Princess Royal and family afloat after Delhi runs aground
The Delhi steamer from London to Bombay with Princess Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar and family ran ashore near the Moroccan coast at the Straits of Gibraltar. Women and children were taken ashore with aid from the French cruiser Friant. the Duke of Fife remained aboard as Weymouth was ordered to the scene amid rough weather.
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Associated Press
Gibraltar
Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Delhi
London
Bombay
Princess Royal
Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar
George V
Duke of Fife
Egypt
Straits of
Princess
Friant
Tangier
Princess Louise
Weymouth
War Ships to Galveston Open for Carnival Visit
United States battleships Utah and Florida, en route to the gulf, will arrive in Galveston on December 21 after visits to Pensacola and coal, staying until January 7. They will be open to visitors during Galveston Merchants' carnival with reduced rail rates to attract spectators from across the state.
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Associated Press
Galveston
Tex
United States
Utah
Florida
Gulf
Pensacola
Taft Initiates Inquiry Into Dynamite Plot In CA and IN
President Taft personally ordered an official probe into the dynamiting conspiracy linked to the McNamaras. He learned of the strong case from Oscar Lawler and Indianapolis district attorney John D. Fredericks during his October Los Angeles visit.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Taft
Indianapolis
McNaara Brothers
Los Ageles
Oscar Lawler
John D. Fredericks
McNamaras
Weather forecast notes frost for San Antonio area
San Antonio and vicinity fair tonight with frost expected tonight and Thursday. Observations show temperatures around freezing in several major cities with fair to colder conditions and light winds across the region.
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San Antonio
Statement on leased wire carryback by San Antonio Light
A terse note questions whether the Associated Press wire to San Antonio is carried by any newspaper other than the San Antonio Light, asserting the claim lacks basis and is unfounded.
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Ess
San Antonio
Miners Believed Alive in Cross Mountain Mine
Briceville Tennessee December 13 8 It is believed Sam Miller and a party of miners are alive in Cross Mountain mine. The rescue party led by Dr J A Holmes and Dr J J Rutledge is working between cross entries 19 and 22 and may recover more living miners within hours. A telephone line reaches the interior and workers report signs of life though details are not yet released. Thistle mine workers adjoining Cross Mountain heard sounds they believed came from the Cross Mountain mine.
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Associated Press
Briceville
Tenn
Sam Miller
Cross Mountain
J. A. Holmes
J. J. Rutledge
Thistle
Democrats Win In Arizona Election
In Phoenix Arizona the first state election produced a sweeping Democratic victory. Republican leaders report the constitutional amendment to eliminate the recall of judges passed nearly unanimously, a move believed to aid statehood.
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Associated Press
Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
Stop Advance of the Russian Troops Near Kasbin
The Russian ministry indicates troops concentrated at Kasbin in Persia will not advance for eight days unless ordered to march toward Teheran. About 4000 troops were sent to Resht in late November, and after the Persian national council refused to dismiss W Morgan Shuster they ordered forward movement toward Teheran.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Russia
Kashin
Persia
Teheran
Resht
Texas preacher to tour United States on 13 year mission
Rev. L. A. West a Baptist minister from M'Kinney Texas will begin January 31 a national tour preaching at every county seat daily. He expects the 13 year journey to end with him selling postcards bearing his photograph and the sermon text to cover expenses.
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Associated Press
M'Kinney
Tex
L. A. West
United States
Union
Congress Sessions Hear Licensing Plan and Russian Treaty Action
Senate debates a federal license commission for corporations and abrogation of the Russian treaty while discussing parcels post and ore rates. House handles miscellaneous business as committees reconvene after holidays.
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House
Steel Committee
Steel Corporation
Plan for a National License Board to Regulate Big Business
George W. Perkins urged the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee to create a Commerce and Labor Department license court to oversee interstate and international corporations. He proposed licensing with publicized conditions, enforcement by imprisonment, and ongoing study of broader reforms including a possible national incorporation act. He warned current prosecutions under the Sherman Act deter expansion and urged expanding publicity and control to dispel uncertainty.
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Associated Press
Washington, D.C
George W. Perkins
United States Steel Corporation
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Commerce and Labor Department
Mr. Perkins
Congress
Germany
Canada
Department of Commerce and Labor
Board of Control
Indiana’s New Defends Taft as Indiana Backing Stays Firm
Col Harry New of Indiana, newly elected chairman of the Republican convention arrangements committee, disputes Indiana Republican Lee’s claim Taft cannot win Indiana. He says the statement was prearranged and that Taft remains the logical GOP candidate with full Indiana support.
