Cold wave grips nation as temperatures plunge
A broad weather disturbance moves north to east over the southwest bringing rain to Louisiana and East Texas and snow to central valleys north of there. temperatures drop to 20 to 32 below zero in Missouri Upper Mississippi valleys and western lake region while the lower Mississippi Valley stays 6 to 18 warmer. Intense suffering from the cold is reported in eastern population centers with little relief foreseen in the next twenty four hours.
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Louisiana
Texas
Lake Country
Ohio Valley
Oklahoma
Missouri
Mississippi
Lake Section
Mississippi Valley
Four Die as Chicago Struggles With Frigid Weather
Chicago faces record cold with 8 degrees below zero at 6 am and a potential drop to 15 below. Four deaths are blamed on the cold as fires displace families and shelters fill with unemployed and homeless residents. Local agencies pledge increased fuel and food aid to the needy.
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Chicago
Government Weather Office
Charles H. Wacker
United Charities
Municipal
Desplaines Street
Cold Wave Cripples City Lodgings as Deaths Rise
Zero temperatures and fierce northwest winds pushed the city into a severe cold wave. Municipal lodging houses sheltered 1068 people with 285 more sent to the charity dock. The morgue chapel opened to house wanderers with 100 taking refuge, including 25 women and 4 children. Four deaths occurred this morning and two more this afternoon due to the cold.
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New York
Charity Dock
North Texas Cold Wave Drops 20 Degrees in an Hour
A sharp cold wave surged through North Texas on January 6, plunging temperatures by about 20 degrees within an hour. Winds reached speeds around 45 miles per hour as the front moved through Dallas and surrounding areas.
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Dallas
Denison
THE
Associated Press
Dallas, Tex
North Texas
Large Cotton Oil Plant Destroyed in Houston Fire
The Industrial Cotton Oil company plant, boiler house, and storage room burned in Houston. About 10 000 tons of seed and other produce were lost with total damages estimated at 500 000 to 750 000 dollars. Origin of the fire unknown. The mill employed 250 men and several people were slightly injured. Nearby buildings also damaged.
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Associated Press
Houston
Tex
Dan
Industrial Cotton Oil Company
South
Leap Year Fails to Spark Marriage License Rush in 1912
San Antonio Deputy County Clerk Coates reports a slow start to 1912 in Bexar county marriage licenses. Officials note most licenses stem from prior engagements, with little evidence of leap year proposals or brides initiating marriages. The week shows a noticeable dip in nuptial activity despite some daily upticks.
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San Antonio
Coates
Bexar
Mexico on Verge of Prosperity Says Baird
Albert E. Baird, a prominent Mexico City businessman, predicts a major prosperity wave for Mexico as unsettled conditions end. He notes labor unrest will fade and mines will resume operation, driving national growth while he guests at the Menger.
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Mexico
Baird
Republic
Albert E. Baird
Mexico City
Menger
Mr. Baird
Weekend Forecast Cold Snap With Rain Or Snow
Tonight rain or snow flurries give way to a cold wave with temperatures from 6 to 26 degrees. Sunday brings fair skies but colder conditions, as gusty winds persist.
