Catholic Societies Form Federation Officers Elected
The American Federation of Catholic Societies adjourned in Cincinnati after three days and will meet in Chicago July 16, 1992. New national officers include President T. B. Minehan and Secretary Anthony Matre, with an emphasis on lay organization distinct from church hierarchy.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Catholic Societies
Chicago
T. B. Minehan
Columbus
L. J. Kaufmann
New York
T. H. Cannon
Daniel Duffy
Pottsville
Anthony Matre
H. J. Fries
Erie
Christopher O'Brien
Nicholas Gonner
Iowa
Gabriel Franchere
Alinels
E. O. Reardon
Indianapolis
George W. Gibbons
Pennsylvania
P. H. McGuire
M. P. Monkey
Ohio
Fabacker
Louisiana
Father Joseph I
Buffalo
McFaul
Ofand
Uar
Mas W. Fitzgerald
Brooklyn
John Coyle
Philadelphia
John J. O'Rourke
H. J
Alphonse Koelble
Fries
Wke Minehan
New Wu
Cipal
St. Philomena Parish
Im Cincinnati
Minehan
Mbus
Matre
United States Steel Plans Major Plant Improvements
The United States Steel Corporation will spend a large sum on extensive improvements and enlargements across its plants. An advisory board approved actions after an inspection tour by President Schwab and officers to evaluate district managers’ suggestions.
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United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph
Big Steel Combination
C. M. Schwab
Vertion
Bessemer
Car- Steel Company
Duquesne
Monell
Mentead
Tin Plate Company to automate rolling of black plate
Work will begin at several plants soon as the American Tin Plate Company plans to install near future machinery for rolling black plate for tin mills. The system is expected to be largely automatic and will perform two-thirds to three-fourths of current hand work on hot mills, boosting output substantially.
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American Tin Plate Company
Patrick Not Released In HabeasCorpus Hearing
Albert T. Patrick appeared before Justice Beach in New York on a habeas corpus writ alleging speedy trial violations after being held since Oct 4 in the Tombs. The district attorney planned to move the case on Dec 2 or shortly thereafter, with defense urging prompt action to preserve Patrick's rights.
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New York
Albert T. Patrick
Supreme Court
Patrick
Delta Kappa Upsilon Delegates Convene in Washington
More than 200 delegates from chapters nationwide gathered in Washington for the Delta Kappa Upsilon annual convention. A delegation including Rep D J Foster and Gen M C Butler met Presidents Roosevelt and Secretary Long, who were invited to the banquet. Officers elected: Howard Harrington president, H Caldwell Smith first vice, Raymond W Phelps second vice, R C McKenney secretary, Ralph Kellam secretary, Matthew Brush sergeant at arms. Many delegates attended a theater event after the afternoon session.
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Washington
Delta Kappa Upsilon Fraternity
D. J. Foster
Vermont
M. C. Butler
South Carolina
George R. Wales
Roosevelt
Navy
Long
Mark H. Bunnell
University of Pennsylvania
Matthew C. Brush
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Y M C A Secretaries Conference Continues In Cincinnati
The national conference of state and provincial secretaries of Young Men's Christian Associations met in Cincinnati on December 12 to hear papers and discuss topics aimed at sharing experience and boosting efficiency. Officers H. E. Rosevear Kentucky and F. H. Burt Missouri presided with Stacey of Indiana directing two day topics. The session featured papers by J. E. Brown Illinois F. H. Burt Missouri E. E. Stacey Indiana and others. The conference adjourned to reconvene next June at a location to be chosen by the executive committee.
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Cincinnati
National Conference of State
Young Men's Christian Associations
H. E. Rosevear
Kentucky
F. H. Burt
Missouri
Stacey
Indiana
J. E. Brown
Illinois
E. E. Stacey
W. McGill
Tennessee
John Lake
R. H. Armstrong
Massachusetts
J. W. Read
Georgia
Pennsylvania
A. W. Hanson
F. E. Anderson
Wisconsin
E. B. Buckalow
L. A. Bowman
Henry E. Rosevear
Friends Peace Conference Opens in Philadelphia
Nearly a thousand Quakers from Orthodox, Hicksite and Wilburite branches gather for the American Friends peace conference. John B. Garrett presides as Dr. Benjamin F. Trueblood outlines unity of the peace drive while William G. Hubbard among others urges humane actions over war.
