Roosevelt Address at National Conservation Commission
President Roosevelt welcomes hundreds of national figures including Judge Taft and governors to Washington for the National Conservation commission session. He urges immediate action on inland waterways, a comprehensive plan, and forest protection to ensure national resources are preserved and prosperity grows.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Conservation Commission
Taft
White House
Congress
Conservation Commission
Great Engineering Societies
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Inland Waterways Commission
Commission
Appalachian
White Mountain
Open Air Schools Liked in London Experiment
London experiments with open air schools for poor children from June 1 to October 31 show positive signs. Started last summer as experimental, a £400 grant funded the test and next summer’s appropriation rises to £2,000 for three schools. Each school serves 75 children in three classes with a head teacher, three assistants, a nurse, cook, helper, and janitor.
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London
Harem Defined as Fireside Trust Concept
Dialogue explores a curious definition as one character asks for clarity and the other describes a harem as a collection of firesides organized into a trust. The exchange presents a playful mishearing shaping the idea.
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Pat
Women Employed Far More Than Men in Pittsburg Stogie Factories
In Pittsburg stogie factories 2211 women and 463 men are employed. In three of the trust factories 1025 women and ten men are on the payroll.
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Pittsburg
Millionaire Francis Hirschberg Shot In St Louis Home
Police weigh murder versus self harm in the death of Francis D. Hirschberg a 54 year old prominent Catholic layman and businessman shot at his Lindell boulevard residence He was a friend of Archbishop Glennon and a director of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition his death prompts police to seek intruder evidence while family contends burglary.
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St. Louis
Francis D. Hirschberg
Archbishop Glennon
Lindell Boulevard
Hirschberg
America
Diplomats in Auto Upset Injuring Guatemalan Ministers
Senor Don Juan Barrios and Senor Herrarte, both Guatemalan ministers, and Gen. John Drummond were badly hurt in a late Tuesday car crash near a Virginia bridge while en route to Mount Vernon. Barrios is unconscious with brain concussion, skull fracture and internal injuries. Herrarte and Drummond have injuries but are not in critical condition. Chauffeur George Starling escaped with minor injuries.
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Washington
Don Juan Barrios
Guatemala
Don Luis Toledo Herrarte
United States
John Drummond
South America
Virginia
George Starling
Senor Barrios
Herrarte
Highlands
Gen
Drummond
Mount Vernon
Estrada Cabrera
Low Fare Law Is Attacked in Equity Suit
In Pittsburgh on December 9 the two-cent railroad fare law is challenged again. The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie along with the Pittsburgh McKeesport and Youghingham railroad companies filed in common pleas court an equity suit seeking a preliminary injunction. They ask to bar Allegheny County or officials from collecting the $1,000 penalty per violation enacted in 1907.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Common Pleas
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Pittsburg, McKeespert & Youghingheny
Allegheny County
Bulgaria Proposes Indemnity to Turkey in 16.6 Million
A Sofia dispatch reports Bulgaria notified the powers of its willingness to indemnify Turkey for damages caused by Bulgaria’s declaration of independence. The sum cited is 16 600 000 dollars. The Temps dispatch notes the offer was published from Paris.
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Turkey
Paris
Dec
The
Temps
Sofia
Holiday Shopping Riot Sparks Downtown Shuffle
A riot erupted as holiday shoppers crowded the streets late at night, forcing police to intervene and restore order while authorities urged calm and patience amid crowded downtown conditions.
Hoyt Defends Panama Canal Payment Details
Solicitor General Hoyt says the president’s letter to Mr. Foulke correctly described the Panama canal payment to the French. He states funds were paid to the liquidator M. Gautron in Paris and allocated between the new and old companies as decreed by the Seine civil tribunal. He adds the tribunal’s action reflects the French government’s stance, dismissing any contrary claims.
