Panther Sinking Rumor Haunts Navy Dispatches
Havana reports say the Panther repair ship has not arrived and no news. Storms lash the Atlantic as ships enter Havana. Captain’s wife sings to lift spirits aboard Taunton from Antwerp. Unconfirmed rumor of Panther sinking is denied by Admiral Andrews and Navy officials pending confirmation from Guantanamo.
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Washington Post
New York
Havana
New York Herald
Quantanamo
United States
Panther
Taunton
Antwerp
Navy
Department
Tonnant
Vreeland
Man Winthrop
Winthrop
Flightship Their Refuge in the Ocean Disaster
Ottoria and Oneonta crew escape after a wreck near the Point Adams. Lifesavers rescue two, one body recovered. survivors seek refuge aboard the lightship Fred Peters as the Rosecrans grounds on the Columbia rocks. Captain Johnson stays at his post amid gale and breaking waves.
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Ottoria
Ores
Jan
Point Adams Pentehin
Fred Peters
Rosecrans
Swindle Exposed In Massive Foreigners Scam
A Cincinnati man was arrested on suspicion of leading a large scale swindle against foreigners and immigrants over two years. Police say about 250000 dollars was gained by selling fake stocks and bonds through a gang that insured fictitious people, forged death certificates and undertaker reports, then paid out benefits to the principal as head of the scheme tied to the Greek Catholic Union in Homestead, Pennsylvania.
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Greek Catholic Union
Homestead
Dertal
Dogs skin may save boy in fire incident
A one year old boy Ralph Kerls in St Louis suffered burns when his clothing caught fire on December 6. Eight puppies reportedly nipped at the boy to help extinguish the flames, with the dogs keeping the blaze from worsening. Doctors say most injuries are minor and expected to heal quickly.
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St. Louie
Jan
Ralph Kerls
Cunard liner Carmania battles four day sea tempest
New York reports the Cunarder Carmania arriving three days late after four days of hurricane weather and heavy seas. Passengers prayed on saloon floors as officers recalled the wildest day at sea on January 2. The ship lurched, crews steadied, kitchens were wrecked, and a petition praised Captain J C Barr for safety efforts and a similar resolution would go to Cunard Line.
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New York
Jan
Port Teddy
J. C. Barr
Cunard Line
Long Peril at Sea as Schooner Heats to Shore
A Baltimore bound schooner struck near York River mouth, later breaking up and sinking. Captain T F Wright, his wife Mrs Wright, and their three children endured two nights afloat in freezing water, clinging to a mast and distress signals as passing steamers could not reach them due to heavy surf. They were finally rescued Saturday morning by a passing vessel and landed at a York River town.
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Norfolk
Vins
Waltera
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
T. F. Wright
Hampton
Stangray Pont’ob
York River
Wright
Kroonland Runs Aground Off Ambrose Channel
The Kroonland of the Red Star Line with 550 passengers aboard ran aground near the Ambrose Channel at the edge of the outer harbor during fog. Tugboats labored through the night to free the vessel, which remains fast but not considered in immediate danger. The ship was on its way to Antwerp.
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Kroonland
Red Star Line
Ambrose Chanel
Aix
Kroofland
Antwerp
Enes
Powers Call for Turkey to End War Over Adrianople
London dispatches report rapid surrender prospects as Balkan delegates press for Adrianople’s fate. Talks with Rechad Pasha and Kiamil Pasha hint at European intervention options and a possible cession to the powers, while Britain France and Russia seek a unified approach.
Boy Saves Mother From Fire After Gas Explosion
Five year old George Winn of Dorchester, son of Mrs Winifred Winn, dragged his mother from a burning home after she entered a cellar with a candle and triggered a gas leak explosion. The child seized her dress and led her to safety before she collapsed. Local report from Dorchester notes the dramatic rescue during a home fire today.
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Botton Mass
George Winn
Winifred Winn
Dorchester
Pie Hunger His Undoing At Feasta Nightly
Somerset Pa January reports a well to do citizen William Wiland is jailed on 600 bail for forcible entry and larceny at Bauman bakery He nightly entered the bakery to steal freshly baked pies then sampled them before beginning his feast a trap set by the Baumans revealed the culprit authorities note his motive as hunger not malice and he claimed he must have pig from the prize pies The story paints a comic yet cautionary tale of a respectable man caught by pie hunger and theft
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Somerset
Bauman Grothera
Willian Wiland
Wiland
Duchess of Connaught III in Canada suffers recurrence of peritonitis
The Duchess of Connaught wife of Canada’s governor general was moved by special train from Ottawa to Montreal and admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital. A hospital bulletin notes she endured the journey fairly well and rests comfortably under care of Surg. Maj. Worthington and Dr. A. E. Garrow.
