Special Session Nears End As Congress Prepares Regular Start
Washington reports the longest extraordinary session ending tonight with the regular session due to convene Monday at noon. Democratic leaders and President Wilson aim to finish currency and tariff reforms, with other major acts and bills, including labor mediation and antitrust measures, set for the new session.
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Southern Pacific Owns Oil Company Shares
In San Francisco on November 2, the Southern Pacific Railroad through Sv. F Loerrin as trustee disclosed it holds 300,085 of 400,000 shares of the oil company’s capital stock. Williams, secretary of the corporation, testified that the railroad subscribed 12,104,000 of the oil firm’s worth of bonus, given January. The hearing concerns lands in southern California and the government’s stance on mineral rights of odd versus even numbered sections amid stockholder control.
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Southern Pacific Railroad Company
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Fornia
D Pacific
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Potatoes Quarantine Talked In Washington Meeting
Washington November 29 Secretary of Agriculture Houston issued a call for a public meeting December to discuss protecting the United States from foreign potato diseases and methods to keep imports free from infection under permit. A December 18 hearing was announced on extending the wart quarantine beyond January to Canada and Europe. Nursery stock free of infection is allowed to enter. the plant quarantine act requires a public hearing before applying it to potatoes.
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United States
Secretacy of Agriculture
Houston
Canada
Europe
Three Boys Drowned at Movne Alabama River Skiff Accident
In Movne Alabama at 3 PM a river skiff overturned when a passing tug closed in. John ath a white newsboy aged 12 and two Negro boys drowned. Robert Chew a crippled newsboy aged 9 who came to Mobile from St Louis admitted renting the skiff and enticing four boys to fish amid heavy rain. He was taken into custody by police after rescue of the fourth boy by a schooner mate.
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Robert Chew
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Ellery's Band 10 Play at the Auditorium
Atlanta music fans will enjoy a series of concerts at the Auditorium Armory from December 12 to 18 after the Atlanta Music Festival association secured a contract with the famous ers band. Two concerts are planned per day.
Ellery Band Tour With World Class Singers In Atlanta
The Ellery band, parent stem of all Italian bands in the U S, will headline a matinee and night concert series in Atlanta under music festival auspices. Vice President Wilkins organizes school concerts for local children. Accompanying artists include Thomas Wallace tenor and Bayne Young baritone from Glasgow. Wallace’s lyric voice blends Irish tenor songs with opera numbers while Young, renowned in Britain, showcases a wide range and clear enunciation. The program spans grand opera, English, Scottish, Irish and American songs, featuring temperamental performance without gimmicks.
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Bank Robbery by Expert Yeggs in Edenboro
Robbers believed to be expert yeggs blown the Bank of Edenboro safe at dawn and escaped with 2900 dollars. Nine explosions heard. vault destroyed. heavy wire fencing erected in front of the bank. Bloodhounds traced to Henrietta station. five men in the party, vanished by automobile after the break. The bank operated under a state charter.
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Doremus and a girl held up by robbers
Three masked robbers halted an automobile party on Pelham Parkway early today. They beat Cornelius Doremus president of Germania Life Insurance and took $21000 in money and jewelry from him and a young woman companion. The woman fainted as rings were torn from her fingers.
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Free Passes End for Pennsylvanian Rail Staff
Philadelphia November 29. The Pennsylvania Railroad announces discontinuation of free transportation between state points for families of officers and employees. The change takes effect January 1, 1914, aligning with the new railroad service company law.
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Pennsyllivania Railway Company
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Protest Against Loft in House Oath Refers to Election Protest
Washington November 19 George W Loft, new House member succeeding the late Timothy D Sullivan, took the oath as Speaker Clark read a protest from district voters questioning the legality of the special election. The oath was administered and the protest referred to a house committee for report on the validity of the election.
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Timothy D. Sullivan
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Explosion at gas plant injures Waycross residents
In Waycross Georgia on November 23 John Dean and his daughter Miss Mell Dean were seriously burned and injured when an outhouse gas plant exploded near their home. Dean suffered a crushed right leg and Mell Dean was burned while she held a lamp during the investigation. Two nearby boys were knocked to the ground with minor bruises from the blast.
