British envoy voices hope for arbitration progress in 1912
Sir Francis Bertie presented New Year greetings to the French executive at the Elysee, urging continued arbitration efforts with France and Britain. President Taft’s push for arbitration treaties was praised, with diplomats optimistic that U.S. initiatives will aid long term peace and international cooperation in the coming year.
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Francis L. Bertie
Jan
Teft
France
Great Britain
Fallleves
Elysee Palace
Cie
Fubert Bacon
Wrapris
Faltieres
Confesses theft of jewelry from Cleveland store
In St Louis and Cleveland accounts, Paul Dunlap a salesman and athlete confessed to stealing jewelry valued at 4070 dollars from Joli Uigeter in Cleveland on Thanksgiving Day. A clerk and a woman held the scene, gunfire avoided, and police later linked Dunlap to the crime with a report of a chase and escape through a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
Paul Dunlap
Sears Ald
TeaUhe
Cleveland
Danian
Ohlo
Jan
Faul Dunlap
St Louia
Walle Sonn Tlacter
Milas Winnie JR
Dunlap
Miss Enn
Tan
Dunlaps
Hywitt
Aid for Accused Widow in Chicago Murder Case
Police demand a 15 000 bail for Rene Morrow charged with murdering her husband Charles Morrow a former inventor. She left the Hyde Park station after bail was set and attended the funeral as detectives guarded her. Officials say the order will aid her financially. Related Chicago press club Colonial Club and Ki I Association members offered support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rene Morrow
Charles 1
Morrow
Hecembes 23
Charles FL Erbstein
KILLED HIS LITTLE NIECE IN MURDER TRIAL
Arthur Lewis stood trial in the superior court for the murder of his one year old stepniece Helen Rumball. The jury after long deliberation returned a compromise verdict with eight for conviction and four for acquittal. Sentence set for Thursday. Mrs Rumball, Helen’s stepmother, indicted with Lewis, to stand trial January 2.
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Vase
Arthur Lewis
Helen Rumball
Deawis
Detective Smith Held on Perjury Indictment in Nova Scotia Case
Cambridge Jan 1 Detective Lawrente Smith who helped defend Miss Hattie Le Blanc of West Arichat Nova Scotia in the murder trial of Clarence Ey of Waitham Was arrested today on an indictment charging suborning perjury in the case He pleaded not guilty Smith was indicted on two counts alleging he sought to obtain favorable testimony for the defense at her trial
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Cambridge
Mass
Lawrente Smith
Hattie le Blanc
Weat Arichat
Nova Scotia
Clarence =ey
Waitham
Smith
Miss To Blane
President Madero Receives Diplomatic Corps in Mexico
In Mexico City during New Year ceremonies at the national palace President Madero hosts a reception attended by the diplomatic corps. American Ambassador Henry P. Wilson congratulates the president on his administration amid light humor. Mrs Madero later hosted a state reception at Chapultepec.
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Jee City
Jan
Madero
National Palace
Henry A Wilson
Liberia inaugurates President Denzel Howard in Monrovia
Daniel Howard is inaugurated as Liberia's 25th president in Monrovia succeeding Barclay. A procession escorted the president to the chamber of representatives where he took the oath and delivered an inaugural address outlining reform schemes and development plans. He spoke on Liberia’s political situation and its relations with great powers, stating past uncertainty has given way to stability.
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Daniel Howard
Monrovia
Liberia
Denzel Howard
Republic of Liberia
Barclay
Legiai
Senate
House of Representatives
Howard
Chamber of Representatives
Lawmakers to Hear Wickersham and Untermyer on Harvester Inquiry
The House rules committee plans to question Attorney General Wickersham Secretary Nagel and Samuel Untermyer of New York about a proposed investigation into the International Harvester Company money trust and a transatlantic shipping combine. The group will decide if a select or regular House committee handles probes, with focus on U S and South American port activity and involved merchants.
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Wickersham
Nagel
Samuel Untermyer
New York
House Rules Committee
International Harvester Company
Money, Trust
I Henry
Department of Justice
The
Harvester Company
Combine
Shipping “Trust
Elouse
Henry
United States
Michigan postmasters told to enforce 10 hour law
Cadillac Michigan January 1 The Postoffice Department in Washington ruled that the Michigan statute limiting women to six hours per week or ten hours per day must be obeyed by state postmasters. The department supports reducing women’s hours and will cooperate with state authorities to enforce the law.
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Michigan
Cadillac
Mich
Postoffice Department
Washington
Bear Lake
Powers
Lanka
GIVES LIFE FOR HER MOTHER
New York on New Year’s night a 14 year old girl named Lawertha Reinan sacrificed herself to save her mother as her stepfather George Benz fired twice at the mother. Lawertha died in an ambulance. Benz fled but was captured and held without bail on murder charges. The couple had been separated for months as the mother returned home from a celebration in Evergreen Long Island.