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Washington
Harry
New
Indiana
Lee
Republican State Central Committee
Taft
Mr. New
Defense in Chapin case clashes over witness status
In Victoria Texas on December 13 defense lawyers renewed their motion to compel the state to present eye witnesses to the Oscar Rountree shooting. Judge Green overruled again and the defense signaled it would call witnesses though they were listed as state witnesses on the indictment. The testimony focused on J E Jones and Frank Flowers detailing barroom actions as Chapin and Breen interacted during the fatal incident.
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Victoria
Tex
Oscar Rountree
Green
D. B. Chapin
J. E. Jones
Frank Flowers
Jones
Breen
J. W. Vandenberg
J. &. Jones
Mitchell
San Antonio
Chapin
Rountree
Harvey
J W. O’brien
Vandenberg
Jack Trick
Flowers
Rowntree
O’brien
W. J. Slayton
Beeville
Gunter Hotel
E. J. Griswold
Gunter
Bismarck
Chester Basse
Frost Tonight Then Cold Wave Promises Freeze
The forecast from the New Orleans weather bureau calls for frost tonight and fair, colder weather tomorrow. A Gulf area storm brings rain to the region while another system moves in from the northwest. Rain likely tomorrow with a freezing point temperature. The last 36 hours saw 42 degrees at 7 am and ground temperature near freezing.
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ST. Louis
Ursday
Chicago
Milwaukee
Ansas
York
Boston
Ashington
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Poll tax receipts dip after a Monday peak
Yesterday 70 poll tax receipts were issued, bringing the season total to 1543. The Monday high of 96 receipts remains the peak since October 1, while last year the same day saw 3211 receipts. Only a few more are expected this morning as noon projections show under fifty more. Forty-two days remain to pay.
Mrs H J Fenwick to be ordained at St Mark's
Mrs H J Fenwick will be admitted to the deaconate of St Mark's church at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Rt Rev J S Johnson bishop of the Diocese of West Texas will conduct the ordinance services. The public is invited to attend.
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H. J. Fenwick
St. Mark's Church
J. S. Johnson
West Texas
Divorce Petition Links Mme Curie to Langevin Scandal
Paris court hears a petition by Mme Langevin for separation and child custody against Professor Langevin of the College de France. Attorney cites letters between Curie and Langevin as possible misconduct, while a decision hinges on whether the documents prove grave injuries or infidelity.
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Associated Press
Paris
Mme. Curie
Colege of France
Langevin
College of France
Mme. Langevin
Maitre Coudy
Mme
France
Professor Langevin
Rebels Defeat Rural Guards Near Galeana in Mexico
Reports from Laredo and Mexico City on December 13 describe Zapatista forces under Villareal routing rurales led by de Figueroa at Ticuman near Galeana, with rebels burning the town. General Reyes reportedly advances toward Monterey as Ismael Regista factions operate in Coahuila.
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Laredo
Tex
Bernardo Reyes
Galeana
Monterey
Associathd
Menico City
Zapatistas
Ticuman
de Figueroa
Jose Villareal
Reyes
Cerralvo
Leon
Ismael
Coahuila
Rumors On General Reyes Amid Border Searches
Local friends deny reports that General Reyes moved to Galeana to organize a fighting force. Mexican secret service men are combing border points as rumors place Reyes near the border or in Mexico, though exact whereabouts remain unknown.
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Associated Press
Laredo
Tex
Reyes
Galeana
Secret Service
Han
Mi Ico
Tensions Rise as Reyes Forces Reported Near Monterey
Reports from Monterey Mexico detail General Bernardo Reyes moving toward the city with a well equipped force. General Geronimo Trevino, commanding the third military zone, vows to defeat Reyes and protect the city. The local population is divided in sympathy as the historic figure Reyes faces possible attack near the mining hub.
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Monterey
Mex
Galeana
Bernardo Reyes
Geronimo Trevino
Reyes
Madero
San Antonio
Europe
Republic of Mexico
Mico
Development continues in Rio Grande Valley despite unrest
Judge William E Hawkins asserts that development in the Rio Grande Valley proceeds rapidly amid regional unrest. He cites years of investment in mills, cotton gins, canning, fat and related industries, plus ongoing home construction by settlers, as evidence of sustained growth in the lower Rio Grande region.
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Austin
Tex
William E. Hawkins
Brown
Supreme Court
Dibrell
B Ness
Rio Valley
Pope extends feast day by decree but eases fasting rules
A Vatican decree issued in July ends Patrick's Day as a holy day requiring Mass and work exemption. On the Irish hierarchy's request a new decree now allows the feast to continue without entailing a universal fasting or abstinence law, preserving the celebration but loosening obligations.
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