Democratic National Committee In Conference On Convention
A Paris of reports from Washington describes the Democratic National Committee meeting to decide time and place for the national convention. Controversy centers on James Guffey of Pennsylvania and Bryan protests while Baltimore and St Louis compete for hosting duties and a possible 100000 dollar offer.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Democratic National Committee
William Jennings Bryan
James M. Guffey
Pennsylvania
James A. Weatherly
Alabama
Alabama State Committee
John T. Torlinson
Bryan
National
Brown
Vermont
National Committee
State Committee
Mack
Mr. Bryan
Guffey
A. Mitchell Palmer
Oklahoma
Bryan Phan
Baltimore
Wilson
Wilewn
Breinsys
Louie
New York
Dever
Chicago
Ahs
Hivagin
Counirs
Gustaves
Battin
St. Louis
Folk Aml Spe Champ Clark
Missouri
Tammany
Galey
Tennessee
Norman E. Mack
Roger Sullivan
Ilinois
Tom Taggert
Indiana
State labor men honored by governor appointments
A Daily News special from Madison reports that D. Beck and Charles Crownhart of the state industrial commission and Edward W. Frost of Milwaukee have been named delegates by Governor McGovern to the seventh annual National Civic Federation meeting in Washington from March 5 to 7.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Madison
D. Beck
Charles Crownhart
State Industrial Commission
Edward W. Frost
McGovern
National Civic Federation
Washington
Ortie McManigal Arrives as Principal Witness in Dynamite Plot
Ortie E B McManigal arrives in Indianapolis under heavy guard to testify in the federal grand jury investigation of the dynamiting plot. He traveled from Los Angeles via Kansas City and Chicago in custody of Los Angeles County authorities and U S marshals. His written confession spans over four pages and will be followed by oral testimony over several weeks. His father James Al McManigal of Tiffin Ohio hopes to visit him during proceedings.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Jun
Ortie EB. Mc Manigal
Federal Grand Jury
Los Angeles
McManigal
Kansas City
Chicago
Los Angeles County
United States
John J. McNamara
Ames AL. McManigal
Tiffin
Senator Owen vows long fight over Hook supreme court nomination
Senator Owen of Oklahoma announced he would oppose confirmation indefinitely if President Taft sends Judge W. C. Hook’s nomination to the senate. He also plans a resolution demanding copies of all endorsements for Judge Hook. The dispute stems from Hook’s Oklahoma two cent care decision.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Owen
Oklahoma
Taft
Senate
W. C. Hook
Supreme Court
Oren
Hook
Kansas
Poverty causes divorce says proctor in Kansas City
W W Wright divorce proctor told the Socialist Education society that poverty is the chief cause of divorce, noting that persistent debt ruins home peace and security. He added fewer divorces occur among the wealthy in this region.
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Vay
Associated Press
Kansas City
W. W. Wright
Socialist Education Society
Wright
Aerial Three Ring Circus In Los Angeles Meet
In Los Angeles the third International aviation meet runs January 20 to 29 with a program blending science and spectacle. A marriage ceremony and honey moon flight, in flight duck shooting, a night battle, and various races highlight the attractions. A score of aviators including several women will attend as prizes total 100000 dollars.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Congress in session and committee actions across chambers
Senate adjourns to 2 p.m. as pension committee defers coal pension estimates. House session led by Speaker Clark with a cold. New Mexico delegation sworn in. Carnegie appearance announced by chairman of steel trust inquiry. Sugar trust probes push hearing to tomorrow. New committee members seated after caucus. Sherwood of Ohio guts Secretary Fisher over pension bill totals and costs.
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Senate
Pension Committee
HOUSE
Clark
New Mexico
Andrew Carnegie
Yor Steel Trust Committee
Stanley
Katra Committee
Hous
Sherwood
Ohio
Fisher
Coat of Sherwood
H. W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Armal
Michigan
Hardwick
Labor Afrika
Dynamite ice jam blocks Fox River gates
The Fox River in Appleton faced a severe ice jam that blocked gates and raised water backflow. Workers used heavy explosive charges to clear a passage, while mills on the river suffered from reduced power and water back up. In Neenah, authorities cut ice to protect the dam from damage amid record cold.
