Liberal tide turns in British election race shift narrows Unionist lead
London polling shows government coalition ahead by one seat overall with gains for Liberals in Southwark West Coventry Burnley and Woolwich while Unionists recapture St Helens and Battersea areas. Key figures include E A Strauss Liberal in Southwark West and J Burns boosting his Battersea majority amid tight overall counts.
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St. Helens
Southwark
Burnley
Coventry
Woolwich
Whitehaven
Sunderland
Hamar Greenwood
Goldstone
Hyndman
E. A. Strauss
Will Crooks
Battersea
John Burns
Local Government Board
Shaw
Burns
John Harrington
London
Cea
Aily News
Balfour
Chester
T. Richardson
T. Hamar Greenwood
Frank Goldstone
R. Swift
I. Durham
J. W. Hills
Edinburgh
Gentral
C. E. Price
Lambeth
North
Houghton Gastrell
Strand
Walter H.long
Barrow-in-Furness
C. Duncan
Newcastle-on-Tyne
E. Shortt
W. Hudson
Kidderminster
Capt
E. Knight
Deptford
C. W. Bowerman
Brixton
D. Dalziel
Aberdeen
D. V. Pirie
Southwark West
Bethnal Green
N. E
B. A. Cornwall
Rotherhithe
H. Carr-Gomm
D. M. Mason
Warwick and Leamington
E. M. Pollock
J. A. Clyde
Canterbury
F. Bennett Goldney
John Ho
W. J. Fisher
J. Hennikorostage
Gibson
Chief Croker in Danger as Roof Collapses in Fire
A fire at Bradley and Smith broom factory, 21 Pearl Street, injures the building and endangers Chief Croker and a dozen firemen when the roof sags. Firemen retreat before a fall as flames reach the fourth floor and roof. Loss estimated at $50,000. The seven story brick structure has housed the broom factory since 1868 and is linked to James A. Bradley, founder of Asbury Park. A large crowd watches as elevated trains idle nearby.
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Bradley & Smith
Pearltreet
Croker
James A. Bradley
Asbury Park
Bradley Beach
Composer Coleman Dies by Own Action in Passaic
Charles Jerome Coleman once a Boston musical director and famed composer was found dead in his Passaic boarding house room from gas inhalation. A back-of-card note read death by own action. He had suffered major financial losses and personal bereavements. He organized the Passaic Glee Club and leaves two sons in Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
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Charles Jerome Coleman
Boston
Hillcrest
Paulison Avenue
Passaic
N. J
Coleman
Howard
Harvard
New York
East Eighteenth Street
Maps
Rescued Once Dies in Newark Fire
Frederick Schumacher, 60, was saved from freezing by neighbors after slipping in snow near 183 Clinton Place, Newark. He later died in his rear shack when an oil stove likely overturned by accident ignited a fire that firefighters could not stop.
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Frederick Schumacher
Clinton Place
Newark
Schumacher
Gustave Schweibert
Louis Taffet
Gottleb Hobiar
Bag of Gems Lost From Auto in Worcester
Mrs. William H. Mendel reports she lost a handbag containing about $1,160 in jewels and money after stopping at the Bay State Hotel en route from New York to Marlboro. Contents include a gold bracelet with 22 diamonds, a diamond sunburst, a wreath brooch, a garnet brooch, a sapphire ring, diamond stud, a New York railroad book in her name, gold-rimmed glasses, and about $100 in a leather bill case. A large reward has been offered.
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New York Times
Worcester
Mass
William H. Mendel
New York City
Bay State Hotel
Marlboro
Mendel
Duveen Brother’s Chief Goes Abroad While Case Pending
Henry J. Duveen of the Duveen Brothers art firm sails from New York for Europe with wife and staff as federal probes into customs undervaluations continue. Prosecutors say duties loss could reach five million dollars though the trial date remains undecided.
Christmas Number of the Times Promises Colorful Pictorial Section
The Times announces a forthcoming Christmas number featuring a彩ful pictorial section, touted as among the finest ever issued. Readers are urged to secure Next Sunday's issue for the special publication.
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TIMES
Roosevelt Seeks Peace With Baldwin In Slander Case
Col Theodore Roosevelt offers peacemaking terms to Gov elect Simeon Baldwin over an attack from the campaign. Judge Baldwin demands a public apology and some Roosevelt letters returned unopened. New Haven report notes anticipated legal action and possible serving of papers during Roosevelt’s New Haven visit.
