Railroads Seek Big Funding To Boost Equipment And Wages
President of the Baltimore and Ohio urges $1,000,000,000 to $1,000,000,000 for rail facilities and equipment to meet rising wage demands and lower rates. He warns governors against impeding credit or delaying needed investments as rail traffic and transport costs press. Proponents argue funding is essential to sustain nationwide rail service and economic growth.
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Baltimore and Ohio
United States
Baltimore hosts regional governors conference on immigration
Fifteen Western and Southern governors gathered in Baltimore for a meeting on immigration policy. The Southern group urged study and a future conference with a committee to examine immigration, while Western governors showcased agricultural and mineral resources. Notable attendees included Gov Judson Harmon of Ohio and Secretary of Commerce.
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Tives
Commerce
Charles Nagel Pourth
P V de Graw
Maryland
Messrs Rayner
Smith
Baltimore
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Washington
Mann Original Neal
Alabama
Neel
Wississinpi Bleagse
South Carolina
Hadley
Missouri
Politician Critique Stirs Northern Minnesota Meeting
Louis Weil president of Great Northern Railway criticizes governors at the Northern Minnesota Development Association for talking politics instead of promoting natural resources. He singles out Gov Oswald West of Oregon saying he wastes time on suffrage and personal views, urging emphasis on state needs.
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Louis W Hill
Stroud Minn der
Northern Minnesota Development Association
Louis Weil
Great Northern Railway
Oswald West
Oregon
Fear Mexican Revolt At White House Conference
President Taft and Gen Leonard Wood met at the White House amid reports of growing Mexican unrest. Officials link the session to prior troop dispatch discussions and review potential measures as U S troops along the border remain on alert. Reports also note Gen Bernardo Reyes may be moving toward the United States, with border patrols extending 100 miles.
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Washington
State Department
Department of Justice
United States Army
Interior
Taft
Leonart Wood
White House
Frank R. McCoy
General Staff
Army
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Minican
Wood
Etv
Mexico
Bernardo Reyes
Reyes Hasen
Treth
Reyes
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Diaz
United States
Congress
Brownsville
Tex
Bernardo Rejex
Gulf of Nexico
Camargo
Tamau- Upas
Nuevo Leon
Mar Jone Pena
Matamoros
Rio Grande
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M&tamoras
Paso Tex
J Viljoen
Guaymas
Madero
Yaqui Valley
San Jose
Medano
Johnson Opposes Women Suffrage in District Self Government Talk
Representative Ben Johnson at Brightwood Citizens Association argued for real self government in the District with full voting rights for citizens but strong opposition to woman suffrage. He urged public hearings on rates and appropriations, criticized free school books, and defended the current federal cost-sharing while warning against extravagance amid reform proposals. He did not address the police and firemen pension issue raised earlier.
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Ben Johnson
House Committee For
Brightwood Citizens Association
Johnson
Textbonka
Louis P Shoemaker
Washington
Congress
United States
South
Aell
Polla
Democratic Party
Randle Highlands
Fire Rescuers Save 60 From Burning Broad and South Flats
The large apartment house at Broad and South streets was nearly destroyed by fire as police and crews battled smoke. A policeman entered repeatedly, reaching the fourth floor to rescue a woman and two unconscious children. Several firemen were overcome and one injured by a broken plate glass window during rescue attempts.
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Warhhington Post
Philadelphia
Deer &Bixty
Broad
Elders Who Eloped Seek NY Marriage Despite Parents Objections
Veenie Hart of Brookdale Ya aged 71 and Jane Strangley of CarmelFa aged 65 applied at the city clerk in Hinghamton on December 8 to wed. Hart said it was his fourth marriage while Strangley stated it was her second. They claimed lifelong romance but faced parental opposition over age and eloped to New York State to marry.
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Washington Post
Hinghamton N i
Wiltam
Hart of
Brookdale Ya
Jane Strangley
Carmel
Hart
New York State
Electrician saves Pacific torpedo fleet in San Diego
A navy electrician, unnamed, saved the Pacific torpedo flotilla by throwing a zinc overboard to halt chemical action between copper sheathing, steel hulls, and salt water. His quick fix prevented further hull damage as the fleet lay at the wharf.
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Washington Post
San Diego
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Chinese Slew Americans and Destruction Reported in Manchuria
Uncensored news from Siahtu describes 8000 Manchus slain by Chinese rebels, widespread looting, and the destruction of millions of houses. Eight foreigners, including several Americans, killed. 75 foreigners in Shensi with 17 Americans, many fleeing toward Kansu amid rising trouble.
