Conflict Fears Rise as Chinese Forces Clash in Peking
Reports from Peking say Manchu imperial troops and Yuan Shi Kai forces threaten a clash as American residents are evacuated. About 1,500 American marines and soldiers guard a railway section, with a potential international coalition ready to protect foreigners. Premier Yuan Shi Kai may flee to the British concession in Tientsin. Huang Sing pressures China Merchants’ vessels for a $7 million loan, or their fleet will be seized. The Buffalo transports to Amoy report arrival from Shanghai and 2,000 Hupeh troops revolt in Liangyang to support the republic.
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Peking
William J. Calhoun
Yuan Shi Kai
Chi Li
Legation
China
Philippines
London
Tientsin
Shanghai
Huang Sing
China Merchants’ Steam Navigation Company
Ccompany
Steamship Company
Amoy
United States
Buffalo
Liang Yang
Hupeh
Hankou
Martin Back To Senate In Virginia Union
Richmond Virginia January 25 The general assembly elected Senator Thomas S Martin to a fourth term in the United States Senate starting March 4 1915 Senator Claude A Swanson was chosen to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Daniel beginning March 4 1912 Both ballots were unanimous.
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Richmond
General Assembly of Virginia
Thomas &. Martin
United States Senate
Claude A. Swanson
Daniel
Gold in flakes found near drill site in Manitoba
Drilling outfit reports gold flakes and nuggets near Minitoba as a result of a prior find in fowls. A nearby claim was offered at 10 000 dollars but refused. In London Jack Johnson ordered to pay 230 dollars to a local taxicab firm after a court appearance.
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Minitobas
Man
Senator Lorimer Inquiry Delayed by Judge Hanecy Block
Physicians protecting Judge Hanecy refuse to let the counsel leave his apartment delaying further the senatorial investigation into Senator Lorimer.
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Hanecy
Washington
Lorimer
Saturns rings show irregularities puzzling observers
Paris dispatches report irregularities in Saturns rings since January 1 causing concern among astronomers. A humorist suggests Saturns low density allows it to sow jewelry in the heavens while debates continue over whether the rings are material or an optical effect.
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Paris
France
Astronomical
Birkeland
University of Christiania
Camiitte Flammarion
Rockefeller deploys doctors to save Pocantico apple trees
John D. Rockefeller has three doctors at his Pocantico Hills estate to treat an ailing apple orchard. After years of low yields the San Jose scale was found on the trees and immediate treatment is underway to restore production.
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Pocantico Hills
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
San Jose
Clark's College Sidelined by Mumps Outbreak
In Boston on January 25 a mumps outbreak linked to a senior's letter kisses has disrupted Clark's College activities with about fifteen percent of students ill. The debaters are interrupted and the basketball schedule abandoned as star players fall ill. In New Jersey courts on January 25 a new reform for wife-beaters requires the husband to kneel and beg pardon then seal with a kiss.
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Boston
Mass
Rbecause
Clark's College
Tayonne
N. J
Frances Levend
Train Crews Blamed For Miners Central Wreck
Investigating committee finds negligence by three trainmen contributed to the Kin Mundy II wreck that killed J. T. Harrahan and three railroad officials. Engineers and conductors of trains Nos. 3 and 25 failed to use caution or fuse signals to space or stop the following train. The bets and behavior of other crew members are noted, with rules deemed clear and known.
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Chicago
Miners Central
Kin Mundy
J. T. Harrahan
R. J. Stuart
John H. Brainard
Harry J. Bo
No. 25
Th nks Ely Left Fortune
Poughkeepsie New York January 25 Searching for a fortune which he believes his son Eugene Ely the aviator who lost his life at Macon Georgia on October 19 last left in banks M D Ely a lawyer of Leavenworth Kansas has gone to New York after hunting here for two days Mr Bly says that he estimates his son's savings at 75000 dollars and he believes the money is in banks in various parts of the country where his son exhibited within the last two years
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Eugene Ely
Macon
M. D. Ely
Leavenworth
Kan
New York
Bly
No Troops for Cardinal Welcome Parade
It was announced at the statehouse that the Ninth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Militia would not be allowed to participate as a state organization in the parade to greet Cardinal O’Connell on his arrival from Rome. The regiment may parade without arms if permitted.
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Boston
Statehouse
Massachusetts Volunter Militia
Cardinal O'Connell
Rome
Hidden profits of Chicago packers surface in trial
William E. Weber, expert for the National Packing Co, testifies 1909 1910 hide sales totaled 1 09 million and that hide allowances were stopped in 1907 and resumed in 1910. He says the firm sold about 4 million worth of hides and that margins and kill reports are kept by branch managers. The testimony brands packers as controlling fresh meat prices via hide allowances.
