25 Dec 1911
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1911
Page
1
Democratic Ways and Means Committee moves a measure to revise the woolen tariff as Republicans and Senator Smoot of Utah oppose. The clash signals a major legislative contest with key party figures signaling positions.
Senator Smoot endorses the tariff board report on Schedule K and urges a single duty rate based on scoured wool content. He proposes twenty cents per pound for fine and fine medium wools, twenty-seven cents for worsted fabrics, and higher protections for domestic wool producers while reducing duties on higher grades.
The report confirms a six and three tenths cent average profit per yard for manufacturers and disputes claims that a $5 added charge to suits under the present tariff exists. Key figures from Senator Smoot and House Ways and Means clash over ad valorem and specific duties as Republicans and Democrats square off on the Wooley tariff.
A Washington bulletin predicts unsettled weather then cooler, with snow in the north and rain in the south east of the Rocky Mountains. Disturbances over the Midwest and West will bring widespread precipitation and a sharp drop in temperatures by week’s end.
Five thousand poor families in Kansas City woke to baskets of food clothing and toys at their doors distributed by the Goof Fellows police department and city workers Mayor Iowne rode a truck delivering baskets from the Mayor's Christmas tree to ensure every family was provided for.
Pastors from over a hundred Chicago churches urged Mayor Carter H. Harrison to rescind an order allowing cafes to stay open on New Year's Eve. Harrison, in his home, repeated that he would not reverse the instruction unless overwhelming popular demand for a closed night emerges.
A St John’s Episcopal cathedral choir of forty youths aged eight to fifteen toured Denver’s underworld after a Christmas Eve service. Chaperoned by Rev. Dean H. Martyn Hart, the group sang sacred songs as residents listened from doorways. The performance drew hundreds of churchgoers who comforted and urged the degenerate listeners toward the straight and narrow path.
Papal Secretary of State Cardinal Merry del Val discussed appointments for apostolic delegates in Washington and Manila following recent vacancies. Possible nominees include Mer. Stagni and Mer. Aversa, with alternatives such as Mgr. Lourenti or Mer. Bongano if an untested candidate is chosen. All candidates speak English and have experience with American affairs.
In Vrentno Ontario, a crowded King Street trolley ran down a steep grade and crashed into an open switch and overturned. Two women were killed and four dozen injured, some fatally, as passengers struggled amid broken glass and debris. Mrs Alfred EC Deacon, wife of a British naval engineer, was among the deceased.
New York enters the holiday relief push as Volunteers of America starts distributing three thousand food baskets for ten thousand meals. Salvation Army plans to feed twenty five thousand and hand out seven thousand toys. A dinner by an east side political leader will feed ten thousand six hundred men with each receipt granting a pair of shoes.
Arbuckle, 40, traffic manager for Chicago Forwarding, and brother of actor M Arbuckle, was found dead this afternoon in a downtown hotel from heart disease. His father James Arbuckle is president of an export company.
Rev Hyacinth Hiulski, priest in charge of St Hedwig Church in Milwaukee, a leading Polish Catholic pastor, died today after a prolonged illness in a major Midwest parish community. Funeral plans will be announced by the church and diocese.
London dispatch says the Chinese government has been advised that Great Britain and Japan have approached other powers seeking support to intervene in China for a monarchy.
Tang Shao Yi and Wu Ting Fang issued signed statements at the Shanghai peace conference. Tang urged caution and unity, rejecting intervention and aiming for a strong, prosperous China. Wu Ting Fang welcomed foreign support and neutral nations, hoping for liberty and better government while stressing commercial and diplomatic ties.
Reports from Pag Ting Fu indicate hospitals preparing for many wounded as imperial forces plan renewed hostilities. Premier Yuan Shi Kai appears to seek a strong psychological stroke by retaking Wu Chang after Han Yang, with posthumous honors issued to a commander who died at Chao Chow. Prisoners and ransom cases draw Western attention.
