Hindu Movement Alarming Spurs Higher Immigrant Standards
Secretary Wilson proposes raising U S immigration standards by excluding aliens who fail Army recruit tests in response to Asiatic immigration. He warns Hindu movement and Canada’s stricter laws threaten California and southern states, urging Congress to act while preserving treaties with most favored nation clauses.
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Washington, D. C
Caminetti
Wilson
Department of Labor
Clark
Congress
United States Army
Immigration Bureau
Burnett
House Immigration Committee
India
United States
Canada
California
Baker
Representative Church
Humphrey
Washington
Federal Reserve Bank System Hearing Opens in Kansas City
Jan 23 Kansas City banking committee hearing on organizing the new federal reserve bank opens with David F. Houston and William G. McAdoo leading the session. Bankers from Nebraska Oklahoma Kansas and Missouri present to outline district needs as the hearing continues tonight.
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Kansas City
David F. Houston
Agriculture
Wm. G. McAdoo
the Treasury
New
Federal Reserve Bank &System
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Appendix Found on Mason City Man's Left Side
Mason City Iowa January 23 The appendix of Vivian Husgey of this city was found on the left side and the internal arrangement of other organs reversed when he was operated on at a local hospital yesterday according to a statement of his surgeon today It is claimed such cases are exceedingly rare Hussey will recover it is said
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Mason City
Vivian Husgey
Hussey
Power shift at United Mine Workers convention
Indianapolis January 23 The convention curtailed the international president’s power by assigning the scale committee appointment to delegates. Delegates from each district will caucus to choose their member, aiming to include current miners rather than long-time officers. The body praised federal probe into strikes in Michigan and Colorado. A telegram about Mother Jones' imprisonment parade was jeered and forwarded to Washington.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Michigan
Colorado
Washington
Trinidad
Colo
Mary Jones
Alleged murderer dies under knife in Chicago jail
Andrew Olson, who faced wife murder charges and four months of hopeless lunacy, died early today at Cook County jail after a bullet from a September shooting was removed. Doctors differed on outcome, but removal preceded his death amid a comatose state.
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Chicago
Andrew Olson
Cook County
Olson
Convicted murderer sentenced to die in electric chair
Salem Massachusetts January 23 William A Door of Stockton California convicted slayer of George H. Marsh an aged retired soap manufacturer of Lynn was today sentenced to die in the electric chair during the week of March 22 Door listened unconcernedly to the sentence and walked back to his cell
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Salem
Mass
Wm. A. Door
Stockton
Cal
Geo. HE. Marsh
Lynn
Door
Accused Groom Heads Honeymoon To Face Accusers
Glen Wilson, 22, married Elizabeth Feddersen in Waterloo and left for a brief honeymoon before an arrest warrant from Kokomo, Ind., arrives. Friends say he will return to Waterloo then go to Kokomo without requisition or escort to answer forgery charges linked to a fictitious baby in a contest.
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Glen Wilson
Elizabeth Feddersen
Kokomo
Ind
Hang
Mr. Wilson
John Wilson
la Porte City
Waterloo
Cers
Wilson
Federals and Rebels Mass for Torreon Battle
Rebels and federals mass for a decisive Torreon clash as Villa presses toward Mexico City with 15,000 riders advancing from Jiminez. Huerta forces reinforce to halt the northern advance and trap retreating troops along the railway toward Bermepillo and Napimi.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
Torreon
Villa
Jiminez
Huerta
Mexico City
Refugio Valasco
Bermepillo
Napimi
Valasco
Democrats Order House Inquiry Into Michigan Colorado Labor Disputes
Washington political action reports a nearly unanimous Democratic caucus vote of 148 to 17 ordering a house inquiry into the Michigan copper mine war and Colorado strike conditions. Proponents, led by William J. MacDonald and Edward Keating, push for a thorough investigation and potential hearings within two weeks.
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Washington, D. C
House of Representatives
Michigan
Colorado
Rules Committee
William J. MacDonald
Edward Keating
House
House Mines Committee
Thaw Granted $30,000 From Incomes in Orphans Court
In Allegheny county yesterday Judge J. J. Miller approved Harry K. Thaw's petition for a $30,000 withdrawal from the accumulated income of $130,735. The balance will be disposed of later by the court.
