19 Jan 1912
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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1912
Page
1
The United States Supreme Court affirms a previous ruling in a case involving the lay action, preserving the verdict. Details remain scarce in the sparse OCR excerpt but the core outcome confirms the higher court’s support.
Reports say Turkish gunboats were sunk and several craft destroyed as Italian forces engaged in the Red Sea. One Italian cruiser squadron reportedly shelled and captured vessels while Turkish ships retaliated, many seamen drowned and some survivors rescued. The engagement reflected broader naval tensions and wartime activity in the region.
The trustees of Princeton University elected Professor Hibben 82 to serve as president of the faculty at the annual winter meeting. The announcement notes Governor Woodrow Wilson, who resigned earlier, helped shape the transition as New Jersey's chief executive.
Hazel Hogan faces a 1700 dollar fine and an indeterminate county jail sentence after repeatedly refusing to testify against four men in a high profile case. Judge Honore ordered the sentence to stand until she agrees to testify, with Hogan saying she would rather stay jailed for life than testify.
An Indianapolis grand jury investigation links Gynatuler and others to a dynamite plot targeting major city structures. The article notes preliminary indictments and mentions other cases including a bank and trust department plan, a commission for city plans, and various national events from Washington to San Quentin.
A jumble of political outcomes cites George A. Butely elected to Congress from Kansas, Edmon H. Mancon and Thomas Neely mentioned, with Stimson urging war supply bills. Wisconsin court upholds inheritance tax law. Vardaman exonerated in alleged irregularities. Mexican revolutionary figures and U S neutrality case noted amid scattered humor and editorials.
Fire damaged the Equitable Life Assurance Society building and threatened vaults across New York City. Estimates placed potential losses reaching into the billions as vaults at Equitable Frost, Harrimanines, and Mercantile Safe Deposit Company escaped major damage. Officials reported contents of other large vaults reportedly intact and the building’s destruction avoided for now.
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