Speculation on New Mexico GOP Factions and Fall’s Senate Bid
Santa Fe dispatch notes mounting talk of uniting Republican factions ahead of the 1915 legislature. It details pressure on Judge Fall over his Roosevelt support, taft critiques, and fundraising links, plus fears his election could be invalidated or lead to corruption charges and a vacancy in the state senate.
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Morning Journal
Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
Republican Party
House of State Representatives
United States
Judge Fall
Senate
Chicago
Roosevelt
Albuquerque
Taft
Invendo
Bull Moose
White Fall
Nathan Jaffa
Congress
Att
Fergusson
Jaffa
Wilson
Otero County
Pall
Fall
Senate to Decide Fall Election Validity This Session
A Democratic lawyer argues the Senate, not the next session, must settle Fall’s election while noting misapprehensions about the process. He cites U S law requiring ballots begin after vacancy notification and the need to elect before March 4, 1914, with the last session empowered to act.
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Suecessor
Fall
Senate
House of Representatives
Committee On Privileges and Elections
United States
Pall
Catron
Washington
Fotever
Harriman Lines Officials Gather in Salt Lake
The first party of Harriman lines officials arrives in Salt Lake City headed by J A Monroe vice president in charge of traffic for the Union Pacific. Tomorrow the group will meet as an annual traffic heads gathering with discussions on reorganization plans tied to but not the Supreme Court decision.
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Salt Lake
Harriman Lines
J. A. Monroe
Union Pacific Railroad
East
Northwest
Monroe
United States Supreme Court
Socialist vote totals in California congressional races
Official state figures reveal socialists polled 110 211 votes across California eleven districts. Los Angeles and Alameda counties provided the strongest shows with second place in two districts and a narrow loss to second by under 700 votes in the remaining district.
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Sacramento
Secretary of State
Congress
California
Los Angeles
Alameda
New Albuquerque High School Bond Push Aims Economic Solution
The Albuquerque school board argues a new 100000 bond issue is the most economical fix for overcrowded wards and costly external rooms. Proponents claim income from school land enrollment would cover interest, letting Central building house excess students and avert crippling the system.
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Board of Education
Albuquerque
Joan
Fitzgerald urges federal control of goal mines
The article reports Mayor Fitzgerald advocating federal authority over goal mines. It notes his advanced stance on aligning municipal functions with broader United States powers. The piece frames his position within ongoing debates about federal versus local control.
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GOAL
Fitzgerald
Boston
United States
Officials clash over river dock ownership and funding
Senator Townsend of Michigan pushes federal possession of dock sites on river improvements to curb railroad water competition while Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston backs municipal and federal cooperation with local input. They agree waterways should be improved with water power and navigation to aid nationwide trade.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Dee
Fitzgerald
Boston
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
United States
Townsend
Michigan
Umitte
Army Board
W. Hedson
Portland
Ore
Congress
Biggest Receipt In History At Treasury Transfer
Washington reports the transfer occurred when Carmi A. Thompson became U S treasurer and gave Lee McClunge a receipt for 1 519 285 908 572 3 dollars representing the money and securities in the treasurer's custody on November 21. The total includes 56 25 000 silver dollars 2 196 060 in gold coin 879 885 000 in reserve currency 837 647 000 in bonds and securities and 22 819 000 in national bank notes in redemption.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Carmi A. Thompson
Lee McClunge
McChing
Death reveals true identity of convict in Denton
The death of John Ellis, a well known figure for 35 years in Denton, disclosed that he was actually Jos G. Addison. Addison, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Mcanahan County Georgia in 1878, escaped after three years of a 15 year sentence and hid in the town. Addison had claimed self defense against a man who sought to kill him for revealing Ku Klux Klan secrets during Reconstruction.
