Mazatlan Falls to Rebels in Coastal Advance
Mazatlan an important seacoast port in the state of Sinaloa falls into rebel hands after a weeks long proximity and light federal defense. Rebels used artillery, shattering many buildings, benefiting from federal troops moved to Guaymas. Carrancista forces total 239,000 with 60,000 new irregulars. Huerta plans an active nationwide campaign as ships rush to Tampico and Vera Cruz.
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Mogales
Aris
Mazatlan
Bhasloa
Fai
Carranwee
Nogales
Sonora
Cullacan
Siveral
Perul
Fernie
Masatlan
California
Mazath
Postcexton
Rebela
Guiymar
Muerta
Offeral Ggures
Huerta
Coun
Let Unfit Die Says Chemist William Ramsey
Sir William Ramsey, a chemist addressing the Sanitary Engineers, questions the vogue of coddling the poor and suggests it would be better to let them die out. He asserts that education for children is needed but notes that starving children must be fed at a price.
Cabinet Member Hosts as Me Reynolds Seeks Treaty
Washington dispatch reports James C. Me Reynolds, attorney general dubbed the cabinet's lone cat, hosting a reception for the president and Mrs. John W. Davis. Other items note Denmark treaty completion, rebel planes for Mexico, immigration limits debate, Marion drug-store raids, Kentucky senate adjournment, banks asking for federal reserve, Schmidt murder conviction, and a woman killed by a car in Indianapolis.
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Washington
James C. Me
John W. Davis
Wolletter
McReynoi
Literacy Test Passes House in Turbulent Session
Washington February 6 The literacy immigration bill passed the House 241 to 126 amid party lines. Debate centered on a clause requiring aliens aged sixteen or over to read or write. Provisions penalize aiding immigration and preaching destruction of property, with fines or imprisonment.
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HOUSE
Washington
Goldfogle
New York
New Jersey
Hous
Manahan
Minnesota
Lenroot
Wisconsin
United States
England
Magland
Slayton
Texas
Burnett
Suffrage State Issue Highlighted in Congress Caucus
In a party caucus, House Democrats sustained President Wilson on suffrage, voting 127 to 58 to refer the question to the states and reject federal action. The spread shows the era's tension between state and federal powers on voting rights.
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Washington
House Democrates
Wilson
Ship Sinks With 41 Liner Monroe and Nantucket Collision
Norfolk dispatch reports the Merchants & Miners Nantucket rescued 99 survivors from the Monroe and 41 dead after a collision at sea. Names of the deceased and survivors are listed, including several from New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and military personnel. The tragedy unfolds with accounts of suffering and sudden loss.
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Norfolk
Monroe
Merchants & Miners
Nantucket
Six Die In Kellcher Hotel Fire At Bemidji Minnesota
Six persons are dead and ten seriously injured after the Kellcher hotel fire Wednesday near Bemidji Minnesota. The blaze, believed to start in the furnace, forced guests to jump from second story windows. Named dead include E Pratt C P Mechelsen L Shubert M Mc Quinn E Larson and T O Neill.
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Bemidji
Minn
Kellcher
Kellcher A
E. Pratt
C. P. Mechelsen
L. Shubert
M. Mc Quinn
E. Larson
T. O.neill
Wilson lifts embargo on arms to Mexico rebels
President Wilson declared the arms export ban lifted as conditions in Mexico changed. He revoked the 1912 proclamation and said no constitutional government exists in Mexico, arguing the order hindered Mexico’s pursuit of stability. Americans in Mexico City began leaving for the coast.
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Washington
Wilson
Mexico
United States
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
W. J. Bryan
Menta
Congress
Mexico City
Peru's Chief Held Captive and Revolt in Lima
Mutinous Peruvian army units seized Lima and captured President Lane Billinghurst as rebels besieged the palace. Prime Minister Gen. Enrique Varela died of wounds, Augusto Durand cited as instigator, and Guillermo Billinghurst arrived in Callao in rebel custody with fears of his exile and possible assassination attempts. Other items note banker's assignment in New York, Goethals governor plan, Nobel Medal arrival, a drowning in St Paul, and a French aviator death.
