Taft threats veto over rivers and harbors bill looms
President Taft presses for strict government economy and warns he will veto the rivers and harbors measure if appropriations exceed 30 million dollars. He has conferred with House leaders including Alexander and Cannon to press for budget cuts, while shaping plans for Supreme Court and Commerce Court appointments and broader fiscal reform.
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Supreme Bench
Commerce Court
Taft
Congress
White House
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Representative Mann
Gen. Bixby
Representative Wexanier
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Tu Nt
Supreme Court
Charles 12 Ulughes
Justce
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Swayze
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Gimmore
Pollock
Torpedo Flotilla Arrives at Martinique From Trinidad
The American torpedo flotilla convoyed by the auxiliary cruiser Dixie arrived at Martinique from Trinidad. A Pennsylvania special through sleeping car service from Washington to Chicago leaves Union Station at 3:40 PM and arrives in Chicago near morning. Freight and passenger rates and connections via Baltimore and online routes are noted.
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Martinique
Dixie
Trinidad
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Washington
Union Station
Visitor backs canal fortification over Tawney view
A man just returned from the Panama Canal argues for fortifying the canal as the only effective neutralization method, taking issue with Chairman Tawney of the House Appropriations Committee who spoke on the same slip.
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Panama Canal
Tawney
Calder
Thieves Fight From Auto In Fur Store Raid
A fur store burglary at Adolph G. Renecke’s on 57 Tenth Street South ended in a running gunfight with Policeman Victor Olson. Two men and a woman fled in a car after a window was broken. shots were exchanged as officers pursued but the thieves escaped.
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Washington Post
Minneapolis
Minn
Victor Olson
Adolph G. Renecke
Tenth Street South
Stork Accused of Short Weight Delivers Baby Boy
Special to The Washington Post reports in Campbells Mills Connecticut that at Pine Grove Farm the stork left four one pound baby boys for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Remington, a humorous note on a rushed delivery.
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Washington Post
Campbells Mills
Conn
Charles Remington
Pine Grove Farm
Possum in Diplomacy Highlights New School of Diplomacy
New York December 2 Jules Jusserand French ambassador guest at Lotos Club banquet 24 members and guests present. Chauncey Depew cites new school of diplomacy and jokes about possum's wife. Jusserand denies any feud with Pete Roosevelt's bulldog and praises Taft and Roosevelt era friendship.
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White House
New York
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Lotos Club
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Germany
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Benatar Chauney M. Depew
Frank R. Lawrenes
Lotes Club
Chauncey M. Depew
Depew
Ambassador Dusserand
Taft
Georgia
MM. Dusserandl
Jusserand
Rouge
Theodore Roosevelt
Unionists Linked in Tariff Fight Amid Balfour Plan
In Mr Balfours tariff proposal unionists are aligned to pressure for victory while voting spreads across many constituencies today. The London stock market backs the coalition waning as public sentiment trends unclear amid the campaign.
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London Stock Exchange
Ulster Men to Buy Arms to Oppose Home Rule
Dublin December 2 The emergency committee of the Ulster unionial council formed November 28 to organize Ulster men into regiments to oppose a Dublin home rule Parliament met in Belfast and decided to invite tenders for immediate delivery of arms and ammunition. The meeting subscribed 50000 dollars to buy arms for the authorized regiments.
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Ulster Unionial Council
Belfast
Balfour Referendum Push Shapes British Election Scene
London reports show Liberal leaders reject a tariff reform referendum, while Unionists rally behind Balfour's stance. Nucleus of new Commons forms with eleven unionists and four radicals returning unopposed, including Chamberlain and Balfour. Campaigns intensify as voters prepare to cast 70 ballots nationwide amid coalition stock shifts and speculation on future government shifts.
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King George
Grimsby
Referendum questions rise in Tory dialogue campaign
The Tory leadership faced questions about navy and army spending, conscription, capital punishment, railway nationalization, and the budget in a tense campaign. Ipswich offered a humorous aside as Lloyd George denied selling Sussex for American securities, while Burns warned Balfour as a free trader. Boston reports Irish aid for British elections with a fresh $10,000 remittance, totaling $60,000 in six weeks from American donors.
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Unionista
Sussex
John Burns
Local Government Board
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Balfour
Boston
United Irish League of America
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick
Irish National Party
Howard seeks state toga in Goebel murder case
Frankfort Ky Dec 2 Jim Howard the convict pardoned by Gov Wilson as the principal in Gov Goebel murder will run for the Kentucky State Senate. He will be backed by Congressman elect Powers who has faced multiple juries on the murder charges.
