Archbold Impeachment Verdict Convicts Five Articles
The Senate found Judge Robert W. Archbald guilty on five of thirteen articles of impeachment and removed him from office. He was also disqualified forever from holding any federal office. The vote pattern varied by article, with 65 to 5 on the first and 42 to 20 on the thirteenth.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Archbald
United States
Archhbald
Capitol
Robert W. Archbald, Jr
Henry F. Ashurst
Arizona
House
Federal District
Great Bear Spring Water Ad
An old classified style notice advertises Great Bear Spring Water with glass-stoppered bottles. The fragment mentions a location near Maiden Lane and a sales offer for cases, noting the product as a cool variety.
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Great Bear
New English Navy Giants
London reports The Daily Mail says Britain plans a naval year with five or six battleships to be laid down depending on Austria. The 240 million dollar program adds five battleships six light cruisers twenty destroyers submarines and 5 000 more personnel. Armament likely eight 16 1 2 inch guns or 15 inch guns.
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London
Daily Mail
Admiralty
Rockefeller Leaves Miami for Palm Beach Stay
William Rockefeller travels to Palm Beach for several weeks accompanied by Mrs. Rockefeller and William G. Rockefeller with Dr. Walker F. Chappell. Percy Rockefeller will proceed to New York. Dr. Charlies W. Richardson departs for Washington. The party visits a shoe store, recalling a 13 year past purchase with John D. Rockefeller, Henry M. Flagler and James Stillman.
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New York Times
Miami
Fla
William Rockefeller
Palm Beach
Mrs. Rockefeller
William G. Rockefeller
Walker F. Chappell
Percy Rockefeller
New York
Charlies W. Richardson
Pujo Committee
Washington
Rockefeller
Henry M. Flagler
James Stillman
Pujo Told of Rockefeller Doctor’s Miami Exam
Congressmen Pujo and the Money Trust Committee learned today that Dr Charles Richardson Throat specialist sent to Miami to examine William Rockefeller had completed the exam and started for Washington He is due tomorrow afternoon to report to Pujo and testify Wednesday. Richardson did not telegram the result.
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New York Times
Washington
Pufo
Money Trust
Charles W. Richardson
Miami
William Rockefeller
Richardson
Pujo
Lone Bandit Robs Lehigh Valley Office in Philadelphia
A lone bandit held up the Lehigh Valley Railroad passenger agent and clerk at 131 South Broad Street Philadelphia near City Hall. He escaped with 130 dollars after forcing the safe to open and returned 1.76 to show humor about supper. Police linked the suspect to prior similar crimes in New York Cleveland Pittsburgh.
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Philadelphia
Albert D. Hunsicker
Lehigh Valley Railroad
E. A. Fellweikler
South Broad Street
New York
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Lehigh Valley
Wilkes-Barre
Broad Street
Shafer of 100 Takes First Week Vacation
Charles A. Shafer of Branchville New Jersey begins a seven day vacation visiting relatives in Belvidere. At a century old he remains active at home and continues to manage chores without a day off for three years. He endorses moderate whisky use and retains full faculties.
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New York Times
Branchville
N. J
Belvidere
Charles A. Shafer
Shafer
Aunt Mary Davis Seeks Help at 103 as Rheumatism Bites
Summit New Jersey reports Aunt Mary Davis a colored woman who turned 103 on Christmas Day admits she can no longer work to support herself and must enter the poorhouse. She mourns past slavery and notes she could work like younger folk if not for rheumatism.
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New York Times
Summit
N. J
Mary”’ Davis
Yonkers Moves to Own Its Stranded Trolley Lines
Yonkers Common Council votes 6 to 4 to enable city purchase or condemnation of trolley lines halted by a strike. The measure, pushed by Mayor Lennon and backed in the Legislature by Healey and Madden, faces swift passage. Mayor Lennon asks officials to back arbitration for labor disputes while strikebreakers are opposed. President Whitridge warns of a shutdown unless the city acts, with a meeting planned between Whitridge and strikers led by Charles Lang of the Amalgamated Association.
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Yonkers Common
Lennon
Senator Healey
Madden
Adams
Senate
Assembly
Alderman Stillwell
Yonkers
Whitridge
Railway
Public Service Commission
Atetston
Mr. Whitridge
Public Service
State Board of Mediation of Labor
Pe Whitridge
Charles Lang
Pres
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employee of America
Public Service Board
Sulzer
Corporation
Max Cohen
Building Trades of Labor
Leslie Sutherland
Board of Education
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Progress Reported at Sea
The SS Kaiserin Auguste Victoria sailing from Hamburg to New York was 1,450 miles east of Sandy Mook at 6:30 P M local time. The vessel is due in New York on the 17th at 8:00 A M. Hamburg American Line.
