Paraguay Cargo of Arms Meant for Paraguayan Revolutionaries
The steamer Sebrugge returned after sailing October 12 with 250 tons of gunpowder four large cannon a machine gun 63 000 rifles wireless equipment uniforms and other military supplies the cargo was intended for Paraguayan revolutionists not Portugese royalists two English and five Spanish passengers were aboard including Arricos du Rame who took charge after departure.
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Antwerp
Sebrugge
Arricos du Rame
Persian government blocks Cairns from treasurer post
The Persian government declines to appoint F. E B. Cairns, an American assistant to U S official W. Morgan Shuster, as treasurer general after Shuster was ousted. Russia’s hostility to American appointments is believed to be a factor.
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Teheran
F. E B. Cairns
W. Morgan Shuster
Shuster
Russia
End of the Federal Circuit Courts and Shift to Appeals Courts
Across the United States December 31 marked the ending of the federal circuit courts. The new judiciary code abolishes circuits and transfers their business to the federal district courts and the judges to the circuit court of appeals.
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Washington
United States
Federal Circuit Court
Republc
Supreme Court
Federal District Courts
Circuit Court of Appeals
Taft Bars Rural Carriers From Political Activity
President Taft signed an order barring several thousand rural free delivery carriers from active participation in politics. The order forbids pernicious activity and empowers the civil service commission to dismiss employees found engaged. Carriers retain the right to political belief and discussion but must refrain from active participation.
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Washington
Taft
Civil Service Commission
Found Dead in Snow Drift Near Fowler Kansas
After a twelve hour search in a blinding snow storm W D Nifton found the body of his wife buried in a snow drift. She had died frozen with her five year old son clinging to her breast. The boy, partly shielded by his mother, was alive and may recover.
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Fowler
Kas
W. D. Nifton
Salvation Army barred from Russia after negotiations
The St. Petersburg council forbids the Salvation Army from operating in Russia. William Booth, leader of the army, visited in 1908 to seek permission to establish a Russia branch but faced strong opposition from the holy synod.
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Russia
Bare Salvation Army
St. Petersburg
William W. Booth
Salvation Army
Holy Synod
Reptile store blaze releases copper snakes and tarantulas
Firemen battled a dramatic blaze at W. O. Learn's snake shop in San Antonio as copper rattlers and tarantulas escaped while water sprayed the confinement. No injuries are reported.
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San Antonio
Tex
W. O. Learn
Sun Yat Sen Elected President as Yuan Faces Resignation
In Nanking Sun Yat Sen is unanimously named president of the republic of China. In Peking a heated assembly scene saw Premier Yuan Shi Kai offer his resignation but be refused. Yuan urged the princes to authorize funds to pay troops for five months totaling about 10.9 million dollars to preserve unity north of the Yangtze River.
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Nanking
China
Sun Yat Sen
Republic of China
Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Yuan
Indignation Over General Reyes Surrender Provokes Mexican Protest
A telegram from Jose Peon Del Valle and friends in New Orleans protests General Reyes surrender to Mexican authorities. They say Reyes had declared he would die before surrendering and condemn what they call unqualified conduct by Reyes.
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Mexico City
General Reyes
United States
Jose Peon del Valle
el Heraldo Mexicano
New Orleans
Mexican Republic
Russia Eyes Prohibitive Duma Move Against Americans
Nationalist legislators in St. Petersburg push a supplementary bill aimed at the United States. The proposal would bar American Jewish citizens from Russia and impose a 100 percent customs duty unless Russia’s tariff is lower than America’s.
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St. Petersburg
Duma
United States
Russia
Police Judge Helps Prisoner After Fine Payment
Hutchingon Kan Police Judge Martin Hoagland found J W Babb fined for stealing coal. He paid the fine from his own pocket, loaded the prisoner with groceries clothing and toys and secured him work. The man had spent all he had to pay the fine to care for his sick wife and baby.
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Hutchinggon
Kan
Martin Hoagland
J. W. Babb
Babb
Children Decorate Grave For Clement Moore
A hundred children from the Sunday school of the Church of the Intercession placed a holly wreath on the grave of Clement C Moore who wrote 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on Sunday in New York.
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New York
Clement C. Moore
Church of the Intercession
Crusade Against Collar Buttons Led by Dr. Mary Walker
Dr. Mary Walker preaches in Washington against collar buttons linking neck pressure to insanity. She argues loosened neckwear reduces brain strain and would lessen male mental illness, condemning collar buttons as the sole masculine attire to taboo.
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Washington
Mary Walker
LaFollette Campaign Highlights Progressive Republican Thesis
Senator LaFollette, a presidential contender, opened in Taft’s state with a Cleveland rally at Gray’s Armory after a Youngstown visit. He outlined progressive republicanism, focused on corporate reform and state governance achievements in Wisconsin, and detailed the campaign declaration first voiced in Youngstown.
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Cleveland
LaFollette
Taft
Cleveland Gray
Youngstown
Wisconsin
Scientists and Congressmen
Dr. C. E. Bessey of the University of Nebraska spoke at the first meeting of the national association for the advancement of science in the national museum. He thanked President Taft for the welcome and compared scientists to members of Congress while noting they face past, present, and future problems.