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Chicago
William E. Weber
National Packing Company
Weber
Armour & Co
Morris & Co
Swift & Co
National
Ralph Tews
Wilkerson
Taft Opposes Democratic Iron and Steel Tariff Cuts
President Taft remains opposed to sweeping reductions in iron and steel duties sought by the Democratic House caucus. A tariff veto seems likely if the measure passes Congress. After talks with Payne and Dalzell, Payne said the minority will oppose the bill unless the tariff board provides information supporting cuts. Taft reportedly shares Republican leaders’ view. A Stanley committee witness, Richard H. Gray, testified that after a 1906 contract for seamless tubes for the gunboat Bennington, Steel Corporation subsidiaries refused to sell to him citing Shelby Steel as bidder.
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Washington
Taft
House
Congress
Payne
Dalzell
Ways and Means Committee
Tariff Board
Republica
Richard H. Gray
San Francisco
Iron and Steel
Stanley Trust
Bennington
The
Steel Corporation
Shelby Steel Company
Steel Cdrneration
Italian government orders release of 29 Turks aboard French steamer
Rome January 25. Following a conference between Marquis di San Giuliano and Camille Barre, Italy orders the immediate release of 29 Turks arrested on the Manouba. They are held at Cagliari Sardinia. Four are physicians and the rest Red Crescent hospital attendants. The officials expressed deep regret over the incident.
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Rome
Cagliari
Sardinia
Red Crescent Society
Marquis di San Giuliano
Camille Barre
Italy
Billion Dollar Bondsmen in Fort Worth Murder Case
John Beal Snead Amarillo banker granted bail in $35,000 for the murder of Captain A G Boyce following an alleged January 13 shooting. One hundred fifty West Texans posted bonds totaling near a billion dollars in wealth. Edward A English son of banker James W English died by gunshot in Atlanta after illness.
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Fort. Worth
Tex
John Beal Snead
Amarillo
A. G. Boyce
Simmons
Atlanta
Edward A. English
James W. English
M Farland Wins Bout Over Ward in Narrow Finish
Packey McFarland of Chicago dominated from the outset in a special six round lightweight bout at the National Athletic Club in Philadelphia. Ward fought mainly on the defensive as McFarland pressed and finally floored Ward with a right uppercut in the sixth, leaving the Englishman exhausted and unable to recover before the final bell.
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Philadelphia
Packey
Packer
McFarland
Ward
Informed Claims On Railway Mail Cars Debate
Urban A. Walters editor of the Denver Harpoon testified before the house post office committee charging Postmaster General Hitchcock with misinformation on railway mall cars. He cited ten year and decade totals of deaths and injuries to clerks and presented 5 000 protest letters, noting fear of whistleblower retaliation.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Congress
Urban A. Walters
Denver
Colo
Harpoon
House Post Office Committee
United States
Walters
Bacon rewrote Bible sparks storms in literary circles
New York report notes sensational claim by English Baconians that Francis Bacon authored the King James Bible. They allege Bacon rewrote the scriptures used for King James, challenging the traditional attribution to the translators and suggesting Bucuil involvement.
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New York
London
Bacon
Bucuil
Rescue Aboard Plane Lifts Girl From Ice Near Falls
Thompsonville Conn January 25 A remarkable rescue occurred when an airplane hovering near the brink of a river chanced to lift six year old Pease from an ice cake as she dangled above the falls. A bystander tried to save her with a rope but froze in the cold water. The aviator swooped low and the girl grasped a cross support, then was carried to shore and returned home.
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Thompsonville
Conn
Shia
Pease
Connecticut
Field Falls
Ibgins
Charles 4
Ati
Igentum
Jonking
Officer Dies of Fever Aboard Maryland Near Guayaquil
Washington reports Seaman Woods dies of yellow fever among the Maryland crew. Commander Levi C. Bertolette and other sailors fall ill as the gunboat races toward Guayaquil, Ecuador, aided by wireless attempts to prevent Ner from entering the port. The Maryland carries more than 500 crew, now 700 miles from Guayaquil, and was ordered from Honolulu days ago.
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Washington
Levi C. Bertolette
Seaman Woods
Maryland
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Honolulu
Taft to Attend Lincoln Birthday Graduates Dinner
President Taft will attend the seventh annual Lincoln Day dinner of the Graduates’ club in New York with graduates from many colleges. Ex Senator John and Rear Admiral Corwin P. Rees, and Mayor Newton Baker of Cleveland are named as speakers.
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New York
Taft
Graduates’ Club
Lincoln
Spe
John
Corwin P. Rees
Newton Baker
Clovela
Pipeline inquiry opened by Interstate Commerce Commission
A national inquiry began in New York into the rates and regulation of pipelines and their control over about 1,0 miles of lines. The Interstate Commerce Commission initiated the review to determine standards and prevent unjust practices in transit and distribution.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
United Sy
Interstate Meree Commission
Cox
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