Alaska government railway bill moves toward Senate vote
Senators Kenyon Jones Borah and Poindexter urge passage of a Chamberlin plan to authorize a government built and operated Alaska rail line linking the Pacific coast to the interior at up to 35 million dollars. Debate centers on government ownership with some support for private operation as a test. House action appears distant with Wickersham pressing a similar measure.
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Washington, D. C
Alaska
Senate
Pittsman
Dillingham
House
Wickersham
Chamberlin
Pacific Coatt
Pacific Coast
Kenyon
Jones
Borah
Poindexter
Norrig
Williams
Bankhead
Era of idealism in United States highlighted at Democratic dinner
Secretary Bryan called for a shift from a commercial focus to a broader national purpose at Calvert hall where President Wilson was praised for fostering a new order. The event honored Senator Myers of Montana and drew many leading Democrats.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Bryan
Calvert Hall
Lord Baltimore
Wilson
Senator Myers
Montana
Ashokan Dam in New York Aqueduct Project
New York reports the Ashokan dam completed as part of a 152 million dollar aqueduct system. The reservoir on the Catskills feeds a ninety two mile conduit delivering 500 million gallons daily to New York City through a fifteen foot high tube. Chief engineer J Waldo Smith is shown in the illustration within the main tunnel.
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New York City
Smith
New York
Catskill Mountains
J. Waldo Smith
Swift and GD under grand jury probe in Chicago
Federal grand jury investigates Swift & Co packers of Chicago over alleged $60 000 rebating scheme with Ann Arbor Railroad. Witnesses from packing houses and railroads testifying. shipments routed via other lines to Ann Arbor rail main line. beef often moved in small lots for Saginaw Beef Co. Attorney Edward B. Gann and District Attorney Wilkerson lead probe, which may last a week or more.
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Chicago
Swift & Co., Packers
Ann Arbor
Federal Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Toledo
Frankfort
Mich
Stown
Saginaw Beef Company
Saginaw
Owosso
Edward BE. Gann
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilkerson
Waterloo Gas Engine Works lands half million foreign order
Waterloo Gas Engine company reports orders worth 426415 to be delivered this year. The batch includes 500 traction engines 2000 gas engines cream separators manure spinners and pump jacks destined for foreign countries. Company sells direct from factory with no agents or traveling salesmen.
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Waterloo Gas Engine Works
Waterloo
Waterloo Gas Engine Company
Waterloo Gun Engine Company
Goelet Divorce Disclosures Outline Wealth and Affairs
New York papers reveal details of Mrs. Robert Goelet and her pursuit of an absolute divorce. Samuel Untermyer states she sees no public interest in her matters. The couple, still living at their Fifth Avenue mansion, kept up appearances amid unresolved differences. Mrs. Goelet has left for Daytona Florida. the Goelets’ wealth and social ties are noted, including a French estate and a luxurious steam yacht.
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New York
Robert Goelet
Samuel Untermyer
Fifth Avenue
Harvard
Church of St. Mary
Wayne
Philadelphia
Mr. Goelet
Ogden Goelet
Manyclubs
Mahama
France
Dancicourt
Prince Murat
Roll of Honor Courier Readers at Waterloo
Waterloo reader TL lists forty eight years of Courier reading and forty three years as a subscriber. He notes his age as seventy one and provides address 026 West Fourth Street. Advertisement for Tower Havana Cigar Be appears.
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Roll OF Honor Courier
Waterloo
Publishers Courier
Courier
Ll. Kalingaman
Miners Hear Rodda Story At Union Convention
W Rodda president of a Frostburg Maryland secret union testified at the United Mine Workers of America convention in Indianapolis about an assault on a train. He described a telegram incident and a stratagem to seize membership books. Delegates empower international officers to investigate and act.
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Indianapolis
Ind
W. Rodda
Baltimore & Ohio
United Mine Workers of America
Rodda
Frostburg
Wm. Ford
Maryland
Silvey
Indiana
Sheapley
Sellersburg
Ford
John P.white
Ex Sen Cullom Strength Wanes Yet Improves
Washington January 22 Shel by M Cullom former senator from Illinois and Lincol Memorial commission head grew better today after a week in bed His heart and lungs showed improvement and he asked for a hearty breakfast Doctors noted his advanced age yet said his mind remained clear He hoped to live to see the Lincoln memorial completed a cause dear to him and his friend President Lincoln.
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Washington, D. C
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Lincolno Memorial Commission
Veteran Iowa Editor In Sioux City Hospital Update
Sioux City editor Geo D Perkins publisher of the Sioux City Journal remained under hospital care after two weeks of illness with physicians and family reporting no alarming condition. In Memphis Tennessee a fire at E W Trout & Co warehouse destroyed about 4000 bales of cotton with losses estimated at 200000 to 300000 dollars and three firefighters sustained minor injuries.
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Sioux City
Perkins
The
Sioux City Journal
Memphis
Tenn
E.W. Trout & Co
Suit to Recover Fourteen Million Dollars
In St Louis on January 22 a suit was filed in the United States district court seeks to recover more than 14 million dollars. The action names ten former directors of the St Louis and San Francisco railroad as defendants. The case centers on alleged financial misdealings during 1910.
