Final Windup of Sixty-Second Session and Pension Bill
Washington reports the final windup of a short session as Congress prepares to end pension agencies. The Senate and House adjourned briefly for tributes to late Vice Presidents and Senators while the treasury submits estimates for 1914. A first bill proposes pensions for former presidents and widows.
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Senate
Clapp
Interstate Commerce Committee
Sherman
Heyburn
Rayner
House
Secretary of the Treasury
de Forest
New York
Direct Pension Payments Centralized for Eighteen Agencies
The federal pension system shifts to direct payments from Washington starting January 31. About 300,000 pensioners in areas formerly served by agencies in Augusta Boston Columbus Detroit Washington and San Francisco will receive checks from the pension bureau. Agencies in Indianapolis Knoxville Louisville New York Philadelphia and Topeka will be reorganized, with remaining staff moved to Washington after November payments.
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Washington
Pension Board
Augusta
Boston
Columbus
Detroit
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Knoxville
Louisville
New York
Philadelphia
Topeka
Pension Bureau
Lincoln Cabin moved to Harrodsburg for historical display
The Lincoln family cabin once in Washington County was dismantled and moved by wagon to Harrodsburg Kentucky. It is being reassembled on Fort Hill under the supervision of the Harrodsburg Historical Society and the commercial club.
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Lincoln
Harrodsburg
Abraham
Washington, County
Misfortunes Good and Plenty in Norfolk
Norfolk city clerk Ed Harter has entered hospital for his fourteenth serious operation. Doctors suspect a stomach ulcer as the cause while his health history includes nine previous leg surgeries, an amputation twenty years ago after a friend accidentally shot him, plus past removals of part of the stomach the appendix and hernia surgery.
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Norfolk
Neb
Ed Harter
Fruit Car Prisoner Freed After Frozen Feet
Andrew Gorchitz of Newburg New York endured thirteen days in a car loaded with apples in Newburgh and was freed when the car opened in Sioux City Iowa. His feet were frozen, possibly needing amputation, after eating nearly a barrel of apples. He has a wife and five children in Hungary.
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Sioux City
Andrew Gorchitz
Newburg
N. Y
Newburgh
Hungary
Governor Selects Post Road Route in Nebraska
Lincoln Nebraska Governor Aldrich designates the Omaha Lincoln road via Ashland as a post road under a recent congress act. The federal allotment totals $10,000 to aid fifty miles of road, with local units required to match double that amount. Completion hinges on public spirit of connected cities and residents along the route.
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Lincoln
Neb
Aldrich
Omaha-Lincoln
Ashland
Congress
Nebraska
Congress Convenes for Final Session of Sixty-Second
Both houses open the last session of the sixty-second Congress with little broad legislation expected. Budgets for legislative, executive, judicial needs and the District of Columbia head toward quick passage. Big items like tariff, trusts, and currency to wait for the next session.
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Washington
House
Senate
Wilson
District of Columbia
Congress
United States
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Money Trust
Ways and Means
Judiciary Committee
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Colonel Ransdell Dies After Illness in Senate
Col Daniel M Ransdell long time figure in public life dies after illness. He served as sergeant at arms of the Senate and was a former U S marshal for the District of Columbia. A close friend of President Harrison, his death follows an operation performed on November 7.
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Washington
Daniel M. Ransdell
United States Senate
United States
District of Columbia
Harrison
Ransdell
Patrick Leaves Sing Sing After Near Murder Verdict
Albert T. Patrick, the attorney for William Marsh Rice, walked out of Sing Sing prison at 4 25 p m Thursday after serving time related to the murder case.
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New York
Sing Sing
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Fred
Armistice Hopes Rise as Balkan War Sees Rough Fighting
Reports from Constantinople London and Bucharest describe talks at Bagdhath and a fortnight armistice in sight. Bulgarian forces press near Adrianople and near Marhamii, while Romania and Austria mobilize, Russia pushes front plans, and Albania seeks aid as tensions surge across Europe.
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London
Constantinople
Bagthe
Scutari
Adrianople
Baghthhe
Fatal Train Wreck on Philadelphia Line
Cin cinnati Express derailed near Glenloch twenty five miles from Philadelphia on Thursday causing four deaths and over fifty injuries. The double header train, traveling about fifty miles per hour, plunged down a banked embankment after a probable broken tail. One day coach and three steel Pullmans tumbled into the wreckage with passengers and crew among the dead and injured. Names listed include J F E Collins of Buffalo, Fr Howard E Baldwin of Brooklyn, Edwin R Jones of Pittsburg, and L D Finley of Pittsburg.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati Express
Pennsylvania
Glenloch
Rostet
J. FE. Collins
Buffalo
Howard E. Baldwin
Pullman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Edwin
R. Jones
Pittsburg
D. Finley
Rumors Denied on Navy Secretary Resignation
Washington reports claim Secretary Meyer of the navy may resign, but he publicly denies the rumor. Other items note Ad Wolgast defeating Willie Ritchie and losing the lightweight title to a Californian in Daly City. Maryland's William Purnell Jackson appointed U S senator by Governor Goldsborough, shifting Senate Democratic margin. Gyp the Blood and other gunmen sentenced to die at Sing Sing in January.
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Washington
Meyer
Navy Department
San Francisco
Ad Wolgast
Battling Nelson
Willie Ritchie
Daly City
Jim Griffin
Queensberry
Baltimore
William Purnell Jackson
Maryland
United States
Goldsborough
Annapolis
Isidor Rayner
Jackson
Senate
New York
Whitey” Lewis
Lefty
Louie
Dago Frank
Hermann Rosenthal
Goff
Sing Sing
Gentle laxative remedy pitched for women
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative ideal for women. It claims gentleness, effectiveness, and taste, with a free trial bottle offered by mail from Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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W. B. Caldwell
West St
Monticello
Ill
Cotes Carboli salve advertised for itching relief
An advertisement claims Cote’s Carboli salve stops itching and smooths the skin. Sold by all druggists at 25 cents per 150c. The ad ends with a slogan about loving peace when things go our way.
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Cote
Jury Finds Hyde Guilty in Illegal Fee Case
New York December 2 The jury finds former City Chamberlain Charles H Hyde guilty on charges of accepting an illegal fee. Sentencing calls for ten years in prison and a $100000 fine or both at the court’s discretion.
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City Chamberlain
New York
Charles H. Hyde
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