Cardinal Carranza Protest Sparks Literacy Test Debate
A protest delivered to Gen Carranza via Secretary Lansing urges veto of an immigration literacy test. The note warns radical constitutional changes risk foreign property rights and oil concessions, potentially straining U S Mexican relations. Cardinal Gibbons later calls Wilson to veto the literacy bill, arguing it harms immigration and questions the virtue of educated newcomers.
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Carranza
Lansing
Parker
United States
Secreta Lansing
Constituent Congress
Queretaro
Mexico City
State Department
Mexico
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Wilson
Congress
Villa Occupies Parral In Northern Mexican Clash
Three thousand Villista soldiers marching from Truringo attacked and captured Parral, a key railway point southwest of Chihuahua City, as El Valle was evacuated by American punitive outposts. A circular urged foreign property owners to return to the area now controlled by Villa, signed by an American agent.
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Ti Paso
Tex
Villista
Truringo
Cen
Pershing
Parral
Chihuahua City
el Valle
San Buenaventura
Carranza
Eduardo Soriano Bravo
Mexico
Villa
Japanese get charter for Delaware corporation
The Crystal Guarantee and Exchange Company, claimed as the first Japanese company to obtain a Delaware charter, was incorporated in Dover with a capital of 10,099,000 dollars. It is authorized to issue stocks and bonds and finance diverse companies. Tokyo residents Yamamoto Hisaaki Saito Renkienkhi and Midzimon Tomero are listed as incorporators.
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Dover
Tiel
Jan
Criental Just Cuarantee and Exchange Company
Yamamoto Hisaaki
Saito Renkienkhi
Midzimon Tomero
Tokyo
Japan
Earthquake Kills Fifty in Bali Dutch East Indies
A Bali earthquake killed about 50 people and injured 200, with over 1,000 houses and factories destroyed. The governor's palace and mauve temples suffered serious damage on the island, a Dutch East Indies possession with a population around 700,900 and volcanic mountains including Gunong Agong.
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London
Jan
Bali
Amsterdam
Central News
Asia
Armed Hearings Start as Henry Eyes Wall Street Leaks
Washington headlines report House rules committee chair Henry pledging abundant data for Monday hearings on the Wilson peace note leak. Bernard Baruch and possibly J. P. Morgan may be called, brokers give statements, and telegraph records are to be preserved as part of the inquiry. Newport News launches the battleship Mississippi with Camille McBeath christening, noting its 15 million dollar cost and 32 000 ton displacement.
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Bernard Barnch
Henry
Washington
New York
Wilson
Robert L. Henry
House Rules Committee
New York Stock Exchange
Newport News
Camille McBeath
Meridian
Miss
Mr. Henry
Bernard Baruch
J. P. Morgan
Wall Street
Telegraph
Lawson
Aland
The
Stock Exchange
Sherman JL. Whipple
Rules Committee of
House
Rules Committee
Ruth Thomason Visconti
Thomas W. Lawson
Turnulty
Tfere
Visconti
Mississippi
United States
Idaho
New Mexico
Japanese Syndicate Seeks Mexican Cotton Land Lease Aid
A Los Angeles report says a Japanese syndicate linked to Toyo Kisen Kaisha offers 13,000 acres of cotton land near Mexical in Lower California seeking a lease. The plan includes colonizing 500 Japanese laborers and asks the California Land and Cattle Company to obtain a presidential invitation, while owners favor dealing with Americans. George A. Long of Pacific Land and Cattle Co says the owners oppose the transfer to Japanese and prefer American partners.
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Lower
California
Los Angeles
Cal
Toyo Kisen Kaisha
Mexical
California Land and Cattle Company
Wilson
Japan
Mexico
United States
George A. Long
Pacific Land and Cattle Company
Military Training Urged At National Cols Schools Meet
Maj Halstead Dorey U S A spoke at the fourth annual convention of the National Association of Military Colleges and Schools at the Ebbitt urging summer training camps run by the eastern department. He praised camp democracy and urged professors to adopt such programs as part of a young American’s education and national preparedness. The convention opened at the Ebbitt with over 80 delegates and Maj Sebastian C Jones as president.
