Morgan Interests Quit Interlocking Directorships
J P Morgan & Company announced it severed ties with leading firms including New York Central and New Haven railroads due to a shift in public sentiment on interlocking directorships. The firm has already resigned from several boards and may withdraw from more. A Morgan director said the move is expediency driven and not market related. A telephone notice invited reporters to Morgan Banking House to meet Mr Lamont.
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New York City
J. P. Morgan & Company
New York Central
New Haven
Morgan
C. C. C. & St. L. Railroad
Western Union Telegraph Company
U. S. Steel Corporation
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Morgan & Company
Morgan Banking House
Lamont
Condemned Man Hears Death House Construction
Arthur Bosworth, awaiting execution for Mae Labelle's murder, could hear workers building Vermont’s death house for the electric chair. He shot Mae Labelle, 19, at Essex Junction station on June 7, 1911, while intoxicated. Bosworth was a model prisoner.
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Associated Press
Windsor
Vermont
State
Arthur Bosworth
Mae Labelle
Bosworth
May Labelle
Essex Junction
Utes GAN STAY WITH WS Refugee Cross Border Aid Policy
Washington announce Brig. Gen. Bliss to permit Mexican refugees to cross into Texas from Ojinaga if needed to save lives. Order directs humane aid for the wounded, cooperate with Red Cross, and avoid forcing return if lives are at risk.
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Washington, D. C
Bliss
Texas
Garrison
Ojinaga
Red Cross
Executions Estimated in Szachen Province 1913
Official figures indicate about 24,000 executions in Szachen in 1913, mostly robbers with many political offenders. Officials suggest actual numbers may be higher. Customs at all ports in 1918 totaled about 29.9 million dollars, enough to cover Boxers indemnity and charges.
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Peking
China
Szachen
Tragic House Fire Claims Urbana Child
In Urbana Ohio on January date of incident Owens 6 died when her clothing caught fire from a stove. Her mother, described as an invalid, could not move and witnessed the child burn to death.
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Urbana
Owens
Open House at Y M C A Draws Big Crowd and Awards
Open house at the Young Men’s Christian Association building drew a large crowd on New Year’s day. Mrs Chester, Mrs F Babbitt, Mrs Stephenian and Mrs McDonald Carr provided entertainment, with readings and a series of contests won by Ross, Griffis, Slagle and Lewis. A notable hero from West Columbus flood rescuer was cited. The First Y team beat the Second Y 37 to 3 in a basketball game.
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Chester
McDonald Carr
EF. F. Babbitt
Stephen Stephanian
Carr
Babbitt
Stephanian
Celle
West
Columbus
Washington
Ladies’ Auxiliary
McClung
Ross
O'Brien
Flee
Griffis
Slagie
Haynes
Lewis
Slagle
Morgan
Mystery visit of Lind to Mexico remains undisclosed
Passe, Christian, Miss December 2. John Lind, President Wilsons special representative to Mexico, continues to withhold details of when or where he will meet the President. Lind stays aboard the Scout cruiser Chester off Ship Island as the Revenue Cutter Winona awaits transfer, with no further word by nine this morning.
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Christian
John Lind
Wilson
Mexico
Mr. Lind
Chester
Ship Island
Winona
Frigid 25 Below Zero Marks Local Record In Glens Falls
The thermometer in Glens Falls New York dropped to 25 degrees below zero on January 2 making it the coldest reading in this area for several years. Local residents faced extreme cold as weather conditions persisted.
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Associated Press
Glens Falls
N. Y
River man dead Captain Edwin F. Maddy dies at home
Captain Edwin F. Maddy aged 67 a noted steamboat commander builder and owner of Pittsburg and Cincinnati packets died suddenly at his home this morning He last commanded the steamer Queen City in river traffic prominence in the trade
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Associated Press
Gallopolia
Ohio
Edwin F. Maddy
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Maddy
Queen City
Miss Davis Takes NYC Post Amid Quiet Start
Mina Kathryn Davis, the first woman to head a New York City department, arrived with little ceremony at East Twentieth Street dwelling and said she would follow Mayor Mitchell’s advice and keep still until she learns her job.
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New York
Mina Kathryn Davis
New York City
Patrick A. Whitney
Jarreggton
East Twentieth Street
Miss Davie
Mitchell
Divine healer Delia Deimling flees Delaware with aide
Sheriff Williams of Delaware county learned of Delia Deimling a 40 year old alleged divine healer and her 20 year old manager Oliver Schibler as they escaped after operating in Mt. Gilead Richwood and Magnetic Springs. The duo reportedly collected hundreds of dollars from patients treated to cure.
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Columbus, O
Williams
Delaware County
George H. Matson
State Medical Board
Delia Deimling
Oliver Schibler
Delaware
Mt. Gilead
Richwood
Magnetic Springs
Master Fatally Hurt as Train Strikes Farmer
George Sherer, a farmer from Sidney Ohio, was fatally injured when struck by a Detroit Toledo and Ironton train while driving home. His horse then trotted into town and pushed open a grocery store door, whinnying to alert others.
