Senate ratifies broad arbitration pacts with major powers
Washington reports the Senate ratified general arbitration treaties with Great Britain Japan Italy Spain Norway Sweden Portugal and Switzerland by a wide margin. Other items note opposition to post office rate powers, a push to investigate wheat price manipulation, and moves on water power policy and rail rate decisions.
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Senate
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Spain
Norway
Sweden
Portugal
Switzerland
Blupp
House
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Burleson
Ovis
Maryland
Manahan
Chicago and
Duluth Boards of Trade
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Trustees Appointed for Henry Siegel Boston Store
Domestic Louis A Frothingham Charles A Wed and Charles P Jopp were appointed trustees for the Henry Siegel company of Boston. Counsel for creditors says liabilities are 2783000 dollars. Receiver estimates assets at 1360000 with conservative disposal or 921000 by forced sale. Loss expected exceeds 4500000 with seven lives lost in California storm. A section foreman killed and a hand wounded during robbery attempt on Des Plaines Valley division near Schererville Illinois. Charles Webb Murphy resigns as Cubs owner and leader selling stock to Charles P Taft.
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Louis A. Frothingham
Charles A. Wed
Charles P. Jopp
Henry Seigel
Des Plaines Valley
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Schermerville
Fil
Charles Webb Murphy
Chicago
The
Cubs
Chicago Club
Charles P. Taft
Mexican Revolt and U S Reactions Near Mexico City
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan conferred on Mexican affairs in Washington as the Bent on execution at Juarez stirs Huerta supporters. Secretary Daniels asked Rear Admiral Fletcher about a family visit as Mrs Fletcher and two daughters left the Mayflower for Mexican waters. A neutral safety zone for Torreon non combatants was assured, with Villa and Huerta agreeing to the plan.
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Wilson
Bryand
Washington
Juarez
William S. Benton
William 8. Benton
Villa
Huerta
Mexico
United States
Great Britain
Daniels
Fletcher
Vera Cruz
Mexican
Torreon
State Department
Rebels Driven From Cape Haitien as U S Forces Guard City
Foreign Senator Davilmar Theodore and staff fled Cape Haitien. federal troops occupied the city and routed the rebel army. American marines and sailors patrol the streets. In Paris police report thefts of valuable pictures from the British Museum by an international gang. a Belgian suspect is in custody. A South African women's suffrage bill failed at first reading in Cape Town by 43 to 42. An earthquake near Reno, Nevada, lasted about 30 seconds. A London court postpones Indefinitely the Dr Ernest Willien Appleby suit against Baroness May de Pallandt due to the defendant's illness.
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Davilmar Theodore
Cape Haitien
Union of South Africa
House of Assembly
Cape Town
Ernest Willien Appleby
St Paul, Minn
May de Pallandt
King's Bench
London
Question of Identity Surrounds Catherine Winters Case
Mrs. W A Winters of Newcastle Indiana claims she cannot believe the Huntsville Arkansas girl is the real Catherine Winters. In New York George H Williamson receives a prison term up to five years and three months for the October automobile killing of Mrs E Miller. President Wilson approves dismissal of Midshipman W J Mc Clure from the Naval Academy for attempting to cheat on an exam.
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W .A. Winters
Newcastle
Ind
Catherine
Huntsville, Ark
Catherine Winters
George H. Williamson
Auburn Prison
New York
E. Miller
W. J. McClure
Iola
Kan
Naval Academy
Wilson
Four Die in Winter Storm Across Central U S
Reports from Chicago Peoria Indianapolis Kansas City and Pittsburgh describe a severe blizzard. Four deaths with exposure and wind injuries, widespread rail and streetcar disruption, downed lines and ice bound harbor, widespread property damage and canceled rail service across Indiana Illinois Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Chicago
Chicago Harbor
Peoria
Illinois Central
Pekin
Indianapolis
Indiana
Mercury
Kansas City
Rock Island and Santa Fe Railroad
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Goethals Opposes Free Tolls for Canal Shipping
Col George W Goethals governor of the Panama Canal Zone told the House appropriations committee the next year budget totals 23 700 000 for canal work and zone government maintenance and again opposed free tolls for coastwise American shipping urging the canal be run on a business basis with no favors. He noted 400 million dollars has been spent on the canal and declared American and foreign ships should bear the cost.
