Reform Plan Urges Budget and Banking Overhaul
Franklin MacVeagh's annual treasury report urges currency reform under existing banking laws, warns that the current system breeds panics, and proposes measures to curb red tape, trim expenses, and tax new Panama bonds to stabilize the national debt. It cites 1912 government costs at about $687 million with a suggested extra $61 million to fund sinking fund actions.
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Washington
Dec
Franklin MacVeagh
Treasury
Congress
Panama Canal
Carent
MacVeagh
New York
Panama
Treasury Department
United States
MacVeagh i
Fatal Hunting Accident Near Cass Lake
A man named Edward Boosom was shot and killed four miles southwest of Wilkinson, Cass Lake area, by two companions the Slagel brothers who mistook him for a deer in a mistaken hunting tragedy.
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Cass Lake
Minn
Wilkinson
Edward Boosom
Slagel Boys
39 Lost When Steamer Sinks In A Collision
London reports the British steam ship Rook rammed and sank the Blackburn off Sheringham with 39 missing. Seventeen survivors reached Yarmouth in the Blackburn’s boats. 56 on board the Blackburn and 29 passengers plus 27 officers and crew on the Rook. Foggy darkness, high seas, and a swift sinking followed a night collision. bravery noted among officers and crew. The Blackburn was en route from Grimsby to Antwerp.
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London
Blackburn
Sheringham
Yarmouth
Norfolk
Rook
Grimsby
Antwerp
Train Hit by Landslide North of Seattle
Northern Pacific train No. 342 traveling from Vancouver to Seattle narrowly avoided being swept into Lake Washington when a landslide struck the lake shore 16 miles north of Seattle. The engine plunged into the mud and water, but engineer C A Long and fireman escaped unharmed as the cars remained on the track. No injuries were reported.
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Seattle
Wash
Northern Pacific
Vancouver
Lake Washington
Lake Shore
C. A. Long
Mayor Gaynor May Consider Taxi Violation Committee
New York December 9 Mayor Gaynor contemplates naming a committee of 60 frequent taxi riders to report violations by taxi companies and drivers. Proposals include supplied blanks to file complaints with the mayor or license bureau about overcharging insolence and other annoyances.
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New York
Gaynor
Testimony Begins in Great Lakes Towing Suit in Cleveland
Depositions started in the government's ouster suit against Great Lakes Towing Co for Sherman act violations. Witnesses include M. H. Wardwell secretary and Harry Coulby president of the Pittsburg Steamship Co. The proceedings will span several days.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Great Lakes Towing Company
M. H. Wardwell
Harry Coulby
Pittsburg Steamship Company
Navy commends seaman for blood transfusion act
James L. Robison, a United States Navy seaman from Platea, Pennsylvania, was commended by Secretary of the Navy Meyer in a personal letter for twice submitting to operations to transfuse blood to a dying shipmate at the U S Naval Home in Philadelphia.
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Washington
James L. Robson
United States Navy
United States Naval Home
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Navy
Meyer
Robison
Platea
Delano backs shallow canal for towboats and barges
Frederick A. Delano of Chicago, president of the Wabash railroad, told the national rivers and harbors congress that a six to nine foot canal through the drainage system would serve towboats and barges. He dismissed visions of ocean vessels sailing from Chicago to Europe via a 14 foot channel as idle dreams, arguing dredging costs would not beat rail transport.
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Railroad
Washington
Frederick A. Delano
Chicago
Wabash Railroad
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Mississippi
Illinois River
Mississippi River
Europe
Panama Canal
Orient
Great Lakes
St. Lawrence
Mr. Delano
Lakes-To-The-Gulf
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Cairo
St. Louis
Board of Army Engineers
Illinois
Illinois State Canal
St. Loui
Brooklyn Forms The Jacobson Family Corporation
New York December 9 65 relatives seek incorporation under the name The Jacobson Family to obtain cooperation in social family and business affairs corporate purpose stated as uniting a large kin group in New York Brooklyn region for collective actions and management of common interests.
