Taft Defends Penalty On Negro Battalion Brownsville Case
Secretary of War Taft defends the discharge of the Twenty-fifth Infantry battalion at Fort Brown Brownsville Texas after a night of firing that killed and wounded townspeople. He argues a conspiracy of silence and necessity to remove all members present to protect the service. The Brownsville affair dominates Senate resolutions and an exchange over information and orders.
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Washington
Taft
War Department
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Senate
Foraker
Secretary of War
Penrose
Presi
Warren
Wyoming
Culberson
Spooner
MR. Taft
Fort Brown
C. A. Culberson
United States Senate
Washington, D. C
Sam P. Wreford
Tex
Fort Bliss
Gover Meaat
WM. H. Taft
C. W. Penrose
Tate
Rio Grande
Jacksom
Inspector General
Army
Citizens’ Committee
Bliccksom
Navy
Garlington
United States
Re-entry Policy for Discharged Soldiers Sparks Debate
The article discusses the rules on re entering the military or civil service after discharge, noting ineligibility unless new facts show no detriment. It addresses executive authority to remove ineligibility and cites a Brownsville incident where race influenced public sentiment, but not justification for murder. It emphasizes sworn soldiers must report crimes even if it strains comradeship.
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Brownsville
Ship subsidy victory shifts control of key House committee
The ship subsidy advocates gain control of the Merchant Marine Committee as Representative Watson of Indiana aligns with them after President endorsement and Speaker Cannon’s neutral stance. Grosvenor moves to push the bill while Cannon signals limited support for a smaller mail subsidy for South America.
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New York Times
Washington
Merchant Marine Committee
House
Grosvenor
Watson
Indiana
Birdsall
Wilson
Hinshaw
Cannon
South America
Hanna
Brooklyn Man Accused in Ardrey Murder in Nashville
William Ardrey of Brooklyn was found dead on Thanksgiving in Nashville. A confessed suspect, Atkins Harmon, named accomplices Sam Taylor Arthur Horton and Grip Jones, saying robbery was the motive. Ardrey, 30, unmarried, lived with his mother Mrs. Harriet C. Ardrey. burial planned today after his body arrived home.
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Nashville
Tenn
William Ardrey
Brooklyn
Atkins Harmon
Ardrey
Sam Taylor
Arthur Horton
Grip Jones
Harmon
Mr. Ardrey
Twelfth Street
Harriet C. Ardrey
Not Caruso Says He Is Brother In Law In New Jersey
Victor Emmanuel Iacoletti of Montclair says he is Enrico Caruso’s brother in law and was mistaken for the tenor when a Central Park incident occurred last year. He explains he opened a doorway for a woman, a scuffle followed, and a policeman questioned if he insulted her, which she denied as an accident.
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New York Times
Glen Ridge
N. J
Victor Emmanuel Iacoletti
Baldwin Street
Enrico Caruso
Caine
Central Park
Iacoletti
Montclair
Manhattan
Caruso
Naples
Monkey House
Senator McCarren to Face Hearing on Hearst Candidacy
The trial before the Democratic State Committee on charges of knifing William R Hearst's candidacy will be held on December 13 at 11 o clock in the morning. The Victoria Hotel in Manhattan hosts the proceeding.
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Patrick H. McCarren
Democratic State Committee
William R. Hearst
Victoria Hotel
Manhattan
Hamburg liner Kaiserin Auguste Victoria reported by wireless
The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, from Hamburg, was reported by Marconi wireless 1325 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon yesterday and due at her pier about 7 P.M. Saturday. The SS Trent, from Kingston, was reported 115 miles southeast of New York by Atlantic Wireless Company at 8 P.M. yesterday and due at her dock at 8 A.M. today.
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Auguste Victoria
Hamburg
Marconi Wireless
Sandy Hook
SS. Trent
Kingston
Atlantic Wireless Company
New York
Appellate Upholds Section 14 of 1890 Customs Act
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed the constitutionality of Section 14 of the Customs Administrative Act of 1890 in a test case brought by Tiffany & Co. Judge Lacombe wrote for the panel including Judges Wallace and Townsend. The ruling supports the government’s enforcement powers in customs matters.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Lacombe
Wallace and Townsend
Tiffany & Co
Terest
Federal Circuit Court
Board of Appraisers
United States
Collector of Customs
Circuit Court
Stranahan
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Ian
Fifth Avenue
Madison Avenue
London
Paris
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Fulton St
Congress
Army of the United States
Fort Prown
Mexico
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Fisher
Elliott-Fisher Co
Worth St
House Committee
Will
McCarren
Wireless
Todaly
Knabe
Steinway
Haines
Weber
Sohmers
Chickering
Hardman
WM. Knabe & CO
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Tecla & Co
Board of General Appraisers
M. Tecla & Co
Stranakin
Laintiff
A. H. Washurn
San Francisco
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Louisville
Fulk
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