Clash Over Battleship Build Urges Navy Budget Debate
Washington dated dispatch outlines a looming House battle over whether to appropriate funds for three battleships or fewer. It notes divisions among lawmakers including Bartholdt and Berger, with Norris favoring one ship and Moore urging three, citing national defense and preparedness amid global tensions.
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Nebraska
J. Hampton Moore
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Paris Couple Tied to Double Domestic Murders Across Sannois and Rue De Launay
In Paris dated December 14 news recounts two linked domestic tragedies. Emile Beguery killed his cancer-stricken wife at Sannois to end her suffering, after she begged for death. His sister-in-law praised the act as righteous. In a separate incident in Rue De Launay a bedridden wife shot her husband in his sleep after he berated her for not dying quickly.
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Sannois
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Mme. Bomon
Emile
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Mme. Delarue
Philippine trade rises with nine month totals in 1912
A bureau report shows nine months to September 1912 with imports at 48 269 590 dollars and exports at 39 929 051 dollars. Imports rose 36 percent, led by rice which jumped to 11 433 283 dollars, while exports grew 25 percent led by hemp copra and cigars, with sugar shipments declining. United States bought 38 percent of imports and 43 percent of exports.
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Orient
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Woman Declares Wish To Die In Peace With Husband
The woman stated she wished to die in peace and that with her husband this was not possible. Due to her condition she has not been arrested.
Coma Sings Beloved by Nervous System Wunderkind
Fourteen year old Margaret Varley of South Percy street in Philadelphia awoke from a coma to sing like a prima donna in Roosevelt hospital. Doctors S Wier Mitchell J K Mitchell Francis X Dercum and Charles K Mills witnessed the performance and declared the uncanny talent may develop with maturity if she withstands ongoing nervous strain.
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A Factory System Forewoman’s Morning Kiss Policy
A humorous remark on factory morale cites a forewoman who kisses all the girls each morning. The speaker quips that extending the practice to the men would further boost enthusiasm.
Mme Thebes Predicts Turbulent 1913 In France And Europe
Paris dispatch reports Madame Thebes the seeress predicts 1913 will bring disaster for some nations and upheaval across Europe. France may see revival of provincialism and depopulation end, with seismic shocks, bloodshed, and upheaval in arts. Russia to awaken, Poland to gain freedom, and new conflicts among powers.
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Bridal Prophecy Comes True in Iowa Bride Pact
Iowa City reports that Joseph J. McConnell of Cedar Rapids, a 1909 graduate and India mission envoy, will wed Bessie Brewer, the three year old foretold by a Muskogee fortune teller twenty years ago at Rev. T. F. Brewer’s home. The prophecy said she would live overseas as the Great Spirit’s messenger wife.
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