Opening of the Sixty first Congress in Washington
The opening day sees crowded galleries as Speaker Cannon signals the session. Uncle Joe endures good natured kidding while Champ Clark, Gen. H. H. Bingham, and other veterans greet colleagues. The Senate and House begin routine business, with Taft’s annual message looming and most expect only appropriations work amid a two week holiday recess.
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Washington
Stock Exchange
New York
Cannon
Joe
Champ Clark
Clark
Gen
H. H. Bingham
Pennsylvania
Gen. Bingham
Senate
Sherman
Diplomatic Corps
Daniel
Virginia
Clay
Georgia
Detliver
Trowa
McLaurin
Mississippi
McEnery
Louisiana
Taft
House
Congress
House calendars show dozens of motions awaiting action
The record notes the committee of the whole at 67 on the house calendar 138 on the private calendar and five on the unanimous consent calendar with about forty motions pending to discharge committees from consideration of bills not yet reported.
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Mittee
Elkins’ illness worsens as doctors rule out operation
Washington, D C special reports that Senator Elkins remains ill with fever and weakness. Doctors fear an abdominal abscess though no operation is planned. He may not resume his senate seat this session, yet recovery could be rapid once it begins. Congressman elect Hamilton and Littlepage attended the opening of Congress. the West Virginia delegation was present except for Elkins.
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Washington, Lee
Elkins
Senator Elkins
Senate
Congress
Senaor Elkins
Hamilton and
Littlepage
West Virginia
Taft to preside at Red Cross session in Washington
Washington December 5 The sixth annual American Red Cross meeting is set for Continental Memorial Mall with President Taft to preside at the afternoon session reports on the past year’s work. Maj C A Devol discusses Purina canteen work in the morning and other talks cover cooperation with police and disaster relief in Costa Rica.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Tomorow
Continental Memorial Mall
Taft Pas
The
Red Cross
Maj. C. A. Devol. Chatromn
Canal
Reorganization Sought for Ancient Order of United Workmen
Louisville Ky Dec 5 A complete reorganization of the Ancient Order of United Workmen the oldest fraternal insurance order in the United States is expected at a meeting of the supreme lodge in Sevan with representatives from twenty three states. The order has faced years of entangled affairs and court battles over large claimant charges and grand lodges resisting extra assessments. A court ruling favored the supreme lodge and now states argue for an amicable plan to revise laws and restore prosperity.
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Louisville
Order of
United Workmen
United States
Supreme Lodge
Sevan
Regar
Erand
Essivi
Supreme Ledge
Gas Men Open Sixth Annual Gas Association Meet
Boston Massachusetts December 5 The sixth annual convention of the National Commercial Gas Association opens with nearly all large cities represented. The group includes leading gas industry figures and boasts 2000 members. The weeklong session will discuss rates methods of manufacture company consumer relations gas as fuel and related industry matters.
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Boston
Mars
National
Commuercal Gas Association
United States
Unionists See Narrow Path as Election Progress Grows
After the second day of polls, the Government Coalition is flagged with Liberal gains. With 130 polling stations reported, Unionists hold a net gain of five seats and need sixty-two more to command a bare majority in the new Parliament. The Liberal government appears secure for now, with the main question whether Liberals widen or narrow their margin.
Tragic Tale Haunts Austrian Count After Headless Woman Found
In Austria a Count Seefried who marries Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria reportedly sees a girl’s severed head on his desk while he works. The same day a headless woman is found near his castle and rumors spread. Police investigate with dog suspicion. anarchist rhetoric follows.
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Talybur
Austria
Rudolph
Empress Elizabeth
House of Hapsburg
Count Seefried
Elizabeth
Bavaria
Francis Joseph
Salzburg
Duel by torchlight leaves critic mortally wounded near Paris
In the outskirts of Paris a torchlit sword duel between actor M. Ranecourt and drama critic M. Champagne ended with Champagne stabbed through the lung. Police take charge as the injured man lies in a desperate condition.
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Ranecourt
Critle Champagne
Paris
M. Ranecourt
M. Champagne
Lucky fiddler too happy in fortune claim arrest
James Wilson, Otis fiddler and heir to one sixth of a fortune of 1.8 million pounds left by a relative in England, was arrested in Westfield on drunkenness charges. He says his watch and a roll of bills disappeared after visiting West Springfield. He faces arraignment in district court tomorrow.
