Formal rebuke by the House over presidents remarks on investigations
Washington December 17 The House formally rebuked the president for implying members of Congress feared Secret Service scrutiny. Resolution submitted by Representative Perkins Republican New York requests any evidence supporting the president's claim and whether any member has faced punishment. The House debated but the main vote followed, with protests over the procedural amendment and calls for the president to supply proof.
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Williams Pushes Speaker For Votes On Preamble
The house debated approving the whereas clause with Williams insisting that those opposed rise, exposing those with cold feet. The final vote on the preamble passed 271 to 14, with Ohio Republicans Cole Douglas Howland among the dissenters. Longworth left the floor early. Earlier, Representative Keifer did not vote. London reports a British torpedo ship wreck on Sharpus Rock after stranding the prior day, with 14 crew saved from drowning. Count Provyne Dead in Tokyo, veteran soldier Inouye dies at 47 from ulcer complications.
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Night Rider case in Union City tests secret evidence
Union City Tenn December 17 The Reel Foot lake eight charged Night Riders face a prosecution plan to introduce secret evidence. Pinkerton detectives shadowed suspects while Governor Patterson’s team kept details under wraps. Defense counsel warns of potential violence if verdicts turn guilty. Judge Jones limits defense challenges, discharging juror Russell amid sensational affidavits.
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Burton Aims to Win Ohio Senate Seat in Columbus
In Columbus on December 17, Burton arrives to campaign for the U S Senate seat to succeed J B Foraker. He denies cabinet talk from W H Taft and insists on finishing strong, with Burton and Foraker allied against Taft’s influence as Ohio politics tilt toward a Burton victory.
Burton Pleased Over Taft Withdrawal in Ohio Contest
Columbus, Dec. 17. News of Taft’s cabinet offer withdrawal pleases Burton who is hailed by friends as untouchable in price. Taft plan changes delay his Columbus visit to Monday when he will open headquarters at the Neil House and press the Ohio campaign. Franklin county backs Charles M. Daugherty for senator and Taft supporters plan to push funds and patronage as the bid to keep the president-elect’s backing.
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Washington
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Franklin county
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McKinley
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Marshal Wood Slowly Sinking After Bank Robbery Shootout
Greenwich December 17 Marshal Clyde Wood was shot while foiling a First National bank robbery. He killed one assailant and was himself wounded, drifting toward death at Morgan hospital Galion as doctors report increasing hemorrhages. The man killed remains unidentified and four accomplices fled along a posse pursuit toward Chicago Juvennum yards.
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Deportation and police raids deepen in Calcutta
Calcutta reports government moves to stamp out sedition in India. Authorities dig up grounds and ransack houses of suspects while banning native meetings, including social clubs. Deportations rise with victims denied defense counsel or attendance at trials.
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Montana Mob Hangs Suspect After Confession in Child Murder
A mob of Russell county men kidnapped Elmer Hill from Monticello jail and dragged him toward Russell county. Dr T S Gamblin overheard Hill admit strangling 13 year old Mamie Womack on the road. Hill was hanged to a tree two miles from Jamestown, about twenty miles from Monticello. The crowd demanded swift, extrajudicial punishment.
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Six deaths in Kelleher family connected to arson case
Boston police opened a murder inquiry into six deaths in the Mary Kelleher family amid an arson case. Six relatives, each injured, died since 1905 as the arrest and investigation of Mary Kelleher unfold. Prosecutors in Akron Nolled four indictments against Captain Aaron Wagoner over false entries related to a bank failure. In Chicago, two churches were burned by an incendiary identified as a religious family, causing substantial damage to Thoburn Methodist Episcopal Church and the Drexel Park Presbyterian Church.
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Policy shift foretold for Philippines native agitators
Manila and Washington dispatches depict a coming hard line as Taft prepares to direct insular policy. Proposals include prosecuting alleged treason, removing native provincial governors, and ending the practice of appointing natives to quiet unrest. Separate report denies a Mary Ryland marriage claim.
Emperor William Declares Teetotal Resolve at Court
Berlin reports Emperor William has vowed lifelong abstinence from alcohol. Confidants say the reform followed a recent period of self change, with a nonalcoholic champagne substitute served at state functions to avoid embarrassment. Private drinking is fully avoided. The temperance movement applauds the emperor's decision.
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One Man Willed. Dirango. Dec. 17 Snow slide at Maureka
One man was killed and the mine hoarding-house destroyed with damage to the Precious Metals and Shenandoah Mining properties by a snow slide at Maureka in San Juan county.
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Venezuela Declares War on Holland Report
Washington reports Venezuela may have declared war on the Netherlands after a supposed blockade and Venezuelan leadership assuming extraordinary powers. Officials question whether the move targets Holland or signals internal conflict, with The Hague noting Castro government possible origin of the dispatch.
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Eliot Opens Fire on Lawlessness
President Eliot of Harvard University condemned lawlessness in a Civic Forum address in New York. He warned defenses against criminals have broken down and argued the rich who violate law can be more damaging than common thieves, citing dishonest promoters as examples of widespread ruin.
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Girl and Children Welcome Home From San Francisco
New York December 17 Jere Knode Cook former rector of St George s church Hempstead Long Island who deserted his wife and fled to San Francisco with Floretia Whaley has appealed through an attorney to the girl s grandmother Mrs Maziah Whaley for assistance The attorney said the granddaughter and two children are half starved Cook could not get enough work in San Francisco Mrs Whaley replied that the girl and children would be welcomed home at any time but no assistance would be given while she remains with Cook Conference with President Washington December 17 President elect Taft stopped over in Washington for a conference with President Roosevelt enroute from New York to Augusta Georgia Treasury Statement Washington December 17 Receipts 1920 21 disbursements 2750000
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