Shonts Gems Held Denies Effort To Evade Duties
Mrs Theodore P Shonts wife of Interboroughs president arrived from Europe aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II and faced customs questioning over 20000 worth of jewelry not declared yet not concealed. She claimed exchanges for new pieces paid duty and that she did not intend to cheat the government.
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Washington Post
New York
Theodore P. Shonts
Interboroush Company
Europe
Toflas
Llood
Duchess de Chaulnes
United States
John J. Becrktewles
Shents
Deater
Five Friends Help Elect Mon to Colorado Supreme Court
Denver Colorado December results show five supporters wrote the name of W N Ruby on ballots to fill the unexpired term of Chief Justice Robert W Steele. Ruby, former justice of the peace at Colorado Springs, was deemed by the state canvassing board to sit on the supreme bench until January 10 next.
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Supreme Court
Denver
Coto
Ave
W N. Ruby
Ruby
Bte
Supreme Bench
Bride Becomes Bridegroom in Quirky Name Change
Special to The Washington Post from Duquoein December 7 Miss Lian M Sturm becomes Bridegroom after legally changing her name to Roy E Bridegroom in Thuquoein The county clerk prompts for the name as Bridegroom and Bridegroom respond with urgency The scene ends as the clerk prescribes the license and a light appears to end the moment Also in Athens an inspector commits suicide in a courtroom after being charged with allegedly stamping university diplomas in the chaos
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Washington Post
Duquoein
Lian M. Sturm
Thuquoein
St. Louia
Roy E
Taffe
Mr Taffe
Mr. Taffe
Athens
Vizandinos
University of Athens
Jay
Poet Deputy Shot in Mexico Chamber of Deputies
Deputy Salvator Uaz Muron of Puebla, known as a poet, was shot twice in the temple during a meeting of the House of Deputies. Deputy Juan Chapital of Oaxaca wrestled him back from a second shot. no arrests were made as deputies are exempt while serving. Miron faces expulsion and possible arrest as the chamber adjourned.
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Washington
Mexico
House of Deputies
Salvator Uaz Muron
Puebla
Juan Chapital
Oaxaca
Chapital
Miron
Cleveland bars Early from entering city
Cleveland health officials refused entry to John R. Early once linked to leprosy, despite prior statements by Health Officer Friedrich that he could find refuge here. Superintendent Ford stated the investigation confirms leprosy.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ford
Health Department
John R. Early
Washington, D. C
Friedrich
Ord
Hattie Le Blanc Murder Trial Highlights Testimony
Cambridge mass December seven trial of Hattie Le Blanc for the murder of Laurence F. Glover features testimony on alleged statements she made after arrest. Witness Zella Gallant says Le Blanc claimed she was attacked in a laundry and heard a rustle, escaped, and learned Glover was shot. Le Blanc allegedly said she did not shoot Glover and did not know how to use a revolver.
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Cambridge
Mass
Hattie le Blanc
Lurence TF. Glover
Miss le Blanc
Glover
Zella Gallant
le Blanc
Miss Gallant
Haile le Blanc
Hattie
Dice for Estate Case Marks Albuquerque Will
In Albuquerque New Mexico December 1971 butcher Carl Schroeder learned he could not live. He asked a lawyer to draft a will dividing his property between two sons. He then directed that after his funeral the sons roll dice to determine the estate. The will was filed for probate today and the sons vow to follow the father's wishes if approved.
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Washington Post
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Carl Schroeder
Schroeder
Fulton Market Fire Fatal in New York Dowtown Stall Loss
A deep fire at Fulton Market in downtown New York destroyed several stalls of an old structure and caused the death of watchman Witham Fulton. The estimated loss does not exceed 10 000 dollars.
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Fulton Market
New York Deep
New York
Witham
Fulton
Unionists Post Gains as Astor Leads Plymouth Victory
London dispatch reports a strong unionist showing in today’s polling with six gains and a collapse of liberal and labor votes. Waldorf Astor and A Shirley Benn head Plymouth victory, while Crichton-Stuart's win at Cardiff offsets liberal declines. O'Brien dominates Cork with Healy, Redmond defeated, shifting national momentum.
