Speculation on Monetary Commission Delays Agenda
Washington reports heavy speculation ahead of the National Monetary Commission meeting. Observers expect no financial legislation in the coming session as Sen Aldrich and allies push central bank plans while minority members Bailey and Money oppose action. The timing of a report hinges on Aldrich’s western trip and may force a long delay or a potential extra session.
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Washington, D. C
National Monetary Commission
Aldrich
Burton
Ohio
West
Monetary Commission
Congress
Rhode Island
Middle West
Central Bank
Bailey
Money
Taft Visits Norfolk For Deep Waterways Convention
Norfolk observed a general holiday on November 19 to honor President Taft's visit. He arrived from Washington to address the deep waterways convention in session, reviewing a large parade of U S soldiers and mariners with other dignitaries. After his address he attended a Cape Henry oyster roast with invited guests.
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Norfolk
Taft
Washington
United States
Cape Henry
Yale Rules Favorite In Classic Yale Harvard Gridiron Contest
Boston crowds gather for the annual Yale versus Harvard game at the Stadium with socialites and locals converging on hotels and streets as ticket demand soars. The event promises a spirited clash between the Yale blue and Harvard crimson with national attention.
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Boston
Mass
Yale
Harvard
Yale Versus Harvard Poisoned Money Rake in Big Game
The article predicts the largest football crowd ever for an American game as Yale, the season's clean record favorite, faces Harvard with strong money on both sides. Indications point to substantial wagering on the result, with Harvard supporters ready to take any offered dollar.
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Harvard
Yale
Elf
Rock Pile Cure For Hardened Criminals
Spokane police magistrate Samuel A. Mann argues a rock pile work program can reform criminals, drunkards, and youth offenders by tiring the body and resting the mind. He cites daily caseloads, recidivism, and humane outcomes from thirty days of work, food, and baths over jail confinement.
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Spokane
Wash
Samuel A. Mann
John Barneycorn
East gets wheat from beyond the Rockies
Spokane reports twenty five cars of Bluestem and red Russian wheat from the Palouse region in transit to St. Louis Chicago and Cincinnati to be milled into flour and breakfast cereals. This marks the first wheat shipment across the Rockies from Washington in twenty years amid hopes for higher prices as Palouse Big Bend and Walla Walla districts hold about forty percent of the season’s crop. The Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union with over 10 000 members in four states has built warehouses to market grain directly, and recently won a dispute for lower Washington shipper rates to the Pacific coast.
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Spokane
Wash
Palouse Elt
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Rocky Mountain
Washington
Missouri River
Palouse
Big Bend
Walla Walla
Farmers’ Educational and Coperative Union
Iado
Oregon
Montana
Unon
Pacific Coast
No Yielding to Britain in German Naval Outlook
Berlin reports an Admiral Weber article in Die Flotte stating Germany must not seek a naval understanding with Great Britain. He argues peace requires power, warns against abandoning strength, and recalls German naval buildup followed rivals’ hostility.
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Berlin
Die Flotte
Navy League
Weber
League
Great Britain
England
Germany
Noted Suffrage Advocates Gather For Illinois Convention
In Chicago the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association opens its annual convention at Grace M. E. Church with many famed advocates present. Speakers include Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette. Mrs. Philip Snowden. Rev. Anna H. Shaw in the United States. and Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane of Chicago. The gathering continues into tomorrow.
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Chicago
America
Ilinois Equal Suffrage Association
Grace M. E. Church
Emmeline Pankhurst
Philip Snowden
England
Anna H. Shaw
United States
Caroline Bartlett Crane
Ballinger Denies Fraud Allegations About Alaska Coal Lands
Secretary Ballinger responded to magazine charges denying any conduct to defraud the government. He explained Roosevelt’s Alaska coal land withdrawal in 1906 and said no Alaska coal claims were patented while 211 were investigated. He called as false the claim he seeks Alaska Petroleum shares and rejected the notion of dividing public domain for big corporations.
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Washington
Ballinger
Interior Department
Alaska
Kellinger
Female Suffrage Will Come Says Justice Brewer
New York nov 19 Supreme Court Justice David J Brewer says female suffrage will come though not at once but by steps. He argues women's broader education and familiarity with business will lead to suffrage without degrading the home. He adds it will uplift political life without stopping marriage or education.
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New York
Supreme Court
David J. Brewer
The
Ladies World
Justice Brewer
Travelled 189 800 Miles to Win Bride
Albert A Kendrick of Los Angeles courted Miss Mabel E Young of Wilmington for thirteen years calling daily for 365 days each year. He traveled at least 189 800 miles by bicycle, foot, horse, and streetcar to win his bride, married yesterday by Reverend J I Myers.
