Working for Lurton Port Puerto Rican Delegate Plea
Reports from Washington recount Porto Rican delegate Senor Iglesias appealing to President Taft on behalf of the Free Federation of Workingmen of the Island. Discussion surrounds Judge Horace H. Lurton and a possible vacancy dispute on the Supreme Bench, with rumors of Judge Warrington as a potential pick and a general push from Porto Rican workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Iglesias
Free Federation of Workingmen
Island
Ohio
Charles P. Taft
Senor
Santiago Iules
Treland
White House
Vnet Vet Am
Wint House
Hlacae
Washington
Ohle
Taft
Olio
Bell Ownership and Telephony Merger Talk in West Virginia
Theodore Malth, president of American Telephone and Telegraph, Testifies on Western Union share purchase by Bell System. Discussion includes monopoly concerns, proposed merger with Western Union, and price details of about 305 shares for $30,000, totaling over $100,000 in the broader telegraph and telephone consolidation debate. Mr Wall states views on regulation and national policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vail
Amerlean Tele- Loan and Telegraph Company
Bell Presta
Priehentle
Wall
Will Govern Without Party In Maiden Speech
German Chancellor Quthaecs Novel Pro gram outlines government without party control in his maiden address. He argues for administrative measures independent of parliamentary blocs and criticizes sectarian divides. The speech touches on taxation, unity, and a disciplined bureaucratic approach as key to governance without permanent factionalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quthaecs
Rothman
Antisaloon League Elects Officers at Convention
The Antisaloon League of America elected officers at its convention. President Bishop Luther B Wilson of Philadelphia leads a slate including vice presidents Rev Sym C Barr Louisiana Rev David James Burrell New York Father James M Cleary Minnesota Rev WB Crompton Alabama Rev Washington Gladden Ohio Rev William L McEwan Pennsylvania Bishop WN McVickar Minnesota Bishop G MM Mathews Arkansas Bishop HC Morrison Florida Charles A Pollock North Dakota Rev FD Power District of Columbia Bishop Samuel P Spreng Ohio secretary Rev ST Nicholson Pennsylvania treasurer Fowler Copeland Ohio and general superintendent Rev PA Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D . Power
Washington
Meago
Antisaloon League of America
Luther B Wilson
Phiadelphia
C Barr
Louisiana
David James Burrell
New York
Mey
James M Cleary
Minneota
WB Crompton
Ala- Dama
Washington Gladden
Ohio
Wiliam L McEwan
Fennaylvania
WN McVickar
Ahndsetland
G MM Mathews
Abnots
HC Morrison
Flor- Wa
Charles A Pollock
North Dakota
FD Power
Dislke
Columbia
Samuel P | Spreng
ST | Nicholson
Pennsylvania
Fowler Copeland
PA Baker
Political Figures Named in Senate and House List
A long roster lists The Vine President The Speaker and numerous senators and representatives from states including New York Wisconsin Illinois West Virginia Georgia Michigan Pennsylvania Texas Tennessee Alabama North Dakota and Missouri. It also names judges party leaders and state chairs with several Rochester and Washington DC figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vine
Senator Defew
New York
la, Follette
Wisconsin
Cullom
Tufnois
Elkins
West Virginia
Bacon
Georgia
Bemster Clay
Georgi
Daniel
Virginia
Beoxtor
William Alden Smith
Michigan
Oliver
Peonzylvanis
Benator Baile
Texas
Gamble
South Dakota
Bepater Taylon
Tennesse
Bankhead
Alabame
Ieuator
Jowmbon
Alabam
Representative Brownlow
Tennes
Tawney
Minzewls
Champ Clare
3Tssouri
Edwards
Kentucky
Burleson
Hanna
North Dakota
Hunter Tt. Morr, Jr
Parkersboro
Yanewell Sanders
Tennessee
South Stimmel
Furze
A. B Eastwood
Rochester
R . Woodward
Mississippi Senator Money Elected Democratic Senate Caucus Chair
At a Democratic senators conference Senator Money of Mississippi was elected chair, with Senator Bhivaly of Indiana as vice chair. The move follows Senator Cullersons resignation and Money’s initial refusal, then decision to lead for the remainder of his term, as Bacon agrees to stand aside. Shively remains a trusted minority figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Money
Missiasipzi
Bhivaly
Indiana
Mr. Money
Culeberson
Ness
Senator Bacon
Senate
Cullerson
Mr Money
Georgii
Bacon
Esterday
Shively
Go Siong
The Great Speakership Fights in the House History
