China’s throne to decide future government by convention
Peking reports the throne will establish a popular convention to decide China’s future form of government. The empress dowager Yuan Shih Kai and Premier Yuan Shih Kai debated, with some princes opposing but others backing a convention leading to a republic and possible abdication of the Manchu dynasty.
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Peking
Yuan Shih Kai
Prince Ching
China
Shanghai
Yuan
Mongol Princes Refuse Chinese Sovereignty Over If Republic Forms
The Mongolian princes, meeting Wednesday, reject Chinese sovereignty unless the future government of the celestial empire is republican. They pledge support to the Manchu dynasty but vow independence if it is overthrown. The article notes turmoil over imperial legitimacy and potential shifts in rulings.
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Mongolia
Peking
China
Celestial Empire
Clerks Strike Over Pay at Evansville Five and Ten Store
Evansville Indiana December 29. Clerks at a five and ten cent store walk out after pay demands of six percent per week are rejected. The workers say they logged 144 hours in the two weeks before Christmas earning 60 cents an hour totaling about 86 dollars for the period.
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Evansville
Ind
Christys Art Couple Split Over Irreconcilable Differences
The artist couple Christy and his wife are estranged beyond reconciliation. Reports indicate the separation is final and ongoing with no plans for reunion.
No Chance for Reconciliation Between Christy and Wife
Howard Chandler Christy says there is no possibility of reconciliation with his wife. He notes Mrs Christy is holidays with daughter Natalie and may visit New York before returning home. Since their separation she has visited Zanesville yearly at Christmas to see Natalie who lives with Christy.
Dynamite threat found under Thebes bridge near Cairo
Railroad officials in Cairo Illinois report a discovery of fourteen sticks of No 60 dynamite tucked under a Thebes bridge support crossing the Mississippi River. A farmer sighted the package and alerted authorities. Strike leaders deny involvement and call it an attempt to smear their cause. In Marion Illinois investigators also probe three copper discs sealed with fluid found on an Illinois Central passenger train amid the shopmen strike.
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Cairo
Thebes
Mississippi River
Here
Marion
Til
Ilinois Central
Lord Kitchener’s French Service and War Medal
The London Chronicle notes Lord Kitchener’s claimed service with the French army in 1870. It says he never admitted or denied this, recounting his early life as a cadet and time at Dinan. The piece mentions a mobile battalion under General Chanty and noncombat roles during the campaign, including balloon ascent operations and a bout of pneumonia.
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Lord Kitchener
K. of K
Dinan
Brittany
Lord
English Plan Behind Meat Trust Testimony Unfolds in Court
In Chicago on December 23 authorities questioned A H Veeder about the National Packing company formed by ten packers. He detailed absorbed firms and prices totaling 13.9 million dollars and traced the plan from Lord Pinmore Gordon to Kuhn Loeb & Co. The Kenwood company dispute arose as lawyers challenged its relevance to antitrust claims.
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Chicago
A. H H. Veeder
Lawton
National Packing Company
United States
Jacob H. Schiff
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
New York House
Kansas City Refrigeration Car Company
Anglo-American Ref
Friedman
National Packer
Lord Pinmore Gordon
London
Gustavus Swift
Swift & Co
E. H. Harriman
Elbert H. Garr
Armour & Co
Nelson Morris & Co
Pierce Butler
Kenwood Company
Mayer
Miller
Buckingham
Trial for Murder in Circuit Court Here
Quovingcom Tid Dec 29 The trial of Charies Forworthy charged with the murder of Michael Kiger Oott& is under way in circuit court. Forworthy is alleged to have shot Kiger after a quarrel over a girl.
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Quovingcom
Charies Forworthy
Michael Kiger Oott
Foxworthy
Kiger
Burns Prove Fatal in Evansville Woman’s Death
Mrs Rebecca Rubright aged seventy eight died from burns after her clothing caught fire on an open grate in Evansville Indiana. She had been severely burned and succumbed to her injuries December 29.
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Evansville
Ind
Rebecca Rubright
Roger C Sullivan Retirement to Secure Illinois Harmony
Roger C Sullivan is expected to retire prompting speculation that his move will stabilize party harmony in Illinois. Observers note the veteran figure’s leadership shaping internal alignments as Democratic factions seek unity ahead of upcoming elections.
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Illinois
Roger C. Sullivan
National Democratic
Ilinois
Rare bacteria blamed for deadly epidemic in Berlin
Berlin reports 50 plus deaths from ptomaine poisoning since December 26 at municipal shelters with 60 to 70 others ill in hospitals. Director Gaffky says the illness, not cholera or other known diseases, stems from an extremely rare bacterium affecting only weakened or malnourished individuals. healthy people remain safe. The epidemic's course progresses from dizziness to cramps, vomiting and convulsions, with death possible within minutes in severe cases.
