Lawson’s Senate Testimony Attacks Rockefeller on Labor
John R. Lawson of the United Mine Workers testified before a Federal Commission on Industrial Affairs, accusing John D. Rockefeller Jr. of withholding wages and treating workers as human chattels. He contrasted Rockefeller’s actions with Ford’s generosity and urged ending absentee landlordism and inaction in mining areas. Dr. Eliot defended unions while opposing boycott and output limits. The proceedings reference Colorado coal strikes and Rockefeller Foundation influence on industrial policy.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Broadway
Edward L. Doyle
Colorado
John R. Lawson
United Mine Workers
Federal Commission On Industrial Affairs
Mr. Rockefeller
Commission
Lawson
Henry Ford
Rockefeller Foundation
Mackenzie King
W. L. Mackenzie King
Foundation
Waleh
Dr. Eliot
W. Eliot
Mr. Lawson
United States
Fire interrupts mind reader act at Academy of Music
About 3 000 people evacuated from the Academy of Music on Fourteenth Street and Irving Place when a fire in the power house fuse and insulation fire caused smoke. Fire crews cut main cables and battled dense fumes with no further damage reported.
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Academy of Music
Fourteenth Street
Irving Place
Alethia
Charles F. Lewin
Fox
Edward Walsh
Edward C. Farrell
Kenton
Lewin
John B. Sexton
East Twenty-second Street
Bloom
Chalon
Fifth Street
Dwyer
Fire Kills One and Traps Six in Brooklyn Tenement Blaze
A midnight blaze destroyed four four story tenements on Third Avenue Brooklyn trapping 300 residents. One child died William Schneedecker seven from No 4716 with three more found dead and others rescued by doctors and relatives. Authorities seek cause amid chaotic scenes as families are reported unaccounted.
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Third Avenue
Brooklyn
Ershawsky
William
Sabet
John
Emily
Mas Della Kelly
Marconi’s Transatlantic Wireless Experiments Paused
London report notes William Marconi has reluctantly postponed continuing high power tests of transatlantic wireless telephony. Officials warn continued experiments could risk interfering with national wireless communications.
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Marconi Transatlantic Wireless
New York Times
London
William Marconi
Marconi Company
Mr.Marconi
Soldier killed by Mexican shot at El Paso tent
El Paso January 2 William B War wick private in Company G Sixteenth Infantry was instantly killed by a bullet said to come from the Mexican side of the Rio Grande while in his tent. An army officers board investigating the shooting announced the shot was fired from the Mexican side.
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EL Paso
William B. Warwick
Sixteenth Infantry
Rio Grande
Army
Moves to Override Veto in House Vote
Washington January 29 A tied vote returns the bill to the House with the intent to pass it over the president's veto. A decision on action is expected next Thursday as the bill moves toward a final vote.
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Washington
83 year old rider defies age on motor cycle
Alfred Hensley aged 83 in Stanhope New Jersey proved his nerve by taking a motorcycle ride to prove he remains young. He rode half a mile then back the last quarter in sixteen seconds and pocketed a wager with the remark he is still one of the young uns. The old athlete joked of past motor cycle exploits.
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Stanhope
Alfred
Hensley
Ensley
Stanhope-Newton
Wilson Addresses Big Business At American Electric Railway Meet
President Wilson reassured big business in a speech to the American Electric Railway Association at the New Willard Hotel. He said a new era of enterprise is ahead, urged adherence to rules, and praised honesty and public spirit among business leaders while urging them to play the game fairly. The audience gave a hearty reception.
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Wilson
American Electric Railway Association
New Willard Hotel
United States
Ftaur
Gmong
President Speech And Interborough Stock Scandal
The article reports the President’s remarks on business and national unity amid a surge of enterprise after years of regulation. It details a stock sale racket linked to the Interborough Metropolitan Company with Italian workers targeted and several transfers blocked, prompting potential lawsuits and police scrutiny.
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Interborough Metropolitan Company
Hudson Terminal
Perkins
Interborough-Metropolitan Company
Subway
Interborough Metropolitan Investing and Security Company
Interborough Metropolitan Investing & Security Company
President Sees New Era Here and Big and Strong
The president reassures business interests that a new era will not be barred by limits on profits. He argues rules should follow the game and suggests profit caps could be substantial if enforced.
Tegethoff-Greeley Nuptials Spark Family Turmoil
The New York wedding of Helen Tegethoff to Alton H. Greeley Jr. stirred conflict with Helen's father Charles C. Tegethoff, who opposed the union on youth. the couple wed in Manhattan and fled to Cleveland after brief plans to announce the engagement faltered. Samuel J. Reid and an associate followed to document the event.
