Beck Opposes Publicity Law in High Court Test Case
Former Assistant Attorney General James M. Beck filed a brief for the Lewis Publishing Co challenging a federal newspaper law. He argues the regulation of press ownership and compelled publicity exceeds federal power and abridges First Amendment rights. The Supreme Court session opens Monday with Morris for the newspapers, Bullitt for the government, and Beck closing.
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Washington, D. C
Beck
Supreme Court
England
America
Junius
Hamilton
Madison
Jay
Colums
Congress
Bourne
Reed
Henry, Earnhardt
Robert C. Morris
Bullitt
James M. Beck
Oil Steamers Reach Port Aransas for Corpus Christi Load
A large oil steamer arrived at Port Aransas carrying about 35 000 barrels of crude oil for distribution to Southwest Texas. The vessel will barge its cargo to Corpus Christi and make regular trips between Aransas and Corpus Christi.
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Corpus Christi
Trov
Port Aransas
C Y. FP
Pera
Weather Roundup From Major Cities
Observations across St Louis Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Kansas City New York Boston Washington note temperatures from 20 to 40 with clear skies varying winds. Sunday outlook includes possible rain or snow in St Louis and snow for St Paul.
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ST. Paul
Kansas City
New York
Boston
Washington
Aldape Arrested Under Writ in Neutrality Case
Manuel Garza Aldape was arrested at 7:30 this morning by Deputy U S Marshals Dibrell and Holloman on neutrality law violations. He lives at 505 West Marshall Street, is indicted by the El Paso grand jury, and was taken before U S Commissioner Edwards for a hearing with bond set at 2500. He cannot post bail and remains in the county jail.
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Manuel Garza Aldape
United States
Dibrell
Holloman
Aldape
W. Marshall Street
el Paso
Grand Jury
Edwards
Witness Threats Highlight Dyna mite Conspiracy Trial
Mrs. Maria M. Hawkins testified in Indianapolis that she received death threats after telling of explosions tied to a 1909 incident. She described warnings from Ernest G. W. Basey, an iron workers union official, and said she was warned to stay silent or be killed. Hawkins arrived at court injured from a recent shooting.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Maria M. Hawkins
Hyde Found Guilty of Bribery in City Official Case
Charles H. Hyde former New York city chamberlain was found guilty of bribery in connection with his official duties. The jury deliberated about three and a half hours in the supreme court and Justice Goff remanded him to December 4. Hyde was taken to the Tombs after the verdict, his first time behind bars.
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New York
Charles H. Hyde
Supreme Court
Goff
Hyde
Warships to Vera Cruz on December Visit
Four American battleships the Kansas Michigan Vermont and South Carolina will dock at Vera Cruz December 12 for two days as part of a Gulf ports itinerary no other Mexican port is planned. The Navy Department says the move has no political significance and causes no serious concern in Mexico.
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Washington, D. C
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Navy Department
Kansas
Michigan
Vermont
South Carolina
Gulf Ports
Republicans To Caucus In Narrow 26 Day Congress
Washington reports show Speaker Champ Clark and house managers facing a 26 day window to finish appropriation bills and general legislation as 92 session days are trimmed by Sundays holidays and private bills. Republican Leader Mann returns from Panama to discuss plans as Senator Gallinger eyes pro tempore post and Dixon withdraws from caucus while Poindexter leaves party. Senators Heyburn Rayner and Sherman deaths loom as adjournment resolves are prepared.
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Washington, D. C
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
James R. Mann
Panama
Mann
Clark
District of Columbia
Washington
Gallinger
Senate
New Hampshire
Dixon
Montana
Roosevelt
Poindexter
Bacon
Heyburn
Rayner
Root
Sherman
Fight to Save Elk in Yellowstone Battle Near Park Border
United States troops from Fort Yellowstone engage along Yellowstone boundary to prevent elk slaughter after heavy snow drives elk toward low lands where hunters await. Blank cartridge firing echoes amid the ongoing effort. elk season closes December 1.
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Livingston
Mont
United States
Fort Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
Elk Head
Remains of Walter B. Sharp Return for Funeral
The 42 year old millionaire oil man Walter B. Sharp died in Chicago and his body will arrive in Houston tonight. Oil men from Louisiana Oklahoma Texas and Mexico are attending the funeral on Sunday afternoon. His estate is estimated above 2 000 000 dollars, largely earned in the past decade.
