Kentucky Senate and House Open First Session in New State House
Deficit inherited by Republicans. Gov Willson disclaims responsibility for debts. Kentucky’s clues show Democrats win caucuses in both chambers. George S. Wilson elected speaker. governor’s message read. Lt. Gov Cox urges harmony while a streetcar injury sidelines Sgt. at Arms C. W. Longmire.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Kentucky General Assembly
State House
Senate
House
Cox
J. E. Stone
George S. Wilson
Willson States Kentucky Deficit Origin and Finance Plan
Governor Augustus Willson challenges GOP mismanagement charges and argues honesty restored debt liquidation. He urges restoring full appointive power, redistricting, and a uniform county unit system. He cites a deficit of 1,123,706.18 and 705,281 needs, urging economy and repeal of unnecessary laws.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Augustus E. Willson
Kentucky General Assembly
Bureau of Uniform
Indiana Law
French aeronaut Leon Delagrange killed in gusty wind crash
Paris dispatch reports Leon Delagrange a renowned French aviator died during a flight at Bordeaux after his monoplane split in gusts of twenty miles per hour. He had recently set a monoplanes distance and speed record before the fatal crash. A second report from Chalons sur Marne notes Mme De la Roche, a woman aviator, injured after colliding with a tree in a biplane.
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Associated Press
Bordeaux
Leon Delagrange
Delagrange
Delegrange
Juvisy
Henry Farman
Europe
Bagatelle
France
Rheims
Denmark
Frederick
Doncaster
Chalons Sur Marne
Mme. de la Roche
Believed killers linked to Anna Lloyd murder case
A sister in Violet chapter recalls Miss Lloyd avoiding a short night walk, preferring a car after a police inquiry into her death on New Year's Eve 1909. Some see the incident as a possible premonition or secret threat, while others note her usual bravery and lack of fear. A Cincinnati business man’s bluff to a Juvenile Court Officer underscores public danger during the alert.
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Cincinnati
Frank Kuhn
Brewer Frank Pabst Ends Life in Alabama Plant
Frank Pabst a former Chicago brewer and head of a Montgomery brewery plant shot himself today in despondency over losing his job due to prohibition laws. He was not related to the Milwaukee Pabsts.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Montgomery
Ala
Frank Pabst
Chicago
Milwaukee Pabsts
Cook Data on Way To the National Society
Dr. Frederick A. Cook's polar data are en route to Washington for review by the National Geographic Society. Documents left Copenhagen on December 21 and are expected in Washington by week’s end. Prof. J H Gore Rear Admiral Pillsbury and Dr. W M Hays will examine them and report early this month.
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Washington
Associated Press
Frederick A. Cook
National Geographic Society
J. H. Gore
Copenhagen
Policeman Dies From Injuries in Suffragette Riot
In Leeds England Alfred Hudson a policeman died from injuries received during a suffragette riot outside the Coliseum on August 10 last. This marks the first fatality in England linked to suffragette disturbances.
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Leeds
England
Associated Press
Alfred Hudson
Seven Die After Eating Suspected Ptomaine Canned Peaches
Seven persons are dead in Los Angeles and three others are in serious condition after consuming canned peaches claimed to contain ptomaine poisoning according to reports. Authorities probe the incident as a foodborne illness case.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Associated Press
Battle Looms Between Estrada and Madriz Forces
Central American representatives in Washington report a battle is expected in Nicaragua within three or four days. Estrada's army reached Los Chiles today and may have left already, according to private information received.
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Washington
Associated Press
Estrada
Madriz
Nicaragua
Los Chiles
Ramsay Killing Warrants Issued In Kentucky Case
Warrants were issued for Frank Crabtree and Frank Perkins in Somerset Kentucky as suspects in the murder robbery and burning of Andy Ramsay whose charred body was found Dec 26 in a burned shanty near Poplar Springs. Ramsay had departed Pine Knot with 810 dollars to buy a half interest in a local business. Perkins allegedly confessed to knowing of the plan.
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Commercial Tribune
Somerset
Frank Crabtree
Frank Perkins
Andy Ramsay
Poplar Springs
Stearns
Ramsay
Pine Knot
Crabtree
Probers Dominate Ohio Hall In Probe Debates
In Columbus on January 4 two probes into state offices were adopted with little opposition. Representative Beatty pushed a broad resolution granting lawmakers sweeping investigative powers while denying funding, prompting comments from Harmon Democrats and Attorney General Denman about potential conflicts with governor and attorney general probes. Beatty suggested using existing funds or reallocating per diem for experts.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Beatty
House
Representative Winters
Harmon Democrats
Efarman
Denman
Handsome Goebel Memorial Unveiling Planned for Feb 1910
In Frankfort Kentucky a monument to Governor William Goebel in the state cemetery will be unveiled February 3 1910. Funds came from public donations and friends of the late governor. The ceremony will occur during the legislative session and may move indoors if weather fails. A state house monument to Goebel is also planned with details to be set by committees.
