Updike Family Plot Revealed in Chicago Police Case
Chicago police disclose arrest of Irving and Herbert Updike over an alleged plan to murder their father Furman D. Updike to alter a will. Herbert aided the plot but later confessed. weapons found in the house and motives linked to estate changes.
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Chicago
Updike
Oak Park
Irving
Herbert Updike
Furman D. Updike
P. D. O'Brien
Upilike
Herbert
Irving Updike
Updikes
Montenegro asks for peace amid Hungarian parliament uproar
Count Tisza declares Montenegro has requested unconditional peace and will begin negotiations after the premier reports the acceptance of laying down arms. The Hungarians react with commotion as peace talks are set to open.
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Will Lay Down
Arms
Premier Tisza
Berlin
Sayville
Count Tisza
Montenegro
Persmission
Parlia
Chauffeur to Testify in Mohr Murder Trial
Providence January court session hears witnesses to place Cecil V. Brown and Henry H. Spellman near Dr. C Franklin Mohr’s shooting. George W Healis, chauffeur for Dr Mohr and state’s witness, prepared to recount events preceding the crime.
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Providence
R. L
Cecil V. Brown
Henry H. Spellman
C. Franklin Mohr
Elizabeth F. Mohr
George W. Healis
Railway bonus drive for M K T faces uncollected funds
A special committee raised seventy five thousand dollars to obtain right of way and a terminal for the M K and T Railway at the corner of South Flores Durango and South Laredo streets. About twenty seven thousand dollars was subscribed but nothing collected. The notes are held by the Chamber of Commerce as custodian for the San Antonio Belt and Terminal Company.
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M., K. & T. Railway Company
South Flores
Durango
South Laredo
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Henry S Ames Dies at Home in St Louis
Henry Semple Ames of St Louis president of the San Antonio Water Supply Company and prominent financier died this morning at his home. He had led the Water Supply Company since 1910 and also served as vice president of the Mississippi Valley Trust Company. Directors will meet to name a new president.
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Henry Semple Ames
St. Louis
San Antonio Water Supply Company
Robert J. Harding
Breckenridge Jones
Mr. Ames
Ames
Water Supply Company
San Antonio
Germany
Mississippi Valley Trust Company
John J. Stevens
H. E. Ellsworth
Claude V. Birkhead
William Lackey
Breckenridge
Jury Finds Slipping Was Deliberate in Damages Suit
A jury in the Forty-fifth district court under Judge Tayloe found the plaintiff fell intentionally. The verdict favored the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railroad on all special issues and denied damages.
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San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Forty-fifth District Court
8. G. Tayloe
Tayloe
Snow Measures Cold Wave Across Texas Panhandle
Snow reported in the Texas Panhandle as Dallas records 18 above freezing and Brownsville endures the coldest spell in three years. Forecasters warn of continued frigid conditions with the coldest weather of the winter spreading through the fruit and produce district around Brownsville.
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Brownsville
Dallas
Tex
Texas Fruit and Produce District
Texas Pamhandle
German seeks vengeance for Baralong incident in Reichstag
Jan 17 Reichstag statement by Dr Alfred Zimmerman under secretary for foreign affairs says Germany will certainly find ways to obtain satisfaction for the Baralong affair. The British patrol boat Baralong is accused of killing unarmed Germans after a submarine was sunk.
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Berlin
Sayville
Reichstag
Alfred Zimmerman
Baralong
Spanish Steamer Belgica Sunk with 23 saved
The Spanish steamer Belgica has been sunk with 23 crew members saved. The last records show her arrival December 12 at Heysham, England from Sagunto, Spain. The vessel was owned in Bilbao and measured 2105 gross tons.
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London
Heysham
England
Sagunto
Spain
Bilbao
Teutons Plead Guilty in Rubber Conspiracy Case
Edward Weber Paul Schmidt Max Jaeger and Richard Whelberg pleaded guilty in a federal indictment for conspiring to ship contraband rubber to the German government in violation of customs laws and were fined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Weber
Paul Schmidt
Max Jaeger
Richard Whelberg
Forecasts by The Light Weather Summary
ST LOUIS clear 14 mile west wind fair and cold lowest 2 above Chicago 4 below zero west wind 24 miles coldest 24 hours Milwaukee 14 below zero southwest wind coldest 24 hours Saint Paul 8 below zero west wind coldest 24 hours Kansas City zero southwest wind coldest 24 hours New York 16 cloudy 44 mile northwest gale much colder lowest 16 Washington 18 cloudy 24 mile northwest wind much colder lowest 18
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ST. Louis
Fair
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Fire destroys four Collinsville businesses in Texas
Four brick business buildings in Collinsville were destroyed by fire. The First State Bank, Collinsville Times, a restaurant and a motion picture show occupied the buildings. Loss estimated at 26000 dollars, partially covered by insurance.
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Collinsville
Sherman
Tex
First State Bank
Severe Floods Hit Belgium Along Scheldt River
Reports from the Dutch frontier indicate Belgium suffered heavily from floods, especially in South Flanders. The Scheldt River rose several meters and the villages of Wellen Guvere Synonen and Schelderde are completely inundated.