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Kentucky Senate
Washington Post
Frankfort
Jim" Howard
Wilson
William Goebel
State Senate
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Powers
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Rafael Quiroz Cardenas
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el] Paladin
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Ero
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Aziz
Hotel Chamberlin
Old Claosh
Gomez
Saint Comfort
Norfolk
State of Chihuahua
Williamyjuest
ORE Cne
Wealthy broker ends 31 day fast in Los Angeles
Paul Rowan, a wealthy young insurance broker in Los Angeles, ended a 31 day fast today. He reduced his weight from 212 to 16 pounds yet did not miss a day at his office and won a $25 wager.
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Washington Post
Los Angeles
Cal
Paul Rowan
Elopers Return to Washington After Secret Baltimore Wedding
A Washington duo, Al Sanders and Blanche Malone, eloped to Baltimore and married in secret. They returned to Washington and registered as Mr. and Mrs. Sanders at the Cochran Hotel. Blanche, a Mount Vernon Seminary student, faced questions over inheritance rights as her mother contends.
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Cochran Hotel
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Adelia Hensley
Malone
Fairmont
Blanche
Rebels Threaten Chihuahua as Insurrection Looms
Hi Paso reports secret advices that insurgents plan an attack on Chihuahua tonight. Mormon colonists in Colonia Dulban organize for defense but lack arms, while authorities note arms arriving for Casas Grandes. Bank withdrawals in Chihuahua exceed 360,000 dollars. Pearson camp women reportedly flee as men brace for trouble.
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Casas Grandes
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Pearson
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Alpina
Terlingua
Texas
W. J. Newsom
Marathon Telephone Exchange
Teggin Creek
Peace Commission
Petersburg Blaze Destroys Two Buildings in Early Morning Fire
Flames engulfed the old Y M C A building housing Rosenstock stock Co and spread to the Appomattox Trust Co. as smoke and explosions rattled Petersburg. Firefighters battled three linked blazes, threatening the Shirley Hotel and Savings and Insurance building. Damage estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Appomattox Trust Company
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New Shirley
Square Deal and Honest Business Ties, Cardinal Says
Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore argues business fairness depends on Christian spirit. He urges full public disclosure by corporations, condemns debts avoidance, and cites Oberammergau and Tyrol as regions where Christian ethics dominate commerce. He says trust and honesty are the core for real business success.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
President May Use Veto How Democrats Won Indiana
Summary notes indicate issues about President Taft possibly vetoing measures, with coverage on Democratic gains in Indiana and related political maneuvering. Names and events referenced suggest a political analysis style piece within the issue.
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Wisener
High Court
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Glover
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Lame Duck” Alley
White House
Taft
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Review of Trade
News of Alexandria
Indiana Governor Blames Tariff and Foreigners for 1912 Outlook
New York December 2 Gov Thomas R Marshall of Indiana criticizes tariff origins for 1912 election outcomes. He argues the Payne Aldrich tariff raises living costs and urges safeguards on ballots amid fears of foreigners swaying votes. He notes potential Indiana registration and primary law changes and calls for sterilized ballot emblems.
Face to Face with Living Henry Wiener Mystery
Philadelphia news recounts the murder of Policeman Barnett and the mis identified body of Hyman Wiener. Alexander McDonald was arrested as an accessory after his initial denial of Wiener’s death and later freed. Wiener’s father identified the corpse, prompting a city hall manhunt that ended with McDonald’s release and ongoing uncertainty over the true identity of the body.
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Wiener
McDonald
Philadelphia
Hyman Wiener
Barnett
Roxbury
Mass
Tenderloin
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Alexander McDonald
Tha
Hkely
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Pennsylvania
Gizo
Leon Wiener
Hyman
Waa Talen
Special Ocean Mail Service To Speed Letters By Steamers
Western Union announces a new special ocean mail service enabling merchants in San Francisco to dictate letters to a stenographer for same day delivery to a New York steamer bound for Europe. Letters are sealed and rushed to the ship with a 5 cent postage, using night letter rates. Return trips via Pennsy Railroad priced at 1.25 dollars to Baltimore with weekend options.
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New York
York
Europe
Western Union Telegraph Company
Telegraph
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