Ohio Democrats back Clark for Speaker in historic caucus
In Columbus a sixteen-member Ohio Democratic delegation endorsed Champ Clark for Speaker with unified letters, while jockeying for other posts on the Ways and Means and other committees. The delegation debated rivers and harbor and naval posts as fights surfaced for future appointments. The Pomerene senatorial effort grows with small newspapers and straw polls, while Beatty emerges as a new rumor in the race.
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Wyedal
Washington Post
Columbus
Ohio
State Capitol
Ways End Means
Champ Clark
Clark
Congress
United
Dickering
Joan
Whitacre
Pomerene
Aenatm
James Ho Cot
Cox
Hanley
Drayton
Ashbrook
Tenver
Pomerene People
Pomerene Daily
Tunach
Lenate
Beatty
Bowling Green
Roosevelt Probe Proposed Over Smithsonian African Trip
A Georgia town citizen urged Representative Rainey of Illinois to launch a congressional inquiry into the Smithsonian Institution and Roosevelt's African hunting trip. The caller framed the probe as public service and detailed how Roosevelt obtained travel and supplies during his presidency. Rainey, who introduced the resolution, plans to press it at the earliest opportunity, though it was sent to the rules committee and pigeonholed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian Institution
Roosevelt
Rainey
Illinois
Georgia
Public Service
Smithsonian Aca
Raines
Rules Committee
Fight for Hale's Senate Seat Heats Up in Augusta
Augusta Me Dec 30 Interest grows in selecting the Democratic candidate to replace Eugene Hale whose term ends in March Nominations set for Tuesday or Wednesday with the vote on January 17 The Democrats hold the legislative majority leading contenders including Charl en F Johnson Waterville William M Pennell Portland Obadiah Gardner Rockland and George F Hatley Biddeford as Johnson's advisers claim he will win with support.
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Augusta
United States
Eugene Hale
Charlen F Johnson
Waterville
William M Pennell
Portland
Obadiah Gardner
Rockland
George F. Hatley
White House Callers on Decembers in 1909 era
Visitors listed include Charles P Taft Representative Longworth Alvin Wooranders Chicago Dr Ira Remsen Baltimore Lighthouse Commissioner Q Ro Putnam Deputy Commissioner A V Conover Chief Constructing Engineer J S Conway Superintendent of Naval Construction George Warrington and Senator Carter of Montana among others, reflecting a formal roster of officials and lawmakers.
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Charles P Taft
Inermatt
Longworth
Alvin Wooranders
Chicago
Ira Remsen
Baltimore
Q Ro Putnam
Conover
Englaver
J. S Conway
George Warrington
Carter
Ira Hemsen
Johns Hopking University
Remsen Benzoate of Soda Board
Herter
New York
Fast
Remsen
University At Homewood
Hgehthouse Service
G. R. Putnam
A. V. Conover
J. 3. Conway
Naval Construction
Roosevelt backs temperance camp visit in McNichols bid
Special to The Washington Post notes Col Roosevelt wrote State Senator elect Walter S McNichols that next summer he would like to spend at least two days with the Catholic Total Abstinence Society lancers in their camp. Roosevelt has shown interest after meeting their chaplain Rev J W Moylan during a tour of coal regions earlier. In Jackson Miss, Gov Noel to host Roosevelt March 11 arrival at 6 40 am and departure at 1 pm with a planned address. Roosevelt today was elected vice president of the American Historical Association with William M Sloan named president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Scranton
Col. Roosevelt
Walter S. McNichols
Catholic Total Abstinence Society Lancers
McNichols
Lancers
Roosevelt
J W. Moylan
Jackson
Misa
Noel
Alabama and Vicksurg
Indianapolis
Theodore Roosevelt
American Historical Association
William M Sloan
Columbia University
Close for the Senate in Providence Deadlock Likely
In Providence R I a Senate deadlock looms as the legislature nears opening. Republicans push Henry F Upsett a textile maker for the Senate seat, while Independents back Judge Le Baron Colt. Democrats lack an declared candidate as the General Assembly reconvenes next Tuesday with voting starting January 17.
