Papal Talks Stir Washington Manila Appointments
Cardinal Merry del Val and Cardinal Falconio discussed apostolic delegations to Washington and Manila after vacancies opened by Mgr Falconio’s elevation and Mer. Agius’s death. Possible appointees include Mgr Stagal and Mgr Aversa, or Laurenti or Bonzano if a new delegate is chosen.
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Rome
Merry del Val
Cardinal Falconio
Washington
Manila
Mgr
Falconio
Mer. Agius
Mgr.Stagal
Canada
Aversa
Cuba
Brasil
Mer. Laurenti
Congregation of the Propaganda
Mgr. Bonzano
Propaganda College
Cay
Died and Funeral Notices From December 1911 Listings
Deaths and funeral notices list several individuals with dates and addresses. Old Pee-On at 225 Wisconsin Avenue Barnet, age fourteen years seven months. George Tod at 231 Waienta Street. Mary Teresa Hills interred Arlington Cemetery. Alexander M Mercer at 919 D Streets Northwest with funeral December 25. Robertson Frank at 4:10 p.m. December 24. Angeline P Broc Keenesaw apartment widow of Col Richard Root with funeral to be announced.
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Old Pee
Wisconsin Avenue
Barnet
Pal
John Jacob
Mary Ella Coldagier
J. William Lee
Peninnsylvania Avenue
Pohrd
Waienta Street
George ‘Tod
Akron
Ohio
Cleveland
Hills
Brooklyn
Mary Teresa
Elbridge R. Hills
A. S
Arlington National Cemetery
Mercer
D Streets
Alexander M Mercer
Robertson
Frank
Rosie J. Robertson
Keokuk
Burlington
Mount Pleasant
Town
Augusta
President Taft declines Morse pardon after medical review
The President declined to pardon Charles W. Morse after consulting the surgeon general and the board of physicians in Atlanta. Morse, confined at Fort McPherson Army Hospital, remains physically unchanged but is in a nervous low mood. Friends and attorneys had hoped for a Christmas pardon decision. Morse’s sister and daughter visited briefly while Mrs Morse was too ill to travel.
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Charles W. Morse
White House
Interonsultation
Army
Surgeon General
Navy
M. A. de Laney
Medical Corps
United States
Board of Phy~sicians
Atlanta
Consi
Charles W. _Morse
Federal Penitentiary
Taft
Fort McPherson
Army Hospital
Moraé
Morse
Fortune to Washerwoman Began Career as News Boy
Ed Jackson of San Angelo Texas, a 50 year old bachelor, died leaving an estate valued around 1 000 000 dollars. A legal contest is expected over distribution. He started as a newsboy in Kansas City, worked as a sheep herder in Te dley, drove a mule streetcar in Austin, and settled in San Angelo in 1880. He saved from wages, built a flock, and later sold land in 1898 to St Louis parties. He left a bequest of 100 000 dollars to a penniless Mexican washerwoman and her two children. His only near relative is half sister Mrs W E Caldwell of Sonora Texas.
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San Angelo
Tex
Ed Jackson
Sansay City
Tedley
Jacson
Jackson
West Texas
St. Louis
W. EL. Caldwell
Sonora
Tragedy as Lt Gentry shot in Xenia attack by estranged husband
In Xenia Ohio on December 24 Lt Clair Gentry aged 22 was fatally wounded when Robert Irvin an inspector from Philadelphia attempted to force entry into the Stevenson home to confront his wife Mrs Robert Irvin. Gentry died this morning lacking consciousness. Irvin fled toward the west believed to be making for the road. Irvin and his wife had been separated for a year and Mrs Irvin had been living with the Stevensons near Yellow Springs.
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Xenia
Ohio
Clair Gentry
Robert’ Irvin
Philadelphia ‘Navy Yard
Robert Irvin
Gentry
John B. Stevenson
Yellow Springs
Ob Gentry
Irvin
Meine
Stevensons
Philadelphia
Stevenson
Étuning
Fnally
Burglary Suspect Jailed on Concealed Weapon Charge
William Bronaugh, 28, described as a Negro, was jailed at the Tenth precinct on a technical charge of carrying a concealed weapon after police found in his pockets tools including a candle, tallow cast, long iron prong, skeleton keys, a sharp hook, and a razor while he was approached in Brentwood during a citywide spree of robberies blamed on two desperate looking men. Bronaugh claimed to live on FR Street NW but could not recall the number. police say his photo is in the rogues gallery.
