Chinese Slave Girls Smuggled Through Frisco
Federal Secret Service agents probe a wide smuggling ring trafficking Chinese slave girls in San Francisco. About a dozen American men are named, including some U S Customs employees. Commissioner Seward says evidence shows an organized, financed operation and seeks British help to arrest suspects in Hong Kong.
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Tinsted Press
San Francisco
Federal Secret Service
United States Customs Department
United States
Seward
Hong Kong
Mass Meeting Spotlight for Men At Poli's Hall
The Young Men's Christian Association plans a major mass meeting at Poli's Sunday with music from the First Methodist church quartet and a large men’s chorus under Pastor T Price. Dr Clarence A Barbour will be the keynote speaker as gates open at 3 15 for attendees to hear the band and readings. A separate note mentions a Taft donated handkerchief sold for 20 dollars at a Baptist church sale in Brockton Mass.
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Poli
Young Men's Christian Association
First Methodist Church
Pasere T. Price
Aed
Clarence A. Barbour
Brockton
Mass
William H. Taft
Tenants Ordered Out of The Barracks in Brewster Street
Inspector Lynch of the Health department and Prosecuting Attorney A. L. De Laney have directed William H. Nichols owner of the old landmark The Barracks on Brewster street to clear the structure within five days or face prosecution. Two families O'Brien and Dyke had been found occupying despite Nichols claiming they were squatters. they said they paid rent to Nichols. The Barracks is designed to house several families.
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Lynch
Health Department
A. L. DeLaney
William H. Nichols
Brewster Street
Nichols
Black Rock
Board of Health
O'Brien
Health Board
DeLaney
Men Who Killed Civil Engineer Sought by Detectives
New York police seek an unidentified man in the murder of John Warner a young civil engineer stabbed after carrying a shotgun. Four arrested men Peter J. O Con nell Charley Kiileman Harry Morton and James Mulligan admit involvement. They accuse a fifth partner who remains at large.
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United Press
New York
John
Warner
Peter J. O'Connell
Charley Kiileman
Harry Morton
James Mulligan
Bridgeport Basketball Team Changes Home Court for Games
Bridgeport marks its first Connecticut State Basketball League game in New London or Branford due to lack of a suitable surface in Bridgeport. Manager Jack Leavey seeks Park City rink or Eagles hall for home games. Last night Bridgeports defeated Branford Battery B 28 to 20 with players O Malley Canghammer Burdick Smalling Keating and Leavey.
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Bridgeport
Naugwatuck
Jack Leavey
Park City
Eagles’ Hall
Bridgeports
Blue Ribbons
Branford
Battery B
Bill O'Malley
Frank Canghammer
al Burdick
Mike Smalling
Jim Keating
Dartmouth May Refuse To Play Brown Again
Hanover sentiment favors maintaining the break with Brown over athletic relations. A Dartmouth faculty figure noted no discussion of resuming ties at meetings, and leaders expect little change unless Princeton and Harvard drop Dartmouth from football. In Providence Brown students had yet to count straw ballots as alumni or faculty reportedly influenced Union officials.
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Brown
Hanover
N. H
Brown University
Dartmouth College
Princeton
Harvard
Providence. R. L
Brown Union
Hyatt Will Captain West Point Eleven
Cadet Robert F. Hyatt of Arkansas elected captain of next year’s Army football eleven. Hyatt, 21, 5 feet 11 inches, 161 pounds, will graduate in 1912 and has played on the Army eleven in plebe year and this season. He is also noted as Army’s star baseball picker and is praised for leadership, with a noted return after an early season sprain.
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West Pont
N. Y
Army
Navy
Robert F. Hyatt
Arkansas
Hyatt
Australian rider with sprained ankle perseveres in six day race
Gordon Walker of Australia, nursing a badly sprained ankle, continued to lead the six day bicycle grind at Madison Square Garden. He rode with his partner Ernie Pye awaiting a replacement teammate as progress reports showed no change in standings through 10 p.m. with multiple teams pushing toward the record pace.
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United Press
New York
Madison Square Garden
Gordon Walker
Australia
Walker
Ernie Pye
Art
W.S. Mitten
Miles
Es Pye
Hehir
Goulet Forler
Hill
Collins and Drob
Cameron
Halstead
Mitten
Thomas
MaclFarland
Clarke
West
DeMara
Rutt
Stol
Johnson Thrown from Stage After Theatre Dispute
heavyweight champion Jack Johnson was ejected from the LaSalle Theatre by six stage hands during a confrontation over access to a friend at a performance of Sweetest Girl In Paris. A crowd of about 500 gathered outside Madison Street as Johnson and his wife argued with theater staff and sought reentry.
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United Press
Chicago
Jack Johnson
LaSalle Theatre
Johnson
Madison Street
Paris
Alex Carr
Carr
Johnsons Box
Farman Aims to Break Aerial Records in December Flight
Etampes France December 8 Henri Farman plans a year end flight with a new biplane to set longer duration and distance marks He seeks to stay aloft 12 hours and fly over 600 miles using several novel design ideas to boost performance.
