Hart Tries a Stampede to Aid Ailshie in Iowa Senate Race
Two ballots were taken for the Iowa senatorship. First vote: Brady 33, Ailshie 32, Hamer 5, Head 2, Sweetser 1, French 3, Morrison 1, D Worth Clark 2, Nugent 4, absent 2. Second ballot: Ailshie 33, Brady 32. Hart shifted votes to Ailshie, but no swing occurred. Fremont County man backed Ailshie and Hamer was dropped. Dark horse entry rumored as joint ballot looms Monday.
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Tribune
Brady
Ailshie
Hamer
Head
Sweetser
French
Morrison
D. Worth Clark
Nugent
Hrady
Hart
Fremont County
Legislature Observes Heyburn Memorial and Debates County Divisions
Boise January 18 reports that January 23 will be a special day in the house to honor late Senator Weldon Brinton Heyburn as Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4 passed the chamber. The House suspended rules to place the tribute as a special order for January 3. Other measures include proposals to curb new county creation by giving voting power to residents, simplifying mining claim proof filings, trimming election ballots, facilitating school district divisions, and a plan for Nez Perce County to finance a toll bridge over the Snake River with a $40,000 bond issue.
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Boise
House of Representatives
Weldon Brinton Heyburn
Bhouse
Senate
Heyburn
Conner
Bonner
Ferguson
Bannock
Nez Perce
Snake River
Lewiston
Idaho
Clarkston
Washington
Park City Snowslides Threaten Town Rescue of Two Men
Park City faces a danger of a snowslide as overhanging snow brows threaten to break loose. Three slides have occurred, burying two men and four horses. Alfred Thomas and Fred Kummer were rescued alive but bruised, one horse killed, while Walter Mitchell escaped another avalanche by steering his team away.
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Park City
Alfred Thomas
Fred Kummer
Kummer
Walter Mitchell
Staged melodramas await writers strike resolution
Four Jewish daily papers in New York published as usual on January 18 despite a strike by Yiddish newspaper writers. Authors of serial thrillers withheld further plot developments until the writers' union is recognized and wages raised.
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New York
Leah
Yiddish Writers’ Union
Rockefeller foundation to seek federal charter Monday
Washington on January 18 a clearing house for begging letters to philanthropists will be an adjunct of the Rockefeller foundation. Congress will be asked Monday to grant a federal charter for the hundred million dollar foundation. John D. Rockefeller alone receives about five hundred begging letters daily.
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Washington
Rockefeller Foundation
Congress
John D
French Cabinet Ministers Resign After Poincare Election
Paris reports all French cabinet ministers submitted their resignations today following Premier Poincare's election as president. President Fallieres asked them to stay on until successors are chosen, as Monarchist and Clerical papers react favorably to the outcome.
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Paris
Poincaire
Fallieres
MISS GOULD'S TROUSSEAU TO COST ONE THOUSAND
Helen Miller Gould plans a wedding trousseau capped at 1000 dollars for her marriage to Finley J. Shepard on Wednesday. The bride is noted as one of the world's richest women despite the modest budget.
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New York
Helen Miller Gould
Trousseau
Finley J. Shepard
Change Academy to Idaho Technical College bill in Idaho senate
A Idaho senate bill proposes renaming the Academy at Pocatello to Idaho Technical College and changing its charter to broaden instruction in applied sciences agriculture practical arts commerce education and related liberal arts and sciences to support expanded programs and meet educational needs. Senators Hunt Macbeth Shepherd Edgington back the measure citing improved clarity and state educational interests.
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Boise, Ida
Senate
Hunt
Bannock
Macbeth
Custer
Shepherd
Oneida
Edgington
Bonneville
Academy of Idaho At
Pocatello
Board of Trustees
Academy
Idaho Technical College
Idaho
Light in Window for Sweetheart Beacon Ends in Tragedy
John Miller lies fatally injured in a Salt Lake hospital after a lamp he kept burning in a window as a beacon for his Swedish sweetheart, drowned at sea four years earlier. In trying to extinguish the blaze he suffered terrible burns.
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Salt Lake
John Miller
Sweden
Miller
Flood Victims Sheltered as Kentucky Town Isolated
Twenty five hundred residents were driven from homes near Ashbury by floods at the Pond and Green rivers and marooned on an island near town. The governor ordered tents and blankets sent to the refugees after an appeal for aid.
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Frankfort
Ashbyburg
Pond
Green Rivers
Swell of gambling raid shocks fashionable New York
Fifteen men and seven women in evening dress were rounded up at a poker game in chic New York apartments. Two detectives infiltrated the game and signaled officers to break in. The lavishly furnished rooms contrasted with the scene, and one woman claimed losing $10,000 at the tables.
