Swift Car Line Faces ICc Test Of Authority In Freight Figures
Swift & Co a key player in a clash with the Interstate Commerce Commission over demanding traffic figures from Armour private refrigerator car lines. A. R. Fay testified car lines are not profitable, with Swift holding $8.5 million in cars and net earnings last year of $94,700. Proceedings aim to compel F. W. Hillis to testify via mandamus as McChord and Hines travel between Chicago and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Armour
A. R. Fay
Swift Car Rising
Commission
F. W. Bilis
Armour Lines
Quesiona
Fay
Swift & Co
Cenfer
Clark
McChord
Circuit Court
F. W. Hilis
Patrick J. Farrel
Compission
George P. Boyle
Funeral of Carl Browne in Washington D C
A large funeral procession followed the coffin of Carl Browne through streets to Glenwood Cemetery in Washington D C. Speakers included Representative William Kent of California Prof William Lincoln Coleman and others. Most attendees were socialists and labor leaders with services under the Socialist party of the District and songs by the Young People’s Socialist League.
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Carl Browne
North Capitol Street
Glenwood Cemetery
Browne
William Kent
California
William Lincoln Coleman
Thomas ©. Wil
J K. White
Mother Squire
Oregon
Socialist Party of
Young People’s Socialist League
Feller Aid in Balkans
The Rockefeller foundation announced annual 10,000 grants for ten years to support the American Academy in Rome and aid Balkan relief via the Red Cross. Dr. Charles W. Eliot was elected a three year trustee. Wickliffe Rose Charles O. Hoydt and Jerome D. Greene were reelected. Officers named: President John D. Rockefeller Jr Secretary Jerome P. D. Greene Treasurer L. G. Myers.
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New York
Jan
Rockefeller Foundation
John D. Rockefeller
American Academy
Rome
American Red Cross
Bulgaria
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Wickliffe Rose
Charles O. Hoydt
Jerome D. Greene
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Jerome PD. Greene
L. G. Myers
Witness Attacks Dr Kelly Over Radium Claims
D Barlow Wilmarth of Montrose Colorado testified before the mines committee accusing Dr Howard Kelly of Baltimore of using radium lands to divert attention from himself He admitted owning 25 carnotite claims Thomas F V Curran of Placerville Colorado followed saying his family runs about 70 radium claims in Colorado He asserted no doubt about Kellys humane motives in radium work.
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Howard Kelly
Baltimore
Mines Committee of
House
D. Barlow Wilmarth
Montrose
Colo
Thomas F. V. Curran
Placerville
Colorado
Kelly
Navy board named for rear admiral promotions in Washington
Yesterday the secretary ordered a board of Rear Admirals Southerland Winslow and Usher to convene in Washington on February 3 to examine for promotion to rear admiral. Captain C C Rogers, commandant of Portsmouth Navy Yard, and Captain Charles F Pond, superintendent of the Twelfth Naval District, serve on the examining and retiring boards in San Francisco. Both officers are well known in Washington.
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Daniel
Southerland
Winslow
Usher
Washington
C. C. Rogers
Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Charles F. Pond
Twelfth Naval District
Naval
San Francisco
Rear Admiral Cottman to retire from Puget Sound post
Rear Admiral V. L. Cottman, commandant of the navy yard at Puget Sound Washington, was detached from command yesterday in preparation for retirement on February 13 due to age. The longtime naval officer ends active duty after a career marked by leadership at the Puget Sound yard.
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V. L. Cottman
Navy Yard
Puget Sound
Wash
Winter cloak design features full length fur trim
Predominant fall and early winter cloak styles favor loose three-quarter lengths but a recent design shows a full-length gown. It fits with shoulder fullness and waist, tapering from hip to ankle. Heavy fur collar and wide kimono sleeves mirror the fur-trimmed hem detail.
National City Bank Likely Joins Federal Reserve System
New York reports indicate National City Bank may enter the Federal reserve system under the new currency law. Officials hint at awaiting Vanderlip’s return from Paris before any statement. The move could push other major national banks in the region to seek membership, with Chase National, Park National, Fourth National and National Bank of Commerce already applying.
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National City of
New York
National City Bank
Federal Reserve System
Corn Exchange Bank
Frank A. Vanderlip
Paris
James Stillman
City Bank
Bank
Treasury Department
Washington
Reserve System
Department
Aldrich
Aldrich Central Bank
Vanderup
Oowen-Glass
City Bee
Chase Mational
Park National
Fourth National
National Bank of Commerce
Call for Kansas City to host new federal reserve bank
Kansas City leaders and former governors urged establishing a federal reserve bank in Kansas City. Hodges cited Kansas business growth while Stubbs argued the Southwest and Oklahoma bankers prefer Kansas City over Dallas or Denver. St. Joseph and others pressed for Chicago district placement to match trade flow.
