Windsor Locks Savings Bank Crashes Under Court Order
Crowds flock to Windsor Locks Paving Bank after a ninety day court order closes the savings bank. Cr. Dutcher inspects ledgers as townsfolk debate whether Alfred W. Converse, once a leading citizen, died by his own hand in a prior incident.
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Windsor Locks
Conn
Samuel ©. Prentice
Supreme Court
Windsor Lock
Cr. W. Dutcher
West Hartford
Alfred W. Converse
Glover
Rate ruling on cotton waste transport to New York
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled on a South Atlantic Waste Company complaint that a 46 cent per hundredweight rate for cotton waste from Charlotte, North Carolina to New York was unreasonable. The decision set rate prescriptions for future shipments.
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Washington, D. C
South Atlantic Waste Company
Charlotte
N. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railway
New York
Florida's Historic Rail Link to Key West Opens 1912
John A Siotcher notes in Leslie's that the completion of the East Coast Railway to Key West marks a monumental Florida and national milestone. The all-rail route will connect New York Boston Chicago and St Louis with Key West placing travelers within hours of Havana and the Panama Canal. Henry M Wlader, once with Standard Oil, is praised for backing the project.
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Fiorida
Fioridas
Key West
Florida
United States
Panama Canal
New York
Boston
Ieago
St. Louie
Havana
Keys
Henry M Wlader
Standard Oil Manareement
John A Siotcher
Leslie
Relics From Confederate General Ended With Heiress
A button and a star from General Stobert E. of the Confederate Army were given to Mrs. C Powell and later passed through several hands. They origin ally came to Mrs. Louisa T Harrison from an administrator who valued the acts for Confederate soldiers. After a request to avoid remembrance, the donor cut the items from his uniform and presented them. They were eventually bequeathed to Mrs. Neland with the stipulation that upon her death they return to the Confederate Mission in Richmond Virginia.
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Lee
Stobert
C. Powell Noland
Rivers
Louisa T. Jiarrison
Harrison
Arrison
Mre
Neland
Troops Called To Quell Textile Strike In Lawrence Mass
Civil unrest surrounds a major textile strike in Lawrence Massachusetts as authorities deploy cavalry and state infantry for martial law. Fifty arrests occur amid rioting and shelling insults. trains from Haverhill and Lowell join the protest as workers resist return to work. About a quarter of the 30,000 mill operatives resume work.
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Lawrence
Mass
Haverhill
Lowell
Mil
Think Steel Bill Will Be Vetoed in Congress
Washington D C Special The Democratic steel bill is likely to pass the House today with assurances of Republican progressive support in the Senate. A coalition of Democratic progressives and Republicans favors sending tariff revisions to President Taft for possible veto. Senate debates may hinge on hearings influenced by interests seeking access. Democratic leaders anticipate presenting revisions before the campaign season begins.
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Washington
D. C
Democratic Steel
House
Senate
Republican Coalition
Taft
Penrose
Nate Finance
Loase
Hether
Senate Progressives
Teri’ Board
Yo, McCall
Daltrell
Intermission in Tariff Debates Marks Senate Activity
Two weeks of intermission in Mr Underwood s tariff program shifts focus to pension and fortifications bills. The pension bill at 162 million will be reported Tuesday, saving 250 thousand by closing seventeen offices. Democratic caucus debates the public building bill and money trust inquiry and a possible end to debate on arbitration treaties.
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Underwood
House Democrats
Fitzgerald
Appropriations Committee
Clark
Money Trust
Henry
Rules Committee
Stanley Committee
Steel Corporation
Foreign Affairs Committee
Panama Canal Zone
Senate
England
France
Lodge
Senate Democratic
House
Yale Catalogue Signals Law School Requires College Course
New Haven Conn Special The 1911 1912 Yale University general catalogue says admission to the law school demands a full college course. Total enrollment stands at 3229, about flat from last year, with steady gains in most departments except law and medical schools where numbers declined. Instruction and administration staff reach 624, up eighteen.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Law
Tragic Strychnine Poisoning Death In Philadelphia Home
Mrs Charles Griffith watched her 15 month old child Hinzel die after taking a box of strychnine pills at 1326 South Spangler Street. The dying baby prompted a frantic effort by the paralyzed mother to save her, but death followed within an hour. Doctors fear the mother’s illness may worsen from the shock. The pills were prescribed to strengthen Mrs Griffiths heart and were left on a table where the infant reached them, subsequently swallowing multiple pills.
