Mexican noble fortunes in exile seek work in California
The Terrazas family retreat from Mexican revolts to Pasadena area farms in California after their vast estate holdings in Chihuahua and across northern Mexico are threatened by confiscation. Alberto Terrazas and his clan pursue bread and farming income, planning to lease a small farm as they adjust from regal lifestyle to displacement.
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Associated Press
Jel Paso
Texas
Ion
Rio Grande
Vanderbilt
Pasadena
Terrazas
Mexico
California
New York
Chihuahua
The
Lis Don Terrazas
Juarez
Rio Diaz
Uth
Jiminez
Casas
Fran
Madero
Drnes
United States
Los Angeles
Alberto
One Victim of Gunman Dead in New York
Edward P. O'Connor, a policeman, died after being shot by a gunman during a search. A bystander injured in the same incident remained in critical condition.
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Associated Press
York
Edward P.a
O'Connor
North Gton Confeds Marking-pages Resolution Passed
A senate today passed a measure marking pages of confederate records in North Gton. The resolution, effective for two years, was approved after debate on February 6.
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North
Gton
Senate
Harrison to Visit Mobile on March Fourth
President A J Parsons of the Chamber of Commerce announced a letter from V Harrison president of the AF railway stating he will come to Mobile on March 4. The notice confirms the visit and outline of events on that date.
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Harrison
Mobile
A. J. Parsons
The
Chamber of Commerce
V Harrison
Af Railway
Mobile Fair Promises Citrus Growth and Land Value Boost
A Mobile area plan envisions turning undeveloped county land into orange and pecan yields, boosting value to 500 dollars per acre on hundreds of thousands of acres. The fair will showcase fruits, with railways promoting Northern visitors who may buy inland land and Mobile residences during the event. The Central Committee of One Hundred led by M J McDermott appeals readers to read the fair story on another page.
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Mobile
Mobile County
United States
M. J. McDermott
Justifiable Homicide Verdict In Birmingham Case
The coroner's jury in Birmingham found justifiable homicide in the killing of Houston and Samuel Landman at Oak Grove by Emmett E Honeycutt a 21 year old dairyman worker. He remains jailed as two murder warrants await before Judge I Hers for a preliminary trial next week.
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Birmingham
Ala
Houston
Samuel Landman
Oak Grove
Red Mountain
Emmett
Honeycutt
J R. Fugta
I. H.ers
Court, of Common Pleas
Mississippi Kiss Trial Heads to Hattiesburg Court
Miss Nancy Lee, 17, sues Gulfang Ship Island railroad claiming A C Tress at McLaurin kissed her at a depot in April 1913. The suit seeks 10000 dollars. Trial moved from Gulfport. jurors debated whether a kiss is worth such a sum as witnesses deny improper conduct.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Nancy Lee
Gulfang Ship Island Railroad
A. C. Tress
McLaurin
Gulfport
Demopolis Man W. C. Harrison Dies Suddenly at Table
In Gallion area near Demopolis on February 6, W. C. Harrison collapsed and died at the dinner table during a farming expedition with his sons at the Boddie place. Neighbors noted his prior good health, and officials began to document the incident.
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W. C. Harrison
Gallion Demopolis
Ala
Demopolis
Repeal of Panama Canal toll exemptions faces Congress
Washington Feb 6. The Panama canal toll exemption repeal is pushed as an administration measure backed by President Wilson. Democrats split on the plan, with some opposing, while House and Senate leaders prepare for prompt action. A message to Congress, likely from the President, may follow conferences on action. Rep Adamson has a repeal bill ready to introduce.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Wilson
House
Senate
Great Britain
Adamson
Satsuma Land Development Plots at St Elmo Farms
A Huntington party led by Meredith & Neel visits the Mobile district to select tracts for clearing velvet bean crops this year to prepare soil for Satsuma trees next winter. Judge J. N. Potts Dr. J. C. McComb and R. O. Morris accompany the group, aiming to contract land sales and promote Satsuma development.
