Fund 10 End War Formed by Ironmaster With Taft as Honorary Head
Andrew Carnegie transfers 10,000,000 in 5 percent first mortgage bonds to a 28 member trustee board to hasten abolition of international war and promote universal peace. Elihu Root elected president. Taft to be honorary president. Trustees include Butler Eliot Foster Williams and many others.
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Taft
Elihu Root
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Research Foundation
United States
Hague
Carnegie
Sec
Henry
Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
Albert K. Smiley
Lake Mohonk
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
James Brown Scott
State Department
John W. Foster
Andrew J. Montague
Virginia
William M. Howard
Lexington
Thomas Burke
Seattle
Wash
Andrew D. White
Germany
Arthur William Foster
University of California
San Francisco
Charlemagne Tower
Russia
Oscar Straus
Turkey
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
C. L. Taylor
Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
George W. Perkins
New York
Carnegie Peace Fund
Chemical Paper Co Pleads Guilty. Fined 1000
The Chemical Paper company, part of the American Paper Board association, pleaded guilty to Sherman antitrust violations. Judge Rough fined the firm 1000 dollars while quashing the indictment against FP T Newton. Other companies had admitted guilt previously and faced 2000 dollar penalties. The suit alleged an illegal monopoly taxing citizens 6 million annually.
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New York
The
Chemical Paper Company
American Paper Board Association
Federal Grand Jury
Rough
United States Circuit
United States
Dorr
FP. T. Newton
Hadley Commission Meets In New York Hearing
The stocks and bonds commission chaired by Yale's Arthur T. Hadley reopened sessions in New York to study federal regulation of interstate railway securities. Attendees include Walter L. Fisher F. N. Judson Frederick Strauss and B. H. Meyer as the panel hears state views and gathers data for a pending report.
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New York
Stocks and Bonds Commission
Taft
Arthur T. Hadley
Yale
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Walter L. Fisher
Chicago
F. N. Judson
St. Louis
Frederick Strauss
B. H. Meyer
Madison
Wis
Circular on reducing crime among Alabama Negroes
Montgomery reports Booker T. Washington of Tuskegee Institute has mailed a circular to Alabama sheriffs seeking views on causes of Negro crime in the state. He asks how drink affects criminality and whether prohibition has reduced Black crime numbers locally.
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Booker T. Washington
Sheriffs
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
Sheriffs of
Taft to Address Southern Commercial Congress in Atlanta
President Taft accepts invitation to address the Southern Commercial Congress on March 10 during its Atlanta session. Former President Roosevelt and Governor-Elect Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, along with southern governors, will also speak. Taft will discuss "A Greater Nation Through a Greater South."
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Washington
Taft
Southern Commercial Congress
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
South
Flood threatens northern Italy as Tiber rises high
Heavy rainfall worsens flood conditions in northern Italy. The Tiber River has climbed to twenty one feet above normal, prompting government action to evacuate residents from inundated districts and rescue efforts by officials.
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Rome
Italy
Tiber
Socialist wins in South in Biloxi Mississippi council race
In Biloxi on December 15, 8 W. Rose won a city council seat as a Socialist defeating a Democratic nominee, marking the first Socialist coronation in Mississippi and a rare southern victory in municipal elections.
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Biloxi
Miss
Mississippi
South
W. Rose
Rebels Routed at War News From Chihuahua City
Washington reports Mexican federal troops crushed revolutionists in Chihuahua capturing Guerra. Amb. Wilson cites end of organized resistance as campaign reports detail brutal frontier fighting near Pedernales Cerro Prieto and Cerro Prieto officials execute 30 suspected rebels. General Navarro lists 14 federal dead and 27 wounded including Brigadier Brandon wounded twice and horse mortally hit.
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Washington
Chihuahua
Guerra
State Department
Wilson
Mexico City
Rancho Santiago
Pedernales
el Paso
Tex
Navarro
Cerro Prieto
Dark Hill
Brandon
Mexican Herald
Panama
Mexico
End of Lockout Ends 50,000 Boiler-Makers Strike
London, Dec. 15. The boiler-makers lockout affecting 50,000 men in Shipbuilding Employers' Federation yards ends as workers accept the employers terms. The dispute began September 2 after riveters at the Walixer yard in Newcastle-on-Tyne went on strike.
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London
Shipbuilding Employers’ Federation
Walixer
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Civil Service Experts in Session in Baltimore
In Baltimore today the 31st annual convention of the National Civil Service Reform league opened with President Charles W. Miit in attendance. Delegates from associations across the country discussed civil service conditions as reports were heard. Tomorrow features continued civil service talks and a banquet at the Merchants' club to close the session.
