Shanahan Wins Speakership In Illinois Assembly
Springfield reports the fiftieth Illinois General Assembly organized along party lines with Shanahan elected speaker by 87 to 66. Democratic Igoe voting for rival McGloan plus a complimentary vote for Shanahan marked the split. Senate also organized smoothly with Barratt O’Hara presiding and Dailey leading the public utilities committee.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois General Assembly
House
Senate
Lowden
Igoe
Assembly
Capitol
Chicago
Bert McG
Elville
Louis Vogel Shanks
Ashley
West
Jessie Akester
Farina
Charles W. Baldwin
W. $. Smith
New Holland
H. T. Ireland
Washburn
Frank Leonard
John Marshall
William Hayes
Belvidere
Belvidere. _ ® Bhanshan By Party Vote. _ Mr. Shanahan
James
Shanahan
Craig
Supreme Court
Tramp for 16 years inherits fortune in Bloomington
George W. Cheathem, long known as a roaming tramp, was informed by Bloomington police chief Jones of a letter from Danville Illinois naming him heir to a 200 acre farm near Murphysboro. The unexpected inheritance follows years of wandering.
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Tramp
Bloomington
George W. Cheathem
City Hall
Jones
Danville
Famey
Murphysboro
Cheathem
Murder of Artists' Model Linked to Perfume Clue
Philadelphia police pursue a suspect in the Maizie Colbert murder as reports suggest perfume odors tie to a man under scrutiny. Fingerprint checks at a hotel are reported but not confirmed, and sales clerks may identify him by the perfume sold. Captain Tate maintains the killer is a local degenerate with a strong alibi from an interior state man.
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Philadelphia
Maizie Colbert
Upstate
Captain Tate
Miss Colbert
Tate
New York Rep Bennett Names Baruch as Leak Suspect
In Washington on January 4 Representative Bennett of New York alleged that Bernard Baruch, a New York financier, caused the peace note leak by selling 15,000 shares of steel short minutes before the note's public release. The claim followed a question by Representative Garrett. The Baruch charge came as the rules committee received Bennett's resolution for a special investigation.
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Washington
Wood
Wilson
Rules Committee
Bennett
New York
Bernard Baruch
Wall Street
Baruch
Garrett
Tennessee
Barney Baruch
Council of the National Defense
New York City
Henry
Miles Committee
Entente Replies To Wilson Note In Draft Revision
London reports the Entente replies to President Wilson may be published days after a slight draft modification. The note will be more positive, outlining precise preliminaries for negotiation and stressing acceptable terms for peace while contrasting Germany’s negative stance.
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London
Reuter
Wilson
Germany
Daniels Opposed by Cummins in Speech
Washington Jan 4 after a three hour executive session the senate again failed to vote on confirming Winthrop M Daniels to succeed himself on the Interstate Commerce Commission. Senator Cummins delivered a full speech arguing Daniels favored railroad rate regulation contrary to New Jersey interests and indicated he had not concluded when the senate adjourned.
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Washington
Senate
Winthrop M. Daniels
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cummins
Daniels
New Jersey
Andrassy Says Wilson Knows Peace Terms for All
From Budapest dispatch via Amsterdam Count Julius Andrassy former Hungarian premier asserts that President Wilson now knows the peace terms of both sides and that the Entente can learn them from him. The statement came in a New Year speech cited as confirming earnest peace intent. Col E M House, President Wilsons adviser, arrived in Washington as confidential advices reach here outlining the Entente reply.
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London
Wilson
Count Julius Andrassy
Hungary
Budapest
Amsterdam
Count Andrassy
Entente
HOUSE
Washington
Col. E. M. House
Pha Ealenel
Twice Deranged Skyscraper King Faces Sanity Hearing
Francis P. Owings, once dubbed the skyscraper king of Chicago for the Bedford building and early peak of 19 story aspirations, is hospitalized for a sanity hearing after years of faded prominence. A reporter noted Owings still claims he built the first Chicago skyscraper despite changing times.
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Skyscraper King of
Chicago
Cohicago
Francis P. Owings
Owings
Bedford
Masonic Temple
Psycopathic Hospital
Illinois pardons Billik after murder conviction years ago
Gov Dunne grants clemency to Herman Billik who was sentenced to death in Cook County for the 1907 murder of Mary Vizal. Life imprisonment followed a prior reduction by Gov Deneen after priest Father O Callaghan and the retraction by Jerry Vizal, Marys brother, who said police suggested the false testimony. The pardon board heard Jerry Vizals statement and the case centered on innocence claims and a long fight by the priest and supporters.
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Springfield
Ill
Bilik
Peter J. O'Callaghan
Chicago
Washington, D.C
Father O'Callaghan
Billik
Jerry Vizal
Mary Vizal
Jerry
Deneen
Gov. Dunne
Father O’callaghan
Washington
Terry
The
Streomant
Joliet
State Penitentiary
Herman Billik
Dunne
Edna
Jerry Yrzal
Mary
Lodge Big Sensation in Senate on Peace Note Debate
Washington January 4 Senator Lodge sparks a sensation by naming German ambassador Bernstorff during a debate on Senator Hitchcock's resolution to endorse President Wilson's peace note. He argues the note was not government policy but warns swift action could aid belligerents, drawing Republican support against immediate action.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Senate
Wilson
Lodge
Count von Bernstorff
Wil Sis
Germany
Lodger
Neri la
Tetr “- Shaw
Gallin
Gallinger
Senate of
United States
Congress
Vongeess
Gennany
Mexican Consul-general Charged With Conspiracy to Ship Arms
New York January 4 The arrest of Juan T Burns consul general of Mexico in New York reveals a conspiracy alleging shipments of arms to Mexico in violation of Wilson embargo. Co defendants include Louis T Gotting Wenceslao Mont and Jose De La Paz. Bond set at 10000. Burns pleads not guilty saying no dealings with conspirators.
