Cummins announces candidacy for president in Iowa
Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa declares his bid for the Republican presidential nomination in a statement reading that Iowa Republicans may present him to the Chicago convention if believed fit. The move unsettles the Taft and La Follette factions and prompts delegation discussions in Des Moines and neighboring states.
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Washington
Albert B. Cummins
Iowa
Chicago
Cummins
Taft
la Follette
Wisconsin
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Cum Mins
Denver
Gifford Pinchot
Tate
Senator Cummins
Congress
Kenyon
Woods
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Carroll
Des Moines
H. C. Hayward
Iown
Mr. Hayward
Famine Appeal for funds reaches America via Shanghai tablegram
A Shanghai tablegram to the Presbyterian board of foreign missions says two million five hundred thousand famine people urgently need aid. It calls on America to send at least one million dollars in gold due to revolutionary conditions.
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New York
America
Shanghai
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Street clashes in Guayaquil end with Plaza defeat
In Guayaquil on January 20 fighting between supporters of General Leonidas Plaza and General Alfaro raged through the night. The Plaza faction was defeated and losses on both sides were severe.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Leonidas Plaza
Alfaro
Plaza
Fire on Chicago Great Western Dining Car Dazzles Fredericksburg
Flames erupted in the dining car kitchen of Chicago Great Western passenger train No. 6 as it entered Fredericksburg early this morning. The volunteer fire department fought the blaze twice before the car was towed to Oelwein for repairs. Embers rekindled after movement of air, drawing a crowd to the railroad yard. Deputy Sheriff Leighton had been in town seeking a witness.
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Leighton
Fredericksburg
Chicago Great Western
St. Paul
Oelwein
Fredericks~hore
Fire Threatens Historic Hall on Yale Campus
New Haven Conn January 20 fire damaged Old South Middle the Yale dormitory known as Connecticut Hall. Firemen used chemical apparatus to subdue flames that started in upper room furnishings. damage was small. The building links old and present colleges and housed Nathan Hale Noah Webster and John C Calhoun at various times.
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New Haven
Conn
Old South Middle
Connecticut Hall
Yale University
Fie
Old College
Nathan Hale
Noah Webster
John C. Calhoun
House Body Clears Wiley of Food Bureau Troubles
Washington report says Dr. Harvey W. Wiley chief of the agriculture department chemistry bureau receives a clean bill of health from a house committee. The panel sustains Wiley except for minor points and urges a free hand enforcing the pure food and drug law, curbing the Remsen board and Solicitor McCabe influence.
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Washington
Harvey W. Wiley
Chemistry Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Food Administration
House
Wiley
Remsen
Remsen Board
George P. McCabe
McCabe
Taft
Boggs Hearing Stopped After Debt Judgment Ruling
In the suit of First National Bank of Dunnell vs A E Boggs and Central Iowa Granite president Boggs the inquiry into assets and disposition of assets has been halted after an agreement filed with Referee J D Liffring.
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First National Bank of Dunnell, Minn
Elgin Butter Paige in Chicago Prices Probe
Testimony in Chicago January 20 reveals alleged collusion between the Chicago Butter and Egg Board and the Elgin Board of Trade. Witness Is. McAdams testified many Chicago members also sat on the Elgin board and helped fix prices to align across both markets. Government aims to show dealers controlled prices to avoid conflicts between cities.
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Chicago
Chicago Butter and Eye Board
Elgin Board of Trade
Is. McAdams
McAdams
Charles B. Morrison
Chicago Butter and Egg Board
Elgin
Commission
Albert G. Welsh
Licensed to Wed in Waterloo Nashua and Washburn
A fragmented notice lists couples married or to wed including Harvey H Morris of Waterloo Catheryn Henderson of Nashua and Hathryn Kemp and Charles Marile of Washburn with ages and court references in a brief local marriage section.
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Harvey H. Morris
Waterloo
Catheryn Henderson
Nashua
Charles
Marile
Washburn
Hathryn K. Kemp
Wilson’s Name Filed for Democratic Primary Ballot
Woodrow Wilson’s name appears on the Democratic primary ballot in Nebraska after a petition signed by thirty Omaha and South Omaha citizens was filed with the Secretary of State. Wilson plans a three day western campaign trip starting February 9 with speeches in Springfield East St. Louis Des Moines and Milwaukee.
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Lincoln
Neb
Woodrow Wilson
Omaha
South Omaha
Bryan- Wilson
Chicago
West
Wilson
Springfield
East St. Louis
Des Moines
Alilwaukeat
Sun Yat Sen Willing to Withdraw as President
A cablegram from Hong Kong reported by a San Francisco Chinese paper states Dr Sun Yat Sen is willing to resign the presidency of the republic in favor of Yuan Shikai. Sun would step aside after the throne abdication.
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San Francisco
Sun Yat, Sen
Republic
Yuan Shi Kai
Hong Kong
Sun
Four Cling To Mast Forty Hours In Shipwreck Rescue
In Norfolk on January 20 four crew members of the schooner Harry Prescott clung to masts and rigging for more than 30 hours after the ship struck inner diamond shoals near Hatteras. A rescue by the revenue cutter Tiasea took them to Wilmington, North Carolina, amid freezing wind and exhaustion.
