Final Session Opens as 60th Congress Adjourns Soon
The Sixtieth Congress convened for its final session, with an unusually large Senate turnout and the oath for Senator Pare of Vermont. New members Foelker and six others were sworn in, while debates touched on the President’s message and Panama Canal inquiries, amid a rainy gallery crowd and congratulatory mood.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Dean
60Th Congress
Senate
Pare
Vermont
Allison
Delliver
Iowa
Karen
Cummins
Himelf
Herokee
la Follette Herd
Platt
New York
Depew
Aldrich Ame
Perkins
Naval Affairs Committee
Ledaee
Madson Square Garden
Prince Tsi Fu
Legation
Jong
Fairbanks
Edward Everett Hale
Aldrich
Gallinger
Teller
Hale
Congress
Cannon
House of Representatives
United States
James S. Shermen
Artyome
Sherman
Grez
Nto Feeiker
Brooklyn
Dunwell
Hughes
tTe
Gil
Foelker
Calder
Champ Clark
Rainey
Ilinois
Panama Canal
Illinois
Clark
Missouri
Fort William cont Der Captain Hesland declares wreck seen near Whitefish Point
Captain Hesland of the steamer Purdue reports he and his crew observed wreckage in Lake Superior near Whitefish Point that they identify as belonging to the steamer Clemson of Duluth.
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Fort William
Hesland
Stremer Purdee
Wirckage
Lake Superior
Whitefish Point
Clemson
Dulwth
Prizes Worth Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
Paris reports J G Bennett gifts to the French Aero Club include an international aviation cup valued at 2500 dollars and three 5000 dollar prizes for the first three annual competitions. Victor de Beauclair wins the Santos-Dumont prize of 800 dollars for a 48 hour endurance flight, landing in Casale Pisa after a 56 hour flight from Bitterfeld on the Cognac balloon.
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Paris
James Gordon Bennett
French
Aero Club
The
Victor de Beauclair
Bitterfeld
Saxony
Saxony, On Saturday On the Balloon Cognac and Landed At Casale-Pisa
Italy
The Kaiser’s Decline Amid Secluded Imperial Court
In Potsdam the Emperor resumes audiences after a period of seclusion. He is troubled by a cold and deeply low in spirits, mourning loss of prestige abroad and at home. Ministers such as Baron von Rheinbaden and Baron von Einem are among those received, while the Empress remains his constant companion and adviser.
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Potsdam
Baron von Rheinbaden
Herr von Valentin
General von Einem
Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg
von Bilow
May acquit Dais in murder trial surprise witness
The defense in the Charles Edward Davis murder trial produced Emily Allen as a witness, testifying she saw Abbie Rice in a downtown street about 4 AM buying a paper, contradicting prosecution witnesses who placed Rice at home. Allen said she hadn’t met the defense lawyers before and was persuaded by her son to testify.
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Omaha
Charles Edward Davis
Frederick T. Rustin
Davis
Emily Allen
Abbie Rice
Rice
Advertising Pays in Religion Says Vermont Pastor
The Rev. Francis A. H. Poole of the First Congregational Church in Barre reports that placing large Sunday ads increased church participation and led to a decision to double the church's size. He began three years ago with half page notices detailing weekly church activities. The congregation has doubled and trustees voted to enlarge the building accordingly.
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Tribune
Barre
Francis A. H. Poole
First Congregational Church
Poole
Nine-story office building planned at Broadway Center
The United States Realty and Improvement Company will construct a nine story office building at Broadway and 57th street on a 66 by 116.8 foot plot. Leased for twenty years to A T Demarest Co for nearly a million dollars. Architects Francis K Kimball. The MecVicar Gaillard Realty Co. holds the lease. The site adjoins the Broadway Tabernacle on 56th street. The tenant has long operated at Fifth Avenue and 33rd Street.
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Broadway
57Th Street
Broadway Tabernacle
56Th Street
7Th Street
Fifth Avenue
33D Street
Nebraska Divorce Tightening Call by Omaha Bar
The Omaha Bar Association urged Nebraska lawmakers to raise the required legal residence for divorce, citing six months as current and accusing Eastern seekers of flocking to Omaha. The move aims to curb Nebraska becoming a haven for divorces and restore the state's reputation.
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The
Tribune
Omaha
Omaha Bar Association
Nebraska
Bar Association
Americans Buy Mountain of Iron in Durango
American interests tied to United States Steel Corp have seized control of Durango Iron and Steel holdings. They plan to invest several million dollars to build a steel plant on the site. The Durango iron mountain is described as the largest high grade ore deposit on the continent.
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Tribune
Durango, Mex
United States Steel Corporatation
Iron Works
Durango Iron and Steel Company
Sir Wilfrid Laurier in wreck at St Vincent
Sir Wilfrid Laurier premier of Canada was aboard a Great Northern local train when a broken rail derailed two cars at St. Vincent Minnesota. He and others escaped with no serious injuries.
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St. Vincent, Minn
Great Northern
St. Paul
St. Vincent
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Catholic Funding Firm Collapse Impacts Churches Across Nation
Fidelity Funding Company tied to P. J. Keiran facing receivership with assets and liabilities uncertain. Fifty to sixty churches seminaries and colleges nationwide affected as notes mortgages and endowment policies backed by insurance are scrutinized. St Marys Academy Nauvoo and St Vincents College Chicago among major creditors while Keiran’s personal accounts and affiliated companies complicate the case.
