96 000 IN FURS STOLEN FROM STORE
Richmond Virginia observed a major fur store theft with 96 000 dollars in fur and skins taken. Entry via third story fire escape and back door. Thieves dominated first floor stock taking high value items while leaving some pieces behind. Police pursue as insured loss and list of items released.
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Richmond
Mauss Dy Teen Coote
West Broad
Haase
New Coods
Mr. Haase
Paase
P House
Arizona's Senator Ashurst Known For Many Professions
Washington D C special reports that Senator Henry F Ashurst of Arizona has worked as a lumberjack cowboy clerk cashier newspaper reporter bed carrier and lawyer. He is noted for the versatility of his employment record.
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Washington, D. C
Henry F. Ashurst
Arizona
Supreme Court Rejects Egg Seizure Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court declined to interpret the pure food law in the egg seizure case and ruled the Third Circuit had no jurisdiction. In another item, two were killed in a freight wreck near Brownsville Indiana when two Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton trains collided after failing to pass at the site. Percy Shepard of Hamilton Ohio and F A Adams of Indianapolis died in the crash reported late Friday.
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Washington, D. c
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals of the Third Circuit
Brownsville
Ind
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Here
Percy Shepard
Ohio
F. A. Adams
Indianapolis
Hickey arraigned in first degree murder case
Buffalo special report: J Frank Hickey, who confessed to killing seven year old Josephs Josephs of Lackawanna and another boy in New York, pleads not guilty before Justice Charles H. Brown and is remanded to jail awaiting trial. Attorney Ernest W. McIntyre represents Hickey.
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Buffalo
N. Y
J. Frank Hickey
Joseph Josephs
Lackawanna
Charles H. Brown
Supreme Court Tcy
Hickey
Josephs
Kruck
New York City
Ernest W. McIntyre
Rebate Investigation into Railroad Handling of Cotton
Washington D C Special that rebates and discrimination by railroads in transporting cotton by products were cited as the commission ordered an inquiry. Reports to Secretary Merkle show railroads receiving percentages on weight variances at ginning or transit points. About forty five Southern railroads named as parties to the investigation.
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Washington, D. C
Interstatf
Monday To Commerce Commission
Merkle
Commission
Southern
Lynchburg Man Dead in Baltimore Hotel
Candler, a Lynchburg native who lived in Winston-Salem, died suddenly in a Baltimore hotel after retiring Saturday night. The coroner found medicines on a bureau. police deem natural causes. The body will be sent to Lynchburg for burial, with sister Mrs. L A Vaughan notified.
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Candler
Baltimore
Winston-Salem
N. C
Virginia
Lynchburg
University of Virginia
Jane Allen
L. A. Vaughan
Farnan
Bathe Old Frigate Wreck For Souvenirs
Washington Navy official says the Philadelphia wreck at Tripoli harbor should be raised to recover interesting souvenirs. He notes the timbers are eroded but guns and mortars may be preserved. A Rome attaché has been sent to investigate after a $100 offer was received.
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Washington, D. C
Winthrop
Philadelphia
Tripoli Harbor
Tripoli
White
Rome
Great Acting, Right Moment Delights City Girl
A city girl and her country aunt attended a theater show by a famous matinee idol. Afterward the girl asked if Ravengelp was a great actor. The aunt agreed, noting it is wonderful how he always appears at the exact right moment.
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Ravengelp
Youngstown
Suffragette Attack Roils London Pillar Boxes
Militants of the suffragette movement carried out coordinated raids on London pillar boxes and in Birmingham and Nottingham. Open bottles of acid and varnish were inserted into unsealed envelopes, obliterating addresses and sometimes lighting contents. Police watched boxes as attacks continued with no arrests reported.
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London
West End
Birmingham
Nottingham
Japanese War Minister Uyehara Resigns Over Army Increase Demand
Special dispatch reports Lieutenant General Uyehara, Japan’s minister of war, submitted his resignation to the Emperor after Imperial cabinet members balked at his push for an army expansion.
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Uyehera
Campaign Finance Reform Backed by Clapp Committee
Senator Pomerene of Ohio reports the Clapp committee will push immediate stringent legislation to regulate expenditures for presidential primaries and campaigns. He says it is not a party issue and that witnesses support drastic action to curb business influence in campaigns.
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Washington, D. C
Specia
Clapp Campaign Funds Investigation Committee
Pomerene
Ohio
Lawmakers Weigh Rules to Limit Big Money in Primaries
Fragmentary quote shows lawmakers pushing measures to regulate primaries and curb political influence by big business as Congress nears adjournment. The terse text hints at legislative action pending before Congress ends its current session.
Another Billion Dollar Congress Tracked In House Estimates
Washington reports a broad set of appropriations requests totaling 823 million dollars for fiscal year 1914 across legislative executive and departmental budgets. Major figures include Treasury 142.37 million and War 211.25 million with districts, post office and interior also receiving large allocations.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
House
Secretary of
Post Office Department
Executive
State Department
Treasury Department
District of Columbia
War Department
Navy Department
Interior Department
Postoffice Department
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department of Justice
Post Office
Kennuty Department
Castro Leaves Teneriffe for Southampton
Cipriano Castro former President of Venezuela sailed from Teneriffe for Southampton on the steamer Windhuk. He was listed as Pulataro and traveled alone, taking precautions to avoid recognition while boarding.