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Providence
United States
Nelson W Aldrich
General Assembly
Republican State Committee
High Protectionista
Henry F. Uippltt
Senatre Aldrich
le Baron E Colt
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Samuel P. Colt
United States Rubber Company
Democrats
Taft to Visit National Press Club in Washington
President Taft will be the guest of the National Press Club this afternoon in an informal reception. He will be presented to members including local newspaper men and correspondents from many papers, with his brother Charles P Taft from Cincinnati accompanying him.
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Taft
National Press Club of
Washington
Charles P Taft
Cincinnati
Aft
Justice Lamar Introduced To Supreme Court
Chief Justice Edward D White introduced future associate justice Joseph R Lamar to the United States Supreme Court colleagues yesterday. Lamar will take the oath and join the bench when the court meets next Tuesday. Justice Wills Van Devanter has not arrived yet but a letter says he will attend to take the oath and assume duties when the court resumes sittings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward D White
United States Supreme Court
Joseph R Lamar
Wills van Devanter
Washington
Vaccination Proposed for U S Army Typhoid Prevention
The army plans compulsory typhoid vaccination after Fort Oglethorpe experiments show inoculation can wipe out the disease. Of 85,788 soldiers, only 11,388 have been vaccinated. officers and men will be required to receive inoculations as a routine measure. Brig Gen Walter Howe retires after 43 years. Col Joseph W Duncan to be promoted to brigadier general to fill the vacancy.
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United States Army
Fort Oglethorpe
Medical Department
Army
Brg
Walter Howe
Joseph W. Duncan
Siath Infantry
Tariff Commission Backed by Taft Group
President Taft discusses a permanent tariff commission with Cabinet members and Alvin H Sanders as a major policy push. Longworth and Charles P Taft join talks on commission structure, funding, and its role in future Congress revisions. Sanders notes shifting sentiment toward a national tariff body. Remsen and Other officials are mentioned in related appointments and university funding items.
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Charles P. Taft
Alvin H. Sanders
Executive
Taft
Congress
White House
Helen Taft
Longworth
Ohio
Taft Reception Sparks Royal Dynasty Fears In U S
President Taft faces rumors of a Taft royal dynasty after reports that Justice Department attorneys were dropped from White House reception lists. Statesmen worry over a plan to crown a kingly regime, while Sims of the Atlantic fleet is mildly censured for a London speech. The theater incident adds to the tension as officials seek to reassure the public.
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Nagel
Department of Comm
Promee
Tnem
Department of Justice
Department
White House
Statesman
Republic
Sherman
Utica
House of Lords
Taft
Mtale
Wiliam Sims
Minnesota
Guildhall
London
Great Britain
United States
Meyer
Sims
Fleets Sail Homeward After Farewell in French Ports
The six teen United States Atlantic fleet battleships left Cherbourg and Brest after six weeks of entertaining officers and crews. Divisions sailed toward Guantanamo Cuba, with crews set for fleet maneuvers en route. South Carolina remains behind to transport the body of Chilean Minister Don Anibal Crauz, to Chile, from Hampton Roads.
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Cherbourg
France
United States Atlantic Fleet
Scally Islands
Guantanamo
Cuba
Connecticut
Delaware
Michigan
North Dakota
Schroeder
Minnesota
Mississippi
Vermont
Murdock
Brest
Louisiana
Kansas
South Carolina
New Hampshire
Portland
England
Georgia
Nebraska
Rhode Island
Virginia
Gravesend
Hampton Roads
State Department
Don Anibal Crauz
United States
Chile
Build the Character You Will Become This Year
A reflective exhortation to plan character in the new year. It urges cultivating thought, humor, honor, usefulness, and happiness, shaping self through daily choices. The piece frames life as a workshop where each person is their own workman, determining outcomes by internal materials and plans.
