Edict Regulating Chinese Dress Reported in Local Papers
A Chinese government edict seen in vernacular papers prescribes that men abandon loose Caucasian styles for business wear and urges women to wear fewer garments. Men may wear high calf-skin tan shoes and formal business attire, with only two headgear options noted. Women are limited to a kimono style house garment a pleated skirt and shirt waist, with footwear restricted to high shoes. President Yuan Shikai approved publication of the edict, released after New Year.
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Carbo
China
Republic
Yew
Yuan Shi Kai
Railroad Appointments at Nashville and St Louis Line
The Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis railroad announced the appointment of Dr. Carson of Atlanta as assistant general manager and E M Grinnen of Nashville as assistant superintendent. The announcement was made in Nashville Tennessee on January 2.
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Nashville, Tenn
Carson
Atlanta
E. M. Grinnen
Nashville
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Rockefeller Subpoena Standoff at Fifth Avenue Mansion
Forty deputy sergeant at arms and private detectives await Washington word to enter William Rockefeller's Fifth Avenue home by force if needed to serve a subpoena before the Pujo money trust inquiry. Guards remain at the mansion and an uneasy stir grows as the day begins with hopes of voluntary appearance.
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New York
William Rockefeller
Pujo
Money Trust
House of Representatives
Washington
Mr. Rockefeller
Fifth Avenue
Charles F. Riddell
House
Riddell
Jerry South
South
Fuso Committee
Snow Lockout Hits Cascades Rail Lines
Snow blankets the Cascades as telegraph links to rail stations fail and the Great Northern fast mail arrives 24 hours late. The railway line disruption leaves lines across Seattle and the Cascades strained, with weeks of snow-related delays expected.
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Seattle
Wash
Cascades
Great Northern
Chinese Troops Massacreed by Tibetans Near Hsiang Cheng
Three hundred Chinese soldiers were killed near Hsiang Cheng on the Tibet border during a night attack. Officials say the defeat came after troops refused their commander’s orders and became insubordinate. Tibetan forces seized the initiative amid entry confusion.
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Chengqtu
Sze-Chuen
China
Hsiang Cheng
Tibet
Young Tejada Arrested After Triple Murder in Del Rio
Jose Tejada, 17, was arrested in Del Rio Texas yesterday charged with killing his father and two younger brothers after a confrontation over his habits. Officers found him asleep at the Tejada home following the attempted arrests and shootings.
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del Rio
Texas
Jose Tejada
Tejada
Sudden Death of Noted Dowieite in Zion City
Leon P. Federmeyer, a follower of John Alexander Dowie, died suddenly after testifying at an all night prayer meeting in Zion City Illinois. The 75 year old was known for creating likenesses and landscapes from human hair and once raced cross country pulling a wheelbarrow with another man, winning his era's challenge.
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Chicago
Zion City
Ilt
Leon P. Federmeyer
John Alexander Dowie
Federmeyer
United States
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Promises Quick Cough Relief
Keep Foley's Honey and Tar Compound on hand to head off a cold with prompt use. It contains no opiates and soothes inflamed air passages while stopping the cough, potentially saving a doctor's bill. J P Higgins of Stanton Wisconsin endorses its curing effect. In yellow package. Van Antwerp Drug Corporation advertisement.
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Foley
J. P. Higgins
Stanton
Wis
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Paris Auto Bandit Captured by Police
Paris January 2 police net a burglary suspect after forcing a locked apartment door. They found Alexander Nourfy asleep with two revolvers, believed last of the gang that killed Assistant Superintendent Jour last April. Nourfy, linked to anarchist Macombe, is sought for multiple burglaries.
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Paris
Juziers
Alexander Nourfy
Jour
Nourry
Macombe
Ducret
Burgeb
Criminal Appeals Act A Bone Of Contention
Washington officials prepare for a major fight over the repeal of the criminal appeals act. The change would block government appeals to the Supreme Court on law points in antitrust and transportation cases, potentially affecting prosecutions of the Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company and United Shoe Machinery Company officials.
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Supreme Court
United States
Washington
Department of Justice
Judicial Code
Criminal Appeals Act
Supreme Court of
Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company
Alaska
United Shoe Machinery Company
The
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