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South Spangler Street
Charles Grifith
Hinzel
Griffith
Mrs. Griffith
Anya
Mis.Griffith
Philadelpile Dispatch
New York
Portuguese unrest sparks ambush shooting in Lisbon
Special warfare erupts as riot suppression troops are drawn into ambush near Lisbon. Gunfire erupts while authorities report reinforcements dispatched to quell violence. The government vows to restore order amid clashes.
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Vortugnese
She Knew Us, Fair Visitor
A fragment from Everybody's Weekly contrasts American self-image with British views. A visitor questions American openness while recalling George Washington as a cultural pattern. The tone satirizes national misunderstanding and aspirational bravado.
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America
George Wallashington
Million Taken From Vaults After New York Fire
Fifty million dollars worth of securities were removed from vaults beneath the burned Equitable building today. They were taken from Mercantile Safe Deposit Company vaults following the fire, in a dramatic post blaze recovery.
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New York
Mquitable
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company
Has Found Cure for Drink Habit
Mrs J V Chetey president of the Woman's International League of Right Thinking and Right Living reports on a cure for drunkenness from Europe. In London experiments cured fifteen men and ten women with no relapses. An Englishman claims 2 700 successes. The cure is rapid and painless and she recounts treating an addict who had used morphine and cocaine daily for eighteen years.
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New York
Speecial
J. V. Chetey
Woman's International League of Right Thinking and Right Living
Europe
London
Taft Names Herrick and Vorges as Ohio campaign managers
President Taft announced in Columbus that former Ohio Governor Myron Herrick and Arthur Vorges were chosen to lead Taft's campaign in Ohio. He directed them to coordinate with the national manager and to mobilize strong local supporters to ensure effective leadership in the key state.
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Columbus
Taft
Myron Herrick
Ohio
Arthur Vorges
Washington
Herrick
Vorges
Charles PD Filles
Another Appeal for Intervention in Cuba
Havana reports Foreign interests in Cuba again urge U S intervention amid socialist calls for a general strike. Promoters say the Cuban government cannot handle the labor crisis and that large crops of one sou tare are headed for waste due to harvesting inability.
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Havana
Cube Nave
United States
Promters
Wealth that brags is never as big as it sounds
A concise reflection notes that wealth boasted about often underplays the true scope and complexity behind fortunes, suggesting appearances can mislead and前 the real value lies in substance over show.
Watterson accuses Wilson of duplicity amid fund drive claims
Special Washington dispatch reports Colonel Henry Watterson charging that Woodrow Wilson lied and forged ingratitude while accepting a costly fund-raising appeal from a distinguished Wilson associate. He details meetings with Wilson in Princeton and New York, asserts publication of letters, and declares he will withdraw support and retire from politics.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Henry Watterson
New Jersey
Watterson
Smith
Thomas F. Ryan
Waterson
Colonel Harvey
Harvey
Colonel Watterson
Borah Attacks Steel Trusts Over Eight Hour Rule
Senator William Borah of Idaho criticized United States Steel Corporation before the Senate Education and Labor Committee. He contrasted workers in “hell holes” twelve hours daily with the company paying millions in dividends and urged Federal action as the House bill proposes an eight hour limit on government contract labor.
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William EB. Borah
Idaho
United States Steel Corporation
Senate Committee On Education and Labor
Richmond Delays Throckmorton Bill on Streetcar Power
In a special session report from Richmond the House Committee on Roads refused to recommend the Throckmorton bill aimed at stripping streetcar motormen and operators of police powers. Proponents warned it could erase Jim Crow issues while critics cited opposition from city and state officials. Hundreds of messages from Danville, Lynchburg, Petersburg, Portsmouth, and Roanoke protested the measure as the committee debated statewide implications.
