Reid Granted Rare Honors At Westminster Abbey Service
The memorial for Ambassador Whitelaw Reid was held in Westminster Abbey before 2,500 guests including American officials and European royalty. Attending were Prince Arthur of Connaught and Premier Asquith among others. Reid’s son and daughter in law arrived in Plymouth but could not reach London in time.
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Whitelaw Reid
Westminster Abbey
Great Britain
England
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
King George
Queen Mary
Lord Howe
Alexandra
Duke of Argyll
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Michael
Russia
Oxford
Cambridge
Asquith
Edward Grey
Reginald McKenna
Lewis Harcourt
Viscount Morley
Sir Rufus Isaacs
Duke
Duchess of
Ogden Mills Reid
Plymouth
Cecelle
Canterbury
York
Herbert Edward Ryle
Purcell
Wesley
Dean Ryle
Twelfth Child Born In Minnesota Family
St Cloud Minnesota December entry from the Mathias Sotkog family Bible notes a baby boy born December 1 weighing twelve pounds. The child is the twelfth in the Sotkog family of Taxutberg town and the date records appear garbled in the church or civic record.
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St. Cloud
Minn
Mathias Sotkog
Taxutberg Town
Kenyon Cox to Design Uncle Sam's New Currency
Secretary MacVeagh hired Kenyon Cox of New York to design the back of the new two thirds size currency notes. The same design will appear on all denominations. Printing orders to Director Ralph are expected around February 15 with an eighteen month production span, extending into President Wilson's term.
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Washington
MacVeagh
Treasury Department
Kenyon Cox
New York
Ralph
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Wilson
Walkers tired original sixty now only four
Four suffragist pedestrians reach Fishkill after a 22 mile tramp they paused to rest and plan a noon start for an eight mile leg to Wappingers Falls leader Miss Rosalie G Jones reports alcohol salves eased blisters and that today’s hike will be a short jaunt a ball in their honor awaits tonight at Wappingers Falls. The group began in New York last Monday and has covered sixty of the planned 140 miles to Albany. The weather is clear but cold.
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Fishkill
Albany
Wappingers Falls
Rosalie G. Jones
New York
Fitzgerald Jury to Report Today in Theft Case
The jury in Geo W Fitzgerald's case, charged with stealing 173090 from the 1 5 sub treasury while a teller, was expected to render a verdict today. Deliberations paused after Judge Carpenter's court adjourned due to juror Harold Russell's illness. Russell's attack is described as slight and he may resume today.
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Chicago
Geo. W. Fitzgerald
Tricks of Harvester Company Are Told
Evidence at the government’s Sherman act case shows International Harvester allegedly pressed competition absorption claims and diverted orders. The hearing in Chicago before Special Examiner Roberto S. Taylor and special assistant attorney general Wickersham examined ads and customer communications.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Harvester Company 48
Harvester Concern
International Company
Salle
Eswimner
Roberto S. Taylor
Edwin Poyroevenor
Wickersham
Condenes
Turkey Yields Point To Allies In London Talks
London reports say six great powers accept autonomy for Albania with Servia trade access to the Adriatic, a first concrete result from ambassador conversations. Constantinople notes Turkish gains prompt permission for revictualing Adrianople and says armistice terms may be eased for Greece.
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England
France
Germany
Russia
Austria
Ialy
Albania
Servia
Adriatic Sea
Constantinople
Rechad Pasha
Adrianople
Greece
Turkey
Farmers Institute Closes After Three Day Session
The farmers institute concluded this afternoon after a successful three day session. This morning speakers included George Birge of Mt. Vernon secretary of the Town Meat Producers association and HH Hess of Orange township. No election is planned this session. a second session is expected in late January.
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Farmers’ Institute
George Birge
Mt. Vernon
Town Meat Producers’ Association
Hess
Orange Township
Bada
Cebryweyonr
Conviction Call in Dynamite Conspiracy Trial Cited
Indianapolis December 20 jurors hear Henry I Nowlan urge caution in the dynamite conspiracy case for forty defendants. He denounces Ortig E McManigal as an arch fiend and argues the confession lacks corroboration. He warns against wrecking lives based on a confessed criminal’s words and notes McManigal’s roaming blasts against nonunion jobs.
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Indianapolis
Henry I
Nowlan
Peoria
Ortig E. McMangal
Jothers
Mr. Nowlan
McManigal
Los Angeles
Wilson Long on Listening Short on Promising
Senator Les Overman of North Carolina returned from Trenton with Sant sel hopes that Josephus Daniels of North Carolina would be named postmaster general in the new cabinet. He said Governor Wilson is a good listener but a poor talker and that cabinet talks include several potential secretaries from both houses.
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Washington
W Na Good Listner
Les Overman
North Carolina
Trenton
Josephus Janiels
Overman
Wilson
Daniels
Tye
Underwood
Burleson
Trencry
Gorman
Hoke Smith
Gove
Boy Convicted of Slaying Father in 1908 Dispute
Chimnad, Dee on Paul Garote from the Us, aged years, found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in Judge Winscourt's court. He shot his father during a money dispute at the family home near Feb 11, 1908. Jury recommends reform school detention until age 21. second trial followed a prior disagreement.
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Chimnad
Paul Garote
Oby
Chicago club women turn egg price campaign into sales
Chicago League of Women workers launch a campaign to curb egg costs by selling a million eggs at 24 cents a dozen through 30 stations, with three sale sizes and planned expansion to butter, meat, and vegetables. Grocers counter by advertising lower prices, while Philadelphia reports continuing declines to 22–23 cents a dozen.
