Miners spurn sheriff guards in Colorado strike
John R. Lawson, Colorado miners leader, testifies before the house committee about stormy events in southern Colorado coal camps before state troops. He says miners rejected sheriff protection, bought bedding and tents from West Virginia, and later guns were imported and men armed after battles with mine guards. He notes a Las Animas grand jury seeking indictments and defers further detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Grisham
Las Animas
John R. Lawson
Colorado
House Investigating Committee
Lawson
West Virginia
Jesse G. Northcott
Tas Animas County
Foster
Federal Officials Cleared Chicago Flight Inquiry
Federal grand jury investigation into charges of government officials aiding Jack Johnson’s flight to France ended with the assistant district attorney stating no charges were substantiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Jack Johnson
Pugilist
France
Pope Approves of Baseball Display at Vatican
In Rome Pope Pius expresses lively interest in round the world baseball players who were received in audience. He laughs at the idea of an exhibition game but notes the Vatican gardens are not large enough for such a show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pius
Vatican
Woman Candidate for Mount Carmel Mayor in Illinois
Mrs Mary Kennedy of Rockford Illinois has announced her bid for mayor of Mount Carmel. She is believed to be the first woman to seek that office in Illinois today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford, Ill
Mary Kennedy
Mount Carmel
Illinois
Coal Mine Converts Gold and Silver Site Near Redding
In Redding California a long existing gold and silver mine two miles from Harrison Gulch is being repurposed as a coal mine. A vein ten feet thick of hard coal was cut on the five hundred foot level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Cal
Harrison Gulch
Navy butter contract to be let by Daniels next Tuesday
Secretary Daniels will award the annual contract for 725000 pounds of butter for the navy here next Tuesday. The action sets a firm supply for naval kitchens and ships, reflecting ongoing logistics support during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Daniels
Hoodoo Warship Vermont Power Plant Crank Cracked
In Norfolk Virginia reports another mishap on the battleship Vermont, nicknamed a hoodoo ship by the navy. The low pressure crank is cracked badly and the ship cannot generate power until the crank is replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Vermont
Suit to separate two railroads in Utah
Salt Lake City Utah Suit to separate the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific railroads was filed in the federal district court here by United States Attorney W W Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutes
Salt Lake City
Utah
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific
Federal District Court
United States
W. W. Day
Girls resign from Helping Hand society over damning pastor
Thirty girls quit the Helping Hand society after Rev. C L Quinn of the Reformed Episcopal church faced criticism for using the word damn. The pastor stood by his statement as the resignations followed the incident reported in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
C. L. Quinn
Reformed Episcopal Church
Helping.Hand Society
Father Schmidt Sentenced for Murder in New York
The New York case reports Father Hans Schmidt found guilty of the murder of Anne Aumueller and sentenced to die in the electric chair within the week starting in March. The ruling follows a high-profile trial and confirms the clergy member’s capital punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Schmidt
New York
Hans Schmidt O
Schmidt
Aumiueller
Bodo Roads Bill Passed by House
The House approved the Shackleford road bill 282 to 42, authorizing $25,000,000 annually for federal co operation in road building. Senators foresee amendments for drastic federal supervision of expenditures via a commission or the agriculture department, with possible reporting on a nationwide co operation plan. Senator Hope Smith supports passage in the Senate, arguing the bill offers equitable national distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Shackleford
Senate
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Borland
Kansas City
Hope Smith
Georgia
Smith
Wilson
Earthquake Shocks Ripple Through New York and Beyond
Severe earthquake shocks lasting one minute and thirty seconds rocked buildings in Brooklyn Buffalo Syracuse and many other New York cities as tremors of lesser intensity preceded them. The quake extended into Pennsylvania Massachusetts and north of the St Lawrence river from Toronto to Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Syracuse
New York State
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
St. Lawrence River
Toronto
Montreal
Canada
Earthquake Tremors Felt Across Northeastern States and Canada
Severe quakes震 were felt in New York City eastern Pennsylvania northern New Jersey and across New York state and New England along the St Lawrence river basin in Canada from Quebec westward causing alarm and concern among residents and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York
New York City
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York State
New England
St. Lawrence River
Canada
Quebec
Vollmer elected to succeed Pepper in Davenport race
Davenport Iowa Henry Vollmer the Democratic candidate for Congress who would succeed the late I B Pepper won by about 1500 votes. Republican Harry E Hull finished second and Progressive Charles P Hanley came in third.
