Time to mark time as Congress opens in December
Washington dispatch says Speaker Cannon plans a brief session with mainly budgetary bills and censuses. President Taft aims for a bold but limited program including tariff, canal fortification, federal incorporation, and new Alaska governance, while debates on the tariff board and Ballinger Picochot inquiry loom large.
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Washington
Joe Cannon
Congress
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Taft
Yoe
Panama Canal
Tawney
House Committee On Appropriations
Canada
Alaska
Tariff Board
Champ Clark
Missouri
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Senate
Clark
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Uncle Lue
Businessmen Urge Taft to Delay Tariff Revisions
Business men nationwide press Taft to refrain from tariff changes for now urging “Let's have a rest” as many letters argue that revision attempts would be less risky in the next Congress if a deadlock persists between a Democratic House and Republican Senate.
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Taft
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Senate
Class Holds Reunion of 1908 November City Scottish Rite
Members of the 1908 November city class, Scottish Rite, gathered at the Denison hotel Tuesday night for their annual reunion. About twenty five men attended the banquet after vaudeville acts, followed by a party at Murat theater.
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Denison Hotel
Murat Theater
Tim Murphy Brings Two Shows to the City
Tim Murphy returns with a large list of friends and a strong supporting company. He will perform Saturday afternoon a new comedy Judge Barmele by F. E. Domm, and Saturday evening present his four act comedy Mr Opp.
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Mr. Murphy
Grapewin improvises method for sketch writing at theater
Charley Grapewin uses a stenographer and six days of improvisation to craft his sketch The Awakening of Mr. Pipp. In contrast The Rosary at the Park follows an Irish priest with Blesser Jennings delivering a memorable Father Brian Kelly performance and comedy from Skeeter and Sybil Hammersly. Large matinee crowds underline the week’s success.
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B. F. Keith
Pipp
Edward E. Rose
Blesser Jennings
Brian Kelly
Frank Morris
Skeeter
Sybil Hammersly
The Blue Mouse at Majestic Delights Crowded Houses
The Arvine Benton players stage the funny farce The Blue Mouse at the Majestic to packed crowds. Louise Dunbar as Paulette Divine draws affection as the lovable Mouse, whose antics spark ample laughter and sympathy by play’s end.
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Fitch
Hoyden
Blue Mouse
Louise Dunbar
Paulette Divine
Ution
Lew Fields' The Midnight Sons to Play Shubert Murat Theatre
After a year in New York the mammoth musical will open for three nights at the Shubert Murat theater starting Monday night December 5 with a matinee Wednesday. The cast of 125 remains unchanged including George Monroe Harry Fisher George A Schiller Joseph M Ratliff and many others led by the marvelous Millers and Gus Baci.
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Boston
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Chicago
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Midnight Sons
Shubert Murat Theater
Shubert Murat
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George A. Schiller
Joseph M. Ratliff
Denman Maley
Willard Curtis
Alan Brooks
Maude Lambert
Stella Tracey
Nan J. Brennan
Marcia Harris
Gladys Moore
Mazie King
the Marvelous Millers
Gus Baci
Miss Maya Walsh Tours South Africa Before Burlesque Return
Miss Maya Walsh of the Kentucky Belles at the Empire theater returns from almost a year on the South African vaudeville circuits. The former musical comedy star and original Buster Browvin company principal speaks highly of the country and its people.
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Empire Theater
South Africa
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Senator Scott Stricken by Ulcer and Nervous Breakdown
Senator Nathan B. Scott of West Virginia is ill with a stomach ulcer and nervous breakdown at the Willard hotel. Doctors say he must rest, risking missing the opening session of Congress, leaving West Virginia’s delegation without representation.
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Nathan B. Scott
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William J. Morgan
Senator Scott
Nagel Will Remain In Cabinet Not Supreme Court Nominee
Washington November 30 Secretary Charles Nagel of the department of commerce and labor announced he would not join the Supreme Court. Nagel said he preferred to stay in the cabinet and that President Taft had not offered him a seat.
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Charles Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States Supreme Court
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Taft
Supreme Court
Slush Fund Allegations Strike New York Jockey Clubs
Victor A. Seebamberg testifies that Coney Island Jockey Club funds connected to anti race betting measures grew into more than 305,000. Isador Kresel, associate counsel to the legislative graft probe, asserts the fund raised by race tracks worsened graft concerns.
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Victor A. Seebamberg
Coney Island Jockey Club
Isador Kresel
Legislative Investigating Committee
Good Roads Convention Draws State Leaders to Indianapolis
Governors from many states appoint delegates to the national good roads convention in Indianapolis from Tuesday through Friday. R Powers of the American Good Roads Association arrives to coordinate exhibits at the German house with displays from Standard Air, E I Dupont, and other firms.
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American Good Road Association
German House
Indiana
Coning General Assembly
Wendling Laughs in Shadow of Gallows in Kellner Murder Trial
In Louisville on November 30 the state prepares to argue that Joseph Wendling is a degenerate fit for the murder of eight year old Alma Kellner. He remains composed in court, billed as a model prisoner while witnesses, including former sweetheart Mrs. Cora Munea and Alma’s father Fred Kellner, testify about the tragedy and Alma’s last movements.
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Wendling
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John Valla
St. John’s Church
Portuguese Put Up Red Flag in China
Foreigners arriving in Hong Kong from Macao report rebels in Portuguese held Macao seized the gunboat Patria and fired on the city. The governor and military officers were ousted as the republican flag rose over public buildings. Refugees include nuns and priests. Mutineers forced the governor to sign a promise while surrounding government house.
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China
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Portugal
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Marao
Government House
Canton River
Peeping Incident Reported Near 909 North Penn
Mrs. A. Higart of 909 North Pennsylvania street saw a man peering through a side window Tuesday night. She alerted police as Bicycle men Stewart and Hartsell searched the area but the intruder was not found.
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Pennsylvania Street
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Hartsell
Matamoros Scene of Conflict
Reports from Laredo indicate Matamoros Tamaulipas has seen a battle between revolutionists and federal troops after communications with the city were cut. Authorities along the Rio Grande fear the city’s fate remains unknown as wires were cut and railway dispatch lines seized by opposing forces.
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Reyes to Be Honored in Mexican leadership plan
Gen Bernardo Reyes will be recalled from Europe to be vice president of Mexico and later acting president. Dias government plans to placate unrest after an uprising while Vice President Corral, in ill health, goes to Europe. Reyes would succeed Corral and Dias would retire in about a year.
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