Biggs Chosen for State Health Chief
Gov Glynn announced Dr Hermann M Biggs will head the New York State Health Department succeeding Dr Eugene H Porter. Biggs, longtime NYC Health official, helped draft the new health law and will receive 8400 salary for a three year term.
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State Health Department
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Sulzer
State Department of Health
Riggs Ready to Serve as State Health Commissioner
Riggs says he will start work immediately if the Senate confirms his appointment as State Health Commissioner. He notes he is surprised but will take the role if confirmed, acknowledging the governor senate process and his readiness to assume new duties.
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Deerfleet Farm Sausages Advertised in New York Store
An OCR fragment promotes Deerfleet Farm Sausages using tender Utile pig meat and chalice res terms. The text references a New York store at 172 Guawmvers Street and 535 Cortlandt, with unclear contact details.
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Guawmvers Street
Cortlandt
Burke Investigation Deepens in Panama Canal Service
John Burke, Panama Railroad commissary superintendent, faced charges of accepting commissions and gifts from suppliers. Col. Goethals would keep him on if Washington does not order otherwise. A banquet celebrated Burke. a Panama Journal cartoon criticized the lid on the scandal.
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John Burke
New Orleans
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Col. Wilson
Col. Goethals
Burke
Washington
Panama Journal
George Wr. Goethals
Panama Canal Commission
Nce
Frank Feuille
Canal Commission
Nye
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Peuille
Law Department
Commissary Department
Big cinema deal eyed in New York amalgamation
London reports a 95 million American cinematograph company merger, led by Charles Aitken Managing Director of Western Imports Company. The High Court suit against Aitken is delayed as he is in America. damages relate to a Manchester auto accident. Judge rejects three month postponement, orders testimony by commission in New York.
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New York Times
London
American Cinematograph Company
New York
High Court
Charles Aitken
Western Imports Company
Mr. Aitken
Manchester
England
Efforts to Unite Warring Moving Picture Factions Reported
Industry sources say no recent move to merge the Moving Picture Trust and Independent groups in the United States. Klaw & Erlanger and Cohan & Harris have newly entered the field with large investments. Marcus Loew shifts from trust films to independent pictures in his theaters.
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A. L. Erlanger
Kiaw & Erlanger
Klaw & Erlanger
Cohan & Harris
Marcus Loew
Beardsley Defies Siege After Putnam Shooting
Edward Beardsley, accused of shooting John G. W. Putnam, Overseer of the Poor, held out at a Summerdale farm house with a woman and nine children inside. Sheriff Gustav Anderson delayed storming the residence despite a 2:30 PM deadline, citing risk to hostages. Putnam was moved to Jamestown hospital after a groin bullet removal. age over sixty-nine gives little hope for recovery.
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John G. W. Putnam
Edward Beardsley
Gustav Anderson
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Timothy van Clse
Anderson
Beardsd
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Jamestown
Palm Beach Miami and Cuba Train Service Ad
Atlantic Coast Line announces daily departures from New York at 12 38 noon with 3 other limited trains to Palm Beach Miami and Cuba. Office at 1218 Broadway Manhattan telephone Madison Square 1460.
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Cuba
Atlantic Coast Line
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Great Dam Burst Triggers Flooding in West Virginia Towns
A massive dam near Stony Bottom in West Virginia broke after a rapid thaw and cold snap, sending a thirty foot wall of water down the Stoney River into Schell and the Potomac basin. Officials report extensive property damage and at least $175,000 in losses for the pulp and paper plant, with many residents evacuated to higher ground.
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West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company
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Western Post
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Keyser
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Western Maryland Railway
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Nk Powel Company
Niagara Falls
Public Service Commission of
West Virginia
Skull Caps Cause A Row At NYU Meeting
At New York University yesterday afternoon 100 sophomores led by President William Mackay walked out after a vote allowed freshmen to wear Fray woolen skating caps in place of black skull caps. The sophomore body then barred its members from student affairs votes and warned freshmen that caps would be seized if worn at chapel.
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Questions Worthy Of Answers In Next Sunday Times
Questions include whether a college man should spend over 700 dollars yearly and if feminism will prevail. The Times promises answers in the upcoming issue with features on Harry Payne Whitney’s winning design and a striking photograph of Mrs. Ill in the Pictorial Section. The National Titanic Memorial is also noted.
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National Titanic Memorial
National City Bank in Williams Fight
Senate Banking Committee hearings on John Skelton Williams for Controller of the Currency reveal friction with Milton Ailes of National City Bank. Ailes accuses Williams of prejudice and using bank probes to attack the National City Bank. The session exposes letters and alleged pressure over treasury lending and trust company absorption, with continuation planned.
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Wilson Likely To Use Full 60 Days For Fed Board Picks
President Wilson said he would use the full sixty days to select the federal Reserve Board, stressing careful, thorough canvassing with attention to geography. He warned against forcing anti-trust or rural credits, preferring parliamentary path, and may delay the presidential primary to the December session. He plans talks with Senator Kern soon.
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Colorado elects woman chairman in Colorado politics
Mrs. Gertrude A. Lee became Chairman of the Democratic State Committee of Colorado after George Bradley resigned to become State Railroad Commissioner. She says a reformist party machine is needed to win the fall elections and aims to organize county and local committees, promote women’s rights, and unify the party around principles.
