National Civil Service Reform League hears Denmon attack political appointments
W T Denmon Assistant United States Attorney General delivers the most sensational address at the National Civil Service Reform League convention in Baltimore claiming criminal law failures to convict the rich foster class hate. He cites Stimson era reforms and Taft Wickersham non political appointments praising merit based promotion. The conference closes with officers reelected and a Belvedere banquet.
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Civi Service Reform League
Bonaparte
Washington Post
Baltimore
National Civil Service Reform League
W. T. Denmon
United States
Denmon
Bumzon
New York
Stimaon
Republican Organization of New York
Taft
Denison
Wickersham
Stimson
Charles W Eliot
Harvard University
Woodrow Wlaon
New Jersey
Committee On
District of Columbia
Senate
House Opposed to Baths in State Building
Debate in the committee of the whole over the legislative budget centered on removing the baths from the House office building. Supporters argued for economy while opponents backed maintenance. If adopted, bath attendant salaries would be preserved. bath fittings would be sold and funds directed to the Treasury. Attempts to raise clerks' salaries from 1600 to 2000 and higher were defeated as part of broader cost-cutting.
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Committee of Whole
Campbell
Kansas
Mann
Tlinods
Senate
Hidden Chinese Smuggling Ring Foiled Near El Paso
Sixteen Chinese men concealed in a box car were arrested at Yeleta below El Paso along with two Americans charged with smuggling. The car was lined with baled hay leaving a middle space where the Chinese were lowered from the roof.
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Sinteei
el Paso
Tex
Yeleta
Washingtonians Wed in Leesburg Ceremony
Mrs Nora Remburg and William Henry Mason, both of Washington, were married in Leesburg at the Methodist parsonage today. Reverend Obadiah Blakemore officiated the ceremony in a simple service attended by local friends.
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Leesburg
Washington Post
Mra
Nora Remburg
William Henry Mason
Washington
Rey Ob. i. Blakemore
19 Held As Cheats In Nationwide Postal Frauds
Arrests target several Pennsylvania cases amid a federal probe ordered by Postmaster General Hitchcock and Chief Inspector Sharp. Notable figures include Lepach the jeweler and Lepond? in fraudulent mail schemes. accusations cover false charity solicitations and misused express shipments. An Alabama Electric Service president B C Drew faces similar charges.
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Lepach
Adams Express Company
Philadelphia
le |Pach
Express
Weltzal
Gustavson
Sliverman
Pittsburg
Hitchcock
Robert Sharp
Pennsylvania
James T. Cortelsou
Tpformayon
Sharp
B. C Drew
Alabama Electric Service Company
Fort Wayne
Ala
United States
Majis
Department
Drew
South
West
Oleo Fraud Alleged Involving Representative’s Son in Law
John Dadie, secretary of William Moxley Inc., indicted by a Federal grand jury for conspiracy to defraud the government in an oleomargarine scheme. Twelve others charged but suppressed. Dadie, son-in-law of Rep William J. Moxley, posted bonds of 10,000. Investigation followed arrests of about a dozen oleo moon shiners. some reportedly confessed to manufacturing guidance and government inspection stamps.
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Moxley
Chicago
John Dadie
William Moxley
Leavenworth
Kans
Wich
Stampa
Revolt in Peru expands as Abancay falls to insurgents
In southern Peru insurgents captured Abancay, capital of Apuri mac, with many killed or wounded in the fighting. Government forces rush troops to the area as revolt rumors surge in Lambayeque. Abancay, population about 3,000, lies 40 miles southwest of Cuzco and is a sugar cane center.
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Lima
Peru
Abancay
Apurimac
Lambayeque
Mes
Cuzco
Alsace Lorraine to vote on new two chamber constitution
Berlin reports the bundesrat has adopted a draft constitution for Alsace Lorraine to be presented to the reichstag after Christmas recess. It creates two chambers with a governor appointed by the emperor. The upper chamber has 38 members, half chosen by commerce, agriculture and labor bodies, the other half by imperial nomination. The lower chamber will be elected by universal suffrage. voters aged 21 and older get two votes, those over 46 three votes, with secret ballots. Upon inauguration, bundgrat and reichstag authority ends.
