Ohio progressives reject Taft endorsement at convention
In Columbus Ohio the Progressive Republican League formed a permanent body and passed a declaration of progressive principles. Delegates voted 52 to 32 not to endorse Senator Robert M La Follette for president while 81 to 11 supported a view that La Follette is the living embodiment of progressive ideals. The debate featured leaders Pinchot Garfield Works and Wanamaker urging loyalty to La Follette Roosevelt and broader unity.
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Columbus
Ohio
United States
Robert M. LaFollette
LaFollette
Resolutions Committee
Gifford Pinchot
Roosevelt
Interior
Garfield
Senator Works
California
Clapp
Minnesota
la Follette
R. M. Wanamaker
Akron
Common Pleas
National Progressive League
Pinchot
Walter Houser
National League
Taft
Progressive Republican League
Robert M. la Follette
Theodore Roosevelt
L. D. Brandeis
Boston
Mass
Mr. Brandeis
C. E. Brotherton
Ashtabula
T. H. Brown
Western Reserve
Chicago
Actress Dorothy Marlowe Marries Toy Producer on New Year
New York January 1 Miss Dorothy Marlowe an actress has wed W H Bixter a Bethlehem toy manufacturer at the Little Church Around the Corner. The couple met in Allentown last summer and carried on a long distance courtship by mail before a New Year’s Day ceremony.
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New York
Dorothy Marlowe
Margaret Illington
Miss Marlowe
Mr. Bixter
Allentown
Bethlehem
Grace van Studdiford
Denver
Mahomet
Boston Port Engages Hamburg Expert for Preliminary Harbor Review
The Boston port directors hire Baurat Wendemuth of Hamburg to inspect Boston harbor conditions in early February. A leading figure in German harbor construction, he plans to depart Hamburg around January 27. Wendemuth earns 75 000 marks yearly, about 18 750 dollars, with a near lifetime position and pension. He may undertake outside work, except during Hamburg duties from April to August.
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Boston
Baurat Wendemuth
Hamburg
Baurat
School Board Organizes for 1912 in Somerville
The Somerville School Board organized in City Hall with Henry H. Folsom as chairman and Dr. George C. Mahoney as vice chairman. Mrs. Mary R. Brewer was named to help form sub committees. A petition with 1753 names urged higher teachers salaries.
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Somerville School Board
City Hall
Henry H. Folsom
George C. Mahoney
Mary RR. Brewer
Naval Captain John J Bryce Dies in San Francisco
Captain John J Bryce retired U S N died in a hospital today in San Francisco from heart disease He was 68 years old Bryce served three years in the navy and retired fifteen years ago He had long been a resident of San Francisco.
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San Francisco
John J. Bryce
Bryce
Navy
Lost Jewelry Linked to Silver Mesh Bag Find
A silver mesh bag found last night contained two diamond bracelets. The finder will be rewarded upon returning the items to the owner at the listed position.
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Will Felber
Willin Men Display Skill in Oak Park Bachelor Inaugural
In Oak Park Illinois about 150 single men hosted a bachelor open season celebration at the local Y M C A rooms. The event showcased their suitability as spouses with serving and cleaning duties, while 110 men faced eager expectations from 1200 unmarried women. Earl Mast noted none would remain single by July 1912.
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Chicago
Young Men’s Christian Association
Oak Park
Willin
Earl Mast
Fight Plague in Schools Reported by City Board
The School Board last night formed a committee to study tuberculosis among public school pupils, appointing Dr. Leen and Joseph Lee. Horace L. Brittain resigned as principal of Elihu Greenwood Elementary. he moves to the Bureau of Municipal Research in New York to study Wisconsin school conditions. The board refunded $10 to J. E. Farrell of Hyde Park for Miss Farrells tuition at Girls High School as the town joined the city.
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Dr. Leen
Joseph Lee
Horace L. Brittain
Elihu Greenwood
Hyde Park
Bureau of Municipal Research
New York
Wisconsin
J. E. Farrell
Miss Farrell
Farrell
Five Day Marriage Law Stirs Cambrid ge Clerk Office
Two prospective bridesgrooms faced delay at Cambridge City Clerk Edward J. Brandon as the five days marriage intention rule prompted uncertainty. A Somerville couple sought a Saturday wedding but local staff could not confirm when the five days begin pending attorney general guidance.
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Cambridge
Edward J. Brandon
Somerville
Cambrid
Boston Marks New Year With Citywide Festivities
Boston hosts a citywide New Year celebration with music and laughter in hotels and cafes. The Cafe Bova on Arch Street sees the strongest enthusiasm with Italian room festivities and reserved tables. Hotel dining rooms at the Belle Vue Castle Square and Boston Tavern offer jolly parties and special music to welcome 1912.
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Boston
Cafe Bova
Arch Street
Hotel Bellevue
Castle Square
New Year Festivities Bring Loud Delights Across Hotels
Celebrations ran late as hotels and cafes vied to entertain patrons with novel effects. Bells and balloons, colored lights, and a touring New York style display filled rooms at Thorndike Lenox Westminster and American House. Festive features included a floral bell, toy balloons, and singing tables, with groups dining well into the night.
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New York
Thorndike
Hotel Lenox
Jones
Rathskeller
Cafe Louis
Hayward Cafe
Daughter of Late Boston Mayor Engaged to Dorchester Man
Miss Eleanor Hibbard daughter of Mrs. George A. Hibbard and the late Boston mayor, is engaged to Howard William Lamkin of Dorchester. The couple met after misfortune struck the Hibbard family and have not set a wedding date. Lamkin, a First National Bank employee, is son of the late William Lamkin of Lamkin & Foster wholesale shoe dealers. He is 297 years old.