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Stanley Milward
Lexington
A. J. G Wells
Murray
Board of Control
John C. Mastin
Bb. E. Hume
Frankfort
The
Colored Normal School
Cox
Beatty
House
Commercial Tribune
William Goebel
Goebel
State House
Pols
Soebel Monument Commission
Polsgrove
Heart disease claims father of Reid's wife
Darius Ogden Mills philanthropist and financier, father of Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, died at his winter home near San Francisco of heart disease. He was 84. Mills built a hotel system in New York, led major banks, and held trustee roles with Carnegie, Metropolitan Museum, and other institutions. Interment planned in New York. fortune estimated at not less than $60 million.
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San Francisco
Cal
Associated Press
Darius Ogden Mills
Whitelaw Reid
Here
Mr. Mills
New York
West Salem
Westchester County
N. Y
North Salem
Mount Pleasant Academy
Sing Sine
New York City
Merchants’ Bank of
Erie County
Buffalo
California
Golden State
Bank of New York
Morton Trust Company
United States Trust Company
Atlantic Steamship Company
Fordham Home For Incurables
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Lick Observatory
American Geology Society
Mills
Southern Pacific
Taft to Combine Interstate Commerce and Antitrust Messages
Taft after talks with Senators Aldrich and Root and Attorney General Wickersham will send a single integrated message to Congress combining amendments to interstate commerce and antitrust laws. The eight thousand word document, now at the government printing office, signals railroad legislation to take precedence in both houses. Brown of the New York Central says the bill will not alarm investors or disrupt orderly railroad business.
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Washington
Aldrich and Root
Wickersham
Taft
Congress
Government ‘Printing Office
Aldrich
Root
Senate
House
Clovis
Ballinger
New York
Associated Press
W. C. Brown
New York Central Lines
Brown
Wall Street
Nelson
Burkett
Borah
White House
Post Office Department
Land Office
Internal Revenue Bureau
Ten Hurt As Trains Collision Near Bowling Green
Ten passengers were injured when through passenger train No. 3 sideswiped a local near Oakland, Kentucky. Both cars of the local left the rails and toppled into a shallow pond, but no injuries were life threatening. M. O. Hughes of Bowling Green, a noted Equity society member, suffered head cuts and burns. Only the Cincinnati train’s engine and baggage car were damaged. no one on the through train was harmed.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Bowling Green
Oakland
Here
Cincinnati
M. O. Hughes
Equity Society
Two Noisy Shorts Cause A Tragedy
In Bellefontaine on March 4 farmer George Adams carried two loud pigs across a Big Four railroad track at Mount Victory. Distracted by the swine, he did not hear an approaching heavy freight and was killed when struck. The pigs escaped unharmed.
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Associated Press
Bellefontaine
DeJan
Mount Victory
George Adams
Adams
Slayer of Mrs Barnhart Ends Life in Akron
Charles Schmidt alias Mike Jordan killed Mrs Teresa Barnhart after a night of boarding with her then returned to Akron and killed himself in front of the Barnhart home. Police hunted him in Akron and nearby towns as he took his own life.
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Mrs. Barnhart
Akron
Associated Press
Charles Schmidt
Mike Jordan
Teresa Barnhart
Barnhart
Cantrill to Step Down as Equity President
Representative Cantrill of Kentucky, head of the Society of Equity, will not seek re election to the presidency. He plans to attend the January 14 15 convention in Frankfort and says the role entails too much work and worry.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Representative Cantrill
Kentucky
The
Society of Equity
Frankfort
Four Burned To Death In Boarding House Fire
Four people died in a boarding house blaze in Fort William Ontario. Five others were injured by jumping from windows as a 20 degree below zero chill intensified the cold. The fire left occupants in night clothes suffering exposure.
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Fort William
Ont
Associated Press
War Without Quarter Between Taft Faction and Insurgents
Washington January 4 The Taft administration vows no patronage for Republican insurgents apposing its policy, signaling a broad political clash as leaders pursue anti Taft opposition. Rep Miller exposes postmaster general pressure while rivals Cooper Lenroot and others face organized opposition and funded campaigns ahead of primaries.
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Washington
Congress
Cummins
Des Moines
Bristow
la Follette
Clapp
Taft
Miller
Highth
Minnesota
Corn Hitchcock
Cooper
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Reengente Ae
Hitchcock
Sipent
House
National Party
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