J S Coxey Enters Ohio Governor Race on Socialist Ticket
J S Coxey, once head of an unemployed army from Massillon to Washington, announces his Ohio governor candidacy on the Socialist ticket at the upcoming August primaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Coxey
Massillon
Mansillon
Washington
Ohio
Spaniel Rescued Two Miles At Sea Near Redondo Beach
Yachtsmen saved an exhausted water spaniel tossed by waves two miles from shore near Redondo Beach California. The dog was brought ashore and revived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redondo Beach
Cal
Springfield Voters Reject Commission Form Again
Springfield Missouri voters rejected adopting the commission form of government in a special election for the second time in five months, this time by a narrow 51 percent majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
New York Elopement Sparks Elation and Betrothal Gossip
In New York, Arthur Senne and Regina Wonpa eloped and wed, followed by banter from Russell Gair who warns against introducing a man to a woman. The exchange centers on Gair’s engagement plans and social shock over the secret marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Growle
Russell Gair
Arthur Senne
Rich Chum
Regina Wonpa
Gair
Holy Roller Attack Injures Boy in Jackson County
Noah Hickman lies near death after a flogging and trampling by Holy Roller followers who believed he was possessed. Dolph Hickman, Walter Ellis and Adam Cripps were arrested. Cripps posted 500 bond. Cousin Hal stopped the assault with a club. family and neighbors seek to stamp out the信 faith in Murphysboro Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphysboro
Noah Hickman
Ozarks
Jackson County
Dolph Hickman
Young Hickman
Walter Ellis
Adam Cripps
Cripps
Holy Rollers
Hickman
Ellis
Tom Wickman
Macedonia
Dutch Ridge
Poplar Ridge
Bank Starts Stork Fund in Evanston Illinois
Chicago reports a new Stork Fund where the State bank will credit $1 for every newborn in Evanston. Parents are advised to deposit $1 for each year of the child’s age on each birthday, totaling $250 by age 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stork
Chicago
Evanston, IL
Mass Meeting In Tokio Forbidden
Police ban a mass gathering in the park beside the diet as protests against the government intensify. Inflammatory speeches calling for the cabinet’s resignation heighten popular discontent in Tokio, Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Hog Cholera Aid Bill Cleared By House Committee
The House Agriculture Committee ordered a favorable report on a Senate bill authorizing 500000 dollars for federal aid to combat hog cholera. Representative Rubey of Missouri led the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
O. K
Washington
Rubey
Missouri
House Committee On Agriculture
Senate
Millionaire Policewoman Leads Society in Muncie
Mrs. Thomas F. Hart of Muncie is noted as the city’s first and only policewoman. She is married to a millionaire and described as a social leader, highlighting the rarity of wealthy women in policing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Thomas F. Hart
One Killed, Fourteen Hurt In Wreck In Minnesota
One person is dead and 14 injured after the Chicago Saint Paul Minneapolis Omaha train No 2 wrecked at Bigelow Minnesota. Officials report none of the injured are believed fatally hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis
Omaha
Bigelow
Minn
Llama Shipped to Bryan for Nebraska Farm
In Buenos Ayres the mayor sent a full grown llama with a special valet to Secretary Bryan who desires it for his Nebraska farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Buenos Ayres
Nebraska
Mob Slays Wrong Man in Barcelona Shooting
In Barcelona, Spain, an attempted assassination on Senor Ossorio Callar do, governor during the 1909 disorders, failed to harm him and led to the accidental death of the man mistaken for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barcelona
Spain
Senor Ossario Callardo
Oldest Pickpocket Arrested After Robbing Woman in Church
James Morton, 72, New York Citys oldest pickpocket, was arrested after grabbing the purse of Mrs Anna Logan as she knelt in prayer at St Francis Xavier Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
New York
James Morton
Anna Logan
St. Francis.Xavier Church
Fortification Bill Passed in Senate for 6.86 Million
The senate approved the fortification appropriation bill carrying 6,859,200 dollars and significantly increasing house appropriations for artillery and ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Tango blamed for disappearance in Hartford case
Police theorize that 17 year old Edith Ran dall was lured to the city by a tango boat described in a friend's letter and is connected to her disappearance. The report notes the description of the boats and the possible abduction pattern as part of the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Edith’ Randall
