District Appropriation Bill Passes With Militia Pay Cut
The House approved a district appropriations bill by a narrow vote of 237 to 34, with absent members summoned. Debate focused on a provision diverting district surplus revenues to the federal Treasury, effectively altering the half and half cost share. Several members criticized the measure as too liberal or insufficiently economical while the militia pay section prompted particular contention.
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Knowland
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Park Way
Ami
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Federal Treasury
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Bam
United States
Senate Debates Street Tax and Guard Budget
Senate discusses Borland street construction amendment taxing abutting property owners. House striking a $24 000 District National Guard pay appropriation endangers encampment plans unless restored in the Senate, alarming Adjutant General Partnerter and Col Charlies Al Garand who fear harm to militia readiness.
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House
District National Guard
Ben Johnson
District Committee
Adjt
A. S. Partnerter
Charlies al Garand
Flrst Regiment
Poisoner Faces Four Murder Charges in Wife and Child Deaths
Frankfort on the Main January 1. Carl Hopf a druggist and fencing master pleads not guilty to murdering his two children his father and his first wife with poison and to attempting more crimes on his second and third wives and another. He admits giving a poisonous drug to his three wives as a beauty aid and claims deaths resulted from their taking it. Wives were insured for 5000 7500 and 20000. He cites various explanations for poisons found in bodies including typhoid cholera and tuberculosis germs.
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Carl Hopt
Hopf
Governor denies Tolman pardon on equality of prisoners
Gov. Glynn拒绝赦免德·H·托尔曼，指控债务抵消承诺不可信，称富人和穷人应同等对待。若以保释担保将开启特权通道，拒绝建立对百万富翁与贫困罪犯的孰优孰劣precedent。
French Envoy Paleologue Appointed Ambassador to Russia
Paris announces Maurice Paleologue chief of the political affairs department at the French foreign office is named French Ambassador to Russia, succeeding Theophile Delcasse who resigns from his post to return to French politics. Delcasse remains a deputy and heads to St Petersburg for several months to strengthen Franco Russian ties.
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Delcasse
Paris
French Foreign Office
Russia
Theophilie Delcasse
M. Delcasse
Chamber of Deputies
St Petersburg
France
Embassy party for Sayres guests in Paris luncheon
Francis Bowes Sayre and wife Jessie Wilson were honored at a Paris luncheon hosted by Ambassador and Mrs. Myron Herrick. Anna Wilson Howe, sister of the President, also attended. The Sayres plan to sail to New York Wednesday aboard the Majestic from Cherbourg after a quiet Paris visit.
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Paris
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Jessie Woodrow Wilson
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Anna Wilson Howe
Philadelphia
Bryan Plot Inquiries Amid Grape Juice Tales Stir
Washington dispatch says Congress should probe an anti Bryan conspiracy linked to New York interests aiming to alienate President Wilson and his cabinet. Rep Madden calls for investigation while Sen Stephens ties the plot to press campaigns and alleged influence against Mr Bryan and the administration. Mr Bryan returns to his State Department desk amid fresh questions on the controversy.
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Washington Administration
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John C. Calhoun
Clemson Military College
Bryan returns to Washington after Florida trip
On New Year’s Day reception day diplomats gather as Mr. Bryan returns from a Florida estate to Washington. Reported conspiracy hints surface during briefings with Bryan and his aides, though he shows no intent to discuss it publicly. Washington awaits further details from State Department advisers.
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T Washington
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Bryan
State Department
Washington
Tango Not Known At Home Not Recognized By Argentine Minister
John W. Garrett American Minister to Argentina arrived in New York on annual leave to see the tango. He said the dance is not performed in Argentina as it is in New York and will spend his vacation in Baltimore.
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Washington Post
New York
John W. Garrett
Buenos Aires
Garrett
Baltimore
Wilson era bank board plans discussed in Congress
Congress considers President Wilson’s reserve board slate with Houston and McAdoo guiding the bank organization. Names mentioned include Paul Warburg James Cannon and George Reynolds. Williams likely to become comptroller of the currency while hearings begin tomorrow and the two secretaries plan a three day public session before Westward travel.
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Washington
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New York
James G. Cannon
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George M. Reynolds
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J.S. Williams
the Treasury
Senate Financ Committee
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Villages Buried by Volcano in Kagoshima Killing Hundreds
Tokyo reports a sequence of 350 earthquakes striking Kagoshima on Kinshin Island. Moji railway workers tally 100 dead. A volcanic eruption on Sakura island buries two villages in ash. Rescuers, with boats crossing three miles of water, face heavy debris and interrupted telegraph to Tokyo.
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Dragging Dying Woman Brutally Robbed Home Near Baltimore
In Middle River near Baltimore two masked men beat a dying 60-year-old son who tried to defend his mother after they dragged her from bed and tied her to a chair. The intruders ransacked Charles Kimmel's home seeking hidden gold, escaping with little money. A physician later found mother and son. suspects remain at large.
