Roosevelt evidence readied after holidays in secret service case
President Roosevelt is preparing mass of evidence for congress on secret service claims, with presentation delayed until after Christmas recess. Bourne introduces bill to raise president salary from 50 000 to 100 000 and vice president from 12 000 to 25 000, effective at next administration. Senate hears postal savings bill debate and President’s District of Columbia governance reform proposal. Kelleher family deaths list and arson note referenced with insurance paid to the woman.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Secret Service
Perkins
House
Bridget Knowles
Kelleher
Death Toll Probed In Mrs Kelleher Family Tragedy
Somerville Massachusetts December 18 The district attorney orders a formal inquiry into the deaths of six members of Mrs Mary Kelleher family over the past three years as an examination of her sanity proceeds in Cambridge jail. The charged nominally concerns the case though specifics are withheld pending review.
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Somerville
Mass
Mary Kelleher
Cambridge
Higgins
Kelleher
Wright Sets World Air Flight Record at Le Mans
Wilbur Wright, the American aeroplanist, established a world record for heavier than air machines by remaining aloft for one hour, 53 minutes, 59 seconds at Le Mans France. The previous record was one hour 21 minutes 51 seconds set on September 21.
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Lemans
France
Wilbur Wright
Aeroplanist
Wright
Venezuela War Rumor Echoes In State Of Defense Debate
In Washington and Europe the claim Venezuela declared war on the Netherlands is treated as doubtful. Officials say the Caracas note and Gomez declaration show only a state of defense after Holland seized the coast guard ship Alexis. A distinction without difference few take seriously. No move against Castro is planned yet.
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the Hague
Foreign Office
Venezuela
Netherlands
Gomez
Holland
Coast Guard
Alexis
Castro
Berlin
Washington
State Department
Bogota
Caracas
United States
Waning influence sparks unconfirmed report on Castro alliance
In the country strong influence over its people appears to be waning. At the state department some interest is shown in unofficial press reports that Castro might seek an alliance with Germany. The report has no substantiation according to state department guidance.
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State Department
Castro
Germany
Court Constitutes Self as a Censor
Union City Tenn December 18 That day strict censorship of the press will be established during the night rider trials was indicated when court opened today Judge Jones asked newspaper men to refrain from handling the testimony and said if ignored the court would protect the interests of the commonwealth The taking of testimony began today
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Union City
Tenn
Jones
Commonwealth
Haskell to sue Roosevelt for libel over slander crackdown
Guthrie Oklahoma December 18 Governor Haskell writes to Senator Gore endorsing Roosevelt’s call to prosecute reckless slanderers to restore patriotic respect for officials. He urges an amendment allowing civil or criminal action in the district court where the plaintiff resides with service by mail to the District of Columbia. Haskell says he will sue Roosevelt after leaving office.
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Sia
District of Columbia
Haskell
Roosevelt
Woman academy instructor tied to Ananias Club rumor
Washington dispatch reports a Roosevelt riding incident alleged by Miss E J Sisson of Forest Glen Seminary for Girls. She claims Roosevelt urged his horse to pass a chaperoned group, struck a student’s horse with a riding crop, and delivered a sharp lecture for passing ahead of the party. Names of the girls are not disclosed.
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Ananias Club
Preyas
E. J. Sisson
Roosevelt
Trainman killed by steer after collision in Galesburg
William Hoey, a switchman, died in an odd accident when a steer escaped from a Seattle car after a minor collision and fell onto him. In Augusta Georgia, Taft and his party arrived at 10:35 this morning without incident.
