London siege ends as arson and gunfire consume tenement
Within a mile of the Mansion House and near the Tower of London a dramatic battle raged between two robbers and a large force of soldiers and police. Fire consumed the house as guardsmen fired from windows and the besieged perished after 50 minutes of gunfire and flames. Authorities faced strong public indignation at the daring assault and the destruction of documents, with Royal Horse Artillery and Scots Guards deployed.
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Mansion House
Tower of London
Loades Hospital
Heuer
Sydney Street
Stepney
British Empire
Gaerne
Curtesger
Royal Horse Artillery
Scots Guards
Colorado Women Demand Change and Vote Agitation Rises
A reader describes strong female suffrage sentiment spreading after an article on Colorado women opposing Tammany Hall's candidate for New York Senate. Activists push for ballots and public support as agitation grows.
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Colorado
Tammany Hall
New York
Legislators Quit Until Next Week In Ohio Assembly
Columbus January 4 legislators closed perfunctory sessions to organize and adjourn until Monday morning. Republicans dispersed while Democrats met at the Neil House to discuss the senatorial caucus. They confirmed Governor Harmon’s election and adopted last session rules, with pay for holdover Republican staff through nine weeks.
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House
Senate
Neil House
Tomfort Os
Harmon
Harmes
Colorado considers removing woman suffrage in state constitution
New York dispatch reports Belfast lawyer J W Barbee says Colorado legislators weigh amending the constitution to insert the word male before person in the suffrage clause and revoke votes. He notes support and opposition among men and women amid a growing sentiment for the change.
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New York
Belfast
J. W Barbee
Gresses
Cole
Denver
Colorado
Barbee
Womans Magazin
Goddard
Supreme Court
Eich
Papers Criticize Churchill Over Siege Actions
London observers on January 4 question the government stance on the siege and demand an explanation. The journals defend the government’s course, citing Prime Minister Churchill as responsible for the nation's law and order during the crisis.
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Churchill
London
Young Woman Warns Of Japanese Spy Plot In US
Washington reports Speaker Penrose received an unsigned note from a supposed patriotic 31 year old woman in love with a Japanese officer. The letter claims a hidden secret mission and describes a suitcase containing maps and arrows pointing to Pacific coast locations and dates, outlining a spy plot to influence legislation.
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Washington
Caapen
Jessphe
United States
Pacific Coast
Capitol chatter on spies and wartime nerves
Lawmakers at the capitol, both Republicans and Democrats, read a rumor about jingoists and Japanese spies. They mocked the war scare and questioned if high ranking Japanese officers mingled with a young American woman in St. Joseph and Kansas City. The administration is not alarmed by spy activity reports in the Philippines.
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Republicana
Democrats
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Philippines
Supreme Court bars Panama libel suit in federal courts
In a January decision, the U S Supreme Court held the federal government cannot maintain the recalled Panama Canal libel suit against Press Publishing Company of New York in federal courts in New York. The ruling narrows the reach of the federal action, limiting where the case could proceed.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Panama Canal
Press Publishing Company of
New York
Outlaw Hold Up Kills Porter on Overland Limited Near Ogden
In Ogden Utah on October 4 the Southern Pacific Overland Limited was held up by masked bandits nine miles west of Ogden. Porter William Davis was killed, porter A W Taylor mortally wounded, a passenger slightly wounded, and about one hundred passengers robbed of valuables.
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Ogden
Utah
Southern Pacific
William Davis
A. W. Taylor
Questions Legilature's Legality
Columbus Ohio January 4. Unless the supreme court passes on the legality of the present general assembly, State Auditor Fullington will request an opinion from the attorney general before issuing any vouchers for appropriations passed by the houses. The question of the ap
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Columbus
Supreme Court
Fullington
National baseball commission considers season after world series miss
The national baseball commission meets to bar the champions from post world series games after the Athletics Cuba showing. It plans no halt to fall games and barnstorming tours though a set schedule remains to be finalized.
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National Baseball Commission
Cuba
Comatesian
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