Mystery in Double Tragedy at Chicago Naval Station
Two government naval training station students Earl Bostwick and E A Buchanan were found shot to death in a Chicago hotel after repeated desertions from the Lake Bluff station. Buchanan showed unhappiness with discipline while Bostwick had recently inherited money and allegedly funded travel. The exact sequence of events remains unclear as authorities consider possible self-inflicted or dual homicide.
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Government Naval Training Station
Earl Bostwick
E. A. Buchanan
Lake Bluff
Kagoshima Volcano Eruption Claims Chief Official
Tokyo reports state the chief meteorological observatory official in Kagoshima killed himself after harsh criticism over failing to warn residents of Sakura Jima eruption. Meanwhile Sakura Jima volcano remains smoky as Dr Fusakichi Omori arrives to assess disaster and recovery efforts.
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Tokio
Harikari
Meteorological Observatory
Kagoshima
Sakura-Jima
Fusakichi Omori
Tokio Imperial University
Wagoshima
Gmiori
Sakura
Volcan
President Wilson appeals for funds for Japan relief
President Wilson, as head of the American Red Cross, asks Americans to donate to aid Japan after a devastating earthquake and crop failures. The appeal urges contributions through local Red Cross treasurers or directly to the national Red Cross in Washington. Washington Red Cross HQ says state and local chapters have been asked to gather funds.
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Japan
Washington
Dan. T
Wilson
American Red Cross
Kiyushu
Red Cross
Op One
Greater Part of Land Not Tilled
Washington report from the department of agriculture presents preliminary estimates showing that only about 27 percent of the United States 1 140 000 000 acres of tillable land are currently under cultivation. It notes vast potential for growth through drainage irrigation and new clearing alongside higher yields.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Health Day Meetings Mapped Across New Hampshire
Concord NH February 17 meetings to discuss public health problems were held statewide as Governor Felker proclaims today health day.
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Concord
SN. H
New Hampshire
Felker
Chicago aims to require engagement publishing before licenses
Chicagoans prominent in juvenile protection work seek an amendment to marriage laws requiring publication of engagements two weeks before license issuance. Mrs Gertrude Hows Britton, president of the juvenile protective association, was chosen as vigil judge at the circuit court to help advance the measure.
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Jaz
Lusitania Rescues Crew Of Eight From Mayflower
New York January 17 The Lusitania reports rescuing eight crewmen from the Nova Scotia schooner Mayflower at 6 30 am in latitude 43 12 N longitude 60 30 W The Mayflower abandoned and was set on fire Marine records show it left Perth Amboy December 30 for St John NB January 10 stopped at Boothbay Maine on January 10 The noted position could not be correct and no other Mayflower schooner is recorded.
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Cunard
Lusitania
Liverpool
Nova Scotia
Mayflower
Perth Amboy
N. J
St. John
N. E
Booth Bay
Hall
Bain
Ragged Refugees Begin Long Hike From Presidio
In Presidio Texas on January 17 a 3,208 Mexican federal soldiers and 1 06 women refugees began a 67 mile trek to Marfa en route to Fort Bliss near El Paso. Guarded by U S cavalry they marched in ragged formation with children and bundles while singing and enduring hunger but spirits stayed high as they moved toward rail transport.
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Tex
United States
Ojinaga
Marfa
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Maris
Salvador Mercado
Huerta
Mexico
Devlin
Jan
Lokal Anzeiger
Germany
France
Lugland
McNamee
Ratirnadé
Marin
Villa with 40000 Men Plans Attack on Chihuahua Capital
Gen Francisco Villa announced a rebel advance into central and southern Mexico with about 15000 troops aiming to join General Carranza in Guadalajara where 25000 or more rebels will move toward Mexico City. Villa expects to command the largest unified revolutionary force, while Carranza could muster 16000 men.
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Singlow
Tie
General Carranza
Mexico
Villa
Gjinaga
Chihuahuna
Santa Rosatia
Jimenez
Parral
Urbina
Escalon
Mexico City
Huertistag
Dixie Business Men Celebrate Prosperity
Memphis Tennessee January 17 prosperity in the south shown by bumper cotton and grain crops large cattle production and strong business conditions celebrated at a banquet by the Memphis Business Men's club over 400 guests from across the United States attended the event praising regional gains.
