Speculation on Taft's Message and Court Plans
Washington reports swirl around President Tafts completed message and cabinet approval. Rumors point to Judge John Pollock Kansas for the Supreme Court with possible Hughes as chief justice. Speculation intensifies among Congress members as secrecy protects the content and upcoming appointments.
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Supreme Court of the United States
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Supreme Bench
Hughes
Northwestern Runs Aground At San Juan Island
The steamship Northwestern ran aground at San Juan island early today. Passengers and mail were transferred to the Tees, which was due to reach Victoria this afternoon. The Northwestern, owned by the Alaska Steamship Company, left Seattle yesterday bound for Valdez with twenty six passengers and a crew of seventy. damage is not serious.
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Tees
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Seattle
Valdez
Robbers Loot Farmers Savings Bank Under Fire
In Arden City Indiana on December 2 a group of yeggmen robbed the Farmers Savings Bank while a night watchman fired warning shots. The thieves, under attack by a citizen posse, broke into the vault and escaped with eight hundred dollars in a buggy as pursuers close in.
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Arden City
Farmers, Savings Bank
Fighting Near Damascus Sparks Turkish Druse Battle
In Houran and Syria near Damascus Turks clash with Druses over religious matters. About seven hundred Druses are reported killed with a 10 000 strong body said to hold out while Turkish forces reconnoiter. A further battle is anticipated as peasants, angered by oppression, take up arms.
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Houran
Syria
Damascus
Women in Shelton seek vote timing under suffrage law
In Shelton on December 2, women asked when they may vote under the suffrage act as the law’s rules vary. They pressed officials for guidance on ballot timing ahead of next Tuesday's election. Grand Reported TV Indictments Thomas Bruce Indicted jurors still deliberating on cases. A grand jury indicted W Johnson and Mrs A M Walker for adultery, and Thomas Bruce, once a theater man now jailed, for alleged support of wife and child.
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County’s Largest Land Sale Ever Recorded
Baker City December 1 A major land deal in this county this week by Hughes & Co involved 1080 acres on Clover creek about 25 miles NW of Baker. W A Haton of Union sold to F W Eppinger of this city the cultivated property for 32400 dollars, with 600 acres not needing irrigation.
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W. A Haton
Union
Clover Creek
Baker
Sheriff to Use Hounds After Election
Sheriff Childers received two pure Kentucky bloodhound pups from Wenatchee Washington. He plans to use the dogs to chase criminals. The pair cost $75 each with $14.60 express charges.
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Sheriff Childers
Wenatchee
Wash
Kentucky
Oregon Engineers Vote to Strike Over Wage Demands
Portland and western railroads face a potential strike as members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers vote on a fifteen percent wage increase. Ballots were mailed to Chicago for counting on December 10, with a conference planned afterward. While some centers report support for a strike, precise outcomes remain uncertain and talks of compromise loom.
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Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers
Gener
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la Grande
Troublesome times in store for English politicians
London reports a wave of slander suits after a bitter campaign as Parliament seats across England shift. Notables Joseph Chamberlain and Arthur Balfour were re elected amid charges of treason theft and lying in seventy constituencies.
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England
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Arthur Balfour
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Watson declines Ta Grande mayoral bid
Mr. J H Watson announces he will not run for Ta Grande mayor, citing insufficient time for municipal duties. He notes his long association with O R N Co which is expanding facilities along mountain divisions, increasing personal obligations and city responsibilities.
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Ta Grande
J. H. Watson
0. R. &.N. Company
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Injured Boy Freddie Boch Recovers After Coasting Mishap
Freddie Boch, injured a week ago while coasting, sat up for a while this afternoon and is showing signs of recovery.
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Freddie Boch
Rage Track Coffers Spent Without Records
Bruce Linn of the legislative investigate committee says allied racing interests allegedly spent about $300,000 on legal services to block anti betting laws. James Hvana, treasurer of the Metropolitan association of bookmakers, testified no records exist on how the funds were used.
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Legislative Investige Committee
New York
Beief
Bruce Linn
Metropolitan Association of Bookmakers Organization
James Hvana
Wendling Denies Murder in Kellner Case at Trial
John Wendling testified he did not kill Alma Kellner eight, whose body was found months ago in a church basement at Loulaville Kentucky. He could not explain bloodstains on his bicycle or on his trunk after fleeing.
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Loulaville
John Wendling
Alma Kellner
Wendling
Johnson 18 Wealthy Secures $60,000 Property Option
Chicago December 2 Jack Johnson emerged as a real capitalist by securing an option on property valued at sixty thousand dollars at State and Zist streets. The plan is to complete the deal this afternoon. The property includes an auditorium two dance halls and several lodging halls. Johnson also revealed he has one hundred sixty seven thousand dollars in the bank.
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Watson
Dr. Richardson
Monroe
Chicago
Jack Johnson
State and
Zist
Johnson
California gains population and four new congressmen
Washington reports California population at 2,377,549, up 802,496 since the last count. Virginia stands at 2,061,611, an 11.2 percent rise, yielding one additional congressman.
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Washington
California
Virginia
Warrent Stone Comments On Possible Railroad Strike
Cleveland December 2 Warren Stone president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers would not discuss whether a strike by locomotive engineers would occur if western railroads did not grant their demands.
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Cleveland
Warren Stone
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers
Western Railroads
House Insurgent Effort Sparks Battle Over Committees
Nebraskan Congressman Norris, a leading insurgent, says the coming session will see a major fight over how House committees are appointed. He notes last session’s proposal for a "committee on committees" with power to name all other panels and the rules committee, adding momentum to the insurgent campaign.
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Congress
House
Norris
Seaton Norris
Rebels Said to Plan Raid on Madera and Nearby Posts
Reported Mexican Revolutionists drill near Madera and threaten attacks on American colonies and Chihuahuan merchants fear a large shipment of cattle and money as a precaution. Locals in El Paso feel uneasy about possible incursions.
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Chihuahuas
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