Balkans Peace Talks Threatened by Greek Participation
London report on December 18 says ambassadors seek to keep powers in close touch over Balkan War issues as Turkish and Greek warships clash near the straits. A crisis looms as Turkey demands Adrianople and threatens to walk out if Greece participates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Balkans
British Foreign Office
Constantinople
Straits
Turkey
Balkan
St. Jamés Palace
Greece
Porte
Adrianople
Doctor Daneff
Media Maritza
Dardanelles
Indict Strike Leaders in N Y Riot Case
Herkimer grand jury returns indictments against Lettie Falls strike leaders arrested after October riot in which two police officers were shot. Charged: rioting for Bakeman Vaughan Hirsch and assault for Leres e Poccio and others from Connecticut New York Schenectady Bridgeport IWW leaders.
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Little Falls
N. Y
Herkimer
Lettie Falls
Robert A. Bakeman
George Vaughan
Fred Hirsch
Schenectady
L. Lesere
Bridgeport
Threat letter to Wilson and New Jersey political warning
A mailed death threat to Gov elect Woodrow Wilson alleging ransom with money was sent from New York and received by his secretary. In Newark, Warren Dunn Jacob Dunn and Seely Davenport faced arraignment for sending the first letter. Wilson returns to the statehouse in Trenton urging voters to block opposing politicians seeking control of state government.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
New York City
Newark
N. J
Wilson
Warren
Jacob Dunn
Seely Davenport
Wharton
Trenton
Statehouse
Clifton Brown to serve as Lockland mayor without pay
Clifford Brown and village officials pledge to work without pay for 1913 to cover a $5,000 treasury deficit caused by a school bond issue. Janitors ash cart drivers town marshal and other public workers will also accept cuts to balance the books.
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Cincinnati
Clifford Brown
Lockland
Here
Flynn Named Chief of United States Secret Service
William J. Flynn of New York was appointed chief of the United States Secret Service by Secretary MacVeagh. He succeeds John B. Wilkie and has assumed duties. Flynn previously led the New York division and served as deputy police commissioner during Mayor Gaynor's early administration.
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Washington
William J. Flynn
New York
United States Secret Service
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
John B. Wilkie
Customs Service
Flynn
Secret Service
Gaynor
Predict Russo-Chinese War if Mongolia Feud Persists
Berlin reports Doctor Wang Chinese charge d affaires warned war between China and Russia could erupt unless Moscow renounces its Mongolian demands. He said China had made clear those demands would not be granted despite assurances.
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Berlin
China
Russia
Doctor Wang
Mongolia
Warship to Bring Reid's Body Home
Mrs Whitelaw Reid accepts British government offer to use a warship to convey the body of her husband James Reid to the United States. The decision follows the December 18 report from London. The voyage will mark the return of a prominent American statesman’s remains aboard a British naval vessel.
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Reid
London
England
Quakes Shake Montana Mine Camps
Two earthquake shocks were felt at Marysville Bald Butte Bald Mountain and Jay Gould mining camps twenty five miles from Helena. The quake was felt in Helena.
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Montana
Helena
Mont
Marysville
Bald Butte
Bald Mountain
Jay Gould
Bond Increase for J T Butler in Dynamite Conspiracy Case
In Indianapolis on December 18 the dynamite conspiracy trial neared end as J T Butler vice president of the Iron Workers association had his bond raised from 10000 to 15000 on the motion of the district attorney. The defense rested after a full day ahead of schedule and the government closed its case with no rebuttal. Forty defendants remain to hear the verdict as proceedings adjourned briefly for bonds and motions.
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Indianapolis
Chester Krum
Albert B. Anderson
Clarence E. Dowd
Rochester
J. T. Butler
Iron Workers’ Association
United States
Miller
Butler Faces Perjury Charge Amid Prolonged Absence
A district attorney described Butler as repeatedly drunk before trial, claiming he fled the courtroom for two weeks. He urged the court to consider the perjury accusation and noted Butler’s bondsmen, his attorneys, remain on bond while he faces potential penalties of ten to fifteen thousand dollars.
