Uniformed soldiers barred from Prescott rink in first War Dept discrimination case
Washington D C special assistant attorney general today directed the United States District Attorney for Arizona to begin proceedings against the proprietors of a Prescott skating rink for refusing admission to two army officers and a non commissioned officer in uniform. This is the first case of its kind on record and marks the War Department stepping up action on discrimination against United States uniforms.
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Washington, D. C
Aftey
Wwiekyrsuain
United States District Attorney
Arizona
Prescott
Ariz
Army
War Department
United States
Aviator Crosses British Channel in Record Flight
Doeppe France special breaking speed records for cross country flight. Aviator Veitrine landed at 9:49 AM today after crossing the English Channel. He covered about 65 miles at an average speed near one mile per minute. He hit the coast down fromm.
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Doeppe
France
Veitrine
Ergtish Channel
Missing children search wide for Percy Cutler Ruth Pickering
A patrol of 100 men and boys comb woods and marshes around Tiverton Rhode Island for Percy Cutler four and Ruth Pickering twelve both missing since Tuesday morning. The boys mother is near collapse fearing death may have befallen them in the huckleberry pick.
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Tiverton, R. I
Percy Cutler
Waltham
Masa
Ruth Pickering
Cellapse
Richmond painter kills himself with shotgun in Fairmount home
Joseph Lee Farmer, a 53 year old painter, shot himself at 11 40 AM in his home at 1416 North Twenty third Street Fairmount. He left behind wife and four children and had been troubled after another son attempted suicide ten days earlier. Neighbors and a Salvation Army worker alerted police and the coroner. Funeral plans set for Sunday at 4 30 PM at East End Day Artist Church.
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Joseph Lee Farmer
North Twenty-third Street
Fairmount
A. Pelvey
North Twentythird Street
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Mr. Farmer
W. W. Farmer
Edward Lee Farmer
Frances Ellen Farmer
Journal
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Taylor
Nine Mile Road
East End
Artist Church
Bryan Replies to Underwood in House Remarks
William Jennings Bryan answered Representative Underwood after an India weekly paper editorial labeled him a falsifier. Bryan said he would grant Underwood a chance to discuss other issues while noting the Washington dispatch cited by the Omaha paper. He argued the report's date and content are uncertain but stated his criticism stands if the dispatch is accurate. He spoke at a chautauqua in Mount Pleasant Iowa en route to Iowa City.
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William Jennings Bryan
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Washington Dispatch
Omaha
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Washington
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Iron and Steel
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Williams Comment Reflects Party Shifts In House
In a House exchange yesterday George Fred Williams lamented being read out of the Democratic party. He noted this had occurred before and said the latest incident was no surprise to him.
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George Fred Williams
Underwood Clashes with Bryan Over Caucus Report
Special from Washington The Collecratic Leader Underwood faced Bryan's attack on steel trap tariff reporting saying he issued no full caucus report and that his statements were confirmed by party members. He declined comment on Bryan's other points of disagreement.
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William J. Bryan
Bryan
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
Fear Democrats May Pass Wool Bill If Republicans Leave
Rep Dwight and President Taft fear the large exodus of Republican representatives from Washington may allow the Democratic House to push the wool bill past the President's veto. Dwight telegraphed absentees to return immediately.
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D.C
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Taft
Washington
Percy resigns after election defeat to Vardaman
United States Senator Leroy Percy says he will resign when the Mississippi Legislature convenes in January after losing re election to ex Governor Vardaman. Vardaman will not take his seat until March 4 1913, leaving the legislature to name a successor for that interval. It is regarded as likely that Vardaman will win the vacancy.
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Greenville
Miss
Vardaman
United States
Leroy Percy
Pardon Request For Stripling To Seek Leniency In Georgia
Atlanta GA lawyers plan a renewed appeal for executive clemency for Edgar Stripling, now serving a life term for the murder of W J Cornett. The lawyers cite Stripling’s post escape good conduct and argue Gov Smith may grant mercy, contrasting prior rejection by Gov Brown. Mrs Heard Durham, sister of the woman involved, pursued access to Gov Smith amid legislative sessions.
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Edgar Stripling
Georgia Penitentiary
W. J. Cornett
Danville
Smith
Firown
Prison Commission
Stripling
Stripline
Virginia Military Institute Rated Class A by Army Inspectors
Captain B T Simmons and staff report Virginia Military Institute in Lexington Virginia earned Class A status in the Army inspection of April 18 1911. The cadets wear uniforms, show soldierly bearing, and the training is strong enough to qualify graduates as lieutenants of volunteers. Despite a smaller intake last year the outlook for next year is strong with barracks capacity nearing full use.
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Lexington
B. T. Simmons
United States Army
Virginia Military Institute
United States
General Staff
West Point
Simmons
BE. W. Nichols
SS. R. Gleaves
First Cavalry
Man Proposes Marriage in Church Disruptions in Lynn
A well dressed man around thirty five years old began kneeling in the Fast Baptist Church in Lynn Massachusetts and proposing marriage to young women during services. Reverend A E Harriman reported the disturbance to police today describing the suspect as polite but disruptive.
