Carnegie Creates World Peace Fund to End War
Andrew Carnegie formally transfers ten million dollars to a new foundation intended to fund international peace. Senator Elihu Root named acting president. trustees include Nicholas Murray Butler, Henry S. Pritchett, and Charles W. Eliot, among others. The fund aims for perpetual income of about 560,000 annually to be used by trustees and, if peace is achieved, to support abolition of remaining evils.
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D. C
Andrew Carnegie
Elihu Root
United
Hague Peace Tribunal
Mtive
Carnegie
Taft
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Henry S. Pritchett
Nw Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Joseph H. Choate
Albert K. Smiley
Charles W. Eliot
Arvard
James Brown Scott
State Department
John W. Foster
Andrew J. Montague
Howard
Lexny Ga
Thomas Burke
Feader
James L. Slay
San Antonio
Andrew D. White
Germany
Robert §.Brookins
St. Louis
Samues Mather
Cleveland
J. G. Japp
Cincinnati
Arthur William Foster
California
San
Frank R. A. Franks
Charlemagne Tower
Amer
Oscar Straus
Turkey
Austin G. Fox
New York
John L. Wallader
John Sharp Williams
Nes. Co
L. Taylor
Cargggie Hero Commission
Pittsburg
Geo. W. Perking
Neier
Washington
Carnegie State
Pitsburg
Carnegie Institute
Tnen
Not Guilty for Hattie Leblanc in Murder Trial
In Cambridge Massachusetts 17-year-old Hattie Leblanc, a French Canadian girl, was found not guilty after about 95 minutes of jury deliberation. Judge Bond’s charge emphasized reasonable doubt as defense clinches the acquittal.
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Cambridge
Mass
Hattie Leblanc
New England
Bond
Clarence E. Glover
Hattie
Warnock
Clarence F. Glover
Waltham
Short season adopted by baseball magnates in New York
The American baseball magnates agreed to a 154 game schedule at their meeting in New York. The 1911 season would start on April 12 and end on October 21.
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New York
Harmon and Dix Democratic Ticket In 1912
A rough draft of a Democratic ticket for 1912 surfaced in York with Harmon and Dix mentioned as possible nominees. Thomas Fox, chair of the Sacramento County Democratic Committee in California, announced the development.
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Harmon
Dix
York
Enti
Demone
Thomas Fox
Sacramento, Cal
Democratic Committee
Optimum Ballot Systems Questioned by County Board
La Crosse county board committee evaluating the Coupon Ballot mailed four circulars to all election officers. They ask which ballot is fastest to vote and count, most secret, least prone to fraud, and seek precinct voter opinions on the Dunn ballot plus officers’ personal views on two voting and counting systems. Officials are expected to study questions before replying.
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la Crosse County
Chink Weds White Girl in Minneapolis Marriage License
Charley Wing a 34 year old Chinese man has obtained a license to wed Miss Elsie Delong from a prominent white family in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Minp
Charley Wing
Chinaman
Elsie Delong
Mine Disaster Victims Located At Greens Mine Tacoma
Twenty two men killed and 296 entombed following an explosion in the Greens Mine at Tacoma Virginia, a report received in Bluefields W Va states.
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Bluefields
W. Va
Tacoma
Plan to revive Black River navigation to connect La Crosse and Black River Falls
Captain Harmon B. Bresee of La Crosse proposes using gas powered barges to open a water route from La Crosse to Black River Falls. He tested the Black River channel last summer and plans stations for farmers along the river to haul goods directly to markets, potentially easing transport for Lytes Melrose New Amsterdam and nearby towns.
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Black River
la Crosse
Black River Falls
Harmon B. Bresee
Browneville
Bresee
Melrose
Hammond Chute
Camp Douglas
Elroy
Omaha
Lytes
New Amsterdam
Battle near Pederales In Chihuahua Escalates
A clash between Mexican federal troops and insurgents near Pederales Chihuahua has continued since Sunday with heavy losses reported on both sides.
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EL Paso
Texas
Pederales
Chihuahua
New Suspects in Kansas Murder Case Expand Inquiry
Kansas City police and deputies chase leads in the Earnhardt farm quadruple murder near Dallas Kansas. Arrests of two more suspects follow statements by John B Feagles Jr who may be released. Investigators seek a handkerchief linked to Mrs Barnhardt and a witness alias Bailey wife. Isaac Whitsett, a laborer, is also detained in the case.