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Pittsburgh
Orphans’ Court of
Allegheny County
J. J. Miller
Harry K. Thaw
Heir Born to French Pretender Victor Napoleon
Brussels January 23 reports Prince Victor Napoleon, the official French throne pretender, welcomed a daughter born March 20, 1912. Victor Napoleon, aged fifty two, wed Princess Clementine of Belgium in 1910.
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Brussels
Victor Napoleon
France
Price Victor Napoleon
Clementine
Belgium
Woman Fatally Burned After Gasoline Fire
Woodward Iowa January 23 Mrs Chester Aime wife of Chester Aime of the Woodward Mutual Telephone company died this morning from burns received at 10 last night after an explosion of gasoline Mrs Aime had a pan of gasoline and water to clean clothes Her husband came in lit his pipe and accidentally flipped a match into the oil causing immediate flames that enveloped his wife She died at 8 today after efforts to save her They moved to Woodward about a year ago from Adel They had no children She was about 35 years old
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Woodward, Ia
Chester Aime
Woodward Mutual Telephone Company
Burns
Aime
Adel
Hayes declines Republican bid for congress in Clinton
Clinton Ia Jan 28 City Attorney Wm R Hayes mails his declination of the Republican nomination for congress to Joe R Lane Davenport district committee chairman He cites conditions that make acceptance impossible and says he declines in time to allow another nomination.
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Clinton
Wm. R. Hayes
Joe R. Lane
Davenport
District Congressional Committee
Congress
Mutiny on Ship Forces Return to Port
A mutiny aboard the steamship Devonan forced the vessel to return to Holyhead after leaving Liverpool for Boston. Nineteen crew members were arrested. the outbreak stemmed from a clash between union and non-union sailors aboard the mixed crew.
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Liverpool
England
Devonan
Boston
Holyhead
Roll of Honor Courier Readers Donation Note
Reinbeck Iowa December 15 1913 letter from W W Gaston enclosing a 3.00 check to renew a Daily Courier subscription. He has read the paper for over fifteen years and says he gets his money's worth.
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Roll OF Honor Courier
Quiet Ends Riot in Trinidad as Troops Disperse Strike Parade
Trinidad, Colo January 23 Quiet today followed violent events yesterday when state troops broke up a coal miners parade. Several injured and 20 arrested after the crowd tried to breach cavalry lines and march to San Rafael hospital where "Mother" Jones is under military arrest. City saloons remain closed and troops patrol streets.
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Trinidad
Colo
San Rafael Hospital
Temperature records and values from January 23 data
Temperature readings list mark Buchanan Optical Co. ground floor Syndicate block December? midnight to 12:00. Last entries show yesterday maximum 29 above and minimum 12 above. Historical data: 1911 max 34, min 6. 1912 max 33, min 6. 1913 max 34, min 10.
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Buchanan Optical Co
BOO Eas
Goethals Suggested as Next New York Police Chief
Mayor Mitchel indicated Col. Geo. W. Goethals chief engineer of the Panama Canal may become New York City police commissioner. Gov. Perkins urged the move and a personal interview with Perkins was planned. If accepted, Goethals would retire from the army.
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New York
Mitchel
Col. Geo. W. Goethals
Panama Canal
New York City
Col. Goethals
Gev. W. Perkins
Two Austrians Still Entombed in Copper Mine
Five men with oxygen helmets searched the Boston mine for the two Austrian miners trapped after timbers in a shaft caught fire last Wednesday. Crews expect bodies to be recovered before night as dense smoke and gas hinder progress while three water streams flood the lower levels, halting the fire’s advance.
