Interstate Commerce Commission urges greater rail safety powers
The Interstate Commerce Commission urged Congress to grant new authority over rail construction and operation, supervise railroad securities, and control capitalization. It cited 76 accidents with 283 deaths and 1,889 injuries, noting 74 percent stem from employee errors and calling for automatic train control, standardized rules, and tighter supervision to prevent future crashes.
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Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Commission
Department of Justice
General Wood to be reassigned to Eastern Department
Secretary Larrison announced that Major General Leonard Wood will leave the chief of staff post next April and command the Eastern department with headquarters at Governor's Island New York succeeding Major General Thomas Barry who moves to the Philippines. No announcement was made on Wood's successor as chief of staff.
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Associated Press
Washington
Dee
Larrison
Leonard Wood
Governor's Island
New York
Thomas Barry
Philippines
Garrison
Wood
Yuan to Dissolve New China Republic Parliament Soon
A dated communication from President Yuanshi Kai backs a petition to terminate the Chinese parliament. It asserts the petition originates with General Yuan-Hong, the republic’s vice president, and is signed by military and civil governors from all provinces. The parliament first met April 3 but never reached a quorum.
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China
Yuanshi Kai
Yuan-Hong
Pittsburg firm charged under hours act in big labor case
Pittsburg December 19 The Pittsburg and Allegheny company employing 400 operators was attacked in court today charged with employing women in violation of the hours of service act. It is the largest institution against which the Pennsylvania department of labor has yet proceeded to enforce the new law.
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Pittsburg
Pitts Vurg and Allegheny Company
Pennsylvania Department of Labor
Condition Of Hon Bernard L Butcher Serious In Fairmont
Hon Bernard L Butcher of Falcont is in critical condition after a week of serious illness at his Gaston Avenue home. He has been extremely weak for 24 hours as family members converge including son Sam H Butcher from Asheville and sister Mrs Ed Wamsley of Huttonsville. Son-in-law John L Lehnan of Romney has been summoned to Fairmont.
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Bernard L. Butcher
Falcont
Gaston Aenue
Sam H. Butcher
Ashville
N. C
Ed. Wamsley
Huttonsville
John L. Lehnan
Romney
Fairmont
Wilson signs Hetch Hetchy bill for San Francisco water
President Wilson signed the Hetch Hetchy bill granting a public water supply to San Francisco and stated it serves regional needs without impairing public domain usefulness. Four cowboys from Montana rode into town en route on a 20000 mile trek to visit state capitals, starting May 1 1913, planning to finish in 1915, with crew members George Beck Charles Bec Robert Rayne James Ranson.
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Washington
San Francisco
Daily Sentinel
Circesed
Montana
Ward
Union
Jhe
Panama
George W. Beck
Shorty
Charles ©. Bec
Slim
Robert G. Rayne
Blackie
James B. Ranson
Balyd
Olympia
Hay
Piuto
Pacific Coast
Black Gordon
Charleston
Cumberland
Oakland
Lansing
Michigan
Mag. Patrick Passes Away
Tulsa Oklahoma Mrs Addie Francis Patrick widow of convicted murder suspect Mag Patrick died at home with her children beside her. Patrick, jailed for 12 years in Sing Sing over the death of William Marsh Tice, had his conviction questioned by Mrs Patrick who spent about 50000 dollars pursuing his innocence and a pardon.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Tee
Alvert Patrick
Sing Sing
William Marsh Tice
Patrick
Addie Francis
Rice
Club Women on War Path in Pittsburg
December 19 Pittsburg reports two hundred club women patrol the streets enforcing an anticpating ordinance. Mrs J B Stones and Miss Matilda Hayes led the effort arresting a man named John Smith for spitting on sidewalks. More arrests followed as accusers vow to prosecute at hearings. The anti spitting rule has long existed but was rarely enforced.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
J. B. Stones
Matilda Hayes
John Smith
President Wilson Returns to Desk After Illness
President Wilson came to his office today for the first time since illness a week ago and said he felt practically well. He opened a mass of correspondence, met the cabinet, and said he would study the federal reserve board appointments, seeking highly qualified men regardless of political affiliation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Billy
Government cutter for Monongahela and Ohio river service
Pittsburg reports securing a U S revenue cutter to navigate the Allegheny and Monongahela headwaters to Fairmont and the Mississippi, with plans for two additional lower-river cutters. One will stay in Pittsburg, another in Louisville, the third in Memphis, each armed with four motor boats and life-saving gear.
