Villa letter hints at provisional northern Mexico rule
Pacific News Service reports that Villa writes to President Wilson claiming he will rule Mexico and asking about US support for a provisional government in northern Mexico. Separate dispatch notes Villa advancing toward Chihuahua with a large force and that Santa Ysabel has fallen back into his control as Carranza troops retreat.
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House Appropriates Money for Tubes Against Burleson
The House retained in the appropriation bill over 4 million dollars for continuing postal tube systems in New York Chicago Philadelphia Boston and St Louis despite opposition from Postmaster General Burleson who argues tubes need continual repairs and are less efficient than auto trucks. The Nome Bowling Club alleys row open from noon to midnight.
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Subpoenas Issued for Big Financial Magnates in Leaks Probe
Washington January 16. The house committee issued subpoenas to J. P. Morgan H. B. Davidson of Morgan, F. A. Vanderlip of National City Bank, Sol Exler, S. J. Bache, and Arthur Lipper to testify on the leak affair. Lawmakers press for light on the source amid denials from McAdoo Tu malty Warburg and Baruch as press coverage highlights political maneuvering.
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Presidents Pet Bill To Prevent Strikes Dies In Senate
The senate committee on Interstate Commerce voted seven to three to report unfavorably on the compulsory arbitration bill. The measure, sought by the presidents, is thus dead in the Senate. Senator Smith of South Carolina and Senator Underwood of Alabama joined Republicans against a favorable report. Callina Cards at the Nugget Office.
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Chicago graft indictments against Healy and seven others
A Chicago grand jury returned true bills charging Chief of Police Healy and seven associates with conspiracy to extort money from fallen women as part of a broader probe into the police department. Healy is free on a $100,000 bail and under close surveillance while nearly 100 others await grand jury action.
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Thaws Mother Seeks Private Asylum Plea in Legal Battle
Philadelphia dispatch reports Harry Thaw recovering from self inflicted wounds in a hospital room with nurses while his mother stays nearby. She supports him and believes a plot targets him. Attorneys explore a compromise to drop charges and commit Thaw to a private asylum, arguing a public admission is harsher and costly.
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Supreme Court affirms Alaska tax powers over corporations
The United States Supreme Court ruled that the Alaska legislature may tax corporations, upholding Alaska and appellate court decisions. The test case, backed by major fishing and mining firms, confirms the territorial taxes as legal and strengthens Alaska’s annual income from canneries and mines.
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Russo-Roumanians Defeat Germans In Eastern Front
Official reports say Roumanians gained a mile and a half on a southwest Pratea front as Germans/Allies retreated after a strong prepped assault. Berlin bulletin notes losses on the eastern front in Carpathians Moldavia and Fundina region amid a powerful Russo-Roumanian offensive.
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Pope Approves Wilson Peace Efforts Amid White House Meeting
The Pope via the Epadish ambassador signaled approval of President Wilson's peace efforts in Europe after a White House audience. The exact contents of the papal message were not disclosed. In a separate notice, doctors say Admiral Dewey with pneumonia could die at any hour.
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