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Civil Service
Baltimore
Charles W. Miiot
National Civil Service Reform League
Donovan Hall
Merchants’ Club
Young Girl Acquitted of Slaying C. F. Glover
In Cambridge Mass the seventeen year old Hattie Le Blanc was acquitted of murdering Clarence F. Glover a Waltham laundyman on November 20 1909. The verdict drew cheers as Judge Bond instructed the jury on circumstantial evidence and the need for proof beyond reasonable doubt. He noted the finger sore debate and urged caution in convicting.
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Cambridge
Mass
Hattie le Blanc
Clarence F. Glover
Waltham
Bond
American Apple Congress Opens In Denver
Orchardists nationwide gather as Colorado hosts the first American Apple Congress with delegates from apple producing areas in the United States and Canada. The meeting addresses orchard care, pest and frost control, standardizing grading and packing, advocating favorable legislation, and securing fair freight and express rates for nationwide markets.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
American Apple Congress
United States
Canada
Congress
Jury Indicts Gary Sleuth in Election Day Riots
Lake county grand jury at Gary Ind. returns another indictment. Detective Pedro Bastovich of the Gary police is jailed in Crown Point on $4,000 bond for assault with intent to kill. Other Gary officials expected to face indictments related to election day riots and bloodshed.
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Chicago
Lake County Grand Jury
Gary
Ind
Pedro Bastovich
Crown Point
Senate clash over revising Payne Aldrich law
In Washington on December 15 Senator Cummins fueled a tariff dispute by accusing insurgents of seeking radical changes to the Payne Aldrich bill. Aldrich and Lodge urged tackling schedules individually while Cummins warned against revolutionary methods. The debate arose during a move to refer a joint resolution restricting how bills can modify the act to rule committees.
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Washington
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
Aldrich
Lodge
Committee On Rules
Payne-Aldrich
Tariff Rule Change Sought Amid Senate Debate
Senators argued over amending a tariff law piece by piece rather than wholesale. Aldrich and Cummins addressed whether rules changes could permit schedule by schedule edits without broad revision. Heyburn dissented, Lodge backed piecemeal change, while a tariff commission step was discussed as Taft urged.
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Congress
House
Senate
Aldrich
Iowa
Rhode Island
Heyburn
Lodge
Senator Cummins
Tariff Commission
Finance Committee
Taft
Tariff Board
Burglars Steal Furs Worth 21267 From Silberman & Sons
Furs valued at 21627 were stolen from the Silberman & Sons furriers store in Chicago. Thieves used a skeleton key to enter, loaded a wagon with 4200 mink skins 100 weasel skins and 83 pounds of curing preparation, and escaped unseen.
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Chicago
Silberman & Sons
Cure That Cold Oday Munyon's Gold Cure Ad
Munyon's Cold Cure promises rapid relief from colds with a 25 cent bottle. It claims to prevent flu and pneumonia, reduce nasal discharges, stop sneezing, ease fever, and boost the system. Free medical advice offered by Prof. Munyon and doctors in Philadelphia.
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Munyon
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Chambermaid Repartee Opens with Pillow Slip Joke
A light exchange between two chambermaids centers on a pillow slip and a coverlet. One maid teases about a matching pillow slip while the other counters with a witty reply ending in a playful beat. The brief skit showcases quick verbal sparring and humor.
Old Lady Credits Cuticura For Hair Regrowth
A 74 year old aunt recalls severe scalp eczema with hair loss. After trying Cuticura Soap and Ointment following doctors’ failure, itching and shedding ceased in six months and hair began to grow again. A reader from Hiram, Massachusetts, reports feet eczema improvement after long use.
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Cuthcura
S. Hileworth
Durham
Hiram, Ma
Unusual Man Quietly Guides Team Beyond Tears
The captain of the football team is described as an unusual man for not shedding tears after a loss. The dialogue hints at how a man’s reactions to defeat or escape influence perceptions of character, framed in a moral tone of restraint.
Boston Baked Chicken From Bean Pot Method
A recipe instructs to cut chicken, rinse, dry, salt, dip in melted butter and flour, then layer in a bean pot. Add one and a half cups boiling water, cover and bake a young chicken for one and a half hours. Serve with gravy poured over the meat.
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Boston
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Columbia University
Hadley Commission
MR. Taft
Mr. Roosevelt
Meyer Hass
Naval Supply Fund
Treasury
Diaz
Guerrero
C. F. Glover
Gary Sleuth
OWAN
Ayres
Rhode
Lander
Fondpar
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