A survey of how Speakers were chosen in the U S House across eras of divided power. It details caucus battles, notable candidacies like Cannon and Crisp, the rise of insurgent factions, and pivotal moments shaping Speaker elections through a century of party realignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Crepde
Dinée
House
Charles F Crisp
Roger Q Mitts
David B Henderson
Joseph G Cannon
Cannon
Andrew Stevenson
Virginia
Shots From The Fort Inquiry Highlights Negro Troop Debates
Court of Inquiry reportedly found conclusive evidence in the Browerville case that members of the Twenty fifth Infantry fired on the town from the fort. Southern delegations in Congress are said to demand abolition of colored troops, reviving Roosevelt era tensions. Hearings in Washington are expected to allow testimony from charged regiment members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Inquiry
Congress
Browneville
Tex
Twenty - Fifth Infantry
Texas
Roosevelt
Itre
Brownsville
Congressional
Twenty Fifth
Ole
Rocaevelt
11 Ia
Washington
China protests Russian railway guards withdrawal in Manchuria
A detailed Chinese protest from St Petersburg claims Harbin and Manchuria affairs do not concern Russia. It argues the 1906 contract and 189? agreements gave China defense authority over the railway. The note hints at a possible demand for Russian guards' withdrawal, aligning with the U S response to a similar memorandum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Petersburg
China
Harbin
Manchuria
Russia
Chine
M Kokovsoff
War and Foreign Office
United States
Runglan
M Krupouksky
Washington
Rosen
Sought Library Autographs Fetch Varied Sums at Sale
At the Louis I Haber library sale in New York several literary letters and autographs changed hands. John Brown's Assawatomie letter to his wife was valued and sold, Burns advised his brother in a lengthy post, Byron and Moore correspondences drew bids, Dickens letters moved to Sabin, and Franklin to Strahan trades were priced. Engravings and portraits by Abbey, Cousins, Walker, Green, and McArdell also sold for notable sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Louis I Haber
Anderson Auction Company
John Brown
Assawatomie
Robert Burns
William
Longtown
G H Richmond
Byron
Thomas Moore
Moore Fm
Byron Ays
Petry
Dickens
T Curry
Genoa
J F Sabin
Benjamo Franklin
William Strahan
Landon
Ber
Dodd Mead & Co
B. A. Abbey
Charles Halla
Mme Normaine- Tuda
Semuel Cousins
William Walker
Gate Plate
Nasmyth
Valentine Green
John Trumbulls
Washington
James McArdell
Peg Wastington
Dyspepsia Pills Promote Digestion in Old Age
An old age health advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the best aid to digestion when stomach juice wanes. It claims the product restores digestion, boosts nutrition, and delays decrepitude, suitable for all ages but especially elderly and middle aged. A sample is promised via mail from the I A Stuart Company in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Sweart
Hugh @Donnell
Florida Avenue
Bibley Hospital
Second Street
Florida
I. A Stuart Company
Stuart Inc
Uilding
Marshall, Michigan
Tourists Hit By Avalanche Near Monte Rosa
Reports from Geneva say several Alpiniats were overtaken by an avalanche on Monte Rona near the Swiss frontier. Four were severely injured and imprisoned in a hut awaiting help, while a rescue party was organized. A second dispatch notes some party members were killed and will not return to Panama. Herbert G Squiera of New York will not resume his post as American minister to Panama. The rumor of abolishing the Panama mission was denied by State Department officers. In Spooner Minnesota a Scandinavian missionary Ole C. Fugtskyie was found frozen to death after going missing while hunting with lumber jacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Fitzgerald
Bheaker Cannon
Congresa
Howell Cobb
Georgia
Joshua Giddings
Winthrop
District of Columbia
Alexander H Stepheng
Robert Toombs
Witthrop
Cabb
Free Soil Ers
Wiliam J Brown
Indiana
Forileta Ballok
Brown
James L Orr
Galusha
Congress
House of Representates
Grow
John Sherman
Sherman
House of the Indoraement
Horiton Rowan Helper
Chaig
Shermans
Grows
Hha
New Hall
Ward
William Pennington
New Jersey
Briges
New York
Henry Winter Davls
Maryland
Pennington
Davis
Henry Winter Davis
Penington
House of Representatives
Washington
Suceial
Geneva
