Widow Renounces One Third of Tate Heirloom Claim
Mary Adelaide Yerkes widow of Charles T. Yerkes renounced any claim to property from the Tate traction magnate’s will and sought one third of the estate. Further action awaits payment of all debts, with possible impact on bequests including an art gallery valued at 5 million dollars to New York City. The renunciation was filed months ago and the case proceeds in Cook County Probate Court.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mary Adelaide Yerkes
Charles T. Yerkes
Tate Traction
Bain
Yerkes
Ekes
Hether
New York
Cook County
Imperial Edict Pledges Constitution in Nine Years
An imperial edict dated December 4 pledges the throne to continue the policy begun by the late Emperor Kuang Hsu. It emphasizes granting a constitution to the empire at the end of nine years, signaling a continued path toward constitutional reform.
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Kuang Hsu
Rexall Remedies Sell Well At Horn Store
The public trusts a man of proven honesty. Rexall Remedies are promoted as pure and dependable with a personal guarantee of satisfaction or no cost. Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets are recommended for stomach irritation, indigestion, and dyspepsia, priced at 25 cents a package, with a money back offer if not satisfied.
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Rene
Horn
Repu Fon
Alnooth
E. A. Horn
BH. A. Horn
Dringegtet
Pioneer Martha Towsley Dies After Stroke in Kaukauna
Special to The Northwestern Kaukauna Wis Dec 4 Mrs Martha J Towsley aged 79 early Wisconsin pioneer died here Wednesday from paralysis after a stroke last week following a four year illness. Surviving children include Mrs Alice J Lawe Frederic A Henry A and Robert B Towsley of Kaukauna and Charles D Towsley of Milwaukee. Funeral held this morning at First Methodist church and interment at Port Washington in the family lot. The pallbearers were her four sons FF A Towsley Charles D Towsley Henry A Towsley and Robert B Towsley.
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Kaukauna
Wis
Martha J. Towsley
Wisconsin
Port Washington
F. A. Towsley
Bank of Kaukauna
Pulaske
Seine
Layfayette Towsley
Buffalo
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Alice J. Lawe
Frederic A. Henry
Robert B. Towsley
Charles D. Towsley
Plate
John E. Manning
First Methodist Church
Northwestern
South Side
A. Towsley
Henry A. Towsley
Cornish Testimony On Union Pacific Control In 1902
William L. Cornish testified about a long dispute between William A. Clark of the San Pedro line and AH Harrison of the Oregon Short Line, the 1902 injunction, and an ensuing agreement. He discussed company ownership, stock and bonds levels, and confusion over the Pacific Express ownership. The hearing on a federal anti-trust case adjourned to January 5 as testimony from the Interstate Commerce Commission record was completed.
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Associated Press
New York
William A. Clark
San Pedrones
Union Pacific
Cornish
Southern Pacific
Pacific Express Company
Wabash
Recoyrdy
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago & Alton
Conference Opens London For Naval Warfare Code Talks
The London conference on a code for naval warfare and an international prize court opened today with Britain leading the talks. Representatives include United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, Russia, Spain, Holland, Japan, and their aides. Key disputes include contraband, blockades, and neutral responsibilities, with Britain favoring broader rights and the continental powers seeking limits.
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Agsachited Press
London
Great Britain
International Prize Court
Haxuc
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Spain
Holland
Japan
Charles H. Stockton
George Grafton Wison
Brown University
Comander
John H. Gibbons
Earl of Decart
Charles TL. Otley
Naval
Wren
Desroua
America
Ion
Great
Safterwarda
Neutral Powers Split Over Belligerent Ship Coal Rights
The article discusses a conference debate on whether belligerent ships may coal in neutral ports. America Britain Japan and France favor limited coal for a voyage to a home port, while other powers seek broader access to coal in neutral ports. Additional technical questions are noted to be considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Bratea
France
Japan
Great Britain
America
Southern Society Banquet Speakers At Waldorf Astoria
New York December outlines definite plans for the Southern Society of New York annual banquet at the Waldorf Astoria next Wednesday. Speakers include Dr Woodrow Wilson of Princeton on Conservatism, True and False, Martin W Littleton on Some Seasons of Westernivy and Today, and Dr S Parkes Cadman on Stowell Jackson. The event features prominent southern born men now in the metropolis and promises notable discourse.
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Union Associated Press
New York
Southern Society of New York
Metropolis
Waldorf-Astoria
Woogrow Wilson
Princeton University
Martin W.‘Littleton
Westernivy
S Parkes Cadman
Stowell Jackson
Racine Man Enters Tariff Debate Before Committee
Miles of Racine Wisconsin, head of the tariff committee for the National Association of Manufacturers, arrives to testify to the house ways and means committee as an individual. He backs a tariff commission to study schedules, cites progress in exposing flaws of current methods, and notes European labor costs and factory shifts influencing American manufacturing.
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Associated Press
Washington, D
H. E. Miles
Racine
Whs
National Association of Manufacturers
Ways and Means Committee
House
Miles
Mites
van Cleave
Ways and Means
Tariff Commission
House Committee On Ways and
State Department
Payne
Germany
France
America
Europe
Seized Smuggled Tapestries and Robes in Customs Action
Chicago December 4 customs officials seized 315000 worth of tapestries rugs robes and church ceremonial articles imported from France. An investigation followed reports of smuggling and the items stored at the warehouse of Wakan and McLaughlin for a year awaiting their owner, a wealthy easterner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weyl Associated
Chicago
Uma
France
United States
Wakan & McLaughlin
Hughes Inauguration Planned For January First
Albany dispatch reports Governor Hughes will inaugurate January 1 with a formal ceremony led by Adjutant General Henry and an interior program run by the secretary of state. The governor’s staff will greet him at the mansion and escort him to the capital, with invitations limited to officials and personal requestors. Frederick C. Stevens is expected to remain as superintendent of public works.
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Union Asociated Press
Albany
Hughes
Henry
Goverlenor Hughes
Tt Ia
Frederick C. Stevens
Girl Justified in Killing by Coroner Jury
Chicago December 4 The coroner's jury exonerated Mias Testetle Stout who yesterday shot and killed Henry H. Hornberger a picture agent. The jury found Stout acted after her sister was felled and she believed danger of death threatened.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mias
Testetle Stout
Henry H. Hornberger
Mise Stout
Hornberger
Slater
China
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Jewe
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Beecham
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Washington
Fairbank
Santa Claus
N. K. Fairbank Premium Department
Miipany
Chicago, Illinois
Rappe
Bera
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