Currency bill gains Senate approval with GOP support
Washington reports the currency bill cleared the Senate 54 to 34 with solid Democratic backing and six Republicans. It creates a seven member Federal Reserve Board, designates 8 to 12 reserve districts, sets capital and subscription terms for banks, and outlines director classes and surplus rules for reserve banks.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
District of Columbia
Reserve Banks
National Bank Act
Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve District
Federal Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Cardinal Martinelli Seriously Ill in Rome
Cardinal Sebastian Martinelli aged sixty five, papal delegate in the United States from 1896 to 1902 and prefect of the sacred congregation of rites, is seriously ill in Rome on December 22.
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Cardinal Martinelli
Rome
Italy
Cardinal Sebastian Martinelli
United States
Sacred Congregation of Rites
Judge Frees Accused Wife in Chicago Murder Case
Chicago on December 22 saw Mrs. Alice Davis Sing discharged after the defense moved to take the case from the jury. She had been charged with murdering her Chinese husband, Charles Sing.
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Judge Frees
Chicago
Alice Davis Sing
Charles Sing
Jack Johnson Dethrones Jim Johnson In Paris Bout
Paris December 22 Jack Johnson a Negro boxer outpointed Jim Johnson in ten rounds in a farcical contest. Spectators hissed and showed disapproval, with some firing shots in the crowd.
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Jack Johnson
Paris
Jim Johnson
spec_lators
Mexican rebels tighten grip near Tampico amid executions
Reports from Hermosillo and Chihuahua detail executions of Tenth Battalion officers at Guaymas after disarmament for treason. Villa’s forces issue harsh orders against looting, while actions unfold in Chi huahua and Juarez as negotiations for release of Luis Terrazas Jr. continue.
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Hermosillo
Sonora
Guaymas
Tenth
Ojeda
Chihuahua
Francisco Villa
Juarez
Luis Terrazas, Jr
Villa
Terrazas
Mexico City
Tampico
Torres
Maytorena
Presidio
Tex
International Line
Luis Orozco
Mercado
Orozco
Missouri to sue 13 railroads for overcharges in rate law cases
Missouri seeks 26 million dollars from 13 railroads for alleged overcharges under two rate laws. Federal and state actions followed a Supreme Court dismissal of an injunction against the laws. Suits target Missouri Pacific Wabash Santa Fe and others with filings to proceed in Macon Kirksville La Plata and other cities.
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Kansas City
Missouri
U. S. Supreme Court
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Santa Fe
Barker
McPherson
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Jefferson City
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Missour
Kansas & Texas
Rock Island & Pacific
Aviators Rout Moorish Forces in Morocco Action
Madrid reports Moorish tribesmen routed by Spanish troops at Muley Abselam in Spanish Morocco. Spanish aviators bombed Moor positions from above guiding the advance, followed by infantry with bayonets. Moors fled in confusion with heavy casualties.
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Madrid
Muley Abselam
Spanish Morocco
Spanish War Office
Fire Major Loss At Portsmouth Dockyards
Fire sweeping Portsmouth dockyards caused damage estimated at 5 million dollars. The new battle cruiser Queen Mary tied at the jetty was endangered but was quickly towed clear of danger.
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Portsmouth
England
Congressman Pepper Dies in Clinton Hospital
Congressman Irvin B Pepper of Iowa's Second District died in a Clinton hospital after illness. The news from Clinton dated December 23 confirms his death and notes his long service in Congress.
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J. S. Pepper
Clinton
Irvin
Pepper
Iowa
Constitution Watch Proposes Polygamy Ban in Congress
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts introduced a constitutional amendment to prohibit polygamy, saying many Massachusetts citizens support the measure and believe the practice exists. The proposal comes amid public sentiment and legislative consideration in Washington.
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Kaw
Washington
Senator Weeks
Massachusetts
Steamer Launched for Panama Canal Service
A large turbine steamer for the Hamburg American line Panama canal service was launched here. The vessel, named after High Admiral Tirpitz, will carry 2,000 passengers and represents a major addition to the fleet.
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Panama
Stettin
Germany
Panama Canal
Hamburg-American Line
Tirpitz
Postal bill trims back big new expenditures
Washington dispatches report that the house committee struck most proposed new postal service expenditures in the post office appropriation bill. Key item cut was a 2,000,000 raise for rural mail carriers as the bill totals around 300,000,000. Also notes changes in naval assignments and a graft investigation report.
