World-Wide Seamen Strike Planned Across Ports
Matthew Tearle announces a British union plan for a near world-wide strike beginning next May during King George V’s coronation. The action aims to halt Atlantic coastwise shipping, with open-air camps and picket lines to keep strikers from ports while longshoremen and miners join in as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Tearle
National ‘Sailors’ and Firemen’s Union of
Great Britain
England
George V
Griffin
International Union
Atlantic Coast Seamen’s Union
The
International
Atlantic Coast Union
Copenhagen
Tearle
Wilson
Shipping Combine
Great Lakes
International Seamen’s Union
Police Officer Mortally Wounded in Mount Vernon Shootout
Policeman Pasquale Ruffalo was fatally wounded by a shot from his own revolver during a disturbance arrest in Mount Vernon. Arturo Tiso was killed, and brother Alexandro Tiso was severely wounded and likely to die. The incident occurred on South Eighth Avenue between West Third and Fourth Streets as witnesses watched.
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Mount Vernon
Pasquale J. Ruffalo
Arturo Tiso
Monday Lane
Alexandre Niso
Mulberry Street
New York
South Eighth Avenue
West Third
Arturo
Alexandro Tiso
Ruffalo
Theoliceman
Alejandro Tiso
Highth Avenue
Frank Panzi
Tiso
Panzi
Silverstein
Belding
Atwell
Mount Vernon Hospital
Trapped by Grifenhagen Extortion Plot Arrests Made
Four men were jailed at Police Headquarters on extortion charges tied to threats against Reg ister Max S. Grifenhagen of 522 West 149th Street. The defendants allegedly demanded 1100 and aimed to force Grifenhagen to return a watchman job at Grifenhagen Brothers Co. 249 Tent Avenue. Louis Cavaleri and his cousin were arrested with three others after a staged package exchange.
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Max S. Grifenhagen
West 149Th Street
Lieut
Vachris
Castagnino, Walsh
Campomenos T
Trabucci
Grifenhagen Brothers & Co
Tent Avenue
Mike
Italy
Grifenhagen
Weehawken
Louis Cavaleri
Cavaleri
Tony Cavaleri
Stanislaus Valente
Peponato Biengio
Rossiter home destroyed by fire at Red Spring
The summer residence of A. W. Rossiter at Red Spring in Glencove L I was destroyed by fire discovered by the caretaker Patrick Sedglock. Firemen failed to save the house due to low water pressure with losses estimated between 25000 and 30000 dollars, likely insured. The Rossiters are at their winter address 255 West 72nd Street New York. Fire blamed on a defective electric light wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Glencove
L. I
A. W. Rossiter
Red Spring
Patrick Sedglock
Rossiters
Seventy-second Street
New York
Wellesley College seeks larger endowment
Wellesley Massachusetts January 13 special to the New York Times reports Wellesley College petitioned the Massachusetts Legislature to raise its holdings from five million to ten million dollars. Treasurer Alpheus H Hardy signs the petition. Hardy says the college is growing and wants funds for two dormitories and other improvements, though immediate need is not urgent.
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New York Times
Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Massachusetts
Alpheus H.hardy
Publications Treaty Confirmed by Senate
The Senate ratified a treaty among major powers to curb obscene publications. Signed in Paris on May 4, the pact aims to discourage wide circulation and harmonize enforcement across nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Today
Paris
Deadlock Threat as Murphy Holds Senate Power in New York
Albany dispatch reports Tammany leader Charles F. Murphy pressing Democrats to back Edward M. Shepard for U S Senate while upstate members resist. Governors Dix hints at possible intervention as Murphy seals appointments to influence the vote. Republican Old Guard favors Sheehan’s election.
