Cummins Enters Republican Presidential Race in Iowa
Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination. He said he would accept Iowa’s decision if he is deemed fit to urge at the Chicago convention. Taft faces opposition from La Follette and Cummins as progressives push for Roosevelt.
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Associated Press
Washington
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Chicago
Cummins
Taft
la Follette
Congress
Tariff Board
United States
National Monetary Commission
Wall Street
Progressive Republicans Eye Roosevelt La Follette Pact
The Denver Republican reports a plan to convene progressive delegates to the national convention to choose between Roosevelt and La Follette as the Republican nomination. J B Temple has a Pinchot letter indicating a working agreement to unite Roosevelt and La Follette supporters to defeat Taft.
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Associated Press
Denver
Republican
Roosevelt
LaFollette
J. 8. Temple
Gifford Pinchot
Washington
Weather outlook for San Antonio area shows frost tonight
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for a fair night with frost overnight. Sunday brings a fair sky and warmer temperatures across the area.
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San Antonio
Weather notes from multiple cities forecast for Sunday
Observations at 8 am report temperatures ranging from 4 below zero in Milwaukee to 22 in St Louis. Winds vary from 4 to 20 miles per hour with conditions including snow and partly cloudy skies across Chicago Milwaukee Kansas City New York Boston and Washington.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
San Antonio Light Exclusive on AP Wire Carriage
The statement claiming the AP leased wire carried by any paper other than the San Antonio Light is deemed baseless and without factual support. No corroborating evidence from the AP or competing papers exists to back such assertions.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Cummins Announces Presidential Candidacy in Republican Race
Senator 4 B Cummins of Town declares candidacy for the Republican nomination for president. His move presents a complication for the party as state Republicans consider the implications.
Ice Gorge Breaks and Floods Ohio River
The ice gorge on the Ohio River near Louisville broke under pressure from rising waters. The moving ice jam swept banks and damaged barges from Pittsburgh to the falls, sinking moored vessels and forcing protection efforts for millions of bushels of coal. Two motor boats were swept beneath the ferry City of Jeffersonville as the river rose rapidly.
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Louisville
Ohio
Monongahela
Jeffersonville
Kentucky
Wilson Addresses Old Soldiers at Michigan Home
Governor Woodrow Wilson spoke to a large crowd of veterans at the Michigan Soldiers Home in Grand Rapids. He repeated his stance of not commenting on Henry Ford Watt er son's remarks about his presidential candidacy.
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Associated Press
Grand Rapids, Mich
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Michigan Soldiers Home
Detroit
Wilson
Henry Watterson
Thief Passes Jewels to Take Foodstuffs
A burglar in San Antonio entered Adolph Huffmeyer’s home by prying open a kitchen window and stole fifteen cans of vegetables and fruit along with butter and flour while the family slept. Jewelry and silverware on dressers were not touched, and no arrest had been made as police investigated.
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San Antonio
Adolph Huffmeyer
Gembler Street
Fire destroys Rouse and Jennings buildings in Cleveland
A major blaze in Cleveland at the northwest corner of Superior avenue and the public square destroyed the Rouse and Jennings structures and damaged the Morrison building. The estimated loss reached 150000 with the cause still undetermined.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Rouse and Jennings
Superior Avenue
Public Square
Morrison
Taft at Yale Fire Delays Chapel Visit
President Taft toured Yale University in New Haven on January 20 as Old South Middle Hall burned. He watched firefighters combat the blaze from the campus, then attended the Yale corporation meeting and luncheon with President Hadley.
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Taft
Yale
Old South Middle Hall
College Chapel
Phelps Gateway
Old South Middle
Connecticut Hall
Yale University
Nathan Hale
Noah Webster
John C. Calhoun
Chapel
Hadley
Yale Corporation
University
Peru
Hiram Bingham
New Haven Chamber of Commerce
Bailey
Texas
Supreme Court
New York's 400 Stir Over Royal Guests Visit
New York prepares for the first social visit of royal guests from Ottawa. The Duke of Connaught his wife and Princess Patricia arrive Monday with 300 invited guests to dinners at Whitelaw Reid's residence and Mrs Ogden Mills. The duke, aged 61, has a long military background.
