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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1906

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France Faces Clergy Government Clash With Violence Feared

A Vatican backed but cautious Vatican statement describes French civil and religious leaders bracing for conflict as police prepare to enter churches while masses may continue under tight rules. The pope cautions obedience to law but supports passive protest if required. Clergy leaders condemn measures and vow to defend church rights amid Paris power struggle.

Vatican France Mery del Val Rome Merry Dela Val Paris Papa Bes

Notice to Advertisers Guides Christmas Gift Shoppers

The Post calls on advertisers to deliver their copy to the Advertising Department at the earliest possible moment. It notes Washington readers will turn to The Post's advertising pages next Sunday for holiday business announcements and that the paper prepares an attractive display of this material. cooperation urged to ensure a complete and successful presentation.

Washington Post The the Post

Former Senator Brown Dies After 36 Hours Fight

Former Senator Arthur Brown of Utah dies at Emergency Hospital after being shot at the Raleigh Hotel by Mrs Anna M Bradley. He clung to life for thirty six hours, refused ante mortem statements, and his death prompts a coroner's inquest. Mrs Bradley, overwhelmed, sobs as she recalls the tragedy and pleads for mercy while authorities prepare the morgue autopsy and plan interment in Salt Lake City.

Mfe Arthur Brown Utah Raleigh Anna M Bradley Willem L. Bheep Salt Lake City Brown Ufe Nevitt Max Brown Bradley Post McTaggert Senate Glazebrook Neevitt Josephine Kidwell Ninth Street Howard Cru Eleventh Street Theodore J .Talty H. Williams Lammert Adams Senator Brown New York Adama

Jerome Leads Raid Seizes 145 In New York Pool Room

District Attorney Jerome led a raid on an alleged pool hall on Tenth Street, arresting 145 men. Most were held on a charge of refusing to aid officers during a felony, with one man charged as the operator. The raid used heavy force and prompted a plan to photograph all pool room employees for a rough gallery.

New York Jerome Tenth Street Imwgers Miles O'Reilly Mercer Street

Birdsong Convicted Woman Seeks New Trial in Mississippi

Mrs Angie Birdsong, convicted of manslaughter in Hazlehurst Mississippi, filed a late motion for a new trial. She has suffered a complete nervous breakdown following yesterday's verdict, while reports note financial matters involving Large and Small Accounta Draw in the Union Trust Co banking department on 144 F Street Northwest.

Hazlehurst Miss Angie Birdsong Thomas Butler Banking Department of Union Trust Co F St Nw

Shah sinking to end. Irans sickness dims hope for throne

Teheran reports the Shah remains practically unchanged but fell slightly after a relapse. Doctors fear he may not live more than five days, with little public concern beyond court circles and Parliament indifferent to the royal crisis. The heir apparent Mohammed Al Mirza is due in Teheran from Tabriz by week’s end. In Kurdistan, an anti extortion rising reportedly spills into conflict as forces under the Shahs son Abul Fath Mirza are defeated by rebellious tribes.

Teheran Persia Mohammed al Mirza Tabriz St. Petersburg Kurdistan Seer Abul Fath Mirza

Paris hearing ends as Gould case argues shared bills

In Paris the Castellane creditors and Mme Gould faced final arguments before the Tribunal of First Instance as Maitre Bonnet urged that she must cover extravagant bills to spare her ex husband. Maire Cruppi countered that legitimate expenses would be paid but not her or Count Bonet’s obligation for the court’s errors.

Paris Selme

Oklahoma constitutional convention names deity in preface

Guthrie Oklahoma December 12 delegates at the constitutional convention unanimously adopted a preamble invoking Almighty God to secure liberty government and happiness. The text reads we the people of Oklahoma do ordain and establish this constitution and invoke the guidance of God for the blessings of liberty and rightful government.

Guthrie Okla Oklahome

Eight Condemned to Death in Russian Court Martial

A court-martial in Yekaterinoslav, South Russia, December 12, sentenced eight leaders of the armed December revolt to death. Many other participants were condemned to the mines, as authorities aimed to quell the military uprising seeking a republic in the province.

Yekaterinoslav South Russia Yeketeringslay

MISS REID NOT ENGAGED TO FOREIGN NOBLEMAN

Ambassador Reid arrived in New York and denied a report of his daughter Jean being engaged to a foreign noble. He said there is no truth to the claim and that she will stay in London with him, then return to marry an American. He plans to enter newspaper work after his son graduates Yale Law School. He will attend a White House dinner in Washington on December 15 hosted by Vice President Fairbanks.

