Washington stamps rise as war prep grows
The Washington bureau of engraving and printing doubles parcel post stamp output from five to ten million daily. Major General Leonard Wood urges supplies like artillery ammunition for potential war. Senator Bailey denounces direct legislation in farewell remarks. The eight hour law for government contract jobs becomes effective.
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Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
United States
Leonard Wood
Bailey
Texas
Rev Contant’s Seventieth Birthday Sermons at Lodi Church
The Rev Isaac Contant celebrated his seventieth birthday at his Lodi New Jersey church by preaching three sermons bringing his total to 5 503 since he was ordained Mrs Woodrow Wilson criticized the turkey trot signaling possible shifts in Washington social circles after the inauguration Letters to President elect Wilson urged cabinet appointments for women Governor’s remarks spurred talk Gov Norris of Montana as Interior Secretary Taft marked his fourth New Year’s Day at the White House greeting 7 052 people
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Isaac Contant
Lodi
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Washington
Wilson
Gov. Norris
Montana
Interior
Taft
White House
Michael Youtelamee
Butte
Mont
Cole Brease
South Carolina
Michael Slater
Brownsville
New Hampshire
William J. Britton
Britton
Kev
Bette Brand
St. Paul's Cuthesan Church
Pittsburgh
Virginia
Woman’s Suffrage Party
Merwin E. Lee
Wyoming
New York
Johnson
Gaynor
Keene's Turf Records Stand Against Time
Sporting James R Keene left behind the greatest individual turf record in the history of kings. It is estimated his total American and English stakes winnings exceeded 3,060,000 dollars. Hughie Jennings predicts the Pirates will win the National League pennant this year and Matty will pitch well when younger stars have passed. Princeton star Toly Fendleton will not go pro despite major league offers. Luther McCarty defeated Al Palzer in Los Angeles to claim the white heavyweight title. the fight stopped in the 18th round to spare Palzer from further punishment.
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James R. Keene
Keene
America
Hughie Jennings
Pirates
Matty
Toly Fendleton
Princeton
Tiger
Highlanders
Luther McCarty
Missouri
al Palzer
Iowa
Los Angeles
Palzer
General President elect Wilson rejects Cabinet promises
General President elect Wilson says he has not asked any man to join his Cabinet. The piece notes rising U.S. industrial deaths and injuries, plus various political and legal incidents including a Kansas gas price order dispute and taft siblings in Potomac Park incident.
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Wilson
United States
Andrew Bones
Salem, Mass
Thomas A. Edison
Eugene W. Dahl
Grand Trunk Railway
Cincinnati
Martius Smith
Bilison D. Smith
South Carolina
Florence
S. C
Co. Pollock
Kansas Natural Gas Co
Tener
Pennsylvania
John C.delaney
John H. Sanderson
Harrisburg
Pollock
Kansas City
Taft
Henry W. Taft
Potomac Park
James Sherman
Sohmer
New York
Jamestown frigate destroyed by fire at Hamp ton Roads
Historical notes describe the destruction of the Jamestown with quarantine duties at Hampton Roads. The wide sweep of 1912 events includes births, political changes in New York, Panama Canal activity, and public safety notes across the United States.
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Jamestown
Hampton Roads
Andrey Lassen
Abbeyville
Goethals
Panama Canal
John Clamp
Dobbs Ferry
William Sulzer
New York
Albany
Sayville
Frank Mallory
Harvard
Panama Canal Zone
Emily Sawyer
Pontiac
Mich
New York Post Office
Civil Service List
Grover Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
William Redelheim
Sulzern
Edward F. Mylius
England
Washington
Cabinet meeting in Madrid under King Alfonso
Report notes a Spanish cabinet gathering in Madrid chaired by King Alfonso. Other items mention Prince Albert in London listed among naval cadet candidates, and various unrelated world events including finance and aviation incidents.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Prince Albert
George
London
Advisory Council
Victor Emmanuel
Abruzzi
John Ellis
Cambridge University
Japan
Europe
India
Fecamp
France
Jacques LéVasseur
Mallot
le Vasseur
Wilson Won't Name Cabinet Yet Says Final Make-up Needed
President elect Woodrow Wilson, in Princeton, says he will not announce cabinet names until the full cabinet is finalized and all acceptances are in. He will not reveal his plans for the special session or program, and will deliver a brief inaugural address and Congress message.
