Astor Nears Peerage via London Newspapers Takeover
London rumors say William Waldorf Astor plans to control The Globe The Pall Mall Gazette and The Observer, seeking an English noble title while using J L Garvin as political strategem. Hearst's bid for London papers reportedly failed as The Morning Leader merges with The Daily News.
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Marconi Transatlantic
New York Times
London
William Waldorf Astor
Globe
Cyril Harmsworth
Lord Northcliffe
England
Garvin
Observer
Pall Mall Gazette
Pall Mall
Astor
William Randolph Hearst
Morning Leader
Daily Express
London Daily
Daily News
Ernest Parke
Slap Incident at Wesleyan Theatre Draws Freshmen Action
Seven Wesleyan freshmen were slapped by five chorus girls from a pony ballet during a musical comedy at Middletown theater. The incident occurred when students in the front row blocked the performers as they exited the stage, leaving the audience startled and the violators momentarily restrained.
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New York Times
Middletown
Conn
Wesleyan
The
Pony Ballet
Shipping News: George Washington En Route to New York
Sandy Hook New Jersey January 13 Steamship George Washington Bremen to New York is 1 060 miles east at 4 P M due January 16 at 8 30 A M under North German Lloyd.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
Marconi
George Washington
Bremen
New York
North German Lloyd
Exclusive Pullman Train Link From New Orleans West
Advertises a high class Pullman train connecting Sunset Limited from New Orleans to California via New York route. Details mention travel from New York City at 4 38 P M via Southern Railway and A and W P W of Ala L and N, with New York office at 264 Fifth Ave corner 80th Street. Telephone 2214 Mad 8q.
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New Orleans
Texas
Mexico
California
New York
Bridegroom in overalls as rescue saves wedding day at river
Helge Bjornsen 32 fell into the North River while chasing a wedding suit valise from the sunken barge Bagley. He was rescued by the tug D McLean crew and vowed to wed in overalls after drying out. A red beacon marked the sinking site.
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Helge Bjornsen
North River
Bagley
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
D. McLean
Pier 4
Bjornsen
Greta Yuhala
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Helge
McLean
Almy Jr Promoted to Night Assistant Train Master
Frederick Almy Jr son of a wool importer left college for a rail career two years ago. He was promoted yesterday in the President's office to night assistant train master overseeing rolling stock at night and coordinating wreck reports and specials from Long Island City offices.
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Frederick Almy, Jr
Long Island Railroad
Almy
Oyster Bay
Banking duel ends with shooting in Iuka Mississippi
G T Jordan cattle dealer and bank depositor shot President James H Faircloth after the Tishomingo Banking Association closed its door. The banker suffered a scalp wound and a groin injury. his condition described as serious but not fatal. Jordan was arrested and posted a four thousand dollar bond.
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New York Times
Iuka
Miss
Tishomingo Banking Association
G. T. Jordan
James H. Faircloth
Jordan
Faircloth
Horse Cabs Cut Rates In Manhattan Co Op Plan
T J Hebron of 428 Seventh Avenue announced a New York horse cab drivers cooperative to curb taxicab competition. The group will install telephone stations, limit territory to Manhattan from Fourteenth to Highbridge streets, charge one dollar per hour plus quarters per mile, and mark cabs with a white horseshoe and crossed whips. The service begins February 1.
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New York
T. J. Hebron
Seventh Avenue
Hebron
Cab Operative Company
Manhattan
Manhattan Island
Co-Operative Hackmen
Ten human lives cost two hundred dollars fine in collapse case
In Indianapolis Judge Collins fined Edward R. Wolfe and Charles S. Ewing of Wolfe and Ewing two hundred dollars for violating the city building ordinance after the Prestolite addition collapsed on December 6. A building inspector said a third story was added without approval, leading to deaths. No defense was offered.