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Lima
Peru
Lane Billinghurst
Benavides
Billinghurst
Enrique Varela
Department of War and Marine
Pindell declines ambassadorship to Russia
Henry M. Pindell of Peoria declines the Reuters posting as ambassador to Russia, citing misrepresentations in the press and a desire to avoid controversy. He informs President Wilson he cannot undertake the mission, and Wilson replies with respect and regret, confirming his fitness for the class.
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Washington
Henry M. Pindell
Pooria
Ttunal
White House
Pindell
Russia
Senate
S Tal
Mr. Pindell
Woodrow Wilson
Exclusion Bills Defeated In House Vote Big Margin
Washington February 5 The House defeated all Asiatic exclusion amendments to the immigration bill led by Representatives Mann Sabath Rainey and Sherley In a decisive clash Baker of California failed by 182 to 6 to exclude all east of a line drawn through the Red Sea and Ural Mountains and the Hayes Amendment was beaten 204 to 4 against excluding brown black and yellow races
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Washington
Mann
Sabath
Rainey
Sinais
Sherley
Kentucky
House
Baker
California
Red Sea
Ural Mountains
Hayes
Telegraphic Notes from Cities on Feb 2 to Feb 5
A roundup of brief dispatches reports Maury Diggs’s not guilty plea on a supposed assault case involving a 17 year old in San Francisco and bonds posted. Benjamin Funk dies in New York gym. heart disease linked to exertion. Bremner in Baltimore near death from cancer. radium therapy halted. Mercer’s body found buried near Cleveland City Hall. murder suspected. Great Northern president Carl Gray to resign, likely to join NYNH&H. Cardinal Merry del Val assumes post in Rome. Pennsylvania residents’ average annual food cost near 90 dollars. state dairy and food commissioner’s report. Lucius and William Littauer plead guilty to jewelry conspiracy in New York. Mrs. Wilson attends a civic meeting in Washington on reform of the red light district.
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San Francisco
Maury Diggs
Ida Pearing
New York
Benjamin F. Funk
Funk & Wagnalls Company
Fifth Avenue
Baltimore
Robert C. Bremner
New Jersey
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
James Foust
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Change hearing shapes county option on supervision bill
Ohio House altered the Mills bill to base securities on the utility and a two year security franchise, excluding general municipal credit. A Lowry related measure for county option on school supervision faced near defeat in the Senate. The article also notes audits, new corporate filings, pension decisions for the blind, and teacher mandates under the Lowry and Cahill plans.
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Lowry Rural School
Denny Donovan
Columbus
House of Representatives
John F. Kraemer
Richland
House
Senate
Moore
Jefferson County
Ohio lawmakers tackle commissions and taxes in session notes
Senate debates bills on appointing a commission to study judicial procedure and state city finances. Gov appointing powers reviewed. Mooney praised as U S minister to Paraguay. Senate backs an automobile law directing license fees into road funds. House passes Weygandt bill safeguarding initiative while expanding inspector rights. Board of administration faces wage and food costs for state wards. two utilities seek a toll line project in Ashland and Geneva counties.
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House
Weygandt
Ohio Board of Administration
People’s Telephone Company
Geneva
Austinburg
Ash Ally
Roman Custom And Child's Toy Burial In Early Times
The article discusses a long standing Roman custom of burying toys with young children, illustrating a primitive maternal impulse. It notes similar practices among ancient Romans and cites modern parallels in other cultures, including the Hechuanas and Basutos, where married women express motherly love through ritual offerings and grave goods.
Dog Detectives Expose Russian Murder Case Near Odessa
A dog led police to a murder scene near Odessa Russia. Pedor Khoreechko was charged after the animal attracted attention by visiting a garden daily for three weeks and scratching the soil until the missing man’s body was found.
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Pedor Khoreechko
Blagodate
Odessa
Russia
Hypnotic control and double life amid scandal in Newark
Mrs Nelle Wallace recounts two years under Walter Burroughs hypnotic influence in Newark, alleging loss of 1500 dollars, mortgage coercion, life policy changes, and deception about a soul marriage. Burroughs faces police surveillance after a warrant for improper conduct. Cincinnati reports a man confessing to wife murder with a hammer, implicating cousin Mason. Canton indicts Lupher for alleged sexual exams at Fairmount Home.