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New York
Queen Victoria
Ottawa
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Duchess
Princess Patricia
St. Patrick's Day
Pat
Whitelaw Reid
St. James
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Ogden Mills
Knickerbocker
Prince Henry I of
Prussia
Edward VII
Prince of Wales
Archduke Francis Ferdinand to visit Berlin around Birthday
Vienna reports Archduke Francis Ferdinand and Duchess Sophie plan to travel to Berlin for Emperor Wilhelm II's birthday on January 27. It would be the first Austrian imperial departure for such a visit and carries political weight amid post Moroccan crisis tensions.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Francis Ferdinand
Sophie of Hohenburg
Berlin
Austria
Williams
Germany
Carnegie to Collect Witness Fees From Government
Andrew Carnegie seeks 28.70 in witness fees from the government for testimony before the house steel committee. He had promised to frame his expenses and vouchers in gold but signed the voucher on January 17. it covers 454 miles at five cents and three days at two dollars a day. The New York notary failed to affix a seal, delaying payment until rectified.
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Associated Press
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
House Steel Committee
Carnegie
Jerry South
New York
Daughter’s circus tale triggers mother’s two hour laugh
In Ames Iowa a daughter told Mrs A Fox a circus tale that caused her mother to laugh for two hours. Doctors were called and she is recovering from a chloroform aided laughing fit. The origin of the story remains undisclosed.
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Associated Press
Ames
Iowa
A. Fox
Tornado kills child near Winnfield Louisiana
A tornado swept over the Winnfield area yesterday destroying Albert Walles home seven miles north of town and killing his young daughter. Many frame houses fences and trees were torn down in the destruction.
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Associated Press
Winnfield
Albert Walles
Here
Troops Arrive in Auer as Chinese Forces Reported
Transports with republican infantry and artillery arrived today from Woo Sting. Some troops disembarked and occupied quarters in the city. The population shows no hostility and the city remains quiet.
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Woo Sting
Republics and monarchists clash over China’s fate at Nanking
In Nanking on January 20 1912 republican leaders warned that Manchus and younger princes would ruin China. Yuan Shih Kai is reportedly held prisoner in Peking and feigns support for the Manchus while pushing for a monarchy. Negotiations with Sun Yat Sen faded after a draft for a dual northern southern government. Sun’s cabinet urged U S backing to preserve China’s integrity as they draft a constitution for the republic.
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Associated Press
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China
Yuan Shi Kai
Peking
Tang Shao Yi
Yuan
Tang
Sun Yat Sen
Wu Ting Fang
Sun
Republic
United States
Republican Assembly
Fesse Republic
Troop Landing Report from CHI FU China
Four troops from Republican infantry and artillery units landed at CHI FU in China on January 20. The maneuver involved ground forces supported by artillery units as part of ongoing operations in the area.
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THE
Associated Press
Chi FU
China
Abdication of Manchu Dynasty Declared Fact
A cable from Peking to the Chicago Daily News states the abdication of the Manchu dynasty is an accomplished fact with the delay in the edict to prevent royalist uprisings led by Prince Kung. Tianjin is named as temporary capital during the transition to a new government.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Peking
Chicago Daily News
Prince Kung
Tien Tsin
China
Missionaries Uneasy Over China Situation Message
A dispatch from Rev. Howard Galt in Peking reports uncertainty about political conditions. Missionaries remain at their station with no apparent danger. Shanghai famine relief appeals seek at least one million gold from America amid revolution fears.
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Boston
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
Howard
Galt
Peking
Union College of Liberal Arts
Tung Chow
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Shanghai
America
Company to Delay Making Report
Government announces policy to dissolve the company through a legal combination. The move delays the reporting and signals an administrative effort to restructure the entity. Authorities expect a formal dissolution filing and implementation of the policy in the coming weeks.
Government to act against International Harvester
Washington January 20 Attorney General Wickersham told the house rules committee the government would act against the International Harvester company as congressional inquiry into the matter proceeds. The committee may delay recommendations pending justice department action while a possible friendly suit or direct action under the Sherman act is considered. Some steps on the shipping trust inquiry may follow, tied to a federal suit against the Hamburg American line.
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Wickersham
House Committee On Rules
International Harvester Company
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
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Harvester
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Shipping Trust
Hamburg American Steamship Line
Money Trust
Man killed for violating quarantine at Buda Texas
George Lock a stockman was shot on the porch of his mother's home in Buda Texas after being warned not to enter the town during a meningitis quarantine. The incident occurred as he traveled to see his mother.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
George Lock
Buda
Texas
Lock
Timbermen Strike Ends. Louisiana Mills Resume Work
New Orleans reports that all Timberworkers of the World disputes are settled and saw mills in Louisiana and the East, with one exception, have resumed operations. The settlement ends months of labor tension affecting the timber industry.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Timbermen’'s Union
Timberworkers of the World
Louisiana
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