Taft and Hitchcock Not Near a Break in Cabinet Row
Washington dispatch reports no rift between President Taft and Postmaster General Hitchcock over a proposed government buyout of telegraph lines. Hitchcock’s public stance drew protests from some, but White House statements indicate Cabinet unity and no plan for resignation.
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New York Times
Washington
Postmaster General
Hitchcock
Tseneral
Whit House
White House
Post Office Department
Postal Savings Bank
Parcels Post
Congress
Department
New York
Lawyer Robinson Report Finds Four Minor Faults
Frank Sullivan Smith chief examiner and Bar Association referee filed a report finding against Henry A. Robinson former general attorney for the Metropolitan Street Railway on four minor points of ten charged. Most charges including jury fixing and improper payments were dismissed though vouchers totaling 117 were noted as expended by Robinson over fifteen years. The Appellate Division will review the report next Friday.
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Frank Sullivan Smith
Bar Association
Supreme Court
Henry A. Robinson
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Robinson
Smith
Yonkers
Publicaon
Theetropolitan Street Railway Company
Mr. Smith
E. P. Hatch
Appellate Division
Joseph P. Daly
Atlantic Coast Line trains through Palm Beach Miami and Cuba
Advertisement notes three daily trains from New York with all steel electric lighted pullmans on the Atlantic Coast Line route via Palm Beach Miami and Cuba, featuring Superior Roadway service.
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Palm Beach
Miami
Cuba
Atlantic Coast Line
New York
Superior Roadway
Wed
Tiny girl saves limited railcar from wreck in Sierra alert
Seven year old Ileen Martin daughter of a section foreman spotted a broken rail on the Overland Limited track near Alta in the Sierra. She phoned the agent at Towle and then, with her sister Alma, stopped the train before disaster. Superintendent Sheridan lauds the act and promises a handsome reward.
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New York Times
Sacramento
Cal
Sleen Martin
Overland Limited
Alta
Sierras
H. W. Sheridan
Ileen
Alma
Little Ileen
Towle
Dutch Flat
Talk of English election stirs London politics
London observers discuss a possible general election this year due to Cabinet rifts over women's suffrage, losses in by-elections, and Irish home rule negotiations. Lloyd's reports a surge in insurance against a general election with rates rising to 31 percent from 10 percent the prior week.
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London
Lloyd’s
Great Bear Spring Water Price Advertisement
Great Bear Spring Water offered at six glass-stoppered bottles per case. Promotion details unclear due to OCR fragment.
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Great Bear
Bayonet Charge on Lawrence Strikers Sparks Uproar
Lawrences strike crisis escalates as 500 militiamen and police clash with 15 000 workers. Arrests rapid and injuries reported. Mayor threatens federal action as leaders demand 15 percent wage rise plus overtime pay and end of bonus system. Joseph Etter leads I W W in New York.
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Joseph J. Etter
New York
Industrial Workers of the World
Scanlon
Ettor
Lawrence Mills
Florida One Night Out Train Inquiry at Broadway Address
A brief item notes an inquiry linked to 1,184 Broadway about trains or transit in Florida with a one night event or notice. The readable text is fragmentary but points to a location on Broadway and associated transit or activity details.
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Florida
Inquire
Broadway, In
New York's Conspiracy Against Youth Revealed
A scholar outlines a broad, influential conspiracy affecting young people in New York, detailing its scale and why it frequently succeeds, as presented in a Sunday Times feature.
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New York
Subway crisis talks with Gaynor push Interborough contract
Pennsylvania Railroad officials led by Samuel Rea met Mayor Gaynor and Borough President McAneny to discuss subway terms and financing for the Interborough project. They weighed guarantees and preferred payments while the Public Service Commission readies the operating contract revision for bidding, amid stalled progress and possible breakoffs.
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Samuel Rea
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
A. J. County
Morgan J. O’brien
Gaynor
County
O’brien
McAneny
Willcox
Public Service Commission
Interborough
Rae
Pennsylvania
Mr. Rea
H. P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
Rea
B. T
Board of Estimate
Mitchel
Beaarenst
Shonts
Legal Department of the Commission
Timothy J. Williams
Fourteenth Street
Spires Work All Night On Cathedral Shine
The cathedral's spires glow as workers toil through the night to finish ahead of the new cardinal ceremony.70 men stay on duty for relay shifts and must descend to thaw out access as the structure gleams with bright illumination.
Cardinal Farley Sends Blessings to His People
A brief letter from S. S. Berlin dated January 15 1912 carries a cordial greeting and blessings from Cardinal Farley to his people, addressed to the editor of The New York Times.
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Cardinal Farley
The
New York Times
S. S. Berlin
Snowball kill in street leads to arrest in mystery death
In Hester Street a 14 year old, David Shastanowitz of 34 Norfolk Street, died after a snow fight. Patrolman Carbonell helped, Gouverneur Hospital staff attempted revival, and an autopsy was ordered. Detected 11 year old Israel Goldberg of 27 Suffolk Street was arrested to await Coroner's Jury action.
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Hester Street
David Shastanowitz
Norfolk Street
Carbonell
Madison Street
Gouverneur Hospital
Israel Goldberg
Suffolk Street
Goldberg
Steeplejacks Work Night on St Patrick’s Cathedral Spires
Seventy veterans and at least ten famous riggers toil on the 350 foot towers of St Patrick’s Cathedral to complete decorative lighting for Cardinal Farley’s homecoming. Sixteen men worked aloft with rope chairs while others thawed in the boiler room and managed safety ropes. Bright searchlights and 25,000 lights illuminate the effort amid thirty mile an hour winds and freezing cold.
