Public Welfare and Philanthropy Under Federal Inquiry
The federal industrial relations commission plans hearings in New York on whether roughly a quarter billion dollars held by four major philanthropic foundations should be spent without government requisition to aid public welfare. The panel will examine the foundations led by Rockefelle r and other leaders, with about fifty witnesses, to see if their policies and activities should be disclosed and supervised given their vast industrial profits.
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New York
Federal Industrial Relations Commission
Ita
Rocke Jacob H. Gcift
Carnate
Sora Ruined by January 13 Disaster
The city of Sora once praised for its fine houses and wide streets now lies in ruins. An estimated 250 to 60 people buried under collapsed walls reflects the pervasive destruction. The inner walls survive beneath shuttered masonry as rescue work proceeds amid memories of Mesina-like devastation.
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Sora
Pagure
Ynstead
Aversano
Moeasing
Messina
Rome
Walla Ti
Dows Sass
Masobfy
Food Prices Investigation Moves Ahead in State Effort
President Witeon aims to deter monopolistic price fixing as Governor May pushes to pass Villalete foreom. Sunday reports from Carrie Carranna’s group note vigorous action by the army and General Bilas Calis amid ongoing efforts to address rising food costs.
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Witeon
Rumant
Carranna
Genera
Ari—Neom
Somdra
May
Villalete
Carranse
Bilas Calis
Earthquake Devastates Italy Killing Thousands and Wrecking Avezzano
reports indicate the severe quake in central Italy killed about twenty thousand and injured thirty thousand, with Avezzano nearly wiped out. Rome and surrounding towns suffered damage as buildings cracked and churches urged prayers for deliverance.
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Rome
Iitaly
Aveezano
Abruzil
Ataty
Dotatio
Italy
Averzano
Tunis
Debria
Ruina
Gora
Palassio Dal Brago
Thomas Nelson Page
Naples
Caserta
the Meteorological Institute
Rescued From Ruins After Naples Earthquake
Naples report describes rescuers pulling victims from the Church of Santa Restituta after a strong quake. Dozens were saved including twenty women and a priest who had been celebrating mass, with twenty seven people seriously injured.
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Naples
Santa Restituta
Sara
Red Cross Sends Funds To Italian Red Cross
The American Red Cross cables thirty thousand dollars immediately to the Italian Red Cross and asks President Wilson, as head of the organization, to appeal to the United States for funds to aid quake survivors in Terbia near Tandon.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Italian Red Cross
Wilson
United States
Eorthquaky
Bryan protests to Arg t chief over Tampico oil plants
Secretary Bryan sent a strong protest to Mexican authorities in Tampico over threats to shut down major oil wells near Tampico. Foreign operators are said to refuse paying a heavy assessment, with most plants owned by American and British capital. State department reports note decrees from Carranza officials and embassies warning of plant closures if demands are not met.
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Planta
Renue
Washington
Bryan
Carranss
Tampico
Carranga
State Department
Olympia States Ghent Proposes Nine Bills on Racing Bets
Olympia legislator Ghent of King County introduces nine bills to legalize race track betting within restricted limits. Washington currently enforces an anti race track gambling statute, and the new measure seeks regulated wagering while preserving prohibitions elsewhere.
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Olympia
Wash
Ghent
King
Washington
Business license request sparks city meeting confusion
An application to renew a license to operate a local auto service was filed by Benjamin Davis for the Galt Lake bean company. A public meeting conducted Thursday saw attendees discuss Mooricultural assistance and election of several officials, with unclear outcomes.
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Ditneys
Deaver
Clty Ture
Sweate Auto Basses
Benjamin Daviese
Exreot Corporation
Galt Lake Bean
Bsidue
Earthquake Toll in Italy Seen Rising as Rescue Efforts Continue
Premier Salandra reports about 27,800 dead across twenty four towns and villages in the quake belt with numerous towns unheard from. He cautions figures may fall as hundreds rescued from rubble and survivors fled the panic. King Victor Emmanuel and officials assess lower casualty estimates, while Lake Pacino threatens flooding if outflow is not provided.
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Rome
Salandra
Avezzano
Sora
Peseina
Meguanomers
Sap Benedetto
Capelle
Avemano
Pacino
Poeumoula
Ite
Mob frees inmates from Jasper jail fatally harming person
A mob removed inmates from the Jasper jail at Meuntieetio resulting in a fatality. Named individuals include Atlanta, Ge-Dan Barber, bia sun laughters, Dale and Bile Charles. No prom events occurred as a consequence of the incident.
