Earthquakes devastate Vera Cruz towns in Mexico toll
A massive earthquake centered in Vera Cruz devastates at least a dozen towns. Reports from presidential military headquarters in Mexico City indicate 2000 casualties with over a thousand dead and thousands displaced. Relief work is under way as floods and structural collapse complicate rescue efforts.
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MENICO City
Islam
Vera Cruz
Feolveo
trict
Barranca Grande
Couztlan
Port Barranca del Agua
Vera Crux
Calcahualco
German Warships in Scapa Flow to be Blown Up
London reports a special Allied commission has decided to destroy the German ships sunk at Scapa Flow. The move follows the costly, impractical task of raising the vessels and doubts about salvaged value, with explosives chosen as the method.
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LONDON
Scapa Flow
eared
Wilson to Issue League Call After Ratifications
Washington June 6 President Wilson will, under the peace treaty, issue the call for the first meeting of the League of Nations once three Allied powers and Germany exchange ratifications. Under Secretary Polk stated there is little doubt the President will issue the call, noting it is a treaty duty and not dependent on U S ratification. Polk also said he informed Premier Clemenceau and other Entente premiers of the plan while in Paris.
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WASHINGTON
Wilson
League of Nations
Democratic national committee
Cummings
Cummins
Willson
William Jennings-Bryan
San Francisco
Kansas City
Chicago
Jun
Germany
Polk
Volk
United States
Clemenceau
Entente
Paris
Selling Heavy in Wall Street
New York January 6 heavy selling moved the stock market at mid session as declines of two to five points appeared. The liquidation stemmed from Gov Harding of the Federal Reserve Board urging leading bankers to discourage all unessential loans amid easy rates for call loans.
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NEW YORK
Harding
federal reserve board
Eighteen Men Trapped Then Escaped After Mine Blast
An explosion at the Laughtin mine of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company in Martin's Ferry trapped eighteen workers briefly. Three men suffered severe burns but were expected to recover at the hospital. Fire followed the blast and officials indicated the incident was under control.
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WHEELING
W. Va
Laughtin
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Martin's Ferry
Jenkins appeal is now denied in Puebla Mexico City
Willam Jenkins American consular agent at Puebla had appealed for release on bail after being charged with collusion with bandits who kidnapped him last October. The bail bond of 500 dollars posted by J Salter Hansen was alleged by Jenkins to be made without his knowledge. Jenkins had refused bail, demanding unconditional release, and neither he nor his counsel appeared in court while the state prosecutor and Indian witnesses were present.
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PHILADELPHIA
Grover, Bergdoll
Bergdoll
Grover
Mexico
Cuba
Germany
Emma Bergdotf
Bergdolls
Bergdooll
Bergdolk
MEXICO CITY
Willam
Jenkins
Pubbla
Guzman
Puebla
J. Salter Hansen
Julio Mitchell
ares
Appeal to bankers over rates by Gov Harding
Gov. Harding of the Federal Reserve Board appealed to bankers not to raise deposit rates to attract out of town balances. He said rediscount rates are not tied to member bank deposit rates and that the board could adjust rediscount rates as the industrial or commercial situation requires. About fifty bankers attended.
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WASHINGTON
Americans killed near Palo Blanco Port Lobos in Mexico
Private advices from Tampico report Earle Bowles and J. Roney, Americans employed by International Petroleum Company, murdered by Mexicans within a mile of Palo Blanco near Port Lobos. One Mexican also killed. No details yet. American consul in Tampico holds facts and has not reported to the state department. The area is said to be under Carranza forces.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. G
Earle Bowles
J. Roney
International Petroleum Company
Palo Blanco
Port Lobos
Tampico
state department
Carranza
Chicago coal dealers raise prices sixty cents a ton
Chicago February reports retail coal dealers announce a sixty cent per ton price increase to take effect next week. They say rising operating costs exceed gross proceeds, forcing the rise to avoid suspending business.
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CHICAGO
Wine option contracts govern sales during wartime prohibition
San Francisco January 7. Distribution of wine to consumers under an option contract remains valid through January 15 if wartime prohibition shifts before constitutional prohibition begins. Daniel C. Roper, commander of internal revenue, approved the arrangement per Justus S. Wardell Northern California collector. Purchasers must make a deposit and deposits vary by contract type. Failure to direct wartime prohibition changes may affect the sale continuation.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Daniel C. Roper
Justus’ S. Wardell
internal revenue
California
La Tourane Battles Hurricane on Rough 24 Hour Voyage
La Tourane, a French mail steamer with 659 passengers, reached port after a harrowing 24 hour hurricane. Captain Jean Bordeaud was praised for steering through the storm. Among travelers were Mr and Mrs Spencer Penrose of Denver, delayed by immigration authorities. Several young French women were noted travelers. overall funds were scarce for rail fares and expenses.
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NEW YORK
Jai
Jean Bordeaus
Spencer ‘Penrose
Denver
Colo
Belgium
Penrose
Boles Penrose
Pennsylvania
humigration
California
mary
Mexico 6 Urge to Capture Slavers
Washington dispatches report Gabriel Porter an American with Penn Mex killed by a Mexican officer at Tuxpam on December 21. State Department urges immediate action to capture and punish the murderers of J Roney and Earl Bowles in the Tampico field and to compel Mexican authorities to bring them to justice.