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Murphy
Shepard
Sheehan
Capitol
Legislative Chamber
Tamany
Tammany Boss
Mr. Shepard
Gov. Dix
New York
Albany
Republican Old Guard
Frazier Gains in Tennessee on Third Senate Ballot
On the Tennessee Legislature third ballot James B. Frazier Fusionist rose to 25 votes. Benton McMillin Democrat held 60, Newell Sanders Republican dropped to 29, G. T. Fitzhugh Fusionist fell to 17. One member absent. Joint convention adjourned until Monday noon. Frazier's gain came from three votes each from Fitzhugh and Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
James B. Frazier
Benton McMillin
Newell Sanders
G. T. Fitzhugh
Azier
Fitzhugh
Sanders
Rival for Senator Martin in Virginia Face 1913 Race
Representative William A. Jones, senior Virginia Democrat in Congress, announced his bid for the Senate to replace Senator Martin whose term ends March 3, 1913. Virginia Democrats will choose two Senators at the August primaries. Jones vows to wage an unremitting war on the "price" and "political machine" in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William A. Jones
Virginia
Congress
Senate
Martin
Jones
Beaboad Florida Ltd Saves Night on Sleeper to Palm
A truncated notice indicates Beaboard Florida Ltd arranging a sleeper trip to Palm Beach with electric lighting. Mentions connections in Orlando and Sarasota and a Tamp office at 1183 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaboard Florida Ltd
Palm Cr
Palm Beach
Orlando
Sarasota
A BILLION MORE TO BE TAXED IN NEW YORK CITY
The 1911 assessed valuation adds 897 048 683 to New York real estate. Manhattan gains 267 752 565, up 6.1 percent. The New York Times will publish Sunday an analysis with borough by borough figures and maps to help taxpayers apply the data to their property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
New York
Borough of
Manhattan
New York Times
Sunday Times
Flint to Buy Tolstoy Estate With Modern Farm Plan
Tolstoy heir Kousminsky said Charles R. Flint may acquire the Tolstoy estate in Russia under conditions. Carnegie declined, citing his universal peace scheme. Flint would fund 160 acres for a Tolstoy settlement and build a school, hospital, and library by an international fund. Flint plans to exhibit American agricultural machinery on 600 acres to boost Russian farming methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Kousminsky
Count Tolstoy
Russia
Charles R. Flint
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Kousminsky
Tula
Moscow
Mr. Kousminsky
Flint
Tolstoy
United States
Duma
Mr. Flint
Fhothin
Peter the Great
St. Petersburg
Reporters Shadow Hyde On Houseboat Stop-a-While
Daytona files recounts reporters guarding the Stop-a-While as Charles H. Hyde, missing New York Chamberlain, may be aboard. Boat stuck in mud near St Augustine, with Hyde reportedly onboard and sightings denied then confirmed. efforts to free the vessel continue through midnight and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Daytona
Fla
Charles H. Hyde
Chamberlin
New York
Florida
Mr. Hyde
Hyde
St. Augustine
John Wiswell
Times
Halifax River
Mrs. Hyde
Mrs. Wiswell
Mr. Wiswell
Hr. Hyde
Canal
Chamberlain
Gaynor
Carnegie Trust Company
Northern Bank
Gardner
Brooklyn
Root
Halifax
New Building for Broadway on corner of Broadway and Liberty
Negotiations to buy the southeast corner of Broadway and Liberty Street from Mutual Life Insurance Co may enable an early new office building. Prudential Life Insurance Co has offered about 2 million for the lot, valued around 2.5 million. The 78.1 by 135.5 foot corner plot sits opposite the Chamber of Commerce with a seven story Mutual Life building erected in 1863 nearby.
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Broadway
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Liberty Street
Prudential Life Insurance Company of
Newark
N. J
Nassau Street
Chamber of Commerce
New Chinese Cruiser Built by New York Shipbuilding
The New York Shipbuilding Company of Camden, New Jersey, confirms a contract to build a Chinese Government cruiser. Weighing about 2600 tons and costing over $1,000,000, the ship will feature armor and guns from Bethlehem Steel. It will be the first warship built in the United States for China, following Prince Tsai Hsun’s summer visit that spurred the deal. England and Japan compete for Chinese contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Penn
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
N. J
Bethlehem Steel Company
England
Japan
Camden Company
Tsai Hsun
Emperor of China
Deerfoot Farm Sausages Made in Southboro Massachusetts
All Deerfoot Farm Sausages are produced at the Farm in Southboro Massachusetts. The article credits the success to quality materials and meticulous preparation standards.
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Southboro
Mass
Earthquake Kills 204 in Asiatic Russia
A powerful quake struck Kebery in Seminyetchensk region injuring and burying Kirghis. Authorities report 204 bodies recovered from ruins as rescue efforts continue. Local dispatch from Vyerny, Seminyetchensk capital, confirms the disaster and casualty toll.
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Kebery
Asiatic
Russia
Vyerny
Seminyetchensk
Kcebery
Pishpek
Mrs Blood Dies in Poisoning En Route to Los Angeles
Mr and Mrs Harry E Blood who arrived from New York were staying at the Alexandria Hotel when Mrs Blood suddenly died from ptomaine poisoning shortly after the journey began a trained nurse accompanied her from Barstow Blood a wealthy wine importer. His home is at 601 West 112th Street New York City.