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Denton
John* Ellis
Ellis
Jos G. Addison
Muchanan County
Georgia
J.C. Brook
Grand Jury
Escaped Convict Nabbed in Yonkers Extradition Soon
Peter Pravata, who escaped from the Houston penitentiary last December after seven years of a ninety nine year murder sentence, is held at Yonkers police headquarters awaiting extradition to Texas.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Peter Pra- Vata
Houston
Tex
Government Hearings Detail Plano Acquisition and Operations
Testimony at a government hearing on the 1902 sale of the Piano Company of Chicago to William C. Lane and its incorporation into International Harvester traces negotiations through George W. Perkins. O W Jones explains stock transfers and subsequent roles, noting a sales committee dissolved in 1904. John Plattner cites doubling reap er output since 1905, while William Carr declines to answer some questions before later testifying.
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Morning Journal
St. Louis
Piano Company of
Chicago
William C. Lane
International Harvester Company
The
International
O. W. Jones
Plano Company
George W. Perkins
Jones
Perkins
Plano
New York
the International
Lone
John Plattner
Plattner Implement Company
Denver
William Carr
Kansas City
Salind
Kan
Trusts Block Independent Sugar Refinery Plans
Key testimony in the government suit to dissolve the sugar trust details letters between H. Havemeyer and Witherspoon on thwarting independent refineries in Louisiana. Havemeyer hinted at federal interference and a possible restraint of trade alliance with planters, while Legendre testified that blacklisting on the local exchange doomed a planter attempt to form a large refinery.
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Morning Journal
New Orleans
American Sugar Refining Company
Sugar Trust
H. ©. Havemeyer
The
American
Ey Witherspoon
Witherspoon
Louisiana
Havemeyer
Roovsevelt
Emile Levendre
Legendre
Trust
Indiana village churches face weak support in farms towns
Chicago reports at the federal council of churches that in an Indiana village of 261 people sixty eight professed Christians and only twenty church members struggle to support three local churches. Of the forty non members they attend nine denominations. No young man under twenty one is a member of any church. The case is cited as typical of rural church conditions.
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Chicago
Indiana
Federal Council of Churches
Crane and Dodge Lead Givers in Democratic Campaign
The report shows a total campaign expenditure of 1,159,446 dollars contributed by 89,854 people across the United States. Crane and Dodge are leading givers in this nationwide donation tally.
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Crane
Dodge
States of Union
Wilson campaign fund contributions detailed by final report
The Democratic National Committee spent 1,199,446 to win the election, with total contributions of 1,110,952 from 1,625 donors. Heaviest giver Charles R. Crane and other notable contributors from New York, Chicago, Boston and beyond funded the war chest.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Wilson
Marshall
House
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Cleveland H. Dodge
New York
Herman Ridder
U.S
William J. Bryan
David R. Francis
Interior
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston
Newlands
Nevada
Yoorman
Watson
West Virginia
Clovernor Fosse
Massachusetts
William A. Clark
Montana
Roger Sullivan
George F. Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
BF. Yoakum
J.D. Phelan
San Francisco
John Barton Payne
Judge Gerard
Jacob H. Schiff
B. N. Barrech
Charles 8. Cugsenheimer
Samuel Untermyer
James Speyer
Jacob Ruppert
Henry Goldman
Henry Morganthau
F. C. Pen
F. OH. Jones
Pathetic Letter to Taft Pleads Back Pay Claim
A Missouri veteran writes to President Taft begging for back pay he says was ordered by the paymaster. The notes express affection for the president and request action to awaken the treasury official responsible for his overdue payment.
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Washington
Missouri
Taft
the Treasury
MacVeagh
Librarian urges new book or library post in Congress report
The librarian of congress proposes a new book or library post to better connect the National Library with regional libraries. He notes the library added over 126,000 volumes in the last fiscal year and now holds more than 27,000.
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Washington
Congress
Librarian of Congress
Library catalogued 7008 Chinese volumes this year
Dr Hing Kwai Fung led a major library project finishing a scientific catalogue of more than 7008 Chinese volumes, a standout feature of the year’s work.
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Hing Kwai Fung
MacVeagh Implements Smaller Currency Design Plan
Secretary MacVeagh said printing orders for new notes will begin around February 16 and the currency will be reduced to two thirds of current size. Kenyon Cox designed the back showing progress and peace through labor and commerce, with changes to span eighteen months. Captain Frank M. Bennett takes charge at Mare Island Navy Yard within ten days after vacancy.