Death toll in Mexican tunnel fire reaches nine Americans
In Cumbre tunnel near Juarez a freight train fired by bandits under Castillo ignited the passenger train. Rescue teams recovered charred bodies while earth fills the tunnel and cave-ins pose ongoing danger. Authorities say nine Americans and forty Mexicans suffocated. Castillo blamed for the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumbre
Chihuahua
Mexico
Cumbre Tunnel
Castillo
Juarez
Mexican Northwestern Railroad
Meximo Castillo
el Paso
Francisco Villa
First Canadian Wool Arrives in Ogdensburg
The initial cargo of Canadian raw wool imported under the new tariff law has arrived in Ogdensburg weighing 65,000 pounds. The shipment marks a milestone in cross border trade and tariff enforcement affecting local industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogdensburg
Baumbergers in Texas Home Incident Leave Priest Shot
Charles Baumberger, president of San Antonio Portland Cement, and his son, president of Alamo Cement, returned to their country home 18 miles south of San Antonio to find Virum Brales, a Spanish Catholic priest, in the house. One or both Baumbergers fired, wounding the priest in the front yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Charles Baumberger
Waitresses’ Militant Strike Tactics Challenged in Chicago
Chicago waitresses union members arrested during a downtown boycott vow to strike again for six days if convicted. The action follows organized restaurant strikes amid labor tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Waitresses
Plan to place portable churches near Kansas City
Two portable churches in Topeka were ordered for suburb placement around Kansas City. When larger churches are needed bolts will be loosened, buildings taken down and shipped to a new field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas City
Humane body report highlights 1913 cases in Illinois
The 1913 annual Illinois Humane Society report shows 3000 plus child-involved investigations and relief for 15000 suffering animals. 49 cock fights were broken up and 40 children removed from guardians. 31 horse beating cases were studied and one man prosecuted for kerosene cruelty to a dog. Motor ambulance operations proved worthwhile. $20481.76 spent against $20661.04 receipts. Officers elected include John L. Shortall as president and Charles E. Murison as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Tlllnois Humane Society
John AL. Shortall
South Wabash Avenue
Charles E. Murison
John L. Shortall
Frank M. Staples
Solomon Sturges
George A. H. Scott
Doctor James Approved Again at University of Illinois
In Champaign the younger teaching corps met in a voluntary gathering and endorsed President James administration. Over 200 instructors attended and adopted a resolution pledging loyal support and approving his course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor James
Champaign
James
University of Ilinois
Good Roads Law Held Valid by Illinois Court
Springfield Judge James A. Creighton in Sangamon circuit court declares the good roads law enacted by the general assembly at its last session valid. The decision sustains the demurrer against the challenge by Jacob Martens of McLean county who sought to enjoin state officials from paying out funds under the act. Martens will appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
James A. Creighton
Sangamon
General Assembly
Jacob Martens
McLean County
Public Accounts
Brady
Ryan
Martens
Board to study hospitals trip to eastern cities
Ninols Board members Springfield president Fred J Kern and George A Zeller of the state board of administration along with A L Bowen executive secretary of the state charities commission will go to Chicago then to eastern cities. They will study for three weeks the construction and administration of institutions for the epileptic and insane guided by State Architect J B Dibelka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninols Board
Springfield
Fred J. Kern
George A. Zeller
State Board of Administration
A. L. Bowen
State Charities Commission
Chicago
J. B. Dibelka
Illinois River Navigable to Ottawa After Bridge Span
States Engineer Fuller announced the Burlington railroad bridge at La Salle completed its draw span. The Illinois river becomes navigable from La Salle to Ottawa and provides access to Starved Rock state park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iHinole
Peoria
Angnistant States
Fuller
War Department
la Salle
Illinois River
Ottawa
Starved Rock
Illinoisan Frozen to Death in Cold Wave
The body of Cornelius Sheehan, Bloomington’s first cold wave casualty, was moved from Bartonville Hospital for the Insane. He wandered from the asylum and was found frozen in a barn near Green Valley, a grim note in the cold weather spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Cornelius Sheehan
Bartonville Hospital
Green Valley
Fire devastates Cox opera house and shops in Carterville
