Four Year Term Proposal For Assemblymen Put Forward
From Sacramento comes word that Assemblymen Hinshaw and Lyons of Los Angeles introduced a constitutional amendment to extend the term of assembly members to four years with alternating odd and even numbered seats. In San Francisco a rare clash occurred at the Oakland Speedway as Didier Masson in a Curtiss biplane collided with motorcycle racer Joe Wolters at seventy miles per hour, leaving both men badly bruised.
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Sacramento
Hinshaw and Lyons
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Oakland Motordrome
Didier Masson
Joe Wolters
Wolters
Masson
Movement Vows Daylight Closing for Los Angeles Salons
A prohibition meeting in Mammoth Hall on Sunday spurs a push for daylight closing of Los Angeles saloons. A speaker urged 5 pm closing and adoption of Tacoma style anti treating ordinance, though leaders fear repeat defeat at the polls.
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Los Angeles
Mammoth Hall
Tacoma
Prohibition
One Thousand Men to Stop Spokane Slaying
Spokane police chief Coast announced that 1,000 deputies would be armed and deployed after the fourth murder of the week. Twenty-five plainclothes officers will be added, and residents in residence districts must show cause for their presence after dark as the city faces intensified burglaries and fear.
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Spokane
Rooster Noises Spur City Petition to End Night Crowing
In Los Angeles the fight against late night rooster crowing grows with a second abatement petition. The city council has received fifty signatures urging steps to stop the nuisance as the town expands beyond village status.
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Los Angeles
Westward migration swells Los Angeles population
An official of the Salt Lake railroad says twenty five thousand tourists and homeseekers from the East arrive in Los Angeles each month. Transcontinental railroads with LA terminals gear up to handle growing traffic as winter crowds surge. Families move west to settle in Southern California after the holidays.
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Los Angeles
Salt Lake
California
Pretty Trees to Kine State Roads
Sacramento reports California plans for state highway construction with focus on tree preservation and scenic routes. Officials outline funding and timelines for road projects across counties, aiming to enhance transportation while maintaining natural scenery.
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Sacramento
California
State plans beautification along highway with trees
The $18 million bond issue backed by the legislature will beautify the entire length of the highway with ornamental and shade trees. The state forestry board aims to cooperate with the state highway commission on this large tree planting project. Tentative plans call for joint selection of trees by the two boards with soil and climate suitability considered.
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State Forestry Board
Homans
Board of Forestry
State Highway Commission
Scott Expedition Begins Polar Dash From Christchurch
Scott's Antarctic expedition sailed from Christchurch on the Terra Nova after a spring stay. The party will steam to Antarctic ice floes and start a dog-sled dash for the south pole, hoping to plant the British flag before the start of next year. The team, seasoned in polar travel, prepared supplies and clothing for the journey.
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Christ Church
N. Z
Antarctic
South Pole
South
North Pole
Great Britain
Committee Bans Direct Delegates in 1912 Nomination
The Republican national committee rejected direct primaries for nominating presidential candidates in 1912. Taft supporters blocked primary recognition, fearing at large delegate contests, while some members opposed primaries on constitutional grounds. The decision leaves nomination prospects uncertain amid Roosevelt sentiment and doubts about Taft’s viability.
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Washington
California
Taft
Republican National Committee
Borah
Committee On Call
Ohio
National Committee
la Follette
Roosevelt
Wisconsin winter dairy course draws 120 students
Madison reports a new ice cream making course at the University of Wisconsin with 120 students enrolled this winter and most participants from Wisconsin. A separate item from Fergus Falls notes John Hartman fined $5 for writing the words dead beat on a postal card to an Iowa recipient. Chicago reports J F Greek, insane, leaped from the nineteenth floor of the Masonic Temple, striking a bystander and injuring another.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Fergus Falls
Minn
Marble Rock
Iowa
John Hartman
Chicago
J. F
Masonic Temple
Big Central Rotunda
Harry Evans
Evans
Exclusion League Opens Campaign Over Baker Speech
The Asi atic Exclusion league telegraphed for 10 000 copies of Representative Bakers speech in the house on his bill to exclude all Asiatics. Baker plans to push the bill this session and the league will use the speech in a state wide campaign to arouse U S interest.
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Exclusion League
Washington
Asiatic Exclusion League
Baker
Raker
League
United States
Detroit Divorces Exceed Reno As City Sees Surge
Detroit reports 1,002 divorces through November drawing scrutiny. The ease of filing in Wayne circuit courts attracts people from elsewhere who move to Detroit to gain residence and support during proceedings.
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Detroit
Reno
Mich
Wayne Circuit
Five Cent Store Trust Organized
The F. W. Woolworth company known for five and ten cent stores seeks a charter to form a new company to acquire stores valued at 64 998 000 dollars across the United States Canada and England. It originated in Watertown New York with capital of 10 000 dollars.
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Five Cent Store Trust
New York
F. W. Woolworth Company
Watertown
N. Y
Secretary of State
United States
Canada
England
Born With Heart Outside Thorax Shocks Toronto Hospital
A two day old baby girl at Sick Children's hospital has a heart that beats outside the thorax, exposed on the chest wall with no skin or bone protecting it. The remarkable condition is described as a freak of nature in this early report from Toronto Ontario.
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Toronto
Can
Sick Children’s Hospital
Conductors to Use Telephones for Street Names in Chicago
Chicago reports a new device for city rail cars to reduce door openings in winter. Conductors will trigger doors only when passengers wish to exit. The system uses four ceiling horns and a small telephone for calling street names.
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Chicago
Chicago City
Government to file suit to dissolve shoe trust
Washington announces the Department of Justice will file a dissolution suit to break up the shoe trust. Prosecution will begin once existing evidence is organized, mirroring moves in the American Tobacco and Standard Oil cases.
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Washington
Shoe Trust
Department of Justice
Department
American Tobacco
Standard Oil Companies
United States Supreme Court
Portugal to Sell Crown Treasures From Necessidades Palace
The Portuguese government plans to auction treasures found in the royal palace of Necessidades. The sale shifts royal possessions to state control with proceeds split between national education and the financial department.
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London
British Boycott Cuts Meat Prices in Chicago Trade
Chicago meat packing firms face British boycott as government suits linger. London bars bids from troubled packers, risking a $23,000,000 annual trade with Britain. Prices to drop nationwide within two weeks to drain oversupply, with middlemen bearing the impact. Steps seek arbitration and possible international court action.
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Chicago Packers
Chicago
London
Great Britain
United States
Packer
International
Court, of Arbitration
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