Nevada to Withdraw Federal Troops From Goldfield
President Roosevelt plans the pullback of U S forces from Goldfield Nevada after a special session of the Nevada Legislature. A commission report and a letter to Governor Sparks say the troops were unnecessary and that Nevada and Esmeralda County can maintain order. The document notes mine operators sought troops to back a wage cut and union suppression amid the Goldfield strike.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Goldfield
Nevada
Kite House
Special Investigating Commission
Sparks
Gov. Sparks
Murray
Smith
Neill
United States
Westn Federation of Miners
Union
Esmeralda
Cotton Future Bill Sparks Exchange Propaganda Fight
Washington January 12. Rep Burelson of Texas pushes a bill to bar cotton futures dealing with aid from Rep Hepburn of Iowa to target stock exchange gamblers. The Cotton Exchange launches a pamphlet campaign arguing futures trading aids farmers spinners and consumers, contrasting bucketshop gambling with a regulated market.
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New York Times
Washington
Burelson
Texas
Hepburn
Iowa
Stock Exchange
Washingston
Sted
Congressional
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
South
the Exchange
Brooklyn Charities Appeals for Rag Material for Poor Women
The Brooklyn Bureau of Charities asks for old cloth and rags to provide employment for poor women. People who have nieces of cloth or old rag material should notify the bureau and such articles will be collected and sent to aid the work.
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Brooklyn Bureau of Charities
Thaw jurors attend morning services at Broadway Tabernacle
The Thaw jury spent part of yesterday at morning services led by Rev. Charles E. Jefferson. Capt. Lynch escorted the jurors to the Hotel Knickerbocker after the service as court preparations continue.
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Broadway Tabernacle
Charles E. Jefferson
Jesus
Charles E. Gremmels
St. George's Church
William H. McHugh
Holy Name Society
St. Cecilia's
Bure
Dovale
Calvary Methodist Church
Littleton
Garvan
White
Thaw
Kentuckians push temperance as South boasts progress
Col George W Bain of Kentucky urged banning rum, claiming the South has reduced drinking. He recalled heavy distillery smoke two decades ago and predicted no legalized saloons in five years. After a temperance meeting at the Twenty third Street Y M C A, 117 of 500 attendees signed pledges for total abstinence.
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Col
George W. Bain
Kentucky
Twentythird Street
Young Men's Christian Association
Col. Bain
Southland
Osceola County Sheriff Captures Murder Suspect Hughes
Sheriff J M Walker of Osceola County Florida and John Hughes of Kissimmee were pursuing a murder suspect nearly a year. Hughes fled through the South, was captured in Colon Panama and brought back by canal zone officer Samuel B Schenk. Hughes, a one arm fisherman, faced a killing tied to a Kissimmee postmaster’s son.
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J. M. Walker
Osceola County
Fla
John Hughes
Kissimee
Colon
Panama
Samuel B. Schenk
Canal Zone
Irving M. Simpson
Hughes
Army Canteen Association Plans Nationwide Restora tion Drive
The Army Canteen Association formed to push for restoring canteens at army posts and soldiers homes held a meeting at the Hotel Gallatin. It aims to expand to every state and establish city branches with state committees to campaign for Congress to pass the restoration bill. Brig Gen George B Loud and Gen Frederick D Grant back the movement.
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Army Canteen Association
Army Canteen
Hotel Gallatin
Congress
George B. Loud
Grand Army of the Republic
Frederick D. Grant
Girl tackles annoyer atLorimer Street station ticket office
Miss Margaret McNamee of Brooklyn severely beat David Riley who allegedly flirted with her at the Lorimer Street Broadway elevated station in Williamsburg. Riley, of 168 Colyer Street, was arrested by Officer Muller and held in 500 bail after Manhattan Avenue Court sessions for intoxication and disorderly conduct.
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Margaret McNamee
Lorimer Street
Williamsburg
Annoyer
David Riley
Colyer Street
Miss McNamee
Riley
Muller
Stagg Street
Manhattan Avenue
O'Reilly
Hughes Answers Labor on 80-Cent Gas Controversy
Gov Hughes replies to the Central Federated Union outlining the state of the 80-cent gas law. He explains the attorney general and the Public Service Commission are working to sustain the statute despite its previous unconstitutional ruling on property confiscation and awaits U S Supreme Court decision.
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Central Federated Union
Gov. Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Attorney General
Public Service Commission
First District
Havemeyer Will Filing Delayed Until Next Wednesday
The will of Henry O. Havemeyer head of the American Sugar Refining Company, who died December 4, will be filed for probate next Wednesday after repeated postponements. Heirs-at-law were summoned to appear before the Probate Clerk to prove the will before filing. John E. Parsons, counsel to the executors, cited lack of time to complete three items as the reason for the delay.
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Henry O. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
John E. Parsons
Protest Letter By Colorado Congressman Against Land Prosecutions
George W. Cook launches an open letter to President Roosevelt and top officials protesting Department of Justice land fraud prosecutions in Colorado and the West. He accuses nonresident agents of malice, cites Judge Lewis’s December rulings quashing indictments, and urges respect for judicial independence and constitutional balance.
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New York Times
Washington
Department of Justice
Colorado
George W. Cook
Cook
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
House
Cannon
Supreme Court
Robert E. Lewis
United States District Court
Denver
Lewis
Supreme Court of the
United States
Foraker Delegates Favored by Conventions in Ohio
The Republican National Committee ruled that Ohio district delegates to Chicago will be chosen by conventions not primaries, pleasing Foraker supporters and complicating Taft campaign plans. The decision affects Cleveland districts and Ohio’s Feb 11 state primary while not altering the selection of “Ble Four” delegates. Elmer Dover of the RNC summarized the ruling.
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Ohio
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Taft
Foraker
Cleveland
Delon
Cuyahoga County
Committee On
Foraker Mein
Bronson
Yerkes
Frank B. Kellogg
Streetor
Bith Kellogg
National Committee
Elmer Dover
National Republican Committee
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