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New York
Evergreen
Long Island
Sada Poate
Northwest Bank Robber Tuts: Four Holdups Linked
An unidentified youth linked to the Farmers and Merchants Bank murder in Centralia Washington A suspect allegedly robbed four Northwest banks in December including the Royal Bank Vancouver Grandview Bank Vancouver and Bank of Commerce Everett The robberies followed the same method with the Everett heist yielding 1980 dollars and the Centralia case ending in the bank president's death.
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Centralia
Wasa
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Lawrence Bar
Northwest
Royal Bank
Vancouver
B. C
Grandview Bank
B.C
Bank of Commerce
Everett
Starvation death of 68-year-old Barney Hack in Louisville
Barney Hack, 68, died at City Hospital after ten days without food. A former Bullville fireman, he was injured from a fall years earlier and unable to work. Four days before Christmas he was placed in jail by relatives during a sanity inquiry. he refused nourishment despite efforts.
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Louteville
Barney Hack
City Hospital
Hack
Bullville
White
Fire at New Lafayette Hotel Injures Ten Guests
A fire on the second floor of the New Lafayette Hotel on North Second Street trapped ten guests who were sleeping. Fire escapes were used after stairs were blocked. One man identified as R. M. Bill of Philadelphia leaped from a third story window and may die from injuries.
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Philadelphia
New Lafayette
North Second
R. M. Bill
Carnegie to Appear Before Steel Inquiry
Washington dispatch reports the Stanley steel investigating committee plans to subpoena J Pierpont Morgan if he returns from abroad to testify on the formation of the steel combine. Andrew Carnegie is also expected to appear to discuss the organization of the United States Steel Corporation and its merger with Tennessee Coal and Iron.
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New York
Washington Dispatch
New York Herald
J. Pierpont Morgan
Egypt
Stanley, Steel
House
Morgan
Mr. Morgan
Stanley
Steel Combine
A. 0. Stanley
Camwalitee
United States Steel Corporation and Allied Industries
The
Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
E. H. Gary
Henry C. Frick
White House
Roogevelt
Mr. Carnégie
Fnunder
Jose
Samanenta
Ee Birbacke
Seruim
Andrew
Carnexia
Tor
Europe
Carnegie
Women Seek Deputies for Sheriff Posts in New York
Sheriff Julius Harburger, who took office today, said there would be a rush of women to become special deputy sheriffs. He noted an inquiry from Mrs. John Crosby, president of the Women’s Democratic Club, asking how many women candidates she might submit. The sheriff said as many as possible and envisioned appointing many capable women, including widows or those who are self supporting, to protect young women in public places such as dance halls. He plans to appoint nearly 2,000 deputies and will choose the first women deputies in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julius Harburger
Fair Sex
John & Crosby
Women's Democratic Club
Filibuster Yacht Hornet Sells At Public Auction
New Orleans reports the former yacht Alicia and later U S gunboat Hornet was sold at public auction by U S Marshal Lassell under navy court orders. The vessel tied to neutrality law violations in the Honduran revolution and fetched 4300 dollars to buyer C A Barber of Freak Un La. The Hornet had been seized near Trujillo Honduras last February by the cruiser Tacoms and used by Honduran revolutionists under Gen Manuel Bonila.
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New Orleans
Jan
United States
Marshal Lassel
United States Creuit Court
C. A. Barber
Trujillo
Honduras
Tacoms
Manuel Bonila
Woman Feeds 30 Dogs Amid West Side Kennel Life
Mrs. Amelia Ludwig, found living in a West Side alley with about 30 dogs, says she fed them oatmeal and milk and sought restaurant scraps due to owing $7 monthly rent for three months. Anticruelty Society covers arrears to prevent eviction.
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Chicago
Gan
Amelia Ludwig
West Side
Auto Crueity Society
Steamer Alpha Runs Aground Near Atlantic City
A late freight steamer named Alpha from Philadelphia struck a bar and ran aground along the Atlantic City beach near the Boardwalk. Crews lightened the cargo to prevent further water ingress as salvage efforts continued.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Alpha
Philadelphis
Captain J J Bryce Dies After Heart Disease Battle
Retired U S Navy Captain John J Bryce of San Francisco dies in a hospital at age years after a 35 year service career. Born in Newark Ohio, Bryce retired from the navy fifteen years ago and was a long time resident of San Francisco.
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San San Francisco
John J. Bryce
United States Navy
San Francisco
Bryce
Newark
Ohio
Odessa boycott fails as American machinery thrives
A dispatch from Odessa reports that zemstvo efforts to boycott American goods have little effect due to the high popularity of American machinery. The report indicates strong demand and widespread use of American equipment despite calls for boycott.
