Boston Mayoral Campaign Begins In Open Financial Battle
Boston voters file nomination papers for the first city election under the new charter. Leading candidates James J. Storrow and John F. Fitzgerald clash as major financiers line up for support. More than a half million dollars is expected to flood the race over the next three to four weeks.
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Boston
Mass
James J. Storrow
Citizens’ Municipal League
John F. Fitzgerald
George A. Hibbard
Frederick J. Bland
Aldermen
Matthew J. Cummings
Ancient Order of Hiberians
Nathaniel H. Taylor
Charles H. Taylor
The
Boston Globe
Storrow
Lee, Higginson & Co
State Street
Kidder, Peabody & Company
New Haven Railroad
Boston Elevated Railway
Electric Companies
National Shawmut Bank
William A. Gaston
Fitzgerald
Photographs of Pole to be shown at DKE dinner
Commander Robert E. Peary will debut several photographs from the North Pole at a dinner honoring his fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon. The event, to be held in the Hotel Astor’s new ballroom, recognizes his lifelong loyalty to DKE and his planting of the North Pole flag at the historic 1907 St. Regis Hotel dinner.
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New York
Robert FE. Peary
North Pole
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Hotel Astor
Dekes
Association
St. Regis
North Carolina Day Observances Mark Statewide School Exercises
Raleigh reports annual North Carolina Day events in public schools across the state, with special exercises held to celebrate the occasion. The observance designates one day each year for statewide educational activities and remembrance.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Western North Carolina History Focus Highlighted
The program aims to give pupils and the public a closer look at North Carolina history. The western region, its history and notable figures, are the chosen special subject for this year.
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North Carolina
Stewart Will Contest Echoes in White Plains Partition Sale
New York reports a partition sale in White Plains reviving the Stewart will dispute over Alexander T. Stewart estate. The 150 acre Rye and Harrison property, once owned by Stewart, is tied to a long, historical case with figures like Judge Hilton Elihu Root Roscoe Conkling and Joseph H. Choate. The site carries Revolutionary memories including Maj Gen Thomas mansion remains and proximity to the White Plains battlefield and Putnam’s staving escape.
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New York
White Plains
Alexander T. Stewart
America
Elihu Root
Mr. Conkling
Joseph H. Choate
Judge Hilton
Thomas Thomas
Putnam
Denunciatory speeches enliven house session
Washington reports a dull house session brightened by Representative Mann of Illinois denouncing executive department officials who criticized Congress. Representative Fitzgerald of New York also attacked a distinguished official for bad example to subordinates, likely aimed at former President Roosevelt. The District of Columbia appropriation bill readings continued with a new $17,000 playgrounds for children amendment. The house adjourned till Monday. the senate was not in session.
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Washington
Executive Department
Congress
Representative Mann
Illinois
Fitzgerald
New York
House
Roosevelt
District of Columbia
Gardner
Michigan
Mann
Tweedale
Senate
Mania of Ocey Snead Drives Wardlaw Sisters Case
New York December 17 The in personal crisis mania of Ocey Snead is cited as the defense by three Wardlaw Sisters linked to the death of the girl. Family members claim suicide notes were written by Ocey amid grief for Fletcher Snead, while Fletcher suspects his wife died by her own hand. Handwriting experts examine documents from the investigation.
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New York
Ocey Snead
Wardlaw
Prince Albert to Become King Amid Regency Council
A regency council formed to govern until the future king takes his oath after the death of his father who refused consent. The move places Prince Albert on the path to the throne with formal government oversight during the interim.
Belgium Mourns Leopold II as Regency Formed
Brussels flags at half mast amid national mourning for King Leopold II who died after heart illness. The royal chamber shows him in lieutenant general uniform as a regency council forms until Prince Albert ascends. funeral set for Wednesday. Taft visits Belgian legation in Washington to pay respects.
