New England States To Elect U.S. Senators Soon
Four states in the New England region will elect United States senators within weeks. The contests will shape the regional representation in Congress.
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1912
Page
1
Progressive balance in New England Senate contests unsettles races
In Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and Rhode Island the balance of power in legislatures shifts uncertainty over who will win the U S Senate seats. Progressives hold sway in Maine and New Hampshire potentially blocking clear GOP picks. Massachusetts faces multiple candidates while Rhode Island shows a simpler contest.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Mass
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
United States
Edwin C. Burleigh
House
United States Senate
Obadiah Gardner
Burleigh
Taft
Roosevelt
Senate
Granite State
Burnham
Henry B. Quinby
R. W. Pillsbury
The
Manchester Union
Henry F. Hollis
Clarence F. Carr
Robert P. Bass
Murray Crane
Eben S. Draper
Samuel W. McCaull
John W. Weeks
William Plunkett
Curtis Guild, Jr
Russia
Robert Luce
Joseph Walker
General Assembly
Ambassador Guild
Rhode Island Senate Race Sees Republican Victory Likely
Publicans expect a solid joint ballot majority and a Republican to replace George P. Wetmore. Wetmore had said over a year ago he would not seek another term. Judge Le Baron Colt of Bristol is the main nominee, a veteran jurist and brother of Col. Samuel Colt, linked to the high stake Rhode Island senatorial deadlock five years ago with eighty one ballots.
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George P. Wetmore
Wetmore
Judge le Baron Bb. Colt
Bristol
Henry F. Lippitt
Judge Colt
Rhode Island
Col
Samuel Pomeroy Colt
United States Rubber Company
United States
Naval battle in progress near Dardanelles
Associated Press report from Sedil Bahr describes a heavy morning engagement between Turkish and Greek fleets outside the Dardanelles straits. The exact number of vessels involved is unknown as combat continues.
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Associated Press
Sedil Bahr
Dardanelles
Dardanelles Straits
Vicksburg Officer Killed by Nephew in Personal Tragedy
Vicksburg Mississippi December 17 Patrolman J L Hurst was shot and killed by his nephew Walter Tucker a hotel clerk after a bitter quarrel over Miss Emma Groome who witnessed the shooting. Groome testified Tucker accompanied her to the scene and Hurst attempted to strike him with a stick and draw a pistol before Tucker fired.
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Hurst
Mr. Tucker
Duluth Blanketed as Snowstorm Hits City
Duluth Minnesota reports five feet of snow and severe blizzard conditions. Residents endure the worst storm in ten years as snowfall blankets the area through the night.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Vicinity
Mob kills unidentified suspect after shooting patrolman
In Jackson Mississippi on December 17 an unidentified Black man who shot Patrolman Joseph White after wresting a pistol from him was killed by a mob. The man fled to a nearby house which was set on fire and he died while attempting to escape the burning building.
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Associated Press
Jackson, Miss
Joseph White
Meeting of Oregon Dairy Interests Opens in Albany
A large attendance gathered for the opening of the annual meeting of the Oregon Butter and Cheese Makers Association in Albany Oregon on December 17 The session will be followed later in the week by the Oregon Dairy Men's Association convention Hon J L Kaliski is confined at home by illness
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Albany
Ore
Oregon Butter and Cheese Makers’ Association
Oregon Dairymen’s Association
J. L. Kaliski
Mail Order Liquor Trade Debate Heats Senate Session
A sharp Senate debate Monday focused on the mail order liquor trade amid protests and denunciations of business practices. Lawmakers pressed for tighter regulation while industry representatives urged balanced oversight.
Health Board Meeting Promotes Higher Standards
Dr Dowling presented a platform for elevated public health standards. The Supreme Court upheld the ruling and stated the law intends to subordinate local boards to the State Board to ensure concerted health action. Dowling’s suspension may end as he resumes city clean-up work once the injunction lifts.
Senate Debates Prohibition Bill Amid Temperance Rally
Denunciation of the mail order liquor trade as enemy of state prohibition opens the Senate debate on the Kenyon Shepherd bill to curb cross border liquor shipments. Senators McCumber and Sanders defend constitutional power of the federal government and state authorities. The measure passes the House and returns to the Senate as unfinished business with impeachment proceedings interrupting the session.
