Dawn of a New Era Hoped for in Los Angeles Letters
Los Angeles observers say the McNamara confessions and guilty pleas may spark a new era of labor capital conciliation. Calls arise for an employers and unions conference, with union demands for funds and Darrow questioned by labor leaders. Burns operatives seek clemency for McManigal while prosecutors plan no immediate statement.
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Los Angeles
James B. McNamara
Times
John J. McNamara
Llewellyn Iron Works
Union
McNamara Brothers
Clarence Darrow
Central Labor Council
Prisoners to get picture shows at Indiana state prison
Michigan City prison will introduce moving pictures and military drill to vary daily life. Warden E J Fogarty says films will be shown in the chapel on Saturday afternoons with religious content and occasional clean comic films.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana State Prison
E. J. Fogarty
Chicago Thugs Kill Couple in Taxicab Hold Up
Mrs. Josephine Kaufman aged 25 and John Jakubowski aged 20 were shot to death by three highwaymen who stopped their taxicab at Roscoe and Forty-eighth. Kaufman, husband of Edmund Kaufman a South Water street firm head, died at once. his wife died minutes later. Jakubowski and companion Michael Swalbowski were fired upon at Paulina. Jakubowski was killed, Swalbowski fled unharmed.
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Chicago
Josephine Kaufman
Roscoe Boulevard
John Jakubowski
South Lincoln Street
Mr. Kaufman
Mrs. Kaufman
Jakubowski
Michael Swalbowski
Forty-eighth
Paulina
Rebels Blow Up Magazine in Nanking Advance
Washington reports Chinese rebels captured and blew up the imperial magazine at Nanking after a battle that left many Manchus slain, according to navy department advices.
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Washington
Nanking
Navy Department
Weather snapshot from multiple U S bureaus at 8 pm
Observations across major cities report temperatures and conditions. New York 41 Rain Boston 36 Cloudy Denver 28 Clear San Francisco 60 Cloudy St Paul 30 Clear Chicago 30 Cloudy Indianapolis 28 Clear St Louis 30 Cloudy New Orleans 62 Clear Washington 46 Cloudy Philadelphia a Rain. Fair slightly warmer.
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New York
Boston
Denver
San Francisco
St. Paul
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
New Orleans
Washington
Philadelphia
Congressional Session Turmoil Over 1912 Plans
Washington delegates discuss the looming 1912 conventions as a do nothing Congress rumor swirls. Roosevelt rumors circulate among Western Republicans while Taft is favored for renomination. Democrats split between Wilson Harmon leads, with Underwood and Marshall cited as potential compromise figures. Speaker Clark and Harmon vie for momentum. Uncle Joe Cannon signals limited harmony efforts, Mann plans to stir discord.
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Washington
Congress
West
Roosevelt
Taft
Clark
Wilson
New Jersey
Harmon
Ohio
Underwood
Marshall
Representative Mann
Ilinois
Cannon
Uncle Joe
Notable Affair in Kentucky Inauguration Event
In Frankfort on December 12 James B McCreary will be sworn in with participation by Kentucky's governor-elect and four former governors Simon Boliver Buckner W O Bradley J C W Beckham and Governor Wilson A grand parade will feature the former governors Buckner Bradley and Beckham in a carriage as the entire state militia joins the procession The event is billed as the largest and most impressive state pageant with Democratic clubs from major cities in attendance Beckham is noted as the son of a governor and the grandson of a governor and his mother was uniquely the wife mother and daughter of a governor
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Commonwealth
Jamesb. McCreary
Simon Boliver Buckner
W. O. Bradley
J. C. W. Beckham
McCreary
Wilson
Buckner
Bradley
Beckham
Capture of Nanking May Divide Empire
Reports from Peking on December 4 discuss varying outcomes after Nanking fell to revolutionists. Some say order holds with no outrages. others claim looting and burning of the Tartar city were sanctioned by rebel commanders.
