Washington News Roundup Highlights Legislative Pushes
Democratic Leader Underwood doubts an omnibus public building bill will pass this session. The House approves the Sherwood service pension bill boosting veterans pensions. Lindebergh urges a five member committee to probe the money trust. Aldrich meets Taft as reforms loom after holidays.
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Government and World News Highlights of the Day
The McNamara brothers are put to work in a prison jute mill and the Maine relics bill nears passage. Taft withholds pension bill stance while dynamite outrages are probed. Lantheaume killed in a fall. Cummins calls for supreme court review. The Carnegie Institution allocates 1.2 million dollars for 1912 work. Christine, daughter of Victoria of Spain, anticipated name. Congress adjourns to Jan 3. tariff plans postponed. La Follette campaign activity in Ohio set for December.
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Wilson Campaign Opens in Illinois as Lorimer Inquiry Lingers
Gov Woodrow Wilson starts his Illinois campaign as the Lorimer investigation appears set to continue into the spring. Attorney General Wickersham advocates a federal bureau to supervise corporations. Senator Works of California calls for investigation of soldiers homes and federal care for Confederate veterans.
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Federal health board faces sector opposition and rights clash
The San Francisco Argonaut argues against a proposed federal health board citing threats to individual medical choice. It contends the plan would enforce one medical school, curb diverse practices, and resemble an established religious sect, risking liberty and rights.
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Othello and the Black Man Question
A youth asks his grandfather about the play Othello after attending a theater performance. He wonders if the black man kills a lady every night, prompting a quiet, reflective exchange on the drama.
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Taft Confers With Cabinet Over Russian Treaty Abrogation
President Taft summons five cabinet members for a long White House session on the Russian treaty. He plans to urge Senate action to abrogate the 1832 agreement in a diplomatic form, while vetoing any aggressive moves from the House.
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Seventy-Seven Bodies Found in Briceville Mine
Ten bodies were removed from Cross Mountain mine at Briceville, bringing identified dead to seventy-seven. Officials estimate total victims will reach eighty four or eighty five as rescue work continues.
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Army chief favors restoring canteens at posts
Major General Leonard Wood, chief of staff, says in his annual report that the army consensus supports reestablishing the canteen at posts, arguing it would benefit soldiers and morale.
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Mrs McKim Weds London Aristocrat in Reigate Ceremony
Mrs McKim married London society figure Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Mrs Smith Hollins McKim formerly Miss Margaret Emerson of Baltimore at Reigate ceremony held at 1 pm after bans appeared in the usual manner.
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Robbers blow Santa Fe depot safe in Gainesville Tex
Bandits blasted the Santa Fe freight depot safe with nitroglycerin and stole about $200 in cash, leaving roughly $4,000 in checks in Gainesville Texas.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard Opens Largest Drydock No 4
Drydock No 4 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the largest in America, opened after four years of construction at a cost of eight million dollars.
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London Scare Over Rumor of King Ceorge Assassination
A circulated rumor in London claimed King Ceorge was assassinated in a Delhi royal camp, causing widespread excitement and alarm Saturday.
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