Republicans in Force at Capital
Washington dispatch reports heavy Republican activity in the capital as candidates and organizers converge for the 1916 convention. Roosevelt visits briefly while leaders plan in hotel lobbies and at the Union Club as St Louis Chicago and Philadelphia contingents arrive and Elihu Root lingers among the crowd.
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Sherman
Smith
Michigan
Ford Peace Cruise Ridiculed by Lord Rosebery in Edinburgh
Lord Rosebery mocked Ford's peace voyage in Edinburgh calling it a vessel of peace advancing on troubled waters. He jabbed at Rev Charles F Aked of San Francisco and Manchester born pastor turned New York figure tied to Rockefeller, foreseeing failure and hoping the journey harms none.
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Scotland
Lord Roseberry
Ford
Charles F. Aked
Aked
Grenda and Hill Win Six Day Bicycle Race
Grenda and Hill won the six day race at Madison Square Garden with 2770 miles and eight laps, setting a new event record by eleven miles six. Spear and McNamara took second, Thomas and Ryan third, with a Berlin scoring tally listed for all teams.
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New York
Grenda
Hill
Madison Square Gar
Spear
McNamara
Jane Thomas
Ryan
Magin-Lawrence
Thomas
Berlin
Moore denounces political and military bosses in Trenton address
Congressman J Hampton Moore of Philadelphia spoke at the unveiling of a tablet on the Mechanics Bank building marking the old French Arms tavern site. He argued the Continental Congress faced constitutional questions and that progress and prosperity must come from the people, not from a military power.
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Trenton
N. J
J. Hampton Moore
Philadelphia
Mechanics Bank
Revolution
Continental Congress
Moore
Congress
Governor outlines need for bond issue to cover state debt
Montgomery Alabama December 11 Governor Henderson issued a statement urging support for a bond issue to pay floating indebtedness. He notes a year end deficit of 2 250 000 and explains warrants will be paid through January to March as tax receipts flow in. He argues voters should act in the interest of justice and warns the issue need not force a legislative session reassembly.
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Montgomery
Ala
Henderson
Treasury
Mechanical doll ruins burglar’s Christmas raid
New York story reports Mrs. Nathan Tanner waking to a crying mechanical doll hidden with silver in the sideboard. The burglar fled after the alarm. An arrest followed.
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New York
Nathan Tanner
Little Miss Tanner
Herman Lewis and Virginia Girls bring top musical comedy to Mobile
Amusements note the Columbia Theatre hosts Herman Lewis and His Virginia Girls starting Monday with a standout quartet, a dainty chorus, and skilled comedians. Critics praise the company as perhaps the best Mobile has seen and expect five to six encores. Sunday features Chaplin and Billie Richie in another popular event.
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Herman Lewis
Virginia
Old Dominion
Billie Richie
Columbia
Mobile
Virginia Girls
Columbia Theatre
Charlie. Chaplin
Crown Prince Insulted by Berlin Peace Rioters
Berlin riots claim 50 000 participants as police fire on crowds. The crown prince, just arrived from the front, faced offensive cries during peace talks outside the Reichstag while Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg spoke. A concluding note adds a stray line about a tramp and aristocracy.
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London
Switzerland
Reichstag
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Holland
Biloxi Burglaries Hit Home and School in One Night
In Biloxi Miss on East Howard avenue the home of Dr G F Carroll was entered with jewelry and 7 80 stolen Sacred Heart school robbed of eight dollars saved for Christmas A Biloxi death Archie Balius aged 64 funeral held Delegation to Mobile Biloxi citizens headed by George W Grayson attend Old Spanish Trail convention Examinations at Wiggins Mamie Hannon to postmaster post Several nominations Hiawatha Pocahontas officers Magnolia Lodge officers elected J C Tyler worshipful master H J Schneider senior warden H Anderson junior warden O G Swetman secretary T H Gleason tyler P J Wetzell
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G. F. Carroll
East Howard Avenue
Sacred Heart School
Archie Balius
Chartres Street
Mobile
George W. Grayson
Old Spanish Trail Association
Wiggins
Mamie Hannon
Civil Service Commission
Washington
Wigrine
Hiawatha
Hiawatha Council
Pocahontas
George Wink
Winonah
J. Fountain
Lizzie Henley
Powhatan
C. Fryon
Florence Crofton
Wampum
P. J. Wetzell
Harry Nelson
T. H. Desporte
Magnolia Lodge No. 120
J. C. Tyler
H. J. Schneider
H. Anderson
O. G. Swetman
T. H. Gleason
Tyler
Five Big League Clubs For Old New York
New York faces a possible five club base ball era as National League magnates prepare to meet next week amid reports of a Federal league challenge. If the invasion proceeds New York would house three clubs with two in Brooklyn and rumors tie Barney Dreyfuss to the developments.
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New York
Pirates consider successor to Fred Clarke in meeting rumors
Rumors swirl as Pirates owners weigh a replacement for Fred Clarke with several big leaguers and other candidates discussed but no single choice named. Dame Rumor notes no specific man singled out ahead of the owners meeting.
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Pirates
Fred Clarke
Fight game to pick up in New York this week
The New York fight week features Leach Cross against Ad Wolgast in a ten round main event at Harlem, with Joe Welling facing Young Brown in a lightweight preliminary. Other matches include Charlie Weinert vs Jim Savage, Al Reich vs Sailor Carroll, and Mike McTigue against Sailor Maher as part of the carnival.
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New York
Harlem
Joe Welling
Young Brown
Charlie Weinert
Jim Savage
Heavies
al Reich
Sailor Carroll
Mike McTigue
Sailor Maher
New York A C Man Wins Cross Country Race
Gaston Strubino of the New York A C won the six mile national junior cross country championship at Van Courtlandt Park in 32 minutes 37 seconds, finishing fifty yards ahead of Dorchester's James Hennigan. New York A C also topped the team standings with Dorchester second and Milrose third.
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Gaston Strobino
New York A. C
van Courtlandt Park
James Hennigan
Dorchester Club
Dorchester
Milrose
Mohawk A. C
Mercury A. C
Bronx Church House
Settlement Home Five to Meet Item Team in Early Match
The Mobile Item Basket Ball team will face Settlement Home five Monday at 8 oclock. Settlement Home has a good record this year, beating C A C and Barton Seventh Grade. Item team seeks games against fast fives weighing 100 to 116 pounds. Lineups: Settlement Home Danielsen Stubbs Ollinger Holt Smith. Item Schimpf Danenberg 8 Danenberg Yeend Childress Curry.
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Fast Settlement
Settlem
Barton
Settlement
Danielsen
Stubbs
Ollinger
Holt
Smith
Schim
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