Lessler Testifies in Holland Boat Inquiry
The House Naval Affairs Committee opened an executive session as Representative Lessler testified about alleged bribe attempts to flip his vote on submarine torpedo boats. He described meetings with Philip Doblin and connections to Quigg and McCullagh, with further questioning planned on Doblin’s role.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Committee On Naval Affairs
House
Representative Lessler
Foss
Taylor
Lessier
Lessler
Philip Doblin
Doblin
Essier
Quigg
Stions
Mead
New-York
McCullagh
New York City
Mr. Quigg
Quigg de Lancey Nicoll
Lessiler
Nicoll
Huunter
Virginia
Mr Taylor
Dayton
Congress
Representative Wheeler
Wheeler
Vandiver
John M. Thurston
Holland Torpedo Boat Company
Eppa Hunton
Holland Company
Frank B. Son
Representative Lessier
Mr. McCullagh
Hunton
Hunter
Lemuel E. Quigg
Mr. Doblin
L. J. Obermeier
Committee On Naval Affairs
Eiectons
Tribune
Albany
Mr. Dobiin
Women killed in Crosby street factory fire panic
A fire at the Elm Square Building Crosby street eight stories high sparked a fatal panic among 600 workers at Leo pold Miller & Sons cigar factory. Three women died and thirteen were injured, with police and fire crews rescuing panicked crowds amid brutal trampling on stairways and balconies.
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Crosby
Baletti
Mamie
Madison St
Behan
Albert
Ninth St
Jersey City
Cavoner
Virginia
Elizabeth St
Miller & Sons
Bellevue Hospital
Collan
Annie
East Fifty-ninth St
Coranall
Maria
Downing
New-York Hospital
Fascinelli
Grace
Baxter St
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Hayward
Passaic
N. J
Higgins
Fayretta
Landsman
Pauline
Allen St
New York Hospital
Goshlin
Josephine
West Sixteenth St
St. Vincent's Hospital
Martera
Bax
Ppguinna
Margee
Sullivan
Titus
George F
Vincenzo
Regina
Elm Square
Crosby St
Elmst
New Idea Publishing Company
Crosby-st
Bourke
Greene
Tierney
Detective Bureau
Krouch
Hook and Ladder Company No. 9
Farrey
Hook and Ladder Company No. 20
Moneypenny
Mulberry-st
Elm-st
Rourke
New York
Bellevue
St. Vincent's
Gouverneur
Hudson Street
Walkley
Fire Department
Kearney
O’brien
St. Patrick’s Church
Father Cappo
Mary Sparbara
Father Kearney
Jennie Messina
Fanny Kirschberg
Macdougal-st
Elizabeth-st
Mercer St
John Boland
Jule Buisley
Jerome
Not Guilty Plea Shaped by Editor Letter to Tribune
A letter to the editor from Lemuel E. Quigg responds to publications linking him to an alleged bribery attempt. It mentions the New York Central line and includes unrelated notes about Hamlet and theatrical sympathy.
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Wireless Telegraph
York Central
20Th Century Limited
New-York Tribune
Lemuel E. Quigg
Indictments in Canfield Case Reported by Grand Jury
After witnesses testified, indictments were presented in Part I of the Court of General Sessions. Names were kept secret as officials and papers were sent to the clerk. Rumors tied Richard A Canfield and Bucklin to the case, but Bucklin’s status remained unsettled. Jerome hinted at a strong Canfield case while offering no specifics. The Court of Special Sessions dismissed Bucklin’s challenge against Inspector Brooks's raid claim.
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Grand
Court of General Sessions
Richard A. Canfield
London
Bucklin
Goff
Jerome
Mr. Jerome
Jacobs
Scott and Leventritt
Supreme Court
Court of Special Sessions
Inspector Brooks
No. 5
East Forty-fourth-st
Brooks
Brann
Justice Olmsted
Marconi Discusses Reduced Rates and Future Wireless Plans
In an interview with The Tribune Signor Marconi outlines progress at Glacé Bay and Cape Cod, forecasting a three month path to a regular commercial service and reduced rates for the press and private users. He mentions Italy's new five to six hundred horsepower plant, expansion toward Canada and the United States, and potential future links to South Africa. He notes tuning to minimize interference, the lack of secrecy prior to tuning, and the rivalry with land cables while praising the speed of the magnetic detector and its comparison to De Forest receivers.