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New York Times
Los Angeles
Harry E. Blood
New York
Harry BP. Blood
West
112Th Street
Taft Climbs Washington Monument Then Tours Capitol
President Taft, after hours, ascended the Washington Monument by elevator for the first time, then walked to the Capitol. He descended to the Senate office building via subterranean passage and toured the tunnel by car, noting senators’ conveniences.
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Senate
Washington
Taft
Washington Monument
Capitol
Senate Office
Carrie Nation Collapses in Arkansas
Carrie Nation, famed temperance lecturer and saloon smasher, suffered a nervous collapse at her Eureka Springs home on January 13. She feared the incident might end her career as an anti alcohol activist.
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Eureka Springs
Ark
Carrie Nation
Supreme Court rules fare must be inserted in streetcar meters
Providence January 13. The Rhode Island Supreme Court holds it is a reasonable regulation that passengers insert nickels in automatic fare collectors on the street car system. The decision arose from a suit by a passenger removed after refusing to pay. It is believed to be the first such ruling.
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Providence
Supreme Court
Rhode Island Company
Woman tried by women in gas meter interference case
Mrs Ida M Anderson was arraigned before Justice Brown on charges of interfering with a gas meter. Deputy Read Whitehead led the case. A woman jury was granted with six jurors including Mrs Thomas Murphine, Mrs Homer Hill, Mrs Sylvia Hunsucker, and Miss Alice Lord.
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Seattle
Wash
Ida M. Anderson
Justice of the Peace Brown
Read Whitehead
Anderson
Thomas Murphine
Miles Poindexter
United States
Homer Hill
Sylvia Hunsucker
Alice Lord
Treachery, Says Harahan at Illinois Central Farewell
James T. Harahan, retiring president of the Illinois Central Railroad, denounced former friends as treacherous over treasury looting via car repair frauds. He spoke at a farewell banquet, lamenting betrayals of trusted aides he had trained for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
James T. Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Mr. Harahan
Riots in Bombay Result in Eighteen Deaths
Eighteen people died and twenty four were wounded in yesterday’s Bombay rioting tied to Muharram celebrations. Troops fired on crowds after mobs clashed with police and orthodox Sunnites clashed with Shiahs as a prohibited procession sparked the violence.
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Bombay
Express Trains Break Snow Barriers Near North Bend
Canadian Pacific rails clear first express through North Bend snowdrifts using a rotary plow and six locomotives. Westbound service expected by Saturday. Field, B C reports 42 degrees below zero and intense winds with minimal progress by workers. Reno, Nevada endures a major snowstorm with over two feet on ground and extensive snowsheds down west of Truckee and heavy accumulations on summit and in Truckee.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railroad
North Bend
Reno
Nev
Truckee
Cal
Summit
Mother Confesses to Slaying Five Year Old George Melber
In Albany and Rochester reports Mrs Edith Melcher a Schenectady widow confessed to killing her five year old son George Melber amid financial strain and housing troubles. She claimed psychiatric distress and said she gave him boric acid on the Schenectady Road. Police traced the boy to a Children's Home in Schenectady and to his grandfather George Melcher who later identified the body. The case ties to a family history and prior custody disputes.
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New York
Rochester
Albany
Edith Gibeau Melcher
Schenectady
George
Capital
Joseph M. Quigley
O’brien
McDonald
Director of Detectives
Ada Jones
Young Women's Christian Association
Edith Melber
Edith Miller
Alf
Ceneres
George Teller
Cleveland
Teller
Quigley
Schenectady Road
New York Times
George Melber
George Melcher
Romeyn Street
Charles F. Smith
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Coro
E. J. Roberts
Cunard Line
Shipping Federation
Sailors and Firemen’s Union
Lusitania
Mauretania
Transacee Oon
County Register
Rossiter
L. 1
Ite Holdings
Anti-Murphy
Dix
Aimbany
Charles F. Murphy
Howard R. Bayne
Richmond-Rockland
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dutchess
Frank M. Loomis
Erie
Edward M. Shepard
Frazier
Senator
Senator Martin
Machine
R. Flint
Universal
Stuck
Chamberlain Walsh
John W. Smith
Frank Gardner
Wadsworth Avenue
Prudential
Liberty Street Corner
Camden, N. J
Empire
California
Washington State
Harahan
Edith Melcher
Asylum
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