Magnate's Condition Deteriorates Rockefeller May Be Exa mined Privately
Washington jan 16 the Pujo committee voted to allow William Rockefeller to be examined by the chair man and counsel in private likely southward the examination may last under an hour according to Dr Richardson who found the magnate with a nearly vanished right vocal cord a badly affected left cord a pulse of 100 and blood pressure 162 and a writing test showing only eleven words in two and a half minutes the report casts doubt on Rockefeller's ability to testify while urging caution about a lengthy exam.
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Washington
Pujo
William Rockefeller
Samuel Untermyer
South
Richardson
Rockefeller
Harrison
Watson
McIntosh
Standard Oil
Mr. Rockefeller
Miami
Chappell
Crippled Freighter Abessinia Makes Halifax Harbor
The Abessinia of the Hamburg American line, reported adrift after breaking her rudder and crank at sea, arrived at Halifax harbor under her own steam. A jury rudder fashioned by the crew steered the ship while towed by the White Star freighter Armenian before the tow line failed and the vessels drifted apart.
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Halifax
N. S
Abessinia
Hamburg-American Line
Halifax Harbor
Explosion in tunnel near East Seventy second street
One man killed and eight injured in a blast at the new south park arm of the southwest land tunnel at East Seventy second street and Cottage Grove avenue. Earlier three men were injured in a similar blast in the same tunnel section.
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Chicago
New South Park
East Seventy-second Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
French Deadlock on Ambassadors Debate Balkan War Brake
Paris caucus deadlock in the left wing of parliament leaves Premier Poincare with a slim majority as deputies prepare further caucuses before a formal session to elect a president. In London, ambassadors push to slow resumption of Balkan fighting, seeking an acceptable path to avoid further conflict after note presentation.
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Paris
Poincare
Dubost
Deschanel
Ribot
M. Paris
M. Dubost
London
England
Balkans
1813 Style Is In Vogue
A New York report notes a revived 1813 fashion trend with union suits corsets and hobble fronts as the sole attire of the woman of fashion, claimed by a Fifth Avenue shop proprietor to repurpose Empress Josephine era dress for 1913.
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Empress Josephine
New York
Fifth Avenue
Boston Desperado Robbery Foiled at Station
William J. Clayton, described as six foot three, held up eight people with a pistol in the Boston and Albany ticket office on Washington Street but was captured after failing to obtain any money.
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Boston
William J. Clayton
Boston & Albany
Washington Street
Cruiser Denver Ordered to Acapulco to Protect Americans
The cruiser Denver sails from San Diego to Acapulco with 270 jackies and marines to safeguard Americans amid reports of a rebel advance under Julio Radillo. Consul Edwards warned federal protection was insufficient, and refugees fled toward the port as depredations increase.
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Washington
Denver
San Diego
Cal
Acapulco
Mexico
Jackies
Julio Radillo
Wilson
Mexico City
Edwards
Chief Justice Halil Dead in Hartford Courtroom
Chief Justice Hall of the Connecticut Supreme Court collapsed and died while seated with the court at the Hotel Hübelin dinner in Hartford. The respected jurist, aged unknown, was known across the state for his long service and plainspoken rulings. He fell during the dinner in Hartford on January 16.
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Halil
Hartford
Conn
Hall
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Dipser
Hueblin Hotel
Taft Kiss Requests Flood White House
President Taft would be swamped by requests for presidential kisses if he granted all hopes of dating parents seeking a kiss for their children. Since the Phyllis Wistrand incident, twenty two families have presented their children to the White House, leaving the president with no time for further kisses.
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Washington
Taft
Phyllis Wistrand
Laramie
Wyo
White House
Booths’ Son Marries Naomi Bailey in New York Chapel
Charles B. H Booth son of General Ballington Booth and Maud E. Booth of the Volunteers of America married Naomi Sutherland Bailey in the chapel of St. George's Church New York. Rev. Ryland performed the ceremony. Booth and Bailey are linked to Montclair New Jersey and Lockport New York respectively.
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Ballington Booth
New York
Charles Bandon H Booth
Hallington Booth
Maud E. Booth
The
Volunteers of America
Montclair
N. J
St. George's Church
Mr. Ryland
Naomi Sutherland Bailey
Joseph Henry Bailey
Lockport
N. Y
Tramps Die Gripping on Burlington Train Top in Illinois
In Aurora on January 16 two men clung to the top of the St. Paul flyer for nearly an hour after tops of their heads were crushed. They were pulled from the train at Hinsdale and taken to Cook County Hospital in Chicago where one is near death.
