Liner on ledge boats save ninety six passengers
The Royal Mail steamer Cobequid was driven onto Trinity Rock near Yarmouth and 96 people were rescued in lifeboat action. Captain Hanson and eleven crew stayed aboard to morning as rescuers from Westport John L Cann and Lansdowne aided, while wireless and weather hampered efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Yarmouth
N. S&s
Cobequid
Trinity Rock
Lansdowne
Royal Mail
Port Maitland
Atlantic
Westport
John L. Cann
Uoon
McKinnon
Trinity Ledge
Jonn
Cann
W. C. Zoller
Brier Istana
Trinity
Bay of Fundy
Tropics
St. John
N. B
Huwson
Groome Rumored as New Police Commissioner
Reports last night say Major John Co. Groome of Philadelphia may be appointed Police Commissioner by Major John Purroy Mitchel. Groome, former State Police Superintendent, earned renown for restoring order during Pennsylvania labor unrest and the anthracite miners strike. City Chamberlain Henry Bruere could not confirm the mayor’s plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Purroy Mitchel
John Co. Groome
Philadelphia
Major Groome
Department of Pennsylvania State Police
Gov. Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Groome
Henry Bruere
Major Groome Denies NY Police Commissioner Offer
Philadelphia January 14 Major Groome told the telephone that the New York Police Commissioner position had not yet been offered to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Philadelphia
Wilson threatens veto over spoils rider in post office bill
President Wilson after returning from Pars Christian signals opposition to a rider to place 2400 assistant postmasters under a spoils system. He argues against enacting general legislation to fulfill laws and accuses supporters of trying to repeal civil service safeguards to reward constituents. House action on the bill is delayed with the rider to be taken up next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spedal
New York Times
Washington
Pars Christian
Wilson
Moon
House Committee On
Congress
House
Post Office Committee
Wireless Aeroplane Tests by Marconi Planned in London
London reports that William Marconi will conduct in flight wireless experiments with a large biplane to be fitted with improved gear. A shore station about 100 miles from London will be used and communicated range aims extend to 500 miles for Admiralty seaplanes.
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Marconi
New York Times
London
William Marconi
Admiralty
Claflin Withdraws From Banks Amid Board Moves
Claflin, head of N B Claflin & Co and president of the Chamber of Commerce, will resign from 48 percent of his directorships in all banks and financial firms. He denies any Federal Reserve Board offer, citing time away from duties and desire for others to serve. He lists his many directorships including American Exchange National Bank and New York Life. John Claflin, head of German descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. B. Claffin & Co
Chamber of Commerce
Financial
Claflin
Federal Reserve Board
Fedeveral Reserve Board
American Exchange National Bank
Astor Trust Company
National Bank of Commerce
New York Life Insurance and Trust Company
United States Trust Company
Transatlantic Steamship Run Timed From Havre to New York
The Provence French Line liner Havre to New York was 1,246 miles east of origin at 6 PM and scheduled to arrive the following afternoon on the 17th after noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
Provence
Havre
New York
Turks Acknowledge Paris Murder Attempt on Cherif Pasha
In Paris on January 14 a Turkish ex minister, Mehmed Cherif Pasha, survived an assassination attempt. A Turkish bravos squad, sent by enemies of Cherif, shot his servant and gunman then fled. Cherif praised his wife Princess Emanine for feigning death and his son in law Salih Bey for shooting the attacker. Police seek accomplices and consider political motives tied to Young Turks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
New York Times
Paris
Mehmed Cherif Pasha
Stockholm
Cherif
Salih Bey
Cherif Pasha
Sabaheddin
Committee of Union and Progress
Young Turks
Turkey
Ismail Hakki
Princess Emanine
Eeks
Zekki Bey
Mehmed
Cherif Paris
Turk- Pasha
Iven
Azim Bey
Constantinople
London
Kinver Bey
Luxurious Yacht With Long Range Fuel Capacity
A lavish yacht priced at 500000 carries enough fuel for a 6000 mile cruise and features hotel like interiors. Striking photographs of the vessel are showcased in the Pictorial Section in next Sunday's Times.
