Taft Proposes Panama Canal Arbitration If Talks Fail
President Taft urged arbitration on the Panama canal tolls if negotiations with Great Britain fail, expressing hope for a settlement before his term ends. He spoke at a luncheon by the international peace forum and at the Republican reorganization dinner, railing at opponents and recounting the causes of his political setback. He contrasted arbitration with fears of losing and cited Henry Clews's view on the Hague.
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New York
Taft
Panama Canal
Great Britain
United States
International Peace Forum
White House
Roosevelt
Wilson
Clews
Parama
Henry Clews
Hague
Treaaty
England
Senate
France
Bonds Ready Today for 32 Conspiracy Defendants
Thirty-two of thirty-three labor union officials convicted in Indianapolis of a nationwide dynamiting conspiracy are set to be bailed from Leavenworth within four days. A $1,070,000 bail bond has been arranged with assurances from iron workers unions across the country to cover the bonds. Federal Judge Albert B. Anderson will approve the bonds, with District Attorney Charles W. Miller acting as government representative on eligibility.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Leavenworth
Kan
P. H. O'Donnell
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
O'Donnell
RE. N. Zoline
J. E B. McClory
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Iron Workers’ Union
Albert B. Anderson
Charles W. Miller
Johnston Named Bailey Successor to Senate Term
Austin report states Governor Colquitt announced the appointment of R. M. Johnston president and editor in chief of the Houston Post as successor to Joseph W. Bailey for the term ending March 4 next.
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Austin
Tex
R. M. Johnston
The
Houston Post
Joseph W. Bailey
United States Senate
Colquitt
Taft and Roosevelt Together at Reid Funeral
President Taft and former President Roosevelt shared the same gathering but did not meet during Whitelaw Reid's funeral in New York as both sought Chicago nominations.
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President
Roosevelt
New York
Taft
Chicago
Whitelaw Reid
Denver Mystery as 15-Year-Old Elsie Chesley Vanishes
In Denver on January 6, Elsie Chesley, a fifteen year old described as strikingly beautiful, disappeared from the Union Depot under mysterious circumstances. Police and local authorities launched a search and requested any information from the public.
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Denver. Cole
Elsie Chesley
Union
Arctic Explorer Hjalmar Johansen Dies by Suicide
Captain Hjalmar Johansen a famed Arctic researcher and Nansen companion died by self inflicted action in Christiania Jan 6. He had been left at base after Amundsen's polar bid and suffered from not joining the south pole party. His career included work with Nansen and polar expeditions with Monaco and Brace.
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Christiania
Norway
Hjalmar Johansen
Johansen
Roald Amundsen
Amundsen
South Pole
Nansen
Greenland
Fram
Prince of Monaco
Wiliam S. Brace
Fridtjof Nansen
Woolley quits Prohibition party in Battle Creek
John G. Woolley, former Prohibition candidate for president, declares the Prohibition party a lost cause. He will continue temperance work but will not run as a Prohibitionist, signaling a shift while staying dry in stance.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Tan
John G. Woolley
Prohibition
Prohibition Party
Woolley
Mississippi suit targets telegraph firms for anti trust violations
Meridian Mississippi January 6 Ross A Collins attorney general filed suit in chancery court alleging violations of Mississippi anti trust laws. He seeks an injunction and penalties totaling 16 million dollars against Western Union Telegraph company American Telephone and Telegraph company of New York and Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph company.
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Meridian
Miss
Mississippi
Ross A. Collins
Chancery
Western Union Telegraph Company
American Telegraph and Telephone Company of
New York
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
Await Castro Decision
Immigration officials will not act further in Cipriano Castro’s case until the U S court rules on the habeas corpus writ. They say the writ may fail if no basis is found, as the U S has not yet decided Castro’s admissibility.
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Washington
Cipriano Castro
United States
Castro
Allis-Chalmers Sale Ordered by Federal Court
Gerry W. Hazelson, a special master commissioner, was ordered by the federal court to sell Allis-Chalmers business and holdings under foreclosure proceedings at the courthouse on February 3. A single bid requires a deposit of 250000 with no minimum price set.
