Tafts First Annual Message Emphasizes Trade Aid
President Taft’s first annual message to Congress centers on expanding commercial welfare and foreign trade. He signals later messages on trusts, railroads, and conservation, and outlines support for American enterprises abroad and open door policy.
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New York Times
Washington
Taft
Congress
Senate
House
Ricarague
Plains
United States
Latin America
Department of State
Far East
Near East
Comet May Be Tailless in Early Observations
Princeton astronomer Zaccheus Daniel reports the newly discovered comet, seen near Auriga Theta and Gemini Epsilon, may lack a tail due to atmospheric conditions. Observations were hindered by clouds, but data suggest a ninth magnitude nucleus and a nearly round appearance. orbit expected to be computed in days. Daniel, honored with a bronze medal by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, awaited favorable changes to continue study.
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New York Times
Princeton
N. J
Zaccheus Daniel
Mr. Daniel
Daniel
Prospect Observatory
Halsted Observatory
The
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Root Causes A Mix Up In Senate Report Release
Senator Root presiding in the Senate inadvertently released an unsigned Treasury report to reporters. Copies had been intended as a confidential document for tomorrow’s publication, causing a national and European news scramble. The mix up was ironic since the report is legally addressed to the House Speaker.
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Washington
Root
New York
Senate
Sherman
Secretary of the Treasury
Europe
MacVeagh
Treasury
Chicago
San Francisco
House of Representatives
Taft gag loosened and press agents debated in Congress
Secretary Dickinson eased Taft era bans by allowing bureau chiefs to speak to Congressmen while lawmakers consider the Legislative Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill. A clause may bar any appropriation from funds used for press agents. Senator Borah pushes a bill to bar Congressmen from representing corporations under government regulatory control.
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Washington
Dickinson
Taft
Congress
Senator Borah
Idaho
Senate Judiciary Committee
Borah
Explosion at Hamburg Gasometer Kills and Missing
A gasometer explosion on the Elbe front in Hamburg follows a leak in a new gasometer during repair work. Ten dead and seventeen missing, with forty injured and a tower of flames sending glowing debris over the city. Firemen withdrew for safety as the 50,000 cubic meter tank burned.
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Hamburg
Elbe
Copenhagen Set to Form Review Panel for Cook Polar Proofs
Danes prepare a formal transfer of Dr. Cook's polar records via the steamer United States and plan an examining committee chaired by Dr. Stromgren. The University of Copenhagen aims for a rigorous, public worsted inspection to verify Cook's North Pole claims beyond doubt.
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NEW York Times
Copenhagen
United States
Walter Lounsdale
Dr. Cook
Minister Egan
Egan
Salomonsen
Lounsdale
Stromgren
New York
Timms
Cook
Caiii
North Pole
Dr. Torp
Denmark
Tim New York Times
University
Flamingo Fast Florida Train Schedule Notice
The Flamingo quickest Florida train via P A R and Seaboard Air Line runs from New York 10 25 A M to Jacksonville 1 30 P M with through service to all Florida East Coast destinations. Adv contact 3 Broadway N F.
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Flamingo
Florida
Seaboard Air Line
Los
N.Y
Jacksonville
Florida East Coast
Brosdwey
N. F
Bowles and Van den Bok Arrested in Heinz Formula Theft
D W Bowles son of Samuel Bowles and L J Van den Bok were arrested in Pittsburg on larceny charges based on information before Alderman Lang. Mulert first vice president of the H J Heinz Pickle Company alleges they tried to steal the Heinz Company secret preservative formulas.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
D. W. Bowles
Samuel Bowles
Springfield Republican
Ll. J. van den Bok
Alderman Lang
Justus Mulert
H. J. Heinze Pickle Company
Bowles
van den Bok
Heinz Company
Lunch Spots To Sample Finest American Wines In New York
A guide points to Co.188 Fulton Street New York offering lunch plus a selection of premier American wines. Patrons can enjoy high quality vintages in a city tasting scene spotlighting local producers and establishments.
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A Co
Fulton St
New York
Christmas Number of The Times to Publish Next Sunday
The Christmas Number of The New York Times will be published next Sunday with many interesting features and superb illustrations. Readers are urged to place orders early for this issue.
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The
New York Times
Street railways may disintegrate over lien sales
Authorities warn that selling first liens on rail property to collect $18 million in unpaid franchise taxes could break up the city street railway system. Major lines including Third Avenue, Seventh and Eighth avenues face lien actions as stockholders seek to buy in and resume separate operation, potentially ending transfer systems citywide.
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Mr Metz
Daniel Moynahan
Finance Department
Christopher & East Tenth Street
Christopher Street Crosstown
Central Crosstown Railroad
Eighth Street
Manhattan Elevated Railway Company
New York & Harlem Railway Company
Lst
Metropolitantreet Railway Company
Broadway & Second Avenue Railway Company
Consolidated Gas Company
Lighting Companies
Second Avenue Line
New York & ¥ Iarlem Company
Central Park, North & East River Railway Company
Third Avenue Railroad
Crocker wills $1.5 million for cancer research fund at Columbia
The will of George Crocker provides about 1.5 million dollars to Columbia University for a Special Research Fund to study cancer causes prevention and cure. The fund stems from Crocker land and New Jersey holdings conversion into cash. Executed by heirs including Captain John Hays Hammond and N. C. Thrall, the estate also makes numerous smaller bequests and supports medical and educational causes Crocker supported during life.