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Norfolk
Harry Prescott
Tiasea
Wilmington
S. C
Prescott
Diamond Shoals
Hatteras
Storage Battery Car For Waverly
A contract has been let by the Chicago Great Western for a storage battery car like the one studied by Illinois Central to replace steam producing locomotives on the lake front. Delivery is expected in about four months for use on the Waverly Town branch of the system.
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Chicago
Chicago Great Western Road
Tlinois Central Railroad
Lake Front
Waverly
Welsh to Hospital Instead of Fight
Freddie Welsh was rushed to a Venice hospital after a neck and back strain kept him from facing Bobby Waugh in a 29 round bout at Vernon. The bout was shifted as Art Wolgast fell ill with appendicitis and Welsh later sustained a muscle issue that ended his participation.
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Welsh
Los Angeles
Freddie Welsh
Bobby Waugh
Vernon
Aday
Venice
Art Wolgast
Well Known Auto Man Visits City
M Westerdale branch manager of the flupp corporation in Chicago has visited the Iowa Auto Co proprietors in this city. The firm handles Hupp automobiles and Westerdale, with years in the business, praised Water Jo aS and the city prospects. He left last night for Omaha to inspect further.
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M. Westerdale
Flupp Corporation
Chicago
Iowa Auto Co
Comepany
Westerdale
Omaha
Agen. Loins
Much Married Couple Reportedly Fathered 31 Children
In Webster City a couple described as extremely prolific claim thirty one offspring from multiple marriages. The family says five marriages produced twenty seven, with additional children from later unions. Neighbors note the couple’s large brood and quiet lifestyle in the community.
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Webster City
Dun
Sis
D. Henbam
Ray
Benhawn
Chris
Mars
Bentwan
Hoedhirck
Betihaan
Bentieni
Cal Nottier
Hemans
August Charlton Has Long Wat Lake Como Case
Porter Chariton is held in Hudson county New Jersey awaiting trial for murdering his wife Mrs Maury Scott Castle. Officials say Chariton is sane and in good health and will stay jailed pending proceedings to decide if he should be sent to Italy for trial. The case is before the US Supreme Court with no decision expected until early 1913.
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New York
Dat
Porter Chariton
Maury Scott Castle
Chariton
Lake Como
Italy
Hhudson County
New Jersey
Jersey City
Dhe
Supreme Court of the United States
Aviators Begin Brilliant Meet in Los Angeles
The third international aviation meet opens in Los Angeles with forty nine aviators, a nine day schedule, and a parade showcasing transportation evolution. Sixteen events include a man hunt in aeroplanes a pigeon hunt air battle Roe Hille Handicap ten mile free for all and an altitude contest.
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Los Angeles
Afi
Government to prosecute Harvester Trust cited by AG Wickersham
Attorney General Wickersham informed a House rites committee that the government would prosecute the International Harvester Company amid a congressional inquiry into the trust. He stated firm action is planned as the investigation proceeds.
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Washington
Wickersham
House Committee On Rites
International Horvester Company
Starving peasants sell children in Russia amid famine
A telegraph from Orenburg reports extreme famine among southeastern Russian peasants. The starving population, cut off from aid, is said to sell children to Khirgese nomads in Saratov. typhus and hunger deaths rise, with over 7 percent of village children ill in some areas. Local efforts note church organ sale proceeds and committee oversight.
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London
Russia
Orenburg
Ural
Saratov
January Temperature Records Show Warm Spells Again
Weather notes report a second January day with temperatures above freezing and a 24 hour warmth streak. A year ago the minimum reached six degrees above zero while the maximum hit thirty four, marking a milder January day in contrast.
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ATURE
Buchanan Optical
Syndicate Black
Packers Witness Testimony Highlights By-Product Costs
Testimony in the Packers trial discusses by product credits for South Omaha plant stock, claiming under valuation of hides and offal affected meat prices. Edward H. McAdam of Armour & Co and James McLeese of Armour KC testified on costs and destroyed cost sheets from 1910.
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Chicago
Edwar H. MicAdam
Ar. Ingar & Co
South Omana
Elwoo Colman
South Omaha
Mare’ Anat
Packers’ Combine
James McLeese
Kansas City
Armour & Co
ANO
Sponge sewn into body sparks high court appeal
Carrie A. Smith sues Dr Ernest Mammen alleging malpractice after a sponge was unknowingly left inside her during surgery. The suit has gone to the supreme court via a certiorari petition after three trials in which she won damages, with appellate reversals and remand for retrial.
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Springfield
Til
It Nois Supréme Court
Supreme Court
Carrie A. Smith
Dy Ernest Mammen
McLean County
Smith
Leavitt Johnson Nation Bank Files Suit Over Notes
Leavitt & Johnson Nation Bank sues Stephen J Tigward to collect promissory notes totaling $1712.57. The defendant is alleged to be a non resident of the state and a writ of attachment is sought to aid collection.
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Leavitt & Johnson Nation Bank
Sait
Stephen J Tigward
Defenda
High top hats on Dom Pedro portrait day in Philly
In a New York store a picture shows Dom Pedro of Brasil receiving a Philadelphia delegation. The scene marks the day of his part in the closing ceremonies of the Centennial exposition as nearly all men in the group wear high top hats.
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New York
Dom Pedro
Brasil
Philadelphia
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