Kerrville Pushes A and M Branch and Mountain Pike Plan
San Antonio joins Kerrville to back a proposed A and M College branch in Kerrville and an improved pike linking the mountain town to San Antonio. Chamber of Commerce directors pledged support. a $500,000 Legislature appropriation for the branch is noted. A booster meeting is planned in Kerrville February 22 with regional representatives attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Kerrville
A. & M. College
Mountain Town
Chamber of Commerce
St. Anthony Hotel
Ally Beitel Jr
Kerrville Business Men's Club
E. H. Prescott
R. A. Dunbar
George Norris
Franz C. Groos
D. BE
Fletcher to protest losses of mines in Mexico
Fletcher indicts confiscation of idle mines as he arrives in Mexico City to present credentials. He will lodge a formal protest with General Carranza, meeting Mexican officials and staff during his first days as ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico
Fletcher
Carranza
Mexico City
Foreign Office
FerraraReports Cuban Liberal Revolt Gains
Dr Ores tes Ferrara speaker of the Cuban House of Representatives says he has cable reports of Liberal forces winning in Santiago de Cuba. The message says Baire and Yguani were taken and that Plaza Bayamo will be occupied, with two invading columns planned to seize Manzanillo and Chaparra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Orestes Ferrara
House of Representatives
Liberal Party
Ferrara
Santiago de Cuba
Rafael Fernandez
Baire
Yguani
Plaza Bayamo
Manzanillo
Chaparra
British Ships Iola and Okement Sunk Says Lloyds
The British steamer Iola of 3903 tons gross has been sunk according to Lloyds Shipping Agency. The steamship Okement of 4339 tons gross also sunk, Floyds reports. Okement had left Rio de Janeiro on December 1 bound for the Cape Verde Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Iola
Lloyds Shipping Agency
Okement
Floyds
Rio Janeiro
Cape Verde Islands
Gerard accused of betraying Casement by Berlin press
Berlin paper accuses former American ambassador James W. Gerard of using his position to relay vital war information to the Entente via the United States. It cites cable and letter access as enabling events leading to Casement’s capture and execution and says Gerard and his staff delivered Casement to the authorities. The piece notes American press and Gerard’s departure from Berlin.
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Amsterdam
London
Count von Reventlow
Berlin
Tages Zeitung
James W. Gerard
Entente
America
United States
Paris
Roger Casement
Casement
Gerard
Hughes Forms New Coalition Ministry in Australia
London reports that Prime Minister William Hughes heads a sworn coalition ministry called the Commonwealth War Government. Hughes remains premier and attorney general while opposition leader Joseph Hume Cook becomes naval minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Reuter
Melbourne
William M. Hughes
Hughes
Joseph Hume Cook
Industrial pause grips Pittsburg steel region
The Pittsburg area faces a temporary halt in industrial activity as railroad car shortages delay raw material input and product shipments. About forty furnaces are banked, mills have closed departments, and yards hold over 50,000 tons of structural material awaiting movement while coal mining operates at low capacity and coke prices surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Connelsville
Post Office Orders Silence on International Politics
Chicago employees were ordered to refrain from discussing international politics among themselves or with the public. The directive, issued amid quarrels at several stations, condemns free criticism of President Wilson during the crisis as unbecoming government employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Post Office
Wilson
Weather for Tourists in Major Cities
The Light reports forecasts for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York and Washington. Temps range from eight degrees in St Paul to thirty six in Kansas City with cloudy conditions and light to moderate winds.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Congress Nears Close With Big Measures Under Consideration
Washington reports Congress in its final week with key action expected on the espionage and anti conspiracy bill the revenue and naval bills totaling 533 million dollars and military and sundry civil measures. The president and submarine situation shape urgency while rail and harbor bills loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
House
Post Office
Wilson
Naval Affairs Committee
Army
Shipping Board
Majority
Kitchin
Committee of Twenty
Republican Caucus
Panama Canal
Hawaii
Spies Count Raised as Senate Debates Espionage Bill
Senator Overman warned of 100000 spies in the United States and urged drastic laws to protect naval stations and submarine bases. Senator Fall pressed for stringent laws while arguing the U S government is on trial for efficiency. Cummins’ first amendment to modify section one was rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Cummins
