Quiet Mexico City After Night of Fear and Unrest
Mexico City remained calm as authorities combated rumors of a plot to revolt. Military officers met through the night while police and troops guarded key sites, with unconfirmed reports of fighting in Guadalupe. London and Washington dispatches note first hand impressions of Mexican political mood amid Huerta’s government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Huerta
Guadalupe
Blanquet
Madero
Washington, D. C
Thos. H. Hopler
Mexico
England
Lionel Carden
Engand
Compartment Rates Rise for Private Pullman Rooms
New York Feb 7 On March 1 a higher rate for Pullman compartments and drawing rooms used by a single traveler will take effect unless objected by the interstate commerce commission Railroads will charge for exclusive use of a drawing room double the rail fare plus the drawing room fare While Pullman compartments for single traveler rise to one and a half times the rail fare plus the compartment fare The increase will be substantial for long trips and affect many passengers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Fera
Uprisings Reported on Both Coasts of Mexico
From Acapulco comes word of uprisings on both coasts and frequent guerrilla clashes. American Consul Edwards notes only a brief report on the Cumbre tunnel wreck and bandit destruction. Telegraph and rail links between Monterey and Nuevo Laredo have been restored.
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Washington, D. C
Cumbre Tunnel
Edwards
Acapulco
Monterey
Nuevo Laredo
Colombia Elects New President Amid Panama Talks
Bogota Feb. 7 The United States of Colombia will elect a new president Sunday amid strong interest over possible control of large funds. Vying are Carlos Eugenio Restrepo, Jose Vicente Concha, and Nicholas Esguerra with Panama questions and foreign concessions shaping the campaign. Louis Dreyfon & Co Paris presses for finance control, raising questions about independence if Panama indemnity strengthens Colombia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
United States of Colombia
Liiely
United States of America
Panama
Carlos E. Rostrepo
Jose Vicente Concha
Nicholas Esguer
Louis Dreyfon & Co
Paris
Republic
Colombia
Pittsburgh papers decline liquor contracts
Pittsburgh, Pa. on February 6 reports that the Pittsburgh Gazette-Times and Chronicle Telegraph will no longer run beer or whiskey advertisements. The Evening Leader notes editor Alexander P. Moore proposed a life pledge with Senator George T. Oliver to refrain from personal liquor use, following Billy Sunday’s campaign.
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Pittsburgh
George T. Oliver
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Gazette-Times
Chronicle-Telegraph
Evening Leader of
Alexander P. Moore
Oliver
Billy
Boston Man Sentenced to Die for Lynn Murder
Executive clemency was asked today for William A. Dorr of Stockton California who faces the electric chair the week of March 22 for the murder of George E. Marsh a retired soap manufacturer at Lynn in April 1912. Dorr is confined in Salem jail.
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Boston
Mass
Wm. A. Dorr
Stockton
Cal
Geo.e. Marsh
Lynn
Dorriis
Salem
President Signs Red Light Bill to End Segregation
Washington February 7 President Wilson signed the Kenyon bill abolishing Washingtons segregated district.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Kenyon
Washington
Ex-Congressman Willett to Appeal Prison Sentence
Brooklyn report states William Willett Jr a former Queens congressman society figure and substantial donor and Joseph Cassidy former Democratic county leader will appeal their convictions for conspiracy to buy a nomination for a supreme court justice Each faces a sentence between one year and six months and one year and a fine of 1000 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
William Willett, Jr
Congress
Queens County
Supreme Court
Joseph Cassidy
Democratic Party
Willett
Cassidy
Probe in Steel at Fair Notice of Federal Inquiry
The Interstate Commerce Commission began an investigation into whether United States Steel corporation received illegal rebates from railroads over the past six years. A formal hearing order was issued under a Senate resolution, with dates to be announced. notices were served on railroads and many steel and related companies including Carnegie, National Tube, American Steel and Wire, Sharon Tin Plate, American Bridge, Tennessee Coal Iron, and several railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Steel Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Carnegie, Union, Illinois
Indiana Steel Companies
National Tube Company
Shelby Steel Tube Company
American Steel and Wire Company
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Sharon Tin Plate Company
American Bridge Company
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Interstate Transfer Railway Company
Spirit Lake Transfer Railway Company
Annual colonist rates as usual for transcontinental travel
Omaha reports that Pacific coast unemployment will not stop the Union Pacific and other railroads from applying their annual colonist rates to the west starting March 15. The second class fare policy typically drives emigration, with commercial groups arguing that industrial opportunities remain strong on the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Pacific Coast
Gerrit Fort
Union Pacific Railroad
Fame Hunter Home 1s Entirely Broke
Wilkes Barre Pa February report notes Jawn Butch McDevitt returns from fame with statue in tow once rejected by Congress. Lacks crowd or reception. seeks a meal as friends recount the tale of his fall from glory and lost nerve.
