Turko Balkan talks adjourn with Greece at war
In a Turko Balkan conference at St James palace the Greek delegation withdrew as Greece remains at war with Turkey. Osman Nizami Pasha halted talks, Turkish envoys refused to continue without orders from Constantinople. Allies pledged to stand together as negotiations paused.
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Onondon
Greece
Turkey
S. Daneff
Adrianople
Dr. Daneff
Osman Mizami Pasha
Preer Venizelos
Tosterday
Asia Minor
Turks Protest Forces Adjournment Of Session At Conference
Turbulent session halted until tomorrow as Turkish delegates persistently interrupt to present arguments while Greek delegates press for their positions. Envoys from Bulgaria Serbia Greece and Montenegro review a sharpened set of demands facing the allies including the Chatalja corridor and heavy indemnities. Crowds cheer as delegates arrive at St James Palace. British guards and police manage onlookers during the event.
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Bulgaria
Servia
Greece
Montenegro
Turkey
Europe
Far East
Chatalja
Constantinople
Aegean
Crete
Fea
St. James Pale
St. James Palace
Foreign Office
For Powers
London
Menagerie of Names in New Atlanta City Directory
The Atlanta City Directory Company issues the thirty seventh directory listing 217000 residents served by streetcar lines. It notes 35 Foxes 10 Wolfs 20 Birds 4 Parrotts 15 Hawks 4 Bears 3 Fish 10 Wrens 4 Partridges 1 Sparrow and repeated names such as 2 William Bryans 6 George Washingtons 3 Jack Johnsons 2 William Penns 1 Thomas Jefferson 1 William Shakespeare and 46 W Wilsons. The Joneses vs Smiths annual tally favors the Smiths 1311 to 950. The directory contains 54 percent of changes and marks a buff cover distinguishing it from prior red and olive brown editions.
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New City Directory
Atlanta City Directory Company
Joseph W. Hill
William Bryans
George Washingtons
Jack Johnsons
William Penns
Thomas Jefferson
William Shakespeare
W. Wilsons
Joneses
Smiths
Atlanta
Hill
Matrons Who Worked For Kansas Suffrage Dodge Duty As Jurors
Independence Kansas December seventeenth women of Independence who helped win the suffrage amendment back the juror duty demands. Society matrons including wives of millionaires were subpoenaed to try Jim Blue for shooting through an interurban car window. They failed to respond as Justice Clark pledged a woman jury in non embarrassing cases. Deputy Wadman said serving subpoenas proved nearly impossible with many mistresses reportedly out of town while servants claimed they were unavailable. Clark observed a woman on the street and later learned she was out of town and told to return tomorrow.
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Independence
Kans
Kansas
Jim” Blue
Justice Clark
Edward Wadman
Court Rules to When a Man Should Get His Own Breakfast
Milwaukee winter brief lists seven conditions for a husband to claim his own breakfast. Conditions include wife illness babies sickness ironing day wash day cleaning and monthly novelty plus first three months of marriage. The court cites a man sentenced to a year of own breakfast after wife preferred sleep over life and a brewery.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Nolen
King to attend Whitelaw Reid memorial in Westminster Abbey
King George plans to attend the memorial service for Whitelaw Reid, late United States ambassador to Britain, in Westminster Abbey on Friday, weathering state duties if required. London reports say the American Society of London drafted resolutions of regret at the Savoy, as Mrs Reid recovers from grief.
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London
George
Whitelaw Reid
United States
Court of St. James
Westminster Abbey
Lord Knollys
American Society, of
Savoy
Dorchester House
Reid
Water board to approve park around reservoirs plan
McClelland leads push for a park development around the city pumping station area after health officials condemn insanitary conditions. Council approves $16,000 for buying adjacent private land. Next Monday brings anti dirt ordinance, park commissioner vacancy, and salary boost proposals for city officials.
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City Water Department
Water Board
John E. McClelland
Aldine Chambers
Hall
McClelland
Ninth Ward
M. B. Young
James G. Woodward
Woodward
Charles W. Smith
Many Unfortunate Urchins Helped By Empty Stocking Fund
The Christmas issue reports on the Empty Stocking Fund aided by The Georgian and Associated Charities. An anonymous donor sent a dollar to buy a doll buggy for a baby girl, illustrating genuine need. The fund lists homes lacking necessities and aims to place gifts with truly deserving children instead of public parades.