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William Bronaugh
Tenth Product
Brentwood
Bronaugh
W. H. Carlin
FR Street
Rogues’ Gallery
Richeson Out of Danger After Christmas Eve Incident
Boston December 24 Christmas Eve found Rev C V T Richeson, awaiting trial for poisoning his former sweetheart Arte Linnell, somewhat recovered from self mutilation and surgery. Physicians say the patient is out of danger. Initiative to appoint a commission to determine sanity will not be taken by District Attorney Pelletier.
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Boston
C. V. T. Richeson
Arte Linnell
Hig
Widdt Edmands
Richison
Pelletier
Morse
M C A Christmas Meeting Address by Representative Lloyd
Members of the M C A and friends attended a Christmas gathering at Union Station yesterday afternoon. Representative Lloyd of Missouri delivered an address on the life of Christ, drawing comparisons between His birth and early life and the paths of some contemporary leaders.
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Lloyd
MC. A
Union Station
Tot
Missouri
Christ
Psychologists Gather for APA Meeting at George Washington Univ
Prominent U S psychology scholars are slated to attend the twentieth annual meeting of the American Psychological Association at George Washington University Medical School. President Carl Emil Seashore of the University of Iowa leads. Sessions link with Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology and the AAAS. Thursday includes a joint conference at the Government Hospital for the 2 Tngaine.
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American * Psychological Association
George -Washington University - Medical School
Carl- Emil Seashore
Auto Hits Commander Senn Refuses Aid After Collision
Naval officer Commander Thomas J. Senn was severely bruised when an automobile struck him near Connecticut Avenue and Dupont Circle. The vehicle, linked to W. E. Holzman of Northwest, knocked him into the curb. Senn declined offers of aid and walked to his home at Mintwood Place Northwest.
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Thomas J.’ Senn
U.S. N
W. EF. Holzman
Connecticut Avenue
Dupont‘circle
Automébie
Senn
Thioge
Mintwood Place
Local Notices From Fragmented OCR Record
Fragmentary OCR listing names ages and places including Melbourne Davis Masters Bouidénia Hospital Ernest A. Fenton 1208 Esta Agel Helen AySem and Spencer Campbell with scattered street references. No coherent event or action emerges from the garbled text.
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Ears
Edward B. Wwalker
Gist Sey
Melbourna
Davis
St. RP
Ruby Daley
Children's Hospitals
Anna
Masters
Bouidénia ‘Hospital
Ernest A. Fenton
Agel Canolgbuas
Helen AySem Muphers
GT Sts
Game
Eftackett
Spencer Campbell
Disgusted Sheldon rebuts Harriman fund talk in 1904 posts
Roosevelt Sheldon letter to Col Roosevelt triggers renewed debate over the 1904 campaign finance. Sheldon says his motive was truth and justice not hidden aims, while allies and rivals weigh the size and source of a $240,000 Harriman fund used near the end of the 1904 race.
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New York
Roosevelt
Sheldon
T Lin
Edward H Harriman
Howard H. Harriman
Sydney
Webster
Hartiman
Apecal Fund
Lower Broadway
Jate
Cornelius N
Blies
Republican National Committee
Harriman
National Committee
Harriman Fund
Washington
Bliss
Biss
Roosevelt- Teldow
George R. Sheldon
Col. Roosevelt
Mr. Webster
Republian
George ‘B. Cortelyou
Wiliam L. Ward
Benjamin B. Odell
New York State Committee
State Committee
Odell
California Reapportions Congress After Extra Session
The thirty ninth extra session of the California legislature adjourned after approving a reapportionment law. It shifts districts as federal rules boost California representation from eight to eleven and sets nomination rules for a congressman at large. William Kent moves to a new district, with Humboldt’s J M Connick as a potential rival.
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California
Saeramento
Cal
Gressman
William Kent
M. Con" Fnick
Humboldt Comity
J. @. Needham
The Big Man Must Do His Work Well
Fragmented OCR text shows a speaker stressing that the big man should perform his duties properly, but the lines collapse into unclear phrases about comparison, insignificance, and the role of the average citizen in relation to work.
La Follette Plans Ohio Swing For Republican Nomination
Robert La Follette, with a team of agents and observers, begins a four day tour of Ohio to stump for the Republican presidential nomination. He may dash through Indiana and Minnesota, stopping in Youngstown on Wednesday, then Chicago at night, and Cincinnati on Saturday, his campaign schedule moving toward the President's home city.
