Wilson to be Asked on Trust Legislation This Week
Congress readies an anti trust program for action with President Wilson to outline a special trust message. Democratic leaders push limited reforms while Newlands and Clayton meet the president to discuss scope and currency reform progress.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
Congress
Clayton
House Judiciary Committee
Newlands
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
House
Lobby Committee
Supreme Court
Interstate Trade Commission
Browning Love Letters Bought for Public Benefit
In London readers raised 15000 toward purchasing the Browning love letters to be acquired for public benefit. The letters had sold at auction last May for about 32000 to a London dealer who will transfer them to a public institution at a 10 percent advance. The episode echoes the Burns manuscripts sale and their return to Scotland as a gift.
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London
Browning
Burns
Scotland
Balloon Sachsen Reaches Hamburg After Bearing Loss
Balloon Sachsen, piloted by a German aviator, landed in Hamburg today after spending the night in a perilous open position at Quickborn, twenty miles north. The pilot descended there last night when his bearings failed in dense fog.
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Hamburg
Sachsen
Quickborn
Sang
Roosevelt Lands in Asuncion for Paraguayan Visit
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Asuncion after leaving Buenos Ayres. He was greeted warmly and given quarters at the home of ex provisional president Pedro Pena.
Local Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Fair conditions for Monday night followed by freezing temperatures Monday night frost. Tuesday will bring warmer conditions with continued cool air.
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San Antonio
Weather roundup across major cities
Observations at morning hours show St Louis 22 clear NW wind four miles per hour with Tuesday fair and a low of 22. Chicago 22 cloudy with 18 fair and a 24 hour low not noted. Milwaukee 18 clear NW wind 12 miles, Tuesday fair, low 18. St Paul 18 cloudy SW wind four miles, fair and cold, low 14. Kansas City 22 clear N wind, Tuesday fair, low 22. New York 26 partly cloudy 48 mile gale W, Tuesday fair and colder, low 26. Boston 32 clear 30 mile W, Tuesday fair and colder, low 32. Washington 26 clear, last 24 hours 24.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Crown Prince Blamed By Socialist Deputy In Zabern Crisis
Berlin dispatch reports Dr Georges Weill Socialist deputy accusing the crown prince of taking sides with soldiers during the Zabern Alsace crisis. Weill says the prince visited Chancellor Bethmann Hollweg on December 8 the day the government faced a non confidence vote. Lieutenant Baron Von Forstner says he is effectively retired from the army after instigating the riot.
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Berlin
Zabern
Alsace
Georges Weill
Meta
Weill
von Bethmanellweg
Baron von Forstner
Ninety-ninth Infantry
Frost forecast to reach Gulf states in coming cold spell
A winter storm moved from the Great Lakes to New England bringing gales rains and snows. Temperatures drop across the south and east with frost expected as far south as the Gulf and Florida tonight. Storm warnings line the Atlantic coast from Eastport to Hatteras as the Weather Bureau predicts a harsh week ahead.
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Washington, D. C
Great Lakes
New England
Lakes
Atlantic
Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
Gulf States
Florida
Eastport
Hatteras
Norris Trial Delayed by Pastor Norris Illness
In Fort Worth Texas the examining trial of J Frank Norris, pastor of the First Baptist church, was postponed due to Mrs Norris illness and admission to Mineral Wells. The hearing, set for 9 AM, will begin at 2 PM. Norris faces charges of burning the church on February 4 1912 and the parsonage on March 2.
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Norris
Fort Worth
Tex
J. Frank Norris
First Baptist Church
Army urgently needs more artillerymen for coast defenses
The War Department reports the Coast Artillery Corps is markedly short of personnel. Brigadier General E M Weaver notes 477 officers and 11 280 enlisted men are needed, with 319 officers and 7 267 regulars remaining after overseas demands. He urges state militia expansion and Congressional troop funding to man Cape Henry San Pedro and other forts.
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Washington, D. C
United States Sea Coast
Endicott Board
War Department
E. M. Weaver
Coast Artillery
Cape Henry
Chesapeake Bay
San Pedro
Cal
Los Angeles
United States
Weaver
Congress
Missing Jessie McCann a Wall Street mystery
Jessie McCann daughter of wealthy New York grocer Robert McCann, 23, vanished last Thursday after leaving home to visit an institute for destitute children. Police issued lookouts across Greater New York. A friend later saw a girl matching her description in Wall Street on Friday, appearing dazed. father denies romantic motives and appeals to Mayor Kline for swift action.