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St. Elmo ‘Farms
Meredith & Neel
Huntington
W.V
Mobile
J. N. Potts
J. C. McComb
R. O. Morris
St. Elmo Farms
Satsuma
West Virginians Fear Open Warfare at Mines
Aroused by citizen complaints, Broke county peace officers seek a plan to disarm miners and contract men at the West Virginia and Pittsburg Coal Company mines in W V to prevent armed clashes. The strike, active since last September, has seen several battles between strikers and contract workers.
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Associated Press
Collier’s
W. Va
West Virginia
Pittsburg Coal Company
Broke County
Blows Hot and Cold In Referring to Wilson
London datedFebruary 6 The Globe grapples with President Wilson over Mexico Peru and Haiti praising his high character while opposing his non recognition policy It warns that sanctioning civil war in a neighboring state is a de facto war and fears a dishonorable retreat from Wilsons impracticable stance.
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Associated Press
London
Wilson
Mexico
Peru
Haiti
United States
Banks seek priority claims in Metropolitan Trust suit
United States District Judge H T Toulmin allowed City Bank and Trust Company and the First National Bank of Mobile to intervene in the case against the New Orleans Mobile and Chicago railroad. The petitions allege the banks are owed large sums and seek priority of their claims over the Metropolitan Trust Company of New York.
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United States
H. T. Toulmin
City Bank and Trust Company
First National Bank of Mobile
Metropolitan Trust Company of New York
New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago Railroad
New Orleans
Mobile
Chicago
Metropolitan Trust Company
Indiana selects C. C. Childs as football coach
C. C. Childs was chosen as Indiana University football coach to succeed James Sheldon, who resigned after last season. Childs takes over at Bloomington with responsibilities for rebuilding the squad and guiding the program.
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Childs
Bloomington
Ind
C. C. Childs
Indiana University
James Sheldon
Social clubs taxed under income law say ruling
New York February 6 social clubs that are incorporated fall under the income tax rules. Commissioner W H Osborn says Congress did not intend to exempt them and they must file returns by March 1. The ruling follows a law firm inquiry from a downtown luncheon club noting no dividends and nonprofit status.
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Associated Press
New York
W. H. Osborn
Internal Revenue
Osborn
Congress
Washington
Count Bobrinsky Denies Charge In Pan Slavic Trial
In Budapest on February 6 authorities resumed the trial of 94 Ruthenians accused of inciting rebellion against Austria Hungary. Detected Pan Slavic activities were cited as evidence with Count Vladimir Bobrinsky denying the attribution of a pro Slavic propaganda remark. The case began December 29 and involves deep European political tensions.
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Associated Press
Budapest
Hungary
Russia
Carpathian Mountains
Vladimir Boébrinsky
Marmoros—Sziget
Duliskovics
Count Bobrinsky
Duma
Alexius
Europe
Congress to Erect Shaft in Memory of John Tyler
Congress appropriated 10000 to honor former president John Tyler with a monument over his grave in Hollywood cemetery Richmond Virginia. Secretary Garrison of the war department assigns Lieutenant Colonel E E Winslow of the corps of engineers to oversee the project.
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Congress
John Tyler
Washington
United States
Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond
Garrison
War Department
Act of Congress
E. E.winslow
Corps of Engineers
Army
Norfolk
Yook
Miss Genevieve Lyon Marries J Murray Anderson
Miss Genevieve Lyon of Chicago, once chosen as the most nearly perfect type of American girl by Sculptor Korbel, wed Monday in New York to J Murray Anderson, lawyer and playwright. Lyon had gained early success in Chicago schools and performed in several opera companies.
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New York
Genevieve Lyon
Chicago
Korbel
J. Murray Anderson
Naval Force Lands at Cape Haitien to Hold Rebels
Rioting and pillaging in Cape Haitien led Commander Bostwick of the gunboat Nashville to land eighty sailors to protect foreigners and their property. The action followed a request by foreign consuls as Davilmar Theodore tries to set up a government there after his defeat at Gonaives. Port au Prince fears for safety while a foreign committee seeks to exclude rebel forces until a new government is formed. Captain Russell at Port au Prince may authorize further naval protection if needed.
