Roosevelt 15 Expected 10 Bet In Rage Leads GOP Split
Washington scene at the Republican National Committee meeting probes Theodore Roosevelt’s 1916 ambitions and the party’s future roles. Conservatives expect a Roosevelt run, Progressives doubt his return, while a purge of old guard influence is anticipated as new leadership forms.
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Washington, D. C
Republican National Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
National Progressive Party
Roosevelt
Haobovely T
Tve
South America
New York
Europe
Globe
Cable
HIV Weather Forecast For D C And Major Cities
Weather summary from Washington D C and major cities notes fair conditions in the east and west Texas with Sunday and Monday forecasts. City temperatures include St Louis 42 with rain, Chicago 38 cloudy, Milwaukee 20 cloudy, St Paul 18 clear, Kansas City 24 cloudy, New York 44 cloudy, Boston 40 clear, and Washington 38 clear with varying winds and weekend high readings.
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Shington
D. C
West Texas
ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Youth Guilty of Libel in Muhlheim
August Thiessen Jr., heir to a major Muhlheim mining and manufacturing group, was sentenced to 30 days in prison for libeling the firm’s directors. He and his father have been estranged over extravagant habits leading to bankruptcy filings of about 4 million dollars after he refused a yearly allowance of 30 thousand dollars to renounce inheritance.
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Muhlheime
Germany
August Thiessen Jr
Young Thiessen
Teachers’ Pets at West Point Investigation Ordered
Senator Chamberlain of the military affairs committee moved to investigate reports of favoritism at West Point where government education of cadets is conducted. He announced the resolution in the Senate as a result of several tips received. Governor offers $150 reward for arrest and conviction in the William Williams murder case in Rusk County.
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West Point
Washington, D. C
Itere
Senator Chamberlain
Committee On Military Affairs
Chamberlain
Senate
Austin
Tex
J. N. Hale
Rusk County
William Williams
Corn Experts Surprised By Farm Youth Demonstration
Washington visit by four prizewinning youth in agricultural clubs highlights high corn yields. Walker Lee Danson Alabama led with 232.7 bushels per acre at 19.9 cents per bushel. J Ray Cameron North Carolina 190.4 at 38.29 cents. Edward J Willborn Georgia 181.72 at 30 cents. J O Jones Polk Mississippi 214.9 at 21.4 cents. Secretary Houston praised the potential for broader adoption to boost returns on underutilized land.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
Agricultural Club
Department of Agriculture
Walker Lee Danson
Alabama
J. Ray Cameron
North Carolina
Edward J. Willborn
Georgia
J. O. Jones Polk
Mississippi
Danson
Houston
Kiev Lawyer Disbarred After Beilis Trial Fallout
Arnold Margolin a leading Kiev lawyer was disbarred by a fifty-judge panel in the city. The charges allege he hired private detectives to find the boy's killer Andre Yushinsky and personally sought Vera Cherbevych in Kharkov to press her for the truth.
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Kiev
Arnold Margolin
Aigolin
Andre Yushinsky
Kharkov
Vera Cherbevych
Potatoes Are Cheaper The Cost Of Living In New Jersey
The 1913 annual report of G C Lowe chief of the state bureau of labor and industries shows a test bill of goods cost 13 38 this year versus 14 86 last year. Since 1908 living costs rose 27 7 percent with eggs Java coffee and meats among the largest price increases. TRENTON N Dec 20 Due to a rise in the price
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New Jersey
G. C. Lowe
State Bureau of Labor and Industries
Trenton
Shortest Day Brightens Brief Winter Light
Today marks the year’s shortest day with only about ten and a half hours of sun. The sun rises at 7 24 a m and sets at 5 11 p m due to the earth’s axial tilt during the winter solstice.
Darrow Freed From Bribery Charges in McNamara Case
Clarence Darrow Chicago labor lawyer is freed in Los Angeles after Judge Grant Jackson dismisses the bribery charge against him. District Attorney Fredericks moved to drop the case citing doubtful conviction on bribing Juror Bain. Darrow had two prior trials with acquittal on Juror Lockwood bribery and a hung jury on Bain.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Clarence Darrow
Chicago
Mc.Namara
Grant Jackson
Fredericks
Darrow
Robert Bain
Lockwood
Bain
Interstate Commission to Value Missouri Oklahoma Kansas Rail Lines
The Interstate Commerce Commission will begin the physical valuation of Missouri Oklahoma and Kansas railways shortly after January 1. Chairman John M Atkinson of the State Public Service Commission says the Kansas City Southern will be the first line surveyed starting in Kansas City.
