Taft Wing Loeb From Teddy 8
Port collector will dispense federal patronage in New York under Teddy Roosevelt era policies.
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TAFT
Loeb
TEDDY
New York
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1910
Page
1
Taft Wins Loeb Away From Roosevelt in 1912 Fight
New York dispatch reports Taft has won William Loeb Jr. away from Colonel Roosevelt, making Loeb the key patronage dispenser in New York state. The Taft administration drills its regulars for clashes with Roosevelt’s insurgents as Sagamore Hill figures prep for the 1912 Republican convention. The split between Oyster Bay and Washington appears final, with Loeb aligning with the administration and Roosevelt facing a divided party leadership.
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Washington
Oyster Bay
Case of Loeb
New York
Taft
William Loeb, Jr
Roosevelt
New York State
Sdes
Mr. Loeb
Loeb
Republican
Sagamor
Hill
Root
Empire State
Possible powder famine export tax on potash may affect US
Washington December 27 potential German export tax on potash is urged to have a serious impact on the United States during any future war. Officials and interested parties warn that the measure could disrupt shortages and raise costs for key industries reliant on potash imports. The report notes the policy's strategic implications amid global trade tensions and wartime needs.
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United States
Washington
Weather report unsettled tonight and Wednesday
An unsettled spell is forecast with local rain. The forecast calls for showers tonight or Wednesday, with periods of light to moderate rainfall possible across the area.
Potash Tax Could Double Powder Costs in War Era
Potash supply fears loom as Germany holds a monopoly and export taxes threaten to nearly double smokeless powder costs. A complete export ban could trigger powder famine worldwide, with U S tensions rising over possible retaliation and tariff war. Congress and fertilizer makers press Taft for quick relief as talks seek a diplomatic settlement.
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Germany
United States
Congress
Taft
Osage Beauty Fannie Donaldson Divorces Third Husband
Fannie Donaldson daughter of an Osage subchief and famed beauty divorced David Donaldson for the third time in Tulsa on December 27. The marriages were for love and for their children and finally to secure saving allotments for land. Robert Donaldson jailed for beating her. the family holds $18,000 deposited with the Federal Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tusla
Okla
Fannie Plamonden
Tribunal
David Donaldson
Donaldsons
Dave Donaldson
Moses
Body of Captain Bennett Found Near Key West
The body of Captain Stuart Bennett, magazine writer and yacht owner of the Phra, was recovered near Key West after the vessel sank following a collision with jetties. It is believed his wife and Herman Parker also drowned, with three crew members rescued after reporting Bennet, his wife, and Parker clinging to a mast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Stuart Bennett
Phra
Herman Parker
Bennet
Parker
James Mitchell Kills Wife Then Shoots Himself
Pittsburg reports a railroad engineer James Mitchell aged sixty shot his wife in view of his centenarian mother and then wounded himself with two bullets. Both were rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
James Mitchell
Aged Mississippian Dead in Capitol Office
John A. Robinson, 65, longtime clerk in Senator Percy’s Mississippi office, was found dead in his capitol office. Robinson had served several Mississippi senators and had come to Washington from Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John A. Robinson
Percy
Mississippi
Robinson
Walthall
McLaurin
Gordon
Trainmen killed in two wide-spread wrecks
Two separate train wrecks today killed trainmen in two widely separated sections. The incidents resulted in fatalities and prompted emergency response crews to scene.
Christmas Bloodshed Darkens Glad Yuletide Festivities
A grim report recounts numerous murders during a yuletide celebration. Investigators canvass the scene as authorities probe the spree said to have disrupted the holiday gathering.
New York bank closures and wide Christmas murders
A compilation of chaotic holiday violence and financial turmoil from Dec 27 reports: six million in deposits withdrawn after a New York bank closure. a Black Hand bombing incident. a gold nugget found in a chicken in Parkersburg. brutal rail wrecks in Mercer's Bottom and Farber with multiple deaths and injuries. Kentucky Christmas shootings across Springfield Fredericksburg St Charles Island Owensboro and Adair county with several fatalities and an unresolved teenager death.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Springfield
Carl Lewis
Charles Bishop
Joe Bishop
William Melburn
Fredericksburg
Ike Cooper
Bob Bivens
St. Charles
A. H. Hamby
Marion Good
Sampson
Island
Owensboro
George Grider
Adair County
New York Bank of New York Taken Over by Officials
The Northern Bank of New York with branches in Harlem and the Bronx was placed in possession of by Superintendent Cheney. Deposits total about six million dollars. No statement on condition issued. The suspension is viewed as not significant by banking circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northern Bank of
Harlem
Bronx
Cheney
Stole Friend's Bride Reported in Georgia Social News
In Dublin Georgia on December 27 Col lier Walker of Atlanta awaited his bride elect Miss Oliver Leonard when a Wrightsville message announced she wed Thomas Beal on Sunday. Beall secured Walker's license at his request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Collier Walker
Atlanta
Walker
Oliver Leonard
Wrightsville
Thomas Beal
Beall
Black Hand Bomb Causes Panic in New York Tenement
In New York on December 27 two hundred residents were shaken when a black hand bomb exploded in an Italian tenement on East Fourteenth Street. The blast ripped the stairway and shattered every window but caused no injuries.
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Black Handers
Work
New York
East Fourteenth Street
Gold Nugget Found in Chicken’s Craw in Beaver Falls
In Beaver Falls Pennsylvania on December 27 Mrs Fred S Brown while cleaning a chicken found a gold nugget in the bird’s craw valued at about ten dollars. excitement spread as locals gathered at the chicken’s rearing lot to witness the discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaver Falls
Fred 8S. Brown
Poll taxes tally 1685 by noon today
The day’s total of poll taxes paid stood at 1685 by noon, about 800 fewer than last year’s December 31 figure. The gap highlights a slower collection pace compared with the prior year’s end.
