Lodge Opens Debate on Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Revisions
In a secret Senate session Lodge urged that the revised Hay-Pauncefote treaty abolishes the Clayton-Bulwer constraints and aligns with last Congress actions. He noted removal of war time equality language and the Suez-style fortification rule, arguing the U S gains free use and potential fortification of the canal.
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Washington
Dee
Senate
Lodge
United States
Suez Canal
Sam
Culberson
Irregular Appointees Face Civil Service Reforms
Washington December 11 news reports the president approved amendments to civil service rules 8 and 10 proposed by the civil service commission. Key changes include sworn testimony when required, temporary appointments from a proper register, stoppage of pay for improperly held positions, and transfer limits requiring six months service in the current office.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Philippines
New York
Speaker Announces Remaining House Committees
Washington December 11 The speaker named the chairmen of key House committees with delegates from Iowa Wisconsin New Jersey New York Ohio Illinois California Oregon Pennsylvania Minnesota Connecticut and other states The list covers interstate and foreign commerce banking currency judiciary rivers and harbors military affairs naval affairs immigration and naturalization agriculture foreign affairs post offices and post roads public lands public buildings and grounds irrigation of arid lands census coinage and weights pensions education labor manufactures mines and mining and alcoholic liquor traffic.
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Washington
House
Hepburn
Iowa
Cooper
Wisconsin
Fowler
New Jersey
Bay of
Shattuc
Ohio
Wadsworth
New York
Hutl
Illinois
Land
California
Lacey
Iown
Mercer
Nebraska
Tongue
Oregon
Hopkins
Southard
Loudenslager
Grow
Pensylvani
Senate Deliberates Treaty And Routine Business
Washington December 11 open senate session devoted to petitions memorials and bills before adjourning into executive session to discuss the Hay Pauncefote treaty. House Speaker Henderson announced committee appointments highlighting promptness as a key trait during the session. A general speech on the Philippines was delivered.
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Washington
Senate
Henderson
House
Lawmaker Kyle’s Death Triggers House Adjournment
The House paused business and adjourned until Friday following the death of Senator Kyle. Burke of Pennsylvania offered condolences and led formal commemorations as lawmakers processed the news.
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Grow
Pennsylvania
Burke
Kyle
Pooling plan for steel plate makers collapses into a pool
After talks the pooling agreement among major steel plate makers is set instead of a single company. Original $50 million capital trimmed to $25 million when Jones & Laughlin refused to sell. Lukenstron, Carbon Steel options tied to that deal, but the pool now stands intact with current year price terms deemed satisfactory.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Jones & Laughlin, Limited
Hopkins enters Illinois senatorial race amid conference plan
Vic December report outlines official announcement of Representative Hopkins entering the Illinois senatorial contest. A meeting of Republican leaders in Aurora will shape the bid with Robert Burke assisting. Ex-Judge B. H. Lovell of Elgin soon declared his candidacy for Congress to replace Hopkins.
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Hopkins
United States
Democrats Carry Boston in City Election Sweep
Boston voters backed Democrats led by Patrick A. Collins who defeated Mayor Thomas N. Hart by 18,000 and won control of both city government branches. Salem D. Charles was chosen street commissioner and most school-commission candidates were elected. license measures also passed.
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Boston
Patrick A. Collins
Thomas N. Hart
Salem D. Charles
Presbyterian College Presidents Meet in Chicago
Presidents of leading middle western Presbyterian colleges unite for a Dec 20 Chicago meeting at the Auditorium hotel to form a permanent organization and discuss advancing Presbyterian church education through cooperation.
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Presbyterian College
St. Louis
John H. McCracken
Westminster College
Fulton
Associated Press
Presbyterian
Middle West
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
Honeymoon Guest Arrested in Forgery Case at Fond du Lac
Oshkosh Wisconsin December 11 A newly married man Henry Badke aged 18 was arrested for forgery and taken to Fond du Lac His bride of a week aged 16 accompanied him The man allegedly affixed the name of a former employer to an order for a pair of trousers He says the order is genuine and that the money is due him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oshkosh
Wis
Henry Badke
Fond du Lac
Badke
Niles to Build Municipal Elevator for Farm Produce
Niles Michigan voters and city leaders move to construct a large municipal elevator after petitions from farm produce buyers. The city, a key southwest Michigan market, attracts grain from a 30 mile radius as business leaders back municipal ownership.
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Niles
Mich
Dee
Michigan
Chicago and Alton machinists seek second hearing
Bloomington marchers report local machinists unhappy with Chicago conference results. Members resent General Superintendent Barrett's refusal to recognize the union and consider requesting another meeting.
