Dr Sun Yat Sen Elected President of China
Reports from Nanking Shangilai and London allege Sun Yat Sen has been unanimously elected President of the Republic of China. The move follows a conference at Nanking with Wu Ting Fang and Tang Shao Yi, while Manchu loyalty and imperial troops are to be resolved before armistice terms.
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Sun Nanking
Yat-Sen
Shangilai
Sun Yat Sen
Nanking
Wu Ting Fang
Tang Shao Yi
Yuan Shi Kai
Sun
Peking
Sun Yat-Sen
England
France
Honolulu
Hongkong
China
Chinese Sform Association
Ander
Dr. Sun
San Francisco
London
Tien-Tsin
Exchange Telegram Company
Daily Telegraph
Tang Shao-Yi
Mongolia Independence Sparks Chinese Decline and Russian Push
Russian protest prompts Chinese refusal to resume Mongolia control amid proclaimed Mongol independence and rumored Turkmenese disentanglement. Two Chinese commissioners are ordered to Urga by rail to win Mongol allegiance, but likely never depart Beijing. The Kutuktu is named Khan as Mongolian religious leadership shifts amid tensions.
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Teking
China
Mongolia
Turkestan
Russia
Urga
Peking
Kutuktu
Kutukiu
Tibet
Kina
Roosevelt Letter Rebuffs Candidacy Amid Philadelphia Turmoil
Ex-President Roosevelt says he is not a candidate for office at the present time in a letter to Philadelphia ward workers who oppose the local Republican machine. The note fuels talk of veiled intent as insurgent leaders and the Republican League of Workers map strategies following the Earle and Blankenburg era. The piece links Roosevelts stance to collapsing La Follette momentum and anti-Penrose sentiment blamed on cash shortages.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Col. Roosevelt
Republican
Roosevelt
John H. Nugent
Republican League of Workers
George H. Earle
Penrose
Earle
Blankenburg
League
la Follette
Walter L. Houser
National Progressive Republican Party
Washington
Fire destroys Greenwich sanitarium and saves patients
In Greenwich Connecticut on December 28 a fierce gale swept through the Palmer Hill area as fire gutted Dr W H Wiley’s sanitarium. Remarkable courage by Dr Wiley’s staff and Mrs Wiley saved all patients. The building and furniture were destroyed and total loss around 75000 with some insurance.
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New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
W. H. Wiley
Palmer Hill
W. J. Wellington
Mrs. Wiley
Ross N. Turner
Mr. Turner
Myron I. Borg
Borg
Robbers Loot Broadway Jewelry Store in Front of Witnesses
Samuel Ader manager of a jewelry shop at 3860 Broadway near 161st Street left at 3 pm. Two men entered at 4 pm and attempted to seize valuables including a bracelet and rings. Mrs. Ader resisted as her son Willie locked the safe containing 5000 dollars in jewelry. Police, aided by a private watchman, captured two suspects, Bodie and Joyce, with a lookout fleeing.
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Samuel Ader
Broadway
161St Street
Sarah
Inoculating the 71st Regiment with Typhoid Serum
Surgeon Major Karl Connell directed the inoculation of about 400 officers and men of the Seventy first Regiment with typhoid serum. Col Bates received the shot, followed by Major Connell and junior officers Capt Arthur R Addy and Lieut L A Salisbury. The 71st is the first National Guard unit to start coordinated typhoid vaccination. Ad for Dachtlera Optical Shops appears at end.
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Seventy-first
Karl Connell
Col. Bates
Connell
Arthur R. Addy
L. A. Salisbury
Seventy-first Regiment
National Guard
Hyde affidavits to the grand jury
District Attorney Whitman began a probe into affidavits filed by Hyde’s counsel seeking a venue change, alleging bias against ex City Chamberlain Charles H. Hyde. Investigators questioned forty two sources, finding most denied making the quoted statements and many claimed misrepresentation or exaggeration.
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Whitman
Charles H. Hyde
Hyde
NEW York Times
Mr. Hyde
The Black Hand Featured in Times Preview
The Times hints at a forthcoming feature on the Black Hand, promising a startling New York story for next Sunday's edition.
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New Yorker
Times
Croker’s Son-In-Law Sues For 100000 In Central Park Romance
John J. Breen, a stableman and husband of Ethel J. Croker, daughter of ex Tammany boss Richard Croker, sues the Croker family in the New York Supreme Court for 100000 alleging alienation of his wife’s affections. The suit names Richard Croker and his two sons, Howard and Richard Jr. Breen claims the Crokers induced his wife to leave him. Ethel Croker had earlier sued Breen seeking to annul their marriage. Breen’s ties to Central Park riding stables and past affairs are noted as context.
