Interior Department Indicts Near 600 in Land Grafters Campaign
The Interior Department reports nearly six hundred indictments and thirty seven convictions in a nationwide probe of land grafters. Three years of quiet inquiry across nineteen states uncovered extensive fraud involving millions of acres of farm timber and mineral lands.
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Interior Department
Sam ‘Easy
Hitchcock
Land Office of the Interior Department
Louisiana
Tariff Fight Aims to Shift Focus to Primary Reforms
In a strategy aligned with Republican leaders, the American Protective Tariff League seeks to divert public attention from tariff revision by promoting direct nominations via a direct primary. Secretary Wakeman and league officers advocate this shift as a public demand while defending the protectionist stance amid internal party tensions.
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American Protective Tariff League
Wakeman
Roosevelt
Congress
Republican Party
League
Wiluut FF Wikeman
New York
Washington
Rotary Wakeman
I ‘Cutler
Delates
May discuss subsidy action on confirmations in committee
The Senate plans limited business this week with two days of session. The unfinished ship subsidy bill may prompt debate led by Senator Gallinger, while numerous executive matters loom. Confirmation of Panama Canal commissioners and J B Bishop progress in committee, amid other nominations and Santo Domingo treaty talks slated for amendment and informal discussion. The State Department proposals could shape U S authority on Santo Domingo policy.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
Missouri
Hitchcoth
Uncle Sam
Land Office
House
Senate
Congress
Gallinger
J. B. Bishop
Santo Domingo
Committee On Foreign Relations
Morales
Santo Domingos
State Department
United States
Te Island
Rouse Likely To Pass Two Statehood Measures
The House plans quick action to admit two new states with Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state and New Mexico with Arizona as another. Opposition centers on linking New Mexico and Arizona and on insurance and tariff debates. Philippine tariff and Cuban sugar issues may follow after statehood moves.
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House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
Committee
House
Republican Caucus
Committee On Rules
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Arizona
Washington family patriarch dies in Charlestown
Charlestown West Virginia December 31 Special to The Washington Past George Washington well known resident and former mayor died this morning after a brief illness He age forty seven He was mayor from 1893 to 1904 and served on the city council earlier He was son of the late Joan Augustine Washington once owner of Mount Vernon He survived by a widow Miss Porterfield one son Richard and five sisters including Mrs Eleavor Howard Mrs Robert W Hunter of Alexandria and others The deceased was one of the distinguished Washington family born at Mount Vernon LA
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Washington
Charlestown
W. Va
George Washington
Carnegie Gift to Boston Scots Charity Dinner Gift
Andrew Carnegie sent a $30,000 check to the Scots Charitable Society in Boston as a gift for relief of Scottish Beth people in need in the locality. The donation was announced as he served as chief guest at the society’s annual dinner.
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Carnegie
Washington Post
Boston
Andrew Carnegie
The
Scots Charitable Society
Indiana Republicans Split Over Fairbanks Beveridge Fight
In Indiana a bitter struggle over state party leadership pits Fairbanks against Beveridge. editors urge a dark horse to heal divisions as clashes in campaigns, posts, and state machinery complicate the path to 1911 party control. Beveridge supporters accuse Fairbanks allies of bias in press handling while city elections signal shifting power ahead of future statewide contests.
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Indiana
Fairbanks
Woods
Noblesville Ledger
Will H. Craig
Craig
Iairbanks
Heveridge
Peveridge
Beveridge
Senate
Indianapolis
McKinley
Addison C. Harris
Innapolis
Minster
Austria-Hungary
Hanly
I. M. Hess
Hess
George F. McGinness
Upper
New York
Frank Baker
Walrbanks
Gov
State Committee
Goodrich
Country Republican
Beveringe
Backwalter
Friends Oteeetase
Hoosier
Collision delays Vaderland at Dover with Barotse
The Red Star Line steamer Vaderland arriving from Hamburg to New York collided with the Buckall Line steamer Barotse from Hamburg for the Far East at Dover. Barotse was damaged above the water line while Vaderland sustained smashed bulwarks. Vaderland proceeded to take timber and haste repairs for temporary fixes.
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Dover
Red Star Line
Vaderland
Hamburg
New York
Far East
Moscow Battle Over Losses Surprisingly Small
Moscow reports say only about forty revolutionaries and two hundred wounded after a week of barricades in Presna district. A final surrender by thirty guarding the revolutionary committee ended the December uprising as troops cleared the area, with most fighters escaping or conceding defeat.
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Moscow
Presna
Revolutionary Committee
Gorobat
Seminovsky Regiment
Prokharoff
Prokhas Ror
Manontoff
Schmidt
Manatoff
Bigsby
Col
Eller
St. George's Church
Turmonts and Turmoil Mark City Under Strike
City streets buzz with crowds and tormented merchants as revolutionaries declare victory and call for a decisive battle on January 22. Workers accuse leaders of deception while families suffer. some employers cut Christmas break to four days to help earn. Casualties rise as revolters attack a political prison and authorities struggle to verify figures. Gov Doubassoff bans sheltering revolutionaries, yet houses house carriers of revolvers.