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United Press
Etampes
France
Henri Farman
Roller Polo Scores From New Bedford Meet
Last night results show New Bedford 7 New Haven 3, Taunton 10 Brockton 4, Providence 10 Worcester 7, Hartford 11 Fall River 4. Tonight games feature New Bedford vs New Haven, Fall River vs Hartford, Providence vs Brockton, and Worcester vs Taunton.
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New Bedford
New Haven
Taunton
Brockton
Providence
Worcester
Hartford
Fall River
Michigan Champion Beaten by William Ricketts in Billiards
After negotiations William Ricketts, city champion billiardist, defeated Michigan champion Fred Stewart 150 to 46 at Kinder's parlors Broad Street in the first of four rounds for a $100 purse. Ricketts averaged 11 balls per frame. The next match moves to New Haven with a return tomorrow night.
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William Ricketts
Fred Stewart
Michigan
Kinder’s
Ricketts
Rickettts
New Haven
Stewart
Cavalieri to Start Three Month US Tour
Mme L'na Cavalieri-Chanler plans a two week voyage to New York to begin a three months theatrical engagement. She will perform in New York and other American cities and said a friend of the Robert Chanler family sent $45 000 to reimburse her if she abandons the trip.
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United Press
Paris
Mme
L'na Cavalieri-Chanleri
New York
Mme. Cavalieri-Chaniler
Robert Chanler
Moore Smashes Three Cushion Record After Loss
George Moore shattered the 26 year three cushion record with a run of 15, beating Frank Peterson’s 1885 mark in St. Louis. Gallagher won the match 145 to 140, in New York.
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United Press
New York
Tom Gallagher
George Moore
Moore
Frank Peterson
St. Louis
Gallagher
Hall Finds Dog Colony as Warden Tags Canines
Dog Warden Hall reported a colony of untagged dogs at 12 Kossuth Street. He prepared to seize the canines but was blocked when John Keith appeared, fetched tags, and attached them to the dogs, allowing the impounder to move on.
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Hall
DOG Colony
Kossuth Street
John Keith
Campaign committees report totals for congressional race
Washington December 8 The Democratic committee spent 27771.22 in the recent congressional campaign while the Republican committee reported 74373.35 in contributions and expenditures. The filings show the scale of party spending in the race.
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Srecig
United Press
Washington
Congress
Republican Committee
Government by Short Ballot Discussed by Bridgeport Group
The Bridgeport Business Men's Association will discuss Government by Commission at Stratfield tonight at eight. Richard S Childs of New York secretary of Short Ballot organization and Charles H. Haskell of Nor are slated to speak. All interested are invited.
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Bridgeport Business Men's Association
Stratfield
Richard S Childs
New York
Charles H. Haskell
Nor
New Charter Commission
Strange tale of Tweed’s Greenwich flight explained by judge
Greenwich December report recounts Judge Hubbard's published theory of Boss Tweed’s 1875 escape route. The tale centers on Lydia McMullen, Cos Cob connections, a station agent, Hoffmann, and a carriage, leading to a Greenwich to Cuba voyage and eventual capture in Spain. Mrs McMullen, aged 68, remains in Adam's Four Corners. Mr McMullen is deceased.
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F. A. Hubbard
William M. Tweed
New York
Ludlow Street
Tweed
Spain
Judge Hubbard
Ignac Mosher
Cos Cob Village
Lydia G. McMullen
William McMullen
Ardendale
Cos Cob
Lyman Mead
Frank Hermance
Mr. Hermance
Frank
Statien
McMullen
Tarrytown
Hoffman
Mr. Tweed
Lower Bay
Cuba
Havana
Visa
New York City
Connecticut
Adam's Four Corners
Stamford
Police seek degenerate after indecent act on Beach Street
Police issued a citywide search for a 190 pound man about 5 feet 10 inches with a smooth face wearing a short coat and white sweater after an indecent incident on Beach Street last evening. George Beers reported the matter to Patrolman Dallwig and two women were present when the stranger approached before vanishing. The Second Precinct alerted headquarters and a capture warning was issued.
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Beach Street
George Beers
East Matin Street
Dallwig
Beers
Trolleympallwig
Connolly's Friends Push for Labor Bureau Post
Danbury movement urges Governor-elect Baldwin to appoint Patrick H. Connolly as either commissioner of labor statistics or factory inspector. Connolly cited as AFL secretary and Democratic activist who aided Baldwin’s campaign and labor outreach. The current labor stats post, held by W. H. Scoville of East Haddam, pays $2,500 yearly for a four year term ending July 1. Also: Wallingford fire devastates Hassel farmhouse. Mrs Hassel and children escape. lamp-explosion cause. $3,000 insured loss.
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Simeon E. Baldwin
Patrick H. Connolly
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Connolly
Connecticut
American Federation of Labor
Democratic State Central Committee
Democratic Party
United Press
Wallingford
Harry
Herman Hassel
Harry Hassel
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