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Cardiff
Lord Crichton
Stuart
London
William O’brien
William Redmond
Asquith
Labor
O'Brienites
Lord Crichton-Stuart
D. A. Thomas
C. Hyde
Young Astor
Plymouth
Waldorf Astor
A. Shirley Benn
John Burns
Battersea
M Durand
Mr. Astor
C. E. Mattet
War Office
U. A
Shirley Benn
B. Mattet
Aneurin Wiliams
Lancashire
Liberals
Stepney
Land Labor
Bow
Stomley
George Lansbury
Lloyd George
Amery
T. Hamar Greenwood
Sunderland
B.S. Straus
Mite End
Tower Hamlets
L. Lawson
Sydney Buxton
Board of ‘Trade
John Burnet
O’brien
William O'Brien
Cork
O'Brien
Willam Redmond
Nationalist
AN For Ireland League
House of Commons
Maurice Healy
Redmond
Asquith Addresses Home Rule Debate at East Fife
The text notes Premier Asquith speaking at East Fife, replying to Mr. Balfour’s call for a renewed appeal on home rule. He asserts a clear stance, recalls a Albert Hall speech from a year prior, and cites changes between England and Ireland reducing fears of separation.
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Asquith
East Fife
Mr. Balfour
Albert Hall
England
Ireland
Washington United Irish League to Host Mass Meeting
Willem F. Downey of the United Irish League of America says Britain faces a crisis that must lead to Irish home rule and urges fundraising to aid Ireland. The Washington branches plan a mass meeting at New National Theater on Sunday December 18 with several promised speakers.
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Washington
Great Britain
Ireland
Willem F. Downey
Seventeenth Street
United Irish League of America
Downey
United Irish League of Washington
New National Theater
Poisoning outbreak during oyster cookery class at tech high
Twenty four girls in the Providence RI technical high school cooking class fell ill from suspected ptomaine poisoning after preparing oysters themselves. Fifty two students aided in the oyster sessions. each girl received an emetic. Illness signs appeared soon after eating. Principal called Dr Carver. emetic given. some pupils left for home late in the afternoon.
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Washington
Providence
R. L
Technical High School
Carver
Barnegvillé Moulder Leaps Into White-Hot Metal
In front of about sixty fellow workers at a Barnegville foundry Charles Kendal, a moulder's helper, sprang into a cupola of molten metal. His flesh was consumed, leaving only bones recovered. Kendal had been separated from his run for several years.
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Muider
Barnegvillé
Ohio
Dec
Charles Kendal
Ken_ dall
Rumor of Boni de Castellane death by own action
Rumor spread that a wealthy man prominent in aristocratic and political circles, Count Boni de Castellane, had died by his own hand. No reasons or confirmations were available tonight and no credible details emerged.
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Boni de Castellane
Swell burglars use auto in New Rochelle heist
Two men in evening dress and a woman in fur coats, with a yellow car and a colored chauffeur, robbed Mr and Mrs Ralph Murthey's New Rochelle home of about 2000 in jewelry and clothing and valuables valued at 300 from the Wallach residence. A witness saw the car and occupants earlier in the evening. The burglary followed a porch encounter and a late window forced entry. The incident coincides with a matinee show at the Columbia Theater offering The Country Boy.
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Washington Post
New Rochelle
Ralph Murthey
Isaac Wallach
Murthey
Wallach
Eva Glardon
Miss Glardon
Mistaken Cab Lead Captains to Paris Police
The battleship South Carolina's captain and Comdr Richardson, visiting Paris, hired a cab to the railway. A misdirected driver took them far from the station. A crowd gathered, policemen detained them, and an interpreter uncovered the error. They were released four hours later and missed their Cherbourg train.
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Washington Post
Paris
South Carolina
Comdr. Richardson
Cherbourg
Five ride in biplane over Johannesthal Field
Aviator Brunsuber circled Johannesthal Field in Germany carrying four passengers in a Farman biplane. He circled twice, reporting a successful flight near Johnnesthal on December 1.
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Brunsuber
Johannesthal
Johnnesthal
Germany
Farman
Barrier wins air speed record over 18 miles at Memphis
Rene Barrier, a French aviator, set a world mark by flying over 18 miles in 10 minutes 65 1 2 seconds, winning a $5,000 prize from the Memphis Commercial Appeal. He beat John Moisant in a Bleriot monoplanes flight that averaged 87.93 mph from Montgomery Park to Hen and Chicken Island and back. Hamilton's crash and Garros' recovery are noted in a dramatic Memphis program.