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Memphis
Tenn
South
Memphis Business Men's Club
United States
Stolen money recovered in Connellsville case
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on January 16 more than $12,000 of the $12,044 stolen by Ralph Wiant a United States Express clerk was found in a crack partly filled with flour at the home of his brother Frett B Wiant after a girl revealed the secret.
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Connellsville
Ralph Wiant
United States Express Company
Wiant
Bank Call Issued By Comptroller for Bank Condition
Washington DC January 16 the comptroller of the currency has issued a call for a statement of the condition of national banks at the close of business January 12.
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Washington, D.C
Comptroller of the Currency
Golden Rule policy condemned by Des Moines city attorney
The famous "golden rule" policy of Chief of Police Jenneyv allowing drunks and vagrants to walk free without trial was denounced by City Attorney Brennan. The practice sparked a department scandal with bond sharks charging fees to obtain releases and a detective allegedly using his office to collect checks from bondsmen that banks would not honor. The policy had been in force for several weeks.
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Des Moines
Jan
Lfi
Jenneyv
Brennan
Passengers Safe After Cobequid Rescue on Atlantic
Rescue of 108 aboard the Cobequid after the vessel struck Trinity rock near Fort Maitland. Captain Hanson and 11 crew remained on deck as Westport, John Tu. Sand, and Lansdowne aided, with 12 first cabin and 12 second class passengers among the saved.
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McNinnon
Westport
Cobequid
Weat-port
Wesport
Atlantic
Eee
John Tu
Iwater
Tansdowne
Rappahannock
McHinnon
Trinity Ledge
Purson
John L
St. Junn
Lamsdowne
Mexican finance minister resigns over debt default in Paris
Faris Jon Adglfo De La Lama, the Mexican minister of finance, who had arrived in Paris on a mission, cabled his resignation to General Huerta in protest of the provisional government’s repudiation of interest payments on internal and foreign debts. He says he was not informed of the default.
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Jon
Adglfo de la Lama
Paris
Huerta
Mexco
Prayer Day Marked by Tennessee Temperance Union
Nashville Tenn Jan 15 Tennessee section of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union held prayer meetings across the state in support of the proposed federal prohibition amendment. Each gathering urged national action and spiritual reflection on the issue.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Sheriff Indicted on Escape and Bribery Charges
Atock Island W January 15 five indictments were returned against Sheriff O L Bruner charging him with permitting escape bribery and other misconduct.
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Attock Island
O. L. Bruner
Lankford Commits Suicide Before Planned Marriage
Richard D. Lankford vice president and secretary of the Southern Railway killed himself by inhaling gas in his Brooklyn apartments on the eve of his wedding to Miss Nellie Patterson. He was 46 and left no known note. A porter smelled gas and found the body in the bathroom.
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New York
Richard D. Lankford
The
Southern Railway
Brooklyn
Mr. Lankford
Nellie Patterson
Lankford
Kagoshima City Devastated as Sakura Jima Erupts
Telegraph links to Kagoshima restored as Japanese cruiser squadron brings food and aid. Refugees camp amid ruins with no lives confirmed on Sakura Island. 23 survivors found in a cave after days of ash and heat, including a school master and postal clerk. Rescue and relief efforts continue as lines reopen.
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Kagoshima
Japan
Kagoshinta
Sakura-Jima
Sakura
Neuse
Refugee recalls islands horror as volcano erupts
A refugee from Skuta describes Villages overwhelmed by earthquake and eruption in Hitayoshi Japan. He recalls a fear filled night, burning homes, ash, lava and pumice, people fleeing to the sea, and widespread destruction with KagoshimaSakura Jima still emitting flames and lava. Thousands of cattle perished.
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Hitayoshi
Japan
Skuta
Kagoshima
Ruiis
Sakura- Jima
Connecticut savers hold record deposits says state report
More than half of Connecticut residents have deposits in savings banks. The 1913 report shows 1760600 people with 207.5 million dollars in credit, up 16 thousand depositors and 9 million from 1912.
