Rebels Cross Border as Mexican Army Fights at Ojinaga
Presidio Texas dispatchng details a brutal three day battle at Ojinaga where the Mexican federal army of about 4,000 soldiers faced 36,000 rebels led by Gen Ortega. Wounded and deserters evacuated toward the United States amid hostile exchanges across the river near Presidio.
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Tex
W McNamee
Border Patrol
Rie E
Vwlas
McNamee
Stott
Fifteenth Cavalry
Maj McNamee
Gen. Ortega
Riger
United States
Strange disease kills 11 in New Hampshire
Special to The Washington Post Concord New Hampshire January reports a puzzling illness named acidosia or acid intoxication a form of infantile diabetes killing eleven in December and putting over a hundred children under treatment. Physicians note sporadic outbreaks with Birmingham Alaska cited as another epidemic site with four child deaths.
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Washington Post
Concord
N. H. Jan
Birmingham
Heat raises self destruction deaths in Italy study
Dr Vito Massarotti reports 4000 crisis records over ten years showing higher self harm impulse with rising temperatures. He finds Sundays and Mondays most fatal for those contemplating suicide and notes more reports among educated than illiterate groups.
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Washington Post
Rome
Vito Massarotti
Italy
Massarotti
Mystery at sea delays Lind aide on voyage to Mexico
John Lind, Wilson's Mexico envoy, arrives from Vera Cruz aboard the Chester but does not disembark. The Chester pauses near Ship Island, delaying passage for a summit with the President as the Winona waits offshore. A crowd gathers, photographers ready, but a brief shore visit is scrapped amid secrecy. The President stays indoors, skips golf, and limits public activity.
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Pass Christian
John Lind
Wilson
Mexico
Vera Crux
Chester
Ship Island
Here
Winona
United States
Ghestara
Messasax
Navy
Mr. Wilson
Paas Christian
Lieut Howell
Lind
Jack’ Wheeler
Secret Service
White House
Lieut
Howell
Lineutn Howell
Dig Up Mastodon's Bones Fossil Found 20 Feet Underground
Y Roanoke Virginia January 1 S D Taliaferro of Salem Va superintendent of a crusher plant for Vaughan Construction Company at Blue Ridge Springs unearthed a mastodon skeleton 390 feet long with a 4 foot jawbone 6 inch ribs 5 inch teeth and tusks five feet long The bones were buried 20 feet beneath a limestone ledge and hauled to temporary quarters at Blue Ridge Springs for later delivery to the Smithsonian Institution
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Roanoke
S. D. Taliaferro
Salem
Vaughan Construction Company
Ble Ridge Springs
Taliaferro
Blue Ridge Springs
Smithsonian
Arm y plans to issue older Krag rifles to youth clubs
Army officers urge a new law to permit issuing old Krag rifles with ammunition to rifle clubs, schools with cadet corps, and civilian youth programs. War officials say training youths is essential to national defense with no new cost to the federal treasury. Secretary Garrison approves. about 390,000 Krag and carbines are on hand for potential distribution if enacted.
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Col
Thompson
Garrison
Congress
Friends
Secretary of War
National Board For
War Department
United States
Federal Treasury
John T. Thompson
Army Ordnance Department
Henry 8. Breckinridge
National Rifle Assiéiation
Col Thompson
Elvilian
Nationa Guard
National Guard
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Ordnance Department of the Army
Publican Fires At Deputy In Vienna Killing Suspected
Vienna January 1 Nicholas Mladin a publican warned in ads he would shoot Deputy Lafiislaus Hamory over grievances and fired three shots as Hamory arrived at the town hall striking near the heart shoulder and chin. The deputy is dying.
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Washington Post
Vienna
Nicholas Mladin
Ekurtes
Hungary
Lafiislaus Hamory
Hamory
New Year Bathers Start 184 at Brighton Beach
New York on January 1 184 swimmers four by age and gender plunged into the surf at Brighton Beach as the air and water were frigid. Three men and a woman entered the water at dawn amid a crowd clad in ulsters and heavy fur coats watching the annual start of the year in the sea.
