4000 Come In Rags to Be Our Wards
Four thousand Mexican Federal soldiers with 1067 women and about 500 children arrived near Marfa after a 67 mile foot march from Ojinaga. They will be interned at Fort Bliss or El Paso as wards of the government. The march included six disarmed generals and mixed groups of refugees guarded by US cavalry. The journey featured births deaths hardships and moments of human resilience as the caravan pressed toward railway lines and supplies.
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Marfa
Texas
Ojinaga
el Paso
Huerta
Fort Bliss
Maria
Mercado
Mexico City
United States
Castro
Aduna
Landa
Orpinal
Romero
Presidio
Major McNamey
Burres
Mercade
Tio Nen
Bliss
Detained Aunt in New Jersey Gun Case Sparks Questions
In Somerville New Jersey on January 18 investigators reported that Paul Carl confessed to the 1912 shooting of Monroe F Ellis near Basking Ridge. His aunt Mrs Grace Holly was detained as a witness then released. Prosecutor Pope and Detective Totten questioned Carl with Frank Roebling present. The gun linked to the shooting was found with Carl’s mother Mrs Carl who says she held it until October 1912.
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Pinkerton
Carl
Roebling
New York
Stroudsburg
OConnell Attacks Fads at Holy Cross Service
Cardinal OConnell denounced present day fads and new religions during a union service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. He warned of degrading culture and the erosion of home and womanly virtue, urging adherence to Catholic standards amid a rising paganism outside the church.
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New York Times
Boston
Cardinal O'Connell
Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Charles W. Eliot
Cardinal O’connell
Underground 100 mile tunnel hike planned from Ramapo to Brooklyn
A nine man party led by H S R McCurdy will traverse the Catskill water aqueduct from Ashokan reservoir to Highland Falls New York entering underground and emerging at nightfall nearly thirteen miles away The expedition promises Alpine like descents and ascents with a shaft dropped to 8 feet and a 710 foot shaft near Bunticon Crag in Ulster County
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New York Times
Kingston
Ramapo Mountains
Brooklyn
Catskill
New York
H. S. R. McCurdy
Ashokan
Ashokan Reservoir
Highland Falls
Hudson River
Rondout Creek
Ulster County
Bunticon Crag
Florida-Florida Special Train Schedule Update
Florida Superior Service via Atlantic Coast Line and New York Florida Special departs at 12 58 daily neon schedule lists three other trains daily at 9 15 am 3 34 pm 9 80 pm. Located at 1218 Broadway advertisement notes.
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Florida—Superior
Atlantic Coast Line
N. Y
Florida
Many steel plants again running full capacity
The steel industry shows revival with Pittsburgh district output near 100000 tons for the week ending Jan 10, while Youngstown reports normal seasonal activity. Mahoning Valley payrolls for 1913 rose to 33533815, new Castle and Lorraine plants operate near or at full capacity, and Phoenixville and Bethlehem plants push to handle increased orders.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Youngstown
Ohio
Mahoning Valley
New Castle
Penn
Shenango Valley
Carnegie
Loraine Ohio
National Type Company
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Steel Company
Ensley
National Cast Iron Pipe Company
Bayles
Mansion interiors and exteriors to feature Miss Huntington home
Interior and exterior views of the magnificent country mansion where Miss Helen D. Huntington lives will be a feature of next Sunday’s Times.
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Helen D. Huntington
Prisoned Four Days in Hold of a Barge
Captain Nelson Lees of the barge McCarthy was found unconscious in the hold beneath a closed hatch after four days without food or heat. He carved at the hatch with a penknife, hoping to cry for help, but could not escape. Lees, 30, is at St. Mary’s Hospital in Hoboken after the chilling incident.
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McCarthy
Hoboken
Nelson Lees
St. Mary's Hospital
McWilliams Blue Line
Lackawanna Railroad
Capt. Lees
Lees
Capt
Nurse Tells of Abduction and Detention in Manhattan
Margaret Kennedy a 26 year old trained nurse from Utica New York described being dragged into a house by an unknown man on Saturday afternoon and held prisoner until escaping last night. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital after being found in distress at Third Avenue and Forty second Street. She had come to New York two weeks earlier seeking work after resigning from St. Joseph's Hospital in Utica. Police and doctors are treating her as the story is evaluated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Steel Company
Monessen
Glassport
Uly
Congress
Margaret Kennedy
Schermerhorn Street
Brooklyn
Bellevue Hospital
Caird
Flower Hospital
Thornton
Oswald
East Ffty-first Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
New York
Manhattan
North Genesee Avenue
Utica
James L. Taylor
Brooklyn Avenue
Miss Kennedy
Gates Avenue
Lake Placid
Mr. Taylor
Reid Pursues Bold daylight highwayman near White Plains
Ogden Mills Reid and his brother in law chased a masked robber after a daylight hold up on a busy road near Ophir Farm. The suspect fled on snow tracks toward Silver Lake Park, with Sheriff Doyle later arresting a suspect. The incident involved Bowcock, an employee of Lawyers Title Company.