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Cardinal Farley
Fifth Avenue
THE
TimEs
Jack
Patty” Walsh
Patty
Sissler
Bill’ Lewis
Frank Merklin
Ed Schonbaum
Dan McDonald
Harry
Dick Purcell
Frank Dodson
Bob’ Merrill
Bob” Merrill
South Tower
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Buffalo
Bomb Aimed at Yuan Shi Kai in Peking Carriage
A bomb exploded as Premier Yuan Shi Kai rode in his carriage in Peking. Two soldiers and the carriage horses were killed. Yuan, warned repeatedly of plots against his life, refused to flee to a foreign concession despite pressure from friends and rivals.
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Yuan Shi-Kai
Tien- Tsin
Yuan
John Jordan
Peking
Labouchere Reported Near Death in Italy
A Rome dispatch says Henry Labouchere, veteran English politician, is dying at his villa near Florence. His daughter, the Marquise de Rudine, was summoned to his bedside from Rome. Reports say his heart action briefly improved but his advanced age sustains fear of a fatal termination. Labouchere mourned the deaths of his wife and Sir George Lewis last year.
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London
Rome
Daily Express
Henry Labouchere
Florence
Marquise de Rudine
Labouchere
Sir George Lewis
Alfonso's Own Struggle Over Royal Pardon
Madrid interview quotes King Alfonso recalling the cabinet rejection of clemency for a Cullera rioter. The Queen urged mercy but the king, after weekend consultations, pardoned the prisoner, calling it the happiest day of his life and shocking the queen with joy.
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London
Madrid
Daily Telegraph
Alfonso
Decoration for Morgan in Paris honors Louvre gifts
A Paris newspaper reports the French Government will decorate J. Pierpont Morgan with the Commandership of the Legion of Honor in recognition of his gifts to the Louvre.
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Paris
J. Pierpont Morgan
Legion of Pee
Louvre
Taft to send official to investigate Gov Frear
Honolulu January 15 President Taft will dispatch an official to probe charges against Gov Frear. The specific accusations remain undisclosed. Hawaiian delegate Jonah Kalanianaole reportedly urged L Tennypeck for successor at Frear’s term end. Frear stated he would welcome the inquiry.
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Honolulu
Taft
Gov. Frear
Congress
Jonah K. Kalanianole
L. Tennypeck
Frear
Morse Slipping After Sinking Spell at Fort McPherson
Charles W. Morse grew weaker after a sinking spell last night in Atlanta. He spent a bad night and required stimulants to revive him. Doctors indicate he is not yet critical but cannot be moved to Hot Springs until he improves.
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New York Times
Atlanta
Charles W. Morse
Fort McPherson
Hot Springs
Crane Will Provides Large Pension And Charity Trusts
The will of Richard T. Crane filed in probate court values the estate at 10 million dollars. It allocates 1 million for a pension and disability fund for Crane Company workers and another million for homes for widows with helpless children near Chicago. It also bequeaths 100 thousand to United Charities for Mary Crane Nursery, 25 thousand to Visiting Nurses for endowment, and 10 thousand for a Lake Geneva fresh air home. Executors named are Charles R. Crane and Richard T. Crane Jr. Mrs Crane receives possession of two family residences and 15 thousand dollars a year for life. Another son and four daughters are named but receive no share of the property.
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New Times
Chicago
Richard T. Crane
Crane Company
United Charities of Chicago
Mary Crane
Visiting Nurses’ Association
Lake Geneva
Charles R. Crane
Richard T. Crane, Jr
Crane
Maillard's Breakfast Codga Featured For Cold Weather
Continued on page 32 the breakfast codga by Maillard is described as easy to make, delicious, economical, and a preventive for cold weather.
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Maillard’s
Enadty
Harlan leaves estate of 13000 in life insurance
John Marshall Harlan former associate justice of the Supreme Court left an estate valued at 13000 with 7200 in life insurance. Letters of administration were granted to his son James S. Harlan Interstate Commerce Commissioner.
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Washington
John Marshall Harlan
Supreme Court of the United States
James S. Harlan
Fire at Revere House in Boston Leaves 12 Missing
A basement blaze at the 300-room Revere House in Bowdoin Square quickly consumed five floors and the attic. More than 200 guests fled or were rescued by ladders as police and sailors aided the effort. Twelve people were missing and feared dead, with a field hospital set up on the street. The hotel, dating to 1847, was a famed Boston landmark once connected with the Charitable Mechanics Association and hosted many notable guests.
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New York Times
Boston
Revere
Bowdoin Square
Histo
Tavelve
Revere House
J. F. Kippenburger
Amoy Ys
Sherwood House
Rexford
Lancers Hall
Charitable
Mechanics Association
Paul Re
The
William Washburn
Ex- Norcross and
Whitman
Frederick W. . Coln
Uriel Crocker
Nathaniel J. Bradlee
Kirk Boott
Fillmore
Pierce
Johnson
Grant
Man
Sheridan
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Bie
Dom Pedro
Christine Nilsson
Adelini Patti
Bowdoin
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H. V. de Hart
Zacharie
von Claussen
de Hart
Charles P. Campbell
van Claussen
Tiny Girl Saves Limited
Heen Martin
Lloyd's
Lawrence
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Lawrence Maroney
Maroney
Federal Army
Wood
Prospect
Pacific
Atlantic
Arlington
Militiia
Ninth
Pacific Mills
Radlett
Wood Mill
Santo Fagaro
Vincenzo Lamarest
Flynn
S Times
Williams
Cardinal
Boy
Creta Creme Hand Pgarew Auto Supply Co
Broadway
Yuan Shi
Kai
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Marconi
Morgan
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Hawaii
Morse
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Ark
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Hall of National Lancers and Engine
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