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Memphis
Tenn
Rene Barrier
John Moisant
Barrier
Leon Morane
Rheims
Barrier and
Messant
Aviation Field
Montgomery Park
Hen and Chicken Island
Mississippi
Fresidant’s Island
Moisant
Hamilton
Peru Bolivian clash alarms border tensions
Reports from Lima say Bolivia struck a Peruvian garrison at Guayabal on the frontier. Peruvians rushed troops to the area amid fears of a serious rupture between Peru and Bolivia. insurgents under Ferro fled to Ecuador. A boundary dispute lingered after a 1908 protocol ratification address.
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Ima
Peru
Guayabal
Ferro
Ecuador
Bolivia
Alcorta
Argentina
Honors to Steuben Miss Helen Drows Veil
President Taft and diplomats honored Baron von Steuben at a unveiling in Lafayette Park. Amid flags and a 1,000-voice choir, speakers praised Steuben for discipline and order, urging the United States to remember his lessons in military readiness and moral life.
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Baron von Steuben
Taft
Dickinson
Prussia
von Steuben
United States
German Societies of America
Germany
Lafayette Park
America
Society of the Cindemnati
Fidge
Jackson
Monster Choir
Northeastern Singers’ Association
The
Marine Band
Charles F. Steck
Republic of America
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
Mr. Bartholdt
Arter
Bartheldt
Republic
Charles Hexamer
National
German-Amerian Alliance
Bartholdt
Oneida’s
Victories for British Unionists and New Aerial Speed Record
Notable items include victories for British Unionists, the unveiling of Von Steuben statue, and a new aerial speed record. Other pages reference the Waterways Congress, tariff discussions, and investigations into officials, with society and financial notes interspersed throughout the issue.
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Fages
Madero
Belmont
News of Alexandria
Stuart
Justice Beard Drops Dead in Nashville Hotel
Justice J. W. D. Beard of the Tennessee Supreme Court collapsed and died at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville this morning, authorities said. The death occurred in the hotel lobby area and leaves the high court without one of its senior members.
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Tennessee Supreme Bench
Nashville
Tenn
Justica W. D. Beard
State Supreme Court
Hermitage Hotel
Pasadena society refuses to dance with Japanese fleet
Pasadena society women boycott a ball honoring the Japanese navy officers delaying visits and prompting Admiral Yashiro to consider an early departure of ships. The incident sparks talk of possible diplomatic strains while officials say no formal protest has been filed and healing efforts may focus on hospitality.
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Action of Society
Coast City
Mikado
Pasadena
Cal
Baltimore
Admiral Yashira
Schuol Children
Yasuiro
Yashiro
Atlantc
Japan
Tokyo
California
Pasadena Society
State Department
32 Quail and Champagne Feat Nets $700 Prize
Chicago man George Razakles finished a 32 night run of quail and champagne at a downtown restaurant, winning $700. He aimed to bet $1,000 that he could eat 32 more quail in the next nights, as diners watched. The scene accompanied other news from the era, including a National Rivers and Harbors Congress session in Washington with President Taft attending.
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Chicago
George Razakles
Ragakles
Razakles
Joseph E. Ransdell
Louisiane
Taft
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
New Ward Hotel
Congress
Pease
Taft Speech Advocates River Rail Cooperation For Economy
President Taft argues for river transportation to complement railroads, noting rivers once mattered more and rail growth lessens river value. He predicts a solution aligned with railroad systems and European examples, citing port discussions with Mexico’s ambassador to the United States.
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Congress
Europe
Mexico
Senor
Don Verisco
Teon de la Barra
United States
Congress debate backs carrier cooperation and annual inland work funds
At Congress, speakers call for carrier cooperation and a policy of yearly appropriations to support inland projects. They dismiss pork barrel concerns and emphasize maintenance after project completion as a minor issue.
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Congress
Program for Today Morning and Afternoon Speakers
A two session program lists morning talks at 10 A M by Brig Gen William H Bixby Gov John Harmon Clifford Sifton Rep Champ Clark Frederick A Delano and others. Afternoon program at 2 15 P M includes F W Crandall Robert J McFarland Perry A Randall Walter Dickey presenting regional engineers and waterway officials.
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William H. Bixby
United States Engineer Corps
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Clifford Sifton
Canadian Conservation Commission
Ottawa
Canada
Champ Clark
Missouri
Frederick A. Delano
Wabash Railway Company
F. W. Crandall
Travelers’ Protective Association of the United States
Robert J. McFarland
New York
New York State Waterways Association
Perry A. Randall
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fort Wayne Waterways Association
Walter 5. Dickey
Kanaac City
Missouri River Navigation Company
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