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Washington
Senate
Kenyon-Shepherd
National Temperance Movement
Congress
Sanders
Tennessee
McCumber
North Dakota
Archbald
Supreme Court
House
Sheppard
Miss Helen Gould Engaged to Finley J Shepard
Announcement from Lakewood New Jersey confirms Miss Helen Miller Gould of New York will wed Finley J Shepard a noted railroad man of St Louis Mrs Gould and Mr Gould express pleasure at the engagement Shepard is identified with railroad and financial affairs and serves as assistant to the president of Missouri Pacific Railroad in St Louis
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Lakewood
N. J
Helen Miller Gould
New York
Finley J. Shepard
St. Loui S
George J. Gould
Gould
St. Louis
West
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Leesville Baptists Urge Support for Sheppard Kenyon Bill
In Leesville on December 15 the Baptist congregation passed a unanimous resolution urging Louisiana's congressional delegation to support the Sheppard Kenyon bill then pending in Congress. The resolution was sent by a committee including W. M. Lyles P. G. Pye W. J. Sharp and C. P. Roney. A telegram from Rev C P Roney secretary of the Louisiana Baptist Convention also urged support.
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Leesville
Baptist Church
C. P. Roney
Congress
Senate
Louisiana
W. M. Lyles
P. G. Pye
W. J. Sharp
Rev
Louisiana Baptist Convention
Louisiana State Baptist Convention
Ruston
Reverend Vallery Urges Help for the Home
The Rev. A. J. Vallery plans to be on the streets until Christmas urging aid for the Home. Citizens are urged to offer assistance when they meet him to support the institution.
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A. J. Vallery
Dowling Wins Court Fight Over Health Board Power
Dr Oscar Dowling president of the State Board of Health won a ruling against Adolph Susslin the Algiers baker whose challenge would have barred state health interference in Orleans parish if Susslin had prevailed The Supreme Court reversed Judge Skinner who had ruled for Susslin The case began when Dowling sought an injunction to close Susslin's store until it met sanitary standards
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A. H. Gladden
Monroe
Dr. Perkins
State Board of Health
Supreme Court
New Orleans
Hall
Oscar Dowling
Herman Oeschner
F. H. White
B. A. Ledbetter
Edwards. Kelly
Presnet
Adolph Susslin
Orleans Parish
E. 8. Skinner
Susslin
Dowling
Algiers
Sueslin
City of
Donaghey Freezes 360 Convicts in Landmark Pardon Action
Little Rock Ark Dec 17 Gov George W Donaghey signed pardons for 360 inmates to be released today as a protest against the convict lease system. The convicts have sentences from one to fifteen years. Some camps will remain for road work while penitentiary camps are abolished. He urged legislative action and prepared a statement for January.
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Little Rock
Ark
George W. Donaghey
Arkansas
Donaghey
Conference of Governors
Richmond
Portugal Military Dictatorship Plot Discovered
Associated Press reports a plot to set up a military dictatorship in Portugal was uncovered. Part of the army linked, the cabinet met as troops were kept on alert and warships were cleared for action amid widespread rumors causing great anxiety in Lisbon on December 17.
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Associated Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Hearst Testifies Before Investigating Committee
William R. Hearst appears before the investigating committee as new letters are produced, highlighting ongoing proceedings and fresh documentary evidence in the inquiry.
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William R. Hearst
Hearst Testifies On Archbold and Standard Oil Letters
Hearst told the Senate campaign committee he knew nothing about the incidents in letters from John D. Archbold and about a projected loan of 50000 dollars to Senator Foraker repaid in installments. He said he was informed the money was repaid and denied knowledge of other alleged payments to Joseph C. Sibley.
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Associated Press
Washington
William R. Hearst
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Co
Mr. Hearst
Archbold
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Joseph C. Sibley
Pennsylvania
Foraker
Hearst
Peace delegates face hitch as Greece balks on armistice
Balkan and Ottoman plenipotentiaries adjourn talks in London as Greece withholds signature delaying protocol. Turkish envoys refuse to recognize Hellenic delegates without Greece’s armistice. Greece says decisions bind all Balkan league members. In Amoy China, fighting erupts with casualties as government troops struggle to control clashes among clans.
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London
Greece
Balkan League
Amoy
China
Opposed Only by the Rich Says Suffrage Speaker
Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubbs told a suffrage meeting in Tarrytown on December 17 that the blame for denying women the vote lies with the rich and cultured upper classes. She argued the favored few fear losing privilege when women gain government rights as crusaders head toward Albany.
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Associated Press
Tarrytown
N. Y
Jessie Hardy Stubbs
Albany
Stubbs
Gazette Reporter Visits Monroe Promoting Paper
Mr. L. S. Dunaway travels to Monroe on behalf of the Arkansas Gazette to bolster circulation and discuss newspaper interests during a several day stay.
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L. S. Dunaway
The
Arkansas Gazette
South
Monroe
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Vicksburg
Jackson
Meeting of
Oregon Dairy Interests
Peppery
DR. Dowling
Skinner
Paign
Inspec
Wm. Perkins
Helen Gould
Dowling Vic
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