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Berlin
Bundtrath
Alsace-Lorraine
Bundzrath
Bundgrat
Reichstag
Bucketshop arrests expand in Chicago raid
Chicago detectives and federal agents pursued the Capital Investment Company bucketshop case. Sidmon McHire broker and alleged head was held on a $10,000 bond after surrendering, with Meany and King also arrested. Western Union figure Lloyd appeared seeking arrest, and Murphy & Co offices were raided as the operation's branch. A federal grand jury will hear evidence Monday as more warrants are issued.
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Chicago
Sidmon McHire
Hesk
Capital Investment Company
United States
Foote
A. Trude
Pate McHie
Trude
J McHie
McHie
T J Meany
J E King
William J Lloyd
Western Union Telegraph Company
de Woody
Secret Service
Western Union Telegraph Ta
Lloyd
W C Dannenberg
Murphy & Co
la Salle Street
Federal
Federal Grand Jury
Gould Interests Defeated In Bond Dispute
New York December 16 insurgent first mortgage bondholders of the Wabash Pittsburg Terminal Railway Company won a victory over the Gould interests. Justice Noyes in the United States Circuit Court ordered the Central Trust Company of New York, as depositary for the bondholders committee led by James A. Wallace, to return bonds valued at six million dollars to the insurgents, who had fought for two years to regain them.
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New York
First Mortgage
Wabash- Pittsburg Terminal Railway Company
Gould
Justice Noyes
United States Circuit Court
Central Trust Company
James A. Wallace
Snell Acquitted of Land Fraud Perjury in San Francisco
Charles P. Snell, who testified for the government in the Perrin and Benson land fraud trials, was acquitted tonight by a jury in the United States district court. The case centered on alleged perjury linked to the land fraud proceedings.
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San Francisco
Charles P. Snell
B. B. Perrin
John A. Benson
United States District Court
Snell
Perrin
Benson
Lodge to Address Legislators at Symphony Hall Boston
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge accepts invitation to address members of the Massachusetts legislature at Symphony Hall. He proposes Tuesday night January 3 to discuss issues surrounding the senatorial election.
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Boston
Henry Cabot Lodge
Symphony Hall
Census reveals large town population increases
The thirteenth census shows Pomoria California at 10,207 residents, up from 5,526 in 1900, Monegsen Pennsylvania 13,773 up from 2,197, and Long Beach California 17,800 up from 2,252.
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Pomoria
Cal
Monegsen
Long Beach
Overcapitalization Won’t Change Freight Rates Says Stetson
Francis Lynde Stetson, legal rep for J. P. Morgan & Co, testifies before Taft’s railway securities commission. He argues capitalization has little to do with rates, supports stock with no par value, and asserts overcapitalization may impair service though monopoly is unlikely. He prefers state rather than federal control and urges railroad endings within states to avoid federal interference.
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New York
Francis Lynde Stetson
J. P. Morgan & Co
Taft
Railway Securities Commission
Stetson
Stetein
Stétson
Stetnon
Turks Retake Town After Bedouin Attack
Constantinople reports government troops entered El Kerak in Syria without opposition, finding officials and 3872 soldiers safe though offices were pillaged. Bedouin insurgents fled. earlier claims of massacres and looting by Bedouins and an American tourist party were mentioned but no injuries reported.
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Constantinople
el Kerak
Vilayet
Syria
Dead Sea
Hl Kerak
Mejilia
Hi Kerek
W. R. Miller
Dunkard
Chicago
Walsh's Fate in Balance in Pardon Plea Case
John R Walsh seeks a pardon while a health dispute over the convicted banker’s confinement at Leavenworth Sanatorium is resolved. Physicians split on whether his illness warrants home care or continued confinement. A quiet special examination may influence the outcome amid uncertain prospects.
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John R Walsh
Department of Justice
Walsh
Leaverworth
I! Health
Takes His Turkey Abroad
Chicago financier Samuel Ingall departs for England to spend Christmas and carries two prize turkeys from Libertyville aboard the train to New York. He and the birds board the Mauretania for the ocean voyage, ensuring a genuine American feast abroad.
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Chicago
England
Samuel Ingall
Libertyville
Insull
New York
New York. Mr. Insull
Manuretania
Kid Gardiner Kayoed in Six Round Fight in Philadelphia
Edward Kid Gardiner aged 21 was knocked out and likely fatally injured in a six round bout with Johnny Kain, also 21, at the Nonpateil Athletic Club. After four even rounds Kain floored Gardiner with a high hook in round five. Gardiner was carried from the ring unconscious with a fractured skull and has not regained consciousness. Kain was arrested.