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Hfe
Lfe
Ufe
Ourself
Firm in Trust Case Attorneys Plea Unavailing
Attorneys for indicted members of the bathtub trust met with Justice officials to seek plea deals that would avoid jail. The Department of Justice indicated it would press for prison sentences and proposed fines, with about 60 defendants due in Detroit January 4. The government signaled no willingness to drop the case for civil injunctions alone, as four firms withdrew from the alleged price fixing.
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Bath Tub Trust
Department of Justice
Bathtub Trust
Wickersham
Lmwyers
Rush Taggart
New York
William L. Carpenter
Leo Buzzell
United States Circuit Court
Detroit
Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company
United States Circuit Court of
Baltimore
Wickershaw
Window Glass Trust
Ing Pittsburg
Wdn
Frank H. Watson
United States
Kenyon
Army Orders and Promotions Summary 1911 Cabinet
Army officers receive leaves of absence for various lengths including Firet Lieut Fred W Hershler and Capt Robert F Woods. Several captains and lieuts are slated for examinations in Kansas and Seattle transfers among infantry and cavalry, with promotions noted for James Totten and James H Wilson.
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Firet Lient
Fred W Hershler
Fourth Cavalry
Robert F Woods
Coast Artillery Corps
John C. Steger
Harry W. Newton
Coast Artillery
National Guard
State of Washington
Samuel W. Dunning
Twentieth Infantry
Seventh Infantry
William P. Burnham
Bam T Herren
Hitchcock Wilitary Académy
San Rafael
Cail
Walter G. Penfeyd
Ordnance Department
Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
Hartford
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States Miliary Academy
James Totten
Naval Orders And Movements Of Vessels Reported
Movements include commanders reassigned to stations in Utah Michigan and Cavite with retirements noted. Arrivals at Haband La Guaira Mare Island and San Francisco listed alongside sailings from Sewall Point Key West Norfolk Cherbourg Weymouth and other ports bound for Guantanamo Santo Domingo Sa Mana Hay and Hal. The report tracks vessels like Paulding Terry and Navajo among others.
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Paulding
Ros
Terry
Haband
Belace
la Guaira
Pennsylvania
Mare Island Light
Glacier
Navajo
San Francisco
Leonidas
Sewall Point
San Juan
Roe
Key West
Hal Tallahassee
Norfolk
Washington
Yankton
Fat Juan
Samana Hay
Santo Domingo
Connecticut
Delaware
Michigan
North Dakota
Cherbourg
Guantanamo
Louisiana
Kenausy
New Hampshire
Weymouth
Congress Returns for New Session After Holiday Recess
Members of both houses arrive in Washington to resume duties after Christmas. Vice President Sherman has returned to the Utica home, and Speaker Cannon is en route from Danville Indiana. Leaders plan to attend the White House New Year function with others who stayed.
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Washington
Congress
Sherman
Utica
Cannon
Danville
Senate
House
White House
Religious notices fill a Georgetown DC church page
A crowded listing outlines Sunday services across multiple faiths including Capital Baptist First Baptist Unitarian Church of All Souls Presbyterian Gunton Temple Memorial Mount Pleasant Congregational and others with morning and evening sermons, Sunday schools, choirs, and special lectures. It names churches such as Capital Baptist at 22 G Street Northwest First Baptist at Sixteenth and O Streets Northwest and Mount Pleasant on Columbia Road with pastors and topics.
