Whitelaw Reid Dies in London Ambassadors Lifeline Ends
London report details Whitelaw Reid American ambassador to the court of St James dying at Dorchester House. Only his wife and daughter were present as he sank after a period of unconsciousness and asthma complications. A state funeral is anticipated with King George likely to attend.
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London
Whitelaw Reid
Court of St. James
Dorchester House
John Hubert Ward
Ogden Mills Reid
New York
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
Reid
Ogden
Duke
Duchess of Connaught
Ottawa
France
Westminster Abbey
George
Balkan States
Turkey
John Ward
Buckingham Palace
John Legge
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
America
English airman killed near Wembley in fatal crash
London reports two more aviation deaths bringing the toll to 217. Lieutenant Parke R N and passenger William Hardwick were aboard a Handley Page monoplane from Hendon to Oxford when it dove suddenly near Wembley after passing Wembley. They were killed instantly as the aircraft wrecked.
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London
Aviation
Parke
R. N
William Hardwick
Hendon
Oxford
Wembley
Wembly
Justice Hand Improves After Paralysis Stricken
Justice John P. Hand of the Illinois supreme court, who was stricken with paralysis, shows gradual recovery. He is regaining the use of his right arm and right leg in Springfield HL on December 16.
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John P. Hand Better
Springfield
John P. Hand
Ilinois Supreme Court
Archbald Defense Up as House Managers End Case
The Archbald impeachment trial moves to defense after house managers finish presenting witnesses. Philadelphia and Scranton sources note testimony covered a $500 purse raised to fund Judge Archbald’s 1910 Europe trip, with remarks that the fund began as dinner plans for the judge.
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Washington
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Senate
House
C. Loane Munson
Williamsport
Samuel H. Swingle
Premier Coal Company
Scranton
Fred W. Jones
Delaware and Hudson Coal Company
C. H. von Storch
W. W. Risinger
W. M. Ruth
J. R. Wilson
Scranton-Honduras Mining Company
Edward R
W. Searle
Federal Court
Middle Pennsylvania
R. F. Farrell
New York
Munson
Searle
Archbald
Europe
House Judiciary Committee
King George and Taft Send Condolences Over Reid Death
King George V and President Taft exchanged messages of condolence after the death of Ambassador Whitelaw Reid. Taft and Mrs Reid received sympathies from Washington to London, noting Reid's exceptional service and close Anglo American friendship. The body to be returned on a man of war.
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Taft
Reid
Washington
King George
England
Ambassador Reid
London
Whitelaw Reid
George
George V
Buckingham Palace
William H. Taft
William H. Tapt
Braddock Fire Destroys Twenty Buildings in Pittsburg Area
A large blaze in Braddock, near Pittsburg, destroyed twenty stables, warehouses and residences. Firemen rescued scores of men, women and children, twelve firefighters injured. Damage estimated at 150000 dollars. Incident believed incendiary.
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Pittsburg
Braddock
Wilson to Speak in New York at Southern Banquet
Governor Wilson arrives in New York aboard the Bermudian with President-elect Wilson and family. He plans to attend his first speaking engagement in Gotham at the Southern banquet tomorrow night. The governor praises the Bermudian as a steady and reliable ship during the voyage with his daughter and the president-elect.
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Gotham
New York
Wilson
Trenton
MacKenzie
Bermuda
Arrests in book fraud probe shake Boston publishers
Herbert B. Virtue head of Virtue and Co and John B. Williams book agent were arrested on a secret indictment tied to a deluxe book scheme. Mrs Mary L is said to have paid 87075 for deluxe editions November 29. In Michigan a stormy voyage ended with the steam barge Myrtle M Ross sinking at Bay City after a hole was cut in its planking.
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Boston
Herbert
Virtue
Virtue & Co. Book Publishers
John B. Williams
Grand Jury
Mary L
Bay City
Mich
Lake Waron
Myrtle M. Ross Gank
Morse Couple Leaves for German Wiesbaden Spa
Mr and Mrs C W Morse depart for Wiesbaden Germany for the spa cure. Mr Morse will take the cure.
Beaten and robbed farmer loses funds at Union Station
Beaten and robbed of 4490 dollars near Marengo Iowa at the Union Station. C R Fasterday, a farmer, is expected to recover from injuries.
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Burlington
C. R. Fasterday
Marengo
Union Station
Damages Proposed for 23 Americans Wounded by Mexican Fire
Washington reports a commission found 23 Americans wounded or with relatives killed or wounded by shots from across the Mexican border in 1911 should receive demnities totaling 86,000 from the Mexican government. All claims of Mexicans injured on the American side were disapproved.
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Washington
Congress
Policeman Kills Chief in Riverside Disciplinary Fallout
Riverside California December 16 Police Officer Bert Barrett shot and killed Acting Chief of Police John R Baird. Barrett then attempted suicide but Deputy Sheriff Nelson disarmed him as he raised the revolver. The shooting followed disciplinary action over alleged drinking by Barrett.
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Riverside
Cal
Bert Barrett
John R. Baird
Barrett
Nelson
Balloon Ride Ends With Rescue Off Long Beach
A captive balloon at Ocean Park broke free and rode winds over land and sea for over an hour. Two men and an eight year old boy were rescued three miles off Long Beach after being thrown into the water when the balloon touched the ocean.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Ocean Park
Long Beach
Gould sister Helen Miller Gould to wed Finley Shepard
Announcement from George J. Gould confirms the engagement of Helen Miller Gould to Finley D. Shepard a St. Louis railway man. Shepard has spent life in railroad work and recently became assistant to President Bush with New York City headquarters.
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Miss Gould
Findley D. Shepard
St. Louis
Mr. Shepard
President Bush
Missouri Pacific
Missouri Pacific—Railroad
New York
George J. Gould
Helen Miller Gould
Finley D. Shepard
Commission Blasts Railways For Passenger Safety Laxity
The Interstate Commerce Commission harshly condemns American railroads for poor passenger and employee protection. The annual report cites 180,123 total casualties for the year, including 10,586 fatalities and 169,558 injuries, with fatalities up 189 and minor accidents up 19,379 from the prior year. It attributes derailment risks to track and roadway conditions.
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Alaska
Secretary of Commer
Nagel
Commission
United States
Interstate Commerce Commissiin
Root denounces foreign extracts as impudent forgeries
Senator Root branded as impudent forgeries and abhorrent to his feelings extracts published in papers from Panama Cuba Costa Rica Salvador and Honduras claiming a speech he allegedly made in New York. He said the nation is a greater and nobler Rome placed by God to act as arbitrator in Americas Europe and Asia through its resources and industry.
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Washington
Root
Panama
Cuba
Costa Rica
Salvador
Honduras
New York
Rome
America
Europe
Asia
Two In A Aeroplane Lost Off California Coast
Horace Kearny and passenger Chester Lawrence vanished after leaving Newport Beach to fly a hydro airplane toward San Francisco. No word has reached wireless stations or vessels in contact with them as fog shrouds the ocean. They carried only four hours of gasoline, making survival unlikely.
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San Francisco
Horace Kearny
Chester Lawrence
Newport Beach
Los Angeles
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Secretary of the Interior
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