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WASHINGTON
Gabriel Porter
Penn-Mex Company
Tuxpam
state department
Tampico
IX. J. Roney
Earl Bowles
Tampico field
Mexico City
Attacked Wife While Insane in Los Angeles Case
Norman Bent, in psych ward for observation, reportedly attacked his wife with a machinists hammer after claiming tonsil spray medicine impaired his mind. Mrs Bent sustained a fractured skull but physicians expect recovery. no charges filed pending mental condition ruling. The couple had recently relocated from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and have several children cared for by friends.
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LOS ANGELES
Norman Bent
Bent
Pt pce
Bents
Green Hay
Wis
Elimination of Waste of Gas To Be Considered
Washington January 6 conference of state governors, public utility commissioners, geologists, and natural gas operators will consider curtailing the present enormous waste of natural gas in fields and transmission. Secretary Lane called the meeting to convene in January 1952 with appliance manufacturers and others.
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WASHINGTON
Lane
contvenp hera
Sinn Fein HQ raided in Dublin amid arrests
Dublin dispatch reports Sinn Fein headquarters raided by police and soldiers with eighty armoured troops. Offices of Irish parliament and New Ireland Assurance Society also entered. One Sinn Fein MP Michael Staines arrested. crowds watched as sentries fired near Phoenix Park responding to a reported fusillade.
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DUBLIN
Sinn Fein
Irish parliament
New Ireland Assurance Society
Sinn Fein M. P
the
Assurance Society
Michael Staines
Thoeuix Park
Invasion Report From Eagle Pass Texas
An unconfirmed report from Eagle Pass after noon today claimed General Alberto Guassardo, once of the Huerta army, crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico about aight miles north of the city with fifty six men two machine guns and twenty thousand rounds of ammunition to join the Villisia forces.
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EAGLE PASS
Tex
Alberto Guassardo
Huerta
Rio Grande
Mexico
here
Villisia
Labor Department proposes funds to deport radicals
Washington Jan 6 Congress was asked by the labor department for a special fund of 1,000,000 dollars to enforce laws against alien radicals and 150,000 dollars for their deportation.
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WASHINGTON
Congress
labor department
Warrant Issued for Bolshevik Envoy Martens
A justice department order calls for the arrest and deportation of Ludwig C. A. K. Martens self styled ambassador of the Russian Soviet government in Washington. Officials say he leads the Communist party in the United States. Evidence tied to the Soviet bureau in New York prompted the action as Martens arrived in Washington with aides to a downtown hotel suite.
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WASHINGTON
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
department of justice
Martens
Communist party
United States
New York
General Garvan
Dublin Pub Man Taken Prisoner Ambush Connection
Dublin January 6 Bartley Kelly brother of the Half way Saloon Ashdown proprietor was arrested today in connection with the ambush near Viscount French. The report notes local tension and ongoing police inquiries into the incident.
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DUBLIN
Red Cross League to Meet on March 2 in Geneva
Geneva Jan. reports Henry P. Davison chairman of the League of Red Cross Societies has issued a call for the first meeting of the general council to be held in Geneva on March 2. Representatives from twenty eight member countries will be present to discuss plans and work ahead.
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GENEVA
Sale to France of Goods Defended by Gen Connor
Brig Gen W D Connor reports the sale of American army stock in France after departure of the forces. He estimates the stock at about 1.74 trillion dollars and says returning it would cost less than retailing abroad. France paid 400 million for stocks and other Allies and smaller nations purchased supplies for 360 million, offsetting the cost.
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FRANCE
GEN
CONNOR
WD. Connor
America
University of Nevada to appoint John W Hall as dean of education
Prof John William Hall, longtime Cincinnati education professor, is announced to accept the post of dean of education at the University of Nevada. The university plans to release him from the University of Cincinnati after years of service, with Nevada officials signaling formal action forthcoming.
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University of Cincinnati
John Wiliam
University of Nevada
Will Ayres
Halls
Hall
BUCKERS
evada
asihis
Educa
bel greert
asia na woo
Regéné
Nevada
G. F. James
John William Hall
Teachers’ College of Columbia
University and
Clark
college of education
University of Pennsylvania
Wall
United States
attra fen
Teachers College
Prot Hall
Cincinnati
beleves
waatmeda
Schook, and Society
Bridge Blown Up by Bulgarians Reported Near Sofia
Fragmentary notes describe a railroad bridge between Sofia and Vartow damaged by Bulgarian action. Reports mention attempts and advisories from Sofia, with several other points cited. Some accounts claim twenty or more were shot.
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BALONIKI
Sofia
Vartaw
imilar
Organizer for Reno Miss. Margaret Goss Named Chairman
Fragmentary OCR text shows Marguerite ae ni named chairman of the special committee. The source hints at organizer roles and secretarial work, with unclear details about travel to California and duties.
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Marguerite
Gotze
Californis
Chase Ad In Reno Sought In Disappearance Case
Local authorities issue a brief notice seeking information on a missing person identified by initials. The appeal requests anyone with relevant details to contact the Reno police department and provide tips.
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Chase
Reno
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