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New York Times
Denver
Gertrude A. Lee
Democratic State Committee of
Colorado
George 7. Bradley
State Committee
United States
Thomas
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Republican Party
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Lee
Grand Rapids
Mich
Gatewomen Set to Replace Gatekeepers on Illinois Central
Chicago January 15. The Illinois Central Railroad will replace male gatemen who collect and punch tickets with uniformed gatewomen. They will handle the duties currently performed by men and work in the same positions at railroad gates.
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Chicago
Ilinois Central Railroad
New Thought Leader Sues Dr Julia Seton Sears for Divorce
Dr Julia Seton Sears founder of the New Thought Church files for divorce from Frank W Sears after a twelve year Denver marriage. She names Pauline Langdon as co respondent alleging his shift to teaching degrees and lack of harmony amid his relationship with a female worker. Mrs Sears resides at Hotel Empire. no children are reported.
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New Thought Church
Frank W. Sears
Pauline Langdon
Mrs. Seary
Denver
Wedding Day Tragedy Shocks Southern Railway Leader
Richard D. Lankford 47, vice president and secretary of the Southern Railway, was found dead from gas poisoning in his Brooklyn bachelor apartment on the eve of his planned wedding to Helen Patterson. Friends and Dr. Volk deem the death accidental after noting a loose gas cock, a towel wedging the door, and a pillow against the window. police had labeled it self-inflicted despite family and fiancée doubts. Lankford had a long railroad career and held multiple executive posts across Southern lines. his fiancée awaits details as arrangements proceed.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit System
Atlanta
Crown of Poland Found in Cracow Storm
A severe storm at Cracow uprooted an ancient elm and revealed the crown worn by Polish kings. The crown, dating to the fourteenth century, had been lost since the mid eighteenth century. Gems had fallen, but all were recovered.
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Marconi
New York Times
Vienna
Cracow
Poland
Hamburg America Drops Queenstown Plan
The Hamburg American Line will abandon plans to make Queenstown a port of call for the summer service. An official cited pressure from high quarters and diplomatic communications as the reason for the temporary withdrawal.
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London
Queenstown
Hamburg- American Company
National Carbon proposes $500,000 for employees
Directors of the National Carbon Company mailed letters to stockholders asking approval of a plan to share profits with employees. They propose setting aside $500,000 of a new stock issue to be given to employees on terms announced at a public meeting on February 16. The firm employs 4,900 people and operates nine branch factories nationwide.
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National Carbon Company
Bank founder celebrates Henning arrest in New York
Henry Quimby, principal stockholder of the Farmers' Bank in Schaumberg lil, congratulates the NYPD on Henning's arrest for a $40,000 bank robbery. He visited the Tombs to confirm Henning's captivity and sent a telegram urging locals to spread the news and warn others.
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J C R Mystery Man Found Near Rochester
Rochester Minnesota January 14 J C R the man of mystery who escaped from the State hospital last November has been found at Oak Forest A Cook County infirmary report said six weeks earlier a man admitted there claimed initials J C R and that he was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy A Navy Department reply confirmed the Rochester description
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State Hospital
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Cook County
United States Navy
Navy Department
Serum serum doubles milk yield at Cornell goats
Experiments at the College of Medicine at Cornell University show a recently discovered serum boosting milk from goats. A goat given the serum produced twice normal milk and five times the cream content, with injections needed to sustain the increase. Researchers hope similar results may apply to cows, using serum derived from livestock pituitary glands.
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Ithaca
N. Y
College of Medicine
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Sutherland Simpson
Rose evangelist debut met with gang threats in Norwalk
In South Norwalk Connecticut on January 15 Jack Rose faced intimidation from New York gang members during his lecture at Christ Church. Reverend J. H. Brown, who introduced Rose last September, received threatening letters and phone calls saying he would not survive to present Rose again.
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Jack " Rose
New York
J. H. Brown
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Christ Church
Boston patient walks after shin bone spinal graft
John P. Swift of Watertown Massachusetts left Massachusetts General Hospital fully upright after surgeons inserted a section of shin bone into his spine to replace a diseased lumbar vertebra. The operation, by Dr Eliott G Brockett and Dr J L Drummey, left his spine stiff at the graft but strong and functional with no bending or lifting heavy weights risk.
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John P. Swift
Watertown
Mass
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Harvard Medical School
J. L. Drummey
Newton Hospital
Swift
Mexico Halts Postal Payments Amid Policy Attacks
News column reports Mexico suspends postal payments as criticism mounts over policy. Gillett accuses Bryan of flawed Chau tauquas stance and urges studying history to reevaluate approach.
Huerta Government Delays Money Orders Amid War Strains
In Mexico City on January 15 the government suspended most postal money orders due to lack of funds. Payments were limited to 8 AM to 2 PM, with about 20 percent cash paid. The Post Office offered to redeem in stamps, which some businesses accepted. Delayed funds stem from military seizure of local post office totals for war.
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Bank of
Guanajuato
Huerta
Republic
Washington
Paris
United States
Huertas
U S Policy Unchanged After Mexico Debt Default
President Bryan stated the United States would maintain its policy despite Mexico's default on interest payments, noting foreign inquiries reflect concern over Mexico's stance and potential repayment. The State Department clarified that Mexico's failure to pay does not alter U S priorities or approach.
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Europe
Mexico
Huerta
State Department
United States
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Gillett Attacks Bryan Over Mexican Policy
Representative Frederick H. Gillett of Massachusetts challenged the Wilson administration in a House speech saying the policy on Mexico was floundering and would lead to war. He placed full responsibility on the administration for the drift.
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Washington
Jan
Frederick H. Gillett
Massachusetts
House
Wilson
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