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Signor
Marconi
The
Tribune
Glacé Bay
Cape Cod
Roosevelt
King Edward
Grace Stay
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Poldhu
Canada
United States
Cornwall
Atlantic
England
South Africa
de Forest
Emery Wheel Makers Plan 10 Million Combine
A 10 million dollar emery wheel industry combine is proposed by Frank M. Atterholt of Akron and Josiah B. Esply of Springfield. They invite Norton Emery Wheel, National Emery Wheel of Worcester, and eighteen others including Carborundum, Abrasive Emery, Detroit Emery Wheel, and Safety Emery to join. A promoter meeting is set for January 29 at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York.
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Tribune
Worcester
Mass
American Steel and Wire Company
Frank M. Atterholt
Akron
Ohio
Josiah B. Esply
Springfield
Norton Emery Wheel Company
National Emery Wheel Company
Carborundum Company
Niagara Falls
Abrasive Emery Company
German Naval Bombardment of Fort San Carlos
Commodore Scheder reported the German fleet bombarded and destroyed Fort San Carlos at Maracaibo bar after an attack on the Panther. Venezuelan bombardment continued. twelve charcoal burners and five women died on Los Roques from blockade hunger. Washington says US policy remains unchanged.
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Scheder
Venezuelan
Fort San Carlos
Panther
Maracaibo Bar
Maracaibo
Los Roques
No Change in U S Policy Amid Venezuelan Crisis
Washington reports from the Cabinet say no change in U S policy toward Venezuela is planned as German bombardment of Fort San Carlos draws concern. Bowen remains Venezuela’s representative and talks with the allies continue while Washington avoids direct intervention.
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Washington
United States
Associated Press
Fort San Carlos
Bowen
Venezuela
Count von Biilow
Reichstag
Germany
Mr. Bowen
State Department
Senators debate Germany Venezuela tension in Senate
Washington reports grave apprehension among leading senators over Germanys conduct in Venezuelan waters. Several prominent figures decline to comment while others condemn Germany as overstepping bounds. opinions vary but concern about upcoming formal judgments remains. An advisory note on coughs appears at end.
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Tribune
Washington
Senate
Germany
Venezuelan
Cullem
Spooner
Hanna
Fairbanks
Hale
Allison
Scott
Dryden
Venezuela
Kearns
Congress
Penrose
German Naval Bombardment Maintains Maracaibo Siege
At Fort San Carlos government forces held the fort amid continued bombardment by German warships. The Panther gunboat alone had entered the bar, while communication with the fort remained difficult and local excitement grew. In Caracas no confirmation of Panther entering the lake or Miranda surrender was received, and the rumor was deemed unfounded.
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Maracaibo
Fort San Carlos
German Fleet Bombards Fort San Carlos in Venezuelan Waters
Commodore Scheder reports the German Panther and Vineta bombarded Fort San Carlos at Maracaibo on January 21 after an earlier clash on January 17. The exchange lasted about half an hour, and the fort was said to be destroyed. A Curacao dispatch confirms shelling and fire set to the fort.
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Commodore Scheder
Panther
Maracaibo Bar
Fort San Carlos
Willemstad
Island of
Curacoa
Maracaibo
San Carlos
Castillo Battery
Vineta
Maracaibo Leader Calls Citizens to Arms Over German Landing Fear
President Aranguren of Maracaibo state issued a decree calling all militia aged sixteen to sixty to arms to resist a possible German landing at Lake Maracaibo. About five thousand two hundred men answered the call.
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Teracaibo
Aranguren
State of Maracaibo
Lake Maracaibo
Islanders Die of Starvation in Los Roques Blockade
The Dutch cruiser De Ruyter found twelve men and five women dead from hunger and thirst at Los Roques, due to allied blockade measures restricting provisions. The ship left eight days of supplies and will move the inhabitants to Curaçao on a schooner at the earliest opportunity.
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Caracas
de Ruyter
la Guayra
Los Roques
Venezuelan Littoral
Curacoa
Seizure of Lagoon for Blockade Persists
Berlin reports three replies from the Foreign Office on the Mara caibo lagoon seizure. Official word on Panther's entrance into the lagoon is pending. Officials say seizing the lagoon was needed to block Maracaibo harbor and prevent arms and provisions via the Colombian frontier. An ad promotes a stenographer service aboard the Pennsylvania Special car.
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Associated Press
Foreign Office
Fort San Carlos
Maracaibo
Pennsylvania
Yale Laboratory and Dormitory Progress at Sheffield
Ground broken for a new Kirtland Hall laboratory at the Sheffield Scientific School of Yale. A new dormitory funded by Frederick Vanderbilt rises, and Byers Hall is shown as completed, with future photos promised in tomorrow's Tribune advertisement.
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Catholic Summer School OF America
Father Lavelle
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Waldorf-Astoria
Advt
Sheffield Scientific School
YALE
Kirtland Hall
Frederick Vanderbilt
Byers Hall
Tribune
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