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Halstead Dorey
U.S. A
Department of the East
National Association of Military Colleges and Schools
Ebbitt
Eastern Department
Boy Reporter Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
William C. LaClair aged nine, a newspaper reporter and Boy Scout worker, living with Mr and Mrs H T LaClair at 422 Tenth Street NE, was found dead in his room last night. Coroner Nevitt opened an inquiry, no note found, no motive or fault found in his habits. He had begun newspaper work six months ago after graduating from Eastern High School.
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William C. LaClair
H. T. LaClair
Tenth Street
Nevitt
Young LaClair
Eastern High School
British suffragist joins White House picket line
Mrs Berrmann Wells of London joined the silent picket at the White House gates for two hours as part of a vacation in America. She stood near a German regular sentinel, illustrating the movement's universality. A New York delegation led by Miss Alice Paul will arrive to participate in picket duty.
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B. Berrmann Wells
London
White House
Wells
America
New York
Alice Paul
The
Union
Ex Senator Clark sues U S Realty Co over land lien and loan
Former Senator William A. Clark testified at Equity Division 1 before Justice Hitz in a suit against United States Realty Company to secure a lien on land at Pennsylvania and Branch avenues and an order to sell the property to satisfy a $17,500 claim. The case includes notes lost in a 1907 Colorado auto accident and a disputed collateral agreement.
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William A. Clark
Montana
Multimilionaire
Justice Hitz
Equity Division 1
United States Realty Company
Pennsylvania Avenue
Branch Avenue
Clark
Colorado
East Washington Heights
Charles C. Tucker
Frans Browne
George Franela Williams
D. W. Baker
Wilton J. Lambert
Judge Anson S. Taylor Dies. Washington Jurist 78
Capital resident and Thirty-third Degree Mason Judge Anson S. Taylor died after several weeks of illness at his home on Twenty-first Street NW. A Georgetown Law alum and former U S commissioner, he will be buried in Congressional Cemetery. He leaves a wife, three daughters and a son in Knoxville.
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Anson S. Taylor
United States
Twenty-first Street
Mt. Holly
New Jersey
Georgetown University Law School
Taylor
Congressional
Friendship Lodge of Odd Fellows
T’ninna Methodist Episcopal Church
John H. Taylor
Knoxville
Tenn
Bessie K
Saraham
H. W. Johnson
Pink boll worm thwarted by embargo safeguards
The Department of Agriculture reports the pink boll worm invasion from Mexico has been halted. Since locating the pest 200 miles south of the Texas border in October, authorities embargoed cotton shipments from the infested area and no worms have appeared in the United States.
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Mexico
Department of Agriculture
Texan
United States
U S Code in Foreign Hands Shocks State Department
Confidential messages of the State Department are said to be in foreign hands. Officials state codes have been altered periodically and recently, and charges that foreign knowledge exists have been made often. The department had not admitted the issue until yesterday.
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S. W. Streit
Clearing House Committee
Walter IF. Taylor
The
Stock Exchange
State Department
New Nicaraguan Minister to Washington Named
NEW NICARAGUAN OFFICIAL Carios Cuadra Pasos named Minister to Washington succeeding Gen. Emiliano Chamorro as president. Cuadra Pasos, longtime Nicaragua administration figure and former supreme court judge, is uncle of charge d'affaires Joaquin Cuadra Zavala. He is not expected in Washington before March.
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Carios Cuadra Pasos
Washington
Iimiliano Chamorro
State Department
Legation
Cuadra Pasos
Supreme Court
Joaquin Cuadra Zavala
Trade W beyond U S ships opens South American trade link
Ambassador Edwin Morgan told President Wilson in Washington that America needs more ships to Brazil and South America and better news cables. He noted women and men face travel limits due to ship shortages and Brazilian court rulings. Morgan urged new facilities for dispatch of news and direct cable links to Buenos Aires to lower rates and widen American press access. He said U S Brazil trade is strong now as German and English trade falter, but warned postwar competition will rise.