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Westfield
Mass
James Wilson
England
Wilson
West Springfield
College President Quits Over Transfer Dispute
Roanoke Virginia reports that Rev. John C. Peery resigns as president of Marion Female College after differences over moving the Lutheran college from Marion to Salem. The Virginia synod ordered removal two weeks earlier, but the trustees refuse to obey citing legal contracts. successor not named.
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Roanoke
Marion Female College
Marion
Salem
John C. Peery
Virginia Synod
Peery
Weather News West Virginia and Virginia Snow and Cold Front
West Virginia faces snow Tuesday with colder air and fair Wednesday except mountain snow. Virginia sees snow in the north and west Tuesday with rain and colder conditions in the south and east. winds shift to north and northwest, Wednesday clears but remains cold in the southeast.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Kept Marriage Secret More Than A Year In Roanoke Area
John J. Arnolt of Rogersville Tenn a clerk in the Norfolk and Western Railway offices in Roanoke and Miss Helen M Ruddell daughter of J Bird Ruddell a Bedford County prominent citizen were married at Winston N C December 1 1909 and kept the secret until tonight when Miss Ruddell resigned as chief counter clerk at the Western Union main office and announced she would join her husband after living apart more than twelve months.
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Roanoke
John J. Arnolt
Rogersville
Tenn
Norfolk and Western Railway
Helen M. Ruddell
J. Bird Ruddell
Bedford
Winston
N. C
Ruddell
Western Union Telegraph Company
Restrict Entry of Unskilled Laborers
Washington reports the immigration commission final findings urge restricting unskilled labor immigration to address wage and living-condition problems from aliens in basic industries. The commission forwards several proposals for Congress to consider to effect immigration limits.
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Immigration Commission
Congress
Washington
Calhouns Lose in U S Court on Calhoun Lands
Washington reports descendants of the Calhouns in Greenwolt county and C. seek possession of the old Calhoun plantation after the federal court denies review of a decision by the South Carolina art. a series of named relatives from Alabama Georgia Virginia and Georgia are involved in the dispute.
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Washington
Calhouns
Calhoun
Greenwolt County
Calhoun Plantation
Court of the
United States
Seoul Carolina
American Roadmakers Open 7th Convention in Indianapolis
Delegates from many states arrived in Indianapolis to attend the seventh annual convention of the American Roadmakers Association opening tomorrow. The three day event is expected to be the largest of its kind in the United States with speakers including top road builders and engineers advocating improved highways.
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Indianapolis
Ind
American Roadmakers’ Association
United States
Ruling Upholds School Segregation Decision
In Washington on December 5 the district court of appeals upheld barring a child from the white school under the one sixteenth blood rule. Justice V Wright, with Chief Justice Shepard concurring, affirmed that the board of education acted properly in excluding the child pending a supreme court review.
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Washington
District Court of Appeals
Wall
Taft Names Likely Two Members to Court of Commerce
Semi authoritative reports say President Taft intends two appointees to the new court of commerce Judge Charles A Prouty of Vermont and Franklin M Lane of California both serving on the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Taft
Court of Commerce
Charles A. Prouty
Vermont
Franklin%. Lane
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Adjudged insane girl sent to asylum in Massillon
Canton Ohio December 5 Katie Manz a sixteen year old girl was declared insane after killing her sister over envy of the latter s clothes and was committed to the Massillon asylum.
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Sister
Canton
Ohio
Katie Manz
Massillon
City and Country Overrun by People From the East
A Johnson City Tennessee letter to the Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio railway industrial department cites eastern migrants moving west seeking better opportunities, criticizing wage levels and noting thousands arriving with little money and becoming stranded while urging focus on farming and agricultural development.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
W. D. Roberts
Oc, & OL Or
Time Being Money He Spends To Save Time
James M. Donald, chairman of the Hanover National Bank, buys a 100 acre farm between his home and the nearest suburban railway station. He will build and dedicate a road through the farm at his own expense to cut his daily trip to New York by five minutes, shortening his commute.
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Trenton
N. J
James M. Donald
New Jersey
Donald
New York
Hanover National Bank
Schenk Note Sent to Husband in Poison Case
Laura Farnsworth Schenk mailed a note to her millionaire husband John Schenk while jailed for alleged murderous poisoning. The note was returned unopened with the message My lawyers do not allow me to receive notes from you. A messenger later brought the note back, torn up, and reports that bail was offered for Schenk are denied by Prosecuting Attorney Handlan.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Laura Farnsworth Schenk
John ©. Schenk
John Schenk
Handlan
Election cost for British Commons seat exceeds five thousand
Official expenditure report on January general election shows 6 667 294 votes cast costing 6 471 910 pounds. Sir John Simon contested Walthamstow, the largest division in the United Kingdom, in December London notes.
