California's Direct Primary Wins By Reform Campaign
California governor elect Hiram Johnson recounts a grueling eight month, state wide speaking tour from March to last summer to push a direct primary reform. He credits agitation and relentless education, with no vote solicitations, as pivotal in defeating Southern Pacific influence and restoring government to the people.
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Hiram Johnson
California
Pacific Coast
United States
East
Southern Pacific
California Republicans Win Voters Rally Against Bosses
A California victory tale outlines open air meetings, relentless campaigning, and a political shift away from railroad influence. The governor notes no corporate money, a reformist legislature, and a public mandate to govern for the people, not the bosses. The piece praises independence from entrenched interests and foresees a new era of responsive leadership.
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William I' Herrin
Southern Pacific Railroad
San Francisco
Big
Nute
California
Republican Party
Bostism
Funeral notices from Baltimore and environs
Obituaries and funeral notices list Charles Baker Francis M Charles Erphane James O Clephane Mary E Crawford John El Flynn Marcus M Howard Lena A Shunk Maria Sturlin Fannig M Toepfer with dates December 1 190 and December 2 190 and December 8 190 interments and private services at local undertakers and cemeteries including Arlington and Holy Rood, Calvert Street addresses and family survivors mentioned.
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Ariington Cemetery
Chicago
Philadelhia Panera
Erphane
Englewood
N. J
JAMES O_CLEPHANE
Crawford
St Sibley Hospital
Mary E
Thomas Crawford
Erie
Flynn
John EL
Henrietta E Flynn
Jennifer Howard Vuneral
Chapel of Lee
Lena A
Alonzo
Milam
Hoover
Sturlin
R Street
Maria
Maria, Widow of GW
Walliam
Sturn
Oepfer
Fannig
M Toepfer
Columbus
Fannie Ogle
Frank Geler
Sona
Seventh Street
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Holy Rood
Funeral Directors and Embalmers Listings
A scanned column lists multiple funeral directors and embalmers with their addresses and phone numbers. Notable entries include THOS A SERGEON 1001 Th at nw, THOS A COSTELLO 3 Hortreet Northeast, W R Pumphrey & Son, FRANK GEIERS SONS Seventh St NW, FRANK A SPEARE 040 F Street NW, GEO P ZURHORST 301 Fast Cavitot, WILLIAM LEE, JOHN R WRIGHT CO 1337 Tenth St NW, WM H SARDO & Co 408 As, and RB Harvey’s Sons 1235 Fourteenth St NW, among others. Service promises range from first-class care to moderate prices with on-site chapels and modern facilities.
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Sergeon
TOR
CAI
A. Costello
Smbalmer
Hortreet
Cafeewerves
W. R. Pumphrey & Son
Embelmers
Merylant Hicense
Rockville
Frank Geier’s Sons
Chanel
Speare
Undertaker
F Street
N. W
GEO
P. Zurhorst
Tadertaker
William Lee
ArtembsImer
Liveria
Chipal
Pennslvania Senn
John R. Wright CO
Tenth at_uw Telephone
F. Harvey’s Sons
Fourteenth ST NW
New York Postoffice Bids Opened for New Upton Office
Ten bids were opened by the Treasury supervising architect for the new uptown post office near the Pennsylvania Railroad terminal. The lowest bid came from RH. He Heningham of New York at 2,350,000 dollars with a 20 month completion. The George A Fuller Company, also of New York, bid 2,364,000 dollars and sought 19 months.
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New York Postoffice
New Uptown
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
HE Heningham
George A Fuller Company
Johnson Joins Boosters Summit in Washington
California delegation led by Gov elect Hiram W Johnson and business leaders arrives in Washington to press Congress to name San Francisco the Pan American exposition site. Other delegates include Benjamin Ide Wheeler Leon Sloss Henry T Scott Joseph Scott A W Scott Jr M H de Young David Rich M F Tarpey and M Swazey with Gov Gillett to join soon.
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San Francisco
Hiram W Johnson
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
University of California
Leon Sloss
Henry T. Scott
Joseph Scott
Los Angeles
Washington
Congress
Republicans Meet in Secret Session Over Ballinger Inquiry
Republican members of the Bal linger Pinchot Investigating committee gathered in Washington to revise the majority report. Senator Nelson, chairing, said the group discussed the draft but took no final action. Democrats plan a minor session Saturday as the panel weighs its next steps.
