Taft’s Swan Song Urges Cabinet in Congress and Six-Year Rule
New York nov 18 president taft in a lotus club toast advocates cabinet members sit in congress and a six year presidential term He jokes about ex presidents and suggests chloroform or lotus fruit as humane end to life before praising successor and critiquing mr bryan
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New York
Taft
Lotus Club
Congress
Hrgan
Bryan
Warwick
Debate on ex presidents in the senate sparks sharp wit
Abdullah Pasha is described as under anaesthetic of senate debates as he proposes ex presidents be confined to listening in the senate. He questions why Mr Bryan should join discussions, preferring oblivion via chloroform or lotus as a pleasanter, shorter fate.
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Senate
Bryan
Princess Zekie Dies by Self Immolation in Palace Garden
Reports from Constantine detail Princess Zekie eldest daughter of Abdul Hamid perishing on a funeral pyre she built in Abushair palace garden. Her husband Moureddin Pasha fought under Nazim Pasha as Turkish defeats mounted. She spent hours in prayer before ascending the pyre and burning herself to death.
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Constantinople
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Abushair
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Osman Pasha Ghazi
Nazim Pasha
Lule Burgas
Police Seek Suspects in Conn Mill Pond Murder
New York police seek Salvatore Lombardi and an Italian known as Luch jado in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was found in a Georgetown Connecticut mill pond.
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Salvatore Lombardi
Ralian
Luchjado
Georgetown
Conn
Dynamite Blast Kills Five In Westchester Quarry
Five workmen died when a box of dynamite dropped and exploded in a General Crushed Stone quarry near Westchester Pennsylvania. A laborer carrying the explosive box stumbled causing the blast that tore apart those nearby.
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Westchester
General Crushed Stone Company
Iowans Elect Dead Man in Carroll County Supervisor Race
In Carroll Iowa voters elected Victor Schirk to county supervisor after his burial five days earlier. Opponent A A Patten who polled half as many votes is contesting the result and seeking guidance from Attorney General George Cossen on the appropriate path forward.
Hawley Declines Toga in Idaho Senate Seat Shift
Gov. James I. Hawley chose not to resign to accept a U S Senate appointment. Lieutenant Governor Sweetner named Judge K J Perky of Boise to fill the late Senator Heyburn's unexpired term.
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Boise
Ida
James I. Hawley
United States
Sweetner
K. J. Perky
Dynamite Conspiracy Trial Details McNamara Plan to Kill Stenographer
Eyewitnesses recount James B. McNamara’s alleged scheme to kill stenographer Miss Mary C. Dye after she learned too much about the union bomb plot. Frank Eckhoff testified of a plan to place a timed bomb on a train, and other witnesses traced the broader Los Angeles Times explosion conspiracy and nitro packing shipments linked to Hockin and McNamara cohorts.
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Ind
James B. McNamara
Mary C. Dye
Iron Workers’ Union
Frank Eckhoff
Eckhoff
McNamara
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
J. J. McNamara
Alice Nabb
Ballagh
Neb
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Miss Dye
Los Angeles Times
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Lena Ingersoll
San Francisco
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David Caplan
Munete
McManigal
McNamaras
Herbert 8. Hockin
Hockin
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Muncie House
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Man Dies On Wedding Anniversary In Quincy Hunting Accident
During his first wedding anniversary, 22 year old Joe Lymenstull of Quincy was accidentally shot near here by his brother Albert while hunting. He died within hours.
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Til
Joe Lymenstull
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Here
Mass casualty fears in Turkish capital linked to Christians
Buffalo reports reveal postal cards from a suspected killer dubbed Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde confessing to at least three serious cases and warning that there are more. The cards refer to a six year old victim, Joseph Josephs, and detail police investigations.
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Buffalo
Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Joseph Josephs
Arrests Rise in Portland Portents a Wave of Exiles
Portland reports two more arrests in the depravity scandal bringing total to thirteen. A physician and several prominent men are among those named in confessions as warrants resume. William Allen, once respected, lies unconscious after a possible poison attempt, his farewell note claiming innocence yet disgrace.
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Portland
Ore
William Allen
Allen
Honor Grant and Lee Observed by United Daughters
Wreaths were laid at the statues of Ulysses Grant and Robert E. Lee at the capitol in Washington. The ceremony marked the United Daughters of the Confederacy concluding their convention with floral tributes.
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Washington
Ulysses
Grantert B. Lee
Capitol
United Daughters of the Federacy
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