Fear of Uprising Sparks Huerta Guarded Capital
Mexico City—rumors of a planned uprising against the Huerta administration provoked widespread fear. Troops guarded the palace, barracks, and artillery sites after reports of conspirators, while officials denied any plot connected to a Blanquet meeting. Authorities doubted six railroad men and 25 passengers perished in the Cumbre tunnel incident.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Huerta
Guadalupe
Proges
Blanquet
Reputa
Mbels
Madero
Suarez
Mevico
Felz
Fieet
Cumbre
Murphy Declares He Will Not Resign Leadership
New York February 7 Charles F Murphy said he will remain leader of Tammany Hall for life and dismissed reports he planned to retire and hand power to a three man committee. He accused outsiders of starting the talk and said rumors were false.
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Murphy
Tammany Hall
New York
Charles F. Murphy
Tammanyhall
F. Foley
Highland residence destroyed by militant suffragists
Inverness Scotland Feb 7 a highland house near Hazel Makr owned by a county widow was destroyed by fire amid militant suffragist activity causing temporary eviction of occupants.
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Inverness
Scotland
Hazel- Makr
Only One of 52 Convicts Failed in Detour Camp Trial
Joliet February 7 only one of fifty two convicts sent to the Detour Michigan honor camp for road building succeeded in maintaining trust. Michael Loo reportedly attempted to smuggle a flask into a tent and was sent back to the penitentiary. officials learned of the incident today as men were positioned for assignment.
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Joliet
Detour
Mike
Loo
Mbe
First Chinese Girl Graduates Nurse in Historic Feat
Miss Yoke Lon Lee, rescued from Chinatown slavery as a baby, will soon earn a diploma from Philadelphia Presbyterian Hospital becoming the first Chinese girl to complete the regular nursing course. At 18 she will be among the youngest nurses in the United States, with training in nursing and patient care at the Presbyterian Rescue Home in San Francisco. She plans to work on the West Coast after graduation.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Presbyterian Rescue Home
Yoke Lon Lee
Philadelphia Presbyterian Hospital
Chinatown
Miss Lee
Eastern Hospital
United States
Philadelphia
Mooseheart Fire Destroys Loyal Order Building
A large frame building of the Loyal Order of Moose at Mooseheart near Aurora was wiped out by fire last night. Fifty orphan wards slept in a nearby building ten rods away. damage totals about 16 000 dollars while firemen battled the flames.
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Aurora
Loyal Order of Moose
Mooseheart
Post Office Nominees Endorsed by Senators
Washington Feb 7 the senate in executive session confirmed nominations for postmasters in Illinois James W Patton Springfield William H J Hoeft Geneseo Daniel W Touhey Hume S J Jackson Kankakee O E Boyer Kansas James M Dace Odin Barney A Jaun Olney Adam A Funk St Joseph Herman Richard Techny and others all with class and delivery details plus pay. Separately Aurora state board orders nonpunishment for girls at Geneva State School and Maple Park incident with escapee from Elgin asylum pursued by citizens.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Finois
James W. Patton
Springfield
Loren E. Wheeler
William H. J. Hoeft
Geneseo
Frank H. Green
Daniel W. Touhey
Hume
S. J. Jackson
Kankakee
Edward A. Jeffers
O. E. Boyer
Kansas
Winfield S. Pinnell
James M. Dace
Odin
Henry P. Hurd
Barney A
Drugs Board Is Abolished As Needles
Washington February 7 The board of food and drug inspection within the department of agriculture was abolished for economy. The ten member board, attacked by former Chief Chemist Harver Wiley and successor Dr. Alberg, will now settle appeals formerly sent to the board. The Norris resolution on New Haven railway affairs passed in modified form. Kenyon of Iowa called the exposure a tale of infamy. The immigration bill was substituted for pending Senate bills and advances to the floor with amendments. The president signed the bill abolishing the Washington segregated district.
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Washington, D. C
Board of Food and Drug Inspection
Department of Agriculture
Board of 10
Harver W. Wiley
Carl Alberg
Wiley
Norris
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Haven
Senate
Kenyon
I Iowa
Washington
Wealthy Aurora Woman Joins Police Force as Pioneer
Miss Ann Forsyth, a wealthy Aurora resident, becomes the city’s first policewoman at 75 dollars a month. She leaves writing to patrol a beat and outlines duties focused on minors, public venues, and cooperation with employers for youth welfare. She aims to curb excess with stricter controls on dance halls and pass-out checks.
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Aurora
Ann Forsyth
Miss Forsyth
Rail wreck traces found near Gallup and mine tools traced
Deputy sheriffs locate traces of the men who wrecked Santa Fe No 1 near Gallup. Drills and a crowbar from Patchin mine two miles away identified. Navajo trackers start on the mine trail. Lorenzo B Adams faces federal mail fraud charges over a $100,000 swindle of corporate promoters. Menominee Indians run a saw mill. Edward Ayer says business methods could save $50,000 to $60,000 annually.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe
Gallup
Patchin Mine
Washington
Edward E. Ayer
Chicago
Appeal Granted Missouri Roads Appeal Granted Missouri Roads
Kansas City date Feb 7 After years of litigation the Missouri between fare and maximum freight rate cases go back to the United States supreme court The railroads were allowed an appeal by Judge McPherson in the federal district court.
