Leaks Inquiry Opens as House Rules Schedules Testimony
Washington January 13 The house rules committee drafts a resolution to empower it to compel witnesses to answer all questions in the leak inquiry. The plan includes calling several New York brokers and Lawson early next week. Lawson and McDonald indicate readiness to testify, with Bernard Baruch to be recalled with his books and telegraph messages from December 20 to be investigated.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
New York
Lawson
Rules Committee
Henry
McDonald
Bennett
Bernard Baruch
Milwaukee Drives Ashore While Aiding Sub H-8 Salvage
Eureka Calif January 18 The U S cruiser Milwaukee ran aground near this point while aiding in salvage of the submarine H 8 which stranded weeks ago Tugs were dispatched to assist the Milwaukee amid no immediate danger The cruiser serves as a tender for coast torpedo vessels and the coast guard cutter McCulloch was ordered from San Francisco to assist.
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Eureka
Calif
Milwaukee
Ceast
United States Coast Guard
McCulloch
San Francisco
Tarnow Coming on the Noordam
Count Tarnow, named Austro Hungarian ambassador to the United States, is booked to sail on the Noordam to Washington. His cruise will proceed under assurances from England and France that naval commanders will not impede his passage.
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Amsterdam
Count Tarnow
United States
Dumba
Noordam
Washington
Atlantic
England
France
Seagulls Used to Detect German Submarines
British naval men rely on seagulls to betray submarine positions. The birds spot periscopes, rise from the water and circle, drawing the attention of approaching ships and aiding in locating U boats.
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London
Purloined Victrola tied to Carey House Larceny
Officers arrest H. P. Seagle and P. G. Posta on a larceny charge after alleged purloining a Victrola clothing razors and a razor strop from the Carey residence on North Third avenue. Victrola located at police chief’s office. razors traced to sellers. Police hold two men and seek remaining stolen items.
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H. P. Seagle
P. G. Posta
Carey House
North Third Avenue
Rise in London prices costs inhabitants huge sum
A statistician calculates London’s postwar price surge costs Greater London about 500 million dollars yearly. Food alone shows 250 million dollars extra, with seven million residents consuming about 9,500 tons of food daily, including 6,200,000 pounds of bread daily and a loaf rise of three pence, equaling about 35 million dollars annually.
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London
Greater London
Regina Margherita Sunk After Two Mines Strike
Rome officials announce the battleship Regina Margherita was lost after hitting two mines on December 11. The event, reported January 18, marks a naval disaster with the vessel presumed lost at sea.
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Rome
Regina Margherita
Missing Officers Found in Mexico
San Francisco reporting Lieut. Colonel Bishop and Lieutenant William Roberson, army aviators, who had been missing since Wednesday, were located in Mexico after a search. The two officers were last seen near the border and are reported safe.
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San Francisco
Bishop
William Robertson
Mexico
Villa believed in Guadalupe
El Paso dated January 13 reports firing near Guadalupe Chihuahua and a later note that Villa had occupied the town.
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Villa
Guadalupe
el Paso
Chihuahua
Metal market copper unsettled at New York open
Copper prices moved without settling on January 13 in New York trading with electrolytic copper quoted around 27 dollars 32.50 cents per hundredweight amid a quiet market session.
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New York
Short Line Offers Coal Help For Pocatello Shortage
The coal shortage in Pocatello is acute with all city coal in use. The Short Line will divert two cars of Rock Springs coal to Pocatello tomorrow, to be handled via T. B. Smith Coal Company. Deliveries will be cash only, and authorities aim to relieve the situation early this week.
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Pocatello
The
Tribune
Williams
Pocatello Commercial Club
Rock Springs
T. B. Smith Coal Company
Socialists Call for International Peace Conference
The Scandinavian Socialist organization reports that American Socialists have asked aid to call an international peace conference at The Hague in June according to Exchange Telegraph.
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London
Scandinavian Socialist Organization
The
Hague
Exchange
Arrested for death of girl in Columbus case
Columbus Jan 18 A charge of first degree murder was filed against Weldon H Wells former bank City broker now under arrest at o Indiana in connection with the death of Mo Sines here yesterday formal papers will be sent acted upon by authorities in this hotel city
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Columbus
Weldon H. Wells
Gan City
Indiana
Mo Sines
Senate panel eyes arbitration bill next week
Washington January 13 arbitration legislation to supplement the Adamson law faces Senate Interstate Commerce Committee doubt it will approve a measure restraining strikes or lockouts pending investigation. Members say such restrictions would be unconstitutional. The panel aims to frame a bill the majority will support next week.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Dupont Powder Plant Explosion at Haskell
The Dupont Powder Company Haskell plant suffered a major explosion last night causing heavy damage and many injuries. Reports indicate two men missing and several others injured, with a fatality attributed to an ill patient nearby. Officials found no indication of arson or malicious intent.
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New York
Dupont Powder Company
Haskell
N. J
Peter Gould
Wilmington
Del
Dickinson To Talk On Good Topic
The issue advertises Dr John Hallowell Dickinson of the Episcopal church and his sermon tomorrow. Authorities praise his speaking as one of the ablest in Catello with tomorrow’s discourse likely to cover timely themes.
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Dickinson
John Hallowell Dickinson
Episcopal Church
Pocatello
Antin Death Reported From Natural Causes
Washington dispatch says Louie D. Antin American attaché died of natural causes not foul play. Secretary Candido Aullar Mexican foreign minister telegraphed consul general denying other reports and noting death due to cerebral congestion linked to cardiac issues while traveling from Monterey to Queretaro and resting in San Luis Potosi.
