Burton Continues Senate Filibuster Over Ship Purchase
The GOP filibuster against the Alexander ship purchase persists in the Senate. Senator Burton of Ohio spoke long, then Weeks of Massachusetts carried on during an executive session. Democrats plan amendments to gain passage, with polls showing enough support for a roll call despite two opposing Democrats, Vardaman and Hardwick.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Burton
Ohio
Senator Weeks
Massachusetts
Weeks
Vardaman
Mississippi
Hardwick
Georgia
Coleman sues National Pencil Co for 10000
Mrs. J. W. Coleman of Atlanta sues the National Pencil Company for 10000 on two counts. One claim charges Leo M. Frank with killing Mary Phagan and the other accuses Jim Conley, a key witness in the Frank murder trial, of complicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J. W. Coleman
Mary Phagan
National Pencil Company
Leo M. Frank
Jim Conley
Frank
Mrs. Maggie O'Leary Dies in Escanaba Farm House
Mrs. Maggie O'Leary of Escanaba Michigan dies after forty years living alone in a small farm house. Neighbors say her reserve kept them from knowing her well and speculate she may have been the woman linked to Chicago fire folklore of 1871 due to the famous cow tale.
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O’leary
Escanaba
Mich
Maggie O'Leary
Mrs. O'Leary
Pope to Name American Bishops in Consistory
Rome report lists appointments by Pope Benedict for Jan. 22. Right Rev. Joseph F. Busch of Lead, South Dakota, would become Bishop of St. Cloud, Minnesota. Very Rev. John J. Brown, rector of the Jesuit college at Denver, would become Bishop of El Paso, Texas.
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Rome
Italy
Pope Benedict
Joseph F. Busch
Lead
S. D
St. Cloud
Washington State Wets Defeated in 1915 Vote
Olympia officials report the state legislature quickly passed a resolution opposing a 1915 special election on liquor or other questions. The result sets Washington on a dry path with January 1916 enforcement under the initiative bill approved last November.
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Washington State
Olympia
Wash
Washington
Funeral of Judge Smith McPherson At Red Oak Residence
Funeral services for Judge Smith McPherson of the United States district court for the Southern Iowa district were held at the family home in Red Oak Iowa. Prominent state leaders and hundreds of local citizens attended the simple observance marking the judge's passing.
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Red Oak
Smith McPherson
United States District Court For
Southern
Iowa
State
Anti Alien Land Bill Passed by Idaho House
The Idaho House of Representatives approved an anti alien land ownership bill in Boise. The measure saw only two opposing votes, one cast by Speaker Conner, signaling broad legislative support despite a lone dissent.
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Boise
Idaho
House of Representatives
Conner
Francis Is the Baby's Name at White House
President Wilson and Mrs Francis B Sayre welcome a son born at the White House on Sunday. The baby is named Francis, tying the new generation to the family lineage and the nation’s chief executive.
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Francis
Washington
Wilson
Francis B. Sayre
White House
Rural Credits Bill Moves Through Senate Committees
Washington reports Democrats in the Senate banking committees are working in earnest to perfect a bill for the establishment of a rural credit system. The move signals full Parliamentary effort to shape the legislation.
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Washington
Democrats
Senate
Government Seat Moved From Melbourne to Sydney
The government seat has been transferred temporarily from Melbourne to Sydney. This move shifts the administrative center while arrangements are completed in the new location. No dates or entities beyond Melbourne and Sydney are specified.
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Melbourne
Australia
Commonwealth
Ben
Sydney
Rivers bill passes house with 154 to 81 vote
The rivers and harbors appropriation bill totaling over 34 million dollars passed the House 154 to 81 and moves to the Senate where a fight is anticipated. Democratic leaders pushed the bill through with few amendments as most items faced attack.
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Washington
DG. C
House
Senate
Frear
Wisconsin
Calloway
Texas
Mussels Shoals
Tennessee River
Lenroot
Mississippi River
Ohio
Missouri
Columbia
Lower Willamette
Arkansas River
U S Flag To Fly Over Mexico Comment From Harding
Senator elect Warren G. Harding told a San Antonio dinner that Mexico must be brought under the U S flag before it can develop. He criticized President Wilson’s Mexican policy but paid tribute to Wilson as a citizen.
