Huppuch Urges Democrats to Back Sheehan for Senate
Albany dispatch says Winfield A Huppuch chairman of the Democratic State committee declares every Democratic senator and assemblyman should abide by the caucus result naming William F Sheehan as the party candidate for U S Senator The release notes he consulted a majority of committee members and that the move follows the recent caucus vote The governor Dix refused comment but earlier asserted legislators should vote with conscience and constituents support
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Shepard
Osborne
Huppuch
Albany
Winfield A. Huppuch
Democratic State Committee
William F. Sheehan
United States
McLeuppuch
Depew
Sheehan
Thomas M. Osborne
Edward M. Shepard
Ifuppuch
Guy
F. D. Roosevelt
Franklin D Roosevelt
Flappuch
Hudson Falls
New York
William F Sheehan
Huppuchh
Hupp
Calleus
State Central Committee
Dix
Huppuch J
Geo. Ix
Flunpuch
Waldorf
Congress
Gouverneur Dix Faces Political Factionalism In Albany
The article portrays Gov Dix resisting direct interference in selecting the legislature while party leaders seek resolution. William F Sheehan travels to Albany as Murphy remains unreachable for comment. J Sergeant Cram warns he will resign as Tammany chairman if Sheehan is chosen. The governor offers to arbitrate to break the deadlock if leaders seek his aid. The governor and Mrs Dix were honored guests at a Cram hosted reception. The governor leaves on a midnight train as leaders prepare to return to Albany.
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William F. Sheehan
New York
Albany
Murphy
Charles F. Murphy
Goodground
Long Island
William J. Connors
J. Sergeant Cram
Tammany Hall
Sheehan
Dix
Cram
Notable Society Couple Injured In Auto Crash On Pennsylvania Ave
A well known society couple, Mr and Mrs Alexander Legare, were injured when their car struck a tree at the corner of Eighth street and Pennsylvania Avenue southeast and overturned yesterday. They are confined to home with head cuts, facial injuries, and knee sprains. Chauffeur Patrick Sweeney and footman Michael Geaney were treated and discharged.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Alexander B. Legare
Navy Yard
Eighth Street
Mr. Legure
Trains Late Prompt Texas and Pacific Suit
F P Lightfoot attorney general filed suit in district court against Texas and Pacific Railroad for 170000 dollars over four days in November 1910 alleging passenger trains between Fort Worth and El Paso ran more than three minutes late at terminal points. The case follows state railroad commission actions.
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Washington Post
Austin
Tex
F. P. Lightfoot
District
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Fort Worth
el Paso
State Railroad Commission
Liis
Aldrich Plans Fishing Trip From Jekyll Island
United States Senator Nelson W. Aldrich plans a month long fishing cruise aboard the steamer Attaquin from Brunswick Georgia. He is accompanied by his wife and son and will be guided by expert fishermen to reach the best grounds along the east coast, possibly extending into Florida waters.
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Washington Post
Brunswick
United States
Nelson W. Aldrich
Millionaire Club
Jekyl Island
Brimswick
Attaquin
Aldrich
Judge A C Cravatt
Bruns!nk
Florida
Exiles Stand Firm as Glasscock Holds Key to WV Seat
In Wheeling, West Virginia, Democratic leaders say no return move is made for the fifteen Republican exiles. Gov Glasscock, Sen Kidd, and W. J. Chilton resist any immediate settlement as Chilton and Watson seek seats in Congress. Republicans in Cincinnati enjoy Taft hosted entertainment while remaining in exile awaiting governor’s call.
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Kidd
W. ©. Chilton
Co. P. Taft
Wheeling
W. Va
Cincinnati
Joseph H. Chilton
William J. Chilton
West Virginia
Glasscock
Meredith
W. R. Watson
United States Senate
Chilton
State Senate
Gov
United States
Chiton
Watson
Washington
Dilton
Elkins
McGraw
C. P. Taft
Rich Men Hurt in Fight in Bellefontaine Ohio
Wealthy gas well and oil interests owners Harry Wolf and C D Hoover fought over business matters in Bellefontaine Ohio. Wolf lies hospitalized with a serious revolver wound. Hoover has a fractured skull. Hoover says Wolf struck him with a lead pipe then fired. Wolf says he was shot without warning.