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Brussels
Leopold
Vaikar
Iwill
Prince Albert
Clementine
Stephanie
Flanders
Vaughan
Davignon
Europe
Leopold II
Belgium
Louise
Albert
Rome
Vatican
San Demo
Italy
Greenbrier Man Gets Romney Superintendent Nomination
Charleston dispatch reports Governor Glasscock named B Cary Montague of Greenbrier County as superintendent of the school for the deaf dumb and blind at Romney Hampshire County to succeed Prof James Z Rucker who resigned Mrs Montague will be matron Montague is a young experienced teacher and 1906 WV University law school graduate He will report to Romney January 1 with no definite start date yet set
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Charleston
W. Va
William FE. Glasscock
B. Cary Montague
Greenbrier County
School For the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Romney
Hampshire County
James Z. Rucker
Montague
West Virginia Law School
Morgantown
Montagues
White slave traffic bill seeks severe penalties
Washington December 17 A bill to suppress the white slave traffic proposes ten years imprisonment and a $5000 fine for importing women for immoral purposes or harboring them after arrival, according to the immigration committee report.
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Washington
Immigration Committee
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Forecast Summary
West Virginia: fair and much colder Saturday with a cold wave in the east by night. Sunday outlook shows generally fair in the state. Virginia: fair and colder Saturday, Sunday generally fair with moderate west to northwest winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
JAIL FOR ZELAYA
New York reports a jury awarded Miss Juliette Hero $2,000 against Dr Ani bal Zelaya for breach of promise. She declares she has no money to collect and could face indefinite imprisonment under the law if Zelaya does not settle.
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New York
Zelaya
Juliette Hero
Anibal Zelaya
Watch Tower Society Holds Three Day Convention in Indianapolis
Indianapolis hosts a three day convention of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. Speakers include Rev. C. T. Russell of Brooklyn, A. M. Saphore of New York, and Ernest D. Sexton of Los Angeles. The society has distributed millions of Bible copies globally over thirty years.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Watch Tower Bible and ‘Tract Society
C. T. Russell
Brooklyn Tabernacle
A. M. Saphore
New York City
Ernest D. Sexton
Los Angeles
Morgan & Company buys control of six Ohio Indiana phone firms
Toledo Ohio December 17 official announcement that J P Morgan and Co obtains controlling interest in six independent telephone companies in Ohio and Indiana. The firms will be operated exclusively by Morgan and Company and the Bell company has no involvement in the deal.
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Toledo
Ohio
J. P. Morgan & Co
Indiana
Morgan & Company
Bell Company
Opening Prices Higher On Modest Stock Market
Opening prices of stocks today were higher on a very moderate amount of business. Gains were all in small fractions. Efforts were made to create a following by bidding up Reading and Southern Pacific large fractions. The movement did not bring a large response, the rest of the list fluctuating, with a few stocks showing heaviness.
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New York
Reading
Southern Pacific
Deadlock Persists as National League Ballots Continue
New York Dec 17 After three ballots showing continued deadlock the National League meeting adjourned for the night. The tally read Ward four and Brown of Louisville four. Indications point to a regency likely to control the league.
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National League
New York
John M. Ward
C. H. Brown
Louisville
No Fighting Allowed at Bluefields Proclaimed
Bluefield Nicaragua December 17 Commander Shipley of the Cruiser Des Moines acting for Rear Admiral Kimball announced a formal proclamation that no fighting would be allowed at Bluefields. The move tightens American control as tensions rise in Nicaragua.
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Bluefield
Nicaragua
Bluefields
Shipley
Des Moines
Kimball
Four Die in Wreck Near Harris City Georgia
Four persons were killed and several injured when a Central of Georgia passenger train collided with a Macon and Birmingham road passenger train at Harris City, Georgia, this morning.
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Columbus, Ga
Central of Georgia
Macon and
Birmingham Road
Harris City
Taft Attends Funeral of Sister-in-law in Watertown
President Taft left Washington for Watertown Massachusetts to attend the funeral of Mrs Horace D Taft who died at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore The deceased woman was the sister in law of the president and the trip was announced from the capital on December 17.
