Wilson backs Martine for U.S. Senate in New Jersey
Governor-elect Woodrow Wilson announces support for James Martine as the United States senator to succeed John Kean, defying party machine backing. He urges the legislature to honor the advisory primary designation, risking Democratic opposition but arguing for popular government and his presidential prospects.
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Trenton
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
Wilson
James Martine
United States
John Kean
James Smith Jr
Dfeader
Newark
Senate
Martine
Democratic Organization
Frank MecDermitt
Smith
McKenzie Charged In Alaska Coal Land Fraud Conspiracy
Washington December 9 Charged with conspiracy to defraud the government of more than 30 000 acres of Alaskan coal lands Donald A McKenzie of 815 Twenty Fourth Street Northwest faces allegations of schemes to steal vast mineral resources and unlawfully transfer rights through a complex deceit.
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Washington
Donald A. McKenzie
Twentyfourth Street
Northwest
McKenzie Freed on Bond in Spokane Federal Case
McKenzie rested on orders from District Attorney Wilson's office after a federal grand jury indictment at Spokane Washington. He posted bond of 2500 dollars and had figured prominently in the Ballinger Pinchot inquiry. An affidavit quoted Gravis saying McKenzie claimed Garfield was not kept in the cabinet due to opposition to Alaska coal claimants.
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Wilson
Spokane
Wash
McKenzie
Ballinger-Pinchot
Louis R. Gravis
Gravis
James R. Garfield
Interior
Garfield
Dead Man's Widow Faces Trial for Murder
Cambridge story reports Lillian M. Glover, widow of Clarence F. Glover, as the real defendant in the fatal case. Testimony from Hattie LeBlanc’s sister Irene Langley and 14 year old Lillian LeBlanc details alleged mistreatment and threats as the Glover marriage unraveled. A Waltham post office clerk added that Mrs. Glover received hundreds of letters under a false name Minnie Everett Clark.
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Cambr0edge
Mass
Hattie LeBlanc
Clarence F. Glover
Mays
Lillian M. Glover
Glover
Hattie le Blanc
Irene le Blanc Langley
Fatal mercury poisoning at Springfield hospital in Frederick
In Frederick Md on December 9 a convalescent inmate at Springfield hospital administered a mercury tablet that killed Mrs Har tier Willson Nelson widow of Dr Edward Nelson a prominent local figure. Miss Jeffries also took a tablet but survived after antidotes were given.
Yale Senior Killed in Bridgeport Trolley Crash
A trolley car struck an automobile driven by Stuyvesant Peabody, a Yale senior and son of a western magnate, killing Mystic modiste Mrs. Jessie Saunders and injuring another girl. Yale student B C Thompson injured with a broken arm. Peabody arrested after trying to flee Bridgeport after the collision.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Stuyvesant Peadbody
Yale
Jessie Saunders
Mystic
B.C. Thompson
St. Paul
Peabody
Insurance Leaders Convene National Association in Chicago
Life insurance presidents from across the United States gather in Chicago for the opening of their national association. Paul Morton of Equitable Life presides as convention chairman, delivering the opening address. Gov. Deneen gives the welcome, with a response from Hl. B. Craig of Volunteer State Life Insurance Co. of Chattanooga.
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Chicago
United States
Paul, Morton
Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York
Gov. Deneen
Hl. B. Craig
Volunteer State Life Insurance Company
Chattanooga
New Rate Ruling Bars Through Routes in Tap Line Cases
Washington dispatch reports that the Interstate Commerce Commission ruled a private corporation owned transportation company providing incidental service to others cannot demand through routes and joint rates with trunk line railroads. The decision covers all the so called tap line cases filed recently, numbering over a hundred.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Man Charged With Feeding Horses Excelsior in Connellsville
Walter Ford, 2 negro, held in Connellsville jail on charges of feloniously feeding his horses with excelsior. One horse died and another fell ill after the alleged experiment. Ford said he was merely experimenting during his preliminary hearing.
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Connellsville
Avithernelty
Walter Ford
Ford
St. Leonards Abandoned at Sea Off Azores
The British steamer St. Leonards bound from Galveston to English ports was abandoned in a sinking condition. Her crew were saved by the steamer Lazie and will be landed at St Michaels in the Azores.
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London
St. Leonards
Galveston
Tex
Lazie
St. Michaels
Azores
French Aviator Sets New Altitude World Record
In Pau France on Friday M Legagneaux soared his aeroplane to a new world altitude record. The achievement adds to his earlier aviation milestones and underscores France's advancing role in early flight.
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Pau
France
M. Legagneaux
Engine Fire Fizzles Over Burning Cornstalks
Firemen led by Jesse Hutsell respond to a blaze near Twenty first and Dexter streets only to find a pile of burning cornstalks. The 5 am alarm prompted a swift police and fire response, but the flames proved small and quickly contained.
