Note Ends Negotiations Fifteen Days For Red Tape
London January 27 The allied delegates begin drafting a note rupturing peace talks. A four-nation committee plans to finish tonight and present to Greek Bulgarian Montenegrin Servian envoys. Red tape will delay any resumption of hostilities at least fifteen days, with final Turkish reply due next week. Adrianople’s fall could force a political solution as counter revolutions loom. Osman Nigami Pasha noted the proverb, He laughs best who laughs last.
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London
Michael Madjeroff
Georgios Streit
Austria-Hungary
M. BR. Vesnitch
France
Count Voynoviteh
Nicholas
Montenegro
M. Politis
Sir Edward Grey
T Peace Conference
Sofia
Belgrade
Cetinje
Adrianople
Constantinople
Osman Nigami Pasha
Supreme Court declines interference in Oregon larceny case
Washington dated report states the U S Supreme Court refused to disturb J Thorburn Ross's five year penitentiary sentence for larceny of state educational funds from a Portland bank during the 1907 panic. The trial court also imposed a $576,853.74 fine or 790 years in county jail, which the Oregon Supreme Court had deemed excessive.
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Washington
Thea Supreme Court
J. Thorburn Ross
Trust, Guaranty & Title Company
Portland
Ore
Supreme Court of Oregon
Beamen Are Brought To Inaugural Parade
Washington January 27 when the transport Sumner arrives in March to embark the senate and house naval affairs committee for Panama she will bring to participate in the inaugural parade two companies of bluejackets from the us 5 new hampshire one company of bluejackets from the uss louisiana two companies of apprentice seamen from the naval training station at norfolk three companies of marines and one regimental band
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Washington
Sumner
Senate
House Naval Affairs Committee
Panama
U. S
New Hampshire
Louisiana
Naval Training Station
Norfolk
Trainmen to demand 10 percent wage rise in Canada
Montreal reports union plans to press Eastern Canada railroads for a ten percent wage increase for conductors, trainmen, and engineers plus improvements in working conditions. The announcement comes from an organized action by the union, with advertising notes for the cigar trade in the period.
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Montreal
Canada
Warga Bf
Briand Forms New French Cabinet
Paris January 27 Aristide Briand the new premier has completed the cabinet list with Briand as interior minister and Jean Barthou as justice minister. Other posts include Charles C A Jonnart foreign affairs Eugene Etienne war Pierre Baudin marine Louis L Klotz finance Jules Steeg public instruction Jean Dupuy public works Jean Morel agriculture Fernand David commerce Gabriel Guisthau colonies Rene Besnard labor.
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Paris
Aristide Briand
Interior
Justice
Jean Barthou
Charles C. A. Jonnart
Eugene Etienne
Pierre Baudin
Louis L. Klotz
Jules Steeg
Jean Dupuy
Packing Plant Burns Triggers Meat Shortage Fears
Calgary reports a fire destroying the Burns Packing plant raises meat shortage fears. Estimated beef in storage reached $700,000 with similar value in pork and mutton consumed. beef on the hoof rose from 6 to 74 cents, prompting retailers to hike prices.
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Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Burns
Des Moines Vote on Kenyon Liquor Bill Split
In Des Moines on January 27 the Thirty fifth assembly held a first test vote on the Kenyon Sheppard bill to prohibit liquor shipments into dry territory. The dry side, led by Boettger, won a decisive victory as Democrats sought to sidetrack the measure. Grout voted yes with Bernbrock absent. De Wolf introduced an appropriation for the State Dairy association and beef producers.
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Des Moines
Kenyon
Grout
Bernbrock
de Wolf
State Dairy Association
Hornson
Congress
Boettger
Scott County
Suffrage Bill Dropped as War Threat Looms at Parliament
London January 27 The British cabinet moves to drop the franchise bill after the speaker rules the change would alter the measure, while Emmeline Pankhurst threatens guerilla action. Parliament is heavily patrolled with mounted and foot police, 2000 patrolmen and 100 mounted guards on duty to prevent violence near the House of Commons.
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London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Sir Edward Grey
Asquith
House of Commons
Move Defeated Then Referred On Rell Call Vote
The committee on federal relations was the target for the resolution. The motion failed and on a rell call the resolution passed 10 to 24 with 14 absent or not voting. Boettger of Scott moved to refer the measure to the committee on federal relations due to unfamiliar provisions.
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Committee On Federal Relations
Bliis of
Ringgold
Boettger of
Scott
Pastor Advice for Successful Marriages at Crerar Church
Chicago January 27 Rev J W Nicely urged practical marriage guidance for young couples in a Crerar Presbyterian sermon. He stressed prioritizing the wife, creating a true home, limiting mother-in-law intrusion for five years, steering neighbors' advice, keeping courtship spirit, and welcoming husbands home, arguing marriage is a sacred lifelong bond.
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Chicago
J. W. Nicely
Crerar Presbyterian Church
Nicely
Friend Spares Gen. Sickles Humiliation of Arrest
New York January 27 sheriff Harburger arranged bail from a surety company to spare General Daniel Sickles the arrest humiliation. The move follows a Supreme Court order after he failed to account for over $20,000 tied to the New York monument commission. The general, accompanied only by an aged butler, remained secluded at his Fifth Avenue home awaiting developments.