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Bloomington
Chicago and Alton Road
Chicago
Barrett
Sixty Thousand Dollar Blaze Destroys South Bend Saloons
In South Bend Indiana on Sunday night three saloons a barber shop two restaurants a drug store a dwelling and five other business blocks were burned to the ground. Thieves started the fire with the aim of robbing other city areas while residents were away. Loss totals sixty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
League Magnates Meet Here In New York
Directora Brush Freedman Robison and Soden of the National League met at the Fifth Avenue hotel in session. After two hours the league's regular meeting was called.
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League
New York
Brush
Freedman
Robison
Soden
National League
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Changes in Ownership of United Metals Selling Company
Boston December 11 Thomas W Lawson states he sold his holdings in United Metals Selling company and confirms the Daly holdings of Amalgamated were sold by the estate. He says control is now joint among Amalgamated Copper Rothschilds and Calumet and Hecla Mining. The company contracted to buy five years from January 1 the product of Amalgamated Calumet and Hecla and Rio Tinto mines.
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Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
United Metals Selling Company
Daly
Amalgamated
Rothschilds
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company
Calumet
Hecla
Rio Tintos
British plans to relieve present conditions voiced in Crewe
Lord Onslow parliamentary secretary of the colonial office spoke at Crewe outlining government measures to ease current hardships in colonial affairs. The report notes the emphasis on relief actions and broader policy aims discussed by officials.
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London
Lord Onslow
Colonial Office
Crewe
Concentration Camps Placed Under Civil Authority in South Africa
Lord Onslow announced that South Africa’s concentration camps are now under civil control with promises to spend freely to improve health conditions. Larger camps will be broken into units of 2 000 to 8 000 inmates and, if needed, India’s plague experience may be used to address future issues.
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South Africa
Lord Onslow
India
Seminary enrollment drops at Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton report notes enrollment down to 133 students, twenty three fewer than last year. Rev Dr Warfield cites a similar decline across most Presbyterian seminaries in the United States.
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Princeton
N. J
Theological Seminary
Warfield
Presbyterian
United States
Pettigrew brother believed injured in runaway horse incident
Sioux City, Dec 11. Fred W Pettigrew, brother of ex Senator Pettigrew, found dying on a road near Sioux Falls. Initially thought assaulted, his statements during lucid intervals suggest he was struck while attempting to stop a runaway team.
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Sioux City
Fred W. Pettigrew
Pettigrew
Sioux Falls
Palmetto Farmer Killed by Suburban Trolley Near Atlanta
W J Smith a farmer from Palmetto Ga was run over and killed near Atlanta by a trolley on a suburban line. His body was found severed. A trolley car on the same line collided with a buggy a few miles away killing the unknown occupant.
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Atlanta
Gia
W. J. Smith
Palmetto
Smith
Chicago and East Buffalo Live Stock Markets Report
Hogs receipts 51,000 with sales mainly 4.40 to 6.55 per cwt and heavy lots 5.90 to 6.20. cattle receipts 8,000 with steers from 4.75 to 7.50 and veal calves 3.50 to 5.75. sheep and lambs receipts 20,000 with western lambs 3.00 to 4.80 and natives 2.50 to 4.90. East Buffalo stock men quote varied hogs 5.50 to 6.30 and cattle steady. St Louis and Milwaukee grain markets show noted price ranges for wheat corn oats rye barley and other grains.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dee
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Buffalo
St.Louis
Board of Trade
Appalling wreck on Central of Georgia train near Macon
A Savannah to Macon passenger train jumped a switch at a high embankment. Cars burned, including the Atlanta sleeper. One killed Julia Boynton of Columbus. Injured include travelers from Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Chicago, and Georgia. Names: R S Tomlinson, F A Stafford, J Ireeman, H Burke, J Hollis, others.
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Macon Ga
Central of Georgia Railroad
Savannah
Macon
Atlanta
Julia Boynton
Columbus
Lee Jackson
Lafayette
Ind
R. S. Tomlinson
Detroit
Mich
O. W. Dowd
Geneva
A. Coleman
Emily
Annie Peri
Chicago
R. B. Kelley
Anderson
Ala
James Ireeman
Southern Railway
F. A. Stafford
Barnesville
Gabriel Mitchell
S. H. Burke
Meldrim
Gauss Sails for Antarctic Regions Under Drygalski
The steamer Gauss of the German Antarctic expedition led by Professor Drygalski has departed from the Cape of Good Hope for Antarctic regions. Senator Depew plans to sail for Europe next Saturday and hosted a farewell dinner for New York friends in Washington Saturday night.