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Bellefontaine
Obi
Harry
Wolf
C. D. Hoover
Hoover
Tomouth
Weston’s record marked down by White in Maine walk
G Stewart White of Chicago reduced Edward Weston’s Chicago to Portland walking record by nineteen hours. He arrived with night by night logs and a signed Chicago police letter. White started December 24 1910 at 1 15 pm reached Portland November 22 11 46 am weighed 169 pounds, averaged 47 miles daily, wore out shoes, hopes to walk Chicago to San Francisco next fall.
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Washington Post
Portland
Edward P. Weston
Chicago
G. Stewart White
White
Chief Dresser
Herman F. Schmettler
Windy City
Hig
Erie
Buffalo, & Riley
San Francisco
Dower Rights Restored After Fifty Years in Suffolk
Riverhead Long Island January 22 Miss Emily A Smith 7 years old missing since 1857 returned to Northport after six decades to claim dower rights in her late husband’s estate A Suffolk county supreme court jury found in her favor The witness told how she married at 14 left home ceased contact with her children and later worked as a palmist in New York Her husband’s divorce was ruled illegal and she learned of none of these events until her return
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Washington Post
Riverhead
Long Island
Ing
Northport
Emily A. Smith
Supreme Court of
Suffolk County
Waited 27 years to wed in odd Beale pact tale
Special to The Washington Fos Boston January 22 Dr Charles E Clark formerly of Boston died suddenly at Passaic New Jersey last week He waited 27 years to marry due to a written agreement with Mrs Adelaide Beale of Lynn Massachusetts He would inherit her fortune of about 100000 only if he never married while she lived and resided at her home He married two months ago to Mrs Isabelle Finch Sawyer Clark met Sawyer on a White Mountains trip and planned to travel to California with Mrs Clark next week He was 62 years old.
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Washington Fos
Boston
Chales E. Clark
Passaic
N. J
Adelaide Beale
Broadstreet
Lynn
Mass
Clark
Isabelle Finch Sawyer
Beale
Sawyer
White Mountains
California
Three Skaters Drowned On Thin Ice In Massachusetts
Three youths perished after venturing onto thin ice near Lowell Massachusetts William Hancock age 2 drowned in a Methuen pond Nicholas G McNulty 10 and Patrick H McCue 14 drowned in the Concord River while playing hockey Their rescuer William H Carey 18 and an unnamed man narrowly escaped drowning in the same incident
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Lowell
Aus
William Hancock
Methuen
Nicholas G. McNulty
Patrick H. McCue
Concord
McNulty
McCue
Wiliam H. Carey
Paralyptic Patients Cured By Tuberculin Injections
Vienna January 2. After three years of testing Prof Wagner von Jauregg of the University of Vienna reports curing 23 percent of progressive paralysis cases from 1600 patients with Koch’s tuberculin injections. The disease had been deemed incurable.
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Vienna
Wagner von Jauregg
University of Vienna
Koch
Death of a Coolie Triggers Riots in Hankow
Jan 22 Hankow report details violent unrest after a coolie died in police custody. Rioters blame police for murder as British and German gunboats intervene. Marines and volunteers mobilize. ten Chinese killed and several foreigners injured. Chinese troops take control under vice regal forces.
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Hankow
China
Conrse
Auto tire saves girl on ice at Burnside reservoir
Catherine Cooley of East Hartford skated onto thin ice at Burnside reservoir in Hartford. Si Gerald Dowen, a chauffeur, drove past and tossed an automobile tire to the swimmer. Dowen reeled her to safety and pulled her from the water using the tire as a life preserver.