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Ballinger-Pinchot
Washington
Ballinger
Representative Denby
Michigan
Nelson
Joint Committee
Root
Flint
Sutherland
McCall
Olmsted
Melson
Chicago
Congress
Health Office Record of Births and Deaths Listed
Health office record lists numerous births with parents and infant genders, followed by a deaths section naming residents of U S Soldiers' Home Government Hospital for the Insane and other institutions. Includes ages from newborn to 85 years and hospital locations across the capital area.
Licensed to Marry in Virginia and Maryland
The notice lists multiple marriage licenses including Tohn A Clark aged 24 and Grace A Powell aged 18 of Silver Spring Maryland. Rev John Reid Shanon Clarde W Yeaman presiding. Additional entries include Albert PF Odell of Citton Forge Virginia with Elizabeth Vi Brsai 18 of Indian Rock Virginia. Hattie Bladen 20. Vernon E Camach 25. Julian R Lee 2. Besale L. Kese 21. Grace Brady 21. and Lurkan R Davis 22 with Grace Brady 21. The Rev William J NcKen ney and Rev J. J. Muir are noted officiants.
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Tohn A Clark
Grace A Powell
Silver Spring
Fo XK Bischop Albert PF Odell
Citton Forge
Thzabeth Vi Brsai
Indian Rock
John Reid Shanon Clarde W Yeaman
Richmond
Hattie Bladen
William J NcKenney
William L. Heinetein
Vernon E Camach
Rex John
Julian R. Lee
Besale L. Kese
William L de Vries Lurkan R Davis
Grace Brady
J. J. Muir
Foss opens on Lodge challenge in Cape Cod rally
Gov elect Eugene M Foss launched his Cape Cod campaign opposing Henry Cabot Lodge returning to the Senate, amid torchlight pageantry. He challenged Lodge to a joint debate, declined, and assailed Lodge as controlled by a self serving political machine resisting the people’s verdict. Foss criticized Lodge on reciprocity with Canada tariffs and the cotton and woolen industries, citing his opposition to tariff reform and the Hay Bond treaty.
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Provincetown
Mass
Elecr
Eugene M. Foss
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States ‘Senate
Foss
Norman White
Brookline
David FP. Dickingon
Cambridge
Arthur L. Nagen
Cape Cod
Congress
Canede
Aldrich
Hale
United States Senate
Lodge
Massachusetts
Senate
Canada
Newfoundland
Fest
Fess
Senator Lodge
Sothebys Sells Meredith Autograph Manuscripts in London
Sothebys in London sold a remarkable autograph manuscript collection of George Meredith spanning 1890 to 1909, fetching 1946 pounds. Highlights included The Tragic Comedians at 220, One of Our Conquerors at 260, and a fragment of Diana of the Crossways at 168, plus Hamlet quarto at 105 and a first folio at 70, with Byron’s Ode to Napoleon reaching 320.
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London
Sotheby’s
George Meredith
Meredith
Thackeray
Izaak Walton
Charles Cotton
Byron
Napoleon
French Troops Ambushed Near Oudja in Africa
A letter from a soldier with the French column at Resinga near Oudja says Moroccans ambushed French forces in a ravine on November 17, killing 20 and wounding 40. Moroccans reportedly suffered heavy losses. No official confirmation.
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Faris
Resinga
Oudja
Africa
Macao Governor Replaced by Judge Vidal in Calm After Crisis
Official notices from Macao report order restored after soldiers and sailors demanded changes. The governor, viewed as protector of religious orders, is replaced by Judge Marques Vidal as the Portuguese dependency in China returns to normal.
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Vidal
Lisbon
Portugal
Macao
Chine
Marques Vidal
BISMARCK'S SECRETARY HURT IN STREET CAR ACCIDENT
Berlin dispatch reports Count Hermann Traugott von Arnim, once secretary to Prince Bis marck and former secretary at the German embassy in Washington, seriously injured by a street car. His condition tonight was listed as critical by his attending physician.
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Berlin
Hermann Traugott von Arnim
Prince Bismarck
Count von Arnim
Germany
Washington
113 Hunters Lose Lives During Open Season
Chicago readers learn that 113 hunters died during the recently closed hunting season, with 1909 figures lower than many past years though fatal outcomes may rise as some injured later die. The Tribune cites cross state statistics showing higher fatalities than any prior season except the record year, and notes 1,1 injuries this season versus 1,094 last year.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cure for Rheumatism
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a constitutional remedy that neutralizes blood acid causing rheumatism and expels it. Claims thousands testify to radical, permanent cures, with the medicine available as liquid or Sareatabas chocolate tablets.
Penrose Handles 10400 Letters Over Return Card Bill
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, chair of the Senate post offices committee, has received more than 10 400 letters in three weeks opposing the Tou Velle bill. The measure would bar government renewal of a contract with a Cincinnati firm to print private return cards on stamped envelopes. Opponents warn the law could raise costs by about one dollar per thousand for stamped envelopes used by the public.