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Kansas City
United States Supreme Court
McPherson
Federal District Cour
Cold Wave Drives Frigid East Across Regions
Feb 7 dispatches report a north and east moving cold wave bringing the year’s lowest temperatures to the Ohio valley, Great Lakes, and Atlantic coast areas. Blizzard conditions hit Milwaukee with six inches of snow. Cold spans Texas from Amarillo to Galveston while Sioux City, Iowa records 16 below.
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Regent
Ohio Valley
Athletic Coast
Delaware
Maine
Atlantic Coast District
Lower Lake Region
Missouri Valley
Plains
Milwaukee
Wis
Dallas
Texas
Amarillo
Galveston
Sioux City
Iowa
Urging decision on suffrage act in Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago February 7 The Illinois woman’s suffrage test case is on call in the state supreme court for Friday The answer to the appellants who attack the constitutional ity of the suffrage act will be filed before Friday It is hoped a decision can come before the evening elections
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Illinois Law
Supreme Court
Chicago
Ill
State Supreme Court
Peo
Protests to President Over Clinton Postmaster Nomination
Washington February 7 Representative Borders of Illinois protested to President Wilson against rejecting Harve Campbell for Clinton postmaster. Burleson declined Campbell and asked Borchers for a substitute, which Borchers refused. The president then sent George B Marvel’s nomination to the senate, a choice praised by Sullivan and McCombe.
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Clinton
Washington
Illinois
White House
Wilson
Harve Campbell
de Witt County
Borchers
Burleson
Campbell
Senate
George B. Marvel
Roger Cc. Sullivan
William F. McCombe
Democratic National Committee
Sullivan
Weather Forecast for Rock Island Davenport Moline Area
Weather forecast valid until 7 PM tomorrow for Rock Island Davenport Moline and nearby areas. Expect variable conditions with chances of rain and cooler temperatures inland and warmer coastal readings near the river. Winds shifting from southwest to northwest with moderate gusts.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Vicinity
Fair Tonight Snow Next Day With Mild Colder Outlook
Fair tonight and Sunday with somewhat colder temperatures. Night low near zero or slightly lower, moderate northwest winds. 7 a.m. temp and 7 a.m. wind speed noted. Yesterday’s high 29, low 7, precipitation .35 inches. Humidity 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. both 100. Water stage 2.7, down .2 in 24 hours. Astronomical notes list Mars Saturn as evening stars and Venus Jupiter as morning stars, Mars near the moon on the south.
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J. M. Sherier
Mars
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Warnings on Radium Use and New Legislation Reported
New York health officials warn against quacks exploiting radium publicity for cancer treatment, noting benefits only seen for skin cancers and dangers from inexperienced operators. Washington reports Sen Walsh's radium bill to grant the government first right to buy ores on private and public lands. Springfield notes Foresters of Toronto withdraw notice but remain licensed in Illinois. Rock Island stock changes unsettle markets as reorganization plans loom with no timetable.
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New York
City Health Department
Washington
D. C
Walsh
New Law
Rock Island Company
The
Rock Island
Speeding youth halted after Madison Ave chase
New York report says Wallace Malley, son of a New Haven millionaire, led police on a wild Madison avenue chase in a speeding car. Shots were fired during the pursuit and he struck and seriously injured a pedestrian before being caught.
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New York
Wallace Malley
New Haven
Madison Avenue
Miss Pankhurst quits old guard in split over militancy
London reports Sylvia Pankhurst secedes from the militant Women's Social and Political Union. Her East End federation gains independence while rifts ripple through the Pankhurst leadership. Christabel Pankhurst reportedly seeks return to London with limits on militancy. Sylvia vows to test a "people's army" to push enfranchisement.
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Woman's
Militant Women’s Organization
East End of London
Pankhurst
Christabel Pankhurst
Paris
Emmeline Pankhurst
Switzerland
Christabel
Women's
Pankhursts
Frederick Pethick Lawrence
Jealousy Motive Ties Two Women’s Night Deaths
Newark reports a fatal shooting in Montclair as Miss Mabel Herdman 20 confesses from her hospital bed that she killed Mrs Harriet Manning last night. Manning, 30, had separated from her husband Charlies Manning for three years. Herdman then drank poison and died at 3 10 PM after admitting the crime.
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Newark
N. J
Montclair
Mabel Herdman
Harriet Manning
Manning
Miss Herdman
Rockefeller Tax Action Delayed In Ohio Fight Looms
Cleveland officials plan to list John D. Rockefeller’s $900 million personal property on the Cuyahoga county duplicate after a voluntary listing deadline. Deputy tax commissioners Fackler and Agnew will act Monday and may pursue securities found. A broader tax dispute over Rockefeller’s Ohio liability is not expected to erupt until December. In Milwaukee Arthur R. Carey of Chicago received a three year sentence for Mann Act violations involving transport of a Green Bay girl to Minneapolis for immoral purposes.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
New York
Fackler
Agnew
Rockefeller
Cuyahoga County
Fakler
A. R. Carey
Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur R. Carey
Chicago
Fort Leavenworth
Laura Fleuker
Green Bay
Carey
Minneapolis
Minn
Wireless efforts aim to locate lost tug Potomac
Washington February 7. Wireless calls went out seeking the navy tug Potomac after an attempt to rescue crews from schooners Lowell and Willard off the Newfoundland coast. Navy officials say they hope the Potomac is picked up.
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Washington, D. C
Potomac
Lowell
Willard
Newfoundland
Navy
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Lorenzo B. Adams
Missouri
Rae Nevey
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