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U. S
Mexico
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Harding
Burton
Wilson
Manning Replaces Blease as South Carolina Governor
Richard S. Manning was inaugurated in Columbia succeeding the acting lieutenant governor after Cole L. Blease resigned. Manning pledged to reinstate the state militia that Blease had ordered disbanded.
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Blease
Columbia
D. C
South Carolina
Richard S. Manning
Cole L. Blease
Manning
Breslau Bombards Turkish Position Killing 3000
Petrograd dispatch says the German cruiser Breslau, misdirected by error, shelled a Turkish position at Liman in the Black Sea and killed 3000. The vessel then steamed away unaware it had been attacking an ally.
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London
O. P. Stark
The
Daily News
Petrograd
Breslau
Liman
Black Sea
Glove Strike Ends After 5 Months in Gloversville
The 1600 glove cutters in Gloversville and Johnstown end a five month strike over wage scale. The strike disrupted the fine glove industry but demands were not granted and the walkout is declared off.
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New York
Gloversville
Johnstown
Man Named Albright Identified as John W. Kline Swindler
Waukesha Wisconsin police identify a man known as Albright as John W. Kline. He is under arrest in a farm loan scheme and is said to have swindled nearly $500,000 across the United States. Chief D C McKay confirms the identification and charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukesha
Wis
Albright
D. C. McKay
John W. Kline
America
Kline
Zeppelin Sails Over Paris Aerial Bombardment Imminent
A private Berlin dispatch reports a Zeppelin airship sailed over Paris and signals that a bombardment of the French capital is expected to begin soon.
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Paris
Copenhagen
Berlin
Antwerp Pays War Tax to German Occupation Officials
A dispatch from Copenhagen reports Antwerp has paid 10,000,000 in war tax to German authorities up to the present date, according to an official announcement. The figure reflects the city's financial submission during occupation.
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Antwerp
Copenhagen
Ber- In
French state keeps U S citizen in French army in wartime
Dr IL Pierre Chandeysson, president of Pan Electric Mfg Co of St Louis, naturalized in 1906, has been drafted into the French army and will not be released to return home despite efforts by Secretary Bryan. Ambassador Sharpe reported France maintains its position, denying rights of naturalized Americans of French birth to avoid service.
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Washington, D. C
IL Pierre Chandeysson
Pan- Electric Manufacturing Company of
St. Louis
Bryan
State Department
Sharpe
Chandeysson
Richard M. Flournoy
Bureau of Citizenship
France
Paris
President's Canal Trip Uncertain As Home Conditions Loom
The president plans a Panama Canal and Pacific Coast visit but warned callers that domestic or international conditions could bar departure. Invitations to speak on the San Francisco return trip are answered with the likelihood that he may not leave Washington at all.
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Canal
Washington
Panama Canal
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Jewish council gathers 200 congregations in Chicago
Representatives of more than 200 Jewish congregations with memberships totaling several hundred thousand gathered in Chicago for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations twenty fourth annual council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Union of American-Hebrew Congregations
New Alabama Governor Takes Oath
Charles Henderson was sworn in as Alabama governor in Montgomery using the same Bible Jefferson Davis used for his Confederacy inauguration. He succeeds Emmett ONeill.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Charles Henderson
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Henderson
Emmet O’neal
Attorney for Porto Rico Dies in California
United States attorney William Niceug Landers of Porto Rico died at his home in Los Gatos California from a tropical disease contracted in Porto Rico a year earlier. Landers had come to California with his wife and daughter recently for his health.
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Porto Rico
Los Gatos
Cal
William Niceug Landers
United States
Landers
California
Immigration Bill Hearing Set For Friday At White House
Washington. President Wilson accepted the immigration bill passed by Congress and, responding to appeals for hearings, scheduled three hours next Friday to hear supporters and opponents urge approval or veto of the measure.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
First National Bank of Pennsylvania Closes in Uniontown
The First National Bank of Pennsylvania failed to open its doors in Uniontown. The bank held a capital of 100000 dollars and deposits around 2600000 dollars. It operated on a 22 percent annual dividend basis. J. V. Thompson was listed as president.