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Richmond
House Committee On Roads
Throckmoorton Din
Borderiye
Ondermel
Wphehl
Maser Kedwardeon
Crutchfield
Dalier Werner
George Potlock
Soldiers Fire On Mob Of Strikers In Lawrence Mass
Lawrence Massachusetts Special. Rioting and a growing strike escalate as state soldiers fire on strikers near the United States Woolen Company mills. A teenager named John Hamey, eighteen, died from a back wound, while a female protester identified as A. Pizo, thirty four, was killed. Militias patrol streets, guard banks and public buildings, and martial law-like restrictions curb gatherings. Governor Fos offers a thirty day truce, but strikers insist on full demands.
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Lawrence
A. Pizo
Oscar Bennett
Mareen
Sweeter
Machute
Fos
Joseph J. Ettur
Jett
Peon
Breen
Wi Og Otter
Ute
Echool
Stollex
Methuen
Bhaterhill
Raymond Plisnans
Joseph J. Ettor
Ettor
Ite
Etter
Euer
Hor- Tom
Newdhurm
Metropolitan Park Department
Sweetzer
Arlington Mills
Pacifice
Washington
Wood, Ayer
Ruthardt
Prospect
Sword Mills
Everett
Atlrianthe Raclis
Shuster Is ionize
LONDON Speciale W Morgan Shuster the deposed American treasurer remains a figure of controversy amid ongoing debates over his fate and possible reinstatement or removal from public service in relation to events surrounding his tenure and subsequent ouster.
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Shuster
London
W. Morgan Shuster
Treas
Persian envoy honored at London dinner amid foreign policy sharpness
The Persian general of Persia was the guest of honor at a dinner hosted by the Persian Committee of London. His speech criticized British foreign office policy despite efforts to curb such remarks. The Pall Mall Gazette warned Shuster against violent utterances as he was lionized, with Sir Thomas Barclay noting his dismissal after a Russian ultimatum. Cries of Shame! Shame! directed at Russia accompanied the event.
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Urer
Persia
Persian Committee of
London
Hts
Foreign Office
Pall Mall Gazette
Shuster
Thomas Barclay
Russia
House Passes Steel Schedule Revision By Vote
The House approved the Democratic bill revising the steel and tram schedules by 210 to 109 amid heated debate. Payne fought to recommit, but the measure advanced as sent from the Ways and Means Committee, reducing duties 30 to 50 percent and placing various steel items on the free list. Senate support appears likely with a bloc of Republicans potentially backing it.
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HOUSE
Washington, D. C
Payne
Committee On Ways and Means
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Tariff Board
Representative Underwood
Senate
Contress
Anil
Elaes
Cummins
la Follette
Poindexter
Clapp
Works
Bristow
Brown
Grenna
Crawford
Deeet
Tee Weil Lee
Seere Eohairieres
Senter Commins
Taft Support Steams From New York Hot Political Fringe
Special New York report says Taft enjoys solid conservative backing among business interests and Roosevelt sentiment remains strong but split. Senator Nathan Scott of West Virginia denounces Roosevelt forces while Hartest Ulasscock leads Roosevelt camp. Scott notes West Virginia tolerates Taft for the National Convention while Ohio born Mr Sevett attends Ohio society event in the city.
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New York
Nathan KB
West Virginia
Ulasscock
Hoowevelt
Roosevelt
Scott
Taft
Sevett
Ohio
Ohio Society
Congress Rejects Battleship and Public Building Funds
In Washington Democrats vote 98 to 68 to remove the battleship appropriation from a $16,000,000 public buildings bill. Hobson leads opposition to the amendment while Underwood and Clark sustain him. Affected savings total about $40,000,000, intending to curb naval and public works spending amid party tensions.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
House
Committee
Burnett
Alabama
Hobson
Hotsen
Iners
Pitzgerald
New York
Appropriations Committee
Clark
Underwood
Campalen
Faver
Sparker Clartk
Oscar Underwood Appeals to Governor on Endorsement
In Durham Sun coverage, Oscar Underwood seeks use of a precedent act by Governor Wilson to urge Richrtiend Pearson Hobeon to discontinue his support. The report notes political maneuvering and potential influence on party dynamics.
