Turks Refuse to Yield Adrianople at London Peace Talks
Constantinople January 4 The Turkish council of ministers orders Rechad Pasha to reject the Balkan ultimatum at the London peace conference. The Allies demand Adrianople fortress and Aegean islands surrender, while Greece may gain most Aegean islands except a few near the Dardanelles.
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Turkish Council
Balkans
Constantinople
London
Turkey
Adrianople
Aegean
Crete
Adrianopiec
Europe
Adrianoplie
Greece
Aegean Islands
Dardanelles Straits
Aegean Sea
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Servia
Austria-Hungary
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
Fish Foreign Office
S. Vaneff
Mays
Thrace
Vanos
Maritza
Midia
Black Sea
Roddsto
Sea of Marmora
Prospect Hill Improvement Club Elects Officers
At the annual meeting officers were elected: President R. G. Callahan reelected, vice president J. P. Wood, secretary Forrest Campbell, and treasurer R. B. Craig. Plans for the year were made and committees appointed to report later. Street car service and route changes were not discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prospect Hill Improvement Club
R. G. Callahan
J. P. Wood
Forrest Campbell
R. B. Craig
Police Surgeon Drowns After Auto Plunge at Toledo Dock
Dr. Peter Donnelly city police surgeon was drowned early today when his car went through guard chains at a Maumee River dock. He had been ill yesterday but kept working and left a club in a delirious fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Peter Donnelly
Maumee River
Donnelly
Williams Kidney Pills Advertisement Claim
Have you overworked your nervous system and troubled kidneys and bladder. Williams Kidney Pills promise a cure. For sale by all druggists. Price listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Rockefeller Subpoena Accepted Amid Ill Health Claims
The Pujo committee gains a partial win as William Rockefeller accepts service for testimony on Amalgamated Copper stock dealings in 1906 07. A deposition may be taken at his home, or the committee may move to force appearance if health proves insufficient, with hearings resuming Monday and January 13 as the deadline.
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Washington, D. C
House
Banking and Currency Committee
Money Trust
William Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Washington
Pujo
New York
House of Representatives
Depu
Private detectives disband after subpoena service accepted
Private detectives linked to an oil magnate were ordered to report, but the group disbanded last night when it was learned that service of the subpoena had been accepted. The move follows ongoing legal scrutiny involving the oil millionaire and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tat
Magnate Bound for Cuba on Witness Trip
William Rockefeller, sought as a witness for the Pujo money trust probe, is believed to have left Jacksonville last night headed to Cuba. He reportedly travels with a younger man and two women whose identities were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Jacksonville
Fra
William Rockefeller
Pujo Money Trust
May Release Orozco to Guard Amid Illness
Colonel Pascual Orozco, held by the United States at Mexico's request, is likely to be released this afternoon under guard due to illness. Dr. L. L. Shropshire reported the ailment, while Marshal McDowell seeks Attorney General Wickersham's authority for freedom. Mrs. Pascual Orozco and her daughter arrived from El Paso, visiting him and seeking a suitable residence until his hearing.
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Pascual Orozco
United States
Mexico
L. L. Shropshire
Marshal McDowell
Washington
Wickersham
Colonel Orozco
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days Claim Adverts
An old advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding protruding piles with PAZO ointment and offers a refund if relief does not occur within six to fourteen days. The copy emphasizes a druggist guarantee and full refunds if the treatment fails.
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths in San Antonio Society Life
San Antonio society women frequent the Harlandale hot sulphur baths as rest and recreation from social activities. A beauty parlor is connected, reachable by the South Flores street car. Dr. J. R. Cunningham Osteopath at 449 Moore Building is noted. Pay your poll tax. Lee.
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Harlandale
San Antonio
South Flores
Jail siege ends as Harvey Lee fights officers in Marion
In Cedar Rapids on January 4 Harvey Lee charged with burglary held off a county jail squad at Marion for nearly an hour with a bottle of nitroglycerin and a pistol. Officer Charles Gillen was killed and Detective John Cook injured before Lee was overpowered. The blast and telephone lines were damaged earlier, causing panic among prisoners.
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Cedar Rapids
Harvey Lee
Marion
Charles Gillen
John Cook
Lee
Loftis
Gillen
Dinner Planned for Central Congregational Church
Mrs J L Wiedner presided over the Gentral Congregational Church women's committee meeting at the Gunter Hotel. Rev Frank Dyer spoke. The first annual church dinner will be January 28 at the Gunter Hotel with Rev Henry A Atkinson of Chicago invited as a special guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Wiedner
Gentral
Constipation Remedy Ad Promotes Casca Royal Pills
An old advertisement touts Blackburn's Casca Royal Pills as a fast permanent fix for constipation biliousness stomach liver and bowel trouble. It claims the pills act as physic tonic and purifier and lists prices of 10 and 25 cents available from druggists.
