Pact for Permanent International Court of Arbitral Justice
Washington officials welcome European interest in Secretary Knox's plan to expand the prize court into a permanent international arbitral tribunal. The proposal aims to provide a continuous forum for disputes in peace or war, with a neutral majority panel, though it would lack enforcement power.
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Washington
State Department
Europe
Knox
Secretary Knox
Iie
Court of Arbitration
New Smokeless Powder Promises Major Naval Edge
Washington January 13 A new smokeless powder claimed as the greatest invention in explosives in recent years was described to the house committee on naval affairs by E F Buckner vice president of Dupont He testified the government holds the secret and that Dupont turned over the formula to the government free of cost without charge
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Washington
United States
House Committee On Naval Affair
E. F. Buckner
Dupont
Fatal Vandalia wreck near Bruceville reported
A passenger train on the Vandalia railroad derailed near Bruceville Indiana with multiple fatalities. A special train was organized to transport physicians to the accident site.
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Vincennes
Ind
Vandalia
Bruceville
Flood fears as Mississippi rises near St Louis
Rain in the Mississippi drainage caused the river to swell and assume a threatening aspect. Ice from Chester to St Louis gorges the river, while the Missouri at Herman and smaller gorges north of St Louis report floods feared and rising water.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Chester
Missouri
Herman
Harri son Street police station scene prompts promise to desist
In the matron’s quarters the arrested pair reunited with tears and joined hands. The waiter then spoke to the girl as she renewed her pledge to desist from aiding him to evade prosecution upon their return to Philadelphia. She reportedly pledged support.
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Harrison Street
Philadelphia
Bradley kills officer in Clayton during arrest
At Clayton forty miles from Savannah William Bradley son of a naval stores operator shot and killed William Baggett the town marshal who arrested him for speeding an automobile. Bradley fired four times with three hits and has not yet been arrested but may surrender today.
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Savannah, &A
Clayton
Savannah
William Bradley
William Daggett
Bagget
Bradley
Britain to Expand Navy with Eleven Ships Plan
Ottawa reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier announced in parliament a larger naval program to build eleven ships at an estimated cost of 2,238,000 pounds. The premier said construction should begin at once and be done in Canada if possible.
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Ottawa
Ont
Wilfred Laurier
Canada
Opinions differ as to Knox's proposal
New York observers and business executives dispute Secretary Knox's plan for neutralizing the Manchurian railroads under an international syndicate. A major Oriental trader cites open door violations tied to rebates and customs intrusions, while a Japanese consular secretary believes Knox's approach will fail despite sincere intent and notes growing domestic opposition in Japan.
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New York
Knox
South Manchurian
Manchuria
Dalny
Kwentung
Aoki
Japan
Rock Island Case Settled After Suspension Of Two Directors
New York January 13 The stock exchange governing committee suspended S B Chapin for sixty days and F D Countiss for thirty days for Rock Island scandal. Secretary Ely to issue a public statement summarizing the investigation findings. Chapin & Co a leading stock grain and cotton house with Chapin a cousin of J Ogden Armour. Countiss once headed Chicago offices and served as Chicago board of trade president.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange
Rock Island
S. B. Chapin
F. D. Countiss
Ely
S. B. Chapin & Co
Chicago
Chapin
J. Ogden Armour
Countiss
Chicago Board of Trade
Heiress Reaffirms Pledge After Elopement Flight
Roberta De Janen, a $10 million heiress, and waiter Frederick Cohen eloped and traveled toward Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania train under guard of Detectives Emanuel and Scanlon. They were to arrive in Philadelphia by 6 PM. Miss De Janen had a state room to herself while Cohen rode in a berth.
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Chicago
Roberta de Janen
Frederick Cohen
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Emanuel and Scanlon
Miss de Janon
Cohen
Boy’s Companion Robbie Lomas Dead in Mystery Shooting
New York report describes a shooting incident in which six year old Arthur Shibley was wounded in the abdomen and fled to his home to tell what happened. A man with a black beard light overcoat and cowboy hat was identified as the shooter in a dark complexion, with the entire affair remaining a mystery.
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Robbie Lomas
Arthur Shibley
New York
Arthur
Robbie
Shibley
Washington Heights
Dr. Williams
Man Arrested After Framed Shipment Scam
A suspect attempted to ship three or four large boxed crates allegedly containing scrap rubber and brass, then sell the bill of lading to junk dealers. The boxes were found to contain stones and sand. arrest followed after a Parkersburg, West Virginia victim recognized him on the street.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Lawyer Faints At Wedding In Lansdowne Church
John Preatley a Pittsburgh lawyer fainted in the vestry room of the First Presbyterian church of Lansdowne as 600 guests waited to witness his marriage to Miss Sarah Guilford. The Rev William Boyd told guests the bridegroom was ill and most left. He recovered enough to guide his pale bride to the altar and the ceremony proceeded.
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Philadelphia
John Preatley
Pittsburg
First Presbyterian Church
Lansgowne
Sarah Guilford
William Boyd
Bid Farewell to Calhoun on Departure to China
Chicago bade farewell to William J. Calhoun at a La Salle hotel banquet attended by 500 diners. The event was hosted by the Chicago Bar Association Union League club Industrial club the Association of Commerce and the Illinois Manufacturers' association as Calhoun prepared to depart for China.
