Taft Roosevelt Deny Strained Relations Ahead of 1912
Reports of conflict between Taft and Roosevelt are denied by White House and Oyster Bay sources. They say the two leaders maintain close correspondence and mutual support, with Roosevelt reportedly backing Taft's renomination. Taft worked through Christmas at the White House as quiet day ends.
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Alimony Club Feasts In Jail To Celebrate
In Ludlow Street jail today twent y prisoners serving two month sentences for alimony delinquency enjoyed a turkey dinner hosted by Warden Hock. The festive event featured cigars and an informal election naming William Richard as president of the club’s talking delegation. The group sang Let Rather Be In Jail as the meeting ended.
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Inquest Opens Over Scotch Express Wreck
An inquest into the Hawes Junction Scotch express disaster was held near the wreck site. The official blamed a signalman’s momentary forgetfulness as the cause and many victims were identified while about twenty more were missing, likely consumed by the fire.
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Free fish to enter United States from Newfoundland
Advices from St Johns report the U S Treasury has ruled that fish caught in Newfoundland waters by Americans with Newfoundland help will be admitted free of U S duty. The measure, authorized without clear legal authority, could become law only via customs entry amendments, foreshadowing freer Newfoundland fish entry as per Canadian papers.
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Tiplets and Twins in Texas Report on November births
Dallas December 26 The State Department of Health issued vital statistics for November showing two sets of triplets and 57 sets of twins. Fifty-one twin births were white and six were Black. Total births reported were 4336 with 1905 deaths.
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Republicans Gain Ground as Morgan Talks Victory and Strategy
Dick Morgan, a Republican representative, boasts 14-point plurality and laments Democratic suppression of votes through grandfather clauses. He cites 2,000 voters blocked in his district, praises fair-minded allies, and names potential shifts in Oklahoma and Michigan leadership, including future committee chairs and gubernatorial prospects.
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Unity of Tariff Schools Formation of Next Ways and Means Committee
Rep Ransdell of Louisiana urged a diverse Ways and Means panel for the Sixty-second Congress. He said three tariff schools exist among Democrats and all should be represented to maintain harmony, conservatism, and broad support for a revenue-based reform of the Dingley tariff with bipartisanship and nationwide confidence.
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Christmas Tree on Train in Denver With Returning Soldiers
Two hundred discharged U S servicemen from the Philippines traveling from San Francisco to Chicago placed a Christmas tree aboard their train near Denver. They decorated with ribbons baubles and a star on the top from a red flannel undershirt. Soldiers shared keepsakes and traded items, calling it the merriest Christmas since leaving home. An ad for catarrh relief follows the story.
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Campaign rhetoric and Wilsons pledge in state senate fight
The document presents a heated dispute over Dr Wilson and Senatorial candidacy. It accuses Wilson of hypocrisy and pressure, cites primary results and the 1907 preference act, and defends the integrity of legislators who faced pressure. It notes Wilson’s westward trip for the American Political Science Association meeting and hints at a Jersey City speech upon his return.
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Firmin Branded Traitor By Haitian Government
Port au Prince Haiti government circular to army and officials brands Gen Antenor Firmin ambassador to Great Britain a traitor and bars his landing in Haiti. Firmin who led the 1902 revolt left London claiming unpaid salary and sailed from Bordeaux. he is due in Haiti next week amid deputies election. He may stop at St Thomas DW I.
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Bonilla and Lee Christmas to Lead Honduran Revolt
Deposed Honduran ex president Manuel Bonilla and American adventurer Lee Christmas sail from New Orleans to Honduras to head a revived rebellion against President Davila. They plan to use the steamer Hornet to move troops and war materiel along the Atlantic coast, while U.S. authorities monitor for any violation of international law.
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Barrios in Washington On Diplomatic Visit
Guatemalan foreign minister Senor Juan Barrios returns to Washington for a few days before Europe trip on government mission about finances not seeking a loan. He previously suffered a skull fracture from a previous Mount Vernon wreath trip with Dr Toledo Herrarte and Gen John Drummond. Barrios spent weeks in hospital. Informal entertainments in his honor were planned, including a dinner hosted by Guatemalan chargé d affaires Senor Sanchez Latour with Costa Rica and El Salvador officials among guests.
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Nicaragua
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Dominican Army Moves to Border Amid Haiti Tension
Santo Domingo dispatches troops after Haiti places soldiers on the border. Officials seek arbitration but negotiations continue. The American steamer Cherokee carried Dominican troops to a southern port. Haiti urges withdrawal. Reported border clash results in several deaths.
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Rioting Roils Westmoreland Coal Fields After Shootings
In Greensburg Pennsylvania rioting erupts as liquor floods mining camps. The coroner reports the third murder in 24 hours, Tony Carcino a striker killed in an attack on a strikers camp with three bullets in his back. State police are sought as 12 officers head to Bradersville and others to Madison Claridge Adamsburg and Somerset amid fears of a wider outbreak.
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Hobble Skaters Tumble Amid Central Park Ice Hazing
Special to The Washington Post from New York on December 26 reports hobble skirt wearers hazed on Central Park Lake. Small boys jeered and crowds roared as skaters fell. police rescued toppled women while escorts struggled to keep them upright and safe on the ice. Also: Miss Sallie Bonifant of Rockville Maryland, 21, died of tuberculosis at her Layfield home. funeral plans pending.
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