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Fidelity Funding Company
Thomas F. Gilroy, Jr
Gilroy
P. J. Keiran
Mr. Keiran
Toronto
Buffalo
New York
Washington
Bainbridge Colby
Colby & Goldbeck
Keiran
Colby
Lves
Reliance Life Insurance Company
Pittsburg
Security Life Insurance Company
Chicago
Columbia Construction Company
Federal Construction Company
McBride Studios
Western Illinois & Iowa Railroad Company
Fidelity
St. Mary’s Academy
Nauvoo
Kelran
Academy
St. Vincent’s College
St. Thomas Aquinas Church
Cleveland
Sare
City Club seeks expert review of Manhattan Bridge plans
The City Club asks Mayor McClellan to appoint engineers to examine the Manhattan Bridge plans after reporting shows the Queensboro Bridge was built beyond stressed limits. The club cites overage steel, altered contracts, and insufficient capacity, urging safeguards to prevent a repeat.
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Tribune
City Club
McClellan
Board of Estimate
Manhattan Bridge
Homer Folks
Bridge Department
Department of Bridges
Club
the Tribune
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E. R. Thomas Expelled From New Jersey Auto Club
E R Thomas former New York banker loses club membership after board of governors meeting in Newark four and a half hours identifies accident at West End Long Branch last July where his car hit a carriage killing horses injuring the driver and breaking his legs leaving him in serious condition with counsel Charles I McBurney present
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E. R. Thomas
New York
New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club
Newark
West End
Long Branch
Thomas
Charles I McBurney
Board of Governors
Cold Weather Follows Storm After Weekend Deluge
A weekend storm dumped 1.66 inches of rain as winds from the south and southeast to 36 mph shifted to the west. Temperatures fell to 34 by 10 p.m., down 13 degrees from morning. The Panama liner Finance, sunk at Sandy Hook, was toppled by wind and waves. two masts now protrude. Water flooded the Narrows, the Battery wall was awash, a barge drifted near the Hook, and a schooner anchored off Quogue after gale damage. Cold and fair weather expected today.
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Sandy Hook
Finance
Bay State
Boston
Newport News
Quogue
Long Island
Burglary at No 45 West 11th Street Hits Central Staff Home
Ralph C Caples assistant to Vice President Daly of the New York Central Railroad and Mrs Caples found their apartment door blocked after unlocking it. Police and detectives surrounded the block before entry. A wardrobe and furniture blocked the door from inside. A burglary occurred with valuables missing including a diamond brooch opera glasses three diamond stickpins an overcoat a gold purse containing $50 and other items. Entrance was gained from a roof window at No 47 West 11th Street. The incident caused neighborhood excitement.
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Ralph C. Caples
Daly
New York Central Railroad
No. 47
West 11Th Street
Reprieve for Billik delays hanging in murder case
Springfield reports Herman Billik, condemned for the Mary Vizral murder, was granted a reprieve to January 29 by Acting Governor Sherman amid new evidence claimed by attorney Francis E. Hinckley. In Chicago, Billik celebrated with tears and laughter, while nearby Andrew Williams, also to be hanged for wife murder, faced grim prospects.
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Springfield
Ill
Herman Billik
Mary Vzral
Sherman
Francis E. Hinckley
Chicago
Billik
Andrew Williams
Religious Parade Through East Side Led by Clergy
More than 700 St. George's Church members paraded from Rutherford Place and 16th Street in East Side procession led by Rev Dr Dawson and Rev Hugh Birckhead. The lighted cross and band escorted the march to the church where over 1,500 people joined. After return, Dr Dawson spoke and homeless in the care of the church for the night.
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St. George's Church
Rutherford Place
16Th Street
Dr. Dawson
Hugh Birckhead
Liberty Dawn Association votes for general strike
The Liberty Dawn Association of Coach Drivers voted overwhelmingly yesterday morning to strike against the Livery Stable Keepers Association. The aim is a union agreement that will cover chauffeurs employed by members of the employers' group. Edwin Gould of the United Teamsters said a conference with the Livery Stable Keepers is planned before the strike starts. The vote follows the failure of talks, as the keepers refuse to sign any agreement including chauffeurs.
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Liberty Dawn Association of Coach Drivers
Livery Stable Keepers’ Association
Edwin Gould
New York
Metz Extends Clerks' Hours In State Office
Controller Metz issued an order to lengthen clerk work hours by one hour daily starting January 4 affecting about twelve hundred employees. Office hours will run from 9 am to 6 pm with a one hour lunch, and on Saturdays from 9 am to 12 noon. Objections are to be reported to Mr. Metz.
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Metz
Meta
Taft Calls Ballot Restrictions Rights for South States
President-elect Taft told North Carolina Society delegates that Southern states may craft suffrage laws as long as they do not discriminate by race, oppose federal intervention in social equality, and endorse education for the black population to help resolve the race question. He warned against repealing the Fifteenth Amendment and urged regional self reliance in solving racial issues.
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William Howard Taft
United States
South
North Carolina Society
Mr. Taft
Taft
Judge Taft
Henry W. Taft
Walter H. Page
Hampton Institute
Washington
Old North State
North Carolina
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
Congress
Post Office Department
Mason and Dixon
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