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Watertown
Washington
Taft
Mass
Horace D. Taft
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Thompson Got Decision in Ten Round Fight
Cyclone Johnny Thompson of Sycamore won a decision over Fighting Dick Hyland of San Francisco in a fast ten round bout in Kansas City Missouri. Tickets ranged from 5c to 2.50. Advertising copy on flavoring extracts appeared with Sauers promoted as a pure brand and large seller in the United States.
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Dick Heland
Kansas City
Cyclone Johnny Thompson
Sycamore
Dick” Hyland
San Francisco
Was Not Surprised by Daughter's Death
A court heard conflicting testimony on the death of a daughter as Mrs Clarence Burns, a noted charity worker, described the girl as a pining youth while the defendant offered a differing account. The exchange highlighted the central dispute over the circumstances surrounding the death.
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Deer
Clarence Burns
Extradition urged by lawyers for Ocey Snead case
In New York on December 17, Mrs. Caroline W. Martin spoke from the Tombs as mother of Ocey Snead, while a trio of aunts and relatives face murder charges in New Jersey. Franklin Fort Jr. says New York counsel advised against fighting extradition to avoid longer confinement.
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New York
Caroline W. Martin
New Jersey
Ocey Snead
Martin
Virginia Wardlaw
East Orang
Maury Snead
Sam
Mrs. Martin
Ocey
Virginia
Mother and baby burned in Baltimore stove accident
In Baltimore on December 17 Mrs Elizabeth Brenner, 33, and her nine day old baby suffered critical burns after a coal oil stove toppled by her six year old daughter Maggie caused a fire in their home. The mother and infant were rushed to St Joseph's Hospital, where both remained in critical condition. Maggie, six, also received serious burns in the same incident.
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Baltdmore
Elizabeth Brenner
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ovoman
Maggie
Death of King Leopold II Removes France’s Staunch Ally
Paris reports the death of Leopold II, described as a peacemaker and trusted adviser to monarchs. He moderated scandals among German and Austrian houses and, once seen as a boulevard favorite nicknamed the sportiest king in Europe. His later alliance with Baroness Vaughan reduced his public amusements.
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Paris
Leopold
France
Leopold II
Europe
Germany
Austria
Baroness Vaughan
Correction issued on bank dispatches mislabeling Ports mouth
The Associated Press notes two recent dispatches incorrectly described Traders and Truckers Bank and its president Terry B. Gordon as "of Portsmouth, Va." when they should state "of Norfolk, Va." The error involved misidentifying the bank's location and the president in reports about the bank failure and related charges.
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Norfolk
Associated Press
Traders and Truckers Bank
Terry B. Gordon
Portsmouth
Five Found Guilty in Sugar Refining Trial
New York dec 17 jury tonight found five of six American Sugar Refining Company employees guilty after a three week trial on charges connected to alleged wrongdoing at the plant.
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New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Conspiracy Trial Jurors Deadlock in Sugar Dues Case
The jury could not reach a verdict in the case against James F. Bender Nagel former cashier of the Williamsburg plant and others charged with criminal conspiracy to defraud the government of customs dues on imported raw sugar. Mercy is urged for all those found guilty.
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James F. Bender Nagel
Williamsburg
Yankee ladder balks at bearing British flag in Greenwich
William Bratt of Greenwich mounted a tall step ladder at Greenwich Academy to hang a large British banner for a Radcliffe Dugmore talk on Theodore Roosevelt. He slipped, fell twenty feet, and sustained a broken nose as he landed among red, white and blue emblems. Descendants of colonial fighters helped carry him to a doctor.