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Pennelyvania Bank
Uniontown
First National Bank of Pennsylvania
J. V. Thompson
Trade Improvement Reported to Wilson by Morgan
Washington reports marked improvement in general trade conditions affecting international exchange. The assessment was presented to President Wilson by Alexander P. Morgan, noting better conditions in commerce and finance.
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U. S
Washington
Wilson
A. P. Morgan
Queen Victoria Improves in Scarlet Fever Battle
A brief dispatch states Queen Victoria in Madrid showing improvement from scarlet fever. The report notes her condition has improved while she remains under medical care and observation, with updates provided by royal physicians and officials.
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Queen Victoria
Madrid
Spain
Garza Declared Provisional President of Mexico
The convention in session named General Ro que Gonzales Garza provisional president of Mexico and declared itself supreme while a new leader is chosen. Martial law is declared and the city is patrolled by mounted police. Garza, a longtime Villa associate, presided over the Torreon conference and earlier aided Madero in the revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Mexico
Roque Gonzales Garza
Gutierrez
Blanco, Robles
Jose Vasconcelos
Pachuco
Garza
Federico Gonzales Garza
Francisco I. Madero
Department of Gobernacion
Madero
Villa
Huerta
Aguascalientas
Torreon
Carranza-Villa
Wilson Becomes Grandfather as Sayre Birth Brings Joy
Washington report notes Mrs Francis Bowes Sayre, Wilson's second daughter, gave birth to a son at the White House. The president expressed clear happiness, his first grandchild, and he previously had no sons.
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Washington
White House
Francis Bowes Sayre
Wilson
Turks Lose Entire Army in Caucasus War
Dispatch from Tiflis reports the Caucasus army has annihilated the Turkish eleventh corps except for a few fleeing elements and captured all its artillery, marking a decisive loss for the Ottoman forces.
U S Ships Sail for Cuba From Boston Harbor
The flagship Virginia with Rear Admiral Dewitt Coffman pennant sails with the battleships New Jersey and Nebraska bound for Guantanamo Cuba confirming Atlantic fleet third division movement from Boston, Mass.
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U. S
Cuba
Boston
Mass
Virginia
Dewitt Coffman
New Jersey
Nebraska
Guantanamo
River Bill Doomed to Fail
Washington reports the rivers and bars bill proposing large sums for Mississippi and Missouri river improvement projects will fail to pass this session. Observers note the measure carries heavy cost and controversy from lawmakers and local interests.
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Washington
Tsissippi
Missouri
Judge McPherson D Red Oak Smith 15 Years Judge
Judge McPherson D of Red Oak Iowa completes 15 years on the federal bench in the Southern Iowa district. The long serving jurist has presided over numerous cases and helped shape regional jurisprudence.
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McPherson
Red Oak
Smith
Fed
Iowa
Sock Policy Adopted By Army After Testing Deliberations
Washington Now department adopts a standard for the army after extensive tests and serious consideration. Discussion focuses on the sock size and character to be used.
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Washington
Nobel Peace Prize 1914 Not Awarded by Committee
In London the Nobel committee announced no peace prize will be awarded for 1914. No decision has yet been made on the 1915 prize.
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London
Child Labor Day Observed by Churches Jan Twenty Fourth
New York reports that the anti child labor observance already held by many churches for eight years will be devoted on January 24 to stressing the need to limit the minimum age for children in industrial pursuits.
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New
York
Abandoned Schooner Dana Recovered Near Norfolk
The abandoned schooner Dana was found by the revenue cutter Itasca and is being towed into Norfolk. John W. Dana was identified as the vessel’s owner.