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Fame Hunter
Wilkegbarre
Butch” McDevitt
Congress
Hall of Fame
Butch
Cold Wave Sweeps East With Subzero Readings
The nation endures a deep cold spell as Sioux City records 16 below and centers from the Ohio Valley to the upper Great Lakes face record lows. Des Moines reports 6 below at nine in the morning while Mitchell South Dakota hits 25 below. Atlantic coast storm warnings rise as the cold front pushes eastward.
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Washington, D. C
Ohio Valley
Upper Lake Region
Atlantic Coast
Delaware
Eastport
Atlantic Coast District
Lower Lake Region
Sioux City
Mitchell, S
Des Moines
Iowa
Missouri Rate Cases Return To Supreme Court
Kansas City Mo Feb 1 The Missouri 2 cent passenger fare and maximum freight rate cases go back to the United States supreme court after years of litigation as the railroad’s appeal is signed today by Judge Smith McPherson of the federal district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
United States Supreme Court
Smith McPherson
Federal District Court
Moline Fans A Fund Campaign
A special committee in Moline raises funds to finance a franchise in the Central Association. About 2500 dollars collected with a goal of 6000 dollars by night. In Marshalltown fans also secured funds to finance a team if a berth is found in the Central Association.
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Davenport
Moline
Marshalltown
Division in Ranks of Militant Suffragets
London, Feb 7 Miss Sylvia Pankhurst daughter of the militant suffraget leader has announced her secession from the Women's Social and Political Union The East End of London federation hitherto a branch will henceforth be nearly independent The rift is said to be due to Miss Sylvia Pankhurst s revolutionary aspirations and the leaders fear damage to their cause
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London
Sylvia Pankhurst
Women’s
Militant Women’s Organization
East End of London
Bankers and party survive 12 foot blizzard ordeal
R D Haw Jey a banker and mining investor and three companions from the east were buried under twelve feet of snow in the Peavine range for a week. They reached safety after the blizzard subsided and dug their way to shelter. In a separate incident Mrs George Rath injured her hand pricking it with a crochet needle.
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Reno
R. D. Haw Jey
Peavine Mountain Range
George Rath
Lafayette Street
Illinois Woman Suffrage Test Set For Friday
Chicago on February 7 The Illinois Woman suffrage test case Scownys of the election commission of Chicago is on the call of the state supreme court for Friday February 13. Counsel for the suffragists said the answer to the appellants brief would be filed before next Friday. If oral arguments occur the decision could come before the spring election and nullify the registration of 158 000 Chicago women who visited polling places for the first time last Tuesday.
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Chicago
Scownys
Election Commission
State Supreme Court
Gounsel
Supreme Court
Rockefeller Still Fails to List Property
Cleveland report says John D. Rockefeller remains abroad in New York as deputy tax commissioners Flackler and Agnew announce no action to list Rockefeller's $500,000,000 personal property on the Cuyahoga county duplicate until Monday. Today marks the legal deadline for voluntary listing.
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Cleveland, O
John D. Rockfeller
New York
John OD. Flackler
Wm. Agnew
Rockefeller
Cuyashoga County
Zeppelin airship attains great speed on trial
Potsdam Germany Feb 7 The latest military Zeppelin airship attained an average speed of 6 miles an hour on her eight hours trial trip from Friedrichshaven today.
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Potsdam
Germany
Friedrichshaven
Haiti Situation Reports Bring American Leadership Likely
Washington reports dominated by United States interests in Haiti are expected to influence the British naval commander at Port au Prince to defer to the American leader if tensions escalate. A rear admiral could be dispatched if needed. Reports say revolutionists executed several at Cape Haitian Thursday night. Theodore agreed to land Monplats and 11 men at Cape Haitian, while Dorriken departed with 20 followers. Bluejackets from the Nashville patrol part of the town.
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Washington, D. C
Haiti
Port Au Prince
Russe
South Carolina
Cape Haiten
Monplats
Cape Haitlen
Dorriken Lpft
Nashville
Hatch Dies in China Director of Chinese Currency Office
New York reports from Peking state Lorenzo J. Hatch died in late January in China. Hatch, about 50, directed the currency and engraving department for the Chinese government and had long served in Washington as an expert engraver prior to his posting abroad.
