New York G O P Split Over Delegates to Chicago
Albany dispatch reports Whitman determined to lead New York delegates to the Chicago convention with machine support split. Old guard backs Root. governor vows to buck the machine if needed to secure delegates or risk renomination as district bosses rally in Albany.
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Chicago
Bossea
Albany
Washington Post
New York
Don Martin
Tegislature
New York State
Guv Whitman
Ellhu Root
Mr Root
Root
Gov Whitman
Hughes Letter Sets Progressives Against Reactionaries
Massachusetts Progressive Charles Sumner Bird warns Republicans not to nominate a reactionary or second-rate candidate to avoid widening the 1912 breach and risking Wilson’s re election and Democratic control. He names Justice Hughes and Theodore Roosevelt as the only viable options acceptable to most progressives and the Republican base.
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Massachusetts
Bredal
Washington Post
Boston
Mass
Charles Sumner Bird
George W Perkins
Pressive National Committee
Wilson
Congress
Justice Hughes
Roosevelt
Death notices from early 1916 including Claxton Delaney Easby Morris Waters
Obituary notices published for Arthur Brown Claxton James Delaney Eowa Lowry Joseph Rucker Famar Rebecca Burr Morris Waters Doris Waters detailing funeral dates times and locations across Washington area in early January 1916 with private interments and church services noted. Includes addresses and family relations for each deceased individual.
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Claxton
Surdenly
Arthur Brown Claxton
Tenth Street
Delaney
Georgetown Hospital
James & Delaney
Nellie Delaney
Falk Road
Shured Heart Church
Eowa Lowry
John W Easby
Rosina M Hashby
le Congressional Cemetery
EAM
Hiya
New Hampshire Avenue
JOSEPH RUCKER \ FAMAR
Aué East Ga
Morris
Nineteenth Street
Rebecca Burr
Alva Laing Morris
Henry H
Elizabeth Stelle Mi Pherson
Watbers
Doris
Joseph Henry
Mary Waters
Keefer Place
Rock Creek Cemetery
Taft Rejects Roosevelt Nomination Role in 1916
The Cincinnati Times-Star details former President Tafts view that Theodore Roosevelt should not dictate the 1916 Republican nomination. Taft rebukes Progressive influence, insists only a real Republican can lead, and warns leaders to uphold party principles and avoid sacrificing platform or nominees for factional gain. He argues the party survives with regular Republicans and business backing, not with a colorless compromise.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
P Taft
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Taft
United States Senate
Submarines Sunk Near Varna by Russian Warships
Reports reaching Amsterdam state two German submarines were sunk off the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Varna today by Russian warships. The incident reflects ongoing naval activity in the Black Sea theater amid broader hostilities.
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Amsterdam
Black Sea
Varna
Fear for 200 Movie Actors Lost in Arizona Blizzard
New York reports Harry Reichenbach of Hiquitable Film Company rushes to Jerome Arizona after a blizzard disrupted a West Coast film unit. About 200 actors and crew including Gail Kane and Mason Hopper, largely from New York, are missing since Thursday. The company manager must report daily progress and safety concerns trigger alarm among officials.
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New York
Harry Reichenbach
Hiquitable Film Company
Jerome, Ariz
Arthur H. Stiewal
Game Organization
West
Arizona
Gail Kane
Mason Hopper
Reichenbach
Stiegel
Rifle wound cruelty linked to Christmas gift misfire
In Buffalo, 18 year old Mias Clover Tachirky was wounded in the neck by a bullet fired from a new rifle. She underwent surgery at St Luke's Hospital to remove a .28 caliber bullet. The incident occurred while visiting friend Evelyn Everitt. a local boy who had just received a rifle for Christmas is suspected.
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Washington Post
New York
Buffalo
Mias Clover Yachirky
Oscar
the Waldorf
St. Luke's Hospital
Miss Tschirky
Evelyn Hiveritt
Misa Techirky
C. H. Everitt
Miss Tachirky
Cara
Indictment of Mrs Hale for millinery tax fraud
Mrs May Wilson Hale of Boston, linked to a prominent family, faces a federal grand jury indictment for defrauding the government by failing to declare $212 in millinery imported from Paris aboard the Mier Oceanic on August 5, 1912. The government says the goods were for trade, not apparel, with $107 tax evaded. Hale, wife of Robert S Hale of Boston, will be notified and summoned to New York to plead.
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New York
May Wilson’ Hale
Boston
Federal Grand Jury
Paria
Hale
Marshall's Friends Push VP Nomination in Indiana Primary
Friends of Vice President Marshall plan to file petitions to place his name on the Indiana primary ticket before January 7. Ister will be filed in other states. President Wilson seeks renomination in Indiana at the same time. The Vice President’s friends say he will not actively campaign but petitions will be filed with his approval.