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Gauss
Professor Drygalski
Antarctic
Cape of Good Hope
Senator Depew
Europe
New York
Washington
Labor Delegates Spar On Exclusion and Ticket Scalp Laws
Delegates at the American Federation of Labor sessions debated Chinese exclusion versus other Asiatic imports, and rejected a universal label for union made goods. Ticket scalping was upheld as permissible by a large margin, while the universal label proposal was defeated. Trade autonomy next goes to a special committee.
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Scranton
United States
American Federation of Labor
Japan
Specil
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Universal
Universal Label
Glass workers split widens Denney Burns feud in Findlay
The Denney and Burns factions clash in Findlay Ohio as Denney ships 35 Findlay glass plant workers to Kansas City. The move leaves the local plant crippled and a shutdown feared.
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Findlay
Denney
Burns
Kansas City
Michigan to sue Booth over Lake Michigan fishing
Deputy Game Warden Brewster planned to sue A Booth Packing Company of Chicago for fishing in Michigan waters during the closed season. State records show service on the firm’s officials in this state is unlikely, with penalties of 1100 per month for six years totaling 79200 for failure to file articles and pay franchise fees.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Merino
A. Booth Packing Company
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Brewster
Lansing
Oren
Booth Company
Michigan
State Department
Telephone Franchise Granted in Springfield Council
Interstate Telephone company formed last week in New Jersey with 2 million dollars capital was granted a city telephone franchise by Springfield city council after a stormy session. Promoters include State Senator H. H. Evans BE. R. Conklin of Aurora F. W. Tracy Klahely and S. Schlosser of Springfield.
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Springfield
Ills
Interstate Telephone Company
New Jersey
H. H. Evans
BE. R. Conklin
Aurora
F. W. Tracy
J. ©. Klahely
8. Schlosser
Methodist ministers discuss founding Indianapolis publication
At the Methodist Ministers Association gathering in Indianapolis J E Cowgill proposed the creation of a Methodist paper here. He noted Indiana has a large Methodist population but no local publication exists.
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Indiana Methodists
Indianapolis
Methodist Ministers’ Association
Merridian Street
M. E
J. E. Cowgill
Indiana
Chicago man wins international balk-line billiard title
Jacob Schaeffer of Chicago and George Slee son of New York met in the deciding game of the eighteen inch balk line championship at Madison Square Garden last night with Schaef fer prevailing to win the match.
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New York
Jacob Schaeffer
Chicago
George F. Sleeson
Madison Square Garden Concert Hall
New York Man Proposes Bill to Aid Miss Stone Release
Washington December 11 Ryan of New York introduced a bill in the house authorizing the state department to expend necessary funds to secure the release of Miss Stone. The measure targets diplomatic efforts and ransom or advocacy to regain her freedom.
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Washington
Ryan
New York
House
State Department
Miss Stone
Merrimac Hero Hobson Heard in Bloomington Lectures
Captain Richmond F. P. Hobson, famed for the Merrimac, was warmly welcomed in Bloomington Als on December 11. Society leaders hosted receptions, and he delivered a large lecture on The Navy at the Grand Opera House, drawing an ovation from a vast audience.
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Bloomington
Als
Richmond FP. Hobson
Merrimac
Grand Opera House
Lecture by the Lian Centers of the American Revolution
The event was presented under the local chapter’s auspices with a public reception on stage after the address. Yesterday noon Captain Hobson attended a dinner at the home of former Vice President A B E Stevenson.
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Sige
Hobson
A. B E. Stevenson
Match Trust Sued Over Anti-Competition Tactics
Modern Match company of Detroit sues Wisconsin Match Milwaukee Diamond Match and officers Abrahamson Branower and John Merava for 200000 damages. Complaint alleges Diamond used Wisconsin as agent to kill competition by pressuring jobbers to handle only trust matches.
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Match Trust
Detroit
Mich
Modern Match Company
Wisconsin Match Company
Milwaukee
Diamond Match Company
John Merava
Chicago
Abraham Abrahamson
Abraham Branower
Wisconsin Company
Diamond Match
Modern
Diamond Company
Vermont detective mobbed and jailed charged with murder
S D Waite says he acted in self defense during a hotel crowd incident in White River Junction Vermont on Sunday night. Waite is jailed at Woodstock awaiting a murder hearing after a bullet wounded Goaher. Prohibitionist ties and hostile crowd claims are noted.
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White River Junction
S. D. Waite
BK. T. Goaher
Waite
Woodstock
New Hampahire
Pligia
National Slack Cooperage Manufacturers Convene in Detroit
Seventy five members attended the semi annual convention of the National Slack Cooperage Manufacturers association at the Hotel Cadillac in Sesaton Detroit. The meeting opened yesterday with plans for upcoming industry standards and cooperative activities among members.
