Revenue Cutter Service Reports Stormy Gulf Year
The 1912 fiscal year saw the Revenue Cutter Service assist 0 distressed vessels and save 2,213 lives. Vessels and cargoes valued at $10,711,748 were rescued coast to coast from Alaska to Texas. Proposals urge replacing aging cutters Woodbury Manhattan Winona Perry and installing modern wireless and radio watch to boost effectiveness.
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TGTON
Revenue Cutter Service
Walth
Maine
Texas
Alaska
E. P.rthe
Aleutian
M 6 Cutter Service
Holt
Agantio Sd
Bertholf
Prins Joachim
William J. Bryan
Atwood Bay
Bahama
Frinz-Joachim
Algonquin
J. Bertholf
Woodbury
Manhattan
Wi- Mona
Perry
Battle at Scutari dominates Balkan news flare
Light from official despatches outlines Turkish attempts to land troops on Black Sea shores as Enver Bey moves to relieve Bulgarian pressure near Bulair. Allies push toward Gallipoli, Greek and Servian forces land in Saros Gulf while King Ferdinand travels toward active fronts.
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London
Balkan
Black Sea
Sea of
Marmara
Enver Bey
Charkeui
Rodosto
Bulair
Constantinople
Turkish War Office
Gulf of
Saros
Tchatalja
Gallipoli
Tcherkesskeul
Tchorlu
Tcherkesekeul
Ferdinand
Dedetagatch
Scutari
Adrianople
Turkey
Massacre Report From Constantinople Sparks Humanitarian Calls
Turkish reconnaissance reaches Tcherkesskeyi twenty five miles west of TBbhatalja along a railway line free from Bulans. Society for the Elevation of Women and the Red Cross appeal to sovereigns about shameless acts under the cross. Turkish women at Stamboul meet to aid national defense as patriotic speeches are delivered and jewelry valued at ten thousand dollars donated.
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Constantinople
Tcherkesskeyi
Tbbhatalja
Bulans
Society For the Elevation of Women
The
Red Cross
Hotape’ Rae
Europe
Stamboul
Final Plans for Breaking Up of Merger Given Out
Attorney General Wickersham announces agreement to dissolve Harriman merger between Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. UP sells 1,266,500 SP shares to stockholders, UP to acquire Central Pacific extending from Ogden to Pacific coast, plan approved by AG and to be presented to court for final action. Distribution yields SP 71 percent and UP 29 percent with four installment stock subscription under Kuhn Loeb & Co and National City Bank underwriting.
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Washington
Wickersham
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Harriman
Supreme Court
Central Pacific
Ogden
Pacific Coast
United States District Court
Portland
San Francisco
California
Oregon
Cnt
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific Camper
Messrs. Kuhn, Loeb & Company
National City Bank
Central
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Araujo Dead as Melendez Named Salvadoran Leader
Araujo died at 4:30 p m and Carlos Melendez was named first designate in Salvador. American Minister Heimke at San Salvador relayed the change to Washington amid anxious Central American reactions. State Department weighed security as five warships headed for regional ports.
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Washington
Salvador
Carlos Melendez
State Department
Heimke
San Salvador
Araujo
Oinderares Araujo
Knox
Mejia
Central America
Fighting At Scutari Report From Front Lines
Fighting outside Scutari continued Friday night and resumed Saturday afternoon. Both sides hold positions as Montenegrins storm Bardanjoli hill, incurring heavy losses. Wounded report brutal scenes and praise Turkish bravery at the front.
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Scutari
Podgoritza
Bardanjoli
Kings
Coast Guard's Vigilant Patrol Cuts Smuggling Rise
Captain Bertholf credits the armed revenue cutters with deterring smuggling along U S coasts. He notes two vessels, the harbor and the Uruguyan bark Brema, in Mobile Bay and urges Congress to restore officer appointments by repealing a limiting law. Ten officer vacancies exist with potential more this year from death and resignation.
