Plan Graft Hunt by the Assembly in New York
State wide graft probe led by Assembly with District Attorney Whitman as chief inquisitor aims to expose the rackets and send graft ring members to prison. Republicans seek to shift control from Gov Glynn to a special Assembly committee aided by Clark, with a plan to travel to counties and file indictments.
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New York Times
Albany
Assembly
Charles S. Whitman
New York
Whitman
House
Dean Nelson
Ways and Means Committee
John Doe
Lexow
John W. Goft
Charles E. Hughes
John Kirkland Clark
New York County
Clark
Assembly Committee
James W. Osborne
John A. Hennessy
Eien
Avalanche Kills Three in Utah Mining Camp
A Utah avalanche in Storrs killed three people and seriously injured three others. Mrs Anna Pakovitch and two Greek miners died. W T Thorne was rescued six feet beneath the snow. A sounds of fear followed as thaw loosened deep snow on the canyon slopes near the coal mining camp.
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Storrs
Utah
Anna Pakovitch
W. T. Thorne
Jie
A. PP. Webb
Cipriani Elected MP in Milan Amidriots
A Milan report states Amilcare Cipriani, known revolutionary with three assassinations, wins a Milan seat by over 4 000 votes though only 17 000 of 33 000 electors vote. Riots erupt in Milan and Rome. his civil rights are forfeited, and the election may be annulled unless retrial or pardon occurs. If seated, he may take the oath and join the Deputies.
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Amilcare Cipriani
Milan
Rome
Cipriani
Ancona
Italy
Cearemaber
Hotel Martinique Thief Targets Guests in Broad Robbery
Police arrested Harry Goodman after a Monday theft at the Hotel Martinique. He allegedly packed four large traveling bags with furs clothing silver toilet articles jewelry and other valuables from Mr and Mrs Noll of Quincy. Investigators suspect an inside accomplice and recoveries include a large haul from Goodman’s McAllpin room.
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Martinique
Thirty-third Street
Harry Goodman
Mills Hotel No. 3
Goodman
McAllpin
L. C. York
Southwestern
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Judge Levy in a Runaway near Fallsburg New York
Special to The New York Times Judge Aaron J Levy and Deputy D A Colligan were nearly killed when a runaway team dragged a overturned cutter toward them on a mountain road. The pair were thrown from the sleigh suffering cuts bruises and sprains but walked to Fallsburg for treatment.
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New York Times
Monticello
N. Y
Aaron J. Levy
Charles BE. Colligan
New York
Judge Levy
Fallsburg
Big Sixteen
Mr. Colligan
Women Seek City Council Seats in Chicago Primaries
Two women filed petitions for city council races in Chicago on January 26. Miss Sara M. Hopkins entered the Second Ward petition line in person after an hour wait, and Miss Marion Drake had her petition filed by a friend seeking the First Ward Democratic nomination against Alderman John Coughlin. Four more women are expected to file for the primaries.
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Chicago
Sara M. Hopkins
Second Ward
Marion Drake
John Coughlin
Morgan Art Still Not for Sale Says Morgan Family
News from New York reports J Pierpont Morgan will not sell his father’s famed fifty million dollar art collection to the city. He plans to display works at the Metropolitan Museum while deciding what to keep or gift, with auction possible for some pieces later.
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New York Times
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
New York
Europe
London
Vienna
Budapest
Buenos Aires
Mr. Morgan
City of
Metropolitan Museum
South America
J. P. Morgan
Mills
Broad Street
Morgan Memorial
Hartford
Conn
New York City
Robert W. de Forest
de Forest
Suffragists Clash With Opponents at Carnegie Hall Debate
A mixed audience at Carnegie Hall heard the Women’s Suffrage debate under Civic Forum auspices. Charles L. Underhill and Everett P. Wheeler argued against and Senator Thomas and Congressman William Kent supported suffrage. Hisses and interruptions plagued speakers as both sides pressed for their view on political equality for women.
