Inventor argues US coast defenses useless against ships
Louis Gathman testified before a Senate war expenditures committee that US ordnance officials suppressed his shell invention for years. He claimed armor piercing shells failed to sink ships and urged adoption of high explosive shells for coast defenses and mortars, criticizing a $100,000,000 US program.
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Associated Press
Washington
Louis Gathman
Germany
Senate Committee On Expenditures
War Department
Gathmen
United States
Gathman
New York City Needy Choose Cold Over Bathing
New York on January 14 reports a clash between the Golden Rule and health rules as lodging houses overflow. Health inspectors say two to three times the legal capacity are housed, with up to four hundred men in one lodging house, while unfilled spaces exist elsewhere. A bath requirement for admission is cited as the reason some choose to endure the cold rather than enter. A rescue hall superintendent defies orders to limit admissions, threatening jail rather than turning men away. The board sets capacity at 400 cubic feet of air per person.
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New York
Board of Health
City
Antwerp Thanks United States for Belgian Relief
The Inter-Communal Council of Antwerp adopts a resolution praising the United States for relief to Belgian war sufferers. It notes famine in Antwerp, bread shortages, and daily soup distribution, calling US aid a saving grace and a debt of gratitude to a great democracy supporting a small nation.
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Antwerp
United States
Belgium
Inter-Communal Council of
American Commission For Relief
Penn crew members inoculated against typhoid for first time
Philadelphia report notes University of Pennsylvania crew was inoculated with typhoid vaccine following last year’s fever that disrupted the team. Coach Nickalis announced the measure yesterday marking a possible first in crew history.
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Ensy Oarsmen
Philadelphia
Nickalis
University of Pennsylvania
Alabama Women Forge Consensus on New Child Labor Law
Montgomery reports a conference at the Exchange Hotel where the State Federation of Women's Clubs and the Alabama Child Labor Committee refined a proposed child labor bill. Attendees included Mrs. W. L. Murdoch and Mrs. Erwin Craighead. The plan emphasizes eliminating child labor and adding compulsory education, with Florida’s model cited as a benchmark. The federation and committee will coordinate across the state, led by Mrs. Bibb Graves.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Alabama Child Labor Committee
Exchange Hotel
Alabama
National Child Labor Committee
American Association
W. L. Murdoch
Birmingham
Erwin Craighead
Mobile
Child Labor Committee
State Federation of Clubs
Florida
Jacksonville
Federation of Clubs
Legislative Committee
The
State Federation
Bibb Graves
Disturbing Their Slumber Billy Sunday Vision Stirs Philadelphia
Detroit Free Press notes Philadelphia debates whether Billy Sunday is bringing judgment or relief as he preaches, stirring public reaction and religious fervor in the city.
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Philadelphia
Billy Sunday
Detroit Free Press
Organized baseball fights federal league using its own tactics
In New York on January 14 organized baseball moves to reclaim talent from the Federal League. Scouts target about twenty players including Benny Kauff and others with 1913 option clause contracts. Charley Herzog, Reds manager, travels to New York as a key agent, signaling quiet, legal battles over player rights.
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Federal League
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Ivy
Cardinals
Feds
Charley Herzog
Wingo
Cardinal
Benny Kauff
Indianapolis
Hal Chaser
Heine Schulz
Independents
Organized Ball
Reds
Giants
Hall
Herzog
Cubs Begin Training Early in Tampa for Spring Games
Chicago National League team gathers February 28 in Tampa Florida for spring training. Exhibition games scheduled include matchups with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cuban teams in Savannah Birmingham Nashville Chattanooga Memphis over early April.
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Chicago
Tampa
Fla
Philadelphia Athletics
Savannah
Birmingham
Nashville
Chattanooga
Memphis
Barbare Reported Offered by Federal League
Cleveland shortstop Walter Barbare said in Washington that Federals in Chicago offered him a contract for the coming season. He declined to reveal his next move.
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Greenville
D. C
Walter Barbare
Chicago
Cardinal Mercier hints at vexations in Belgian crisis
The Associated Press reports Cardinal Mercier will not discuss the German measures or his Christmas pastoral letter. General Von Bissing explains actions including confiscation of proofs and a request to abandon a journey, insisting measures were necessary to clarify the situation.
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Associated Press
the Hague
Desideratus Mercier
Christ
Cardinal Mercier
Malines
von Bissing
Antwerp
Freiherr von Bissing
Adams Ready for Showdown Over Prizes
Platt Adams Olympic standing high jump champion faced charges he sold or disposed of prizes. The Metropolitan Amateur Athletic Union registration committee conducted part of the hearing as Adams arrived with a large bag of trophies and declared readiness to produce medals if required. He was not asked to display any items that night.
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New York
Platt Adams
Metropolitan Association of the
Amateur Athletic Union
Adams
Chamber of Commerce finds entertainment cost only 37 dollars
At the annual meeting R F Neville from the finance committee reported the chamber’s financials for the past year. He emphasized that entertainment expenses amounted to 37 dollars, not a misrepresented figure, with detailed receipts and disbursements included in the report.
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Chamber of Commerce
R. F. Neville
Finance Committee
Neville
VPRO
Esa Secea Des
WRG Sac
Hsb Sks
Weocrl Wes Cee Ee
Tee
Cae
Yseserarees
Peoples' Hydro Electric Power Co Forms for Coosa River
The Peoples' Hydro Electric Power Company filed articles of incorporation in Birmingham Alabama outlining a 20000 dollar capital stock with 13750 dollars paid in to develop Coosa River power. Plans include dam at Lock 2 to generate electricity for lighting heating and power and to improve river navigation. R H Cobb named president and manager Clem Jowers vice president and treasurer and S H Richardson secretary.
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Birmingham
Ala
Peoples’ Hydro Electric Power Company
Coosa
Ten Island Shoals
Whisenant
Leota Shoals
R. H. Cobb
Clem Jowers
Chatchie
S. H. Richardson
Cobb
Pinex Cure Marketed As Remedy For Coughs And Colds
An advertisement touts Pinex as a powerful cough and chest cold remedy. It claims rapid relief for dry hoarse coughs and bronchial asthma like symptoms, promising easy taste and quick membrane healing. The copy warns against imitations and urges asking a pharmacist for Pinex with a money back guarantee from the Wayne Indiana company.
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Wayne
Ind
Proposed Coosa River Dam for Water Power
The article notes a proposed development on the Coosa River and asserts the site is suitable for a dam to harness water power. It mentions plans to start the project soon and emphasizes the location’s potential for power generation.
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Coosa
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