Army appropriation bill passes as House debates white slave bill
Washington January 11 the House approved the Army appropriation of 95.2 million dollars and then began debate on the white slave bill making it a felony to aid travel for prostitution. Debate centered on states rights and Speaker's control over committee referrals with adjournment reached amid procedural fights. The session also touched on clerk pairing rules and political maneuvering. Relief measures for settlers in the Dakotas were discussed as weather impeded land survey and settlement efforts.
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Washington
House
Immigration Committee
Pabr
Hak
Garner
Neve Lo Wrkin
Conspiracy Against Manuel's Life Nipped
Police announced a widespread revolutionary conspiracy uncovered with arrests and seizures of explosives and arms. Newspapers claim the plot targeted King Manuel and included assassination plans, with conspirators identified after a murder occurred on treachery grounds.
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Liabun
King Manual
Town Rocked by Sequence of Quakes in Utah
Kohfield Utah January 11 Earth shocks have jolted Upam town in the last 48 hours with windows broken and schools ordered to increase pupil safety. Bright shocks are frequent, many residents alarmed as tremors continue to rattle the area.
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Kohfield
Utah
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Paris aviator wins day and Curtiss sets passenger speed record
Parisian aviator Paulhan defeated Curtiss in a key meet race while Curtiss set a new world speed record for passenger-carrying flights at 55 miles per hour. Edgar B. Smith was badly injured by a propeller blade as aviation events drew large crowds at Aviation Field. Bishop of the Aero Club discussed prize modifications and scheduling for international balloon and aviation contests, noting tensions over prize structures and dates.
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Angeles
Paris
Curtiss
Paulhan
Edgar
Smith
Pauthan
Cortlandt Field
Bishop
Aero-Chil- of America
San Trancisco
International Aeronautical Association
Shake-Up Rumors Fly as Forest Service Tensions Rise
Washington reports say President Taft may appoint Seth Bullock or Albert F. Potter as head of the Forest Service, amid gossip of a broader shake-up. Pinchot indicated no decisive move until congressional investigations progress, while Ballinger allies cite subordination and discipline concerns within the agency.
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Gifford Pinchot
Forestry Service
Taft
Seth Bullock
United States
South Dakota
Albert F. Potter
Bullock
Rooosevelttua Ig Pinchot
Forest Rangers
Black Hills
Ballinger
Ogden
Utah
Forest Service
Yound Cobin
Pordster
Clyde Beavitt
F. 2B
Reed
B Iv
Deputies Guard Trio of Murdere d Negroes Amid Lynch Threats
Vienna Missouri jan 11 mobs from Eldorado and Harrisburg form to lynch three negroes in jail charged with murder of rural carrier A Clark. Sheriff orders railroad officials to halt freight trains. Governor sends four militia companies. 300 deputies guard the jail awaiting morning arrival.
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Vienna
Baker Loses Decision to Fast Harry Lewis in Ten Round Bout
Denver audience saw Harry Lewis of Philadelphia defeat Howard Baker of Boulder in ten rounds. Baker showed cleverness but the referee ruled Lewis the winner, with Baker’s defense noted as too cautious. No knockdowns occurred.
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Harry Lewis
Denver
Philadelphia
Howard Baker
Boulder
Colo
Ore
Befere Gallagher
No Shortage of Beef Declared by National Live Stock Assoc
Denver dispatch reports the National Live Stock Association at its convention rejects claims of meat shortages. President H A Jastro and Vice President Mordo Mackenzie say beef remains affordable for consumers despite rising prices, criticizing tariff politics and trust manipulation.
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Jastro
Denver
America
H. A. Jaatto
Mordo Mackenzie
Trinidad
Mac
John Wy Springer
Hides
Truste
Morgan’s Dalgiter May Start Union Factory
New York Jan 1 report says Miss Anne Morgan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan will head a movement to form a million dollar corporation to make shirtwaists employing only union labor and to hire striking shirtwaist makers.
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New York
Anne Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Barber Attacks Client in Public Shave Melee
In McKeesport Pennsylvania on January 11 barber Jamous Robinson suddenly attacked William Porter during a shave after locking the shop. Porter fought back with chairs as onlookers cried out while police freed Porter and restrained the violent barber.
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McKeesport
Pith Avenue
William Porter
Jamous,Roblinsom
Robinson
Porter
Roblegoy
Trade clash with Germany over tariffs set to loom
Washington reports a looming dispute as the February 7 expiration of the German reciprocity deal may trigger the general tariff on all U S imports from Germany. The conflict threatens a costly showdown with potential 1998 level duties, tied to German cattle import restrictions and U S food laws.
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Washington
America
Germany
State Department
Ten Lives Snuffed Out By Coal Mine Explosion
Wilkesbarre Pa January 11. Nine men and a boy were killed and six others injured by a gas explosion in the Nottingham Colliery shaft at Plymouth. The men were sinking a shaft several hundred feet below the surface when they struck a gas feeder and the blast followed.
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Wilkesbarre
Ning
Nottingham
Plymouth
Clubman sues over $20,000 Alabama and Georgia stock
William Duryea, a New York clubman, accuses several prominent names of backing a false prospectus and inflicting a $20,000 loss in the Alabama and Georgia company stock. He sues investors including Eugene Zimmerman and others in White Plains Supreme Court, with trial ongoing.
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New York
William Duryea
Alabama & Georgia
Eugene Zimpterman
Duchess of Manchester
William G. Rogers
M. Cochrane Armour
Wiliam C. Herron
Robert B. Honeyman
Duryes
Alabama &Georgia Company
Zimmermann
Curryen
Alabama & Georgia Company
Riots and Police Brutality Reported in Philadelphia Strike
In Philadelphia on January date unclear rioting erupts as striking workers and women allies clash with police. Police brutality charges surface amid the labor action, with demonstrators opposing police actions during the strike’s progress.
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