Governor demands open challenge to leadership in New York politics
The governor urged Democratic rivals to come out in the open to dispute his leadership, naming Col Roosevelt, William M Barnes Jr, Charles Murphy, J Pierpont Morgan, and Tomas F Ryan as potential visitors, while reserving the right to deny improper requests. He acknowledged Murphy’s influence but insisted on transparent access to the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murphy
Tammany Head
John N. Carlisle Tertown
John H Delaney
Col. Roosevelt
Progressive Movement
William M Barnes, Jr
Republican State Committee
Charles F. Murphy
New York County
Democratic Organization
J. Pierpont Morgan
Tomas F. Ryan
New York
Hungarian Leaders Meet on Honor Field
Budapest reports a sabre duel between Count Stephan Tisza and Michael Karolyi after a political quarrel in the lower house. Tisza was cut on the head. the duel lasted about an hour with thirty two bouts before combatants separated from exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Michael Karolyi
Stephan Tisza
Tisza
Julius Kovacs
Count Tisza
Count Apponyi
Francis Kossuth
Taft and Brother Get Stuck in Mud on New Road
Washington January 3 President Taft and his brother Henry Taft rode to view Virginia country from the White House car. The vehicle bogged down in mud on a new road, the chauffeur failed to free it, and the president and his brother walked a mile back to the White House before a farmer with horses rescued them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
White House
Henry W. Taft
Potomac Park
Virginia
Robbinson
Alwas
Many Children Killed by Autos in New York
New York city street accidents in January show 532 deaths nationwide with 23 children among them. National Highway Protection tallies report 221 total deaths from street car and automobile accidents and 134 injuries. The 1911 period notes motor car involvement as aftereffects increase.
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New York
New York City
Iaa
National Highway Pro
Actety
Merchants Marine Hearings Open With Witness Lineup
The House Merchant Marine Committee launches its investigation into the Brazilian part of the sea combine. First witnesses include Storey of New Orleans and Paul Gott, with Dexier and Gerhard among others.
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Abhington
House Lant Marine Committee
Ey Storey
New Orleans
Wii
Paul Gottens
Dexier
Pauk F. Gerhard
Keene the Napoleon of Finance and His Great Fortune
The article chronicles the rise of financier Keene from a 26 year old risk taker in San Francisco to a dominant figure on Wall Street. It details his $6,000,000 in Bonanza mining securities profits, his pivotal role saving the Bank of California, later battles with Jay Gould, and a fortune reported between $10,000,000 and $40,000,000. It also notes his management of pools across multiple industries, and his fame as a leading horse owner with the Keene stable achieving a peak in 1907 with a world record earning of about $400,806 and multiple major race wins in New York circuits.
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Keene
United States
San Francisco
C. N. Felton
Felton
Stock Exchange
San Francisco Stock Exchange
Comstock Company
California
Bank of California
West
Europe
New York
Gould
Jay Gould
Wall Street
National
Third Avenue
Brooklyn Rapids Transit
Tobacco
Metropolitan Street Railway
Financial
Morgan
Gates
Standard Oil
Castleton
New York State
Mr. Keene
Brooklyn
Sysonby
Domino
Conroy
Hornpipe
Delhi
Superman
Celt
Maskette
Sweep
Prison inmates at Leavenworth begin assigned tasks
Thirty three labor union officials convicted in the dynamite plot are assigned duties at the federal penitentiary in Leavenworth Kansas. Olaf A. Tveitmoe is to peel potatoes in the kitchen while Frank M. Ryan joins carpenter shops. Others work on steel construction as Deputy Warden Mackey says assignments match each man.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Federal Penitentiary
Olaf A. Tveitmoe
Pacific Coast
Frank M. Ryan
Iron Workers’ International Union
Herbert S. Hockin
J. E. Munsey
Salt Lake City
Philip A. Cooley
New Orleans
John T. Butler
Buffalo
The
Union
Michael J. Cunnane
Philadelphia
Charles N. Beam
Minneapolis
Frank C. Webb
New York
Michael J. Young
Boston
Indianapolis
W. H. Mackey
Danderine Promises Hair Regrowth and Luster
An advertisement touts Danderine as a scalp cleanser that dissolves dandruff and conditions hair. It claims the product both purifies the scalp and stimulates new hair growth, with results appearing after weeks of use and hair becoming light and fluffy.
Epidemic of Meningitis Hits Dyersburg County
Sixty one cerebrospinal meningitis cases reported in Dyer County with forty five deaths. Twenty one cases and fifteen deaths in Dyersburg town. Within twenty four hours two new Dyersburg cases and two in other parts of the county. Immunizing agents used and quarantines set. public gatherings halted. Dr J A Albright leading efforts to stamp out the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyersburg
Tenn
Dyer County
Associated Press
J. A. Albright
Tennessee Board of Health
Albright
Memphis Health Chief Orders Strict Watch on Rail Travel
Dr M Goltman, head of Memphis health department, ordered railroads entering the city to bar travelers from meningitis areas unless health certificates are shown. Inspectors will detain anyone who could spread the disease on incoming trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
M. Goltman
Department of Health of
Meningitis Cases Rise in Lepanto Arkansas
Reports show twenty spinal meningitis cases in Lepanto Pennzett county over two weeks with 12 deaths and seven still under treatment. Dr C W Garrison state sanitation director led response, reporting some improvement. One case was also found in Marion Crittenden county yesterday.
