Uprising in Mexico Near End of Madero’s Rule
Francisco Madero faced a crisis in the national palace as Felix Diaz controlled the arsenal with troops shifting to Diaz’s side. Diaz, released from jail, is seen by many as best suited to take Madero’s measure, with implications for order, U.S. interests, and the northern revolutionaries.
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Francisco Madero
National Palace of
Mexico
Felix Diaz
Madero
Blanquet
Vera Cruz
Diaz
Tialpamt
Bernardo Reyes
National Palace
Ife
United States
Alexico City
Republic
Two Battleships and National Defense Policy in Flux
The piece argues for maintaining two battleships yearly, criticizing delays in a national defense board and Canal Zone strategy. It notes Democratic debates over naval planks, Monroe Doctrine support, and canal tolls act, while urging faithfulness to naval commitments amid growing auto vehicle usage and freight congestion.
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Baltimore
Council of National Defense
Congress
National Board of Defense
Canal Zone
Naval General Board
Naval Board
Canada and the Navy debate shifts Canadian policy stance
The Canadian front on a national navy changes with Prime Minister Borden now favoring immediate Canadian aid to Britain’s naval buildup totaling 35 million dollars. The shift follows talks in England and war-time strategy, while some Liberal voices still push for a distinctly Canadian navy.
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Borden
Canada
Dominion
England
Great Britain
Germany
United States
Congress
France's President Poincare Receives Legion Collar Honors
The article explains France's highest order the Legion of Honor collar now worn by President Raymond Poincare. It details the collar’s history with Napoleon I and Emperor Ferdinand, previous wearers, and how the collar is conferred. It also notes that Poincare will be a Knight Grand Cross for life and outlines rules restricting lawmakers and ministers from receiving the order while in office.
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France
Raymond Poinsare
Republic
Austria
Thiers
Marshal MacMahon
Grevy
3Adi Carnot
Casimir Porrier
Faure
Falleres
Raymond Poincare
Napoleon III
Joachim Murat
Napoleon
Naples
Austra
Tuileries
Paris
Vienna
Order of the Legion of Honor
Legion of Honor
Ferdinand
Hofbure
Francis Joseph
Honorix
Poincare
the Elysee
Order
Knights Grand Cross
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
High Court of Justice
Academy of France
Emile Loubet
The
Coombes
Dupuy
Meline
Cuban Libels on Americans and the Havana Press
The piece argues the Cuban government should target the real author of insults to the American minister in Cuba. It notes Jose Villaverde and Senator Soto behind the libel, questions Cuba’s prosecutorial will, cites Gomez’s prior pardon of Villaverde, and warns that repeated offenses threaten the Platt amendment’s aims.
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Cuba
Havana
Jose, Villaverde
Soto
Villaverde
Cuban Supreme Court
Gomez
Legation
District Chamber Pushes Education Campaign for Washington
The District of Columbia Chamber of Commerce urges a broad factual distribution to correct misconceptions about federal city government and population. A member proposes a standing committee to orient newcomers, explaining the half and half relationship and District needs to Congress.
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District of Columbia
Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Chamber
Washington
House
Carnival Week Promotes Automobiles as Time and Money Saver
Automobiles, once seen as toys, are stressed as essential tools during Carnival Week in this city. The piece argues the modern car saves time and money, boosting business efficiency in a fast paced era, with 1912 as a reference point for rising automotive influence.
Fear God, Says Kaiser at Berlin Memorial Service
Berlin reports that the German Emperor described Prussians as oppressed and dismembered in 1806 and urged Germans not to abandon faith. He struck the desk to stress his point, urged study of history, and claimed divine guidance in past victories while urging youth to keep faith as a shield for Germans and Prussians. A storm of applause greeted the impromptu speech.
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Berlin
Berlin University
Relgion
Birth of the atom shocks world at Ramsay reveal
Special Cable to The Washington Post reports Sir William Ramsay’s breakthrough on atomic birth after a Chemical Society reveal. Sir J J Thomson discusses Ramsay’s atom theory, linking cathode particles in X ray tubes to atomic electricity and helium and neon formation, noting transmutations of metals under radium emanations.
