Editor Refuses Ambassadorship Over Controversy
Russ Pgt from Alis edits legline column refuses appointed ambassador role due to ongoing controversy. The editor cites policy concerns and public backlash affecting the posting.
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11 Feb 1914
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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1914
Page
1
Peoria Man Pindell Declines Russian Ambassadorship
Henry M. Pindell of Peoria declines appointment as ambassador to Russia, citing false press representations and desire to avoid controversy. President Wilson expresses respect for Pindell’s decision, and reports note Charles R. Crane of Chicago may be nominated for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry M. Pinchett
Peoria
Mruasia
Sande
White House
Wilson Wir
Pindeil
Pindell
Russia
Senate
Grosswala
Henry M. Pindell
Mr. Pindell
Snars
Woodrow Wilson
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Presdent Wilson
Kussian Post
Crane
Luccheon
Wilson
Refuses Plea of Women in Suffrage Debate
Washington reports President Wilson again told suffragists he could not push their cause. About 400 working girls from ten states, with 60 industries, visited the White House to seek support, but the president said action must come from the Democratic party and from others, not from him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilon
United States
White House
Democratic Party
Cullom Buried Amid State Tribute at Oak Ridge
Shelby Moore Cullom former U S Senator from Winds died in Washington January 30 after a week illness. His funeral in Springfield drew statesmen from across Illinois and hundreds of citizens. He was laid to rest beside his two wives at Oak Ridge Cemetery near the Lincoln monument in a simple service at the state capitol.
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Springfeld
Abraham Lincoln
Shelby Moore Cullom
Oak Ridge
Lincoln
Telinois
Springfield
Cullom
Washington
Shelby M. Cullom
Ife
Wreck on Main Line Near Buttermilk Falls
Multiple dead and injured after a Cincinnati Indianapolis and Chicago Express derailed near East Conemaugh while the engine and empty locomotive waited on the express track. Cause of the two trains in the same block is unclear.
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Johnstown
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
Buttermilk Falls
East Conemaugh
Consamaugh Yards
San Francisco
Cal
Maury Diggs
Ida Pearing
Washington
Haola Central Railroad
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Benjamin F. Funk
Funk & Wagnalls Company
Fifth Avenue
Siegel Store Bankruptcy in Boston Court
Boston based Henry Siegel & Co, part of the Siegel group, was adjudicated bankrupt in U S district court after receivers were appointed last month. The report also notes a separate foreclosure sale order for the Wabash railroad with a minimum bid of 24.9 million dollars.
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Siegel
Boston
Henry Siegel & Co
United States District Court
St Louis
U. S
LG. Adams
Equitable Trust Company of
New York
Government monopoly urged for all telegraph and telephone lines
Washington reports the Postmaster General backs a government monopoly on telegraph, telephone and radio transmission, with purchase of commercial networks and licensed private operation under regulation. Cost to acquire telegraph facilities estimated at 225 million dollars, plus 209.9 million for long distance lines. 3,000 telephone line proprietors would fund the transition over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Burleson
Senate
Congress
Nantucket Sinks Ship with 41 Dead and 99 Surviving
Norfolk reports the Merchants & Miners steamship Nantucket arrived with 99 survivors and 41 dead after a disaster. The rescued recount a sudden catastrophe at sea as the ship docked with a damaged bow and shifted cargo. Names and affiliations of the deceased and survivors include military, theatrical, and civilian passengers from New York, Newark, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and other cities.
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Norfolk
Monroe
Merchants & Miners
Nantucket
Aca
Bolen
New York
Bostein
W. L
Newark
N. J
Budwig
Claussen
W. C
Milwaukee
Curtis
le Grande B
Haviland
Marcaria Theatrical Company
Ingram
Sumter
8. C
Jelleff
Lewis
Marlo
Okakamoto
Poole
C. W
Gray
Popa
Ray
F. F
Thomas Harrington
J. Kelly
Stevens Street
Norwalk
Conn
Suds
Lieut
le Grand B. Curtis
Second Coast Artillery
Indicts Swift & Co and three railroads in rebate case
A grand jury in Chicago indicted Swift & Co and the Pennsylvania Chicago & Northwestern and Panhandle railroads on rebates charges. Swift & Co faces up to 1.2 million dollars in fines for 60 interstate commerce law violations. Other defendants include the Panhandle and two carriers.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
K. M. Landis
United States District Court
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company
Panhandle
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis
Abandon Jail Drunks Urged by State Commission
Boston reports urged ending jail sentences for intoxication except for criminal or unmanageable inebriates. Commission appointed by the last legislature recommends reform in handling drunkenness in the state. A separate note from Kansas City reports a deep cold wave gripping the middle west with springlike warmth fading.