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Oscar Underwood
Wilson
Richrtiend Pearson Hobeon
Durham Sun
Lynching in Cordele Prompted Troop Call, Georgia Mob
A violent mob in Cordele, Georgia, lynched a Black man accused of assaulting a youth from a well known family. The sheriff briefly detained the suspect before the mob dispersed. Governor Brown did not deploy troops.
La Follette Will Remain in Race
Washington reports Senator La Follette will stay in the presidential race, with manager W. L. Houser stating he has never considered withdrawing. The campaign aims to promote his principles nationwide and secure delegates pledged to them, continuing until the convention nominating the Republican candidate.
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Washington, D. C
Senator la Follette
W. L. Houser
United States Senate
Brandeis Attacks U S Steel Over Labor Conditions
Louis D Brandeis denounces United States Steel labor practices as pernicious to the nation saying long hours and brutal conditions cause degeneracy and early aging. He compares slavery in the old South unfavorably and urges legislative action. Dr A Reed defends the company while Stanley committee investigates plant conditions.
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Washington, D. C
United States Steel Corporation
Louis D. Brandeis
Bowton
Old South
A. Reed
Steal
Stanley Committee
Steel Corporation
The Negro Problem in Regional Population Shifts
The article notes that the black population share fell from 36 percent in PSs to 29 percent in TOC due to migration toward the North and West. It questions whether blacks now outnumber whites in South Carolina and Mississippi and predicts further shifts in the next decades, implying the problem may be self-solving.
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Pss
Toc
Carolla
Mississippi
Staw Thom
Crowds Cheer Royalty at Gibraltar Arrival from Durbar
Vast crowds greeted King George and Queen Mary as they arrived on the Medina from the Durbar in Gibraltar. Foreign ships in the harbor joined the welcome with bells rung and royal salutes. One vessel bore a Portuguese flag as part of the greeting.
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Gibraltar
George
Queen Mary
Medina
Durbar
Major Guy G. Major Suffers Critical Illness in New York
Former Toledo mayor and prominent capitalist Guy G. Major is seriously ill at the New York Club. Reported to be sinking rapidly with death believed imminent. family has been summoned to hasten to his bedside.
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Guy Major
New York
Guy G. Major
Toledo D
New York Club
Laymen Missionary Movement Convention Aided In Lynchburg
Local committees prepare for the State convention of the Laymen's Missionary Movement to be held at Court Street Methodist Church in Lynchburg February 14 and 15. Principal speakers include J Campbell White of New York and several out of state leaders such as Wy E Doughty G C A Bratenhl Bishop A W Wilson Bishop Collins Denny E C Cronk and Horace Sanderson. Virginia leaders will also speak.
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Lynchburg
At&t
Court Street Methodist Church
J. Campbell White
New York
Wy. E. Doughty
Br. G. C. A. Bratenhl
Washington
A. W. Wilson
Baltimore
Collins Denny
E. C. Cronk
Columbia
8. C
Horace Sanderson
Denver
Col
Virginia
When I Am Dead Poem Fragment
A reflective verse contemplating death and oblivion. The speaker declares no plea for immortality after death and envisions lying beneath the sea free of memory, while a possible interruption from a Bren figure hints at a son sold as an infant and the union of longing and loss.
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Earth
War fever as nations clash over Italian Turkish aims
The text portrays rising war excitement and shifting loyalties as Italy confronts the Ottoman Empire. It notes political brinkmanship, territorial ambitions, and the tense mood among nations, with much conjecture about alliances and possible conflicts. The piece ends with a wary admonition about reckless nationalism.
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Italy
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