British Panama Canal dispute to be sent to Hague
Associated Press report from Washington notes a Senate debate on whether Britain will push the free passage issue before The Hague. President Taft and Secretary Knox considered the matter, with some senators insisting the dispute remains domestic and not arbitrable.
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Associated Presse
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Panama Canal
Hague
Senate
Taft
State Knox
Knox
Sutherland
Rating officials study dwelling insurance schedule
Chicago officials of leading fire insurance companies discussed creating a general rating schedule for dwellings and contents. They cited hazards and small premiums, and favored a maximum rate with credits for protection and improvements to reflect true risk.
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Chicago
Ill
San Francisco votes for centralized director of public works
San Francisco voters approve a charter amendment to abolish the three member public works board and create a single director of public works. The new executive, appointed by the mayor, would earn a $15 000 yearly salary and oversee a centralized city department.
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San Francisco
Cal
Department of Public Works
Weather Forecast Unsettled and Colder in Washington
Unsettled and colder in Washington D C for Wednesday with yesterday's low and high readings. West Texas expected fair and colder north Wednesday and Thursday, with fair conditions continuing thereafter.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Dee
West Texas
Texas Weather Yesterday Mixed Skies and Cool North Winds
Weather report indicates Pecos Valley clear and cool with north wind. North area cloudy and misty with possible rain. East and Central regions cloudy and cool with no rain. West partly cloudy and cool. South areas cloudy and cool with drizzling rain at Austin and San Antonio. Temperatures: Whehia Falls 45, Denison 65, Bonham 48, Sulphur Springs 48, Texarkana 47.
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Texas
Pecos Valley
Austin
San Anthoio
Whehia Falls
Denison
Bonham
Sulphur Springs
Texarkana
Spus Movement Grows Rapidly in Public Relief Effort
Mrs August Belmont coined spus as a name for a wave of reform led by the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving. The group now counts thousands of members aiming to curb perfunctory Christmas giving. Miss Anne Morgan, daughter of J Pierpont Morgan, is among its most active supporters.
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August Belmont
Spus
Society For the Prevention of
Anne Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cornelius Named Senate Sergeant at Arms
Washington D C December 10 E L Cornelius assistant sergeant at arms of the Senate will be made sergeant at arms to succeed the late Colder Ramsey.
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Cornelius
Sergeant AT
Arms
Washington, D. C
E. L. Cornelius
Senate
Colder Ramsey
Austria denies war intent as mobilization actions stir London
London dispatches report Vienna officials denying warlike aims amid growing unease. Austria-Hungary is said to have begun mobilization with Hungarian residents in London called to colors. Reports also claim Austria seeks a reduction of the Serbian army, which Serbia is unlikely to grant.
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London
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Austria
Indiana Good Road convention opens in Indianapolis
Large gathering of highway experts from across the nation attends the opening of the Indiana Good Road convention in Indianapolis. The three day sessions are conducted under the joint auspices of the Indiana Good Roads Association and state and local commercial bodies, automobile association and engineering societies.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Good Roads Association
Automobile Association
Engineering
Missouri Poultry Show Opens in Springfield
The Missouri State Poultry Association opened its annual exhibition in Springfield and will run through the week. This year’s show is among the largest, with more than 4900 birds on display.
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Missouri
Springfield
Missouri State Poultry Association
Roosevelt and Perkins Lead Progressive Conference
At the national Progressive party gathering in Chicago, Roosevelt attacked the Idaho Supreme Court over the campaign pro electors issue, calling the decision outrageous. Perkins faced criticism over a past corporate link, with Roosevelt expressing pride in Perkins as a colleague and foreseeing a bright future for the party.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Col
Roosevelt
Geo
W. Perkins
Progressive Party
Idaho Supreme Court
Perkins
National Executive Committee
Idaho
Capital News of Boise
Kennedy Woman Kills Husband In Fort Worth House Break
Lula Kennedy, a Black wife, killed Pete Kennedy with an ax after a dispute. She claimed self defense saying he grabbed a razor from under a pillow and she struck. Police and detectives investigated. Kennedy lay in bed with his feet covered and hands folded.
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Daily News
Fort Worth
Texas
Lula Kennedy
Pete Kennedy
Justice Peden
Williams
Jackson
Kennedy
Couple Tries to Blind Five Year Old for Sympathy
A man and his wife in Cerrebere France were caught gouging out their five year old child's eyes to gain public sympathy. The child was blinded before authorities could arrest them.
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Associated Press
Cerrebere
France
Pacific Coast Hockey League Opens Season Tonight
Vancouver header notes the Pacific Coast Hockey League starts its season tonight with teams in Westminster Victoria and Vancouver. The schedule runs through March 7 and is billed as the most successful season yet in the region.
