Huerta's authority is strengthened by extraordinary powers
Mexico City December 12 General Huerta's dictatorial authority was expanded as the chamber of deputies granted him sweeping powers during the recess from next Monday to April 4 He can alter the 1914 budget sell government property and control both legislative and executive branches while an electoral law for another presidential election next July was approved and a British railroad concession was granted.
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Mexico City
Huerta
Mexico
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
United States
General Huerta
Nnational
Ameca
Porto Pena
Fire Devastates Cohoes Mills Leaving 1000 Idle
A major fire in Cohoes New York destroyed the Parsons mill and three others including Ranken McLaughlin and Ekers. The blaze forced widespread shutdowns crippling electric light telephone and streetcar service. One firefighter was injured and several plants cannot reopen before holidays.
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Cohoes
N. Y
Vom
Habot
Cohnes
Parsons Mills
National Textile Company
Ue Ranken Wd
Parsona
Ranken, McLaughlin
Ekria
May end free postage in Congress proposed
Washington reports a push in the current session to end the franking privilege for lawmakers. The Post Office estimate tops 20 million dollars annually. Representative Cox of Indiana suggests a fixed monetary postage allowance for both houses, with excess postage paid by members. Abolishing the practice would curb heavy distribution of campaign literature at public expense.
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Washington
Congress
Cox
Indiana
House Committee On
Senate
Honse
Congressional
Hospital Fire Drives 42 Patients to Safety in Hartford
In Hartford a hospital fire raged in the cellar near Ward 5 causing darkness from power failure. Nurses and attendants carried 42 patients to the lawn as five hose lines fought the blaze. No serious injuries reported and losses are expected under $1000.
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Hartford
Hartford Hospital
Papko Breaks Wis Nand Ends Pittsburg Fight Plan
Papko breaks Wisconsin hand for a third time and cancels the 10 round bout with George Chip scheduled in Pittsburg next month. The injury ends plans for the fight and declares it off.
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Papko
Milwaukee
Wis
Dee
George Chip
Pittsburg
Bill Papke
Aikens Found Guilty in California Market Case
John Aikens, president of the Missouri Kansas and California Packing company, was found guilty of obtaining money by trick in an alleged California market corner scheme and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. Orlando S. Bone, chief buyer, was acquitted.
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Kansas City
Joln Aikens
Missouri, Kansas and California
Orlando
Bone
President Wilson Improves. White House Optimistic
President Wilson is much better today after a mild grippe and fever. White House officials say the illness will not interrupt work significantly. Secretary Tumulty had him cancel today’s engagements and the executive will rest and test to morrow.
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Washington
Wilson
White House
Tumulty
Morey
Various small town alarms and misc idiosyncrasies in New York area
A collage of short items: a goat arrested for intoxication in New York, a purse theft in DeWitt, two men grabbing a $60 pocketbook, a Virginia inmate awaiting hanging, Grace Lynch recovering after an auto crash, Mrs Mary Sprinkle’s marital dispute, Caleb Jacobs losing a mustache over love, and Mrs Jennie Humphreys leaving her husband due to paint disputes in Bayonne and Yonkers.
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Paterson
N. J.c
John Taylor
Deuwit
Taylor
Uniontown
John Payne
Payne
New York
Grace
Lynch
Mary Sprinkle
Yonkers
N. Y
Caleb Jacobs
Bowles
Bayonne
N. J
Jennie Humphreys
Bath Beach swimmer aims to cross Panama Canal
Miss Jaine Folding of Bath Beach started yesterday from Vivi Able Ruay opposite Cristobal and reached the lower rock at Ga fun, progressing toward Gatun Lake. She plans to continue to Gambon Comorrow, attempting the Atlantic to Pacific swim.
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Jaine Folding
Bath Beach
Xni. C
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Cristobal
Gafun
Gatu Lake
Gambon Comorrow
Gangsters clash near Madison Square Garden over race
Gunfire erupts as more than a hundred shots ring out outside the arena during a six day bicycle race. One man wounded, unnamed, amid clashes between Sir Servant Jimmy Kelly gangs. Police make two arrests as spectators flee and riders push toward the 1908 era pace.