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Newark
Walter Burrougha
Nelle Wallace
Nellie Miller
Dayton
Burroughs
Gond Samaritan Hospital
Zanesville
Cincinnati
Jacob Hértell
Pymselr
Miared
John Mason
Herrell
Mason
Mound Street
Fin
Hrrell Trugeon
Port Royal
Herrell Munson
Canton
Wark County
J C. Lapher
Fair Mount Chlidrin
Ab Hance
Lapher
Elsie Weaver
Mary Holetelp
Belen Reynolds
Alice Lair
Butcher Lamborn
Fairmount
Stark
Columbiana Vouation
Laipher
Board of Trustees
Lupher
Grand Jury
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Sheila
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Vera Cris
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Wiliam Ramsey
Pyreynolds
Davia
Denmark
Bryan
Constantin Bran
Densvark
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Capiganme
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Ryan
Ralde Marion Drug Stores
Marion
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Meb
Eewart
Pele
Kantucky Etate Uanate
Federal Reserve System
Treasury Department
Schmist
York
Heb
Hans Schmidt
Anos
St Joseph's Church
Waren
Indianapolis
Lawrence . Wheeler
Robert L. Dorsey
G. D. Perkins
Sioux City
George D. Perkins
Helen McAllister
New Haven
Conn
Lloyd N. McAllister
Missouri State Normal School
Wallingford
Murphy
Charles F. Murphy
James Russell
Russell Brothers
Elhhurst
Can Company
Faltimore
Denlal
Siegel
Boston
Henry Siegel & Co. of
Siegel Corporatons
United States District Court
House Democrats
Crane
Richmond
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Coordinate College For Women
University of Virginia
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Tex
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Southern Pacific
Clinton
Carter
William H. Carter
Mark Arle
Thomasboro
J. R. Jahn
Kenot
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Coburn
Spree
Tomer
F. H. Abbott
William H. Johnson
Indian Bureau
Michigan
Vera Cruz
Bolen
Boltein
Mra
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N. J
Budwig
Clausen
W. J
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Curtis
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Harrington
Thomas R
Haskell
J. Cortlandt
N. Y
Hamburger
Haviland
Marcaria
Republic
Sident
Premier
Cesare Conti
Joseph M. Conklin
Conti
Italy
Goethals
George W. Goehals
Canal Zone
Root
Elihu Hoot
State Department
St. Paul, Minn
Martha Schroeder
August Peterson
McCarron’s Lake
Miss Schroeder
Oliver
George T. Olver
Supreme Court
Arizona
Bourges
France
Niquet
Nelvert
Peoria
Cleveland
Robert R. Mercer
Pittsburgh
City Hall
Mercer
Great Northern
St Paul
Min
Carl R. Gray
Great Northern Railway
New York, New Haven & Hartford Road
Merry del Val
New Post
Rome
Cardinal Merry del Val
St. Peter's
Rumpolla
Littovers
Lucius N. Littauer
William Littauer
Mrp
Wootrow Wilson
Ben Kenyon
State Hqnor Hicensing Board
State
A. V. Donahey
Treasury
Charles H. Graves
Rave
Cox
Columbus Savings and Trust Company
Coal Operatory
Ohio
Lloyd
Cahill
Beighard
Capitol Chat
Holden
Bour
Daniel FP. Mooney
Auglaize
Paraguay
Ohio School Survey
Steubenville
B. F. Gayman
State Agricultural Commission
T. S. Hogan
John P. Brennan
Warnes
State Highway Department
State Tax Commission
Gep Ung
Joseph P. Shaffer
Paulding County
State Board of Administration
Thomas E. Davey
Friends
Amother
Companion
Orville Hopkins
Lucy Hopkins
Parkersburg
W.va
Youngstown
Youngertown Sheet & Tole Company
Couneil
Norwalk
Henry A. Sandow
Wapakeneta
W. A. Clark
Mansfield, — & Coblante
Mansfield
Qhio .State Pharmaceutical Association
Justice Schxeller
Lisbon
Pittsburg, Lisbon & Western
Little Beaver Creake
George Blarney
Mahoning County
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