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Peking Lee
Siahtu
Shensi
Slantu
Kansu
Hen
W. J Plymire
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Taochow
Shanghai
Hanking
Tientsin-Pu-Kow
Werther
Sesue
Man Falls From Fifteenth Floor Rescued by Beam Trap
Special to The Washington Fest Baltimore Dee Thomas Jettman a structural ironworker on the Maryland Casualty Building tower in Baltimore slipped from the fifteenth floor fell one story and caught a girder on the thirteenth floor. He swung in the air clinging with a broken arm until fellow workers reached him and lowered him to Mercy Hospital where he was treated and found to be only severely frightened and injured by the fall.
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Man Falla
Baltimore
Thomas Jettman
New Maryland Casualty
Baltimore Street
Quilford
Withersea
Mercy Hospital
McNamara and Bryce linked in grand jury probe
Long Washington Port dispatch reports J B McNamara identified as J B Bryce by Lena Ingersoll in San Francisco. Witnesses describe attempts to pardon, far reaching investigation into dynamite plot tied to McNamara, Bryce, Schmidt, and others, with subpoenas issued across multiple cities.
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McNamaras
McManigal
Kyhor
Benders
Conners
Maple
Hall of Records
D H. Ingersoll
San Francisco
Oscar Lawler
Frank Eckhoff
Burns
Eushoff
Camerra Cruikshank
Salt Lake
United States
Olaf A. Tinetmee
Asiatic Exclusion League
California State Federation of Labor
Antone Johanen
Gen
State Building Trades
J E Munsey
Structural Iron Workers
Salt Lake City
H . Hockin
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
F. M Ryan
P J Smith
Structural Iron Workers’ Union
Cleveland
Fred Sherman
Indianapolis
P A Cooley
New Orleans
Edward Smythe
Tnion Peoria
Andrew Gallagher
Central Labor Council
Kelly
San Francisco Labor Council
Bryce Mra Lena Ingersoll
Bryce
Schmidt
Tvietmoe
Johannsen
County Grand Jury
McNamara
Allah Bryce
Getty
Taft Pleads Senate to Ratify Arbitration Treaties
President Taft spoke at a Pan American building mass meeting urging Senate ratification of arbitration pacts with Great Britain and France. He dismissed constitutional objections, urged progress in world peace, cited Japan’s openness, and argued arbitration is a humane alternative to war while noting difficulties in enforcing its justice.
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Taft
Senate
Great Britain
France
American Peace Society
US Senate
Burton
Ohio
Society
World Movement For
Washington
Capitol
Congress
Saburo Shimachi
Japan
Union For Universal Peace
England
Senate of the
United States
the Hague
Railroads Need Vast Sum for Expansion
A large sum is sought to finance road and rail expansion amid political debate. Governor proposals and a cabinet conference on passports surface as districts weigh purchases and governance. The era’s reform push includes charity scrutiny and tobacco stock plans, with ongoing inquiries shaping policy moves.
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Johnson
Stokes Taft
Senate
McNamara
Jordan
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Trunt River
Congress
Greater
Washington
London
McNamare Fund
Jin Crow
Alexandria
Charities Board
U Tobacco Stock Distribution
Show Girl Lillian Graham Details Stokes Shooting Case
In New York the show girl Lillian Graham testified about the June 7 shooting of hotel proprietor William Stokes. She described threats and fear of murder, the struggle over a revolver, and her defense during cross examination as she recounted letters, money disputes, and alleged coercion surrounding the incident.
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Show Girl
New York
Lillian Graham
William Beptokes
Millonaire Hotel
Wis Btella Singleton
Stokes
Koud Iegaon
al Adama
Adame
Mr Stokes
Ansonia
Adams
al Adams
the Anson
C L Jordan
California
Stokes Stock Farm
Lexington
Maine Mine Explosion Theory Endorsed by U S Board
The Vreeland board returned from Havana with findings that the Maine disaster stemmed from an external mine or similar explosive outside the ship. The report, presented to President Taft, confirms Sampson board conclusions and notes no forward turret trace remains. Rear Admirals Wainwright and Rodgers will retire this December, to be succeeded by Freeland and Rodgers.
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Havana Harbor
United States Naval
Vreeland Board
Sampson Board
Admiral Vreeland
Joseph Stravae
Willian Bo Ferguson
Navy
Havana
Roth Swald
Lief
Richard M {Watt
Breau
Aid Repair
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Meyer
Mair
Sampeor
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Thame
Richard Wainwright
Navy Department
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Raymumin Rodgery
Naval War College
Newport, R. I
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Rodgers
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