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Marshall
Indiana
Ister
Wilson
Roosevelt and Wilson on Michigan primary ballots
Roosevelt appears on both the Republican and Progressive party ballots in Michigan. Senator Smith is listed on the Republican ballot. President Wilson will be on the Democratic ballot in April, per Secretary Vaughan's notice acknowledged by the White House.
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Lansing
Mich
Col
Roosevelt
Michigan
Smith
White House
Vaughan
Wilson
Flinn Urges Republicans to Return to Fold in Conscience
Pittsburgh January 3 William Flinn counsels friends allied with the Progressive party to rejoin the Republican fold if they can do so conscienciously. He will stay with the Progressive party. A motion may dissolve the party allowing former Republicans to resume allegiance. Flinn claims he will remain a Progressive unless dissolution occurs. Allegheny county factions plan no fight for representation at the Republican national convention. George T. Oliver Joseph Armstrong and H. W. Babcock named as county delegates. Oliver may enter state politics again after a hiatus. Harmonized factions favor a strong Republican vote this fall for president. Armstrong and Oliver settled past differences. Oliver’s possible Senate bid remains undecided. Democratic lines were split as retiring Republican commissioners appointed Steve Toole as mercantile appraiser.
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Washington Post
Pittsburgh
William Flinn
Progressive Party
Flinn
Allegheny County
Republican Party
Aeem
George T. Oliver
Joseph G. Armstrong
EH. W. Babcock
Pennsylvania
Armstrong
Oliver
Steve Toole
Disabled steamer asks aid by radio
Wireless messages asking help for the Greek steamer Thessaloniki, in trouble for days, were heard by New York stations. The vessel was last reported by the Patris and was expected to reach port at noon. The Finland and United States were reported nearby, but the exact position and cause of trouble were not given.
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New York
Jan
Thessaloniki
Cary
Patris
Finland
United States
National Security Congress to Debate Dangers and Preparedness
Speakers named for the national security congress in Washington January 20 to 23 include Theodore Roosevelt who may send a paper on Preparedness if unable to attend. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will address America's Danger with other leaders like Dr. David Jayne Hill and James M. Beck. Naval needs discussion will feature George von L. Meyer and C. E Curtis among others.
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Washington Post
New York
National Security Congress
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Cabot Lodge
America
David Jayne Hill
Germany
James M. Beck
George von L. Meyer
Henry A. Wise Wood
R. 0. Shherwin
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
C. E Curtis
International Turbing Company
Francis M Webster Dead In Columbus At 66
Francis Marlon Webster, a scientist with the federal bureau of entomology, died in Columbus, Ohio, after pneumonia developed during last week’s meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was 66, born in Lebanon, New Hampshire, and formerly served as an assistant State entomologist of Illinois. He had led several national scientific societies as president.
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Columbus
Ohio
Francis Marlon Webster
Federal Government
Bureau of Entomology
Kensington
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Webster
Lebanon
N. H
Illinois
Plan Submarine Destroyer 11 Gone in Ship Blast
Chicago reports James Pugh, former commodore of the Chicago Yacht Club, aiding Navy plans for a fleet of motorboats to act as submarine destroyers. A new cruiser named Disturber I VI is planned, with a 70 foot displacement, 50 mph speed, 10,000 mile cruising radius, and capacity for ten, costing about 50,000 dollars.
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Chicago
James Pugh
Chicago Yacht Club
Navy Department
Hana
Pugh
Funeral for Justice Lamar Scheduled in Augusta
Funeral arrangements were made for Joseph Rucker Lamar associate justice of the Supreme Court who died Sunday night. Burial will be in Augusta Georgia his longtime home with services at the First Christian Church led by Rev Howard J Cree. Chief Justice White eulogized Lamar and a court committee will attend the funeral. 1,600 deaths in Puebla highlight typhus outbreak in Mexico City and Puebla authorities struggle with plague and famine amid political turmoil.
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van Devanter, Pitney and McReynolds
Joseph Rucker Lamar
Supreme Court
Buriel
Augusta
Auguste Thia
Augustea
Washington
First Christian Church
Howard J. Cree
Jurist
Summerville
Wilson
Justice Lamar
Lamar
Bar
Mexico City
Huerta Undergoes Second Operation in El Paso
Gen Victoriano Huerta former provisional president of Mexico, under federal surveillance, had a second operation after gallstone treatment. The 78 year old patient, described as serious, showed relief after the procedure. He had been moved from Fort Bliss to his home and guards were withdrawn as he prepared for a January 16 grand jury appearance in San Antonio.