Reyes Provisional Presidency Proclaims War on Current Regime
Dispatches from Monterey report Gen Bernardo Reyes retreating toward the coast as Capt Felipe Prieto pursues. A circulated proclamation pledges to assume provisional presidency and wage war on the existing administration while revising the stamp tax. News notes Gen Geronimo Treviño seeking relief and Adolphus Busch sending 100000 Red Cross stamps for charity.
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Presing General
Monterey
Mexico
Burgos
Bernardo Rayed
Felipe Prieto
Reyes
Vigo Ranch
Prieto
Gount Held in New York Records Suspicious Plot Ties
Mysterious reports tie an individual named Gount to political plots against government. Arrest under irregular circumstances dated October, with connections alleged to Ont and Die Ont. News note remains unclear on exact deeds or count.
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Die
Ont
New York
Mystery Cult Scandal Involving Heir to Large Estate
Chicago journal reports a sensational case tied to a sun worship cult. Detective testimony alleges a child heir to over a million dollars was subjected to mystical rites, with high priest Hanich and followers accused of conspiracy. Court date set for January 4 as cult members reportedly prepare for a feast.
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Hanich
Lindsay
Mazdaznan
Hanish
Hannah
Heiress Violet Buehler Reported Dead by Police Theories
Chicago detectives narrow theories about the disappearance of Violet Buehler, a year old heiress missing since November 25. Abduction elopement and runaway schemes have been explored and discarded as the search continues.
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Violet Buehler
Chicago
Paraguay Sues for Peace Amid Siege of Asuncion
Paris reports Paraguay near breakdown as revolutionaries surround Asuncion with Liberato Rojas calling up national guard and reserves. Brazil and Argentina deploy warships to Paraguayan waters to deter bombardment. A provisional government led by Emiliando Gonzales Navero forms at Pilar.
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Paris
Temp
Republic
Liberato Rojas
Anf
Asuncion
Brazil
Argentina
Acuncion
Revolutionary Committee
Emiliand Gonzales
Navero
Pilar
Paraguay River
Jtig
Naval Academy Smoking Rules Spark Protest by Officers
Naval officers protest stringent smoking regulations at Annapolis sparked by Midshipman Thames case. Luby faces dismissal due to smoking demerits under harsh rules that threaten his standing, while West Point cadets enjoy broader smoking limits and Annapolis allows only first class men to smoke. Maj Johnson notes prior West Point practice differs, highlighting contrasting policies between academies.
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Naval
Annapolis
Naval | Academy
Thames
Luby
Widshipman
Johnson
West
Academy
West Point
Naval Academy
Two Die in Trolley Wreck at Steep Grade in Toronto
A runaway trolley car carrying churchgoers crashed after an open switch in Toronto on December 4. Two women died, Mrs Alfred E C Deacon and Mrs Lena Jean Williams, while many were injured including several mortally. Motorman William J Moore was held by police. his escape from injury was noted.
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Alfred
Léna Jean Williams
General’ Hospital
Eagle
Toronto
Ontario
usTess
Deaton
William. J. Moore
German Crown Prince Ill With Worry Over Health
Berlin reports anxiety over Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm whose health worsened after a December 19 birth of a son. Officials call it a slight cold but an upper throat affliction now raises doubts about travel and Christmas plans. Observers recall his grandfather’s death from a similar illness.
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Berlin
Frederick Wilhelm
Danzig
Chen
Washington Post
Natural Tunnel Train Disaster Kills Three In Virginia
A freight wreck near Natural Tunnel Virginia due to a rockfall from rain loosened bowlder killed engineer W. S. Adams fireman Leo Glaber and fireman Clint Sproles. One injured man may die. Special to The Washington Fest Gate City Va December 24.
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Gate City
Here
Virginia and Southwestern
W. S. Adams
Bristol
Leo Glaber
Blot City
Tenn
Clint Sproles
Glover
Adams
Clinchport
Johnson Buys Grand Rapids Daily News From Pyfe
Dee M A Johnson business manager of the Chicago Record Herald buys the Grand Rapids Daily News from Andrew Pyfe of Grand Rapids. Take over the plant January 1. Pyfe purchased the News about a year ago.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Dee M.A. Johnson
Chilicago Record-Heruald
Grand Rapids Daily News
Andrew Pyfe
Mr. Fyfe
News
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