A blaze in Carterville destroyed the Cox opera house a general store and a grocery shop causing an estimated 35000 in damage. The fire also wiped out the wardrobe and scenery of 18 vaudeville actors from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carterville
Cox
Chicago
Shifts Heads of Asylume
Springfield report says Dr. Ralph T. Hinton, former superintendent of the asylum at Higin, was appointed superintendent at Bartonville to replace H. G. Gahagan, now serving at Hgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ralph T. Hinton
Higin
Bartonville
H. G. Gahagan
Hgin
Vogt Pioneer of Monroe County Dies at Eighty
Anton Vogt, a longtime pioneer of Monroe County, died at his home near Waterloo at age eighty. He was grandfather to 44, with four grandchildren named Coenen Teete and others. Funeral arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clee
Waterloo
Anton
Vogt
Monroe County
Won
Charles
Hhere
Ana
Coenen Teete
Heirs to divide $40,000 in Cullom will case
Springfield probate court filed the will of former United States Senator Shelby M. Cullom. drawn in Washington on November 23, 1911, leaves $15,000 and household effects to Victoria Fisher sister of Mrs Cullom. The remaining estate is to be split between Catherine Cullom Brown and Eleanor Cullom Ridgely Parker with Parker living in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
United States
Shelby M. G Cullom
Washington,d.d. C
Victoria Fisher
Catherine Cullom Brown
Philip Brown
Mass
Eleanor, Cullom Ridgely Parker
Ola Cullom Ridgely
Parker
Washington
One Convict False From Grand Detour Camp Case
Joliet reports that of 62 convicts sent to the Grand Detour honor camp to build a road, only one failed in trust by attempting to smuggle whisky into his tent. He was returned to the state prison. Warden H M Allen praised camp order and road work, noting the group included men randomly selected, some with manslaughter convictions, yet all returned bronzed and heavier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Grand Detour
H. M. Allen
Allen
Drainage Men Predict Ohio Valley Flood Return
Chicago reports that the National Drainage Congress found a likelihood of flood repetition similar to 1918 in the Ohio valley. Seventy cities along the Ohio and Mississippi show a 1.5 inch precipitation deficit, Louisville notes a 2.06 inch January shortfall, with abnormal rainfall expected to normalize levels across upper river points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ohio Valley
National Drainage Congress
Ohio
Mississippi
Louisville
Congress
Drainage Congress
Ingenious Snare for Rabbits in Illinois Farmland
Bloomington Central Illinois farmer boys devise a rabbit snare using a tin can and wire. They push the can into a dry drain tile during winter, then pull it out to trap rabbits. The method reportedly yields many rabbits with little effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Central Illinois
Father of Sparta Schools Dies in North Carolina
Sparta mourns Prof. 8. B. Hood known as father of Sparta’s schools. Public schools closed and business suspended for his funeral. Hood served as school superintendent for 87 years and was famed locally. Born in South Carolina in 1834, he moved to the county in 1844 and later served as a Civil War captain. He studied law in Ann Arbor after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
B. Hood
Professor Hood
South Carolina
Ann. Arbor
Mich
Fire destroys building housing Perfect Shirt and Quincy Laundry
A blaze in Quincy completely razed a building occupied by the Perfect Shirt company and Quincy Laundry. The $100,000 damage was partially insured. Joel Benton, laundry proprietor, owned the structure. Firemen faced blizzard and heavy snowstorm but reported no loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
Perfect Shirt Company
Quincy Laundry, Company
By. Insurance
Joel Benton
Dollar for Each Baby Evanston Plan Aims Savings
Evans ton officials propose a State bank of Evanston savings account for every baby born in town with a one dollar deposit at birth. Each child would receive an amount equal to their age at each birthday, reaching two hundred fifty dollars at age twenty one. The plan targets new parents and seeks to build a local savings habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
State Bank of
Lmits
Barneys Schuldenberg Ends Life After Medical Warning
A man named Barney Schulenberg of New Hanover, after being told by a St Louis specialist he could not recover from three chronic ailments without surgery, ended his life with a shotgun. His body was found by a resident. The event occurred in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
St. Louis
Barney: Schulenberg
New
Hanover
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Pope
Devil
Holy Roller
Lad
Cousin
Club
Mexico Castillo
Humane Body Report
John L. Hartman
Victoria
Fisher, Slater of
Gcullom
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