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Los Angeles
Albert A. Kendrick
Mabel E. Young
Wilmington
Tey
J. I. Myers
Broadway Christian Church
Kendrick
Farewell Banquet for Carter at Savoy Hotel
Notable guests gathered at the Savoy Hotel as the Pilgrims hosted a farewell banquet for J. Ridgley Carter, first secretary of the American embassy, on the eve of his departure for Bucharest where he will serve as United States minister. Carter has chaired fourteen years in London.
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London
Savoy Hotel
J. Ridgley Carter
England
Carter
United States
Bucharest
Great Industrial Development in Wise
Congressman C Bascomb Slemp visited the area touting Wise county as on a path to major growth with seven railroads and rumors of Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Co assets moving to United States Steel. He highlighted related lumber projects at Honaker, rail expansion, and strong cattle farming in Tazewell and Russell counties, urging farmers and stockmen to boost production to lift the southwest into prominence.
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C. Bascomb Slemp
Big Stone Gap
Wise County
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Company
United States Steel Corporation
Southwest
Virginia
Steel Company
Tron
Stee Company
Virginia Corporation
Honaker
Russell County
Slemp
Altough
Tazewell
Russell
Greeet
Williams Denies Promises on Assistant Attorney General
The Virginia Attorney General-elect W. Williams was in Tazewell to address rumors about appointing Bibo of Louisa or L. Kelley of Richmond as assistant attorney general. Williams said he did not promise anyone the post and had not indicated his choice. The judge contends he favored a Confederate veteran meeting requirements. Williams left for Liand County en route home. no visit to this city before taking office was learned.
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Tazewell
W. Williams
Virginia
Bibo
Louisa
Williams
Wen
Bibb
Kelley
Liand County
Four Operations Compelled to Close in Coal Plants
Genera O T Oto le of Gary, general manager of United States Coal and Coke, was in town on a real estate deal and spoke on Welch's future. He blamed car shortages for Saint product movement and said mines Nos 9 10 1 and 12 have been idle all week due to lack of cars, though full operation could resume if transport were available.
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Genera
O'Toole
Gary
United States Coal and Coke Plants
Reneral
Welch
Condition of John G Carlisle Improves at Night
New York dispatch reports John G Carlisle shows improved condition by night after unspecified medical episode. No other details provided.
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New York
John G. Carlsle
Classified Want Ad Offer At One Cent A Word
A brief want ad notice offers hiring or sale at a rate of one cent per word. The item invites submissions and promises prompt processing upon payment.
Fire destroys Lincoln county courthouse in Hamlin
Fire in Hamlin West Virginia tonight wiped out Lincoln county courthouse and all records in the sheriff, county clerk, and circuit clerk offices. Loss runs into thousands of dollars with other buildings threatened as bloodhounds are to be used to aid the investigation. The Hammond Fire Brick Company plant near Grafton also burned, destroying one dwelling and causing losses over twenty five thousand dollars.
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Hamlin
Lincoln County
Sherif
Fairmont
W. Va
Lincoln County Court House
Circuit Clerk's Office
Hammond Fire Brick Company
Hammond
Grafton
Birth rate questioned by Cornell statistician in lecture
Ithaca Nov 19 Professor Walter F Willcox of Cornell contends eugenics deserves serious consideration as birth rate declines rapidly. He warns the trend could extend a century and a half, reducing births while deaths outpace them especially among classes with potential social leadership. He cites direct volitional control of births and calls for ethical adjustment and social support for those who contribute to population quality.
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Ithaca
Walter F. Willcox
Cornell Statistician
New England
New York
DRAW SALARIES FOR SERVING JAIL SENTENCE
At Toronto on November 19 the American Federation of Labor endorsed Gompers and Mor rison stance in Bucks Store and Range injunctions and voted to continue their salaries during any contempt jail terms. Vice President John Mitchell, unpaid, would be paid $5,000 if imprisonment occurs. The convention backed old age pensions and supported Wilson's bill to form an Old Age Home Guard in the War Department.
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Torono
Ont
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Bucks Store and Range Company
Frank Morrison
John Mitchell
Hey
Wilson
War Department
Army Corps
Trio of Black Men Die in Moss Brock Case in Floyd
Three Black men Tom Hill Joe Girard and Alec Hill died in Floyd Louisiana in a related incident to the Moss Brock case. All confessed to involvement in the alleged crime. The event occurred November 19 as authorities described the serious case and ensuing fallout.
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Floyd
Tom Hill
Joe Girard
Alec Hill
Moss Brock
Uniform mining laws reduce risk across coal states
A report from Aitoona Pennsylvania dated November 1 highlights efforts to standardize coal mining regulations across states. Officials urge uniform legislation to prevent accidents and promote safer extraction practices, with emphasis on worker protection and mine safety standards.
