Taft Campaign to Push Trust Issue in Ohio Delegates Drive
Special Washington report says Taft will run on his Sherman anti trust record in Ohio with Langdon coordinating. Langdon spoke with Senator Horton and five Ohio Republican House members and plans Akron and Columbus speeches January as they seek Taft endorsed delegates. Supporters see the trust busting record as the strongest counter to La Follette.
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la Follette
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Langdon
Akron
Columbus
Atlantic Fleet to Have Mimic Warfare
The first division of the Atlantic fleet with seven battleships sails from New York for Guantanamo Cuba for maneuvers and target practice. The second and third divisions from Hampton Roads and Philadelphia will join, and en route they will engage in mimic warfare.
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Guantanamo
Cuba
Hampton Roads
Philadelphia
Bryan rules out 1912 Democratic presidential bid in Tampa
William Jennings Bryan declared he could not consider becoming the Democratic party presidential nominee in 1912. He spoke after arriving in Tampa with Mrs. Bryan from Havana and said he would proceed to St. Petersburg for a few days. He declined to comment on Ohio Democrats boosting his name or on former Rep. Lentz’s suggestion that he is the natural candidate of progressives.
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Fla
William Jennings Bryan
Havana
Bryan
St. Petersburg
Ohio
Lentz
Wife Witness to Husband's Mad Act in Richmond
Oliver P. Paxton, a 30 year old salesman, threatened to kill himself if his wife did not return to him. He waved a bottle labeled Carbolic acid at her and drank from it, burning lips and throat, then collapsed. Dr. Watts responded to the scene.
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Eixty
Oliver P. Paxton
East Main Street
Deak
Paxton
Randolph EB. Watts
City Ambulance
Paxton Poisoning Suffering Man Placed In City Home
A man poisoned by Paxton was treated by Dr Watts who tried to pump the stomach but the throat was paralyzed. Medicines could not be swallowed and hyperdermics were given at City Home but the patient is not expected to survive hours. Mrs Paxton stayed behind.
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Watts
Governor Foss Urges Boston Suburban Union For Harbor Growth
Boston Mass Special Governor Foss asks Legislature to merge Boston suburbs into a single metropolis to back a grand harbor program. He argues Panama Canal will spur Atlantic commerce and urges reciprocity with Canada and South America to boost New England trade. Other recommendations include anti trust enforcement, woman suffrage, uniform tax laws, labor bureau, prison reform, public utilities board, state finance board, and limits on corporate campaign advertising.
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Fire at Frey home sparks frantic North Exchange call
A late night misheard fire warning in Washington triggered a tense chase as operators heard only tire. Undertaker A. G. Frey’s residence caught fire when a curtain ignited toys and rug. Mrs Frey fled with two children as passersby helped extinguish before fire units arrived.
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Fourteenth Street
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La Follette Supports Votes for Women in Patch Plan
Wisconsinpolitical figure La Follette advocates voting rights for women while backing a patch plan named La Folletta Ledger Dile, signaling conditional support amid reform efforts.
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la Follette
la Folletta
Ledger-Dilepatch
Banks Denies Mayor’s Accusation Over Norfolk Delegate
Norfolk Virginia reports Benjamin A Banks a member elect to the House of Delegates denies claims by Mayor James G Riddick that he is foreign born and disqualified He states he was born in Halti mere Maryland twenty four years ago and that his father a Baltimore physician voted there before his birth He argues a courtesy explanation would have avoided the dispute and notes no naturalization papers were sought or filed by him.
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Benjamin A. Banks
House of Delegates
James G. Riddick
Haltimere
Balttimore
Riddick
Russia
Elope in a Taxi Moves New York Couple
Miss Alice Clifford and Holand Burch of New York city were married in a Denver hotel parlor on Sunday while her father H W Clifford broker raced across the continent to stop the wedding. He arrived five minutes too late as the door was locked. The couple married, reconciled with the father, and left for New York.
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Holand Burch
New York City
H. W. Clifford
Chicago
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Clifford
Swein
Savoy
New York
Union Station
May Change Plans of Pastor's Defense
Boston mass special active work on plans to save the Rev Clarence V T Richeson when he comes to trial on January 15 for the murder of Avis Linnell was continued today in a conference between John L Lee and William A Morse defense attorneys. It is said the pastor's act of self mutilation requires an entirely new defense. Richeson is considered innocent by his former congregation and plans to select another pastor. Rev Walter Calley advised patience and poise.
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Mass
Clarence V. T. Richeson
Avis Linnell
John L. Lee
William A. Morse
Morse
Lee
Richeson
Walter Calley
Jamaica Plain
Immanuel Baptist Church
Women as Witnesses in Richeson Murder Trial
In Boston Massachusetts special report notes women will play leading roles in the upcoming murder trial of Rev. C. V. T. Richeson for Avis Linnell’s death. Mrs. Edgar Linnell will be principal witness for the prosecution while Violet Edmands, Richeson’s fiancée, is a chief witness for the defense. Miss Edmands may testify to an alibi and Richeson’s alleged poisoning act.
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Edgar Linnell
Hyannis
Richeson
Misa Violet Edmands
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No Goat and Percheron Plan for Sullivan Initiation
Special Officials of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals report that President Quimby of the New England Fat Men's Club has agreed to give the club's meat a night off next Friday as they prepare to initiate John L. Sullivan. Sullivan will ride a percheron loaned by a Beacon Street contractor when he receives the avoirdupois degree, then enter the Revere House in Boston. He says a theatrical engagement in the city this week precedes the familiar initiation and denies using social ties to boost his show.
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W. D. Quimby
New England
Fat Men's Club
John L. Sullivan
Quimby
Sullivan
P. McGovern
Beacon Street
Abingdon
Revere House
Banks Ablaze In Marquette Michigan Town
In Marquette, two banks were reported in flames causing emergency responses. Firefighters battled the blaze as the cause and extent were being investigated, with residents advised to stay clear of the area. Local authorities coordinated with fire services to contain the incident.
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Bank losses in region tied to fires cited
The Ishpeming bank faces about 150000 dollars in losses while the Negaunee bank nears 160000 dollars. An arsonist is believed responsible for the fires. Congressman H Olin Young serves as vice president of the Miners National Bank.
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Negaunee Bank
Incendiariem
H. Olin Young
Miners’ National Bank
Shenandoah District Votes Dry By 21 Majority
In Edinburg District Shenandoah County voters chose to keep the district dry by a 21 vote margin. Shenandoah County has been dry for years and the measure followed wets’ petitioning amid Staunton’s recent wet victory. The empire coiffure trend is noted as favored.
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Shenandoah
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