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Blackburn
Real Estate Transfers in West Texas and San Antonio Areas
A sequence of property transfers is recorded from 1912 to 1918. Transactions involve West Texas Bank and Trust Company with Mary Winslow's trust, several parties including Julius Lochman Esther Supnik, Herbert Wood and L. K. Gaither, Sam Lewis and Fernando Rodriguez, and numerous blocks and lots across San Pedro place Broad avenue and Magnolia Garden areas. Prices range from 10 to 36000 dollars, with transfers including Harlandale and Palm Heights developments and Lakeview Townsite holdings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Bank and Trust Company
W. F. MecCaleb
Mary Winslow
Eleanor Catherine Freeborn
Julius Lochman Et al
Esther D. Supnik
Old City
Herbert A. Wood
L. McKee
East Washington Place
McCullough Avenue
L. K. Gaither
New City Block
San Pedro Place
Sam Lewis
Fernando F. Rodriguez
Broad Avenue
Los Angeles Heights Company
Geo. Hagelstein
B. M. Kirtland
Los Angeles Heights
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Ben M. Kirtland
San Fernando
William Hofferichter
Robert Hofferichter
E. R. Evans
J. Leal
J. M. Milla
H. BE
Dickinson
Gregoria N. Herman
Magnolia Fig Gardens
Harlandale Realty Company
H. J. Bengon
Christine Catherine Dahlgreen
Harlandale
Pat Stevens
C. H. Hodgkinson
Elizabeth
Ida F. Estes
New City
Idaho Street
Nellie K
J. C. Marshall
Cole Y. Batley
Palm Heights Development Company
Edna Voss
Palm Heights
Herman Otto
A. J. May Jr
John C. May
Rosemere
Southwestern Land Corporation
W., W. Searey Jr
Mre
Louis Wade Ring
Lakeview Gardens
Senators named to joint committee for Wilson inauguration
Senators Bacon Overman and Crane were named to the joint congressional committee to arrange the inauguration of President elect Wilson. House members named are Rucker Missouri Garrett Tennessee and McKinley Illinois.
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Washington, PD. c
Bacon
Overman
Crane
Senate
Joint Congressional Committee
Wilson
House
Rucker
Missouri
Garrett
Tennessee
McKinley
Illinois
Fire Marshal Appointed in Lockhart Texas
O K Du Boise named city fire marshal by Mayor Cardwell in Lockhart. Additional steps underway to reduce the local insurance rate.
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Lockhart
Tex
O. K. du Boise
Cardwell
Ship Indrakoala Sinks After Disaster Report
The Indrakoala, a 5723 ton steel steamer of 430 feet, bound from Baltimore to New York via Yokohama, passed Baltimore at 4 15 p m Thursday. Its owners had not received any advisories of the disaster as of this morning.
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Indrakoala
Baltimore
New York
Yokohama
Severe New York gale leaves three dead and heavy damage
A huge eighty mile per hour gale across New York and vicinity caused at least three deaths and about $500000 in property damage. Victims include Mrs. Mary Kline of Brooklyn and painter Robert Walker. a man blown from a Central Railroad of New Jersey train near Newark Bay is reported. Wires were badly broken along the coast from Florida to Maine, with camps of linemen at dawn. Providence reports Narragansett Bay battered by a 60 to 75 mph gale, the fiercest in 25 years, causing further damage.
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New York
Mercury
Mary Kline
Brooklyn
Robert Walker
Stally
Man Brown
Newark Bay
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Lge Harbor
N. J
Beach Haven
Atlantic City
Seneca
Jacksonville
Maine
Atlantic Seaboard
Philadelphia
Washington
Florida
Providence
R. IL
Narragansett Bay
Only Woman In Charge Of Seacoast Light Receives Medal
Mrs. E. A. Fish of Point Pinos near Pacific Grove Cal has been praised for twenty years of guardship at the Point Pinos lighthouse. She received a commendation letter and a medal bearing Efficiency from the lighthouse service chief. The light marks the entrance to Monterey Bay and was established in 1892 after her husband who led UC Berkeley studies died.
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United States
E. A. Fish
Point Pinos
Pacific Grove
Cal
University of California
Monterey Peninsula
Bay
Springfield Republican
Mrs Martin Litte ton to Tour After January 11
Mrs Martin Litte ton announces a two months lecture tour beginning after January 11 to visit every state and promote a plan to restore the home and grave of Thomas Jefferson through the government for the people.
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Thomas Jefferson
Martin Litteton
Daylight burglar makes a rich haul
Jewelry valued at seven hundred dollars stolen from Tom B. Johnson real estate dealer at 314 West Macon street. Theft occurred between 9 am and 8 pm yesterday. police and detectives notified. Stolen items include two diamond rings, a pearl ring, a diamond brooch, and other articles placed on a dresser.
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Tom B. Johnson
Macon Street
Benches for Members Replace Desks in House Layout Plans
The House will vote next week on plans to remove desks and reclining chairs and install seven semi circular rows of upholstered benches for 435 members plus seven delegates on the floor. Elliott Woods, capitol superintendent, leads the project aimed for completion before the next Congress amid a possible extra session.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Elliott Woods
Capitol
House of Commons
Parcel post guidance scarce at post offices
Post office officials report the main question from the public is where to obtain printed matter explaining parcel post. No literature or rate schedules are on hand locally. a 75 cent money order to Washington provides a parcel post guide with global rate maps, but guides are not sold at offices.
