President Wilson Holds Get Together With Lind at Pass Christian
President Wilson said the Washington policy toward Mexico remains unchanged after a few hour conference with Envoy Lind at Pass Christian. He described the talks as a get together and noted no new plan or move was decided upon. He reiterated no change in his views and warned the Huerta government is being crushed and will fall.
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Associated Press
Gulf Port
Tex
Wilson
John Lind
Washington
Mexico
Mr. Lind
Huerta
Four Convicts Killed by Guardsmen in Cairo Prison
In Cairo on January date, four convicts were killed and about fifty seriously wounded when prisoners in the Yourah penitentiary crowded a courtyard plot and attacked warders. Guards fired blank volleys then rifles with bell cartridges, dispersing the mass as officials faced danger.
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Cairo
Egypt
Yourah
Ardens
Tango and Trot Begin 10 Prod in Hack Bay Society
Boston January 3 The tango and turkey trot fade from Hack Bay society dances as programmes for exclusive assemblies limit entries to the waltz. The dancing committee says programmes will be kept simple and orderly.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Hack Bay Society
Billy Sunday Sermon Draws 35000 In Pittsburg
Thirty five thousand people heard Rev Billy Sunday in Pittsburg on January 2 as he preached against the forces of the Devil. The vast audience swayed by his message in the evening address. Hi G Laren of Independence was calling on friends here today.
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Pittsburg
Billy
Hi. G. Laren
Independence
Skyline Rescue by Electric Headlight Signals
Capt. Harry J. McGuire aboard the steamer A R Budd saved the boat and a tow of 22 coal barges from wreck on the Ohio River after signaling with electric headlight flares. Captain Lewis Blair of the towboat Samuel Brown answered the distress near Brush Creek and prevented the loss of the steamer, tow, and cargo worth about 250000.
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Pittsburg
Harry J. McGuire
A R. Budd
Lewis Blair
Samuel Brown
Diamond Coal and Coke Company
Louisville
Brush Creek
Maysville
Ohio River
Manchester
McGuire
Nair
Buddy
Sam Brown
iJnland
Davite
Millionaire Roll at Supreme Court Opens New Year
Washington January 3 The Supreme Court faces a heavy term with a batch of cases testing the Payne Aldrich tariff tax on foreign bulk yachts used by U S citizens A list of wealthy filers including H C Pierce Cornelius G Billings James Gordon Bennett Roy A Ratley and Mrs Harriet Goelet will prosecute their challenges to the tax Ohio interests also bring two cases challenging excise taxes on railroads and electric utilities
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
H. Clay, Pierce
Cornelius K. G. Billings
James Gordon
Fire pulls ten from limax building blaze in Cleveland
Police, onlookers rescue eight girls and two men from the fifth floor as fire devastates the Limax building in Cleveland. Many were carried out unconscious. The property loss is stated at 25 thousand dollars and only part of the business in the building had opened when the blaze began.
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Sy Associated Press
Cleveland
Pick Pocket Os Offender Sent To Baton Rouge
Associated Press reports Pittsburg Jan 3 Thomas Mc Laughlin alias Charles Harris arrested two weeks earlier as a pickpocket was told in county jail he would be sent tomorrow to Baton Rouge La to serve the remainder of a 13 year sentence for highway robbery. He bore a bullet wound in his back from an escape from Louisana penitentiary where he hid for 12 years to serve.
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Associated Press
Pittsburg
Jan
Thomas McLaughlin
Charles Harris
Baton Rouge
McLaughlin
Loulefangs Penitentiary
Retired Pittsburg Fire Chief William Coates Honored
Pittsburg January 2 William Coates retired today after 37 years with the Pittsburg fire department including years as chief. He will receive a pension of $2,000 annually. Also noted is the retirement of Police Superintendent Thomas A McQuaide after 24 years. A barber shop lottery lists prize number 098328 with a drawing if not claimed by January 7.
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Pittsburg
William Coates
Johnson
Progressive party opens Washington headquarters
Washington January 3 The Progressive party aligns with both major committees and opens Washington headquarters with plans for a nationwide campaign. Representative Hinebaugh Illinois chairman of the Progressive Congressional Committee dispatches letters urging district nominations and county ticket endorsements as progress reports pour in. The headquarters will stay in Washington until July before moving to New York and Chicago for the next phase of campaigning.
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Associated Press
Washington
Progressive Party
Democratic Congressional Committee
Republican Confessional Committee
Hinebaugh
Illinois
Progressive Congressional Committee
United States
New York
Chicago
Jeter
Congress
Millin Sentenced to Long Term in Assault Case
Charles Town West Virginia Jon E Graham Wilson, a wealthy young farmer, was convicted of assaulting Miss Kate Turner during a social visit at his country home. Judge Wood sentenced him to 14 years in the penitentiary. Counsel for Wilson announced an appeal and he may be jailed until the appeal is decided.
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Associated Press
Charles Town
W. Va
Jon
E. Graham Wilson
Kate Turner
Wood
Wilson
Three Robbers Locked In Ship’s Refrigerator In Erie
Three men locked inside the Dunham steamer’s refrigerator at Erie pier were liberated near noon after spending the night imprisoned. The incident left the trapped individuals nearly freezing, as coverage speculated on dramatic publicity.