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Washington Post
London
Wiliam Ramsay
Chemical Society
Sir William
J. J. Thompson
Ramsay
Kauffmann
Rhumkoff
Bavants
Vienna
CERTIFY TO INCOME TAX RATIFICATION BY STATES
Secretary of State Knox announced that 36 states have filed certificates ratifying the income tax amendment with New Jersey the last reported. New Mexico and Wisconsin were reported adopted, but certificates to reach 38 are not yet received in Washington. Congress will decide how and in what proportion the tax will be levied after examining all certificates. Representatives Hull and Underwood said action may wait until tariff schedules are adjusted at the coming special session.
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Knox
State Knox
New Jersey
State Department
New Mexico
Wisconsin
Washington
Congress
Hull
Tennessee
Underwood
Alabama
Cardinal Stowers Praises Nevada Divorce Law Amendment
Baltimore February 9 Cardinal Stowers expressed gratification over the passage of an amendment to the Nevada divorce law calling it a step in the right direction but stressing that the goal is to render divorce impossible. He warned Christian people should not be satisfied with limited statutes and urged stronger restraints nationwide.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Stowers
Nevada
Reno
Epidemic Closes Churches Near Philadelphia
Philadelphia reports five Darby churches shut as diphtheria and scarlet fever outbreak grows. Public schools, moving picture halls and other public gathering places close by order of the board of Health. Police stop crowds on streets. Since outbreak began two weeks ago, several deaths have occurred and sixty people remain under quarantine.
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Philadelphia
Darby
Board of Health
Hudson River Still Open Record Runs Hit 26 Consecutive Trips
Newburgh and Kingston steamers completed their 26th straight voyage between Rondout Newburgh and New York as Hudson navigation broke daily records. Central Hudson steamers earlier pushed service from Flaveríatraw to Rondout, with the winter operation likely to continue due to little ice below Rondout.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Hudson River
Kingston
Rondout
New York
Central Hudson
State Department of Public Works
Hudson
Former Vice Consul Berolzheimer Death by Self Inflicted Shot
Vienna feb 9 martin berolzheimer who served as american vice consul here from 1885 to 1897 shot himself to death. the former official had recently been ill and suffered insomnia which is believed to have prompted the act.
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Vienna
Martin Berolzheimer
Berolsheimer
Attorney General approves Pacific railroad dissolution plan
Wickersham announced agreement between Union Pacific and Southern Pacific to dissolve the Harriman merger. UP will buy 1,296,500 Southern Pacific shares for stockholders, UP to acquire Central Pacific from SP, extending from Ogden to the coast. Plan rests on court approval and underwrites stock by Kuhn Loeb Co and National City Bank.
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Wickersham
Pacific
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Pacific Coast
United States District Court
Sayes
Portland
San Francisco
California
Oregon
Southern Pacific Company
Supreme Court
Messrs. Kuhn, Loeb & Co
National City Bank
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Mistrial in Wiener and Meyers Mail Fraud Case
A. L. Wiener and John J. Meyers faced a nine week trial on charges of misusing the mails to promote oil and mining properties. The jury failed to reach a verdict after 46 hours of deliberation, and were discharged. The case cost the government about $70,000, with alleged investor losses over $2,000,000. Bail was set at 12,500 for Meyers and 4,000 for Wiener pending a new trial. Judge Mack called the case unusually clear for conviction despite the hung jury.
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A. L. Wiener
John J. Meyers
Wisner
Meyers
Europe
Mack
New York
Garment makers withdraw offers as union strike lingers
New York February 9 United Manufacturers and Merchants Association, representing most of the 100000 garment workers on strike, withdraws all settlement offers after the United Garment Workers Union rejected proposals. With six weeks of walkout ahead, union leaders must decide next steps as efforts to broker a settlement fail. The message comes via the Chicago News amid a column of unrelated quips.
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Garment Manufacturers
New York
United Manufacturers and Merchants’ Association
United Garment Workers’ Union
Unon
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
The piece jokes about money and virtue in society. It outlines how wealth affects church generosity and charitable giving, notes a baby resembling moneyed relatives, mocks male excuses to wives, and satirizes a woman's desire for grandchildren to prove aging.
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New York Press
Heirs Sought for Five Million Hale Estate
Boston February 9 legal notices seek two Hale heirs J Frank Hale once a Boston broker and Tessie Mooney wife of the stage actress plus cousin Ezekiel J M Hale as potential heirs to the Hale estate estimated at $5 million. Other heirs named include Capt Walter B Hale veteran and Ben Hale of South Groveland with Natalie Hale from Silver Hill.