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Dana
Norfolk
John
W. Dana
Itasca
Farmers Urged to Attend Southern Illinois Corn Meeting
Southern Illinois farmers are urged to attend the Illinois Corn Growers association annual convention and short course in corn judging starting January 25 in Decatur rather than at the University of Illinois due to foot-and-mouth disease. Special prizes will be awarded for the best corn across districts, with the winner’s exhibit to be displayed at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. Speakers include Secretary of Agriculture David F. Houston and university leaders such as Q. M. Allyn, C. O. Reed, H. I. Baldwin, W. C. Coffey, J. D. Waters, Dr. A. T. Peters, C. H. Cathout, Dean Davenport, Wilhelm Miller, and state entomologist Dr. S. A. Forbes.
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Decatur
Illinois Corn ‘Growers’ Association
Hlinota
Illinois
Shelbyville
San Francisco
Secretary of “Agriculture
David F. ‘Houston
Millikin University
Q. M. Allyn
C. 0. Reed
H. I.baldwin
W. C. Coffey
J.D
Waters
A.T. Petera
Cc. H. _Cathout
Dean da
Illinois board of agriculture fills top posts
Springfield James K Hopkins of Princeton is president B M Davidson of Marshall secretary and J OB Prather of Williamsville treasurer. Department superintendents named include Joab Goodall Marion beef cattle Lenom Kankakee dairy cattle J Poole Bradford heavy horses HB Taylor Fairbury light horses Elias Watkins Petersburg mules George H Madden Mendota speed Thomas Marshall Carbon dale sheep JohnS Culp Ithualtos swine John McCord Paul Pag poultry William Dighton Monticello mechanical arts John W Shaw Harrisburg farm products floriculture AW Miller Chicago textile fabrics and arts J D Robertson Chicago education and boys school C F Dike North Crystal Lake machinery Frank M Mares Chicago dairy products W E Davis Libertyville apiaries and culinaries B H Heide Chicago forage and general superintendent C M Woods Springfield marshal of the ring ladies building and auditor The board of lady managers includes Mrs Grace V Gray Chicago Mrs Charlotte Montgomery Charloste max Laura A Gonterman Edwardsville Mrs B B Winger Princeton
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Springfield
James K. Hopkins
Princeton
B. M. Davidson
Marshall
J. OB. Prather
Williamsville
Illinois Board of Agriculture
Joab Goodall
Marion
Lenom Kankakee
J. Poole
Bradford
H.B. Taylor
Fairbury
Elias Watkins
Petersburg
George H. Madden
Mendota
Thomas
Carbondale
Johns
Culp
John McCord
Paul Pag
William Dighton
Monticello
John W. Shaw
Harrisburg
A. W. Miller
Chicago
J. D. Robertson
C.F. Diké
North Crystal
Lake
Frank M. Mares
W. Er. ‘Davis
Libertyville
B. H. Heide
Grace V. Gray
Charlotte Montgomery
Charloste Max Laura A. Gonterman
Edwardsville
B. B. Winger
Diploma After 29 Years Denied by Champaign North
Champaign Illinois reports Foster North of Chicago returned a 29 year delayed University of Illinois diploma to president Edmund J. James. He said he accepted the degree under insulting conditions and refused the ceremony two months of attending religious rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champaign
Foster North
Chicago
University of Sinois
North
Edmund J. James
Cal Reading of A Child Ailment Warns of Contagion
Fragmented OCR recalls a home remedy sales pitch urging readers to buy California Syrup of Figs for children. It claims a harmless, quick relief, warning parents not to worry as toxins purge from the bowel. Mentions scattered names and phrases without coherent context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand
California
Fragmentary OCR of a historical page item
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a young widow and a separation dispute with emphasis on a temporary character. It references cards and a game where a figure named Egbert is involved, suggesting a relate to a family or social scene and an earlier beating. The readable names are partial and the context unclear.
Joy of PXsting and coastal fishing customs noted
Fragmentary notice describes people at the eastern slopes and a ritual oath related to fishing. Mentions names like Eyia and Egbert but details are garbled. Reads like a local cultural blurb with caution on interpreting the practice and its outcome.
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Bacon
Gudes
Ayia
Jean
Io Egbert
Butern
Wiless
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Rivers Bill Pisses
U.S
Amy
Europe
Ache
Illliois
Austria
NT Onal
Rat
Egbert
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