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Marconi Wireless
Hamburg
New York
Sandy Mook
Seaboard Florida Limited Schedule Highlights
The Seaboard Florida Limited advertised best equipment and schedules with Lys New York departure at 10 30 A M arrival Palm Beach 16 P M Tampa 6 00 P M Orlando 6 05 P M nest day and other resorts quickly. Inq 1 184 Broadway. Cuba Florida Savannah Augusta 4 Ltd Travis Daily All Steel Electric Pullmans. Atlantic Lis 218 Broadway.
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Seaboard Florida Limited
Lys
N. Y
Palm Beach
Tampa
Orlando
Cuba
Florida
Savannah
Augusta
Travis Daily
All Steel Electricis
Pullmans
Atlastic Liss
Ady
Vital Problems That Confront Gov Sulzer
An exhaustive article previews the new governor’s agenda and the reforms expected from his administration. It outlines the key issues facing Sulzer and forecasts his program in coming months.
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Gov. Sulzer
Britain awards National Telephone settlement in arbitration
The Railway and Canal Commission ruled the Government must pay the National Telephone Company 62.6 million dollars for the system, which the Post Office took over January 1, 1912. Stock fell on the news as speculation noted the payout and distribution details remain to be settled. A Paris report adds a French portable photo graphic device that transmits images over telephone lines in four minutes.
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Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph
New York Times
London
Railway and Canal Commission
National Telephone Company
Post Office Department
Charles Cripps
Stock Exchange
National Telephone
Paris
Cadet Elmer Adler Resigns After Honeymoon at West Point
Elmer E. Adler of the United States Corps of Cadets returns to West Point after marrying Florence E. Davis in Tarrytown. His resignation, mailed from New York City, awaits review as he is underage and must face command by Col. Sladen. He is confined to his room when off duty as the case is considered.
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New York Times
Newburg
United States Service
Elmer E. Adler
United States Corps of Cadets
Military Academy
West Point
Col. Sladen
Adler
Florence E. Davis
Buffalo
Tarrytown
New York City
Washington
Baltimore
35 Cent Coffee Sparks Political Quip in Chicago
Governor elect Edward F. Dunne and Senatorial candidate Col. James Hamilton Lewis left a Springfield visit and stopped for breakfast at a downtown hotel. Dunne refused to pay 35 cents for coffee, saying it was too high and he would rather pay 10 cents.
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Chicago
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
Dunne
Col
James Hamilton Lewis
Springfield
Col. Lewis
Mr. Dunne
Train lines and city names mix in jumble report
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans Memphis and a train in poor legible form. It references an office at 364 Fiten Ave corner 33 but details and context are unclear. The piece resembles a transport or city route snippet with multiple metropolitan names.
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Atlanta
Oerleans
Memphis
Xiagouthery
Dal Modern Coment
Fiten
Jadwin Kills Bride and Shoots Himself in Dinner Tragedy
San Francisco reports Donald Jadwin son of a Brooklyn family shot and killed his wife Minna Van Bergen Jadwin at dinner then killed himself two hours later in a hospital. The couple, married seven months, had quarreled ten days earlier and Jadwin returned apparently for reconciliation.
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San Francisco
Donald Jadwin
Brooklyn
Minna van Bergen Jadwin
Aso
John Baures
Jadwin
Pacific Avenue
Miss van Bergen
Atlantic
California
San Rafael
General Petroleum Company
Donala Y. Jadwin
Elizabeth M. Jadwin
Gates Avenue
Orlando H Jadwin
Cortlandt Street
Manhattan
Palmer H. Jadwin
Paul O. Jadwin
Donald
Hitchcock Military Academy
Vic
California Bank
Witness Reveals Daily Fees In Rail Misuse Trial
Government mining expert Charles S. Thomas Sr testified during the Wisner Meyers rail misuse trial. He said he is paid 50 dollars per day, 40 in most places and 90 in New York, with only necessary expenses covered. He has stayed at the Vanderbilt Hotel since November. The judge and jury were remarking on the matter when the exchange occurred.
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Charles S. Thomas, Sr
A. L. Wisner
John Meyers
George Gordon Battle
New York
Mr. Battle
Mr. Thomas
Vanderbilt Hotel
Battle
Thomas
Judge Mack
Ring Lost At Sea Returns Hidden Inside Fish
Henry Gold of Bayonne's Fire Headquarters lost a diamond ring while Barnegat fishing last week. After returning, a friend sent him a parcel in which the ring reappeared inside a fish his wife had prepared for supper. Firehouse mates call it the fishiest tale yet.
