Taft’s Plan Promises To Disrupt Democratic Party
President Taft plans to urge Congress to take over interstate corporations via federal licenses after holidays. Analysts say the move could become a major national issue and threaten the Democratic party, potentially reshaping the political landscape before the next campaign.
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Commercial Tribune Bureau
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Washington, D.C
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Washington
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Storm Toll Rises As Twelve Sailors Die In Gale
New York reports a deadly winter storm blamed for the loss of Davis Palmer and nine other vessels along the New England coast. At least eighteen perished in and near New York while rail blockades curb food supplies and Cape Cod remains cut off.
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Spain
Associated Press Dispatch
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Boston Harbor
Massachusetts
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Cape Cod
Burgee Palmer
New England
Murder of Boy Still Unsolved in Pittsburg
Pittsburg police and twenty agencies question about a dozen people and use harsh interrogation methods as they hunt for the killer of 14 year old James Bl found frozen and partly nude in a deserted Allegheny area after Christmas. The case alleges the boy was slain elsewhere and moved to the location.
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Pittsburg
James Bl
Allegheny
Trains Delayed by Storms Hit Washington and Spain
Rail traffic in the United States stalled as no New York to Washington train reached the capital by noon. A new snowstorm began in Washington around 11 am, with portions of the Eastern rail network tied up near New York and Philadelphia. Separately, floods in Spain caused extensive damage across Navarre and Castile, killing 28 and washing out villages and crops.
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Giant Chicago rail interests plan massive transport combine
Chicago December 27 plan to unify surface and elevated lines under a central power company. The move includes the South Side street railways and J Pierpont Morgan interests with Hammond Whiting East Chicago gateway to interurban routes. Capitalization tops 326 million with 22 million collateral bonds and staged preferred and common stock payouts.
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New York
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Akron Man Injured in Wreck on Rio Grande
Eastbound Denver & Rio Grande passenger train No 2 derailed five miles east of Walcott. Engineer J Hill and three passengers injured none fatally. J G Cameron of Akron Ohio injured with arm injury.
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Bryan Improves Health Heads to Jamaica for Family
William Jennings Bryan left Miami for Knight's Key and then Jamaica to join his family. He was greatly improved in health after the recent illness.
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Fla
Associated Press
William Jennings’ Bryan
Knight's Key
Jamaica
Loveland Tragedy Mother Charged With Double Murder
Scene of crime in Loveland where Lemuel Sonnycalp and his two young sons are found slain with crushed skulls. His wife Addie escapes. the coroner orders examination and the case is investigated as a possible mental breakdown. Police report a troubled woman in custody.
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Addie
Rock Island Stock Scandal Sparks Exchange Probe
The New York Stock Exchange opened a special investigation after Rock Island common stock volatile moves. Governors named a committee led by Francis L. Hames and J. T. Atterbury to probe suspected manipulation, with witnesses examined and officers denying responsibility.
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Ernest Groesbeck
Daniel G. Reid
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Woman in Loveland Faces Murder Charge Over Fire Deaths
A Loveland mother Ada Sonnycalp is jailed after two of her five children were found dead with crushed skulls following a house fire on Maple Street. The husband Lemuel Sonnycalp stood by her as authorities investigate possible murder, with prior child injuries and a juvenile court placement noted.
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McKinnon Stock Holdings to Be Investigated
Two hundred fifty shares of stock including 200 in the name of the late W S McKinnon and 50 in his wife s name will be investigated by state attorneys in suits against the McKinnon estate and bondsmen for recovery of interest money alleged to have been received by McKinnon on state funds during his tenure as state official.
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Brokaw Qualifies His Love For His Estranged Wife
Four young boys attended a Mineola court session as Mrs. W. Gould Brokaw arrived by bobsled. W. Gould Brokaw testified he is fond of his wife but not as he once was and denied eager reconciliation. He said he had no recent contact with newspapers and no detective work by him. Questions about secretary Byford sparked discussion of household inquiries and Mrs Brokaw's movements for health reasons.
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Mineola
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Arthur J. Baldwin
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Wolves Attack Illinois Farmer in His Sleigh
Chicago dispatch reports eight timber wolves attacked Henry Lund and his horses as he drove near Montgomery Illinois. The wolves bit the horses and leaped at the sleigh before Lund used a heavy whip to drive them off. The tired team reached a clearing with the wolves frightened away.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Henry Lund
Montgomery
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Lund
Talian Admits Murder to Give Another a Wife
Frank Benah confessed to killing Agosta Dema for 400 dollars to enable Jim Primer to marry Dema's wife. Primer and Mrs Dema were arrested. Primer jailed, Mrs Dema under guard as the Italian quarter fears lynching though police expect no violence.
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Associated Press Dispatch
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Andrew Carnegie Slips in Central Park Injury
Andrew Carnegie slipped on an icy spot while walking in Central Park today and sustained a painful injury to his left knee. The incident occurred during a routine stroll in New York City.
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Associated Press
Andrew Carnegie
Central Park
Rock Island Likely Obtains Control of Moffat Road
Denver reports strong belief that the Rock Island has gained control of the Denver Northwestern and Pacific railroad known as the Moffat road. The line runs from Denver to Colorado Springs and is planned to extend to Salt Lake City.
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Pinchot accuses interest groups of attacking U S forest service
Gifford Pinchot chief forester of the United States told publishers at the University Club in New York that special interests have launched repeated attacks on the forest service. He said the attacks have intensified as the service opposes predatory wealth.
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United States
University Club
United States Forest Service
Still More Ga Man Burns Self in Jail Attempt
John Murphy died in a jail fire in Stillmore Georgia while attempting to burn his way to freedom. The incident occurred last night and was witnessed only by inmates and jail staff. outsiders did not hear the event.
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More
Associated Press
John Murphy
Breach widens between strikers and road owners in Midwest panic
In St Paul on December 27 coastal turmoil shows a deeper split as railroad switchmen end negotiations and weigh a general strike. E B Perham plans to seek federal intervention in Washington while labor leaders prepare actions and possible talks with Taft. Governor Hart defers until legal counsel guidance is received.
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Northwest
American Federation of Labor
E. B. Perham
Railroad Council
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United States
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Taft
Hart
Tragic Blaze Claims Three Children In Pratt
Mrs Henry Blanton left her Pratt home to talk with a neighbor and returned to find her house a mass of flames. Her three children were burned to death before she could rescue them.
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Sonnycalp
Pratt, Kan
Associated Press
Henry Blanton
Two Girls Crushed to Death at Uhrichsville
Uhrichsville Ohio December 27 Mary Whitehouse and Mary Collett both about 14 were killed when they stepped in front of a Panhandle mail train at the Panhandle station. A local freight occupied the other track and a third girl Mary Woodford narrowly escaped.
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Commercial Tribune
Uhrichsville
Mary Whitehouse
Mary Collett
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Mayor Lays Corner-Stone For 23-Story Municipal Building
Mayor George R. McClellan laid the corner-stone of a new municipal building near the Brooklyn Bridge terminal. The 23 story monster will cost 6 million dollars and be ready in January 1912. Boiling water was used to keep mortar from freezing.
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Associated Press
Geo. R. McClellan
Brooklyn Bridge
Taft Law Partner's Son Ends Life in Seattle
Raymond Lloyd, 35, an insurance agent and Yale graduate, committed suicide in a shabby Seattle room by swallowing carbolic acid. He feared mental decline. his father, Major P. Lloyd of New York, once a Taft law partner, had spent thousands on him.
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New York
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