Missouri Representative Lloyd Declines Ballinger Committee Post
Washington January 20 Representative Lloyd of Missouri was named to the Ballinger Investigating Committee by Republicans last night but today refused appointment to serve under it. The move highlights partisan debates over the inquiry and Lloyds stance on national matters within the House.
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Liberal and Labour Majority Threatens Government Control
London reports Liberal headquarters warn that without a majority of Liberals and Labourites excluding Irish Nationalists, ministers will not accept minimal control. The move could trigger immediate elections and ongoing parliamentary paralysis.
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Orphan Soprano Mary La Salle Reaches Opera Heights
New York on January 22 Mary La Salle expressed gratitude to kind strangers as she seeks Europe for training before a possible world fame in opera. Once penniless after her father’s death in Weatrice Nebraska her rare voice impressed Riccardo Martin and Riccardo Martin and Guillo Gatti Casella. The Metropolitan director urged a trial and wealth New Yorkers lined up to aid.
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Misa La Salle Chosen for European Study Year
The text states Misa La Salle will be sent to Europe to study for a year under Maestro Lombardi. After this preparation year she is to return to America to become a leading singer with the Metropolitan Company.
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Labor groups plan meat boycott across Illinois
On January 21 the State separation of Women’s clubs executive board meets to draft a meat boycott urging Illinois housewives to abstain from meat for a month to lower prices. Englewood’s Modern Woodmen rally 200000 members, and the Chicago Federation of Labor backs a similar plan. Packers blamed for high meat costs as receipts rise while handling remains restricted. A mass Faneuil Hall meeting in Boston aims to start a nationwide boycott and Washington reports 20000 labor organizers backing a meat strike.
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America Under Worst Zone Predicts 1910 Horror for Americans
Paris dispatch reports Madame De Thebes, famed actress, warning United Press that 1910 will bring horror for Americans. She likens America to a youth with too much life and says the earth is under a planet revolution, forecasting a looming financial crash and many personal crises and bloodshed.
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Cuban Senators in the Cabinet
Cuba considers a new government form allowing senators and representatives to join cabinet posts without giving up their elective seats. The move, backed by the house of representatives, aims to pool seasoned statesmen already serving in Cuba’s house or senate.
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Washington Letter Big travel bills spark scrutiny in 1908
A Washington Letter summary notes clerks in the General Land Office run up large travel expenses for trips to Washington state to inspect diminished Colville Indian surveys. Other agencies report modest costs, while the Board of General Appraisers to hear cases at several ports, and food costs fall under inquiry.
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Theatrical man faces trial for wife murder in police station
George L. Marion, once a theatrical man, is on trial in Luzerne county for the Aug 20 murder of his common law wife, Francia Lee. The case draws big attention as Marion’s defense receives support from theatrical figures nationwide.
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Wickersham Speaks to Lawyers at State Bar Meeting
Rochester N Y January 20 Several hundred New York lawyers attended the opening of the annual meeting of the state bar association. An address by Hon George Wickersham attorney general of the United States was the feature of the day's program. Other speakers of national prominence are scheduled for tomorrow.
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Marconi Wireless Extend Across Atlantic Network Plan
Marconi wired message from London and Japan reports an extended transatlantic system. Marconi sails to Grace Bay to supervise wireless apparatus installation replacing a recent failure. Clifden station re-equipped to resume service, linking Glace Bay as a hub. In America, attention will be given to expanding stations across Canada to relay messages from Great Britain.
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United Mine Workers Leader Proposes Five District System
In Indianapolis on January 20 President T. L. Lewis urged dividing mining states into five districts to settle wage disputes locally with Canada separate. He warned against relying on strikes, criticized injunctions curbing free speech, urged action to examine the Sherman anti trust law, and pressed Congress for protections of organized labor. Governor Marshall attended the convention.
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Miners’ unions urged to unite in consolidation bid
Indianapolis January 20 President Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners proposed to the United Mine Workers of America that the two organizations unite. The plan suggests a possible consolidation of both groups with the goal of unified leadership and stronger action.
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Anniversary of January Blizzard in the Dakotas
Salems South Dakota recounts the January blizzard of twenty two years past. Fifty to sixty deaths linked to freezing and many maimings followed a heavy snowstorm that swept the prairies. Communities sheltered in schools as rescues and heroism emerged amid bitter cold and drifting snow.
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Obituary Follows Settler’s Storm Rescue In Montrose
A settler’s stove scene ends with Grandpa drifting in a storm and falling into a well near a farmer’s door. His rescue came too late for the Montrose local paper obituary, yet he kept calm, noting a man should die about once a year to learn what the people think of him.
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Shriners Plan Grand New Orleans Welcome for 1910 Meet
Final arrangements for Imperial Council entertainments at the 1910 Shriners convention in New Orleans are under way. Jerusalem Temple's executive committee will spend over 20000 dollars on local festivities and decorations. Three monetary prizes will reward merchants with the most attractive displays along the parade route and business districts. The effort aims to greet visiting Shriners with an unprecedented level of hospitality in the City of Sunshine.
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North Dakota banker sentenced to ten years in Leavenworth
Fargo news reports Judge Amidon in US court yesterday sentenced A. H. Jones former cashier of the First National Bank at Rugby to ten years in Leavenworth Penitentiary for misappropriation of bank funds.
Federation of Labor Plans Meat Strike Action
Chicago January 2 The Federation of Labor will soon start a meat strike to protest high meat prices Similar to Cleveland the plan calls for asking the federal government to take over the packing houses and run them under government ownership.
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John Valet May Clear Albert Patrick
In Galveston on January 20, John Valet, sought in the murder of William Marsh Rice, is reported located by a brother of Attorney Robert Patrick. Valet is said to be in Sing Sing and will confess, which would clear Patrick.
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Conservative Gain Increases to 51 Seats in London Returns
London dispatch notes the latest returns show a further Conservative increase, bringing the overall gain to 51 seats. The report highlights a strong performance across key districts and signals a continuing shift in parliamentary balance.
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Dan Couglin Reported Dead in Bi Crime Controversy
A Chicago report notes Dan Couglin, aged 15, is dead amid confusing claims. The text attributes an arrest in the USSR for murder complicity, a conviction and escape, then an indictment in the United States for alleged jury bribing, creating a tangled, unclear sequence of events.
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