Opposition to Arizona New Mexico Statehood Divides GOP
A House Republican conference shows deep factional splits over admitting Arizona and New Mexico as a single state, while Oklahoma and Indian Territory win unanimous support. Insurgents threaten to block the measure, Tawney resigns as party whip, and Watson becomes new whip as factions marshal for and against joint statehood amid liquor-education debates and White House outreach.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Tawney
Cannon
Wny Tariff
Insurgenta
Congress
Rhora
Antticipating
Statehood
Goen
Leach
Crea
Senate
Avvona
Thos
Yeterday
Adams
Wisconsin
Jones
Washington
Hamilton
Hepburn
Friends Alarm Over Shipping Bill Report
Friends of Shipping Bill fear Speaker Cannon backs the Merchant Marine and Fisheries committee against the commission measure. Republicans and Democrats reportedly not fully supportive. Representative Grosvenor says there is no justification for the report, though House chatter persists about Speaker avoiding action to dodge tariff debates.
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Cannon
Committee On Merchant Maine and Fisheries
Grosvenor
Alaskans Fight to Enter Congress Campaign
Through three prominent men Alaska aims to join the House of Representatives. Omar J. Humphrey, Richard S. Ryan, and former Gov Swineford lead a Sitka campaign after a Seattle convention elected three reps. A memorial was presented to the President yesterday. Brighter Light for Liberty: Rep Goulden proposes $2500 annual Statue of Liberty lighting aid. current funding is $380 yearly.
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Alaska
House of Representatives
Omar J. Humphrey
Russia
Richard S Ryan
Swineford
Sitka
Seattle
Goulden
New York
New York Harbor
Taft submits deficit items and bids for Philippine railway
Secretary Taft sent to the House two deficit items totaling 53,000 for army transport and a barracks project for the National Home for Disabled Volunteers Western branch. Philippine railway bids open at 9 AM at the War Department Bureau of Insular Affairs while the Philippines Commission bids also open in Manila. Officials hope for good bids but remain cautious. The Kentucky Republican Club in Washington plans its annual entertainment at Pythian Temple on January 6 as part of pre event preparations. Patriotic Home Circle members held a reception at Pythian Temple with a loving cup presented to former Deputy BH. Tillmen. committee leaders include Grant, Abbott, Espron, and Hupp.
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Taft
House of Representatives
National Home For
Western Branch
Philippine Railway
Philippines
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Manila
Kentucky
Kentucky Republican Club
Washington
Pythian Temple
Wo 5
Neely
William F Sehoole
J N Shawhan
Fred Webber
Massachusetts Avenue Northwest
Patriotic Home Circle
BH. Tillmen
A. P Grant
WH. Abbott
R Htbsbaugh
T. §. Espron
R. Hupp
Wealthy inspector called a dude in Yellowstone case
Wealthy New Yorker A A Anderson faced charges for being a "dude" as forestry inspector in the Yellowstone Reserve. Once favored by Chief Pinchot and the President as a forest superintendent, his lavish style, valet and private secretary drew criticism from frontier men and Wyoming lawmakers. The President yielded yesterday.
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Gifford Pinchot
A A Anderson
Yellowstone Reserve
Anderson
Mreleetsle
Wyo
Chief Pinchot
Robin Hood
Blanding
Wyoming
Congress
Marine Corps officer exam for five second lieutenant vacancies
Candidates for five second lieutenant vacancies in the Marine Corps began a written examination. The board includes Lieut. Col. George Barnett Surgeon Will M. Gorton Maj Louis J. Magil and others. After ten days the five highest scorers will win commissions. List of examinees includes Loucks Tucker Powell Baford J C Baford J C Baford etc.
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Marine Corps
George Barnett
USM. C
Will M. Garton
U.S Ni
Louis J. Magil
Paul EB. Ma‘Donald
U. N
J. E. Price
Virginia
J. V. de Laney
Pennsylvania
A. Titton
McReynorda
M. C
J. E. Semmes
Maryland
BE Price
C. van B. Duval
R. H. Davin
Minnesota
J. @. Ross
Michigan
Debates Set by Columbian and Needham Societies
Washington University hosts the third annual debate between the Columbian and Needham societies in University Hall. The topic asks whether great industrial combinations or trusts harm wage earners. Teams feature Agnew Stern Newmyer for the Columbians and Lundy Perkins Kenny for the Needhams. the first and second honors will form the year end prize team. Judges include Representatives Blackburn Dawson and Professor Wilbur.
