Higgins Forces Split In Battle For Speaker Nomination
The report outlines party maneuvers across states including New York and Connecticut as Higgins faces pressure from Gov. Higgins and Odell allies. It notes efforts to push out Senators and shape the speaker race, with internal frictions over endorsements and strategy amid a special session and votes on policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Connecticut
Ohio
Frank Brandeges
Tung
Sam
Higgins
Gov. T Higgins
Wiling Barnes
Washington
Wikins
Mar Odell
Odell
Gov. Higeing
Tammany Agitated Over Wheeler as Police Chief Pick
Confusion spans Tammany Hall as General Wheeler is named police chief, with Francis Murphy and McClellan factional tensions rising. Mayor to appoint January 1, while Murphy’s influence looms and rival factions warn of a hostile power shift in New York politics.
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Warkington
New York
Francis Murpha
Tammany Hall
Quvcc
McLchagr
Mann
Faa
Murphy
Theopher Hilt
McClellan
Mre
Nomi Biden
Quayar
Wheeler
Tammany O
Ant Yor McClelan
Verhoe
Mur
Ben Sdoe
Lewler
Lero
Peinture
Galen
Wheeler Snow
New You
Joe Tie
Perot Goa
Mayer Vertelan
Tie Mayar
Ua Muthy
Hearst Men Contest New York Vote Reveals Tensions
Vague, garbled notes describe Hearst affiliated figures challenging a New York vote. Mentions Wood County mayoral race, reevaluation efforts, and legal proceedings with references to judges, lawyers, and possible warrants amid a scatter of names, places, and numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
York
Wood County
Terbon
Sorut Reevassers
Vovlelan
A Tyins
Gla
SCG
Laily Maye
Rite van
asTis
Hand
Ivins
Rae
Mme
Hearst
Goa
Neal Re-elected Chairman of NYC Executive Board
In New York City the Republican committee announced Neal was re elected chairman and Parsons led the executive board. The unnamed sources state John K. Nigh was unanimously re elected permanent chairman of the committee, with Herbert Parsons among senior members.
Japan to appoint Viscount Aoki as ambassador to U S
Announcement lists Viscount Aoki as Japan's envoy chosen to upgrade the mission in Washington to ambassadorial rank with Leishman likely to be named minister to Turkey. Notes Aoki's high status, long service in Germany, and potential bargaining with the United States amid diplomatic exchanges. States Leishman currently minister at Constantinople travels home for his mother’s burial.
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Mbisenior
Washinton
Japan
Marantsite
Bieth Mars J
Admin Fou
Qaemont
Benafit
Ofbdapan
Sere
Ki Hickichard Wal Ures
Washinston
Flinki
Mate
United States
Dkve
Amenbas
John 7
Leishman
Constantinople
Tsiand Emire
Bayang Ioneest
Miles
Howe Ste
Turkey
Rus
Seave
Jaishman
David Jayne Dia
Switzerland
Aoki
Mikado
Mari Uuisito
Korea
Osamu Vishuaunt Aoki
Takalora
Baron Hayashi
Britain
Onnin
Uni
Omest
Ormany
Biostar
Berlin
Guemany Imal Buggsland
Tte Ahlumacia
Germany
Iie
Ovee
I ‘Loka
Kocore Yabahira
Ums
Breretany
Wwe
Abby
Boyy Council
Bods
Lim
Marquis Hite Ward
Hague
Acki
aAoki
Yukuhira
Washington
Legaben
Takahir
Gavin
Hood's Sarsaparilla Economy Claim
The copy touts Hood's Sarsaparillo as economical with bottles lasting longer and doing more good than rivals. It proclaims the medicine as “100 DOSES ONE DOLLAR,” claiming superior value and effectiveness.
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Hood
Jack the Slugger Dead in Chicago
John Thomas Gallagher known as Black Jack the slugger in police and labor circles died at his home from stomach trouble linked to prosecution worries. Gallagher, twenty two, weighed ninety pounds, denied liquor and often faced police rough treatment yet never convicted of a crime despite multiple arrests.
