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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1911

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Republicans Set Stage for Fray in National Convention

Ohio figures Vorys and Brown led a high level conference as Republicans prepare for the quadrennial meeting. Roosevelt supporters and Southern bloc push for representation, with primary or state authorizing primaries as a likely delegate method. Chicago appears likely as convention host with July or June date under debate and leadership changes expected in the committee.

Wall Hill Hitchcock Harry S Chicago Convention City Sonthero Hoas Iwoor Coaleman Brown Ohio Roosevelt National Committee Brown State Committee

McNamara case widens as McManigal to testify

Los Angeles reports indicate EB McManigal will be taken to Indianapolis within days to testify before the federal grand jury about the dynamiting conspiracy linked to James B and John J McNamara. The inquiry widens to include five suspects in the West and at least a dozen in the East as prosecutors prepare for joint federal probes.

Iron Workers' Union Los Angeles Cal Ordle EB McManigal Indianapolis Federan Grand Jury James B John J McNamara San Quentin State Penitentiary McManigal Federal Grand Jury Oscar Lawler McNamara Grand Jury Malcolem McLaren Detroit Apel Litta Burt H. Franklin Franklin Superior Court

Three Men Die In Breeden Lumber Village Shootout

In Breeden West Virginia a deadly affray ends with Walter Marcum, 24, killing Norfolk and Western detective Jack Vanloose and Sheriff George Damron as officers close in. Marcum dies in the exchange, with both sides firing simultaneously near his home. The incident lights a wide regional alarm.

The Law Walter Marowm Detective Vanloose Breeden W. Va Shota Sheriff Damron W Va Walter Marcum Marcum George Damron Mingo County Jack Vanloose Norfolk and Western Railroad Young Marcum Vanloose Damron Dingea van Foose Catlettsburg

Two Wives Too Many for Peace in Pittsburg Divorce

Peter Sharp an 82 year old man in Pittsburg Kansas says he will divorce the wife he married nine years ago while his current spouse Louisa agrees. The decision follows trouble with the first wife Ann Catherine who returned after wandering the country and a Chicago fire that separated them. The county attorney weighs in as Sharp acts with friends to end the two-woman arrangement.

Peter Sharp Washington Po Pittsburg Kans Peter C Sharp

Waitress Redeems 1000 Dimes For Fur Coat

Special to The Washington Pool Denver Colo Dec 10 Miss Ivy Cole counted out 1000 dimes to buy a new fur coat in a two year tip haul. Patrons and manager debated accepting the silver but agreed the heap was worth the sale. Cole laughed at two years to shoe those dimes and hurried back to serve lunch.

Washington Denver Colo Ivy Cole Migs Cole Miss Cole

Open Air Parade As Prices Hit Dunbar Travel

King George and Queen Mary presided over a grand open air church parade in camp as over a hundred native princes were welcomed with attested ceremonies. The viceroy returned their viatts per royal order. Few Americans attend the Dunbar durbar due to fears of extortionate hotel rates. Leading hotels quote a minimum 80 daily for twenty days.

Delhi Deci Sying George George Queen Mary

Baptized in Cave of Winds Chief Denounces Faith of Forefathers

Niagara Falls November 10 Chief Thunder Water Oghema Niagara, facing the setting gun as his god, declared he will die a pagan after his granddaughter Princess Kaw-Paw-Que Manning Beauty was christened at the Cave of the Winds under the Horse Shoe Falls. The ceremony was led by Rev. G. 9. G. Hares. He protested Christianity and spoke of choosing between Christ and Manitou for his granddaughter.

Niagara Falls Oghema Niagara Thunder Water Kaw-Paw-Que Manning Beauty Louis Keokuk , Palmer Cleveland Ohio Chief Thunder Water Kansas Montreal 9. G. Hares St. Paul's Church Pagan

National Manufacturers Chief Seeks Evidence in Dynamite Case

John Kirby Jr of Dayton, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, went to Chicago with Walter Drew and J A Badorf to aid a conference with detectives from Burns' unit. They aim to produce corroborating evidence for the federal dynamiting investigation and link documents to a nationwide conspiracy. Detective Burns plans to finish his part in Indianapolis tomorrow.

John Kirby, Jr Dayton Unie National Association of Manufacturers Chicago Walter Drew National Erectors’ Association J. A. Badorf Siso Erectors’ Association W. J. Burns Burns Indianapolis Hig

Burns Visits New York In Brief Stop

Special to The Washington Post. William J Burns, famed detective, spent half an hour in New York this afternoon and then departed without revealing his destination or purpose. President Gompere of the American Federation of Labor also traveled from Washington but did not visit his usual stops.

