German Libel Case Ties Princess to Imperial Camarilla
Berlin reports tie Princess Charlotte von Sachsen Meiningen to Maximilien Harden as a source for allegations about the Eulenberg group near the emperor. Depositions in Munich and Berlin recount meetings with Harden, stating Mrs von Elbe sought introductions and statements were published in Die Zukunft to dissolve the alleged camarilla.
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Berlin
Charlotte von Saxe
Count Wilhelm von Hohenau
Count Kuno von Moltke
Munich
Schweninger
von Moltke
Harden
Kuno von Moltke
Mrs von Elbe
Hartford man charged in sale of obscene postal cards
Rutherford Havens of Hartford was arrested on a charge of selling obscene postal cards. He admitted guilt this morning, but the case was continued until tomorrow. The Ministers Association had employed him to gather evidence and says his methods were distasteful, discharging him last Thursday. He was observed while handling the cards. The association hopes he will receive his just punishment.
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South Norwalx
Rec. Sv
Rutherford E. Havens
Hartford
Ministers’ Association
Havens
London
United States
Caldwell
Danbury Farmer Self Inflicted Wound After chimney dispute
Frederick Pike, a farmer near the Ridgefield line, cut his throat early Friday morning and was found unattended. He was taken to a Danbury hospital and is seriously wounded. He claimed he tried to kill himself because his neighbor failed to repair his chimney, and witnesses say he is believed to be insane.
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Danbury
Vee. Co
Frederick Pike
Ridgefield Line
Connecticut Rain Tuesday Forecast Turns Colder
Weather brief for Connecticut: rain on Tuesday with fair skies later, colder air arriving. Brisk winds from the south to west, sunrise at 7 14 and sunset at 4 21. Highs expected near New Haven.
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Connecticut
Sete
New Haven
Bristol Industries Return To Full Schedules Amid Demand
Bristol reports improved industrial prospects as plants resume full schedules. New Departure Manufacturing will run thirteen hours daily for 600 workers to catch up on orders, N L Bird Sons Co to twelve hours, Sessiors Foundry Co to full-time, with other plants shifting to six days weekly. Manchester boots and shoes factories reopen with about 750 workers, largest in months. In New York, carpenters and employers face a stalemate over union material use as January 2 contract ends, with a mood against strike.
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Bristol
New Departure Manufacturing Co
N. L. Bird Sons Co
Sessiors Foundry Co
New York
Master Carpenters’ Association J
East Side tenants secure modest rent cuts in New York
Leaders of east side tenants announced landlords agreed to rent reductions of one to one and a half dollars monthly. Tenants will have six months without increases under individual contracts. Jacob Frank said 75,000 workers are idle below Fourteenth Street, including 40,000 cloak makers and many in shirt making, bricklaying, carpentry, and painting.
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New York
East Side
Jacob Frank
Fourteenth
Home of the Doll Methods of the Ingenious Thuringian Toymakers
The article traces Thuringian dollmaking from wooden and leather dolls to wax heads via a London copied curiosity. A dropped thimble in wax led to dipping and color work, later movable eyes and lashes, and wig materials from Angora goat. Doll dressing became a local industry with many workers and simple dolls finished with a lace trim.
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Thuringian
Thuringian Mountains
Sonneberg
London
China
Thuringia
Baudrede
Rene Bache
Oil Trust After 43 Years Faces Court Fine
Washington reports on the Standard Oil case where Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith analyzes James A. Moffett’s testimony and the 1906 disclosures of secret rail rates. The article details how the bureau exposed discriminatory pricing, the six percent profit impact, and cites Judge Landis’s remark on the verdict. It also covers related political and social notes from London and Indianapolis, including lectures, conventions, and obituaries.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Ed Labor
Herbert Knox Smith
Bureau of Corporations
Standard Oil Company
Department of Commerce and Labor
Knox
James A. Moffett
Moffett
Grand Junction
Tenn
Whiting
Evansville
Ind
St. Louis
Louisiana
Standard
Olean
N.Y
Vermont
New York Central and
Hixson River Railroad
Stanford
Standard OU Company
Landis
Great Southwest
St. Louis Gateway
Fleet Sails for Rio in Formal Departure Notice
The American battleship fleet weighed anchor at Port of Spain and steamed toward Rio de Janeiro with Culgoa and Glacier in escort. Thousands of residents bid farewell amid ceremonies and dinners while praising the sailors conduct, as Admiral Evans led the 14 000 mile voyage expected to take twelve days to Rio.
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Spain
Rio de Janeiro
Culgoa
Glacier
Ehlerly
Gulf
Connecticut
Grand Boca
Trinidad
Admiral Evans
Henry Moore Ackson
Swain
Wiliam W. Handley
Rio
Navy defects admitted by Rear Admiral Goodrich
Rear Admiral C F Goodrich, commander of the New York navy yard, acknowledged weaknesses in U S Navy equipment after discussions with Washington officials. He cited official notices from navy leaders and concurred with Henry Reuterdahl's article, confirming that much of the critique rings true. He said Reuterdahl knew the subject and that he had pressed the department to act.
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Goodrich
Washington
Chicago
New
United States Navy
C.F. Goodrich
New York Navy Yard
Naval
Chicago Club
Henry Reuterdahl
Navy
Reuterdahl
Admiral Goodrich
Taft in Boston Sweetheart Meeting
Secretary of War William H. Taft spoke to 400 ministers in Boston after a world tour. He urged gradual self government and refuted anti imperialist views while dining with local leaders and attending events with Governor Guild and Jewish leaders. The day included a visit to banker Samuel Carr's home and a planned motor ride canceled by rain.
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Boston
William H. Taft
Merchants’ Association
Taft
Congregational Divines
Governor Guild
Elysium Club
Washington
Philippines
City News Highlights and Local Notices
Full dress suit swit, silk lined, 200 dollars for Company G hall at Upson. Singleton and Co sells property on west side of Water town road to Fidelity Construction. People in anti tuberculosis movement meet in city court room. City hall building gathering tonight. Leading city stores to remain closed all day. Business Men's association once decided not to open on New Year's Day. Large matinee crowd at Jacques theater, house sold out at 2 pm with standing room limited. Rev John G Davenport reports sixteen members called away last year, church membership now 1133. Funeral of Gerard Smith, 7, held at 2:30 pm at Bunker Hill church. survived by father Hugh and four children plus wife.
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G Hall
Upson
Singleton & Co
Mary S. Gagan
Fidelity Construction Company
Watertown Road
City Court
City Hall
Business Men's Association
Jacques
John G. Davenport
Second Congregational Church
Gerard Smith
Middlebury Road
Bunker Hill Congregational Church
Polis Theater to End Hooting at Matinees
The Polis theater management vows to abolish hooting at matinees, especially Saturdays, after a disrupted performance of The Burge master. They warn noisy crowds hinder the actors and pledge action even in mediocre shows, noting Saturday crowds are the noisiest.
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Polis Theater
Count of Monte Cristo
Poll’s
Sailing vessels collide near Barnegat in sea collision report
New York reports four colliding steamers sighted off Barnegat amid wrecks of two sailing vessels. One wreck described as a fire master with all head gear set. A rescue boat recovered the craft named R. A. More gun Connecticut. President Roosevelt and party depart Charlottesville on special from North Garden on December 20.
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New York
Barnegat
R. A. Moregun
Connecticut
Charlottesville
Roosevelt
North Garden
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Oxfort Cniversity
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