Taft Delivers Happy Speech at Temple B'nai B'rith Anniversary
Taft wins hearty reception at Temple Beth El for the Independent Order B'nai B'rith seventieth anniversary. Crowds filled the temple, police struggled to manage access, and the president spoke extemporaneously amid cheers. Dr. Schulman and Mr. Stern praised Taft's peace efforts and Russian treaty actions as the gathering honored the nation and the order.
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Temple Beth-El
Taft
Independent Order
P’nai B'rith
East Fifty-first
East Sixty-seventh Street
Weber
Temple
Fifth Avenue
Seventy-sixth Street
Briain B'rith Order
Pitth Avenue
Samuel Schulman
Joseph Silberman
Temple Emanu-El
Simon Wolf
Washington
The
Independent Order B'nai B'rith
Charles M. Stern
New York
Israel
Dr. Schulman
B'nai B'rith
Temple Eth
Schulman
Order of B'nai B'rith
United States
Stern
Order
Balkans
Russia
Three Die in Midnight Fire in Elizabeth New Jersey
A mother Mrs Lewis Cimbro 32 and her two children Rose four and Amelia four months died in a three story frame house fire at 905 Flora Street just after 12 30 am The husband survived by leaping to a porch roof A boarder Raphael Murilo was badly burned and dying The blaze origin unknown Firemen found the bodies in the ruins The Cimbros occupied the third floor while the first and second floors were vacant
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New York Times
Elizabeth
N. J
Lewis Cimbro
Rose
Amelia
Flora Street
Raphael Murilo
Alexian Hospital
New Jersey Central
Cold Wave to Grip Northwest and Central West This Week
The Weather Bureau bulletin reports a cold wave will start in the Northwest and Central West reaching Eastern Colorado Kansas and the lower Missouri and Upper Mississippi Valleys. Temperatures remain low west of the Rockies with a later eastward reach to the Atlantic and East Gulf States by midweek. Rain snow and a disturbance are expected to move across the Midwest into the Atlantic States by Tuesday night followed by fair weather briefly.
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Washington
Northwest
Central West
The
Weather Bureau
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Mississippi
Bulletin
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
East Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Central Plains
Atlantic States
Call for Electoral Votes Sparks Hurry to Submit Returns
Washington January reports urge all states to deliver electoral returns to the President of the Senate by January 7 to avoid loss of votes and mileage pay penalties. Only fifteen states sent by messenger and thirty-five by mail. delays threaten penalties and political leverage for late reporting.
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Washington
Senate
Messenger
Connecticut
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maryland
Nebraska
New Jersey
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Vermont
West Virginia
Mellen Says New England Must Keep Steamship Ties
President Mellen of the New Haven Railroad urges keeping unified rail and steamship lines to preserve New England dock facilities in New York City. He warns that selling steamship lines would shrink terminals, harming freight delivery and regional trade, and defends advertising aimed at drawing western traffic to Boston.
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New York Times
New Haven
Mellen
The
New Haven Railroad
New England
New York City
United States
Mississippi River
New York
Newark City
Boston
Maine
Omaha
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Maritime Arrivals Report From Baltic to Marseilles
Ships arrive in Liverpool and Marseille with cargo and passenger details. Baltic reaches Liverpool while Venezia sails to Marseilles, and Isle of Jura visits Jenjuegos with Larimer bound for Port Arthur on January 12.
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Baltic
Liverpool
Venezia
Marseilles
Isle of Jura
Jenfuegos
Larimer
Port Arthur
Brave Captain Rescues Crew as Dare Aims to Tow Evelyn
Fire breaks out on the Dare while trying to tow the grounded Evelyn off Sheepshead Bay. Captain Frank Nelson fights flames aboard the Dare, aided by Captain Jake Martin who boards the vessel to pull Nelson to safety. Martin returns to the Dare to fight the blaze, while fireboats extinguish remaining flames. The Dare suffers about $1,000 in damage. Evelyn returns to Manhattan.
