Rumely Company Receivership Sought in Indiana Court
In Indianapolis a petition was filed for a receiver of the M Rumely company a thirty million dollar agricultural machinery maker. Rumors of a potential reorganization were ongoing as the firm faced two years of financial trouble from overproduction. Notes totaling ten million dollars were issued to mature in March and noteholders seek extension amid three million dollars in bank loans secured by farmers notes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
M. Rumely Company
Rumely Company
Federal court appoints Noyes as receiver for rail line
The federal district court named Walter C. Noyes as receiver for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad company, an Iowa corporation whose stock recently sold at public auction. The receiver's bond is set at 75,000 dollars.
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New York
Federal District Court
Walter C. Noyes
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Iowa Corporation
Receivers Appointed for Uniontown Bank President
Uniontown Pennsylvania January nineteenth receivers were appointed for the affairs of Josiah V Thompson president of the First National Bank of Uniontown closed yesterday by directors The petition says a receiver is necessary to take care of unsecured creditors of Thompson whose claims total about seven million dollars Assets are stated to be no less than three times that amount
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Uniontown
Josiah V. Thompson
First National Bank of
Thompson
Manning sworn in as South Carolina governor
Cole L. Blease relinquished office as governor of South Carolina to Richard I. Manning of Sumter, elected last November. The inauguration drew large crowds as the hall of the house of representatives hosted the oath. Chief Justice Gary administered the oath, and Andrew J. Bethea was sworn in as lieutenant governor.
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Columbia
Cole L. Blease
South Carolina
Richard I. Manning
Sumter
House of Representatives
Gary
Manning
Andrew J. Bethea
Sunday film censorship in New England state cuts Christ and Lincoln
Boston officials state Sunday films must avoid content offending a New England conscience. Censor Deputy Chief George C Neal notes that crucifixion scenes and Lincoln battle depictions were barred for Sunday showings. Police ban also extends to scenes of drinking gambling crime rough play cruelty and firearms.
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Boston
New England
George C. Neal
State Police
Abraham Lincoln
President’s Grandson Namestorm Sparks White House Debate
Washington, D. C. January 19. Citizens propose nameless options for the president’s grandson as the White House weighs a name. Family council discusses possibilities amid uncertain plans and public interest.
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Washington, D. C
Namie
White House
Ees
Jayre
Battle Between Strikers and Deputy Sheriffs Near Roosevelt
In Roosevelt New Jersey on January 19 a clash erupted at the American Agricultural Chemical plant when about 250 strikers confronted 50 deputy sheriffs. Fourteen shot and four mortally wounded, many wounded by buckshot bullets. Strikers claimed nineteen casualties, one dying en route to hospital. The laborers demanded a forty cent daily wage increase.
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Elizabethport
Twin Falls Entry Permitted for Idaho Power and Light
The public utilities commission ruled that Idaho Power and Light may enter the Twin Falls field, a decision not extending to the Pocatello area. The Beaver River line seeks entry there, with a separate case due later. Chairman Ramstedt cautioned against conflating the two actions.
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Beaver River Power Company
Twin Falls
Pocatello
Public Utilities Commission
Idaho Power & Light Company
The
Statesman
Beaver River Company
Ramstedt
No Inducement to Hold Office in Ogden
Ogden reports many elected precinct justices and constables have not filed oaths or qualified. The small pay and perceived unimportance deter filings, with county commissioners often not filling vacancies. Nearly all misdemeanors are tried in municipal court overseen by Judge W. H. Reeder as ex-officio justice.
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Ogden
W. H. Reeder
Wheat Market Ends May Contract At Chicago Close
May wheat closed at 1.3934 a bushel in Chicago trading, marking the day's futures action.
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Chicago
Subway Decision Near Stockyards Sparks County Debate
County commissioners debated routes for a north town subway. One plan would shift highway benefit and cost the Short Line about 60 000, the other would place the subway by the stockyards for public convenience. An order is expected soon to require the Short Line to return stockyards roadway or build the subway at no county cost.
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Bannock County
Trap Shooters Open Pinehurst Midwinter Handicap Meet
Pinehurst N C January 19 The eighth annual midwinter trap shooting handicap tournament opened with more than 100 top amateurs and professionals from across America. The event runs through the week with sweepstakes, preliminaries and the handicap, offering over 3000 dollars in purses and trophies for winners.
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Pinehurst
N. C
America
British Government Refuses Dacia Safe Conduct to Rotterdam
Washington reports the British government will not consent to permit the steam er Dacia to proceed to Rotterdam under safe conduct with a cotton cargo after its transfer from German to American registry. The state department was notified by London.
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Washington, D. C
Rotterdam
State Department
London
Shriners to Have Party at Commercial Club
The Poratello Shriners club plans a Thursday night event at the Commercial Club rooms featuring a social evening with Auditorium entertainers, a banquet, and a dancing party. Visiting Shriners are urged to attend and members must wear the fez and follow usual plans.