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Carnegie Hall
Civic Forum
Elgin R. L. Gould
Charles L. Underhill
Massachusetts
Gould
Underhill
Charles S. Thomas
Colorado
William Kent
California
Everett P. Wheeler
Civil Service Commission of
New York
Men's League For Woman Suffrage
Women's Political Union
Equal Franchise Society
New York State Men's Association
New York State Women's Association
Russellage
Jacob H. Schiff
Alfred KE. Marling
Isaac N. Seligman
Charless. Fairchild
William H. Bliss
Francis J. Arend
Alexander Kenta
J. de Copper
Ralph L. Shainwald
Charles D. Hilles
Kenta
Edison
Marcon
Mme, Curie
Wright Brothers
Gov. Sulzer
Tammany Hall
World's Greatest Dreadnought to Be Built Here No 39
The Brooklyn Navy Yard will begin construction of a 31 400 ton dreadnought numbered 39, touted as the largest fighter of any navy. A picture of the ship will appear in NEXT SUNDAY'S TIMES.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Colony Club debate over growth and move to country club
The Colony Club plans to raise membership from 600 to 1 200 and consider becoming a country club with a move to Westchester or Long Island. A building site near uptown Madison Avenue is proposed while members debate expanding from the Madison Avenue clubhouse. President Mrs J Borden Harriman chairs next week’s meeting as the club weighs plans and bylaws.
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Colony Club
Westchester County
Long Island
Madison Avenue
Thirtieth Street
Fiftieth
Sixtieth Street
J. Borden Harriman
Washington
Mary Parsons
East Thirty-sixth Street
Richard Irvin
Ruth V. Twombly
Anne Morgan
Rate War Heats Up Among Atlantic Lines
Hamburg American Line warns of a fierce contest with North German Lloyd and others after Jan 31. It reports 1913 profits and a 7.5 million stock issue to fund warfare while predicting 1914 could be strong. Cunard White Star and American Lines cut steerage fares as Atlantic rate war begins.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
Hamburg-American Line
Lieyd
Germaine
Marconi Transatlantic
London
Cunard
White Star
American
Hamburg-American
Liverpool
Leyland Line
Albert Ballin
Dominion, Allan
England
America
Miners Seek Gompers Aid As Labor Rift Deepens
Charles H. Moyer leader of the Western Federation of Miners urges AFL President Samuel Gompers to appear before the United Mine Workers of America convention in Indianapolis. Moyer accuses the AFL Executive Council of inactivity and cites militant labor clashes in Michigan and Colorado as proof of harsh treatment of strike participants.
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Indianapoll
Ind
Charles H. Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Michigan
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of America Today
Samuel Gompers
Moyer
John P. White
Colorado
Peabody
Ammons
Mrs Shaw Seeks Divorce Over Early Marriage Case
Katherine Lyall Shaw, age 18, files in the Supreme Court for an annulment of her marriage to broker Robert M Shaw. She seeks Arthur E Orvis as guardian. Shaw has filed a $50 000 alienation suit against Richard S Darling and threatened action over a contested affair. Court notes show she wed on May 15 1915 in Sharon Pennsylvania at age 17 and separated before turning 18. Justice Glegerich recent ruling states an annulment can be granted if marriage occurred before age 18 and spouses did not cohabit after turning 18.
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Katherine Lyall Shaw
Robert Marsden Shaw
Supreme Court
Arthur E. Orvis
Shaw
Richard S. Darling
Sharon
Penn
Glegerich
Kursk Governor Deports 92-Year-Old's Jewish Family
The Governor of Kursk orders the deportation of a 92-year-old man and his Jewish dentist son and wife, under armed escort. The baby is sent away with fixed bayonets, while health issues and parental appeals are ignored, implying prison travel until reunion with parents.
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Marconi
New York Times
Moscow
Kursk
Eyes Pop Out Case Stuns Cincinnati Doctors
In Cincinnati a man who was assaulted with a blackjack near the temple developed eyes that protruded as a result of a severed carotid artery. Surgeons at Dr. Sattler’s office say blood pooled behind the eyes, creating a dangerous swelling until an operation reduced the bulging. outcome to be known in a week.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
Dr. Sattler
Explosion on Mauretania Wrecks Crew in Dock
An explosion in the engine room of the Cunard liner Mauretania at Liverpool docks during repairs killed four men and injured many others. A condensed gas bottle used in a blazing process blew up for unknown reasons causing extensive damage among engine fitters. Several injured are in serious condition.