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Greenwich
Conn
William Bratt
Ol’ Lannon
Greenwich Academy
Academy
Gen. Putnam
Bratt
Radcliffe Dugmore
Theodore Roosevelt
God Save the King
Dr. Hyde
Old Pitt
Telephone Girls Ordered To Give Up Puffs And Rats
Frs. Martin declares a Chicago rule directs thousands of telephone operators to stop wearing puffs and rats and to refrain from chewing gum during work hours. Managers report facial hair and loose wisps hinder plug handling while on duty and instruct operators to shorten speech with phrases like Number please and Phones taken out.
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Martin
Chicago
Curtis
Leper Case Probed by Medical Jurisprudence Panel
A physician lawyer committee in New York examined John R. Early at Dr Lulkley’s home after his friends argued he is not a leper. Early could not recall key life dates nor positively state he first suggested leprosy to Washington authorities. Skin samples were taken for microscopic tests as Washington doctors protested limited access to the procedure.
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New York
Society of Medical Jurisprudence
John R. Early
L. Duncan Lulkley
Early
Washington
West Virginia to send rep for Gettysburg 1913 plans
General Romeo H. Freer of Richie named by Governor Glasscock as West Virginia’s representative to join a Pennsylvania commission. They will prepare appropriate plans for the fifteenth anniversary celebration of the battle of Gettysburg at Gettysburg in 1913.
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Charleston
W. Va
Romeo H. Freer
Richie
Glasscock
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Gettysburg
Looks bad for Cook in polar record report
Copenhagen December 17 The report on Cook s polar records will probably be presented tomorrow. Prospects for an early termination are not regarded as a good omen by the public friendly to Cook.
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Copenhagen
Cook
Court of Appeals Reverses Receivers for Tobacco Pools
In Frankfort Kentucky on December 17 the court of appeals reversed Judge Benton’s appointment of receivers for the 1906 and 1907 Burley Tobacco Society pools.
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Burley Tobacco
Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Benton
Burley Tobacco Society
Authorities Use Holiday Gifts as Barometer of Europe
Authorities say gifts and money orders sent to Europe serve as an accurate barometer of postwar sentiment and conditions. They note these remittances reflect political stability and economic trends, with analysts watching fluctuations in the flow to infer broader foreign policy and social climate.
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Europe
St Louis Sails as Santa Claus Ship for Europe
The American liner St Louis departed New York at 10 am bound for Europe laden with Christmas mail, money orders, and presents worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is the last ship before Christmas to reach Great Britain and the Continent, with Plymouth Cherbourg and Southampton slated for a day before Christmas. The mass of outward Christmas mail reflects U.S. prosperity, with Germany England Sweden Russia and Italy the main destinations. Ireland’s share declines due to fewer Irish immigrants and Ireland’s own improving fortunes. Thousands of foreign-born Americans head home for Christmas, including about 10 000 Swedish-Americans leaving New York for Sweden since November.
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New York
St. Louis
Europe
Great Britain
Plymouth
Cherbourg
Southampton
Foreign Mails
United States
Germany
England
Sweden
Russia
Italy
Ireland
Emerald Isle
Middle States
Northwest
Zelaya Cables A Conciliatory Message
President Zelaya sent a conciliatory cable to President Taft claiming good faith by resigning to allow Nicaragua to resume friendly relations with the United States. He offered to leave the country and to account for his acts, noting the need to avoid harm and renew ties with the U.S. The Saturn coalier arrived at Corinto to await developments while Dr Julien Tries is named minister general, possibly to command the army under Madriz.
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Managua
Zelaya
Taft
Nicaragua
United States
Congress
Saturn
Corinto
Julien Tries
Madriz
Heirloom Theft Arrest Ties War Governor Kin
Thomas Koreman a nineteen year old great nephew of West Virginia's war governor was arrested in Parkersburg on charges of stealing about 200 dollars worth of jewelry from relatives. Some pieces were allegedly sold to women in the tenderloin district who were later arrested. Koreman remained in custody as relatives declined to aid him.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Thomas Koreman
West Virginia
Young Boreman
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