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Times
BE. H. Harriman
Cleveland
Mr. Greeley
Dr. Eaton
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
Samuel J. Reid
West Eighty-second Street
Greeley
Mr. Tegethoff
Mr. Creeley
McAlpin
Warrington
Harriman
Helen
Mr. Tegethort
Jacket
Bryan
Mr. Tegethor
Re T. Ae
Anny
Long Senate session over Government Ship Purchase bill continues
Democrats press for final vote after midnight as Smoot speaks for hours and La Follette and other senators posture on amendments. Republicans cry foul while absentees are sought and parliamentary games delay the outcome on a bill seen as crucial to naval spending and American ship purchases.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Williams
Mississippi
Senator Smoot
Burton
Senator Lodge
Senator Gallinger
Smoot
Clapp
Fletcher
Kern
la Follette
Root
Brandegee
Oliver
Gallinger
Naval Auxiliary Service
Lodge
Smith
Michigan
Rumanians Eager for Call to Arms
Special Cable from Bucharest reports Romanians fully commit to joining the Entente effort as a united nation under the tricolor. Soldiers drum up support for the day to free their land from Austrian rule while officers toast the coming campaign. London dispatch notes Austrians may strike in Bukovina seeking a decisive win to pull Romania in, with Bulgaria Serbia and Greece influencing the Balkan balance.
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NEW York Times
Bucharest
London Daily Chronicle
Rumania
Count von Bernhardt
Transylvania
England
Black Sea
Carpathians
London
Bukovina
Romania
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Servia
Greece
Balkan
Russians Press East Prussia as Insterburg Target. Carpathian Clash Looms
Western front dispatches report Russian forces closing on Insterburg East Prussia from multiple angles as Tilsit nears isolation and Pillkallen changes hands. In the Carpathians the Russian offensive drives Austro German troops back near the Dukla Pass signaling a strategic turn and potential impact on the broader front.
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London
East Prussia
Nicholas
Carpathians
Masurian Lakes
Frissian
Tilsit
Pogegen
Petrograd
Pillkallen
Gumbinnen
Darkehmen
Angernapp River
Insterburg
Pillkal Sote
Hungary
Reuter
Pillkalien
Mazurian Lakes
Angerapp River
Times
Nieman
Kinigsbero
Vistula
Mazurian
Dukla
Carpathian
President Defines Rules for the Business Game
The president outlines guiding principles for business practice emphasizing publicity full value and service. He stresses conscience as the motive force behind public enterprise and warns against skimping to boost profits while ensuring the thing offered is the best available.
Italian Troops Called to Colors and Socialists Split
Rome reports royal decrees mobilize First Category field artillery Alpine troops and recall retired officers through 1915. Milan meeting shows Signor Turati opposing a general strike for neutrality but ready to fight for Italy if intervention occurs, pro-Germans accusing him of inconsistency.
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Rome
Ises
New York Time
London Daily News
Italy
Milan
Signor Turati
Party
Signer Turatl
New York and Florida Special Train Service Details
Advertisement outlines Finest Train to Florida resorts on the Atlantic Coast Line with electric lighting. Mentions daily through service via 4 Ltd Traiis Daily and route at 1218 Bay-Adr.
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New York & Florida
Florida Resorts
Atlantic Coast Line
Traiis
Bay
Turkish Outposts Reach Gulf of Suez in Sinai Skirmishes
Turkish troops push toward Tor and Kubri on the Sinai Peninsula as small outpost clashes unfold near the Gulf of Suez. London reports a minor skirmish near Suez by British forces, while marines reportedly land at Alexandretta and Aleppo, cutting telegraph lines. Local ad notes rubber, tobacco, and related goods at Schulte Stores.
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Calro
London
Tor
Kubri
Sinai Peninsula
Gulf of Suez
Suez
Egypt
Alexandretta
Turkey
Aleppo
Russian Tenth Army pushes toward East Prussia
Petrograd reports the Russian Tenth Army advancing into East Prussia along lines similar to the first Rennenkampf march. The invasion targets Königsberg, with greater force and preparation, aiming to outflank Mazury defenses and pressure German troops from the Warsaw front.
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Petrograd
London
East Prussia
Rennenkampf
Mazurian Lake District
Königsberg
Warsaw
Bzura
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Fore Industrial Commission
Philanthro
Hammond
Marconi
House Immigration Committee
Mr. Hensley
Angostura Bitters
Advt
Interborough Metropolitan Investing & Security Co
Belmont
Exchange Place
Railroad
Investment Company
New York Stock Exchange
Interborough-Metropolitan
Prp. Co. Kullman & Co., Ers
Wall
Mr. Fisher
New York
Andrew Freedman
Theodore P. Shants
Cornelius Vanderbilt
August Belmont
Nerborough - Metropolitan Investing & Secu Company
Urity Italian Department
Hud
Roberto Parodi
Federal Industrial Commission
J. Borden Harriman
Sunday Times
Miss Tegethoff
Mrs. Greeley
Sion
Senator Fletcher
Poole
Martin H. Donahue
Prussia
Koenigsberg
Poland
Alpine Troops
ISM
Schulte
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