Taft Delegation Foes Clash Over Branson Act Rules
Ohio political maneuvering unfolds as national subcommittee rules block immediate selection of delegates under Branson act. Yerkes Streeter voice opposition while Taft forces push for early convention alignment. Foraker supporters hail ruling as setback for Taft, Michigan signals broad Taft backing ahead of Chicago.
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National
Yerkes
Streeter
Branson
Buckeye
Taft
Ohio
Friends of
War
Foraker
Foraker-Dick
Subcommittee
Chicago
Michigan
Chaiman
Republican State Central Committee of
Gov Warner
Smith
John W Hledgr
Loud
Denby ‘Townsend
State Central Committee
Grand Rapids
Flood in Havana Drives Rescue Efforts Amid Rising Seas
Damaged Gulf shore area near Havana reports 18 foot tides and waves washing over seawalls. Firefighters suffer injuries while rescuers freed families as districts brace for delegate conventions and party control amid unsettled weather and potential Taft Foraker splits.
Northern Democrats Seek New Campaign Chief for House
Northern Democrats in Congress push for a new chair to lead the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. They argue the party needs a leader familiar with Northern and Western states to win the House. Ryen of Buffalo and Sulzer are discussed as potential chairs while Burton Warrison reportedly declines.
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Congress
Ca Plaine
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
House
Staes
Ryen
Buffalo
Campben Committee
Sulzer
Trancys
Burton Warrison
Goldfield Troop Withdrawal Looms as Nevada Faces Burden
President Roosevelt orders review of a special commission report on Goldfield unrest. The findings argue federal troops should stay until Nevada legislature convenes to restore order and enforce state laws, with evacuation planned afterward unless facts show otherwise. The report rejects governor claims of insurrection and urges Nevada and Esmeralda County to assume policing duties.
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Nevada
Operators’ Association
Com
Goldfield Strike Report Questions Need for Troops
President warns troops must not be used to force wage cuts or suppress the Western Federation of Miners. Nevada commission concludes operators planned to reduce pay and bar union men, justifying troops only if peace cannot be kept, and urges state action to enforce law without federal forces.
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Goldfield
Miners’ Union
Western Federation of Miners
Union
Tnon
Eimeralda
Nevada
Taft to Yale Alumni Banquet in East Orange
Secretary of War Taft will be the chief speaker at the Yale Alumni Association of Essex County banquet in East Orange New Jersey on January 34. Gov J Franklin Fort and Prof William Lyons Phelps also to speak. Northwestern Mutual Life Huske and Smith moved to Union Trust Building 16th and H Streets.
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East Orange
Washngton Post
New York
Fatt
Yale Alumni Association
Essex County
N_ J
J. Franklin Fort
William Lyons Phelps
Northwestern Mutual Life
Huske & Smith
Union’ Trust Building
16Th and
H Streets
Thaw jury kept in by rain plans ride to Central Park
The Washington Post reports that the Thaw jury in the Stanford White case spent a rainy Sunday at the Broadway Tabernacle after breakfast. Capt Pilee and his squad guarded them as they planned a courthouse caper ride, postponed by weather. Tomorrow the state will begin its case with a ten minute outline by Assistant District Attorney Francis P Garvin. He will characterize the killing as a planned willful murder and present the insanity defense issue.
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Washington Post
New York
Capt
Pilee
Broadway
Knicker- Rocker
Broadway Tabernacle
Fifty-sixth Street
Charles E. Jefferson
Price
Central Park
Riverside Drive
Harry K Thaw
Stanford White
Francis P Garvin
Madison Square Roof Garden
Will
Veteran seeks Civil War medal for youngest drummer boy
Special report from Trenton New Jersey dated January 18 notes Daniel Williams applied for a civil war veteran medal under a 1994 act. Records show he enlisted in 1862 at age 11 years 6 months and 16 days, serving three terms with New Jersey and Pennsylvania Volunteers. He resided at 203 Sixth Street Southeast Washington DC.
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Washington Post
Trenton
Adjutant Generals Office
Daniel Williams
Unite States
Willams
Williams
Sixth Streat Southeast
Washington DC
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Turmoil in Berlin as mob besieges the Kaiser
Turbulent Berlin scenes as thousands gather under Unter den Linden and near Chancellor von Buelow’s residence. Police clash with demonstrators, many injured, crowds scattered toward Brandenburg Gate and Tiergarten. Across Prussia more such meetings spark marches with marching songs including The Marseillaise and martial tunes.