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Appleton
Crete
Neenah
Appleton, Wie
Jan
Fox River
Fox River Paper Company
Telulah Paper Company
Valley Trahworke
Valley Tront
WATI
Neenar
Wis
Rheinold Eisenach
Madison Educator J W Hutchinson Dies Suddenly
Prof J W Hutchinson head of the University science department and former Madison high school principal for nineteen years died suddenly of heart trouble near his home. He was about fifty six, taught thirty five years, carrying suitcases for his daughter Helen Hutchinson of Columbus High School when he expired. He previously led Lake Geneva and Freeport schools before moving to Madison twenty years ago.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wie
Madison
J. W. Hutchinson
University
Madison High School
Hutchinson
Misa Helen Hutchinson
Columbus High School
Lake Geneva and
Freeport
Green Bay player wins skatrack in Fox River valley meet
A Daily News special from Green Bay reports that seven of the fourteen winners in the Fox River valley skat tournament held yesterday in Oshkosh were Green Bay players. E. K. Ansorge won first place and J. Wagner of Oshkosh took second.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Daily News
Green Bay
Fox River Valley
J. 9 Wagner
Oshkosh
Chicago Home Destroyed in Fire Loss for Horace Burt
In Chicago January 8 Horace G Burt former president of the Union Pacific railroad saw his home burn completely. The blaze caused estimated damages around 100060 dollars. Firefighters fought the flames but the house was destroyed.
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Flamen Conanme
Horace G. Sert
Associated Press
Chicago
Horace G. Burt
T the
Union Pacific Railromd
Internal Revenue Funds Report for Wisconsin District
A Madison dispatch reports the Western District of Wisconsin collected 1 4 ,1879 4 4 in 1911 according to FF L Gilbert internal revenues collector. The item notes large beer stamp receipts.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee, Wie
Daily News
Madison
Wisconsin
FF. L. Gilbert
Probe Opium Smuggling Network Expands Across Regions
Federal inquiry reaches from San Francisco to Bazatlan Mexico with Tucson as a midpoint after the arrest of railway porter L. Mittlejaun and his wife in Los Angeles. Mittlejaun held fifty five opium. detectives suspect he worked with a smugglers’ band.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
San Francisco
Bazatlan
Mex
Tucson
Ariz
L. Mittlejaun
Mittlejaun
First U S Congress Strike Shuts Down Lawmaking
Washington reports the first labor strike in congressional history halted routine work as stenographers refused to work after pay cuts. The House interrogations paused while the sugar tariff inquiry adjourned awaiting further action.
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Associated Press
Washington, U, Dan
House Committee
Sugar Trust Investigating
Committee On Accounts
Postmaster Choice Challenged by Socialists in Wisconsin
The Social Democratic party resolutions, sent to President Taft, oppose the Manufacturer's Association pick as postmaster claiming lack of experience. They urge appointment from current post office staff and reject the spoils system allowing unqualified individuals to hold major public offices.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Sheboygan
Social Democratic Party
Taft
Manufacturers’ Association
Messages From Casualty Firms On Rate Book Withdrawals
Milwaukee January dispatch reports the state insurance commissioner receiving numerous letters from casualty companies after orders to withdraw rate books. One firm offers to send a copy of the manual to help remove provisions deemed objectionable.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Madison
Trial details on Chicago packers handwriting dispute
Judge George A. Carpenter indicated he would rule on excluding Jeroma H. Pratt's handwriting identifications of J Ogden Armour and Thomas J Connors on letters. Pratt testified about weekly price and profit margin notes exchanged among packers and meetings at members homes, with margins tied to Tuesday sessions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States
George A. Carpenter
Jeroma H. Pratt
J. Ogden Armour
Thomas J. Connors
Arthur Meeker
Pratt
Will
Armour & Co
Carpenter
National Packing Company
Pertod Ate
Jerome H. Pratt
James H. Wilkerson
Louis T. Swift
Arthur Moone
Jeusen
A. Allen
Withers
Witnexs
Amour, Swift, Morris
Ecuador Troops Clash Over Provisional Government
In Henador today a clash erupted between two armies backing rival claimants to Ecuador's provisional government. One side supports Gen. Fingio Alfaro with Gen. Pedro Montero's Guayaquil faction, the other backs Gen. Leonidas Plaza and Quito loyalists. About 1,500 Quito troops are at Alans and 1,000 Guayaquil troops at Buigra.