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Aurora
St. Paul
Burlington Railroad
Hinsdale
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
New Carolina Governor Inaugurated in Raleigh
Raleigh January 16 Locke Craig of Asheville was inaugurated as governor of North Carolina. His inaugural address stressed constructive legislation with the tax question as the main feature.
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New Carolina
Raleigh
Locke Craig
Asheville
North Carolina
Forbes Robertson Ends Silent Stage Era at Sixty
London on January 16 reports Forbes Robertson marking his sixtieth birthday and commencing what is described as his final year on the stage as the veteran actor nears retirement.
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Forbes Robertson
London
Fight in final stage for Irish home rule bill vote
London January 16 The Irish home rule bill moves to a final Commons vote after Premier Asquith moved the third reading. Mr Balfour assailed the bill denouncing it as serving fiscal interests and harming Irish rights. Asquith defended the measure saying Ulster opposition would threaten democracy and that minority rights are protected.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
Mr. Balfour
Ulster
Blast Kills 3 Miners at Crescent Coal Mine West of Peoria
Three shot firers at Crescent coal mine six miles west of Peoria died in a blast that shook the pit as earth and debris collapsed. The victims were Ten Been of Peoria Edward Jones of Peoria and Phillip Kimnel of Peoria. Nearby miners rushed to help but gas prevented progress.
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Peoria
Crescent
Been
Edward Jones
Phillip Kimnel
Floods Receding As 10000 To 15000 Are Homeless
Reports from flood districts along the Ohio Cumberland and Mississippi rivers indicate the crest of high water is near with the worst expected today or tomorrow. About 10000 to 15000 people are homeless and property damage is estimated at 10000000.
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St. Louis
Ohio
Cumberland
Mississippi
Cairo
Lower
Ohio Valley
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Banker’s Wife Narrowly Escapes in Streetcar Wreck
Mrs Eleanor Robson Belmont wife of banker August Belmont escaped serious injury when her limousine was pinched between two Fourth Avenue trolleys at Ninth Street. The wrecked car held her prisoner for three minutes but she was only shaken up. The trolley motorman stated the Belmont car’s car was to blame.
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New York
Eleanor Robson Belmont
August Belmont
Fourth Avenue
Ninth Street
Helmont
Allens to Die Tomorrow in Virginia Executions
The Virginia supreme court denied a retrial for Floyd and Claude Allen men sentenced to die for their part in murders in Judge Massley’s courtroom last March. Unless Governor Mann interferes, the father and son face execution tomorrow morning.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court
Floyd
Claude Allen
Hillsville
Massley
Mann
Malone Named Secretary to Wilson as McCombs Retires
Dudley Field Malone, son-in-law of Senator O Gorman, is chosen secretary to President-elect Wilson and will begin duties after March 4. McCombs, already ill, will retire from active politics after the inauguration and may seek rest abroad for his health.
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Dudley Field Malone
Secreta
Wilson
New York
James \. O'Gorman
William F. McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Combs
George Gordon Battle
William Travers Jerome
O'Gorman
Henry A. Wise
United States
McCombs
Woodrow Wilson
Baltimore
Rident Wilson
Rotary
The
Treasury
Cita
National Si
Lomxer
Po Be Comics
Rman
Italy
France
Board Excludes Castro for Moral Turpitude
The Ellis Island board of special inquiry excluded Cipriano Castro from entry after finding evidence of moral turpitude during his presidency of Venezuela. Castro’s refusal to answer the board’s chief questions influenced the decision, suggesting undisclosed facts. He announced intent to appeal to the secretary of commerce and labor before deportation.
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New York
Board of Special Inquiry
Ellis Island
Cipriano Castro
Eve Dence
Venezuela
Castro
Secretary of Commerce Labor
Washington
Heroic Deeds Rewarded by Carnegie Hero Fund
Pittsburg announces the Carnegie Hero Fund awarding 25 medals and cash prizes for heroism in 1912. Distributions totalled around the thousands, honoring disaster sufferers and educational grants for beneficiaries and relatives within the hero corps.
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Pittsburg
Che Ane! Fund Commission
Ip sLova.sa
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Untermyer
Thomas A. Edison
American Museum of Safety
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Women’s Democratic League
National Women’s Democratic League
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Julia Holmes Smith
John Sherwin Crosby
League
Jennie L. Munroe
Cruiser
U. S. S. Denver
Balfour
Commons
Crescent Coal Mine
William F. Ascumbs
C. W. Richardson
Charles W. Richardson
Eleanor R. Belmont
Allens
Claude
Supreme Court
Democratic National
Ellis Iesland
Carnegie Hero Fund
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