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John J. Breen
Ethel J. Croker
Richard Croker
Tammany
Hoboken
Supreme Court
Howard Croker
Richard Croker, Jr
Breen
Crokers
Olcott, Gruber, Bonynge, & McManus
Broadway
Palm Beach
Fla
Nicoll, Anable, Lindsay & Fuller
Ethel Croker
Justice Engler
Duchess San Martino
Champs Elysee
Paris
Spring Lake
N. J
Montreal
Stratton
Canada
Miss Croker
Central Park
Interboro Prepares New Subway Offer for Seventh Ave Line
Interborough plans a new financial offer to extend the east side leg of the H line by Lexington Avenue and build a Seventh Avenue line from Times Square to the Battery. City officials seek to avert costly competition and press for a broader, citywide rapid transit solution through negotiations with the Interborough and Pennsylvania interests.
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Interborough
McAneny Committee
Broadway
Wll
Lexington Avenue
Seventh Avenue
Times Square
The
Battery
Pennsylvania
Samuel Rea
Public Service Commission
Board of Estimate
Fifty-ninth Street
Harlem
Fiftyninth Street
Queensboro Bridge
Queens
Bronx
McAneny
Tme
Ninth Avenue
H. P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
Boom in a London stock
London General Omnibus shares jumped to 208 percent lifting 11 points amid speculation that financiers seek control. Talks of a possible amalgamation with London Electric Railways, led by Sir Edgar Speyer, have been proceeding and would be eased if major Omnibus stock concentrated in sympathetic hands.
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NEW York Times
London
London General Omnibus Company
Omnibus Company
London Electric Railways
Edgar Speyer
Cancer Cure Stir At Pasteur Institute In Paris
Paris reports that selenium and eosin combined with other metals are being discussed as cancer treatment. Prof Wassermann says mice cures show tumor liquefaction after eight to ten injections, with no relapses so far. The method ties to radium metal family member selenium discovered by Mme Curie.
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NEW York Times
Paris
Prof
Wassermann
Pasteur Institute
Mme. Curie
Thieves Take $14,000 in Vehicle Loot Across City
The report covers two separate thefts of merchandise: Theodore Tiederman & Sons lost $9,000 in cloth from a wagon on Fourth Street and Lafayette Street. 18 bolts were missing when found at Twenty ninth Street. Charles Kuper’s wagon, with $5,000 worth of lace, was seized by two men after dusk and found at Ninth Avenue and Sixteenth Street. Police note several other wagons vanished or wandered off due to cold wind.
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Theodore Tiederman
Cunard Line
Ninth Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Battleship Ohio Loses Anchor in Narragansett Bay
Newport R I December 28 The battleship Ohio tested bay depth dropping one anchor and 30 fathoms of cable off Rose Island a defective link caused loss of chain and anchor. The Navy offers 850 reward for recovery delivered to Brooklyn Navy Yard commandant.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Narragansett Bay
Rose Island
Navy Department
Albert Gleaves
Narragansett Bay Naval Station
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Steamship collision at Atlantic Docks injures two liners
The steamship Julia Luckenback, towed into South Brooklyn by F B Dalzell tow, rammed the Houston liner Horatius near 38 Atlantic Docks. The Horatius, about to sail for South American ports, took on water and was towed to Robbins's dry dock for inspection after discharging cargo. Repairs estimated around 100000 dollars with further bow damage to the Luckenback.
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Julia Luckenback
New Orlans
Atlantic Docks
Brooklyn
Horatius
Luckenback
Robbins
Robbins's Dry
F. B. Dalzell Towing Comppany
Latest Shipping News
Wireless report from Sandy Hook: the SS Saxonia from Liverpool to New York is 1,476 miles east at 9 30 PM and due January 2 at 9 AM. Cunard Line. Dewey's Wixes for New Year’s offer Champagnes Still Wines or Grape Juice from H Dewey & Sons Co 188 Fulton St N Y
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Sandy Hook
Saxonia
Liverpool
New York
Cunard Line
Dewey’s Wixes
H. 7Dey & Sons CO
Fulton St
Orlando Harriman Ill in Private Hospital
Orlando Harriman brother of the late E. H. Harriman and prominent real estate operator is seriously ill at a private hospital on East Thirty-third Street. He has endured diabetes and internal complications, with his condition worsening as Mrs. Harriman, formerly Rose Barrellton, remains by his bedside.
