Control of Vanderbilt University in court battle reaches final speakers
The Tennessee supreme court heard closing arguments in the control suit over Vanderbilt University. Fitzhugh for the bishops and Southern Methodist Church argued church rights dated to 1905 while Vertrees for the board of trustees said the trustees uphold the founders’ aims and remain aligned with the university.
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Asited Press
Ville
Tenn
Arguent
Vanderbilt University
Tennessee Pme
Fitzhugh
Memphis
Col‘of Bishops
Southern Thod Church
John J. Verees
Vanderbilt Board of Trust
Transfer of Carden Fitter Necessities
London editorial in the Daily Graphic discusses the transfer of Sir Lionel Carden, British minister at Mexico City. It praises the arrangement as fitting the case, noting his promotion and the strain on Anglo American relations. The piece says Carden has been traduced by hot heads in the American press but defends his tact in a delicate international situation.
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Associated Press
London
Daily Graphic
Sir Lionel Carden
Mexico City
Lionel Carden
Kington
Carden
New Buffalo Nickels Not Counterfeit
Hundreds of Chicago residents questioned the new buffalo nickels noting low in spirits letters around the edge. Banks and the sub treasury confirmed the coins are genuine despite initial suspicions. Some merchants and streetcar conductors refused to accept the coins until the edge lettering wears off.
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Chicago
Sub-Treasury
Georgians Burn Body Of Slayer Of Officer
Harris Finch from Eric Georgia shot and killed H T Yancey local marshal after arriving by freight and creating a disturbance. Finch was then killed by the wounded officer. A mob later saturated Finch's body with kerosene and burned it.
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Associated Press
Helena
Harris Finch
Eric
H. T. Yancey
Yancey
Finch
Deserting Huerta General Seeks Asylum Across Border
General Joe Mancilla a top Mexican federal commander deserted at Ojinaga and crossed into the United States with his son seeking asylum. He discarded his sword and gave a false name before confirming identity to Major McNamee. Mancilla, a Huerta loyalist, is among nine generals in the Ojinaga garrison cut to leave for foreign soil.
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Associated Preas
Presidio
Tex
Joe Mancilla
Ojinaga
Mex
United States Border Patrol
Mancilla
McNamee
Bliss
San Antonio
General Mancilla
Huerta
Mancello Carevos
Wonderful ship Siam arrives at San Francisco marked by oil engine drive
The Danish motorship Siam, first oil burning internal combustion engine vessel, reached San Francisco from Copenhagen. It lacks boilers stokers and coal bunkers, carrying fuel for a 30000 mile cruising radius. Fuel use averaged nine tons of crude oil per 34 hours versus coal use of a steam ship of similar size.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Siam
Pacific Coast
Copenhagen
Viscount Cross Dies at 91 in London
Viscount Cross a leading Conservative statesman of about thirty years ago died in London at age 91. He served as home secretary and secretary of state for India, was in the House of Commons 24 years and the House of Lords 28 years.
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London
Viscount Cross
England
Home Department
India
House of Commons
House of Lords
Prince of Wied Likely Refuses Albanian Throne
Vienna dispatch reports the Prince of Wied hesitates to take the Albanian throne and informed circles believe he will refuse the offer.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Allgemeine Zietung
Prince of
Wied
Albania
Pitched Battle Across Tacoma Smelting Plant
Andrew Aronke a striker was killed in a clash at the Tacoma Smelting Company plant as about 200 shots were fired between strikers and deputies. Strikers posted on a bluff north of the works were driven off after a tense confrontation over a ten hour day without higher pay.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Wash
Andrew Aronke
Tacoma Smelting Company
Texas Voters to Decide Pool Room Question
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld a new law allowing local option elections on pool rooms. Lawyers say the ruling could lead to broader local regulation of Sunday laws and gambling.
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Texas
Associated Press
Austin
Tex
State Court of Criminal Appeals
Lakeland man dies in tire burst car accident
A. M. Griffon of Lakeland was killed instantly near Youmans when his car rolled over after a tire burst. Griffon about 30, unmarried, and local manager of the Union News Company.
