Fire Sweeps Insane Hospital At Dunning
Chicago January 18 fire at the Dunning emergency hospital caused near total destruction of the frame building. fire plugs froze, water from lagoons aided by marshal and police. 2,700 inmates and 425 attendants affected, losses estimated at 756000. Oak Forest had previously housed patients.
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Chicago
Dunning
Thomas Edgar
Edgar
Mr. Edgar
Poorhouse
Dunning Institution
Oak Forest
Seyferlich
J. Olsen
Stephen Wood
Samuel Collins
Griffin
Irving Park
Wood
Pietrowicg
Government ownership favored by United Mine Workers
At the Indianapolis convention 1500 delegates backed a resolution favoring government ownership of all industries. The measure had Socialist support and faced little opposition in the gathering.
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Indianapolis
United Mine Workers of America
Wilhelmina Stricken Rumor Dampens Heir Hope
In The Hague on January 18 a circulating report claims Queen Wilhelmina has fallen ill, dampening the earlier hope that she was bearing an heir to the throne.
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Holland
The
Hague
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Taft Nominates Illinoisan as Porto Rico Education Commissioner
President Taft nominates Edwin Waxter of Illinois to be commissioner of education at Porto Rico. His appointment comes from Washington on January 18.
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Taft
Washington
Edwin Waxter
Ilinois
Porto Rico
Profits of Packers Trial Testimony on Cattle Profits and Routes
Harry Timmins chief accountant for Morris and Co testified in the Sherman law trial of ten packers before Judge Carpenter. Figures showed cattle purchases 1907-1910 totaling 4 100 000 for 150 million dollars with a 77 8 cent profit per head.
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Chicago
Harry A. Timmins
Morris & Co
Carpenter
M. W. Borders
Morris
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Timmins
Competiton
Borders
Mr. Borders
Walter A. Wall
East St. Louis
United States
W. S. Kenyon
Wall
Dynamite Found Under Easton Bridge Sparks Investigation
In Easton San Mateo county a tramp alerted a track foreman to 70 sticks of dynamite discovered under the railway bridge. Southern Pacific detectives plus police investigate the alarming find near San Francisco. Bloomington lawyers who defended the Thomas Snell will case receive $17,500 after a settlement trimmed from $76,000 amid lengthy litigation.
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San Francisco
Easton
San Mateo County
Southern Pacific
France asserts rights over Carthage seizure by Italy
Paris announces that France reserves all her rights regarding the seizure on the high seas of the French mail steamer Carthage by Italian torpedo boat destroyers. The note follows tensions between France and Italy over the act and preserves France’s claims in this international dispute.
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Paris
France
Carthage
Fire in Osaka Brought Under Control After Two Days
A large Osaka blaze that started Tuesday night and flared again last evening is finally controlled. The total property damage is estimated at 30,000,000 yen about 16,000,000 dollars.
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Osaka
Japan
Fierce British Gale Causes Steamer Sinkings and Losses
A major storm off Britain sinks a large three masted steamer near Peterhead and drives the Ashgrove of Glasgow onto a Methil sea wall where four crew members perish before rescue. Driving snow disrupts northern railroads and impedes aid as vessels go ashore.
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London
British Isles
Peterhead
Ashgrove
Glasgow
Methil
Firth of Forth
Moors Attack French Relief Force at Sefrou Siege
French relief column under Colonel Dalbie moving to lift Sefrou siege by Morocan tribesmen is attacked and driven back after a fierce battle. Many dead and wounded reported on the field.
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Tangier
Morocco
Dalbie
Sefru
Militia Clash With Strikers in Lawrence Parade
In Lawrence Massachusetts on January 18 mill workers clashed with militiamen guarding canal street. Three thousand strikers attempted to pass the line and faced sabers and clubs. Bricks stones and ice were hurled. several soldiers were struck and many strikers bruised before the march entered the mill district.
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Mili
Diet and Health Hints on Tuberculosis and Cancer
Dr Samuel G Dixon and colleagues link tuberculosis to nutrition and suggest cancer may be a nutritional disease. The findings imply prevention by proper nutrition and curing through early nutritional restoration, with fat from tubercle bacilli causing cancer-like tissue growth as a related observation.
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Samuel G. Dixon
Pennsylvania
Allen Smith
Herbert Fox
Battle in Streets asuncion and Guayaquil Uprisings Stir Regional Turmoil
Reports from Asuncion Paraguay detail street fighting between supporters of President Liberato Rojas and revolutionaries with heavy casualties, while insurgents hold control and government attempts to free the prisoner fail. In Guayaquil Ecuador, a Bolivar crew shifts allegiance to the Quito government, firing shells toward Tarqui as residents seek shelter amid fear of battle.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Asuncion
Paraguay
Liberato Rojas
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Bolivar
Montero
Quito
Tarqui
Duran
Link in trust chain statement on control of Harvester
F J Lowe testifies before the house rules committee that 51 percent of stockholders in the steel sugar beef and bankers trusts also control the International Harvester company. He accuses the justice department of stifling pursuit of the harvester trust, noting the Townsend report from 1906 has sat unread.
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Washington
F. J. Lowe
House Rules Committee
Steel
International Harvester Company
Department of Justice
Harvester Trust
Townsend
Department
Abdication in Doubt as Empress Weeps Over Throne Surrender
London dispatch reports a Tianjin meeting of Chinese imperial princes about abdication. Empress Dowager cried while stating abdication seems imperative, as Prince Ching backs it but younger princes oppose yielding the throne.