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Vancouver
B. C
Pacific Coast Hockey League
Westminster
Victoria
Democrats Agree to Take Up Tariff Debate
The House Democratic leaders announce they will bring a tariff bill to the floor while the Ways and Means Committee has not yet acted on a hearings program. The party aims to move the issue amid ongoing fiscal policy discussions.
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S Committee
Tariff hearings schedule outlines fourteenth tariff schedules
Investigations and hearings kept committees busy. The House Ways and Means panel failed to act on the tariff hearing program as Democrats set a January schedule of hearings on fourteen tariff schedules, four in sequence with one day devoted to each. The Senate considered a bill creating a major generalship for Col Ce Goethals and a petutary indemnification bill for wrongfully convicted persons.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
House
Senate
House Committee of Ways and Means
Goethals
Panama Canal
Sutherland
Verdict Finds Dr. Ruskin Murdered, Insurance Won’t Pay
In Louisville, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled that accident insurance must pay $33,060 to Dr. Frederick Ruskin of Omaha after a verdict found he was murdered by an unidentified person and not killed by his own action. Ruskin was found dying on his porch September 4.
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Associated Press
Louisville
Frederick Ruskin
Omaha
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Ruskin
Detroit union plotted bombings in dynamite conspiracy case
Testimony in the Indianapolis trial alleged Detroit union officials planned explosions. Charles Wachermeister, business agent of the Tron Workers, received $100 from the Carpenters union but delays occurred after he talked too much. Witnesses disputed details about a letter to Quigley and Cline.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert 4. M. Rogs
Detroit
Charles Wachermeister
Tron
Carpenters Union
Wachermeister
Toss
William A. Quigley
Hirai Cline
Carpenters
Quigley
Ross
Webber recounts Havana trip new statements on Rosenthal case
Bridgie Webber arrived from Havana and did not repudiate details of his testimony about the winneage land case. He said no plot to murder Rosenthal existed and the gunmen went to frighten the gambler at the Metropole, but two got drunk and the murder followed. A second item notes a two day conference in Atlanta on the South’s role in world commerce after the Panama Canal opening.
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Hy Associated Press
New York
Bridgie Webber
Havana
Rosenthal
Metropole
Southern Commerce and Canal
Atlanta
South
Judge Cowan Discusses TransE Bring Milling Rule
Judge S H Cowan met with Interstate Commerce Commission officials about an agreement by interior mills and elevaters in the middle western states affecting milling in transit privileges. He warned that if the commission rejects the rule, Congress may be pressed for special legislation. He also spoke with Ways and Means Chair Underwood about tariff hearings and set February hearings for the Cattle Raisers Association after their annual meeting.
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Washington
S. H. Cowan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interior Mills
Cowan
Congress
Underwood
Ways and Means Committee
Cattle Raigers’ Association
Judge Archbald charges linked to impeachment plot
William J. Boland testified before the Senate that he helped trap Judge Archbald by proposing steps to expose a supposed conspiracy tied to a Katydid Bank deal. Boland claimed he wanted to show Archbald was corrupt and enlisted FE. J. Williams to lure the judge into the sting.
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Presa
Washington, D. C
William J. Boland
Archbald
Senate
FE. J. Williams
Potators and Onions For Poor Of BassI
Stockton red tags plan to ship garden produce to eastern poor due to market cuts. Six carloads of onions and potatoes collected as commercial groups organize relief to Chicago likely as delivery point. Railroads seek free transit for the shipments.
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Bassi
Stockton
Cal
Chicago
Amarillo Holds First Meeting On Progressive Charter
Citizens and the city council advanced the drafting of a new progressive Amarillo charter. The council was directed to have Mayor Gee draft the document while public discussion touched on boundary extension and the merits of a commission form of government. A second meeting is set for Friday night to continue the debate with many undecided attendees.
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Amarillo
Gee
Chamber of Commerce
Business Men's Association
M. W. Cunningham
Edward A. Temple
Bishop Temple
J. N. Russell
Warren A. Blackburn
County Court
Titanic Victim’s Rare Library Recovered In New York Opening
New York December 16 special reports the opening of a rare library once owned by Titanic victim Willan C Dulles of Philadelphia and Goshen New York. Dulles was a noted collector of sporting books with colored plates. A steel vault protected his treasures and required a locksmith to access, with the key carried by Dulles during the voyage.
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New York
Philadelphia
Oshen
N.Y
Dulles
America
EU Tope
Goshen
Grace Gaylord Shot In Accident. Condition Critical
Grace M. Gaylord, daughter of Edwin Gaylord, prominent Colorado pioneer, is in critical condition after a self-inflicted or accidental bullet wound. Her mother says the injury was accidental. The report is filed from Denver with Associated Press details.
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Associated Press
Denver
Colo
Grace M. Gaylord
Snow Daughter
Edwin Gaylord
Colorado
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