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Kansas City
Zimmer
Earnhardt
Dallas
Kansas
John B. Feagles, Jr
Feagles
Samuel Bailey
Barnhardts
Barnhardt
C. E. Campbell
Overland
Bailey
Geo. Barnhardt
George Barnhardt
Isaac Whitsett
Melba to take Miss Potter to Europe after local concert
Springfield dispatch reports Mme Melba was impressed by Miss Armour Potter of Springfield Ohio after a recital two weeks ago. Melba will bring Potter to Europe, and Potter will sail from New York next Saturday to study abroad with the grand opera star.
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Melba
Chicago
Springfield
Ohio
Mme
Armour Potter
Ohio City
Europe
Tawney Succeeds Ballinger for Interior Post
Washington dispatch reports Representative James A. Tawney of Minnesota will become secretary of the interior, succeeding Richard A. Ballinger. Representative H. S. Boutelle of Illinois is slated for a diplomatic service appointment, according to White House and Capitol leaks.
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Washington
James A. Tawney
Minnesota
Interior
Rchard A. Ballinger
H. S. Boutelle
Illnois
Lame Duck Alley
White House
Capitol
Curse of Lupton Shocks Alliance Crowd and Police Seek Arrest
Alliance Ohio December 14 police with a blank warrant pursue Levi Lupton after a public confession admitting fathering a child with a female worker in his Gift of Tongues cult. Miss Mamie Corlette of Cleveland identified as victim. county officials consider charges for violating criminal statutes.
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Alliance
Ohio
Sidell
Levi Lupton
Lev Lupton
Lupton
Fe*tingz
Mamie Corlette
Cleveland
Kirchbaum
Canton
William Corlette
Doyle Brothers Discover Irish Heir to Ancestral Estate
David Doyle of La Crosse learns he and his brother are heirs to an Irish estate after an advertisement in the Irish American paper. The pair, long apart, were prompted by their aged mother’s plea to see them before she dies. Doyle, injured while employed by the La Crosse City Railway Co, seeks to inform his brother and plans a possible trip to Ireland.
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David Doyle
la Crosse City Railway Co
Ireland
America
la Crosse
Doyle
New York
Dublin
J. J. Doyle
Georges Quay
the Tribune
Buffalo
Chicago
Wisconsin
St. Louis
Army
Oklahoma
la Crosse City Railway Company
Jim
State arbitration waits on Missouri Pacific strike
Arbitration of the machinists and allied trade unionists walkout over revised working conditions on the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain lines is postponed until after a general Gould system strike vote is concluded.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Gould
Pilot McCurdy to Fly Across Isthmus for Canal Zone Purse
J A D McCurdy, famed aviator, plans a biplane crossing of the Isthmus of Panama for a purse totaling several thousand dollars raised by canal zone merchants. The event is to occur in December with the aviation feat drawing regional interest.
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Panama
New Orleans
J. A. D. McCurdy
Isthmus
Canal Zone
Corpse Sits Up and Says Hello in Minnesota
Westbrook, Minn. December 14. Undertaker H R Steadman prepared to embalm John Regnall when the supposed corpse sat up and greeted the room. Dr C P Nelson removed the man from danger and he will bear life marks from carbolic acid taken in an attempted suicide.
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Westbrook
Minn
H. R. Steadman
John Regnall
Regnall
Steadman
C. P. Nelson
Former employee linked to Minneapolis express robbery
Joseph Omerberg once of La Crosse and accomplices including John Anderson and Emma Smith were arrested in Minneapolis for the Adams Express strong box theft. The loot, initially valued at 15000 then revised to 900, is largely recovered. Omerberg lived at 711 Nicollet and worked nearby. Smith, held without charge, is said to have received 700. Anderson aided the escape.
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Joseph Omerberg
Johnson Street
la Crosse
Adams Express Company
Minneapolis
John Anderson
Emma Smith
Omerberg
Express Company
Adams Company
John H. Jones
Frank Leslie
Hennepin Avenue
Express
New Albion
Nicollett Avenue
Central
Hutchinson
Minn
Superior Boulevard
Wisconsin and Minnesota forecast fair with cooler conditions
Wisconsin sees fair weather tonight and Thursday with moderate temperatures. Minnesota forecasts cooler conditions in the north tonight, with fair skies to Thursday. Iowa notes fair tonight and Thursday with moderate temperatures.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
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