National Guard Leaders Oppose Hay Bill Provisions
Adjutant General C A Martin presided as officers from 30 states met at the Willard to oppose Hay bill changes that would deny the National Guard a prior right to enlist and require four regular army officers per volunteer regiment. They urged amendments for promotion from ranks and a foreign service pay clause supported by militia chiefs. A long list of state officers attended, with talks on broader pay and service rules, and preparations for Annapolis follow up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
National Guard Association
Willard
Adjt
C. A Martin
Kansas
National Guard Omcers
National Guard
National Board For Foreign Service
Nations Board For
Henry 5. Breckinidge
Annapolis
Treasury Department
Grace dead of his wound in Atlanta case rekindled
Eugene W. Grace died from a bullet wound suffered at his Atlanta home in March 1912. He had accused his wife Daisy Opie Grace of shooting him for life insurance. Daisy Grace, tried for attempted murder, was found not guilty and offered no comment on his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mewnanna
Eugene W. Grace
Atlanta
Grace
Daisy Opie Grace
Philadelphia
Daisy Utrich Onie
Died Notices for Betz Briel and Quill Families
DIED notices list John J Betz aged four years seven months with funeral at 2 pm January 14 from 521 K Street NE and burial at St Marys Cemetery. Katherine Briel aged 23 years 28 days with funeral January 13 at 2:30 pm from 621 F Street NE and interment Prospect Hill Cemetery. Mary Balbina Quill nee Neilson, wife of Thomas, funeral to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehhabetz
John J Bea
Betz
K Street
St Mary’s Cemetery
Briel
F Street
Katherine
Mary LC Briel
Huth
Peter Briel
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Quill
Thire Street
Mary Balbina Quill
Neilson
Thomas
Wilson Urged to Pacify Mexico Now Refugees Held
W. E. Chandler urges President Wilson to take bold action in Mexico, proposes war resolution draft for Congress, and describes forces and refugees at Presidio and Marfa Texas. Villa pursues toward Mexico City while U.S. stance and Monroe Doctrine are framed as making a forward move necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Mexico
W. E. Chandler
Congress
Presidio
Tex
Ojinaga
Francisco Villa
Marfa
Fort Bliss
United States
Border Patrol
War Department
Maj McNamee
Maj. McNamee
Army
Western Hemisphere
Lantic Ocean
Pacific
Presid
McKinley
William E. Chandle
Chandler
Republic of Mexico
Rious
War talk and Huerta contact shape Mexican crisis
Mexico City reports Charge O Shaughnessy met Gen Huerta on his arrival from Vera Cruz. The dialogue touched on Cuba and Mexico, with calls to end atrocities and avoid broad interference. Officials in Mexico doubt a major shift will occur, while the Spanish Minister to Mexico says no recall is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrison
Fort Busa
Moore
State Department
Wood
Staf
Crowder
Army
War Department
Arizona
Nogales Sonora
Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Tamalipas
Mexico
United States
Grant
Spone
Cuba
Spain
Mexico City
O'Shaughnessy
Vera Cruz
Huerta
Gen. Huerta
Appésar
O’shaughneasy
Mr. Lind
Wilson
Jto de Cologan
McKelway Clears Atlanta Prison of Hawthorne Charges
Dr A J McKelway presented a Justice Department report asserting the Atlanta penitentiary operates with few criticisms and that Julian Hawthorne and Representative Howard's charges lack foundation. McReynolds expressed satisfaction with the findings and indicated further reviews would occur only on others’ credible accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. McKelway
Hawthorne
Department of Justice
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
William Sohley Howard
Georgia
Howard
Atlanta
Congress
McKelway
Washington
Julian Hawthorne
Department
Warden Moyer
Poat
McReynolds
Mr. McReynolds
Mrs Anderson's Play Liked in Boston First Performance
Fairy play Every Boy written by Mrs Laraz Anderson wife of the former diplomat was presented in Boston with Mrs Anderson casting herself as a notable observer. The work drew a reception from Boston society and audiences, despite her absence in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington Post
Laraz Anderson
Japan
Belgium
Movements of Ocean Steamers with Arrivals and Sailings
Arrivals include Nieuw Amsterdam from Rotterdam to New York Philadelphia from New York to Southampton Caledonia from New York to Movtile Ouar from New York to Copenhagen George Washington from New York to Chev rours Thyra Menier from Curacao to New York. In sailing status Oscar TI from Christiansand to New York Sant Anna from Palermo to New York Campanella from Rotterdam to New York Kaiser Frans Josef from Patras to New Stampolia and Genoa to New York.
