Federal supervision of elections debate roils Senate
Senator Root champions the Sutherland amendment to federalize elections in the South while Senators Bacon and Beveridge defend state control. The clash centers on direct senate election versus state responsibility, with emphasis on Civil War amendments and fears of peonage and lynching tactics. Strong entities include Senator Root, Senator Bacon, Senator Beveridge, Senator Borah, and references to the Sutherland amendment and Horah resolution. The exchange highlights federal oversight as a constitutional issue and political gamble for Southern delegates.
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Beveridge
Florida
Borah
Rail way mail clerks win two day conference hours change
Railway mail clerks claim victory after two day Washington conference with Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart and Postmaster General Efitehead. Agreement reached to modify the standard 6 12 hour day for specific lines and to pay for pre departure car work, post office calls with registered mail, and delays. Delegates from across the country gathered to press for an adjustment in hours and pay.
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Efitehead
Hitchcock
Canfield
Post Office Department
Washington
Baalwitty Mail Association
Wy Hingie
Britton Eye Canal Debate at New York Dinner
A Washington Post report details a New York dinner discussion on fortifying the Panama Canal. Key figures include former Secretary of State Olney opposing fortifications, and Gen Miles advocating naval protection, with remarks by Long and other scholars on the policy and treaty interpretations.
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New York
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Ohio
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House of Representatives
Hungary
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John LD. Long
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Nicholas Murray Satler
John Graham Brooks
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Real War View as Hamilton Passes Mexican Border
Special dispatch from El Paso reports Charles Hamilton piloting a heavier-than-air machine along the border during the prelude to an aviation meet. He observed Mexican and American troops at Juarez, saw no insurrections, and noted the region from the air for a few minutes. Tickets to Baltimore available at $1.25 round trip on Saturdays and Sundays via Pennsylvania Railroad, with return by Sunday night.
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Canal to Make Navy Stronger Says Goethals
Col George Goethals engineer in chief of the Panama Canal project spoke at Temple auditorium last night. He asserted the completed waterway will double American naval power and discussed how the canal could be operated as a profitable business venture to cover its costs.
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Goethals forecasts Panama Canal ships by 1915
Col Goethals outlined funding aims for the canal project noting that costs will be repaid through tolls and cargo charges. He suggested allowing the canal authorities to sell coal and oil to steamers and proposed relocating marine shops from Gorgona to a coastal site for vessel repairs. The canal is slated to be operational by January 1, 1915.
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Col. Goethals
Plans to Rob Own Father In Brooklyn Home
James McKinney, son of an advertising man, was charged with burglarizing his father’s house in Hensonhurst Brooklyn. Associate Frank Coston admits burglary. George Clark, another participant, is dying from a police bullet wound. Police staged a pursuit. McKinney and Clark claimed the raid was planned after meeting in New York. Bail set at $2000 for both McKinney and Clark.
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O’ Reilly
Indictments at Danville Target City Attorney in Perjury Case
Danville, Feb 10. Grand jury returns 216 true bills and adjourns. Indictments include City Attorney Frank W. Jones and Greek merchant Peter Sanidas for perjury in the election inquiry. Several vote seller and buyer cases noted. A 210 count indictment is filed against former county treasurer Hardy H. Whitlock, with an order sent to Detroit for his arrest.
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Frank W. Jones
Peter Sanidas
Hardy H. Whitlock
Detroit
Riley Given Six Months
Thomas B. Riley once with the Interstate Commerce Commission will serve six months in Blackwells Island penitentiary for supplying sugar industry material to magazines. A circuit court jury found him guilty of publishing without authority Attorney General Wick ersham's letter about the American Sugar Refining Company prosecution. He was acquitted on a larceny count and the jury disagreed on a second letter publication. The conviction rests on the Wickersham document under a state law.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Blackwells Island
United States Circuit Court
Wickersham
United States
Wise
American Sugar Refining Company
Woman Smuggler Jailed After Court Weeps in New York
In a New York district court, Mrs Roberta G Hill daughter of Morris Menges and former wife of British Army Captain James Hill was sentenced to the Tombs until 8 am Monday and fined $2000. The judge called for a lesson to women, noting smuggling is more common among them. She pleaded guilty to importing a sable coat and other goods valued at 38 00.Her mother sobbed as the sentence was read.
