Scott's Broadside at General Wood
Senator Scott delivers in executive session a review opposing Brigadier General Wood's confirmation as major general. He cites gifts from a Havana gambling house, alleged discrediting articles, and claims Wood avoided the committee, urging due deliberation and questioning his fitness for high command.
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Washington
Scott
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Senate
Wood
Jai Alai Company
Havana
James E. Runcie
John R. Brooke
Foraker
McKinley
General Wood
Augustus
Rome
Cuba
James H. Wilson
Battle of
San Juan
Wilson
United States
Jai Alai
Ohio
Hanna
Senate of the
Seonard Wins in an Easy Contest Amid Delegates
Republican delegates from across the district gathered in the city with party leaders and prospective congressional hopefuls including Elmer Leonard Norman T Jackman and G B McGoogan Circuit. Delegates from DeKalb Whitley and other counties debated strength while Jackman backers claimed 49 DeKalb votes though Leonard supporters disputed the tally. Clarence C Gilliams of LaGrange announced plans to seek another congressional nomination amid ongoing caucuses and campaigning.
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Elmer Leonard
Norman T. Jackman
DeKalb
G. B. McGoogan
Orville Carver
Angola
C. C. Gilliams
Lagrange
James H. Rose
Auburn
Judge Rose
Jackman
DeKalb County
Leonard
Allen County
Ballou’s
Aveline
Clarence C. Gilliams
Congress
Republican gathering signals candidate clash in district
Attendees included numerous Republicans from across the district such as J. W. Baker, N. T. Jackman, J. H. Rose, F. L. Welsheimer, and C. C. Gilliams among others, indicating possible complications for the party. The exact impact of Gilliams' candidacy on the Republican race remains to be seen.
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Gilliams
J. W. Baker
Columbia City
N. T. Jackman
J. H. Rose
F. L. Welsheimer
Auburn
H. C. Willis
Fraunie Broughton
Waterloo
N. CG. Browand
Garrett
Louis D. Kerr
Ligonier
L. WN. Litman
A. C. Peecher
C. C. Gilliams
E. C. P. Shaw
Lagrange
George A. Bishop
H. D. Weaver
John @. Yeagley
Capt
E. G. Rose
Angola
W. D. Carver
F. W. Baker
Avilla
John L Henry
B. F. Bowman
W. M. Trump
Albion
H. K. Scott
Orville Carver
H. R. Culbertson
J. E. Buchanan
Sharp Chosen County Chairman In Allen County Meeting
In Allen county a Republican central committee meeting chose W N Ballou as chairman by acclamation after Purman withdrew. Ronald Purman was briefly nominated for secretary. George Loesch and J T Dougall were among the ward nominees for committee seats with Harris extending thanks and Sharp pledging to labor for party unity.
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Sthair
Ronald BR. Purman
J. T. Dougall
W. N. Ballou
Purman
Ballou
Cook
Harris
Allen County
Shanp
Central Committee
L. P. Sharp
George Loesch
W. =. Doud
R. B
J. H. Bilderback
G. A. Schust
J. T. Young
G. H. Sthair
Russia Seems Poised for War Storm in Asia
St Petersburg dispatch notes expected Japanese reply within days that may avoid immediate rupture and keep negotiations alive. Pekin reports US and Japan push to secure rights in Manchuria under new treaties before war, with ratifications and telegraph exchanges shaping consular access and treaty enforcement. Russia signals limited Manchuria rights to curb trade disruption and shield foreign residents while avoiding China’s financial turmoil. Baron Hayashi criticizes Russia circular as contradictory, insisting true rights require China’s sovereignty acknowledgment.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Pekin
United States
Manchuria
Washington
Conger
Mukden
Antung
China
Foreign Office
Tokio
Russia
Europe
Baron Hayashi
Japan Advises China to Stay Neutral in War
Baron Hayashi, Japan's minister to Great Britain, said he informed the British foreign office of Japan urging Chinese neutrality in case of war. He attributed the Times dispatch from Pekin reporting "promptly resort to arms" to a mistranslation by Chinese officials. He stressed Japan has urged neutrality upon China.