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Henry Gold
Bayonne
N. J
Barnegat
Gold
Mayor Mockers Tax Hypocrisy in Revenue Report
Mayor Gaynor quipped about a proposed tax on hypocrisy in reaction to the Commission on New Sources of City Revenue. He cited a poem by Thomas Hood and suggested substituting New York for England, joking that hypocrites were tax dodgers and might flee the city to avoid it.
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Gaynor
Commission
Thomas Hood
England
New York
Farm Sausages Advertises Dairy Fed Porkers
Vintage ad fragment touts two pound pack of farm sausages described as tender meat from dairy fed pigs with dill seasoning. Potential cautions about imitations noted in the copy.
Waldo Favored as Possible Governor General of the Philippines
Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo of this city is viewed as a strong candidate for Governor General of the Philippines by President-elect Wilson. Wil son has received many applications on Waldo’s behalf and favors him over others who have been suggested. Waldo’s Luzon experience and police service are cited as key qualifications.
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Rhinelander Waldo
Philippines
Wilson
Waldo
Bermuda
Luzon
Police Department
United States
Czarevitch Ill in Russia After Festive Outing
The Czarevitch, after attending Christmas garrison festivities at Tsarskoe Selo, is again confined to bed in St. Petersburg. The Dowager Empress suffers from lumbago and remains bedridden. Due to a canceled New Year reception, the Czar will instead receive the diplomatic corps at Tsarskoe Selo.
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London
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Tsarskoe Selo
Winter Palace
Fsarskoe Selo
Belgian deputy repeats same speech for thirteen years
In Brussels on January 13 M D Andri mont of the Belgian Chamber urged a reorganization of the Consular Service. The Foreign Minister noted the repetition, and the deputy calmly replied that he has delivered the same speech annually for thirteen years with no one noticing.
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Marconi
New York Times
Brussels
M. D’andrimont
Rockefeller buys Pocantico Hills school site in New York
John D. Rockefeller expanded holdings at Pocantico Hills by purchasing the old school and site from George Ferguson and is also rumored to have closed a deal for the John Foley property nearby. Ferguson considers moving his ice pond, possibly using frozen cakes or gifting it to local boys for a swimming pool depending on weather.
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New York Times
Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
George Ferguson
John Foley
Ferguson
Mayor halts wedding over unpaid bill in Metuchen
In Metuchen New Jersey Mayor Joseph Mark blocks a marriage until groom Stanislaus Socolusky settles a $42 grocery debt. Socolusky returns after two years in South River with plans for a wedding, but payments clear the way to proceed.
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New York Times
Metuchen
N. J
Joseph Mark
Stanislaus Socolusky
South River
Socolusky
Registered Lobbyist Nath aniel W. Smith in Providence
Nath aniel W. Smith, attorney for the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad, registered under the new law requiring lobbyists in the State House during the Assembly session. He stated he is legally employed to promote or oppose legislation affecting the railroad’s pecuniary interests and to act as legislative agent for such matters.
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New York Times
Providence
R. I
Nathaniel W. Smith
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
State House
Assembly
Smith
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
General Assembly
Sai Corporation
Aerial parcel post begins Boston to New York flight
Boston began an aerial parcel post service with Harry M. Jones of Providence piloting a flight from Boston to Providence. He left at 2:16 P M, arrived at 2:10 P M, and stayed overnight. Jones carried twenty five pounds of parcel post for Providence New London New Haven Bridgeport and New York.
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Boston
New York
Harry M. Jones
Providence
R. L
Jones
Franklin Field
New London
New Haven
Bridgeport
Palmer Elevates Golden State Route Service
The Pioneer Deluxe Golden State line promotes its eleventh season with the Palmer route. It touts a direct, low altitude journey and all valued train features with no excess fare. Reservations available through K. E. Palmer in Hawas, New York.
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Pioneer
Golden State
California
Palmer, Eet Way
K. EB
Palmer
Hawas
New York
Aay
Wilson to Pick Radical Cabinet
President elect Wilson says the nation supports a radical cabinet reshaping government. He asserts men of conscience are yielding to a strong impulse guiding moves that will transform policy and steer the country forward.
Wilson vows to appoint only progressives in new administration
In Trenton President elect Wilson declared plans to pick only progressives for his Cabinet, signaling a shift against Bryan faction influence. He suggested harmony within the Democratic Party and emphasized acting as a representative of the people, not a partisan.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Wieson
Gov. Wilson
Hhis Portey
Democratic Party
Sterling
New Jersey
Democratic State Committee
New Jeresey State Senate
House of Lepresentatives
Wilson
Stauton
Chicago
Staunton
Commercial Club
Smith
Smith and Partey
Bryan
Congress
Hoke Smith
Owen
Robert
Hudspeth
United States
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New Mexico
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Kentucky
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