Wilson Clark basement talk leaves Bryan name unmentioned
President elect Wilson met with Speaker Champ Clark in the basement restaurant of the New Jersey State House. They discussed cabinet ideas and the coming special session while avoiding any mention of William Jennings Bryan. Clark refused to answer questions about Bryan.
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Tribune
Wrenton
N. J
Wee
Wilson
Champ Clark
Baltimore
State House
Tne
Willam J. Bryans
Chirk
Damoners
Clarke
Bryan
Clark
Sam” Gordon
Mr. Clark
Hinyan
Wilson Goodby
Sea Girl
Eane
Ien
Mr Speaker
Waldo Acts On Graft Charges Bold Move Shocks City
Police Commissioner Waldo ordered the arrest of Patrolman Eugene Fox on extortion and bribery charges, and reshuffled precinct leadership including Captain Walsh's transfer from the Fast 12th Street station. Corporation Counsel Watson and Speir clashed with Emory Buckner over Harlem graft testimony as Miss Mary Coleman described conditions under Walsh. Waldo sent a letter declining executive-session attendance, with further coverage promised on the next page.
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Waldo
Eugene Fox
George A. Sipp
Fox
Tombs Court
Thomas W. Walsh
12Thh Street
Snce
Walsh
Grand Avenue
Brooklyn
McElroy
Corporation
Watson
William McMurtrie Speir
Exconvicte
Speir
Emory R. Buckner
Mary Coleman
Harlem
Buckner
Miss Coleman
Local News Roundup Prominent Events Across City
Liner ashore with passengers safe and Waldo acts on graft. City lights brighten the park as Christmas scenes unfold. Prisoners’ families receive holiday aid while a lawyer is vindicated after 12 years. Mellen and Chamberlin plead as veto on movie censorship looms. News for women, obituaries, markets, and a miscellany of civic items fill the page.
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Waldo
Morgan Aida
Mellen
Chamberlin
Roosevelt Houses
New Haven
Bell
Ben Lucky Freed as Killer Confession Clears Him
Benjamin Lucky of Birmingham Alabama a circus attaché was about to be sentenced for manslaughter when a confession by James Gaughan an inmate of the State Reformatory was produced cancelling the verdict. Gaughan was to be arraigned Thursday.
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Foxton
Benjamin Lucky
Birmingham
Ala
Lucky
James Gaughan
State Reformatory
Gaughan
Morgan and Dentist Help Widow with Ten Thousand Dollar Gift
J P Morgan's associates recount a visit to his dentist where a tale of a poor widow with thirteen children moved Morgan to generosity. The widow’s plight is described as dire and the dentist’s telling of it prompted Morgan to send a $10,000 check to aid the washerwoman and her large family.
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J. P. Morgan
Wall Street
Mr. Morgan
Fnally
Cilldren
Deckhand rescues mother and two children from barge fire
John Enstrom a deckhand on Barge No 9 of Tidewater Oil at Bayonne yesterday saved a burning woman by leaping into the James river and pulling her overboard, then rescuing her two children from the cabin. The mother suffered severe burns and was rushed to St Francis Hospital Jersey City.
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John Enstrom
Tidewater Ol Company
Bayonne
Soman
the James
St Francis’s Hospital
Jersey City
Gertrude Miller
William Miller
Jans
Ra | Miller
Enatrom
Enstrom
Enstrom Swain
Florence
Heintsleman
St. Francis Hospital
Miller
Wilson This Boy's Santa
A New Jersey boy Charley of East Orange writes to Santa at the State House Tren ton and receives a reply from Governor Wilson. The President elect arranges gifts for Charley and other children, promising their Christmas letters will be answered.
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Underwood
Trenton
Charley Pioy
East Orange
Santa Cla
New Jersey
Charley
Governor Wilson
Santa Claus
State House
Wilson
Miss Havens
Begs Doctors for Death in Fifth Suicide Attempt
Rether Perler, 21, plagued by an incurable illness and repeatedly operated on, took poison during a fifth suicide attempt last night at Bellevue Hospital. Doctors fear she will succeed this time. her mother had saved her in four prior attempts. She resided at 885 West 1st Street.