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Galesburg
William Hoey
Seattle
Hoey
Taft
Augusta
Knox to become secretary of state in Taft cabinet
Washington report states Senator Philander C. Knox will resign his Pennsylvania seat in the upper house to take the foreign affairs portfolio, despite his term lasting until 1911. Knox consented with reluctance, believing the cabinet post a necessary service to Taft and the nation. He previously served as attorney general under McKinley and Roosevelt, gaining prominence for major suits and legal actions.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Philander C. Knox
United States
Mr. Taft
Taft
Knox
McKinley
Roosevelt
United States Senate
State of Pennsylvania
Matthew S. Quay
Department of Justice
John William Griggs
New Jersey
Whitehouse
Senate
Pennypacker
Kinox
Congress in Session Dec 18 Senate Action and DC Reform Debate
In yesterday’s proceedings the Senate discussed the postal savings bank bill with strong support from Senator Burkett of Nebraska. A message from the president urged District of Columbia government reform to a single executive head replacing the three-commission system. The Senate adjourned at 2 30. In the House, a unanimous vote adopted a resolution demanding proof of charges by the president regarding influence on an FBI investigation. The rest of the day focused on private calendar bills, many of which passed. the House adjourned at 4 50 p m.
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Washington
Bourne
United States
Postal Savings
Postal Savings Bank
Senate
Burkett
Nebraska
District of Columbia
Congress
HOUSE
Inouxe
Sec
Auto Aide to Wholesale Kansas Bank Robberies
Four defendants named J H Sanderson W P Snyder W L Mathues and J M Shumaker were fined 500 and given two years imprisonment in a state capital conspiracy case. Superior court granted a super seders to each defendant on appeal in Philadelphia on December 18.
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AUTO
Kansas
Philadelphia
Superior
Pennsylvania
Cracksmen Clean Up 65500 After Night’s Work
Six robbers dynamited safes in Keene and Gibbon Nebraska and escaped with 65000 in cash after a gun battle with citizens. One bandit is believed wounded and pursued by posses. Separate note: real estate dealer Storm testified Thornton Hains sought Annis before the dock shooting as the case hinges on motive.
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Gibbon
Neb
Farmers’ State Bank of
Keene
Commercial Bank of
Commercial Bank
Planned the Deed Witness Recites His Killing Story
In Flushing on December 18, the trial of Thornton J. Hains heard Herbert Funke of the Bayside Yacht Club recount the slaying of William E. Annis. Funke said Hains fired six shots after lifting Annis boat boom and calling his name, while Funke stood as a witness to a premeditated act. The prosecution argues this shows Hains was the principal and aided his brother in carrying out the plan.
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A. Storm
Thornton Jenkins Hains
Peter C. Hains, Jr
William E Annis
Annis
Thornton Hains
Hains Brothers
Yacat Club
Hains
Deal
Flushing
N. Y
William E. Annis
Thornton J. Hains
Herbert Funke
Bayside Yacht Club
Funke
Frederick
Taft selects George W Wickersham as attorney general
New York Dec 18 That Taft has chosen George W Wickersham of the New York law firm Strong Cadwallader to be attorney general in his cabinet was learned today from a source regarded as reliable.
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New York
Taft
George W. Wickersham
Strong & Cadwallader
Illinois ruling bars holding two offices at once
Chicago December 18. The appellate court affirmed that one person cannot hold two elective offices in Illinois. Homer Galpin, while serving as state senator, was elected clerk of the municipal court of Chicago, and his senatorship was declared vacant.
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Chicago
Illinois
Homer Galpin
Galpin
Municipal Court of
Senator's stance marked by noncommittal attitude in hearing
The senator offered an entirely noncommittal reply on the issue, avoiding clear affirmation or denial. Supporters urged decisive guidance while opponents pressed for a firm position amid rising questions about leadership and policy direction.
Maximum Penalty for Conspirators in State Furnishings Case
Harrisburg Pa December 18 Judge Kunkel imposed sentences on the men convicted March 13 of conspiracy to defraud the state in contracts for supplying furniture to the new state capitol.
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Harrisburg
Kunkel
Governor Aids Man On Way To Dying Mother
In Frankfort, Governor Wilson intervened to delay a passenger train to save Prof W O Jones of Waco Texas on his way to visit his dying mother. The train was held after Wilson contacted the railroad general superintendent. Jones reached Lexington before his mother died but was left exhausted and gravely ill from the ordeal.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
W. O. Jones
Waco
Tex
Louisville
Lexington
Willson
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Professor Jones
Jones
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