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South America
Edwin Morgan
United States
Brazzil
Wilson
Morgan
Washington
Brazil
Supreme Court of
Buenos Aires
Great Britain
Brasilian
Thia
Rural peat road funds apportioned to states by secretary
Secretary Houston announced the second annual apportionment of 10 million dollars to aid rural peat road construction under the Federal aid road law for the year ending June 30, 1918. After 100 thousand deducted for administration, Delaware receives 16368, Maryland 88094, North Carolina 228763, Virginia 199321, and West Virginia 106540. An additional 1 million will fund roads and trails within national forests. Projections set 15 million for 1919, 20 million for 1920, and 25 million for 1921.
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Houston
Department of Agriculture
Delaware
Maryland
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Wilson Breaks Precedent By Visiting McAdoo At Treasury
President Wilson walked from the White House to the Treasury Department to visit Secretary McAdoo in his private office. The ten minute call reportedly covered routine questions and was described as uneventful.
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Wilson
Treasury Department
White House
McAdoo
Film Producers Ban Nude Scenes Across Studios
The National Board of Review and movie producers announced a policy to bar the female nude from all major motion pictures. Members of the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry agreed not to permit nude figures in any photoplays produced in their studios.
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National Board of Review
Associated Charities
National Association of the Motion Picture Industry
Reports Say Secretary Lansing Preparing to Resign
White House authorized reports yesterday that Secretary Lansing may resign. Lansing attributed the persistent circulation to an effort to discredit President Wilson by suggesting cabinet discord.
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White House
Lansing
Wlson
Germany seeks removal of U S envoy from Bucharest
The Times reports from Jassy on January 23 that Germany demanded the expulsion of Charles Vopicka the American minister and Jonkheer van Vredenburch from Bucharest amid anger at impartial witnesses. The move follows an investigation by American officers into explosive packages found buried at the German legation garden. The envoy’s removal is linked to a planned meeting of imperial rulers in Bucharest amid harsh winter and halted military operations.
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London
Times
Jassy
Roumania
Germany
Charles 3
Vopicka
Jonkheer van Vredenburch
Bucharest
Saya
Legation
William
Atlantic fleet enters Haïti port with honors for Admiral Mayo
The American Atlantic fleet reached Port au Prince at 7 AM and Admiral Mayo and staff landed two hours later to a ceremony with American Marines, Haitian gendarmerie, and cavalry detachments. They were greeted by President D Artiguene at the national palace and returned to their ship after a seventeen gun salute. Sailors also toured the city as it was decorated for the occasion.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Mayo
National Palace
D'Artiguenave
Faily
Mrs John H Rhoades Freed In Reno Divorce
Mrs John Silarsen Rhodes wife of John Hursen Rhoades millionaire banker and clubman of New York was granted a divorce in Reno district court. She charged desertion while he accused cruelty in his cross complaint. No alimony was argued as a property settlement was reached out of court.
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Reno
John Silarsen Rhodes
John Hursen Rhoades
New York
Rhoades
Three Children Die In House Fire In Olean
In Olean New York a mother left her three children alone while she went for milk. Harold six, Lawrence four, and Mother two perished in the blaze. Mrs Lowe, who became insane after the tragedy, was confined to Olean Hospital. The fire marks the third disaster in a week, after the Herald building and the State armory were destroyed.
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Olean, N
Andrew Lowe
Harold
Lawrence
Lowe
Olean Hospital
Olean
Olean Herald
State Armory
$500 000 for suffrage work
Executors of Mrs. Frank Leslie's estate were ordered to pay Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt $500,000 from the fund bequeathed to support woman suffrage. The estate totals $1,706,000 and, after settling disputed claims, Catt may receive about another $500,000 for the cause.
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New York
Frank Leslie
Baroneas de Bazus
Carrie Chapman Catt
Leslie
16 Killed in Santiago Cuba Strike Riot
Baltimore dispatch reports stevedores’ strike in Santiago Cuba two weeks earlier. Capt. Sorensen of the Mandeville aboard from Kingston cites 16 deaths, crews guarding cargo as ships waited. armed guards aboard. Indianapolis brief notes the Wright bill to ban liquor sale and distribution in the state after January 1, 1918 passes the lower house 70 to 28 and moves to the senate.
