Political fires kindled as parties marshal for 1912 ballots
National party activity accelerates with calls for the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore on June 25 and two delegates per senator and representative. Wisconsin forms a Wood Tow Wilson League while North Dakota backs Governor Burke, hoping his nomination aligns with Bryan principles. Charles Helfner of Seattle speaks on democracy as Wilson and Bryan receive applause.
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Mack
Wisconsin
Wilson
LaFollette
Democratic Committee of
North Dakota
Burke
Woodrow Wilson
Detroit
Buffalo
N. Y
Baltimore
Congress
Fargo
N. C
Democratic State Central Committee
Bryan
Charles Helfner
Seattle
Western
Haltner
Wisconsin Democrats rally for Wilson in Madison
In Madison on January 1 delegates organized Wisconsin for Woodrow Wilson. William T. La Follette, brother of Senator La Follette, spoke vigorously praising Wilson and Bryan as reform leaders while avoiding any Republican presidential candidate. He credited National Committeeman Davis with expressing shared sentiment.
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Wilson League
Wisconsin
la Follette
New Jersey
Madison
Wis
Woodrow Wilson
William T. la Follette
Wilson
William T
Bryan
Davis
Patrick Louis McGovern named bishop of Cheyenne
A Rome dispatch reports Patrick Louis McGovern has been named bishop of the Cheyenne diocese to succeed Rev. J. J. Keane, now archbishop of Dubuque. McGovern, 40, rector of St. Peters in Omaha, is praised as an organizer and scholar. He will reside at the bishop's home in Cheyenne upon arrival.
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Rome
Consistorial
Cardinal de Lai
Patrick Louis McGovern
Cheyenne
Father J. J. Keane
Dubuque
Father McGovern
St. Peters Church
Omaha
Creighton University
Down Town
St. Peters
Laramie
Father Cumminky
Babe born with four teeth shocks Chicago
A baby boy weighing fifteen pounds two ounces with four fully developed teeth was born in Chicago to Mrs. Martin Mulvihill. The father, a police sergeant, had recently been credited with many arrests. The physician recalled being startled by the unusual extra teeth.
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Chicago
Martin Mulvihill
Card
Republicans Ready 10 Assault Pekin Campaign Opens
Four transports carrying 4,000 republican troops sail from Woo Sung toward Chifu as the plan for a multi column advance on Pekin begins. United States Manila troops arrive aboard the Logan at Chin Wang Tao. Captain J H Reeves to meet them and guide the Fifteenth Infantry to Tien Tsin.
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Shanghai
Woo Sung
Chifu
Pekin
Chifa
Shan Tung
Ho Han
Hupen
Shan Si
United States
Manila
Logan
Chin Wang Tao
J. H. Reeves
United States Legation
Fifteenth Infantry
Tien Tsin
Newlands Declines Presidential Candidacy Support
Senator Francis G. Newlands of Nevada refuses to let his name be used for the Democratic nomination and endorses Governor Woodrow Wilson. Nevada legislature had backed him and many Pacific and Intermountain states pledged support.
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Washington, D. C
Francis G. Newlands
Nevada
Woodrow Wilson
Newlands
Swcrp
Pacific
Intermountand States
Manchus May Resort to Massacres in Pekin
Peking January 18. Foreign legations fear new turmoil as intrigues over throne abdication unfold. An unrest in the capital has long been anticipated, with claims that Manchus threaten a massacre if administration fails. Loyalists are urged to resist abdication and defend the empress.
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Pekin
Peking
China
Yiao Shi Kai
Richeson Disowned by Aged Father
Clarence Richeson, condemned murderer of Miss Avia Linnell, is disowned by his father Segnehbure Richeson of Virginia after the elder man told officials he would disown the son if found guilty. Governor Foss declines to commute the death sentence, stating he will not exceed his constitutional duties.
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Boston
Jan
Land Richeson
Thomas Var- Segnehbure
Clarence VV
T Richeson
Avia Linnell
Yall
Foss
Richeson
Commonwealth
Minister Denies Guilt as Grand Jury Probe Hovers
Greeneville Tenn June 18 Reverend Dr W D McFarland says he will tell his story to a grand jury as Pittsburg officers prepare to charge him in the death of his former secretary Elsie Dodds Coe. He praises Coe as a good girl and daughterlike figure while awaiting transfer.
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Greeneville
Tenn
W. D. McFarland
Pittsburg
Elsie Dodds Coe
Grand Jury
Misa Coe
Devense Case Expects Eighty More Witnesses
Los Angeles January 18 The defense in the Bert M. Conneree conspiracy to dynamite the Hall of Records announced it would not finish presenting its evidence for several days as about eighty more witnesses from Texas Colorado and Louisiana are to be summoned to testify about detective Parks who testified again at Connere.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Defenge
Bert HM
Conneré
Texas
Colorado
Louisiane
Parks
Conners
Man Attempts Suicide Four Times Over Three Hours
Rudolph Herbert, an invalid, fired three shots into his chest at intervals, then told reporters he would await death for 24 hours but plans to recover, saying he tried every way to kill himself but cannot die. Police were summoned in San Francisco, California, on January 18.
