Wreck of Rosecrans: Oil Tanker Lost in Thick Mist at Columbia
The Rosecrans, an 1883 Glasgow built oil tanker of 2976 tons, carrying 80 000 barrels of crude oil, wrecked on Peacock Spit near North Head after losing bearings in dense fog. Thirty crewmen perished or were lost. three rescued clinging to rigging, one unconscious as rescue efforts faltered. The ship, once an army transport, valued around 200 000 dollars, had previous disasters near Gaviota and was reported off Tioga, Washington.
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Astoria
Ore
Columbia River
Associated Oil Company
Rosecrans
Peacock Spit
McKenzie Head
Gaviota
Cal
North Head
Washington
Bailey
Cape Disappointment
Tiogo
Wash
Glasgow
German Antarctic Expe dition Returns With New Land
Berlin reports Lieut Wilhelm Filchner's expedition after fifteen months at sea, discovering new land named Prince Regent Luitpol d Land and an ice barrier Kaiser Wilhelm I. He aimed to study Antarctic geography rather than reach the pole, using wireless, ponies, and motor sleds, to follow Shackleton's route and form a mid point depot.
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Berlin
Jan
Wilhelm Filchner
Exae
Buenos Aires
Filechner
Prince Regent Luitpold Land
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Lieut
Fisehner
South Pole
Record Cold In Colorado Smoke Steamboat Fire
Steamboat Springs Colorado saw all time low readings with temperatures dropping to 64 degrees below zero breaking the old 52 degree record. Three firefighters suffered frostbite to hands and ears while battling a blaze amid the cold snap.
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Steamboat Springs
Colo
Colorado
Smith and Wilson Meet in Trenton on Senate Reorganization
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia met with President-elect Wilson in Trenton New Jersey to discuss the senate seniority rule and cabinet possibilities. Senator Gore of Oklahoma joined Smith as Wilson lines up state appointments with the legislature to elect a state treasurer.
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Trenton
N. J
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Wilson
Senate
Smith
Grover Cleveland
Gore
Oklahoma
Clayton Quits National Committee Role in Arkansas
Powell Clayton Republican national committee man from Arkansas since 1872 resigned his post to Chairman Charles D Hilles. He plans to relocate from Arkansas to the District of Columbia. His tenure is the longest on record and a successor will be chosen by the Arkansas state committee.
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Washington
Powell Clayton
Arkansas
Charles D.D. Hilles
Clayton
Hilles
District of Columbia
Arkansas State Committee
Mexican Federals Clash by Mistake Killing Twenty
In Toluca Mexico a case of mistaken identity among federal troops left twenty soldiers dead. A detachment escorting wrecked train passengers was fired upon by another federal unit before commanders recognized each other. The friendly fire tragedy occurred during patrols near the wreck site.
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Toluca
Mexico
Congress Eyes Central Bank In Currency Reform Debates
Washington January hearings opened with A Barton Hepburn urging a central bank and elastic currency. He favored government‑influenced reserve pools and even a 51 percent federal stake, while noting the Aldrich plan is not the final word. The House Merchant Marine Committee also summoned witnesses in a probe of alleged shipping trusts linking Brazilian lines to U S commerce.
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House Merchant Marine Committee
Washington
A. Barton Hepburn
Chase National Bank of New York
House Committee On Banking and Currency
National Monetary Commission
Hepburn
United States
Shipping Trust
Paul Gotthell
Lorenzo Daniels
Paul F. Gerhard
John C. Seager
Allerton D. Hitch
William H. Douglas
Joseph Purcell
J. J. Slechta
New York
Sidney Storey
William Lowery
New Orleans
Alexander
Storey
South America
Debate on Shipping Reform and Rebates at Committee
Testimony shows South American shippers seeking emancipation from European line monopoly yet wary of backing American vessels. Mr. Storey submitted committee papers alleging that conference lines engaged in rebating practices.
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Storey
Archbald Defense Rests in Senate Impeachment Trial
Testimony concluded after three hours of questioning by House Manager Sterling and seven senators. Focused on the Katy dump transaction and a letter Archbald sent to Helm Bruce about a case before him in the commerce court. Archbald refused to admit wrongdoing in the letter to the lawyer.
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Washington
Robert W. Archbald
Senate
House
Sterling
Archbald
Helm Bruce
Commerce Court
Lim
Doctor’s Treatment Sparks Riot in Italian Town
Rioting broke out in Recca gorga after a local physician treated patients, killing five and wounding forty as troops moved in. Order was restored, and soldiers remain on patrol in the streets.
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Rome
Italy
Reccagorga
Russian Heir Alexis Attends Christmas Tree Giftokay
The Russian crown prince Alexis with Emperor Nicholas distributed gifts from the palace tree at Tsarskoe-Selo to the bodyguard Cosacks. It marks his first public appearance since illness and dismissal of reports he was sent to southern France.
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St. Petersburg
Alexis
Nicholas
Tsarskoe-Selo
France
Priest Resigns to Wed in Louisville Departure From Vows Stirs Local Notice
A priest in Louisville renounced his Catholic vows to marry Florence Layer a nurse living at 124 Hite Avenue. The ceremony occurred in St Louis with Rev Percy Brown performing. The marriage only came to light this afternoon. Also noted musician Richard Watson Seager died at his son’s home in Los Angeles after a brief illness.
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St. Louis
Jan
Florence Layer
Hite Avenue
Louisville
D. J. Gallagher
Percy Brown
Christ Church Cathedral
Los Angeles
Cal
Richard Watson Seager
N. W. Seager
East Thirty-fifth Street
Lost ships in Atlantic gale threaten Panther and Sonoma
Secretary of the Navy asks South and Central American ships to watch for the missing supply ship Panther and tug Sonoma after a fierce gale. Atlantic fleet seeks contact with repair ship and tug. Reports from Havana and Singapore note no sighting of Panther and indicate the Peter Merch foundered with 100 aboard near Calcutta to Vladivostok route.
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Washington, Jan
Panther
Sonoma
Atlantic
Meyer
South
Central America
Guantanamo
Havana
Government
Marconi
United States
Singapore
Peter Merch
Calcutta
Vladivostok
Turks to Stand Pat on Peace Proposals
London dispatch reports Turkey will refrain from offering new peace proposals as the peace conference awaits Bulgaria Greece Montenegro and Serbia after the Greek Christmas. Reconciliation remains likely with no urge to reopen hostilities though threats persist. Rechad Pasha may telegraph plans for reconvening and clarifications. Count Voinovitch, a Montenegrin cardinal, is noted as Roman Catholic.
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London
England
Turkey
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Greece
Montenegro
Bervin
Rechad Pasha
Voynoviteh
Mail From Cincinnati to Chicago Derailed Near Rex
Big Four train No. 15 wrecked twelve miles south of Lafayette Indiana as loose trucks left the baggage car. The train traveling 70 mph plunged down an embankment. Injured include expressman D Armond and brakeman C Tower, mostly from the smoker and dining cars. Irwin Zunner died after arm was severed in the crash. Rescue crews and local residents provided aid amid a night storm.
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Ind
Big Four
Rex
Gage
W. G. Kennedy
Cincinnati
BE. Tower
D. Armond
Nati
Ip Moker
Erwin W. Zunder
Riester
N. Y
Wién
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