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George Crocker
Charles Crocker
California
Sixty-fourth Street
Columbia University
Crocker
Mr. Crocker
Columbia
Eugene D. Hawkins
Fifth Avenue
Borough of
Manhattan
City of New York
Darlington
Bergen
State of New Jersey
Columbia College
N. J
University
Lambert
Joseph A. Blake
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Frank Wood
C. N. Calkins
William J. Ciés
William H. Crocker
Charles B. Alexander
City
Jennie Crocker
C. Templeton Crocker
Lee
John Hays Hammond
Broadway
N. C. Thrall
Wall Street
Bradley
Bull
Hammond
Mining Field School
Harvard
Yale
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Golden School of Mines
Colorado
Bowlder
Col
Munroe
Peary
North Pole
Thaw Seek Transfer From Matteawan By Lawyer Order
White Plains N Y December 7 Thaw seeks transfer to another institution via a court order directing Matteawan Asylum officials to show cause why transfer should not occur. The returnable date is Saturday before Supreme Court Justice Tompkins at Nyack.
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New York Times
White Plains
N. Y
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan Asylum
Justice Mills
Supreme Court
Tompkins
Nyack
Mills
Thaw
Kaw
Drought Forces 1200 Workers Out of Mill Creek Coal
In Mahanoy City Penn beyond two Mill Creek Coal Company collieries shut down due to a boiler water shortage. About 1200 men and boys were sent home as light rain begins to fall and may improve the water supply in a day or two.
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Mahanoy City
Penn
Mill Creek Coal Company
New York to St Louis Limited Train Schedule Note
A passenger note lists the New York Central Southwestern Limited leaving at 2 45 P M and arriving in St Louis at 21 45 P M next day. It suggests keeping in touch with business and getting a good sleep as the route runs at water level.
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New York
ST. Louis
New York Central
Southwestern Limited
Leopold Stricken by Paralysis Reports Say
Brussels reports that King Leopold’s paralysis has become general leaving him unable to walk. He writes with difficulty and spends time in an easy chair as appetite and flesh decline. Official sources deny the report saying rheumatism the cause and that he is improving.
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Brussels
Leopold
Twenty-One Fishing Boats Lost in Storm
Twenty-one cutters from Finkenwerder Island failed to return to port after a recent storm. Each boat carried one or more members from eighty families, and the fleet is now presumed lost.
Castelane Sues Again Over Children Education
Count Boni de Castellane seeks a court order to appoint a tutor for his youngest son Jury and requires periodic progress reports. He requests clarification of parental rights for escorting the two elder sons to and from school and asks that the defendant pay the costs of the action.
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Paris
Boni de Castellane
Princess de Sagan
Acetylene Explosion Kills Two In Philadelphia Factory
George A. Fowler and his brother Robert Fowler died after an acetylene tank exploded at the Stiffel and Freeman safe factory on Second Street and Lehigh Avenue. The blast collapsed a thick walled room and shattered the factory exterior, injuring several residents nearby. rescuers finished work after more than two hours, but both men died en route to hospital.
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Philadelphi
George A. Fowler
Robert Fovcher
Stiffel & Freeman
Second Street
Lehigh Avenue
Fowlers
Doxeys Held for Murder in Arsenic Case
Coroner's jury in St Louis finds Dora A. Doxey murdered William J. Erder by arsenic poisoning on July 10 and holds Loren E. Doxey as accessory. Fifteen witnesses testified Mrs. Doxey lived with Erder as his wife and Dr. Doxey sought admission tonight.
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ST. Louis
Loren E B. Doxey
Columbus
Neb
Dora FE. Doxey
Doxey
William J. Elder
Dora A. Erder
Dora E.doxey
Dora E. Fuller
Loren E. Doxey
Peewee
Severe Winter Grips Chicago and West with Fatal Cold
Blinding snow AV new snow and 35 mph winds kill three in Chicago and area. A laborer died from exposure and two railroad switchmen were run over by locomotives. Snowfall in city four inches, fifteen inches in surrounding counties. Southwest experiences the coldest December in years with Oklahoma City 8 above, Concordia and Dodge City below zero. Trains delayed one to three hours. Denver reports statewide freezing in thirty one years. Bitter cold extends to Southern Wyoming with 12 below in Laramie.
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Chicago
Oklahoma City
Concordia
Dodge City
Iran
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Laramie
City weighs coal purchase specs to save city funds
City officials and coal merchants met at City Hall to consider standard specifications for city coal purchases. Advocates of heat unit pricing face opposition from the Coal Merchants Association. Chief Engineer DeVarona supports the system. Mayor McClellan urges swift action and a spring price protection plan. The matter was referred to city engineers for further study.
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McClellan
McGowan
Metz
A. F. Rice
Coal Merchants’ Association
DeVarona
Water Department
Secret Railway Wage Demands Prompt Coordinated Action
The Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen plan a January 3 wage increase and hour reduction across 32 eastern railroads, coordinating through Boston meetings on December 12. Proposals include 10 to 50 percent raises, ten hour workdays, and full pay for deadheading, potentially triggering a general strike or arbitration.
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Chicago
Chesapeake & Ohio
Boston
Pica Northwest
Oss
Sisite
Masmuel
Brotherhood of
Trajroad Taine
Lave
Brotherhood of Railway ‘Vraigmen
Traimmen
Tia Brotherhood of Railway
Order of
Brotherhood of Railroad
New England
New York
Srand
A. B. Garretson
W. G. Lee
Tur Times
Hovever
Irticle J
Order of Railway Conductors
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Hanover
Castellane
Doxeys
Tiikit
Spencer's
Maiden Lane
Nantes
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