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Chicago
John Thomas Galla
Jank
Gallagher
Elopement Plans Stopped by Father in 1900s Tale
Flora Payne, sixteen, spurned Harry Hall of Orange Wisconsin to wed W Frederick Hume, nineteen. An elopement was arranged but disrupted when Payne and Hume were confronted by authorities on arrival in Washington. Hall sought reconsideration while Flora remained obdurate, citing age gap as the issue. The father wired to detain the couple.
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R. &. Payne
True Blue
Flora
W. Frederick Hume
Harry Hall
Orange
Papa
Elopers
Washagton
Peck
Polices
Capt. Boardman
Miss Payne
Boardman
Hall
Huge
Hummel Rearrested to Boost Bail Fight in Divorce Case
Abraham Hummel, the lawyer convicted of conspiracy in the Foodge Morse divorce, was rearrested today in New York while a writ of habeas corpus pending. He was released again on $10,000 bail as the district attorney seeks to challenge the Supreme Court’s bail authority. arguments set for next Saturday.
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New York
Abraham H. Hummel
Foodge-Morse
Hummel
Supreme Court
Barks On 6 000 Mile Race From Boston
Three Norwegian barks started a race of about 6 009 miles from Boston to South America amid bets among officers and crews. Agda under Captain Olsen sails to Buenos Aires Argentina while Athens under Captain Rasmussen heads for Bahía Blanca. Frama with Captain Tjiensvoll followed toward Rosario to try to overtake the others.
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Boston
South America
Agda
Olsen
Bysnos Ayres
Argentina
Athens
Tjiensvoll
Rosaria
High Stakes Craps Game In Cincinnati Club
In a Cincinnati club Sunday night a high stakes craps game saw $2000 bet per throw across 12 throws. The game spun as bets climbed into the thousands and ended with an even split amid a bid to keep the affair secret. Authorities may intervene to curb gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gover Laken
Texas Mob Pursues Negro Suspect After Assault Claim
A Texas mob pursues Ernest Furman and another man after Mrs. Ulaade Bateman identifies one as her assailant near Guilman. Sheriff Ray and seven deputies retreat with the men as a mob follows toward Aicamov, fearing lynching if overtaken. Also note officials seek precautions to prevent yellow fever recurrence in Louisiana and Mississippi this winter.
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Dallas
Tex
Qunman
Ray
Ernest
Furman
Ulaade Bateman
Dasanii
Guilman
Bateman
Aicamov
Mail tampering probe looms in Kentucky Senate race
Officials in the Frankfort post office are accused of mail diversion tied to the Kentucky senatorial contest. Four Post Office Department inspectors were sent to Frankfort and other cities to investigate, with Senator Blackburn pursuing the case and Postmaster General Cortelyou directing a swift report.
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Frankfort
Department
Cate—Cortelyou
Post- Office Department
Blackburn
Kentucky
Bealcham
Cortelyou
Hutchesch
Algo
Frankfort Post-Office
William Lindsay
New York
Shot to Death by Posse in Island Creek Duplin
In Wilmington North Carolina on December 25 Robert McMillan, a man described as desperate, was shot dead by Berlif Middleton and a posse after taking cover with a pistol during a pursuit. A coroner jury ruled justifiable homicide. The man had previously evaded capture after his wife aided him with a pistol during a prior trial. He had returned to his home to spend Christmas when he was killed.
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Wilmington
Robert McMillan
Island Creek
Duplin County
Berlif Middleton
Bay
Hig Bone
La Fontaine Loses Job As Extradition Commissioner
Montreal December 26 Alice Le Fontaine police justice has been dismissed from the position as extradition commissioner by the Dominion government. La Fontaine issued writs of extradition in many cases including the Gaynor Greene proceedings amid reports he incurred favor with political friends of the law firm representing the American contractors.
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Greene and
Gaynor
Canada
Montreal
Quebec
Alice le Fontaine
Dominion
la Fontaine
Gaynor-Greene
Historians Meet in Baltimore Conference Welcome
Delegates to the annual joint meeting of the American Political Science Association and the American Historical Association gathered at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. President Iva Remsen welcomed attendees as Prof. Frank J Goofnow and Prof. John B Mc Master addressed topics on executive discretion and public morals. Sessions run through Friday with additional meetings of the Economic Association and Bibliographical Society beginning tomorrow and receptions planned by notable hosts.