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Philadelphia
Society of Friends
American Friends’ Peace Conference
John B. Garrett
Benjamin F. Trueblood
Boston
American Peace Society
William G. Hubbard
Lansing
Mich
Howard M. Jenkins
The
Friends’ Intelligencer
James Unthank
Wilmington College
Ohio
Teenager Acquitted in Miner County Murder Trial
Gertrude Simpson, 15, was acquitted of murdering her father Dr. A N Simpson, Mineral County coroner, on November 15. The defense claimed ongoing abuse and threats from the father, which led to the shooting.
What Shall We Have for Dessert Jell O Ad
A compact old fashioned ad asks what to serve for dessert and promotes Jell O as a quick no bake option. It promises two minute preparation with hot water, cooling, and flavors Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for ten cents.
Bragands claim Miss Stone tries to convert them
Constantinople dispatch reports Ellen M. Stone and Madame Tsilka endure captivity with comfort and doctor access. Brigands defend abduction as for a sacred cause, refuse to lower ransom, and may hold out all winter while awaiting a border envoy offer. Recommendations reach Washington for an ultimatum to Bulgaria.
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Constantinople
Ellen M. Stone
Madame Tsilka
Miss Stone
Mme. Tailka
Mr. Dickinson
Elshnitza
Yakoruda
Washington
Bulgaria
German Reichstag debates tariff bill in December session
Berlin December 12 in the Reichstag the interior secretary Count Von Posadowsky-Wehner voiced a general defense of the tariff bill. He cited social goals of job creation and wages, showed 1879 tariff data boosting output and labor demand, and supported long lasting treaties. A Radical member urged energetic action against American tariff tricks and promised U.S. dollars won’t return. The bill was referred to a committee and the Reichstag adjourned until January 8.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Imperial
Interior
Count von Posadowsky-Wehner
Herr Muench-Ferber
Germany
United States
Boers Accused in Wounded Colonel Case Amid South Africa War News
London reports a War Office statement on Colonel Benson's wounding at Brakenleagte following Lord Kitchener's inquiry. Eighteen Benson officers were cared for, while seventy five men testified to massacres and torture by Boers. Proclamations at Pretoria regulate native pass laws labor and liquor controls.
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London
War Office
Benson
Brakenleagte
Lord Kitchener
Winkfontein
Brussels
Standard
Kruger
South Africa
Joer
Great Britain
Daily Mail
Botha
Pretoria
Transvaal
American Singers Scored Herman Klein to Teach Them
English musical leaders gathered at Prince's restaurant for a farewell dinner honoring Herman Klein before his voyage to the United States next Saturday. Speakers lauded American vocalists yet criticized their English pronunciation, as Trendell presided and Klein joked about correcting the defect on his transatlantic trip.
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London
Frederick Bridge
Alberto Randegger
Paolo Tosti
Albert Visetti
Alfred Rothschild
Arthur Trendell
Prince's Restaurant
Herman Klein
United States
Ste Arthur Trendell
Europe
Klein
Atlantic
French clericals revolt over public worship estimates
In the Chamber of Deputies the debate opened on public worship estimates opposed by the government. M. Miller voit, Nationalist Republican, challenged suppression and urged the house to honor the concordat, arguing against cutting the funds.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Budget Commission
M. Milervoye
Noted Political and Social Upheaval Across Nations
A collection of brief items covers religious and political tensions in France with threats of civil conflict if church funding is cut, Berlin’s reaction to Monroe doctrine hints, new Swiss presidency, Italian interpellations over a lynching, and Cadiz riots led by bakers demanding social revolution.
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Lemire
France
Berlin
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Tages Zeitung
Germany
Uncle Sam
Destructive fires strike Ford City and Cincinnati
A Fifth Avenue Hotel in Ford City is destroyed by fire with one missing and several injured as guests jump from upper floors. The building and contents are valued at 20 000 dollars. Later the body of Dumont is found in the ruins. In Cincinnati a mysterious blaze at Lawrey and Goebel carpet house on Elm Street causes 75 000 to 100 000 dollars in losses with several workers escaping by ladder and others nearly suffocated on the fourth floor.
