Edward White Becomes Ninth Chief Justice in Simple Ceremony
Edward Douglass White was sworn in as the ninth chief justice of the United States in a modest ceremony attended by the Supreme Court and distinguished guests. Associate Justice Harlan administered the oath of allegiance, and White turned to his wife as he took his seat, with Chief Justice Fuller’s successor echoed in tradition and dignity.
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Washington
Edward Douglas
White
United States Supreme Court
Harlan
Fuller
United States
Clark McKenny
Senate
White House
Joobed
John Jay
John Rutledge
Oliver Ellsworth
John Marshall
Roger B. Taney
Salmon P. Chase
Morrison R. Waite
Melville W. Fuller
Edward Douglass White
Gret
Harland
Chase
The
One Dead and Two May Die of Wounds in Va Feud Shootout
Norton Virginia special report details a mountain road gun battle Sunday night between brothers Emmet and Lafayette Easterling and Floyd Nash with his nephew Tivine Nash. Lafayette was killed, Emmet gravely wounded, and Tivine Nash may die. the elder Nash fled unseen as gunfire erupted after words between Nash and Easterling parties. The feud premise looms as the four participants ranged from eighteen to twenty years old.
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Norton
Emmet Easterling
Lafayette Easterling
Floyd Nash
Tivine Nash
Eastelings
Nah
Emmet
Nagh
Nesh
Wise
Coeburn
Ontelde
Dale
Nash
Tiia
Time Extended for West Virginia Maryland Boundary Survey
The US Supreme Court granted extra time to commissioners finishing the boundary survey between West Virginia and Maryland. The filing deadline for the survey reports was moved to October 1, 1911. The court also postponed action on Attorney General Conley’s bid to dismiss or affirm the Chesapeake and Ohio two cent passenger fare case until merits arguments in January.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
West Virginia
Maryland
Conley
Chesapeake and Ohio
Supreme Court
Wallington Confesses to Killing Negro in Big Four Tunnel
Roanoke Virginia dispatch reports C E B Wallington a white man wanted in Welch West Virginia for killing an unknown black man in a Big Four tunnel. Wallington says the victim quarrelled with workers, he struck him with a salt stone, and the man died. He claims threats from negroes forced his removal.
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Roanoke
C. EB. Wallington
Welch
W. Va
Wallington
Big Four
Extradition Fight Blocked in Porter's Case
Habeas corpus proceedings in Porter Chariton's murder case came before Judge Rolstad in the U S circuit court. Charlton plans further legal moves to prevent extradition to Italy as ordered by Secretary Knox.
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Trenton
N. J
Porter Chariton
Charlton
Lake Como
Italy
Rolstad
United States
Circuit Court
Knox
Case before the United States Supreme Court Predicts Long Delay
The article notes a case before the United States Supreme Court and predicts at least two years will pass before Charlton is returned to Italy for trial, assuming he has not won in the interim.
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United States Supreme Court
Charlton
Italy
Mot
Roanoke Postal Clerk Arrested for Mail Robbery
Henry Willis a 22 year old mail clerk on the Norfolk and Western line Roanoke to Pulaski was arrested on December 19 charged with rifling mails and stealing money. He admitted guilt and faces federal penalties up to three years and three days if convicted with possible one year and one day if guilty plea. Evidence centers on a letter to Roanoke Wine Co marked currency and money changing at a Roanoke store. Willis hails from Culpeper and had only recently joined railway mail service.
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Roanoke
Henry Willis
Norfolk and Western
Pulaski
Willis
United States
White
Fim
Roanoke Wine’ Co
Roanoke Wine Co
Roanoke Mil
Post Office
Culpeper
Federal
Wilson to Take Stump in New Jersey for Senate Bid
Governor-elect Woodrow Wilson is expected to campaign in New Jersey counties to rally support for James E. Martine's U S Senate election. An authoritative source says the plan was decided at a conference with state Senator Osborne and Assemblyman Tumulty.