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Baltimore
Remsen
American Political Science Association
American Historical Association
McCoy Hall
Johns Hopkins University
Iva Remsen
Frank J. Goofnow
Columbia University
Political Science Association
John B. McMaster
American Economic Association
Bibliographical Saciety of
Amerea
Johns Hopkins
Charles J. Honaparte
William Paret
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Maryland
Paret
Shot at Union Meeting in Chicago Wounds Man
Thomas Kennedy, delegate from the Painters and Decorators Union, shot and fatally wounded at a union meeting in Chicago. The assailant, Times McGuire, a fellow union member, is identified as an enemy for the past year over disputes on union conduct. The incident follows the recent International Federation of Labor convention in Pittsburg.
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Chicago
Thomas Kennedy
Painters and Decorators
Lnlon
International Federation of Labor
Pittsburg
McGuire
Murderer of Pittsburg Woman Kills Himself in Pennsylvania
In Shirpensburg Pennsylvania on December 26 Mrs Belle McDonald a Black resident from Pittsburg visiting relatives was shot twice in the heart by Samuel Myers Jr son of the local preacher then he killed himself Myers living in love with the woman reportedly told her she should never return home The incident ends in a double tragedy with a murder and suicide.
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Pittsburg
Shirpensburg
Belle McDonald
Samuel Myers, Jr
Hev
Samuel Myers
Myers
Twies
Murdered Mount Auburn Shoemaker Tortured With Poker
Special to The Washington Fest from Cincinnati reports suspects warned informants to stay silent after the brutal killing of George Beluchi. Police say evidence ties the crime to the Mafia. Detective Kelly pursues an Italian suspect in Cleveland as the victim was tortured with a red hot poker before his throat was cut and his body mutilated.
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Cincinnati
George Beluchi
Mount Auburn
Millken
Weat
Fisher
Simlar
Kelly
Cleveland
Wreck of Sakatka Leaves Only One Survivor
Tampa December 6 Capt Leonard of the schooner Helen Thomas reports the wreck of the three masted schooner Sakatka of Parsboro Nova Scotia with the drowning of all aboard except John P Williams of St Johns New Brunswick the mate. Williams clung to the vessel for four days without food or drink before rescue. Drowned are John Cowland managing owner Parsboro Nova Scotia his son John Cox of St Johns Steward and four seamen. Williams is recovering.
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Tampa
Fin
Leonard
Helen Thomas
Port Tampa
Galveston
Sakatka
Parsboro
Nova Sotia
John I’. Williams
St Johns
New Brunswick
Motner
Williams
Willams
John Cowland
Parshoro
Nova Gcotia
John Cox
St. Johns
Murder at Turkey Shoot in Kentucky clash turns deadly
News from Les Le County details a turkey shoot at Big Fork where a dispute sparked gunfire. John Duff and Jacob Wilson killed Joseph Wilson, while Alexander Little killed deputy Mack Roberta. Duff and Wilson were jailed, Little fled. At Moose Creek, James Creech was shot by William Vanover in a separate altercation.
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London
Lesle
Big Fork
John Duff
Jacob Wilson
Joseph Wilson
Alexander Little
Mack Roberta
Duff
Wilson
Little
Moose Creek
James Creech
William Vanover
Big Railroad Men Coming to Washington Meeting
Thirteen prominent Western traffic men left Chicago to confer with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington. They seek universal observance by Western railroads of all transportation laws, with J. B. Stubbs of the Harriman lines as spokesman for the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. B. Stubbs
The
Harrimanines
Through with Union Labor in Cleveland Strike
Cleveland, Ohio December 2. Manager EM Sprague of the American Bridge Company declares the strike by structural iron workers against the firm is ended for now. He says contracts will be finished by nonunion labor, and asserts higher wages are paid yet cheaper and more efficient work is produced on buildings nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
American Bridge Company
EM. Sprague
United States
Card game dispute leaves one dead and two fatally wounded
In Owingsville Kentucky on December 26 a dispute during a Wise County Virginia card game near the Kentucky line led to gunfire. George Mead was instantly killed while bystander Will Ferguson and servant Mary Rainey were fatally injured. Ralph Snyder and John Leslie were among the players.