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Mexico
New York
Juan T. Burns
Burns
Wilson
U. S
John H. Knox
Ward Line
Esperanza
Vera Cruz
Pittsburgh
Adic Company
Louis T. Gotting
Wenceslao Mont
John Gelpf
Jose de la Paz
Knox
Galveston
Texas
Congress Day in the Senate and House Actions
Senate resumed debate on Hitchcock resolution endorsing President Wilsons peace note and heard a military training hearing as the railroad inquiry continued. House adjourned at five thirteen p m to noon Thursday after Adamson failed to secure consent to extend the Newlands railway investigating committee. A cotton futures bill passed and the Rules committee was ordered to report within ten days the Wood resolution probing leaks of the peace note details.
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Senate
Barratt O'Hara
Adam C. Cliffe
Sycamore
Republican Caucus
al F. Gorman
Chicago
Democratic Caucus
Gov. Dunne
Committee On Committees
Richard J. Barr
W .H. Cormwell
Edward CC. Curtis
John Dailey
Samuel Edeson
Morton House
W. S. Jewell
House
Senate Committee On Committees
Dailey
Theublic Utilities Committee
Are
Lander
Moline
Education
Pervier
Banks
Banking
Curtis
Hitchcock
Wilson
Adamson
Newlands Railway
Wood
Germany to issue explanatory note to neutrals
Berlin reports it will soon issue an explanatory note to neutral powers in response to certain statements in the Entente reply to German peace proposals. Dispatch from Amsterdam via Central News.
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London
Berlin
Germany
Amsterdam
Food Prices Jump Four Per Cent In Month
Washington reports a four per cent rise in food prices from October 15 to November 15 per the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Potatoes led gains with 21 per cent, eggs and flour 13 per cent, beans 11 per cent, lard 10 per cent, meat eight per cent, while beef became cheaper. Congress members urge investigation of the cattle industry. President Wilson will discuss with Secretary Houston.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wilson
Congress
Houston
Teutaonic Gains In Dobrudja And Verdun Front Actions
War summary notes Teutaonic allies capture Matchin and Jijila in northern Dobrudja near the Danube, pushing Russians toward Bessarabia. In Moldavia and Wallachia invaders advance north and east from the Transylvanian Alps while Russians and Romanians hold some centers. Reports claim Teutonic lines defeated near Rimnik with captures and casualties. Western front artillery duels continue. Austro-Italian bombardments occur. No Macedonian news. Berlin and Swiss sources dispute a claim about a French battleship Verite. A Berlin report claims Entente ships totaling 789,480 tons sunk since the war began.
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Romania
Matchin
Jijila
Dobrudja
Danube
Bessarabia
Moldavia
Wallachia
Transylvanian Alps
Petrograd
Focsania
Rimnik
Teutonic Hies
Belgium
Verdun
Macedonia
Berlin
Malta
Mariria
Pardons and commutations stamp year in Illinois
Gov Dunne announces 22 commutations this year from over 300 applications. Charles Graves to manslaughter, 11 months before parole hearing. William Gardner to expire Jan 6 1917, Maurice Danaher and Earnest Blanchard also set to expire Jan 6. Unusual romance at Joliet Penitentiary centers on Edna Billik and Jerry Yrzal. Senate debates substitute for Hitchcock and Lodge on peace notes amid Monroe doctrine concerns.
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Gov. Dunne
State Board of Pardons
Charles Graves
Cook County
Alva Giles
Graves
William S. Gardner
Madison County
Chester
Maurice Danaher
Earnest O. Blanchard
Jasper County
Board of Pardons
First steps taken to test tax vote in Illinois
States Attorney Fred Mortimer of Sangamon filed in the circuit court a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the state canvassing board. The action seeks to overturn the board’s ruling that the tax amendment passed, noting it secured a majority of votes cast for legislative candidates. Opponents contend a majority of all votes cast for all offices was required.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Fred Mortimer
Sangamon
Circuit Court
West Ogden postmaster prospect named Stone
Chicago January 4 A special reports President Wilson will appoint Claudius A Stone a former Peoria postmaster nominee. He was defeated for reelection and would take office March 31 when his current term ends.
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Stone
Peoria
Chicago
West Opng Axe
Wilson
Claudius A. Stone
Panama Canal Zone Governor Nomination For Harding
Lieutenant Colonel Chester Harding of the Army Engineer Corps, acting overseer of the Panama Canal Zone, was named by President Wilson to be governor of the zone. Major General George Goethals has retired. James N. Coke of Honolulu was named associate justice of the Hawaiian Supreme Court. Lieutenant Commander William C. Ware was nominated as judge advocate general of the Navy.
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Washington
Chester Harding
Army Engineer Corps
Panama Canal Zone
Wilson
Sace
George W. Goethala
James N. Coke
Honolulu
Hawaiian Supreme Court
William C. Ware
Navy
Arrest Consul General in New York Case
New York authorities arrest Consul General Jenie Haris in a high profile case. The action targets diplomatic personnel amid investigations into alleged misconduct. No further details released pending official statements.
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New York
Jenie Haris
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