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San Francisco
Calif
Rudolph Herbert
Herbert
Steel King Sued by Former Wife in New York Divorce Case
In New York, Mrs. Sarah McQuade, wife of James P. McQuade once a vice president at National Conduit and Cable, files for absolute divorce. She alleges his prior Florida divorce was invalid and he did not serve papers, while detailing lavish expenditures and a $700,000 yearly family outlay.
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New York
Sarah 8
McQuade
James P. McQuade
National Conduit and Cable Company
Corey, Phipps, Leeds
Reed
Gussie Reynolds
New York State
Sarah McQuade
Lacey
Lavis Yle
Morse Gets Full Pardon From Taft
President Taft commuted the fifteen year federal sentence of New York banker Charles W Morse to expire immediately due to his poor health. The move followed a recommendation from Attorney General Wickersham and Surgeon General Terney.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Charles W. Morse
New York
Atlanta
Morse
Wickershot
Terney
Army
No Disorder Reported as Lawrence Strike Quiet
Lawrence Masa January 18 No disorders developed today despite a strike by fifteen thousand textile workers. Militiamen guard the mill district as efforts to settle the dispute continue and a settlement is expected soon.
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Lawrence, Masa
Lumbermen's Association closes annual meeting with re elected officers
Denver January 18 The Colorado Wyoming retail Lumbermen's Association closed its annual meeting after re electing W Ki Esworthy of Fort Collins as president Lews L Mellman of Denver as secretary and Larry Maroney of Denver as treasurer.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado- Wyoming Retail Lumbermen’s Association
W. Ki Esworthy
Fort Collings
Lews L. Mellman
Larry Maroney
Pound Guilty in First Degree for Policeman Murder
Paulos Pratdogoes was found guilty in the first degree for the murder of Policeman Finnelly and Charles at the Ferry Building on November 26. Under the statute the murderer must pay the death penalty.
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San Francisco
Calif
Paulos Pratdogoes
Gilty
Finnelly and
Charles After
Milet
Rhinoreerow Causes Stir In Central Park
New York notes a wild scene as Old Suilloa the two horned Rhinoreerow drinks a quart of whiskey with quinine to cure his cold and becomes intoxicated in Central Park on Sunday.
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New York
Central Park
Soo
County Judge Mechtman Found Dead in Durango
Henry J. Mechtman county judge of La Plata county was found dead in his Durango home after shooting himself late Tuesday night. He served a fourth year and died likely due to long standing ill health. The body was discovered by O. S. Galbreath after noon.
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Durango
Colo
Henry J. Mechtman
la Plata
Heehtan
West
Third Avenue
O. 5. Galbreath
Lair Payer
Harriman System to Be Greatly Extended
Vancouver news details J D Farrell president of Oregon Washington Railroad and Navigation announces Harriman interests plan a direct Seattle to Vancouver line extending the system Farrell reports the move from Vancouver dated January 18 in the Northwest transport sector.
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Harriman
Vancouver
B. C
Seattle
J. D. Farrell
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Farrell
Northwest
Severe UK gale claims a hundred lives at sea
A long running English gale caused extensive shipwrecks and accidents with about one hundred lives lost. In the United States reports note icy conditions and conductors rerouting trains as additional dangers emerged, while separate incidents in Virginia and Wisconsin reference injuries and fatalities.
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London
United Kingdom
Cummins Dictates Delegates in Presidential Drift
Washington reports that Senator Albert Cummins of Iowa will announce a presidential bid and bring instructed delegates to Chicago likely to back Roosevelt. Taft supporters fear a shift as La Follette eyes Ohio and a second progressive conference in Columbia aims to press his candidacy.
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Washington
Iowa
White House
Albert B. Cumming
Chicago
Theodore Hoogsevelt
Taft
Cummins
Ministers Delve Into Social Questions At Ogilvie Conference
The Ogilvie conference of Episcopal clergymen concluded a session devoted to Rev. David Thornberry’s paper The Relation of Socialism to Christianity and a wide discussion of church duties in improving social and political conditions. Evening events included a reception and musicale at Bishop Thom as’s Blah opstowe home and a final public meeting at St Marks with brief talks and special music.
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Ogilive
David W. Thorpberry
Rawlings
Ogillye
St. Marks
Bundage
Douglas
Toole
Dixon
Ram
Hanna
Miners Reelect White President in Federation Vote
Indianapolis January 14 The report of the miners election shows John F P White reelected as President by a large majority over Thomas Lewis. John Mitchell received the largest vote for delegate to the American Federation of Labor, while the miners refuse to secede from the Federation of Labor amid charges that leaders Crompers and Mitchell did not represent their interests.
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Indianapolia
Ind
Tellers
John FP
Thomart
Lewis
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Miners’ Union
Federation of Labor
Mitchell
Crompers
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