Wilson calls extra session to revise tariff lines drawn in Congress
President-elect Wilson plans to convene an extra session by April 15 to pursue tariff revision and possible trust and monetary reform measures. Democrats split between free trade and revenue tariff camps while Republicans push protection, with Progressives leaning toward revisions. Bryan welcomes the call and Philippine independence remains a top plank.
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D.C
Wilson
House
Boston
Massachusetts
Dixon
Congress
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Oan Extra Srasion
Friends of the Commoner
Wison
Ryan Snd
Hannis Taylor
Spain
Cleveland
Taylor
Ryan
Henry and Smith
Texas
Samuel Untermeyer
New York
Henry
Sion
Lic
Payne-Aldrich bin
Baltimore
Weigle Sues Johnson For $10000 Damages In Cane Attack
Chicago publisher Ee win F. Weigle files a $10,000 damage suit against Jack Johnson claiming Johnson struck him with a light ivory headed cane while Weigle attempted a hashlight photo at Jail ent ry. Weigle alleges the use of force harmed his person and business interests in the incident.
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Chicago, TN
Jack Johnson
Eewin F. Weigle
Johnson
Weigle
Swedish Olympian Lieutenant Mannerfelt Dies in Tampa
Tampa report says Lieutenant De Mannerfelt of theRoyal Hussars Sweden and last Swedish Olympic team killed himself last night. He was son of Major Mannerfelt on King Oscar’s staff. Uncertain cause given as death by own action.
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Tampa
Fla
de Mannerfelt
Royal Hussare
Sweden
Olympia
Mannerfelt
Oscar
Ange
Restaurant owner found dead in woods with gun nearby
In Wilmington a restaurant owner from Harrington, John Porter, is found dead in the woods with a bullet wound to the head and a revolver at his side. Authorities describe the case as solved and investigate possible foul play.
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Wilmington
Del
John Porter
Harrington, del
Surgeons Demonstrate New Techniques At Clin ical Congress
Across New York clinics during the Clinical Congress of Surgeons at the Waldorf Astoria, experts showcased new operations and devices. Dr. Lane demonstrated Lane's plate for limb fracture union. Dr. Bristow and Dr. Murphy described neck femur fixation. Bronchoscopy and oesophagoscopy were shown. Dr. Broun performed a speculative fat-reducing procedure. others illustrated bone grafting, blood transfusion via veins, and brain tumor access recovery progress.
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New York
Clinical Congress of Surgeons
Waldorf-Astoria
W. Arbuthnot Lane
Guy's Hospital
London
Polyclinic Hospital
Fiftieth Street
Ninth Avenue
Lane
W. H. Bishop
Cleveland van Wert
Mount Vernon
Henry H. Fobes
Fobes
Woman's Hospital
One Hundred and Tenth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
LeRoy Broun
Kh. W. Hawle
le Roy Broun
Rawle
Pott
Russell A. Hibbs
Orthopedic Hospital
Fred H. Albee
Migs Alston
West Sixty-first Street
W. W. Carter
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Leon S. Loizeaux
Flower Hospital
Waldorf
George W. Crile
Cleveland
Ofrid Foerster
Breslau
Germany
Charles H. Frazier
Philadelphia
Orsay Hecht
Chicago
Naval Hospital
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Man shoots himself during stage curtain fall at Hippodrome
Anthony Mazinsky, 35, a tailor from 110 Third Avenue, fired twice into his left breast after the curtain at Under Many Flags dropped. Police officer close by restrained panic as Mazinsky was taken to Flower Hospital where doctors said he would die.
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New York
Anthony Mazinsky
Third Avenue
Dtand
James Gaseman
Sixth Avenue
Brooklyn
Mazinski
Gas
Actress chooses marriage in society photo drama
A society reporter asks whether the actress will wed the duke or the count. She learns only a photo of the count exists, so she decides to marry the count.
Disgraced Soldiers Attempt Death by Own Action
In San Francisco a former sergeant Gottfried Huge of the Twenty-seventh Coast Artillery and private Charles W. Caton of the Tenth Coast Artillery, disciplined for a Presidio poker game, attempted suicide. Both said they would recover. Huge and Tennon were restored to ranks while Caton and twenty-four privates were fined.
