Taft Cabinet Meets Over 1832 Russia Treaty Termination
President Taft convened a special cabinet session to discuss terminating the 1832 Russia treaty. Senator Cullom urged notifying Russia and informing the Senate to sidetrack a Sulzer resolution, while others urged a message to Congress or waiting for Senate action. Attendees included Knox Wickersham Meyer Nagel MacVeagh and Wilson. Stimson Fisher Hitchcock were away. Also noted is Cornelius Vanderbilt the elder’s son undergoing appendicitis surgery in New York.
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Washington
Taft
Russia
Senate
Cullom
Illinois
United States
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
House of Representatives
Senate Committee
St. Petersburg
Foreign Relations Committee
Mr. Taft
White House
Knox
Wickersham
Meyer
Nagel
MacVeagh
Wilson
Stimson
Fisher
Hitchcock
Thirty hunting victims in New England toll reaches thirty
Boston reports thirty lives lost during the hunting season ending at midnight. Five shot mistaken for deer, twelve killed by accidental gun discharge, fourteen by others or stray bullets. Two drowned and one died of exposure. Maine leads with fifteen victims. totals by state and serious injuries noted.
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Boston
Mass
New England
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Caver
Shoots Son and Self in Los Angeles Hotel Tragedy
Samuel P. Aryes of Boston fatally wounds his son at a Los Angeles hotel and then kills himself after expressing to a barber that he had nothing to live for. The pair had been in the city about three months. the father had recently lost his wife.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Samuel P. Aryes
Boston
Actor Hackett Secretly Marries Beatrice Beckley in Milwaukee
Milwaukee report states actor James K. Hackett wed Beatrice Mary Beckley in a clandestine ceremony on a Saturday afternoon. Beckley listed London as her address and none as occupation, with her past role as a leading woman for Hackett noted.
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Milwaukee
James K. Hackett
St. Louis
Beatrice Mary Beckley
London
Miss Beckley
Mr. Hackett
Cornelius Vanderbilt Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
New York financier Cornelius Vanderbilt has an appendicitis operation performed. Reports indicate the surgery went smoothly and he is recovering at his home in the city.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Yale
Fifth Avenue
Meats May Be Lower as English Ban Sparks Trade Impact
Chicago December 18 packers predict lower cattle values and retail beef prices after England bars indicted Sherman act violators from bidding on British army canned meat. Workers say farmers will bear the cost and meat may be cheaper, reflecting the ban’s effects across the supply chain.
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Chicago
Parliament Prorogued After Brief King Speech
London December 17 The house of parliament was prorogued and will re assemble February 14 The king's speech read in the house of lords was brief and colorless noting the Moroccan accords between France and Germany and mainly reciting recent domestic legislation and social reforms expected from its enactment
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London
House of Parliament
House of Lords
France
Germany
Man Killed While Walking to Visit Ill Daughter
Jacob W. Jones, a 65 year old farmer from near Zionsville, Indiana, was struck by a through freight train on the Big Four line while walking toward Zionsville to visit a sick daughter. His body was dragged about 100 feet and rolled down an embankment, found two hours later.
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Lebanon
Ind
Zionsville
Jacob W. Jones
Woman Fined for Wreath Graveyard Altercation
In Crawfordsville Indiana on December 18 Mrs Maggie Borst was fined seventy dollars after striking her cousin Mrs Mary Osborne with a copy of Gates Ajar when she was denied permission to lay a wreath on the grave of Osborne’s son.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Maggie Borst
Mary Osborne
Stranger sought in Fort Riley fire and explosion series
Fort Riley, Kansas officials hunt a man seen with Michael Quirk on Sept 15 after Quirk was nabbed attempting to enter the pumping plant. Since spring a wave of fires and a dynamiting of the Kaw river bridge raised alarm, with the latest blast Aug 9 and a trash can blaze Sept 9 causing little damage.
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Junction City
Kan
Fort Riley
Michael Quirk
Quirk
Tryimmg
John Hartutg
Cavalry Ordnance
Kaw River
Fort Riley Reservation
Vanderbilt Weds Mrs McKim in Reigate License Wedding
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt married Margaret Emmerson McKim at Reigate by license. The bride, formerly married to Dr. Smith Hollis McKim of Maryland, has lived near Reigate at Bachenorth for the past year.
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Bride
Hollis McKim
Maryland
London
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Margaret Emmerson McKim
Isaac Emmerson
Baltimore
Reigate
Cense
Bachenorth
Smith Hollis McKim
Diet and Health Hints from British Medical Experts
British medical men note Arthur Keene of Penarth Glamorgan who has lived on milk for nearly seven years showing remarkable physical development and health. His intake is about two quarts daily. Experts say simple diets may outperform mixed foods and call for systematic experiments to prove benefits of scientific feeding.
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Arthur Keene
Penarth
Glamorgan
Army Chaplain Set Free in Olustee Outrage Case
Rev. Chas. M. Brewer, former army chaplain, implicated in Fort Riley dynamite outrages, was released on his own recognizance by Deputy Sheriff Collina in Olustee Oklahoma.
