Dispute Over Navy Budget Claims Between Meyer and Foss
Washington December 2 The preliminaries of a bitter fight emerged as Secretary Meyer claimed a $5 million saving in the coming fiscal year's navy estimates versus Congress 1911 appropriation. House Naval Affairs Committee Chairman Representative Foss called the claim misleading and disputed its accuracy.
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Washington, D. C
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Representative Foss
Ill
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Congress
Navy
Diaz Ends Seventh Term City of Mexico
Diaz ends seventh term in Mexico City. report notes transition on December 2 with ongoing political developments and public reaction in the capital.
Diaz Records Seventh Term as Mexico's President
The veteran ruler, aged 80, faces revolts as Diaz begins an eighth term with Ramon Corral as vice president. Once a modern Cyrus, he governs with iron and a mix of tyranny and benevolence, while insurrections persist and Francisco I Madero plots opposition from abroad.
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Firio Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
Cyrus the Great
Ramon Corrall
Corrall
Francisco I. Madero
Madero
San Antonio
Tex
Egyptian Holy Cat Reincarnation Claim Draws Exhibit
Mrs. C. L. Freeman, exhibitor of 27 cats in Kansas City, says her sub conscious self recalls living as an alley cat and earlier as an Egyptian temple cat. She describes past lives and a vow to care for stray cats after becoming a woman.
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Kansas City, Mo
C. L. Freeman
Fratricide Sentenced to Life in Indiana Prison
Benjamin Smith aged 20 pleaded guilty to first degree murder in Delaware county Indiana after beating his aged father to death with a brick and a monkey wrench on Navy night. Judge Ellis imposed a life term in the penitentiary after waiving a jury trial.
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Muncie
Ind
Benjamin Smith
Navy
Ellis
Delaware County
Smith
Windsor Herbert Given Life for Wife Murder
Windsor Herbert, 27, shot and killed his common law wife Belle Herbert on Sept 17 over alleged white slave existence. Judge Stuart sentenced him to life imprisonment in Jackson prison four hours after the jury retired.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Windsor Herbert
Belle Herbert
Jackson Prison
Stuart
Pullman Berths To See 25 Percent Price Cut
The interstate commerce commission hearing in Washington today signals a potential 25 percent reduction for upper berths, matching lower berth rates for Pullman sleepers. No word yet on porter tips, with Pullman sceptical about annual losses, hoping higher patronage will offset cuts.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullman
Pullman Company
New Haven
New York
Boston
Teachers Meet in West Salem Institute Programs Outlined
County superintendent B F Oltman announces the Teachers Institute to be held Saturday at West Salem High School starting 9 30 a m The program includes Some Practical Suggestions in Arithmetic by Prof J O Engleman La Crosse Normal School and Our Visible Foes by Prof W D Frost University of Wisconsin All teachers are urged to attend The timetable lists opening exercises selected readings school organization points intermission music roll call and a discussion period with questions and responses
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B.F. Oltman
West Salem High School
J. O. Engleman
The
la Crosse Normal School
W. D. Frost
University of Wisconsin
la Crosse
Engleman
Meat prices fall further by three cents a pound
New York news reports a general one to three cent drop in wholesale meat prices continuing after the election. Ribs loins rounds and pork loins show declines with bed rock prices still distant. Retailers have matched but with smaller cuts and a larger cut is expected by Christmas.
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New York
Mother arrested over spanking by old slipper
In New York a 14 year old Frances Bahner had her mother arrested for humiliating her by spanking with an old brown slipper. Magistrate Freschi weighs how old a girl must be to escape a spanking as the case goes to trial.
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New York
Frances Bahner
Freschi
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