Electrification Grant Backed for U S Rail Line Power
Secretary Fisher notes a fifty year transmission grant to Great Falls Montana Power for 450 miles of Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound main line between Harrowton Montana and Avery Idaho. The deal, under 1911 act, sets rate regulation and public benefits while allowing sale to the United States, state and cities at the same low price.
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Washington, D. C
Fisher
Great Falls
Montana
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Harrowton
Mont
Avery
Idaho
Department of the Interiors
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Plan to Aid New Republic Is Formed in London
In London on January 7 a group titled a China pup will form from MPs writers scientists and other reputable figures. The aim is to monitor and preserve support for the new republic. The foundation was decided at a House of Commons meeting the previous evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Republic
London
China
Parliame
Republic of
House of Commons
Truck farmers unhurt but cabbage crop threatened by drought
Corpus Christi Texas January 7 truck farmers report no injuries from the freezing weather yet but fear heavy cabbage losses if rain does not fall within 48 hours. Over a thousand carloads of cabbage are in fields ready for shipment in about 20 days. Experts warn the dry spell could cost farmers several hundred thousand dollars. Smudge pots are used in orange groves to save trees from freezing.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Texas
Tap Line Seeks Court Injunction Against Interstate Orders
The Louisiana and Pacific Railway Company seeks a Commerce Court injunction to block Interstate Commerce Commission orders declaring it not a common carrier and not entitled to through and joint rates with trunk lines. The petition claims lack of authority and unconstitutionality. This initiates a series of appeals destined for the Supreme Court.
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Washington, D. C
Louisiana & Pacific Railway Company
Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Pin Inside Of Him New Orleans Boy
In New Orleans on a January day 13 year old Frank Ticaro bit a pearl scarf pin from his father while eating and coughing. Doctors could not locate the pin by X ray though he was admitted to hospital and kept on a bread diet.
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New. Orleans
Frank Ticaro
Tiarp
Nashville Banner Reporter W A Sears Dies at 55
W A Sears long time Nashville Banner staff member and noted correspondent died today at age 55 in Nashville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
W. A. Sears
The
Nashville Banner
Dica Today
Judge Archbald Faces Senate Impeachment Cross Exam
Judge Archbald of the Commerce Court testifies before the Senate as impeachment proceedings question his conduct. He denies improper motives or corrupt use of power while describing friendships with Scranton associates and coal land dealings with Erie and Lehigh Valley Railroads. His wife Mrs Archbald testifies about a Europe trip funded by director Henry Cannon, presenting letters between them.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Archbald
Commerce Court
Senate
Archhbald
Scranton
Harlandale Hot Sulphur Baths patrons noted
San Antonio society women frequent the Harlandale baths as a rest from social duties with a beauty parlor connected. accessible via the Sou' Flores street car.
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Harlandale
San Antonio
Flores
No Funds For Charity Cripples City Aid During Cold Wave
The Associated Charities faces a funds crisis as December bills remain unpaid and donations lag. Mrs Sadie Haley cites families without wood or food, including a widow with six children. The Chamber of Commerce meeting this afternoon will discuss the Charity Fund Association’s future.
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Associated Charities
Sadie Haley
Chamber of Commerce
Charity Fund Association
Haley
Stocks of Paper Decrease in November 1912 Report
Stocks of news print paper totaled 45 450 tons on November 30 1912 down 3 007 tons from October. November shipments reached 109 801 tons while production ran at 94 percent of normal versus 97 percent a year earlier. The average daily output was 4 104 tons against a computed normal of 4 366 tons.
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Washington
BD. C
Jan
American Paper and Pulp Association
Commissioner of Corporations
Smith Urges Intervention to End Mexican Troubles
An American businessman with $7.5 million invested in Mexico calls for U S intervention, saying the United States must act now before conditions worsen. He cites rebel raids, a rail strike, and widespread disruption harming American and Mexican interests and predicts 50 000 troops could pacify in six months.
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States
Mexico
United States
St. Anthony Hotel
México
Zacatecas
Durango
Coahuila
Old El Imparcial Staff Plans Impartial Daily in Mexico City
In Mexico City on January 7 plans were announced to launch a new daily newspaper organized by former editors and reporters of El Imparcial. The group resigned when El Imparcial was sold to capitalists aligned with the government, with several top staffers to join the new venture and optimism for a long, prosperous run.
