Laur Leaders Fate in Jury Hands at Indianapolis Trial
Judge Anderson instructed the jury to hear the testimony of Ortie McManigal and Edward Clark with caution as 40 defendants face verdicts. He clarified conspiracy law and that organized labor is not on trial, stressing the government must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Albert 8. Anderson
Ortie E. McManigal
Edward Clark
Anderson
Miller
John J. McNamara
John J. McCray
James B. McNamara
United States
Organized Labor
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
King George Missed Church and Dinner by Illness
King George, at Sandringham, was unable to attend Christmas church services and the royal dinner with Queen Mother Alexandra due to a chill. Officials said the king has now recovered.
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Alexandra
London
George
Sandringham
Family slain by Panama Limited near Champaign
Edward H. Miller his wife Ruth and their two children Wayne and eight year old Ruth were killed by a passing Illinois Central Panama Limited train four miles south of Champaign Illinois. Neighbor child Opal Scott died from injuries. A separate fire in Imperia Town Janesville Wisconsin on December 27, thought to be incendiary, damaged a large business area near the Court Street bridge but was contained with minor losses.
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Champaign
Ill
Edward H. Miller
Ruth
Wayne
Here
Illinois Central
Opal Scott
Opening Session of Labor Legislation Convention Highlights Factory Inspection
Reston Dec 27 Samuel McC Lind presided over the annual convention of the American Association for Labor Legislation. The first topic was factory inspection with speakers from Wisconsin Boston and Massachusetts discussing how the Wisconsin commission works the laborers perspective and the inspector's efficiency from a child labor view.
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Reston
Samuel McC. Lindsay
Columbia University
American Association For Labor Legislation
John R. Commons
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Wisconsin Commission
Henry Sterling
Boston
Taborer
Charles S. Bird
East Walpole
Mass
Edward F. Brown
National Child Labor Committee
Taft Escorted Amid Panama Explosion Report
Dispatches from the Panama legation say the blast at De Lesseps plaza in front of the Tivoli hotel arose from business rivalry between two Spanish merchants and was not connected to Taft’s presence. President Taft plans no nomination for canal zone officials before returning to the United States. Col Goethals likely to become civil governor as Taft tours ruined Panama City.
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Washington
Tivoli Hotel
Taft
National Theater
Panama
de Lesseps Plaza
Tivoli
Legation
Valdes
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Col
G. W. Goethals
Panama City
Henry Morgan
Charles II
England
Arkansas
Key West
Colonel Goethals
Delaware
Wilson Starts South After Illness Fears Dismissed
President elect Woodrow Wilson recovered from a slight cold after a trip to Trenton and stayed in bed to rest. He and Mrs. Wilson left Princeton for Staunton Virginia where the governor was born. Mrs. Wilson said reports of his illness were exaggerated and that the ailment was minor, limited to digestion with a fever of 101. The governor took the train to the junction to avoid exposure and planned travel to Staunton the next morning.
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Princeton
N. J
Wilson
Trenton
Staunton
Langford Knocks Out McVey in Sydney Bout
Sam Langford of Boston defeated Sam McVey in Sydney Nova Scotia delivering a knockout punch report notes Langford as the tar baby of boxing and McVey a veteran contender.
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Langford
McVey
Sydney
N. S
Sam Langford
Sam McVey
United States
Gov Clark's gloomy Alaska annual report urges fuel access
Washington December 27 Governor Walter Clark reports Alaska faces a population decline tied to waning placer mining and weak land laws. He presses Congress to allow coal land development and says residents favor any measure to open fuel resources, criticizing public calumnies about Alaska.
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Washington
Walter Clark
Alaska
Congress
Governor Presses for Mining Law Reform and Seal Hunt Policy
The governor criticizes Congress for failing to aid a virgin territory and urges immediate changes to the general mining law. He also condemns the five year seal killing ban, arguing the fur seal is polyta mous and land hunts would not harm the herd, potentially boosting territorial income by about $2,006,000 annually.
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Congress
Kaiser’s New Grandson Born in Berlin
The Kaiser's fifth grandson was born at Princess August Wilhelm’s palace on Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin. Mother and son are reported well. Berlin and Potsdam garrisons fired salutes with 12 guns to announce the birth. Balloting by Mail Proposed in Wisconsin bill would let voters cast ballots by mail in the upcoming election legislation.