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Guayaquil
Venador
Henador
Fingio Alfaro
Pedro Montero
Leonidas Plaza
Quito
Hubert
Dinza
Buigra
Protests Rise Over Canton Barricades by English and Indian Troops
Dispatches from American Consul General Bergholm report protests erupting in Canton as English and Indian troops erect sandbag barricades and entanglements. Foreign residents and local authorities express disagreement with the actions, signaling broad German? No, broad opposition.
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Iisy
Washington
PD. C
Canton
Caucul
Bergholg
La Follette Club Plans Formation In Madison
A preliminary meeting to form a University La Follette club will be held tonight. Initiatives led by Einer Graf, a Chicago senior, and Hall Martin of Stevens Point are announced.
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Speal
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wla
Boy Stabs Mother Then Fatally Stabs Self in Milford
In Milford Massachusetts on January 8 Clarence J. Racine, seventeen, killed his mother Mrs Louis Racine with a butcher knife, then set the house ablaze before fatally stabbing himself. Firemen extinguished the blaze after a time. the boy is believed to have been aged and temporarily insane.
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Associated Press
Milford
Mags
Clarence J. , Racine
Louis Racine
Jos
Snow Delays Rail Traffic Amid Frigid Wisconsin Outbreak
Northwestern dispatches report a brutal cold wave and heavy snow crippled rail service across Wisconsin and neighboring states. Temperatures fell to 8 degrees in Chicago while Duluth rail lines faced unprecedented six day strain with many trains late. Milwaukee and Green Bay saw fresh snow and subzero readings as crews battled frozen bearings and reduced locomotive power. Trains across Illinois Indiana Michigan Iowa and Wisconsin ran behind schedule with orders to avoid time making. Some lines regained near normal after a thaw began but the overall disruption persisted through January 8.
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Associated Preas
Chicago
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Iowa
Wisconsin
Duluth
Minn
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Oshkosh
Green Bay
Eau. Claire
Madison
Portland
Itland
Ore
Jan
Bundey
LA Crosse
Lai Crosse
Journal I
Sudden Death at Train Station in Marinette
John Douglas aged seventy five expired suddenly last night at the Chicago and Northwestern station while purchasing a ticket to go into the woods. The ticket clerk heard a fall and found him dead. Douglas had no local relatives and was said to be a once well known politician and wealthy in Waukesha county.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Marinette
John Douglas
Chicago & Northwestern
Douglas
Waukesha County
Protection for Neenah Crossing Ordered
The Wisconsin Railroad Rate Commission ordered protection for the Commercial street crossing of the Chicago and Northwestern line at Neenah. Fourteen people were killed when a hayrack party was struck on September 24, 1911. The company must install automatic electric signals with illuminated signs and continue to maintain a flagman by day.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
Wis
Madison Eays
Chicago & Northwestern
Neenah
Veteran lumberman C E Shields dies at 65
Milwaukee Wis Jan 8 A Journal special from Marinette reports C E Shields veteran lumberman and woods operations superintendent for Hamilton and Merriman company died yesterday at age 65 Bright's disease He is survived by a large family.
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Millwaukee
Wis
Marinette
C. E. Shields
Menominée Mer
Hamilton and Merriman Company
Bright
Soos
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