Wilson Picks Men for Trade Board
President Wilson names the federal trade commission nominees from diverse regions. Joseph E. Davies of Wisconsin is set as chairman, with E. N. Hurley of Illinois, William J. Harris of Georgia, George L. Record of New Jersey, and William H. Parry of Washington named as commissioners. Both Record and Parry are noted Progressives.
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Washington
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Joseph E. Davies
Wisconsin
George L. Record
New Jersey
William H. Parry
Seattle
Davies
The
Trade Commission
Record
Roads to raise fares by railroads in Western territory
Washington DC railroads plan a 15 million dollar annual increase. Twenty five companies operating 60000 miles of track west of Chicago file higher passenger rates from 2 cents to 2 1/2 cents per mile with the Interstate Commerce Commission. The new fares take effect March 1, with complaints to be investigated during the freight rate hearing in Chicago beginning February 1. Similar increases have occurred in Central Freight territory.
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Washington, D. C
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Passenger Association
Central Freight Association
Commission
Police Get Jobs for Idle New York City
Police canvassed for work for 10 000 unemployed men with families. Patrolmen went door to door and through business districts asking men to pay 10 cents a week or more to unemployed men who would sweep sidewalks and do odd jobs if enough subscribers are obtained. One inspector found 10 jobs and expects more.
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New York City
Store Io
Salem Bank Assistant Cashier Missing Since Jan Train
Salem Illinois bank officials report James Forest Drell, assistant cashier of Salem National Bank, missing after boarding a westbound passenger train January 2. Authorities say his accounts are still open and unsettled.
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Salem
James Forest Drell
Salem National Bank
Auto Bandits Steal Diamonds From Upper East Side Pawnshop
Four men in a car robbed Adolph Sterns pawnshop on the Upper East Side, tying and gagging three clerks. They seized diamonds valued at between 40,000 and 50,000 dollars, placing gems into three suitcases before fleeing in the waiting vehicle.
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New York City
Adolph Stern
Upper East Side
Man found dead on Missouri farm with note of crime
A well dressed man wearing valuable jewelry was found on a Tayor, Missouri farm. The note identified him as Herman Huedipol of Quincy Illinois and said he had committed a terrible crime and drank poison to avoid life imprisonment. Memphis becomes dry as city officials close all taverns and beer halls.
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Tayor
Herman Huedipoh
Quincy
Ill
Austin H. Garreteon
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Rockefeller
Garreteon
Colorado
Hoth
Food Strike Echoes in Flovence Italy Protest Rises
In Flovence Italy fifteen hundred Labor Exchange members voted for a general strike to protest the rising cost of food, signaling strong labor unrest and mounting economic pressure across the region.
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Italy
Flovence
The
Labor Exchange
Eliot Endorses Donations to Harvard and Foundations
New York report cites Charles W. Eliot arguing that Rockefeller gifts to education and the General Education Board aided American colleges. He noted Harvard’s 21 million offer with 7.1 million added, and discussed foundations’ roles in building, wage policy, and child labor limits, urging a general child labor ban for indoor factory work.
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New York
Rockefeller
Charles W. Hilot
Harvard University
Federal Industrial Commission
Eitor
John J
Eliot
General Education Board
Harvard
Eliot Thowell
American captain arrested after Bremen minefield voyage
Captain Edward Pinchin who steered the El Monte through minefields into Bremen harbor on New Year’s Day returned to New York port. He was questioned by a German admiral, released, and faced cargo seizure pending details. Pinchin’s double feat of navigating mines and raising the American flag earned him royal entertainment in Bremen.
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New York
Edward Pinchin
el Monte
Bremen
Pinchin
Apt. Pinchin
Father finds daughter in Muskogee then dies in KC hotel blaze
Kansas City motion picture of a construction engineer Thomas M. Nall died in a burning hotel a few hours after learning his daughter, now married and wealthy in Muskogee, Okla, was alive. Firemen found Nall suffocated after he registered at the hotel and told staff he had just located his daughter after a three year separation. He had been employed in Manila for three years and had no known local acquaintances or prior residence.