Harbin reports the Amban Chinese representative driven from Urga after autonomy was declared reaches Manchuria with safe conduct to Pekin. He travels with Mandhu prince Kung whose role is to curb Tibetan Dalai Lama intrigues and foreigners in Mongolia and aid restoration of Mongol royalty. Japan is said to back Pekin in crushing Manchurian revolt. General Chao Erb Haun ordered secret execution of sixty suspected revolutionists at Nikolsk last Saturday.
Madrid December 24 The Spanish government has settled on a provisional commercial convention with Cuba. A special commission is reviewing treaties with the United States and Cuba, and the proposed Cuban treaty is seen as likely to be accepted since it does not conflict with Cuba's existing convention with the United States.
Paraguayan revolutionaries have advanced across the country prompting provisional president Liberato Rojas to call adult national guards and reserves. Asuncion is encircled while Brazil and Argentina deploy warships to deter bombardment. a provisional government led by Emiliano Gonzales Naverro forms as negotiations begin.
In Rome, Turkish reinforcements and continued Arab harassment challenge Italian forces under General Caneva. The Daily Telegraph Rome correspondent notes arms and money support for the Turks, while Field Marshal Van der Gol calls the war a lasting struggle and credits Turkey with uniting Turks and Arabs despite a pause in fighting.
Turkish papers in Constantinople announce ongoing combat in Tripoli and Cyrenaica, with reports favorable to Turkish and Arab forces defending their positions.
In Chicago twelve jurors awaiting trial of ten indicted meat packers were quartered in a hotel near the federal building. Two U S marshals barred Santa Claus from entering and censored holiday treats before the jurors could receive them during a Christmas in their locked room.
Governor Harmon pardons Rufus Burcham a life prisoner after he pledged to abstain from alcohol and live uprightly. Burcham convicted for complicity in a Portsmouth murder. Mose Johnson was electrocuted in 1964, exonerating Burcham before his death. The pardon followed a thirty minute private meeting with the governor and his wife.
An official dispatch from Melilla Morocco reports a December 22 extended engagement with tribesmen The Spaniards suffered nine killed and thirty wounded in the clash through the North African front.
Boston reports Rev. C. W. T. Richeson awaiting trial for poisoning his former sweetheart Miss Avis Linnell shows signs of recovery after self-mutilation and surgery. Flowers, including a Christmas gift from his fiancee Miss Violet Edmonds, comfort his hospital cot. District Attorney Pelletier will not seek a sanity commission despite differing views from defense and Mr Morse.
President Taft and Mrs. Taft vanished from the White House in a drenching downpour for two hours, dodging guards and secret service men before returning home at 6 30 pm. Secretary Hilles first learned of the escape and leaders later attended church services and Christmas greetings to children.
Two hundred men with dog teams and prospectors push toward a new gold field at the head of Sixty Mile river near Dawson. The stampede surpasses the earlier Klondike rush with many outfits moving day and night. Temperatures plunged to forty below as explorers cross through snow and cold in a fierce bid for claims.
United States Supreme Court Justice Day wrote an opinion clarifying bankruptcy procedures. The ruling limits state court jurisdiction over debts when a federal bankruptcy petition is pending and criticizes delays in federal review. Beekman Lumber of Missouri may sue Acme Harvester of Peoria in Missouri courts despite Lilinots bankruptcy.
The vice governor of the city issues a telegram describing recent clashes and the severity of the disturbances. Officials urge calm as residents await further information on the situation and potential safety measures.
Reports from Teheran describe brutal Russian Cossack actions in Tabriz with 400 Persian casualties. The Persian regent Nazir-el-Mulk dissolves the national council while Russia and Persia negotiate terms. Telegraph links to Teheran and Tabriz are severed amid escalating hostilities.
A strong detachment of Trussians including rifles Commacks and a mountain battery left Ispahan for Tabriz to avenge an attack on Kuselans by Persian tribesmen. The column crossed the Daradia gorge with no Persian resistance and faces a nearly 500 mile trek.
From St Petersburg to Teheran reports say Russia reinforces from the Caucasus to Tabriz and Resht as fighting continues with Persian constitutionalists. The Russian detachment near Kashin plans six-day marches toward Tehran while Tehran orders disarmament and Persians guard the consulate.
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