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Sloan
Hutsell
Twenty-first
Dexter Streets
Woman in Pittsburgh Ends Life After Love Dies
Armie Maxwell, 30, learned her sweetheart John A. Workmaster, died in an earlier accident. She identified his body, then met Workmaster's wife at the morgue and decided to kill herself. Her body lies beside Workmaster in the morgue.
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Pittsburg
Armie Maxwell
John A. Workmaster
Workmaster
Wheeling
Hero horse qualifies for medal in Auburn incident
Special to The Sun. In Auburn Indiana Jay Clark Corman and William Budd owed their lives when a gasoline lamp exploded causing seven hundred dollars in damage. A self sacrificing horse and a brave anvil saved Clark as building debris collapsed. Clark lay beneath the horse with injuries but survived.
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Auburn
Ind
Jay Clark
Corman
William Budd
Clark
Budd
Movement to cut postage to one cent per ounce
Cleveland Ohio December 9 A national drive to reduce letter postage from two cents to one cent per ounce was announced. The national 11 cent postage association opens headquarters in Cleveland to lead the campaign and a postal rate bill is being prepared for introduction in Congress in the current or short session.
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Cleveland, CO
National
Congress
Mill End Sale at 43 W Washington St
All wool suits and overcoats made to order offered at 1.75 dollars by J. Singer & Son located at 43 West Washington Street. The notice promotes a mill end sale and highlights custom tailoring options.
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J. Singer & Son
Washington St
Unclear OCR fragment hints at political campaign chatter
Fragmentary text mentions lunches with Bin, fears about Cummins, Roosevelt arrival, Orange leader, Senator Rose and party loyalty. No clear event or date. readability limited. cannot confirm full story.
Kidnappers Held by Police in Gotham
Two women among nine suspects, including alleged kidnapper leader, are in custody after Giuseppe Longo and Michael Rizzo were taken in Manhattan. Magistrate sets bonds at $10,000 to $90,000, with security and heavy guards to prevent violence. Rizzo boy expected to be returned. ransom of $15,000 demanded earlier.
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New York
Manhattan
Guiseppe Longo
Lynn
Michael Rizzo
Brooklyn
Longo Boy
Jim
Children’s Society
Guiseppe
Tighe
Champion Wolgast Quietly Weds in Cadillac Mystery
Ad Wolgast world lightweight champion secretly marries Miss Mildred Ensign of Cadillac. The couple kept the ceremony private until after Wolgast defends his title against Owen Moran. The bride, 22, says he plans to quit boxing after Moran bout and move to a farm near Cadillac.
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Cadillac
Mich
Ad Wolgast
Mildred Ensign
Wolgast
Owen Moran
Miss Ensign
Battling Nelson
Belle
Moran
Japan urged to prepare for war by Nippon paper
Victoria B C December 9 Exhortation to Japan to prepare for war with the United States is the gist of an article in the Tokio Nippon arriving via the steamer Namba Mari The Nippon asks what objective the United States has in view by funding a large Pacific fleet a strong Pacific army a vast coal depot and naval stations at Hawaii and the fortification of Hawaii and the Philippines.
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Victoria
B. C
Japan
United States
Tokio Nippon
Nippon
Pacific
Hawaii
Philippines
White deer sighting in Cable offers $300 bounty
White Deer seen in Cable Wisconsin is described as a pearly snow white buck. A Milwaukee brewer has posted a $300 reward for its capture alive, with efforts planned to trap the animal.
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Cable
Wis
Milwaukee
Bryan blasts Wall Street tie in 1912 Democrat race
Lincoln Neb Dec 9 William J Bryan warns in the Commoner against nominating any eastern candidate with Wall Street taint for the 1912 presidency. He frames the party’s drift as radical and says Wall Street promises victory, citing past tariff issues and Republican triumphs to underscore his warning.
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Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Democratic Party
Wall Street
The
Commoner
Bryan
Political party defeats rise after economic shocks
The text notes that defeats in 1896 1900 and 1908 were less disastrous than those in 1994 and 1904. It argues the party has become more radical, condemning retreat to Wall Street after victory.
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Wall Street
Christys May Unite In Duncan Falls Reunion Tale
Zanesville Ohio December 9 The artist Howard Chandler Christy may reconcile with his wife Mabelle Chandler Christy and their daughter Natalie as she plans to visit Duncan Falls for a week before Christmas. Mrs Christy had left Duncan Falls two months ago amid reconciliation efforts.
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Mabelle Chandler Christy
Howard Chandler Christy
New York
Duncan Falls
Natelie
Christy
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