Dynamiters Get Superseders Bond Relief In Chicago Case
The US Court of Appeals granted writs of superseders for 32 of 33 labor leaders convicted in a dynamite plot. Bonds totaling 1,070,000 were set with 10,000 per year of sentence, ensuring the men would appear in court. Frank M. Ryan's bond was 70,000.
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Chicago
United States ‘Court of Appeals
Frank M. Ryan
Baker
Hockin
Herbert
Indianapolis
Court of Appeals
Anderson
Charles W. Miller
Pendy
Funeral for Whitelaw Reid Held in New York
Funeral services for Whitelaw Reid former ambassador to England were conducted at the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York. President Taft and other notable figures attended as Bishop Greer led the ceremony with Rev Dr Grosvenor assisting. Reid had been a longtime parishioner linked to the Church of the Incarnation.
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Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York
Whitelaw Reid
England
London
Cathedral of
St. John the Divine
Taft
Diplomatic Corps
Washington
Greer
William M. Grosener
Mr. Reid
Reid
Railroad Disaster Claims Seven Lives at Guyandotte
Huntington West Virginia January 2 The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad suffered a major wreck when heavy west bound freight engine No 99 plunged through a temporary bridge over the Guyan river at Guyandotte seven men were killed and about six injured seriously two dozen others escaped with minor injuries including witnesses and railroad workers at the scene
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Huntington
W. Va
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Guyan River
Guyandotte
Steamer Saint Augustin Sinks. Tyria Rescues 98
The French mail steamer Saint Augustin foundered near Algiers after midnight. The Cunard liner Tyria rescued and towed 98 passengers and crew to Bonn. Details of the incident are not yet known.
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Bonn
Algeria
Cunard
Margeilles
Algiers
Taft Won't Nominate Goethals for Panama Governor
President Taft informed Senator Brandegee that he will not send to the senate the nomination of Col. George W. Goethals for civil governor of the Panama canal zone. The move follows Democratic opposition to his appointment.
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Goethal
Washington
Taft
Brandegee
Connecticut
Senate
Col
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal Zone
Professor Wilson Elected President of the American Association
Professor B. Wil son of Columbia University New York has been elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science to succeed J Pickering of Harvard. The association will hold next year’s meeting at Cambridge.
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Cleveland
B. Wilson
Columbia University
New York
American Association For the Act of
J. Pickering
Harvard
Rockefeller Accepts Subpoena Service for Pujo Inquiry
Washington reports Standard Oil head William G Rockefeller will appear before the money trust investigating committee on January 13 after accepting service of the subpoena. The long chase since June cost the public at least 500 dollars daily. Details of the arrangement were set by attorney Samuel Untermyer, with Pujo and Riddell informed.
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Washington
William G. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Money Trust
Pujo
Rockefeller
Samuel Untermyer
Untermyer
Mr. Rockefeller
Badger Assumes Command Of Atlantic Fleet
Norfolk Va January 4 Rear Admiral Charles J Badger takes command of the Atlantic fleet by hoisting his blue flag on the flagship replacing Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus who led the sea force since 1911 Badger 89 years old with 24 years at sea and a Greely relief expedition veteran of 1884 his father Commodore Oscar C Badger an early navy leader and his son Ensign Oscar Co Badger begins his career
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Norfolk
United States Navy
Biue
Charles J. Badger
Hugo Osterhaus
Badger
Washington
Pole
Greely
Commodore Oscar C. Badger
Navy
Ensign Oscar Co. Badger
Senator Recalled in California Twenty-Eighth District
In San Jose on January 4 the first recall election under the new state law ousted State Senator Marshall Black by a large margin and elected Republican Herbert C. Jones to replace him. Black, a reform leader, headed the Palo Alto Building and Loan Association, closed after a $100,000 shortage was admitted.
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San Jose
Cal
Marshall Black
Black
Herbert C. Jones
State Senate
Palo Alto Building and Loan Association
Warships escort Natal carrying Reid into New York
The British cruiser Natal bearing the body of Whitelaw Reid passed Nantucket and was met by six U S warships offshore. The escort will accompany the funeral ship into New York Harbor.
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U. 6
Natal
New York
Whitelaw Reid
Nantucket
United States
Bailey denounces initiative and referendum in Senate address
Texas Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey warns against direct legislation as a threat to constitutional government. He frames I and R as conflict with the republic's representative system, urging adherence to foundational principles. The House proceeds on Indian appropriation as Washington observes a brief pause for a late Pennsylvania congressman’s memory.