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New York
Peking
China
Lorenzo J. Hatch
Currency and Engraving Department
Hatch
Washington
Infatuated girl shoots wife of man she loved error
Washington DC reports a sensational case as an infatuated girl shoots the wife of the man she loved. Senate discussions focus on new primiferatin proposals and naval provisions tied to American armaments, with Rep Turnett backing the Will and Birdke opposing immediate action. Remarks from Chatman Smith indicate White House consultation and possible future hearings on the matter.
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Washington
Armerican Kuiboons
Faimikrant
Senate
Wilson
Bryan
Turnett
Panthens
Chatman Smith
Accommodations Made For 1100 Delegates At Grain Dealers’ Meet
The local entertainment committee securing lodgings for 1100 delegates reports Waterloo residents aiding with hospitality. Yesterday and today a flood of applications reached 116, and organizers expect enough rooms if this pace continues through Monday night.
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Waterloo
Strike inquiry to begin Monday in Michigan copper country
Houston Michigan February 7 Congress man Taylor of Colorado and J J Casey of Pennsylvania members of the subcommittee appointed to investigate strike conditions in the Michigan copper country arrived here. Representative Howell of Utah expected tomorrow. A local committee offered city hall for hearings likely to begin Monday. Taylor chairman said no plan of procedure yet and hearings to be arranged after Howell arrives. In Seeberville murder trial Stanko Stepech testified about his wounds and did not witness the killing of Steve Yutrich as deputies and guards stand trial.
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Houston, Mich
T. Taylor
Colorado
J. J. Casey
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Howell
Utah
Taylor
Seeberville
Stanko’ Stepech
Steve Yutrich
Waddell-Mahon
Vanderbilt Party Arrives At Home After Yacht Grounding
Mr and Mrs Frederick W Vanderbilt and a party including the duke and duchess of Manchester arrived in New York aboard the Almirante from Colon and Kingston. The Vanderbilt yacht Warrior remains stranded off Colombia with most of its crew evacuated. a tug met the party at quarantine.
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New York
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Duke and Duchess of Manchester
United Fruit Company
Almirante
Colon
Kingston
Vanderbilt
Warrior
Colombia
Roll of Honor Courier Readers in Waterloo Iowa
Letter from Abs Landis of 902 West Fifth Street noting forty years of reading the Courier and his father before him, signed Co. W Landis.
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Roll OF Honor Courier Readers
Publishers Courier
the Courier
Abs. Landis
Co. W
Landis
West Fifth Street
Carey Sentenced to Three Years for Mann Act Violation
Arthur R. Carey of Chicago received a three year sentence at Fort Leavenworth for transporting Laura Kleuker of Green Bay to Minneapolis for immoral purposes. The case centers on the Mann Act and the contrived trip involving the 18 year old.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Arthur R. Carey
Chicago
Fort Leavenworth
Laura Kleuker
Green Bay
Carey
Minneapolis
Minn
Slayer In Hospital After Newark Murder Case
In Newark New Jersey Hazel Herdman a 20 year old woman in love with Charles Manning shot and killed Mrs Harriet Manning in her home. Police say the unnamed companion of Manning’s wife died by suicide by poison in Montclair hospital while investigators pursue jealousy as motive. Manning and another woman were detained and released as detectives gather domestic history. A revolver and a silk umbrella were left at the scene. A second item notes advocacy for replacing the bushel with the 100 pound measure at the Western Fruit Jobbers convention in Kansas City highlighting a proposed federal standard.
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Newark
N. J
Hazel Herdman
Chas. F. Manning
Harter Manning
Mouninside Hospital
Montclair
Manning
Miss Herdmin
Miss Herdman
Uns
Harriet Manning
Mrs. Manning
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Western Fruit Jobbers’ Association
Widow Bland takes office as Denver assistant internal revenue collector
Mrs Richard P Bland widow of Silver Dick Bland arrives in Denver to assume duties as assistant internal revenue collector becoming the first woman in the United States to hold the post She says she will perform her duties loyally and cautions on suffrage and social topics while noting her large family and need for a mother at home in Lebanon Missouri to support them
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St. Louis
Richard P. Bland
Theodore R. Bland
United States Internal Revenue
Denver
Colo
Bland
Lebanon
United States
Dick” Bland
W. J. Bryan
Wilson
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Business Farmers
Evening Courier
William Willett
Harris G Ewing
Atfair
Missouri Valley
Plains States
Lower Lake Regions
New England
Weather Bureau
Lttle
Missouri
Charles R. Crane
Russia
Crane
Henry M. Pindell
Puoria
Lil
Taft
Orient
Illinois
Mr. Rockefeller
Lorenay J. Hatch
Tovar Havana Cigar
Italy
A. R. Carey
Newark, N. J
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