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Pittsburg
Allegheny
Monongahela
Fairmont
Ohio
Mississippi
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Louisville
Memphis
Maine State Grange
Wankington
Burleson Seeks One Million Dollar Parcel Post Aid
Postmaster General Burleson asked the post office committee for an emergency appropriation of 1,000,000 dollars to cover parcel post expenses to June 1. He reported that all but 22,000 dollars of the initial million had been spent as of December 6.
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Washington
Burleson
Post Office Committee
Mercado 5 10 Bemoved Mercado 5 10 Bemoved
General Mercado commander of the federal forces at Ouinaga will be removed within days and General Orozco will succeed him. Mercado evacuated Chihuahua without awaiting a rebel assault, cited as cause of removal. Federal army to leave Omaga within three days and move against the rebel army in Chihuahua.
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Mercade
Orozco
Mercado
Chihuahua
Omaga
Chihuahu
First Accident at Post Office Building Reported
Daily Senter notes Charles Hussion, a Government building employee, fell from a running board at the post office today. He escaped with minor injuries after a barrow load shifted and tipped him into a mud fat two thirds of a story inside the building. The incident marks the first notable accident since federal building work began.
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Charles Hussion
Government
Federal
Hussian
Fissell & Company
Brooklyn church hires dancing teacher for youth classes
Christchurch in Brooklyn led by Cannon William S. Chase engages a dancing instructor to teach the newest dances to young men and women. The program follows the opening of the new parish hall and vestry approval.
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Vestry
Old Society of Christchurch
Brooklyn
Cannon Williams
Chase
Canon Chase
Petit Jurors Named for January Circuit Court
The January term circuit court will summon petit jurors. Names include Vernon Beall Will Kepner Geo Armstrong C F Albright A Young Z C Nuzum W R Hargett R B Hauser Benton Rogers W Walter Clyde Moore J C Deck H B Scranage Parl Knotts M M Lawson A L Satterfield Ed McIntosh D F Parker Russell McCartney J R Moore F N Brooks H L Bloom Homer Bartlett H C Davis Lawson Riley Carl L Curry Walter Williams A T Hodges C H Coombs Floyd H Roach Wayne Howell S W McCartney A Wilson C L Laren Orval Scranage Richard Freemen Roscoe T Marple A F Harbert Clarence Pos John Shaffer Hugh L Marquess James Able Jr W A Swiger S C Morris John Woods T Stewart M M Huff Solomon Walter
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Circuit Court
Vernon Beall
Will Kepner
Geo, Armstrong
C. F. Albright
A. Young
Z. C. Nuzum
W. R. Hargett
Hauser
Benton Rogers
W. © .Walter
Clyde Moore
J. C. Deck
H. B. Scranage
Parl Knotts
Orval Scranage
Richard Freemen
Roscoe T. Marple
A. F. Harbert
Clarence Pos
John Shaffer
Hugh L. Marquess
James Able, Jr
W. A. Swiger
S.C. Morris
John Woods
T. Stewart
Yankees Shoot Huerta Scout at Presidio
Reports from Presidio Texas describe a clash two miles west of the border where Mexican federal Luis Orozco was killed after firing on American sentries. U S troops exchanged fire as two Mexicans fled toward the river. Separate dispatches cite General Villa's plan to protect foreigners and property, and the movement of battleships Connecticut Kansas to Veracruz to relieve forces.
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Presidio
Tex
Amercan
Luis Orozco
Mercado
Orozco
United States Army
Ier
Witnesess
Bank Examiner Takes Charge of First National Elizabeth
Bank examiner Sherell Smith took charge of the First National Bank of Elizabeth at Elizabeth Pennsylvania after directors requested help from Washington. The bank reportedly had too much slow paper to continue operations, and an official statement was withheld until a further review. The bank, organized in 1 with a $50,000 capital and $580,000 total resources, shows obligations and assets described in reports.
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First National Bank OF Bills
Zabeth
Pittsburg
Sherell Smith
First National Bank of Elizabeth
Washington
Saminer Smith
First National of
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