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el Imparcial
Mexico City
BE Imparcial
No Change in Strike on Mexican National Railroad
There is no change in the strike situation on the Mexican National railroad. The local train between Laredo and Saltillo has been abandoned while through traffic continues. Officials link the local schedule annulment to neither the strike nor coal shortages threatening Novo Laredo and nearby shops.
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Laredo
Tex
Mexican National Railroad
Saltillo
Nuevo Laredo
New Wharf Planned for Harbor City Seaport Town
Mr. H. Brooke of Aransas Pass holds a contract to build a new eight hundred foot wharf at the foot of Jackson street in Harbor City. A daily Corpus Christi to Port Aransas boat will call at Harbor City wharf when finished. The Wave launch will run daily trips to Port Aransas free for visitors. After lots are staked, survey work will begin on a Terminal Railroad to Harbor and a link to the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railroad.
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H. Brooke
Aransas Pass
Harbor City
Ingleside
Corpus Christi
Ferom Corpus Christi
Port Aransas
Jackson Street
Telford
Terminal
San Antonio
Equal Franchise Luncheon Honors Charlotte Walker and Eugene Walter
Three hundred members and friends of the Equal Franchise Society attended a luncheon at the St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio honoring Charlotte Walter and her husband Eugene Walter. Miss Eleanor Brackenridge presided as talks on suffrage followed with remarks by Mr Walter and Miss Charlotte Walker.
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Equal Franchise
St. Anthony Hotel
Charlotte Walter
M. Eleanor Brackenridge
The
Equal Franchise Society
Mr. Walter
Maria B. Fenwick
Walker
Miss Walker
Miss Brackenridge
Charlotte Walker
W. B. Spell
Waco
Friends of the Society
Firemen Report Five Alarms From Domestic Fires
Chief Wright and crews answered five calls between 7:10 this morning and 9 this morning for chimney stove and furnace blazes. Damages were small. incidents at Mrs. Davis 340 Garden, Harris 325 North Hackberry, Mendiola 1116 South Presa, Lee Surgical Hospital basement, and B W Steinert 1420 Avenue B. Steinert damage about 10 dollars.
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Wright
M. A. Davis
Garden Street
H. L. Harris
North Hackberry Street
Mendiola
Presa Street
Lee Surgical Hospital
McCullough
Myrtle Streets
Lee Hospital
Avenue B
B. W. Steinert
Hartandale Hot Sulphur Baths Offer Weight Loss Massage
Advertisement for Hartandale Hot Sulphur Baths on South Flores Street promotes a scientific massage treatment as a weight loss method. Includes reference to a beauty parlor and a section called The Light newspaper.
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Hartandale
South Flores
Temperature Drop Causes Accidental Gun Discharge
A cold snap left Deputy Patrolman Cooper chilled as he moved his 45 caliber revolver from pocket to holster at Police Sub Station No 6 on Palmetto Avenue. The gun slipped from his numb fingers and discharged, striking Vasbinder in the right foot and passing completely through. Dr Amog Graves treated the wound.
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Vasbinder
Palmetto Avenue
Ben F. Cooper
Cooper
Amog Graves
Town Full of Cattle Braces After Blizzard
Channing Texas on January 7 reports the town filled with cattle that drifted in from open pastures as the two day blizzard thinned. The temperature remained below zero and windrows left patches of range bare to feed stock, reducing suffering compared with a uniform snow cover.
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Channing
Tex
Panhandle
Citrus losses mount as freezes hit Southern California
Temperatures drop 4 to 6 degrees below Sunday night threaten orange and lemon yields. Estimated damage ranges from ten to thirty million dollars with rail shipments ten to twenty thousand carloads short. In Redlands minimum hit 19 degrees and San Bernardino saw losses near three million dollars.