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Milwaukee
Jan
Gerry W. Hazelson
Allie Chalmers Company
Cemetery Robbed Near Paris by Ghouls
Ghouls desecrated the cemetery of Clichy Levelles near Paris sacking over 100 tombs and stealing sacred objects from chapels over graves. Relatives of the dead visit the site for prayers.
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Paris
Clichy-Levelles
Bell-Hop Sought in Widow's Death Case
Pittsburg, Jan 6. The Burns Detective agency conducts a nation-wide search for a bellhop named Walter at Port Pitt hotel. He is wanted in the death of Mrs Nellie De Barnett Shepard, a wealthy widow buried Friday. Walter is suspected of duping her. jewels worth nearly $5000 vanished as he disappeared with them.
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Pittsburg
Burns Detective Agency
Walter
Port Pitt
Nellie de Barnett Shepard
New York Editor G. J. O Hara Cosgrove Weds Jessica Finch
Greenwich Connecticut witnessed the marriage of G J O Hara Cosgrove editor of the New York World and twice divorced, to Jessica Garretson Finch head of the Finch School for Girls in New York City, both divorced.
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New York
Greenwich
Conn
John O'Hara Cosgrove
The
New York World
Jessica Garretson Finch
Finch School For
New York City
Smallpox Quarantine Hits Evansville Police
Evansville police headquarters and about half the force are under quarantine as smallpox spreads through the city.
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Evansville
Ind
Heir of Czar Improving at Tsarskoe Selo
Crown Prince Alexis is allowed to walk about his rooms in the Tsarskoye-Selo palace, marking progress in his convalescence and signaling improving health.
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St. Petersburg
Alexis
Tsarskoye-Svlo
Ships in peril and evacuations after Atlantic and Pacific gales
Reports from New York Newport News and Los Angeles detail shipgrounding and sinkings. Amerika is to Bremen after barge relief and no damage. Julia Luckenbach survivors recount icy disaster near Tangier. Indrakoula and mudrakoula carrier controversy, California gales claim ten missing and two immigration inspectors among the dead. a small sloop offshore near San Diego also feared lost with five dead.
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New York
Amerika
Bremen
Newport News
Julia Luckenbach
Chesapeake Bay
Indrakaula
Pennsylvania
Luckenbach
Port Tampa
Baltimore
Potomac
Los Angeles
Cal
California
San Diego
International Boundary Line
United States
Keene Operated On In Serious Condition
New York report states James R. Keene the notable horseman is in serious condition after an operation. Surgeons Dru Tuttle and Smith issued a brief update saying he is resting quietly and recovering as expected. Keene is seventy three years old.
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New York
James R. Keene
Dru, Tuttle and Smith
Keene
James RB. Keene
Wilson to Send Special Message to New Congress
Governor Wilson says he will send a special message to the new Congress outlining topics he wants lawmakers to address. He notes no cabinet selections or policy conclusions are firm yet and will reveal cabinet names only after all are set. The president elect plans to prep his inaugural address and will spend time at home receiving visitors.
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Congress
Wilson
Baltimore
Taft
Queen Anne Bell Found Beneath Trinity Church Stage
A 1702 dated bell bearing a Queen Anne inscription was recovered from beneath Trinity church hall stage in Newport. The bell, once donated to American churches, was melted long ago to form a larger tower bell.
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Newport
R. L
Trinity Church
Archbold Impeachment Trial Near Defense Completion
Washington January session opens as only Judge Archbold and his wife remain to testify. Mrs Archbold expected to describe tensions with Cannon who financed the Archbolds European trip in 1910.
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Washington
Jan
Robert W. Archibald
Senate
Bodies of Zinc Mine Victims Retrieved in Joplin
In Joplin Missouri three miners Victor Mesher Elmer Smith and Henry Fickle were found buried beneath debris after a zinc mine accident. Rescue crews recovered the bodies after a day of effort as authorities investigated causes and safety lapses.
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Joplin
Jan
Victor Msher
Elmer Smith
Henry Fickle
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