Trade revival, cotton shift eyed by Southern Railway
Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern Railway, predicted a 1915 revival in Southern business due to higher cotton prices and broader demand for merchandise. He noted farmers will cut cotton acreage to plant more grains and other crops, boosting grain output and bolstering export prospects as European war disrupts trade. He warned the recovery may be gradual but cites stronger South American trade and regional manufacturing as key supports for improvement.
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Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railway Company
South
United States
Harrison
United States Department of Agriculture
Southern Railway
Europe
Latin America
Diatricta
Warrfax Harrison
C. L. Chandler
Medals for Vera Cruz Heroes to Be Presented in New York
The Navy Department announced plans for on board the battleship Florida in New York on Wednesday. Secretary Daniels will present Vera Cruz occupation medals for meritorious conduct to the heroes. A reception at the Seventh Regiment Armory will follow, attended by high naval officers and Mrs Daniels.
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Florida
New York
Daniels
Navy Department
Fletcher
Usher
New York Navy Yard
Blue
Bureau of Navigation
Seventh Regiment
N. MN. G
Ite Armory
New Enterprises Rise Amid War Time Mexico Attacks
Washington Post reports 155 Mexicans executed in four by Zapata or Villa officials, with high authorities possibly complicit. Provisional president Gutierrez not implicated. Proclamations require daily cuartel reporting but executions follow. Included is the 14-year-old brother of Gen Castro among victims. his fate highlights brutal repression in old federal ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post Bureau
Kingstreet
Alexandria
Nevell
Greenaway
Caton
Washington Post
el Paso
Tex
Mexico City
Zapata
Villa
Gutierrez
Republic
Mexico
Cuartel
Jose Perez Castro
Orozco
Colorades
Castro
Leon
Colorado
American battleships to Panama for winter drills
As winter practice begins off Guantanamo Cuba several battleships likely will not return home before spring. With European war disrupting plans, a rendezvous at Hampton Roads is deemed inadvisable and ships will head directly to Panama. The New York may return to Hampton Roads to embark the President and his party.
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Guantanamo
Cuba
Panama Canal
Hampton Roads
Panama
New York
Society at Ice Races Near New York Gatherings
Society guests attend midwinter ice racing near a New York area country club as coasters glide 1000 feet across the lake. An orchestra provides lively prints while Mrs Longworth and Theodore Roosevelt Jr attend along with a list of notable guests wearing fur coats and stylish outfits. Millet plans to continue trotting races on Lake Glenmere through the winter when weather permits.
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New York
Longworth
Nicholas Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Richard Melafield
Alpert E. Foster
Frederick Herreshoff
William P. Burden
Carol A. Harriman
Louis C. Titus
A. Crummey
B. A. Bulkley
L. D. Plum
John R. Townsend
D T. Condict
B Stillman
Lake Glenmere
Cotton Mills Still Suffer From Dividend Delays
New Bedford Mass January 1 A survey of 97 leading New England cotton manufacturers shows 36 failed to pay dividends on all or part of capital on the last dividend date. The unpaid capital totaled 41 588 400 out of 132 6 100 invested. Average mill dividends last quarter were 1.2 percent with Northern and western New England at 1.3 percent. The study argues tariffs and war share blame less than general business mood for the weak profits.
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ST New England
New Bedford
Mass
New England
New Hingland
Intersata
Toledo Mayor Ousted Demand Filed in Ohio
City Solicitor Therson and George Kapp of Toledo file charges with Governor Cox seeking removal of Mayor Karl Keller. Kapp, former safety director, was deposed by Keller after a civil service inquiry. Charges include permitting gambling to flourish. Cox takes case under advisement.
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Columbus
Ohio
Karl Kelier
Toledo
Therston
George Kapp
Cox
Kapp
Office of Safety Director
Keller
State Civil Service Commission
Whitman Sees Peril in Inaugural Address Tone
Gov Whitman warns of moral decadence from disregard of law and contempt for justice in America urging a dominant public sentiment to enforce law. He supports the budget system and cautions against unchecked state expenditures. William Phillipe travels to Litchfield for William Rockhill funeral in Conn.
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Aaserta
Albany
Charles 8. Whitman
Gov. Whitman
Rockhill
William Phillipe
Litchfield
Conn
Secretary of State
United States
William W Rockhill
Honoluh
Police News Notes Highlight Local Accidents and Incidents
Police report a car and streetcar collision on Benning Road injuring Roy Helgsen and three others with treatment at Emergency Hospital. Robberies and thefts include a suitcase of value $100 at 37 Pennsylvania Northwest. A coroner’s jury blamed William H. French’s death on his own carelessness. Additional incidents include a jewelry theft at 48 Kentucky Avenue Southeast and injuries from a fall on ice. Firefighters respond to a small blaze at Higgs office building mail chute. A home fire causes $200 damage at 441 H Street Southwest. Others suffer medical incidents including apoplexy and gas-related resuscitation at local addresses.