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Castro
Teneriffe
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Southampton
Pulataro
Recall Drive Grows Against Los Angeles Mayor
A recall movement forms in Los Angeles after the arrest of City Prosecutor Guy Eddie for an offense against a young woman. Fred M. C. Choate, former Assistant City Prosecutor, leads the recall, prompted by his dismissal over ties to the secret arrest of witness Fred Lloyd. The effort begins with a call for 100 volunteers to circulate petitions.
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Los Angeles
Alexander
Guy Eddie
Fred M. C. Choate
Fred Lloyd
Eddie
Heike seeks delay in final disposition of sugar case
Charles R. Heike secretary of the American Sugar Refining Company convicted of complicity in sugar weighing frauds asked the Supreme Court to postpone his sentence. Heike claims immunity from prior grand jury testimony and asked for a postponement to March 1 for the hearing after the Court advanced the case to January.
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Washington, D. C
Charles R. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
Supreme Court of the United States
Heike
Pope Pius Confers Red Hats on Five Cardinals
In a Vatican consistory Pope Pius X bestowed red hats on five cardinals including Francis X. Magh and Antonio Vico. About 300 Americans attended, with announcements of several American bishop appointments and speculation about Archbishop Ireland’s potential cardinalate.
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Rome
Vatican
Pope Pius X
Francis X. Magh
Vienna
Giuseppe Maria Corey Macho
Valladolid
Antonio Vico
Spain
Enrique de Almarag Y Santos
Seville
Francis 8. Bauer
Olmuetez
Ireland
United States
D. J. O'Connell
Richmond
Patrick A. McGovern
Cheyenne
Austin Dowling
Des Moines
E. J. Hanna
San Francisco
Armistice Talks May Be Reopen, Vienna Reports
A halt in Turco Bulgarian negotiations was strongly indicated from Vienna and Paris dispatches. Reports say Turkish mediation may delay, with Serbia involved and Bulgaria aiming to establish naval strength in the Black Sea. No official confirmation yet.
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Vienna
Speeisl
Stid
Pite Sh
Sno
Picoer Ees
Bacher
Charles of
Balkan Peace Talks Stir Allied Strains Amid Turkish Demands
Reports from Constantinople describe friction among the Balkan League as Greece protests concessions to Turkey while allies weigh a harsh peace. Turkish forces advance in Europe and officials hint at a multi hundred million dollar demand. camps at Hademkeul and San Stefano report dire famine and disease conditions.
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Constantinop
Balkan League
Greece
Turkey
Europe
Sa&¥E
Scuteri
Adr
Chatalja
Neary
Adrianople
Gabriel Effendi Noradoughian
War Office
Adriade
Finnople
Onetoman
Nices
Mustafa
Onan
Orient
Pons
Hademkeul
San Stefano
Dena
Russia Presses Peace as Mobilization Dubbed Defensive
Saint Petersburg reports Russia urges peace amid tensions between Austria and Serbia. Foreign Minister states Muscovite government pursues only defensive measures, with frontier garrisons strengthened as circumstances require.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Servius
Bomb throwers released amid student protests in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia, bomb throwers are released as government actions quell a mass meeting. Jon Davis of the international executive board is mentioned as connected to the incident and the embassy crisis.
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Jon Davis
Philadelphia
Fractured Arm in Fall Down Stairs in Portsmouth
Daniel J. Jon of Richmond visiting family in Portsmouth fell on a stair and suffered injuries including a triple fracture of the arm a fractured breastbone and a broken nose though not serious. The city directory does not record the name Daniel J. Reardon.
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Porsmouth
Daniel J. Jon
Richmond
Daniel J. Reardon
Woman with influential friends to serve ninety days in jail
A Bristol resident, unable to avoid jail, will be driven in her own car to Abingdon County Jail for a ninety day stay. She has private bath installed and spared no expense to endure the sentence, aided by influential friends who could not avert the jail term.
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Bristol
Abingdon
Vill Alta Destruction by Extepeji Indians On Warpath
Quexico City reports Extepeji Indians on a Oaxaca warpath have destroyed Villa Alta and killed 125 captives. Men women and children were tortured before death as revenge for the chief village’s previous actions. The piece mixes a grim dispatch with a social column about Alice in Wonderland party games for children.
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Quexico
Speen
Tate Cabinet Debate Sparks Direct Representation
Fragmented notes show debate on direct representation for the Tate administration. Discussion centers on cabinet members and congressional approval, with Burleson urging accountability and criticizing participation by those not elected.
Mercy Plea Amid Hillsville Case Appeals for Clemency
Editors urge Governor Manno to commute Kluyd and Claude Allen's death sentences to life imprisonment. The Fairfax Herald weighs mercy against justice, noting environment and duty toward mountaineers and comparing Claude Allen’s act to Commodore Decatur's wartime resolve.
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Kluyd
Claude Swanson Allen
Jon * Manno
Hmillsville
Virginian
Hillsville
Sir Thomas
Hishory
Waseso
Thomas
London
Plantation
Virginia
Claude Allen
Commodore Rogeey Decatur
Claude al- Ten
Decatur
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