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Columbian
Needham Societies
George Washington
University
University Hall
Fifteenth
H Streets
University of Cincinnati
Columbian Society
Messrs Agnew, Stern
Dinner for Gibbons at Willard signals farewell tour
Friends of Lieut. Commander Bade bade him farewell at the New Willard as he heads to New York then sails Saturday for London where he will serve as naval attaché. The gathering honored his past command of the Presidents yacht Dolphin and included numerous officers and foreign attaches.
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the Willard
Gibbons
London
New Willard
New York
Dolphin
Long
J. H Wood
Archibald W. Butt
Taylor
Fp. Wasay
Arthur Peter
Hugh A. Dinamore
Ross Thompson
Ernest Carter
Jattwehe
Swager Shirley
J. J. McGill
MIT Alumni Dinner in Washington Announces Speaker
Dr Henry Pritchett president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology delivered the principal address at the seventh annual dinner of the Washington society of MIT alumni. Forty alumni attended at the Cochran Hotel with Marshall Leighton toastmaster. Proctor L Dougherty spoke on closer ties between alumni and the governing corporation. Frederick Hayes Newell praised public service. Officers elected included William J Rich president Francis Walker vice president Frederick W Swanton secretary EB Allbright tremmer and A Mer Cali director.
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Henry Pritchett
Washington Society of Alumni
Fecure
Cochran Hotel
Marshall
Leighton
Proctor L. Dougherty
Frederick Hayes Newell
C Babb
William J. Rich
Francis Walker
Fredrick W. Swanton
Allbright
Tremmer
A’ Mercali
Lawson reports loss and new larger copper pool
Thomas W Lawson discloses a $3,600,000 loss in his $20,000,000 copper pool and announces a new $15,000,000 pool to begin Dec 18. He notes investors may withdraw balances, while copper and Amalgamated Copper rise on market optimism and Montana mine shares lead the boom.
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Montana
Washington
Boston
State Street
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawson
Amalgamated
Darby
North Butte
Anaconda
Unitell Copper
Wall Street Opinion
New York
Qouiena
Wall Street
Frenzisjer
Stock Exchange
Amalgamated Copper
Foreign trade advances in eleven months shows gains
Foreign trade for eleven months ended November 40 rose by 20 296 310 dollars with imports leading the rise at 1 07k 481 024, a new billion dollar milestone. Exports reached 1 327 223 207 dollars, a high water mark, creating a trade surplus of 847 742 188 dollars. Gold imports fell 34 953 673 dollars while exports declined 963 583 063 dollars year over year. November alone saw imports 571 141 dollars and exports 1 137 018 dollars.
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United States
Bureau of Statistics
Inquest Set as Brown Dies in Fight with Butler
Coroner Nevitt will hold an inquest this morning in the cage of Thomas Brown who died from injuries after a fight with George Butler on the 11th of last month. Brown was struck with a brick and died after two weeks in Providence Hospital. Butler, arrested after the assault, remains jailed pending results of the wound. Also noted is Amphion Glee Club's plan to take all members to Baltimore for Christmas performance for the YMCA Red Cross appeal.
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Thomas Brown
Butler
Nevitt
George Butler
Brown
Providence Hospital
Catholic Church Changes In Chicago Archdiocese
The Chicago synod reorganized parish governance by creating five lay trustees plus the parish priest as chair, shifting temporal duties from priests to lay officers. Archbishop Quigley’s reform aligns with Baltimore plenary council aims, and salaries for priests were fixed at 1000, 800, and 400 dollars for first class, second class, and assistants respectively.
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Chicago
Synod
Archdiocese of
Quigley
Third Plenary Council
Baltimore
Man from Waterbury Arrested At White House For Insane Plot
Charles Claffey, 28, of Waterbury Connecticut, claimed Roosevelt would pay him 10 000 with a promissory note. He appeared at the White House before 7am yesterday and was arrested by Policeman Delrymple for insanity. He was taken to police headquarters and questioned by Sanitary Officer Frank. Local authorities notified his father James Claffey of Waterbury.
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Roosevelt
Charles Claffey
Waterbury
Conn
White House
Delrymple
Claffey
Sanitary Offcer Frank
James Claffey
Waterbury, Conn
Carnegie offers $100000 for Union College department
Alumni at the Union College dinner in New York heard Andrew Carnegie pledge $100,000 to equip an engineering department in Schenectady, with the condition that another $100,000 be raised by alumni. President Raymond said $20,000 had been raised and General Electric of Schenectady donated $25,000.