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New York
Jessie McCann
Robert McCann
Dorothy Arnold
Wall Street
Kline
Jessie
Aviator Silas Christofferson Dives Into San Francisco Bay
Silas Christofferson nearly died when his hydro plane plunged from about 2000 feet into San Francisco Bay. Strapped in, he surfaced after more than a minute underwater and unbuckled to free himself as life-savers retrieved him.
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San Francisco
Cal
Silas Christofferson
San Francisco Bay
Christofferson
Caldwell Man Found Guilty of Murder in Texas District Court
W. E. Taylor aged 20 was found guilty of the murder of W. B. Sildman on August 14 by a district court jury. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary after a 12 hour verdict period ending Sunday morning.
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Caldwell
Tex
W. E. Taylor
W. B. Sildman
Taylor
State Penitentiary
Texans Endorse Mayfield for Interstate Commerce Commission
The Texas congressional delegation urged President to appoint Alison Mayfield to the Interstate Commerce Commission, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Commissioner John Marble. The San Antonio Light reports via leased AP wire day coverage.
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Mayfield
Washington, D. C
Texas
Allison Mayfield
Texas Railway Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
John Marble
San Antonio
Associated Press
Light
Wilson backs a House suffrage committee visit
President Wilson met with National American Woman Suffrage Association delegates and voiced support for a standing House committee on suffrage while denying a request for a special message to Congress. Dr. Shaw and delegates described the interview as satisfactory, noting his favor for a House committee.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
National American Woman Suffrage Association
House of Representatives
Congress
Anna Howard Shaw
Rules Committee
House
Senate
Anna Shaw
Sayres in London on Sightseeing Day
Francis Bowes Sayre and his bride spent their first day in London sightseeing. He will accompany Walter H. Page to Cambridge tomorrow for the commemorative Trinity feast.
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London
Francis Bowes Sayre
Sayre
Walter H. Page
Cambridge
Trinity
United States Plans Impartial Observation of Dominican Elections
President Wilson announced that the U.S. will not supervise the Dominican Republic elections. A Washington special commission will observe as impartial spectators and provide testimony if disputes arise. The aim is fair elections without official supervision or interference.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Dominican Republic
Wilson
State Department
San Domingo
White House
Encroachments on River 10 to Be Probed by City
City officials study possible legal action to compel removal of river encroachments. Alderman Lambert-sponsored resolution leads City Attorney Gillette to review old charters and grants asserting public domain reaches nine varas from water’s edge. If valid, owners who built inside the limit may be forced to remove at their own expense.
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Lambert
Gillette
San Antonio de Bexar
Spain
Republic of Texas
United States
Texas
San Antonio
McGuire Surrenders in New York on Bribe Indictment
James K. McGuire former mayor of Syracuse traveled from New Rochelle to surrender on an indictment accusing him of soliciting a $5000 bribe from a corporation for the Democratic state committee. He calls the charges a frameup and praises his brother George R. McGuire who testified on contractor dealings.
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New York
James K. McGuire
Syracuse
New Rochelle
Democratic State Committee
McGuire
George R. McGuire
March on White House for votes for women
Women suffragists led by Dr Anna Howard Shaw and others march to the White House to seek a definite statement from President Wilson on women's suffrage. Police line the route as banners from many states appear. the action follows Wilson's omission of women’s voting in his annual address.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Wilson
Anna Howard Shaw
Medill McCormick
Susan W. Fitzgerald
Auto deaths in New York rise. call for new legislation
Mitchell May secretary of state reports 416 highway deaths and 2149 injuries in 11 months from vehicles beyond victims control. In a letter to Governor Glynn he urges urgent auto laws and asks for an emergency message to the legislature.
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New York
Mitchell May
Glynn
May
Foreigners in Merigo Not to Be Molested
Reports from Presidio and Mexico City describe refugees including Mexican Federal soldiers arriving at Ojinaga across from Presidio. Foreigners in the federal district are warned not to be interfered with during fighting, with assurances that lives and property must be protected and that they may leave danger zones at any time.
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Presidio
Tex
Chihuahua City
Ojinaga
Mexico
Fresidio
Chihuahua
Mexico City
Federal District
General Army
Zapata
Cuernavaca
Igala
Luis Valdez
Texas
Order of
Huitzgilac
War Department
Monterey
Saltillo
Belmonte
Gaona
Republic
Huerta
Joaquin Maas
Puebla
Candido Aguilar
Tuxpam
War Office
Tamiahua
San Luis Potosi
Hidalgo
Maas
Yesca
Tepic
Mendoza
Freeze or Killing Frost Forecast After 34 Degree Low
Major Allen Buell of the local weather bureau warns a first freeze is possible after a Monday morning low of 34 degrees the season’s lowest. He says frost may be followed by a freeze tonight with conditions favorable for freezing and a killing frost if it fails to freeze.
