Chicago Attorneys Seek Supreme Court Action on Sherman Law
Chicago lawyers John S. Miller and Levy Mayer head to Washington to urge the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of the Sherman anti trust act and grant a stay of court proceedings against J Ogden Armour and nine other meat packers charged with monopolizing the fresh meat industry. They argue an emergency and note Congress meets as the motion is filed.
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Chicago
Levy Mayer
Washington
Supreme Court
J. Ogden Armour
George A. Carpenter
C. C. Kohl
United States Circuit Court
Beef Trust
Taft
Pittsburg
Congress
Cummitt Wells
Economic Society of New York
Boehne Buys First Red Cross Stamp at Auction
Evansville Indiana December 4 Representative Boehne paid $100 for the first Red Cross stamp at public auction.
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Boehne
Evansville
Ind
Red Cross
Russian Cossacks Guard Teheran Legation Force
Russia's advance guard has arrived in Teheran. A company of Cossacks, ostensibly to protect the Russian legation, entered without warning. The Temps in Paris warns occupation risks Persia's independence and strains the Anglo Russian 1907 spheres of influence, urging an equitable compromise and dismissal of American treasurer general Mr. Shuster.
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Teheran
Russia
Paris
Persia
Temps
Shuster
England
Kimmel insurance hearing adjourned. claimant relation disputed
Niles Michigan December 4 The Kimmel insurance hearing was adjourned to next Wednesday afternoon. The disposition of Mrs Helen Montague known as Aunt Hi and sister of Mrs Estella Kimmel was only partly concluded. She insisted the claimant bears no resemblance to her nephew George A Kimmel and that he is not Kimmel. Her brother John A Johnson echoed the same.
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Niles, Mich
Kimmel
Helen Montague
Aunt Hi
Estella Kimmel
George A. Kimmel
John A. Johnson
CHAMP CLARK Expects Busy Congressional Session Ahead
Speaker Champ Clark signals a vigorous upcoming session with major legislation and committee actions anticipated. The House plans debate on key reforms as Congress reconvenes, aiming to push priorities before adjournment.
McNamara Brothers Face Doom as Election Day Nears
Los Angeles December scene shows the McNamara brothers cheerful in county jail while facing imminent sentencing. Job Harriman, Socialist mayoral candidate, and citizens push for better industrial conditions and end to city hatred. District attorney silent on McManigal. bribery hearings postponed as defense detectives probe juror bribery.
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Los Angeles
Cal
McNamara Brothers
Job Harriman
Citizens’ Committee
McManigal
Indianapolis
Labor condemns McNamaras lingering bitterness in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on December 4 labor leaders criticize the remaining bitterness toward the McNamaras. The strongest statements come from labor headquarters as the dispute continues to echo through local unions and politics.
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Los Angeles
Cal
McNamaras
Labor
Union Demands Quick Legal Action After Confession
Friday and Saturday crowds urged immediate punishment for the prisoners at the center of a case. Typographical Union No 174 alone acted, calling for a full, extreme application of the law and an inquiry into all AFL affiliated unions.
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Typographical Union No. 174
American Federation of Labor
Burns vows more arrests in Times dynamiting case
William J. Burns of the Burns National Detective Agency said more arrests would follow the McNamaras confessions. He sought David Kaplin, accused of aiding the brothers, and criticized Samuel Gompers and Eugene V. Debs for attacks in labor papers since the Times building bombing in Los Angeles in October 1910.
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Chicago
Los Angeles Times
McNamara Brothers
William J. Burns
Burns National Detective Agency
David Kaplin
McNamaras
Burns
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Eugene V. Debs
Defense fund question over unspent McNamaras money
Los Angeles reports from December 4 reveal calls to allocate the remaining defense fund to dependents of the McNamaras victims from the October 1 1910 explosion. Separately Dublin notes the drowning of the Marquis of Waterford Henry de La Poer Jeresford in the River Suir near Curraghmore Waterford.
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Los Angeles
Cal
McNamaras
Margilis
Waterford
Dublin
Ireland
Marquis of Waterford
Henry de la Poe Jeresfordl
Gle
Curraghmore
County of
Creel Elected President of Mexican Eagle Oil Company
Announcement from Tampico reports Enrique C. Creel former Mexican ambassador to the United States named president of the Mexican Eagle Oil company. Rumor says Lord Cowdry sold his interests to Creel and associates linked to Standard Oil. The Eagle Oil firm has battled Waters-Pierce for refined oil control in Mexico.
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Tampico
Mex
Enrique C. Creel
United States
Ican Fagle Oil Company
Lord Cowdry
Mr. Creel
Standard Oil Company
Méxican Eagle Oil Company
Pearson
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Mexico
Durbar camp fire destroys governor quarters
Delhi dispatch reports a blaze at the Pun jab Durbar camp destroying reception rooms and the governor of Punjab quarters. The fire damaged several rooms and prompted evacuations as flames were brought under control.
