Gibson testifies on beet industry and Colorado politics
A. L. Gibson of Longmont testifies before the sugar trust committee detailing relations between beet growers and refiners. He says growers feel valued and claims sugar politics in Colorado are not controlled by the trust while noting some friction and a general need for cleaner politics. John E. Law also testifies as the steel inquiry highlights CarnegieCompany ties and a subpoena for J. H. Reed.
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Washington
A. L. Gibson
Longmont
Colo
Sugar Trust Investigation Committee
Gibson
Colorado
Sugar Trust
Hardwick
John E. Law
Windsor
Lorimer Testifies on Senate Seat Aims
Lorimer testified that his sole reason for seeking the senate was travel and hotel expenses. He stated the Brown trial aimed to convict Brown but to force him out of the senate.
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Lorimer
Washington
Lee O'Neill Brown
Brown
Senate
Riots at Washington and Wood Mills Hit Lawrence Mills
Unrest among 25,000 textile workers in Lawrence Massachusetts erupted in disturbances at the Washington and Wood mills of the American Woolen company. Rioters clashed with police outside the gates of the Lawrence Duck mills injuring several foremen and officers. A dozen arrests were made as about fifteen thousand operatives remained idle.
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Lawrence
Mass
Washington and Wood Mills
American Woolen Company
American Mills
Lawrence Duck Mills
Bank robber Dean held under fugitive warrant in Los Angeles
Charles Dean the alleged New Westminster bank robber was held on a fugitive warrant in Los Angeles with bail set at $15,000. A later change showed he could furnish $1,000 bail on a statutory charge. Mina Griffin, Dean's companion, is not at her mother's home in San Diego.
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Los Angeles
Charles Dean
New Westminster
Mina Griffin
Dean
San Diego
Fiendish cruelty by Chinese troops reported
London reports say imperial forces committed severe mistreatment of a revolutionary officer who was skinned alive and shot without mercy. A Red Cross assistant was struck during the incident.
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London
Imperials
Red Cross
Bride Accused of Poisoning Pies in Allentown
Mrs. John Kulp of Allentown Pennsylvania a three month bride is accused of trying to kill her husband his aged parents and sister by placing poison and ground glass in two pies. Her husband testified that she said I am tired of you and I am going to get rid of you on the day the pies were baked.
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John Kulp
Allentown
Famous Baden-Powell to Visit U S Cities on World Tour
Major General Robert Baden-Powell hero of Mafeking leads a world tour and is expected to spend weeks in the United States visiting multiple cities as head of the Boy Scout movement. Born 1857, he rose through British campaigns in South Africa, Zululand, and the Boer War, famed for his defiant Mafeking defense and leadership.
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Washington, D. C
Robert Stephenson Smyth
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Y World
United States
Nmber
Boy Scout Movement
Great
South Africa
Zululand
Malta
Ashanti
Matabeland
Colen-Powell
Fifth Dragoon Guards
Snydam
Cronje
Ladysmith
Joubert
Cape Town
Kimberley
Bulawayo
Testimony Confirms McManigal Dyna mite Conspiracy Details
Mrs McManigal corroborates statements about the dynamite conspiracy involving Ortie McManigal. She testified before the grand jury in Los Angeles and discussed encounters in Detroit in 1907 and the Chicago to Wisconsin Missouri Iowa explosives transport. The man linked to John J. McNamara allegedly offered money and instructions.
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Indianapolis
Ortie McManigal
John J. McNamara
McManigal
Chicago
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Motion to Dismiss Indictment Against Labor Leaders
A motion was made to dismiss the indictment against Treitmoe Munsey Johannesen and Clancy, labor leaders charged with conspiracy to transport dynamite. Arguments on the motion were set for January 24.
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Los Angeles
Treitmoe
Munsey
Johannesen
Clancy
Johnson protests boxing ban in New York over gloves
Chicago on January 12 reports Jack Johnson criticizing Athletic Commissioner O Neill of New York for denying him a glove while allowing other boxers. Johnson questions equal treatment and cites Langford as an exception in New York.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
O'Neill
New York
Johnson
Langford
Philadelphia Auto Show Opens With National Attendance
Motor bikes tires and accessories arrive as manufacturers and demonstrators gather for the eleventh Philadelphia Automobile Trade association exhibition. The two week show opens in the First and Third regiment armories with line cars first week and electric vehicles to follow in the second week.
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Philadelphia Automobile Trade Association
Merino Breeders Hold Sixth Annual Meeting in Columbus
Sheep breeders from several states attended the sixth annual meeting of the American and Delaine Merino Record association in Columbus. President R. D. Williamson of Xenia presided at the morning session and delivered his annual address.
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Columbus
Mafeking Siege Endure Daring Defence Under Lord Baden-Powell
The Mafeking garrison held out through a prolonged siege as British forces under Baden-Powell repelled repeated Boer assaults. After relief on May 16, the commander rose to major general, led the South African constabulary, and later became a noted society figure, author, and scout leader.
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Baden-Powell
Anne
Mafeking
Transvaal
South African Constabulary
Constabulary
England
Lion
Society
Idaho Mines Boost Gold and Silver Output in 1911 Record Gains
Idaho produced gold valued at 1.17 million dollars and 17.51 million fine ounces of silver valued at 4.13 million in 1911. C N Gerry of the US Geological Survey notes increased output in zinc and silver lead ores and placer gold while copper and silica ores declined in Shoshone and Owyhee counties. Boise county leads in gold production with Elmore County following.