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Charles Dickens
Eleanor Hibbard
George A. Hibbard
Boston
Howard William Lamkin
Dorchester
Hibbard
Beaumont Street
Post
First National Bank
William Lamkin
Lamkin & Foster
Fellowship of Grief and Quiet Romance Among Teens
After losing both parents, a bond forms between young Miss Eleanor Hibbard and neighbor Lamkin. Lamkin, nearly always free from his business, spends moments with her as Mrs. Hibbard announces a rapidly developing romance. Eleanor Hibbard, 20, is portrayed as charming like her sister Mrs. Harry Fogarty.
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Lamkin
Miss Hibbard
Woburn Girl Weds Local Businessman
Kathleen Walsh daughter of Officer John A Walsh of 25 Scott Street Woburn married Joseph Breslin son of Mr and Mrs William Breslin at St Charles parochial residence Woburn. Rev Francis G Russell officiated. They will live at 25 Scott Street after the ceremony with bridesmaid Miss Mary Burke and best man Mr William Breslin.
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Woburn
Kathleen Walsh
John A. Walsh
Scott Street
Joseph Breslin
William Breslin
Bedford Street
St. Charles
Francis G. Russell
Mary Burke
Smallpox Outbreak Closes Brunswick Schools
Four cases of smallpox found in Brunswick Maine lead the school committee to close all schools for the winter term. The Selectmen order the town's lone cinema closed temporarily while quarantine tightens around a mill boarding house with about 40 additional boarders under observation.
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Brunswick
Mystery Death Of Tufts Student Albert Pecker
Albert David Pecker a 20 year old Tufts junior of Marblehead was found dead in his West Hall room with a gas tube end in his mouth tied by string. No motive is evident and no message was found. He had been in good health and strong in his studies. The body was taken to Marblehead by his brother after being claimed in the afternoon.
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Albert David Pecker
Marblehead
Tufts College
West Hall
Pecker
Albert D. Pecker
Tedesco Street
John W. Bartlett
Otello Garners Admiration At Boston Opera House
Verdi’s Otello drew a large Boston audience with Carmen Melis as Desdemona, Giovanni Venatello as the Moor, Giovanni Polese as Iago, and Maria Claessens as Emilia. Conductor Conti led a performance praised for its musical mastery, beauty, and dramatic refinement, signaling the opera’s rising status in Boston.
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Verdi
Otello
Boston Opera House
Carmen Melis
Desdemona
Giovanni Venatello
Giovanni Polese
Iago
Maria Claessens
Emilia
Boito
Mefistofele
Shakspere
Mr. Zenatello
Mme. Melis
Mr. Polese
Boston
Hub Without Circuit Court On New Year Start
The United States abolishes all Circuit Courts transferring functions to District Courts. General Charles K. Darling sworn in as district court clerk. Frank H. Mason becomes chief deputy with William A. Nelson continuing. Mary Prendergast named deputy in charge of bankruptcy. John K. E. Gilman Jr and Herbert W. Lewis shift from circuit to district posts. Joseph H. O Neil named jury commissioner. O Neil leads jury selections with the clerk.
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United States
United States District Courts
Charles K. Darling
Circuit Court
United States District Court
Dodge
Frank H. Mason
District Court
William A. Nelson
Darling
Mary Prendergast
Nelson
John KE. Gilman, Jr
Herbert W. Jewis
Joseph H. O’neil
Mr. O'Neil
Federal Trust Company
Boston
Courageous scalp repair without anesthesia in Haverhill
Mrs. William Bradley of 26 Nichols Street endured a 20 stitch scalp surgery by Dr. H. Murray Crittenden after a fall on icy steps. The long ear to ear wound was treated without anesthetic as the patient remained remarkably calm throughout the procedure.
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Haverhill
William Bradley
Nichols Street
H. Murray Crittenden
Newton Boys Held for Trial in Local Burglaries
Carl O. Harding and Percy L. Burdick, both 18, were arraigned in Newton court on breaking and entering and setting fire to a home. They pleaded guilty to four counts and to the Kenrick street arson, with bonds set at 2000 each. A companion, D. Roy Hall, faced receiving stolen goods but had that charge dismissed on Inspector Fletcher’s recommendation.
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Newton
Carl O. Harding
Percy L. Burdick
Harding
Burdick
A. W. Blakemore
O’halloran, Goode and Fletcher
Boston
Alderman Blakemore
N. T. Chamberlain
Kenrick Street
Hallowe
D. Roy Hall
Fletcher
Mysterious Missing Girl Found Then Vanishes in Brockton
A young woman identifying as Annie Johnson appeared at a local dentist’s office in Brockton seeking treatment. Police, unsure she was sane, placed her in a YMCA room where she vanished at dawn, leaving footprints in the snow and a claimed cousin in Hartford that could not be verified.
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Brockton
Annie Johnson
George A.thatcher
Y. W
Abbie
Meader
H. P. Farbouth
Second Street
Hartford
Conn
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Republican State Central Committee
Progressive Party
Fackler
Progressive League
Messrs. Pinchot
Houser
Brandeis
Smith
Hilarity Reigns
Lenox
George Anthony
Bruce White
Hotel
Westminster
Eleanor Stibbard
Fellowship OF Grief
Opera House
Newton Boys
Newton Bey
Rogers Bros
Wolf's
Hanover
Portland Streets
Puritan Loan Co
Cor
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