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Jefferson City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri
Oklahoma
Kansas
John M. Atkinson
State Public Service Commission
Interstate Commissioners
Kansas City
Judge Lindsey Marries Miss Brevoort in Chicago
Denver judge Benjamin Barr Lindsey famed for juvenile court unions with Miss Henrietta Brevoort stepdaughter of Detroit doctor are wed in a private ceremony at the Auditorium hotel. The 43 year old jurist and 23 year old bride met in a Battle Creek sanitarium while Lindsey rested after Denver elections. They plan to travel to New York then to Lindsey’s home around January 10.
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Chicago
Benjamin Barr Lindsey
Denver
Henrietta Brevoort
F. J. Clippert
Detroit
Auditorium Hotel
Ernest Wray O'Neal
First Methodist Church
Lindsey
Baumgartner & Sons, Decorators
Walker
Attorney General Sues Missouri Railroads for $2 Million
Missouri Attorney General John T. Barker filed a circuit court suit against Missouri Pacific Railroad for an accounting of excess charges during rate disputes. The action seeks $2,000,000 to be paid into court for affected shippers and passengers. Further suits against other lines will follow, excluding those cleared by the U S Supreme Court.
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Jefferson City
John T. Barker
Missouri Railroads
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court of the United States
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Missouri
Flood Relief Contributions Hit Over Twelve Thousand
Austin Texas December 20 donations for flood sufferers total $821 today noted by the governor. The sum brings the overall contributions to more than $12,000 received by the executive.
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Austin
Tex
Fort Sam Houston Valuation Ranges to Six Million
A Chamber of Commerce appraisal for Fort Sam Houston places the total value at about 4.59 million with real estate at 1.44 million and buildings near 2.96 million plus utility systems totaling 184 thousand. A committee suggests actual government holdings may exceed the figure by one million dollars, implying an investment near six million.
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Chamber of Commerce
War Department
Leon Springs
United States
Post
L. J. Hart
C. O. Austin
John B. Carrington
Fort Samuston
San
Garrison
R. H. Rolfe
Old Target Range
Congress May Aid Flood Sufferers In Texas
A conference of city and county officials from Brazos and Colorado river valleys seeks immediate aid from Congress for feed and seed purchases. Red Cross sanitation oversight is urged to prevent disease. a special Texas Legislature session may be called. A survey of losses, seeds, stock needs, and rail relief is planned amid typhoid concerns.
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Houston
Tex
Brazos
Colorado River
Congress
Red Cross
Texas
State Commission
Leehan Is Set Free After Murder Trial
William J. Leehan was acquitted of the murder of Mrs. Caroline C. Turner at Lakewood on April 28, 1911. The jury deliberated about an hour before the verdict. Leehan kissed his wife and thanked Mrs. Jasper Lynch for her support, while Lynch pledged to continue seeking the guilty party.
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Toms River
N. J
William J. Leehan
Caroline C. Turner
Lakewood
Leehan
Jasper Lynch
Lakewood Society
Mrs. Lynch
Beilis Granted Passport to Leave Russia for Paris Then London
Beilis the ritual murder suspect receives a passport from the Kieff prefecture after hesitation. He leaves with his family for Paris and then London, undecided on permanent residence. An invitation from American co-religionists awaits, and two American journalists offer $3,000 for his memoirs or material for a compilation.
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ST. Petersburg
Kieff
Hendel Beilis
Beilis
Paris
London
United States
America
Major Hunt Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Second Infantry
AUSTIN December 20 Major Phil M Hunt of Dallas was appointed lieutenant colonel of the Second Infantry by an order from the Adjutant General's department. Hunt previously lived at Fort Worth where he served as ordinance officer of the guard.