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Difficulty in selecting Craig murder jury delays trial
Shelbyville Indiana November 2 The Craig murder trial of Dr William A Craig was adjourned to 9 am Monday after failure to seat a satisfactory jury. Eleven jurors were tentatively chosen but a twelfth could not be agreed. The state used seven challenges and the defense nine of twenty. The state and defense clashed over prejudice against circumstantial evidence and a juror who believed Dr Knabe was murdered. Proceedings will feature physicians who examined the body and Augusta Knabe, cousin of the deceased.
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Blair
William A. Craig
Helene Knabe
Knabe
Tohriam Inman
Indianapolis
Defense
Radicals Control Building Trades In American Federation
In Seattle on November 29 the building trades department of the American Federation adopted a constitutional amendment by 36 to 25 to replace the elected executive council with a single president and secretary treasurer who have a voice but no vote. President James Duncan of the Granite Cutters opposed. Thomas J. Williams, a tile layer from Pittsburgh, was elected president. William J. Spencer of Washington, D. C. was reelected secretary-treasurer.
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Granite Cutters
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Thomas J. Williams
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William J. Spencer
Washington, D. C
Underwood Resumes Leadership of House
Representative Underwood of Alabama, fresh from a bid for the U S Senate, returned to Washington and resumed the Democratic leadership of the House. He voiced confidence in winning the senatorial race and said he would not resign before election, planning a Christmas campaign speaking tour in Alabama. An informal reception followed adjournment as colleagues greeted him.
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Underwood
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Wall Street Firms Go Out of Business
New York November 29 firms on the stock exchange announce dissolutions. One firm will continue its business via partnership reorganization while others wind up permanently. Many dissolutions expected by year end as dull conditions shrink stock exchange activity and brokers earnings. Trading for November was the smallest on record.
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Wife says husband died by own hand in Paris case
Suzanne Poekes testified that her husband Yaris Poekes a Paris business man shot himself at their home last June. She claimed five wounds were accidental during a struggle as she tried to wrest the revolver away. A child was born to Mme Poekes in St Nazare prison three days after the shooting.
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Titanic Owners Face Liability Limit Question in Supreme Court
Washington reports the Oceanic Steam Navigation company seeks to limit liability for Titanic losses to the value of salvage, freight, and passage money. The key figures cited include $91,000 in voyage revenue and salvage, with $85,000 passage money and ongoing claims totaling about $1,000,000 filed by October 4, 1912.
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German Armaments Have Reached Limit In Bavaria
Munich Bavaria November 29 There must be a pause in armaments the German people is not in a position to bear further burdens Baron George F Von Hertling Bavarian premier said in discussing the armaments bill today Bavaria the second largest state of the German empire The imperial government proposed the latest army increase last spring and informed the federated states it could not insure empire safety without the augmentation Bavaria agreed but without enthusiasm
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Naval officers greeted by King at Quirinal in Rome
In Rome on November 29 King Victor Emmanuel hosted and saluted U S Navy officers visiting Italian waters. Rear Admiral Winslow, Beatty, Captains Macwell and Smith and other officers dined with Queen Helena and Ambassador Page. The king praised the American fleet and bid farewell after the banquet.
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President Wilson Returns to Capital After New York Visit
President Wilson completed a 30 hour trip to New York by seeing the Army Navy game at the Polo Grounds and attending a theater. He bid farewell to his daughter and Francis Bowes Sayre, who sailed for Europe for their honeymoon. He was greeted by crowds, paused in the Sayre suite, and then returned to Washington after a late train.
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Eight Hour Work Day May Break Copper Strike
Calumet Michigan reports belief that the move to an eight hour day for mine mill and smelter workers on December 1 will fracture the copper mine strike. Managers agreed to the plan, with contract shafts receiving nine hours, and will hold Tuesday sessions weekly to hear grievances while two original demands remain unmet.
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Milady's Jewel Bill Set To Reach Fifty Seven Million
Washington reports Milady's jewel bill for 1913 will total about 57 million, over thirty percent above the previous peak. The bureau notes all diamonds in the country near 1.00008 billion in value, with added importations of other precious stones not estimated.