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Kansas City
Muskogee Ok
Thomas M. Nall
Nall
Fter
Mutakogee
Manama
Nal
Chicagoan Leaps to Death on North Side Home
Frank T. Crawsont aged 57, a Yale graduate and son-in-law of Luther Jaftin Milla, died after leaping from the third story of his palatial Chicago north side residence during a nervous breakdown. Physicians could not save him.
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Chicago
Frank T. Crawsont
Luther Jaftin Milla
Yale
North Side
Lynn Introduces First Wireless Fire Alarm System
Lynn Massachusetts unveils the first wireless fire alarm system at the Highland fire station that will flash alarms to all city fire houses. The new setup aims to speed detection and response across the department.
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Lynn
Mass
Hilghland
Slain Patrolman In Portland Auto Case
Patrolman Klingensmith was shot in the head after Sergeant R. H. Tahl drove by in a recovered stolen car. The force had been ordered to search for the vehicle and the sergeant failed to stop promptly when Klingensmith signaled.
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Portland
Ore
Sergt
R. H. Tahl
Klingensmith
Kliingensmith
Billy Sunday Faces Surgical Step for Voice
Billy Sunday in Philadelphia endures strained voice from preaching, with throat condition severe enough to require surgical intervention to save his vocal cords.
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Philadelphia
Billy Sunday
Foolhardy Man Breaks Neck in Saloon Record Attempt
In Brockton California a man tried to set a strength test record on a machine in a saloon. George Keller reportedly broke his neck during the attempt and died shortly after.
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Brockton
Cal
George Keller
Washington advised on captive Garza and rail wage inquiry
A Laredo dispatch reports provisional Mexican President Garza captured by Zapata’s forces amid chaos after Mexico City evacuation rumors. The dispatch notes Monterrey abandoned by Villistas and signals a focus on transportation and labor issues as the Industrial Relations Board plans hearings in Chicago and New York.
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Galveston
Texans
Garza
Mexico
Zapata
Convention
South
Laredo
Mexico City
Zapatistas
Monterey
Villistas
New York
Frank P Waleh
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Chicago
Walsh
Next Qurek
Capital in State of Terror grips Mexico City
Washington reports anarchy and fear as Provisional President Garza departs, leaving Mexico City in desperation. Robberies and looting occur while famine looms and prices jump. Observers expect Garza to be replaced soon by Gen. Felipe Angeles.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico City
Garza
Felipe Angeles
More Money For Warships
Naval experts estimate an annual naval appropriation of 200000 dollars instead of the present 140000 dollars. They favor adding two dreadnoughts yearly and argue the dreadnaught's superiority over battle cruisers remains unchanged by World War I battles. Even one or two dreadnaughts might have altered a sea battle near the North Sea.
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Washington
Congress
North Sea
Schmidt Denied New Trial in Murder Case
New York City convict Hans Schmidt, who killed Anna Aumoueller and dismembered her body, had his bid for a rehearing rejected by Supreme Court Justice Davia. He argued that newly discovered evidence would prove his innocence.
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New York City
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumoueller
Supreme Court
Davia
Ten Hurt in Canadian Wreck Near Campeliton Quebec
Ten persons injured when the maritime express on the Intercolonial railway wrecked near Campeliton New Brunswick. Two sleeping cars plunged down a 30 foot embankment.
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Montreal
Quebec
Maritime Express
Intercolonial Railway
Campeliton
New Brunewek
Man and Two Lone in Court
Yonkers N Y in the same court on the same day Paul Gilbert was sentenced for assault his son Frank 12 was convicted of robbery and another son William was convicted of truancy
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Yonkers, N
Paul Gilbert
Frank
William
Tax falls on Congressmen in 1913 income law
Washington reports that many congressmen who spent funds to win reelection face taxes without deductions for campaign expenses. The Treasury confirms campaign costs are personal and not deductible under the income tax law.
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Washington
DD. C
Congress
Tressury Department
Preacher Admits Perjury in Frank Murder Case
In Atlanta, testimony opened in the superior court for the trials of Dr. & Lehon C. Tedder and Arthur Thurman, indicted for subornation of perjury in the Leo M. Frank murder case. They allegedly procured false affidavits from Rev. C. B. Ragsdale and R. L. Barber about a James Conley confession. Lebon runs a detective agency aiding Frank's defense. Dances Taught in High Bendol Nutley, N J.