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Belgium
London
Flanders
Scheldt
Wellen
Guvere
Synonen
Schelderde
Belgian Steamer Lille in Trouble off Vigo
A wireless distress call from the Belgian steamer Lille reports she is afire about 195 miles from Vigo Spain after leaving the port area. The report came via Paris and follows emergency responses by nearby vessels and authorities.
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Vigo
Spain
Paris
Lille
Governor Ferguson to Address San Antonio on 1918 International Fair
Governor James E. Ferguson will speak at a mass meeting at Beethoven Hall in San Antonio Monday night to promote the January 1918 International Fair. The event aims to rally support, with plans for the conference next week and about 2000 delegates expected from Southwest Texas towns. Local officials and business leaders will attend, and the meeting emphasizes informality with no long speeches or solicitations.
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James E. Ferguson
Beethhoven Hall
San Antonio
Fair Headquarters
Ferguson
Committee of One Hundred
Carlos Bee
Eugene Nordhaus
Eugene McAskill
Otto Wahxgmund
Texas
George Armistead
Conness
Selig Deutschman
St. Anthony
Flood Threat in White River Area Prompts Relief Force
A 60 man relief contingent was sent from Helena to McClelland on White River to aid against rising floods. Georgetown and McClelland residents report great unease as water nears levee tops, with rain soaked ground hindering wagon and team movement.
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Little Rock
Ark
Helena
McClelland
White River
Georgetown
Daughter of Packer Weds Count Minotto in New York
Miss Ida May Swift daughter of Louis F Swift Chicago packer married Count James Minotto in New York after a whirlwind courtship. Minotto from Venice oversees Guaranty Trust foreign exchange department and will accompany her to South America for a two month honeymoon. They plan to live in New York after their trip.
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Ida May Swift
Louis F. Swift
Chicago
Count James Minotto
Venice
Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Miss Swift
Count Minotto
New York Bank
South America
Oklahoma Legislature to act on grandfather clause and gambling statute
Oklahoma City January 17 Governor Williams called a special session to amend the grandfather clause in state election law and to propose an anti gambling statute. Lawmakers will keep regular officers and committees from 1915 session for a concise, state wide agenda.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
R. L. Williams
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Williams
Serbs Open New Capital at Brindisi
Forty members of the Serbian government arrived at Brindisi from Scutari with allied diplomats. The Idea Nazionale reports the Serbian government will have headquarters at Brindisi for some time with Premier Pachitch and other officials present.
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Brindisi
Italy
Rome
Scutari
Serbia
Paris
Idea Nazionale
Pachitch
Coal costs forty dollars a ton in Italy
In Rome on January 17, amid cold weather Italy remains nearly coal free for households. Only smoke comes from locomotives factories and a few hotels. Anthracite sells for more than forty dollars per ton due to high freights and limited availability for the poor.
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Rome
Italy
President Wilson Pardons Two Oklahoma Election Officials
Frank Guinn and J. J. Beal, Oklahoma farmers and election officials, were pardoned by President Wilson after being convicted in Federal court for intimidating African American voters under the Oklahoma grandfather clause. The pardons followed a temporary respite set to expire February 6 and were based on beliefs that state officials acted in good faith while upholding the clause.
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Washington
Frank Guinn
J. J. Beal
Oklahoma
Wilson
Supreme Courts
Panag
New St Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church Planned in New York
Plans for a $3,000,000 church at Park Avenue and Fiftieth Street for St Bartholomew’s Episcopal parish public today. The design preserves the triple portal memorial to the late Cornelius Vanderbilt as a prominent feature. The new edifice will seat 1302 persons.
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New York
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Parish
Park Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Light Want Ads Offer Quick Results Despite Cold Wave
The notice promotes Light Want Ads as a safe home option during freezing pipes, claiming broad reach and guaranteed 70 percent more paid home circulation in San Antonio than rivals. It urges readers to phone Crockett 1742 or New 176 to place ads for fast results.
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Light
San Antonio
Texas
Crockett
British Forces Defeat Turkish Army at Kut-el-Amara
In Parliament London announced Turkish forces in Mesopotamia retreated within six miles of Kut-el-Amara after a British victory. British and Russian troops pressed the Turks along the Tigris while Russians reported advances in the Caucasus and Persia.
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Kut-el-Amara
Waddi
London
House of Commons
Mesopotamia
J. Austen Chamberlain
India
Caucasus
Tigris
Constantinople
Karadach
Petrograd
Persia
Aylmer
Montenegro
Galicia
Bessarabarian
Grane
Belgium
Lille
Berlin
Tolmino
Gorizia
Austrians Press on Italian Front. Montenegro Evacuations Reported
Austrians push along the Italian front with Mrzhvrh and Monte San Michele as key actions. In Montenegro the Austro Hungarians pursue Montenegrins and seize positions and men, with Podgoritza east of Cettinje and Nisic reported evacuated.
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Mrzhvrh
Monte San Michele
Montenegro
Podgoritza
Cettinje
Nisic
Garment Workers Strike in Philadelphia 6000 Demand Higher Wages
About 6 000 garment workers, mainly women, walked out in Philadelphia for wage increases and better conditions. They demand a 48 hour week, a $6 minimum wage for women and $8 for men, arbitration and grievance procedures, and suppliers of all materials.
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Philadelphia
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Nat M. Washer
Thomas G. Leighton
Jack W. Neal
F. G. Hillie
Henry S. Ames
the Panhandle
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