Turkish concession expected in reply to European note
Constantinople and London report an expected Turkish concession beyond earlier proposals. German claims touch Turkish possessions in Asia as the note to De Pallavicini is prepared, while Balkan delegates announce peace talks broken off and blame Ottoman authorities for stalled negotiations.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Margrave de Pallavicini
Harry Note
Asia
Germany
Teutonias Club
William
Asia Minor
von Wangenhim
London
England
Rechad Pasha
Tehatalja
Mahmoud Shefker Pasha
Dardenelles
Europe
Reched Pasha
Dechad Pasha
Balkan
Wilson Prepares Cabinet Selections In Secret
President elect Wilson says his cabinet is almost set with outside advice only marginal. He will finalize names by pencil and will not announce cabinet members until the last moment. He corrects a timeline suggesting five weeks remain before inauguration. The governor expects no further conferences with national leaders.
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Trenton
Wilson
Supreme Court acts on Patten cotton case demand
The Supreme Court granted the DOJ request for immediate issue of the mandate in the Patten cotton corner case. It reverses New York indictment of Eugene Patten Scales Frank Hayne and Wm Brown, ruling the alleged conspiracy to corner cotton is not a state offense under the Sherman Act. Compulsory arbitration criticized by Samuel Gompers at the AFL annual meeting.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Patten
New York
Eugene Scales
Frank Hayne
Wm. Brown
New York City
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Cinieeog
Bill Introduced to Build Mansion for the Governor
Pierre South Dakota lawmakers introduced numerous bills after recess. House bills include real estate actions, ballot forms, Vivian experiment station funding, and a commission to arrange a governor’s residence purchase. Senate measures cover real estate transfer blanks, summons forms, freight rates, official papers, and anti anonymous political materials. The Senate also advanced several bills on county surveyors, monuments, telegraph costs, and warrants.
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Pierre
S. D
House
Soldiers’ Home
Senate
Congress
New House
Granger
White
Vivian Experiment Station
Giedt
Bielski
Bruce
Morris
Ruckman
Smith
Brown
Norbeck
Bowell
Amsden
Bartine
McLean
Cone
Office of Register of Deeds
Cemetery Associations Incorporated
Bills Propose Fixing Freight and Express Rates in South Dakota
South Dakota lawmakers return from recess to push rail and express rate bills. Norbeck seeks intra state freight rate controls, Bartine targets freight and express rates, Bruce proposes distance based express rate schedules, Morris pursues a ban on sale of suggestive pictures or books in the state.
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Pierre
S. D
House
Norbeck
Senate
South Dakota
Bartine
Bruce
Morris
Beadle Ide Seeks Inquiry Into State Training School
A resolution by Ide of Beadle requests an investigating committee to review the state training school and report its operations. The House passed the Senate resolution urging Congress to enact a presidential primary law with eleven members opposing each innovation in political affairs.
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Moving Pictures
Ide of Beadle
House
Senate
Congress
Mixed results from the use of the referendum
Professor R F Werr of Brookings reports on constitutional amendments and referred laws in state history. Since statehood twenty eight measures have been placed before voters with seventeen adopted and eleven rejected on first vote.
Court protection against a bride
J W Oldham of Meadow Perkins county sought protection from his wife after a six week marriage marked by violent incidents. He alleges she grabbed his throat with a breadknife and rifle, attacked him, and he pled guilty to assault in Bison court before requesting legal protection against further attacks.
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Joelle Fourche
S. D
J. W. Oldham
Meadow
Perkins County
Stanley
Oldhams
Oldham
Bison
Trust Looting the Ore Lands in New York City
Government lawsuits seek dissolution of United States Steel Corporation with March trial date tentatively set. P H Nelson of Hibbing Minnesota cross-examined over ore leases from 1057 to 1059 showing leases at 6 cents to $1.25 per ton while ore deemed very desirable or cheaply mined. Government evidence labels Hill ore lease an operation of high finance and cites a Minnesota legislative protest against tonnage taxation of ore lands.
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New York City
United States Steel Corporation
P. H. Nelson
Hibbing
Minnesota
Hill Lands
Nelson
Danish Laborer Threatens City Over ransom demand
Kansas City news item reports John Tailburg a Danish laborer was arrested after sending a threat to destroy the city if $100000 was not delivered immediately. The letter claimed a city claim against Tailburg and warned of destruction before February 1.
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Kansas City
John Tailburg
Tailburg
Hill properties ore extraction under lease questioned
Nelson suggests the Steel corporation seeks to maximize ore extraction before the 1915 lease expiry. The remark implies they may be taking one ton per ton of ore, reflecting concern over mining activity on the Hill properties.