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Baltimore
United Fruit Company
Mandeville
Sorensen
Kingston
Jamaica
Santiago
Cuba
Indianapolis
Ind
Senate
State Senator George F. Spring Dies in Johns Working Hospital
Baltimore Maryland June 25 State Senator George F Spring of Franklinville New York died this afternoon at Johns Working Hospital after months of illness a complication of diseases caused his death. His condition turned critical recently.
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Baltimore
George F. Spring
Franklinville
N. Y
Johns Working Hospital
Tie
Capt David M Earle Dies at 77 in Worcester
Capt David M Earle longtime U S Senate messenger and former Massachusetts state prison warden aged 77 is critically ill at his home in Worcester Massachusetts Also noted is the death of W A Northcott former Illinois lieutenant governor and Modern Woodmen of America leader from Springfield Illinois due to heart disease in Exte lstar Springs Missouri
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Worcester
Mass
David M. Earle
United States Senate
Massachusetts State Prison
Extelstar Springs
W. A. Northcott
Springfield
Illinois
Woodmen of America
Four-Day New York Fur Auction Tops 1.5 Million
Total sales of raw furs at the four day auction closed today reached nearly 1,506,000 dollars. Purchases for shipment abroad were heavier than at any previous auction of this kind.
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New York
Higher Pay for Clerks Urged Amid Smoot Plan Amendments
Senator Weeks pressed immediate pay increases for low salaried clerks under the Smoot amendment and planned to offer a revised proposal. He cited a rough $560,000 needed for the balance of the fiscal year and warned delay could push the rise to July 1. The debate also centered on abolishing all subtreasuries and transferring duties to the Federal Reserve Board, with Senator Nelson arguing for savings and better administration. Pomerene remained undecided about attaching his retirement bill to the measure and sought cost data before acting.
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Weeks
Senate
Smoot
Massachusetts
Federal Reserve Board
Nelson
Pomerene
Danish West Indies government to continue under officer rule
Secretary Lansing and Senator Stone discussed the Danish West Indies governance. They agreed the present simple form should continue under an army or naval officer as deemed by President Wilson. An American customs official will be appointed, with the final choice of officer left to the President.
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Danish West Indies
Lansing
Senator Stone
Wilson
Stone
Admiral Benson denies Dominican massacre reports
Admiral Benson of the Navy rejects claims that 3900 to 6000 Dominican natives were killed during the United States’ takeover of Santo Domingo. He asserts no censorship and states orders were issued to Admiral Knapp to facilitate dissemination of Dominican affairs news.
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Santon Domingo
Admiral Benson
Navy
Yeaterday
United States
Santo Domingo
Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Henson
Knapp
Drops in U S food exports last year reduce totals
Department of Commerce statistics show U S food exports fell by 43.9 million dollars to 745 million 600 thousand, from 788 million last year. Meat and dairy rose, breadstuffs dropped, wheat down 51 million bushels, and pork rose while beef and bacon products varied.
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United States
Department of Commerce Statistica
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Victor Records
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Wi Orientale
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K. P. Morgan
the Seal
Mrs. Visconti
U. K
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Maj. Dorey
Association of Colleges
Boy
W. C. LaClair
Mrs. Berrman Wells
White House Gate
Clark Sues
U.S. Realty Co
A. S. Taylor
U.S
Carlos Cuadra Pasos
Divides Post Road Funds
Treasury
Credit Wilson Administrati
Standard
Southern Bupa
H St. N. W
Standard Sanitary Fy. Co
Admiral Mayo
John H. Rhoades Freed
Indiana
Earle
Pomerone
Lansing and
Army
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Continental Trust Company
14Th and
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Ramortaat
Todd
Smithfield Hams
John H. Magruder
Conn. Ave
K St
Peter Grogan and Sons Company
Seventh St
Toggery Cab
Toggery Club, Inc
Fourteenth St. N. W
Society For Savings and Loans of
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Oklahoma
Union Security Company
Wallington Loan and Trust
M. Security Company
Security Brokerage Co
Colorado Building
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M.W. Main
Brewer Letter Bureau
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