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Philadelphia
Edward
Alles
Kid Gardiner
Johnny Kain
Nonpateil Athletic Club
Gardiner
Kain
Writer Held as Insane in San Diego
San Diego December 16 Washington Davis a New York illustrated weekly writer was arrested as insane. He arrived a week ago to finish articles on warship maneuvers claiming to command three fleets including aerial craft and that he will destroy San Diego.
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San Diego
Cal
Washington Davis
New York Illustrated Weekly
Lesseps Quits Flying for Marriage Plans in England
Count Jatanes de Lesseps declared he is through with flying as he boards a Lorain steamer. He is engaged to Miss Mackenzie of Canada and will marry in England late January. she travels to Paris to meet him. The couple’s aviation fame and Belmont Park service with the French team are noted.
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New York
Jatanes de Lesseps
Lorraina
Migx Mackenzie
Canada
England
Mackenziie
Paria
Tount
Count de Lesseps
Redefit International Aviation
Belmont Park
Six Inch Gun Bursts on Pennsylvanis During Practice
A 6 inch gun on the armored cruiser Pennsylvania exploded at the magazine during target practice on the Pacific coast. No casualties occurred. Rear Admiral Barry, commanding the Pacific fleet, reported the accident to the Navy Department.
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Pennsylvania
Pacific
Barry
Pacific Fleet
Navy Department
Judge Baldwin to keep Yale law school post as governor
New Haven December 16 Gov Simeon Baldwin will not give up his Yale law school duties when he assumes the governor's office next month. Baldwin has long been connected with the Yale Law School faculty and teaching work continues despite the political transition.
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New Haven
Conn
Sledt
Simeon
Baldwin
Yale Law School
Judge Baldwin
Columbia seeks new joke for Christmas issue
The New York American reports Columbia College's Jester offers $25 for a few jokes for the Yuletide number. Editors doubt a truly new line exists, noting vanity and history in jokemaking, and warn chances of a truly fresh gag are slim while hoping for a winner.
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New York American
Columbia College
Mark Twain
Columbian Jester
Punch
Babylon
Columbia
Thieves Kill Police Sergeant in Major Jewelry Heist
In the Houndsditch district a jewelry shop burglary escalated into a gun battle on December 14. Police sergeant Tucker was killed, two other sergeants and two constables wounded, as burglars trapped on the second floor of a house behind Henry Harris’s shop fled into the night and disappeared.
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Tucker
Hounsditch
Henry Harris
Houndsditch
Cutler Street
Harris
Burgiara
Hhs
Peace
Hidig
Defeat for John Redmond in Cork County leads to new election
In Cork County South division Willim O'Brien of the Pendént nationalist group wins as independent candidates challenge John Redmond. Of 53 vacant seats, 20 have been filled. results to be known tomorrow amid a paused national contest. Ulster fund buyers circulate arms drill manuals. United Irish of America sends 10,000 dollars to support Redmond and allies.
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Elyision
Cork
Lettien
House of Command
Qws
Ahidhi
Willim O'Brien
Boston
United Irish of America Todag
Ag Christaind
Irish Parliamentary Fund
Mr. Redmond
Friends of Ireland
Mrs Gould Must Settle in Fur and Clothing Judgment
The New York appellate division sustains a $3,386.08 judgment against Mrs Katharine Gould in favor of Michel N Butler stemming from purchases of fur and wearing apparel from Lichtenstein Millinery in January 1807. Gould admitted buys but refused payment claiming items were necessities and her husband bore the cost. The jury ruled the sales were to Mrs Gould and relied on her credit, and the higher court refused to disturb the verdict.
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New York
Dér
Supreme Court
Michel N. Butler
Kathsting Cléminéns Gould
Wits
Howard Gould
First Department
Lichtenstein Millinery Company
Butler
Gould
Tne Millinery Company
Inquest Set Over Dan Meliann Death in Louisville
Special cable from Louisville reports an inquest to be held into the death of Dan Meliann the former New York Giants captain. Coroner Duncan seeks facts after a Tuesday suicide or possible homicide. McGann family losses amid rumored mental strain are noted as context.
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Washington Post
Louisville
Dan Meliann
Duncan
New York
McGann
Three Benefield Brothers Die in Alabama Quarrel
In Hopewell, Cleburne County, three brothers Whack Richard and Al Benefield were killed after a quarrel over Richard Benefield’s wit. They shot each other to death as Sheriff Rowell went to the scene.
