Wilson orders study of cost of living investigation
President Wilson has begun a study of the cost of living after government departments submitted reports. United States District Attorney Anderson leads a nationwide inquiry and is believed to favor summoning a grand jury in New York or Boston to investigate the question thoroughly.
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United States
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Hoston
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Boston
World War I political and military dispatches from December 7
Reports from London Lisbon Petrograd Berlin Rio de Janeiro Nice Brussels detail cabinet negotiations in Britain, German advances in East Africa and near Bucharest, Romanian retreats, interned German ships, Serbian general Putin’s illness, and new Flemish language rules for Brussels authorities.
Woman Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Police Killing
Edith Colby a 44 year old newspaper reporter was convicted of second degree murder for shooting and killing A C Thomas a policeman in September at Thompson Falls Montana.
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Edith Colby
A. C. Thomas
Did Not Murder His Wife Verdict in Missouri Case
St Joseph Mo December 7 Oscar Daniel prosecuting attorney of Bus chanan county was acquitted of the murder of his wife in a high profile case.
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Oscar Daniel
Buschanan County
Heney May Be Secretary of Interior
Washington, Dec. 7. Francis J Meney of San Francisco met with President Wilson per request to discuss Navnal Chairman Vance McCormick. Rumors say Heney may be offered interior secretary with Franklin K. Lane moving to the Supreme Court to replace Hughes.
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Washington
Francis J Meney
San Francisco
Wilson
Navnal
Vance McCormick
Heney
Interior
Franklin K. Lane
United States
Charles E. Hughes
Market Prices Regulated by Twelve Men
New York December 7 Joseph Hartman commissioner of weights and measures says twelve men in New York manipulate the food market and set prices for the country. He favors indicting these men.
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New York
Joseph Hartman
Weights and Measures
Swedish Women Demand Equal Voting Rights
Stockholm reports the National Swedish Woman's Suffrage Association believes Sweden will gain full women’s suffrage within about five years, marking a milestone as the country lags behind other Scandinan nations. The group anticipates similar progress in other backward nations despite current limits on voting rights.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Woman's Suffrage Association
Boiler Makers Addressed at Wildon Conference
The American Uniform Boiler Law Society wrapped a three day conference in Wildon Washington to draft a national boiler code for uniform construction and regulation. Delegates from thirty four states including President Wilson attended along with noted engineers. Taft delivered the closing address as officials urge nationwide adoption of standardized boiler specifications. Also noted are local sales and health reminders in Alaska and sentences for liquor violations in Ketchikan.
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American Uniform Boiler Law Society
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Industrial Commission of Ohio
Massachusetts
California
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Ohio
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Montana
J. ©. Callery
Industrial Commission
T. J. Duffy
Edward N. Hurley
Federal Trades Commission
R. F. Hutton
Columbia University
John C. McCabe
Detroit
Henry Hess
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Thomas EB. Curran
Erie
American Uniform Boiler Society
W. H. Taft
Alaska Exports Strong in November Despite Decline
Alaska's November exports totaled 9.32 million dollars, remaining above average. Excluding bullion and ores the value was 5.99 million, with gold bullion and ore adding 2.07 and silver ore 0.84 million. The report notes reindeer skins and other items among the unsegregated goods. Three storage battery and trolley locomotives arrived at Treadwell for local mines while Cook Inlet reports a successful season and Tom McCall’s Dodge car set a 11,000 mile record in sixteen months.
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Alaska
Juneau
Coe
Nena SeTee
Timilies Care
United States
Treadwell
JCAL Jottings From Cordova and Nearby? Coastal Notes
Captain Charles Auer returns from Seattle and several figures arrive in Cordova. The steamer Mariposa loads copper ore worth millions and the Bank of Alaska plans a Cordova branch after January 1. Mayor Slater narrowly escapes a serious accident while carrying his nephew. A contract for winter mail between Fairbanks and Nenana goes to Calhoun, price undisclosed.
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Bank of Alaska
Skagway
Anchorage
Wrangell
Cordova
Borden Building
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Richard Davis
Fairbanks
Nenana
Calhoun
Chena
Uthe
Promotion land settlement discussed at national conference
Hector McPherson of Oregon Agricultural College urged a new policy for northwest land settlement at a national marketing and farm credits meeting in Chicago. He warned current plans under Carey and reclamation acts underperform and exploiters harm settlers. The report also notes moving of Candle town's theater, final proof by Magnus Nelson in Fox trail, and a dramatic Alaska weather shift from 20 above to 86 below in Fairbanks.