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Chicago
William J. Calhoun
China
la Salle Hotel
Chicago Bar Association
Union Leseve Club
The
Industrial Club
Associaion of Commerce
Illinois Manufacturers'’ Association
Quakes Shake Utah City With Violent Shocks
Richfield Utah January 18. Several earth shocks have occurred in the last forty eight hours. Window panes were broken and schools were dismissed to insure the safety of the public. Earthquakes are common here but this week s shocks were unusually violent, though confined to a small area.
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Richfield
Utah
Pittsburg Faces Peril From Ice Gorges
Pittsburg Pa January 13 with thaw expected thousands of tons of ice clog the Monongahela Allegheny and Ohio rivers creating dangerous ice gorges. Government investigators consider blasting to save shipping and harbor property as a wall of water looms behind the gorge at Freeport.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela
Allechey
Ohio
Freeport
Allegheny
Rescue Party Bravery Cited in Collylie Fire Tragedy
Wilkesbarre, Jan 18 A Lehigh Coal Company colliery blaze killed six workers who died in the explosion. A rescuing team entered the flames and saved six others who were badly burned. A shooting incident followed during the same period involving Arthur Shibley and Robbie Lomas on a hill, with one shooter unidentified.
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Wilkesbarre
Ross Vein
Nottingham
Lehigh Coal Company
Judge Wachantelmer Nominated to Probe Ohio Food Trust
Senator Beatty nominates Judge L. W. Wachantelmer from Toledo to lead an investigation into the food trust probe in Ohio. The selection signals a formal inquiry stance by state lawmakers.
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Ohio
Toledo
Wlan
L. W. Wachantelmer
Beatty
Food Trust
Money Strewed About House Belongs to Priest’s Estate
Nearly thirty thousand dollars in cash lay scattered in book cases and desks at the home of Father Nicholas Simon, longtime head of St. Francis de Sales church, found by the estate executors.
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New Orleans
Nicholas Simon
Father Simon
St. Francis de Sules
Lavine Arrested in Baltimore and Ohio Waybill Swindle
Pittsburg police say Harry Lavine alias Friedman Fine and Smith was arrested for selling bogus waybills tied to fake shipments along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. They suspect he is among the era’s most expert railroad swindlers, with a swindle method described by investigators.
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Pittsburg
Harry Lavine
Friedman
Fine and Smith
Baltimore and Ohio
Lavine
Crowds Pack New York Auto Show
New York January 18 crowds fill the garden show with exhibitors noting attendance surpasses all previous years. More visitors attended than at any prior New York automobile exhibition.
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New York
Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices and Receipts in Chicago Markets
Chicago markets report January 13 1910 with hogs receipts 18000 and steady to higher prices across grades cattle and sheep shown by official and estimated figures from Beach Wickham Grain Co large volume hogs light mixed and heavy categories quoted with new highs and steady cattle and sheep values for the day.
Local Market Prices Reported in Washington City
The Washington City market lists prevailing prices for staples: Hay per load at 12.00 and 14.00 dollars, Straw per load at 4.00 and 5.00 dollars, Flour per sack at 1.60 and 1.70 dollars, Bran per hundred at 1.50, Shorts per hundred at 1.50, Corn Meal per hundred at about 0.25, Buckwheat per 10 pounds at 0.50.
John A Babcock Case of North American Live Stock
Court records show the case of John A. Babcock involving the North American Live Stock Commission Company at U and Stock Yards in Chicago. Plaintiffs seek resolution of a financial dispute tied to cattle dealings and commission charges. Proceedings focus on contract terms and alleged billing irregularities.
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North .American Live
Stock Commission Company
Graves Named Chief of Forestry Service at White House
Announcement from Washington states Henry Graves director of Yale forest school and former assistant chief of the old division of forestry will succeed Pinchot as chief of the forestry service. Albert F. Potter of Arizona will become associate forester and take interim duties until Graves begins February 1.
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Washington
White Henge
Henry Graves
Yale Forest School
Division of Forestry
Oifford Pinchot
Pinchot
Forestry Service
Albert F. Potter
Arizona
Graves
Potter
Wilson
Seth Baillock
United States
South Dakota
White House
Hogson
Black Hills
House
California
Department
Forest Service
See ks H usb ands Release Petition at St Regis
In New York on January 13 a petition signed near the Hotel St. Regis asks for the release of Charles W. Morse from a federal Atlanta prison. Mrs. Morse prepared the petition and has set up office hours at the National Bank of North America to answer letters and manage correspondence. Morse has received many sympathy letters as the effort proceeds.
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New York
Hotel St. Regis
Charlies W. Morse
Atlanta
Morse
National Bank of North America
Woman Ends Life Over Gastritis Operation Fear
Mrs Anna Albrecht a 59 year old widow of Chicago inhaled illuminating gas at home to avoid an operation for acute gastritis. Two hours earlier she signed a will leaving $1,000 to German relatives. Police found her dead after breaking her locked door.
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Chicago
Anna, Albrecht
Mra. Krecht
Germany
Boston election returns show Fitzgerald plurality revised
Boston voters Tuesday produced corrected returns with Mr. Elect Fitzgerald winning by a margin over Storrow. Total ballots cast 95,358. Fitzgerald 47,172. Storrow 45,757. Mr. Taylor 613. Mayor Hibbard 1,816.
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Boston
Elect Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Storrow
Mr. Taylor
Hibbard
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Beach-Wickham Grain Company
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