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Washington
Post Office
House
James H. Glennon
Florida
Wyoming
Frederick L. Chapin
Rush
McAdoo
William Stone
Missouri
Reed
Senate
Stone
Chicago
Benjamin Barr Lindsey
Denver
Juvenile Court of
Colorado
Henrietta Brevoort
Mra. F. J. Clippert
Detroit
Mich
Auditorium Hotel
Nineteen Hurt In Train Wreck Near El Paso
Nineteen persons were injured, four seriously, when four cars of Texas and Pacific railroad train No. 3 derailed east of El Paso after a broken rail.
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el Paso
Tex
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Two Killed In Wreck In Wyoming Frontier
Two people were killed and several others injured in a head on collision at Black Buttes Wyoming when the eastbound Los Angeles limited on the Union Pacific met a fast west bound freight.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Black Buttes
Los Angeles
Grace Leathe Sued for 351000 By Former Agent
St Louis December 23 Mrs Grace A Leathe wealth rated at four million dollars faced a suit for three hundred fifty one thousand dollars filed by W Irvine Edwards her former confidential agent once reported to be her fiancé The case centers on a financial dispute between the two former associates and the heiress.
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St. Louis
Grace A. Leathe
W. Irvine Edwards
Beachey Banks Four Loops to Break American Record
Lincoln Beachey the world famous aviator performed four consecutive loop the loops in Fresno California on December 23. He shut off his engine and glided to earth upside down, setting a new American record.
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Beachey
Fresno
Cal
Lincoln Beachey
Rates Now Highest in World Representative Declares
Washington lawmaker Louis Lewis argues in the House for government ownership of the US telephone network through the post office department. He says the plan would cost under 900 billion and mimic Panama Canal financing, with government lines competing against private telegraph firms. He attacks private finance as corrupt and cites cities like New York Philadelphia and San Francisco as examples of public mismanagement plus notes telegraph rates are the highest among twenty countries while postal rates are lower and U.S. letter volume is the highest in the world.
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Washington, D. C
Panama Canal
Lewis
Maryland
House
Post Office Department
Parcel Post
Postofice
Mr. Lewis
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Decree Declares Daily Holidays to Stabilize Banks
Provisional President Huerta issues a decree making every day through year end a bank holiday to stabilize finances. It relieves banks from obligations until January 2, except London and Mexico Bank and the Central Bank. Banks reopen with guards, deposits not paid, crowds at doors but no disorder.
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Mexico City
Bank of London
Mexico
Huerta
Bartholdt to Quit House After 1915 Term
Representative Richard Bartholdt of St. Louis announces he will not seek re election when his term ends in 1915 after twenty two years in the House. Only Payne and Jones have longer service. He plans to devote effort to universal peace.
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Bartholdt
Washington, D. C
Richard Bartholdt
St. Louis
Missouri
Payne
New York
Jones
Virginia
Universal Peace
Aged Man Burned to Death at Anson Rynerson Farm
Toby Severson aged 87 an invalid was burned to death when fire struck the Anson Rynerson farm residence six miles south of Ames. Five women of the household and a woman teacher boarder were injured by jumping to escape the blaze.
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Ames
Toby Severson
Anson Rynerson
Mrs. McCormick Named Chair of National Suffrage Group
Mrs Medill McCormick of Chicago has accepted the chairmanship of the congressional committee of the National Suffrage Association. The announcement was made at suffrage headquarters.
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McCormick
New York
Medill McCormick
Chicago
National Suffrage Association
Opera troupe appeals for transport home
The American Grand Opera company of Cleveland stranded at Lexington Kentucky appeals to Cincinnati charities department for transportation to their homes in Ohio.
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Transportation Home
Cincinnati
American Grand Opera Company of
Cleveland
Lexington, Ky
Cincinnati Charities Department For Transportation
Record Numbers Surge as Youth Offer for Army Service
Washington DC reports a booming response to army recruitment with 5,000 applications last month, 2,000 more than any prior period. The surge reflects growing interest among young men in military service.
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Army
Washington, D. C
McReynolds Leaves Washington for Elkton Christmas
Washington Attorney General Mc Reynolds left Washington for Elkton Kentucky to spend Christmas at his mother's home. He will be away from the capital a week or ten days.
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McReynolds
Washington
Elkton
Why I Emigrated to Western Canada Promises for the Poor
A Chicago journalist recalls interviewing a Western Canada farmer who left Iowa for a 160 acre homestead. He shows how land paid for itself within three years, growing to about 3,000 acres, with a debt free estate and a modern farm. He contrasts Iowa costs and returns with Canadian abundance and freedom from poverty.
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Chicago
Canada
United States
Iowa
Western
Western Canada
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