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H. Mc
G. Freelind Peter
Charles Myers
Church OF the Ascension
Assachusetts Avenue
Twelfth Street
North Weet
J. Henning Nelms
Methodist Episcopal
Metropolitan Memorial
M. EF Church
John Marshall Place
C Street
Northie
John Ret Shannon
A. m
W. H.wilder
JW. OR. Aumwalt
Epworth League
M. &. Church
Church Streets
W R Wedderspoon
Epworth Lengua
Y. m
Hamline M
Ninth
Joseph M M. Gray
Minster
Topte
Baptist
Swem
Washington
Capital Baptist Church
G Street
Marion McFall
Christian Endeavor
ALL Souls’ Church
Ulyssea
Pierce
T P. m
Young People’s Religious Union
P. m
Agrmon
Dr. Pierce
Church OF the Covenant
Acovenant
Connecticut
Charles Woo
Btuart Bready
Harry Baremore
Anges
Peck
George L. Robindon
Chautauque
McCormick Thealerical Seminary
Towa Devonne Hempstead
Hekemann
Mount Pleasant
Columbia Road
Fourteenth Street
Frank J. Goodwin
Young Womens Christian Association
Eliasbeth F. Pierce
John Preston Tarbox
Tenwardon
People's Church
THE
Pythian Temple
Ninth Street
Edwin Evans
Gubject
Evangelical Christian Science
Aeunchess
Tad Han
Connecticut Avenue
Winfield ‘Whitman
Hell
Siegant
Oriental Philosophy
Oriental Esoteric Society
Q Street
Activa Mtemiers
C. E
Mig
Christian Science
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Sarvicea
Ila
Colorado
Pythian
Young Withee
Pythian Temaha
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Hale
Charles F. Johnson
Aldrich
Taft Press Club
President
Justice Lamar
Howe
New Esprit
Washington,dc
Schutteroemiete
Ebbitt Cafe
Caliluis
Crystal
G. F. Schutt Proprietor
Tariff Commission
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Waele Joe
Alvi H Sanders
Tariff Board
Sanders
Eugene Lewig
Rts
Scilly Islands
He Yourg
Atousekeeper
Sarbara Boy
NAVAL
M. S. Miller
Vicksburg
W. Densmorm
Utah
D. T Ghent
Navy
Cedar Ranis
Towa
Surg
M. de Palin
Mich
Atst
Maryland Club
ST. John's Church
Roland Cotton Smith
Edtara Sister Dunlop
Eerman
Anton Kasgar
Sune Dimitris
Matthew Kingston
Thomas Adkins
Parke
Gunton-Temp? Memorial Fourteenth and FR Street
Everest Granger
Devants
Vedanta Center
Town Circle
NEW National Theater
Gen. L. Robinson
Ea. Carbaugh
Barytone
Mise Grace Reeimap
Luttrell Co
Connecticut Avenue and
Dupont Cercle
Calvert
Calvert Co
Corcoran Gallery OF Art
Pa. Ave
Howard House
14Th
N. W
New Ward
Walter's Art Galleries
Pror Association of
H Walters
Charles
Center Sts
Harris & Shafer CO
Pennsylvanie Ars
Hotel Belvedere
Stafford
the Ebert
Park Road
Fea
Geo. L. Robinson
Earl Cartaugh
Grace Beelman
Beargitg Cies
Sinks
Alidruggista
Charien Frohman
John Drew
W. Somerset Maugham
Smith
Kalmar
Jessin
Reno
Met
Sig Reval
Edwards
Vaney
Harr
Far
Honeymonn TeIp
Canada
Honstone
Eve Tavior & Co
Amy Hic
Sae Leater
Limegran
Géne Greene
C. Gay
Dany
Queens of
Jardin de Paris
Lexee Comeeny
Sansrety
Poullies
Paris
Ee Academy
Hugo B. Koch
Death Valley i
Avenue Grand Theater
7Th
Matineenci ZF
Post
Helen Ware
Sieh Orme
Caidars
Saggy
Tederieke
Aton & Erlanger
Geary
Kart
Ruth ST. Denis Dances of Ancient
NEW and Enormo
Court Balalaika Orchestra
Liza Lehmann
MO Ee
Mposer Hee
En Belasco
Lieblerr & CO
Clyda Fitch
Tully Marshall
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