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Punjab
Delhi
India
Durbar
Crowning Tapestries Burned as Fire Attacked
Tapestries carpets and silver table services intended for King George's crowning as Emperor of India were burned prompt military brigades attacked the fire saving the rest of the cam.
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King George
India
Cam
Patterson leaves Denver amid bitterness over homicide case
Mrs. Patterson travels to Sandoval, Al after expressing strong resentment toward Denver. She is accompanied by family and a detective as police say she would have faced concealed weapons charges if she had not departed. The trip follows the homicide event dated December.
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Denver
Colo
Gertrude Gibson Patterson
Sandoval
Revolutionists In Possession Of Nan Kin City Quiet
Illinois politicians report Taft sentiment waning as national politics shift. King George V and Queen Mary reach Bombay while Asquith setback harms woman suffrage. Harry H Honore Jr dies in Riverside sanitarium. Harriman confesses weaken mayoral bid. Poindexter opposes Taft Bay policy accusing plot. English public largely backs Grey speech on Moroccan crisis. Fredericks says McNamaras confessions won’t halt higher prosecutions in boiler piracy case.
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Nankin
Illinois
Taft
King George
Queen Mary
England
Bombay
Asquith
Harry H. Honore, Jr
Mra
Potter Palmer
Riverside
N. Y
Job Harriman
Controller Bay
Edward Grey
Fredericks
MccNamaras
Farmer fatally gored by bull near Evansville
Evansville resident reports farmer Robert Hancock was attacked by a bull a few miles from the city and died from his injuries. The incident occurred on December 4, with Hancock identified as the victim. Local authorities investigated the sudden death.
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Evansville
Ind
Robert Hancock
Here
Siamboat Wrecked by Able Explosion Announces Retirement
Ashland Wis December 4 Fred Wilcox conductor Andrew McDougal brake man and A M Hanson of the Minneapolis St Paul and Sault Ste Marie railway arrested on manslaughter in the fourth degree over the death of Carrie Dillon seven years old The incident follows a wreck and explosion involving a siamboat and train crew members.
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Ashland
Wis
Fred Wilcox
Andrew McDougal
A. M. Hanson
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault
Three Brothers Drown While Skating at Clay Hole
Three brothers Frank John and Walter Cwiakale drowned in South Chicago while skating on a clay hole. Local authorities reported the incident occurred in December and prompted rescue efforts that failed.
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Chicago
Frank
John
Walter Cwiakale
First Day Opens as Congress Gears for Busy Session
Washington reports the Sixty-Second Congress opening with 590 members in attendance as Speaker Clark predicts a long and busy session. Republicans hold 49 Senate seats, Democrats 42, House Democrats 227, Republicans 161, with several vacancies and new members sworn in. Legislation to focus on tariff, trusts, Panama canal, currency reform, and appropriations is expected.
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Washington
Congress
City
Capitol
Senate
Colorado
House
Kansas
Clark
Five Die and Seven Hurt in Ohio River Boiler Explosion
A boiler explosion shattered the steamer Diamond near Davis Island dam five miles below Pittsburg killing captain Swaney and four other crewmen and injuring two. Eight crewmen were rescued as icy snow hindered salvage efforts amid wreckage and rising river currents. Divers and rivermen searched for the missing while the injured faced likely death.
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Ohio River
Pittsburg
Davis Island Dam
Swaney
Diamond
East Liverpool
James
Lorimer Inquiry Pushes for Early Senate Decision
Washington reports the Senate committee probing Lorimer’s seat issued subpoenas for about twenty witnesses and plans a Tuesday afternoon gathering at the Capitol. Lorimer may appear Tuesday morning amid hopes the matter will be resolved promptly, with Stephenson’s bribery charges seen as not established and his seat likely preserved.
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Washington
Senator Lorimer
Senate
United States
Capitol
Lorimer
Lee O'Neill Browne
Fe Sas
Johnston T Lawre
Chicago
Stephenson Cape
Wisconsin
Stephenson
Wisconsin farm groups unite to form a consolidating board
Madison Wis Dec 4 An amalgamation of all the agricultural boards societies and commissions of Wisconsin is the object of a movement started here aiming to unify state farming authorities and streamline agricultural policy and programs.
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Madison
Wis
Agricultural Boards, Societies and Commissions
Wisconsin
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American Presa Association
Namaras
M’manigal
Lo Angeles
M' Namaras
Army
Winter Quarters
PT. Chandler
American Press Association
Charles de Fores
Chandler
Rey C. Kirtland
Henry K. Arnold
Thomas de Witt
Miking
Army Aviation School
Augusta
United States Mail
Detective Burns
Place For Defense Fund
Creel
Mrs. Patterson
Bull
Farmer
Rhode Island
Lator
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