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Frank Hale
Ezekiel J. M. Hale
Boston
E. J. M. Hale
Haverhill
Hale
J. Frank Hale
Tessie Mooney
Evekiel J. M. Hale
James Frank Hale
Tessie Andrea Mooney
St. Peter's Church
Dorchester
More Russian Consulates Ordered in Americ a
The Duma considers a bill to create consulates named Nome Butka Seattle Honolulu Pittsburgh and to boost staff in Chicago New York and Montreal. Seattle Alaska consulates will study American methods for Pacific administration and Russian subjects. Honolulu consulate aims to monitor the Japanese American route.
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Jill
Duma
America
St. Petersburg
Et Nome
Butka
Seattle
Honolulu
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Montreal
Alaska
Pacific
Hawaii
Austria and Russia Agree on Settlement Efforts
The St. Petersburg mission of Austrian Prince Hohenlohe Waldenburg Schillingferst to Emperor Nicholas is reported a complete success. Conversations between Russian foreign minister Sergius Sasonoff and Austrian embassy counselors show no insurmountable differences on disputed points, indicating a path toward settlement.
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St. Petersburg
Hohenlohe - Waldenburg - Schillingferst
Nicholas
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Reich
Sergius Sasonoff
Francis Joseph
New Boat Lowering Device Through Ship Sides
Commander Easton R N proposes a boat lowering system using side lifts and sliding platforms. Boats rest on gimbaled mounts so they stay upright on any ship angle, reducing danger during descent and preventing collision with the hull. The invention is under consideration by the Board of Trade.
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Washington Post
London
Easton
R. N
Ilia
Today’s Sun And Tide Table And Weather Summary
Weather bulletin notes fair conditions across most of the country following a high barometer. Light snow in the Great Lakes region, rain in the Gulf States and southern Rocky Mountain area. Temperatures cooler in northern New England and New York, warmer in central valleys and plains. Unsettled in gulf states Tennessee and Arkansas, snow possible in the Northwest and upper Mississippi Valley late Monday into Tuesday. Winds vary by coast and region. ships to European ports expect fair weather. Local readings include temperatures, humidity, and sunshine hours.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
Washington
Great Lakes
Gulf States
Rocky Mountain
New England
New York
Lake Region
Great Central
Plains States
Atlantic States
Middle Plains
Plateau
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missizsippi Valley
Upper
Ohio
Lake Michigan
European
India
Grand Banks
Derelict ships and coastal tales in early Atlantic lore
The Post recounts derelict vessels found drifting near Cape Hatteras and in the Caribbean, noting salvaging disputes and a captain’s bar with the Marie Celeste. It also shares anecdotes from Willis Kearney about Red Hunt, a tale of sea travel, and reflections on an Emmet statue plan in Washington.
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Spain
Joshua Stephens
New Bedford
Mass
St. James
Caribbean
Marte Celeste
Sargossa Sea
Hydrographic Office of the Navy
Maggie M. Rivers
Cape Hatteras
Bay of Biscay
Davy Jane
Gulf Stream
Bermuda
Canada
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Thomas W. Wilson
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Marshall
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Maine
State
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Kivelyn Carrington
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Marquise DE Fontenoy
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Germana
Sir William Ramsay
Chicago News
Russia
Commander Easton
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Asheville
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Atlantic City
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Dak
Buffalo
N.Y
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Ty Cheyenne
Wyo
Davenport
Tows
Denver
Cola
Duluth
Ming
Algentu
Pittburgh
Lake City
Uteh
Ain
Minn
San Ucisea
Cal Os
Sqrivefield
Tecoma
Wash
Toledo
Vicksburg
Mle
Capital
Ocean
Willis Kearney
Elizabeth City
Raleigh
United States Cavalry
West
Red’ Hunt
Terre Taute
Red
Old Dominion
Chesapeake Rgion
Old Point Comfort
Abu
Old Point
Capes
Atlanti
Mr. Kearney
Ted Flunt
Emmet
Post
National Gallery of Art
Robert Emmet
Robert J. Gallahan
Varnum
Ireland
Napoleon Bonsaparte
Thomas Addis Emmet
Talleyrand
Emmet Ataitue
Col
James R. Kopper
Sheboygan
Wis
Jerry Rusk
Harrison
Rusk
Col. Kopper
Rusti
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