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Kansas City
George &. Hodges
Kansas
W.W. R. Stubbs
Federal Reserve Bank System
Hodges
Stubbs
Southwest
Oklahoma
Dallas
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
New Orleans
Denver Territory
J. G. Schneider
St. Joseph
Mutiny Delays Steamship Devonian Out of Liverpool
Mutiny broke out aboard the steamship Devonian just after departing Liverpool for Boston. The vessel turned back to Holyhead with mutiny signals flying as nineteen union sailors were arrested after refusing to obey officers' orders until nonunion crewmen were ashore.
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Liverpool
Devonian
Boston
Efforyhead
Ehin
Holyhead
Union Sea
12 Pound Radish Sent to Bryan From Los Angeles
A 12 pound white radish measuring 3 feet high and 3% inches in circumference was forwarded from Los Angeles to William J. Bryan, Secretary of State. Claimed to be the largest radish grown in southern California, it was produced by Japanese truck gardeners in a one year old crop as a gift to the secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
William J. Bryan
Callifornia
Bryan
Nature singer claims to extinguish flames with sound
A Californian self-styled nature singer, Charles Kellogg, argues flames can be put out not by water or firefighters but by sound. He demonstrates by singing and drawing a bow across aluminum, claiming specific vibration frequencies curb fire. Kellogg cites frequencies from 7 000 to 49 560 vibrations per second as the mechanism.
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Charles Kelloggs
Kellogg
Missing brother Richard Calliere sought in Washington
Clarence W Colliere and C L Colliere of Washington seek their brother Richard Conadi Calliere who vanished December 31 from his Knickerbocker Hotel apartment in Washington. They traced possible sightings in Baltimore and Wilmington Del and fear he is ill and unable to contact them.
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Clarence
Richard Conadi Calliere
Knickerbocker Hotel
New York Avenue
Washington
Clarence W. Colliere
C. L. Colliere
H Street Northwest
Baltimore
Wilmington
Del
Polce
Mr. Colliere
West Point musician dead in third coast ing accident
Three coast ing wrecks on Mile Rock Hill near West Point New York in 24 hours left one man dead and nine others hospitalized. Harry J Young a private in the field music detachment at the Military Academy died after a bob sled collision with a telegraph pole. Private Russell C Eliott suffered a fractured skull and is believed to be dying. Injuries also included a broken leg to Trent James Gordon Steese and hurts to Mrs George Vidmer and Capt Frederick B Downing. A 12 year old boy Charles Champlain broke his arm in the same hill incident.
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West Point
N. Y
Mile Rock Hill
Highsand Walls
Here
Military Hospital
Harry J. Young
Military Academy
Baltimore
Young
Russell C. Eliott
Trent
James Gordon Steese
Ensineering Corps
George Vidmer
Frederick B. Downing
Engineering Corps
Charles Champlain
Ex Congressmen on Trial for Purchasing Nomination
Former Democratic representative from Queens County William Willett Jr faces trial in Brooklyn Supreme Court charged with buying his nomination for Supreme Court justice in 1911. Indicted with him are Joseph Cassidy and Louis T Walter Jr., both tied to Willett. Jury sworn. testimony to begin tomorrow.
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William Willett, Jr
New York
Congress
Queens County
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Joseph Cassidy
Louis T. Walter, Jr
Willett
Food costs rise sharply in Paris amid deep cold
Paris reports four weeks of extreme cold pushing food prices up 60 to 600 percent. Potatoes nearly double usual, fresh vegetables four to six times normal. Snowdrifts 2 to 4 feet close rail service. winters across central and southern France dip 10 to 20 degrees below freezing.
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Paris
France
Masters in Trio and Soloists Shine at National Theater Recital
Violinist Ysaye, pianist Godowsky, and cellist Gerardy dazzled in a joint recital under Mrs. Wilson-Greene. The program contrasted Beethoven, Archduke Trio, and Saint-Saens with Polish Chopin group, delivering flawless ensemble and expressive solo turns that captivated a large audience.