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New York Times
Indianapolis
Ind
Collins
Edward R. Wolfe
Charles S. Ewing
Wolfe & Ewing
Wintbrrowd
Five in Auto Plunge to Death in Creek
Frederick Mulford Foster of Trenton survived after his father’s touring car slid into Water Power Creek near Brookville. Reed and two girls were dead. Chester Van Cleef and a third girl were missing. Foster, rescued barefoot and nearly frozen, aided by Schmidt’s roadhouse and later rescue teams, described the crash and rescue effort as bodies were recovered from the submerged car.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Frederick Mulford Foster
West State Street
Big City
Schmidt
Wilburtha Road
Foster
Donald Reed
Supreme Court
Alfred Reed
Chester van Cleef
Reed
van Cleef
Reed’s Manor
Georgia Capper
Livingston Street
New York
East Hanover Street
Broad
Tonneau
Brookville
Arthur Wareham
Yardley
Arties
Crowning King George Emperor of India
Fragmented column list from a 1900s Sunday Times issue outlines sections on news, arts, and society. Highlights include royalty, theatre reviews, editorials, fashion, women’s matters, literature notes, and real estate items.
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George
India
China
Robiny D
Francis Bat
Globe Theatre
Gould Battles Greenhouse Blaze At Georgian Court
At Georgian Court Lakewood N J George J Gould rushed from his room in slippers to help fight a blaze at the four story boiler house of his hot houses. He supervised a hose from his private water system and helped move valuable plants to safety before volunteer crews arrived. Afterward he hosted firemen with drinks and cigars and ordered kerosene stoves and lamps bought for immediate replacement.
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New York Times
Lakewood
N. J
George J. Gould
Georgian Court
Mr. Gould
Kingdon
Russell
Gould
Olce
Rissell
Vanderbilt Hotel Fire Defaces Chinese Room and Rugs
Fire at the newly opened Vanderbilt Hotel on Park Avenue and Thirty Fourth Street caused $10,000 in furniture losses with water and smoke damage throughout the third floor corridor. The blaze started in packed burlap and excelsior during unpacking, led to a two alarm response, and was extinguished by 5 pm with no patrons harmed.
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Vanderbilt Hotel
Park Avenue
Thirtyfourth Street
Walton H. Marshall
Thirty-third Street
Marshal
Marshall
Kenton
Cork
Johnson
Martin
Policeman Jose Reilly Seeks Uniform Help From Friendly Force
A 1912 New York letter reveals Captain Cray at East Thirty fifth Street Station being asked to supply an old pair of pants and a coat for patrolman Jose Reilly who earns 15 dollars a month. The appeal from Frank Texido of Breezy House Upper Catskill mentions Reilly is a Democrat and notes his summer coat is too tight for cold weather.
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Cray
Jose Reilly
Frank Texidonor
Upper
Catsill
N. Y
New York City
Reilly
Tammany
Murphy
La Savoie Collides With Harbor Lock Near Havre
The French Line steamer La Savoie bound for New York struck a harbor lock at Havre, tearing a six foot hole above the water line. She returned to port as repairs rush to allow a Monday morning departure. Passengers listed include Edward Johnston and several couples.
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NEW York Times
Paris
la Savoie
New York
Havre
New Harbor Works
Edward Johnston
G. W. Dickinson
J. O. Marchand
Gage
Peter Dudley
J. Robert
Mias F. Handcock
I. Burke
Buchanan
Miss Murray
Garretson
Snead Kills Rival's Father in Fort Worth Lobby
In Fort Worth Texas A G Boyce Sr 70 father of a Winnipeg abduction suspect was shot dead by J B Snead husband of the abducted Mrs Snead in the Metropolitan Hotel lobby. Snead fled but was arrested after being pointed out by a witness. Boyce and Snead family friends for years. Mrs Snead was in Arlington Heights Sanitarium last October.