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Madison Square Garden
Madison Avenue
East Side
Ree
Allvay
Farever
Appletons
Packenbusch
Normain Anderson
Noviman Hansen
Hansen
Senator Root Wins Nobel Peace Prize 1913
Senator Elihu Root of New York has won the Nobel prize for 1913 for his devotion to and efforts to maintain peace between nations. The committee commended his pacification work in the Philippines and Cuba and his handling of the American Japanese dispute.
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Elihu Root
New York
Root
Philippines
Cuba
Cynthia Buffom on Verge of Collapse in Murder Case
Balamianca Ohio December 12 Nes Cynthia Buffom of Little Valley stands accused of murdering her husband Wis Buffom by arsenic poisoning. Companion suspect Frahm, a young farmer linked to the case, was indicted for murder and showed defiance at arraignment but spent hours in his cell in reflection. Trial of Mrs Buffom expected early February. DA Cole says a complete confession exists.
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Balamianca
Ohio
Nes
Gynthia Buffom
Little Valley
Wis Buffom
Hest Frahm
Will directs ashes scattered at sea after widow's $1 bequest
New York December 12 In the probate filing for Gustav Hoffman who died November 24 at 208 West 12th Street he leaves $1 to his widow Mrs Moretta Hoffman of 201 West 145th Street and divides the remainder among his children Florence and Frederick Moffman The will also directs cremation and scattering of his ashes over the ocean executor Sidney J Howes of 390 East 100th Street notes the estrangement from his wife The estate is estimated at 4500 or 3006 dollars and Hoffman was a motorman for the Interborough Rapid Transit Company
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New York
Gustav Hoffman
Twelfth Street
Moretta Hoffman
West One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Street
Florence
Frederick Moffman
Sidney J. Howes
Clemency pleas flood national petitions for death row inmate
Petitions numbered thirty thousand nine hundred plus flood in from across the country asking clemency for Mrs. Bessie Wakeft who sits under a death sentence. More than thirty six thousand envelopes arrive with a clipped newspaper coupon and sender’s signature. Also Garry Herrmann, president of the Cincinnati Nationals, names Charlie Herzog as leading Reds manager candidate and mentions Joe Tinker may move to Pittsburgh, Chicago, or Philadelphia.
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Harviford
Nec
Talawin
Bessie Wakeft
West
Investigation ordered into western rail transit rules
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a sweeping inquiry into live stock transit on railroads in western territory. Representatives will visit various sites to study carrier rules on loading trains at stations between far western points and packing house centers. Also telegraph news reports 3.318 mile wireless messages from Kamina to Nau en near Berlin.
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Ashington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Far Western
Small Boat's Long Trip From Westport to San Francisco
Captain Matthias Johnston of Perth Amboy New Jersey arrived in Havana piloting the Teorze Washington a 28 by 5 foot small boat. He sailed from Westport Missouri on August 3 aboard a former whale boat of the Olympia flagship of Admiral Dewey and plans to pass through the Panama Canal to San Francisco.
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Havana
Matthias Johnston
Perth Amboy
N. J
Teorze Washington
Westport
Johnston
Panama Canal
San Francisco
Cotton Market Opening Prices in New York
Cotton opening prices in New York show December at 13.02 with January 12.83 March 12.98 May 12.90 July 12.81 and October 11.96 as of December 12. The report lists the futures in cents per pound and notes the session details for the day.
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New York
Malden Mystery Cleared Today
Jessie McCann of Brooklyn was identified as Havel Sonier a 14 year old girl who had been missing from Everett. The brother said she suffers epilepsy and had been sent on an errand two days earlier. The other report describes an 18 year old girl found at Malden station, possibly Jessie McCann, but no ID was found and a young man fled the scene. Police pursue the unidentified male suspect as details emerge.