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Buck Gore Kills Islip Keeper at Hawley Preserve
Patrick Horan, fourteen years head keeper at Edward Hawley’s deer preserve on Long Island, was found dead after a buck gore attack. The animal gored him multiple times leaving broken bones and punctured lungs. no witness saw the incident and a search followed his missing supper.
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Edward Hawley
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Horan
Prince Arthur Opens Heart Hospital Beats At Ceremony
Special cable reports Prince Arthur of Connaught aged 31 opened the National Hospital for Disease of the Heart. His cardiogram was recorded as he toured the building with the Duchess of Fife. The event marked a royal inspection and the hospital’s ceremonial opening.
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Curley in Lead for Mayor in Boston
Special to The Post from Boston reports Representative James M. Curley leading to win the mayoralty tomorrow as opponents including Thomas J. Kenny backed by the Municipal League and major bankers and merchants. The Democratic machine shifted support after a call from its leadership.
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Washington Post
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Bulgaria denies plans for war on reopening day
Premier Radou lavoff told the sobranje that Bulgaria does not intend to start a new war and stated that diplomatic relations with neighbors have been renewed, with Greece excluded from the normalization.
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Caillaux Denies Offer in French Cabinet Scandal
Paris on the eve of a new parliamentary session Gaston Calmette accuses Finance Minister Caillaux of offering to pay 1.2 million dollars to heirs seeking a Brazilian indemnity with 2 percent for radical campaign funds M Caillaux and the Figaro deny the charge Schneider denies knowing Caillaux and vows legal action Prieu heirs pursue a long standing Brazil indemnity claim from 1880 ships seized and indemnity paid
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Brazil
Prieu
Finance
Kaiser Cuts Wood Daily at Sans Souci Estate
Emperor William joins day laborers in sawing and splitting wood on the imperial estate near Potsdam. Acting on doctors advice he spends forenoon hours in manual labor, taking pride in stacking fuel for laborers. The empress watches as aides assist, recording his efforts.
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Italian Emigrant Official Shot On Berlin liner
Dr. Giannini an Italian government official in charge of emigrants aboard the liner Berlin from Genoa to New York was killed by a man described as an emir Cupertino. He fired seven shots all taking effect. the body was left ashore due to local law, and the killer will be taken to New York.
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Congress At Work Inquiries Demand Action In Senate
Washington coverage notes Senator Ashurst seeks a copper strike inquiry in Michigan and charges political exigency in delaying it while Senator Townsend objects awaiting Michigan governor and grand jury reports. House debates antitrust policy as President Wilson’s address approaches plus numerous petitions for investigations from Speaker Clark and others.
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Poisoning of three wives leads district inquiry
In today’s brief index item, the district investigation centers on alleged poisonings of three wives. The note hints at a planned inquiry and broader political context as coverage continues across pages. The report mentions related figures and ongoing governmental matters.
Count Bogdan Roniker Sentenced to Eleven Years Hard Labor
Warsaw January 12 Count Bogdan Roniker the man charged with murder of his wife's brother three years ago faced a sensational trial marked by extraordinary incidents. He was condemned today to eleven years of hard labor in prison and then perpetual exile in Siberia.
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Leaves bench in June gives way for younger men
Justice Job Barnard, after fifteen years as associate justice of the District Supreme Court, announced his resignation next June at First Congregational Church. He noted he was chosen by President McKinley as a second choice and urged opportunities for younger jurists while recalling Civil War service in the Seventy-third Indiana volunteers.
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Queen’s Umbrella Delays Private Norwich Visit
London Jan 12 A museum attendant refused admittance to the Queen of England at Norwich Castle Museum over an umbrella. Queen Mary, present with the Bishop of Norwich, could not be admitted until the identity was proven. The bishop revealed the queen and apologies followed as the royal visitor entered bearing her umbrella.
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Dennis Isaacs in duel with German uncle of Lord Chief Justice
Dennis Godfrey Isaacs, nephew of the lord chief justice, described a Freiburg quarrel that led to a duel. He said a German bumped him in town, then they met in the countryside four days later, resulting in a forearm injury for Isaacs and a serious breast wound for his opponent, who is now in America.
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Turkey to retain Lemnos in Aegean island plan
London dispatches report the triple alliance Germany Italy and Austria-Hungary have accepted most points of Sir Edward Grey's plan on Aegean islands. Greece would get most islands with Imbros and Tenedos likely ceded, and Lemnos probably kept by Turkey.
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Wilson Returns From Vacation to Lead Trust and Rural Credit Talks
President Wilson returns to Washington from a southern vacation ready to press trust and rural credit legislation. He plans cabinet and congressional consultations and will read his trust message to a joint session next week while reviewing a rural credits bill and related studies.
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Steel Mill Wages Cut In Philadelphia Mills
Wages for more than 1,500 workers at Alan Wood Iron and Steel and J Wood & Bros in their sheet and plate mills will be cut by 1 percent starting January 2. The two companies confirmed the action amid ongoing industry adjustments.
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