Fire Ravages Fifth Street Storefront and Hotel
A two story brick building at 105 Fifth street east suffered a heavy fire early this morning. The blaze destroyed Abe Greenberg’s clothing stock on the basement and damaged the second floor and adjacent properties. Firemen narrowly escaped collapse when the basement floor gave way. Total losses reach about 25 thousand dollars with 11 thousand of stock and 8.5 thousand insured for Greenberg. The De Wald cigar factory stock and Waterloo hotel furnishings were also damaged and basements flooded. Sustained damage to surrounding buildings and gas lines raised explosion fears as crews fought flames and pumped water from the flooded basements.
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Fifth Street
W. B
L. B. Hickleberg
Joe Gibbs
Baldwin and
Lynch
Greenberg
Waterloo Hotel
Greenburg
Dunham
Mr. Greenberg
Wm. Bickleberg
Lseen Ag
74 Year Old Iowa Man Returns to Country Teaching
Town Falls Iowa January 13. The Doc Osler theories do not apply to I W Myers of Franklin county who at seventy four has resumed teaching in country schools due to teacher shortages. Myers began teaching at 17 and in 1866 was principal of the public schools in Town. In the seventies he served two terms as superintendent of schools in Franklin county.
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Town Falls
Doc Osler
I. W. Myers
Franklin County
Myers
Achoola
Willard Acquitted in Prize Fighting Trial
Los Angeles on January 12 heavyweight fighter Jess Willard was acquitted after an all night jury deliberation. The case stemmed from John Youngs death after a Vernon arena bout on August 22 and the verdict permits boxing contests under California law since the 1903 amendment. Deputy District Attorney Joseph Ford argued for a verdict barring all rings where a knockout is intended.
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Los Angeles
Jess Willard
John Young
Vernon Arena
Willard
California
Joseph Ford
G. A. Baseball Meeting Announced for January 15
President M. B. Justice of Keokuk announces a Central Baseball association meeting to be held in Burlington Iowa on January 15. The notice appears in a January 13 report from Burlington.
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Burlington, Ta
M. B. Justice
Keokuk Today
Central Baseball Association
Burlington
Pole Smokes Through Surgery in New Jersey Hospital
Elizabeth New Jersey January 13 Poles Lawrence Uysaz calmly smokes a cigarette while on the operating table at Alexian Brothers hospital as ether cannot be used due to weakness and doctors expect his eventual recovery
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Elizabeth
N. J
Lawrence Uysaz
Alexian Brothers’ Hospital
Williams Nominated for Comptroller of the Currency
President Wilson nominates John Skelton Williams of Virginia as comptroller of the currency and ex officio Federal Reserve Board member. He now leads the fiscal bureau as assistant secretary of the treasury under McAdoo. Confirmation faces expected Senate opposition rumors, with McAdoo lobbying senators. Houston says no plan to resign to join the board.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
John Skelton Williams
Virginia
the Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Williams
Fiscal Bureau
McAdoo
Senate
Houston
Cold Wave Grips North as Warmer Air Looms
U S weather reports show record lows across the north and central U S with wind chill and frost. A new warm air mass moves west to east, promising relief as temperatures rise toward the Atlantic region. Philadelphia records its coldest reading of the winter at 11 degrees above zero.
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Washington, D. C
St. Lawrence
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Philadelphia
Weather Bureau
Mass meeting in San Salvador protests US Nicaragua treaty
In San Salvador on January 13 a mass meeting protested a proposed treaty granting the United States the exclusive right to build a Nicaragua canal and a naval base in the Gulf of Fonseca. Dr Policarpo Bonilla, former Honduran president, was chosen to represent the protesters in the United States. Patriotic clubs are being organized nationwide to oppose the proposal.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
United States
Nicaragua
Gulf of Oronesca
Policarpo Bonilla
Honduras
Republic
Manitoba Legislature Grants Free Wheat Policy
Winnipeg Manitoba January 13 The Manitoba legislature unanimously approved a free wheat policy on a government motion by J A Simpson. The resolution will be sent to Ottawa for the dominion parliament consideration.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
J. A. Simpson
Government Party
Ottawa
Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Spreads After Blaze Origin
Montreal reports Notre Dame Cathedral, famed worldwide, caught fire this afternoon. The blaze began in a business district near a hardware store, seemed under control at first, then revived by a strong wind and spread to nearby structures.