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Duchess of Connaught
Canada
Ottawa
Royal Victoria Hospital
Duchess of Gonnayeht
L. Worthington
Maj. Worthington
A. E Garrow
Mob Storms Hotel Astor In New Year Riot
A mob of about 30 striking hotel workers armed with bricks stormed the north side of the Hotel Astor in New York. They pelted missiles through windows and urged inside staff to join the strike, sparking a clash with police during which a patrolman was knocked down and injured. Nineteen protesters were arrested as police dispersed the scene, while guests were shaken by the glass crash and shouting.
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New York
Hotel Astor
Auto cab driver sentenced for shooting police commissioner
Albert Bowes, 25? years old, an auto cab driver, was sentenced at the Old Bailey today to fifteen years penal servitude for shooting Sir Award Henry, commissioner of police. The judge said the sentence would have been life but for the peculiarity of the case. Sir Edward asked mercy for the prisoner.
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Jan
Old Bailey
Albert
George Bowes
Award Henry
Sir Edward
Morey
Cuban Speaker Fights Duel With Swords In Havana
Havana reports Col Orestes Ferrara speaker of the house and Miguel Coyuls territorial staffer of La Lucha dueled with swords today. Neither was seriously injured. The duel arose from strictures Ferrara published in that paper.
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CoL Orestes _Ferrara
House of Representatives
Miguel Coyuls
la Lucha
Col. Ferrara
Card Sharpers Aboard Carmanian Fleeced Passengers
Report of two men posing as Western manufacturers on the Carmanian fleecing passengers in a Liverpool to New York voyage. Dice in the smoking room allowed a run of losses totaling about 2500 dollars before a demand for examination led to a police warning and no formal complaint.
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New York
Carmants
Liverpool
West
E. ‘L. Goodwin
London
Ewo
Unier
Goodwin
Palsenger
W.S. J. Schroeder
Passengeer
I& Wireless
Couad
Duels Rise After Hungarian Parliament Row
In Budapest on January 3, Count Stephen Tisza, president of the lower house, dueled Count Aladar Szechenyt and Count Michael Karalyi with sabers. Szechenyt was wounded in the head. Karalyi suffered severe injury. A third duel was planned between Tisza and Count Aladar Zichy, as Deputy Polonyi issued a challenge.
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Iisver
Count Tiséa
Aladar Szechenyt
Ssechenyt
Flee
Szechenyt
Tissa
Serit
Michael Karalyi
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Polonyi
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Repeal 08 Arbitrates Coastwise Vessels Tolls
Special to The Washington Post reports Prof Emory R Johnson of the University of Pennsylvania in Chicago says repeal of the Panama Canal toll exemption clause should be submitted to arbitration He argues coastwise vessels are sufficiently protected and do not need canal toll favors Dr Johnaori is Panama tolls and traffic special commissioner.
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Commission
Washington Post
Chicago
Jan
Emory R. Johnson
University of Pennsylvania
Western Society of Engineers
Johnaori
Opium Smuggling Plot Found Aboard Pacific Line Ship
Two U S customs inspectors barely escaped drowning when a hatch cover slammed shut as water flooded the tank aboard the steamship Caltia. They discovered fifteen tins of opium valued at 9450, seizing a smuggling scheme linked to the ship’s master Captain Roger Altmann. A formal fine may follow under law.
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Washington
Caltia
Pacificwatt J Line
Roger Altmann
China
Deaf-Mute Heroine Guides Rescuers After Elevator Crash
Verna Rembeck, a 19 year old stenographer in New York, helped save four trapped men after a passenger car in a six story loft building at 15-117 Worth Street fell five stories. She crawled through a small opening to reach the wreckage while fellow workers were buried, and used signs to direct rescuers to treat the injured.
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New York
Jan
Crescent Engraving Company
May Drop Tariff Before Abandon Food Tax
London January 8 Unionist leaders seek to heal divisions over a food import tax plan. A meeting in the House of Commons drafted a memorial urging Andrew Bonar Law to abandon the food taxes at the next general election, aiming to unify the party before policy shifts.
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British Isles
Andrew Bonar
Lew
House of Commons
Lawyer Kills Self at Bellevue Stratford Hotel
Frederick A Sobernheimer a 33 year old Philadelphia attorney was found dead in a hotel room with a revolver in his hand and a bullet hole in his temple. A note addressed to Irene Bertie Dorchester MA is believed to state his motive but its contents are not yet revealed. Relatives say he had no financial trouble or known love affairs and he was a popular member of the Union League. Police treat the death as a suicide attempt likely planned at the fashionable hotel.