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San Francisco
Cal
Presidio
Gottfried Huge
Twenty-seventh Coast Artillery
Charles W. Caton
Tenth Coast Artillery
Hugg
Tennon
Caton
Lost His Trousers in Poker Across Detroit Court
Special- Wilbur Verne appeared in police court in a dress coat and underwear after betting his trousers in a poker game the night before. His cash, watch, and diamonds went to the bank with the trousers as wagering chips, leaving him in borrowed gear on the way home. The bank refused a loan, and the incident ended with the officer arresting him in his minimal apparel.
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Detroit
Wi Verner
William
Four Men Lost in Motor Boat Near Beardstown Illinois
Searchers drag the Illinois River for four men believed drowned when the motorboat Five Dollars went over the government dam near Beardstown. The boat belonged to Chicago resident William Ht Moore. another Moore boat, A B Moore, was in tow. The party's size is unknown. the Five Dollars was found downstream with engine still warm.
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Beardstown
Ill
Illinois
Wiliam Ht. Moore
Chicago
Moore
St. Touls
A. B. Moore
Doline
Cincinnati Woman Proposes Textile Bureau To Standardize Garments
Mrs John C Bessier of Decatur Illinois urged the formation of national laws banning flimsy garments and the creation of a textile bureau to investigate and standardize clothing at a Cincinnati Women Club meeting She argued that fashions degrade womanhood despite structural excellence and cited excessive skirts and restrictive collars as issues during the discussion
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Uncle Sam
Cincinnatiy
John C. Bessier
Decatur
Ill
Cincinnati Women's Club Wednay
Taxing Greenbacks a Grand Jury Question in 1912 Virginia
A Virginia grand jury considers taxing United States notes known as greenbacks amid debates on legal tender status. Attorney General Williams confirms greenbacks can be taxed. earlier statutes create conflicts, with local notes and currency treated as money. The piece notes a brokerage letter hinting at tax dodges and outlines corrections to tax returns due by November 25.
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Richmond
Sven Cerlimaios
Treasury
Treasury Notes
United States
Grand Jury
David ©. Richardson
Hilstings Court
Williams
Journal
Virginian
Virginia
United States Treasury
United ‘States
Val iant Remains With Methodists
At the Virginia Methodist Conference session in Lynceburg Rev. J H Kabler opened services and Bishop Denny spoke on the power of Christ. The debate over Rev Valiant’s fitness ended with voices arguing his removal while others defended his work on various circuits and urged churches to support the itinerancy.
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Lynceburg
J. H. Kabler
Denny
Moses
Egypt
God
Bmisoe
Baptist Association
Petersburg
W. W. Vicar
Preachers' Relief Society
Soety
KR. Ferguson
J. C. Reed
J. E. Desha
Jase
Valiant
J. F. Valiant
T. N. Potts
W. W. Lear
Lear
James Cannon
Cannon
Berlin
Vallant
W. TL. Edwards
Richmond
Potts
J. K. Jolliff
G. H. Lambeth
West Chesterfield
EF. T. Dudman
B. M. Beckham
Valliant
Beckham
W. A. Christian
Baca
Bea
Va- Hant
State rests case against Allens in Hillsville shooting trial
The Commonwealth rests against Sidna Allen with Baldwin Detective Agency witnesses detailing arrest and search efforts. Defense opens challenging premeditation and conspiracy claims as witnesses dispute who fired first, with testimony from Wilkerson Cochran and others. Sidna Allen's family attends court.
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Wytheville
Commonwealth
Sidna Allen
Hillsville
W. G. Baldwin
Baldwin Detective Agency
Lorent
Baldwin
Searh
Allens
Wesley Edwards
Des Moines
Ilona
H. H. Wilkerson
Weasley Edwards
Friel Allen
Fulton Cochran
RK. G. Wilkerson
Hillsville Bank
Mr. Owen
Norfolk and Western
Silden Allen
Cabell Montgomery
W. C. Guesenberry
Quesenberry
Loyd Allen
S.C. Gardner
Menia
Joe Caviness
W. H. Cornell
John Dalton
Frank Fowler
Sheriff Webb
Floyd Allen
Taft Travels to New York City for Series of Appointments
President Taft arrives from Washington and heads to the Waldorf Astoria for a day of engagements in New York City. The schedule includes a reception at City College of New York, inspections of the New York Juvenile Society in Dobbs Ferry, visits to the Lewisohn residence in Ardsley, plus events at the Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Orphan Asylum in Pennsville and a dinner at the Lang Syne Club with a speech planned.
