labor representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Germany
Senate
League
Manchester
Eng
Labor Conference
International League
United States
The
Arts
Roumania Feeds Teutons As War Supplies Rise
Berlin reports Roumania now provides about one third of central powers foodstuffs. The total seized upon conquest reaches 10,000,570 tons as Germans say many “destroyed” crops were saved during retreat. Daily Danube shipments reach 2,000 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Roumania
Danube
Bone Dry Bills Advanced in Iowa Senate
Des Moines Iowa January 27 three of Senator Whitmores bills to make Iowa bone dry by prohibiting liquor hauled into the state by rail or wagon prohibiting advertising of liquor for sale and revoking the law allowing Iowans to have liquor for personal use were favorably reported by the committee on suppression of intemperance and the senate made them a special order for 1030 am February 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Whitmore
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
North
Indiana Counties
E. B. Manchester
Dian
Louise Sachen
Beauty From
American Press Association
Man
Sister
Crooks
Jimmy
Solons
Zeider
Indiana
Pauper
Henry G. S. Noble
Admiral
Count Terauchi
Japan
Terauchi
Constitutionalist Party
House of Peers
U. S
Kaiser
Olds
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!