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Washington
Association For the Advancement of Science
National Museum
C. E. Bessey
University of Nebraska
Taft
Congress
Packers Merger Plan Revealed in 1902 Meat Trust Trial
Details of a proposed 500 million dollar merger of Armour Swift and Morris interests to dominate the U S meat industry were disclosed in the trial of ten Chicago packers before Judge George A Carpenter. The contract dated May 31 1902 was read and admitted as evidence.
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Packers
Chicago
Armour, Swift and Morris
United States
George A. Carpenter
Taft Modifies Panama Canal Health Policy on Christian Science
President Taft amends the executive order affecting Christian Science healing practices in the Panama Canal Zone. The change settles months of concern within the Christian Science church by removing ambiguity and ensuring no prohibition on their healing methods.
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Christian Science At
Panama
Washington
Taft
Panama Canal
Christian Science Church
Berlin Plague Toll Rises From Putrid Fish Meals
Thirty six homeless men died after eating a frugal meal of bread and soup at a municipal lodging house in Berlin. More than forty others are ill and some feared dead as officials probe a suspected outbreak linked to putrid fish served to spell out the grim tragedy.
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Berlin
Premier Yuan Backs Special Assembly to Choose Republic
Premier Yuan Shi Kai endorses a Shanghai proposal for a special national assembly in Pekin to decide the future form of government for Ching. The move implies the court would cede ruling power as the assembly is likely to back a republic.
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Pekin
Yuan
Shi Kai
Shanghai
Ching
Rssembly
Abduction of Chinese Rulers Seen Inevitable
News from Peking says Sun Yat Sen’s election as president signals the fall of the empire. Empress dowager and emperor reportedly plan abdication within days and the royal family takes refuge in foreign concession houses near Tien Tsin as peace talks continue.
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Peking
Sun Yat Sen
Associated Press
Tang Shao Yi
Shanghai
Yuan Shi Kai
Trip
Tien Tsin
Russians seize Tabriz after nine day siege
Russian troops occupy Tabriz ending a nine days siege and dispersing the constitutional progressive party a fidals. Casualties were heavy on both sides with 100 to 200 Russian dead at one point and substantial losses among the fidals. A shell shot down the stars and stripes flag over the United States consulate but caused no further damage.
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Tabriz
Persia
Constitutional Progressive Party
Fidals
United States
Missouri Senator Stone Triggers Presidential Debate
In St Louis Missouri Senator W J Stone stirs local politics by backing Speaker Champ Clark for the presidential nomination. Democratic leaders challenge Stone and open warfare over Missouri's delegation to the 1910 Democratic National Convention follows Clark's endorsement of Joseph W. Rou for president.
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Stone
St. Louis
United States
Missouri
Champ Clark
Clark
Joseph W. Rou
Lost registered mail package from Lincoln to York
A registered mail package containing 5000 dollars went missing between Lincoln and York on a Burlington train. Shipped by First National Bank of Lincoln to First National Bank of York, the package was lost in the mail car or at York. Inspector H. E. Randall and post office officials continue investigation with no opinion on disappearance or responsibility.
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Lincoln
York
First National Bank of Lincoln
First National Bank of York
Burlington
H. E. Randall
Post Office
Whi Elect New President in Ecuador Following Estrada’s Death
Guayaquil reports Carlos Freire Zaldumbide has fixed January 28 for the election of a successor to President Emile Estrada, who died December 22. Polling ends January 31 amid liberal support for ex-President General Leonidas.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Carlos Freire Zaldumbide
Emile Estrada
Republic
Leonidas
Not Guilty Verdict for Triangle Fire Proprietors
A New York jury returns a not guilty verdict for Isaac Harris and Max Blanck, owners of the Triangle Waist Company, in the 1911 fire case that killed 148 workers. The state failed to prove defendants negligent in the disaster.
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New York
Triangle Waist Company
Isaac Harrie
Max Blanck
Fire destroys over a million gallons at Boston Molasses Co
A major blaze swept wharves and buildings of the Boston Molasses Company destroying more than 1,000,000 gallons of molasses. Firefighters fought the flames at the harbor edge as warehouses burned, with authorities assessing damage and cause.
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Boston (Mass
Prison Break in San Luis Potosi Sparks Regesta Suspicions
Four hundred prisoners escaped the jail in San Luis Potosi and wounded several troopers before nightfall when soldiers recaptured most escapees. Governor Capeda links the jail delivery to a Regesta movement coordinated before General Reyes’s surrender.
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San Luis ‘Potoal
Mex
the Sentinel
Capeda
Reyes
Mother's Oats and a Darky Doctor Tale
A Richmond resident pleads of back pain and misery in a street encounter. Jim proposes trusting Dodah Blank, billed as the finest bakteriologist in the South, to diagnose the ailment.
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Richmond
Jim
Meandering Mike Seeks Food at Farmers Dinner
Quoted exchange shows a farmer's wife urging caution while Meandering Mike seeks food. The rustic dialogue hints at a rural setting and the humor of a hungry wanderer. The line captures a moment of terse wit amid simple subsistence.
Women Use Remnants Over Fabricated Lies
A noted saying contrasts gender honesty in craft and speech. It suggests women favor repurposing leftovers while men may spin deceit from fresh fabric.
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