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Pinehurst Opens 1913 14 Golf Season With Schedule
Pinehurst announces the opening of its 1913 14 golf season launching the tenth annual autumn tournament on December 8 and listing multiple events through April. Officers re elected include President Leonard Tufts and Secretary Treas Herbert Jillson with a wide Pinehurst and national roster on the tournament committee.
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Some Odd All American Elevens By Raymond S Frost
A retro look at playful all American elevens from a long-ago season. The author details varied teams named after animals and objects, listing players by school and nickname with light commentary on selection logic and regional spread.
Federal League Plans Discussed by Gilmore in Pittsburg
President James A. Gilmore and Federal Baseball League representatives met with Pittsburgh club officers to discuss plans for the coming season. No final decisions were made at the conference.
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Barrels of oysters dumped into the sea along Gulf coast
Mobile Alabama November 29 oysters were dumped into the sea near Alabama and Mississippi coast points where canning plants are located as shucker shortages close plants. Bohemians from Baltimore travel south each winter but only a dozen families could be secured this year. Warm weather ruined most of the week's oysters intended for canning.
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Rector Capers Resigns to Accept West Texas Bishopric
Philadelphia report says Rev. William T. Capers, recently elected bishop coadjutor of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of West Texas, resigns as rector of the Church of the Holy Apostles to accept the call. Details incomplete but note confirms resignation and new assignment in West Texas.
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Army Celebrates Football Triumph Over Navy
New York, Nov 29 Army celebrated its football victory with a triumphal dinner at the hotel serving as headquarters. West Pointers cadet corps and officers attended with Colonel F W Sladen and staff. Navy guests later attended theater and a formal dinner, while Navy officials and dignitaries joined Annapolis players at their hotel event.
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Baffling Yawning Case Puzzles Batavia Doctors
Batavia physicians treat Walter, a 35 year old Alexander Road farmer, who has yawed three times since Saturday. Each episode required treatment to close his dislocated jaw, leaving doctors unable to explain the cause of the repeated yawning and jaw trouble.
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Alexander Roa
Mail Worth 70000 Stolen From Train In Indiana
A mail pouch valued between 30 000 and 70 000 dollars was stolen last night from a Michigan Central train near Dowagiac Michigan. The empty pouch was traced to South Bend Indiana where it was found, but no trace of thieves or valuables was discovered.
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Tigress Conquered by 1 560 Soldiers in French Forest
Epernon France November 29 Tigress that recently escaped into a hunting enclosure was shot today in the forest by a marksman among 1 560 soldiers sent to hunt it. The terror had panicked peasants for days and kept children indoors.
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Judge Jennings Dead in Jacksonville After Board Meeting
Springfield Indiana November 28 Governor Dunns today received word of the death of Judge Charles K Jennings of Sale a member of the state board Dardens and cousin of William Jennings Bryan Soon after his appointment Judge Jennings was taken ill and he never recovered following a meeting of the board.
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Finley Takes Office as Second Education Commissioner
Huston Finley of New York City assumed office as second education commissioner for the state. He graduated from Tulane University New Orleans Knox College Princeton University and the University of Michigan. He is fifty years old and earns ten thousand dollars annually.
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Fifth Century Cave Temples Found Near Mar churia
Langdon Warner assistant curator of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts reported the discovery of fifth century cave temples in Mar churia to the Smithsonian institution in Washington. The find is deemed of great historic value and Warner departed for the south to conduct extensive interior explorations.
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Sumter County Seeks Bids for Courthouse Furniture
The Sumter County Board of County Commissioners invites sealed bids for furniture for the new Bushnell Courthouse. Bid deadline is noon on December rest day, 1913. Specifications available at Bushnell Clerk’s office or W A Edwards Architect in Athens, Georgia. The board may reject any or all bids.
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Feed the Cow Smoke 8 and Valdes Habana Cigars
An old ad notes Habana cigars by Valdes made in Atlanta and sold nationwide. Prices range from 5 to 25 cents each, with a clear marketing push for the product line.
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