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Boston
Middle West
Kansas City
Wisconsin State Fair plans shift dates and funding
The 1914 Wisconsin State Fair is set for September 14 to 18 in Milwaukee with no Sunday attractions. The State Board of Agriculture votes to borrow $10,000 on personal notes and accept a $15,000 guarantee from Milwaukee business groups to cover early expenses, with a February 20 meeting to finalize the loan and a possible bank note due within a year.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
State Board , of Agriculture
Citizens’ Business League
Hotel Men's Association of
Second Ward Savings Bank
Milwaukee Bank
W. B. Webb
Superior
J. C. Lewis
Antigo
J. H. Schmidt
Wausau
M. R. Bell
Prentice
Chicago
G. A. Kietasch
Kiletzsch
Hunger strike at Stevens Point jail sparks food protest
In Portage County jail two Ambergt men Edward Riley and John Dwailen refused meals and labor, washing dishes only when promised a full meal. Sheriff Kubtsink shifted them from woodpile to cleaning duties but they persisted, threatening to bring an attorney from Madison as bread and water rations were limited.
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Stevens Point
Mixbisink
Edward Riley
John Dwailen
Ambergt
Kubtsink
Madison
Whem
Sale of Eggs Is Stopped Madison Opinion
Madison officials and farmers heard James G. Holpin of the Wisconsin Poultry Association argue that two thirds of bad eggs begin at the farm and that handling up to market reduces losses. He urged producers to improve care to keep fresh eggs desirable and wholesome.
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James G. Holpin
Whaconsin Poultry Association
Tanders and Farmers
University of Wisconsin
WILL TURN BANK BURGLAR A former Sheboygan boy ends spree
Joseph West, aged 21, passed five forged checks totaling 146 dollars in under an hour after returning to Sheboygan and was arrested as he left for Milwaukee. He confessed, saying the crime was easy to resist. He has a prior record including petty larceny at 12, grand larceny at 15, and a Waupun penitentiary sentence at 17 for forgery. He plans to plead guilty in court and then resume bank burglary.
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Sheboygan
Joseph West
Milwaukee
Hetil
Waukesha
Reformatory
Green Bay
Waupun
Wisconsin Local Notes Tumbling Through Names and Dates
A sprawling Wisconsin roundup reports deaths, political bids, and local incidents across towns from Menominee to Neenah. Notable items include a 71 year old man dying after a fall, a purse of post office contests, and 1914 road-building plans in La Crosse with new macadam and grading.
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Racine
Ehoe
Carl W. Larson
Phese
Oconomowoc
F. O. Spaces
Anne Craft
Crate
Oconomowos
Madmon
Ir. W. Doolittle
Wisconsin Railroad Commission
Tlinois Public Service Commission
Glenwood City
Grand Rapids
Mike Caroline Fitch
Nekoona
A. F E. Lapham
H. BE. Fitch
Democratic State Central Committee
Cranmoore
la Crosee
la Cropse
Madison
State Board of Health
Fond du Lac
Edward Roughey
Gwen Cromme
Leo Jugdfaldt
Lake Winnebago
Calumet Harbor
la Crouse
Jake Angrell
Preston
Minn
Beloit High School
Converse
la Crosse
John N. Rapi
St. Bernard's College
Bergenz
St. Willhald's Seminary
Eicheradt
Germany
America
Rivate
Green Baoy
Chicago
N. 8
Kimball
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Green Bay
Moater
Gre
Herman Ladinsky Max
Philip Jacobs
Gtorgeon Bay
Gertrude Schumacher
Alnéo
Wisconsin Firemen’s Association
Oconeomowoc
Oconcomowe
G. A. Dibble
Neenah
Bali
Ris
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Wisconsin Federation of Catholic Societies
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Peter F. Dietz
T. J. Rooney
Appleton
H. J. Hegeman
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Menasha
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John Kastner
New London
HW. R. Schwacke
Two Rivers
Wisconsin Granite and Marble Dealers’ Association
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H. M. Blumenthal
Columbus
Weary Lueloff
Brillion
John Zimmerman
Wauwatosa
Luchsinger
Crustav Kegler
Plymouth
Henry Schelle
Wisconsin Funeral Directors and Inpalmera’ Association
J. W. O'Royli
John Merrin
Chippewa Walls
Arthur Frautscht
Henry Feaster
H. Haroos
Gread
Portage County
State Poultry Association la
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State Federation of Labor
Clark H. Gattis
Wisconsin Student Workers’ Union
W. F. McNally
Eighth Judicial Circuit
George Thompson
Dexterville
F. C. Amundson
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Green Bay & Western
Cexterville
George Oberg
Pewaukee
Ghoral Union
J. F. Leverenz
Winkler
Woodsman
Carl Wrobel
Mississippi River
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