Washington Post New York William J Burns President Gompere American Federation of Labor Washington

McNamaras Enter San Quentin to Begin Life Terms

The McNamaras James B and John J arrived at San Quentin to serve life and fifteen year sentences for the Los Angeles Times bombing and related dynamiting, entering a tier near condemned inmates. They view their acts as aiding union labor, were photographed and measured, and will start work in a jute mill after tuberculosis screening.

San Quentin Cal McNamara Brothers San Quentin, Penitentiary James B John J International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Los Angeles Times Wi Hves Llewellyn Iron Works Los Angeles San Quentin Prison San Pablo Bay William A Hemmel John J McNamara John Hoyle James B McNamara John Murray Meutenant Abraham Rueff San Francisco Ruefffe Henry Dalton Alameda County McNamaras San Quentin Grill Carquinex Straits Station

Professor's Wife Dies By Own Action In New Haven

The body of Mrs Albert E Gubelmann wife of Professor Gubelmann of the German state department was recovered from West River New Haven after a river search. She had been in poor health and disappeared yesterday while on a walk. A neck piece matching a muff was found nearby signaling the incident. Four years old, native of Rochester New York, she had recently moved to New Haven. Five Dead in Paris Wreck reported nearby with eight injured after a Northern Railroad collision just outside the Paris terminus.

Washington Post New Haven Conn Albert E. Gubelmann Gubelmann Department of German State West River W. R Longley K. Mitchell I . Cooley Paris

Briceville Mine Disaster Claims Many Lives in Tennessee

Briceville Tennessee dec 10 rescuers battled peril and a dust explosion theory as at least 100 miners were trapped and likely dead after a blast at Cross Mountain coal mine. Names identified include Lee Rolston Eugene Ault Taylor Ault Roland Early and W A Farmer as families await grim toll and towns mobilize food and aid.

Briceville Tenn Cross Mountain Lee Rolston Eugene Ault Taylor Ault Roland Early Harmon Bhare James Foust Alonzo Wood Hinceville Atores Knoxville

Pages 1-Republican Leaders Meeting Here

Three men shot dead McManigal to bare bomb plots. McNamara prothers in stripes mine rescue parties in peril de Chapman for liquor reform. Frontier coverage of crime politics and social issues with a brisk early 20th century tone.

McManigal McNamara Peril de Chapman Potomac Virginia Newport Club Ohio Taft Laylin Capital Financial Review Postal Department News of Alexandria

Mayor Puts Forth Plan and Soaist Aldermen Endorse It

Coeur d'Alene Idaho December 10 The entire populace discusses John Wood socialist mayor plan to open and maintain a municipal saloon Four socialist councilmen back the proposal and its fate will be settled at a city council meeting this week

Washington Post Coeur d'Alene Idaho John 'T Wood

Rev Chapman Urges Bryan for President to End Saloons

Antisaloon League speaker at Luther Place Memorial Church argues William Jennings Bryan should become president to force Congress to abolish saloons. He cites Washington District temptations and urges action nationwide, condemning saloons as criminal and demanding moral reform. Other delegates from Iowa and New York push education on drinking harms while Wilson and Inglehart also speak.

Nebraska E S Chapman California Luther Place Memorial Church William Jennings Bryan United Sates Washington Congress Chapman United States Supreme Court of the Llegal John G Wilhe Iowa Willie F C Inglehart New York Wilson District Antisaloon League

Bomb at Picture Show Hurts Fifty In Panic

A Belgian cinema exhibition was rocked by a bomb that injured fifty and killed several. police suspect a discharged employee sought revenge. The blast sparked chaos as attendees fled, with authorities Czech the scene for motive and suspects.

Idege Belgium Patic

War Secretary Stimson Warns of Army Unpreparedness and Policy Shifts

In a presidential report Secretary Stimson calls for citizenship rights for Porto Ricans and naturalization for Filipinos, criticizes wide army dispersion, cites slow artillery production, and urges reform of promotions and base locations. He recommends canal commerce roles, private coal sales, and a businesslike Panama Canal organization with targeted post relocations and improved recruiting.

United States Europe Suimsun Porto Rico Stimson Congress Philippines Panama Canal Tolla Interstate Commerce Commission

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