Badger Fight Ends in Violent Dispute at Basement Event
Reported incident centers on a basement Simon Building badger fight where spectator Joe Artele allegedly stabbed promoter S Morse after Elmore yanked a dog’s badger causing a camera to smash. Police affidavits name Artele Morse Elmore with charges including knife attack and abusive language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Artele
Promoter
Simon
Polie
S. Morse
Elmore
Morse
Artele
Christmas Day in Texas Proves Deadly with Multiple Shootings
Texas telgrams report four killings and seven shooting incidents on Christmas Day across the state. Incidents include Jack Roberts shooting Neal Watkins near Richmond, two Mexicans wounded at a Gonzales dance, John Hilliard wounding his sweetheart at Angleton, and other fatal or injurious clashes involving both white and Black residents.
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Houston
Texas
Jack Roberts
Neal Watkins
Richmond
Gonzales
Seriana Cicero
John Hilliard
Angleton
Will Ross
London Batts
Weldon
Anthony Pittman
Tom Stratie
Richman
A .F. Carlson
Drew Wattkins
Matagorda
J. D. Jones
Fort
Convicts Raised Cotton At Profit In Mississippi
Jackson Miss Dec 27 Superintendent Nayland of the State penitentiary reports the state will realize about 250000 from convict raised cotton after expenses. About 500 bales remain unpicked delaying final accounts. The policy has been to sell cotton as fast as ready and bond sales, slow previously, have been helped by cotton proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Nayland
State Penitentiary
J. W. Gathing
End of the Badger Fighting Stirs Local Outcry
The Shreveport Times reports Morse and Chief Luca filed charges of assault cutting and being disorderly and disturbing the peace. The row ends the “badger” fighting and bans further activity, according to the article.
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Morse
Luca
Shreveport Times
White man fatally shoots, then commits suicide after crime
An unidentified assailant killed a man in Texas City and fled. John Kohetzki, a white man, hanged himself at East Bernard. Arthur J. Baum, noted cotton broker who led the Black Mammy monument movement, took his own life in Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas City
John Kohetzki
East Bernard
Arthur J. Baum
Galveston
Christmas killings plague South Carolina records
Columbia reports a bloody Christmas season with twelve deaths in three days across the state. Eight victims were white. causes include an accident in a power house, self-inflicted death, accidental fire, accidental rifle shooting, and eight homicides. Injury totals are unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Masked men lynch in jail yard. deputy overpowered
Masked assailants stormed the jail yard, overpowered a deputy, and lynched a man sought by authorities. The incident prompted an investigation as officials labeled the action a violent crowd crime. Further details were not immediately released.
Prisoner Lynched by Mob While Transferring to State Penitentiary
In Hot Springs twenty five masked men overpowered Deputy Sheriff John Rutherford and shot Oscar Chitwood to death as he was being moved to Little Rock for safekeeping. Chitwood had been charged with killing Sheriff Jake Houpt earlier. Three mob members did the shooting. others waited outside the jail yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
Oscar Chitwood
Sheaff
Chitwood
Jake Houpt
John Rutherford
Little Rock
Saline County
J. W. Wood
Wood
Rutherford
Swain County Christmas Eve Shooting in Bryson City
News from Swain county reports Oscar Clark, 30, shot and killed D. J. Calhoun and fatally wounded A. H. Calhoun. The incident happened Saturday night in Bryson City as Clark fired a revolver over bystanders’ heads after a remonstrance from D. J. Calhoun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Swain County
Oscar Clark
D. J. Calhoun
A. H. Calhoun
Bryson City
Clark
Fire destroys Columbia property in incendiary blaze
In Columbia Louisiana last night about 10 o clock smoke and flames erupted from the Columbia Hardware Co building and soon consumed the stock and structure. Several nearby residences including Earl Hammonds barber shop burned as well. The hardware stock was valued at about 10000 with 8000 of insurance. Practically nothing was saved and the fire is believed incendiary. The bucket brigade battled the blaze to prevent further damage.
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News-Star
Columbia
Columbia Hardware Co
Earl Hammonds
Bucket Brigade
Tragic Berry Poisoning Claims Three Griffin Children
Blytheville December 27 three Griffin children die after chewing mistletoe berries near Luxora during holiday decoration fetch. Parents rushed to aid but berry poison proved fatal within a day. Community sorrow follows as funeral plans loom for the three siblings buried together near their home.
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Blytheville
Samuel Griffin
Luxora
Griffin
Little Country
Five Others Poisoned In Oklahoma Christmas Tragedy
Five people fall ill or die after eating mistletoe berries during a Christmas gathering in Rokosho Oklahoma. At Frank Wright's home two young children, ages five and four, died after consuming the berries. Three more children in nearby Benjamin White's family became ill. one is dead and the others are expected to die within hours, according to physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rokosho
Okla
Dee
Frank Wright
Benjamin White
Another Strike Pending as 75000 Trainmen Demand Pay Rise
Chicago December 27. Wage dispute between Western railroads and locomotive men escalates as seventy five thousand trainmen demand higher pay and better conditions. Union leaders warn of possible strike action if negotiations stall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Ill
Western Railroads
Rail wage talks resume as engineers and crews seek raises
About seventy five thousand trainmen and conductors on railroads west of Chicago push for roughly a 15 percent wage increase. Negotiations with engineers have paused and will resume today, with expectations of a possible agreement by week’s end. The Brotherhood of Railroad Train Men and the Order of Railway Conductors act jointly. managers offer a flat 10 percent rise but no changes to working rules.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of
Order of Railway Conductors
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