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Odessa
London
Zemstvo
New Supreme Court Brief Timing Rules Adopted
Attorneys before the Supreme Court must file plaintiff briefs three weeks before oral argument and defendant briefs one week before. The clerk will not accept briefs without opposing counsel copies. The rules aim to curb unprepared arguments and delayed replies, but enforcement starts gradually with no immediate bar-wide applicability.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Abe
Sluddering Deaths in Family Motives Revealed in Confession
Mary Godan confessed to killing her son in law Patrolman Fred Wasserlaben in Mobile Alabama amid a string of family deaths and disappearances. The coroner’s inquest linked further alleged accomplices and noted prior insurance payouts and attempts to frame others.
Aviator Falls Into Ocean Near Lynn During Flight
Harry N. Atwood started a flight from Lynn toward Portland Me. near the Point of Pines when water struck the magneto. The hydroaeroplane collapsed after a rudder strike and sank in about 10 feet of water as onlookers launched boats. Atwood was pulled from the wreck uninjured.
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Lynn
Mass
Point of Pines
Portland
Harry N. Atwood
Atwood
Boate
At Wood
Fight High Gar Ste ps Miss Janet Richards
Representative women of the Capital launched a drive at Raiseher's to reduce street car steps as they deem high steps unhygienic and inconvenient. Miss Janet E Richards leads the effort, backed by husbands, physicians, and women’s clubs, with plans for a District railway commission intervention and a mammoth petition.
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Janet E. Richards
Rawscher’a
Eatela
Provisional Ecuador Government Recognised After Estrada Death
The government in Guayaquil proclaimed by Gen Pedro Montero is recognised by several provinces. Fighting reported near western provincial cities and communications with Quito are disrupted. Rumors place Gen Lodnidas Plaza marching to Quito with Uberais support, while new regiments form to defend Guayaquil against Plaza. Former President Gen Elroy Alfaro, who fled to Panama, is expected to arrive Wednesday.
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Oast Provintes
Gen Montero
Ig al
Bourdor
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Pedro Montero
Emilio Estrada
Quito
Srepublic
Loonidas Plasa
Uberais
Quayaquit
Plaza
Elroy Alfaro
Panama
Estrada
Pasadenas Rose Tournament Opens With Pageantry And Gifts
Pasadena marks its twenty third annual Tournament of Roses with throngs lining streets as miles of blossoms decorate allegories. The Mississippi Alabama Fair Association presents gold plated gifts to Railway President Finley, while MeridianMiss receives a ceremonial gift. Fire later damages First Presbyterian Church in Hot Springs during the New Year watch night, and Southern Railway Company along with Mobile and Ohio and Alabama Great Southern lines support the fair.
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Pasadena
Cal
Bodeckon
Washington Post
Calbraith P. Rodgers
Meridian
W. W. Finley
Mir. Pinjey
Chareh
Aris
Finley
Southern Railway Company
The
and Ohio Railroad Company
Alghama Great Southern
Knon & Mage of
Tue
Train Derailment in Yard Fails to Halt Traffic
Engineer R F Nally and Fireman B H Boyce of B and O locomotive No 2107 escaped harm as their express derailed at a switch in the morning yard just north of Florida avenue. The engine toppled, but no cars left the track, and traffic continued on other tracks while officials investigated the cause.
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R. F. Nally
B. H. Boyce
B. F. Nally
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Torming
Florida Avenue
Nally
Boyes
Nully
Royce
Union Station
Railroad Offiinla
Midshipmen Entertained at Naval Academy New Year Receptions
New Year’s observances at the Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland featured gatherings at Carvel Hall and private residences. Superintendent John H. Gipbons and Mrs. Gipbons hosted with the first class paying respects, while Commander G W Logan and Mrs. Logan welcomed guests. Prof Stimeon J Brown and Mrs Brown, and other officials hosted events. Miss Catherine Knight, daughter of Rear Admiral A Knight, gave a tea to friends.
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Naval Academy
Weahington
Annapolis
Naval
John H. Gipbons
Gibbons
G. W. Logan
Catherine Knight
Austin Knight
J. Newton Brown
Brown
Charles Soule
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Mrs. Morrow
IRL
Benth
Mse
Ambaszador Wilson
Istration
Mexico
Nagel and Wickersham
Will
Untermyer
Harvester, Money, and
Atlantic Shipping
Marke the
Ingane
MR. Carnegie
Ironmaster
Harburger
Hornet
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Boardwalk
Beaton
Consigsat
Clark
J. J. Bryce
Bar
Mobile
Ale
Fred Waseerlatien
Mary T. Godan
Godan
Charles Stein
Willam Green
Nebi
Woodmen of the World
Wasserlaben
Aviator
Ocean
Raiseher's
Connecticut Avenue
Mins Janet E. Richards
Miss Richards
Canada
Birl
District Railway Commission
Peruiane
Richards
Federation of Women's Clubs
Rose Fete
Flee Jre
Baltimore and Ohio
Midshipmen
Manhattan
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Calvert Co
Raleigh 12Th
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Haas & CO
Penna. Ave
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