Wilson Returns Home In Fighting Spirit for State and Nation
Newark dispatch reports a threatening unsigned letter to Woodrow Wilson urging payment demands, while Trenton notes Wilson resumes duties as governor with a pledge to back progressive Democrats and block opposing interests. Thousands greet his Bermuda return as he weighs cabinet types and continues state legislative program.
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Woodrow Wilson
New York
Trenton
Wilson
State House
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Democratic Party
Bermuda Islands
New Jersey
United States
James McCosh
Princeton
Wes
Dr. McCosh
Balkan peace talks adjourn after two hours in London
Delegates meet in London to discuss mediation over the Balkan crisis. Greek signatures delay the armistice, while Turkish plenipotentiaries refuse without Greece. The conference adjourns until Thursday with no substantive progress. Stojan Novakovitch backs Poincare as mediator. US involvement seen as possible but distant.
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Der
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Constantinople
Ales
Balkan League
Balkan
Turkey
Stojan Novakovitch
Poincare
United States
Novakovitch
Premier Poincare
France
Heavy Fire Destroys Grafton Businesses in Illinois
A midnight blaze in Grafton Illinois destroyed the Stafford building the Grafton bank and Ruebel hotel and threatened homes. Firefighters saved the town by 6 am with losses exceeding 150000 dollars and about 200000 in currency and papers reportedly in the bank safe. Washington also announced national appointments to the Secret Service and U S consular posts.
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Grafton
Stafford
Grafton Bank
Ruebel
Chicago plans to merge all transit lines and city subway
Chicago plans to consolidate every transportation line in the city and suburbs to pursue a municipal subway agreement with the city. The merger would include a ferry valued at 70 million dollars and involve Mayor Harrison and city agencies.
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Chicago
Harrison
Cegeangenbar
Weather Outlook for Rock Island Area Tomorrow
Cloudy and colder tonight with a low around 20 degrees. Wednesday should be generally fair. At 7 a.m. the temperature was 38, wind 10 mph, yesterday's high 42 and low 27. Precipitation 0.14 inch, humidity 64 percent, rise 3 inches in 24 hours. Astronomical notes list Venus, Jupiter, Saturn as evening stars and Mars, Mercury as morning stars. J M Sherier Local Forecaster.
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Rock Island
Davenport
Moline
Tam
J.M. Sherier
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Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Mercury
Second Place To The Moose Party
Chicago, Dec. 17. County Judge John K Owens recognizes the Progressive party as second to the Democrats in Illinois for appointing judges and clerks of election. Republicans are relegated to third place with about 3,260 minority appointments out of 6,500 total across 1,200 precincts. The ruling hinges on presidential electors order, Roosevelt ahead of Taft, and could affect state boards if Governor-elect Edward F Dunne acts similarly.
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Chicago
John K. Owens
Illinois
Cicero
Owens
De'neen
Frank H. Funk
Oweng
Roosevelt
Taft
Edward F. Dunne
Roy O. West
Dunne
Turkey Trot Riot Sparks Arrests at Belleville Dance
In Belleville Illinois two young women Katherine and Laura Fournie were arrested after defying dance rules at a Modern Woodmen assembly by performing the turkey trot with a bunny hop. A police officer was summoned and a riot ensued injuring more than a dozen men.
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Belleville
Ill
Missep Katherine
Laura Fournie
Dow pleads not guilty in $3900 larceny indictment
Boston December 17 Stephen Dow head of the former Stephen Dow and Co. brokerage firm was arraigned on an indictment charging larceny of 3900 from Alice W Jennings executrix of the estate of Clarissa Jennings He pleaded not guilty and furnished 3000 cash bail.
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Dow
Boston
Stephen Dow
Stephen Dow & Co
Alice W. Jennings
Clarissa Jennings
Insurgents Demand Insurance Rates Not Enforced
Loyal Order of Americans insurgents give until Friday to rescind rate hikes. If refused, a civil suit will follow, echoing a Modern Woodmen case. Chicago, Peoria, Delavan and Belleville delegates attended the meeting.
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Springfield
Loyal Order of Americans
Woodmen of America
Chicago
Peoria
Delavan
Belleville
Butter Board of Trade Reorganizes Amid Clash
Chicago reports detail a bitter power struggle at the Elgin board of trade where 17 year old price fixing was abolished. The producers and commission men clashed over rule changes shifting price determinations to the board based on actual sales. New directors were elected amid protests and a government seizure of minutes.