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Houston
Tex
Walter B. Sharp
Mercy Hospital
Chicago
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Mexico
Suffragette Hurls Shoes and Whip at Officials in Aberdeen
In Aberdeen on November 30 militant suffragettes attacked officials during two incidents. Joyce Lift threw a shoe at the magistrate after remand for three women caught with explosives in a music hall where Lloyd George planned to speak. Another suffragette at a railway station struck Rev Forbes Jackson with a horsewhip, mistaking him for Lloyd George.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Joyce Lift
Minnie Parker
Mary Pollock
Music
Lloyd-George
Joyce Like
Lloyd George
Forbes Jackson
Syndicate of Thieves Steals Half Million in Property
Chicago officials say a 20 member theft ring led by two doctors and two other men stole about 500000 in autos, motorcycles, and merchandise from railroads warehouses and steamship lines. Loot totaling 10000 has been recovered. a boy provided key hiding-place details and a ledger outlined the enterprise and profits.
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Chicago
Nicholas Kern
Edward P. Stalhutte
Joseph Todd
Romus Doughty
Express Company
Progressive Leaders to Hold Conference in Chicago
Senator Joseph M. Dixon, chairman of the progressive national committee, said Roosevelt would attend the national conference of progressive leaders in Chicago on December 10 and 11. Governor Johnson was also seen as a likely attendee with an executive committee meeting set for December 9. Dixon, returning from Oyster Bay, reported many letters from progressives and a large turnout expected from states. The conference aims to plan next four years of organizational work.
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Washington, D. C
Joseph M. Dixon
Progressive National Committee
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Chicago
Dixon
Johnson
National Committee
Montenegrin Forces Reinforce Scutari Siege
News from Vienna says Turkish Balkan peace signing planned for Monday by plenipotentiaries at Bagth. Bombardment of Scutari resumed by Montenegrins as King Nicholas heads to Grusa to supervise siege. Three Montenegrin delegates designated to go to Sofia for possible peace talks.
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London
Vienna
Turkey
Balkan
Bagth
Reska
Montenegro
Scutari
Nicholas
Grusa
Sofia
Churchill warns Balkan crisis could spark general war
Winston Churchill at a London banquet warned that a Russia Austria clash over the Balkans could lead to a general war. He said such a conflict would devastate Europe, with only a unified monarchy as a stabilizing bulwark and urged rulers to trust one another to avoid catastrophe.
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London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Admiralty
Churchill
Russia
Austria
Balkan
Europe
Armistice Favored as Turkish Bulgarian Talks Proceed
London reports a slight easing in tensions as Constantinople sources say Bulgarian and Turkish plenipotentiaries are likely to sign an armistice on the Tehataldja lines. Yet the Austro-Servian crisis remains a threat as Austria-Hungary and Russia push for war, with prospects of Balkan gains shaping future diplomacy.
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London
Constantinople
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Balkan
Servia
Bulgaria
U S Cruiser Tennessee Sails for Smyrna
The United States cruiser Tennessee, coal laden, departed from Malta for Smyrna to assist in protecting American lives and property amid unrest.
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Smyrna
Malta
United States
Tennessee
Weather Notice Unsettled Conditions Across Regions
The weather man predicts unsettled conditions with a storm area over the northern Rocky Mountains bringing snow and clouds. Gulf states experience cloudiness and light rains as temperatures shift from recent cold. Expect a transition with possible local showers in the coming days.
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Dame Goose
Rocky Mountain
Gulf States
Recall campaign targets Los Angeles mayor over arrest scandal
A recall movement led by former assistant city prosecutor Fred M. C. Choate forms in Los Angeles after City Prosecutor Guy Eddie is charged with a crime involving a young woman. Choate was dismissed by the mayor for his link to the secret arrest of witness Fred Lloyd. The effort begins with an ad seeking 100 volunteers to circulate petitions.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Alexander
Guy Eddie
Fred M. C. Choate
Fred Lloyd
Eddie
Parade of 1300 Navy and Marine Sailors in New Orleans
Thirteen hundred bluejackets and marines from the battleships Minnesota Kansas Michigan and South Carolina paraded the streets of New Orleans today. They were reviewed at City Hall by Mayor Martin Behrman and Rear Admiral Frank F Fletcher. Louisiana troops did not participate as thousands visit the ironclads and river launches shuttle crowds to the harbor.
