Home Rule Bill Clears Commons Amid Divisions
The home rule measure passed the commons by a wide margin after two divisions and moved to the lords. Balfour’s motion failed 258 to 368 while another motion carried 367 to 257 as Irish and Liberal Labour support buoyed the bill. Prominent speakers included Smith, Sir John A. Simon, Redmond, Healy, and Birrell. The chamber was crowded and nationalist strength nearly full.
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Ely's Cream Balm Promise for Cold Cure
Advertisement notes Ely's Cream Balm restores taste smell and hearing for catarrh and colds. Claims instant relief by cleansing the nasal passages, stopping discharge, and preventing recurrence. Endorsed for children and presented by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
Suffragette Marshal Leads Irish Rally For Home Rule Bill
Older Nationalists from Ireland attend the demonstration with Liberals and Laborites, while Unionists show strong turnout. Premier Asquith and Mr Redmond receive cheers as a home rule bill moves through the House of Commons and Lords. Police guard against clashes amid counter cries in Belfast.
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Asquith
Redmond
House of Commons
House of Lords
Belfast
Andrew Bonar Law
Ulster
Dublin
Unionist Party
Westminster
Birrell
Death Penalty Pursuit In Alabama Case Again Heads to Supreme Court
Erwin Pope, a Black defendant on death row for the 1910 Oxford County murder, has had two prior reversals and now seeks a third. His attorneys argue strong points to overturn the sentence as the case returns to the Alabama Supreme Court. Pope was accused of killing James McClurking after a theft dispute and led to his conviction on the public highway.
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Ala
Erwin Pope
Anniston
Supreme Court
Supreme Tribunal
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James McClurking
Oxford
Calhoun County
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Wilson to abolish inaugural ball in first term
President elect Wilson favors omitting the inaugural ball citing government expense and visitors’ enjoyment, sending a letter to inauguration committee chair William C. Eustis requesting feasibility study. He notes hesitance to disrupt customs but views it as a public duty. Broussard backs keeping the commerce court. Wilson’s stance on that matter undisclosed.
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William C. Eustis
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Broussard
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Commerce Court
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Court of Equal Jurisdiction
Keene Will Names Widow as Heir to 10 Million 15 Million
The will of James R. Keene veteran stock operator and turfman leaves his estate to his widow Sara A. Keene. The estate is valued at 10 million to 15 million dollars. No provision is made for his son or daughter Jessie.
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New York
James R. Keene
Sara A. Keene
Jessie
pHinin
Brilliant gathering honors polar explorers in Philadelphia
Three famed polar explorers Captain Roald Amundsen Admiral Robert E Peary and Sir Ernest Shackleton were guests of honor at a Philadelphia Arts Club reception. Amos Bonsall 84 last survivor of Kane Arctic expedition attended among about 1000 guests from across the country.
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Philadelphia
Roald Admundser
South Pole
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Arts Club
Amos Bonsall
Elish Kent Kane
Sir John Franklin
Bonsall
Perry admits leading Chicago automobile bandits
James E. Perry, 24, confessed to detectives that he shot Policeman Sticken and restaurant keeper Charles Sherman and participated in more than twenty robberies. He linked himself to a Chicago band active recently, was captured with three women and a man, and refused to name accomplices. Detroiter Hubert Charest and James Mitchell are also jailed and identified as band members.
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Chicago
James E. Perry
Sticken
Charles Sherman
Perry
Robert Webb
Pontiac
Ill
South Side
Hubert Charest
James Mitchell
Detroit
Seat Sells Cheap on New York Stock Exchange
A seat on the New York Stock Exchange sold for 51000 on Thursday, the lowest price since 1908, with last week’s sale at 53000. The dip signals stagnant stock market conditions and diminished trading activity.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Old Fashioned Lock Traps Woman to Deadly Suffocation
Amesbury Massachusetts January 17. Mrs Alphone Victorine hid in a trunk to startle her husband but the antique lock mechanism clicked shut trapping her inside for hours leading to suffocation. Medical examiner FC Hurd conducted an autopsy after a three days search found the hiding place.
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Mass
Alphonse Victorine
Promier FC. Hurd
Gilchrist Named Lawrence County Game and Fish Warden
State Game Warden Wallace announced the appointment of W. J. Gilchrist of Wheeler as game and fish warden for Lawrence county to succeed D. C. White. The change was reported from Montgomery on January 17.
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Ala
Wallace
W. J. Gilchrist
Wheeler
Lawrence County
D. C. White
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