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Annie
Associated Charities
Santa Claus
Wife of Governor Lands Spirit of Fund
Mrs Jos M Brown appeals to readers of The Atlanta Georgian to support the Empty Stocking Fund for children. She donates $10 and urges a large fund to aid families unable to provide Christmas joy, signing December 14 1912.
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Wife of
Spirit of
Atlanta
Santa Claus
Jos. M. Brown
Doctors Save Life Of Tetanus Victim
Milwaukee dispatch reports doctors at Emergency hospital saved nine year old Joseph Karpis with a record 23000 units of antitetanus serum after a knee injury November 29 led to a virulent lockjaw. Jaws were clenched and 15 grains of magnesium sulfate failed to relieve rigidity.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Karpis
Gets Divorce to Wed Her Old Sweetheart
Kansas City dispatch reports Mrs. Sarah Belle Herrington, 65, secured a divorce from Nathaniel Herrington in Judge Slover's court and soon after wed John Bowen of Reliance, II. The marriage in Olathe followed a 50 year romance that began near Reliance.
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Kansas City
Sarah Belle Herrington
Street graft report shocks Havana readers
Sensational reports circulating in Havana claim frauds totaling over 100000 dollars in the Cuban department of public works. The alleged schemes involve street paving and sewer laying contracts in the capital, stirring public outrage and questions about procurement safeguards.
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Havana
Department of Public Works
State Takes Charge Of Cosmopolitan Life Company
State insurance commission now handles the Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Company affairs after a special stockholders meeting. The committee will work with the commission to reorganize while maintaining ongoing operations. Resigning officers include Anderson, Yow, Nicholson, Hirsch, Hollingshead, Pomeroy, and Hafer. Wright is expected to fill several posts.
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Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Company
Staet Insurance Commission
Insurance Commission
Clifford L. Anderson
I. M. Yow
W. P. Nicholson
Joseph Hirsch
J. S. Hollingshead
W. L. Pomeroy
FE. M. Hafer
William A. Wright
Chicago women face loss on eggs bought in war on high price
Chicago club women who bought ten carloads of eggs at 20 16 cents a dozen and advertised sales at 24 cents faced a loss as warm weather reduced supply. Commission men said prices were slipping to 18 and 18 1/2 cents a dozen yesterday, despite the planned sale.
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Chicago
Girl of 11 Awarded $10,000 Verdict in Insurance Suit
In St Louis a jury awarded 11 year old Violet Reitz ten thousand dollars against a life insurance company. The suit claimed payment on a policy held by her late father Adam J Reitz who died after a head injury from a swimming accident. The insurer argued death resulted from concussion of the brain due to the injury.
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ST. Louis
McQuillin
Violet Reitz
Violet
Adam J. Reitz
Reitz
New York City No Place for Children Judge Rules
White Plains N Y Dec 7 Justice Morschauser ruled that New York City is no place for children and declined to permit the two sons of Mrs Katherine Johns to live with their mother as she sues for divorce.
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White Plains
N. Y
New York City
Morschauser
Katherine Johns
Hearst Tells of Oil Letters On Stand Infund Inquiry
Washington Dec 17 The Clapp committee heard Hearst testify about letters claimed to pass between Archbold Standard Oil and public figures. Hearst who runs Hearst's Magazine denied originals were published but produced photos and letters. Archbold admitted writing most letters implicating Crosvenor Foraker Sibley Penrose and others in the supposed payoffs.
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John D. “Archbold
Standard Oil
Hearst
Archbold
A. No
John D. Archbold
Standard CW Company
Theme
Charles H. Crosvenor
Foraker
Ohio
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Penrose
Senator Hearst Faces Committee Over Unpublished Letters
The hearing centers on who provided the photographic copies of letters from the Eddy series. Senator Clapp notes some letters are identifiable, others not, and the witness insists on not testifying to merely satisfy curiosity. Hearst shows unpublished letters and photos to the committee, while questions about sources and originals continue.
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Clapp
Hearst
Suboena
John L. Eddy
London
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