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Frederick A Sobernheimer
Bellevue-Stratford
Ar Wortion
Irene Bertie
Dorchester
Maas
Frederick, Sobernheimer
Chambermain
Sobernheimer
Whitcomb
Richard “Hattim
A. Baldi
Mgr.Baldi
Union League
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Cold Wave Grips Nation From Plains to Southwest
January reports describe severe cold and storm damage across multiple states. Widespread sleet and wind cripple telegraph links between New York and Chicago, Kansas records 8 to 28 degrees below zero, gas shortages persist, and steam locomotives battle drifting snow in Washington and Montana corridors. Farther south, the Southwest endures deep cold with border regions suffering as freezing temperatures extend into New Mexico and near Mexico.
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New York
Topeka
Kans
Kansas
Beattie
Northern Pacific
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Cascade Mountains
el Paso
Fez
Xico
Amerdcar
Albuquerque
Miss Gould Sets Hidden Wedding Date at Lyndhurst
Washington and New York papers report Milas Helen Gould has fixed the wedding date with railroad official Finley Shepard for around January 1 at Lyndhurst Irvington on the Hudson. Invitations will be issued within days though an official public announcement has not been made.
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Washington Post
New. York
New York “Times
Milas Helen
Gould
Finley Z Shepard
Rairoad
Hay
Soula
Lyndhurst
Misa Gould
Irvington-on-Bindeog
Navy Panther Believed Late In Peril On Sea
In a chaotic sail of headlines a Navy ship Panther is thought to be late and under peril at sea as inspectors report trouble aboard. Other items include political resignations, legal cases, and public notices reflecting a tumultuous congressional session.
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Adrianople
Cleveland
Fiarce
Congress
Holmes Will Not Resign From Supreme Court
New York reports Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes would not resign his seat on the U S Supreme Court despite rumors that President-elect Wilson would receive a formal letter of resignation. Gov. Wilson reportedly suggested Senator O Gorman as a replacement. Holmes denied any intention to resign.
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Washington Post
New York
New York Preak
Wilson
Oliver Wengell Holmes
Supreme Court of the United States
Gov. Wilson
Justice Holmes
O'Gorman
Washington
the Times
Mock Priest Solves Murder Joke Astonishes Victim
A Vienna telegram reports Hungarian authorities have begun criminal proceedings after a reported practical joke by an actor led to a hospital injury. The actor allegedly murdered a farm hand years ago and set fire to the man's house.
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New York
Jan
Vienna
New York Times
Tageblatt
Grosswardein
Hungary
Farmer
Apo U . Ta
Atonia
Patterson Withdraws From Senate Race To Promote Harmony
Gov. Malcolm R. Patterson, Democratic nominee for United States senator in Tennessee, withdrew from the contest at a conference with 41 Democratic legislators. He said the move aims to promote party harmony and ease the election of a "regular" Democrat. Despite his withdrawal, numerous candidates remain, and balloting starts next Tuesday.
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Tenn
Malcolm R. Patterson
United States
Tonisht
Patterson
Daughter of Bobs to Wed Special to The Washington Host
Engagement announced in London and New York to Lady Edwina Roberts daughter of Field Marshal Earl Roberts and Major H F E Lewin of the 142d Battery Royal Field Artillery. The title Earl Roberts of Kandahar would lapse if none of his daughters bears a son. his eldest daughter Aileen is unmarried.
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New York
London
New York Times
Edwina Roberts
H. F. E. Lewin
142D
Royal Field Artillery
Earl Roberts
Kandahar
Aileen
Poison Hints Found in Death of Winthrop Man
Joseph Otis of Winthrop Minnesota was found unconscious at the National Hotel in Washington DC. Doctors at Emergency Hospital say traces of poison were found in his stomach and fear he will not recover. Police seek a young woman who accompanied him to the hotel and left after warning staff he was ill.
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Mid
National Hotel
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EB. Whitson
Otis Ts
President to Entertain Widow of Democratic Executive
The President plans an afternoon function at Union Station to honor the widow of a Democratic executive. Daughter Esther arrives today as the former First Lady figure is hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Hammond. Crowds pay silent tribute during the hospitality event.
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Hammond
Union Station
Mre Taft
Henry F. Dimock
Rockwood Hoar
Richard Town
Mrs Grover Cleveland Arrives in Washington for Social Visit
Mrs Grover Cleveland arrives in Washington with fiancé Prof T J Preston for a six day stay starting at Union Station. The former First Lady will attend a series of social events including a reception, dances, and dinners with Mrs Hammond and other prominent figures, while daughter Esther and other visits are planned.
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Princeton
Washington
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
White House
Esther Cleveland
Preston
Hammond
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Hammond Home
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Mike Viola Bryant
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