Taft’s Long Message Focuses on Tariff Board and Canal Fortification
President Taft finalized a notably long message outlining his agenda for Congress. Key items include continuing the tariff board, fortifying the Panama Canal, anti injunction measures, and a ship subsidy bill. Democrats resist further tariff board appropriations while some Republicans back the plan and others oppose it. The message will be read next Tuesday after cabinet review and printing.
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Board of Engineers
Polar exploration honor debate drifts to congressional review
A report on project continuance and abandonment awaits Congress. The President is urged to propose recognition for Capt Robert E. Peary of the Navy for polar discoveries. Suggestions include elevating him to rear admiral, but no decision has been announced.
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Hatpin Curbs Proposed In Philadelphia Ordinance
Philadelphia moves to ban hatpins extending more than half an inch beyond hats on streets and transit. The ordinance, introduced by Councilman Schmucker, carries a $50 fine per offense amid safety concerns for riders and pedestrians in crowded areas.
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Dreadnought Bid Fails to Spark Competition at Navy Yard
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company emerged as sole bidder for a colossal battleship with four proposals ranging up to 6 million dollars. Proposals for two steel fleet colliers were not accepted for being over the authorized amount, while armor and machinery bids hovered near expected figures as eight hour law questions delayed progress on the Florida and Mo 4 dry dock projects.
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Schenectady
Midvale Steel Company
Philadelphia
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem, Pa
Carnegie Steel Company
Pittsburg
Florida
Diaz Repeats Oath as Mexico’s President in Quiet Inauguration
Mexico City reports Diaz sworn in for an eighth term as president. Ramon Corral also inaugurated as vice president. Diplomatic corps and Ambassador Wilson attend ceremonies amid orderly, subdued pageantry. Cabinet remains unchanged. ministers reappoint, palace ceremonies held in undecorated chamber. Thousands of dollars in food and blankets distributed to the needy.
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Inauguration Night Lights and Distributes Aid in La
The city glowed with lights as band concerts filled parks and free theatre entertained crowds. The circle of friends of President Diaz distributed thousands of dollars in food and blankets to the poor as part of the inauguration program.
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Ellsworth Asks Transfer From Mexican Post
Eagle Pass Tex December 1 American Consul Luther T Ellsworth at Ciudad Porfiio Diaz Mexico telegraphed the State Department through Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson in Mexico City requesting a transfer to another post If transfer is impossible he asks that his telegram be accepted as resignation Ellsworth reportedly seeks to counter intimations he authored sensational Mexican revolution reports that hurt trade The State Department had not received word of the transfer or resignation as of yesterday and Ambassador Wilson may confer further with Ellsworth before transmitting the request.
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Reid Host to Officers At Dorchester House Dinner
London December 1 Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder commander in chief of the US Atlantic fleet Rear Admiral Joseph B Murdock and other officers with their wives were dinner guests of Ambassador and Mrs Whitelaw at Dorchester House A notable British naval circle and American residents attended including Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour Admiral Sir Arthur Enyvet Wilson and Sir John and Lady Lister Kaye In Cherbourg an American picket boat loss rumor proved false after a French launch swamped its crew was rescued by sailors from the Louisiana.
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Seaton Schroeder
Joseph B Murdock
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Dorchester House
Snake guards wine cellar in Wood River home
A 7-foot bullhead named Gin guards A G Haller's Wood River wine cellar after Uncle Haller stunned it last summer during well digging. Since Gin settled in, break-ins have ceased and pests like rats mice and frogs have disappeared.
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Insurgents Hold Key Mexican Roads Gather Forces
Brig Gen Earl D Thomas reports 500 to 600 insurgents within Chihuahua while 160 troops were sent against rebels and mostly killed or captured. Insurgents control towns from Chihuahua to Madera on the rail line but do not harass Americans and allow trains. El Paso dispatches note Mexican government troop shortages in Yucatan hindering Chihuahua action.
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Washington Post
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First Vessel On Canal Navigates Panama Section
New York reports the first vessel to navigate a Panama Canal section in the American three masted steam yacht Visitor II owned by Commodore W. Harry Brown of Pittsboro. The party including Col Goethals chief engineer and others entered from the Atlantic on November 2, went to Gatun and returned.