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Brandenburg Gate
Tiergarten
Friederichstrasse
Wilhelmstrasse
von Buelow
Friederichstrass
Schloss
Prussia
Berlin Demonstration Demands Universal Manhood Suffrage
In Berlin on January 12 thousands of Socialists and tens of thousands of sympathizers gathered, demanding direct universal suffrage and a secret ballot. Police blocked routes to the von Buelow palace as crowds cheered speakers denouncing Chancellor von Buelow, with some clashes and injuries but no reported fatalities.
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German Empire
von Buelow
Berlin
Socialista
Prince von Buelow
Prussia
Landtag
von Buclow
Wilhelmstrasse
Prllce
Imperial Palace
Palace
New Peril in Morocco Mulaz to Oust Foreigners
Turbulent reports from Fez claim Mulai Hafid has been proclaimed Sultan replacing Abd el Aziz amid Moroccan anti foreign sentiment. French officials fear a broader crisis as Hafid’s supporters push for anti foreign acts and possible holy war. Paris races to align with powers on Algierias accord while European lives risk in Morocco.
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Tangier
Fez
Musa
Hafid
Mequinex
Mulai Hafid
Abdfel-Aziz
Mulsi Hafid
Abd-el- Aziz
France
Paris
Morocco
Sultan
Pez
Mohammed Sidi el Mekhri
Joe Abd-el-Aziz
Rabat
Mulal Hafid
Abd-el-Aziz
Spain
Germany
Alfonso May Visit Mexico Visioned by Spanish Press
Madrid reports growing enthusiasm across political lines for King Alfonso to tour Latin America next year. Papers debate cultural leadership against Anglo-Saxon influence, with Amado Nervo urging support for a Hispano American mission beyond the United States.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Mexico
Imparcial
Spain
America
Europe
Africa
Rome
Cavite
Santiago
Amado Nervo
Legation
United States
Removal of Grade Crossings by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Statistica shows since January 1, 1902 the company has removed 68 grade crossings on the busiest lines between New York and Washington and Philadelphia and Pittsburg. Remaining 426 crossings are mostly at quiet highways across 571 miles. Washington terminal completion marks Cassatt era goal to eliminate all grade crossings in major cities from New York to Washington. Elevations or lowering of tracks occurred in Jersey City Newark Elizabeth New Brunswick Trenton Philadelphia Chester Wilmington Baltimore and Washington.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Jay
New York
Washington
Pittsburg
Washington Terminal
Cassatt
Jersey City
Newark
Elizabeth
New Brunswick
Trenton
Chester
Wilmington
Baltimore
Fight for a Constabulary in Nevada Special Session
Carson City January 12 Many members of the State legislature called by Gov Sparks to meet in special session next Tuesday to provide means to preserve order at Goldfield have arrived Sparks hopes the session ends within two weeks A calling of members and organization is planned Representatives and unions will be represented Some radicals favor a state militia and a constabulary force while others oppose such powers If blocked the legislature may seek a memorial to Congress for a permanent military organization in Nevada
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Pean
Moser
Griggs
Georgia
Murray
Smith
Nevada
United States
Carson City
New
Gov Sparks
Goldfield
Goy Sparks
Guv Dickerson
Congress
Uneasiness in Tokyo as Washington delays reply to note
Reports from Tokyo show American sentiment leaning toward exclusion of Japanese and leaders fear a congressional bill. Delay in Washington's reply to the December 21 note intensifies unease. Minister Yamagato denial of resignation cited. cabinet strains tied to railroad funds and propaganda battles.
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Mikado
Yamagato
Tokyo Clan
America
Washington
Isabura Yamagato
Fleet Reaches Rio as U S Battlefleet Arrives in Brazil
The American fleet of sixteen battleships reached Rio de Janeiro after a 30,000 mile voyage from Port of Spain. Crowds welcomed the ships with flags and salutes as Rear Admiral Evans and officers were greeted aboard the Connecticut. The ceremony included Neptune rites for sailors crossing the equator, with many novices humorously initiated into Neptune’s court.
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Juna
Trinidad
Port of Spain
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Rio de Janiero
Jong
Cape Irin
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Big Miral Evans
Cape Frio
Alix Nirmo de Alencar
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Mann
Te Alencar
F F Andreson
Connecticut
Wilcame
Ads Rural Evans
Neptune
Alot
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