Poincare Elected President by Second Ballot in France
Versailles January 18 Premier Raymond Poincare won the French presidency on the second ballot with 483 votes to Jules Paris 296 and Marie Edouard Vaillant 69 as Armand Falli�res prepares to relinquish the post on February 18. A duel scare and tumult followed the session.
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Jules Paris
Fallieres
Versailles
France
Raymond Poincare
National Assembly
M. Poincare
Poincare
Paris
Marie Edouard Vaillant
2Poincare
Armand Fa
M. Briand
M. Klotz
A. DeMonzie
Paul Boncour
Labor
Palmace
M. DeMonzie
M. Boncour
Antonin Du‘bour
Senate
Veronese wreck off Leix es with 189 aboard
The British steamer Veronese ran ashore at Leixces near Oporto during a high sea. With 189 passengers on board the ship cannot be reached by boats and lifelines from shore are hoped to rescue them. The vessel is owned by Lamport and Holt and was en route from Glasgow to Brazil and New York. Detroit hosts Lake Carriers' Association annual meeting as 19 ships were lost on the Great Lakes last year per William Livingstone.
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Vigo
Spain
Leix‘ces
Oporto
Veronese
Lamport & Holt Line
Glasgow
Scotland
Brazil
Johnson to fight Palzer in Paris for world title
Jack Johnson agreed to meet Al Palzer in Paris on June 25 for the world's championship. Palzer’s manager Tom O Rourke said Johnson telegraphed acceptance from Chicago. The terms give the winner 60 percent of gate receipts with a prize of $30,000.
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New York
Jack Johnson
al Palzer
Paris
Tom O'Rourke
Palzer
Johnson
Chicago
R. Lippe
Telegam
Pujo Testifies Against Gotham Stock Broker
Pujo before the District of Columbia grand jury testifies on money trust matters as U S District Attorney Wilson expects an indictment of George G Henry the New York stock broker. Henry refuses to name twenty four national bank officers who formed the syndicate to boost California Petroleum Co stock. Senate approves public buildings bills totaling over half a million dollars for sites and offices including Rhinelander Mineral Point Lancaster Middleboro Ridgeway and Bay City post offices. Senate approves investigation of Crow Indian Reservation affairs and omnibus claims bill granting about 900000 for private damage suits against the United States.
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Washington
Pujo
House Money Trust Committee
Grand Jury
District of Columbia
U. S
Wilson
George G. Henry
New York
Henry
National Bank
California Petroleum Company
House
Senate
Bay City
Tex
Senate Committee On
Rhinelander
Wis
Mineral Point
Lancaster
Middleboro
Ridgeway
Crow Indian
Montana
United States
Sulzer Grants Pardon to Folke Brandt in Burglary Case
Albany Jan 18 Governor Sulzer pardoned Folke E Brandt former valet of Mortimer Schiff New York banker. The 30 year burglary sentence was deemed excessive by the governor and Attorney General Carmody who supported the pardon as a matter of justice. Senator Nelson offered to take Brandt to Minnesota and Brandt agreed to go with him toward Washington then the West.
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Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
Folke E. Brandt
Mortimer L. Schiff
New York
Brandt
Carmody
Nelson
Minnesota
Washington
West
Inaugural Ball Is Barred
Washington notes no inaugural ball will be held. Committee chair William C. Eustis says the wishes of President-elect Wilson will be complied with and official action will come later. The panel will wait until next week to learn more of Wilson's wish before deciding.
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Washington
Wilson
William C. Eustis
Bustie
Lumber Rate Advance Suspended by Interstate Commission
Washington January 18 the interstate commerce Commission suspended a proposed ten percent lumber rate increase from Oregon and Washington to eastern districts until April 30.
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Washington
Oregon
Interstate Commerce Commission
Osage Oil Lease Charges Spark Probe Demanded by Tribe
The Osage tribal council files charges alleging Secretary of the Interior Fisher uses power to aid Gulf Oil Gypsy Oil in Oklahoma leases. They claim unfair bidding, coercion of the Osage council, and misused tribal funds as land valued over 400000 acres faces oil and gas leases with bids of 88 and 60 cents a barrel.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Fisher
Standard Oil Company
Oklahoma
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Osage National Council
Osage Tribe of Indians
Osage
Osage Tribal Council
Gypsy Oil Company
Gulf Pipe Line Company
Department
Pawhuska
A. D
Bacon Rind
Henry Red Hagle
Osage County
Buffalo Express Wreck Near Lockhaven Involved Injuries
Buffalo Express derailed twelve miles west of Lockhaven Pennsylvania tumbling down an embankment injuring several passengers. Rescue crews rushed to the scene as authorities investigated the cause.