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Nieuw Amsterdam
Rotterdam
New York
Philadelphia
Southamptos
Caledonia
Movtile
Ouar
Copenhagen
George Washington
Chevrours
Thyra
Menier
Curacao
Oscar TI
Christiansand
Sant’ Anna
Palermo
Campanella
Kaiser Frans Josef
Patras
Stampolia
Genoa
Blizzard winds whip city. ferryboat crash injures hundreds
North River storm brings high winds and frigid temperatures as the Suffern ferry and a Pennsy float collide. Eight hundred aboard were thrown to decks, with several women fainting and many bruised. The vessel reached its slip safely amid shattered glass and signs. Cold wave follows with zero to subzero readings in Chicago and Duluth reporting record lows.
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New York
North River
Suffern
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lasa
Blizzards and Flood Disasters Hit Europe in Winter
Paris reports Europe facing a severe winter with renewed blizzards and widespread floods. Eastern Russia records 150 cold deaths while Bavaria and Alsace-Lorraine contend with heavy snow. Belgium floods threaten factories along the Scheldt and Lys. relief efforts in Fomerania led by Prince Eitel Friedrich launch flood aid.
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Paris
Europe
Russia
Bavaria
Alsace-Lorraine
Rhine
Switzerland
Lake Constance
Belgium
England
Brussels
Liege
Namur
Scheldt
Rivera Lys
Donder
Alest
Grammont
Koeslin
Germany
Eitel Friedrich
Fomerania
Vork
Windstorm Rips Through District Causing Damage
A violent windstorm yesterday caused extensive damage across Washington including a missing 38.25 from a Zeh coal wagon hatband, a broken window at Ninth and G, a head wound at Palais Royal, a chimney collapse at Hecht & Co., and a roof strike on Berens stable with 3100 in losses. The flag atop the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce was blown off but recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Smallwood
Henry W. Zeh
Seventh Street
Tenth Street
Louisiana Avenue
Zeh
Washington Railway and
Ninth and
G Streets
John Padgett
Palais Royal
Hecht & Co
EF Street
A. W H. Berens
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Sherman Bill Sets Delegates in Primaries and Conventions
A proposed Sherman bill outlines how delegates to national conventions are elected via state primaries, fixing one delegate per 10,000 presidential votes with 1 per district and two at large if a party clears 5,000 votes in a state. It provides official certification, determines contest authority, and honors qualifying political organizations for primary tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Illinois
Congress
Peti Hon
Lobbyists Targeted as Congress Debates Reform Bill
Senate inquiry into the insidious lobby yields concrete results. Overman chairs a bill to dock lobbyists and those who advise on improper methods, requiring all involved to file statements of expenses. penalties include heavy fines for violations. In a separate brief note, Mrs Peters was injured after jumping from a fire wrecking Harry C West’s home near Seneca, Rockville, on January 12. losses estimated at 2000 dollars.
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Congress
Senate
Wilson
Overman
Corporation
House
Rockville
Harry C. West
Seneca
David Peters
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J B O'Meara
Missouri
Henry T. Herring
New Mexico
C I Martin
F W
Charles D. Eliot
West Virginia
L V_ Patch
Idaho
Henry Hutchins
Texas
Canton
Oklahoma
George H Wood
Ohio
Albert Greelan
Maine
George M Cole
Colnnecticut
Thomas J Stewart
Pennsylvania
Guy E Logan
Towa
C. L. Wright
Virginia
G W Pearson
Massachusetts
J C R Foster
Florida
Fred B. Wood
Minnesota
I P Wickersham
Delaware
W. F Sadler
New Jersey
W. Wee Moore
South Carolina
Frank Maloney
Tennessee
S&s
Mrs. Grace
Geo
Frank Geier’s Sons
Speare
N. W
Frank A Speare
Small & Bons
Florists
Washington ”-Astoria
Broadway
Villa
Texico
TI Mnield
Pascual Orozco
Inez Salazar
Mercado
Orozco
Salazar
Torreon
Chihuahua
Ojaga
Woodrow Wilson
Mexco
Mr. Chandler
Madero
Gulf of Mexico
Cluba
Hnd
House of Representatives of the
United States of America
Congress Assembled
U. S
Mug Kame
Pete Ewe
Cou
Joseph
G. Sons
A. Pierce
All Souls
Unis
Tabula
Mr. Lang
Charles Guy Mason
John Kirby
H. & Brealet
Aughnessy
BR. Harris & CO
the Jewelers
Seventh and
D Streets
Mreynolds
Tokalon Co., Inc
F St
Blizzard Whips
Chicago
Duluth
Minn
Calvert Shop
St Sas Oe
Kansas City
Los
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Fred Harvey
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