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Owingsville
Wise County
Kentucky
George Mead
Will Ferguson
Stander
Mary Rainey
Ralph Snyder
John Lesiie
Mead
Butterick Publishing ad seeks electrotypers and printers
Wanted non union electrotypers and experienced moulders, builders up, backers up finishers. Largest private printing plant in America open shop offers permanent positions to men of good character. Write with experience and references. transportation to New York furnished if accepted. Room 810 Flatiron Building.
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É&E
America
New York
THE
Butterick Publishing CO
Charge Against Rev Crafts Sparks Postoffice Probe
The Third Assistant Postmaster General affirmed by the Postmaster General that the Christian Lobby, represented by Rev Wilbur F Crafts of Washington, faces strict action. The charges claim Crafts improperly used a member of Congress’s frank to mail a bound volume of Christian Lobby bills and notes on moral legislation. The matter centers on whether the mailings were frankable, with Crafts previously active in promoting a 1900s army canteen abolition bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carteliou
Chrielian Lobby
Wilbur F. Crafts
Grates
Congress
Weather Headlines and Local Update
Weather report from Washington notes low pressure across most of the country with rain in the North Pacific states and California. Warmer temperatures in the Lake region and Upper Mississippi Valley, with precipitation expected in the Gulf States and parts of the West. Local readings record midnight 33, 4 a.m. 29, noon 38. other cities show varied temperatures and rainfall. A separate item reports Mrs. D. Stuart Null of Wellsboro, Pa., killed in a runaway. husband and Emma Mathers injured.
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Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Attentic
Gulf States
Caiifornia
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Utah
North Pacific States
California
Nevada
Wyoming
Montana
Lake Region
Mississinpi Valley
Florida
South Atlantic
Middle Plateau
Rocky Mountain
Dukets
Mit
Enow
Upper Lake Region
Central
West
Winkman
Bam
Asheville
Noc
Ee Allanta
Helena
Mont
Lake City
Bt. Louis
St Paul
Surlogfeld
Vicksburg
Misa
Corning
N. Y
D. Stuart Null
Wellsboro
Emma Mathers
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Tammany
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Neal
Viscount
State Department
Eki Hioki
Wilkes'arre
Joseph Murgus
Jack the Slugger
Mess Sage
Barks
Cincinnati Club
Texas Mob
Aveuia
No Tabor
Wyman
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Louisiana
Senate
Posse
Historians IN Session
Preacher
Monotype
Harris
Lenston Monotype
Job
Stone
Flatiron Building
Lansburgh & Bro
Seventh Street
Sanders & Stayman Ga
Percy
Foster
Mgr
F Street
Crafts
American Security and Trust Company
Fifteenth Street
Paave
Oppenheimer’s
St. Ninth Street
Schwartz G Peizman
Ith Street
E-F,droop.& Sotis Go
Pa. Ave
John A. Magruder
Whelesalé and Retail
Conn
Aye. and
K St
Chas. M
Lycome
11Th St. NW
Tharp
Berkeley
N.W
Probey Carriage CO
PF. Harmel
George F. Harbin
Pennsylvania Avenue
Christian Xander
Capital Treetlan Company
He Ag
I . Nlop
HD. Crampton
Retary
Peter Grogan
Etree
Laridine
Emsh
Amecuce
Chatnholders
Washington Post
of Washington
B. W.V. Cox
John C. Rokloff
Ov Uhe
Rank G. Wilkins
Washinet DC
BND
Manyington
Seared Town
Pleenen
Ilnsuriace Coston
Ceargetown
Cy Teesday
Ham Ani
Howard
Seer
Jery
Ser
Washington Americ
Leagie Munscall Club
Sp Buildig
N. Washington
Janda
Fevard
Aker Jaxcary
Tevetrus Osarby
Ruter
Serva
Accordancy Janz
Tis
Toro
CAHNA
Automobile CO
White
Miller's
L. B.B. Earnshaw & Bro
Hantle
Sears
McGill & Wallace
Cowmereic National and
G Se
Still College
Fel
Portsmouth
Berettx Waaningon
York Ave
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