Bombarded Port au Prince describes foreign guard actions
Port au Prince Haiti January 2 reports armed detachments of American sailors from the battleship Montana guard the American legation cable station and the French hospital as German bluejackets also protect stores. President Oreste fled to the German cruiser Vineta while fighting raged overnight and a citizens safety committee formed.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Montana
Michael Oreste
Viveta
Citizens Committee of Public Safety
Solon Menos
Washington
Vineta
U. S
Washington, D. C
South Carolina
Oreste
Island Republic
Russell
Daniels
Guantanamo
Caribbean
Paris
Conde
Plaitt
Readers Roll of Honor Letter to Lincoln Assassination Courier
Mercy M Lawless of Waterloo Iowa writes to the Courier praising the paper and noting loyalty as a reader since its founding era around President Lincoln's assassination in April 1865.
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Courier
Pubiehers Couriers
Lincoln
Mercy M. Lawless
E. Thompson
Aves
Waterloo
Iowa
First Steps in Investigation of Labor Trouble
Washington D C January 28 The House Mines Committee opened inquiry into Colorado and Michigan mine strikes. Chairman Foster convened members to plan action as a broad resolution authorizes investigation into postal interference immigration law violations restraint of trade and peonage potential parallel inquiries by subcommittees were noted with Senate resolutions likely to be passed over.
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Washington, D. C
Colorado
Michigan
House Mines Committee
Foster
House
Congress
Senate
Militant Suffragists Make Bid To Enter Cabinet Meeting
London January 28 Militants from the Women’s Social and Political Union attempted to force entry to a British cabinet council meeting at 10 Downing Street. A suffrage car with a woman driver fled Whitehall as police ordered retreat. activists were arrested at Scotland Yard amid protests over forcible feeding of prisoners.
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London
British Cabinet Council
Jentre Party of
Scotland Yards
Villa Delays Torreon Attack In Juarez Conference
General Francisco Villa arrived at Juarez to confer with mining and smelter interests on resuming work in the federal territory and to plan his Chihuahua defense before directing the Torreon campaign. His presence delays the assault as rebel troops shift southward for the planned operation.
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Juarez
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Chihuahua
Republic
Torreon
Terrazas
Villa
Raoul Madero
Mer
Revelations of Bomb Outrage and Gang Trial Progress
New York Jan 28 further revelations on bomb outrages terrorizing east side merchants are expected as Angelo Silvestro, tied to a Black Hand group, faces trial. Alfred Lehman and Rocco Pacilli’s confessions outline a criminal rise from petty theft to robbery and bomb throwing amid a lucrative gang operation. Both men, who claim they never intended murder, say they avoided harming people unless necessary.
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New York
East Side
Angelo Sylvestro
Alfred Lehman
Rocco Pacilli
Lehman
Pacilli
Iaid
Paterson
N. J
Equal Suffrage Up in New Jersey
Women from across New Jersey attend a capitol hearing on equal suffrage before the assembly committee of the whole with senate members invited. The house judiciary committee already favored a suffrage resolution, but failure to advertise previously requires passage by both the 1919 and present legislatures before a voter referendum.
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Trenton
N. J
Assembly
New Jersey
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Suburban Cars Crash Kills Motorman in Lackawanna
Buffalo star reports a head on collision of two crowded suburban cars on the Buffalo Lake Erie & Western railroad in Lackawanna. Motorman John Doyle was killed and about 72 passengers were injured, with none in fatal danger.
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Buffalo
Buffalo, Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Lacka Wanna
John Doyle
Record Paper Nearing End as Receiver Seeks Sale
Washington PA January 28 The Record has ceased publication and is in a receivership with a petition for sale of the plant. The receiver reports debts of at least 73126.22 and a weekly deficit of about 250, making operation unprofitable.
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Washington, Pa
the Record
Hoe
January Rainstorm Brings Lightning and Thunder
A January weather event brought sharp lightning and thunder on January 28 near Towa. Strong coastal winds followed by overcast skies and morning rain intensified into a powerful thunderstorm with vivid electric displays.