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Nelson
Steel Corporation
Hill
Crean
Air Woman Sets Attitude Record in Monoplane Flight
Georges le Gagneaux climbed to 11 880 feet with Miss Davies as the first aeroplane passenger to cross the English Channel. Davies flew London to Paris on April 20 12 with Gustave Itamel in under four hours, excluding stops, then returned to London via Brussels touching three countries. The trip drew bouquets and highlighted Davies as an experienced operator sought for passenger flights.
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Itames
London
Brussels
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Poet Carleton Poor at Death in Brooklyn Will
The will of Will Carleton the poet of the farm shows a fortune under $5,000. Dated December 17 1912 the day before his death it leaves everything to Norman K E Goodrich his Brooklyn nephew. Surviving relatives include niece Mrs Clara Blossom of Toledo and Charles Goodrich of Redfield S D.
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New York City
Will Carleton
Brooklyn
Norman KE. Goodrich
Clara Blossom
Toledo
Charles ©. Goodrich
Redfield, S. D
Shoe Manufacturers Warn Tariff Cuts Will Lower Wages
The article reports that shoe manufacturers argue reducing tariffs would depress wages. They contend lower duties could reduce labor costs and affect workers, while opponents cite price and supply impacts.
Senate Debates Extensions and Bills in Washington
Senate resumes debate on the Lever agricultural extension bill while the House opens the Lincoln memorial bill debate. The currency reform committee holds hearings as the McGuire bill to fund state fair grounds buildings is rejected. Ship provisioning probes by the Merchants Marine Committee continue with H M Bull testifying. Judiciary panel acts on workmen compensation and interstate liquor shipments. Railroad interests oppose Kenyon’s freight classification bill before the Interstate Commerce Committee.
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House
Currency Reform Committee
McGuire
State Feir
Agricultural
Shipping Pool
Merchants Marine Committee
Hh. M. Bull
Judiciary Committee
Interstate Commerce Committee
Kenyon
Tariff Hearing Hears Sundries Fees and Diamond Duty
Washington hearing on sundries ranging from sunshades to coal aims to raise over 25 million in total customs revenue. The ad valorem rate stands near 26 percent with many items making up about nine percent of revenue. Diamond importer Ludwig Nissen argues higher duties curb smuggling. Charleston’s R C Rhett seeks to keep asbestos duties with free raw material. boot and shoe interests oppose tariff cuts citing wage and living standard impacts.
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Washington, D. C
House
Ludwig Nissen
New York
R. C. Rhett
Charleston
Wilson to Lead Early Work of His Administration
Washington reports outline early goals for President-elect Wilson with tariff reform currency measures and Philippine independence on the radar. Committees refine plans for an extra session while Democrats debate how broadly to act beyond tariffs. Washington orders an inquiry into American Telephone & Telegraph Company by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Wilson
Washington, D
Money Trust
House
Banking and Currency Committee
Senate
Philippines
Washington
Congress
Washington ,D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Commission
Department of Justice
Wickersham
Militant suffragettes jailed for fourteen days after London protest
London suffragettes led by Mrs Drummond are sentenced to fourteen days in jail for their attempt to force Lloyd George to meet a deputation at the House of Commons. They vow hunger strikes and complain of rough treatment, while violence spreads to shops, offices, and streets near Parliament.
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London
England
Eng
David Lloyd George
Thecspris
Sour Street
Oxford Regent
Parliament Building
House Panel Advances Warren Bill For Rifle Practice
The committee on military affairs backed a Warren bill allowing schools and rifle clubs to obtain outdated rifles for practice and allocating $50,000 for practice ammunition under the Secretary of War. The surgeal conditions report on Pribilof islands endorsed a five year closed season.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Committee On Military Affairs
Secretary of War
Sur Geal
Pribilof Islands
House
Plan Probe of Taft Campaign Plan
Senate campaign expenditures committee expands authority to cover the 1912 campaign. Chairman Clapp plans to question Postmaster General Hitchcock Charles Hilles and other Republican campaign figures as first witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Taft
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Senate
Clapp
Hitchcock
Charles Hilles
Taft Appointments Blocked by Senate Tie Vote
In Washington the Senate failed to force another executive session on Taft's appointments after a tied vote. Democratic leaders won a roll call with GOP and Senator Poindexter, Bristow, and La Follette progressive support preventing a resumed fight.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Taft
Poindexter
Bristow
DaFollette
Davis successor named in Arkansas senate election
Joseph T. Robinson, Democrat, was elected United States senator to succeed the late Jeff Davis in Little Rock Arkansas.
Another Democrat Senator Elects Saulsbury in Delaware
Dover Delaware Willard Saulsbury a Democrat was today elected United States senator from Delaware to succeed Senator Richardson a Republican.
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Dover
Del
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