Senate
Overman
North Carolina
United States
Fall
New Mexico
Young Farmer Julius Lehde Found Dead Near Hallsburg
Julius Lehde a 21 year old farmer from Otto was found dead in a buggy near Hallsburg ten miles southeast of Waco Texas shortly after leaving church. A bullet wound in the head and a pistol at his feet were observed as authorities investigated the fatal shooting unlikely to be accidental. His parents Mr and Mrs H K Lehde of Otto were named in reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Church
Julius Lehde
Hallsburg
Here
Lehde
H. K. Lehde
Otto
Riverside Restaurant Destroyed in Afternoon Fire
A blaze at 3 30 pm Monday damaged the Riverside restaurant at 101 E Houston Street and spread to adjacent buildings housing the New York Shoe Company and Droomgoole Jewelry store. Fire not under control as reports filed. nearby structures were endangered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Restaurant
Houston Street
New York Shoe Company
Droomgoole Jewelry
Guyane Breaks Off German Submarine Sinking U-boat
Off the France coast on January 22 the French Line steamer Guyane engaged a German U boat in a 40 minute duel. The U boat reportedly vanished after the Guyane’s 65 millimeter gun struck the enemy, with all hands unconfirmed aboard the submarine. The Guyane arrived from Bordeaux with 37 crew and about a thousand tons of cargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Bordeaux
Rousselot
American firms win shell contract awards
Contracts for navy projectiles redirected from Hadfields Ltd to Midvale Steel Company Washington Steel and Ordnance Company and the Crucible Steel Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Hadfields, Ltd
Midvale Steel Company
Washington Steel & Ordnance Company
Crucible Steel Company
Cunard and United Fruit Order New Ships for $18 Million
Contracts totaling over 18 million dollars have been awarded to Harlan & Hollingsworth of Wilmington by Cunard Line and United Fruit Company. It marks the first time either company has placed American shipyard orders. Cunard ships will be 15,000 ton freighters, while United Fruit vessels will carry passengers and fruit for tropical and South American trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Harlan & Hollingsworth Corporation
Cunard Line
United Fruit Company
Windstorm Wrecks Planes and Damages Hangar at Columbus Camp
A severe windstorm in Columbus New Mexico wrecked three airplanes valued at thirteen thousand dollars each and damaged a newly built hangar in the First aero squadron camp. One soldier was seriously injured by flying debris and several houses lost roofs injuring occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
N. M
Quebec Fire Claims Three Firemen Amid Widespread Destruction
A blaze in Quebec causes falling walls to crush three firemen and injure five others. The seventh heavy fire in a month destroys six business houses as authorities launch a searching inquiry into the incidents.
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Quebec
Dead Letters Bureau Shifts to Chicago Center
Chicago postoffice becomes the dead letter center for ten Midwestern states as a Postoffice Department order is released. Previously all dead letters were forwarded to Washington, marking a major regional change in mail handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Postoffice Department
Chicago Postoffice
Middle West
Washington
Noted Men Plan National Defense
Photographs show seven leaders mobilizing US industrial resources for war. Dr Franklin H. Martin chairs Medicine to standardize medicines and instruments. Samuel Gompers leads labor to aid commerce. Daniel Willard heads railroad coordination. Dr Hollis Godfrey assists science in military needs. Bernard Baruch catalogs national resources. Howard E Coffin leads Munitions. Julius Rosenwald directs General Supplies.
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United States
Franklin H. Martin
Chicago
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Daniel Willard
Hollis Godfrey
Philadelphia
Bernard Baruch
New York
Howard E. Coffin
Detroit
Julius Rosenwalk
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Krucker Recovers After Fatal Shooting in Missouri
John E. Krucker, who killed his divorced wife at her father's home in St. Joseph, remains conscious and likely to recover. He refused to speak. authorities cite spousal rejection as the motive. The trial of Oscar D. McDaniel is cited but not connected to this shooting. Dagmar Krucker is identified as the wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
John E. Krucker
Krucker
McDaniel
Tam
Trial opens for Lube Martin in Guthrie Duiguid murder
In Murray Kentucky National Guardsmen guard the courthouse as Lube Martin a black man faces trial for the murder of Guthrie Duiguid a police officer. Violence threats followed a January call for continuance and the governor intervened to calm the crowd.