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Ford City
E. E. Hammond
A. A. Aronson
Pittsburg
George Richards
James McLaughlin
James Karl
Valentine Debold
Michael McCartney
Dumont
John Dumont
Molders’ Union
Wheeling
W. Va
Cincinnati
Lawrey & Goebel
Elm Street
Shamrock II Fire Threatens Cup Challenger at Brooklyn Dock
Shamrock II narrowly escaped total loss as fire swept the J. M. Robins boiler shop at Erie Basin Brooklyn where the challenger lay for winter. One launch burned and the damage is put at about 10 000 dollars.
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New York
Thomas Lipton
J. M. Robins Company
Erie Basin
Brooklyn
Shamrock
River View knitting mills burned at Tarboro NC today
Fire destroyed the entire River View knitting mills plant in Tarboro North Carolina. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars with 35000 dollars covered by insurance. One hundred operatives rendered unemployed by the blaze.
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Raleigh
N. C
River View Knitting Mills
Tarboro
Roosevelt Opens Woodmen Convention in Spokane
President Roosevelt pressed the button to open the Grand Encampment of the Woodmen of the World in Spokane Washington sending a message of hearty congratulations and good wishes to head consul F A Falkenburg.
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Roosevelt
Society of the Woodmen of the World
Spokane
Wash
FL A. Falkenburg
Woodmen of the World
Writing Schley Biography Seeks Sources In Baltimore
Baltimore December 12 The Herald reports Captain James Parker one of Admiral Schley's counsel before the court of inquiry is gathering material for a biography of Schley and plans to issue the work.
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Baltimore
Herald
James Parker
Admiral Schley
Court of Inquiry
Schley
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and Hale's Honey of Horehound
An old advertisement notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup used for teething and diarrhoea, claiming universal use for children with various earnests. Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar promises seven safeguards against consumption and quick relief from coughs and colds. Pike's Toothache Drops claim cure in one minute.
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Hale
Pike
Senate to vote Monday on canal treaty fate
Washington December 12 The Senate agreed to a Monday vote on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty to abrogate the Clayton Bulwer pact and allow canal construction across Panama by the United States Fortifications and differential rate questions dominated debate with Senators Lodge Spooner Foraker Money Tillman Nelson Perkins and others weighing rights to fortify blockade coastwise trade and U S control In open session discussion was postponed until the next legislative day.
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Senate
Panama
United States
Spooner
Senator Lodge
Senator Spooner
Senator Money
Senator Foraker
Great Britain
Bacon
England
Tillman and Bailey
Tillman
Chamber
Perkins
Nelson
Tillman and
Bacer
Nee
Mexico
Ocean
Clapp
Minnesota
Morgan Bill Wins Favorable Report on Isthmian Route
Washington December 12 The Senate committee on isthmian canals authorized a favorable report on Senator Morgan s bill to acquire the Nicaragua and Costa Rica right of way for a canal route Morgan presented the report to the Senate with a lengthy study on canal issues including Great Britain s stance and Pan American plans Action on canal construction was deferred The report spans over five pages and discusses the Panama Company and communications to Secretary Hay without releasing the letter text
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Senate Committee On
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United States
Isthmus
Hutin
Panama Company
Hay
Mr. Morgan
Mr. Morgan Says the Letter To Secretary Hay
Admiral Walker
Dent
Teal
Debate Over Panama Canal Sparks Partisan Attack and Treaty Debate
The discussion centers on attacks against the Panama Canal project and the alleged tactics of the Panama Canal Company. Senator Morgan warns failure to build would bring national despair and urges reconsideration of the Clayton Bulwer treaty in light of Hay Pauncefote. The piece frames American neutrality and ownership debate as vital to global commerce and national progress.
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Commission
M. Hutin
Congress
United States
Panama Canal Company
New York
New Panama Canal Company
Morgan
France
Great Britain
Mosquito Coast
Suez Canal
Evidence of Friendship in Anglo American Paris Meeting
Paris December meeting of the Anglo American Christian Association heard Sir Edmund Monson pledge to repeat his earlier remark that the group represents Anglo American friendship. He cited growing frendliness between Britain and the United States aided by a diplomatic event near completion to remove long standing jealousies and move toward a treaty.
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Paris
Anglo-American Christian Association of
Thurber
Edmund Monson
France
Edm
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