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Peking
Nanking
Chang Hsun
Puken
Chang Yen Chun
Tieh Liang
Wuchang
China
Urga
Mongolia
Chefoo
Russia's Guard Arrives in Teheran to Protect Legation
Teheran reports a company of Cossacks arrived to guard the Russian legation without warning as Russia's advance guard reaches the capital amid tensions.
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Russia
Persia
Teheran
Confession Ties Three Suspects to Tennessee Slaying
Middlesboro Kentucky December 4 Henry Farre a Negro confessed to Middlesboro police that he was present at the murder of James Mays of Claiborne County Tennessee whose body was found in a lake with a broken neck Farre said Roy Idle and Charles Balltrip committed the crime Idle Balltrip and Farre are held on the charge.
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Middlesboro
Henry Farre
James Mays
Clarbone County
Tennessee
Farre
Roy Idle
Charles Balltrip
Idle
Balltrip
Minstrel George Evans Hears of Mother's Death
Alton Illinois December 4 George Evans known as the Honey Boy head of his own minstrel company received a telegram on stage announcing his mother had died suddenly at her home in Streator.
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Alton, Ill
George Evans
Honey Boy
Streator
Deadly Playtime Accident Kills Child in Aurora Home
In Aurora Illinois two young brothers George Hartwick seven and William Menke three were playing with a shotgun shell when it exploded. Hartwick died at once and Menke was fatally injured, authorities said.
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Aurora, Iil
George Hartwick
William Menke
Hartwick
Explosion victim Mrs. Henton cannot die say doctors
Mattoon Illinois December 4 physicians declare Mrs J M Henton who was injured in the explosion that wrecked the Henton farmhouse killing two and injuring four cannot die as a result of the blast despite serious injuries and ongoing care.
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Mattoon
J. M. Henton
Henton
Copper output outruns Tacoma smelter in Alaska
Alaska is producing copper faster than the Tacoma smelter can reduce the ore. Reed, a German aviator, was killed in Breitfurt Bavaria when his machine fell Sunday. Great quantities of army supplies are being shipped from government corrals in Oklahoma to Manila.
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Alaska
Tacoma
Reed
Breitfurt
Rhenish Bavaria
Oklahoma
Manila
Chicago
Federal grand jury probes nationwide dynamite plot links
Indianapolis reports Edward McNamara and accomplices are part of a larger conspiracy to destroy life and property using interstate rail transport. The theory centers on federal jurisdiction over railroad bridges and continuing crimes, with witnesses from across the country and plans to indict others in organized labor alongside McNamaras and McManigal. Burns and Kirby discuss extending inquiries to higher figures in labor.
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Indianapolis
Federal Grand Jury
John J. McNamara
Iron Workers’ Union
Lfe
United States Court
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles
United States
United States Supreme Court
W. H. H. Miller
Supreme Court
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
William J. Burns
James Kirby, Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
McNamara
Kirby
Burns
Dayton
O. Burns
C. W. Miller
McNamaras
McManigal
Five Minutes Relief From Stomache Dyspepsia Tablet Claim
An old advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as quick stomach relief and digestion aid. It claims the tablets supply digestive juices the stomach would normally provide, allowing the stomach to rest while food digests, and promises improved absorption, reduced gas and belching, and overall health benefits. The ad cites availability from druggists and offers a free sample via mail from Marshall Michigan.
Fire destroys durbar camp in Delhi during royal crowning preparations
The reception rooms and the governor of the Punjab's quarters at the durbar camp were burned on Sunday. Valuable tapestries carpets silver table services and ornaments intended for the crowning of King George as emperor of India were lost.
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Delhi
Durbar
George
Judia
Two Boys and a Gun Fatality in Indiana
Ivan Baker aged fourteen son of B S Baker a Montgomery blacksmith dies at home from a rifle discharge caused by a stumble of comrade Cletus Grow. The bullet entered the head just above the right eye.
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Washington
Ind
Ivan Baker
Baker
Montgomery
Cletus Grow
Dreamer Leaps From Train Near Clarendon Idaho
Lieutenant T P Bernard of Fort Slocum New York jumped from a Pullman window of a Northern Pacific train near Clarendon Idaho while dreaming of collision at sea. He escaped serious injury though the train traveled about thirty five miles an hour.