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Associated Press
Tampa
Fla
Griffon
Lakeland
Youmans
Union News Company
British Army Canteen Bribery Scandal Emerges in Bow Street
Sixteen army officers and contractors clerks face Bow Street summons to answer January 17 on charges related to barracks canteen management. A secret inquiry points to broad corruption prompting the War Office to hand evidence to legal authorities.
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Associated Press
London
Bow Street Court
Quartermaster’s Department
War Office
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
An old advertisement for Texas Wonder claims to cure kidney and bladder ailments in men and women and regulate bladder issues in children. The mail order offer costs $1.00 for a two month course, with a testimonial from Alabama and Dr. E. W. Hall of St Louis cited.
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Texas Wonder
Alabama
E. W. Hall
Olive Street
St Louis
Superintendents Load Far East Steamer in Mobile Port
Messrs. M. Kobayashi and John W. Dickey of the Japan Cotton Trading Company supervise the loading of the British steamship Bechuana, first of the Atlantic Gulf and Far East line, in Mobile. They praise Mobile’s reception and cite channel depth as a potential reason to route cotton elsewhere, noting planned improvements may deepen the channel.
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Messrs
M. Kobayashi
John W. Dickey
Japan Cotton Trading Company
Bechuana
Atlantic, Gulf and Far East Steamship Line
Mobile
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
Mr. Kobayashi
Pacific
Panama Canal
Mobile Fairhope boat service delayed despite planned inauguration
The Mobile and Baldwin County Railroad announced that the expected Wednesday launch of its three daily boats between Mobile and Fairhope was postponed due to unforeseen delays. M. H. Miller, the railroad's vice president and general manager, said boats will operate for many weeks and will carry United States mail.
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Mobile
Fairhope
Mobile and
Baldwin County
M. H. Miller
United States
Carnegie Reduces Funds for United Kingdom Trust Gift
Andrew Carnegie cut his personal fortune by 10 million dollars and gave that amount to the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust in Dunfermline Scotland. Trustees disclosed the donation was made via United States Steel bonds registered to the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust which will distribute his benefactions in his old home town.
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Associated Press
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie United Kingdom Trust
Dunfermline
Scotland
Carnegie
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie Dunfermline Trust
United Kingdom Trust
Chau Tauqua salute condemned as disease carrier
Washington January 8 resolutions condemn the familiar flutter of handkerchiefs at Chautauqua gatherings seen as distributors of colds influenza and tuberculosis. The local aid group behind the protest urges the public health service and the tuberculosis society to curb the spread of the white plague.
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Associated Press
Washington
Public Health Service
Society For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
Advert says five minutes to relief from indigestion and gas with Pape's Diapepsin. It claims fast, harmless cure for heartburn belching and upset stomachs with a fifty cent bottle available at drug stores.
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Pape
Negro Deckhand Held for Murder in Florida
Benjamin Pope, a black deckhand, was arrested in Philadelphia on suspicion of murdering Peter A. Johnson, a deputy sheriff from Jacksonville. Florida authorities requested the apprehension of Oscar Harris, a detail Pope disputed by claiming a different identity.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Berkshire
Jacksonville
Savannah
Benjamin Pope
Peter A. Johnson
Florida
Oscar Harris
Pope
Harris
William D. Marks Dies at 65 Former Penn Professor
William D. Marks former Whitney professor of dynamic engineering at the University of Pennsylvania died in a Plattsburg hospital aged 65. He had served as consulting engineer in gas and electricity in New York Minneapolis Cleveland Des Moines Spokane Omaha Tampa and other cities.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
William D. Marks
Whitney
University of Pennsylvania
New York
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Des Moines
Spokane
Omaha
Tampa
Heavy commercial frauds in Gotham hit $25 million
New York merchants report annual losses totaling 25 million dollars from commercial frauds. District Attorney Whitman backs vigorous prosecutions and appoints Arthur Train to handle cases. He will seek a state bill to speed prosecutions and requires complaints to aid the effort until each case ends.
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New York
Merchants’ Association
Whitman
Arthur C. Train
Train
Ely Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief for Cold and Catarrh
A historic advertisement touts Ely’s Cream Balm as instant relief for clogged noses and head catarrh. It claims quick opening of nasal airways, headache relief, and disappearance of catarrh and throat irritation by morning with a small bottle from any drug store.
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