Defendants in Neutrality Case to Be Arraigned Later
Federal court set to try John B. Dickinson C H Beauchamp and William Bomar for using the mails to defraud in a wireless telegraph venture in San Antonio two years ago Judge T B Maxey said the cases would be called at 9:30 a m Wednesday after two years of delay due to illness Carlos Bee listed out of town witnesses and the proceedings may proceed after other defendants in the neutrality conspiracy are arraigned Following pleas of guilty in minor felonies several defendants received jail terms and bond forfeiture was declared for Henry Lamarque four attorneys from San Antonio admitted to practice in the federal courts including Mack Kercheville O K Jack Gus Mauermann and William S Peyton
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John B. Dickinson
C. H. Beauchamp
William Bomar
United States
San Antonio
T. 8
Maxey
Carlos Bee
Emilio Vasquez Gomez
Mexey
Ng Line
James Flowers
Joe Rankin
Sing
A. Il’. Haslem
Dr. Norton
Sanu Antonio
Mack Kercheville
O. K. Jack
Gus Mauermann
William S. Peyton
Last Remnants of Maine Removed From Havana Harbor
Work to clear Havana harbor of the Maine wreck and surrounding debris is finished. Colonel Balk reports completion and will issue a detailed expenditure record. The main mast will go to Arlington for a Maine dead monument, while the after turret and two guns were given to Cuba.
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Washington, D.C
Maine
Havana Harbor
Balk
Corps of Engineers
Arlington Cemetery
Navy Department
Home Weather For Tourists Observations
Weather notes for several cities report temperatures from 6 to 28 degrees with winds mainly from the southeast and northwest. Tuesday outlooks include fair and colder conditions, plus possible snow in Boston and Washington, with record lows noted for the last 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Mexican Shopmen Strike Settled With Wage Increase
Official confirmation that the National Lines strike is settled. About 2000 skilled mechanics and 6000 shop helpers will return to work today after a 10 percent wage rise. The extended strike area and freight embargo are resolved with the freight backlog to be moved. The men sought eight hours, higher wages, supervisor discharge rights, employers liability act, and a seventeen-year pension, with only the wage increase granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
United States
Guatemala
Gulf
Boy 13 Accused in Post Office Cash Heist
Waco Texas January 13 Walter McIntyre 13 says a Mexican urged him to open postal drawers on Sunday morning releasing over 200000 in checks and money orders. Officials report no Mexican involvement and cite a $22000 check and a $15000 check among the large sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Tex
Walter McIntyre
Postoffice
Prohibitionists Back McKamy In Texas Speakership Battle
The Texas house caucus, with only one local optionist present, agreed to back Dallas county’s W. C. McKamy for speaker, aiming to eliminate T. D. Rowell and J. C. Hunt. On ballots 1 and 2 Rowell trailed. on the third McKamy led 18 to 16, securing the nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKamy
W. A. Tarver
Rowell
Mr. Rowell
Mr. McKamy
Mr. Hunt
Terrell
Chester Terrell
First San Antonio to Austin Interurban Directors Meet
The San Antonio and Austin Interurban Railway Company plans its first directors meeting likely Friday. Varies P. Brown will issue the call after consulting other directors to set the date. The session will elect officers and authorize surveys to determine line cost and feasibility for growth in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio & Austin Interurban Railway Company
P. Brown
Brown
San Antonio
Austin
Weather notes predict warmer conditions with freeze line
A mixed forecast shows a warmer trend locally but cold air remains across most states. San Antonio reached freezing last night with fair weather expected to continue but a storm system grows in the Northwest bringing rain and snow to the North Pacific and Great Lakes regions.
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Weather Bureau Service
San Antonio
North Pacific States
Great Lakes
South Atlantic States
Gulf Coast
Nebraska
Dunne Won't Be "Done" Over Coffee Price
Governor elect Edward F. Dunne and James Hamilton Lewis dropped in at a downtown Chicago hotel for breakfast. Dunne balked at a 35 cent coffee, saying he would go somewhere to get coffee for ten cents, calling 35 cents too much to pay.
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Chicago
Edward F. Dunne
Illinois
James Hamilton Lewis
United States
Springfield
Colonel Lewis
Mr. Dunne
Lawful to Call Man "an Ass" in Switzerland
Zurich court ruled it lawful to call a man an ass in anger or otherwise. The cantonal tribunal declined to award damages in a quarrel between two prominent citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Switzerland
Flood Forges Thousands Seek Safety as Ohio River Rises
Ohio River at Cincinnati stands at 61.2 feet with forecast of 63 feet as rain holds steady. About 3000 people displaced across Cincinnati Covington Newport and Dayton. Relief led by Dr Otto P Gier soup houses opened. Mayor Hunt seeks funds and a 20000 bond issue. Kentucky shelters include churches schools and police stations.
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Cincinnati
Otto P. Gier
Department of Charities and Corrections
Hunt
Kentucky
Evansville Flood Reaches Historic Crest as Ohio River Rises
In Evansville Indiana the Ohio River topped 43.5 feet with a forecast crest near 46 feet by Wednesday. Hundreds of square miles along the floodplain between Lawrence and Cave in Rock are inundated three to twenty feet deep, threatening livestock and property while boats aid stranded residents. No lives reported lost though relief work continues.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio
Botton
Lawrence
Cave-in-Rock
River Above Flood Stage In Ohio Valley
The weather bureau flood bulletin reports the Ohio River falling at Pittsburgh but rising below. Cincinnati measured 61 feet on Monday, 11 feet above flood stage, with Cairo expected to reach flood stage by Wednesday. Rain probable along the South Atlantic coast, unsettled weather north and east of the Ohio with possible snows tonight or Tuesday. Temperatures rise somewhat.