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Washington
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
House Appropriations Committee
Adamson
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Goethals
Train Accident Traps Passengers in Missouri Creek
A Burlington line passenger train derailed after hitting a bridge over Littlecreek West Larousse near Arbela Missouri on Monday. Engineer Vandiser and his fireman were seriously hurt, about 1500 passengers escaped serious injury. In Decatur Illinois five people were injured when the Wabash Continental Limited collided with three road engines in heavy snow.
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Creek
Keokuk
Keokuk and Western
Burlington Railroad
Littlecreek West Larousse
Arbela
Vandiser
Decatur
Illinois Nuggets Highlight Local Events Across Cities
Ottawa hosts the Illinois Farmers Grain Dealers convention with about 10 000 delegates as Mayor Bradford speaks. In Sparta Rev Patton dies suddenly. Chicago reports Lt Gov O Hara entering the U S Senate race with a national minimum wage agenda as a main plank.
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Ottawa
Illinois Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association
E. F. Bradford
Sparta
James Patton
United Presbyterian
W. C. Patton
A. D. Fulton
U. P
Springfield
Supreme Court
Harry Spencer
Slusher
de Kalb
Herman Benson
Galesburg
Knox County Dental Society
Nurses’ Association
Centralia
Elmer Gerherte
Clenridge
Clementine Gerherte
A. Cox
Third National Bank
St. Louis
Sandoval
Duquoin
J. A. Blanchard
Cobden
Blanchard
Illinois Farmers Institute
State University
James
Dunne
Lomax
Clifford Kelly
Joseph Walker
Toledo, Peoria & Western
Kelly
Walker
Western Canada Comes Into Evidence As Wheat Lands Grow
The article extols Western Canada’s vast cultivatable acres in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It cites rising immigration from the United States and hopeful settlers attracted by fertile land rail access and favorable climate. It notes substantial mineral and forest wealth yet emphasizes agricultural expansion and rapid frontier development.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Brown
The Dentist's Act Teeth in Law
A tongue in cheek look at new dental regulations with bite in the wording. The piece suggests critics say the laws are tough on practitioners while implying a knack for workarounds exists among insiders.
Municipal Bonds in Demand From Illinois Dealers
Bolger Mosser Willaman of Chicago lead Illinois and nearby states bond dealers say they are buying freely all classes of public works bonds issued by cities counties towns school districts and drainage districts for schools water works roads and farm drainage. Readers should share this with local officials handling such bonds.
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Bolger, Mosser & Willaman
South la Salle Street
Chicago
Ilinois
Adv
Proof Absolute
A terse line notes a debate on proof and certainty with character dialogue about pride and self view. The fragment hints at a humorous or philosophical exchange. The tone is casual and exploratory lacking clear event or actors.
Grudgeful Health Advice and Odd Ad Snippets
A jumble of old ad lines promotes liver pills Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills and Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops while witticisms on women secrecy and love mingle with brand names Putnam Fadeless Eyes and generic social notes.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Alaska
McAdoo
Treasury
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Panama
Bristow
Lodge
Owen
Southern Railway
Jacksonville
Fla
Mra. L. M. Thomas
Teve Cherka
Hammond
Harry Rasico
Terre Haute
Michigan City
Robinsonville
Miss
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
Sayville
Islip
Brookhaven
Long Island
Great South Bay
California
Paris
Reno, Ney
Middle Western States
Kanasas City
Illinois
Juliet
Clarence Sullivan
George
Joliet Hospital
Sullivan
Western
Wright
Dean
Putnam
Ady
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