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Roy Helgsen
Nineteenth Street
Smeade Alvord
Northumberland Apartments
William Sprigg
Wyoming Avenue
Miss Ida Harvey
E Street
Benning Road
Fifteenth
H Streets
Mahamad Salam
Pennsylvania Perenas
Zapatistas Fight Carranza Forces Near Puebla and Tampico
Official dispatches report Gen. Obregon’s troops pushing Zapatistas from Puebla strongholds and pursuing Villaistas toward San Luis Potosi. Gen. Pablo Gonzalez defeated Villaistas at Rodriguez near San Luis Potosi with hundreds killed or wounded, as Vera Cruz soldiers march west toward Mexico City aiming to reestablish government within six weeks.
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Gutierrez
Gratierrez
Villa
Getaila
Carranza
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Offncial
Pablo Gonzales
Villaistas
Rodriguez
San Luis Potost
Republic
Tepic
Banks To Profit From New York City Note Issue
New York banks and trust companies subscribing to the 100 million dollar New York city 6 percent notes issued last September will gain about 3 percent. J P Morgan & Co and Kuhn Loeb & Co announce profit checks for participants while managers forego personal benefit. The city is also set to receive an estimated 0 to 500,000 dollars from excess profits over 2 percent paid to the syndicate, due to favorable foreign exchange purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
New York City
J. P Morgan & Co
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
City of New York
2-Cent Post Extension to Bahamas Takes Effect
An agreement extending the 2-cent postage rate to mails between the United States and the Bahamas went into effect yesterday, marking another step toward broadening the 2-cent rate across the western hemisphere.
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United States
Bahamas
New Ship Line to Manila Planned by Holland Steamship Co
Gov Gen Harrison, reporting from Manila, says a new line of steamers from New York to Manila and the Dutch East Indies via the Panama Canal is being planned by the Holland Steamship Company, opening a new trade route to the Orient.
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Harrison
Manila
War Department
New York
Dutch East Indies
Panama Canal
Holland Steamship Company
Orient
Bill Restricts Firearm Traffic Exposes Weapon to Minors
A new bill would make it a misdemeanor to expose a loaded firearm to any minor in the district. The measure, drawn by James M. Wood, targets cases not covered by existing laws. Congress committees forwarded it to Superintendent Sylvester for a report and an early congressional briefing is planned. Representatives Smith of Maryland and Senator Hollis of New Hampshire lead the effort.
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Tha
Congress
Sylvester
James M. Wood
Siddons
Wood
House
Representative Smith
Maryland
Senate
Hollis
New Hampshire
CAPT NIBLACK ON TRIAL FOR VERA CRUZ GROUNDING
Special to The Washington Post. Capt Albert P Niblack of the battleship Michigan faces a general court martial at League Island navy yard on charges tied to the ship grounding during a November storm off Hampton Roads. The trial ends tomorrow with findings sent to Secretary Daniels for approval.
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Vera Cruz
Michigan
Washington
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Navy
Albert P. Niblack
League Island Navy Yard
Hampton Roads
Demand for Accounting In Amusement Co Case In District Supreme Court
Raid Baker and Martin Roth sue District Amusement Co and officers for an accounting over property bought at 412 and 421 Ninth Street NW. They claim the Millers bought for 42000, sold to the company for 50000, with $41000 reported as actual price. Attorney Colbert prosecutes the bill.
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District Amusement Co
John Henry Miller
Fred W. Miller
Thomas D. Harper
Henry Dern
District Supreme Court
Baker
Martin Roth
Ninth Street
Michael J. Colbert
Roth
Millera
Amuusement Company
Taft Attacks National Prohibition as Nonenforceable
Former President William H. Taft told the Bar Association of Boston that national prohibition would revolutionize the government destroy local authority and shift power to federal officials. He argued it shows state government cannot regulate its own affairs and would empower future presidents with too much control in Washington.
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Boston
Mass
Jan. L
William H. Taft
Bar Association of Boston
Washington
City Ticket Offices May Go
The Interstate Commerce Commission's push to cut expenses prompts railroads to consider closing city ticket offices in large cities including New York where over 100 offices may be replaced by three union offices. Savings in New York could reach tens of thousands, with national savings in the hundreds of thousands.
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Washington Cos
New York
Jan. L
Interstate Commerce Commission
Union
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Prelate Aids Recruiting in New Year Letter
London January 1 The archbishop of Canterbury issues a New Year letter to laity and clergy urging vigorous recruitment. He says the empire’s fate may hinge on those qualified to bear arms and urges households to urge capable men to serve the nation.
