Attack on Indian viceroy injures Har dine in Delhi bomb incident
Sir Charles Hardinge viceroy of India was wounded and an attendant killed when a bomb hurled from a housetop struck the howdah as the royal party entered Delhi to mark the transfer of the capital. The attack, dramatic but narrowly failed, left Hardinge slightly hurt and his entourage shaken.
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Delhi
Charles Hardinge
India
Hardinge
Calcutta
Lord Hartinge
Punjab
Chandra Chowk
Lori Sn
Tady Hardinge
Guy Fleetwood Wilson
Council
Governor General of
Sir Guy
Dias
Haron Hardinge
Mes Gage
Pele
Howdah
Masassin
Come Throwrek
Weather forecast for Rock Island area with 20 degree low
The report predicts cloudy and colder tonight with a low near 20 degrees. Tuesday and Wednesday look fair with temperatures around seasonal norms. 7 am temp 27, yesterday high 83 and low 25, wind 10 mph, no precipitation, humidity 64. Water stage 1.9, down 3 in 48 hours. Astronomy notes list sunset 4 38 and sunrise 7 22 with visible planets Venus Saturn Mars Mercury Jupiter. A stray sentence about Lady Hardinge and a bomb thrower appears.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Tam
J.M. Sherier
Mexican Rebels Grow Bold as Pursuit Proves Easy
Washington reports say rebels grow bolder as pursuit ease prompts renewed activity in Morales Puebla and rising disorders in Zacatecas Durango. In El Paso refugees report Ascencion garrison wiped out after a midnight rebel attack. 15 of 250 regulars escaped. Rebels led by General Inez Salazar mobilize at Ascencion as Federal forces mass from Casas Grandes toward the area. General Pascual Orozco Jr. is said to be fleeing with more than 2,000 men.
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Washington
State Department
Morales
Puebla
Zacatecas
Durango
el Paso
Texas
Juarez
Ascencion
Tracy Aubert
Guzman
Inez Salazar
Jose Blanco
Asecendon
Casas Grandes
Jua@fez
Chihuahua
el Pago
Pascual Orozco, Jr
Ludwig Refuses Crown in Bavaria Inheritance Loyalty Stance
Munich Dec 23 Prince Ludwig heir to Bavarian throne vetoes a move to crown him king he says he will remain loyal and administer his father’s inheritance.
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Munich
Ludwig
Bavaria
Mrs Reid Returns Home After Ambassador’s Death
Mrs Whitelaw Reid, widow of the late British ambassador, sails for America to attend her husband’s funeral held after his death on December 16. The accompanying image is the latest photo of Mrs Reid.
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Mrs. Reid
America
Indictment Mells Grand Trunk and New Haven for Monopoly
Federal grand jury charges Charles S Mellen E J Chamberlain and Alfred Smithers with Sherman Act violations in a suspected transportation monopoly involving the Grand Trunk and New Haven systems. Seven overt acts alleged. They allegedly met in New York in August 1912 and discussed a memorandum to transfer Grand Trunk interests in Central Vermont to the New Haven system and its subsidiaries, including extensions into New England.
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New York
Charles S. Mellen
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
E. J. Chamberlain
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Alfred Smithers
Grand Trunk
Federal Grand Jury
Chamberlain
Mellen
New Haven
Central of Vermont
New England
Thirteen Die in Belgium Theatre Panic
In Menu near Belgium a cinema fire killed thirteen and seriously injured about fifty as a crowd of over seven hundred, including many children, packed a six hundred seat theatre. Most deaths were due to internal hemorrhage from pressure during the escape. Panic was described as frightful with spectators jumping from balconies.
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Menu
Belgium
Cinematograph
Here
Amedicaa
Dea
Austria In Less Militant Mood in Balkan Talks
London reports Austria Hungary sees Balkan difficulties nearing a satisfactory solution after Servia apologizes for an incident at the Austrian consulate in Priszend and accepts Adriatic port access without territorial gains. Peace conference resumes amid brief envoy sessions. Turks drop bid to re victual Adrianople fortress.
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London
Austria- Hungary
Balkan
Servia
Priszend
Adriatic
Adrianople
Explosion Traps 200 Coal Miners in Hokkalif Colliery
Tokio reports over two hundred coal miners entombed and possibly 227 after a terrible explosion at a colliery on Hokkalif Island. Rescue efforts underway as details remain uncertain and authorities assess casualties and cause.
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Tokio
Hokkalif
Dynamiting Not Approved by Labor Men
Indianapolis December 23 Organized labor never did and never will approve such a reign of violence and terrorism as is charged here, said Clifford Langadale in the dynamite trial defense. Cardiff December 23 a report says Egyptian railroads are buying 100000 tons of American coal instead of the usual Welsh supply, causing a sensation.
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Indianapolis
Clifford Langadale
Cardiff
May Oust Negro From The Army Proposal For Conference
Washington dispatch reports a plan to remove the Negro from American military service to be discussed at a conference of senior army officers on January 9. The briefing addresses policy change and potential implications for enlistment and unit composition within the armed forces.