Million 15 Paid Out To Altman Workers
More than a million dollars has been distributed among employees of B. Altman & Co. under the will of Benjamin Altman who died October 7. The last of 400 checks were handed out. those with 15, 18, or 20 years of service received 1000 to 2500 each. Several named recipients got 5000 checks. Stock gifts were made to selected beneficiaries. The inheritance tax will be paid from the residuary estate to keep gifts tax free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Altman & Co
Benjamin Altman
Mr. Altman
Jennie Stack
Lillian Medkeen
Abraham Charles Hayner
Etta Witte, Trier
Smanuel Trier
Benjamin Jenkins
J. H. Doran
Friedrich Schmidt
Frank L. Nugent
Milton M. Klein
James H. Thompson
Alfred P. Boehm
Perry
William Scherer
Flavius J
Altman Company
Altman Foundation
M. Friedsam
George R. Read
Bernard Sachs
Edwin J. Steiner
Altman
R. Altman & Co
Dr Spitzka's Brain Weighed 1400 Grams at Death
The brain of Dr Edward Charles Spitzka, died at his 63 West Seventy third Street residence, was removed and weighed 1400 grams after preservation in chemical solution. The weighing and study were undertaken per a pledge to his son Dr Edward A Spitzka of Philadelphia, who will conduct scientific examination as prosector of the American Anthropometric Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Charles Spitzka
Seventy-third Street
Dr. Spitzka
Edward A. Spitzka
Philadelphia
American Anthropometric Society
Society For Scientific Study
Dr Spitzka
Society
35. A. Spitzka
Spitzka
E. A. Spitzka
William Pepper
A. J. Parker
Joseph Leidy
Philip Leidy
Harrison Allen
E. D. Cope
Persifor Frazer
H. H. Scudder
John Hi. Musser
John H. Larkin
West 130Th Street
BE. A. Spitzka
Ivan Turgenieff
Daniel Webster
World’s first financial daily for women to debut at Berlin bank event
The Women’s Bank of Berlin plans a Saturday breakfast to mark five years of operation and announce the launch of the world’s first financial daily for women. The 30,000 copy edition will cover bank interests and general finance for women, citing assets around 250000 and a 60 percent dividend in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW
YOK Times
Berlin
Women's Bank of Berlin
West End
Wilson Trust Plan Aims for Conciliatory Antitrust Reform
President Wilson presses a conciliatory antitrust program in talks with Senators and Representatives. Proposals include an Interstate Trade Board with regulatory powers, expanded private damages suits, and extended statute of limitations. The plan seeks to curb interlocking directors, create a trade commission, and ensure enforcement via individual accountability while guiding big business toward compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Trade Commission
Interstate Trade Board
Trade Board
Bureau of Corporations
Joseph E. Davies
Commissionare of Corporations
Congress
Davies
Wilson
Newlands
Nevada
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
White House
Mr. Newlands
Clayton
House Committee On the Judiciary
Carlin, Webb
Floyd
Arkansas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Seaboard Florida Limited Pullman Train Service
All steel handsomest equipped Pullman train to Florida via shortest route. From New York Penn Station at 10 30 A M to Jacksonville 11 20 A M then Palm Beach 9 40 P M and Tampa 6 00 P M next day. Ing 1 154 B' way Adv.
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Seaboard Florida Limited
Pullman
Florida
Los. Penn
N. Y
Jacksonville
Palm Beach
Tampa
Ing
Banker Sues Over Wife Loss Claim
Robert Marsden Shaw of 20 Broad Street sues Richard Darling, president of Acme Safe Company, for 50000 dollars claiming Darling stole his wife Katherine Farr Lyall. Mrs Lyall is daughter of Mrs E Drummond Lyall and niece of Edward and Harwood Drummond. Darling denies the accusation noting the wife left Shaw before meeting him. Shaw retains Joseph A. Siuay as lawyer, previously tied to ex Police Lieutenant Becker case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marsden Shaw
Broad Street
Vivian M. Shaw
Morristown
N. J
Richard Darling
Acme Safe Company
Darling
Shaw
Katherine Farr Lyall
E. Drummond Lyall
Edward and
Harwood Drummond
Paris Declares Tatao Dance Masterpiece of China
The Paris Academy of Dancing Masters announces a new dance named tatao from China, a 2450 B C practice described as a slow graceful measure of harmony. M Lefort introduces it as easy to learn, with flowing steps resembling a restrained tango and hips and knees emphasized in dipping positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
New York Times
Paris
Paris Academy of Dancing Masters
China
M. Lefort
The Wine of Life WinCarmS Ad Potent Claim
An advertisement touts WINCARMS as a famous English liquid food and urges readers to try the product. It notes leading dealers distribute the item and presents a promotional claim in a concise pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wincarms
Train Freezes to Rails Delays Departure at Saratoga
A Delaware and Hudson train bound for Albany froze to the rails at Saratoga this morning and had to be thawed out, delaying the 7 am departure by about thirty minutes. Temperatures dipped to 45 degrees below zero at Wilton and 35 below in Saratoga Village, signaling record cold.
