Funston Suggested as Army Chief of Staff Candidate
Washington rumors floated General Funston as potential successor to General Hugh L. Scott as Chief of Staff. The Southern Department commander is praised for his record in the Philippines Vera Cruz and San Antonio and is seen as a strong frontrunner for the top post if Scott retires in 1917.
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Washington, D. C
Funston
Hugh L. Scott
Army
Tasker H. Bliss
Scott
Southern Department
United States Army
Philippines
Vera Cruz
San Antonio
General Bliss
Bliss
Wilson
Howver
Acs
Leonard Wood
Theodore Roosvelt
Eastern Department
Wood Haseen
Ernest A. Garngten
James W. Hillman
Sixventh Infantry
William A. Glassford
Ligal
William B. Gordon
West Point
Davis
Thomas Favis
Richard W. Wilson
Fourth Infantry
Orin B. Mitchem
Ordance Department
Halsey C. Gavitt
Firstavalry
Daniel L. Howell
Seconlnfantry
George E. Bushnell
Medi
Ssistant
Fort Worth attorney eyes Texas Attorney General race
Marshal scouts from Fort Worth spent a day in Austin on legal business and told friends that he would be a candidate for Texas Attorney General two years ago.
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Austin
Tex
Fort Worth
Atrney
Tarrant County
Greek Church Plans Christmas Day Services in Chicago
Chicago dated January 6 reports upcoming Kristmas Day celebrations by Greek Orthodox, Assyrian, Serbian and other churches. The calendar indicates special services tomorrow to mark the solemn holiday.
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Chicago
Kristmas
Oklahoma Outlaws Kill Two Officers in Nowata Fight
A posse of twenty engaged fifteen Roe Hart gang members near Nowata Oklahoma in a late day pistol battle. Marshal Charles Bullock of Delaware and John Garretson were killed, George Garretson wounded, and two other possemen hurt as the bandits fled into Nowata county hills. Citizens urged Governor Williams to call out militia while the state militia stands on the Mexican border.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Roe-Hart
Nowata
Oklo
Nowata County
Charles Bullock
Delaware
John Garretson
George Garretson
Marshal Bullock
Bullock
Garretson
Bartlesville
Williams
Oklahoma
Wilcome
Rayburn blocks Newlands inquiry extension in House
Representative Rayburn of Texas blocked a House vote on a resolution to continue the Newlands joint railway investigating committee. Adamson pressed a Senate passed measure as a substitute but was ruled out of order. If no action, the committee will file a brief report to Congress stating limited sessions and unfinished work.
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Washington, D. C
Rayburn
Texas
House
Newlands Joint Railway
Adamson
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Special
Senate
Clark
Newlands Committee
Congress
Girl Rescues Child From Fire In Tex. Smithy
Fire destroyed Victor Trevino's home in Dallas area when bedding caught alight while two children played. Mexican women outside, fleeing in panic, left one child trapped as Miss Minnie Becersdorf sprinted into the blaze to save the youngster.
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Deuling
Tex
Victor Trevino
Minnie Becersdorf
East and West Texas Weather Outlook
East Texas Sunday brings fair skies with warmer conditions in the far east and cooler in the northwest. Monday remains fair across both regions with a slight warmth in the east. West Texas sees Sunday fair weather and colder air in the north, with Monday continuing fair conditions.
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Texas
Weather outlook across major cities from The Light
Forecasts list clear and cloudy conditions for St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York Washington and Boston. Weekend highs range from 38 to 64 degrees with southerly and westerly winds from 6 to 26 miles per hour and a Sunday trend toward fair or cloudy conditions.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Boston
Four Speaker candidates report no clear wins in Texas House
In Austin on January 6 the five speaker contenders released statements showing no candidate with a first ballot majority. Fuller of San Jacinto leads, with 80 members present and 43 openly backing him, while Mendel claims 57 pledged votes.
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Austin
Tex
House
Fuller
San Jacinto County
Spencer
George W. Mendell
Mendel
Fly
Texas
Kahn Warns of Border Smugglers Infesting U S Line
Representative Kahn of California asserts the border is alive with smugglers and gun runners. He cites the arrest of Juan T. Buras and demands information from War, Justice, and Treasury on arms shipments evading President's October 19, 1915 proclamation.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Justice
Congress
Kahn
California
House
War Department
The
Treasury
Villista
Juan T. Buras
Mexican Denacto
New York
Villa's Retreat After Defeat At Jiminez
Carranza forces under General Murguia whip Francisco Villa near Jiminez in the first major Villista setback since Celaya. Villa flees toward Parral with loot trains, bullion valued at a million pesos, and scarce ammunition as Murguia closes in.