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Martin
United States District Court
Roberta G. Hill
Fill
Morris Menges
Brooklyn
James Hill
Trial for Bathtub Men in Detroit Case
The demurrer raised by individual defendants in the bathtub trust criminal case was overruled by Judge Dennison in Grand Rapids. The defendants must now stand trial, marking a key procedural step in the government’s prosecution.
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Woman in trousers at society ball in St Louis
A fashionable Un Eyes Club masque last night featured daring costumes. Elizabeth Meyer wore a Turkish harem mask, Nancy Girardi appeared in blue knickerbockers with a red coat and wooden shoes, while Susie Schumann wore a short skirt and flesh-toned stockings, reflecting bold attire in the event.
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St. Louis
Elizabeth Meyer
Nancy Girardi
Susie Schumann
Horse Run Down by Man in Schenectady
Special to The Washington Post from Schenectady February 10. Gordon R. Langley rushing to catch a car collided with a horse pulling a loaded wagon. The horse was severely hurt. Langley escaped injury. Langley is a noted cricketer hockey player and Union College graduate.
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Washington Post
Schenectady
Gordon R. Langley
Langley
Union College
TURN GUNS ON U.S. REBELS WIN AT MULATA
Mexican forces under Gen. Luque attacked insurrectos near Mulata in a five hour battle. Federals repulsed the assault with 325 troops reported, while insurrectos numbered about 200. Shells crossed the river endangering American troops and a shell near Capt. Williams killed an insurrecto. Several refugees were disarmed by Deputy Marshal Warren.
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Malata
Emillo Lopez
Tom Berrine
Lee Grigsby
Eugene Warren
Willams
James Boys Mother Dies on Rail Journey
Mrs. Zerelda Samuel James, mother of Frank and Jesse James, died this afternoon on a railway train three miles north of Oklahoma City Oklahoma. She was years old and the family headlines the famous outlaw brood in regional reports.
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Okla
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Taft Urges Reciprocity Aid for Canadian Trade
President Taft urged farmers in Columbus Ohio to support the proposed Canada reciprocity pact saying it will benefit both nations and unite two neighboring countries with shared values. He argued protectionist tariffs are unnecessary when production costs align and cited Canadian corn output as a small share of U S total to reassure farmers. The address at the State fairgrounds drew a large agricultural audience and emphasized the agrarian benefits of closer economic ties across the border.
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Mr Root Stirs Senate and Trade Treaty urged
Senate action is urged on a trade treaty as President pushes for speedy approval. Mention of Mexicans firing into Texas and British Canal interests suggests international tension and strategic concerns surrounding the issue, with a focus on U S national policy.
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Ghoul Mausoleum Robbery Seeks Revenge Not Jewels
Erie police say no body was stolen from the mausoleum of the late Representative W L Scott though four crypts were broken and a casket moved. The motive is revenge with two arrests expected. a milk dealer reported seeing men emerge from a cemetery fence after noises at dawn.
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Richard Townsend
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Absence at Embassy Wedding Drives Diplomatic Tension
Washington reports note strained relations may bar Dowager Lady Decies and her daughter from official reception at King George's embassy over Lord Lecies and Miss Gould nuptials. British Ambassador Bryce reportedly absent without public reason, inviting gossip about invitation status and diplomatic protocol.
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Carnegie's Millionaires and a Moral Talk
Andrew Carnegie advised working girls in New York on wealth and labor, stressing that wealth should come from useful work. He recalled his own early wages and praised his mother’s influence, urging literacy and prudent use of money. In Pittsburgh, trustees of Carnegie Technical Schools may receive a further donation if improvements are shown, with Carnegie visiting May 1.
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Andrew Carnegie
I _hove
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Carnegie
Taft Denounced by Negro Bishops in Mobile Session
Special to The Washington rose reports the Council of Confederated Bishops in Mobile on February 10 denounced President Taft and the Supreme Court. Bishop B F Lee, Wilberforce secretary, said Taft was not a friend to the race while Bishop H M Turner, Atlanta, claimed negro rights are denied in this country. The bishops accused Congress and the President of silence.
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Atlanta
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Last Interview With Tolstoi in The Monthly Magazine
The Post will publish next Sunday the final interview with Count Leo Tolstoi, recorded shortly before his death. The piece, illustrated by Sigurd Schou, is conducted by his niece Countess Nastasia Tolstei.
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Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoi
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