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London
Canterbury
Empire
City News In Brief From Fourteenth And G Streets
The Washington Post itemizes a busy slate of city events. W. G. A. moves to new quarters near Fourteenth and G. Cornerstone laying at Gurley Memorial Presbyterian Church on Fourteenth Street and Meridian Place NW is slated for 4 PM with pastors Granger and Kelly officiating. Public utilities discuss transfers and airbrake car seating, while the Peace Forum postpones its Poli's Theater meeting. Other items note health statistics, staff talks, and holiday events at the Willard among district affairs.
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F Street
Fourteenth
G Streets
Gurley Memorial Presbyterian Church
Fourteenth Street
Meridian Place Northwest
C. Everest Granger
Gunton Temple Memorial Church
Joseph T. Kelly
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Capital Traction Company
Washington and Maryland Railway Company
Kennedy
International Peace Forum
Poli’s Theater
John Wesley Hinl
New York
Forum
John Hays Hammond
Federation of Citizens’ Associations
Washington Hallway and Electric Company
Export boom predicted to rival prewar Britain trade
Holland writes on the projected surge in American exports in 1915, led by Southern Railway trade initiatives. He notes renewed business confidence after Interstate Commerce Commission rate decisions and details a Southern Railway agency program to connect U S manufacturers with foreign markets, including Mexico and South America. He cites 12,000 Americans learning Spanish and expects Panama Canal completion to shift Mississippi Valley traffic to Southern ports, boosting foreign trade opportunities. The piece also reports the estate valuation of Judge William B. Hornblower, amid his death tied to his son’s tragedy.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Great Britain
Gould System of Railroads
Mexico
Southern
Southern Railway
South
South America
Panama Canal
Mississippi Valley
Harrison
Hornblower
Oar
Wiliam B. Hornblower
Cleveland
Supreme Court
Washington
Tig Son
Holland
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Saga
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NEW Enterprises Rise
T. Marshall Jones
John Underwood
Tailway Company
Wheatley
Joan G. Cockey
Benedict Weil
H. H. Newton
Thomas S. Hall
Talbott H. McCuen
James B. Martin
Club
Cardinal Athletic Club
Sylvester Breen
King Street
Clark Griffith
Nationals
Andrew Aitcheson
Andrew Altcheson
Mace
Duke Street
FP. P. Phillips
St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church
Bethel Cemetery
U.S
Whitman
Peple
Police
William H. French
University Club
French
John F. Cartso
Kentucky Avenue Southest
Charles Mansfeld
Sixth Street
Casualty Hospital
Clarence A Weyer
Q Street
Sibley Hospital
Higgs
Company No. 1
SS. XM. Groves
H Street
Ramie
Frank Fauth
Pennsylvania Avenue
Emma Greenwalt
Twenty-first Street
OGO Fund
Capt. Niblack
Taft
Prohibition
City News
Federation of Citizens’ Associations of the
Chamber of Commerce
Twelfth
F Streets
Newman
District 1
Alpha and Zeta
Sigma Lambda Fraternity
Willard
Dorothy Nivnig
Lucille Alexander
Misa ‘Charlotte Hamilton
Margaret
Gladya Shed
William C. Woodward
West End
Department of Commerce
Public Utilities Commission
Charlotte Everett Hopkins
District of Columbia
Woman's Department
National Civic Federation
Hopking
Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
Lewis B. Purdum
First Congregational Church
The
Holy Land
Lebanon
F. C. Scheffer
Charles E. Moore
England
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
GraRal Way
Aget
Treas
A. Trust
William D. Hoover
Woodbury Blai
Vice Press
Gdee
Frank W. Stone
Woodbury Blair
John CC
Boyd James A. Buchanan
William A If. Church
Walter C. Clephane
Wilam V. Cox
Wiliam L Edmonston
George W. Gray
George Howard
Reginald Windeboor O. H. P Sohnsun
Thomas R. Jones
Vietor Kauffmann
Lean
Annuel Maddox
Milliam Foun Sals Trank
W. Stone
William H Walken
John L Weaver Wenty BK
National Savings and Trust Company
15Th Street
New York Avenue
Munsey Trust CO
Munsey
Munsey Trust Company 19
Frank A. Munsey
15Th
N. Y. Ave
National Metropolitan Bank
Fifteenth Street
U. 8
Treasury
Tnviter
Napoleon
Arthur Cowsill
Hibbs
15Th St
Americas Telephone & Telegraph Co
G. D. Milne
Iiret Mortwagist
Washington, D. C
Wim. H. Saunders & Co
Southern Building
Ang. & Electric
Georcetown Gan
Td. Mergenthaler
Launton
Nor. & Wash
Steamboat
District Nat. Hank
Ff Wash
Mergenthaler
Georgetown Gan
Monarcy ‘Trust
Thomas L. Hume
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
Fifteenth Street N. W
Globe “Wirvicken
Atis
Modero
A. C. Moses
Chris Cox Dawson
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