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New York Times
New Haven
Conn
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Simeon E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Judge Baldwin
Col. Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce
Isaac M. Ullman
New Haven Chamber of Commerce
Elect Baldwin
Col Roosevelt
Judge S Baldwin
Roosevelt
Baldwin
Strange Animal Killed in White's Pond Mystery Ends
Middletown New York December 6 A terrorizing creature long blamed for stealing sheep and pigs near White's Pond has been killed by C M Wisner. The seven foot long animal with a brown tail and black back stripe was shot two miles from Wisner's home and awaits mounting for exhibition. Game Warden Doy and many residents examined the carcass but could not identify it. Hundreds of summer visitors reported night cries causing fear across Chenango County.
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New York Times
Middletown
N. Y
White’s Pond
C. M. Wisner
White's Pond
Doy
Wisner
New York
Chenango County
Fairfield Elopements Promoted By Local Justice
Justice of the Peace John E Boyle offers a free wedding complete with candy for the bride and a car trip around Fairfield. He will meet couples at the station, guide them to the Town Hall and store, and officiate as a phonograph plays Lohengrin. The plan aims to make Fairfield a Gretna Green of America under lenient Connecticut marriage laws.
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New York Times
Bridgeport
Conn
Fairfield
Justice of the Peace
John E. Boyle
Boyle
Gretna Green
America
Connecticut
Mr. Boyle
New York
New Jersey
Seaboard J Air Emery Quick Florida Route to Atlanta
Brief note highlights the fastest Florida route via Seaboard J Air Emery and PA RR. B charting a southwest link to Atlanta with a map reference and directional guidance.
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Seaboard
J Air Emery
R. B
Florida
Atlanta
Seegete
La Follette Declines White House Supreme Court Talks
President Taft invited Senator La Follette to discuss potential Supreme Court nominees but the Wisconsin senator refused to meet. The piece notes Democratic and insurgent pressures over court selections, with judges like Swayze, Gummere, Pollock, and Hook cited amid concerns of bias and conservatism in the future bench.
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New York Times
Washington
White House
Senator la Follette
Supreme Bench
Wisconsin
Mr. la Follette
Senate
Taft
Judiciary Committee
Pollock
Kansas
Hook
New York Central Trains Clash Near Ogdensburg
A New York Central collision in Ogdensburg left several passengers with cuts and bruises when a Utica branch train rammed a Rome branch train stopped for switching. Fireman Caswell was crushed between engine and tender and Fireman Lapoint suffered two broken legs in the crash. Engineers escaped unhurt as both trains were badly damaged.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
New York Central
New York
Rome
Utica
Caswell
Carthage
Lapoint
Sunday Advertising Recovery In Wisconsin Supreme Court Ruling
The Wisconsin Supreme Court modified a lower court judgment in a suit by The Milwaukee Sentinel to recover on a Meiselbach Manufacturing ad contract. It affirmed deducting 170 for Sunday advertising while noting Sunday papers bear advertising and that statutes bar labor or work except for necessity or charity.
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New York Times
Madison
Wis
Milwaukee Sentinel
Meiselbach Manufacturing Company
Supreme Court m
Bar
Hollander’s Return to Face New York Fraud Claims
Alexander Hollander, sought by U S federal authorities for alleged Custom House frauds, left Naples on the steamship Cincinnati under guard of three American detectives. Extradition proceedings accuse him of forgery. he had vanished from New York last January after heading Alexander Hollander & Co. of 82 Wall Street. He was arrested in Naples as James Bonhomme on July 20.
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The
St. Regis
Fifth Avenue
Joel J
Joseph A
Louis Duveen
London
Paris
United States
Shields
Henry
Benjamin Duveen
New York
Henry Duveen
Mr. Wemple
Stern
Cunard
Mr. Duveen
William Loeb, Jr
Duveens
Duveen
United States District Attorney
Naples
Alexander Hollander
Cincinnati
Brevet-Cuvee Champagne the Wine for those who know
Bridgehead ad for Brevet-Cuvee Champagne from Dewey and Sons Co lists 138 Fulton Street NL. The ad touts champagne as a wine for connoisseurs and invites discerning buyers to seek this brand.
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Dewey A Sons CO
Fulton St
English Radi um Institute Buys Gramme of Radium
The English Radium Institute completed a purchase of one gramme of radium from Austria's mines for £15,000, $75,000, funded by Sir Ernest Cassel. Half will be delivered in January, the rest in three months. The purchase values radium at about $34 million per pound and would take 225 years to yield a pound at current production rates.
