U S Minister Sullivan Accused of Seeking Profits in Dominican Deals
New York reports James M Sullivan Secretary of State Bryan faced questions as witness W Lee Sisson testified Sullivan urged sharing profits from a Dominican public works contracting scheme. Other witnesses described White House and Tumulty tensions amid investigations into bank interests and state dealings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James M. Sullivan
Dominican Republic
Phelan
California
W. Lee Sisson
Samuel L. Jarvis
Banco Nacional of Santo Domingo
F. J. R. Mitchell
Mitchell
Sisson
Santo Domingo
Banco Nacional
Bryan
Sullivan
Walker W. Vick
Dominican Customs
Samuel McRoberts
National City Bank
Boaz W. Long
State Department
McRoberts
Washington
J. G. Gray
Wilmington
Del
Vick
Joseph P. Tumulty
Tumulty
Earl Harding
White House
Fire at Kaufman department store shocks Harrisburg
Fire erupted at 11 20 p m in Kaufman department store on South Market Square causing a major blaze in three connected buildings. Firemen fought the four story middle building fire as crowds swarmed the business district ahead of tomorrow's inauguration with aid from calm wind conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Kaufman
South Market Square
Peale
Tomor
Uniontown Bank Closes After Directors Order
Uniontown First National Bank failed to open at 9 am and was closed by order of its directors after a long meeting with the Bank Examiner and a Comptroller representative. President J. W. Thompson said deposits would be paid only when enough cash is on hand. The bank shows a $100,000 capital and a $1,000,000 surplus. Thompson, a major coal lands owner, had about $18,000,000 in coal deals reportedly driving the closure.
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Uniontown
First National Bank of
Gerald Smith
Comptroller of the Currency
J. W. Thompson
First National
Thompson
Mexico names Roque Garza provisional president after Villa aligned coup
Washington reports Colonel Roque Gonzales Garza, a key Villa officer, chosen as provisional president of Mexico amid a cabinet crisis and departure of Gutierrez. Felipe Angeles and Miguel Silva emerge as leading potential successors for a six year term after Diaz and Madero. Garza, ~36, educated lawyer, joined Madero forces and later Villa, with Roque and his brother aligning with Villa.
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Washington
Roque Gonzales Garza
Villa
Mexico
Eulalio Gutierrez
Mexico City
Diaz
Madero
Felipe Angeles
Miguel Silva
Garza
Roque
Huerta
Wilson orders probe into wheat and flour price rises
President Wilson directed Attorney General Gregory to probe possible legal violations in the rise of wheat and flour prices. The Commerce Department may be asked for data on wheat and flour export increases after the European war, with prosecutions to follow any evidence of illegal combinations.
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Wilson
Washington, D C
Gregory
Department of Commerce
Chicago
Department of Justice
United States
Commerce Department
Garza Named Provisional President as Mexico City Sees Martial Law
General Roque Gonzales Garza was named Provisional President by the convention in session in Mexico City. Martial law was declared and the city is patrolled by mounted police while Gutierrez Blanco Robles and Vasconcelos fled to Pachuca. The convention asserts its supremacy and holds all powers until a new president is elected. General Villa rushes troops toward the capital from Aguas Calientes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Roque Gonzales Garza
Mexico
Eulalio Gutierrez
Blanco, Robles
Jose Vasconcelos
Pachuca
Garza
Gutierrez
Villa-Zapata
General Villa
Aguas Calientes
Cant Stand Charity Mrs Knox Leaves Husband In New York
Mrs. Philander Chase Knox Jr says charity ruined their marriage and she has fled from Charlestown to New York. She plans to sue for separation after four years of marriage marked by his refusal to work and reliance on parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philander C. Knox, Jr
New York
Philander Chase Knox, Jr
W. Va
Burlington
Mrs. Knox
Tip
New Rules Protect Restaurant Patrons
Harrisburg Jan 16 Official regulations by the Advisory Board of the State Department of Health require all cooks waitresses chambermaids and kitchen help in public eating places in Pennsylvania who have communicable diseases to be excluded from work. The board also prohibits exposing on sidewalks vegetables or uncooked foods unless properly screened and at least two feet above the sidewalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
State Department of Health
Pennsylvania
Britain Declines Dacia Sail to Germany
Washington reports Ambassador Page in London says Great Britain will not permit the Dacia to sail with cotton cargo to Germany while international law questions remain unresolved. Solicitor Johnson warns Breitung the ship would be a prize if it heads to Rotterdam or Bremen. Cargo owners are advised they may sell or forward to the British government if seizure occurs.
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Washington
Page
London
State Department
Great Britain
Dacia
Germany
Texas
Johnson
Edward W. Breitung
Hamburg-American Line
Rotterdam
Bremen
Over Drawing Your Health Account
The piece compares health to a bank account noting that each person starts with a health capital determined by heredity and youth. Illness, overexertion, and dissipation reduce the balance, while recovery is slower after repeated strain. it urges restraint in eating and energy use to keep the health balance in good standing.
Occupational disease made reportable in state
Harrisburg January 17 The Advisory Board of the State Department of Health met with Dr Samuel G Dixon and adopted rules to require reporting of several diseases and to exclude food service workers with communicable illness The new regulations also ban uncooked foods on sidewalks unless covered and elevated and list multiple occupational hazards including arsenic and lead poisoning carbon monoxide and caisson disease among others
Fire destroys Y. M. C. A. gym and hall in Allentown
A Sunday blaze swept through the Y M C A auditorium in Allentown Pennsylvania damaging the gym and east wing. The main building with offices and dormitories housing American Business College and Merchants National Bank was saved by a fire wall. Loss estimated at 25000 dollars and investigators suspect crossed electric wires. Also reported Miss Nelda Jaeger named police judge in Tacoma Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Young Men’s Christian Association
Association
American Business College
Merchants National Bank
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U. S
Warren Mail
Uniontown Bank
England
Commissioner of Health
Bank of Health
Samuel G. Dixon
Commonwealth
Tacoma
Wash
Nelda Jaeger
Warren
LAW
Veterean
BY & Sandee
LDS Ale
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