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EL Paso
Tex
Carranza
Francisco Murguia
Francisco Villa
Parral
Torreon
Jiminez
Chihuahua
Villistas
Murguia
Juarez
Villa
Ynez Salazar
Obregon
Celaya
Nusum Serum Trials Offer Hope for Infantile Paralysis
Chicago reports two new infantile paralysis cases at Cook County Hospital treated with Dr John W Nusums serum derived from immune sheep blood The first two treated show signs of recovery Four children total in hospital with the new serum and Culberson credentials in Senate Senate leader Sheppard declares pleasure at presenting Culbersons election credentials signed by Governor Ferguson and ex Secretary McKay
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Chicago
Cook County Hospital
John W. Nusum
Nusum
Culberson
Senate
Washington, D. C
Sheppard
Ferguson
McKay
Floods Threaten Kentucky Towns As Rivers Rise
Lexington reports rapidly rising rivers menace numerous Kentucky towns with property damage expected in the millions as floodwaters advance tonight. Local officials warn residents to prepare for rising water and possible evacuations.
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Kentucky
Lexington
Army fliers complete 115 mile test flight to Philadelphia
Eight of twelve aviators reach League Island Navy Yard after delays and engine troubles in the 115 mile Government test from Hempstead Long Island. Sergeant Blakeley’s plane struck a flagpole on landing injuring the craft. Captain J. E. Carberry, noted for bold loops, led the crew with a squadron lineup shown.
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Army
Hempstead
Long Island
Philadelphia
League Island Navy Yard
Ser
Geant H. Blakeley
C. H. Reynolds
Sergeant Blakeley
J. E. Carberry
San Antonio
Pershing
Mexico
Aero Squadron
Germans Capture Five More Towns on Eastern Front
Berlin reports that Field Marshal von Mackensen's advancing legions forced Russians across the Sereth as heavy artillery duels erupt along the river. Five towns were taken in the last 36 hours, threatening the southern Russian flank across Galicia Bukowina the Carpathians and Northern Transylvania ridges. Over two hundred Germans were captured in a Riga local attack.
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Berlin
Sereth
von Mackensen
German War Office
Galicia
Bukowina
Carpathians
Transylvanian
Riga
Janitors Strike Shuts Chicago Apartments In Pay Fight
A massive Chicago janitors strike spanning about 6000 buildings will begin Monday after agents and owners balk at terms. The walkouts affect more than twenty thousand apartment houses citywide as workers demand higher wages.
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Chicago
Chinese Boys Turn Bandits In City Robbery
Four Chinese youths robbed a Chinese restaurant near police headquarters in San Francisco. They bound and gagged four Chinese patrons and escaped with nearly $1000 in coins and jewelry.
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Francisco
Explosive blast kills two men near Birmingham
An explosion in a smoker attached to the Southern Railway Birmingham Special at Woodlawn Junction injures several and kills two men, Lewis J. Walton and J. D. Oliver, with police investigating a possible deliberate act by one victim. The car interiors wrecked but the train continued to the terminal station.
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Birmingham
Ala
Here
Southern Railway
Woodlawn Junction
Lewis J. Walton
J. D. Oliver
Henry charges Roosevelt behind stock leak probe
Representative Henry told reporters that witnesses in the leak inquiry have offered no evidence for charges. He claimed the investigations aim to discredit President Wilson, with Theodore Roosevelt linked to a vast political conspiracy. Henry urged Congress to pass his bill regulating the New York Stock Exchange.
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Washington, D. C
Henry
Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
Gardner
Roosevelt
Congress
New York Stock Exchange
Society Burglar Still At Large On Lake Shore Drive
In Chicago on January 6 the so called Society Burglar remains at large after seven break ins in seven nights on Lake Shore Drive and nearby Millionaire Row. Police, eight detectives, and many patrolmen hunt the thief who has stolen nearly ten thousand dollars in cash and jewels, including a $3500 haul from George M. Reynolds. The culprit is suspected to be the same man who struck Mrs. Borden and Mrs. Michael Cudahy earlier in the week.
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Chicago
Society
Lake Shore Drive
George M. Reynolds
Continental and Commercial Bank
Reynolds
Borden
Artic Explorer
Michael Cudahy
Chicago Bank Clearings Rise Above Five-Day Week Total
Chicago bank clearings for the five day period reached 456,840,321, up over 13 percent from the same week last year. Today's clearings stood at 83,107,701 compared with 73,257,283 a week ago, signaling steady weekly growth.
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Chicago
Leaks Probe Hearings In Capital Focus On Gardners Claims
Secretary Lansing and Secretary Tumulty will testify before Capitol leak investigators along with Thomas Lawson. Rep Gardner accuses a leak tied to the December peace note and urges tracing from White House to embassies and Wall Street. Court, press aides, and stock reporters may also appear Monday.
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Washington, D. C
Robert Lansing
Joseph Patrick Tumulty
Thomas Lawson
Capitol
Lawson
Lansing
Tumulty
House Committee On Rules
Augustus P. Gardner
Massachusetts
Wall Street
Gardner
Washington
State Department
White House
House
New York Stock Exchange
U. S
Wiliam M. K. Olcott
New York
Thomas W. Lawson
Charles H. Sabin
Uaranty Trust Company
Bernard M. Baruch
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