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Washington
Cape Haitien
Bostwick
Nashville
Ommander Bostwick
Davilmar Theodore
Gonaives
Zamér’ Brothers
Russell
South Carolina
Port Au Prince
Tragic Self Inflicted Gunshot Ends Life of Thorbjorne Smith
Thorbjorne E. Smith, a transient with substantial means, died by a self inflicted gunshot in Fairhope after his wife’s death and months without living relatives. He had resided at Carlson House for about two months and reportedly spoke loudly to himself at his wife's grave.
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Nene
Mobile
Fairhope
Baldwin County
Thorbjorne E. Smith
Smith
Carlson House
Movile
Fairhope En
Three Men Drown in Ice Chilled Lake Michigan
Hundreds watch as William Cannell keeper of the crib Stephen Varley and a man named Wilson drown after their small boat wrecks in ice while they aimed for a water intake on Lake Michigan. Two women May Smith and Mary Wade are taken from the crib claiming Cannell and companions went for provisions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Lake Michigan
William’ .F. Cannell
Stephen Varley
Wilson
Cannell
May Smith
Mary Wade
Former Biloxi Man Charged With Theft
Biloxi Miss February 6 T. J. Pond a former Biloxi resident is charged by R R Davis with the theft of a revolver and another boarder reports the theft of gloves. details incomplete.
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Biloxi
Miss
T. J. Pond
R. R. Davis
Cold Wave Threatens Wide Area Coast to Gulf Sunday
The severest weather of the year is spreading from the upper Valley to the plains and south to Oklahoma and Texas. Havre Montana reports 4 below zero while readings reach zero or lower along the Kansas border. Snow, high winds and gales accompany the cold wave with snow likely in the lake region, New England and eastern states. The storm is expected to push east to the Gulf and lower Mississippi by the next hours, reaching the Atlantic coast by Sunday morning.
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Associated Press
Washington
Plains
Oklahoma
Texas
Havre
Mont
Kansas
Mississippi
Lake
New England
Gulf States
Missippi
Ivtio
Florida
Severe winter freeze hits Northwest and Plains states
The first severe winter spell drives temperatures 5 to 10 degrees below in western Montana and eastern Washington with forecasts of more. Northern Utah and Montana towns report 40 below zero while Billings and Havre see 38 to 40 below. Railroads delay continental trains by up to four hours as Idaho records zero readings for the first time this winter. Cattlemen anticipate minimal losses despite a light prior snowfall.
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Witon
Cascades
Utana
Havre
Silver Lake
Montreux
Billings
Mont
Montana
Idaho
Genesee
Record Cold Grips Rocky Mountain Cities
Denver logged five degrees below zero the coldest of the season while Colorado Springs also hit five below. Leadville faced blizzard conditions and Trinidad reported coal mine strikers and militiamen enduring a harsh storm as one of the worst of the season.
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Rocky Mountain
Denver
Colorado Springs
Col
Leadville
Trinidad
Severe norther blankets Southwest Texas and Oklahoma
A severe winter norther sweeps the Southwest with zero degree readings in the Texas Panhandle and heavy cold in Oklahoma. In Verno n Tex the temperature plunged from near freezing to sixteen above in three hours.
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Texa
Dallas
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Veronon
Blizzard Halts Trains as Nebraska Braces for Deep Freeze
Associated Press reports a fierce Nebraska blizzard spreading from yesterday pushing temperatures to six below zero. Snowbound tracks delay routes and railway service as crews work to clear lines and restore movement.
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Ten Degrees Below Zero Across Northwest Kansas
Cold spell grips the region with a biting north wind. Temperatures fall to zero in parts of Kansas and near ten degrees below in northwest Kansas. Hutchinson area postal workers report frost damage as locks freeze and weather slows mail service.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Tex
Kan
Missouri
Northwestern
Hutchingon
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Retels
Californias
Succeeds Ashley
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Percy W. Maer
Columbus(Miss
E. J. Buck
George Fearn, Jr
Frederick I. Thompson
Albert P. Bush
John T. Cochrane
W. T. MacGowin
Junius Woolf
Enenes
Daily Fair
Garding
West
Trust Company
Revenue
Bobrinsky
Perfect
Rocky Mountains
Norther Gulf
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