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Washington
Hartford
Conn
Catherine Cooley
East Hartford
Burnside Reservoir
Gerald Dowen
Dowen
Four Die in Riceland Fire Near Albert Lea Minnesota
N C Jensen and three children perished in a residence fire at Riceland, eleven miles from Albert Lea, while the father failed to rescue them. Mrs Jensen escaped with a baby, and Esther and Albert Jensen survived, with Esther seriously burned. The home was a total loss.
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Albert Lea
Minn
N. C. Jensen
Jensen
Riceland
Liner Collision In Fog Damages Tasso At Dover Harbor
Hamburg American steamer President Lincoln and Wilson liner Tasso collided in fog off Goodwin Sands. President Lincoln remained undamaged and escorted the Tasso into Dover harbor after the latter sustained heavy damage to its bow and forward section. Passengers recount an exciting experience as tugs assisted the injured ship. Notable passengers include Dr. Royal M. Cohen of Newark and Dr. M. P. Grossman of Bloomfield, among others in New York.
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Dover
England
President Lincoln
New York
Hamburg
Tasso
Goodwin Sands
London
Ealls
Tesso
Royal M. Cohen
Newark
Br. M
Boy Hero Is Spanked For Saving Playmate
Baltimore January 2. Walter Stahl a 12 year old of Waverly saved William Engle 21 from drowning after he broke through ice at Venable park. Walter’s mother spanked him when he returned home soaked but later cried and called him a hero, praising his brave act. Engle described the near drowning and Walter’s quick rescue on the ice.
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Baltimore
Little Walter Stahl
Waverly
William Engle
Little Walter
Hig
Homestead Avenue
Engle
Stahl
Venable
Walter
Digging a Grave in Back Yard Turns Tragedy in Staten Island
Francis Herwick, 70 plus, was found digging in his frozen back yard with pick and shovel. He claimed he was digging a grave for his dead brother Charles, who lay inside the home they refused to sell. The coroner ordered proper burial as authorities investigate the case of the brothers.
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New York
Francis Herwick
Staten Island
Charles
Charlies
Ine
Woman found drowned in Connecticut River at Thompsonville
Missing since Saturday morning when she escaped delirious from bed in Hartford. Mrs Alfred L Mills 32 found in river this afternoon. Searchers traced body to the river by bright red bathrobe fragments snagged on barbed wire. Hair frozen into ice marked the spot where she lay.
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Hartford
Conn
Alfred L. Mills
Connecticut River
Thompsonville
New York Financier Aids George Washington Memorial
A New York financier contributes 100000 to the George Washington Memorial Association fund for a large national memorial building in Washington. Trustee Charles J. Bell says the gift brings total to 250000, aims to raise 2.5 million for an auditorium and congress facilities to house scientific and educational groups. Public subscriptions planned with receipts bearing Washington’s engraving and bricks for donors.
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New York
George Washington Memorial Association
Charles J. Beil
Permanent Fund
Washington
British Sailors Killed in Dubara Spark Shelling Claims
A Constantinople dispatch to the Frankfurter Zeitung says English sailors were killed after insulting Moslem women in Dubara Arabia. A British warship reportedly shelled the town, though officials in London deny knowledge of any shelling.
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Bpecia
Waabbaton Fon
Berlin
Constantinople
Frankfurter Zeitung
Dubara
Arabia
London
Admiralty
Foreign Offices
Index to Today's Issue
Page by page summary of the issue. Notes on political, social, and crime items. Mentions include state chairmanship for Sheehan and Legeret, absentees in West Virginia, ocean liners, memorial fundraising, women killed in a Mexican battle, naval movements at Ceiba, liquor sales to young girls, Bryan’s return to politics, Taft in New York, Gen. Bonilla, Schenk testimony, Aero record, mine deaths, San Francisco Red Cross aid, and various editorial and society items.
