Cummins For Fight Declares Progressives Will Not End
Senator Albert B. Cummins spoke in Des Moines pledging that the Progressive Republicans of Iowa will keep fighting for progressive principles. He warned that tariff and rail regulation battles are not finished and criticized Representative J. A. T. Hull while endorsing Judge S. F. Prouty and discussing a possible Progressive gubernatorial candidate.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Albert B. Cummins
Congress
J. A. T. Hull
SF. Prouty
Woman falls to death from Bronx window during boys' passing
Mrs. Catharine Eck aged 55 in No 556 Courtlandt av Bronx leapt from her fourth floor window as a troop of boys passed. She died from skull fracture after being found by Patrolman John Byrnes and rushed to Lebanon Hospital in a state of extreme nervousness reported by family.
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Catharine Eck
Courtlandt Avette
Bronx
Lebanon Hospital
Ir. Hirschman
Dewey's Wines Mentioned as Meal Enriching
An advertisement notes Dewey's Claret or Burgundy Wines taken with meals enrich the blood, from EL T. Dewey & Sons Co. located at 188 Fulton Street, New York.
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Dewey
EL T. Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton
N.Y
Costa Rican agents hired to assassinate Estrada
Four Costa Rican hired agents are en route to Bluefields to kill General Juan José Estrada, leader of the Nicaraguan revolution. Cable reports to Dr. Luis Sequeira, provisional government consul, from Captain Pedro Sequeira. Agents hope to join Estrada's army as recruits once there.
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Tribune
New Orleans
Estrada Army
Montreal Station Blast Hurts Twenty Two At Place Viger
An explosion at Place Viger station in Montreal injured twenty two as gas under the wooden platform ignited. The Quebec bound midnight train on adjacent tracks escaped damage and departed twenty minutes later.
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Montreal
Place Viger
Charles Bruneau
Canadian Pacific Railway
Quebec
Gordon Sees Taft as Senate Nominee Returns
Colonel James Gordon visits the White House and tells reporters he finds President Taft a mighty nice young fellow. He expects no opposition to his Senate seating amid Mississippi's upcoming legislature selection and dismisses a Lincoln assassination reward rumor about his family.
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Washington
James Gordon
United States Senate
Anselm J. McLaurin
Taft
Gordon
White House
Mississippi
McLaurin
Noel
Lincoln
Canada
United States
Terrapin Race Delights Baltimore Club Crowd
Baltimore in novelty wins with a terrapin race at the Baltimore Club last night likened to Pimlico era spectacles. King Leopold edged Otello by a head as backers cheered the unlikely victor in a quirky city entertainment.
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King Leopold
Baltimore
Baltimore Club
Baltimore County Club
Maryland Club
Otello
Leopold
Aero Practice at Cape Breton
In Baddeck Nova Scotia the winter will see extensive aero plane experiments with five new machines built for Dr Alexander Bell the McCurdys and Baldwin Gardiner Green Hubbard of New York funds a new single plane monoplane to be tested soon incorporating ideas from McCurdy and Edwin’s biplanes
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Baddeck
C. B
Alexander Graham Bell
McCurdy
Baldwin
Gardiner Green Hubbard
New York
Edwin
New York and Florida Special Inaugurates 23rd Season
The New York and Florida Special train on the Penna and Atlantic Coast Line begins its 23rd season on January 3. It departs from West 23rd Street and the Penns Ferry at 1:25 p.m. Office address is 1218 Broadway.
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New York and Florida
Penna
Atlantic Coast Line
Standard Railway of the South
St. Penna Ferry
Twelve Men Lost as Johanna Sinks in Sargasso Sea
On Thanksgiving Day the steel three master Johanna sprang a leak near Cape Hatteras with a $250000 sugar cargo. Twelve men abandoned in a port lifeboat and were later rescued after the Johanna sank, leaving one then unconfirmed fate. Captain Nickerson led the crew and survived with fourteen others in a second lifeboat.
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Johanna
Cape Hatteras
Philippines
August Smitheon
Nickerson
A. W. Wyman
Smitheon
Chris Clausen
Emil Heinz
Alexander Lindsay
Thomas Kyle
J. J. Houlihan
Charlie
Niagara Falls Cashier Implicated in $14169 Express Robbery
Buffalo on January 1 reports that Niagara Falls Ontario cashier William Dobson confessed to a $14,169 heist at the Canadian Express office. He implicated Paul Whistler and Charles Flynn with another Buffalo crook, while an unnamed fourth man remains sought. Authorities aim to extradite Flynn from Niagara Falls New York.
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Tribune
Buffalo
North American Assurance Company
Canadian Express Company
Niagara Falls
Ont
William Dobson
Express Company
Dobson
Paul Whistler
United States Express Company
N. Y
Charles J. Flynn
New York
Detroit
Flynn
Whistler
Piper
Great flood swamps Philippopolis in Eastern Rumelia
The January flood devastates Bulgaria with the Danube region floodwaters engulfing the plain. Philippopolis reports widespread submersion in the lower districts. Soldiers on pontoons rescue residents cut off by the rising waters as crops and livestock suffer heavy losses.