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London
Tien- Tsin
Ching
Rebels Make Progress in Mongolia Autonomous Move
A consular dispatch from Peking reports progress of the Mongolian revolutionary movement. The seizure of Khailar in Manchuria and the proclamation of autonomy by Mongols are confirmed. Imperial troops offered no resistance. Russian railway guards shelter some Manchus at Khailar.
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Peking
Mongolia
Khailar
Firemen rescue operators from Bell Telephone building blaze
Fire started in the basement of the Bell Telephone exchange in South Bend Indiana risking the entire structure. Firemen using ladders rescued several operators and two men from the third floor while others escaped via fire escapes.
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South Bend Exchange
South Bend
Ind
Bell Telephone Exchange
Gold Rush Starts After Nuggets Found in Hens near Minotoba
News from Minitobas Manitoba reports gold nuggets found in chickens on the Eliott farm four miles from town. Stores closed as locals rush to stake claims, with more than 50 claims already filed and many others heading to the site. Separately in Memburg directors of Hamburg American Steamship propose a $6,250,000 capital increase to raise total stock to $37,000,000.
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Minitobas
Man
Eliott
Memburg
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
River Ice Closes Riverfront Harbor in Louisville
Louisville reports the Ohio River frozen across at Six Mile Island above the city, ending visible surface ice in the local harbor. Authorities note the ice conditions have halted river traffic and shifted daily routines until breakup.
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Louisville
Ohio River
Six Mile Island
Lorimer Probe Delayed by Attorney Illness
Washington dispatch reports the Lorimer committee meeting and adjourning due to Elbridge Haneey illness. The inquiry paused as Haneey, attorney for Mr. Lorimer, was indisposed.
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Lorimer
Washington
Jan
Lorimer Committee
Elbridge Haneey
TRY TO SCALE M'KINLEY
Mount McKinley, Alaska's highest peak, draws Prof. Herschel C. Parker of Columbia University and Belmore Brown of Tacoma to attempt the summit again. Arthur Aten of Valdez will drive the dogs and sledges on the expedition.
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New York
Mount McKinley
Alaska
Herschel C. Parker
Columbia University
Belmore Brown
Tacoma
Wash
Arthur Aten
Valdez
Girl unveils tablet at Corbin hall on Governor's Island
Nine year old Katherine Corbin Parson, granddaughter of the late Lieut. Gen. Henry Clark Corbin, pulled the strings to unveil a bronze tablet in his memory at Corbin hall on Governor's Island. Former Gov. Myron T. Herrick and J. G. Schmidlapp spoke, with Gen. Frederick Dent Grant responding.
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New York
Katherine Corbin Parson
Henry Clark Corbin
Corbin Hall
Governor's Island
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
J. G. Schmidlapp
Cincinnati
Frederick Dent Grant
Congress likely to stay in session until August
Washington reports that leaders of both major parties in the House agree adjournment before August is unlikely. The session will continue through the period of national conventions, a practice absent since 1892. Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul will speak in Galena on Grant's birthday anniversary, April 27, 1922.
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Washington
Jan
Bosth
House of Representatives
Congress
Ireland
Grant
Galena, Lll
St. Paul
U. S
Nurse and child killed in Morris Apartments elevator accident
New York report says Frances Acker man, a young nurse, and her two and a half year old charge, Mitchell Rodgen, were mortally injured when a go cart entered an elevator on the fifth floor Morris apartments and the elevator shot upward while the vehicle was half in, causing fatal injuries.
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New York
Frances Ackerman
Mitchell Rodgen
Morris Apartments
Lyla Glaser Granted Divorce in Cruelty Case
Lyla Glaser the comic opera star known as Mrs Ralph C Herz was granted a divorce by Judge McDonald in Chicago on grounds of cruelty.
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Lyla Glaser
Chicago
Ralph ¢. Herz
McDonald
Supreme Court
Fire Rages Through 22 Story Trust Building in Financial District
A two fire fronts blaze swept two sections of a 22 story brick and concrete warehouse near North River and a nearby 22 story office tower at Broadway and Exchange. No fatalities. total loss from the warehouse exceeds 1.26 million with five alarms and heavy water pumping. The Trust Company building fire under control with loss not exceeding 100000. Firefighters were injured battling high pressure hose lines and shuttered access.
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Méne Aces
Trust Company
New York
Terminal Storage Company
North River
Manhattan
Thirteenth Avenue
John Wanamaeker
Fchandise
Gimbet
Wanamal
Hoth
Cp Eerenial Trust
Broadway and Exchange
Financial District
Stock Exchange
U. S. Exports for Year Reach New High
Washington report by the bureau of statistics shows exports for the year 1917 totaling $2,092,000,000, the highest since records began except for 1919. Imports amounted to $1,532,921,861, also a record high aside from the 1919 figure of $1,562,904,151.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department Commerce and Labor
Bride Receives Million Dollar Bridal Gifts In Ceremony
Washington on January 8 Edward Stotesbury presented Mrs Oliver Well with gifts totaling one million dollars after their marriage. The centerpiece is a necklace costing over a hundred thousand, noted as one of the finest pearl strands ever.
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Washington
Edward Stotesbury
Oliver @ well
Phila
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Allen
Cardinal O'Connell
Wanamaker and Gimbel Bros
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Prof
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Columbia
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