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Liverpool
Kaiser Praises Crown Prince as Future Moltke
Berlin January 26 The Montags Zeitung reports the Kaiser recalled the Crown Prince from Dansk and said William lacks diplomacy but has marrow in his bones He will turn out our Moltke yet The paper notes the remark was vouched by good authority and that the Prince may be given Moltke's staff room at the General Staff offices
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Moltke
the Empire
Marconi
New York Times
Berlin
Montags Zeitung
Danskc
William
Prince Moltke
General Staff
American Consul Wins Damages in Colombo Defamation Case
Calcutta cable reports American Consul Charles K. Moser was awarded 2500 in Colombo yesterday after suing Mrs. Virginia Graham for defamation. The defendant, an American, is said to be in the United States.
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Marconi Transatlantic
New York Times
London
Calcutta
Daily Telegraph
Colombo
Charles K. Moser
Virginia Graham
Ceylon
America
Forger Frank Murray Given Two Year Mountain Life Sentence
Frank I. Murray, a 55 year old forger from San Jose, was sentenced by Superior Judge William Beasley to two years forty five in a hermit’s life in the mountains forty miles from the city. He may work but must not visit any city or town for two years and the court will monitor him. Judge Beasley said he needed to be kept away from temptation.
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Underhill
Massachusetts
Colorado
California
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Men’s League For Woman Suffrage
Wyoming
San Jose
Cal
Frank I. Murray
William Beasly
Murray
Caid
Beasiv
Ribs of Seaver inquest finds no improper treatment
Worcester Mass January 26. Charles E Seaver of Cambridge died December 31 at Worcester State Hospital from internal injuries after eleven broken ribs. Judge Utley ruled ribs were so brittle they fractured during normal handling and found no unlawful act or improper treatment contributed to the death.
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Worcester
Mass
Charles E. Seaver
Cambridge
Worcester State Hospital
Utley
District Court
Seavers
Seaver
Man on trial for manslaughter in New Brunswick case
Samuel Merrill Hunt, a Philadelphia chauffeur, is tried in New Brunswick for manslaughter after he ran over Alfred Bowne a four year old boy. Bowne died from the injuries. Hunt later learned the victim was his cousin and the uncle of the boy was S. I Van Dewater. Hunt testified he had just returned from England and was not accustomed to the American driving rule.
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New York Times
New Brunswick
N. J
Samuel Merrill Hunt
William Simpson
Philadelphia
Alfred Bowne
Vietine
S. 1
van Dewater
Bowne
Trunt
England
Giants Found in China Report by Major Ashburn
Major F M Ashburn of the Army Medical Corps reports from Washington on discoveries in China. He describes three eight foot giants seen in zoological gardens and notes unusual speech in one. He also mentions bald women, widespread use of plasters, and foot binding sometimes leading to foot amputation.
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Washington
F. M. Ashburn
Army Medical Corps
China
War Department
Zoological Garden
Major Ashburn
Vessels Arrive at New York Docks in Night and Morning
Latest shipping news lists arrivals at New York with dock times. George Washington remen and Rochambeau reached Havre with January 17 dates. Georgia tied to Valermo with December and January entries. Diana and Huron report Manzanillo and Jacksonville arrivals January 23. Guiana shows St Thomas June 21.
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New York
George Washington
Remen
Rochambeau
Havre
Georgia
Valermo
Dee
Diana
Manzanillo
Huron
Jacksonville
Guiana
St. Thomas
Schulte's Store Advances Pouch Fields Pipe and Tobacco
An item from Schulte's Ste Adv notes the availability of the altogether pouch fields pipe and tobaccs. The brief mentions new stock and shop details for enthusiasts.
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Schulte
Ste
Wilson toLet Rebels Get Arms in Mexico Policy
President Wilson told the Foreign Relations Committee he would lift the arms embargo to aid the Mexican Constitutionalists and keep a policy of watchful waiting as Huerta’s regime weakens. He discussed arbitration treaties and possible Canal Toll reform with senators at the White House.
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New York
Washington
Wilson
Foreign Clearing House Committee
White House
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
Huerta
Mexico
Iberta
Clarke
Arkansas
Hberta
Great Britain
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Women For City Council
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The
Seum
Board of Estimate
Hiss
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Gompers
Darling
Cincinnatian
Deerfoot Farm
Chambers St
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Cortlandt
Mauretania
Kaiser
Lad
Panama
Congress
Tolla
Japan
Baron Makino
White Nuse
Dryan War
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