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Allen Buell
Major Allen Buell
Gulf States
Evon
Atlantic
Pacific
Cold Weather A Boon To City Health Budget
Secretary Chaffe of the health department says cooler temperatures will cut city costs for disinfecting water pools. He notes nearly $1,000 spent after October rains on oil spreading to prevent sickness and that the oil purchases would have escalated if warm weather persisted.
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Chaffe
Health Department
Woman 116 in New York Keeps Burial Shroud at Bedside
In New York on her 116th birthday, Mrs. Hanna Kosokoff claims cheerfulness as life’s answer and shows a burial shroud she made 56 years ago. She recalls meeting the grandfather of the present Russian emperor as a girl and says she also saw Napoleon. She remains healthy and mentally sharp.
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New York
Hanna Kosokoff
Russia
Napoleon
Naval Holiday Favored by House Vote on Hensley Resolution
The House approved the Hensley resolution by 17 to 11 urging President Wilson to cooperate with Winston Churchill for a one year international naval holiday. The measure says Churchill’s plan would lessen burdens on the people and curb wartime investments.
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Washington, D. C
House
Hensley
Wilson
United States
Winston Churchill
Mr. Churchill
France to form cabinet under Gas ton Doumergue
Paris reports a Radical Socialist cabinet will be organized today under Senator Gas ton Doumergue not a Socialist. He has invited statesmen to accept portfolios as the Radical Socialist party, the chamber’s strongest group, advances its democratic but divergent platform from unified Socialists.
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Paris
Gaston Doumergue
M. Doumergue
Chamber of Deputies
France
Medina Reservoir Reaches Half Full Level
The Medina reservoir is now more than half full. A rise of nearly a foot on Sunday pushed the storage past the halfway point. By 7 AM Monday it held about 127 400 acre feet of water, 400 acre feet above half capacity, with water depth behind the dam at 123.64 feet.
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Medina
Woman appointed county clerk in Collin after death
MCKINNEY Texas December 8 The commissioners court appointed Mrs Pearl Strother to fill the unexpired term of her husband George E Strother who died creating the vacancy in Collin County.
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M’kinney
Tex
Commissioners’ Court
Pearl Strother
Collin County
George E. Strother
Flood Rears Flood Threat Raises Death Toll in Texas
Houston reports 96 deaths from Texas floods with 25 fatalities overnight as Brazos River remains high and warning areas see more drownings. List includes Belton Dallas Grand Prairie Austin Hearne Waco Bryan San Antonio Bastrop Valley Junction Marlin Temple Richmond LaGrange Lockhart Columbus Hungerford Victoria Millican Rosenberg Wharton Brookshire.
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Houston
Tex
Dee
Texas
Brazos
Millican
Rosenberg
Wharton
Brookshire
Flood Strikes Sunnyside Area With Heavy Losses
In Brookshire Texas the Brazos river surge last night killed over twenty in Sunnyside and nearby. A party of eightteen drowned while attempting to flee high water and three white men also drowned in the same vicinity. Ned Thompson, a groy working to move stock to safety, failed to escape. Bridges and tracks were swept away and the bridge itself is weakening as driftwood piles up, threatening collapse in the rising flood.
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Brookshire
Tex
Dee
Sunnyside Trict
Sunnyside
Sai
Ned Thompson
Brazos
Drowned Rumors From Thirty Mile Levee District
Reports from Bryan Texas claim several Teas and Italians have drowned in the Thirty-mile levee area with estimates from landlords on tenant counts and rescues. Army officers arrive to oversee relief as refugees are directed to camps. two white men Wortey and Henry Berger died at Pitts bridge in a makeshift boat amid flood efforts.
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Bryan
Tex
Charles R. Koff
Leoi Brown
Pitts Bridge
Wortey
Henry Berger
Flood Danger Zone Expands Along San Felipe and Brazos Bottoms
Flood danger extends beyond San Felipe with lowland inundation from Bryan to the Brazos bottoms. River overflows areas near Austin and Wallerton as residents evacuate and boats continue to move people and belongings to higher ground.
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Houston
Tex
San Felipe
Brazos
Bryan
Austin
Wallertoo
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