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Washington
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Texas
Senate
Government of
Our Fathers
Bailey
Congress
Republic
House
J. G. McHenry
Pennsylvania
Senate Appropriations Committee
Former Road Head Dead
Roswell Miller former president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad was found dead in bed by his wife. He retired in good spirits and survived by three children. Born in Hartford Pennsylvania he was sixty nine at death and had led the railroad in the west for years while directing its New York interests. It is understood he died a millionaire.
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New York
Roswell Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Albert J. Barling
Miller
West
Armilionaire
Six Die of Meningitis Across Three States
Six deaths from meningitis were reported overnight in Lepanto Arkansas Lake County Tennessee Dyersburg Tennessee and more than 200 new cases appeared in West Tennessee and East Arkansas. Dr J A Albright president of the Tennessee state board of health attributed the outbreak to high water in April 1912.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lepanto
Ark
Lake County
Dyersburg
West
Tennessee
Arkansas
J. A. Albright
Tennessee State Board of Health
Insane lawmaker jumps from ship near Panama
Representative William W. Wedemeyer of Ann Arbor Michigan, part of a congressional party to inspect canal work, collapsed aboard en route to the isthmus. He was confined after a panic attack and delirious bout following a head injury, then jumped overboard near Colon. his body remains unfound.
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Washington
William W. Wedemeyer
Ann Arbor
Mich
Colon
Panama
Taft
Wedemeyer
New York
Isthmus
Congressional Party
Sherman Resigns as Illinois Board Head
Edward F. Dunne gains a strategic advantage as L Y Sherman resigns from the board of administration and forwards the move to the governor elect. The resignation, effective immediately, shifts control of a $6000 a year post to Dunne, who will appoint the new head of the state service before the 1917 term ends.
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Springfield
Ill
Edward F. Dunne
L. Y. Sherman
Board of Administration
Dunne
McDonough County
Castro Barred From U S On Arrival In New York
Gen Cipriano Castro once called terror of Venezuela was refused entry to the United States after arrival from France aboard the La Touraine. Immigration officials took him to Ellis Island where he is being held and he asked to be allowed to go to Germany rather than France.
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New York
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
United States
France
Touraine
Castro
Ellis Island
Germany
Centenary of Sir Isaac Pitman Observed in New York
Stenographers across the United States marked the birth centenary of Sir Isaac Pitman the inventor of modern shorthand Commemorations occurred in public schools colleges and other institutions in New York and parallel events were held in England under London’s lord mayor Pitman born in Bath England in 1813 was knighted in 1894 by Queen Victoria for his work in shorthand and phonetics.
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New York
Sir Isaac Pitman
England
London
Bath
Taft backs limited arbitration over Panama tolls
President Taft favors arbitration of the Great Britain United States dispute on Panama Canal tolls but rejects The Hague Tribunal. He may prefer a special mixed US British arbitral board, arguing a bilateral panel could yield fairer decisions. Democratic senators also back a dedicated tribunal.
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Union News Service
Washington
Taft
Great Britain
United States
Panama Canal
Hague Tribunal
New York
Board of Arbitration
the Hague
Europe
Panama
England
Falls Dead of Fright in Cheat Haven Home Invasion
Mrs. W. E. Johnston fifty year old wife of a Cheat Haven farmer died after barricading a door during a window break in by an armed man. Her one year old daughter also died as the door broke. W. H. Simmons was arrested nearby and roughly handled by farmers before jail.
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Uniontown
W. E. Johnston
Cheat Haven
Simmons
Architect and wife die in blaze at fashionable New York home
In New York a 37 year old architect Robert A Raetze and his wife Gertrude died in a house fire that broke out in the basement from a dried tree and swept the building. Their two children, Griswald aged 2 and a 1 year old Robert, were saved. Raetze was a Heidelberg graduate and socially prominent.
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New York
Robert A. Raetze
Gertrude
Griswald
Robert
Raetzes
Raetze
Heidelberg University
Eben Smith Wheeler Dead In Detroit
Eben Smith Wheeler died at his home in Detroit at age 74. He was chief United States engineer in the district and chairman of the Nicaragua canal commission. Born in Wayne County Pennsylvania, he graduated as a civil engineer from the University of Michigan and served the government from then until his death. He oversaw Soo Canal construction work and conducted surveys of the Great Lakes.
