Carnegie Millions as Aid to Peace in World
Andrew Carnegie funds a 10 million dollar, 5 percent first mortgage bond endowment to hasten the abolition of international war and establish lasting world peace. Trustees include Root, Taft as honorary president, and notable figures from Columbia, Harvard, the State Department, and finance. The foundation aims perpetual income to support peace efforts and the eradication of harmful social evils.
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Carnegie
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Root
Senator Root
United States
Hague Tribunal
Taft
Butler
Columbia University
Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of King
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
Albert K. Smiley
Lake Mohonk
Dr. Eliot
Harvard University
James Brown Scott
State Department
John W . Foster
Andrew J. Montague
Virginia
William M. Howard
Lexington
Thomas Burke
Seattle
James L. Slayden
San Antonio
Tex
Andrew D. White
Germany
Robert S. Brookings
St. Louis
Samuel Mather
Cleveland
J. G. Schmidtapp
Cincinnati
Arthur William Foster
Regent University of California
San Francisco
R. A. Franks
Hoboken
N. J
Charlemagne Tower
Russia
Oscar Straus
Turkey
Austin G. Fox
New York
John L. Cadwalader
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Co. L. Taylor
Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
George W. Perkins
Robert S. Woodward
Cleveland H. Dodge
Scott
Carnegie Fund
Jacob Brown Scott
Congress Day Overview in Senate and House Actions
In Washington the two houses discussed tariff policy with senators Cummins Aldrich Beveridge and Hale. The tariff debate centered on amending rules to allow tariff schedule revision, a motion by Cummins, tabled after Hale’s motion. The Senate confirmed many recess appointments. The House passed the pension appropriation bill totaling 143 million dollars. Rockefeller gifts to institutions cited at about 120 million, largely for education.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Cummins
Aldrich
Beveridge
Hale
House
Boy Who Killed Father Is Freed in Justifiable Case
Omaha. Dec. 14. Following a coroner's jury verdict of justifiable killing, 18 year old Henry Walther Jr. was released from custody after shooting his father last Thursday night as the father attacked the boy's mother and sister.
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Omaha, Neb
Henry Walther, Jr
Glavis Cleared of Starting Forest Fire in White Salmon
Louis R. Glavis, principal witness in the Pinchot Ballinger hearing, was acquitted of starting a forest fire near White Salmon. Evidence showed he had nothing to do with the large blaze, alleged to have been started on his land.
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Golden Gate
Wash
Louis R. Glavis
Glavis
White Salmon
Peary presents medals to national museum
Captain Robert E Peary has turned over 16 gold and two silver medals awarded to him to the United States national museum at Washington He also deposited his college fraternity flag and the peace flag given by the Daughters of the Revolution both carried to the pole.
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Peary
National Museum
Washington
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
United States National Museum
Daughters of the Revolution
Leblanc Girl Acquitted In Short Order
Hattie LeBlanc a 17 year old French girl was acquitted today of murdering Clarence F. Glover a laundryman of Waltham on Nov 20 1909 The verdict came after an hour and 35 minutes of deliberation The courtroom erupted in cheers as the acquittal was announced and the defendant wept with Mrs Warnock matron of the Cambridge jail standing beside her
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Cambridge
Mass
Hattie LeBlanc
Clarence F. Glover
Waltham
Bath tub probe ended in Chicago hearing
The bath tub trust inquiry in Chicago concluded today with all evidence gathered. The case will proceed to New York for further action as witnesses completed their testimony and investigators prepared the record.
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Chicago
New York
Bath Tub Trust
C. J Kroos
Sheboygan
Wis
Trust
Senate Debate on Tariff Signals Piece by Piece Revisions
Washington dispatch reports a renewed battle over rules sparked by Representative Hughes of New Jersey. He questioned whether a tariff bill would be considered in regular order, signaling a broader push for rule revisions from the last session.
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Washington
Hughes
New Jersey
Mine Fire in Virginia Coal Field Claims 22 Dead
Norton Virginia December 14 Twenty six men were entombed by an explosion in the Greene mine this morning Latest reports indicate 22 are dead.
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Virginia
Norton
Greene
Chicagoan found in Galesburg hotel after disappearance
Charles Goodhue, 42, of 6239 Enfield avenue Jefferson park, vanished Monday morning while reportedly suffering aphasia. Authorities say his memory lapse followed the death of a son two months prior. he was en route to the Bill-Robinson Coal yards at 349 North Oakley avenue where he served as superintendent. He was located in a Galesburg hotel last evening.
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Galesburg Hotel
Chicago
Charles Goodhue
Enfield Avenue
Jefferson Park
Galesburg
Ill
Goodhue
Bill-Robinson Coal Company
North
Oakley Avenue
House Debates Tariff and Wages Hearings Continue
The House debated the tariff issue with Speaker Cannon ruling no exact precedents fit the moment. A vote 146 to 51 allowed moving toward the measure while Eastern senators like Lodge and Aldrich signaled support for piecemeal tariff revision. Cummins pressed the floor hours amid sharp criticism of Senate practices as the session edges forward. A missing person case linked to Irving Park station prompted relatives to seek the man, with a lead turning up in Galesburg where a dazed individual matching the description was found at a hotel.
