Taft to Veto Rivers and Harbors Bill Over $30 Million
President Taft signals a veto threat if the rivers and harbors appropriation exceeds 30 million dollars. He has conferred with House leaders and urged strict economy in government spending, focusing on calibrating budgets before sending a broader economy message to Congress.
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Supreme Court
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Swayze
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Gimmore
Pollock
Torpedo Boats Reach Martinique In convoy
The American torpedo flotilla escorted by the auxiliary cruiser Dixie arrived at Martinique today after sailing from Trinidad. A Pennsylvania Special Through sleeping car service from Washington to Chicago departs Union Station at 3:40 PM, with an overnight schedule to reach Chicago early morning.
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Visitor backs canal fortification against Tawney stance
A visitor just back from the Panama Canal argues for fortifying the canal to neutralize threats, challenging Chairman Tawney of the House Appropriations Committee who previously took a contrary position on the canal’s defense.
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Fur Raid Thwarted by Police In Minneapolis
Special to The Washington Post reports a wholesale fur robbery at Adolph G. Renecke on 57 Tenth Street South was halted when Officer Victor Olson engaged two male robbers in a running duel as a woman aided by drivers attempted to escape in a car. Bullets were exchanged and the thieves fled with fur garments.
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Stork Accused of Short Weight Delivers Fourth Baby
Special to The Washington Post reports at Pine Grove Farm Campbells Mills Conn that Charles and Mrs Remington welcomed a fourth baby boy weighing one pound less than expected. The unusual claim notes the stork allegedly delivered a shorter weight than standard.
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Charles Remington
Pine Grove Farm
New School Diplomacy Lauded By Jusserand At Lotos Club
Jules Jusserand, French ambassador, addressed the Lotos Club in New York detailing his view of the new school of diplomacy. Senator Chauncey Depew praised his approach, recounting a Georgia possum dinner joke to illustrate informal diplomacy with Roosevelt era officials. Jusserand denied any quarrel with Roosevelt and affirmed strong Franco American friendship in war and peace.
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Taft
Georgia
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Tariff Unionists United See Balfour Plan Victory Signal
Reporters describe unionists lined up behind Mr. Balfour’s tariff proposal as the likely path to victory. Voting today across scattered constituencies may indicate the public mood, while faith in the coalition’s success on the London Stock Exchange wanes amid shifting sentiment.
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Ulster Men to Buy Arms for Regiments
Dublin December 2 emergency committee of the Ulster union council met at Belfast to invite tenders for immediate delivery of arms and ammunition. The body was formed November 28 to organize Ulster men into regiments to oppose a home rule Parliament in Dublin. A subscription of 50000 dollars was raised to buy arms for the regiments.
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Referendum Debate Shapes British Election Course
London reports show liberals oppose a tariff reform referendum while unionists rally behind the idea. MPs like Balfour and Chamberlain drive the strategy as 70 constituencies go to polls, with coalition stocks slipping amid campaign tensions and potential cabinet reshuffles depending on results.
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Referendum Questions and Campaign Quips in Ipswich Episode
In Ipswich Lloyd George repudiates Unionist claim he sold Sussex estate for 150000 and invested in American securities. Burns calls Bal ford a cunning old free trader. Also Boston report: United Irish League of America sends 10000 to Irish national party, boosting six‑week total to 60000 in American dollars.
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Sussex
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Thomas B. Fitzpatrick
Irish National Party
Howard Seeks State Toga in Goebel Murder Case
Frankfort Kentucky December 2 Special to The Washington Post Jim Howard a convicted figure linked to the Goebel murder seeks a Kentucky State Senate seat. He will be backed by Congressman elect Powers who has faced juries with him on the charges.
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Washington Post
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Jim" Howard
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Wealthy broker ends thirty one day fast in office
Los Angeles on December 2 Paul Rowan a wealthy young insurance broker ended a 31 day fast he lost weight from 212 to 16 pounds and did not miss a day from his office winning a $25 wager.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Paul Rowan
Elopers Back In City May Not Inherit Fortune
Washington reports reveal Blanche Malone alias Mrs Blanche Sanders eloped with chauffeur Al Sanders to Baltimore, married there, then returned to Washington. The bride’s mother, Adelia Hensley, and Mount Vernon Seminary officials dispute her claimed unmarried status and discuss inheritance limits tied to her father’s wealth.
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Blanche
Rebels May Attack Chihuahua as Insurrectos Threaten City
Secret advices report insurrectos planning an attack on Chihuahua tonight. Mormon colonists at Colonia Dublan organize for town protection but lack arms. Mexican government arms at Casas Grandes are not for them. Rumors of attacks near Terlingua, Texas, and 200 armed revolutionists near Teggin Creek surface amid bank withdrawals and civilian displacements. Peace negotiations are authorized, with a special train and first overtures in 3¢ years.
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Petersburg Blaze Destroys Y M C A Building and Spreads
Fire in Petersburg Virginia at 2 15 a m damages the old Y M C A store Rosenstock building and rapid spread to the Appomattox Trust Company. Explosions, multiple fire streams, and threatened neighboring properties including the Petersburg Savings and Insurance Company and Shirley Hotel. Damage estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Cardinal Gibons Urges Christian Spirit in Business Terms
Cardinal Gibons in Baltimore declares that fair dealing and honesty are essential for business success. He criticizes debts evasion and subterfuges, urges publicity of corporate affairs, and contrasts American commerce with Christainly influenced markets like Oberammergau and Tyrol where trust pervades all business.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Index to Today's Issue Highlights Main Stories
Pages list items across politics crime society and editorial notes with references to President veto May Use and Indiana politics. Includes key court cases like Glover Murder Trial and High Court Rebukes Attorney. Also mentions dancing taught pupils and fraud charges, Taft ball, and hotel plans.
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Review of Trade
News of Alexandria
Indiana Governor's tariff remarks stir 1912 politics
New York dispatch reports Gov Thomas R Marshall of Indiana arguing tariff is central issue, opposing centralization of power. He criticizes Beveridge and Payne Aldrich tariff impact, warns foreigners threaten ballot security, and notes potential Indiana registration and primary laws. He says 1912 presidential talk is premature and cites Gary immigration as concern.
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Thomas R. Marshal
Indiana
Albert J. Beveridge
Washington
Gov. Marshall
Col. Roosevelt
Face to face with living Wiener ends in mystery
Philadelphia December report details how Hy man Wiener was not en route to Roxbury. Alexander McDonald is arrested as a possible accomplice after a series of misidentifications and a dramatic body transfer. Police hold McDonald without bail while Wiener’s father and others identify the corpse, leaving the body’s true identity and the killer’s fate unresolved.
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New Ocean Mail Service Lets San Francisco Merchant Mail to New York
Western Union announces special ocean mail service enabling a San Francisco merchant to dictate a letter to a New York stenographer for dispatch to Europe on the same day’s midafternoon steamer. Letters enter via telegraph, are sealed and rushed to waterfront mail, with a 5 cent postage plus night letter rates. Service applies in both directions and is not port specific.
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York
Europe
Western Union Telegraph Company
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