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New York
Jan
Brighton Beach
Pan American Building Planned for Broadway Block
Plans filed with the city show a 646 foot tall Pan American building on the Broadway Eighth Avenue block between Fifty seventh and Fifty eighth streets. The 51 story structure, costing 123.5 million dollars, aims to foster trade relations between the United States and Central and South American nations through Pan American States Association exposure and facilities.
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New York
Jan. L
Broadway
Eighth Avena
Severa
Pan-American States Association
Nihilists Trail Paderewski in Denver Flight
Denver dispatch reports pianist Ignace Paderewski left Denver for Colorado Springs after learning he was followed by Nihilists who threatened his life. His wife issued a statement saying the real reason was the danger to his life and a fear for his safety after the Denver concert.
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Denver
Washington Post
Colo
Ignace Paderaewski
Colorado Springs
Herusband
Hope to End Shares Plans Nationwide Banking Venture
Berlin reports a major banking enterprise planned to operate in the United States with initial capital of several million dollars. Julius Rosenwald leads the effort with Andrew Carnegie and Vincent Astor said to be prominently involved. The aim is small, collateral-free loans to workingmen, backed by peer endorsements, plus issuance of small denomination investment certificates at 5 percent interest.
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Andrew Carnegie
Vincent Astor Aloo
Associated In
Enterprise
Washington Prest
Berlin
Julius Rosenwald
Chicaso
Rosenwald
Gutcano
Busindas
Vincent Astor
Roaid
Gould
New York
Edwin R. Gould
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Chicago
Pair Victims Of Murderer Report Declares Crime Involved
Jacob Shonguy, Bronx coroner, now retired, said Gradley and nurse Mrs. ura Marsh Gibson died from poisoning but did not kill themselves or each other. He asserted a crime was committed and the perpetrator concealed evidence to mislead police in December findings.
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Stectat
New York
Jay
Jacob Shonguy
Bronx
Troiman
James Gradley
Ura Marsh Gibson
Bradley
Huntington Man Weds Seventh Wife at Age Thirty One
Huntington man L. B. May of Hast Lyon West Virginia, aged 31, wed Re-Wileon of this city for his seventh wife. He had three wives divorced and three died, according to a Washington Post dispatch reprinted in Huntington.
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Ial
Washington Post
Untington
W. Va
F. i
Medal Awarded Posthumously for Conservation Insight
The National Geographic Society granted a posthumous medal to Prof. H. King for warning the United States to adopt Chinese conservation methods. King, author of Farmers of Forty Centuries, highlights Chinese techniques that feed nearly 500 million on compact land, offering a striking parallel for American farmers.
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United States
China
Nationa Geographic Society
H. King
Porter Charlton in Como Prison Receives Many Gifts
Milan dispatch reports Porter Charlton awaiting trial in Como for wife munner, appears content and healthy. He engages in Swedish gymnastics, reads travel books, and answers many letters while receiving numerous gifts including chocolates from a sympathetic Swiss girl. No trial date yet due to reopening of the preliminary magisterial inquiry.
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Munler
London
Daily Chronicle
Milan
Porter Charlton
Como
Munner
Women of Mannheim Ballet Strike Over Barefoot Demand
Berlin Jan 1 The women of the corps de ballet at the National Theater and Opera Mannheim have gone on strike under orders of The Ballet Union. They refuse to dance barefoot as alleged coercion by management.
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Washington Post
Berlin
Corps de Ballet
National Theater and Opera
Mannheim
The
Ballet Union
Fern Hobbs to Close Copperfield Saloons in One Hour
Miss Fern Hobbs, private secretary to Gov Oswald West, heads to Copperfield to close the saloons and demand resignations of town officials amid violations charges. Gov West anticipates swift action within an hour with five armed guards joining en route.
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Salem
Greg
Jane
Fern Hobbs
Oswald West
Copperfield
West
Portland
Oregon
Gov West
Baker
Leargan
State Penitentiary
Fire in Montreal burns amid water famine and snow
A blaze in a two story apartment on St Louis square caused about 100000 in damage as water pipes failed. Fire crews stretched hoses nearly a mile to reach the flames while snow was shoveled to cool windows and a dynamite precaution was readied but not used. Three substantial residences were saved as firefighters cut away inflammable material and battled the fire for 40 minutes after arrival.