Weather for Tourists Across Major Cities
Observations at morning hours report frigid conditions across the nation. St Louis shows 2 below zero with NE winds and snow. Chicago at 8 below with a southerly wind. Milwaukee 20 below with light snow and south wind. St Paul 24 below with light clouds and variable wind. Kansas City 14 below with north wind and likely cold. New York 6 with clear skies and north wind. Boston 6 with partly cloudy skies and NW wind. Washington 6 with clear skies and NW wind. widespread snow and colder conditions expected, extending throughout the day.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Habeas Corpus for Burns and Dynamite Conspiracy Indictments
Federal judge grants a writ releasing Burns from county custody. The same day two more blanket indictments issued by the federal grand jury in the nationwide dynamite plot naming Olaf Tveitmoe Anton Johannsen E A Clancy and J E Munsey alongside McNamara brothers Ortie E McManigal. Arrests of others may follow in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Olaf Tveitmoe
Anton Johannsen
E. A. Clancy
J. E. Munsey
McNamara Brothers
Ortie E. McManigal
McCormick
San Francisco
Burns Released on Habeas Writ in McNamara Kidnapping Case
Federal Judge A B Anderson released Detective William J Burns from county custody on a habeas corpus writ. Burns faces Indiana extradition questions over alleged kidnapping of J J McNamara with a January 11 return for argument. Testimony links out of town men to the October 24 1909 dynamite cases and labor union figures.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
A. B. Anderson
Bookwalter
Wengeon P. Meadows
District Council
The
International Brotherhood
Carpenters and Joiners Today
Charles A. Bookwalter
Albert von Spreckelsen
Meadows
von Spreckelsen
John Halfman
John Halfman, Who Said Today He Had Testified Before the County Grand Jury
Halfman
Chicago
Busines
Espioyicos
San Antonio Light Is Only Paper Carrying AP Wire
A statement claiming the AP leased wire into San Antonio is carried by other newspapers beyond the Light is baseless and not supported by any act or fact. The source asserts the Light is the exclusive carrier in this city.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
City property linked to Richeson case sparks gambling claim
A sheriff and city assessor dispute the ownership of a property near a police substation linked to Richeson and his wealthy fiancée. They confirm the site is city owned, raising questions about the city’s responsibility to permit gambling there.
Civic groups to press San Antonio, Rockport and Mexican Railway
City business leaders meet with railroad officials to seek concessions for a local project. The committee plans a 4 o'clock conference in A L Matlock's office with members from the Chamber of Commerce and other civic groups, while railroad representatives include Matlock and Cowper Thwaite.
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Tre Ny
San Antonio, Rockport & Mexican Railway Company
J. B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
A. L. Matlock
Matlock
Wolff
Jake Wolff
A. H. Halff
R. H. Wester
H. E. Hildbrand
August Briam, Jr
Lucas. Hiness
D. ©. Terrell
E. Cowper-Thwaite
Henry W. Quinan
A. Hopkins
J. Frank Davis
Boy supports starving family on Olive Street
An anonymous letter led an Associated Charities agent to Olive street where a 13-year-old boy was supporting a family of five. The father has been unemployed since July, the mother ill, rent overdue, and the family faced eviction. The agent spent the day supplying food and fuel.
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Associated Charities
Olive Street
Free Information Bureau At Crockett Hotel
A free information bureau prepared to furnish details on Mexico has opened in the Crockett hotel lobby. Proprietors Charles N. Wuest and William Nagel offer data on import and export duties farming lands and mines health statistics climates places to see trip logs and more information on request.
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Mexico
Crockett Hotel
Charles N. Wuest
William Nagel
Fourteen Arrested in Quiet San Pedro Gambling Raid
Chief Deputy Stevens led a raid on a two room shack near the San Pedro springs reservation. Fourteen men were arrested for gaming and loitering with one defendant charged with exhibiting a gaming table. Deputies recovered poker chips and about four dollars in the game.
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Charles F. Stevens
Slack
Millard
Diaz
San Pedro Springs
R. O. Reynolds
W. Davis
W. E. Puryear
J. L. Davidson
P. Cunniff
E. H. Windell
R. Taylor
J. B. Thompson
J. M. Chandler
Gliff Stevens
Dias
Stevens
Sheriff's Office
San Pedro
Honest Man Will Steal Watermelons
Roy Campbell of San Antonio told the Western Fruit Jobbers Association in St Louis that a man may be honest in other ways but will steal watermelons. Delegates left for home as speakers blamed railroads for annual shipment losses and a committee was appointed to address the railroads.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Roy Campbell
San Antonio
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association of America
Icheou Gunfelces Confesses to Ten Murders
Riches details mental torment driving the defendant to confess to a string of murders. The confession outlines the sequence of events and the motive as described by the court report.
Insanity Plea Could Save Richeson in Linnell Murder
Clarence V T Richeson, former Cambridge Baptist minister, confessed to killing Avis Linnell stating remorse and seeking mercy. The confession, dated January 3, 1912, was given to newspaper men and read aloud by attorney William Morse. Richeson faces first degree murder charges carrying a possible death sentence by electric chair if tried in Massachusetts.
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Associated Press
Boston
Mass
Clarence V.T. Richeson
Cambridge
Avis Linnell
Richeson
John L. Lee
William A. Morse
Philip R. Dunbar
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Counsel Morse
Linnell
Massachusetts
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