Macugnaga 4
Sledmont
Italy
Monte Rona
Panama
Herbert G Squiera
Spooner Minn
Ole C. Fugteskyie
Rad
Reed Rules Controversy Sparks House Debates Tomorrow
Tomorrow in Congress XIX the Reed Rules controversy heats up as lawmakers prepare debates over procedural changes and potential party strategy. Key figures and committee chairs weigh impacts on voting, access, and governance amid partisan tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
American Congress
Diplomats See Poultry Exhibition at Armory
Diplomatic guests and officials toured the Columbus Poultry and Pigeon Association show at the Washington Light Infantry Armory. Austria's ambassador and Baroness Hengelmuller viewed the exhibits and praised the fowls as the finest seen. Judge Gould of the District Supreme Court also attended, with breeders from Maryland Virginia and the District receiving prizes and praise for their displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Light Infantry Armory
Yaterday
Columbis
Washington Light Infantry Suinory
Austria
Hengelmuller
Baron Hengelmuller
Gould
Supreme Court
Maryland
Regigia
District
Haakon 18 Edward's Guest in London Visit
Norway's King Haakon arrives at Buckingham Palace and plans to accompany Queen Maud and the crown prince to Norway. They expect to depart England on December 15, with King Haakon staying as a guest during the royal visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Queen Maud
England
London
King Haakon of
Buckingham Palace
May Change District Day Names Subcommittees
Chairman Smith names subcommittees for the Washington affairs committee. Due to conflicts, a Wednesday meeting option is considered, with final action set for next Tuesday. Subcommittees include Judiciary, Education, Street Railways, Steam Railroads, and Incorporations. Louis Miller reappointed clerk and Mrs Kathering Dickey as assistant clerk. The Appropriations Committee will report the District appropriation bill Monday for likely disposition before the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Charman Smith
Tie Associates
Smith
Judiciary
Campbell
Pearre
Guernsey
Smth
Johnson, Borland
Gilmore
Ways and Meane
Nye
Olcott, Coudrey
Fish, Rothermal
Cox Educational, Labor and Charities
Olcott
Kahn Couarey
Aiken
Johnson
Wiley
Shackleford
C Ox
Imore
Moore
Carey Wiley
Denver Girl Court's Bride in Hungarian Noble Family
Denver December 9 wedding tied Misa Hoea Solis daughter of Ramon Solis a Denver cigar magnate to Count Emmerich Syory of Hungary. The ceremony linked Solis family wealth with European nobility as the bride joined the count in marriage and the wedding featured Solis as father-in-law and business connections with a traveling salesman role noted for the groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maas
Denver
Misa Hoéa Solis
Ramon Solis
Ossicles
Emmerich Syory
Hungary
Boblemen
Belaw
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Lurton
Friends of Tennessee
Jurist
Horace H Lurton
Justine Peckham
Taylor
John W. Warring
Warrington
BELL
W. VU
Antisaloon League
Whith
Minsissippian
Manths
Georgan
Republic
Willem A Richardson
Illicois
Jewis D ‘Campbell
Nebragks
Humphrey Marshall
Nathaniel F Banks
Massachusetts
Nebraske
Henry Puller
Richardson
South Carolina
Jglerk
John Forney
Baska
Banks
Republican Party
Markesmen
Railway Guarda
Saucer
Fostum Cereal Co. Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
BURNS
Brother
Haber Sale
John Browe
Ben Franklin
Trumbull
Haakon
Edward
W.B. Moses & Sons
Oriental Boy Weavers
India
Beloochistans
Bokharas
Persian Hall
Sian Carpra
Pushmenia
Shah
Ets Wade
Sultanabad
Vale
Sele Pee
W. B. Moses & Sons
E Street Cor
House Committee
Conmier
Denver Girl Court
Midway Company
14Th and
Park Road
Ossaretosk Se
Joseph Weber
Henry B. Har
Elsie Ferguson
Channing Pollock
Evo Barto
Holmes Mon
Mat Miyakawa
Japan
Dee J
Belasco
Aim
David Belasco
Arthom B. Vosburgh
Christan Belezen Bernt
Weluhiaape
Wemctures
Chri ‘Sclentiet
Boston
Mass
National Theater
Day
F. M
Free All Wales
Maryland Theater
Harry Cutler
Cecil Laan
Florazes Holbrook
Bats Sxulre
Edwards Davis End Company
May Slingre
Irene Jirmon
Long Acre
Frur Dunbareport & Co
Yao & Lyons
Spain
Mats Ture Academy
Beneational
Southern We the Creole
Lyceum An
the Jolly Girls
the Moulin Rouge
Elks’ Minstrels
Uke
St. N
Fickets
Masong Auditoriaiy Ose
Vagiarits
Brenier
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