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Workmen's Council
Barry
Doubassoff
Duke of Devonshire warns Free Traders join Liberal candidates
London dispatch notes the Liberal Unionist Duke of Devonshire issues a manifesto urging Free Trade supporters to back Liberal candidates, arguing protectionist policy risks the Unionist party. He calls Home Rule a side issue and warns Chamberlain’s protectionist line could end Free Trade influence, urging Unionists to oppose a retrograde fiscal shift.
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London
Duke of Devonshire
Balfour
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Maj B F Breneman Dies Prominent Pennsylvania Mason
Lancaster dec 31 Maj B Frank Breneman aged sixty nine a longtime leader in Pennsylvanias Masonic circles past grand commander of the Grand Commandery of Pennsylvania Knights Templars and involved in major industrial enterprises dies today Also notices of deaths include Mrs Byington American consul in Italy Mrs Helen H Fiett matron at Vassar Infirmary and tenor Phillip Fried among others with brief death notices from various cities.
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Washington Post
Lancaster
B. Frank Breneman
Pennsylvania
Grand Commandery
Knights Templars
Maples
Italy
Byington
A. Homer Byington
Connecticut
Poughkeepsie, N
Helen H. Fiett
Vassar College
Hotels listed by city wide guest register excerpt
A long list of guests and their hotel registrations across multiple cities including Baltimore Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburg Richmond Alabama California Connecticut Delaware Georgia Illinois Maine Massachusetts Kentucky Missouri New Jersey New York state Ohio Carolina Virginia Wisconsin and international entries such as France Sweden and Army attendance at various hotels. Notable names include Adkins White Walker Manning Schaefer Wall Hardesley Tompkins Bates Learned Dudge Green Levey Halmer and many others staying at National St James Shoreham Willard and other hotels.
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Baltimore
M T. Adkins
Lol White
Raleigh
G. H. Woltrech
J. ¢. Walker
Tf Manning
H. Schaefer
R. P Wall
Bowling
National
J. L. Hardesley
St. James
Boston
James R. Hooper, Jr. Shoreham
W. Schwartz
W. C Bates
A. J. Levie
IW Morton
M. B Fuller
Gertrude
Raleigh MH
T. Gitlecte
T. Atherton
New
Willard
W. H Gardner
H W. Lucas
S. James
New York City
H. ©. Tompkins
J.parrison
W. H. Powers
J. W Whitney
Nellie Hogan
JT. Green
Woc Warfield
B. F. MecGuckin
A a'Cooper
New Willard
M. E. Barkas
Mitchell
Edlitt
N. H. Levey
Riggs
OW. Duigins
K. Grey
Fred Tyler
J. P. Stewars
Shoreham
W . Lord
J.T. Crowelley
T. L. Shotwell
H. M Denton
NB. Farmer
Mies
Burnett
A. Witcham
M Johnson
A H. Langhard
John B. Webster
James H Brooks
Philadelphia
I. B Kohler
J MW Justin
G. KE. Johnson
Joseph T. Schesnohl
W. C. Guest
Wow Patton
Charles B Schapack
S. R. Henderson
California
Hayne
J. B. Hayne
San Mateo
C. H Phillips
Nattoral
B. J. Felner
San Francisco
Connecticut
M. McLean
Hartford
John Armstrong
Bridgepark
Charles B. Hall
Udwin Hart
John Wurl
But
Charles A. Templeton
Waterbury
Melaware
O. J. Hoban
Wilmington
Greorgia
Milton Saul and Wife
Atlanta
Ral
Eigh
Jonas
Illinos
J. L. Gregory
Naw
J. Wanrein
F. J. Strevenhan
Springfield
Meatuc
Solista
Ky—G G. Gilbert
Miss Macy Gilbert
Shelbyville
NAGG
Nesbit
Shreveport
Releigh
Hlsetts
F. A. Goodhouse
Andure
Nesota
F. B. Netley
St Patt
Lew Willard
J. McKibbin
WcKibbin
A D
McKibbin
St Paul
B. H Bridge
Kansas City
Haleigh FE
MonWare
Imohi
N. Shimryel
H. Shininaaka
St. Tavis
Orton
ANAL
Evans
Butte
Jensey
R A. Baldwin
Tel Newark
McKay
Wice
Baldwin
Jersey City
Colonial
Derrick
Trenton
New York State
T. S. Simmords
West Point
G Mullaby
Ebbett North Willard
Nfukel
Tindall
Carolina
J. A
Folk
C Banks
Hudgins
Atde
Movements of Ocean Steamers in December
Arrivals listed include Campania from Liverpool and Queenstown, St Louis from Southampton and Cherbourg via Liverpool, and St Paul from New York via Plymouth. Sailed: Waderland from Dover for New York. Dec 31 and Dec 1 dates appear with routes through Cherbourg Queenstown and Liverpool New York.
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Campania
Liverpool
Queenstown
St. Louis
Southampton
Cherbourg
St. Paul
Tuan York
Plymouth
Gatesmania
Dover
Waderland
Werp
Start the New Year Right With Cascarets Ad
An old advertisement urges readers to cleanse inside the body for the new year. It promoting Cascarets as a safe nightly remedy to aid digestion and bowels, claiming health benefits and offering a novelty gold plated bonbon box as a promotion from Sterling Remedy Company.
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To-Tay
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Newark
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