Burns reveals self funded use in Los Angeles dynamiting case
William J. Burns told reporters he quit the Los Angeles dynamiting case after spending 14,000 of his own money with no reimbursement. He said Mayor Alexander first hired him and that he resumed work when funding arrived, and he warned arrests required conclusive evidence before proceeding.
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New York
Los Angeles
William J. Burns
Alexander
J. J. McNamara
Chicago
Merchants & Manufacturers’ Association
R. W. Burnham
Detroit
J. B. McNamara
American Federation of Labor
Gary Gary Emphasizes Cooperation Over Old Competition
Washington December 8 Judge E H Gary head of the Steel Trust tells the senate interstate commerce committee he favors cooperation over brutal competition He argues old style rivalry drove prices up and calls for a commission to enforce restricted lines for corporations Senator Cummins warns such a body might be unlawful if it pre clears agreements among manufacturers
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Washington
E. H. Gary
The
Steel Trust
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Cummins
Rodgers Plans Coast Flight Finish From Compton to Long Beach
John Aviator Calbraith P. Rodgers, injured during a coast to coast attempt, has recovered and announced he will resume the flight Sunday. He will ascend at Compton where the machine fell and hopes to land at Long Beach.
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Anderson
Ind
John
Calbraith P. Rodgers
Compton
Long Beach
Winter Wheat Crop of 1912 Is Smaller
Washington December 8 A department of agriculture crop report shows 29,301,009 acres planted for winter wheat in 1911 versus 31,656,000 in 1910 and 32,648,000 in 1911. The fall 1911 area for the 1912 crop is about 1.3 percent below fall 1910. Crop condition December 1 stood at 86.6 percent of normal, compared with 95 in 1910 and 82.5 in 1910, with a ten-year December average of 89.9.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
Local Girl Chosen State University Vice President
Ada M. Richmond daughter of H T Richmond a Campbell farmer was elected by her Madison state university senior class as vice president according to reports received today.
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Ada M. Richmond
H. T. Richmond
Campbell
State University At
Madison
Boils on Your Neighbor Prompt Patience Remark
A sharp quip notes patience can be tested by a neighbor's troubles, suggesting endurance mirrors Job in hardship. The line implies irritation arises from others' afflictions and resilience is required.
Woman thief works game by telephone in city chase
Solomon Selcer president of Alaska Fur Manufacturing chased a richly gowned woman three blocks along Central Avenue in Minneapolis after she and a well-dressed man entered a store to examine furs. While Selcer answered a telephone call the woman snatched a sealskin cloak and fled. a male accomplice escaped.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Solomon Selcer
Alaska Fur Manufacturing Company
Central Avenue
Selcer
Seleer
Lawyer compares unreasonable murder to antitrust ruling
George H. Earle Jr former Philadelphia mayoral candidate told the Senate interstate commerce committee that defining unreasonable in the Sherman act is like outlawing unreasonable murder. He spoke during the Dec 8 session in Washington.
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Washington
George H. Earle, Jr
Philadelphia
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Barker Senate testimony raises Roosevelts presidential prospects
Wharton Barker's testimony before the senate interstate commerce committee against Colonel Roosevelt has caused a public uproar. His high reputation in Philadelphia and as a civic figure lends weight to his evidence and could accelerate Roosevelt's emergence as a potential presidential candidate, prompting a broad effort to defend his name before the electorate.
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Washington
Wharton Barker
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Roosevelt
Barker
Philadelphia
Colonel Roosevelt
Infanta Eulalia Supports Divorce in Swiss Writing
Infanta Eulalia of Spain, aunt to the king, plans to go to Switzerland to publish more writing backing divorce. She says no punishment from church or court could stop her and defends her book as harmless though in Spain it triggers excommunication threats. She argues divorce frees individuals from seeing marriage as an eternal chain.
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Paris
Infanta Eulalia
Switzerland
United Press
Infanta
Spain
America
Stokes Resting as Trial Moves Forward
New York on December eight W E D Stokes a millionaire hotel proprietor rested easily but remained too unwell to attend the trial of Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad accused of shooting him.
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Stokes
New York
W. E. D. Stokes
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
Burns Denied Hiding in Dyna mite Case Says He Likes His Talk
Frank M. Ryan head of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers says John J. McNamara and his brother jailed will not break the union. He insists he is not hiding from Detective Burns and defends the organization as an international benevolent society aiding injured iron workers.
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Washington
Frank M. Ryan
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
John J. McNamara
Burns
Ryan
McNamara
McNamara Brothers
International
Collision Fatal to One in Anderson
In Anderson Indiana John Macey a Marion Indiana salesman died from a collision between an Indiana Union Traction system car and a city car last night Six others were injured with two in critical condition today.
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Anderson
Ind
Counterfeit Ring Busted by Secret Service
Secret service traced a band of counterfeiters eight years into a nationwide probe from Denver to Chicago and a Vancouver Island hideout. Leader Albert Leon, arrested in Chicago, faces federal indictment. true bills also against Rudolph Swanson and Fred Marneck. The suspects are Russian refugees with high education.
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Denver
Colo
Chicago
Vancouver
Secret Service
Albert Leon
Rudolph Swanson
Fred Marneck
Legislature to Buy Wisconsin Statutes Annotations
Madison reports the legislative committee on Wisconsin statutes will meet this afternoon in the executive office to consider purchasing annotations. Judge A L Sanborn and his son John B Sanborn are involved, with a $15,000 appropriation approved by the legislature.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
A. L. Sanborn
John B. Sanborn
Northwest banks show big gains in st Paul area
North west bank statements to the comptroller of the currency indicate strong growth for Paul banks with substantial deposits in the region. The reports suggest banks across the north west are enjoying a highly prosperous condition.
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ST. Paul
Minn
United States
St. Paul Auditorium
Northwest Development League
Billiard Tip as a Pun on Cue for Difficult Shot
The question plays on the double meaning of cue and tip in billiards. Giving a tip to help a difficult shot could be seen as providing a cue or hint. It’s a pun that blends instruction with the sport’s vocabulary.
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