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Wilson
New Jersey
Martine
Senate
Trenton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
James E. Martine
United States Senate
Osborne
Assemblyman
Tumulty
Edmiston Enters Democratic Race for U.S. Senate
Weston West Virginia December 19 An drew Edmiston of this city tonight formally announced his entry into the race for the Democratic nomination for United States senator succeeding Nathan B. Scott Edmiston has been a prominent party man for years.
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Weston
W. Va
Andrew Edmiston
United States
Nathan B. Scott
Edmiston
Slight Salvadoran quake causes no damage or deaths
A Port Limon report claiming Ilopango Lagoon island vanished in a great earthquake is unfounded. The region experienced only a minor tremor with no property damage or fatalities.
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Salvador
San Salvadore
Port Limon
Costa Rica
Ilopango Lagoon
Salvadore
Minister A Death By Own Action In Knoxville
Knoxville authorities report Rev. W. A. Catlett pastor of the Marysville Baptist Church found dead at his home from a self inflicted bullet wound. A coroner's jury investigates as he had suffered ill health for months.
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Knoxville
Tenn
W. A. Catlett
Baptist Church
Marysville
Catlett
Prominent attorney Irwin Uhler found dead in bathtub
Irwin S. Uhler, a well known Easton lawyer, was found drowned in a bathtub at his home yesterday. He was described as a cripple and it is believed he slipped into the tub while preparing for his bath. He was alone at the time.
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Easton
Irwin
Uhler
Uhhler
William J Youngs Set for Reappointment as U S Attorney
Washington December 19 William J Youngs will be re appointed United States district attorney for the eastern district of New York after Senator Roots urged the action with the president this afternoon.
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Washington
William J. Youngs
United States
New York
Roots
Boston schooner Matiana wrecked off Penobscot Bay
The Boston fishing schooner Matiana was wrecked on a bay ledge near Penobscot on the Hay. The vessel was a total loss and her crew of fifteen men escaped in five dories seeking safety.
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Rockland
Boston
Matiana
Penobacott-on-the-Hay
Postmaster Dies After Fall at Raquette Lake Office
Herbert Ferrnetou postmaster at Raquette Lake Utica New York fell from the post office building yesterday and broke his neck dying instantly authorities report the accident occurred December 18 and Ferrnetou was pronounced dead at the scene the article notes the tragic workplace mishap at the northern Adirondack community
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Utica
N. Y
Herbert Ferrnetou
Raquette Lake
Assistant Attorney General Named for Richmond Office
Richmond Virginia December 19 Richard B Davis of Petersburg Virginia qualified today as assistant attorney general succeeding the late W E Bibb in the Richmond office.
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Richmond
Richard B. Davis
Petersburg
Aero
W. EK. Bibb
Supreme Court Adjourns To January Third
The United States Supreme Court adjourned today in Washington until January 3.
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Mewreme
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Four New York Workmen Missing After Trolley Car Wreck
A trolley car derailment in New York disabled tracks and sent a lifted body crashing onto an automobile. Four workmen are missing, believed to be in wreckage. Rescue teams scour the site for signs of survivors.
Gas Blast Hits Grand Central Power House Killing and Wounding Dozens
A gas explosion at Grand Central Station auxiliary power house in Manhattan killed ten people, injured ninety eight in hospitals, with four workers missing. The blast shattered windows in nearby hotels and apartments, toppled a trolley car, and caused widespread damage estimated at two to three million dollars as the grid suffered a standstill.
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New York
Manhattan Island
Grand Central Station
New York Central
Bible Training School
Power House
Croker
Battery Room
Babies’ Hospital
Lexington Avenue
Foss opens second series of meetings in Lodge race
Lynn Massachusetts December 19 Governor elect Foss opened his second series of campaign meetings against re election of United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge He reiterated that he is not a candidate for senator and said the issue is whether the next man meets the needs of the times He predicted Lodge will be defeated.
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Lynn
Massa
Foss
United States States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Power From Niagara Opening Banquet Planned in London
London Ontario prepares a monster municipal celebration for the inauguration of a hydro electric power system drawing light and power from Niagara Falls at lower rates. A big banquet at the Dominion Armories tomorrow night will feature remarks by Sir James Whitney Sir George W Ross and Hon Adam Beck among other public figures.