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Berlin
August Wilhelm
Wilhelmstrasse
Potsdam
Plague Spreads Among Bulgarian Troops Near Constantinople
Czar Ferdinand orders strict sanitary compliance for troops at Tchatalja after reports confirm bubonic plague spreading rapidly among Bulgarian soldiers near Constantinople. Dispatches from Janina note fighting between Greeks and Turks with unclear details and a severe sleet storm affecting operations. A Salonika incident leaves two Jewish merchants dead in anti Jewish demonstration.
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Sofia
Ferdinand Te
Tchatalja
Constantinople
Athens
Janina
London
Salonika
Jewish Chronicle
Keene Ill Through Valet Report
New York December 27 reports James RK Keene financier and horseman is very ill after a crisis relayed by his valet Frank Masler.
Woman Slaw in Runaway Fatal to Mrs Baxter in Iowa
Mrs Isaac Baxter was killed and her husband fatally injured in a runaway at Golden Point Iowa seven miles northeast of Keokuk. Six grandchildren in the carriage escaped with bruises. Baxter had just presented land for a new church and the party was returning from a parish Christmas celebration.
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Keokuk
Isaac Baxter
Golden Point
Here
Baxter
Plan for 37 Story Equitable Life Building in Manhattan
Plans filed with the bureau of buildings outline a 485 foot tall fireproof 37 story structure to replace the old Equitable Life building at Broadway and Pine street. Architects say the building will include 44 elevators with 16 express and will rise on the former site destroyed by fire last winter.
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New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Bureau of0
Equitable
Broadway
Pine Street
Big strike with robberies on Mexican National railway
Mexican National Railway workers strike for higher pay and shorter hours. A train on the Topehumnes branch was halted north of Durango with passengers robbed and mail baggage looted. Seven bridges, cars, and Climocate station burned, likely by robbers amid ongoing turmoil.
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Mexico City
Mexican National Railway
Topehunnes
National
Climocote
Hulsatch
Durango
Climocate
Laredo
Tex
National Railway
Mountaineer John H. Dawgon Found After Daylong Search
New York reports John H. Dawgon a West Virginia climber who has never been lost, was found by police after spending a day and night seeking his family left at a friend's house the day before Christmas.
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New York
John H. Dawgon
West Virginia
Wreck of Salazie Strands 145 Passengers Off Madagascar
The French steamship Salazie, en route from Diego Suarez to Mauritius, was wrecked forty miles off Madagascar during a cyclone. Of 145 aboard, lifeboats were lost, the second officer died while rigging an anchor, and survivors were landed after a perilous voyage to Madagascar for aid.
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London
Tenby
Marie Fmile Ambrea
Lacellum
Amsterdam
Jacksonville
Fla
Portland
Lovetakken
Manchester
Savannah
Queenstown
Ripon
Downey
Philadelphia
England
Plymouth
Goyas
Buenos Aires
Battenbay
Devon
Marseilles
France
Djiemneh
Salazie
Madagases
Indian Ocean
Diego Suarez
Mauritius
Madagascar
Rockefeller Hosts Sleigh Ride For Teachers In New York
John D Rockefeller entertained a group of school teachers with a sleigh ride over his Pocantico Hills estate in Tarrytown New York. A teacher asked about his wealth and multiple homes and Rockefeller replied Save your pennies, ending the remark with playful sarcasm.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Rockefeller
Mexican Ambassador Manuel Calero to resign soon
Manuel Calero, Mexico's ambassador to the United States, will leave Washington next week for Mexico City and will retire from diplomacy to practice law. The embassy will be headed by Senor Lascurain, the Mexican foreign minister, who is currently in New York.
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Washington
Dee Oero
Mexico City
Senor Lascurain
New York
Lawyer Edward P. Vilas Dies From Injuries at Home
Edward P. Vilas aged sixty a well known Milwaukee lawyer and brother of the late F Vilas former postmaster general died from injuries suffered after a fall at his home the neck was broken police said the incident occurred on December 21.
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E. P. Vilas
Milwaukee
Edward P. Vilas
F. Vilas
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McManigal
Samuel Untermeyer
Pujo
Money Trust
King George
American Body For Labor Legislation
Canal Zone
Mieh
Gov. Clark
Germany
Kaiser
Princess August Wilhelm
Madison
Wis
Ferdinand
English
William Corcoran Eustis
Eustis
McCombs
Democratic National Committee
Levi P. Morton
Equitable Society
Mexico
Qone
Penzance
Tripolitania
John OD
Manuel Calero
U. S
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