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Washington
Idaho
C. N. Gerry
United States Geological Survey
Shoshone
Owyhee
Owyhee County
Boise County
Elmore County
Mint
Elks arrange 1912 conventions to avoid conflicts
Portland officials report John P. Sullivan the Elks grand exalted ruler helped set dates to prevent clashes with other groups. The Elks plan a July 8 reunion in Portland while Grand Army events move to Los Angeles in September. He also influenced the Republican convention to June 18 in Chicago and seeks a separate Democratic convention date.
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Portland
Ore
John P. Sullivan
The
Elks
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
the Elks
Jimmy Hayes Frees Held Safe in Oklahoma City Stunt
Paul Hayes, accused of several safe robberies, entered the state strong box under supervision. State Treasurer Dunlop failed to open the safe and experts could not operate the combination. Hayes, brought from prison, opened the safe in minutes despite a time lock and burglary guarantees.
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Oklahoma City
Paul Hayes
Dunlop
Hayes
Golf Association to Choose 1912 Championship Courses
In Philadelphia the United States Golf Association prepares for its annual meeting at the Bellevue-Stratford hotel. The main item is selecting courses for 1912 championship events with applicants including Chi Golf club Cincinnati Golf club Country Club of Buffalo Essex County club and Nassau Country club Glen Cove. The Essex club seeks both amateur and open titles while Buffalo also seeks women’s title play.
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Philadelphia
Quaker City
United States Golf Association
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Chi Golf Club
Cincinnati Golf Club
Country Club of
Buffalo
Essex Country Club
Manchester
Mass
Essex Club
Essex
Nassau Country Club
Glen Cove
N. Y
Harmon Opens Campaign in Illinois Speech
Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio arrived in East St. Louis Illinois to deliver the first speech of his Democratic Presidential campaign. The mass meeting was arranged by the St Clair County Democratic club to kick off his Illinois tour.
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East St. Louis
Ill
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Illinois
St. Clair County
New York Fire Forces 2000 Tenants Into Streets
A grease pan overturned in a Bowery restaurant triggered a fire forcing about 2000 tenement residents to flee into the streets. The blaze tied up the elevated lines and threatened the surrounding city block as firefighters battled the flames.
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York
Bowery
Woman of the Underworld Slays Gambler in Burley Shooting
Margaret Worth, a social outcast from Rock Springs Wyoming, shot Harry Williams known as Curly Williams a gambler, in Burley at 4 am after he allegedly assaulted her. She claims self defense. Williams was shot in the chest and hospitalized in Twin Falls. Worth is detained as investigations continue.
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Margaret Worth
Underworld
Harry Howard
Rock Springs
Wyo
Williams
Burley
Twin Falls
Howard
Marshal Underwood
Albion
Appeal for Help From Americans in Persia
Washington dated January 12 reports F. E. Kerns the young American who ran the Persian treasury after Shuster left. He cabled an urgent appeal to Representative Sulzer, head of the foreign affairs committee, saying the Persian government refuses to release other Americans from contracts and that the state department is pressured against their claims by American Minister C W Russell.
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Washington
F. E. Kerns
Shuster
Sulzer
Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
C. W. Russell
Freezing in the Middle West Drives Coal Shortage
Des Moines reports a coal famine as temperatures drop to 28 below in Des Moines and across the Midwest. Rail delays persist in Denver and Havre remains 32 below, while Chicago and St. Louis note rising prices and relief efforts for the cold.
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Chicago
Iowa
Des Moines
State university closed in Kansas cold snap
Lawrence Kansas January 12 The state university is closed due to the severe cold.
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Kansas
Lawrence, Kas
State University
Pacific Coast Shippers Hold Annual Meeting in Seattle
The Pacific Coast Shippers association held its annual meeting in Seattle with a large attendance of prominent lumbermen from Oregon Washington California and British Columbia.
Pole captain seeks backing for South Pole dash
San Francisco reports Captain Pole aims to secure financial backing for a dash to the South Pole. The effort centers on attracting sponsors and funding for the expedition plan.
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San Francisco
Captain Pole
Hanged for vile murder at San Quentin
Mark A. Wilkins, convicted of murdering Mrs. Vermine Carmen near Oakland after eloping from Kansas City in 1907, was hanged at San Quentin. He and Carmen lived as a couple until a quarrel, with her body found months later under a barn. Carmen’s husband Louis Carmen identified the body by a dental chart, Wilkins protesting his innocence to the end. Governor Johnson had refused a pardon last Wednesday.
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San Francisco
Mark A. Wilkins
Vermine Carmen
Oakland
Kansas City
San Quentin
Louis L. Carmen
Wilkins
Johnson
Dallas Tightens Quarantine Against Meningitis
In Dallas on January 12 authorities step up enforcement of quarantine measures as fresh physicians arrive from infected districts to conduct clinics. Ten cities have declared quaran tines against the outbreak.
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Dallas
Webster Confesses to Wife’s Woods Murder
Dr. Harry E. Weber pleaded guilty in county court to murdering his wife in September. He admitted killing her in the woods and the case marks the first anniversary of their marriage.
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Webster
Regon
Harry E. Weber
Leach Cross Faces Bert Keyes in 10-Round Fight
A boxing card in New York features Leach Cross versus Bert Keyes in a 10 round bout set for tonight at a local venue. Keyes seeks upset against former champion Cross as fans expect a hard fought contest.
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Leach Cross
Bert Keyes
New York
Turkish Gunboats Sunk by Italians in Red Sea Action
Rome reports seven Turkish gunboats and an armored yacht destroyed in Red Sea engagement off Kunfida Bay. Italian cruiser Piedmonte and destroyers Garibaldino and Artigliere led the action. no Italian losses recorded.
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Rome
Red Sea
Piedmonte
Garibaldino
Artigliere
Bay of
Kunfida
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Percy G. Vanderoef
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