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Detroit
Cadillac
National
Slack Cooperage Manufacturers’ Association
President picks Judge Francis E. Baker for Indiana seat
Washington reports after a cabinet meeting that Judge Francis Ed Baker has been chosen by the president to fill the vacant judgeship in the Seventh Circuit Court of Indiana.
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Washington
Francis Ed. Baker
Seventh Circuit Court of
Indiana
Jury awards $12,000 to De Pere wreck victim Rueping
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin Henry Rueping one of the De Pere wreck victims dated June 24 1000 received a verdict against the Northwestern Railroad company for twelve thousand dollars from a jury.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Dee
Henry Rueping
de Pere
Northwestern Railroad Company
Fire destroys northwest breaker at Temple Tron company
In Wandling Scranton Pa a northwest breaker at the Temple Tron company was totally destroyed by fire on Monday causing a loss of 45000 dollars and leaving five hundred bands idle.
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Scranton
Dee
North West
Temple Tron Company
Wandling
Canadians Eager to Enlist for South Africa Service
Enlistment of men for the Canadian Mounted Rifles to be sent on service in South Africa began here Monday. There was a rush of applicants.
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Halifax
N. 8
Canadian Mounted Rifles
South Africa
Dagbladet Reports Morgan Buys Salten Iron Mines
The Dagbladet notes J. Pierpont Morgan of New York is purchasing iron mines at Salten in Norway. The item lists other assorted news from across the United States and Europe.
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Dagbladet
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Salten
Norway
Wayne
W. Va
Govyerna Otero
New Mexico
Washington
J. C
Blackburn
Kentucky
Mary B. Blackburn
Senate
Big Lick
Lykens
Williamstown
National University Plans Revived by Carnegie Offer
Washington December reports revive interest in George Washington University as a national university under federal patronage. Carnegie offers ten million for government support. opposition fears an education factory. Endowed schools back a noncompetitive post graduate institute with original research.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
George Washington
Harper
National Educational Association
Think — Trust
Trarper
Carnegie
N. M. Butler
Columbia University
Depew
Congress
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Federation of Labor
Michgan
Booth
Schaeffer Invincible
Merrimac Hero
Lucifers
Vermont
Tte
St. Loui
John C. Bates
Department of the
Charles Stokes
Brooklyn
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Sesaton
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Chicago Historical Society
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Fatima
Swaon
Edward
Peru
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North Judson
Nevada Walters
Wabash
Charles Peterson
Fremont
Thomas O. Laughton
Urbana
Louis Jann
Louisville
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Carro ED
Wright
Frien
Carrol D. Wright
United States Department of Labor
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Washington Academy of Sciences
George
Daniel C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
National University
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Leavenworth
Uxon
Washington Co-Operative Institution
Newark
Frank J. Gould
Hamilton
Bermuda
Edward VII
Paul Blouet
Max O’rell
Iit
Think Trust
Carroll D. Wright
Vlan
Agricultural Department
Navy Department
Treasury Department
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Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington,cwa
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H Krew
Frank Stewart
J. M. Sprovant
Frank R. Saor
C. M. Krew
Pennsylvania Coal
Delta
Centerville
Keb
Beacon
Eldon
Canton
Douds Station
Oskaloosa
Columbia Pharmacy
Tet Novae
Sohn Shields & Son
T. J. Dempsey
Johnson
Johnson’s Bakery
Harwood
South Side
L. E. Latta
Joseph Pollard, Jr
H. Knecht
Washington National Bank
C.J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
Iffior
Kear Albereon's Grocery
Temple Builiding
Washington, Iowa
W. MH. Butterfield
Coensettor Ef Law
Ora ‘Astore
Marsh W. Bailey
City Hall
J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
Schuyler W. Livingston
Court House
A. Dewey
Attorney-At-Law
OF Washington CO. Savings Bank
Charley
W. A. Stiles & Co
West Main St
Washington, Ia
Galeys
Hotel Allen
Wanamaker
Brown
Philadelphia
R. A. Riley
National Bank
Capital
Ws. Blatm
A. Warre
O.M. Keox
First National Bank
Washington, Laws
Wm. Blair
L. D. Robinson
Mee R. Henderson
W. KR. Jeffrey
A. Olan
Pres
Onashier
Ass't Gash
Dave Keltner
Hotel Colenso
Lila Whitmore
Rookery
Suild
Maine
Ington
P. Bo
Columbus Junction
Muscatine
Pacific Northwest
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Burlington
Peoria
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Cincinnati
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Colon Fect
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Peoria Mall
Axe Sun
Sun
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