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Evelyn
Sheepshead Bay
Frank Nelson
Dave
Martin
Bill Cowdrick
Nimbus
Nelson
Painter
Evelyn Martin
Manhattan Beach Point
Passengers Aid in Nine Hour Shipboard Fire on Carthaginian
The Allan Line steamer Carthaginian fought a fierce onboard blaze for nine hours as waves and wind battered the vessel. Passengers including two Scottish women joined the crew in fighting the flames while other ships, the Numidian Uranium and Heligoland, assisted before the fire was declared under control and the ship resumed voyage to St John's.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Carthaginian
Allan Line
O. S
St. John’s
Glasgow
Liverpool
McKillop
Outrides a record storm on transatlantic voyage
Capt. Robert Ritchie of the steamship Michigan reports a revolving hurricane on Jan. 9 and 10 with a shifting barometer and seas flat as a ballroom floor. The ship and crew suffered no harm and arrived nearer schedule than other liners.
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New York Times
Boston
Robert Ritchie
Michigan
Atlantic
Liverpool
Mercury
Ritchie
Why Greece Is Difficult To Satisfy
Roger W. Babson, now abroad, writes on this theme and on the motive of the Triple Alliance in Next Sunday’s Times.
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Roger W. Babson
Albany raid on city treasury sparks broad home rule push
Albany reports reveal Tammany backed bills to expand fire department and police pensions and create uniformed status for civilian workers. Proposals seek higher patrol pay, reinstatement practices, and a sweeping city government plan with three-year paths to adoption.
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New York Times
Albany
Sulzer
New York City Treasury
Christopher D. Sullivan
New York City
New York Fire Department
Fire Department
Police Department
Public
Treasury
Sullivan
Anthony J. Griffin
Brorx
Griffin
Curran Committee
New York
Fitzgerald
Big Tim’ Sullivan
Campbell
Fitzgerald-Campbell
Waldo
White
Schenectady
Assemblyman
Madden
Westchester
Blauvelt
Richmond- Rockland
Mc Khee
Richmond
Board of Estimate
Richmond County
Elon R. Brown
Jefferson
Harold J. Hinman
Brown-Hinman
Porte Refers Peace to the Legislature
Constantinople reports the Turkish government will convene the National Assembly on Tuesday to review the Balkan situation. The move signals possible concessions, with ministers split over ceding Adrianople and Aegean islands, and European powers weighing whether they can compel Turkey or resume war.
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Constantinople
National Assembly
Balkan
London
Turkey
Adrianople
Aegean Islands
Dardanelles
Europe
Herto
Albania
Servia
Montenegro
Adriatic
Austria
Russia
Belgrade
Five-Pound Note Scam Tests London Shoppers
A man dressed as a peddler in London's West End offered genuine five-pound notes for a penny each to prove skepticism. He bragged of the deal for an hour and allowed scrutiny, but only two notes were sold before he left.
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London
West End
Wilson preps for Washington with guide book
President elect Wilson disclosed he has a Washington guide book and reads it daily. He will be unfamiliar with much of the new government and interior of the White House when he takes office. The governor and family enjoyed a springlike afternoon visit from friends at the Wilson home as they walked nearby.
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Princeton
N. J
Wilson
Washington
White House
Toy
Harvard
Grand Vizier Kiamil Pasha Seeks Peace Amid War Pressure
Constantinople dispatch reports Grand Vizier Kiamil Pasha was reticent on Turkey’s reply to the powers. He said the cabinet would study the powers’ note and likely send a Wednesday reply. He favored peace but urged discovering the people’s will. The army favors war and internal finance may be needed.
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Turkey
Cabie
NEW York Times
London
Daily Chronicle
Constantinople
Kiamil Pasha
Ohio floods damage crops and livestock in 1881 recall
The Ohio River rise threatens crops and livestock with extensive losses. Reports from GOLCONDA UL note a nine inch rise in 24 hours and thousands of bushels of corn and numerous hogs and cattle lost. Weather data show rising levels at Cincinnati and Louisville with no new alarms for the lower Mississippi.
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Golconda
Ohio River
Washington
Ohio
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Louisville
Evansville
Cairp
Lone Bandit Robs Mail Car On Southern Railway
A lone bandit boarded Southern Railway train No. 12 at Lincoln then entered the mail car near Riverside Alabama. He pistol whipped clerks E I Cragmen and Bailey and took all registered mail before leaping off as the train slowed for Riverside. Detectives and locals scoured the river country but made no arrest.