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Montreal
Notre Dame
President Wilson Returns to Washington in Fine Health
President Wilson and family arrived in Washington from Pass Christian Mississippi at 730 this morning. He walked from the private car to a waiting automobile in 18 degree cold and greeted crowds without speaking. Doctor Grayson says he is physically much improved and ready for strenuous work ahead.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Pass Christian
Miss
Gulf Coast
Cary T. Grayson
White House
Washington
Mail Steamer Cobequid Strands Off Briar Island Sinking
Reports say the royal mail steamer Cobequid with about 160 aboard is ashore near Briar Island Bay of Fundy after leaving Grenada en route to Halifax. Wireless contact ceased, rescue attempts hampered by a severe storm. Fire in Frothingham and Workman’s depot causes $200,000 loss. seven firemen injured.
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New Brunswick
Royal Mail
Cobequid
West Indies
Halifax
Briar Island
Bay of Huntly
Nova Scotia
Brier Island
Marine Department
Lanadowne
Kron Prinzessin Cecelie
Lady Laurier
Shae
Grenada
Montreal
Bay of Fundy
Yarmouth
Frothingham’ & Workman's
Alaska Failboat Bill in Debate
Washington January 13 Senator Chamberlain said the Alaska railroad measure should pass the Senate but noted strong opposition from groups allied with mining and coal interests. He expected to finish his remarks today as Burton and Bankhead prepare to oppose the bill.
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Alaska
Senate
Chamberlain
Burton
Bankhead
Roll of Honor Courier Readers note
A reader named Mrs. L. M. Carncross recalls her long association with the Courier, stating she was eighty years old on February 26, 19123, and recounts her enduring connection with the publication.
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Roll OF Honor Courier Readers
Publishers Courier
Courier
Nineteen Divorce Suits Set New City Record
In Los Angeles on January 13 nineteen divorce suits were filed, with twenty-five marriage licenses issued. The count marks a new single day record for divorce filings in the city.
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Los Angeles
Three Thousand Return to Work at South Chicago Plant
Chicago January 13 Three thousand men who had been out of work since December 16 returned to employment today at the South Chicago plant of the United States Steel corporation.
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Chicago
United States Steel Corporation
Mexican Government Will Default Interest Payments
The Mexican cabinet announced a default on semi annual interest payments on the international and external debt bonds due this month. The move affects bonds held in the United States Great Britain France and Germany with coupons payable at scheduled dates.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Earthquake and Tidal Wave Ravage Kagoshima Region
Reports from Nagasaki indicate Japan’s Kagoshima area suffers extensive earthquake and volcanic damage with tidal wave effects. Death toll runs into thousands as ash falls, rail lines are blocked, and rescue teams struggle to reach the stricken districts.
Man Charged With Forging Own Name In Cashing Money Order
Los Angeles police report K. Hayashi of 335 Jackson Street was charged with forging his own signature to cash a $50 money order intended for another man of the same name.
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Los Angeles
K. Hayashi
Jackson Street
Kingsbury appoints Marslin as private secretary in New York
John A. Kingsbury, New York City commissioner of charities, named Albert E. Marslin as his private secretary. Marslin had seized John Schrank after the Dec 5, 1912 shooting of Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee and had served as Roosevelt's stenographer at the time. He is a Vermont native who has resided in New York for years.
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John A. Kingsbury
Charities
Albert E. Marslin
John Schrank
Theodore Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Roosevelt
Martin
Vermont
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