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Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
State Bank Commissioners
President Wilson Asks Japan For Aid After Calamity
President Wilson sends second callegram to the emperor of Japan expressing American sympathy and asking how the United States can help after the earthquake and tidal wave disaster in Japan. The message notes the sudden, terrible suffering and the desire to assist.
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Washington
Dan
Japan
Wilson
Wool Growers Face Hard Times Says President at Meeting
Salt Lake City January 16 delegates of the National Wool-growers Association mark the 50th anniversary at their annual convention. Frank J. Hagenbarth warned that free wool imports threaten flockmasters who must compete with world producers. He likened the situation to a last stand against odds while urging adaptation and leadership. Opposition to leasing public lands persists, but leaders call on sheep men to guide the industry through the crisis.
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Salt Lake City
National
South Africa
Asia
South America
New Zealand
Australia
Nageleon
Waterloo
Fey
Syndicalists of Africa Cowed by Military Siege
Johannesburg January 15 The South African Federation of Trades Secretary Bain with 200 followers surrendered to police after a siege of the Trades Hall using a seven pound field gun as pressure. Authorities warned of martial law and said arrests would follow.
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Bain
South African Federation of Trades
Sain
Braamfonein
South Africa
Svere
Federation of Trades
Louis Botha
Union of South Africa
Transvaal
Alena Rand
Orange Free State
Cape Colony
Katal
United States
Mrs S Weir Mitchell Dies in Philadelphia
Philadelphia report states Mrs Weir Mitchell died today of pneumonia at age 77 after the funeral of her husband last week. She was Mary Cadwalader of a famed Philadelphia family and had been prominent in social affairs for more than fifty years.
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Philadelphia
S. Weir Mitchell
Six Quake Shocks Felt in Leghorn Italy
Six violent earthquake shocks caused a panic in Leghorn today as residents rushed into streets and squares. The tremors began at 4 25 am and lasted until 9 27 am with no casualties reported.
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Leghorn
Italy
Daughter of Rich Recluse Reveals Hidden Life
A woman claiming to be Dudley Jardine family member says Jardine used the alias William Smith and lived a double life. She alleges his daughter and wife learned only years after his death that he was a wealthy organizer with stocks and bonds worth over two hundred thousand dollars.
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New York
Dudley Jardine
Jardine
Jardina
Bowery
William Smith
Orga
Anna McCarthy
Ample Time for Corporations to Comply With Law
Washington Jan 16 President Wilson said the administration’s antitrust program may allow one or two years for big businesses to conform to interlocking directorate bans and new laws. Officials say the interstate trade commission would aid courts and business, not set prices, with penalties for individuals. A message outlining key points is due next week.
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Washington
Wilson
Big Basin
Interstate Trade Commission
Commission
Bureau of Information
White House
Congress
Delver
Ates
Bureau of Corporations
Department of Justice
Turkey Hopes To Control Albania
Diplomatic circles report Albania’s situation is grave with European powers seeking to avert a Balkans war. Germany proposes joint Austrian Italian intervention. Italy and Austria hesitate. Mussulmans in Constantinople and Albania allegedly favor placing Izzet Pasha on the Albanian throne, thwarted by arrests of six Turkish officers and 200 soldiers at Aviona.
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Switzerland
Albania
Balkans
Germany
Austria
Italy
Mussulmans
Constantinople
Izzet Pasha
Aviona
Al[canan
I Powers
Museulmang
Greece
Turkey
Federals Open Campaign In Mexican Border City
General Pena arrives at Nuevo Laredo with 1000 federal troops from Monterey to begin the campaign against Matamoros. He brings 500000 pesos for parcos and 2000000 rounds of ammunition aboard the force's advance.
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Lareto
Tex
Matamoros
Nuevo Laredo
Pena
Monterey
Keating urges inquiry into Colorado strike
Representative Keating of Colorado urged President Wilson to back a congressional inquiry into the Colorado strike. Wilson gave no indication of his intended course.
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Washington
Keating
Colorada
Wilson
Bech Bill Seeks Automatic Signals for Interstate Trains
Washington January 15 Representative Bech's measure to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to require automatic block signals and regulate train speed and routing was taken up today by the House committee on commerce.
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Bech
Interstate Commerce Commission
House Committee On Commerce
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