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Washington
Slayers Sought as Logue Diamond Case Opens
A nationwide search begins for two men suspected in the murder of diamond merchant Joseph H. Logue in Chicago. Descriptions include a five eight, 175 pound man in a sweater jacket and a second man with a long peaked nose in dark clothes. Police say most suspects released, three women sought who frequented Logue’s office.
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Chicago
Joseph H. Logue
United States
Canada
Logue
Mra Logue
Clyde Stratton
Ohio Penitentiary
Frank Williams
H. B. Hampton
Margaret Johnson
British Vessels Lost and 22 Perish in Gulf Storms
In a series of maritime disasters, British schooners Cartegena and Georgiana foundered with 22 aboard near Lucca Jamaica and the Gulf of Mexico. The Florence sank off St Shotts with 27 crew, 22 dead, 5 survivors. Captain Barr and all aboard reached shore. four men piloted a rescue boat. A student dance clash at Saintz club followed, ending with rival dances and reconciliations as girls expressed gratitude for cautious conduct by escorts.
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Mobile
Ala
Gulf of Mexico
Lucca
Jamaica
Wood
St. Johns
Furness Line
Florence
Halifax
St. Shotts
Trepassey
Captain Barr
Barr
J. Hedley
Hedley
Chorus girls barred rival dance at Illinois event
In Champaign Illinois on December 8 the University of Illinois and a Twin-city society barred chorus girls from a rival dance. Four students and their guests, part of a musical production, were ordered to leave the event to enforce the ban.
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Champaign
University of Illinois and
Twin-city Society
Poison Found in Raude's Viscera
Chicago reports Mrs Mary Raude collapsed at the coroner inquest after Dr Burmeister testified poisons totaling 49 grains were found in Frank Raude’s viscera. Witness Mrs Lillian Schumaski described sensational statements by Mrs Raude predicting death and marriage plans involving Tony Pavlek.
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Chicago
Mary Raude
Frank Raude
Burmeister
Lillian Schumaski
Raude
Tony Pavlek
Tony
Governor Wilson Sits With Board of Pardons
In Trenton on December 23 Governor Wilson convened the board of pardons to hear seven applicant convicts. He ordered an extra meeting to grant freedom before Christmas, calling it an unpleasant duty that tugs at the heartstrings. Public Official Ends Life. Vincennes Ind December 23 James H Curry assessor Johnson township shot himself following inquiry into dog tax collections. Evansville Ind December 23 Amanda Pogue aged 52 despondent after news of operation leapt into a cistern and drowned.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
Board of
Pardona
Vincennes
Ind
James H. Curry
Johnson Township
Tarest
Evansville
Amanda Pogue
Frange Leads in Aviation World
Washington report notes France dominates aviation with eight dirigibles and an expected 350 airplanes by year end. Germany, Russia, Britain, Italy, Japan trail as U S lags. France’s total appropriations reach 6.4 million dollars with 1.6 million in subscriptions, while Germany shows 1.5 million and 750 thousand in subscriptions.
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Washington
United States
Washington Chambers
Navy
Aviation Corps
France
Germany
Russia
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Botha Asked to Form New Cabinet
General Louis Botha, who resigned the premiership of the Union of South Africa, has been requested by Viscount Gladstone to form another cabinet. He helped lead Boer forces in the South African War and became premier after England’s conquest of the Transvaal. His resignation stemmed from cabinet dissensions over imperial policy and his support for a stronger English navy.
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Louis Botha
Union of South Africa
Viscount Gladstone
Botha
England
Transvaal
Ex mayor shot in old quarrel in Decatur Ill
Former Olney mayor J B Porter was shot and badly injured by David Bates a former city street department employee after a year long feud over an alleged insult to Porter's wife. A whip beating preceded a later shooting as a crowd gathered and police moved Bates to safety.
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Decatur
Ill
J. B. Porter
Olney
David Bates
Porter
Bates
Houser
Supreme Court Upholds 90 Cent Gas Ordinance
Washington Dec. 23 The supreme court declined to enjoin Des Moines from enforcing a 90 cent gas ordinance while its constitutionality is reviewed. The court noted ordinary cases would delay consideration for years.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Des Moines
Two Men Killed in Auto Wreck Near Decatur Til
Decatur Til Dec 22 Glen Blue and Floyd Wright were killed and Ralph Blue and Ray Lindsey fatally injured in an automobile wreck near a field this morning.
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Decatur
Til
Glen Blue
Floyd Wright
Ralph Blue
Ray Lindsey
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Austria
Slayers
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Saintz
B. L. Kirk
E. N. Conboy
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D. C. Chester
Marie Davis
Marcia Moore
June Gill
Irene Huyck
College Hall
Julius Watson Folsom
University
Kirk
Miss Davis
Board OF Pardons
Frange
Lima
Ohio
S. A. Barnst
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