Carnegie transfers ten million in bonds for world peace
Andrew Carnegie today moved ten million dollars in five per cent first mortgage bonds to a board of trustees of the Carnegie Research foundation. The income from the bonds will be used to hasten abolition of international war and establish lasting world peace. Felix Root named president. Taft to be honorary president.
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Associated Press
Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Research Foundation
United States
Felihu Root
Hague Tribunal
Taft
Carnegie
Ana
Trustees named for Carnegie peace fund scheme
The document lists Elihu Root Henry Pritchett Charles Eliot James L Slayden and others as trustees of the Carnegie peace fund with a goal to fund the suppression of the next gravest evils once universal peace is achieved. The informal deed, presented by Andrew Carnegie, transfers ten million dollars to the trustees.
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United States
Elihu Root
Nichols Murray Butler
New York
Columbia University
Henry S. Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Joseph H. Choate
Great Britain
Albert K. Smiley
Lake Mohonk
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
James Brown Scott
State Department
John W. Foster
William M. Howard
Lexington
James L. Slayden
San Antonio
Tex
Andrew D. White
Germany
Charlemagne Tower
Russia
Oscar Straus
Turkey
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
L. Taylor
Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
Carnegie
Rasinek Teas
Carnegie Peace Fund
Shaffer Indicted in Houston Burglary Assault Case
The grand jury indicted Lloyd Shaffer on charges of burglary and assault to murder after he attempted to stab and slit his throat and that of his girlfriend Bertha Woodworth ten days earlier.
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Special Dispatch
Houston
Tex
Lloyd Shaffer
Bertha Woodworthh
Shaffer
Unsold retail jests mix with old theater quips
A fragmented quip hints at shopping habits and a late schedule joke. The line plays on familiar phrases and theatrical names, suggesting a humorous, urban-era item in a clipped, casual tone. No clear event or person is identified beyond cultural references.
Mass Meeting on Commission Government Tonight at Beethoven Hall
City voters gather for an educational mass meeting on commission government at Beethoven hall. Mayor of Austin A P Wooldridge to speak on outcomes in his city with other speakers detailing the system and its effect on suffrage and polling tax obligations for women.
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Beethoven Hall
San Antonio
A. P. Wooldridge
Austin
Wooldridge
Commission Government League
St. Anthony
A. L. Matlock
Fort Worth
Theodore Harris
D. J. Woodward
Alexander Boynton
Arthur M. Gray
Harris
Woodward
Boynton
Gray
Commission
Mexican federal troops rout revolutionists in Chihuahua
Washington April 14. Mexican federal troops have completely routed the revolutionists in Chihuahua and captured the city of Guerrero according to a telegram to the state department from Ambassador Wilson in Mexico City. Wilson said the action cleared the state of Chihuahua and other parts of the country of all organized resistance to the government.
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Washington
Dee
Chihuahua
Guerrero
State Department
Wilson
Mexico City
Vanity of Men to Be Taxed for Christmas Tree Funds
Meeting Friday evening to discuss tax for Christmas tree funds. Proceedings show previously acknowledged amounts including 45.00 by George W. White and a total of 16.00 noted.
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George W. White
Rain Falls Across Texas With More Expected
A broad weather system centered over Canada brings rain to most of Texas with over half an inch reported in San Antonio and Abilene. Forecasters expect continued unsettled conditions for the next day or so with gradually rising temperatures and no immediate cold snap.
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Major Buell
United States Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Abilene
Palestine
Taylor
Canada
Rio Grande Valley
Quebec
Texas
Montgomery
Ala
Eastport
Hudson Bay
Christmas Tree Edict Sets Fees by Appearance
Ladies plan a Christmas tree for the city’s poor children to be given at Market hall on Tuesday December 27. An edict from the planning meeting assigns one dollar to ugly men and seventy five cents to good looking men who pass the entrances of the Christmas Tree association at Hertzberg’s old store on Commerce street.
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Christmas Tree Association
Hertzberg
Commerce Street
Market Hall
Charity drive to aid 3000 children at Christmas Tree HQ
Ladies host a Santa Claus fundraiser at Hertzberg’s old stand on Commerce Street. They urge gifts of money toys fruit and candy and plan to open daily 2 to 4 pm to collect contributions. A Friday 2:30 pm meeting invites all supporters to organize efforts for the needy youngsters. Letters from local children request dolls bicycles and various toys.
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Santa Claus
Hertzberg
Commerce Street
Callaghan Before Grand Jury Faces Exoneration Question
Mayor Bryan Callaghan appeared before the grand jury with County Clerk Frank Newton and County Tax Collector John Bitter. They discussed the September grand jury report and potential indictments while the mayor pressed for a verbatim portion of Judge Dwyer’s charge. The probe centers on city rock sales, poll tax entries, gambling enforcement, and naturalization records, with Newton and Bitter likely questioned on these issues.
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Bryan Callaghan
Callaghan
Frank R. Newton
John A. Bitter
Edward Dwyer
Dwyer
C. M. Chambers
Grand Jury
City Rock
Jones Avenue
San Antonio
Newton
Bitter
Heavy Rain Boosts Farmers in Victoria Tex Area
Victoria Texas reports a heavy continuous rain from yesterday into today with further showers. Local farming interests say the rain benefits crops and ground moisture, aiding planting and harvest prospects in the region.
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Victoria
Tex
Nomination of Tom Richards For Sherman Postmaster
Washington December 14 The president sent to the senate the nomination of Tom Richards for postmaster at Sherman Texas.
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Washington,d. C
Senate
Tom Richards
Sherman
Texas
Hattie LeBlanc Acquitted In Cambridge Murder Trial
Hattie LeBlanc a 17 year old French girl was acquitted today of murdering Clarence F Glover a Waltham laundryman in a sensational Cambridge case. Judge Bond urged caution in verdict and LeBlanc spoke faintly denying the charge wanting to go home with her father.
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Associated Preas
Cambridge
Mass
Dee
Hattie LeBlanc
Clarence PB. Glover
Waltham
Bond
LeBlanc
Harvie LeBlanc
Mr. Johnson
Clarence F. Glover
Waltham, Mass
Unsettled Local Weather With Rain Tonight
Weather forecast notes unsettled conditions across the area with rain likely tonight and Thursday. Temperatures show a minimum of 38 degrees for the 24 hours ending at 8 am with variable daytime readings and a mild warming trend through today.
Miners Entombed After Greene Mine Explosion Near Tacoma
Twenty six men were entombed by a gas explosion at the Greene mine of Bond Coal company near Tacoma Virginia. Early reports say twenty two of the entombed miners are dead and rescue teams from Knoxville are en route with equipment.
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Associated Press
Norton
Greene
Bond Coal Company
Tacoma
Washington
J. A. Holmes
Bureau of Mines
A. R. Brown
Bureau
Knoxville
Want Ads Pay in Covington Sooner or Later
In Covington Louisiana on December 13 Edgar De la Bretone traced a newspaper ad to recover a lost purse containing 1000 dollars. The owner Mrs. C. J. Payne of New Orleans had misplaced it on a New Orleans and Great Northern train last week. The piece notes that trust in ads and a prompt report helped restore the money and that restoring lost articles is common in the Light and Gazette with phone ads.
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Covington
Edgar de la Bretone
C. J. Payne
New Orleans
Great Northern
The
Light and Gazette
Light
Gazette
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