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Heflin
Ala
Whack
Richard
al? Benefield
Hopewell
Cleburne County
Richard Benefield
Rowell
One Victim of Race Riot Dies in Washington Street Fight
Capital Traction conductor Limstrong died in Emergency Hospital after a blow to the head during a D Street dispute between Ninth and Tenth streets NW. He was attacked by a black assailant with an iron pipe. Conductor Charles Gant was also knocked down as the fight drew bystanders. Three Black men, Sam Matthews William Leftridge and Willem H Dade, were arrested. Inquest expected.
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Limstrong
J. Limstrong
Capital Traction Company
D Strees
Exhergency
Sffe
Corutier Nevitt
Charles Gant
D Street
Limestrong
Gan
Old Soldiers Angry Over Retirement Policy
August Donath of the Government Printing Office criticized the rule forcing older veterans from active service to make room for younger men. The G A R Oyster Club plans a secret meeting in two weeks to discuss concerted action for legislation. Speakers noted parties once welcomed Civil War veterans with favorable platform planks.
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August Donath
Government Printing Office
G A. R. Oyster Club
Donati
Segregation ordinance cleared for signing in Baltimore
City Solicitor Poe says it is legal for Baltimore to enforce police supervision over race segregation, paving the way for Mayor Mahool to sign the ordinance. The measure bans whites from moving into blocks majority black and blacks from occupying blocks that are mostly white.
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Washington Port
Baltimore
Poe
Mahool
Movements of Ocean Steamers and Transatlantic Routes
Movements show numerous transatlantic departures and arrivals with ships from Hamburg, New York, Glasgow, and other ports bound for New York, Philadelphia, Southampton, and Liverpool. Dock times noted for Cape Race La Touraine, Sunéay United States, Ceara, Merion, and Malinhead Victo r ien, with signaled statuses.
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New York
Pennsylvanis
Hamburg
Boutogne
Potsdam
Geraltar—Canopte
Halitex—Hespersin
Glasgow
Trieste
Jescina
Genoa
Romanic
Philadelphia
Southampton
Falermo
Celabria
Rotterdam
Camperia
Queenstown
St. Louis
Naples
Cerments
Marseillex
Maasuiz
la Touraine
Havre
M. Sunéay
United
Copenhagen
Ceara
Merion
Inder
Liverpool
Pailadelphia
Malinhead
Victorien
St. John N. B
Blackmail Plot Tangles In Parisese Nobility Claim
Paris sensational case centers on Alexandre Tscherntedieff remanded in Marylebone for conspiring to blackmail Lucy Tate de Chotsul widow of Charles H. Paine Boston. He posed as a count but prosecutors call him a Russian peasant. Bail set at 90. Duke de Cholgol and Mrs Paine linked. trial set for Tours on December 2 with expected further arrests acknowledged.
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Paris
London
Alexandre Tscherntedieff
Lucy Tate de Chotsul
Charles H. Paine
Boston
Tascherttedieff
Marylebone
Df Chol
Lonedon
Continent
Mra
Count du Gatigny
Brrest
Malcolm Forbes
Bois de Boulogne
de Gatigny
Tours
New Orleans youth sentenced to five years for streetcar banditry
Will Jackson Jr. of New Jersey, aged 18, confessed to a string of New Orleans streetcar robberies. He was sentenced in district criminal court to five years in the State penitentiary. He remarked it was coming to him as he accepted the sentence. He had robbed five street cars in one week, explaining he sought only the company funds to aid poorly paid conductors.
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New Orleans
Will Jackson
New Jersey
District Crimel
Jackson
Bingle
New York's Trade Gains in Foreign Commerce
The chamber of commerce released excerpts from the annual report showing the port of New York's foreign commerce for the fiscal year ended June 3, 1910 reached 1,727,006,067, a gain of 205,000,907 over 1909 and the largest year-over-year rise since 1800. New York accounted for 48.45 percent of the nation's foreign trade, up from 47.41 percent in 1903 and 42.11 percent in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chamber of Commmerce
United States
MacVeagh Inspects Milk Plant Test Site
Secretary MacVeagh conducted a personal tour of the Nathan Straus pasteurized milk laboratory plant yesterday. He observed demonstrations and detailed workings as the facility prepares a report on its future, with Nathan Straus announcing plans to cease operations after December 21.
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MacVeagh
Nathan Straus Pastburized Milk Laboratory
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