Hitchcock Defends Loyalty as Oklahoma GOP Hears Taft Rumors
Postmaster General Hitchcock declares support for Taft amid rumors of rifts with the president. Oklahoma Republicans discuss a Fourth district convention possibly instructing for Roosevelt, with reports of Hitchcock and Roosevelt names and a Taft patronage deal denied by officials.
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Taft
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
T. R. and
Hitchcock
Louisiana
Coal Gate
Okla
Fourth Congressional District
Edward Perry
Louisiana Democrats Choose Governor and Two Senate Seats
In New Orleans on January 23 Louisiana Democrats vote to pick a governor from J. B. Aswell J. T. Mitchell and L. E. Hall and to nominate two candidates for the 1913 senate seat J. E. Ransdell and Murphy J. Wester and two for 1915 seat Governor Sanders R F Brossard and A P Pujo.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
United States Senate
J. B. Aswell
J. T. Mitchell
L. E. Hall
J. E. Ransdell
Murphy J. Wester
Sanders
R. F. Brossard
A. P. Pujo
Republicans to Open Chicago Headquarters for Delegates
Arrangements are made to open a Chicago headquarters to aid in electing delegates to the Republican national convention who favor Roosevelt. Edwin Sims, former United States district attorney, leads the campaign.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Edwin Sims
United States
Democratic House Caucus to Discuss Tariff Revision Bill
Washington officials report a Democratic house caucus this afternoon to consider the iron and steel tariff revision bill. The measure may go to the ways and means committee tomorrow and be introduced in the house tomorrow afternoon as a split develops over Salen als Fitzger ad's public buildings bill calling for sixteen million dollars.
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Washington
House
Full Ways and Means Committee
Salen Als Fitzgerad
Union aims to remove Judge Anderson in habeas case
Indianapolis January 23. Indiana Attorney General Thomas Honan and Prosecutor Frank P. Baker are to be asked by the Central Labor union to aid in a habeas corpus suit that freed William J. Burns from a kidnapping charge ruled by Federal Judge Anderson. Union resolutions condemn Anderson and urging congressional removal were presented at last night’s meeting.
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Indianapolis
Thomas Honan
Indiana
Frank P. Baker
Central Labor Union
William J. Burns
Anderson
Congress
Resolution Committee
Committee probes wreck linked to Harahan and others
A committee led by W. L. Park of the Illinois Central met in Comal to investigate a wreck that involved Harahan and Metcher, with railroad crew members from both trains among the first witnesses called.
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Comal
Ills
W. L. Park
Illinois Central
Harahan, Metcher
Andian i
Ube
Quarantine Lifted in Seven Dallas-Area Towns
Seven of fifty towns report lifting quarantine for meningitis in the Dallas area. Authorities note no new cases and urge continued vigilance as public health measures ease.
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Dallas
Premier Yuan Shi Kai Steps Aside In Manchu Crisis
London dispatch reports Premier Yuan Shi Kai steps aside as Manchu loyalists gain control. General Ying T. Chang is said to have advised massacres and to resume hostilities, with negotiations for abdication reportedly broken off. Prince Chung offers 50,000 troops to sustain the Manchu throne, funded by selling palace treasures valued at seven million.
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Prince Chung
Imperial
London
Yuan Shi Kai
Ying T. Chang
Ae Pee Chung
Tien Tsin
Imperial Palace
Bronze tablet unveiled for Herbert Moninger in Cincinnati church
In Cincinnati on January 23 a bronze tablet honoring Herbert Moninger, originator of the scientific training system for Sunday school teachers, was unveiled at Northside Presbyterian Church. Rev. Justin N. Green of Cincinnati and Dr. Joseph Clark of Columbus gave the principal addresses.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Herbert Moninger
Northside Presbyterian Church
Justin N. Green
Joseph Clark
Columbus
Missouri commercial clubs open two day convention
The Federation of Missouri Commercial clubs began a two days convention in Jefferson City to plan a broad advertising campaign to attract settlers and capital for developing the state's resources.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Federation of Missouri Commercial Clubs
Spanish cabinet crisis widens after king premier rift
Madrid January 23 cabinet virtually resigns over a cooling of relations between King Alfonso and Premier Canelejas. The dispute centers on commutation of death sentences for revolutionaries tied to the September Cullera murder of a judge and injuries to court officials.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Canelejas
Cullera
Oregon hardware dealers hold annual convention in Portland
Oregon Hardware association members gather in Portland for their annual convention to discuss numerous questions of importance to the retail hardware trade. The meeting runs from Friday through Saturday with discussions on industry issues.