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Ysaye
Godoweky
Gerardy
New National Theater
Saint-Saens
Boellmann
M. Gerardy
Paro
M. Godowsky
Godowsky
Ysage
M. Camille Decreus
J. Macb
Soldier Swallows Poison at Fort Washington Barracks
Private Albert B Young of Fort Washington Maryland was rushed to Emergency Hospital after declaring he had swallowed bichloride of mercury tablets. Authorities doubted the claim but administered a stomach pump and monitored his condition. He cited no reason beyond overstaying leave.
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Albert B Young
Fort Washington
Young
Chancellor Attacks Zabern Debates in Parliament
Berlin January 23 The imperial chancellor Dr von Bethmann Hollweg assailed socialist deputies in the imperial parliament for questioning the Zabern affair. He called them underminers of the thrones and preachers of republicanism while praising the German army under whose protection Germany has become great and prosperous.
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Berlin
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Zabern
Alsace
Germany
Review in dynamite case sent to Supreme Court
Records of Indianapolis trial for the dynamite conspiracy against IABSIW officials were forwarded to the Supreme Court for review. The court will decide if review is granted, a matter not guaranteed by law. A decision may come within a week after formal application.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Court
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Chicago
Melvin Elliott Injured in Virginia Hunting Accident
The 18 year old Melvin Elliott of Walker Chapel Virginia was seriously wounded when his shotgun discharged after slipping from his grasp near the Chain Bridge Virginia. He was rushed to Georgetown University Hospital with birdshot in his face neck and chest.
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Virginia
Melvin Ellicott
Walker Chapel
Georgetown University Hospital
Eliott
Elliott
Chain Bridge
Seventh Precinct
Georgetown Hospital Lung Injury Report Finds Possible Penetration
A preliminary surgeon's examination at Georgetown Hospital indicates the wounds were not immediately fatal but suggest the lungs may have been penetrated, risking serious complications.
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Georgetown Hospital
Committee plans to reward American captain for daring rescue
Representative A. B. Brodbeck of Pennsylvania told the merchant marine and fisheries committee of a January 13 resolution offering Congress thanks to Capt. Paul H. KretBonhm of the Kroonland and his officers and men for rescuing 89 people from the Voltuino. The Kroonland was the only American ship among twelve. A subcommittee will confer with Secretary Redfield, and the captain may receive a gold watch valued at 150 to 200 dollars with his 20 men awarded medals.
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A. BR. Brodbeck
Pennsylvania
Committee On Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Congress
Paul H. Kretbonhm
Kroonland
Voltuino
Brodbeck
Kroonlgnn
Redfield
Police News Notes From Cleo IL and Nearby Incidents
Police notes report Cleo R edmond backing a car on W street near UD bruised a child at 122 W street Northwest and took them home for treatment. A fire at 150 Seventh Street rear caused $100 damage to a building occupied by Peter Thomas. minor shed damage nearby. Arthur Judd 26 of 1852 B Street SE electric shocked in Southern Building, rushed to Emergency Hospital then sent home. Thousands of circulars detailing embezzlement charges against Sidney B Harrison and Alice E Malone were mailed from police HQ. Harrison allegedly stole $24,000 and Malone $8,000.
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Cleo IL
Redmond
Clifton Street
Alfred Farley
W Street
Seventh Street
Peter Thomas
Henry Gherner
Arthur Judd
Sidney B. Harrison
Alice E Malone
Nm, L Carpenter & Co
Harrison
Miss Malone
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Scribner's Magazine
Sir Henry Norman
Henry B. Joy
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Rollin W. Hutchinson, Jr
To-Morrow
Earle Harrison
Panama Canal
Madame Waddington
North Africa
Desert of
Figuig
Edward Woodberry
Maje
Lee Ye
Bac
Love
Abbie Carter Goodloe
Las
Ralph D. Paine
Charles Scribner's Sons
Hachiye
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Feller
Balkans
Foundation
DR. Kelly
Navy
Cuticura
Trousseau
Russia
America
Europe
Miss London
W. W. Wiltbank
Philadelphia
Willam W. Wiltbank
Common Pleas Court
Philadelphia County
Willbank
William White
URGE
Kansas City Bank
Reserve Committee
Richard C. Colliere
Sloans
Sloan's
Earl & Sisen
Dnc
Besten
Mass
Ysaye, Godowsky
Soldier
Private Young
Dynamite Case
Leopold Godowsky
National Theater
Knabe
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
G St. N. W
Boy
Melvin Elliott
Georgetown
Volturno
Chauncey Olcott
Columbia
Alice Nielsen
Columbia Records
Columbia Graphophone Co
G Street
N.W
Police
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