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Poratello Shriners’ Club
Commercial Club
Shriners
Ramstedt Heads State Commission
Axel P. Ramstedt, chairman of the state tax commission, was elected president of the public utilities commission. He will lead with Commissioners John W. Graham and A. L. Keehafer, continuing the pattern of honoring the long term commissioner as president.
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Boise
Axel P. Ramstedt
State Tax Commission
Public Utilities Commission
John W. Graham
A. L. Keehafer
Commission
Earthquake Strikes Calabria Core as Snow Compounds Suffering
Central Italy endures aftershocks and heavy snowfall worsens survivor plight. In Cosenza and towns Paola Amantea Castrovillari and Rossano residents flee homes fearing more shocks. Luzzi reports collapsed houses but no fatalities. Rome confirms strong Calabria quake near Cosconga with regional tremors.
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Avezzano
Italy
Rome
Calabria
Cosconga
Consul Too Busy Voicing Opinions Returns to London
John L. Cutright newly accredited American vice consul at Nottingham left after officials said his letters published in a Nebraska paper expressed pro German sentiments. He had served at Coburg Germany and was private secretary to Mr. Bryan before joining the consular service.
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Nottingham
England
Nebraska
John L. Cutright
London
Coburg
Germany
Lincoln
Earthquake Death Toll Reported From Ortucchio
Avezzano reports three thousand dead from last week's earthquakes in Ortucchio. A thousand are buried under the cathedral ruins. The town's population was about twenty five hundred.
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Avezzano
Ortucchio
German Center Struggles to Break Russian Lines Near Warsaw
Petrograd reports German forces in central Poland press west and south of Warsaw but face an endangered left flank as Russian units advance along the Vistula. Experts say Germans must push through or retreat toward the Warta, while Russians reportedly move toward Hungary and the Romanian frontier.
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Teutons
Petrograd
Poland
Warsaw
Vistula
Plock
Warta River
Carpathian Passes
Huno Vary
Rukowina
Switchman Felsted badly hurt in yard accident
Russell Felsted a 25 year old switchman in the local Short Line yards near Pocatello lost both feet when a moving car mounted the track. He was between tracks as two trains passed and was dragged by a car. He is hospitalized and undergoing recovery.
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Russell Felsted
Pocatello
Felsted
H. T. McDonald
Pocatello General Hospital
E. N. Roberts
Daniel Felsted
North Main
Brotherhood of Railroad
President sees ship purchase bill passage as probable
The president told callers he regards the administration ship purchase bill as extremely probable to pass in this session of Congress. He anticipated possible slight changes but not material alterations.
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Washington, D. C
National railway shifts offices to north of Mexico City
State department reports general offices of the National railway in Mexico City have orders to move north. The change likely disrupts the old Central line and reflects reduced confidence in the southern situation.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
National Railway
Mexico City
German Front Briefs Report Artillery Duels and Losses
Berlin dispatch states only artillery duels occurred on the western front amid few important skirmishes. The eastern theatre faced bad weather. Russians were repulsed with heavy losses and several hundred prisoners taken at Sierpee north of the Vistula. west of the Vistula and east of Pilea the situation remains unchanged.
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Berlin
Sierpee
Vistula
Visetula
Pilea
French Regain trenches as snow limits fighting in Belgium and France
Paris reports snow in Belgium and northern France but artillery actions continued. French troops retook trenches at Laboisselle from the Germans. Soissons saw no new combat, while near Ponts a Mousson the French claim a small advance.
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Paris
Belgium
France
Ve Vosges
Laboisselle
Soissons
Ponts a-Mousson
Germans tighten grip as Ypres offensive stalls and punishments rise
A Telegraaf correspondent reports heavy artillery events near Ypres with German efforts to take the city failing. Fresh British troops arrive on the front. Selzaerts witnesses German proclamations banning war discussion under harsh penalties, with civilians punished for unspecified infractions.
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Amsterdam
Telegraaf
Ypres
Selzaerts
Ghent
Big Fight on Impending Renewed Soissons Clash
London reports that the German official omission of Soissons and French claims of no change fuel belief that renewed heavy fighting is imminent. While elsewhere on the western front engagements occur, weather hinders operations with Belgain storms limiting actions and Vosges snow hindering attacks.
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London
Soissons
Belgium
Vosces
Conditions Improving Says Investigator Testifies
Ida M. Tars cell, author and investigator, told the federal industrial relations commission that working conditions are improving and that large corporations show greater interest in employee welfare than in the past.
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New York
Ida M. Tarscell
Federal Industrial Relations Commission
Open Bids on Convict Labor in Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky January 19 bids were opened today for the labor of 500 convicts for one two three and four years.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Timtiay
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