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St. Louis, Mo
United States District Court
St. Louis & San Francisco
Japanese Question Delayed After Immigration Hearing Postponed
After an executive meeting the House immigration committee postponed hearings on the Baker bill to bar Asiatic immigrants. Chairman Burnett said no action yet, awaiting Bryan on the diplomat’s silence pact. Bryan remained optimistic, offering no details on the basis for his hope.
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Washington
Jum
House Immigration Committee
Baker
Burnett
Teels
Bryan
Tokio
State Department
Baron Makino
Foreign Office
China
Mayville Farmer Outlaw to be Arraigned in Beardsley Case
Mayville New York January 22 Edward Beardsley farmer outlaw will be arraigned late today on the charge of shooting J W Putnam county overseer of the poor Beardsley nine children were taken to Titusville Pennsylvania to live with Chas Beardsley brother of the outlaw Mrs Edna Pier occupant of the Beardsley shack during the siege is recovering from a wound suffered when one of the children fired a revolver from the window sill
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Mayville
N. Y
Edward Beardsley
J. W. Putnam
Beardsley
Titusville
Chas. Beardsley
Edna Pier
Train wreck kills one injures eighteen near Pembroke
Ottawa Jan 22 The Minneapolis St Paul Sault Ste Marie train No 19 derailed after a rail spread at Meath ten miles east of Pembroke Ontario early today. Mrs J J Sammon of Sudbury was killed and about sixteen other passengers injured seven seriously.
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Ottawa
Ont
Montreal
Meath
Pembroke
J. J. Sammon
Sudbury
Salvage Begins for British Submarine A7 Near Whitesand Bay
Plymouth England January 22 salvage operations started today on the British submarine A7 which sank Friday while maneuvering. The craft lies about 200 feet below the surface four miles off shore with divers attempting recovery.
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Plymouth
England
Whitesand Bay
Federal Court Term Nears End in Hogan V S Central RR
The Hogan v. Central Railroad case, seeking 16000 dollars for loss of two fingers in a sticker machine, may conclude this afternoon or tomorrow. Jurors for the term have largely been released except those involved in this case, with evidence largely complete.
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Michael Hogan
Tlingis Central Railroad
Hogan
Two aviation figures and a mayoral race headline Iowa tale
Davenport Iowa January 22 second Iowa district convention opens with Muscatine city attorney BP Hanley as sole candidate for congressman. Medill McCormick arrives to urge Progressive nomination while Hayes camp seeks a united front. Charles K Hamilton, famed aviator, dies suddenly at 28 from internal hemorrhage after a career marked by crashes and globe trotting experiences. He wore a silver head plate after a Pennsylvania skull fracture and had two marriages prior to a recent union with a New York heiress.
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Davenport
Hanley
Muscatine
Iowa
Hayes
Ia Party
Medill McCormick
Natonal
Ilinois
New York
Charles K. Hamilton
Philadelphia
Hamilton
Hiamilton
New Britain
Conn
Norloy
Chas. K. Hamilton
North River
Prince Henry
Prussia
Cony Island
China
Japan
Mikado
Mexico
Jallern
Pennsylvania
Bridgeport
John Lawson
Bloody Sunday Riots Recall 1905 Massacre in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg January 22 police dispersed demonstrators marking the annual Bloody Sunday anniversary. Workers attempting a petition march led by Father Gapou faced force as troops opened fire. A general strike unfolded with bands and songs but police used weapons. damage reported and several women arrested.
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St. Petersburg
Father Gapou
Palace Square
Preasur
Nevaky Prospect
Bryan Eyes Senate Ambition At Democratic Dinner
In Washington on January 22, Democrats speculated after Secretary Bryan said at a party that it had been his boyhood ambition to sit in the United States Senate. He stated his career was built on the hope of someday reaching the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Bryan
United States Senate
Senate
San Francisco
Cal
Amile
Ducoin
Jall
Sulzer story to the Tiger
New York dispatch reports former governor Sulzer detailing graft allegations at the John Doe inquiry and prepping for a grand jury session. Senator O’Gorman, tied to the case, may be called as the probe widens involving James E. Gaffney, a Tammany-linked contractor and politician connected to Jans Stewart.
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New York
Wm. Sulzer
John Doe
United States
O'Gorman
James E. Gaffney
Murphy
Bagman
Stewart
Jans Stewart
Gaffney
Tammany Hall
Mexican deputy flees Huerta regime under secret aid
Jorge Vera Estanol once jailed deputy and former minister of public instruction, left Mexico City with American chargé d affaires Nelson O Slaughnessy last night. A private car and secure train ride bound for Vera Cruz were used amid fears for Estanol safety. Rumors of executions of Estanol and Rodolfo Rexes circulated, but Rexes remains in the penitentiary.
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Mexico City
Jorge Vera Estanol
Huerta
Nelson O'Slaughnessy
Vera Cruz
Senor Estanol
Mandero
O’slaughnessy
Senors Estanol
Rodolfo Rexes
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Swift & GD
Tower
Havana
Rodoa
United Mine Work of America
Ers
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Russia
Sulerstory
Mex
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Frisco
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