Taft to Name White Chief Justice. Other Nominations Rumored
President Taft plans to elevate Associate Justice Edward Douglass White to chief justice and name two more associate justices to the U S Supreme Court. Reports also said the new court of commerce would include Martin A Knapp Robert Archbald William Hunt Arthur Denison and Julian Mack with additional nominations to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Missouri
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Wisconsin
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Kentucky
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Supreme Court
Justice Hughes
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Repeals Sought in Tariff Debates in Congress
Washington dispatch outlines Democratic bills to repeal duties on lumber food products coal and other materials signaling next session shifts. Senate rule change proposed by Cummins provokes cloture debate while House accelerates large appropriation measures aiming to support the president's legislative program.
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Committee On Appropriations
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Dwight
Macon Promises Fight On Peary Honor
Representative Macon of Arkansas vows to oppose a House floor vote to promote Capt. Robert E Peary to rear admiral He sits on the naval affairs committee which has a bill before it to honor Peary by promotion Macon argues there is no conclusive proof of Pearys pole discovery akin to Cooks claims and says he will oppose the measure to the bitter end.
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Macon
Arkansas
Robert E. Peary
Naval Affairs Committee
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Cook
Mystery of gold theft is solved
San Francisco detectives and United States secret service officials announce the recovery of 7000 dollars in gold bars and the arrest of six men and one woman for the theft of 468000 dollars in gold bullion from the steamer Humboldt in Alaskan waters. E C Smith and wife J T Woodson and brother G M Woodson are named among the arrested with three others unnamed.
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United States
Secret Service
Humboldt
E. C. Smith
J. T. Woodson
G. M. Woodson
Harry G. Moffitt
Moffitt
FEAR ENTOMBING OF EIGHTY RESCUERS
A Bellevue mine explosion on Thursday night killed more than four workers and trapped eighty rescuers after a fresh cavern blocked the passage. Fifty-two bodies have been recovered, including five rescue party members, with 21 bodies found near the tracks two miles from the entrance. Government inspector David Roberts and mine superintendent John Powell are among the dead, most victims Italians and Slavs.
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Hosmer
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Raoul Green
Percy Anderson
Cosmos Steamship president killed in crash near Gonzales
Salinas Cal Dec 11 Lendal Morton Gray 41 president of the Cosmos Steamship company was killed today when his car skidded and rolled a complete somersault two miles south of Gonzales. His wife and chauffeur James Rooke escaped with slight injuries.
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Cosmos Steamship Company
Gonzales
Gray
James Rooke
Finger Prints Hint at Farm Murder Pact in Kansas
Kansas City, Dec 11. Detectives pursue revenge and robbery leads in the Bernhard farm killings. Emeline Bernhard and son George were beaten, while Tom Morgan and James Graves of Oregon were killed. Edward H. Boyle leads the hunt to locate six ex-farm workers for fingerprint comparison on a bloody closet wall. A strongbox held papers and a deed to George. Mrs. Bernhard’s bank records show over 3000 dollars. Graves identified by farmhand Glenn Cottner. Graves’s home listed in Oregon.
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Kansas
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George
Tom Morgan
James Graves
Oregon
Edward H. Boyle
Griffin
Bernhard Farm
Glenn Cottner
Green Valley
Cottner
Graves
Missouri
Defy Liberals Ten Deal With Lords
London, Dec. 11. The government is expected to return with about the same majority as before dissolution. Lord Rosebery and the unionists debate whether the veto bill will pass if seats drop by five. Readouts show 504 seats filled. Liberals 183 with allies and 226 Unionists in opposition.
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United States
Commission Chosen to Hear Contested Senate Seat
Virginia City Madison county clerk Matt Carey issued a commission designating Wallace W. Green and F. L. Buck as commissioners to hear the contest aimed at ousting Senator-elect M. M. Duncan and seating Jacob Albright. The hearing is set for December 29 at 10 am, with testimony to be sent to the secretary of state and then to the senate.
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Jacob Albright
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W. F. Carroll
Bute
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Steamer Olympia Lost in Storm Off Bligh Island
Cordova reports the Alaska Steamship Company steamer Olympia with 196 aboard ashore on Bligh Island in Prince William Sound as a furious gale rages. Wireless contact failed since early morning, crews scramble for rescue, with 52 passengers and 64 aboard, including U S District Judge Cushman and wife. Relief vessels Dora and Corsair were dispatched but dangerous seas threaten any救 assistance. lifeboats deemed too risky.
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Third District Court
J. Daniela Deing
Seattle
Navy
Hayes
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Katalla Ea
Dora
Seweard
Opera Hayes
Olympia Wreck Near Cordova Strands Alaska Line
Seattle dispatch reports the Alaskan Steamship Company's Olympia wrecked on Bligh island reef forty miles from Cordova. All hands were on deck as passengers and crew prepared to launch lifeboats after the vessel grounded while carrying 26 passengers and 400 tons of freight.
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Alaska
Dean
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False Bay
San Juan Island
Revolutionists Gather on Mexican Border as Troops Mobilize
Gen Hernandez reports 120 cavalry and 10 artillerymen march toward Ojinaga with rapid-fire guns. Navarro aims to strike insurgents at Rancho Santiago as federal forces prepare to pressure deserting rebels. The border scene features mesas adobe houses and barbed wire as cover. Ambassador de la Vega says unrest is limited to Chihuahua and life remains secure overall.
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Triplets Born To Rochester Couple In Twins Town
Twin Bridges Dec 11 triplets all boys born last Tuesday to Ma and Mrs Earl Claridge at Rochester. Each weighs about two pounds yet developed and healthy. Father known as Dad Claridge is under 25 and mother 19. First children for the couple. likely first county triplet record. Roosevelt to be informed.
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Earl Claridge
Rochester
Dad Claridge
Roosevelt
Revolt Ends with Heavy Losses on Cobra Island
Government troops restored control on Cobra island after a mutiny by about 600 marine battalion members. Roughly 200 were killed or wounded, with 200 civilians killed or wounded amid bombardment from land batteries and warships. Many government buildings damaged. an armistice allowed for dead and wounded removal. Rio Grande do Sul fired the first shot. mutineers attempted escape by night.
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