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Orlando Harriman
E. H. Harriman
East Thirty-third Street
Doctor O Hannon to undergo abdominal operation at sanitarium
Dr. Philip O'Hanlon, coroner's physician for fifteen years, will be operated on today for abdominal excess at Dr. John Walker's Sanitarium on East Thirty-third Street. He was admitted Christmas and recently able to leave home only briefly, leaving the morgue under Dr. John Larkin. Dr. John Erdman of Gouverneur Hospital will perform the operation.
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Philip O’hanlon
John Walker
East Thirty-third Street
O'Hanlon
West Ninety-fifth Street
John Larkin
John Erdman
Gouverneur Hospital
Laborer Francis A Anderson Leaves Cincinnati for Xenia to Work on Railroad
Francis B Anderson of 2433 Grandin Road is in Xenia Ohio working as a laborer on the Pennsylvania Railroad earning 60 dollars a month. His wife has filed for divorce. Relatives say he mingles with the maintenance crew and knows little about his work.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Francis B. Anderson
Grandin Road
United States
Belgium
Lars Anderson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Xenia
Anderson
Wny Department of the Railroad
Francis
Vachel Anderson
Mayor Quits After Raffle in Paulina Iowa
Paulina Iowa December 28 Frank J McCracken resigns as mayor after participating in a Thanksgiving Eve turkey raffle prompting gambling charges. He posts 5000 bond to appear in District Court February 26 before Judge Mould with expectations he will plead guilty and pay a fine. Critics say other prominent local figures may face charges amid strong church opposition to raffles.
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New York Times
Paulina
Iowa
Frank J. McCracken
McCracken
Mould
Tramps Occupy Stamford Firth House Invasion
Mrs. F. W. Firth of New York rushed to Stamford Connecticut after a summons from police and found her Grove Street home occupied by tramps. The burglars showed carelessness by leaving lights burning and failing to steal anything. Police pursued intruders in an unguarded car, chased by Dr. E. E. Rowell Jr who criticized the police for taking his vehicle.
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New York Times
Stamford
Conn
F. W. Firth
New York
Grove Street
E. E. Rowell, Jr
Firth Residence
Rowell
Missionary Ellen Stone Plans Return to Turkey
Ellen Stone, once held by brigands in Bulgaria for six months, says she will sail back to Turkey as a missionary after pending U S legislation is settled. She and companion Watherina Tsilka were rescued by private subscription totaling $65 060 after an initial demand of $110,000. Stone is visiting Savannah and praises future Christian missions in Turkey.
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New York Times
Savannah
Ellen M. Stone
Bulgaria
Watherina Stephanova Tsilka
Turkey
Miss Stone
Eilen McAlpin
Congress
Ft Christian Missions
Mrs Morton Seeks Divorce in Connecticut Case
Mrs Howard Morton has filed for divorce in Greenwich Superior Court. Deputy Sheriff served papers as he returned from a Texas business trip to meet her at her father William W Hyde’s home where she spent the holidays. He is younger than his wife and a member of local clubs. The suit cites intemperance as grounds.
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T. V. Kelleher
West 132d Street
Northern Bank
Hyde
Gallup
McNamara Brothers
Hamilton Place
Martin Wallace
Mr. Whitman
Mr. Hyde
New York Times
Greenwich
Conn
Howard Morton
Morton
William W. Hyde
Texas
Indian Harbor
Greenwich Country Club
Nannie Ostram Hyde
Liberty at Stake as Lancashire Weavers Defy Unions
Margaret Bury and Joel Riley, both Lancashire cotton operatives, resist compulsory union membership triggering a lockout affecting up to a million workers. Riley and his wife Sarah face harassment and siege at Accrington while 400 York mill operatives walk out in solidarity. Provisions are brought in secretly as the couple stand firm against union coercion.
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England
Lancashire
Hampdens
Gray’s
Margaret Bury
Oldham
Blackburn
Great Harwood
Weavers’ Committee
York
Joel
Sarah Riley
Accrington
Rileys
Joel Riley
Riley
New York Times
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Wu Ting- Fang
Yuan
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Optical Shops
A St
W. 125Th St
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Ments
Grand Jury
Vernon M. Davis
Israel Tilden, Jr
John B. Stanchfield
Aoe
Young Tilden
Max D. Steuer
Chambers Street
Adolph Filascher
Arl West 145Th Street
Tilden
Fisscher
Herman Hohenl
West Broadway
BLACK
Croker
Interboro
Omnibus
Steamship Rams
DR. O’hanlon
Bscess
F. B. Anderson
Dons Overalls
His
Village Hampden
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