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Princeton
Wilson
Med
Washington
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Seagirt
Baltimore
Reid in Sleepy Hollow Funeral Service for Ambassador Reid
Funeral services for Ambassador Whitelaw Reid were held in St. John the Divine with the President and Roosevelt among attendees. Diplomats and officials filled the church as the coffin was escorted to Grand Central and a train sent the body to Tarrytown, where it rests near Washington Irving.
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New York
Whitelaw Reid
Thehedral of
St. John the Divine
United States
Roosevelt
James Bryce
Philander C. Knox
Col. H. C. Lowther
Duke of Connaught
Joseph H. Cheste
Mr. Reid
Grand Central Station
Tarrytown
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Washington Irving
Taft Open to Arbitration on Panama Canal Toll Dispute
Washington reports President Taft would submit the Panama Canal toll questions to arbitration but rejects The Hague tribunal. Senate sentiment appears divided with Townsend Shively Fletcher Jones Gallinger Stoke Borah among opponents and Root Burton Hitchcock Bacon among advocates for arbitration.
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Washington
Taft
Great Britain
United States
Panama Canal
Senate
Townsend
Shively
Fletcher
Jones
Gallinger
Stoke
Misosuri
Mexican revolt narrows as U S envoy reports improvement
Charge d Affaires Schulyer at the U S Embassy in Mexico City told the State Department that despite ongoing disorders in Mexico the general situation is slightly improving. He said hostilities are narrowing with Durango Chihuahua and Mexico as main disturbance centers.
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U. S
Washington
Mexico
Schulyer
Mexico City
State Department
Durango
Chihuahua
State wide Jersey items report building booms and incidents
The itemized news notes a brisk real estate revival across New Jersey with churches funding projects, plus local incidents. Highlights include a high school masquerade in Ocean City, a Glassboro firefighter presenting a $25 purse and fruit basket, a warrant for Louis Wise in Moorestown, and stamp sales at Moorestown post office.
Proper Feed for Chickens and Essential Research
A longtime poultry guide explains the need for study to determine hen requirements. It cites six ounces of daily food per hen, about 8½ pounds per day for ten birds, and a weekly 26 pounds. Two thirds should be grains with a mix of wheat, cracked corn, and oats plus seeds. The remaining third is mash, fed dry, with a suggested formula of bran alfalfa meal oats corn meal salt pepper.
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State
Hennery
Del
Jersey
Virginia
Philadelphia
Phila
L. J
L. L
Neers
Pennsylvania
Express
Turkey
Conn Valley
Charleston
Boston
Maine
Etita
Texas
Wgc
Ugs
Ben Davis
Ane Lee
Cloirgeau
Formosa
Bavana
K. A. Grimes
Importance of Pure Food in Duck Rearing
A. J. Hallock, a Long Island duck raiser, recounts ducks dying from impure feed. Investigators find the sand used in feed grounds foul due to leeching from duck yards. Replacing the sand with clean, pure sand fixes the problem and restores the ducks' health.
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Long Island
A. J. Hallock
Poultry Health and Management Tips for Flocks
Practical advice on keeping hens healthy and productive. Emphasizes air and clean quarters for ducks and fowls, warns against damp houses, cites remedies like camphor and Venetian red, suggests feeding strategies with middlings and corn meal, and notes nest egg preparation and cold-weather care.
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Reid
Sleepy Hollow
the Hague
Anglo-American Board
Ocean City High School
The
Biscayne
Glassboro
Wilbur McFadden
Louis Wise
Thomas Wood
Moorestown
Patrick Driscoll
West Jersey & Seashore Railroad
Bessie M. Townsend
Atlantic City
Trenton
South Broad Street
Michael Pasquali
Pitman
Clover Social Club
Millville
William Haggerty
George Mulford
George Dilling
Merel Querens
Harvey Wallace
Newark
John H. Donnelly
William Byrne
James Street
McKenzie
Byrne
Mary Crossley
Guion's
Red Bank
Fair Haven
Shrewsbury
Middletown
Vineland
Rocco Rossi
F. A. DeVaris
M.E. Church
Rossi
Carridge
Fred Sanatron
East Freehold
Paterson
Margaret McGinniss
Vine Street
Sidney Goldthorpe
Francis Ottinger
William E. Hale
E. L. Kerns
Bristol
Kerns
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