Second Session of the Sixtieth Congress Opens in Washington
Congress reconvenes with full galleries as Senator-elect Page takes oath in the Senate and several vacancies filled. A resolution mourning Senator Allison passes. Sherman and Cannon receive ovations in the House. Debates begin on tariff revisions and Panama Canal inquiry. a new anti imitation goods bill is introduced. Mrs Schmelzer reports a burglary and gunfire incident as she returns from church with two cadets.
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Washington
Senate
Page
Vermont
Allison
Sherman
Cannon
House
Payne
Committee On Ways and Means
Investigaie
Panama
Democrats
Panama Canal
Rainey
Mlinois
National Democratic Committee
Washington, D. C
Hull
Iowa
Government cost estimates for fiscal year 1910
Washington December 7 the secretary of the treasury sent congress a book of appropriations estimates for the year ending June 30 1910 totaling 824 405 000. Major items include treasury 190 897 000 war 234 093 000 interior 200 582 000 navy 137 510 000 and justice 9 890 000. The total is 57 901 000 higher than 1909.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Executive
State Department
Treasury Department
War Department
Navy Department
Interior Department
Post Office Department
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department of Justice
Raymond Schmelzer shoots mother mistaking her for burglar
Detroit December 7 Raymond Schmelzer 22 fired at his mother believing her to be a burglar striking her in the shoulder the bullet narrowly missing vital parts. She survived the shooting and police began an investigation into the case.
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Detroit
Mich
Raymond Schmelzer
Fear for Steamer Clemson raises dread of drain in ice
Duluth reports the N. M. Clemson with a crew of 22 probable sunk after a week overdue. The steel freighter owned by Provident Steamship Co. carried coal across Lake Superior. In Washington a botanist and a 16 year old drown trying to shoot the Potomac rapids. In Wisconsin and Massachusetts skaters and children perish on thin ice and open water.
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Duluth
Minn
N. M. Clemson
Lake Superior
Clemson
Provident Steamship Company of
Washington
Joseph H. Painter
National Museum
Robert Wallace
Stubblefield Falls
Potomac River
Hingerton
Wis
Jim Methuen
George Stack, Jr
Arthur
Mystic Pond
Champ Clark Named New House Leader for Democrats
Washington reports Champ Clark will succeed John Sharp Williams as leader of the Democratic minority in the House. Clark has 14 years in Congress, is 58, a lawyer, and long prominent on the Ways and Means Committee. Native of Kentucky, he has risen from farm hand to editor and college president before practicing law.
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Washington
Champ Clark
John Sharp Williams
House
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Clark
Judge Parker
Kentucky
Marshall College
Six Days International Race Surges Through Terrific Gale
New York December 7. Smashing hour records, 16 teams push through a terrific gale in the six days international race starting at 12 04 this morning. Only Brocco and Labrousse dropped a lap as of 9 o clock leading teams covered 206 miles and 5 laps, two minutes and two laps ahead of the prior best mark set by Elkes and McFarland in 1900.
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New York
Brocco and Labrousse
Elkes and McFarland
Marshall Bennett Organ Company Changes Location and Name
The Marshall Bennett Organ Company certified to the secretary of state a change of location from Moline to Rock Island and a change of name to Bennett Organ Company. The filing was made in Springfield on December 7.
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Organ Company
Springfield
Argua
Marshall-Bennett Organ Company
Moline
Rock Island
Bennett Organ Company
Four Die in Beds in Colorado Family Murder Case
In Corrizo Creek Colorado a family of four was found slain in their beds with their heads split by an ax. Suspected killer is Francis Martinez known as Ruperto Gonzales and Jesus Barela, who is also connected to Maggie Garcia who is missing. The case follows an apparent drunken feud motive and a missing 18 year old girl. Nearby incidents include a Ohio constable shot by his brother in law and a Tennessee feud related murder. A Mississippi mother killed her baby then herself in separate dispatch.
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Trinidad
Casino Garea
Corriso Creek
Nicholas Fernandez
Casino Garcia
Tarrarvia Garcia
Luz Gurule
Francis Martinez
Fernandez
Garcia
Maggie Garcia
Martinez
New Mexico
Ruperto Gonzales
Jesus
Barela
Columbus
Ohio
Benjamin Turner
Hemlock
James Cochran
Turner
Cochran
Teague
Tenn
Cullen M. Cottengin
Sam
Gus
Jeff Moody
Leo Jackson
Moody Brothers
Holly Springs
Miss
Ben Chism
Linsey Franks
Here
Proctor James B. Clark Dies at Texas State University
In Austin at the state university, proctor James B. Clark collapsed near a boxed seating area as W. Bryan began an address. He died minutes later from heart disease. Officials continued the program to avoid panic.
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Austin
Tex
W. Bryan
the State University
James B. Clark
Clark
Panama bonds sold at average price guidance
Secretary Cortelyou announced Panama canal bonds sold with 159 accepted bids totaling 20,000,600 dollars. The lowest accepted bid stood around 102,2778 and the average was about 102,4368. Archbold of Standard Oil testified again in the federal suit over the oil combination, detailing properties conveyed to the Standard during its organization.
