Postmaster Testifies on 1912 Campaign Fund Letters
Beebe Arkansas postmaster Thomas J Camp testifies before the Senate campaign funds committee detailing letters from the Republican state committee demanding 39 dollars from him and letters urging resignation. He describes a conspiracy claim by the Post Office Department and notes letters sent through his wife to solicit funds and pressure.
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Washington
Thomas J. Camp
Beebe
Ark
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Camp
Senate
Arkansas
Republican State Committee
Hitchcock
Granfield
Post Office Department
Gordon H. Campbell
Purther
Campbell
Wife Camp
Wynne
Patten pleads guilty in federal currency court case
James A. Patten the cotton and grain speculator pleaded guilty in New York federal court to six counts of restraint of trade Judge Mayer fined him 4000 dollars immediately. The other three pool members in New Orleans and Waco Tex deny guilt and may not plead guilty.
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James A. Patten
Mayer
Mr. Patten
New Orleans
Associated Press Today
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Frank B. Hayne
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Mr. Hayne
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Pool
Waco
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Pope's Sister Rosa Sarto Dies in Rome at 77
In Rome on February 11 Rosa Sarto, pope John XXIII's sister, died from paralysis after a brief illness. She was 77. The report notes doctors judged the fatal outcome likely. The piece also includes a brief weather table with temperatures for February 13.
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Rome
Rosa Sarto
Campaign Hearing Notes Testimony By Campbell
The article records a campaign fundraiser inquiry with an inspector not visiting after funds were received and not answered. Gordon H. Campbell attended the hearing and is set to testify the next day.
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Gordon H. Campbell
Turkish Army Losses Reported at Gallipoli and Bulair
Bulgarian forces claim heavy Turkish casualties at Bulair and Charkeui with 5 000 to 6 000 Turkish dead and 12 000 wounded. Bulgarian shell fire repelled Turkish attacks along the Tchatalja lines while Turkish warships shelled the Bulair area and bogged down near Rodosto amid near-surroundment of Turkish boats.
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Rodosto
Theatre Burns and Stagefolk Lose Effects
Burlington Ia Feb 11 The Garrick theatre a vaudeville house built by Jack Root was damaged by fire to about 10000 dollars The blaze reached the stage windows at 730 am Manager George Mercer and Mrs Mercer sleeping in the front flat escaped down the street by fire escape The auditorium suffered from smoke and water The performers Joe Kennedy Stewart and Earl and Brown and Barlows lost all their effects.
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Burlington
Garrick Theatre
Jack Root
George Mercer
Menlo E. Moore
Joe Kennedy
Stewart & Earl
Brown & Barlows
Woman 59 Weds Youth of 20 In Unconventional Marriage
Mrs Valona Ida Logan Ewing Bone, 59, eloped with 20 year old Herbert Manzke in Kenosha. The bride, a member of fifteen churches, had divorced her second husband in November. The couple announced to Manzke’s 47 year old father, who reacted in confusion as the marriage certificate was shown. The bride has a 30 year old son and a 28 year old daughter.
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Chicago
Valona Ida Logan Ewing Bone
Herbert Manzko
Kenosha
Herman Manzke
Manzke
Hale Ated Street
Thieves Steal Watches and Silver at Ames Sigma Nu
Fourteen gold watches, $185 in silver, and $20 in cash were taken from the Sigma Nu fraternity house in Ames Iowa early today. A guest lost a gold watch and $4. Thieves attempted to take five overcoats but dropped them at the front door. Local parties are suspected.
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Sigma Nu
Riots Drive Resignation in Japan Premier Katsura Steps Down
Violent riots in Osaka halt Katsura government as casualties rise. Emperor to accept Katsura’s resignation while Count Gambel Yamamoto is slated to become premier with Baron Kato retaining foreign affairs. New progressive party to form as Diet plot awaits.
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Pulmotor Called Second Time For Pneumonia Victim
The pulmotor was set for use on Mrs. John Wolfe at St Francis hospital as doctors race to save her life with oxygen and pressurized air. The device previously aided the five week old Calleas infant and is now viewed as crucial for the Wolfe case.
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Courier
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Year-Old Girl Dies Weighing Nine Pounds Stuns Clarksville
Edwin Bickle, assistant in the county treasurer's office, mourns the death of his year-old daughter in Clarksville. The infant, frail from birth, weighed only nine pounds at death and never grew as large as many newborns. An older daughter remains at home offering comfort to grieving parents.
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Edwin Bickle
Clarksville
Remins
Expect Fight Any Moment in Mexico City Battle
Rebels and federal troops clash in Mexico City as government forces tighten around the rebels. Madero commands about 6,000 soldiers with Felix Diaz leading roughly 3,000 in the capital, while Huerta and other generals position artillery and infantry around the palace and Alameda mobilization point. Reports say Diaz delays attacks to avoid bloodshed, while Diaz’s allies claim Diaz may seek a negotiated road to peace with Huerta.
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Oaxaca
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Virginia
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London Times Correspondent to Lecture on Balkan War
Angua Hamilton, London Times correspondent, will lecture in New York on Balkan war experiences after being captured by Bulgarians and sentenced to death as a Turkish spy. He travels with his dog Mafeking, born in Mafeking, with a long service record from Torr War to Boxer Uprising in China.
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Readiness ordered as Kanawha miners clash with guards
Charleston dispatch reports ad jutant General Elliott assumed command of the disturbed Kanawha coal field area with five companies as two units moved to Cabin Creek and three to Mucklow. Orders called for clearing armed men and many arrests, while governors and lawmakers discussed a state constabulary to prevent future violence.
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W. Va
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Kanawha
Paint Creek Junction
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Thomas F. Davis
Mucklow
Glasscock
Elect Hatcheld
Elevator shaft unguarded injures Black Hawk official
D. C. Mayes, proprietor of Black Hawk Fruit and Commission, fractured both legs after stepping into an open elevator shaft at the Great Western freight house yesterday afternoon. He was taken to St. Francis Hospital in serious condition. Mayes lives at 1103 Franklin Street. The accident occurred when gates were said to be open and he believed the elevator ready for use.
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Black Hawk Bryit House
St. Francis Hospital
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Mayes
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Taft Sends Condolence on Captain Scott's Death
President Taft sends a cable to King George expressing heartfelt condolences on the loss of Captain Scott and his companions. London reports focus on Scott's farewell words and the nation’s response, with memorial services planned and pensions arranged.
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Taft
King Georgy
Great Britain
Scott
London
Robert F. Scott
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Russian mob storms jail and lynches thief at Khare kov
In St. Petersburg a mob of about 6000 peasants stormed the Khare kov jail demolishing the building and lynching a horse thief. They then went to the police station and lynched another horse thief confined there in a second act of vandalism and mob justice.
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