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Butler
Plans of big warship Pennsylvania described by secretary
Washington describes the Pennsylvania as the largest battleship planned for the U S Navy. Length 600 feet on waterline, 608 feet overall, breadth 97 feet 6 inches, draft 28 feet 10 inches, displacement 1400 tons, speed 21 knots on trial. Armament includes twelve 14 inch guns and a torpedo defense battery with 22 6 inch guns. Plated armor 18 inches, power from reciprocating engines or turbines, oil fired boilers Water-tube type. Plans ready for bidders December 28 1912 and bid opening February 14 1912.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
United States Navy
Navy Department
Railroads Offer Wage Increase to Fifteen Million
Fifty two eastern trunk line railroads propose to raise annual wages by fifteen million dollars to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. The firemen may have to drop the demand for extra men on heavy locomotives. Arbitration rules used earlier with locomotive engineers would apply to this settlement.
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New York
Carter
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Railway Wage Arbitration Commission
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Arbitration Board
Goulds Purchase Peter Pan Sires Hit in Paris
Paris reports James R. Keene's famed stallion Peter Pan will reach Bologna today and be moved to Frank J. Gould's stables at Maison's Lalitias for future breeding and racing plans.
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Goulds
Paris
James R. Keene
Peter Pan
Bologne
Frank J. Gould
Maison
Lalitias
Wall Street Loans Move Cash From Country Banks to City Bets
Washington reports how New Yorks large banks lend hundreds of millions daily to Wall Street and then recycle profits back to interior banks. Expert J B Niven described how on November 1 cash from 32 major New York banks totaling 725 million flowed to Wall Street or sat as deposits, while July 1 showed a drop of over 100 million as rates fell.
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Washington
Wall Street
House Money Trust
New York
Street
J. B. Niven
Niven
New York City
Stock Exchange
Cutter to Seek Kearney and Passenger
Secretary McVeagh ordered a revenue cutter on the Pacific coast to make a rapid extensive search for missing aviator Horace Kearney of Chicago and his passenger Chester Lawrence of Los Angeles. They sailed in a hydro aeroplane from Los Angeles Saturday for San Francisco and have not been heard from since.
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Washington
MaccVeagh
Treasury Department
Pacific Coast
Horace Kearney
Chicago
Chester Lawrence
Los Angeles
San Francisco
William Colbert Dies After Ten Day Hunger Strike
Wabash Indiana December 18 William Colbert aged fifty and blind has died at his home after ten days of refusing to eat or drink, starving himself to death.
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Wabash
Ind
William Colbert
Taft Itinerary to Panama Sets Departure Night
President Taft completes plans for a Panama trip with a 10:30 pm departure from Washington aboard the Atlantic Coast Line. The party stops in Jacksonville and Key West, spends Christmas in the canal zone, then returns to Washington by December 31 aboard the Arkansas and Delaware battleships.
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Washington
Taft
Industrial Commission
Congress
United States
George Sutherland
Utah
George Chandler
Connecticut
Charles 3. Barrett
Georgia
Fartners’ Union
PF. A. Delano
Ilinois
Wabash Railroad
Adolph Lewisohn
New York
F. A. Schwedtman
Missouri
A. B. Garretson
Iowa
Railway Conductors’ Association
Johan B. Lennon
Illinois
American Federation of Labor
James O'Connell
District of Columbia
Carpenter
Senate
G. A. Carpenter
Peter Grogscup
Louisiana
Thornton
George S. Nixon
Nevada
Archbald
Ert W. Archbald
Committee On Military Affairs
James B. Abeshire
W. W. Wotherspoon
B. J. McClernand
Panama
Atlantic Coast Line
Jacksonville
Board of Trade
Key West
Ecity
Arkansas
Delaware
Canal Zone
Colon
Charlies P. Taft
Louise Taft
C. P. Taft
Hilles
Heavy Snow Hits Ashland Wisconsin
Unusually heavy snow blanketed the Lake Superior region for fifteen hours. In Ashland fire whistles warned schoolchildren away as streets remained blockade risks to schooling for two or three days. Marquette and Escanaba reported two feet of snow.
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Ashland
Wis
Dee
Lake Superior
Marquette
Escanaba
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Edward L. Cornelius
United States Senate
D. M. Ransdell
Jackson, Miss
Joseph White
Jssues
Ohio Town
John E. Wilkie
Newcomb
U. S. Dreadnought
Taft Rames
Beerbohm Tree
Grosscup
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
America
Cutter
Kearney
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