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New Orleans
Minnesota
Kansas
Michigan
South Carolina
Martin Behrman
Frank F. Fletcher
Louisiana
Upstate
Mississippi
Ladies Auxil iary to Railroad YMCA Sets Friday Meetings
The newly formed Ladies Auxiliary to the Railroad YMCA will meet each Friday at the association building. Aimed at promoting sociability, the group plans frequent entertainments, with the first event this Friday in the building parlors. Committees for program amusements and refreshments were named.
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Railroad Young Men's Christian Association
Association
Dunning
J. O. Hedges
B. C. Dunham
Jackson 10 Succeed Late Senator Rayner
Governor Goldsborough names William P. Jackson to fill the late Senator Isa dor Rayner's unexpired term in Maryland. Jackson, a Salisbury resident and lumber businessman, led Taft forces in the state and is 44. The move narrows the Democratic majority in the Senate to 48 with the VP as tiebreaker.
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Baltimore
Goldsborough
William P. Jackson
Maryland
United States
Isador Rayner
John Walter Smith
Sea One
Jackson
Salisbury
Washington
Rayner
Senate
Seventeen Die In Northern Michigan Hunting Tragedy
Seventeen men and boys were shot or died of exposure while hunting in Northern Michigan after the season closed. Several victims were killed by hunters firing at moving bushes. The fatalities are reported as slightly below the seasonal average.
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Calumet, Mich
Michigan Woods
Abolish Doctrine and Defy Europe Stirs Diplomats
Rear Admiral Chester, retired, urged abolishing the Monroe doctrine and forming a South American treaty with the United States to share responsibility. He spoke to the National Geographic Society, advocating a new understanding with South American republics rather than abandoning the principle.
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Chester
South America
Washington, D. C
Colby M. Chester
United States
Europe
National Geographic Society
Wife of Brazil President Dies in Rio
The wife of Marshal Hermes Fonseca, president of Brazil, died today in Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio Janeiro
Hermes Fonseca
Republic of Brazil
Taft Removes Two Texas Marshals for Pernicious Politics
President Taft through the justice department removed United States Marshal Eugene Nolte of the western district of Texas and Marshal D B Lyon of the eastern district for the good of the service. Bert J McDowell of Del Rio and Phil A Baer of Paris appointed to replace them.
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Washington
Taft
Department of Justice
Eugene Nolte
United States
Texas
D. B. Lyon
Cecil Lyon
Republican National
Nolte
Phil A. Baer
Paris
Lyon
Port Aransas Harbor Deepening Study Likely To 30 Feet
Army engineers board surveying Port Aransas harbor may recommend deepening the pass to thirty feet instead of twenty five. A public hearing in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium is scheduled this afternoon with coast delegations present. The group includes Col. Burr Lt. Col Beach and Lt Col Riche leading officials from Port Aransas Aransas Pass and Rockport.
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Board of Army Engineers
Port Aransas
Chamber of Commerce
Port Arans
Aransas Pass
Navy and Army Fight to Stalemate Before 6–0 Navy Victory
Navy defeated Army 6 to 0 in the annual Franklin Field game as two late field goals sealed the win. Both sides played to a deadlock in the first half, with Army showing better rushing and punting while Navy's line and ends struggled to stop the Army backs. Early in the game Keyes missed a field goal and Army nearly scored on a recovered block kick near the Navy goal.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Army
Franklin Field
Keyes
Nights Too Long Now in Devine Night Watchman Job
Devine Texas reports difficulty filling a town night watchman post offering 1.50 per night with day sleep. Only applicant George Christiles won’t start until June 1, saying nights are too long now.
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Devine
Tex
George Christiles
George
Fire damages Armour plant at Union stockyards
Fire destroyed the Armour & Co. provision house at the Union stock yards in Chicago. The three story brick building, separated by fire walls from adjoining structures, burned from the basement and caused an estimated loss of 200000 dollars.
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Armour Plant
Chicago
Provision House
Armour & Co
Union Stock Yards
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