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Rether
Perler
Bellevue Hospital
Wast
Sth Street
Deaf customer swallows ring at Fink's Jewelry No 2N7 First Avenue
A stocky deaf and dumb man, Mute, entered Charles Fink's Jewelry yesterday expressing interest in rings. He examined several pieces and, while biting each ring, removed it from fingers. After realizing a $100 ring missing, the jeweler notified police. Detective Jeremiah Barbour pried open the mouth but yielded no trace. The man was locked up on suspicion.
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Charles Fink
First Avenue
Fink
Mink
Must 254 Street
Jeremiah Barbour
Barbour
Fain
Dix Illness Delays Pardons in IAP Case
Governor Dix fell ill with a severe cold this afternoon delaying executive actions including pardons and commutations. Aiming to grant clemency to inmates at Dannemora prison, the plan was interrupted as the governor took to bed.
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Dee
Dix
Executive Chamber
Dannemora
Cone
Boy Regains Sight and Sees Mother Again
A nineteen year old, Camarro, in Missouri, receives a Christmas gift of regained eyesight after being blind since infancy. He describes recognizing his mother's features for the first time and expresses wonder at the world and a desire to learn. The story highlights his emotional reaction and the significance of sight restoration.
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Mother
Dee
Chicas
Olson Canarro
Tam
Santa Claus
Old Fashioned Gala Around Citys Christmas Tree
A Christmas tree towering sixty feet rose in Madison Square Park as snow flurried and lights flickered. Crowds gathered in the dusk to hear carols, watch the tree glow, and share tears of holiday sentiment while bells chimed across Manhattan and borough churches in a citywide festive hush.
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Madison Square Park
Delfin
Sehorah
New York
Metropolitan
Brooklyn
Queens
Bronx
Richmond
Manhattan
van Buar
Storm and Poverty Halt Her Ocean Trip
A frail Mrs. Marie Johnstone, four days post hospital, waits in the third class lounge as the Lusitania sails to London. Storms delay trains and ships, leaving her unable to pay for second class passage. the line offers only return of fare minus $2 in fees, with Monday as the refund date.
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Lusitania
14Th Street
Callige
London
Marie Johnstone
Mra Johnstone
Abingdon Square
Wisconsin Plans to Banish Second Hand School Books
Wisconsin moves to ban second hand school books citing disease risk. Officials ban public drink cups and towels in public buildings as part of a sanitation push. The measure targets reused volumes and argues disinfection cannot fully render them safe for public use.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Dee
Girl's Cry Saves Five Fire Rescue in Brooklyn Home
Dora Rogers alerts neighbors as a Jamaica Avenue fire traps a family and five people. Arthur Rogers and his wife, disabled, crawled to safety. Miss Hattie Quall helped escape. Firemen arrived after the three story building was destroyed. a store occupies the first floor and neighbors Schwarz and wife also fled.
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Dora Rogers
Jamaica Avenue
Union Course
Brooklyn
Arthur Rogers
Dora
Rogers
William Schwarte
Schwartz
Willeam Wurthridge
Turrialba Aground Off Brigantine Shoals In New Jersey
The Turrialba, United Fruit 5000 ton liner, with 57 passengers and 83 crew, ran aground on Brigantine Shoals near Little Egg Harbor. Lifesavers and the US revenue cutter Seneca stood by as rescuers and wrecking tugs prepared to lighten and refloat the vessel.
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United Fruit Line
United Fruit Company
Atlantic City
Turrialba
South Brigantine
North Brigantine
Barnegate
Little Egg Harbor
Seneca
Sandy Hook
Turrilla
Merritt-Chapman
Shoal
Eee
Lindsay
New Jersey
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Johnston
Barnegat
Cap May
Hitdas
Bbipry
Coney Island
Edward Hughes
New York
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