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Panama Canal
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United Fruit Company
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Panana Canal
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United States Steel Corporation
William Diehl
Pittsburg
New York City Street Deaths in November Reach Seventeen
According to Edward Cornell, 17 people were killed and 69 injured on New York streets in November. Automobiles caused 11 deaths and 43 injuries, trolley cars 4 deaths and 9 injuries, wagons 2 deaths and 4 injuries, and runaways 3 injuries. Five victims were children under 16.
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Edward Cornell
National Highways Protective Society
New York City
Hand Organ Man Dies Rich in Minnesota Estate
Washington dispatch reports John Zignego known as Monkey John left an estate exceeding 33 000 dollars in Hennepin County probate court. The will allocates 10 000 dollars to the Catholic Orphans Home in Minneapolis and the remainder to two aged relatives in Italy.
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Egg bought in Buffalo shows three year old shell
Seymour Indiana dispatch reports a Buffalo market for eggs stored over three years. In 1907 Frank Franklin a poultry house employee wrote his name on an egg placed for Eastern shipment. He received a Buffalo woman’s postcard saying she bought eggs with his name on them. He will answer to explain how long since packing.
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Seymour
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Buffalo
Frank Franklin
N. Y
Franklin
Taft Son Confirmed Among Fifteen In Watertown Class
Charlie Taft, the President's youngest son, was confirmed by Rt. Rev. Benjamin Brewster at Christ Episcopal Church in Watertown, Watertown, Conn. He was one of fifteen students. Taft family note: he is Unitarian, while the bishop and church are Episcopal.
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Washington Post
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Washington
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Elopement of West Virginia Heiress and Baltimore Chauffeur
Miss Blanche Malone daughter of a wealthy Fairmont coal operator secretly married Al Sanders her mother's chauffeur after meeting at Mount Vernon Seminary. They fled Washington on October 29 to Baltimore for the ceremony and began a honeymoon journey north, keeping the romance hidden even from schoolmates.
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West Virginia
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Secret criminal order uncovered in Newark
Newark, December 1. John Howard arrested reveals a supposed widespread criminal society bound by death penalties. A certificate of election number 795 and an oath to secrecy were found with him. Burglars’ tools were recovered from his room. He is jailed for nine and a half days.
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Tunnel collapse traps mining train in Lugo province
Heavy rains in Lugo caused a tunnel cave-in on the Ribades railway as a mining train passed. Several people were killed and many injured. In Montforte floods forced residents from homes and inundated property.
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Mellen Fears Dull Times In Rail Trade
New Haven December 11 President Charles S. Mellen of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad says there are indications of a business recession but cannot predict its severity or duration. He commented in response to an inquiry about seven business checks.
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Manchester Duke Out of Danger After Surgery
Cincinnati dispatch reports Eugene Zimmermann, father-in-law of the Duke of Manchester, received a telegram from London stating the Duke is out of danger after an appendicitis operation performed on November 18. The notice notes recovery progress and cites a hospital update. A local ad promotes all wool sales and overcoats to order from Singer's department store with a price listing.
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Will Raise Jubilee Fund In Baltimore Meeting
A Baltimore conference of senators Rayner and Smith representatives Covington and Talbot and Democratic Chairman Vandiser approved the national jubilee program for January. A fundraising committee led by Frank Furst was formed to collect money for the jubilee and related expenses. Messages from party leaders nationwide support the effort. The schedule includes trains via Pennsylvanian to Baltimore on Saturdays and Sundays with ongoing return trips.
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Tafts Message Ready Few Bidders on Warships
Brief notes from today’s issue list Taft’s message preparation and the low number of bidders for new warships. Scattered items include Diaz inauguration, Mexican rebels holding a railroad, and various society and crime notes.
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Jamnegy McKinney
Liberal Hope Grows as Asquith Attacks Balfour
In London December 1 Liberals gain hope as Prime Minister Asquith assails Balfour on tariff reform and referendum plans. He calls the referendum method indecent and warns it misrepresents popular will. Churchill campaigns in Dundee and Grimsby with plans for rapid travel reports to follow. Roosevelt to discuss applied ethics noted in Cambridge lecture.
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Debut of Miss Helen Taft at White House reception
Miss Helen Taft, daughter of President Taft, debuted in Washington society at a White House afternoon reception attended by 1,600 guests. Capt Archibald Butt presided as escort and the Marine Band played as diplomats and dignitaries from multiple nations attended. Various high society figures and ambassadors appeared in formal attire among florally decorated rooms.
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