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New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Ogden Mills Reid
The
New York Tribune
Whitelaw Reid
Chpir Farm
Reid
G. C. Rogers
Anderson Hill
Mr. Reid
Westchester County
Mr. Rogers
Arthur Bowcock
Lawyers Title Company of
New York
Ophir Farm
Bowcock
Bawcock
Doyle
Silver Lake Park
Ophir
Burke case sets stage for action by officials
Panama January 18 reports say John Burke Chief of the Commissary Department faces strong accusations of accepting commissions from foreign firms. Officials plan to meet tomorrow to determine summary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
John Burke
Commissary Department
Jury Throws Out Case Over Disturbing Public Sneezes
Berlin reports that a Bunzlau petty jury refused to convict a citizen for sneezing loudly in a quiet street at night. The police had sought a conviction for disturbing the public peace on November 20, but the jury ruled the police overstepped in trying to regulate sneeze tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
New York Times
Berlin
Prussia
Bunzlau
Revival Talk In Steel Sees Cautious Comment From Humphrey
Washington reports show Representative Humphrey refusing to confirm a Cleveland and Pittsburgh revival claim and awaiting dispatches. He noted earlier testimony depicted a bleak steel outlook, while Kentucky's A O Stanley said the administration aims to free commerce and assist legitimate enterprise, with monopolistic profits at risk.
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New York Times
Washington
Williiam E. Humphrey
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
A. O. Stanley
Kentucky
Congressional
United States Steel Corporation
Congress
All Together Pouch Ad at Schulie's Stores
An advertisement promotes The All Together Pouch storing pipe and tobacco products available at Schulie's Stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schulie’s
Lehigh Train Run Wrecks Engineer in Jan. 18 Crash
A Lehigh and Hudson freight locomotive ran wild for over a mile after an accident left engineer Harry Weisel unconscious with a fractured skull. Fireman moved across the camelback engine to stop the train and rushed Weisel to Easton Hospital where his condition was described as grave. The wreck occurred after Weisel may have struck a projecting coal-car in a sandbox while watching from the cab.
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Phillipsburg
N. J
Lehigh & Hudson Railroad
Pennsylvania
Harry Weisel
Easton
Weisel
Skaters Save Five From Drowning On Woodlands Lake
In Tarrytown New York on Woodlands Lake near Ardsley a group of skaters saved three women and two men from drowning after thin ice gave way. They clung to the ice edge and to each other until rescuers pulled them out. The rescued guests of J Oppenheim of East 137th Street Manhattan were revived after being taken to Woodlands Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Tarrytown
N. Y
Woodlands Lake
Ardsley
J. Oppenheim
East 137Th Street
Manhattan
Woodlands Hotel
Newark
Woman Teacher Detained At Arrival By Immigration
Miss M de Bruno Austin English teacher 37 from Southampton aboard the St Louis detained by immigration officials and sent to Ellis Island after no one met her at the pier. She says sister Mrs H Knabbekamp Louisville Ky sent for her and she has 375 in cash. Also Dharni Dhar Asthana Hindu student from Lucknow ordered to Ellis Island for insufficient funds after spending 85 on cabling to his father.
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M. de Bruno Austin
Southampton
St. Louis
Ellis Island
H. Knabbekamp
Hlepburn Street
Louisville
Miss Austin
Paris
Berlin
Dharni Dhar Asthana
Lucknow
Bride fatally wounded in Newark apartment accident
Hattie Eagleman aged 20, married two weeks, lies in Newark City Hospital with a bullet wound to the breast. Her husband Frederick Engleman, 23, a street car conductor, is detained as police investigate after she says the pistol fired while she handled it thinking it loaded with blanks.
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Hattie Eagleman
Newark City
Frederick Eugleman
South Orange Avenue
Diacharjrea
Engleman
Elevator Plunge Injures Rivals at New York Athletic Club
An elevator at the New York Athletic Club dropped from the fifth to the second floor, jamming in the shaft. Fourteen passengers were aboard. several women were bruised and their dresses torn, though no serious injuries were reported. The car had a prior incident on December 15 with a similar fall, halted at the second floor.