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Buffalo
Lockhaven
Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Floods Hit Lawrenceburg And Evansville In Ohio River Crisis
Floods from the Ohio River affect Lawrenceburg Indiana where a levee break drives residents from homes. Evansville reports a 46 foot stage with three square miles inundated and relief efforts using skiffs as small towns seek aid. Cairo fears ease as river reaches 42.5 feet and recedes. residents expect broader exodus only if levels pass 45 feet.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Evansville
Ohio
Calhoun
Cairo
Ill
Prohibition Party Debates Joint Conference With Progressives
In Indianapolis the Prohibition national committee rejected a proposal by O U Bishop of Illinois to form a joint conference with the Progressives. Bishop argued party principles align except on liquor policy. The committee also voted 25 to 15 to keep the national headquarters in Chicago rather than move to Kansas City.
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Indianapolis
Prohibition Party
Progressive Party
Prohibition National Committee
Bishop
Illinois
Chicago
Kansas City
Officers Fight Naval Battle Between Turks and Greeks
Constantinople reports a Greek Turkish fleet engagement between Tenedos and Lemnos lasting hours with heavy losses on both sides. The Turkish fleet returned safely to the Dardanelles as wounded were treated in Constantinople. A quarrel aboard Turkish ships left 15 officers wounded after a manifesto urging sinking the fleet circulated among crews.
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Dardanelles
Union News Service
Constantinople
Ministry of the Interior
Tenedos
Lemnos
Turkey
Train Strikes Packet Boat Lochie S in Cumberland City Crash
In flood conditions at Cumberland City Tennessee a Louisville and Nashville freight train collided with the packet boat Lochie S on the railroad right of way. Backwater obscured the boat and signals were not understood. The locomotive remained undamaged while the boat suffered damage.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Memphis
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Lochie S
Cumberland City
Cumberland River
Colonel Aims to Move Regiment by Automobile Hike
Col. E. F. Glenn of the 238d Infantry at Ft. Benjamin Harrison plans an automobile hike to the Pacific coast and back. The project would need at least 140 motor trucks and about 450000 dollars in congressional appropriations if approved, though the War Department has reservations about the scale.
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Washington
E. F. Glenn
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Indiana
Pacific Coast
War Department
Conductor Duglas Narrowly Escapes Rabbit Incident
Lawrenceburg Indiana report details 80 year old Cincinnati resident Al L Duglas a conductor on the C and St L railroad branch who was knocked down by a rabbit chased by dogs during a coupling on the levee. He grabbed an iron rod and was dragged several yards before the train stopped. his right toe was mashed.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
al L. Duglas
Cincinnati
Wide warm Pacific current found off Australian coast
A warm current originating in the equatorial Pacific was discovered by H. C. Dannevig head of the Australian fisheries department. It runs along the eastern Australian coast past Tasmania and spans over 100 miles in width while flowing at about seven miles per hour.
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Sydney
Pacific Ocean
Australia
Tasmania
H. C. Dannevig
Australian Fisheries Department
Theft of $400,000 satchel in Chicago station
W D Wade president of Australia Marine Fibres Limited reported to Capt Meagher that a satchel with $400,000 in company stocks and financial statements was stolen from him at the Northwestern railroad station. Wade, 60, had arrived in Chicago en route to London.
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Chicago
W. D. Wade
Australia Marine Fibres, Limited
London
Meagher
Desplaines Street
Northwestern
Steubenville Benefactor Leaves $100000 to United Presbyterian Schools
Steubenville Ohio notices report Squire James Archer died recently and left about 100000 dollars to educational institutions of the United Presbyterian church. The bequest aims to support schools and related programs nationwide.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Squire James Archer
United Presbyterian Church
Argentine Aviator Origone Killed in Flight Crash
Buenos Aires reports Lieut. Origone, an Argentine aviator, perished when his aircraft fell during a flight near Brandzen. The accident ended the pilot's life and ended the mission.
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Buenos Aires
Lieut
Origone
Brandzen
Freight Crash Kills Engineer in Tiffin Collision
One man died and five injured when Baltimore & Ohio freight No 2533 collided with two Mogul engines near Tiffin station. Engineer Ray Landis of Garrett Indiana, 28, was killed. his body was thrown clear. Engines had been detached from an extra at Kellars and were returning for water.
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Tiffin
Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio
Ray Landis
Garrett
Ind
Kéllars
Grain rate ruled unreasonable across rail lines
Washington January 18 The Interstate Commerce Commission held the present grain and grain products rates from Kansas to Texas via Union Pacific Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and from Kansas and Missouri via Chicago Rock Island and Pacific to Chicago to be unreasonable.
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Washington
Kansas
Texas
Union Pacific
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Missouri
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
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