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New York
Brooklyn
Jacobson
Lunch Served Between Cow Stalls In Shed
A dairy man near Louisville Kentucky served luncheon between stalls in his shed where cows are kept to prove a dairy can be kept in an absolutely sanitary condition. The event highlighted the training of 40 young women normal students attending nearby.
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Louisville
United States joins hunt for Italian bomb gang
Chicago reports say federal authorities take part in the black hand dynamite campaign targeting Italian districts. A partially exploded blast at 108 West Twentieth Street damaged the bank front and postal substation, with no injuries. Banker Maestino Mastrogiovanni had received three $1,000 threats and handed them to police. Investigators suspect an organized gang of dynamiters, likely two to three men, behind the attacks.
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Chicago
United States
West Twentieth Street
Maestino Mastrogiovanni
Uncle Sam
Mastrogiovanni
Insurance Presidents Meet in Chicago for Life Extension Plans
Leading life insurance executives from across the nation gather for the fourth annual meeting of the Association of Life Insurance Presidents. The program features George H. Ide’s life-extension report and plans for future conservation work, with addresses by health officials and educators.
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Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Chicago
Paul Morton
George H. Ide
Alvah H. Doty
Port of New York
Cresy L. Wilbur
Vital Statistics Department
United States Census Bureau
Eugene H. Porter
New York
Hilmund J. James
University of Illinois
L. C. Rawson
Des Moines
United States
James Laurence Laughlin
University of Chicago
Craig
Chattanooga
Tenn
Hidwards
Woods
Pittsburg
F. W. Potter
Springfield, Il
Indiana YMCA Convention Opens in Vincennes With Jones Presiding
The Forty first annual Indiana Young Men's Christian Association convention began in Vincennes with President Sharon E. Jones of Richmond presiding. Sessions run through Sunday and the convention dinner is scheduled for this evening.
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Indiana
Arson Convict Sentenced After Burned Store Inferno
California Mo Dec 9 Two mutilated fingers were found in the ruins of a burned Tipton store nine months ago leading to Gustave F Steinkraus being convicted in circuit court on arson charges He was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary.
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California
Tipton
Gustave F. Steinkraus
Quiet Boat Ride Sparks Infant Ruse and Suffragist Gibe
Boat excursion turns comic as a noisy infant triggers jokes about suffragists. A couple quarrel over the child’s sex while passengers rib each other, the baby calms at a mirror, and the bet winner laughs at the scene aboard.
Old Hampton Court Oak Guarded by Park Keepers
A London Telegraph account notes a correspondent's suggestion for a protective fence around a famed century old oak in Hampton Court Park. Sir Lewis Harcourt replies the tree is under strict park care and preservation guidance. The vast hollow trunk, nearly 45 feet in girth, can shelter a dozen people, with many living branches still thriving despite past vandalism.
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Lewis Harcourt
His Majesty’s Office of Works
Hampton Court Park
Harcourt
Long Water
England
London Telegraph
Women Anglers in 1910 Patience and Endurance
C H Cook vice president of the City of London Piscatorial society praises women's fly fishing growth in 1910. He cites female determination and silent endurance as their strongest traits, contrasting them with men's grumbling on rough outings.
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C. H. Cook
City of London Piscatorial Society
Cook
England
Sea Captain Figures in Farce Review from New York
A review excerpt notes a mythical sea captain created by Mr. Son-in-Law to appease his first fiancee, a real captain who appears in New York to perplex him, and a bogus captain impersonated by a friend. The rush of captains explains why New Yorkers seem older at 30.
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New York
Baltimore
Need of Church Effort to Reach the Educated
Rev. A. Watson Brown of Fountain Street Baptist Church, Grand Rapids, argues the church gains strength with educated followers and must educate society. He warns against religion and education becoming opposites, urging schools to cultivate moral character and the church to bolster character through Bible study and home life.
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A. Watson Brown
Fountain Street
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Demon of Noise
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