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Post Office
Parcel Post
San Antonio
Postoffice Department
Washington, D. C
United States
New Man to Marry in Corpus Here Sunday Morning
The wedding of J. Gus Harrison and Miss Mary Dawson will take place here Sunday morning. Harrison is a newspaper man. After a week's honeymoon in San Antonio they will return to Corpus to reside.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
J. Gus Harrison
Mary Dawson
Harrison
San Antonio
Corpus
Percy Ried
Annis Hamilton
Aviator to fly over city to fair grounds excursion
De Lloyd Thompson of the Lillie School of Aviation plans a 4 to 5 pm flight across San Antonio to move a Wright biplane from Fort Sam Houston to the fair grounds. He aims to reach tomorrow's exhibition, following Cal Rogers as the city’s first air pioneer.
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San Antonians
DeLloyd Thompson
Lillie School of Aviation Corps of Flyers
Wright
Fort Sam Houston
Fair Grounds
Mr. Thompson
Cal Rogers
Rogers
Harlandale
Judge Delays Criminal Trials to Focus on Civil Docket
Federal Judge T S Maxey announced the January criminal trial start is moved to January 13 with next week devoted to civil cases. More than twenty civil suits are queued including actions against Medina Irrigation Company. Wireless case hearings may shift to late week and C Calley v Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone remains set for damages of 25000.
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T. S. Maxey
Medina Irrigation Company
C. Calley
Southwestern Telegraph and Telephone Company
Auto Runs Into Ditch Injuring Two Men
A car with Harry W. Hills and Mack Williams veered into a ditch on the Mission Loop after steering gear failed. Passersby ferried the injured to Southwestern Insane Asylum for treatment. Mills suffered lacerations and bruises, Williams had minor injuries.
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Harry W. Hills
Park Place
Mack Williams
Seguin
Mission Loop
Southwestern Insane Asylum
Mills
W. E. Smith Wholesale Grocery Company
Johnston Named Bailey Seat Successor in U S Senate
Governor Colquitt announces R M Johnston of Harris county as the U S Senate successor to Joseph Weldon Bailey for the term ending March 1. The telegram dated January 3 from Washington confirms the resignation and Johnston’s appointment.
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Austin
Tex
Oo. B. Colquitt
R. M. Johnston
Harris County
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Senate of the United States
Colquitt
Bailey
Johnston
Washington
Colonel Johnston
Johnston Named to Succeed Bailey in U S Senate
Houston Texas January 4 Colonel R M Johnston of Houston is appointed to fill the unexpired Bailey Senate term. Johnston a Georgia native and longtime Texas resident has been active in newspapers and politics. He is president and editor of the Houston Post and a former national committeeman from Texas. Messages of congratulations came from Washington as the move drew praise from friends and colleagues.
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Houston
Tex
Col.quitt
R. M Johnston
Bailey
United States Senate
Johnston
Georgia
Texas
Houston Post
Colquitt
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Waddell Seeks Expanded Powers for Livestock Quarantine
W. Waddell head of the Live Stock Sanitary Commission urged Governor Colquitt and the legislature to grant the state body broader authority over quarantine and discharge duties. He argued the commission should operate independently and designate counties allowed to ship cattle under specific conditions to support clean-up campaigns.
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Austin
Tex
W. . Waddell
Live Stop Sanitary Commission
Colquitt
Live Stock Sanitary Commission
State Commission Mu
Waddell
Sta
Case Dismissed in Reckless Driving Charge
Walter Skinner a 16 year old Jad was charged with reckless operation of an automobile on January 1 on West Commerce Street. The case was dismissed by Judge Buckley in a police court today after a collision between Skinner’s car and a bicycle ridden by Antonio Vasquez a year old boy.
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Buckley
Juan Garcia
Fernando Diaz
Garcia
Walter Skinner
West Commerce Street
Antonio Vasquez
Harbor City Plan Draws Aransas Pass Buyers
Locals in Aransas Pass show strong interest in Harbor City, built on McGloine's Bluff along the coast near the Corpva Chi Channel. Proponents cite elevation, proximity to Port Aransas, and funds backing the Aransas Channel & Dock Company as reasons for confidence in the project.
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T Miial Corporation
Aransas
Harbor City
McGloine
Pec
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Suarenier Big Fortress
Officers
Prospect Hill
MR. Rockefeller
Puro
Magnate
Amundsen
Witszs
Capt
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Southampton
England
America
Peary
North Poles
National Geographical Society
Amudsen
Hood
Orozco
J. R. Cunningham
Moore Bldg
Osteopath
Old Phon
Crockett
Central Ponereaptione
Wwe
GALE
Boston
Mass
New England
Martin W, Littleton
York
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
Sam Fore
Floresville
J. W. Blake
Chronicle-Journal
Sam Tere Jr
Tokio
Japan
Baroness Beaumont
Lady Petre
Furnistall
DeLloyd
Thompson
A. Crockett
Uol, Jangton
Wagangy
U. S Senate
Ald Lit Stock Commission
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