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Berlin
Gaffky
Institute For Infectious Diseases
Herr Gaffky
Dantzig
Boy Fatally Crushed by Train Car Journal in Portland
Fifteen year old Arthur Lloyd died after attempting to board a moving freight train in Portland Indiana on December 29. A car journal struck his head, crushing the skull, in an incident described as a fatal accident.
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Portland
Ind
Arthur Lloyd
Alienation Suit Brought Against Croker and Sons
Richard Croker former Tammany Hall leader and his sons Richard Jr and Howard are named defendants in a suit by John J Breen a horseman teacher seeking 100000 for alienation of his wife Ethel Croker whom she wed in Hoboken in April 1910 Breen alleges the Crokers caused the marriage breakdown and later Breen was dismissed from strvalid stable duties connected to J R Stratton of Dominion Parliament in Peterboro Ont.
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New York
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Richard Croker, Jr
Howard Croker
Supreme Court
John J. Breen
Ethel Croker
Hoboken
Breen
Croker
J. R.stratton
Peterboro
Ont
Fresh Air Sermons Shape Indiana Teachers Session
Nearly 2,000 teachers heard Dr. William Watt and Dr. Woods Hutchinson condemn poor ventilation as an evil equal to a lack of education. They urged open windows and proper classroom airflow over schemes promising fresh air from heating systems. Charles A. Greathouse was elected president of the Indiana State Teachers’ Association.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Teachers’ Association
William &. Watt
Chicago
Woods Hutchinson
New York Medical Authority
Hutchinson
Watts
Dr. Hutchinson
Charles A. Greathouse
Adelaide Steele Baylor
J. B. Pearcy
Anderson
Truancy Law Report Shows 22 919 Students Aided
Indianapolis December 29 A forthcoming board of state charities report states 22 919 truant pupils were compelled to attend school in 1910 1911 12 with truant officers and a per capita cost of 3 18. Of these 989 were from private schools and 21 930 from public schools. Resistance occurred with 6 442 children at a cost 2 65 per capita. Three hundred eighty three cases went to court with three closed and none against truant officers. Truancy workers 16 465% of working ages. Total ministry cost 50 652 41.
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Indianapolis
Board of State Charities
Arrested While on a Visit in Greensburg Ind
Carey Wagner twenty was arrested while visiting Greensburg and confessed to robbing ex County Commissioner Frank R Robbins’s country home last August of about 200 in jewelry. About half the jewelry was later found in Indianapolis pawn shops. Wade Robinson, six miles northeast of Marion, was shot and fatally wounded in his Landesville store during a robbery by two youths around 8 o clock. The bandits, not over twenty, fled with about 10 in cash.
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Greensburg
Ind
Carey Wagner
Frank R. Robbins
Indianapolis
Marion
Wade Robinson
Landesville
Vandalia mine No 41 fire destroys Apple and engine room
A fire at Vandalia mine No 41 near Linton Indiana destroyed the Apple and engine room two miles west of the city. The loss is estimated at 15000 dollars and about 300 men are left jobless by the blaze.
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Linton
Ind
Vandalia Mine No. 41
Woods Hutchinson Pleads for More Fresh Air in Schools
Noted hygienist Woods Hutchinson urges school officials to improve ventilation and increase outdoor exposure for students, arguing better air reduces disease spread and promotes healthier learning environments.
Compromise Sought in Indiana Democratic Committee Fight
Indianapolis reports indicate Taggart supporters will control eight of the new state committee seats while Governor Marshall’s backers will hold five. A possible compromise aims to elect Edward Hoffmann as chairman to foster harmony, with Taggart still pledged to Guinn and seeking flexible convention instructions for a Marshall delegation.
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Indianapolis
Taggart
New State Committee
Marshall
Edward G. Hoffman
Ft Wayne
Hoffmann
Fabius Guinn
Thought They Weren't Loaded at Bedford Tragedy
Bedford Indiana December 29 Opal Madden aged twelve sought shelter in a barn from rain with companions. An accidental gun misfire killed Madden when a gun discharged between the eyes after youths fired at each other believing the weapons were unloaded. Ed Jackson San Angelo Texas billionaire sheepman died recently leaving over one million dollars to the Catholic Church of America.
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Bedford
Ind
Opal Madden
Ed Jackson
San Angelo
Tex
Catholic Church of America
Market Quotations Indianapolis Grain and Livestock
Grain and livestock prices from Indianapolis Cincinnati Chicago St Louis East Buffalo and Toledo show wheat corn oats and cattle hogs and lambs with bid prices and receipts across markets. Notable figures include wheat 94c at Indianapolis 98c at Cincinnati and 897%0 at Chicago, hogs 5.00 6.45 at Indianapolis and 4.50 6.50 at East Buffalo, lambs up to 6.35 at Chicago and 6.65 at East Buffalo. Receipts total 8000 hogs 800 cattle 600 sheep.
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Indianapolis
Timothy
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louie
East Buffalo
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Lord Gordon
Croker and Sons
DA Hutchinson
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Indiana Teachers’ Association
Indiana
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