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Oregon Hardware
Portland
Ore
Oregon Hardware Association
Testimony in Dynamite Probe Faces Grand Jury
C M Bobo of Tullahoma Tenn testified before the grand jury claiming voluntary appearance and important testimony. McManigal was recalled and remained in Indianapolis as the probe continues, with plans not to transport him to Los Angeles until the inquiry ends.
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Indianapolis
C. M. Bobo
Tullahoma
Tenn
McManigal
Los Angeles
Detroit Progress Fares and Ownership Vote On Traction Lines
Detroit today voted on street railway fares and tentative municipal ownership of traction lines. The city already maintains a five cent fare on many lines with eight tickets for a quarter on newer routes as the decision looms.
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Detroit
Canadian Express Plunges. Twenty-Seven Injured in Saskatchewan
A Canadian Northern express derailed and went over an embankment near Cole Saskatchewan injuring twenty seven people. Fire and rescue units responded as witnesses described a chaotic scene with passengers evacuated to nearby facilities. Local authorities investigated the cause of the accident.
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Cole
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northern Express
Foreigners Seek Safety as Pekin Crisis Grows
In Pekin thousands of foreigners gathered at legations for protection amid a planned Manchu capital siege. Republican commanders moved five columns toward Pekin while troops departed ports. Yuan Shikai faced accusations of loyalty to the Manchus and possible ambitions, stirring fears among foreigners and Chinese alike.
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Pekin
China
Legation Quarter
Legation
Yuan
Petition to dissolve American Telegraph and Telephone Co.
New York on January 23 petitions seek to dissolve the American Telegraph and Telephone Co for Sherman Act violations. The filing says the firm controls Western Union and eight subsidiaries, is among the world’s largest with near a billion in capitalization, and suppresses independent competition. Bath Tub Trust. Detroit judge Angell denies quashing indictments in Sherman act case.
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American Telegraph & Telephone Co
Bath Tub Trust
New York
Western Union
Detroit
Angell
United States
Supreme Court
Sugar Trust Inquiry Hears Testimony This Week
Washington January 23 Chairman Hardwick of the house sugar trust committee said hearings should wrap up this week with testimonials from farmers of Colorado California and other beet districts.
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Sugar Trust
Washington, D. C
Hardwick
House Sugar Trust Committee
Colorado
California
Steel Trust bonus fund questioned by President Farrell
Washington Jan 23 President Farrell of United States Steel Corporation was asked about the dis continuing issue prompting a brief exchange. The inquiry touched on corporate bonuses and future plans as reporters pressed for details.
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Washington
Taft
Hitchcock
White House
Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Birdman Falls to Death at International Aviation Meet
Rutherford Page aged 24 a Yale graduate and Curtiss aviator from New York died at Dominguez field during the third day of the international aviation meet. He pitched from 150 feet attempting a turn as air over the hangars grabbed the plane and he jumped clear at about 60 feet, landing in plowed ground and dying instantly. Page had just received his pilot license the previous Saturday.
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Los Angeles
Rutherford Page
Yaleuate
New York
Curtiss
Dominguez Field
Page
Uie
200th anniversary of Frederick the Great celebrated in Prussia
Berlin marks the 200th birth anniversary of Frederick the Great with nationwide observances. The emperor attends a War Academy lecture and Potsdam memorial service as Berlin hosts parades regimental events and a military gala opera. Schools distribute histories and patriotic addresses to students.
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Berlin
Prussia
Germany
Frederick the Great
War Academy
Potsdam
Schloss
Frederick
Europe
Erick William
Jim Hills Big Scheme Pushes Northwest Development League
James J. Hill urges strengthening the Northwest Development League to unify Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and Alaska. He backs a central colonization bureau to impartial canvass settlers and boost immigration in the Northwest.
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St. Paul
Northwestern Development League
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Northwest States
American Northwest
Mr. Hill
Helena
Mont
Northwestern League
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Territory of
Alaska
Mississippi
Pacific
Central Colonization Bureau
Northwest Development League
Oregon Short Line Builds an Empire Across Idaho
The Oregon Short Line earns praise as a premier rail system aiding Idaho development. Reports credit $110,000,000 added tax wealth, 525 miles of new Idaho branches, double tracking, auto block signals, and passenger-friendly stations with parks. The Get Acquainted Special engaged communities to voice needs and spur improvements.
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Union Pacific
Great West
Oregon
Idaho
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Twin Falls
Oregon Short Line
Granger
Huntington
McCammon
Pocatello
Portneuf Canyon
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Teddy
Democratic Caucus
UNION
Judge Anderson
Detective Burns
Detroit Progress
Birdman
Jim Hill
Great Northwest
Organization of Development League
Central Colonization Or Immigration Bureau
BIG Empire
Southern
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