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Los Angeles
Redlands
San Bernardino
Water famine cripples Salt Lake City as cold grips Utah
January 7 reports extreme cold and a water shortage in Salt Lake City. Schools, business houses, and railroad offices close due to inability to heat buildings. Oregon Short Line engines must run 16 miles to Farmington for boiler water. Temperature falls to 2.3 below zero. Some ice is blasted to obtain limited water.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Farmington
Austin Cold Snap Tightens Grip On Streets
Austin and vicinity endure the coldest weather of the season as ice coats streets and sidewalks after sleet. At 7 o clock the thermometer registered 20 degrees above zero.
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Austin
Tex
Cold snap grips Lockhart with 18 above zero
Lockhart Texas reports a temperature of 18 above and icy ground across the area as a cold front moves through. No injuries reported. Transportation and outdoor activity are affected by slick conditions.
Snow Flurries Reported at Hillsboro Tex
Snow flurries were observed in Hillsboro Texas during the latter part of last night and this morning. The temperature stood 14 degrees above zero.
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Hillsboro
Tex
Snyder
Snyder, Tex
Winter Ice Delays Houston Car Service
Ice over the city slows Houston car service as overhead wires freeze and temperatures range from 24 to 28 degrees. Rain marked the night, creating a wintry scene across the area.
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Houston
Tex
Snow and sleet cover ground in Waco
Sleet and snow blanketed the ground in Waco Texas as subfreezing temperatures left the morning at 21 degrees above zero. Snow continued to fall through the early hours.
Truck Growers Plot Smudges Against Frost In Mobile
Growers in Mobile prepare truck crops for cold weather after warnings of a cold wave. They cover crops and light smudges, hoping to prevent damage even if temperatures dip below freezing.
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Mobile
Ala
Dallas Snow Delights Cold Morning Skies
Dallas and surrounding area woke to a light snowfall this morning marking the first white ground in four years. Streets and sidewalks were coated while temperatures held around 20 degrees below zero.
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Dallas
Tex
Warm Weather Clears as Sleet Sweeps Elgin
Elgin Texas faced a sharp cold snap with sleet reported yesterday. Strong wind and freezing conditions grew, raising concerns for travel and outdoor activity in the area.
Falling at Intervals Amid a Cold North Wind
A brief report notes periodic declines accompanied by a penetrating north wind, described as persistent and notable for its chill. The text emphasizes the wind's strength and the intermittent nature of the drops.
First Freeze Marks Winter Chill In Galveston
In Galveston Texas the day started with the season’s first freezing reading at 29 degrees at 10:30 this morning. Forecasters predicted lower temperatures tonight as cold air settles over the area.
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Galveston
Tex
El Paso Bears Record Cold in North Border Blizzard
El Paso on January 7 reported 3 above zero at 8 a m marking the coldest spell since 1887. A night blizzard swept the border country with fears that many poor Mexicans and hundreds of livestock perished.
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EL Paso
Tex
Trolley line collision halts traffic on Garden street
Traffic on the Hot Wells car line was held up between 5 and 6:30 this morning when the trolley wire below the Mill bridge on Garden street broke due to contraction from a sudden temperature change. No damage resulted.
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Hot Wells
Mill Bridge
Garden Street
Rio Grande Valley Growers See Crop Protection From Rain
In Brownsville Texas on January 7 the thermometer marked two degrees below freezing but truck growers report no crop danger. A light rain last night provides protective moisture for vegetables in the lower Rio Grande valley.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
San Marcos Ice and Sleet Grips City in Cold Wave
San Marcos Texas endures ice and sleet with the coldest spell of the season as temperatures dip to 20 degrees. Local roads and utilities face disruption while residents brace for continuing severe winter conditions.
Snow Storm at Snyder Prompts Local Happenings
Snyder Texas reports a 7 degree day with half an inch of snow. A big chicken supper is planned tonight, and tomorrow promises the best dinner ever served in San Antonio at Riverside Restaurant for 25 cents. Pay your poll tax.
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San Antonio
Riverside
Old Records Increase Hazard at Texas Capitol
State Fire Marshal W. Inglish and experts found old records stored carelessly at the Texas capitol, increasing fire risk. They recommend modern wiring adequate water protection and several other improvements.
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Austin
Tex
State Capitol
W. Inglish
C. B. Roulet
E. R. Barrow
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