Leak Probe Set by House to Question Lawson Monday
WashingtonJanuary 3Authorities plan a broad probe into alleged leaks of advance international notes to Wall Street. The House rules committee authorized a sweeping investigation and will compel witnesses including Thomas W Lawson to testify Monday or face contempt. Subpoenas target brokers McKinnon Robison DeVore and others as editors and telegraph firms face data requests.
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House
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House of Representatives
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Lawson
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Chicago
Wood
Bernevi M. Baruch
McDonald
Boston
Unti
Washington News
James Reilly
Well Street Journal
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Thomas W. Lawson
Unknown Negro Wounded in Street Shooting
An unidentified colored man was shot in a brawl near Second and Hanover streets and brought to James Walker Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound in the back. He was unconscious, so name and details could not be learned as officers investigated the incident. John Russell, colored, was arrested on a warrant charging him with shooting Jasper Simpson in the arm nearby at 7 30.
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James Walker Memorial Hospital
Second
Hanover Streets
George Bullard
Noted New York Clubman to Wed Miss Bliss
Mrs William Egerton Bliss announces the engagement of her sister Hazel Young Bliss daughter of the late St and Mrs Egerton Ames Bliss formerly of Jersey City Heights to Harold M Roberts son of Mrs Frederick Roberts Montclair N J Roberts Yale University class of 1905 member of Yale Club New York Kin Club New Haven Railroad Club and New England Club No date set for the wedding. Hazel Bliss living with sister Mrs Alexander Nicholl at 119 West Brightwater Street Newark NJ.
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William Egerton Bliss
Hazel Young Bliss
Egerton Ames Bliss
Mmerly
Jersey City Heights
Harold M. Roberts
Frederick 2. Roberts
Mont- Clair Noy
Shietha
Roberts
Lt Scientific School
Yale Uni‘lass
Yale Club
New York
Kin Club
New Haven
New
Wilroad Club
New England
Bliss
Alexander Nicholl
West Brightwright Street
Gallinger Seeks Amendment on Negro Voting Rights
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire proposes a joint congressional committee to study laws governing Negro voting rights as part of the corrupt practices bill. The move aims to limit Southern votes in the electoral college and boost national party control, a long standing Republican tactic.
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Gallinger
New Hampshire
Washington, D. C
Senate
Full Associated Press Service Begins Tomorrow
The Wilmington Dispatch announces a switch to direct AP telegraph service from Washington starting tomorrow, with J T Runge as AP operator and J H Stevens as telegraph editor. Prices rise slightly February 12, with the paper moving to cash basis and new rates for carriers and mail subscriptions.
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Wilmington Dispatch
Telegraph Direct
Pony
Dispatch
Raleigh
Washington
J. T. Runge
Runge
A. P
Association
Morning Star
J. H. Stevens
The
Atlanta Constitution
Last period contest nears end in The Dispatch drive
The Dispatch announces the third period race for subscriptions with top prizes including two automobiles, $685 in cash, a Carolina Beach lot, and two diamond rings. Contestants push to beat rivals as final canvass approaches, with a committee of Wilmington judges to determine prize winners.
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Ford Automobile
Carolina Beach
O. K
Wilmington
Taylor to Speak at Y M C A Boys League Meetings
Col Walker Taylor opens a twelve part series at the Boys League of the Y M C A. Each short meeting features a vital topic for boys with a strong speaker and music. New officers installed include President Stuart Cover and Secretary Calvert Hall. All boys over twelve are invited.
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Col. Walker Taylor
Boys’ League
Stuart Cover
Lenox Cooper
Calvert Hall
Rudolph Sanders
William Powell
Jecret Diplomacy Observed Plan for Next Move in Peace Terms
Washington notes secret diplomacy as the administration plans a discreet next peace move. Officials expect Central Powers to submit detailed terms if invited by President Wilson. A German diplomat says Germany will respond only on invitation, while Gerard’s Berlin speech is reviewed for official comment.
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Washington
Europe
White House
State Department
Lansing
Germany
Austria
Wilson
United States
Gerard
Department
Teutonic
Entente
Boston
Alexander Sedgewick
Pershing withdraws expedition as Mexicans surround troops
Washington reports the Pershing expedition artillery will retreat from Mexican territory. Americans in northern Mexico are urged to depart quickly as Mexican forces close in. Mrs D Antin seeks autopsy to confirm diplomat husband’s death amid conflicting Mexican-sourced accounts. The Mexican consul general allegedly told her of the death with a sharp rebuke to Americans.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
State Department
D’antin
United States
Arredondo
San Luis Poscs
Williams
San Luis Potési
Juan T. Burns
New York
Noted Newspaperman to Handle War News
War correspondence of the International News Service will be controlled by H. von Wieg, the famous correspondent who has come from Germany. He will return to Germany within a few days and serve as a representative in all the Central Empires.
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Dispatch
W. E. Lawson
International
H. von Wiegand
United States
Germany
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