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London
Ont
Niagara Falls
Dominion Armories
James Whitney
George W. Ross
Adam Beck
Prohibition Drive Aims to Rule Hawaii Territory
Congress will consider a bill to impose prohibition on Hawaii with a vote likely on December 19. The effort targets enforcement across the territory, marking a push to extend national prohibition policies beyond the mainland.
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Hawaii
Washington
Congress
Territory of
Portuguese Republic Plans To Convene Constituent Assembly
Lisbon reports the constituent assembly expected to convene in April with a 200 member legislature to elect a president for five years. The naval commission recommends acquiring three 19,000 ton battleships with a crew of twenty one.
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Lisbon
Naval Commission
Unsettled Virginia West Virginia Weather Outlook
A cautious forecast for Virginia and West Virginia calls for colder conditions on Tuesday with lighter snow in the mountains. Wednesday should bring fair skies, moderate west winds, and improved conditions.
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Virginia
West Virginia
American Navy to Solicit Bids for New Vessels
The plan lists ten guns and a mix of ships including twenty-one knot cruisers twelve thirty knot torpedo boat destroyers and six submarines. American constructors will be invited to bid for the new vessels.
Overrule of Presiding Officer’s Ruling Sparks Senate Clash
In Washington on December 19 the Senate, by 87 to 17, refused to accept Vice President Sherman’s ruling that a senator counting with another could make a quorum. The move followed a protest earlier in the day against a similar ruling. The session amid omnibus claims bills adjourned for Christmas recess reconvening January 6.
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Washington
Sherman
Gerror
Senate Today
Hale
Senate
House
Friends of Africa to Convene at Tuskegee in 1912
Booker T. Washington invites a world wide gathering of prominent religious educational and colonial leaders to Tuskegee Institute in January 1912. The event aims to form a permanent organization named Friends of Africa with backing from leading American educators.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Institute
Friends of the
Washington
Friends of Africa
Strike Called Off Ends Labor Standstill for Missouri Pacific
St Louis December 19 The strike of machinists boilermakers and blacksmiths against the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain system has been called off in a formal announcement tonight. The men will return to work Wednesday and accept the company’s previously offered terms, a practical victory for the company.
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St. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain System
Roosevelt railroad transportation probe sent to committee
Representative Rainey of Illinois introduces a resolution calling for a congressional investigation into Theodore Roosevelts railroad transportation fir presidency, including funding sources and payments. The measure was referred to the Rules Committee.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Rules Committee
Insanity Defense in Gaynor Shooting Trial
Jersey City December 19 James Gallagher to face trial tomorrow on felonious assault charges against Commissioner Edwards. Indictment for the Gaynor shooting held in abeyance. Gallagher’s defense centers on insanity.
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Jersey City
N. J
James Gallagher
Gaynor
Edwards
Gallagher
Dietz Bail Pact Backed by Bangor Businessmen
In La Crosse on December 19, Misa Myria Dietz daughter of John F. Dietz the outlaw of Cameron Dam received written pledges from Bangor Wisconsin businessmen to post twenty two thousand dollars bail for her father after a personal solicitation.
Kniffen Murder Shocks Detroit Household
Francis Kniffen was found dead in his bed with his head split open in Detroit. His widow Nellie Kniffen was arrested but denies involvement. A bloody axe was discovered in the woodshed of the couple’s home.
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Detroit
Mich
Francis Kniffen
Nellie Kniffen
Rescue Detains Crew of Elsie Aboard Clan Mackinnon
The Clan Mackinnon signalled in the north Atlantic that it has rescued the crew of the Norwegian schooner Elsie as of December 19 in the Dungeness Ering area.
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Dungeness
Ering
Clan Mackinnon
North Atlantic
Elsie
Confed burial sites honored with bronze markers bill
Washington December 19 The House approved a bill to place bronze tablets marking the burial place of Confederates who died in northern prisons.
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Washington
House
Representative Bartholdt Seeks Army Canteen Reestablishment
Representative Bartholdt of Missouri introduced a bill to re-establish the army canteen in Washington on December 19. The proposal aims to restore a source of meals and refreshments for service members.