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Panama
Washington
Scretary Cortelyou Today
Panama Canal
Ivon Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Archbold
Swedish vice consul dies by self act in St Louis
St LouisMo December 7 Swedish vice consul Charles A Ekstromer killed himself at home by drinking prussic acid after a public controversy with federal officials that led to exequatur revocation. He had been reinstated and resumed duties, with no explanation given. Charles W Bow of the American Linseed Company Crowm works also shot and killed himself today.
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St. Louis
Charles A. Ekstromer
Ekstremer
Roosevelt
Charles W. Bow
Crowm Works
Roosevelt assails Delavan Smith and Laffan in open letter
President Roosevelt distributes a forceful open letter denouncing Delavan Smith publisher of the Indianapolis News and William M. Laffan of the New York Sun. He labels them untruthful and uses strong terms to condemn their editorials on the Panama Canal and Oklahoma gas franchise deals.
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Washington, Dee
Delavansmi
Indianapolis News
William M. Laffan
New York Sea
Douglas Robinson
Taft
Mr. Smith
Smith
Mr. Laffan
Roosevelt
Delavan Smith
New York Sun
Sun
Oklahoma Gas
Ans
Billik Granted New Stay of Execution
Springfield December 7 Herman Billik, convicted of murder, was granted a reprieve until January 29 by Acting Governor Sherman. The delay shifts the Dec 11 hanging date following the reprieve. Mary Vizal was the victim in the case.
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Springfield
Des
Herman Billik
Mary Vizal
Sherman
Lloyd George Promises Bill For Women’s Franchise At Riotous Meeting
London December 7 police and 350 stewards faced militant suffragettes at a Woman's Liberal Federation gathering in Albert Hall as chaos erupted. Lloyd George promised an upcoming bill to enfranchise women after repeated interruptions and a chained protester wielding a whip. The meeting, disrupted by clashes on and off the floor, ended with the chancellor reaffirming the government’s intent to introduce the measure.
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London
Woman's Liberal Federation
Alverthall
David Lloyd George
Lloyd George
Hfe
Miss Pankhurst
Sisturber
Albert Hall
Sun Editor Declines Roosevelt Controversy
New York December 7 Laffan replies to Theodore Roosevelt’s letter acknowledging his compliments to Mr Roosevelt but declines to enter a public controversy. The Sun editor notes Roosevelt’s direct challenge yet avoids engaging in a disputed exchange over charges against the administration.
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William Dudley Foulkt
Laffan
New York
the Sun
Roosevelt
William Louaiey Foulke
Indiana
Roosevelts clash over editorials sparks personal criticism
Delavan Smith defends the News approach after Roosevelt denounces Panama editorials. Smith says the president's remarks rely on another paper's statements and that the News did not intend personal motive. He adds the paper will respond editorially in due course.
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News
New York
Indianapolis
National Exchange Bank Closed by Springfield Comptroller
Springfield bank, a 15 year old institution with 100000 capital and 2100000 deposits, was closed today by the comptroller. Officers: President L S Meyer, Vice President A R Baldwin, Cashier E L Sanford. Losses on loans and investments cited as principal cause of insolvency.
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National Exchange
Springfield
National Exchange Bank
L. S. Meyer
A. R. Baldwin
E. L. Sanford
Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
National Exchange Bank of
Tariff reform urged before Ways and Means panel
Herbert E. Miles of Racine urged tariff cuts in a supplemental session of the Ways and Means Committee. He pressed for a maximum 15 percent duty on heavy steel and no duty on others, arguing free iron ore and scrap iron would revive New England mills and lower prices for farmers. He cited steel pricing and oil duties as excessive, and backed free hides and leather with protective effects on shoe prices.
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Washington, D. C
Ways and Means House Committee
Herbert E. Miles
Racine
Wis
National Association of Manufacturers
Miles
Standard Oil Company
New England
Samuel H. Cowan
Forth Worth
Texas
American Livestock Association
Texas Cattle Caisers
C. H. Jones
Boston
Shoe and Leather Association
Southern Commercial Congress Opens to Boost the South
Washington December 7 marks the opening of the Southern Commercial congress a gathering of business leaders to discuss the souths industrial prospects.Speakers include Secretary Straus Surgeon General Wyman War Secretary Luke Wright Phillip Werlein of New Orleans C P Goody Jr of Georgia John A Fox of Arkansas and John F Wallace of New York.
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Washington
South
Southern Commercial Congress
Straus
Walter Wyman
Luke E. Wright
Phillip Werlein
New Orleans
Old Association Is Out and Disbands in Bloomington
The Bloomington Baseball Association, which recently left its Three Eye League membership, formally disbanded on Saturday and divided 3600 dollars among six directors. The funds come largely from the new organization set to take charge. A trust move is claimed by opponents.
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Bloomington
Bloomington Baseball Association
Eleven Die In Explosion At Calcutta Magazine
An explosion at a military magazine in Calcutta today killed 11 men and wounded 26 native soldiers. The blast at the station injured service members and caused broad casualties among the ranks. Authorities began investigations into the cause as officials conferred with unit commanders.
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Calcutta
Sulderaaaee
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Billik
Bill
Missouri Bank
United States
National Manufacturers’ Association
Tion
Walsh Brake Shoe Company
East Rock Island
Peoria
American Brake Shoe & Foundry Company
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Adolphin
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