Armed Assassins Rule In Northern China
From Peking to Tientsin and Mukden reports describe systematic raids on homes of prominent Chinese figures, assassinations, abductions of wives and daughters, and brigand actions on roads into Harbin. Consular reports confirm nightly incidents as rebels press for intervention and a shift toward war amid factional tensions.
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Northern
China
Peking
Mukden
Revolutionary Party
Manchuria
Chao Erh-Feng
Szechuan
Chengtu
Chao Erh-Hsun
Tientsin
Tientsin University
United States
Kuabenshue
Shanghai
Nanking
Yuan Shih Kai
Strikers Turn Guerrillas in Portuguese Mountain War
Guerrilla warfare erupts after the general strike near Evora with troops lured into hills where gunmen killed many soldiers. Reinforcements have been dispatched by the government to the scene.
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Lisbon
Evora
Pacific Island sovereignty to face international arbitration
Washington reports the United States and Great Britain may submit Palmyra Island sovereignty to international arbitration. The state department likely will oppose British efforts to claim the island. The news item reflects ongoing imperial disputes in the Pacific and US policy stance.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Palmyra Island
Pacific Ocean
State Department
Brandeis accuses steel trust of exploiting workers
Louis Brandeis told the Stanley committee the steel trust has drained $680 million from the public by paying workers 63 percent below bare living costs, overworking them, and pushing prices higher. He cited Pittsburgh figures and argued profits funded worker misery.
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Washington
Steel Trust
Louis Brandeis
Stanley
Associated Charities of
Pittsburgh
Brandeis
D. A. Reed
Steel Corporation
Icebound Tugs Off Chicago Face Hunger and Cold
Nineteen men aboard two tugs are trapped in Lake Michigan ten miles from shore suffering from hunger and cold. A rescue is planned by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock with Roger C. Sullivan and Langlois ready to assist and two more powerful ships sought to break the ice.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Andrew H. Green
James Shea
H. C. Lydon
Thomas Snider
Benson
Alice
Racine
Wis
Grand Haven
Milwaukee
Langlois
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company
Roger C. Sullivan
Green Seeks A Woman
Texas financier Edward Howland Robinson Green arrives in San Francisco seeking a wife not a social climber. He derides New York women as lacking home skills and hints leap year may influence his marriage choice, saying he aims for domestic virtues.
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San Francisco
Edward Howland Robinson Green
Texas
Hetty Green
New York
Fifth Avenue
Lorimer Testifies On Campaign Costs And Kenna Ties
United States Senator Lorimer finished an eight day Senate election committee testimony detailing ties with Alderman Kenna in Chicago and his campaign expenditures ranging from two to twelve thousand dollars. He said Kenna's friends in his district aided him and discussed patronage without implying a fixed organization.
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Washington
Kenna
Hinky Dink
Chicago
United States
Lorimer
Senate Committee On Elections and Privileges
Kern
Hancey
Marble
The
Tribune
Kenyon
Aldrich
Penrose
Mijneis
Senate
Korimer
Minnesota Woman Suffrage Convention Set in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Woman Suffrage association schedules a February 17 meeting in Minneapolis to amend its constitution. The event will be private and include only representatives from state suffrage clubs.
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St. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Woman Suffrage Association
Minneapolis
Mob lynchings in Cordele ignite violence near jail
A mob of about 500 men stormed Cordele jail on January 31 and dragged Albert Hamilton, a Black man accused in a white girl case, to a tree where he died. Troops sent to quell the disturbance did not reach in time to stop the fatal assail.
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Cordele, Ga
Albert Hamilton
Confess Saves Brother At Lenox Case Trial
Mrs Theresa Martin testified in Judge Foster's court that she killed customs inspector Charles Muldoon in Lenox on March 17 1911, claiming it was she not her brother James McDermott who committed the stabbing, ending the trial abruptly.
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New York
Theresa Martin
James McDermott
Kentucky House Passes Anti-Tipping Bill
Louisville reporters note the Kentucky house of representatives approved the anti tipping bill by 59 to 7. The measure bans tips for waiters barber shop workers and train porters with fines of 10 to 20 dollars for both tippers and recipients.
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Louisville
Kentucky House of Representatives
Diet and Health Hints From Dr T J Allen
Chemical tests of food values mislead without practical dietary tests. Energy values alone do not reflect real usefulness. sugar provides heat but cannot sustain life alone, while cottage cheese supports life longer than sugar. Cheese can supplement carbohydrates. sugar supplements other foods.
Bomb kills six militiamen in Saloniki
A bomb at Strumitsa in European Turkey killed an officer and five military police officers and wounded seven others. Authorities blamed Bulgarians for the attack near Saloniki as tensions run high in the region.