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Detroit
Mich
Eben Smith Wheeler
United States
Wayne County
Wheeler
University of Michigan
Daughter of Wilson Delivers Address at Church
Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson daughter of President elect spoke at Central Baptist church during YWCA vesper services. The crowd overflowed the hall so services moved to the church.
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Trenton
N. J
Jessie Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Central Baptist Church
Young Women’s Christian Association
Twenty Men Lose Their Lives In Southern California Gale
A heavy gale along the California coast near 20 miles south of San Diego wrecked three launches and left at least 20 men missing. Two U S immigration inspectors are among the missing and it is believed they perished. In Huntington West Virginia editor F A McDonald died of uremic poisoning at 39. he led the Huntington Herald Dispatch Co and headed the West Virginia Republican Editorial association.
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Los Angeles
California
San Diego
International Boundary Line
United States
Huntington
W. Va
F. A. McDonald
Huntington Herald-Dispatch Co
James R. Keene Dies in Manhattan Private Sanitarium
James R. Keene, a millionaire stock operator and turf man, died after an operation at Miss Alstone's private sanitarium, 26 West Sixty-first Street, Manhattan. He had been at the Waldorf Astoria until last Monday and was brought to the sanitarium by his son Foxhall on family physician advice.
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James R. Keene
New York
Miss Alstone
West Sixty-first Street
Manhattan
Waldorf Astoria
Foxhall
Porter County Man Celebrates 102nd Birthday
Edward McCloskey of Porter county recently marked his 102nd birthday while still sharp and attributing longevity to constant tobacco use. An Irish native, he came to the United States after the Civil War and served as a soldier before settling with his sister.
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Laporte
Edward McCloskey
Porter County
McCloskey
Ireland
United States
First Memphis Settler Dies
Memphis Tennessee January 3 Mrs John Overton aunt of Senator Luke Lea is dead. She was one of the oldest and wealthiest women in Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
John Overton
Luke Lea
Prescription for Cold Cures Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Globe Pine Compound a cough and cold remedy from Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories Chicago. It advises two ounces dry mix with one ounce glycerine and pine, add to half pint whiskey, shake, and give one to two teaspoons after meals and at night, with smaller doses for children. Drugstores stock or source from wholesalers.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories of
Chicago
Mrs. Austin’s Pancakes Offer Wholesome Breakfast Idea
An old ad promotes Mrs. Austin’s famous pancakes as a delicious wholesome breakfast option. It also briefly mentions a laxative product by Doctor Pierce and emphasizes self care in personal affairs. The tone mirrors early 20th century ad copy with simple promotional lines.
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Mrs. Austin
Adv
Straggling Along A Wit Rivalry In Brief Dialogue
A short exchange features banter about a monthly rose versus a weakly one and a quip on marrying not for words but deeds. The Distinction adds a witticism about title deeds contrasting with character.
Pleasing Sounds Amid Travel Nonsense at Distant Station
A father praises a child's prattle while a traveling man retorts with the rattle of a long awaited train. The exchange unfolds at a lonely station 750 miles from home after a wait of nine hours.
Roses as Prominent Promenade of Past Pharmacopoeia
The article notes roses figured in ancient pharmacopoeia with Pliny listing 82 rose leaf remedies. Rose pillows aided nervous relief, Helogabalus reportedly drank rose wine after cleansing hours, and roses appeared as garnish and salad. Rose water flavored dishes. Western nations reduced use, while Chinese cuisine still uses rose fritters.
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Pliny
Helogabalus
Manager withholds villain's pay to keep him in character
A dialogue reveals a manager saves part of the villain's salary. He says the villain acts better when angry, implying the restraint serves performance control. This brief exchange frames a quirky showbiz tactic.
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Cunard Liner
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King Manuel
Munich
Manuel
Portugal
Augustine Victoria
Prince William of
Pure Committee
Atlantic
I. and
Lone Star Statesman
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Max Pine
Garment Workers
New York City
Lawmaker
W. W. Wedemeyer
Ann Arbor, Mich
Sherman
Ilinols Board of Administration
U. S
Hague
Wilson Speaks
Mint
Pierce
Post
Postum Cereal Co. Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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