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Chicago
Elgin Board of Trade
Quotations Committee
Elgin
Ill
Quotation Committee
Butter Trust
James P. Younger
Chica
Joseph Newman
Department of Justice
C. H. Potter
Commission
Potter
Charles H. Potter
Fred G. Johnson
Wisconsin
J. P. Mason
E. C. Hawley
Ringwood
F. R. Moses
Funk Is Instructed to Dig Up Harvester Papers
Chicago December 17 General Manager Funk of the International Harvester company was ordered to produce further correspondence during today’s government inquiry. He testified that in 1903 he served as secretary to the president of the alleged trust but did not know where the foundational papers were filed or who held responsibility. The witness was directed to locate the papers or the person in charge, and promised to do so.
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Funk
Harvester
Chicago
International Harvester Company
Price War to Extend Nationwide Campaign
The national committee of the wives league plans to extend its campaign from New York to all large cities to push cheaper food. Three major grocers announced a 25 cent egg price cut, while the Housekeepers league in Philadelphia says its crusade achieved its goal of lowering egg prices and will shift to butter and meat reductions.
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Gy Wives’ League
Igconds Crusade
New York
Philadelphia
Housekeepers’ League
Hearst Delivers New Letters On Oil Finances
Washington reports show William R. Hearst presenting letters linked to Archbold and Standard Oil before the Clapp committee. He claimed no knowledge of motives or repayment details tied to a possible $50 000 loan to Senator Foraker and former Representative Sibley.
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Washington
William R. Hearst
Clapp Committee
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
Hearst
Archbold
Foraker
Ohio
Sibley
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Senator Foraker
John Eddy
London
Eddy
John Kennedy
Cleveland
Industrial Commission
Penrose
Standard Oil
Clapp
Six Bodies Recovered From Wreckage In Ashtabula Crash
Ashtabula Ohio December 17 six women were taken from wreckage of a street car struck by the Lake Shore Michigan and Southern coal train at a crossing last night Under twenty loaded coal cars are believed to lie the bodies of three more women and one man The five injured are expected to recover Green Bay Wis December 17 fireman Schemick killed and engineer Foley fatally injured in collision between Milwaukee and St Paul passenger No 2 and a freight at Kiel no passengers seriously injured.
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Ohio
Lake Shore
Michigan
Southern
Green Bay
Wis
Schemick
Foley
Milwaukee
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Copper Country
Kiel
Pardons 360 Convicts in Arkansas Including 316 State
Governor Dan E. Gov Don aghey pardoned 316 state convicts and 44 county convicts in a record act at Little Rock. He released a forthcoming legislative message criticizing the convict lease system and long terms for minor offenses as justice abuses. He cites stress miscarriage of justice and calls for abolition of the lease system.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Donaghey
Taft Names Nine to Industrial Commission
President Taft sent nine nominations to the Senate for an industrial commission to study labor and capital. Representing people are Senator Sutherland Utah George Chandler Connecticut George Sarrett Georgia and Charles Simon Sarrett. Representing capital are Frederick Delano Wabash president Adolph Lewisohn New York and F C Schwedtman Missouri. Representing labor are P Austin Garretson Iowa John Lennon treasurer and James O Connell AFL vice president. The commission will elect its own chairman.
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Taft
Senate
Industrial Commission
Congress
Senator Sutherland
Utah
George B. Chandler
Connecticut
Charles Simon Sarrett
Georgia
Farmers’ Union
Frederick A. Delano
Wabash Railroad
Adolph Lewisohn
New York
F. C. Schwedtman
Missouri
P. Austin
Garretson
Iowa
Order of Railroad Conductors
John B. Lennon
James O'Connell
American Federation of Labor
Five Foot Snowfall Shuts Duluth Area in Blizzard
Duluth Minnesota reports one to five feet of snowblanketing the city and nearby regions. The blizzard is described as the worst in a decade with no extreme cold noted.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Mrs Reid Accepts War Ship to Carry Husband’s Body
London reports Mrs Whitelaw Reid accepted the British government offer of a warship to convey her late husband’s body to the United States. The decision was announced as a formal arrangement amid honors and protocol of wartime service.
Dynamite Trial Testimony In Union Violence Debate
In Indianapolis on December 17 Vice President Butler and the International Iron Workers testified as defendants in the dynamite trial. They asserted dynamite or violence was never considered by the union council. In Springfield on December 17 physicians declared Judge Hand likely to fully recover after the illness consultation.
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Ind
Butler
The
International Iron Workers
Council of the Union
Hang
Springfield
Judge Hand
Spain Stirred by Military Plot in Portugal
A plan to establish a military dictatorship in Portugal was uncovered. Troops remain under arms and Lisbon warships are cleared for action as rumors spread of conspirators in Campo Grande park aiming to seize cabinet members and declare a new government. No outbreak occurred by morning.
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Portugal
Campo Grande Park
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