Preserving Peace Requires Naval Buildup to War
Secretary Meyer urges a larger U S navy to deter war and safeguard national safety. He calls for 41 capital ships including three new battleships this year, four more from the Dreadnaught class, two battle cruisers, sixteen destroyers, six submarines, and support ships. He warns limited armament hinders defense and urges a steady annual program to replace aging vessels. He also argues Panama Canal usage does not double the fleet and stresses readiness over treaties.
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Washington
United States
Meyer
Navy Department
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Navy General Board
Panama Canal
Attack on Pacific Mail steamer San Juan near Acapulco
A wireless operator’s letter made public reports an attack on the Pacific Mail steamship San Juan off Acapulco. The vessel was fired upon while at anchor and the engineer was seriously wounded.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Mail
San Juan
Acapulco
Many Candidates for Speakership in Idaho Legislature
J Frank Hunt of Bannock is the only repeated speaker with three consecutive terms 1903 1905 1907. Others bidding include Charles D Storey of Ada A H Conner of Bonner and H V A Ferguson of Bannock while a historic list traces speakers from 1891 to 1911 with names and counties.
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House of Representatives
J. Frank Hunt
Bannock County
Hunt
Charles D. Storey
Ada County
Weilder
A. H. Conner
Bonner County
H. V. A. Ferguson
Bannock
Gifford
Frank A. Fenn
Idaho County
David T. Miller
Ada
Robert V. Cozier
Bingham
Fremont
A. H. Alford
Nez Perce
David L. Evans
Oneida
Glenn P. McKinley
Shoshone
Paul Clagstone
Adam County
Philanthropy Plan Aims Concrete Homes For the Poor
A Los Angeles launch introduces a $500000 corporation run by bankers and charity workers to replace slum shacks with four room concrete houses. The project will offer rental or sale options aligned with family means and include modern conveniences such as baths.
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Los Angeles
Booths Die In London Shooting Suicide Inquest Rules
In Brithlingsea England December 7 a coroner's jury found Junius Booth an American cinema show operator and his wife shot dead the day before. The verdict was wilful murder and suicide while insane. Witnesses said Booth was excitable and drug addicted. a note in his room claimed he gave his wife a sleeping draught and planned to kill himself after.
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Brithlingsea
England
Junius Booth
Cold Storage Eggs Prices Fall Again in Chicago Market
Chicago December 7 dealers pushed wholesale egg prices down from 22 to 19 cents as another glut hit the cold storage market. The decline followed a two cent drop yesterday after more than half a million eggs were unloaded at a loss to speculators.
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Chicago
Republicans Meet to Plan Party Reorganization at National Capital
Washington December 7 Governor Hadley of Missouri conferred with Senators Borah Kenyon and La Follette on plans to reorganize the Republican party. Governors from Richmond gathered to discuss informal reorganization and many arrived early for talks with state representatives. Delegates listed include Pennewill Delaware Deneen Illinois Carroll Iowa Goldsborough Maryland Eberhardt Minnesota Hadley Missouri Oddie Nevada Tower Pennsylvania Vessey South Dakota Spro Utah Cock Glass West Virginia McGovern Wisconsin Carey Wyoming.
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Washington
Hadley
Missouri
Borah
Kenyon
la Follette
Richmond
Pennewill
Delaware
Deneen
Illinois
Carroll
Iowa
Goldsborough
Maryland
Eberhardt
Minnesota
Oddie
Nevada
Tower
Pennsylvania
Vessey
South Dakota
Spro
Utah
Glasscock
West Virginia
McGovern
Wisconsin
Carey
Wyoming
Governors Visit Taft for Rural Credits Conference Luncheon
Nine governors traveled from the Richmond conference to Washington to join President and Mrs. Taft for a luncheon and a special conference on rural credits and farmers cooperative banks. The president showed deep interest in the plan.
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Taft
Washington
Richmond
Farmers’ Cooperative
Anarchist Lagzbin Deported From San Francisco
Edward Lagzbin described as an internationally known anarchist and three feet tall hunchback will be deported after Washington reports confirm a match with a Russian government circular. Lagzbin, once sentenced to Siberia as a Nihilist conspirator, escaped and prompted an international warning from Russia.
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San Franceisco
Edward Lagzbin
Washington
Lagzhin
Siberia
Russia
Stolen Chinese Decorations Ring Uncovered
A sensational case in Dec 7 reports Lazard selling genuine Double Dragon of China insignias. the diplomas were stolen from the Chinese legation in London. Lazard's arrest has been ordered.
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Russells
China
Lazard
London
Ruby in Hen Draw Nets $400 Bid At La Crosse Show
A White Plymouth Rock hen valued at $200 last night doubled to $400 after swallowing a $200 ruby dropped by judge Charles V. Keeler. Keeler offered $400 for the bird, but the owner refused the bid.