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Chicago
Chicago Club
Becgme
Chicago Clean Wood League
Philadelphia
Housekeepers’ League
League
Mann declines to greet Bryan at Richmond luncheon
Governor Mann, a Democrat, refused to join a welcome luncheon for William Jennings Bryan, citing etiquette that required Bryan to call on the governor first. Bryan plans to travel to New York today for a dinner honoring Governor Sulzer.
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Richmond
Mann
William Jennings Aryan
Bryan
New York
Elert Sulzer
Socialists Charged Over Witte Election in Crawford County
Dec. 20. Six Republican candidates accuse Socialists of irregularity and fraud in the last election at Crawford county contest hearings. If upheld, the Socialist win may flip Crawford back to Republicans, the only Kansas county thought to be swayed by socialist influence.
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Girard
Kate
Crawford County
Kansas County
Moose to Move State Headquarters to Aurora Illinois
The Loyal Order of Moose in Illinois plans to relocate its state headquarters to Aurora. They will build a $1,500,000 industrial school and a home for the aged on a 1000 acre tract bought locally during Christmas.
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Aurora
Ill
Loyal Order of Moose
State of
Confused report on motor car incident near Waterloo station
Report describes a car path through Waterloo west with a driver named Whites and a passenger Tharkness aged 0 forced to stop at a waiting station. The injured person was taken to hospital and condition described as very serious.
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Striefien
Apperndiettis
Waterloo West
Tharkness
Harkness
Alleged Auto Bandit Identified With Mission Donations
Artie Lewis alias Louie Forbes and two companions, now in police custody, were found with a card linking Lewis to the Tuesday Evening club of Trinity Episcopal Church. A letter from pastor Rev. John McCann acknowledged a $10 missionary contribution. Victims of planned hotel and restaurant robberies are urged to identify the trio at the police station.
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Chicago
Artie Lewis
Louie Forbes
West Side
Gttian Ag
Trinity Episcopal Elurch
Michigan Avenue
John McCann
Ehmer Ifatie
Shaft to Illinois Veterans of War Unveiled Today
In Andersonville Georgia a monument to Illinois soldiers buried there was unveiled with Governor Deneen, staff, Nanole veterans, and government representatives present. Captain J J Ryan accepted the shaft for the U S government. The monument cost about 10 000 and is among the most imposing northern state memorials in the national cemetery.
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Andersonville
Penden
Ilinois
Deneen
J.J. Ryan
S. A
Department of the Gulf
Timois
Fitzgerald, Former Subtreasury Official, Acquitted
Geo W Fitzgerald, former associate teller at Chicago subtreasury, faced theft charges of 1907 involving 9000 dollars. A federal jury found him not guilty in Judge Carpenter's court after a long five year probe that cost the government over 140000 dollars. Fitzgerald wept with joy and embraced his attorney.
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Chicago
Geo. W. Fitzgerald
United States
Carpenter
Fitarerald
Fitzgerald
Taft to be made an alligator by Shriner group
President Taft arrives in Jacksonville on the way to Key West and is to be honored as an alligator by the Morocco Temple of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Taft’s cold improves and he says he is feeling fine after stopping near Ag Junction to change engines in Charleston.
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Jacksonville
Charleston
S.C
President Taft
Key West
Ag Junction
Hea
Taft
Ontario Judge Praises Speed of Trials at Dinner
William Renwick Riddell of Ontario's High Court of Justice told a Knife and Fork Club dinner in Transas City that Canadian trials run faster. He contrasted U S procedures noting in London, Ontario he tried a murder, a manslaughter, and two other criminal cases plus twenty seven civil cases in a shorter span than American judges.
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Transas City
Ter
William Renwick Riddell
High Court of Justice For
Ontario
Canada
Knife and Fork Club
Mr. Riddell
United States
London
Wic
United States to Adopt Stricter Policy Toward Mexico
Washington reports that the administration will issue stronger representations to the Mexican government over the continuation of the rebellion. Henry Wilson and American plantation and mining interests, along with a Senate foreign relations subcommittee, pushed for action after investigations across the border. Ambassador Wilson will sail to Veracruz, signaling a measured pace to avoid upheaval.
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Washington
Mexico
Parsons
Henry Wilson
Jficara
Aha
Committee of Americana Trep
State Department
Senate Subcommittee On Foreign Relations
California
Texas
Wilson
New York
Vera Cruz
United States
Madero
Bryan On His Way To See Future President
Washington dispatch reports William Jennings Bryan arrived in the capital en route to New York. He said he would meet President elect Wilson before returning south, with date and place to be announced later. Bryan plans a New York dinner for Governor Sulzer and will not discuss Democratic executive prospects.
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Washington
Wm. J. Bryan
New York
Willson
Way Takes Case of Confessed Boy Slayer
Bufalo, N. Y. Dec 26 The case of J Frank Hickey charged with the murder of seven year old Josephs of Lackawanna was given to the jury this afternoon.
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Way
Bufalo. N
J. Frank Hickey
Joseph Josephs
Lackawanna
Mother on Train Holds Dead Infant Across Journey
Mrs John Verhaar of Yaterson Illinois traveled from Chicago to Oskaloosa Iowa to meet her husband without revealing that her ten day old infant had died on the train. She collapsed on the depot platform as the baby, still in her arms, died shortly after.
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Oskaloosa
John Verhaar
Yaterson
N. 7
Chicago
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