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New York Times
Albany, N. Y
Delaware and Hudson
Saratoga
Wilton
Saratoga Village
Virginia bill seeks return of Martha Washington will
Senator R E Thornton of Fairfax introduces a bill directing Gov Mann to demand the return of Martha Washingtons will from Morgan. If refused, Gov Virginia is to file suit in U S Court. The measure failed to move to passage and will be considered later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Richmond
J. Taylor Ellyson
State Senate
R. E. Thornton
Fairfax County
Gov. Mann
A. 2
Morgan
Virginia
Martha Washington
United States
Americans Tire Of Canada
Ottawa reports that over six years 618,112 Americans moved to Canada while 504,019 Canadians settled in the United States. Net gain for Canada was 2,195, with many Americans who had settled in Canada returning home. In 1910 92,232 returned to the United States, rising to 408,407 by 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Becker Named in Will
Charles Becker, former police lieutenant and convicted murderer in the Rosenthal case, is a beneficiary under his mother Mary Becker’s will filed for probate. The $3,500 estate is split with each child receiving one ninth and each grandchild one eighteenth among named heirs including Paul, Jackson, John, Charles Becker, Elizabeth Neuberger, Catherine Geuither, Edward Meyrauch, John Meyrauch, Mary Meyrauch, Laura Meyrauch, Mary Roberts, and Maud Shaw.
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Charles Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Mary Becker
Paul, Jackson
John
Elizabeth Neuberger
Catherine Geuither
Edward
John Meyrauch
Laura
Mary Meyrauch
Mary Roberts
Maud Shaw
Hunter Street
Ossining
Bering River coal fails Navy test in Alaska study
Rear Admiral Griffin reported to the House Naval Affairs Committee that coal from the Bering River field in Alaska failed to meet Navy requirements during trials aboard the Maryland and in Annapolis. The finding questions its suitability for Pacific fleet use and West Coast commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Washington
Bering River
Alaska
House Committee On Naval Affairs
R. 5
Griffin
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Navy Department
Maryland
Annapolis
Pocahontas
Pacific
West
Bernhardt Receives Legion of Honor Amid Celebration
News reports Mme Sarah Bernhardt is awarded the Legion of Honor after prior rejections by ministers of instruction. Objections were withdrawn after direct intervention by President Poincaré. The honor sparked widespread rejoicing in literary and artistic circles with congratulatory telegrams worldwide. Her company members presented a cross set with brilliants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Bernhardt
Legion of Honor
Mme. Bernhardt
M. Briand
Chancery
Poincaré
Paris
Jan
Ton
Albany fines for gate law violations in New York
Louis Sherry and William J. Corey settled with the Conservation Commission over penalties for gate law violations. Corey had eleven partridges and venison at the Metropolitan Club. fines totaled $4.00 and $3.00 respectively. Sherry paid $10 for venison with the tag removed. The case notes the butcher claimed ignorance of the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Louis Sherry
New York
William J. Corey
Steel Trust
The
Conservation Commission
Arbuckle Firm Guests Serve Their Own Guess Coffee
Members of the Arbuckle firm served their own YUBAN coffee to guests at a gathering. Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbuckle
Ten More Die In Cold Wave Seals Fate Of Aged Woman
A deadly cold wave claims ten more victims including an aged woman. Fires force hundreds to flee into the streets in scant clothing as rescue crews battle freezing conditions.
City to Employ Homeless and Shelter Plan Unveiled
The mayor outlines a program to provide work and shelter for the unhoused as winter bites, while ship captains report bitter cold at sea. The plan aims to reduce street hardship and add jobs, with municipal support for shelter spaces and crews.
Eight Die in City Cold as New Jersey Victims Add to Toll
New York City records eight more deaths from freezing weather, four women and four men, with two more in New Jersey. The toll in the metro area rises to fifteen over two days as below zero cold endures through Tuesday night.
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New York City
New Jersey
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Charities Pier
Salvation Army
The
New York Association For
Bowery Mission
Mary Hickey
Fast Eighty-sixth Street
Patrick Noonan
Broome Street
Noonan
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Wireless Aero Tests
Drygoods Man
Turk
Valet
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Bradley Girl
Mobile
Foster
MOBIL
Joel M. Foster
Brown's Mills
Delilah Bradley
Richard Jones, Jr
Federal Grand Jury
W. P. Mayer
Chicago
Pitts
Mr. Pitts
Bradley
Warren Buren
F. W. Crenshaw
Stage- Bondurant Sanitarium
Women’s Financial Daily
Women’s Bank of Berlin
Interstate Commission
R. M. Shaw
Americans Tire OF Canada
Becker
Will
Hunter St
Bering Coal
Navy
William E. Corey
Conservation Board
James Morgan
Avenue A
Jack
Bellevue Hospital
Miss Walters
East 121St Street
John Kipple
Franklin Street
Greenpoint
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Joseph E. Sackman
Boston Road
Second Avenue
168Th Street
161St Street
Sackman
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