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Murray
Lube Martin
Guthrie Duiguid
Kentucky National
Bush
Commonwealth
Denny Smith
German American Bazaar Postponed Amid War Tensions
The German American Bazaar in New York is indefinitely postponed due to worsening U S German relations. Henry Weismann, president of the State German American Alliance, said the event will not proceed unless the two nations' ties improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Teutonic Nations
Henry Weismann
State
German-American Alliance
United States
Germany
Zeppelin Campaign Against London Proves Unprofitable
Geneva dispatch reports German leaders planned to stop raids on London while continuing air attacks on provinces. The final November 27 raid targeted Midland counties, with two Zeppelins lost. Histories note President Wilson urged neutrality era limits on airship raids and Zeeppelin use shifted to reconnaissance for fleet operations.
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Associated Press
Geneva
London
Paris
Berlin
Midland
Wilson
Emperor Williams
United States
British Isles
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Count Zeppelin
Somme
Germany
Colver and Fort Named to Trade Commission
President Wilson selected William B. Colver and John Franklin Fort for vacancies on the Federal Trade Commission. Colver, a Democrat and publisher from St. Paul, will serve until 1920, succeeding Edward N. Hurley who resigned. Fort, a former New Jersey governor and Republican, fills the unexpired term of George Rublee who was nominated but never confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
William B. Colver
St. Paul
John Franklin Fort
New Jersey
Wilson
Federal Trade Commission
Colver
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Fort
George 8. Rublee
New Hampshire
Commission
Senate
Gallinger
Mr. Fort
Bonar Law Reports Strong British War Loan Response
London reports new British loan subscriptions total at least 700 million pounds excluding bank contributions. Chancellor Bonar Law told the House of Commons the last day demand was so heavy that 200 000 to 300 000 applications remained unprocessed. He noted the loan surpassed his 600 million target and likely exceeds by about 100.9 million pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Commons
Bonar Law
Lakonia Brings Smoke Screen Device To Baltimore
The Donaldson Line freighter Lakonia from Glasgow arrived in Baltimore carrying a British admiralty smoke device claimed to obscure a vessel from enemy view for hours. The ship also has a three inch stern gun and a crew of gunners reported the device can generate thick smoke within minutes.
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Baltimore
Donaldson Line
Lakonia
Glasgow
Admiralty
Only Chinese Remain After Pershing Refugee Trek
Columbus New Mexico reports the departure of 2700 Mexican refugees with the Chinese consul arriving to arrange the fate of 516 Chinese. He seeks permission for merchants to stay in the United States while workers are interned at Columbus or sent to Juarez Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
N. M
New Mexico
General Pershing
Immigration Department
Juarez
Mexico
Two New York Steamers Sunk in Submarine Zone
Two steamships sailing from New York under Kerr Steamship Company charter the Norwegian Dalmata and the Spanish Mar Adriatico were sunk in the submarine zone with no believed American passengers aboard. Five other ships from war ports, including Folia Sebastian Esvaut Guyane Noordwyk, arrived, while Standard Oil’s unarmed tank steamer Wico left port.
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New York
Kerr Steamship Company
Havre
Bordeaux
Lisbon
Folia
Bristol
Sebastian
Rouen
Germany
Cunard
Halifax
Esvaut
Cardiff
Guyane
Noordwyk
Rotterdam
Standard Oil Boat
Standard Oil
Wico
Borinquen
Boston
Fowey
England
Bermuda
Fayal
Azores
Port Glasgow
Sunderland
Orleans
Rochester
Onego
Genoa
Bay of Biscay
Mediterranean
Pueblo
Harvey Steamship Company
Mongolia
City of
Health Department
Lucius P. Brown
Food and Drugs Division
Emerson
Laconia
Liverpool
Itoma
Marseilles
John E. Willett
France
Liege
Belgium
E Aiak
Kansas City
Tor Feltria
London
Kaikoua
Stern Bjornson
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Grops
Celp
Lloyds
Weather Forecast
Vicinity
A. m. Seers
M. Tenner
SHELL
Hadfields
Howard Coffin
Bernaicd Baruch
Samuel Goompers
Aor
Kentucky
Gea
Offico
Olnk
Kerr Company
Dalmata
Mar Adriatico
Austria
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