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Washington, D. C
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cairo
South Atlantic
Flood warnings issued as Mississippi nears crest in Memphis
Memphis weather officials predict the Mississippi River will reach 38 feet by Friday with a possible 40-foot crest as lowlands between Cairo and Vicksburg flood. White River areas in Arkansas are flooded with livestock losses and minor property damage reported. Maj. E. M. Markham says levees remain in good condition as the Arkansas River rises to 16.1 feet at Little Rock.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Cairo
Ill
Vicksburg
Miss
White River
Arkansas
E. M. Markham
United States
Arkansas River
Little Rock
Cold Weather Checks Rise Over Ohio River Flood Threat
In Paducah Kentucky on January 13 the lower Ohio River flood threat eased as cold weather checked the rise. Officials believed flood stage would not be exceeded at this point after the gauge read 40.2 feet this morning.
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Paducah
Ohio River
River crest forecast lowers Paducah flood level
Overnight the river rose seven tenths of a foot and forecasters expected a crest here by Tuesday. Government warnings had predicted 47 feet at Paducah, but current readings suggested a maximum near 43 feet. Train service resumed today after washouts were repaired.
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Paducah
Louisville Flood Relief Efforts Continue as Rise Slows
Louisville Kentucky January 13 crews from the fire department and city workers moved families from districts menaced by the Ohio River flood. Nearly 1000 people were homeless today with expectant numbers to grow, but damage was expected to be lighter than prior record floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Po- Nee
Fire Department
New York City May Take Advertising Signs
New York City boards consider radical tax changes to raise revenue without raising rent for tenants. A committee proposed taxes on unearned real estate increment, advertising signs, horse drawn vehicles, automobiles, and non exemption of churches for local improvements. Yearly gain could reach 4 million dollars, growing to 15 million in ten years, with a plan to abolish personal property tax and shift local costs to community created values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Gaynor
Split in G O P Banks Boston Senate Nomination
In Boston on January 13 the U S senatorship dominated state house talks as Republicans pressed a fourth ballot for a candidate. Democrats planned a caucus to consider a acceptable option if the GOP split persisted. McCall and Weeks supporters returned after consultations with constituents, showing no signs of yielding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
United States
State House
William W. McCall
John W. Weeks
Train collision at Bromford Bridge kills two in Birmingham
Two passengers died and 40 were injured when an express train hit an accommodation train at Bromford Bridge on the Midland railway in Birmingham today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
Midland Railway
Bromford Bridge
Oil Lands Dispute Reaches Supreme Court Over Railroad Grants
The Supreme Court hears arguments over who holds rights to valuable oil lands in California. The case centers on whether patents to Southern Pacific Railroad lands with mineral land exemptions can stand or be challenged by Edmund Burke and other entrymen. The decision could affect many railroad land grants across the West and South.
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Washington, D.C
Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Edmund Burke
California
Burke
Southern Pacific Railroad
Britain to pay 62 million for National Telephone assets
The railway and canal commission sitting as a court of arbitration ruled the British government pay the National Telephone Company 62,576,320 dollars for its property. The full telephone system across the British Isles passed to the state January 1, 1912 after a 73 day trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
National Telephone Company of
United Kingdom
Railway and Canal Commission
British Isles
National Telephone Company
Stock Exchange
Archbald Impeachment Convicted by Senate in First Count
Judge Robert W. Archbald of the Commerce Court was found guilty on the first of thirteen impeachment counts for using his office to secure a favorable coal dump option worth about $30,000 for himself and E J Williams. The 68 to 5 vote sent him toward removal. Other counts were later considered with mixed results.
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Robert W. Archbald
Senate
Washington, D. C
Commerce Court
Archbald
House of Representatives
Erie Railroad Company
E. J. Williams
Scranton
United States
Ness
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Culberson
Pound
Smith
Bacon
Ashurst
Bankhead
Borah
Bourne
Brandegee
Bristow
Brown
Bryan
Burton
Chamberlain
Clapp
Clarke
Wyoming
Clark
Arkansas
Crane
Crawford
Cullom
Cummins
Curtis
Dixon
Dupont
Fletcher
Foster
Gallinger
Gore
Grenna
Hitchcock
Johnson
Maine
Jones
Kenyon
LaFollette
Lippitt
Lodge
McCumber
McLean
Martin
Martine
Myers
Nelson
Newlands
O'Gorman
Owen
Page
Perkins
Perky
Poindexter
Pomerene
Reed
Richardson
Sanders
Shively
Simmons
Maryland
Arizona
Smoot
Stephenson
Stone
Sutherland
Swanson
Thornton
Tillman
Townsend
Arrea
Wetmore
Williams
Works
Burnham
Catron
Oliver
Paynter
Archhbald Ily
Lehigh Valley
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M. Wee
M. Ween
Prohibition
Dunne
Texas
Covington
Newport
Dayton
N.Y. City
G. O. P. Banks
Massachusetts
Er Telephone Company
Anghbald
AY Senate
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