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Washington
Representative Bartholdt
Missouri
Arraigned on Bigamy Charge in St. Louis Case
St. Louis on December 19 reports Dora Doxey was arraigned on a bigamy charge. The case timeline and specifics of the defense were not detailed in the dispatch.
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St. Louis
Dora &. Doxey
Trial Today on Bigamy Charge for Mrs Doxey in Clayton
In a sensational case Mrs. Doxey faces bigamy charges at Clayton after an earlier sensational trial. She was acquitted months ago of murdering William J. Erder. The current charge rests on alleged marriage to Erder while her husband, Dr. Loren B. Doxey, was alive.
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Clayton
Dickinson Replies to Resolution on National Defense
Secretary of War Dickinson sent a letter to the House replying to the Mc Lachlan resolution questioning national defense adequacy. The brief discussion notes the secret report recently submitted and withdrawn will not be submitted.
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Dickinson
Washington
E Dickinson
House
McLachlan
Rehabilitate Tobacco Pool in Lexington Meeting
Burley tobacco growers in Lexington Kentucky began initial steps to rehabilitate the recently failed tobacco pool. A meeting was held to discuss plans for the coming year as many growers refused to join the previous pool.
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Lexington
Burley Tobacco Growers
M .A
Foxy
Hearing in Burnham Hanna Munger case looms over large reparations
Chicago December 19 Interstate Commerce Commissioner Edgar F E Clark arrives to hear the Missouri River rate case. The commission cut freight rates from the Atlantic to the Missouri River but suspended actions pending litigation. Reparation claims exceed 100000, with total potential near 25000000 as hearings proceed this week.
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Burnham-Hanna-Munger
Interstate Commerce
Clark
Chicago
Edgar FE. Clark
Burnham- Hanna-Munger
Missouri River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Seaboard
Commission
William Warnock Company
Sioux City
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
United States Supreme Court
Eastern Seaboard Trunk Line
Mississippi River
Ohio
Central Freight Association
Southeastern Territories
Burnham-Hagana-Munger
Coalition Majority Likely Seen As 123 After Final Balloting
London December 19 Final balloting today leaves the general elections uncertain with three seats yet to be decided. Government Coalition currently 270 Laborites 43 Nationalists 72 Independent Nationalists present with 395 total. Opposition Unionists 218 for a Coalition majority of 138. A Nationalist and an Independent Nationalist appear certain in remaining constituencies though Wickburgh in Scotland may alter the outcome.
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London
Bape Eesos
Oho
Eud
Tdeetosl
TOAD
Wickburghs
Scotland
Dentist Keeler Sentenced for Bigamy and Larceny in Sing Sing
Harry B. Keeler a New York dentist under indictment for bigamy was sentenced from four years eleven months to nine years ten months at Sing Sing for larceny of eleven thousand two hundred sixteen dollars from Mrs Lynch one of his victims. He married Mrs Lynch obtained her money then fled and faces charges for marrying two other women who accuse him of fraud.
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New York
Harry B. Keler
Sing Sing
Wilhelmina Lynch
Keeler
Lynch
Special order set on direct election of U.S. Senators
The judiciary commission made the question of recommending a constitutional amendment for direct popular election of United States Senators a special order for its first meeting after the holiday recess.
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Washington
United States
Judiciary Commission
Democratic NM Convention Seeks Stance on State Constitution
Democratic leaders in Santa Fe NM met in a delegate convention today to define the party position on the proposed state constitution. The gathering focused on addressing understate concerns and shaping official party attitude ahead of potential ratification discussions.
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Oklahoma
Santa Fe
N. M
New Mexico
West Virginia Surges in 1909 Oil Output
West Virginia leaped from sixth to fourth in petroleum production and from fourth to third in value for 1909, surpassing many states. California and Illinois led in value, with WV up 12.83 percent in output and 5.90 percent in value, amid overall U.S. production reaching 182 million barrels.
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Washington
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Ilinois
Geological Survey
California
Illinois
Utada
Wyoming
Louisiana
United States
David T. Day
Pennsyivania
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
Pennsylvenia
West Joy
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