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Washington
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
Ralph
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Wilson
Kenyon Caz
New York
Cox
Bennet
Vallejo
Cal
Frank M. Bennett
South Dakota
Mare Island Navy Yard
Bennett
Noted Chinese Coming to Seattle In Early Arrival
Seattle December 4 customs and immigration officers were ordered by Washington to prepare for the early arrival of Sun Yat Sen former provisional president of the Chinese republic and other Chinese dignitaries. They are to be extended every courtesy.
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Seattle
Washington
Customs and Immigration
Sun Yia Sen
Chinese Republic
Hawthorne mine fraud trial testimony details ore values
George Walker of Boston testified he authored a Boston publication article praising cobalt mines for Hawthorne Mining Company promotions. Joseph Handy, a mining engineer, reported assay results showing traces of silver at Pemagami-Cobalt and stated several ore samples would not be profitable to ship. He noted silver values around ten ounces per ton in one mine, worse than ten ounces per ton would be unprofitable.
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Morning Journal
New York
George Walker
Boston
Hawthorne Mining Company Promoion
Hawthorne
Walker
Joseph ‘Jt. Handy
Pemagami-Cobalt
Morton
Handy
Colorado Mines Defeats Whittier 34 to 7 in LA
December 4 report from Los Angeles notes Whittier College as the underdog in a 34 to 7 defeat by the Colorado School of Mines. Whittier scored first on a forward pass with Chambers kicking the goal, but Colorado dominated the rest of the game.
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Colorado Mines
Whittier
Los Angeles
Colorado School of Mines
Chambers
Witness Admits Untrue Affidavit in NRCC Case
Henry G. James, who testified for seven days, admitted signing a Detroit affidavit in 1903 stating the National Cash Register Company did not conspire to harm Hallwood. He testified he was instructed by NRCC to sign and called the affidavit false on the claimed instruction not to interfere with Hallwood.
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Cincinnati
Dee
Henry G. James
National Cash Register Company
James
Detroit
National
Hallwood
Hallwood Company
National Company
Greece and Austria Agree on Armistice Path in Balkan War
London dispatch reports Greece may sign the armistice while Turkey accepts terms delaying fortress surrender. Germany favors possible parallel ambassadorial talks. Austria to consult with the triple alliance before replying. Greece appeals to allies to avoid actions undermining the league and offers naval and military support if terms are favorable.
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Morning Journal
London
Greece
Searrisons
Turkey
Count von Berchtheld
Germany
Austria
League
Greeks and Bulgars on Best of Terms Denial
Athens reports an official statement denying fighting at Seres between Greek and Bulgarian forces. The text says relations remain mostly friendly between the allied armies and their troops.
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Athens
Seres
Armistice With Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro Not Greece
Constantinople Dec 4 A Turkish official note states an armistice has been concluded with Bulgaria Serbia and Montenegro but war with Greece continues The beleaguered towns question was dropped as towns were deemed supplied The armistice has no fixed end date with 48 hours notice possible and Turkish Bulgarian delegates plan to meet tomorrow at Baghtche to prepare for a peace conference
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Greeace
Turkey
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Servia
Montenegro
Greece
Opiese
Uderstood
Baghtche
Turkish Italian Treaty Approved With Wide Margin
Rome reports the Lausanne treaty between Turkey and Italy passed the chamber of deputies by 885 to 24. Premier Giolitti said Italy’s Aegean island occupation was a military measure and sought guarantees for island inhabitants if evacuation occurs. The accord would allow Italy to influence European affairs per the Balkan talks.
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Rome
Turkey
Italy
Lausanne
Chamber of Deputies
Giolitti
Aegean Sea
Greece
Balkan
Hasty Action by Austria Is Extremely Improbable
The Times Vienna dispatch says alarmist rumors of immediate Austrian action are exaggerations. Austria’s stance on an Adriatic port remains unclear while Austrian proposals to Serbia will likely be submitted to the powers. A Belgrade report notes Serbia yields to European wishes.
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Austria
London
Dee. S
the Times
Vienna
Adriatic
Servia
Belgrade
The
Times
Sers
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