Treaties in Canal Protest Printed for Senate Review
Secretary of State Knox ordered printing of Sir Edward Grey's note on the Panama Canal tolls dispute. Taft plans only preliminaries, with little time left before Wilson takes office. British and American sides must study the Clayton Bulwer and Hay Pauncefote treaties, while awaiting a possible explanation of Grey’s wording. No U S ships have yet faced discriminatory action, making protests unusual at this stage.
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Washington
Knox
Sir Edward Grey
Senate
Taft
Panama Canal
Great Britain
Wilson
Britis
Foreign Office
United States
First Woman to Be a Judge Mary M Bartelme
Mary M Bartelme, long serving Cook County public guardian known as mother to many girls, was inaugurated as Chicago s first female judge. She was chosen by circuit court judges to assist Judge Pinckney at the juvenile court, saying the role is to aid the unfortunate rather than merely judge.
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Mary M. Bartelme
Chicago
Cook County
Circuit Court
Pinckney
Blaze destroys Bayonne oil works and warehouse
A lantern knocked over in the Metwater Oil company tank factory in Bayonne ignited a catastrophic blaze. The one story brick building housed 1000000? in oil and twenty refining stills, with $500000 damage. Firefighters fought to save the stills and warehouse as crowds watched from shore and Staten Island.
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Bayonne
N. J
Mdewater OU Company
Standard Ol Company
Davis
Fire Department
Staten Island
Szabo Trunk and Handbag Order in Probate Case
New York Dec 13 Surrogate Cohalan ruled an order may be issued directing Robert H Elder attorney for Burton W Gibson Mrs Gibson and Charles Goldizer to deliver to Fischerauers the handbag purse and the trunks and musical instruments belonging to Rosa Mensehbik Szabo. The administrator seeks a Franklin Savings bank deposit book of the deceased.
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New York
Fritz Mischerauer
Rosa Mensehbik Szabo
Cohalan
Robert H. Elder
Burton W. Gibson
Gibson
Charles Goldizer
Fischerauers
Suit Seeks $500 For Dog Care For Mrs Ward's Pet
Ade line Hawkes of Gloucester sues executors of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward estate in Salem Superior Court claiming $500 for feeding Fee the dog over eighty five weeks at Mrs Ward's request. Weather forecast predicts fair today and tomorrow with rising temperatures and moderate west and southwest winds.
Garros Sets New World Altitude Record For Aircraft
Roland G. Garros, the French aviator, surpassed the prior altitude mark by reaching 5,401 meters about 19,032 feet. The ascent lasted 1 hour, 11 minutes, and 6 seconds in clear weather. The previous record of 17,851 feet was set by Georges Legagneux at Villacoublay, France, on September 17.
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Roland G. Garros
Georges Legagneux
Villacoublay
France
Rowdy House debate over Bowman seat seating
A heated floor dispute in Washington followed the decision to seat Charles Bowman of the Eleventh Pennsylvania district, with Rep. Palmer and Rep. Farr trading sharp charges over alleged coercion by railroad interests and reforms, risking a near-fistfight as the chamber debated the vacancy.
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Washington
Dec
Charles ©. Bowman
Pennsylvania
Bowman
Palmer
Farr, Loo
Delaware, Lickawatd and Western Railroad
Valmer
Farr
Mr. Palmer
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Monroe County
Champ Clark
Baltimore
Wilson
Clark
Florida Citrus Exchange Shuts Fruit Shipments
Florida citrus exchange manager WC Temple ordered all members to stop shipping fruit to further orders to prevent congestion of northern markets and a price drop. About 6000 carloads of oranges and grapefruit were en route or in northern merchants’ hands as the nation’s average daily consumption runs around 500 carloads.
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Florida Exchange
Jacksonville
Fla
Dee
Temple
Floridan Citrus Exchange
Exchange
Florida
Women to Serve on Jury in Interurban Case
Independence Kansas December 13 Twelve of the wealthiest and most prominent men of this city were summoned to serve on a jury in the case of James Bine charged with firing a shot through the window of an interurban car near here endangering the lives of the passengers.
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James Bine
Mar
New Jersey Farm Statistics From 1909 to 1910
A New Jersey census bulletin reports livestock and poultry data for 1909 and 1910. Dairy cows on April 15 1910 numbered 130 000 with 67 263 000 gallons of milk produced in 1909. sheep numbers fell 36 3 percent to 16 795. total fowls reached 2 507 000 with 13 300 000 dozen eggs produced in 1909 worth 3 584 000 dollars.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Durand
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce and Labor
Washington
Faramia
Will Subpoena Wilson For Hearing In Blackmail Case
United States Commissioner Stockton issued a subpoena for President Elect Woodrow Wilson to testify at the hearing of Seeley Davenport Warren Dunn and Jake Dunn on charges of sending threatening letters to Wilson. The hearing, originally set for Monday, was postponed to Tuesday afternoon due to Wilson's delayed arrival from Bermuda.