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New York Times
Fort Worth
Texas
A. G. Boyce, Sr
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Mra
J. B. Snead
Young Boyce
Boyce
Snead
Sead
Cherry
Swift & Co
Kansas City
Amarillo
Sneads
Boyces
Arlington Heights Sanitarium
Whip Prisoners in the Cold at Delaware Workhouse
In Wilmington Delaware two Black prisoners were lashed at the county workhouse. John Brewington convicted of highway robbery received forty lashes and Arthur Johnson convicted of larceny twenty lashes. Both sentenced to two and one year respectively as the cold forced a delay and worsened conditions.
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New York Times
Wilmington
Del
Sero
John Brewington
Arthur Johnson
Brewington
Johnson
Crawford
Wireless system replaces Block Island cable service
Providence reporting that the Weather Bureau has contracted Massie Wireless Telegraph Company for a wireless link between Block Island and the mainland after the Dec 29 cable break. Walter W. Massie proposed a fixed-rate station to relay weather reports and government business, making the cable unnecessary except in emergencies.
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New York Times
Providence
R. I
Block Island
United States
Weather Bureau
Massie Wireless Telegraph Company
Walter W. Massie
Wireless Colony
Morse to be moved to Hot Springs hospital
Charles W. Morse, now in the post hospital at Fort McPherson, Ga., will be transferred to the army and navy hospital at Hot Springs, Ark., when his condition permits. The removal depends on Major Baker’s reports determining if he is strong enough for the trip.
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New York Times
Atlanta
Charles W. Morse
Fort McPherson
Army and Navy
Hot Springs
Ark
Baker
Postmaster General Hitchcock Receives Proposal Letter
A Houston woman writes to Postmaster General Hitchcock suggesting marriage in 1912. She explains the leap year prompts the proposal and asks for a reply, expressing sincere interest and inviting his response at his convenience.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Willin
Houston
Tex
Tania Palm Out At 6 45 P M In Tampa Game
Tania Palm exited the Tampa game at 6 45 P M with an injury as Seaboard Offios led 1184 seconds on the clock in the late moments of the match.
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Tania Palm Ae
Tampa
Migni Out
Seaboard Offios
England Roused Against France and Germany
Prime Minister faces anger over French policy and secret dealings with Germany. English ally bears the risks as France allegedly deceives by concealed negotiations while Britain weighs its response.
Punishment of Ministers Under Old French Law
An historic decree imposed death on officials who allowed foreigners to meddle in negotiations. The measure aimed to curb external influence and protect state diplomacy. It reflects harsh penalties once used to enforce sovereign autonomy and control over diplomatic talks.
Change in French policy sparks debate on veto power and impeaching Caillaux
A London dispatched analysis links Caillaux era secrecy to strained Anglo French ties and threatens the Entente Cordiale. It notes Caillaux vetoed foreign policy moves, secret German talks, and questions Britain’s risk in upholding the 1904 Triple Entente amid Morocco tensions.
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Asquith
Bargeman
F. Almy, JR
DEWEY
Dewey & Sons CO
Fulton
N.Y
Corpher Bower
Wickest RO
Miami
TODAY
Sunday Times
Ill
Cable, Wireless and
V. Magazine
Croker
Andrew Carnegie
Poe
Robert C. Ogden
Ithe
Princeton
Jake
Col. Appleton
National Guard
Arena
Napoleon
New York Post- Graduate Medical School
Mme
Judith
Book Review
William
Equitable
Long Island Realty
George Gould
Greenhouse
Roiler House
Catskill
East Thirtyfifth Street
Aiken
Agusta
Savannah
Florida
Annaeu Car
Bouth. Ly
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Care
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Car
Savoie
Lock
Hull
Rival
Massle Company
Morse
France
Germany
Caillaux
Lord Salisbury
Lord Lansdowne
Sir Edward Grey
House of Lords
Morocco
Edward
Great Britain
Panther
Agadir
M. Caillaux
M. de Selves
Ths
Morning Post Today
Monis
Edward Grey
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