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Philippopolis
Bulgaria
Rumelia
Lilley Found in Chicago Amid Church Financial Scandal
William C. Lilley, alleged treasurer for the Presbyterian Church and Synod of Pennsylvania and an officer at First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, has been found in Chicago. He reportedly shaved to a full beard and is employed in a department store under a different name. The alleged shortage touched one church department by about 21,000 dollars with total fears up to 80,000 dollars. Lilley allegedly defied investigators, claiming Pittsburgh church members feared arrest.
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Republican Party
Riva
Tribune
Pittsburg
William C. Lilley
Presbyterian Church and Synod of Pennsylvania
First Presbyterian Church of
Chicago
Lilley
Delightful Southbound voyage advertised from Pier 35
A maritime ad promotes large new ships sailing Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at 4 p m from Pier 35 North River all outside staterooms. It invites travelers seeking health and rest and urges calling 3595 Spring for tickets and reservations.
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Pier 35
North River
Adyt
Mayor Gaynor Offers Ridder Parks Post in New Administration
Mayor Gaynor appointed Herman Ridder to be Commissioner of Parks for Manhattan and Richmond and President of the Park Board. Ridder, head of Staats-Zeitung and AP director, weighed incompatibility with public office and promised a decision tomorrow. Ridder also serves as Democratic National Committee treasurer and was once mentioned as a possible mayoral candidate.
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Gaynor
Herman Ridder
Manhattan
Richmond
Park Board
Ridder
Staats-Zeitung
Newspaper
Publishers’ Association
Associated Press
Democratic National Committee
Appeal to AFL Unions Over Steel Trust Drive
President Samuel Gompers and Secretary Frank Morrison urge affiliated unions to collect 10 cents from each member to fund a campaign against United States Steel Corporation. The appeal accuses the Steel Trust of attacking union labor and harming American institutions with deceptive profit sharing and forced labor.
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Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
Steel Corporation
NO POLITICS, SAYS STEERS AT YMCA NEW YEAR EVENT
Borough President Steers told the Bedford YMCA New Year gathering that politics will not enter his administration like Mayor Gaynor. He warned against graft in city work and pledged to align actions with pre election promises while correcting public needs and improvements. Seaboard Florida Ltd. promotes club car service to Florida resorts.
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Steers
Bedford
Young Men's Christian Association
Gaynor
Department of
Waggoner Gives Each Child Vast Family Estate
Fort Worth Texas January 1 Thomas Waggoner a rancher banker and capitalist has given each of his three children property valued at two million dollars as holiday gifts The gift includes one hundred thousand acres of land thirty thousand head of cattle and one thousand horses to each child The 57 year old philanthropist made the record setting presents in the holiday gesture
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Fort Worth
Tex
Thomas Waggoner
Waggoner
Mrs. Steele Wins Divorce From Henry Steele
Jessamy Harte Steele, daughter of Bret Harte, obtains divorce in Boulder Colorado. Judge Ingram sustains Mrs. Steele's cross claim of extreme cruelty. She may resume maiden name. The suit was filed last spring by Henry Milford Steele. Evidence was given via deposition at Yonkers New York.
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Boulder
Col
Jessamy Harte- Steele
Bret Harte
Henry Milford Steele
Denver
Steele
Nine Year Old Girl Burned In Christmas Tree Fire
Julia Karil nine, at 405 East 64th Street, lit candles on a Christmas tree. dress caught fire. Edward Otto, a boarder, wrapped the girl in a coat and helped smother flames. He and the child were hospitalized, with burns on Otto’s hands. The girl’s condition improved with treatment.
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Julia Karil
East 64Th Street
Gramish
Flower Hospital
Julia
Otto
Banquet Bananas Prove Fatal In Bladen Tragedy
In Bladen Nebraska on January 1 John Claussen aged nineteen died at home after eating sixteen bananas at a restaurant. The owner offered unlimited bananas for five cents. the fruit had reportedly been frozen. Claussen’s companions present were said to have eaten fewer bananas.
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Bladen
Neb
John Claussen
Claussen
Mayor Gaynor Opens City Hall Reception in New York
Judge William J. Gaynor began his mayoral term with a midnight oath and a brief address. He greeted about twelve hundred supporters at City Hall, urged a calm start, and thanked outgoing Mayor McClellan while promising to strive for good government.
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William J. Gayner
New York
City Hall
Gaynor
Lawyers Club
Equitable
Hardware Club
Park Place
Brooklyn
No. 20
Eighth Avenue
Kennel
van Wyck
Judge Gaynor
Robert Adamson
Samue Kellock
Charles H. Hyde
George B. McClellan
McLellan
Adamson
McClellan
City of
Elfty
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Joseph G. Cannon
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Payne
Dalzell
Congress of
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Estrada
Leader
Manu
Cape Breton
OF Gale
Korona
St. Thomas
West Indies
Hector Wallace
Oscar Guelberg
M. W. Omar
B. Masterson
E. R. Dyatt
James Low
Frank Tanaka
Aranita
Findriginao
Navarro
Morphee
William Joyce
Joyce
Santo Domingo
Liverpool
Brooklyn Bridge
George B. McLellan
Thug
Knockout
Savannah Line
Mayor Asks
Smith
Clinton H. Smith
Gompers
Fight Steel Corporation
Florida
Seaboard Florida Ltd
Seaboard Air Line
MRS
Sues
Grace Strachan
Mr. McClellan
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