Abbo Garbey Clotilde Paria Clemenceau Battis Abbp Bedin Notre Dame de Travail Peryalt Fresthinkers Liberte Clemenceau Minstry Bordeaux M . Martinez The Renaissance Felix Robin Streat Hasvker Lepine Richard Has Theasbeston Post New York Reid Jean London Heid Yale Law School Washington Presdent Fairbanks

Postmaster to Prison in Embezzlement case

Judge Emory Speer in Valdosta Ga sentenced former Postmaster Go pert Meeks of Nichols Cattes County to one year in prison and a $2068 fine for embezzling post office funds. He restored the shortage after it was detected.

Valdosta Emory Speer United States District Court Today Gopert, Meeks Nichols Cattes County Meeks

Odd Bigamy Charge Shocks Wilkesbarre Couple

Frank Flyte of Dupont to t hey had them arrested on serious charges after telling his wife he secured a divorce but she was married to William Moore and living with them for a month. Alderman Pollock held Flyte and Moore on bail for a hearing next week. The case centers on a supposed divorce and mistaken marriage.

Washington Post Wilkesbarre Pa William Moore Frank Flyte Dupont Here Pollock Legamy Flyte Moore Ian

Whisky as aged spirits sold as whisky in Kentucky inquiry

Louisville reporter testifies before the pure food commission that neutral spirits aged two weeks are sold as whisky. Witness says whiskey may be branded from neutral spirits aged in charred barrels, with government permits and strong demand. He notes it is consumed in dives for about five cents a glass.

Kentucky Louisville J A. “Wathen Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company Pure Food Commission Wathen Internal Revenue

Mink Robe Stolen From Broadway Car In Comical Chase

Special to The Washington Post from New York describes Miss W M Jermyn and coachman James Farrell pursuing a Broadway car after a $1,000 mink robe, lined with blue broadcloth, was snatched from the box of a brougham. The robe vanished into the car, leaving Farrell and onlookers to recount the chase and report to Tenderloin station.

Achman Washington Post New York Jermyn West Sixty-firet Street Werali Square James Farrell Farrell Forty-second Street

Motorman Paralyzed, Saves Woman and Child on Track

Harry C Sutton, motorman for Pittsburg and Charleroi, saved a woman and child near Floleyville on Thanksgiving Day by stopping his car, but he was driven unconscious and later died. The incident caused by a nervous shock after near collision left Sutton paralyzed, and he died yesterday.

Harry C Sutton Pittsburg and Charleroi Sutton Floleyville Monongahela

Tragic double death from gas in Sagmax home

In Sagmax Michigan on December 12 the bodies of Joseph Tahlmeier aged fifty and his wife aged seventy were found in their bedroom. The man lay on the bed between two feather beds and the woman wore underclothes and her husband’s trousers and overalls. Life had been extinct for several days. Death resulted from gas from a hard coal stove near the bedroom.

Sagmax Mich Joseph Tahlmeier Anelt

Cancellation of Citizenship Certificate Sued in U S District Court

Government sues to cancel the citizenship certificate of Allesandro Senior a native of Italy alleging fraudulent procurement in Cincinnati Ohio December 12 The suit filed by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor marks the first such case in this region The Milligan Sale at Sloan s opens today at 11 2 m with Wood at 3 pm featuring many important pieces and the full catalogue available

Tiahian Cincinnati Ohio Allesadro Senior Italy United States District Court Secretary of Commerce and Labor Leander Sloan‘s Sloan’s

Warn g the States Way to Maintain Power Tendency Toward Centralization

Secretary of State argues at Pennsylvania Society banquet in New York that federal intervention is necessary to check centralization and that states cannot regulate affairs by sole reference to their own interests. He insists states must yield some authority to preserve national unity and stabilize governance.

New York Union United States

Way to Safety through Federal Power and State Duty

A historic discourse argues that national authority must expand under interstate commerce and taxation powers as states fail to address common needs. It contends that states cannot survive alone, urging awakening to duties toward the country and stronger constitutional obedience.

Centralized Union Seen as Future of States

In New York on December 32 during the Pennsylvanians dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, Secretary Root defended centralized government policy. He argued state boundaries fade amid national unity, noting inventions and national life now center on the federal realm. Root traced constitutional shifts and cited three causes fostering closer Union and a growing national sentiment.

Washington Post York Root Waldorf Astoria Pennsylvania Society Raot Union Fathers of the Republic Atlantic Pacific Lakes Gulf

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