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Winole Fasity
Atlanta
Ge—Dan Barber
Bia Sun Laughters
Dale and
Bile Charles
Jasper Tourity
Meuntieetio
Fatal Wreck Kills Man near KuBawks Missouri
A Wabash railroad wreck near KuBawks Missouri killed Dee Moinea bewe-v. 2 and injured thirteen other passengers when two locomotives derailed early Friday. The line crash disrupted service and prompted a full investigation by rail authorities.
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Dee Moinea Bewe—V
At. Loula
Waa
Ian
Wabash Railway
KuBawks
Lows
War Dispatches Report Allied Gains on Multiple Fronts
Official statements indicate allies in Belgium France and the Russians in Poland advancing while German efforts toward Warsaw are checked. In the Caucasus Turkish forces suffer a rout near Kara-Urgan. 5 000 prisoners taken. Fighting along the Belgian front near Nieuport and Lambersyde. Idaho Attorney General J H Peterson indicted for embezzlement in state house scandal.
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France
Poland
Parte
Pet
Warsaw
Pase
Kirlibaba
Makowina
Hungary
Kara-Urgan
Tiflis
Caucasus
Petrograd
Nieuport
Lambsertsyde
Idaho
Boise
J H. Peterson
State House
Bill
Sailors of Oregon to Pass Panama Canal at Opening
All honorably discharged sailors who sailed around Cape Horn with Captain Clark aboard the Oregon during the early Spanish-American War will have a chance to pass through the Panama Canal aboard the famous battleship at the formal canal opening next March.
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Washington
Cape Horn
Clark
Panama Canal
Mareh
Genevieve Clark Engaged to James M Themeon
Miss Genevieve Clark announces engagement of her daughter Genevieve to James M Themeon owner and publisher of New Orleans item. The couple plans forthcoming nuptials in a city ceremony.
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Genevieve Clark
Mia Clark
Genevieve
James M.themeon
New Orleans Item
State Supreme Court to hear antitrust case pled by AG Baker
Detteredson Oliy and Ma-A Fuli charged under antitrust law were pled in the state supreme court on Monday by Attorney General Baker. A separate line notes a fatality titled Killed by Night Ridere.
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Detterson Oliy
State Supreme Court
Baker
New provisional president named by Mexican convention
Roque Gonzales Garza is named provisional president of Mexico by the session of the convention in Mexico City. Martial law is in place as Garza presides over a move to concentrate powers, with former provisional president Gutierrez and others mentioned. Zapata maintains a Cuernavaca stronghold while political turmoil continues.
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Mexico City
Roque Gonzales Garza
Mexico
Gutierres
Blanco
Joso Vasconcelos
Pachuvo
Garza
Francisco Madero
Federico Gonzales Garza
Max Fero
Carranza
Aguas Calientes
Martin Espinoza
Zapata
Cuernavaca
Eulalio Gutierrez
Zapatistas
General Stoessel Dead Former Port Arthur Commander
Petrograd dispatch reports Lieutenant General Anatole Stoessel, famed defender of Port Arthur, has died after months of paralysis. The Russo-Japanese War figure held out under siege, surrendered to General Nogin, was condemned to death in 1908, later commuted, and released the following year by Emperor Nicholas.
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London
Anatole Mikhailovitch Stoessel
Port Arthur
Petrograd
Stoessel
Nogl
Embargo Shift Sways Oil Exports and Naval Aid Debate
Washington reports from Friday night indicate Carranza modified Tampico oil export embargo affecting British fuel supply. Details sparse, major complications feared. Naval committee in session on Saturday reviewed submarine effectiveness and merchant ship protection amid European war. Revenue and costs cited as $145,000 naval aid referenced in deliberations.
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Washington
Carranz
Mexico City
Tampico
Carranza
Socialiate in Conference Opens in Copenhagen
A garbled report notes a conference opening in Copenhagen with slim attendance. Delegates from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Holland are mentioned alongside Italy, the United States, and Switzerland. Aviators Ostend and others reportedly crash near rail stations causing damage.
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Copenhagen
Bodaliste
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Holland
Gud
Italy
Uyon Welther
United Statue Oor
Germans Quit Coast Towns and Amsterdam
The curresyudent Ob Defend notes that German forces have evacuated coastal towns including Amsterdam. The report emphasizes strategic retreat along the coast as Allied forces push advance. No confirmation of timing or exact locations is provided in the fragment.
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Amserdam
Lowes
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