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Washington
Candido Aullar
Louie D. Antin
Monterey
Quercataro
San Luis Potosi
Denver Seeks Farm Loan Bank in 30th District
Senator Shaf roth's bill to create a federal farm loan district covering Colorado Wyoming Utah and New Mexico with a farm loan bank at Denver won approval from the senate banking committee and was ordered favorably reported.
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Washington
Shafroth
Federal Farm Loan District
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Denver
Senate Banking Committee
Wheat Market Closes Mixed in Chicago Trade
Chicago wheat futures close May at 1.84 and corn at 0.98 with oats at 0.56 as buyers and sellers parsed grain prices in thin Jan 18 activity.
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Chicago
Woman Slays Husband After All Night Quarrel
A woman killed her husband following an all night dispute in Pocatello as frigid conditions gripped the area. Weather reports show ten below zero between 3 and 4 am, with many thermometers dipping to fifteen below in some parts. the coldest this winter surpassed seven below noted on December 30.
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Pocatello
Teeple
Downey
Thoreau Centenary Observance Planned
Preliminary plans begin for a year long centennial commemoration of Henry David Thoreau born July 12, 1817 in Concord Massachusetts. The writer and philosopher praised for nature and solitude, with Emerson recalling Thoreau’s noblest society and exhausted capabilities.
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Boston
Mass
Henry David Thoreau
New England
Thoreau
Concord
Walden Pond
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature
Emerson
Vice President Marshall and wife depart for Washington
On January 13 in Phoenix, Vice President Marshall and his wife left for Washington while en route from a trip, marking a brief stopover in Phoenix before continuing home.
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Phoenix
Jan
Marshall
Washington
Endeavorers Open Convention Opens in City
The Christian Endeavor convention begins at the Congregational church with opening devotional led by Miss Emma Miller and Bible study by M E Lindsay. Rev. Henry B Champie of Idaho Falls leads a conference on aiding pastors and missions. C C Hamilton of Boston to deliver principal address at 7:46 PM followed by special music and business session.
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Christian Endeavor Convention
Congregational Church
Emma Miller
M. EB. Lindsay
Presbyterian Church
Henry 8. Champie
Idaho Falls
C. C. Hamilton
Boston
Mass
Champie
Tenth Legion
C. Hamilton
Probe urged into print trust in Missouri and Illinois
The Missouri Press association adopted resolutions urging the attorney general of Missouri to conduct an inquiry into a suspected print paper combination. The Southern Illinois Press association executive committee likewise adopted a resolution calling for a similar investigation by Illinois Attorney General.
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St. Louis
Missouri Press Association
Missouri
Illinois
Southern Illinois Press Association
Soda Springs Pushes County Division And Seat
Soda Springs favors Bannock county division with Soda Springs as the county seat of a new county. A mass meeting praised the idea and a delegation led by BE Whitman and Judge N E Snell will visit Boise to push Soda Springs’ case as the logical geographic center.
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John Ferebauer
Soda Springs
Lord Milner Born in Germany Finds English Loyalty
Lord Milner, one of Britain's central wartime planners, was born in Germany and educated there. He is devoted to England and his mother’s country, excelling in languages. He quickly learned Dutch to converse with Boer statesmen in South Africa.
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Lord Milner
London
England
Germany
South Africa
Europe
Dinner in New York for Frederick B. Lynch of St. Paul
Eminent New York financiers and Democratic figures host a Delmonico's dinner to honor Frederick B. Lynch, Minnesota member of the Democratic national committee the past sixteen years and former chairman of the party's executive committee.
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New York
Delmonico's
Frederick B. Lynch
St. Paul
Lynch
Minnesota
Democratic National Committee
Rivers Moran Bout Set For 20 Rounds In New Orleans
Joe Rivers and Vic Moran completed preparations for a 20 round bout in New Orleans. They will weigh in at 134 pounds at 3 o clock before the Monday night card. Both fighters are considered evenly matched and fans anticipate a lively showdown in the squared circle.
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New Orleans
Joe Rivers
Vic Moran
Denver Woman Fatally Shoots Husband After Struggle
Mrs. John Lawrence Smith shot her husband twice with her revolver and once with his large gun in a 5 hour confrontation in their fashionable Denver home. Police say he forced her to drink whiskey and had threatened Mildred Moore, the 12 year old daughter from her previous marriage.
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Denver
John Lawrence Smith
Smith
W. A. Moore
David Hastings Moore
Methodist Church of Kansas City
Smiths
Moore
Gerard's Speech Being Quizzed After Berlin Return
Washington Jan 13 Amb. Gerard's aged speech on his return to Berlin is under review It quoted relations between United States and Germany as cordial since the eve of war The text will be examined carefully and a statement may follow
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Washington
Gerard
Berlin
Unite States
Germany
State Department
Lorillard Resigns as American Legation Secretary in Romania
George Lorillard resigns as secretary of the American legation to Romania and is reassigned by the government to protect central power interests there.
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Washington
George Lorillard
Romania
Weather Year In Pocatello 1916 Reveals Record Snowfall
United States Weather Observer A R Teeple reports 1916 in Pocatello with 125 clear days 125 partly cloudy and 116 cloudy. The year saw below normal mean temperature 46.6 and above normal precipitation 14.91 inches with 82 inches of snow. Dense fog on 3 days hail on 2 days and 19 thunderstorm days recorded.
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United States
A. R. Teeple
Pocatello
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