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W York
Taf
Sident Taft
Wington
Taft
Waldorf-Astoria
City College of New York
New York Juvenile Society
Dobba Ferry
Adolp Lewisohn
Ardsley
N. W
Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Orphan Asylum
P Nnsville
Nguet
Lotog J Club
Mrs White Again To Lead U S 6
Mrs Alexander B White was reelected grand president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy during a stormy session. White, at the bed side of her dying husband in Paris Tennessee, was reelected after a disorderly meeting in Frankfort.
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Mrs. White
U. S
Washington, D. C
Alexander B. White
United Daughters of the
Confed- Lane
White
Paris
Tenn
Mra
Vingston John Or
York
Frank
Homer
Seiste
Japanese After Mexican Coast Naval Base Bid
Japanese government quietly pursues 600 acres at Manzanillo Harbor to establish a Pacific naval coaling station. Press reveals details from a port project supervisor. Manzanillo port works began under Diaz, costs reach 8 million Mexican dollars, harbor to cover 130 acres with two breakwaters in three years after congressional funding of 6 million.
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Mexico City
Pacific Ocean
Magdalena Bay
California
Manzanillo Harbor
Mexico
Pacific
Manzanillo
Porfiro Diaz
British Liner Oravia Wrecked in Falkland Islands
The British passenger liner Oravia bound for Valparaiso was wrecked in the Falkland islands. All passengers and crew were rescued. The message from Buenos Aires confirms the disaster occurred in the South Atlantic off Argentina's southeastern coast.
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Buenos Ayres
Argentine Republic
Oravia
Valparaiso
Falkland Ilunis
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
Argentine
Skull Crushed by Traction Engine Accident Near Town
Special. Wil Ham, twenty seven, was injured near town yesterday afternoon when his head was caught between a traction engine and a wagon he rode. His skull was fractured and he was taken to the hospital. He is a son of Hugh McCoy of Winchester.
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Wil Ham
McCoy
Hugh McCoy
Winchesor
Wealthy man Myron Farlin dies by own hand in Chicago home
A coroner's jury investigates the death of Myron W. Farlin a bachelor heir to wealth who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Lake Shore Drive. His mother Mrs. Amanda Farlin was nearby but unaware of the tragedy until hours later as police classify the death as suicide amid illness.
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Chiago
Tll
Callen
Myron W. Farlin
Lake Shore Drive
Amanda Farlin
Farlin
Murder suspect George Renner sought in Chicago case
Police expect arrest of George Renner of Detroit, wanted for the assault that critically injured a Saratoga Hotel woman, believed to be his wife. A Detroit man, Joseph Roth, identified by a cherry birthmark claim, could not confirm the target. Renner allegedly fled to Chicago.
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Chicago
Ill
George Kenner
Detroit
Saratoga Hotel
Joseph Roth
Renner
Youth Struck and Killed by Train near Kingsland
A white youth about fifteen was struck and killed by an Atlantic Coast Line train between Kingsland and Drewry's Bluff around 8 p.m. Wednesday. He wore a blue serge suit and striped cravat, had new pointed-toed shoes, and carried a Philadelphia newspaper scrap, a Quaker City postmarked postcard, 75 cents, and a fountain pen in his pockets. The body was buried on the north side of the track near Kingsland.
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Riihmond
Atlantic Coast Line
Kingsland
Drewry’s Bluff
Hecht
Philadelphia
Change of Mind Saved His Life in Virginia Accident
In Richmond H D Armstrong, of 2100 East Broad Street, altered plans and rode by rail to Norfolk instead of joining an automobile party to Lynchburg. L E Huffman, a Syracuse motor representative, died when his car went off an embankment. M Price of Lynchburg was seriously injured but expected to recover.
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Richmond
Norfolk
Lynchburg
H. D. Armstrong
Fast Broad Street
Hill City
Mr. Armstrong
L. E. Huffman
Syracuse
N. Y
M. ©. Price
Petersburg
Cockade
Huffman
Price
Balkan Allies Threaten Turkey Division by Thanksgiving
The Virginian Pilot notes that Balkan allies have nearly exhausted Turkey and fear they will consume it by Thanksgiving unless a major power intervenes again to protect the contested issue from destruction.
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Turkey
Virginian-Pilot
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