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el Paso
Tex
Victoriano Huerta
Mexico
Huerta
Fort Bliss
San Antonio
Federal Grand Jury
Sam Antonio
Assail N. H. Methods In New Haven Trial
Government counsel depicted eleven former New Haven directors on Sherman law charges as seeing the law as a trifle. They argued suppression and purchase of rivals to monopoly New England traffic. Osborne named J P Morgan as central to the alleged plan.
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New York
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
New England
Swacker
Stevenson
Osborne
New Haven
J. P. Morgan
Distinguished Soldier and Railroad Builder Gen Dodge Dies
Gen Grenville M Dodge a noted soldier and railroad builder died at his home in Council Bluffs Iowa at 3 PM The Mass born leader served as colonel of the Fourth Iowa Infantry in the Civil War rose to major general He later led the Union Pacifics chief engineering and was a former Iowa congressman and McKinley commission member.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Grenville M. Dodge
Gen. Dodge
Danvera
Mass
Norwich University
Ilinois Central
Lews Infantry
Union Pacific Railroad
Dodge
United States Volunteers
McKinley
Spain
Yaquis End Their Raids in Yaqui Valley Mexico
Admiral Winslow reports normal conditions returning to the Yaqui valley as residents, including Mexican and foreign settlers, come back to ranches. The Indiana force that terrorized the region appears withdrawn north of the Yaqui River. In Chiuhuahua Gen Villa loses followers after departure. Gen Rodriguez force also reduced by desertion. In Queretaro Gen Carranza is entertained at a banquet with prominent Mexico City figures.
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Mexico
Navy Department
Admiral Winslow
Pacific Feet
Indiana
Yaqui River
State Department
Villa
Chihuahua
Rodriguez
Queretaro
Carranza
Mexico City
Esson Harvard Boxer
Cambridge Massachusetts January 8 forty men reported for Harvard boxing team today Several football men entered heavy and lightweight classes Ken Pargon tackle Ernie Soucy and Dick Harte ends Johnny Bigelow sub tackle Archie Roosevelt enrolled as lightweight Col Roosevelt may be honorary referee at Harvard tournament in February
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Washington Post
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Ken Pargon
Ernie Soucy
Dick Harte
Johnny Bigelow
Archie Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Fairfax to Wed Miss Sarah Wright Coolidge
John Walter Fairfax aged 60, son of Col. John Walter Fairfax, longtime aide to Gen. Longstreet, will marry tomorrow Miss Sarah Wright Coolidge, 35, niece of J. Howard Wright. The ceremony will take place at Mr Wright's home and be conducted by Bishop L. L. Kinsolving of Brazil.
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Apecal
Washington Post
New York
John Walter Fairfax
Col
Gen. Longstreet
Sarah Wright Coolidge
J. Howard Wright
East Fitty-flrat Street
Brazil
Mr. Fairfax
78 Bombs Found In Attanasio Room In New York
Police report Giovanni Attanasio, 35, had 78 fuse bombs primed for instant use in his room along with dynamite sulfur fuse and fulminating caps. He was taken to headquarters for questioning after three men were arrested earlier tied to a blast last Friday night that wounded two people and damaged an apartment.
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New York
Giovanni Attanasio
Attanasio
Col Van Horn Dies at 91 Founder of Kansas City Journal
Kansas City obituary reports Col Robert Thompson Van Horn founder of the Kansas City Journal and longtime journalist statesman aged 91. He moved to Kansas City in 1855 buying the Weekly Enterprise for 500 dollars and renamed it the Journal. He served as editor soldier mayor legislator and four terms in Congress.
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Kansas City
Robert Thompson van Hort
Kansas City Journal
Col van Horn
Journal
van Horn
Enterprise
Jou
Col. van Horn
Easpaper
Special Policeman Killed in City Dance Hall Arrest
George William Norris a 42 year old colored special policeman was fatally slashed in the right groin by Daniel Tolliver at a dance in IGO OF hall 616 Eighth Street Southeast. Tolliver 26 was captured and held at the Fifth police precinct. Central Market Social Club hosted the event with hundreds in attendance.
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George William Norris
Second Street
Daniel Tolliver
IGO
Hall
Eighth Street
Tolliver
Jack Frech
J. Flaherty
Hill Sees Higher Taxes and Labor Strife From War Aftermath
James J. Hill warned of higher taxes and persistent competition after the European war. He predicted possible business spurts during readjustment but uncertain outcomes, noting wage pressures as Europe narrows labor margins. He supported subsidies for ships only if rival vessels receive aid, and opposed government ownership citing Panama Railroad rates.
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Washington Post
St. Paul, Minn
James J. Hill
Empire Builder
Panama
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