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New York
Daniel &. Sickles
Harburger
General Sickles
Ludlow Street
Supreme Court
New York Monument Commission
Butler
Sickles
Fifth Avenue
Probe of Sirike Facts by Congress
Representative Berger proposes a seven member special committee to probe conditions in the New York garment industry and the recent strike. He cites low wages creating misery and vice and claims filthy, insanitary workplaces expose workers to contagious diseases. Berger links economic distress to crime and societal impact.
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Washington
New York
Berger
Wisconsin
Diamonds Held Suspect Smuggling Case Placed in Chicago
Customs agents temporarily detained in Chicago $18,000 worth of diamonds suspected of being smuggled into the United States by Nathan Green. Green, under arrest in New York on charges of smuggling diamonds via the parcels post, may prompt further government inquiry. The Chicago diamonds are reported as bought by innocent merchants. The probe could expand to additional cities as it tracks Green’s imports totaling about $100,000.
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Washington
Chicago
United States
Nathan Green
New York
International Parcels Post
Green
Heike Must Serve Eight Months In Penalty
Washington January reports former American Sugar Refining secretary Heike loses immunity claim and must serve eight months in prison plus a $5,000 fine after conviction for conspiracy to defraud the government. The Supreme Court ruled immunity did not cover that prosecution despite his grand jury testimony. Also noting a Greek worker shot at Quaker Oats plant after a quarrel, leaving a fatal injury.
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Washington, Januay
Charles Ry. Heike
American Sugar Refining Company
Grand Jury
Wem
Supreme: Court
Heike
Prand Jury
Brooklyn
Hoike
Ihereto
Citar Repids
P. Nirack
Wm. Simon
Nirack
Rock Island bandit tackled after face poke attack
In Cedar Rapids Jam last night Hark Jones a discharged Rock Island baakenan poked a wad into the face of George Merrill at a public seat and demanded money. Merrill knocked the bandit down and held him until police arrived. Condh and his brother Hay had earlier held up couples and robbed them of datey and watcher. Both are under arrest.
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Cedar Rapids
Hark Jones
Rock Island
George
Merrill
Maton
Hock Island
Condh
Hay
Datey
Watcher
Inauguration Speech by Tennessee Governor Den We Trooper
Nashville Tennessee January 27 Den We Trooper the second republican to hold the Tennessee governor's office since reconstruction was inaugurated today In his address he criticized the progressive movement saying it has been harmed by self seeking demagogues and radicalism. He cited acts of La Follette as model and charged trusts funded campaigns.
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Nashville
Tega
den We
Tennessee
Lin Seesnid Teri
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
Explosion Shocks Paris Near St Sulpice Church
A large dynamite blast shook Paris near the St Sulpice area early today, damaging Rue de Sevres and destroying electric surface lines while causing no serious injuries. Police believe the explosive came from construction work on the new subway and was handled by recently discharged workers.
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Paris
Church of St. Sulpice
Rue de Sevres
New Chapter in Guggenheim Divorce Case
Chicago January 27 A new phase opened in the Grace Brown Guggenheim versus William Gruegenheim divorce. Judge Oscar M Heard heard arguments on a motion to seal the entire court record of the proceedings, contending the 1901 decree was obtained by fraud. If granted, the divorce could be nullified.
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Chicago
Grace Brown Guggenheim
Wm. Gruegenheim
Oscar M
S. S. Gregory
Guggenheim
Heard
Mt. Carroll
Strikers End Dispute At Gotham Hotels
New York January 27 workers at major hotels report the strike of waiters is off. Many former employees returned to work with partial concessions offered by employers. Some kept their posts, others found replacements, and a few holdouts remain as smaller hotels face picket lines.
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New York
Wilson Supports National Death Bureau Aides Sanitation Plan
Hoboken New Jersey January 27 President elect Wilson spoke at a private gathering hosted by Mrs Caroline J Alexander. He and his family were weekend guests. Wilson favored a national bureau of death and urged harmony among medical schools to advance sanitation.
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Hoboken
Willson
Caroline J. Alexander
Start School for Corn Growing Club of 800
Delegates from many states gathered in Columbia South Carolina for the opening of the Fifth National Corn Exposition. The school of instruction for about 800 boys and girls in corn and tomato growing clubs was inaugurated as the exposition began and will continue through February 8.
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Columbia
S.C
Democrats Review Wool Tariff Ahead of Extra Session
Democrats push to revert wool tariff toward 1894 Wilson standard with proposals for 60 percent ad valorem on wool and woolen goods. Witnesses urge free raw wool, while others seek higher clothing duties and targeted protections for manufacturing, sheep husbandry, and domestic industry.
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Washington
House
Senate
Taft
National Association of Wool Manufacturers, Growers
Frank P. Bennett
Boston
American Wool and Cofton Reporter
United States
Joseph JD. Holmes
New York
Eben
Stephens
Worcester
Mass
John I. Wood
Philadelphia
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Tariff Board
Wood
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