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Newick
N.d
United States
Stockton
Woodrow Wilson
Seeley Davenport
Warren Dunn
Jake Dunn
Wilson
Bermuda
Negro Hold Up Men Caught in Newark Police Confession
Newark detectives report two black suspects confessed to half a dozen holdups after attacking a storekeeper on Ridgewood avenue with a blackjack and attempting a robbery. They fit descriptions of highwaymen sought in Jersey City and Passaic. Suspects are George Parker, 19, of 105 Lackawanna avenue, Newark, and George Williams, 21, said to have no home.
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Newark
N. 1
Ridgewood Avenue
Jersey City
Passaic
George Parker
Lackawanna Avenue
George Williams
Two Babies Rescued From Burning Bedroom Fire
In Newark New Jersey on December 13 Joln and loyal Budwig two and four years old played with matches, started a bed fire in their Peel street home while their mother shopped neighbors Mrs. Alfred Waller and Mrs. Aaron Van Dyke forced entry and rescued the children before smoke suffocation. Firemen extinguished the blaze causing about 1000 dollars in damage.
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Ea Iterson
N. J
Joln
Loys Budwig
Peel Street
Alfred Waller
Aaron van Dyke
És.tan
Chief Gets a New Jail in New Providence
Elizabeth New Jersey December 13 Chief Jacob Miller of New Providence receives a Christmas gift in the form of a jail. The four cell unit is housed in the fire engine and ends the need to keep offenders in the woodshed. The chief now runs a one man department.
Injury Ends In Death in Summit New Jersey
Dec 15 Frank L White longtime standard of interests official died at home from injuries suffered in an office accident in New York City. The death ends a lengthy involvement with the industry and his public duties in Summit and nearby areas.
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Summit
N. J
Prancis L. White
Standard of Interests
New York
Aeowomthy
Votes For Women Pilgrimage Heads To Albany
New York suffragists plan to travel to Albany carrying a message to Governor Sulzer who will be in office the day after their arrival. They intend to depart New York on Monday December 16 just after 9 a.m. The official pilgrimage is led by Miss Rosalie Jones and Mrs. da Craft earlier pictured.
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New York City
Albany
N. Y
Sulzer
New York
Rosalie Jones
da Craft
Threat to kill President Elect Wilson sparked arrest in New York
Herman Steinberg, jailed on $1,000 bail after threatening to shoot President Elect Wilson and all judges in the city. Police say he refused to give an address as Magistrate Cornell ordered further examination on pistol law charges. Samuel Utterschmidt said he fired Steinberg for the threat.
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Crank
Wilson
New York
Herman Steinberg
Cornell
Gorevan
Oak Street
Steinberg
Samuel Utterschmidt
Lenox Avenue
Woman's body found with bullet wound in Niagara Falls library
The body of Mrs Caroline D Bank of Wat Soultown Northumberland county Ma with a head wound was found in the Niagara Falls public library auditorium. A revolver lay beside her. She had been in the building since last Saturday. The National Historical Society met there Monday evening and found her behind the piano. No motive was ascertained.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Caroline D. Bank
Watsontown
Northumberland County
the Historical Society of
It Couldn't Be Dean Farrar Quoted on Constitution Joke
Dean Farrar relates a farmer’s quip after a fiery sermon. He recalls the farmer telling his wife Sally that the constitution could not stand such preaching, a witty remark attributed to a speaker quoting Tennyson.
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Dean Farrar
Tennyson
Saylo
Sally
Engagement Tag Diamonds Story
Henrietta and Marietta discuss George giving an engagement tag with three diamonds. He weaves a diamond for each engagement, claiming many are good while some are bad when worn by Marietta. The anecdote reflects jewelry and social custom in Harper's Weekly style.
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George
Henrietta
Marietta
Harper’s Weekly
Showing Progress Minister Young Man Dance Question
A brief vignette presents a dialogue about dance skill, with a minister asking a young man if he can dance and the man replying he knows the holds but not the steps, framed as a light life exchange.
Quakers Ban Trousers Recalled in 19th Century Note
A London Notes and Queries correspondent on February 2, 1866 recalls Quakers ban on trousers through much of earlier times. He cites northern customs where breeches and cocked hats symbolized disdain for modern fashion, with boys and men avoiding trousers as a sign of folk identity.
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London Notes and Queries
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Monthe
Atlantic City
Boston
Buffalo
New Orleans
York
St. Louis
Jersey Palisades
American Press Association
Palisades
Edgewater
Szabo
Palmer and Farr
Will
Long Branch
Raisii
E. M. Colton
Rockwell Avenue
M. Levin
South Broadway
Lawyer Studio
Broadway
W. H. Woolley & Co
Koops & Abels
Lighing Cadillac
Clayton's
Lakewood, N. J
Ocean and
Monmouth Counties
W. G. Eisele
Cedar Avenue
WM. Bryan Elberon
Reason
Jemimah
A. C. Bennett Co
Branchport Ave
A. & P. Store
Melrose
Immerman
Gordon Cass Butcher
Truax's Hardware Store
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