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NEW York Times
Vienna
Ministry of Public Works
Ernest Cassel
Russia invites Hammond to study European Russia mining
Berlin December 6 The Russian Government has invited John Hays Hammond to inspect the mining situation in European Russia with a view to attracting foreign capital, especially American, for development en route to St. Petersburg.
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NEW York Times
Berlin
John Hays Hammond
St. Petersburg
Russia
Thornton Chosen Senator by Louisiana General Assembly
Judge John R. Thornton of Alexandria elected United States Senator by the Louisiana General Assembly to succeed the late Samuel D. McEnery. The Legislature will meet in joint session to declare the result. Thornton, a Louisiana native and former District Judge, advocated a protective tariff on sugar and rice in support of his candidacy.
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Baton Rouge
John R. Thornton
Alexandria
United States
Louisiana General Assembly
Samuel D. McEnery
Thornton
Louisiana
Senate
Mint Workers Overtime Amid Holiday Coin Demand
Philadelphia reports 850 Mint employees working day and night to meet a coin demand surge. November coinage totals include 3.225 million in double eagles 1.29 million in eagles 390 thousand in half eagles 175 thousand in quarter eagles with gold coinage at 5.08 million. Dimes reach 215 thousand five cent pieces 267 thousand and cents 103,400 for a total coinage of 5.67 million.
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Philadelphia
Chicago Considers 10 Percent Cut in Water Bills
Chicago officials report a water fund surplus of 870 900 dollars, with a proposed 10 percent reduction in all water bills estimated to save over 500 000 dollars from the 1911 cost of living. The recommendation from Commissioner Mullaney was referred to the Finance Committee for action.
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Chicago
Public Works
Mullaney
Busse
Finance Committee For
Beef and Pork Prices Jump Nationwide
Omaha reports immediate raises in beef and pork prices by one cent a pound from major packers. Retailers follow with similar hikes. Pork adds another cent, totaling a two cent rise in two days. South Omaha hogs rise 15 to 30 cents per 100 pounds while cattle advance steadily over the past week.
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New York Times
Omaha
Neb
South Omaha
May Starkweather Starves To Avoid Housework Strike
A Juvenile Court complaint filed by May Starkweather's parents says the 16 year old, reportedly healthy, refuses to get out of bed and threatens to starve rather than perform housework. The parents allege she has been starving herself to uphold the strike.
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Denver
May Starkweather
May
War on Two Cent Fare Plans Under Way
Chicago reports railroads prepare to challenge the two cent fare law in Illinois and Iowa. Experts gather data on earnings and invested capital while a committee plans actions possibly seeking repeal or court relief. The argument centers on the rate being confiscatory and Illinois Central pursuing property valuation for figures.
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Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Interborough's New Subway Bid Promises City Owned System
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company outlines a plan with J. P. Morgan & Co backing, promising city owned and controlled subways with a single fare. Morgan insiders would join the Interborough board as boilerplate financing details are finalized, with work to begin within thirty days and a shuttle Times Square to Pennsylvania Station within eighteen months.
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J. P. Morgan & Co
Interborough
Times Square
Pennsylvania Station
Gaynor
Public Service Commission
Mmbers
Board of Estimate
McAdoo
Histhe Mate
Willcox
William G. McAdoo
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Triborough
Interborough Rapid Company
Shonts
Morgan
J. P. Morgan Co
Interborough and Public Service Commission
Interboron
Commission
George F. Baker, Jr
First National Bank
Frank Vanderlip
National City Bank
J. P.morgan, Jr
H. P. Davison
Mr. Davison
Ninth Avenue
Third Avenue
Bronx
Second Avenue
Queensboro Bridge
Belmont
Es Square
Seventh Avenue
Brother Pesto
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House of Commons
Wiberata
Assessesevereye
Unionists
Eeeeressrseeess
Tewnee
Chief Croker
H. J. Duveen
Europe
Tions
Henry J. Duveen
Duveen Brothers
Mauretania
Corbitt & Stern
Wall Street
William 8. Wemple
Benjamin
United States Customs
Dunveen
Wemple
Gretna
Justice
LA Follette
Supreme Court
Norton
Robert M. LA Follette
Hollander
Hammond
McEnery
Hollidays
Girl
Mninors
Spencer's
Maiden Lane
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