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Erie
Jani
Dunham
Ferris Sees DOJ Probe Over Deportation of Miners Leader
Governor Ferris expressed disappointment that Justice Department agents were ordered to investigate the deportation of Charles H. Moyer, Western Federation of Miners president, from the Calumet copper district. He said investigations are fine but wished to handle witnesses himself once Moyer returns, while labor official John Densmore refrained from outlining a strike settlement plan at the time.
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Associated Real
Big Rapids
Mich
Ferris
Department of Justice
Edward J. Owman
Charles H.o Myer
Western Federation of Miners
Calumet Copper District
Moyer
Lansing
John Densmore
Department of Labor
Densmore
Disarming Mexicans Sparks Border Patrol Debate
Brigadier General Bliss reports official justification for Texas border patrols disarming Mexicans and pushing them back across the border. He warns that failure to act would leave Big Bend country infested with armed incursions and says only asylum seekers would be unarmed invaders.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jan
Texas Border Patrol
Bliss
Big Bend
United States
QAN Prices Take a Jump In Corn Markets
Chicago January corn futures plunged as the front delivery slipped nearly 3 cents per bushel. Traders noted hedging via option sales and bearish bets adding pressure, with prices sliding to around 61 440 a bushel amid a broad market downturn.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Prohibition and suffrage dominate Progressive conference
Columbus O Jan 3 Prohibition and women's suffrage were key topics at a Progressive party conference. Prohibition received thorough discussion and action, with a motion enforcing submission of a federal constitutional amendment to ban the liquor traffic.
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Associated Press
Columbus
Progressive Party
B and O Appropriation Increase Prompts Hopeful Rail News
Boston January 2 The executive force at the House of Correction on Pier Island and the trustees contained a morning blaze in the laundry causing $10,000 damage and excitement among 1000 inmates. The January appropriation for the Monongah division of the B and O rail road rises markedly, signaling hoped for revival in local shops. Martinsburg papers report furloughs ending and workers recalled, with 200 returning to Cumberland shops including car repair, machinists, boiler makers and car plant staff. track work remains limited but expected to resume in a few weeks.
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Associated Press
Boston
Janu
House of Correction
Pier Island
Martinsburg
Martinsburg World
Cumberland
Women Hike in Snow Toward West Point March
General Rosalie Jones leads suffrage hikers from Jones Point at 8 AM through the Palisades State Park toward West Point. Bold trek descriptions say the group faced snow as they climbed two steep mountains on the day’s march.
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Associated Press
Newburgh
Rosalie Jones
Jones Point
Pallisades State Park
West Point
Fight near Quinaga draws refugees from Ojinaga
Tex Tex Jan two thousand Mexican refugees flee across the Rio Grande seeking protection as feral and rebel forces clash at Ojinaga Mexico. The battle rages through the night with heavy federal losses reported and preparations under way to treat the wounded. Authorities report a federal paymaster delivering currency from Mares.
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Associated Press
Presidio
Tex
United States
Ojinaga
Mex
Theield
Federal Army
Worcester girl dies after trolley collision injury
Anna Wheeler, daughter of Dr. Charles Wheeler, died at Worcester City Hospital after 2111 hours of unconsciousness. Doctors said a Christmas Day trolley collision struck the automobile she rode in, causing a rupture of a blood vessel in her head from the impact.
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Associated Preas
Worcester
Mass
Misa Anna Wheeler
Charlea Wheeler
City Hospital
Plan to Reduce Fire Losses in West Virginia
State Fire Marshal Ellison announces an education campaign to cut preventable fires in West Virginia. He will lead the effort personally and aims to engage property safety leaders within three months to adopt preventive measures in high loss areas.
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Ellison
Associated
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Plenty of Work for W V a Miners Daily Labor Figures
Charleston West Virginia January first. United States Geological Survey figures show West Virginia miners average 266 days of work per year, more than any state with significant output. Only two states exceed them, New Mexico and Utah, while West Virginia’s coal production last year reached 66,786,687 tons with earnings cited as higher than most labor groups.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
United States
R E. W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
West, Virginia
Floods Worsen as California Sees Ongoing Rainfall
San Francisco January 3 Floods worsen across northern and central California as more rain is forecast. Sacramento river towns face danger from high water while earth slides delay rail traffic. Sixty men work Feather River area to release a stuck Western Pacific train carrying about 100 passengers.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
California
Sacramento River
Feather River
Anon
Western Pacific
Shipwrecked sailors reach Norfolk Island after six months
Eleven sailors from the schooner El Dorado, lashed by a Pacific tempest, land on Norfolk Island after six months stranded on Easter Island. Captain Brenton recalls their escape and prayerful survival, likening their fate to Robinson Crusoe. Also notes plans for a new magazine The Front by West Virginian Hotel Clerks Association and editor W J Fulmer.
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Skippper
Norfolk Island
Australasia
Knight
Easter Island
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Columbia River
Themen
West Virginian Hotel Clerks Association
Nnear
W. J. Fulmer
Willard Printery
Review of Reviews
Black Cat
Liberty Boys
Ite
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