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Hunt
Austin
Tex
Phil M. Hunt
Dallas
Second Infantry
Adjutant General's Department
Fort Worth
Mona Lisa Returns to Italy After Florence Arrival
The Mona Lisa by Da Vinci was brought from Florence to Rome amid royal ceremony and officials. Dr Corrado Ricci led the escort. the king of Italy inspected the painting and it was handed to French ambassador Camillo Barrero. It will tour Milan before a three day Rome exhibit and then go back to Paris.
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de Vinci
Florence
Louvre
Paris
Corrado Ricci
Fine Arts
Italy
Camillo Barrero
Milan
Champion Turkey Dies in Crawford County
Buster the champion heavyweight turkey of Crawford county died today in Bucyrus Ohio after a prize filled career. Owner Charles Aumiller fed him well to fatten him for Christmas dinner but fatty degeneration of the heart proved fatal.
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Bucyrus
Buster
Crawford County
Charles Aumiller
Chicago Church Campaign Aims to Fill Every Church
Chicago militants launch a citywide effort led by the Christian Endeavor Union to recruit all adults for a Go to Church Sunday. Workers will canvass police and fire stations and households to convert the annual observance into a weekly practice.
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Chicago
Christian Endeavor Union
Flood report delayed for council meeting
Engineer Samuel M. Gray, summoned from New York by Mayor Brown, cannot present a flood prevention report at the Monday council session. He spent days investigating the issue and said the problem warrants study, with a later report anticipated though a date was not set. He did not reveal if he would stay in San Antonio or return to New York before submitting it.
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Samuel M. Gray
New York
Brown
Mr. Gray
San Antonio
Jobless Men Seek City Works Program
Los Angeles reform groups led by Socialists and the Industrial Workers of the World urged the city council to appropriate 500000 immediately and to prepare a plan for 5000000 in public works to employ about 35000 idle men.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Socialist Party
Industrial Workers of the World
City Council
Senator Weeks Proposes Constitutional Ban on Polygamy
At Massachusetts voters behest Senator Weeks introduced a joint resolution for a constitutional amendment banning polygamy in the United States and granting Congress power to enforce it. The measure was sent to the judiciary committee for public hearings.
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Washington, D. C
Massachusetts
Weeks
United States
Congress
Committee On the Judiciary
House Rejects Senate Amendments in Bank Reform Bill
After five hours of wrangling the House sent the Glass Owen bill to conference and rejected all Senate amendments except extending loan maturities from sixty to ninety days. Murray of Oklahoma failed to concur with Senate edits, and opposition to a seven member Federal Reserve Board and ban on lawmakers on banks persisted. Chairman Glass urged conference, warning the Senate draft is not workable and could spark inflation.
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Washington, D. C
House
Senate
Murray
Oklahoma
Federal Reserve Board
la Follette
Owen
Senate Banking Committee
Glass
House Banking and Currency Committees
Beachey Sets Loop the Loop World Record in Fresno
Lincoln Beachey broke his own world looping the loop record by completing four full turns in the air at the Fresno county fairgrounds. He earlier did three loops and then performed a reverse spiral before a dramatic nose dive of 130 feet, recovered to continue.
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Fresno
Cal
Lincoln Beachey
County ‘ Fair’ Grounds
Beachey
Chicago Press Quits Field In Face Of Crane Backing
Chicago Daily Press withdraws from the newspaper field as financier Charles R. Crane pulls support. Day Book notes the paper will be taken over by the Scrips McRae league, ending the Press’s operations in Chicago.
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Chicago Press
Chicago
Chicago Daily Press
Charles R. Crane
m‘Hionaire
Scrips-McRae League
Wilsons to depart Washington for Pass Christian
President Wilson and his wife will leave Washington Tuesday night for Pass Christian Mississippi where they plan to stay three weeks if currency legislation allows. The president's physician prescribes absolute rest though no health alarm is claimed.
Tampico clash and Huerta era tensions flaring
Reports from Tampico say Constitutionalists were repelled this afternoon but fighting resumed at night. A Navy plan keeps all ships there. Chester and Suffolk recalled to Tampico. Officials note Tampico as key to the Huerta conflict and discuss possible arms shipments from Japan.
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Tampico
Chester
Suffolk
Vera Cruz
Navy
Huerta
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