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New York Athletic Club
Caa
Fire Destroys Cellar Next to Martha Memorial Church
Firemen found a cellar blaze in the apartment house beside Martha Memorial Reformed Church at 419 West Fifty-second Street last night. The fire caused trifling damage and prompted a small audience to flee during church services before returning when crews confirmed there was no danger or dancers present.
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Martha Memorial Reformed Church
West Fifty-second Street
Eyeglasses for the Busy Man
An advertisement for Congress Eyeglasses featuring large lenses and a broad field of view. The copy touts a gentle yet firm grip and a massive style, highlighting Opulist prenerio lenses and duplicates. Advertised by J. W. & Jaco at 304 Madison Ave New York just below 42nd Street.
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Congress
J. W
Jaco
I Hahn
Ticians
Madison Ave
New York
42Nd Street
Adv
Rockefeller Sevens Penny Drive For Mission Fund
John D. Rockefeller distributed 711 pennies to Euclid Avenue Baptist Church Sunday school pupils in Cleveland. He urged investment and compounding, asking boys to grow each penny to their age in cents and girls to invest in cloth crafts for a home mission fund.
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New York Times
Cleveland
John WD. Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Mission Fund
Hen Pays Fare With Egg on New York Trolley
In Tarrytown New York a white leghorn hen laid an egg at the moment of need as West Wood searched for his lost pocketbook on a White Plains bound trolley. The conductor accepted the egg as fare, noting fresh eggs were rarer than nickels, and Wood continued his ride.
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New York Times
Tarrytown
N. Y
West Wood
Wood
White Plains
Eva Booth III in Buffalo
Eva Booth Commander of the Salvation Army in the United States is confined to her hotel room with bronchitis. Doctors fear pneumonia, but late tonight her condition improved. She caught a severe cold in Filmir a last Friday and arrived here forcing cancellation of her engagements.
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New York Times
Buffalo
Eva Booth
Salvation Army
United States
Booth
Filmira
Fifty Thousand to Fast for Billy Sunday Revival
Pittsburgh readers plan a 24 hour fast and prayer event for Western Pennsylvania churchgoers in the Billy Sunday revival. The evangelist aims to reach at least 50,000 converts during a seven week revival that began December 28.
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New York Times
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Billy
Sunday
Morgan Budget at Harvard Shows Modest Spending
Junius Spencer Morgan, Harvard student and J Pierpont Morgan’s grandson, lives frugally with a budget far below peers. He spends about one tenth of the $10,000 annual figure cited for another student and emphasizes simple living at Hollis Hall and Phoenix Club meals.
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New York Times
Bos'on
Junius Spencer Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Harvard
Marshall Field
University of Cambridge
Holila Hall
Morgan
Marconi Wireless Signal From Stephano Reports NYC Link
A report notes a Marconi wireless contact from Stephano to Red Cross Line vessels linking Halifax and New York. The message describes distant signaling beyond Sandy Hook, indicating a transmission distance of many miles in clear conditions.
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Marconi Wireless
S& Stephano
Red Croas
Halifax
New York
Sandy Mook
Il A
Strike Ordered On D and H Railroad In Upstate Corridor
A Delaware and Hudson strike covering 3000 to 5000 workers was ordered after the company refused to reinstate two disciplined men. Trains will run to terminals while mail and express are tied up. nonessential shopworkers stay off duty. The union sought reinstatement and back pay, while mediation efforts in Albany failed to halt the action.
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New York Times
Ubany
Delaware & Hudson
Rouse's Point
N. Y
Wilkes-Barre
Penn
Albany
C. S. Sims
Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation
Washington
C. W. W. Hanger
Grand Kdrge
Mr. Sims
New York
Martin C. Carey
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Hanger
Grand Lodge
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Ellis
O'Connell
Mills
Humphrey
Vincent Astor
TIMES
Ogden Reid
Burke
Gesundheit
JURY
Lehigh
Public Service Cup Co
B’klyn
Ady
Bride
Hen
Conductor
Eva Booth III
Field
Hollis Hall
Phoenix Club
RSE Cogs
Moergren
Lynch
James M. Lynch
Lyng
P. J. Downey
State Board of Arbitration and Mediation
Sims
Board of Arbitration
Labor Department
M. Carey
Downey
Bureau of Mediation and Arbitration
Delaware - Tiudson
Canada
New York State
Quebec
North Creek
Adirondacks
Rutland
Cherry Valley
Copperstown
D. & H. Company
Brotherhood
International Trasmen's
Tigineere Prrotherhood
Sime
Suns
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