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San Francisco
T. P. Bernard
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Northern Pacific
Clarendon
Idaho
Victims of Exploding Kerosene Fire Claim Four Lives
In New Albany Indiana on December 4 a coal oil explosion at Edward Case home killed Mrs. Case and critically injured daughter Mrs. Nora Lynch and son Raymond Case age ten. Another son John Case aged seventeen suffered serious burns.
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New Albany
Ind
Edward Case
Los Angeles Women Vote Tomorrow In Mayor Race
Los Angeles on December 4 1911 reports that women will cast their first ballots tomorrow. The McNamara confession has raised questions about its impact on socialist mayoral candidate Job Harriman and his campaign. Socialists acknowledge possible effects but insist they have enough votes to win.
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Typographical Union No. 174
American Federation of Labor
Times
McNamara Brothers
Burns
McManigal
District Attorney
Los Angeles
Indianapolis
Cal
McNamara
Job Harriman
Murder charge filed in death of Sable Bush
Evansville Indiana December 4 Miss Sable Bush died after a fall from her bed but her brother-in-law Robert Wilson says she was murdered by Orile W Goodrich and has caused Goodrich to be arrested on murder charges.
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Evansville
Ind
Miss Sable Bush
Orile W. Goodrich
Robert Wilson
Goodrich
Deepstate Measures
Chicago News reports on Tompkins asking why Napiie married Gionins girl. Lasler notes he had appendicitis and no money, while her brother was a surgeon.
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Tompkins
Napiie
Gionins
Lasler
Chicago News
Windy Shot Fatality in Carlisle Mine
Thomas Walker a shot firer was instantly killed and Clem Cable seriously injured in a windy shot at the Carlisle Clay and Coal company mine in Carlisle Indiana on December 4.
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Carlisle, Ind
Thomas Walker
Clem Cable
Carlisle Clay and Coal Company
Representative Bouhne Buys First Red Cross Stamp
In Evansville Indiana on December 4 Representative Bouhne paid 100 dollars for the first Red Cross stamp at a public auction. The event highlights charity fundraising and civic support for the Red Cross during the period.
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Evansville
Ind
Bouhne
Red Cross
Dr Kings New Discovery Aided Woman’s Recovery
A Muscadine Alabama resident recounts how Dr Kings New Discovery helped his wife recover from severe bronchial trouble and a dangerous cough. He praises it as infallible for coughs and colds and the most reliable remedy for deeper lung trouble and whooping cough.
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Myuife
M. Brown
Dr. King
Dr King
Opening Day Scenes at Congress Amid Campaign Currents
Washington dispatch notes a festive opening day as Congress resumes with crowds, greetings, and probing politics. It highlights Taft's western tour, Roosevelt, Wilson, Bryan, and Underwood dynamics shaping early session expectations while noting limited formalities and anticipated delays in business.
New Beet Sugar Industry Sparks Indiana Growth
Indiana irons: Decatur beet sugar factory marks a new industry wave. Experts note vast beet acreage, favorable economics, and strong growth potential despite tariff threats from New York importers.
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Indiana
Decately
Decatur
United States
Agricultural Department
Terial
New York
Repentance and Sorrow in Early Christian Thought
A fragmented note discusses repentance as sorrow for sin, contrasting it with penance and referencing Pat and titles. The text hints at a great volume on repentance and an introduction or opening section, noting godly sorrow as a key concept.
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Preacher Jury
Owens
Samuel Fallows
Reformed Episcopal Church
New York Life Insurance Company
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Sir Arthur Wilson
Southern Republic
George F. F. Wilde
North Easton
Mass
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Ponce
P. R
Sonora
Walter Brown
Toledo
Republican State Committee of
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Enrique C. Creel
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Madero
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Mexico City
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Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
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Arthur W. Dunn
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Wall Street
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Ways and Means
Georgia
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Home Fleet
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George le Clerc Egerton
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