Calls Senators on Mexico Crisis
Washington reports a White House conference with Republican and Democratic Foreign Relations Committee members aimed at Mexico and broader foreign issues. The talks follow Huerta debt default amid talks of Panama Canal tolls, Japanese land disputes, and peace treaties, with officials debating approaches as Mexican finances destabilize the region.
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Washington
Wilson
Committee On Foreign Relations
White House
Mexico
Huerta
United States
Panama Canal
Bryan
Bacon
Congress
Mexico City
Carranza
Villa
John Lind
Conflict over Huerta resignation at Vera Cruz talks
Special cable reports from Vera Cruz say Jesus Flores Magon and John Lind are unlikely to reach a firm agreement. President Wilson demands Huerta resign, which he will not. The gunboat Zaragoza may sail to Havana for special service, with passenger plans unclear. The Sanitary Department weighs denying American marines landing due to alleged sickness aboard ships, despite relief efforts from Washington.
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New York Times
Vera Cruz
Jan
Jesus Flores Magon
Boca del Rio
John Lind
Wilson
Huerta
Zaragoza
Havana
Sanitary Department
Washington
Smallpox in Fort Bliss Camp Triggers Vaccination Order
Reports from Fort Bliss El Paso Texas describe several smallpox cases among Federal soldiers and refugees from Ojinaga. Authorities ordered vaccination for 4000 Mexican detainees and isolates were used to prevent an epidemic while sightseers were barred from the camp.
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EL Paso
Texas
Ojinaga
Fort Bliss
Juarez
Refugio Velasco
Aterreon
Velasco
Mansfield's son missing from Choate's School
A Raleigh dispatch reports Gibbs Mansfield, 14, son of the late Richard Mansfield, ran away from Choate's School at Wallingford Conn to reach Paris to join his mother. He left two weeks ago after denouncing his schoolmates and authorities in a note. Authorities at Wallingford could not be reached for comment.
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Raleigh
N. C
Gibbs Mansfield
Richard Mansfield
Choate
Wallingford
Conn
Paris
Young Mansfield
New York
Staiis
Strathcona Heir Claims Part Of Estate In Boston
James H. Smith of Brookline asserts he is the son of Lord Strathcona the late Canadian High Commissioner and will pursue estate rights if friendly overtures fail. His wife says he has lawyers, that he is a full brother to Mrs. Margaret Charlotte Howard, and that records show no Strathcona son. The Brookline couple live on Strathmore Road.
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Boston
Lord Strathcona
Canada
James H. Smith
Brookline
Margaret Charlotte Howard
Lord London
Strathcona
Smith
John W. Sterling
New York
Wilson land suit problem in Coachella Valley
In Los Angeles a land contest seeks to confirm President Wilson as trustee for Mrs. Wilson over $8,000 acres in Coachella Valley. Hearings closed as Buren and Robinson near term end, with decision likely by successors after fifty days. exhibits include a deed and a letter from Mrs. Wilson confirming payment and taxes. The General Land Office requests a full report.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wilson
Frank Buren
Register
O. R. W. Robinson
Land Office
Buren
Robinson
Goddard
General Land Office
Washington
Astor Estate Fire Destroys Violet Houses at Rhinebeck
A $15,000 blaze on Vincent Astor’s Ferncliffe estate in Rhinebeck destroyed an unoccupied brick dwelling and several violet houses filled with violets leased by William Cook. Fire brigades from the Astor estate and village residents fought the flames after early discovery. An incendiary cause is suspected and an investigation is planned.
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New York Times
Poughkeepsie
Bridgeman
Ferncliffe
Vincent Astor
Rhinebeck
F. W. Bridgeman
Astor Estate
William Cook
Police Supervise Masquerade at Saranac Club Hall
A police contingent from Deputy Commissioner Wenburger to Capt. Sexton supervised a masquerade at the Saranac Athletic Club in Tammany Hall. The event lacked a permit. guests wore no masks, and Frank Tricker or Chick Trigger greeted entrants as club president.
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Wenburger
Gillen
District Attorney's Office
East Twenty-second Street
John 3. Sexton
Saranac Athletic Club
Tammany Hall
Frank Tricker
Chick Trigger
Golden California Limited train ad promises health and happiness
An advertisement touts the Golden Stat Limited from Chicago to Los Angeles via Rock Island Lines. It claims quicker, comfortable travel with Pullman equipment and direct routes, urging readers to contact EB. Palmer at 1208 Broadway New York for details.
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California
Golden California
Chucage
St Louis
Golden Stat Limited
Rock Island
Chicago
Los Angeles
EB. Palmer
Broadway
New York
Adv
Gorman to Aid in Graft Hunt
Senator Murphy’s top ally Gorman joins the probe into the Stewart hold up. John Doe will testify on the hold up case as authorities press for answers about graft allegations and the extent of involvement by named figures.
O'Gorman to Aid In Graft Inquiry And Testify
Belief persists that Senator James A. O'Gorman will extend full help to District Attorney Whitman in hunting graft in state contracts. O'Gorman plans to testify at the John Doe inquiry and met Whitman in a three hour Union League Club conference seen as pivotal to the probe into Charles F. Murphy and Gaffney linked schemes. Whitman signals readiness to recall James C. Stewart as a witness while Sulzer’s testimony is under scrutiny for possible misstatements about O'Gorman's involvement with Murphy.