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Sheehan
West Virginia
G. W. Memorial
Ceiba
Lincoln Road
Bryan
New York
Taft
Bonilla
Schenk
Aero
Women Die in Galeana Battle in Mexican Insurrection
Special to The Washington Post from El Paso Texas reports heavy fighting at Galeana near Casas Grandes with numerous women and children killed as federals fire on insurgents in homes. Deaths and injuries may total 200 as rebels aim to seize towns along the Paso Norte road south of high and press toward Juarez. Censorship ordered on Mexico Northwestern wires south to Casas Grandes.
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Washington Post
el Paso
Tex
Galeana
Casas Grandes
Rio Grande
Guadalupe
Guerrero
Ojinaga
Leana
Navarro
Chihuahua
Temosachic
Opnaga
Luque
Mexico
Here
Prayer For Missing Representative's Son Deserter Sought
Mrs Harriett Monroe offered a prayer for the safe return of a representative's son who disappeared last week leaving his wife and child. She declined to identify the man. The couple married under a year and the family has not reported to police to avoid publicity.
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Harriett Monroe
The
Gospel Mission
Pennsylvania Avenue
Monroe
Public approves memorial for Panama Canal genius
The movement to erect a memorial building in Washington to honor American genius in constructing the Panama Canal gains wide popularity. Rep J Hampton Moore of Pennsylvania, originator of the plan, reports a flood of letters from major cities and dignitaries endorsing the project. General George H Harries suggested the reading and discussion before the Board of Trade next Tuesday.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Mali
J. Hampton Moore
Pennsylvania
George H. Harries
Moore
Board of Trade
Legation Quarter Closed Over Plague Spread
London January 23 The Peking correspondent for the Daily Mail reports diplomats have closed the legation quarter due to bubonic plague. The Chinese likely will shut the European quarter by Monday. Ten deaths from the plague have occurred in Peking since January 17.
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Washington Post
London
Peking
The
Daily Mail
Legation
Land in Honduras Consulates Barricaded in Revolt Attack
A cablegram from Ceiba, Honduras reports 20 American bluejackets and 20 English sailors aiding barricades around the city to protect subjects as Bonilla revolutionists threaten Ceiba. Hornet seized by U S Navy and considered a prisoner, Lee Christmas leads insurgents toward Ceiba, with plans in flux and security zones set. Secretary Knox weighing neutrality law questions over the Hornet while Delayed returns from elections show New Mexico constitution ratified by about 12,000.
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Washington Post
New York
New York Herald
Ceiba
Honduras
United States
Tacoma
Brilliant
Bonilla
Walter G. Roper
Comdr
Archibald H Davis
Hornet
Truxilo Bay
Roper
Davis
Nueva Aremenia
Truxilio
Truxillo
New Orleans
Lee Christmas
Albuquerque
N. Mex
New Mexico
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Gov. Dix
Pastor Hossch
Brooklyn
Tabernaci¢e
A. B. Legare
Texas and Pacific
Senator
Charleston
Ohio
Senate
Joseph EB. Chilton
W. E. Chilton
Democrats
Clarence Watson
Lowers Weston
Prof
von Jauregg
Tankow
Hu-Peh
Yangtze River
Hanshow
Auto Tire
Lincoln
Yian
Brother
Charles J. Bell
George M. Kober
James H. Gore
John W. Yeater
Gifford Pinchot
Harvey W. Wiley
Rudolph Kauffmann
G. R. Putnam
GH. Grosvenor
Job Barnard
Marcus Benjamin
Thomas Blagden
H. F. Blount
W. B. Bryan
D. & Carl
A. P. Davis
J. S. Diller
B. W. Evermann
Arnold Hague
Walter Hough
G. W. Littehales
T. N. McLaughlin
C. Hart Merriam
E. B. Rosa
J. N. Rose
W. H. Seaman
Charles Wardell Stiles
Z. Stone
International Congress of Hygiene and Demography
Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce
British Shell
Aliso
Diaz
Rebele
Juarez
Deluge
Panama
Davila
Davia
Puerto Cortes
State Knox
Wickersham
Knox
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