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Washington
Hoyt
Foulke
Panama Canal
Bank of France
M. Gautron
Seine
Civil Tribunal of the
Taft Re-elected Leader of Red Cross in 1909
President elect Taft was unanimously re elected president at the American National Red Cross annual meeting. He will take office in March and hold both the presidency and the Red Cross chief post simultaneously, a unique arrangement in U S history.
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Washington
Taft
United States
American National Red Cross Society
Muskegon Factory Fire Ravages Indiana Box Plant
Muskegon Michigan December 9 The Indiana Box Company's factory was destroyed by a Tuesday night fire that threatened nearby homes on the west side. Loss is estimated at seventy five thousand dollars.
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Muskegon, Mich
Indiana Box Company
Muskegon
There’s Nothing Saintly About Angel Cake
A compact line notes the discordant view of angel cake as something unwholesome causing stomach discomfort rather than a heavenly treat. The motto hints at a critical stance toward a dessert once beloved.
Townsend Proposes Amendments to Hepburn Rail Rate Law
Michigan congressman Townsend urges bills granting ICC power to block rate increases before 30 day notice ends and to permit shippers to route shipments. A Ways and Means meeting eyed subpoenas to witnesses including Van Cleave Adams and industrial leaders. Roosevelt backs a new emergency volunteer army bill drafted with War Department approval. Weeks introduces a bill to regulate migratory birds under interstate commerce laws.
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Townsend
Michigan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ways and Means Committee
House
James W. van Cleave
National Association of Manufacturers
Charles Francis Adams
Boston
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Cullom
Spain
Army
War Department
Weeks
Massachusetts
Durie
Department of Agriculture
Indictments Return Murder Charges Over Reelfoot Lake Attacks
Eight men named Garret Johnson Sem Applewhite Arthur Clear Fred Pinson Roy Ransom Bob Huffman Tidorton and Bud Norris face first degree murder charges from a grand jury in Union City Tennessee. They are charged in the killing of Captain Quinten Rankin at Walnut Log on October 18, tied to the night riding depredations at Reelfoot Lake. All suspects are in custody.
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Union City
Tenn
Reelfoot Lake
Garret Johnson
Sem Applewhite
Arthur Clear
Fred Pinson
Roy Ransom
Bob Huffman
Tid »Orton
Bud Norris
Quinten Rankin
Walnut Log
Federal Council of Churches Adjourns to Meet in 1912
The first Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America adjourned its session in Philadelphia and will reconvene in December 1912 at a location chosen by the executive council. Strong resolutions urged opposition to increased armament by nations worldwide.
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Church Council
Philadelphia
Churches of Christ In America
Nations of the Earth
P. J. Kieran Sought by Police on Arrest Warrant
Police sought the arrest of former Fidelity Funding Company president P. J. Kieran in New York after his wife Mrs Kieran reportedly traveled from Washington to Baltimore and then to New York, with authorities still seeking him late Tuesday night.
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P. J. Kieran
New York
Fidelity Funding Company
France Keeps Death Penalty in France Vote
Paris officials report the chamber of deputies approved retaining the death penalty by 330 to 201. The decision set the policy for France, with ongoing legal and penal implications discussed among lawmakers.
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France
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Death and Taxes Echo as Eternal Dueling Foes
A wry adage contrasts death and taxes, noting death comes but once while taxes persist. The quote frames a cynical view on human fear and the inevitability of obligations.
River Falls Banks Cave In Halt City’s Growth
In Pine Bluff Arkansas the river level dropped three inches overnight but eastern river banks continued to cave. The Cady mill site washed away with the mill. Workers at Cotton Belt Railway shops built lumber and steel revetments to curb the current. Results improved Tuesday and if revetments hold, property danger eases for now.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas
Cady
Harding Bayou
Cotton Belt Railway
Bank Burglars Blast Maize Safe For Five Thousand Stolen
Wichita dispatch reports midnight break in at State Bank of Maize Kansas near Wichita. Burglars dynamited the safe and escaped with about 5000 dollars. Investigation underway with local authorities.
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Kansas
Wichita
Kan
State Bank of
Maize
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Harry N. Ward
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