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Sidney
George Sherer
New Mayor Coffey Begins Transitional Office Work
Mayor Coffey and Chas Coffey together with assistants take up duties until the new council acts. Coffey keeps the old office at McLellan building with the police HQ nearby. Chief Moore orders pool rooms closed to gambling and the standard of conduct cools as More vs Hays assault case is set for Friday.
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Chas
Coffey
Cockerill
McLellan
Fayette and
Market Streets
D. L. Moore
Chief Moore
More
Hays
Quiet title suit over 168 acres in Wayne township
In Common Pleas Farmer B Hakill and others sue unknown heirs of George W Bond to quiet title to 168 acres in Wayne township. They allege Geo W Boyd owned the land 1821 1834 and conveyed to Samuel Orr who held until 1839 then to Noah Makill. heirs claim interest due to Orr’s deed not being recorded. Plaintiffs seek to nullify those claims and compel heirs to assert theirs.
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Common Pleas
B. Hakill
George W. Bond
Wayne Township
Post & Eld
Geo. W. Boyd
Samuel Orr
Noah Makill
Noah Hakill
Orr
County Recorder
Prominent New Holland Man Dies in Town
John B. Ferrer about 60, longtime lumber and coal business leader in New Holland, died at his home Friday morning after a week with typhoid pneumonia. A member of K P Masons and Eastern Star he left a widow and daughter Mrs James Hollohan of New Holland.
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John BE. Ferrer
New Holland
K. of P
Masonic
Eastern Star
James Hollohan
Concord man charged with assault with intent to kill
J. W. Hays of Concord township surrendered to authorities after an affidavit filed by Lewis Moore charging assault with intent to kill. The dispute stems from an April incident in Sabina when Hays allegedly threatened Moore with a gun and struck him. Hays waived examination, bound over to the Grand Jury under a $500 bond after pleading guilty to a prior Sabina incident.
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J. W. Hays
Concord Township
Thay
Chase Coffey
Lewis Moore
Hays
Moore
Sabina
Hiags
Baughn
Coffey
Deportation alleged in Moyer case move arrest
Governor Ferris receives telegram from Sheriff Cruse detailing new information on the Western Federation of Miners leader Moyer. Deputy Hinsley reportedly warned off a lynch mob at the Scott Hotel and escorted Moyer onto a train where he was wounded and shot in the back. The miners remain on strike and refuse to return to work.
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Associated Press
Lansing
Mid
Ferris
Sheriff Cruse
Houghton County
President Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Cruse
Hinsley
Moyer
Scott Hotel
Crise
Reyes prisoners freed. former officials not involved
In Mexico City on January 26 prisoners jailed by Provisional President Huerta last October were released. The District court said there was no basis for the accusation against the inmates, though Rudoelpho Reyes and Jorge Vera Estenal were not included in the release.
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Reca
Mexico City
L Hberta
Rudoelpho Reyes
Jorge Vera Estenal
Rockefeller gifts 7000 to Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller donated 7000 to Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Cleveland after pledging 1 for every 40 cents given by the congregation from November 1 to January 1. The church raised 2400 and the funds will be placed in the purchase reserve fund.
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Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller
Euclid Avenue Baptist Church
Purchase Reserve Fond
Fighting Renewed Along Border at Nueva Laredo
Fighting between Constitutionalists attacking Nueva Laredo Mexico and the Federal garrison was renewed today with only occasional firing through the night. Constitutionalist reinforcements arrived last night.
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Laredo
Texas
Nueva Laredo
Mexico
Federal Garison
Thelv es Lock Men In Refrigerator
Three men were held up and locked in the Dunham steamer’s refrigerator after an overnight assault at Erie. Robert Edwards of Chicago was robbed and confined. Carl Baareb of Brooklyn and Alfred erg of Cleveland were also threatened as the bandits struck. The men nearly froze before escaping around noon today.
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Dunham
Robert Edwards
Chicago
Carl Baareb
Brooklyn
Alfrederg
Cleveland
Edwards
Missionary Training Urged by University Figure
Professor Charles Henderson of the University of Chicago urges better training for missionaries, calling for enhanced academic study and practical service. He says Oriental students respect trained volunteers and stresses that today’s missionaries must do more than preach. they should study and actively serve global fields.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Nerance
Missic
Charles R. Hendem
University of Chleage
Nere Ie Te Induct
Tien
Faelie
Dendersoned
Woman kills self after train tragedy in Hayes
Mrs. Katrina Rokowski, grieving over her son Henry Rokowski who shot one man dead and wounded two others last Sunday at West Homestead, threw herself before a train at Hayes, a suburb, and was killed instantly.
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Associated Pre
Pittsburg
Henry Rokowski
Westh Homestead
Katrina Rokowski
Hayes
Spain dissolves Parliament and calls general election
King Alphonso dissolved the Parliament upon cabinet advice and ordered a general election with deputies to be chosen in March and senators later. In Cleveland, Ohio, 30 year old John Schomers, shot himself October 15, and with two bullets in his brain and another over his heart, shows improvement and may live.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Alphonso
Caio
John Schomers
Cleveland
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