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Penrose
Pennsylvania
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Senate
House
Cincinnati
Friends of
Rush Work on Bills to Fund Waterways and Agencies
Congress races to finish rivers and harbors funding and other appropriations. House committees led by Alexander and Tawney push $30 million waterways bill and $9 million Indian appropriation toward quick House action before Christmas adjournment.
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Congress
House of Representatives
Rivers and Hertors Committee
House
Alexander
New York
Indian Affairs Committee
Burke
Syparsiw
Appropriations Committee
Tawney
District of Columbia
Portsmouth Navy Yard Chief Fletcher Found Dead In Tub
Special to The Washington Post Portsmouth N E L December 1 Chief Carpenter Joseph B Fletcher after three years on duty at the Portsmouth navy yard was found in a tub at his home today with a razor wound to the throat and died soon after. It was said around the navy yard he had been acting peculiarly for a week but his widow believes a paralytic shock during shaving caused him to fall and accidentally cut his throat. Fletcher was a member of the Greely arctic expedition.
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Washington
Portsmouth
N.el
Joseph B. Fletcher
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Fletcher
Greely
Army Orders and Leaves of Absence Report
Army orders document multiple leaves of absence for Capt Lindsey P Rocker and other officers, plus duties, transfers, and examination board appointments. Shipments list arrivals at Hampton Roads and sailings from various ports, and mention a detective returning from the central office with a Baltimore arrest.
Passenger rate war ends as fares rise to 20
Chicago reports that first class passenger fares between Chicago and New York on the Michigan Central and Panhandle routes will be 20 after January 18. The move follows a secret New York meeting with Erie Wabash Grand Trunk officials and ends prior differential pricing of 19 and 38. The standard rate becomes uniform across roads, ending threatened rate cuts.
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Chicago
New York
Michigan Central
Panhandle
Erie
Wabash
Grand Trunk
Pullman propose rate cut for upper berths draws opposition
The Pu Man Company bid to cut upper berth prices to 1.24 and ease some lower berth rates faced opposition from four state attorneys general and two railroads at the Interstate Commerce Commission. Railroads argued they would shoulder part of the loss, while AGs contended the reduction is insufficient and reflects little service value. Further remarks echoed divided views from Indiana and Kansas officials on the plan.
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Chicago
Pu Man Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullman Company
James Bingham
Indiana
John §&. Dawson
Kansas
Luther
Interstate Commerce hearing on freight rate increase opens
Walters representing Arkansas and West of Oklahoma clash over arguments as the Interstate Commerce Commission prepares to hear more testimony. Shippers oppose higher freight rates with witnesses from National Petroleum, Burnham-Hanna, and Cattle Raisers Association, with Frank Lyon to open for the commission. Western arguments set to begin January 19 after January 9 discussions.
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National Petroleum Company
William W. Rover
Philadelphia
H. Cowan
Cattle Reisers’ Association
James I. White
Burnham-Hanna Company
Kansas City
Interstate Commerce Commission
Businness
Frank Lyon
Britt Promoted to Third Assistant Postmaster General
Announcement by Postmaster General Hitchcock names James J Britt of North Carolina as Third Assistant Postmaster General succeeding A L Lawshe who resigned. Britt, born March 4 1861 in Johnson City Tennessee, has long served as law officer and bureau head while living in Asheville. Lawshe settles on a ranch near Las Cruces and plans El Paso region residence as health improves.
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Hitchcock
James J Britt
North Carolina
A. L. Lawshe
Britt
Johnson City
Tenn
Asheville
N. C
Church sale of Oriental drawn work exhibition opens
A sale and exhibition of Oriental drawn work and curios opened yesterday in the Abby apartments to aid the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Miss Jean Adams of Fouchow China donated the items. The sale continues today and tomorrow with an expected total of about 1000 dollars.
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Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Abby Apartments
Jean Adams
Fouchow
China
Industrial sections gain as census shows faster midwest growth
Census figures show Pennsylvania and West Virginia posting swifter population gains between 180 and 1910 than the prior decade with West Virginia up over 2 percent and Pennsylvania near 2 percent. These shifts bolster the view that urban and industrial centers expand at agricultural regions' expense, with Pennsylvania gaining seven and West Virginia one congressman. Other city figures include Pensacola and Gadaden with notable changes, while Boise furthers growth from 6,857 to 17,468.
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Census Bureau
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Pensacola
Fla
Gadaden
Ala
Boise
Idaho
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