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New York
Taft Likely to Accept Kent Professorship
New Haven Jan 18 Taft expected to resign at Yale corporation meeting and accept a formal tender of the Kent professorship of law. It is understood he prefers not to be his own employer though Yale rules on a professor also serving as a fellow are inconclusive. Taft was elected a fellow last June for a six year term.
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New Haven
Yale
Taft
Kent
Solomon Derby Postponed To January 25 In Nome
The Solomon Derby the first winter dog race shifts from today to January 25 due to heavy snowstorms. The 65 mile Nome to Solomon and return event draws strong interest, second only to the All Alaska sweepstakes.
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Nome
Solomon
Fire Claims Two At Edgewood Farm Community
A steamer crew on Arrow Lakes reports a fatal blaze at Edgewood farming community. Mr and Mrs H L McIntosh perished in the fire leaving a lone survivor. Authorities investigate cause and note the tragedy occurred January 18 in Nelson region.
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Nelson, B. C
Arrow Lakes
Edgewood
H. L. McIntosh
Hungarian Contractor Embezzles $1 600 000, Arrest Report
Budapest police arrested Ignez Palloht, a major railroad and bridge contractor, on charges of embezzling 1 600 000 dollars and issuing forged shares. One London company reportedly lost about 300 000 dollars.
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Budapest
Ignez Palloh
Hungary
London
Troubles of the Osages
Charges against Secretary Fisher for pressuring Osage lands to Standard Oil are aired by the House Indian Affairs committee. Fisher counters that Uncle Sam Oil sought the fields by suspicious means as Attorney General Wickersham may act. Osage council members removed by Fisher seek reinstatement via mandamus. Uncle Sam Oil cites support from former officials and judges in its defense.
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Washington
Jan
Fisher
Osage
Standard Oil Company
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Wickersham
House Committee On Indian Affairs Today
Uncle Sam Company
Oil Trust
Post ‘Office Department
Interior Department
Jealous Woman Triggers Arrest Of Auto Bandit Leader
Chicago January 18 a betrayed man’s ex ally alerted police leading to the arrest of James B Perry alleged leader of the automobile bandits and his companion Walter Scott Perry clings to silence about his fellow gang members while the informer is described as a scorned woman who telephoned authorities.
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Chicago
James B. Perry
Walter Scott
Perry
Lake Carriers Meet in Detroit With Hope for Peaceful Season
Owners of large Great Lakes vessels gathered at the Hotel Pontchartrain for the Lake Carriers association annual meeting. Leaders forecast a calmer navigation season with fewer labor disputes than in recent years across more than 500 ships.
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Detroit
Mich
Hotel Pontchartrain
Lake Carriers’ Association
Great Lakes
Turkish Ambassador Raps Europe as Peace Talks Persist
London reports Turkish ambassador to Germany Osean Nazam Vasha condemns European powers for prewar promises and warns that concessions like ceding Constantinople and Aegean islands would fail to remove threats to Ottoman security. Greek and Montenegrin positions in note exchanges shape Albania delimitation and regional influence.
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London
Osean Nazam Vasha
Germany
Europe
Turkey
Constantinople
Aegean
Otteg
Greece
Montenegro
Albania
Scutari
Ipek
Jakova
Frenchtown battle remembered in Monroe history
One hundred years ago today Frenchtown in Monroe Michigan saw a clash between American forces led by General Winchester and British Indian forces. The town changed hands, Winchester was captured, and four days later the British retook Frenchtown under General Proctor. The River Basin massacre followed this second conflict.
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Monroe
Mich
Frenchtown
Winchester
Proctor
River Basin
Harmon Goes Abroad on Long Vacation Trip
Former Ohio governor Judson Harmon, retired after four years in office, left New York today for a lengthy abroad tour. He travels with Mrs. Harmon and their daughter Mrs. A. M. Wright. The party plans extensive travel in Egypt, Greece and Italy.
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New York
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Harmon
A. M. Wright
Egypt
Greece
Italy
Snow blankets Portland as valley cuts wire links
Snow fell seven inches in Portland on January 18 shutting off wire communications across the Willamette valley for several hours. Trains experienced only minor delays despite the winter weather.
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Portland
Williamette Valley
Eighth annual national western stock show opens in Denver
Denver January 18 The eighth annual national western stock show opens Monday at the stockyards. Thousands of thoroughbred cattle pedigree sheep and fancy hogs are gathered for the event. A large attendance of stock growers and dealers is expected from the southern and middle western states.
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Denver
Colo
Middle Western
Wheat Market Slips in Chicago Trading
Chicago January 18 May wheat closed at 93 4.5 cents with a slight retreat as traders awaited further market cues from nearby supplies and demand signals.
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Chicago
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