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Cannon
Irving Park
Galesburg
Goodhue
Wheat condition improves as Illinois reports 85 percent status
Illinois state board of agriculture releases Dec 1 wheat figures with 3 point acreage rise to 1 326 000 seeded. Dec 1 condition at 85 percent of average. corn area 6 889 721 acres and yield 280 967 790 bushels, value 105 607 045 dollars. Also notes Presbyterian immersion debate rejected. Cosmopolitan Bank receiver appointed in Chicago after real estate dispute over certificates of deposit.
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Illinois Board
Springfield
State Board of Agriculture
Chicago
Cosmopolitan Bank
Tawney Seen Likely As Interior Secretary After Congress
Washington circles predict Representative James A. Tawney of Minnesota will become secretary of the interior soon after retiring from Congress. With the Ballinger Pinchot investigation report out, Ballinger is reportedly arranging to return to private law practice.
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Washington
James A. Tawney
Minnesota
Committee On Appropriations
Interior
Congress
Ballinger-Pincher
Ballinger
New Suspect in Mystery__Former Farm Hand Held in Conn
Sam Bailey, a former farm hand at the Bernhardt farm 29 miles south of Kansas City, was arrested on December 14 amid the Bernhardt murder case. He is described as a pending suspect tied to the killings that claimed Mrs Emeline Bernhardt and her son George along with Thomas Morgan and James Graves. Police report the arrest followed statements from John Feagle, also held as a suspect.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Sam Bailey
Emeline Bernhardt
George
Thomas Morgan
James Graves
Bernhardt Farm
Here
Bailey
John Feagle
Kansas City Kan
Feagle
Bai
Fears of M Kinley Over Philippines Come True Says Argus
Special correspondence from Washington notes that independence for the Philippines may not occur within the present generation if current policy continues. It cites fears McKinley had about exploitation by American capital and claims the sugar trust acquired friar lands through a ruling by Attorney General Wickersham. Page two continues.
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TAV
Argus
Washington
Philippine Islands
Japan
United States
McKinley
Philippines
The
Sugar Trust
Wickersham
Friar Lands Sun
Mexican Rebels Hold Own in Another Battle
Ey is the hired man tied to a dispute with Mrs. Bernhardt and her son George over wages. Bailey declared in recounting the quarrel with George Bernhardt as Fogel vowed, I’ll fix him yet.
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Mrs. Bernhardt
George
Fogel
Bailey
George Bernhardt
Mexican federal forces rout Chihuahua revolt at Cerro Prieto
The battle near Cerro Prieto ends indecisive with heavy losses on both sides. Navarro loses 13 dead and 27 wounded, while rebels suffer numerous fatalities. A brutal post battle summary reports executions of suspected insurgents in Cerro Prieto. Government forces later rout the revolt, capturing Guerrero and clearing Chihuahua of organized resistance.
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Rancho Santiago
Pedernales
el Paso
Tex
Cerro Prieto
Navarro
Dark Hill
Associated Prose
Laredo
Tice
Guerrero
Hernandes
Chihhuahua
War Department
Creare
Guerraroa
Washington
Chilushua
State Department
Ambateqdor Wilson
Mexico City
Chihuahua
Wilson
Contract Ratified for Building Road in Sterling
Sterling Illinois December 14 Special The Sterling Moline Traction company directors ratified the contract awarded to Northwestern Engineering and Constructing of Milwaukee to build the road from Sterling to Moline and from Princeton to Sterling for 2 800 000 The company will begin work March 1 if weather permits and will pay 125 an acre for land right of way in stock of the company Directors approved engineering reports and related officer work and reviewed progress of the project.
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Sterling, Ill
Sterling-Moine Traction Company
Northwestern Engineering & Constructing Company of
Milwaukee
Sterling
Moline
Princeton
Herman J. Dunker
Cuban Public Life Modernization Extends to Municipalities
Cuban Minister Justiz told the American Civic association that Cuba is broadening power to local life. He said the republican system now covers national and state powers and has been extended to municipalities, as Cubans undertake modernization efforts.
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Washington
Justiz
American Civic Association
Cuba
Srt
Made Prisoner But Dies Dakota Farm Hand
Daniel Courtney, shot by George Rossteuscher, remains alive with poor prospects. Rossteuscher, captured after a day of defying a posse, died last night. Unclear whether Courtney was shot by a posse member or himself.
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Dakota
Yankton
Daniel Courtney
George Rossteuscher
Rossteuscher
Rome in Meat Business Negotiates With Swift Company
Rome negotiates with the Swift company of Chicago to import 6 000 tons of Argentine meat early in 1911. Mayor Nathan backs the move to force lower prices for fresh beef. If successful, the plan may expand. Postmaster at Moberly Named. Leonard W. Kelly nominated by the president for postmaster at Moberly Mo. Mrs Eddy's Will Filed. Mrs Mary Baker Eddy's will was filed in Concord New Hampshire.
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Swifts
Rome
Swift Company of
Chicago
Nathan
Moberly
Washington
Leonard W. Kelly
Steal Fortune in Furs and Ginseng
In Chicago on December 14 thieves robbed Silberman and Son store of goods valued at 21267 dollars. The plunder, including furs and ginseng, was carried away in a wagon.
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Chicago
Silberman & Son
Grain commission unchanged by Chicago board vote
Chicago December 4 the Chicago board of trade GIS to 341 voted against raising the rate of commissions on grain assets to two dollars. The present rate, which will read, is 1.26 dollars.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Reed
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