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Brema
Mobile Bay
Bertholf
Revenue Cutters
Coast Guard
United States
Bértholf
Congress
Revenue Cutter Service
Coast to Coast Road Projected
Asheville N C Feb 9 Arrangements nearly complete for the Southern Highway Association meeting to be held here Wednesday Delegates from Southern and Pacific coast states expected The aim is to plan a coast to coast belt highway from San Diego to Little Rock about 2000 miles and extend to Morehead City completing a Quebec Miami belt A committee may seek 25 million dollars from Congress for ocean to ocean highway completion Key roads cited include the Central Highway of North Carolina Memphis Bristol Tennessee Memphis Birmingham and Birmingham Atlanta with federal aid anticipated
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Asheville
N. C
Southern Highway Association
Pacific Coast
New South
Locke Craig
Neorth Carolina
San Diego
Cal
Little Rockets
Morehead City
Reading instruction from the paper’s end section
The note directs readers to discard the newspaper after finishing and hand it to the section hands for collection. It reflects a disposal instruction tied to the publication process.
Mission to St Petersburg Yields Diplomatic Progress
The Austrian Prince Hohenlohe Waldenburg Schillingsfuerst completed a formal mission to St Petersburg delivering a letter from Emperor Francis Joseph. Discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sazonoff showed no major differences on disputed questions and potential settlement appears possible.
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ST. Petersburg
Hohenlohe-Waldenburg- Schillingsfuerst
Nicholas
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Serguis Sazonoff
Francis Joseph
Grape-Nuts Dinner and Health Boost Story
A New York merchant writes that improper eating harmed his health until he tried Grape-Nuts. He credits the cereal with restoring his stomach, improving sleep, and lifting spirits. He notes his family also benefited including a once troubled 22 year old. The ad ends by prompting readers to request more letters and hints there is a reason.
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New York
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Russia to Open New Consulates and Expand Staffs
The government signals optimism in Russo American ties by proposing a Duma bill to establish consulates at Nome and Honolulu and to increase staffs in New York and Montreal. A study on American rulings for administration of Russian remains is planned plus service for Russian subjects abroad. Hawaii is noted as strategic on the Japan American route.
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ST. Petersburg
Duma
Nome
Rete
cHiseau
New York
Montreal
Honolulu
Hawaii
Collision injures several in Birmingham yard crash
A northbound passenger train No. 12 collided head on with a freight train in Birmingham near the old baseball field late last night. Several people were slightly injured and Ross Roberts was probably fatally hurt. Authorities could not fix blame as section hands investigated the accident.
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Birmingham
Als
Ross Roberts
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
Richton Opens New Boom as Town Rebuilds
Special to The Register reports Richton Mississippi sees a population surge with newcomers daily. The town rebuilds after a recent fire, adding better homes and new houses in multiple sections, despite limited housing for residents.
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Richton
Catalogue Cheat Sheet Guides Booklovers Contest
A promotional text explains a catalogue of over 5 000 book titles compiled for a contest by Booklovers' Contest Co San Francisco. It states all 77 correct titles are in the catalogue and describes seven certificates each valid for five pictures, totaling 35 pictures free with the catalogue and how certificates map to picture ranges.
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Booklovers
S. Francisco
Cal
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Louisiana
Register
Boly
Plataly
THE
Mobile Register
Mobile
Ala
Unclear certificate instructions for picture distribution
Instructions describe tearing out certificates to obtain pictures Nos. 1 to 5 or 1 to 16 by mail or in person. The text is garbled with missing words and errors but conveys a process for requesting photos via certificates and mailing with postage. No solid names, dates, or places are provided.
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Qear
Gulf Coast
Winona
Tvice
Charleston, D. C
Euro
Pean
Southern
Southern Pacific Railroad
Central Pacfic
Southern Fic
Southern Pacific Road
Oregon and California
Ore
Benieia
Sacramento
Oakland
Redwood
Omaha
Melendez
Republic of Salvador
Association
Russia
Seattle
A. G
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