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Towa
Senators Express Opinion On Arms Embargo Debate
White House dismisses reports of Japan selling arms to Huerta as an old story revamped. Senators attending a talk say some backers of an arms embargo claimed Huerta could obtain ammunition from Japanese commercial houses, though no direct Japanese government involvement is asserted. The president’s views remain withheld.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Wilson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mexico
Villa
Huerta
Mexico City
Carranza
Taft
White House
Senate Foreign Relations
Japan
Russia
Italy
Great Britain
California
Arma
Luerta
Miners Cheer Congressional Action on Federal Probes
In Indianapolis delegates of the United Mine Workers of America welcomed President John P. White's report that two resolutions for federal investigations of strikes in Colorado and Michigan had passed the lower house by a large majority. A bid to change the union constitution to elect traveling auditors organizers and the Mine Workers Journal editor failed.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John P. White
Colorado
Michigan
Congress
Waa
United Mine Workers of America
Mine Workers
Vanderbilt party to sail to New York on Almirante
Frederick W. Vanderbilt and guests including the duke and duchess of Manchester will travel directly to New York aboard the United Fruit steamer Almirante. The Vanderbilts sought refuge on the Almirante after their yacht Warrior ran aground off Colombia. The ship will depart Colon and head to Jamaica and then arrive in New York by Thursday.
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New York
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Duke and Duchess of Manchester
United Fruit Company
Almirante
Vanderbilt
Warrior
Colombia
W. H. Devan
Vanderbilts
New Orleans
Evan
Coral Reef
Colon
Jamaica
Veteran Towa editor still critically ill
Craige D. Perkins, editor and publisher of the Journal, remained seriously ill at a hospital in Sioux City Iowa, with little change reported on January 28.
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TOWA
Sioux City
Craige D. Perkins
Temperature Today From Buchanan Optical Co Record
The note lists temperatures with markings from Buchanan Optical Co on ground floor Syndicate block. It records 12 midnight 38, 6 a.m 37, 10 a.m 38 and notes yesterday’s high 27 above and low 16 above. Historical entries show 1911 max 29 min 13. 1912 max 18 min unknown. 1912 max 23 min unknown.
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Buchanan Optical Co
Syndicate
Ex Senator Shelby Cullom Dies After Long Public Service
Washington reports former Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois dies at 86 after more than six decades in public life. He helped lead the Lincoln memorial project and served in the Illinois legislature, U.S. House, and 30 years in the Senate, living through Civil War era memories and connections to President Taft and Uncle Cannon.
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Shelby M. Cullom
Minnis
Abraham Lincoln
Grippe
Washington, D. C
Cullom
Jdint
Lineula
Puneral
Ilinois
Shelby Moore Cullom
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Shelby
Illinois
Assembly
National
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Joe’ Cannon
Kentucky
Andrew Jackson
United States
Mr. Cullom
el Spring Valley
Cumberland
Maryland
Coffeys
North Carolina
Great Britain
George the Fourth
William the Fourth
Victoria
Edward
George the Fifth
Charles the Fifth
France
Francis
Austria
Frederick William
Prussia
Nicholas
Russia
Leo the Twelfth
Papal States
Kingdom of
Italy
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Iinois
Canada Pays U S Newspapers for Canada Emigration Ads
Senate lobby committee heard Geo A Joslyn and Alfred Washington of the Western News papers Union describe a 12 year payments totaling 42000 dollars annually to circulate patent insides about Canada. The material was marked advertisement and aimed to induce Americans to emigrate. Joslyn said it was not unpatriotic to circulate such material. Canada's interior department paid 1 dollar per column for the material used by newspapers.
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Washington, D. C
Canada
Union
Dominion
Senate
Geo. A. Joslyn
Omaha
Alfred Washington
Joslyn
Interior Department
Mexican War Veteran Buried at Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa January burial of James A Rhyno one of the last Mexican War veterans in Iowa. He was brought from St Charles his former home where the funeral was held yesterday afternoon. Rhyno was the only Mexican War veteran in Madison County and had lived in St Charles the last years of his life after retiring from farming.
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Des Moines
James A. Rhyno
Iowa
St- Charles
Mr. Rhyno
Madison County
St. Charles
Plan to Employ Fallen Women in Washington
Washington, D. C. plans call for immediate work for inmates of the redlight district to be closed when the Kenyon bill is signed. The National Social Welfare league offers at least eight dollars weekly with a mass meeting aimed at raising twenty five thousand dollars to fund the effort. The league seeks White House and McReynolds cooperation and consideration from Senator Kenyon amid threats to the author.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Redight
Wilson
Congress
Stanley W. Finch
National Social Welfare League
League
Wineb
McReynolds
Kenyon
Red Hehe
Bangor Daily News plant destroyed by fire
Bangor Maine January 28 fire destroyed the Bangor Daily News plant causing an estimated loss of 35000 dollars. The blaze left the plant in ruins and prompted an investigation by local authorities. Damages were reported at thirty five thousand dollars with equipment and presses damaged.
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Bangor
Bangor Daily News
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