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Auanta
Georgia
Lehon
C. (. Tedder
Arthur Thurman
Leo M. Frank
C. B. Ragsdale
R.L. Barber
James Conley
Mary Phagan
Frank
Rags
Cleveland sues railroads over lakefront land dispute
Cleveland asserts possession of 30 acres of lakefront land valued around 20 million dollars after years of legal action against the Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads. The city seeks to resolve ownership and compensation issues in court.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania and
New York Central Rairoads Company
Protection Debate: Shoe and Glove Industry Contrast
The St. Louis Republic argues against tariffs as a force for industrial development, noting light duties on shoes and high tariffs on gloves. It cites figures showing gloves protected amid foreign glove imports while footwear exports outpace imports, and highlights woolen goods and agricultural implements as free of duty with strong export results.
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St. Louis Republic
Littauer
United States
Condemned by Its Record President Wilson’s Charge
The piece argues that Republicans have offered no new ideas for 30 years since 1885, noting tariff boosts for donor gains and neglect of banking reform civil service progress and trust issues. It credits Democrats with civil war era reforms, currency resumption, and banking law revision amid a drifting GOP.
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Wilsons
GGP
Lincoln
Senator Gore Proposes Tank Commission Tariff Bill
Oklahoma Senator Gore introduces a bill to create a tank commission. he argues tariffs should be handled by a body of ten without political bias. He compares to the Interstate Commerce Commission, noting its deliberative spirit though criticized for lengthy hearings. He says the current tariff system lacks satisfaction but yields results within a lifetime.
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Gore
Oklahoma
Interstate Commerce Commission
Returning Prosperity Shown in Industrial Securities Rise
Secretary McAdoo says signs of returning prosperity extend to California as industrial securities strengthen across markets. Washington trading resumes after wartime halt, with prices on the Washington exchange above minimums and comparable to July levels.
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McAdoo
California
Washington Times
Washington Exchange
Secretary's Position Correct on War Crimes Judgment
The quote from the New York World defends Secretary Ryen's stance that the United States should not act as a war crimes court for partisan charges. It argues the position is obviously correct and beyond criticism in the context of civilized warfare rules.
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United States
Ryen
New York World
Business men urged to act for prosperity in America
The speaker argues prosperity depends on business leaders wanting and acting as if prosperity is here. He says big fluctuations in new securities are not required and that sufficient capital already exists to employ all idle workers if owners and directors focus on their own enterprises.
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America
Quit Meat and Use Salts Urges Kidney Relief
A 19th century style medical ad warns that meat forms uric acid harming kidneys. It prescribes Jad Salts from pharmacies, a lemon grape juice lithia remedy to cleanse kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and ease bladder irritation with daily consumption for a few days.
Unclear OCR Notice About Public Sale Or Probate
Fragmentary text describes a public notice or sale with names and dates unreadable. The passage mentions a board or committee and a legal or public action but lacks complete details.
Nippon Scandal Hints at Judicial Appointment
A fragment from a Nippon scandal rumor suggests a youth named Ips may be appointed as a judge at a bic bench show. the overheard talk references authority figures and a possible official role.
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Ips
Endavered Steels and the Kingdom Race Around the World
An oblique item recounts a tale of Endavered Steels and a teacher years ago as Spain once ran clear around the world, with Tommy Who chasing it in a curious historical vignette.
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Endavered Steels
Kingdom of Spain
Tommy
Painter Complesions Face Value Air Wave Debate
A fragment notes a debate over whether air waves should be taken at face value in evaluating painter complexions. The item hints at media or artistic critique but provides limited context or named entities.
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E. N. Hurley
William J. Harris
Rocky Mountains
Auto Bandits
Memphis
Tenn
Crump
Riecman
Industrial Relations Commission
Rien
Servian
Hhis Post
Industrial Relations Board
Naval
Schmidt
Canada
Treasury Department
Bencol
Nutley
N. J
Board of Education
Gabe
Teuton
Scildell & Scotts
Mary Prare
Treen
Fatima Cigarettes
NLIBE
Humber
Ted
Ron Benels
Tree Bod Weber
Wodel Iecubator CO
Revadeter
Onao
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