Mine Disaster Conference Proposes Uniform Mining Laws
Thirty five mine operators attended a meeting here prompted by recent disasters. Resolutions urge the National Institute of Mine Inspectors to push for a uniform set of mining laws, to be presented at the Chicago gathering next June.
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Pennsylvania
National Institute O
Chicago
Institut
St Paul Mine Fire Compared To Iroquois Horror
In Cherry Illinois a St Paul mine fire is described as resembling the Iroquois Theatre disaster in Chicago. Miner Giuseppe Lotte says bodies piled at the door could have blocked escape and safe passage. Coroner orders burial after 24 hours if bodies remain unidentified. graves are prepared northwest of town.
Dowager Duchess of Manchester Dead After Illness
London, Navy. Consuelo, Dowager Duchess of Manchester, died tonight after neuritis. Daughter of Antonio Ysenpaga Del Valle of Ravenswood, Louisiana. After the Civil War, Ysenaga moved north and Consuelo rose as a prominent New York social figure. Her 1876 marriage to Viscount Mandeville was a brilliant affair. Her son, the present duke, married Miss Helen Zimmerman of Cincinnati in 1900. Consuelo became Dowager Duchess.
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London
Navy
Consuello
Manchester
Antonio Ysenpaga del Valle
Ravenswood
Louisiana
Ysenaga
Consuelo
New York
Viscount Mandeville
Helen Zimmerman
Cincinnati
Keener Competition Amid Telegraph Merger Rumors
Clarence H. Mackay, president of the Postal Telegraph Company, states the Postal was not invited to join the AT&T Western Union merger and has no interest in doing so. He dismisses three cornered wire syndicate rumors as false and describes the stance as promoting keener competition.
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New York
Postal Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph-Western Union
Clarence H. Mackay
Postal
Mackay
Home for Odd Fellows Presented at Grand Lodge
At the Ohio state grand lodge session in Wheeling West Virginia ex Senator Davis a former Democratic vice presidential candidate and longtime Odd Fellows member presented the grand lodge with an Odd Fellows Home. The property at Elkins cost one hundred fifty thousand dollars to build and furnish.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Davis
United States
Order
Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows
Elkins
Customs changes hit New York service and staff
Washington November 19. The elimination from the customs service of acting Deputy Surveyor James F. Vail and the abolition of that office in the New York customs house were announced by Secretary MacVeagh along with the dismissal of 104 New York men from March 4 to last night and nearly 150 other changes in Collector Loeb’s statement from New York.
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Washington
Customs Service
James F. Vail
New York Customs House
New York
Loeb
MacVeagh
Latham and Paulhan Set World Altitude Records in Flight
In Bouy France on November 19 Hubert Latham in a monoplane reached 1345 feet and M Paulhan in a biplane 1181 feet earning world records for both heights.
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Bouy
France
Weller Heigh Prize
Hubert Latham
M. Paulhan
Missing yacht Nourmahad and overdue Maracaibo report
The passenger steamer Maracaibo, three days overdue from the West Indies, arrives tonight after terrible weather. It carries no tidings of Col. John Jacob Astor's missing yacht Nourmahad. Bee's Laxative Cough Syrup is advertised as a cold remedy. Sold by The Goody Boots Prog Co.
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New York
Maracaibo
West Indies
Mericaibo
John Jacob Astor
Nourmahad
Goody Soouts Prog Co
Pineuses Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Pineuses as a prompt remedy for kidney troubles including backache and urinary disorders. Sold by The Goodykoontz Drug Co.
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Goodykoontz Drug Co
Death Toll Rises From St Paul Coal Mine Fire at Cherry
Sorrow grips Cherry II as 800 miners died when hay fire swept the St Paul coal mine last Saturday. Rescue teams faced fire swept tunnels while aiming to recover entombed workers. Six days in, only five bodies recovered. more remain inside as flames continue to burn beyond 2650 feet of the main shaft. News reports note charity aid and a mourning populace, with a military guard maintaining order around the mine.
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Cherry
St. Paul
Charity
Cherry All Dey
Five Days of Racing Each Week at Oakland
Oakland California opening of the winter meeting of the California jockey club. Five racing days weekly are planned with a reserve day for weather delays. Officials including President Thomas H Williams and Secretary Martin Nathanson are on site. Open betting may replace stools as the law permits a change in wagering.
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Oakland
Cal
Emeryville
New California Jockey Club
Vancouver
Salt Lake City
Latonia
Thomas H. Williams
Hopper
Martin Nathanson
New York
California
Virginia Baptists Convene in Portsmouth For State Meeting
Delegates from across Virginia gather in Portsmouth to inaugurate the state Baptist convention. The sessions run for nearly a week with major questions and routine business on the agenda. Attendance is expected to be the largest in years.
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Portsmouth
Virginia
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