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Hector McPherson
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ore
National Conference of Marketing and Farm Credits
Northwest
McPherson
Magnus Nelson
Fox Trail
Fairbanks
Land Office
Nelson
Transcontinental freight rate hike debated before ICC
In San Francisco on December 7 the Interstate Commerce Commission opened hearings on a proposed tariff raise. Freight rates to and from Pacific coast ports would rise by 10 cents per hundred pounds on carload tons starting December 30. California shippers led by the Chamber of Commerce argued the rise would harm fruit and other crops already sold under current rates. Local and statewide shippers pressed for their viewpoints as the hearing proceeded before Attorney Examiner Thurtel.
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Pacific Coast
Thurtel
Interstate Commerce Commission
California
California Shippers
Traffic Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Cannibal Cure Alleged in Leprosy Case in Korea
A Korean leper Sin Yungsyun confessed to murder amid a cannibal cure belief. Police say he killed a five year old and harmed four girls in the mountains on Sept 14, claiming flesh-eating cured leprosy. Authorities note widespread superstition and a plan to relocate hundreds to Sorok Island for leper care.
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Korea
Sin Yungsyun
Cholla
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Terauchi
Sorok
Rat
Motion to choose own rulers in Netherlands sparks constitutional debate
In The Hague discussions swell over a proposed revision of the Dutch constitution to bar foreign princes from succession. With Queen Wilhelmina and Princess Juliana’s safety cited, many urge that the throne pass only to Dutch-born successors, preserving national independence.
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Netherlands
Juliana
Haguy Woods
Wilhelmina
Complete interior precinct returns detailed by candidates
Official clerk of the court at Valdez reports interior precinct totals from Chisana and Nizina. Results show numerous candidate tallies and issue votes including eight hour day measures with marked counts for each candidate and option. The data lists Chisana Lew is Sulzer Wick ersham Cobb Grigsby Schofield Dooley Frame German Ron an Cannon Day Hegner W Henry WP Henry Holland Hunter McCallum Murray Noon Price Dieringer Jeter Wilson Wood and the eight hour day vote against. Nizina totals follow with similar candidate tallies and day results.
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Chisana
Nizina
Lewis
Sulzer
Wickersham
Cobb
Grigsby
Schofield
Dooley
Frame
German
Ronan
Cannon
Day
Hegner
W. J. Henry
W. P. Henry
Holland
Hunter
McCallum
Murray
Noon
Price
Dieringer
Jeter
Wilson
Wood
W J. Henry
Imperial Diet Set for December 25 in Tokyo
Emperor Yos hito has convened the imperial diet for December 25. Juneau pushes a bill through Congress to separate the first division from the rest of the territory and grant Seward statehood.
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Yoshihito
Juneau
Congress
Seward
Land monopoly blamed for high living costs at conference
Frederick C. Howe, New York Port Immigration Commissioner, told the National Conference on Marketing and Credits that private land control drives up prices. He linked immigration and land access, saying wealth stems from land and calling for government action in land distribution, agriculture, and fair treatment for farmers and consumers. CHICAGO, 1
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Frederick C. Howe
Port of
New York
National Conference On
Howe
America
Europe
Chicago
Seal Herd Census on Pribiloff Islands Draws New Figures
The U S bureau of fisheries released counts from St Paul Island and St George Island harems. Breeding females on St Paul numbered 2 948 with 98 855 dead pups and 2 170 live pups while St George reported 18 122 breeding females 1 254 idle bulls 17 810 live pups and 312 dead pups. Pups born totaled 13 450 more than the previous season, equivalent to the breeding female count.
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Pribiloff Islands
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries
St. Paul Island
St. George Island
Cordova Workmen Receive 50000 Dollar Bonus
Captain Charles Alberts of Cordova says Copper River and Northwestern rail road workers have gained over 50000 dollars in bonuses during the past year due to high copper prices. Shop, yard, and dock laborers in Cordova are named as primary beneficiaries. The report appears in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. A Douglas Catholic fair sponsored by local ladies yielded a substantial net.
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Copper River & Northwestern Railroad
Charles Alberts
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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