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Olustee
Oklo
Chas. M. Brewer
Fort Riley
Kan
Collina
Mediation Talks Sought Over Imperial Forces in Nankin
Reports indicate negotiations may begin as China faces pressure from foreign powers. Imperial forces garrison Nankin amid rising tensions and calls for restraint. Officials from involved nations seek a peaceful settlement to the standoff.
New lead in struge Lorimer case details alleged bribery
Washington December 18 Investigators hear accusations against Deli D Brownback and Leslie Taylor in connection with Lorimer election bribery ties. Rep Brownback denies knowledge of a deal and says Taylor was not known to him. Taylorville subpoena issued as Brownback recalled. Rep Hull recounts boosting and billing for a bill blocking brewery saloon ownership and cites jackpotting methods linked to Lorimer’s election.
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Lorimer
Deli D. Brownback
Denia
Washington
Illinois
Sesson
del D. Brownback
Leslie Taylor
Taylorville
Taylor
Brownback
Morton D. Hull
Oliver Sollitt
Mayo Brothers Surgeon Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
New York December 18 Dr Charles Horace Mayo of Rochester Minnesota underwent an appendicitis operation at Presbyterian Hospital. Surgeon Dr Joseph Blake performed the procedure after Vanderbilt's recent case. Mayo 46, reported in good condition with a restful night and low fever. The Mayo brothers are renowned surgeons with a major hospital in Rochester St Marys.
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New York
Charles Horace Mayo
Presbyterian Hospital
Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Washington
Southern Medical Association
Joseph Blake
Blake
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Dr. Mayo
Mayo Brothers
St. Marys
Honor for Maine Dead Requests Naval Honors for Maine Remains
President Taft writes Secretary Meyer asking that Maine wreck victims be given full naval honors and transported aboard a large ship with convoy. The letter urges dignified treatment of the remains as they are brought to the United States from Havana harbor. A separate item notes Roy Cazell, 22, arrested in Toledo on a counterfeiting indictment.
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Washington
Taft
Meyer
Maine
Havana Harbor
United States
Toledo
Roy Cazell
Federal
Grand Jury
House Recess Ends Over Maine Wreck Sale Bid
House refuses to sell wreck of the Maine after a heated argument. Federal grand jury probes blind fund for J. J. McNamara. Three Ohio bankers indicted for alleged fraud. Carrie Sparling held in Bad Axe Michigan for killing her son. O'Connor cites Liberal gains as India's capital transfer benefits Britain. Peace talks begin between Chinese factions. Russia protests alter Sulzer resolution against 1832 treaty. Lloyd George hit by missile at London suffrage event. facial injury reported.
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House
Wreck of
Maine
J. J. McNamara
Ohio
Carrie B. Sparling
Bad Axe
Mich
Son
American middleweight Johnny Thompson loses on points in Sydney
In Sydney on December 18, the American middleweight Johnny Thompson was defeated on points over twenty rounds at the stadium, with rival middleweight boxer Riggs earning the decision.
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Sydney
Australia
Johnny” Thompson
Ty Rigs
Imperial Powers May Mediate China Conflict With Rebels
Reports from Tokyo indicate Japan and Great Britain may offer to mediate between the Chinese government and rebels. Japan and England allegedly agreed to act in concert, with consuls general authorized to pursue mediation. The foreign office did not confirm the story, noting negotiations and travel of officials.
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Tokio
Japan
Great Britain
Wll
Vorozza
China
England
Liuin
Pekin
Yuan Shih Kai
Shanghai
Jiji Shimpo
Foreign Office
Matsui
Washington
John N Jordan
Shanghai Peace Conference opens with Tang Shao Yi arrives
Tang Shao Yi, senior government delegate, and associates reach Shanghai for ceasefire talks. Wu Ting Fang and Republican representatives are already in place awaiting negotiations in the foreign concession. Expectation is pessimistic about achieving a stable government.
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Shanghai
Tang Shao Yi
Wu Ting Fang
National Holiday Sought For Arizona Statehood
Washington reports Delegate Philip Cameron aims to introduce a resolution after the holiday recess to commemorate Arizona joining the union completing the chain of commonwealths from Atlantic to Pacific and ending territorial government. Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee plans a similar Senate resolution.
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Washington
Arizona
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Philip Cameron
Cameron
House
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Senate
Italian Held Over Possible Slayings Near Albany
An Italian man with bloodshot eyes and a letter addressed to Ed Donato was arrested twenty miles south of Albany. He may be the Ed Donato sought in the Morner farm murders near DeFreestville, Albany authorities say. He denies involvement. Coxsackie officials consider the description a match. Also, three bankers were indicted in Gambier after the bank failure of 1911.
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Albany
N. Y
Ed Donato
Tweny
Rensselaer County
Gonrad Morner
Morner
DeFreestville
Coxsackle
Mount Vernon
Harry N. Hills
Cincinnati
Claude N. Wyant
South Bethlehem
Ulysses G Lybarger
Gambier, C
Gambier Banking Company
FP. P. Baxter
State
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T. J. Allen
DR. &. H. Mayo
Chang Paio
Nankin
Ian
American Press Association
Struge
Minnesota
T. P. O'Connor
Ixatthe
India
David Lloyd-George
Johnny
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