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Mercado
Rojas
Herrera
Quinaga
Fl Paso
Ojina
Presidio
Malden
Mass
John Sonier
Clark Street
Everett
Havel Sonier
Jessie McCann
Brooklyn
Malden Hospital
Boston & Maine Railroad
New York
Jessie
McCann
James Haney
N.A. Gallagher
Annie
Danny
Frank
Madison Street
Miss McCann
Seblanca
Steel coaches debut on New Haven lines
Dec 12 New Haven reports steel day coaches and Pullmans now running on through Boston to New York trains. Train 22 from New York to Boston is a solid steel train, as is train 25 from Boston. Other trains include steel cars among wooden coaches, and the new cars feature green plush interiors and larger vestibule space.
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New Haven
New Maven Road
Boston
New York
Post Office Destroyed in Manchester Fire
Scully Manchester December 12 fire last night destroyed the South Manchester post office on Main Street and damaged several stores including Farr Bros confectionery Tiffanys jewelry and Smiths clothing. Mail and post office records were saved. Post office to operate from Manchester Trust Co building until a new facility is built.
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Scully Manchester
Tire
South Manchester
Main Street
Thomas J. Quish
Farr Bros
Tiffany's Jewelry
Smith's Clothing
Berlin Catholic leader cites a secret service of ruin
In Berlin Herr Wieberger, a Catholic leader, calls for abolishing the military energy of the Reichstag and reveals a hidden Berlin institution that hires out so called gentlemen of honor to persuade married women to go astray, asserting duels become necessary. In Lawrence Mass a boxing bout ends with Alger defeating Newry in five rounds as Newry’s seconds throw in the towel.
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Berlin
Der
Herr Wieberger
Reichstag
Major George Thorpe Narrow Escape in Portsmouth
Major George C.G. Thorpe, commandant of the naval prison at Kittery, narrowly escaped a gunshot today in Portsmouth as a bullet passed inches from his left side outside the New Hampshire National Bank. A suspect, Frederick Richards of San Francisco, earlier released from the naval prison, allegedly admitted to firing at the major and another shot at him the previous morning. a bystander tackled Richards in a bank alley.
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Portsmouth
N. H
George CG. Thorpe
U. IS
Naval Prison At
Kittery
New Hampshire National Bank
Patralian Kelly
Frederick Richards
San Francisco
Naval Prison
Navy
Richards
Roong
Stock Market Opens Mixed With Firm Undertone
New York stock market opened with more declines than advances though the undertone stayed firm. New Haven stayed near 88 7-8, slipping to around 68 1-4 after initial trading. Amalgamated Copper rose to 70 7-8 and Utah Copper to 48 1-2, while Western Maryland, Southern Pacific, Reading, American Telephone and Chino Copper fell. Some leading shares like United States Steel Sammon, New York Central, Union Pacific, and United States Rubber edged up slightly as the market steadied. Americans abroad in London remained firm.
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New Haven
London
Amalgamated
Utah Copper
Western Maryland
Southern Pacific
Reading
American Telephone
Chino Copper
United States Steel Sammon
New York Central
Union Pacific
United States Rubber
Minute Old at 62 Anniversary Delight
New York observance as Joseph Buchanan proclaims he is “minute old” on his sixty-second birthday. Walter Davis and others react with jokes and a round of drinks, celebrating the concept that sixty seconds equal a minute.
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Walter Davis
Buchanan
Ritchie Murphy Bout Off In San Francisco
Wilte Ritchie is bedbound with a face infection after nasal surgery. A doctors orders keep him inactive and the Ritchie Murphy bout is canceled indefinitely and not rescheduled before February 22, per promoter Coffroth.
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San Francisco
Wilte Ritchie
Ritchie
Ritchie-Murphy
Coffroth
McCann Dispirted Over Missing Daughter in New York
Robert G. McCann, Brooklyn merchant, declares he fears daughter Jessie is dead or detained against her will after eight days of disappearance. Police Inspector Faurot remains optimistic she is alive. Separate note from Norwich reports plans for a public Christmas tree with local bands and church choirs helping.
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New York
Robert G. McCann
Brooklyn
Jessie
McCann
Philadelphia
Faurot
Misa McCann
Norwich
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