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Lynn
Mass
A. E. Harriman
Fast Baptist Church
Innocent Proposals Prompt Ejections After Disturbed Requests
A man sitting near Miss Brown and Mrs Mary Littlefield with her daughter Phyllis proposed marriage and was ejected both times. Police have a description and expect quick arrest, suspecting mental instability.
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Nover
Miss Brown
Mary Littlefield
Phyllis
Beattie Likely to Plead Insanity in Virginia Case
In Richmond Virginia the Beattie murder case is expected to pursue an insanity defense with top alienists likely to testify regarding Henry Seattie Jr’s mental state. Detectors report a premeditated killing and that Beulah Binford and Seattie remain jailed in Henrico County awaiting trial. Witnesses receive special meals and $1 daily, guarded by detectives, with exhumation of the body ruled out as physicians prepare testimony on Louise Beattie’s condition.
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Beattie
Virginia
New York
Commonwealth
Henrry Seattie, Jr
Paul Beattie
Henry
Beulah Binford
Henrico County
Chesterflield
Scherer
Louise Beat Ue
Chesterfield County
Mila
York
Harry M. Smith
Hill Carter
Virginia fruit growers protest apple barrel sizes
Virginia fruit growers report to Secretary Walter Whateley that Northern buyers supply barrels not meeting legal sizes. An investigation shows growers pay about 10 cents per barrel while apples inside are worth roughly 25 cents per peck, prompting calls to enforce standard Virginia barrel dimensions including head diameter 17 1/8 inches and stave length 27 1/2 inches.
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Richmond
Virginia
Walter Whateley
Virginia State Horticultural Association
Whateley
Governor Injured at Military Tournament in Port au Prince
Governor Dineen suffers a badly crushed leg when the horse he rode at a military tournament reared and plunged into a carriage. He managed to quell the horse despite the injury, as the incident occurred in Port au Prince Haiti. The report also notes Texas voters rejecting a constitutional amendment on intoxicating liquor.
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Port AU Prince Haiti
Dineen
Cotton Schedule Bill Referred After House Passage
The cotton schedule bill, already approved by the House last night, moved to the Senate today and was referred to the Finance Committee for consideration in Washington D C.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
House
Dogs Attack Small Boys in East Harlem
Two large dogs charged a six year old and his older brother on East 135th Street as they walked home with meat. A man, Emmet Burns, intervened, finally subduing one dog with a rope after police arrived. The injured boy, Richard Flood, suffered severe arm and stomach injuries and was taken to Lincoln Hospital. The dogs were confined at the station. their owner claimed one dog as his. The attack left Richard in critical condition.
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New York
Andrew Flood
Richard
East One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street
Emmet Burns
Burns
Duane
Alexander Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
Third Avenue
Cerussi
Rebels Battle Within Revolution Army In Haitian Capital
In Port-au-Prince clashes split rebel factions and cost twenty lives. General Firmin and General Leconte's troops fought as street chaos and threats of pillage drew in foreign marines. Ex-President Simon and family sailed to Jamaica aboard Prinz Der Nederlandse amid a French naval pledge to protect interests.
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Leconte
Prinz der Nederlanden
Simon
Kingston
Jamaica
D'Estres
Cape Haitien
Tailor suitor clashes with Jennie Spinosa at Bond Street court
In New York Bond Street a sixteen year old, Jennie Spinosa, rejects tailor Joseph Nuccio amid threats and family pressure. Magistrate Green hears that Nuccio declares his love and vows to marry. Jennie testifies she wants a bigger man and does not love him. The case highlights vows, threats, and family opposition.
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Bond Street
Jennie Spinosa
Joseph Nuccio
Jennie
Green
Tombs Court
Nuccio
Toto
Despairing Lover Bound to Peace in Six-Month Bond
In court, Nuceto received a six month peace bond set at $600 with his brother posting the security. He left the courtroom in despair, declaring he could not live without the intended girl.
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Iis
Nuceto
Paper famine and the search for papyrus revival
The article warns of a looming paper famine due to forest fires and extensive logging in North America. It notes vast pulpwood depletion in Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota and contemplates returning to papyrus as a renewable source. It recounts papyrus history and a modern quest led by Smedley Norton to locate and reestablish the reed along the Nile delta near Alexandria.
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Ontario
Michigan
United States
Minnesota
Acre
Horace Vicars Rees
London
Mos
Egypt
Unen
Corneer Cus
Pepid Progress
Charlemagne
Mediterranean
Saya
Plantation revived after long-forgotten plant aids paper quality
A plantation, once forgotten for eleven hundred years, has been revived and is now productive. Its output is sent to England and used to manufacture high quality paper. The article underscores the plant’s successful restoration to its historic purpose.
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Dria
England
Taft Names His Horse Reciprocity for Washington Visit
President Taft has a new riding horse named Reciprocity. The horse arrived in Washington from West Virginia and stands about eight hands high with a powerful build. The source does not state where the animal was purchased.
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Taft
Washington, D. C
Washington
West Virginia
Eixoe
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