Outlook Good for Democrats in Speakership Fight
Interview with Champ Clark outlines current political mood in the House as potential candidates for speaker include Henry of Texas Hay of Virginia and Sulzer of New York. Clark expects a hard race but hopes to win and notes Democrats have several strong men ready for the presidency in 1912.
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Presidential Timber Future of Democracy Depends Upon Democratic Congressmen
In Washington on November 16 Representative Champ Clark of Missouri outlines that Democratic success depends on the Sixty-second Congress acting wisely. He argues tariffs will shape the party’s path, calls for unity, and notes the party’s landslide followed the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. He predicts a Democratic president could be elected in 1912 if Democrats act with consensus and restraint.
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Monroe Mayor to Enforce Ban on Cocking Mains
A four column Southern Pit article from Blakely Georgia reports a planned cocking main in Monroe beginning December 12 lasting six days under Col Sol P McCall. Mayor Forsythe says an ordinance against cockfighting will be enforced within Monroe city limits, pushing any event beyond borders to parish or state authorities. Names from multiple states and Cuba are listed as participants. sheriff unavailable for comment.
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Mexican Officials Aid In Investigations
Range road ordered, Mexican officials to be aided in their investigations.
Riot follows killing today at Oil City near Shreveport
Demonstrators gathered after a killing in Oil City near Shreveport, as scenes of unrest and protest emerged with police presence and possible clashes reported by witnesses.
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Murdered Wife and Mob Burn Texas Woman's Killer
Mrs Lagi Henderson was killed by rancher Antonio Rodriguez near Rock Springs Edwards County on November 2. A mob in Rock Springs burned Rodriguez at the stake the next day amid anti American demonstrations in Mexico and reports of armed Mexicans marching toward Rock Springs. The case follows a chaotic scene after authorities searched through the night for the attacker.
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Decision Against the Wholesalers Ends Wholesale Liquor Sales
Shreveport record reports Associate Justice Land of the Supreme Court ruled in a Lake Charles case that a wholesaler is someone who sells to dealers for resale. Individuals for consumption are retailers and may be prosecuted in prohibition parishes. The decision aims to end wholesale liquor sales in Shreveport and nearby prohibition territories. The opinion was handed down in the cited case.
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Bad Jake Noble Eludes Officers Again in Breathitt Border Raid
Eluded officers again as the noted Breathitt figure known as Bad Jake Noble evaded pursuit during a border raid near Lexington Kentucky. Local authorities describe the fugitive as dangerous and continue to alert neighboring counties. Noble’s latest maneuver follows a series of evasions and warrants across the region, drawing renewed attention to the volatile law enforcement case.
Mrs Meta Berger Seeks Economic Equality in Milwaukee
Mrs Meta Berger wife of Victor Berger a Milwaukee Socialist and school board member attends the American Federation of Labor convention with her husband. She advocates social and political equality for women and soon economic equality, urging a husband to give his wife half his wages as her share of partnership.
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Appeal Over Whisky Sale Case From Lake Charles
A case appealed from Lake Charles mirrors a prior decision in this city. Judge Bell held the dealer guilty in the reference case. The defendant sold whisky in a five gallon lot to Chief of Police Allen.
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Cholera Suspects Held After Quarantine Arrival
The steamer San Giorgio arrived from Naples and Palermo with two deaths on the voyage and a sick list of nine including several cholera suspects. The vessel was detained at Quarantine for examination and the bodies of a mother and child were buried at sea.
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County outlaw report contradicted by new facts
In Sayersville area rumors claimed the outlaw killed two posse members and was wounded. new reports from St. Louis dated November 16 deny the account. The American Federation of Labor contemplates building a Washington headquarters with rentable offices, while a brewery visit shortened the convention session.
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Privy Council Meets Over Lords Reform Plan
London date King George summons the privy council to discuss granting As quith guarantees to increase the number of peers to support government reform of the House of Lords.
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Wheat firm and cotton futures rise at noon
Chicago wheat prices gain 1 8 to 3 4 higher while provisions slip 2 1 2 to 7 1 2. In New Orleans, cotton futures at noon show a dull session with 10 to 12 point increases over yesterday's close.
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Burglars Blow Past Office Safe in Mammoth Spring
The Mammoth Spring post office safe was dynamited at 2 am as burglars stole $250 in cash and registered letters while $600 in stamps were recovered. Marshal Gregg and deputies pursued three men toward the Frisco fast mail. one was wounded and the robbers fled into darkness leaving a bundle with the stamps wrapped in old overalls smelling of iodoform.
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Secretary Wilson Links Bumper Crops to Meat Price Drop
Washington reports full corn and oats bins blamed for falling meat prices with Secretary Wilson noting politics do not drive the change. New York wholesalers foresee beef 25 percent lower in weeks, while Boston and Kansas City confirm declines in meat and vegetables as supply rises and demand softens.
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Washington
Meat PhIKte Going Down Packwers Staples Cost Decline
Packers announce a decrease in staple costs as leading producers signal lower prices for essential commodities. Officials indicate consumer relief across food markets amid ongoing supply adjustments and market signals.
Pork Cuts Reduced in Kansas City Market
Kansas City meat markets cut pork chops prices by up to two and a half cents a pound with some drop in pork loin while bacon and other pork by products held steady. Beef prices remained unchanged as wholesale declines enabled retail concessions nationwide. In Chicago, a bumper corn harvest and abundant cattle and pork receipts triggered broad price declines across the food market, with pork down to 16 22c this week from 22c last week and cattle prices down 50 to 75 cents since October. Hogs fell from 9.65 per hundred on October 18 to 7.82 1/2.
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