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la Crosse
Wis
Charles V. Keeler
Keeler
Trainor Case Links Perjury Claim to Marriage License
B M Trainor, a Pocatello railway employee, faced perjury charges after securing a marriage license to wed a 16 year old escapee from the State Industrial School at St Anthony. Evidence showed the license was issued in the mother’s name to give consent, not for perjury, and Trainor was released. His wife remains at the Industrial School as legal efforts to secure her release continue with attorney C K Crowley assisting.
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B. M. Trainor
O. S. S. Railway
Pocatello
St. Anthony
Idaho Falls
Thanor
C. KE. Crowley
Trainor
Railroad Blamed for West Point Wreck
Washington report faults the New York New Haven Hartford railroad for the West Point Conn disaster saying excessive speed at a track crossing caused the fatalities and injuries. Commissioner McChord recommends universal adoption of automatic train stopping devices at danger points.
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Washington
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
McChord
West Point
Conn
Gunman in Cuba. Webber Leaves Havana for New York
Bridgie Webber, informer in the Rosenthal murder case, arrived in Havana recently and departed today for New York, saying he had been threatened with assassination if he stayed in Cuba.
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Havana
Webber
Rosenthal
New York
Cuba
Wheat Close in Chicago on December Forties One Forty Four
December wheat closed in Chicago at 84144 percent, signaling market movement amid the day’s trading.
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Chicago
Engineers Strike Over Drunk Engineer Punishment
London December 7 A major strike by locomotive engineers on the Northwestern railroad began after a main line engineer was reduced to piloting duties for drunken off duty conduct. The union demanded immediate reinstatement and three thousand engineers have quit, crippling the railroad’s main line and branches.
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London
Northwestern
Suffragettes Torment John Redmond at Dalston Rowdy Demo
London observers report Suffragettes provoked disruptions at a Dalston home rule demonstration as Irish Nationalist leader John Redmond endured a violent eviction scene. Disturbances lasted about thirty minutes with men and women forced from the hall, including a protesting clergyman. Redmond finally spoke a brief, somber remark on the women's cause becoming a comic interlude.
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London
John Redmond
Dalston
Redmond
Death in Flames Ends Millennial Family Tragedy
Melvin R. Mendell a New York lawyer died after rescuing his wife and 14 year old daughter from a burning home early this morning. Mendell saved his 1 year old son before perishing in a second trip. Neighbors tried to restrain him as flames raged. The daughter was found dead beside her father in a bedroom.
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New York
Melvin RB. Mendell
Lillian
Mendell
Greeks Send Six Warships as Turkish Clash Looms
Sedil Bahr near the Dardanelles reports a Greek squadron sighted at the straits entrance signaling acceptance of Turkish naval pressure. In Constantinople cholera claims over 1000 cases in twenty days with many deaths, though officials may undercount the outbreak.
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Constantinople
Sedil Bahr
Dardanelles
Straits
Plenipotentiaries Named for Balkan Ottoman Peace Talks
London dispatch reports the Ottoman empire and Balkan states will meet at St James's Palace on December 13 to discuss peace. Delegates include Tevfik Pasha Nazimi Pasha Rechad Pasha for Turkey. Novakoviteh Nikolitch Bogovitch for Serbia. Miyuskovitch Popovitch Vekovich for Montenegro. Guechoff Deneff Savoff Fitcheff for Bulgaria. Greece may join later, possibly negotiating separately in Vienna.
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London
St. James’ Palace
Ottoman Empire
Balkan States
Turkey
Tevfik Pasha
Nazimi Pasha
Berlin
Rechad Pasha
Servia—Novakovite
Vienna
Horace Boies 85th Birthday Celebrated in Waterloo
Waterloo Iowa December 7 birthday notices pour in at the home of Horace Boies ex governor born 1827 in New York state and living in Iowa for 45 years. He is noted as the only Democrat governor of Iowa since the Civil War.
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Horace Boies
Waterloo
Mr. Boise
New York State
Iowa
Preston couple host reception for Mrs Gr over Cleveland
South Orange New Jersey hosted a reception this afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Preston for Mrs. Grover Cleveland who is to wed Prof. Thomas J. Preston Jr of Wells College.
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South Orange
N. J
Thomas J. Preston
Thomas J. Preston, Jr
Wells College
Grover Cleveland
Idaho Division Safety Committee Meeting Announcement
The regular monthly safety committee meeting will be in the Y M C A gym at 10 a m Tuesday December 10. All Short Line employees are invited to attend and present safety suggestions. Superintendent A B Stevenson has issued the bulletin calling the meeting and requests hearty cooperation and large attendance.
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Idaho Division Safety Committee
A. B. Stevenson
Idaho Division
Navy Yard Workers Placed Under Civil Service
More than 20 000 skilled workers in navy yards nationwide were placed under the civil service by presidential order today.
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Classified Service
Washington
United States
Civil Service
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Champ Clara
G. Clark
Oscar W Underwood
William Sulzer
Joseph G. Cannon
Oscar W. Underwood
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