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Bingham
Utah
Boston
Utah Copper Company
Aged Lady Breaks Leg In City Fall
Slipping on the pavement at Third and Washington streets about 10 30 this morning Mrs Victor Gury fell and fractured a limb near the hip She was taken to the Campbell home then moved to the home of her son Joe Gary 4 Franklin street where she has lived this winter The accident due to her age 75 is described as very serious TAFT WINGS SHAPT AT BRYAN New York Jan 23 The annual report of Dr John Wesley Hill president of the International Peace Forum says peace has progressed more in America than elsewhere Guests at the luncheon included ex President William H Taft Oscar Strauss and Seth Low In a pref ace Taft said I am beginning to have a great deal of sympathy for Brother Bill Bryan The talk seems necessary to aid digestion J H Husman 137 Falls avenue who has been seriously ill is now able to see his friends
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Third
Washington Streets
Victor Gury
Campbell
Joe Gary
Franklin Street
Taft
Bryan
New York
John Wesley Hill
International Peace Forum
America
William H. Taft
Oscar Strauss
Seth Low
Bill Bryan
Convicted of Slaying His Sister in Nebraska Trial
Pender Nebraska January 22 The jury in the third trial of William Flege found him guilty of manslaughter in the death of his sister Lois Flege. The crime occurred in Dixon County near Wayne in June 1910. Pleve had two prior trials with different verdicts.
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Pender
Neb
Mlege
Lois Flege
Graw
Mle
Dixon County
Wayne
Jane
Pleve
Ponca
Ponder
Demented Man Attacks German Crown Prince
Nerlin January 23 A man in a state of mental derangement rushed the carriageway and tried to reach Crown Prince Frederick William as he alighted from a motor car at his palace. A palace sentry intervened and overpowered the attacker who was identified as Leopold Salomon, 26, a tailor claiming to be the prince's brother and seeking assistance.
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Nerlin
Frederick William
Germany
Leopold Salomon
Ile
Bandit Robs Michigan Central Sleeper on Wakeup Demand
A lone bandit armed with a pistol robbed four passengers on the rear sleeper from Detroit to Chicago, netting just under $20. Porter Louis Thombs signaled an emergency rake at Jackson, while porters Merritts and others described a wary, frightened crew as passengers awoke to the hold up. Names include A. M. Todd of Chicago, Herman Marks of Detroit, and B. R. Palmer of New York, with Rhoades of Chicago noted among victims.
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Chicago
Michigan Central
Detroit
Jackson
Mich
Louis Thombs
T. Merritts
Meritts
A. M. Todd
Herman Marks
BR. D. Palmer
New York
Palmer
L. J. Rhoades
John Toole
Sagview
P. G. Savage
Ann Arbor
Savage
Tipping Now a Felony in Canal Zone
Washington January 23 The executive order by President Wilson bans tipping and gifts to Panama Canal Zone employees and forbids rebates on supplies The order titled to prevent corruption provides up to one year in jail and fines from 10 to 100 dollars for violations It comes as Col Goethals investigates charges that John Burke a Panama railroad commission agent received rebates on contracts
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Panama Canal Zone
Col. Goethals
John Burke
Panama Railroad
Anti-Trust Measures Debated In Congress
Washington leaders in Congress began deliberations on tentative anti trust measures to supplement the Sherman act. House introduction by Representative Clayton covers interlocking directorates and restraints of trade. Senate plans to follow, with interstate trade commission bill, after Alaska railroad issue. Holding companies not yet restricted, administration weighing scope.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Wilson
House
Clayton
Newlands
Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Trade Commission
Vote on Alaskan rate bill before adjournment
Washington, Jan 22. Senate continues its legislative day as it reassembles to push the Alaska railroad bill toward passage before adjournment. Supporters say a solid Democratic majority backs the measure. Also noted is Nelson Dingley of West Farmington Maine with a unique Finland-origin sled designed to be pushed rather than drawn.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Alaska
Nelson Dingley
West Farmington
Finland
Free Distribution of Shoes and Clothing Announced
Mrs Ida A Burkitt humane officer announces free distribution of shoes and clothing for men women and children from a vacant store room on Fourth street west near Washington tomorrow from 10 to 12 and from 7 to 5. Recipients should bring paper and cord to wrap items or a basket. Some requested home delivery but that is not possible.
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Ida A. Burkitt
Fourth Street West
Washington
Mra. Baridit
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Kansas City, Mo
Tovar
Havana Cigar
Gen. Villa
FUDGE
WM. E. Hayes
Gol. Goethals
J. H. Husman
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Express
W. H. Hartman CO
Demented Man
Dandit
Porter
Gideon Chase
Miller, M. D
B.C
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