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London
Baron Hayashi
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Japan
London Times
Pekin
China
Japan and Russia move toward ending Manchuria dispute
Paris reports confirm Russia will recognize and respect China foreign treaties related to Manchuria. Officials say treaty guarantees safeguard commerce under existing agreements and Europe and America should urge a quick resolution. Japan’s reply timing remains unclear.
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Paris
Foreign Office
Count Lamsdorff
Russia
China
Manchuria
Japan
Europe
America
New Philippine Governor Gen Luke Wright Succeeds Taft
Gen Luke E Wright of Tennessee named governor general of the Philippines succeeding Judge William H Taft. Wright, a Democrat, is praised for his long record and anticipated firm administration in Manila amid ongoing colonial affairs.
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Luke £. Wright
Tennessee
Philippines
William H. Taft
Wright
Russian Assurances on Manchuria Rights Pledged
State department notes that the Russian ambassador assured the secretary of state that Russia will not obstruct powers with treaties to China from enjoying all rights and privileges guaranteed by those treaties in Manchuria. The statement reflects diplomatic efforts to secure free access and authority in the region.
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Washington
State Department
China
Manchuria
Provocation Claim Over Open Trade of Manchurian Ports
The Sviet editorial denounces the opening of Mukden Antung or Tatung Kon to foreign trade without Russia’s consent. It calls this act an open provocation against Russia in the context of American and Japanese treaties with China.
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St. Petersburg
Mukden
Antung
Tatung- Kon
China
Russia
Sviet
Illness of Julius Kuhfuss Alarms Friends at 418 Dawson Street
Julius Kuhfuss is gravely ill at his boarding house 418 Dawson Street after a period of decline marked by internal hemorrhages. Friends express great alarm as his attending physician calls symptoms very discouraging.
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Julius Kuhfuss
Dawson Street
Mr. Kubfuss
Baptism and Temptation of Jesus in January Lesson
The lesson covers Jesus baptism by John and the subsequent temptations in the wilderness around A D 26. It notes the heavens opening, the Spirit descending like a dove, and a voice declaring Jesus as beloved Son. Temptations focus on hunger, spectacular messianic power, and worldly empire, tested against obedience to God.
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Jesus
Lower
Jordan
John
Bruce
God
Mark
Christ
Luke
Edersheim
Jury Fully Impaneled in Machen Conspiracy Trial
Washington crowds witness the formal selection of twelve jurors for the conspiracy case involving August W. Machen the Groffs and the Lorenzos over letter box fixtures. Key figures present include Perry S. Heath Wynne and several congress members as opening arguments loom.
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Washington
August W. Machen
Groff Brothers
Clarence Bradbury
Holley L. Herrill
John F. Gerhold
Roache Abell
T. E. Clements
David A. Wetzell
Douglass
Pritchard
Maddox
Groffs
Beach
John F. Kumler
Toledo
Ohio
Lorenzos
Bristow
Judge Pritchard
Machen
Th Lorenzes
Graffs
Perry S. Heath
Wynne
Congress
Lafayette street railway official to join Fort Wayne interurban project
Thomas J. Henderson, secretary and treasurer of the Lafayette street railway, will move to Fort Wayne to take a key role in organizing an interurban lines consolidation. Philadelphia financiers led by J Levering Jones back several city and interurban lines with headquarters at Fort Wayne. The Lafayette, Logansport, and Fort Wayne Traction company will join the merger, placing Henderson in a top post in the new office.
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Lafayette Journal
Thomas J. Henderson
Lafayette Street Railway Company
Fort Wayne
J. Levering Jones
Philadelphia
Henderson
Lafayette Street Railway
Lafayette, Logansport, and
Fort Wayne Traction Company
Lafayette
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W. N. Cummins
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W. H. Clark
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