Justice White Named Chief. Taft Eyes Court Shuffles
Washington dispatch reports President Taft will nominate Associate Justice Edward Douglass White to be chief justice. Possible new associate justices Willis Vandeventer and Joseph Rucker Lamar also cited. A Court of Commerce post may list Martin Knapp and others. political maneuvers widen the Supreme Court agenda.
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Taft's Court Picks Stir Debate as Taft Chooses Democrat Justice
President Taft weighs a Supreme Court appointment from the Eighth circuit with Lamar of Georgia viewed as the Democrat pick. Jidee Vandeventer solidifies Taft’s pool while Knox pushes to favor Vandeventer over Hook. A White House conference on judicial appointments follows with Knox Dickinson Nagel and Wickersham in attendance. Vice President Rossiter of the New York Central dies in Flushing.
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Supreme Court
United States Senate
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Taft
Lamar
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Supreme Court of
Lurton
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White House
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William (. Hook
Fatal crash claims Cosmis Steamchin executive near Gonzales
In Splinas Cal December 11 Leneei Marton Gray president of the Cosmis Steamchin company was killed when his speeding automobile skidded and somersaulted two miles south of Gonzales. His wife and chauffeur James Thooka survived with injuries.
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Cosmis Steamchin Company
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Brazilian Naval Mutiny Triggers Wide Bombardment in Rio
Mutinous naval forces clash with loyal troops in the Brazilian capital causing heavy artillery bombardment. Government buildings including the treasury and foreign office suffer damage while two warships and several destroyers engage shore batteries. Casualties mount as the city braces for further unrest.
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Swed Captuiet Blew in Pallas Dalian Texico
A garbled report notes the death of Mr Hunt, aged about twenty, after years of work in New York and California. The fragmentary text mentions a vigil in Sacannah and a claim of time in Nie sivtentieth year with references to hotok and diethitione.
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Los Angeles
Diethitione
Sacannah
Troops Reinforce Navarro as Battle Front Edges Near
Four hundred reinforcements with two field pieces arrived at Chihuahua on a special train. They head toward General Navarro within twenty miles of the Insurrectos as both sides maneuver for ground favorable to an imminent engagement. The forces include twenty artillerymen with horses in a dedicated wagon.
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Chihuahua
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EE Paso
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Navarro
Insurrectos
Mexican ambassador says Mexico stable despite Chihuahua revolt
Senor de la Marra the Mexican ambassador to the United States states that exaggerations of Mexico's revolution have inflated its perceived danger. He cites official advices indicating normal conditions nationwide aside from Chihuahua where four hundred revolutionaries are pursued. He claims foreign interests are secure and no risk to Americans or foreign citizens.
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Troops Ordered to Texas Border Encounter
Soldiers dispatched to Tenas Prontien and nearby areas prepare for action on the Texas border. General Savutarro plans an attack at Sancho Fantiaga with about 100 allied troops marching from a fortified position amid barbed wire wards.
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Coppfield
Unclear fragmentary note from New York involving evacuous names
Fragmentary OCR text mentions John Weasley and several companies with vague references to concessions from Mexico. It references a person landing from a steamship Curenta and hints at trouble or population actions, but details are garbled and unclear.
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New York
John Weasley Tickay
United Mutee Packing Company
Iba Company
Sutordment
Curenta
Owen
Devastating Storm Hits Spain and Italy
Destructive tempest floods low lying districts across Spain and Italy. Reports from Madrid and Rome describe widespread damage, drownings, train derailments, and communications cut as waters rise and rivers overflow.
Fingerprints May Point to Murderer in Farm Quadruple Case
Kansas City police conducted fingerprint checks on six men who worked at the Bernhard farm after four people were murdered, with motive placed on revenge rather than robbery. Emiline Bernhard and her son George were severely beaten. hired man James Graves was killed. A deed to George and a strong box with banking details were found, suggesting possible inheritance motives.
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Bernhard
Banaue
Emiline Bernhard
George
Tom Morkan
James Graves
Treton
Edward P. Toyle
Kanspelly
Griffin
Barnhard Farm
Merc Dernherd
Mre Bernhard
Postmaster Hitchcock Reports Big Postal Deficit Cut
Washington December report shows a $11.6 million drop in the post office deficit from $17.5 million to $5.85 million for the year ended June 20. Hitchcock cites expanded service, efficiency drives, and balanced growth as keys, with 1,560 new offices and 518 rural routes added, payroll rises linked to performance, and calls for maintained low first class rates while exploring a parcel post trial.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Frank H. Hitchcock
Postal Service
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Post Office Reform Proposals Gain Support From Hitchcock
Postmaster General Hitchcock urges Congress to authorize postal notes up to ten dollars and to issue official free mail envelopes and stamps. He cites cost accountability for franking and calls for civil service rules for all postmasters, including leave of absence. He notes arrests of executives over mail fraud and seeks to remove politics from the postal service.
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Opposition to reapportionment in Congress stalls amid tariff debates
Washington reports strong Democratic aims to reapportion districts after the coming session. Tariff tinkering debate continues with bills to repeal duties on lumber food and coal. Senate considers Cummins rule to allow schedule based revisions, facing GOP opposition. House moves large appropriations including Indian and rivers and harbors bills, while a pension bill is expected to pass. Reapportionment plans face criticism and potential delay into next session.
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Dec
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Senate
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House
Committee On Appropriations
Tawney
Cannon
Dwieht
Earthquake Quakes Felt in Florence Observatory Records
Florence observatory reports a series of strong earthquake vibrations from 11 AM to 1 PM local time, captured on its instruments during the day.
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Tuily
Alaska Liner Olympia Stranded in Prince William Sound
The Alaska Steamship steamer Olympia with 106 aboard ran aground on Sea Island amid a 50 mile gale. Wireless contact was lost since 9 am, raising fears for passengers including U S District Judge Cushman and wife and court members as rescue boats muster from Katalla Seward and Valdez area amid violent seas.
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Cordova
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Company
Olympia
Sea Island
Prince William Sound
Valdez and
Seward
United States District
Cushman
Third District Court
Valdez
J. Daniels
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United States
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Gallagher undergoes insanity test in Mayor Gaynor case
New York dispatch reports James J. Gallagher, the man who shot Mayor Gaynor, subjected to a three hour mental examination. A spinal serum sample was taken for microscopic analysis to determine his sanity and potential trial.
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James J. Gallagher
Gaynor
Galagher
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