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Carnegie
Washington
New York
Dec. W
Union College
Manhattan
Andrew Carnegie
Schenectady
Raymond
General Electrical Company
Cannot Ship Liquor C. O. D. Money Must Be Returned
Iowa Supreme Court rules that a Milwaukee brewery must refund $5,000 paid for beer shipped C. O. D. to John Hamilton in Etna County Iowa. The decision holds shipping liquor into Iowa violates the Mularet law and allows recovery of funds by the purchaser.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Jowa
Iowa C. C. D
Iowa Supreme Court
John Hamilton
Milwaukee
Hamilton
Etna County
McCall Near Return as Paris Talks Continue
Paris Dec 14 The conferences between John McCall son of John A McCall president of New York Life Insurance Company and Andrew Hamilton go on without conclusions. McCall, seen today, studied a typewritten manuscript and declined to discuss his Paris visit or plans for his return. Departure date not yet fixed.
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Paris
Jonn
McCall
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Andrew Hamilton
Bernhardt to Play in Tent on Texas Tour
New York report says Sarah Bernhardt will perform in a large circus tent across Texas after being blocked from a theater tour by the local syndicate. Managers say the move is absolutely necessary to continue the actress's engagement in the state. Also noted, thirty-two newspaper men enjoyed a hassenpeffer supper served by William Hauer.
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New York
Sarah Bernhardt
Lyric Theater
Texas
Texan
William Hauer
Washington
Kansas cuts freight rates on grain across state
Topeka kansas December 14 the state board of railroad commissioners ordered a five percent reduction in freight rates on all classes of grain. The order covers every railroad operating within the state. Sacramento California December 14 engineers Lippincott and Grunsky report Colorado River nearly gone from its channel sinking into the Salton Sea area. Philadelphia Inquirer note Wisconsin wary if La Follette fails to shake up the Senate quickly.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kans
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Colorado River
Sacramento
Cal
Lippincott
C. E. Grunsky
Gov Pardee
Sarton Sink
Food Show Grows in Popularity and Attendance
The Pure Food Exposition draws larger crowds each day with a strong audience turnout last evening turning a expected dull night into one of the show's most successful sessions. Attendees surpassed prior events while officials note growing public interest in the exhibits and attractions.
The New Congressman Portrait of a Louisville Politician
A Louisville Courier Journal verse imagines a new congressman viewing historic halls with joy and envisioning magnetic speeches. It hints at shaping national concerns, awakening support at home, and likening the figure to Clay while stirring the pace of legislative action.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Civil Service Examinations Announced and Postponed
The Cutt Service Commission announces a January 4 exam for a scientific assistant vacancy in the Department of Agriculture. Examinations for stenographer and typewriter at Government Hospital for the Insane were postponed from December 27 to January 4. Georgetown law students gather at 5:30 PM today to attend the funeral of Samuel M Yeatman, former secretary and treasurer, with services at Fifth Baptist Church at 2 PM.
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Cutt Service Commission
Department of Agriculture
Government Hospital For
Yeatman
Law Department
Georgetown University
Law School
Samuel M Yeatman
Fifth Baptist Church
Saskatchewan vote yields Liberal lead in first provincial election
Regina Sask December 14 The first provincial election in Saskatchewan appears to give the Liberal government led by Walter Stott a small majority with a close fight against the Conservatives led by W. Hawtam. Authorities also approved early December salaries for officials and employees with pay set for December 20 ahead of the holidays.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
M. T
House
Senate
Dominican treaty fate in doubt as ratification lingers
Washington debates the Dominican treaty amid questions of its wisdom and the method of its creation. Officials weigh debt amortization, claims, and potential long receivership while Senate scrutiny and constitutional issues loom large.
May Beat Morgan Yet From the Brooklyn Standard Union
Senator Morgan criticizes reckless Panama Canal expenditures while backing the Nicaragua route. The editorial argues it would be outrageous to proceed with construction before his speech is finished.
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May
Morgan
Brooklyn Standard-Union
Panama Canal
Nicaragua
One Woman's Wisdom from Chicago News
A visitor asks why a stove was placed in a steam heated room. The hostess answers she did it to protect the baby from catching cold if it accidentally touches the steam pipes.
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Chicago News
Mint Roars With Holiday Demand At Philadelphia Mint
The Philadelphia Mint runs at capacity as holiday business drives output. Gold and silver coins from the $1 and 50 cent nominations are in strong demand, with pennies and small change also flowing out to stores and travelers. Copper pennies are uniquely minted here, and orders pour in from the East and Middle Atlantic states. Silver dollars, while once minted, are unlikely to return, and Secretary Shaw proposed expanding subsidiary coins.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mint
Immensa Coting
Norris
East
Middle Atlantic
United States
Landis
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