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London
John Simon
Walthamstow
United Kinedoum
Politician Faces Third Contested Run in One Year
The individual again contested in October after being appointed solicitor general and faced a third run on Saturday. The three campaigns will cost him about $50,000 out of pocket, likely equal to his entire annual income.
Never Gave Penny to Influence Legislation
New York confirms August Belmont states he never contributed or advised spending to influence legislation. Belmont, Jockey Club chair, testified last week before a legislative investigating committee. A letter to M Linn Bruce is made public along with Sturgis correction about Wadsworth Jr. and racings counsel recommendation.
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New York
F. K. Sturgis
Jockey Club
Sturgis
James Wadsworth, Jr
State Assembly
T. Coyne
Livingston County
Watsworth
Lewie Seeks Nationwide UMWA Victory Across Districts
Thomas L Lewie claimed re election as president of the United Mine Workers by a strong majority in nearly all districts with an even result in one district. He spoke from his Bridgeport Ohio home and named Iowa as the potential swing district amid a contest with John V P White.
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Wheeling
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Thomas L. Lewie
Bridgeport
Ovie
Iowa
John V P. White
Mexican federal troops near San Andreas amid revolt rumors
A Mexican War dispatch reports 500 federal soldiers within fifteen miles of San Andreas while about 600 armed insurrectos are said to be in the area. The note suggests a battle between government forces and rebels may take place tomorrow.
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Mexico
Mexico Ty
Mex
Calhuahua
San Andreas
Keot
Indictment Against Roanoke Firm Over Byrd Liquor Law
A grand jury returned an indictment against the Lazarus Goodman Company of Roanoke charging violation of the Byrd liquor law. The accusation states shipments of more than four and a half gallons were sent to one party in a single consignment under retail defense.
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Roanoke
Lazarus-Goodman Company
Charleston approves sale to Southern Bell for Home Telephone Company
Charleston city council passes an ordinance tonight granting Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company permission to purchase the Charleston Home Telephone Company property. The deal, valued at 175000 dollars, is expected to close within days.
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Charleston
W. Va
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Charleston Home Telephone Company
Stuart Good Spender Faces Expense Report After Loss
Henry C. Stuart Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia's Ninth District reported campaign costs of 17459.35 dollars and total receipts of 16701 votes to the secretary of the commonwealth.
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Richmond
Henry C. Stuart
Congress
Virginia
C. Bascomb Slemp
Secretary of the Commonwealth Today
Roosevelt to Explain Upheaval at New Haven Dinner
Col Roosevelt writes to Col. leane M Ullman of the New Haven chamber of commerce that at the December 13 dinner he will give his first public statement on the causes of the recent political upheaval and provide detailed explanations. He notes the speech will occur during the chamber event.
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New Haven
Bangguet
Roosevelt
Conn
Leane M. Ullman
Lee New Haven Chamber of Commerce
Theodore Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
Special Train for Landseekers Leaves Chicago for Florida
A first ever sleeper and dining car special train for landseekers departs Chicago tomorrow. The trip aims for Tampa with stops at Chattanooga Jacksonville and possibly other cities en route.
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Landseekers
Chicago
Ill
Florida
Tampa
Chattanooga
Jacksonville
Secretary Meyer's naval yard report urges station closures
Secretary Meyer calls for disposing of New Orleans Pensacola San Juan Port Royal New London and Cavite yards after findings that five year average upkeep costs 1 672 075 yielded little useful work The plan favors concentrating on Guantanamo Bay for defense and retaining only Gulf stores and repair facilities while condemning several yards as strategically or logistically weak The report notes Bremerton and Mare Island require careful development and warns against abandoning key East Coast and Pacific facilities without replacements
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George von L. Meyer
Meyer
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Pensacola
San Juan
Port Royal
New London
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Cavite
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Mississinai
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South Athantic Coasis
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Panama
Caribbean
Portsmouth
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New York
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Port Reval
Ereboers
Charleston
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Meyey
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Panama Canal
Pacific
Moresland Navy Yard
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Ben Pablo Bay
Mare Island
Navy
San Francisco Bay
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