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Whitman
O’gorman
John Doe
Whit
Thas Dey
O'Gorman
Tammany Hall
Senator O'Gorman
Charles F. Murphy
Union League Club
Senator O’gorman
Sulzer
James C. Stewart
James KE
Gaffney
Canal Board
Stewart
Gorman
Charles ¥. Murphy
Murphy
Whiting Up
Bagman
Tammany
North Carolina
Steyrgart
John Dee
Whitnan
James E. Gaffney
Delmonico’s
Yestereen
California Feels A Quake Rattling Bay Area
A minor quake rattled windows in San Francisco Oakland and Berkeley at 7 33 tonight per Chabot Observatory seismograph East to West vibration with no damage reported in the area
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San Francisco
Chabot Observatory
Oakland
Berkeley
Wilson backs Goethals governors Canal Zone plan
Washington reports President Wilson intends Col Goethals as Governor of the Panama Canal Zone under a permanent one man government. The White House disputed Mayor Mitchel’s offer for Goethals as Police Commissioner, favoring continued leadership on the Isthmus until after the canal’s navigation opening in 1915.
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Canal Zone
White House
New York Times
Washington
Mitchel
Col Goethals
New York Police
Times
Wilson
Col. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
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Panama C
Richard I. Metcalfe
Panama Canal Commission
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Isthmus
Taft
Col. Judson
Army Engineer Corps
Senate
Metcalfe
Canal Commission
Col. Coethals
Commission
Stomes
Mr. Metcalfe
Col.oethals
del Goethals
Army aviator sets hydroplane altitude record at 3500 feet
Private Francis Wildman of the United States Army aero corps reportedly set a world hydro airplane altitude record by reaching 3500 feet in 25 minutes near San Diego California. With a passenger aboard the machine weighed a ton upon descent after the glide.
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San Diego
Cal
Francis Wildman
United States Army Aero Corps
Wildman
Fire scare at Martha Washington Hotel kitchen
A grease pot boiled over in the Martha Washington Hotel kitchen shortly before 11 pm, triggering a hotelwide scare as smoke filled corridors. Fire engines arrived too late to be needed, guests crowded near elevators before clerks reassured them and the danger was deemed over.
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Martha Washington
Wilson Won’t Accept More Long Distance Speeches
President Wilson has decided to accept no more invitations to deliver speeches by long distance telephone from the White House. A letter today declined an invitation to address the New York Efficiency Exposition and Conference in New York City. The White House notes that he made his first telephone speech last spring and since then requests have flooded in.
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Washington
Jan
Wilson
White House
New York
Chicago Flying Boat Line Plans Suburban Route
At Aero Club of Chicago dinner plans outline a hydro aviation link between Chicago and Lake Forest to serve North Shore residents. Thompson-Wiggsins Company to operate two flying boats with four daily round trips. Fare set at 28 dollars per round trip from Grant Park to Lake Forest and 50 cents per mile.
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New York Times
Chicago
Aero Club of Chicago
Lake Forest
North Shore
New Transportation Company
Thompson-Wigzzgins Company
Fay
Grant Park
South Shore Country Club
Kaiser’s Heir Attacked After Circus Rehearsal
Berlin dispatch reports a demented tailor named Leopold Salomon attempted to reach the Crown Prince as he returned from a Schumann Circus rehearsal. Police seized the man, who claimed to be the prince’s brother, and he was taken to a station for mental derangement evaluation. The incident occurred near the palace, with the Crown Prince promptly entering his residence.
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Marconi
New York Times
Berlin
Schumann Circus
Leopold Salomon
Dopey Benny Fein Sentenced Five Years at Sing Sing
Benjamin Fein the gang leader known as Dopey Benny was sentenced by Judge Malone to five years in Sing Sing for assault in the second degree on Police Sergeant Patrick Sheridan. Fein claimed he was framed and awaited trial with hopes of acquittal. A four page letter to Clerk Gallagher from Fein claimed desire to avoid trouble after his release and criticized police framing.
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Dopey
Benny
Fein
T8&mbs
Gallagher
Sing Sing
Goethals Will Stay, Unless Forced Out
Panama January 23 Colonels Goethals states he would stay to finish the canal work and run the project, unless compelled to depart. A New York Times report says Mayor Mitchel accepted the New York Police Commissionership but full police authority could not be granted by existing laws. Goethals says he would only accept non army posts if he were retired by Washington and insists on completing the canal.
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New York Times
Panama
Col. Goethals
New York
Mitchel
Washington
Mitchel Doubts Goethals Will Accept Canal Zone Role
Mayor Mitchel says he cannot believe the President would appoint Col Goethals to the Canal Zone. He cites a letter from Goethals offering Police Commissioner duties under conditions he expects to be granted. He demands direct presidential confirmation before changing his plans.
Mitchel seeks policing power shift over Goethals offer
Mayor John Purroy Mitchel reveals Col. George Goethals would accept Police Commissioner only if backed by retirement from the army and a new state law removing court review of police removals. Goethals cites Canal Zone duties and Army status, urging final clearance of removal power to preserve discipline and efficiency.
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Canal Zone
John Purroy Mitchel
New York
Mitchel
Perkins
Chaim
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