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Montreal
St. Louis Square
Bank Heads to Tour With Office on Wheels in 10,000 Mile Run
The Reserve Bank hearings team led by Secretary McAdoo and Secretary Houston will travel west in a steel car, living aboard for over a month to study twelve cities. An on wheels office will house records, with a private secretary and stenographers, aiming to cut travel costs and keep testimony ready for the Federal Reserve Board. The trip begins in New York with hearings, then moves to Chicago and the West, with New York State banking plans a key focus.
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New York
Reserve, Bank Organization Committee
Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Elliott
Milton C. Hiliott
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Organization Committee
Boston
Chicago
West
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New York State
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
AP Maine
Buffalo
Syracuse
Chambers of Commerce
Boards of Trade
Clearing House
Cincinnati Elects Frederick Spiegel Mayor in Formal Ceremony
Judge Frederick J. Spiegel, elected on the Republican ticket, was inducted as mayor of Cincinnati today in a simple ceremony attended by friends. He succeeds Henry T. Hunt, whom he defeated for reelection, and began the run of office after taking the oath this day.
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Cincinnati
Frederick 3. Spiegel
Henry T. Hunt
Dayton Names City Manager First Big US City to Trade
Dayton Ohio January 1 at midnight the city adopted a commission government and appointed Henry M Waite formerly of Cineimmatt to manage city affairs marking the first large American city to entrust business duties to a city manager.
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Washington
Dayton
Ohio
Peston
Henry M. Waite
Cineimmatt
Defeated Mexicans Fleeing to Texas
A compact item notes defeated Mexican forces retreating toward Texas. The brief mentions a new action by John Land and hints at training programs for youths, with a focus on wartime defiance and policing by a female officer under attack by a phantom bandits scenario.
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Texas
John Land
McAdoo
Houston
Berlin
Miss Malone
Bryan
Bride
New Haven
Holland
Buffragists
Miks Clark
Mitchel
News of Alexandria
Street Railway
Gompers
Kongo to be granted autonomy under home government
King Albert told a deputation on New Year’s Day that the Kongo territory should reach autonomy under suzerainty of the home government. He said a bill will be introduced in parliament to implement this, noting it follows the example of other great colonizing powers. The announcement drew widespread interest across the kingdom.
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Brussels
Albert
Chamber of Deputies
Phantom bandits terrorize Cannes outskirts with fresh shooting
In Cannes area around Cannes a daring attack by the Phantom bandits was staged at dawn. Two shots were fired through a villa window nearly missing two Paris banker’s guests. Residents barricade doors and windows as detectives from Paris and Marseille hunt the gang blamed for years of terror. leaders recently arrested awaiting trial.
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Cannes
France
Banguin
Paris
Marseille
Adventurous Count Dies In Kentucky After Suspended Animation Plan
New Rochelle mayor elect Stetson Griffing received word that Count August Seymore de Castellane of New York Paris San Francisco and New Rochelle died from a injected suspension of animation culture. The count sought a Russian plant drug to fake death while pursuing a global scheme involving a gray haired widow and a dubious inheritance claim. He had just faced a city court over a water-throwing incident tied to a small debt.
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Washington Post
En Rochelle
Maward Stetson Griffing
New Rochelle
T. B. Bailey
Elizabethtown
August Schasfelysky de Mukkadel de Castellane Seymore
New York
Paris
San Francisco
Ahelt
Seymore
San Franctisco
France
Open House Rules Cabinet Chief Greets 300 Secretaries
Secretary Daniels and Secretary Garrison hosted a New Year reception for the diplomatic corps at Calumet Place. Miss Genevieve Clark led Speaker Clank’s social gathering as diplomats and officials filled the city with decorations from Miami. The Bryan breakfast omitted wine and featured a formal, buffet style spread with Jusserand as dean of the corps. Thousands roamed Washington avenues as revels continued in hotels and restaurants into the night.
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Monroe
Wilson
South
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Bryan
Calumet Place
Legation
Jules Jusserand
Great Britain
James Bryce
Daniels
Garrison
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Navy
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Speaker Clank
Genevieve
Florida
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Mme Jusserand
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Pan-American Union
Knox
Washington
Pans American Union
Congress
Mr. Wilson
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