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Anniston
Ala
Southern Railway
Riverside
Lincoln
E. I. Cragmen
Bailey
Cragmen
Beziers Miracle Report Triggers Pilgrim Rush
In Beziers France a woman cleaning moss from a Virgin statue at the Arnaud Palvagnaie mausoleum allegedly cured her paralytic daughter with the same handkerchief. Word of the miracle draws large crowds of pilgrims to the cemetery tomb daily.
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Beziers
France
Arnaud Palvagnaie
Lily Drinking Cup promoted for bottled water users
Public Serving Cup Co announces the Lily a round rigid drinking cup for bottled water users. The ad claims the cup is convenient sanitary and cost saving with free mailed samples from Bush Terminal Brooklyn.
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Public Serving Cup Co
Bush Terminal
Brooklyn
Naval Battles Near Dardanelles Stir Rumors of Greek Turkish Clash
Reports from Constantinople and Port Said describe a Saturday engagement between Greek and Turkish fleets with the armored Greek cruiser Averof and Turkish battleships involved. The official Turkish interior ministry cites heavy losses but unclear whether this refers to the same or a Sunday clash. A prior dispute aboard ships over fighting willingness led to fifteen officers wounded, inspiring the Hamidieh’s later voyage to Syra.
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London
Constantinople
Port Said
Hamidieh
Svra
Dardanelles
Daily Mail
Georgio Averof
Kheyr-Ed-Din Barbarossa
Torgu Reis
Messadieh
Medjidieh
Sedil Bahr
Ministry of the Interior
Tenedos
Lemnos
Women of
Turkey
Syra
Plan to Move Troops by Motor Faces Hurdles
Col. E. Glenn of the Twenty third Infantry plans a Pacific Coast motor hike using at least 140 trucks. He says motorized moves could speed deployment, yet the War Department questions feasibility due to truck needs and a possible 3500000 appropriation by Congress.
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Washington
E. of. Glenn
Twenty-third Infantry
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indé
Pacific Coast
War Department
Glenn
Ake
Col. Glenn
Congress
Few Children in Back Bay Boston Report
Rev. Austin Kennedy de Blois and four investigators surveyed Back Bay households in a bordered district near Arlington Street and Massachusetts Avenue. Of 75 families questioned, none had zero children, totaling 175 children with an average of over two per family. He notes many children are 17 or older, and a stricter definition would reduce counts by about one third.
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New York Times
Boston
Jan. M
Wack Bay
Austin Kennedy de Blois
First Baptist Church
Pack Bay
Arlington Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Boylston Street
Charles River
de Blois
Back Bay
Widow Sues Fortune Swindler then Takes Her Own Life
Mrs. Eleanor A. Berry a 31 year old widow believed she lost all her fortune to Edgar R. Jackson head of Jackson Brothers Realty Co of Fifth Avenue. She shot herself in her Barreford apartment after losing money on a worthless mortgage deal. Investigators say her losses totaled tens of thousands with other victims named in the case. Police guard her apartment as District Attorney Whitman notes more indictments in the Jackson scheme.
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Eleanor A. Berry
Edgar Rh. Jackson
Jackson Brothers Realty Company
Fifth Avenue
Barieford
Claremont Avenue
E. R. Jackson
Berry
Jacksons
Fen Bere
Connors
West 2Th Street
Jackson
Mrs. Berry
Miss Wilson
R. E. Hoe
Kerry
Whitman
Edgar R. Jackson
Maine
Edward &R. Jackson
Justice Goff
Supreme ‘‘Ourt
Srand
Mary Griffits
Akron
Ohio
Traudeur
Charles BL. Clark
Hempstead
L.T
Romona Ceylun Tea Ad From Acker Merradi Co Stores
Ad copy promotes Romona Ceylun Tea as a safe sober beverage from Acker Merradi & Co. stores. The brief notes the product line and cautions consumers about its use.
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Acker, Merradi & Conult ‘Co
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