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Smith
Garrison
Lepanto
Marion
Crittenden County
Flor ence Gamble Acknowledges Matrimonial Swindles Across States
Florence Gamble confessed to federal authorities that she corresponded with more than 500 bachelors nationwide and received 15 to 50 dollars from them. She withdrew her not guilty plea to charges of swindling J L Prater of Arlington Texas for 30 dollars and was bound over to the federal grand jury with a 1000 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Florence Gamble
J. L. Prater
Arlington
Tex
Federal Grand Jury
Three Boys Drown on Pine Lake Near Olivet
Three boys aged 14 12 and 16 were drowned when they broke through thin ice on Pine Lake at Olivet Michigan while playing hockey. Companions attempted rescue but were unable to save them.
Enraged husband kills wife then takes own life in New Haven
In New Haven on January 3, Carl Barito shot and killed his wife after she said she hated America and would return to Italy. He then killed himself. The wife had arrived from Italy eight days earlier.
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New Haven
Conn
America
Italy
Carl Barito
Suffragists Plan March with Medieval Costumes in Capital
Washington on March 3 will host a five section suffrage parade featuring heralds in medieval dress and allegorical froats tracing womens progress from creation to the present. Miss Alice Paul said the National Suffrage Association aims to push a constitutional amendment via an extra congressional session.
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Washington
Yestern
United States
Pennsylvania Avenue
Alice Paul
Philadelphia
Congressional Committee
National Suffrage Association
Congress
Writ of Error Granted for Convicted Union Men
Indianapolis January 3 Federal Judge Anderson granted a writ of error for thirty three convicted dynamite conspirators after their attorneys withdrew the application for a writ of supersedeas. W. N. Harding stated Herbert S. Hockin would not seek an appeal. The writ moves the case to the circuit court of appeals or a judge thereof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Anderson
W. N. Harding
Herberts. Hockin
Circuit Court of Appeals
Vinci cures bronchial trouble claims in Brooklyn man
A Brooklyn, New York resident attributes three months of bronchial trouble and breathing difficulty to January illness but reports full recovery after using Vinci with cod livers and tonic iron. The advertisement guarantees Vinci’s taste and medicinal effects and lists Van Antwerp's Drug Corporation in Mobile Alabama as the seller.
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Wilbur Adams
Brooklyn
N. Y
Vinci
van Antwerp
Drug Corporation, Inc
Mobile
Ala
P. S
Dodson's Liver Tone Sold With Guarantee by Druggists
An advertisement promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe pleasant tasting liver remedy. It claims druggists guarantee satisfaction and offer money back if not worth the price, arguing calomel is riskier and less reliable. The copy urges keeping a bottle for family use and links a well functioning liver to work ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
Cincinnati Blaze Ravages Carlist Building and Commerce
Early morning fire gutted the Carlist building at Fourth Avenue and Walnut Street, with losses estimated at a quarter of a million dollars. The blaze damaged Provident Savings Bank and Trust, Missouri Pacific offices, Bendigs Lothman, Frohman & Co, and followed a prior Gibson House fire in the same district. Snow hindered firefighting efforts.
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Cincinnati
Fourth Avenue
Walnut Streets
Provident Savings Bank and Trust Company
Missouri Pacific
Bendigs Lothman Company
Gibson House
Frohman & Co, Wholesal Jewelers
Steamship Company Fails Amid Atlantic Route Battle
A. B. Chesbrough owner of the California Atlantic Steamship Company and Harry Bates denied a rumor of a $300,000 failure. The company has competed since October 1, 1910, with Pacific Mail Steamship Company for San Francisco to New York traffic via the Panama route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Chesbrough
California-Atlan Steamship Company
Harry 3. Bates
California- Atlantic Company
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
New York
Panama
Jacobs Liver Salt Promises Better Liver Health Over Calomel
The ad warns calomel risks including rheumatism and bone wasting from mercury. It promotes Jacobs' Liver Salt as a mercury free, mild stimulant that cleanses stomach and bowels, dissolves uric acid, and boosts liver activity. Available for 25 cents, made by Jacobs' Pharmacy Atlanta, sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
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Jacob
Jacobs’ Pharmacy
Atlanta
van Antwerp Drug Corp
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Dr. F. L. Tapia
Dauphin St
Finemore
Sorrento Wydeanes
Whittemore Bros. & CO
Albany Street
Cambridge
Mase
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Block Bros
Water ST
Mobile, Ala
L. C. Fry
L. D. Batre
W. Pres
E. F. Ladd
G. A. Michael
Merchant’s Bank
Mobile, Alabama
Louis Forchheimer
J. C. Bush
L.C. Fry
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Perpetual Care
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