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Strumitsa
Turkey
Saloniki
Governor Hawley Vetoes Idaho Revenue Bill
Boise Idaho January 31 Governor Hawley vetoed the revenue bill from Idaho's special session undoing most of the legislature's work.
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Idaho
Boise
Legislature of
Hawley
Gas Nearly Kills Two In Detroit Home
Arthur Bruller and his wife survived twenty four hours unconscious from coal gas at their Detroit residence 1036 Baldwin Avenue before rescue.
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Detroit
Mich
Baldwin Avenue
Arthur Bruller
Birthday cake with 102 candles for Electra Kennedy
In Healdsburg California a birthday party honored Electra Kennedy known as Grandma with a cake of her own making featuring 102 lit candles marking each year of her life. In Cincinnati approximately 1700 delegates gathered for the National Hardwood Manufacturers association tenth annual convention opening at the Sinton hotel.
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Healdsburg
Cal
Electra Kennedy
Cincinnati
Ohio
National Hardwood Manufacturers’ Association
Sinton Hotel
Mill Man Bayoneted as City Enters Martial Law in Lawrence
In Lawrence Massachusetts riot control during a mill strike brings 1200 soldiers to the streets. Syrians clashed with militia on Oak Street as John Ramy was fatally wounded and martial law-like orders barred street gatherings across the city.
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Ramy
Massachusetts
Sweetser
College hazers stab three at Hiram
Three Hiram college students were seriously injured in an attempt by varsity football men and sympathizers to haze R. L. Thomas of Youngstown. Earl Cook was stabbed twice, others were cut or bruised as the attack unfolded near the campus in Hiram Ohio.
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Hiram
Hiram College
R. L. Thomas
Youngstown
Earl Cook
William Oldacre
Warren
John Mays
la Follette
Hackenschmidt Knee Rupture Revealed by Roentgen Photo
Surgeons in London report a distinct rupture in the knee of wrestler George Hackenschmidt. A Roentgen ray image shows a separation of the leg and thigh bones. He plans to rest in Paris until the bones reunite.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
London
George Hackenschmidt
Jack Curley
Roentgen
Hackenschmidt
Paris
King George and Queen Mary Arrive at Gibraltar
King George and Queen Mary arrived at Gibraltar and were greeted by salutes from the rock, the British and Portuguese war ships, and the Spanish fleet at Algeciras. The king reviewed the garrison after landing.
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Gibraltar
George
Mary
Rock
Algeciras
Taft’s Ohio Visit Includes Speech At Constitutional Convention
President Taft drawn by crowds in Columbus for a two day stay with 2000 to 3000 handshakes at the Southern hotel. He addresses the state constitutional convention on proposed measures and will attend a post office dedication. Aunt Delia Torrey plans White House visit with Robert Taft accompanying her to Washington.
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Hig State
Constitutional Convention
Delia
White House
Columbus
Taft
Southern
Secret Service
Washington
Ohio
Akron
Board of Trade
Capital
Millbury
Mass
Delia Torrey
Robert Taft
Refuse Will for Probate in Chicago Case
Assistant Judge Rainey refused to admit the will of John R. Walsh to probate. Walsh died soon after his pardon from Fort Leavenworth. The will left the entire estate to his widow, with Abbott of Central Trust Company citing Walsh was not of mind when the instrument was made.
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Chicago
Rainey
John R. Walsh
Fort Leavenworth
Willam T. Abbott
Central Trust Company
Walsh
One Toe For Future Man
Dr. R. Clement Lucas told the Royal College of Surgeons that humans may evolve into a one toed race. He noted the little toe has lost extensor tendons and often a flexor tendon, while the great toe shows advanced development.
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London
R. Clement Lucas
The
Royal College of Surgeons
Giant pipe organ ready in Kansas City church
The Grand Avenue Methodist Episcopal church in Kansas City prepares a dedicatory program for February 13. The organ, built at a cost of $25,000, receives final tuning and a ceremony to unveil its maze of stops and menu buttons.
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Kansas City
Grand Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
House of Worship
A. Kreiser
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Senor Romulo S. Naon
University of Pittsburgh
Romulo S. Naon
Argentina
Senor Naon
University of Buenos Aires
Pacific Island
England
Decatur
Roy
George Loposso
Edinburg
Christian County
Loposso
Bloomington
Ill
Weldon
F. L. Buck
Clly
Champion
MR. Co. D. Gibson
Lambast Steel Trust
Green
Clotheshorse
Gotham
Minnesota
Suffragist Association
Cordele
Militia
Siew
Kentucky
House
T. J. Allen
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Simon Paddock
Syracuse
N. Y
Paddock
Paul Beck
Army Aviation School
Augusta
Army
Lawrence
Hack
King George
Duke of Fife
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