White House Open for New Year Reception With Tafts
President Taft and Mrs Taft hosted the New Year reception at the White House with the cabinet, diplomats, judges, officials, and thousands of private citizens in line to shake the president's hand. Rear Admiral William P Potter was injured by a fall at the Navy Department steps on the way to the event, suffering a broken nose.
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Taft
White House
White
Diplomatic Co
Supremie Court
Army
Navy
Breaks
William P. Potter
Navy Department
Sathurst
Naval Dispensary
Admiral Potter
Propriety of Girls Proposing in Leap Year Debate
Denver aligns over whether a girl may propose marriage during leap year. Mrs Harriet Scott Saxton argues for gender equality in proposals, saying women are equal before the law and should share in proposing. Her view gains supporters among Colorado clubwomen advocating equal rights.
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Denver
Colo
Harriet Scott Saxton
Colorado
Saxon
La Follette speaks in Taft's Bay City dedication hall
Bay City Michigan expects United States Senator Robert M. La Follette today. He will speak from the National Guards armory building Taft helped dedicate during his last transcontinental trip. The program starts at 3 o'clock with a 90 minute address. Mayor Woodruff will preside.
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Mich
Jan. J
United States
Robert M. la Follette
National Goards’ Armory
Taft
Nis
Saginaw
Woodruff
Annual Meeting of Central Church of Christ Tuesday
The annual meeting of the Central Church of Christ for the election of officers and other business will be held at the church tomorrow night. A full attendance of the members is desired.
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Churess of Christ
Ofers
Progressives of Ohio Rally Seeks Permanent State Group
Nearly 200 delegates from across Ohio gathered in Columbus for the first conference of progressive Republicans to form a permanent state organization. They debated a platform and deliberated over the presidential nomination choice as speakers of national note, including Gifford Pinchot, Senator Clapp, Senator Works, and Congressman Morse, addressed the gathering.
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Ohio
Gifford Pinchot
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Aiinesota
Works
California
Morse
Wisconsin
Clark Boomgrows Declares Friends Support for Champ Clark
In St. Louis, Missouri on January 1, Speaker Champ Clark’s supporters opened a headquarters and announced renewed momentum for his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. They deny any withdrawal from the race.
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St. Loeuis
Champ Clark
Clark
Iowa Idea of National Scope
Town plan aimed at improving children, originated by the Women’s Child and Mothers Congress and led by Dr. Margaret V. Clark, is gaining wide publicity. Metropolitan dailies feature the propaganda, which is to spread nationwide. The Householder of New York will publish an illustrated article on the subject.
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Congress
Margaret V. Clark
United States
Householder
New York
December Weather Summary From Local Observer
The monthly report by Voluntary 0.5 Weather Observer Ralph J. Slippy notes a maximum 44 degrees on December 30 and a minimum 1 below on December 28 and 31. Total precipitation 0.87 inches, about 10 inches of snow, with 17 clear days, 13 cloudy and 1 partly cloudy. Average temperature 27.6.
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Ralph J. Slippy
Der
Greetings for a Prosperous New Year from The Courier
The Gourier extends season greetings and wishes readers a happy New Year. The note highlights 1911 as a banner year for business and circulation, credits the Waterloo Courier with a long city association and aims to continue delivering quality service in 1912. The publishers thank patrons and pledge constant effort to serve a deserving clientele.
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Courier
Log Cabin Days
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W. H. Hartatan UO
Fairfield Youth Confesses to Series of Burglaries
Verne Powell a Fairfield native about 20 confessed to the burglary of two homes and admitted involvement in four separate burglaries over the last six weeks to Sheriff Campbell after a burial in Fairfield Ta. earlier tonight.
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Fairfield
Jan
Verne Powell
Campbell
Powell
Girl Intervenes, Shot Meant For Mother
New York headline reports 14 year old Bertha Reinan stepping between a revolver held by her stepfather George Benz. She received two bullets in the temple and died within thirty minutes. The mother was unharmed. Benz is captured and charged with murder.
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New York
Bertha Reinan
George Benz
Renz
Lawyers Aid Tribunal With New Supreme Court Rules
Washington reports new rules require plaintiffs briefs three weeks before oral arguments and defendants briefs one week prior. Clerks will not accept briefs without copies to opposing counsel to curb unprepared arguments. Rules not yet rigidly enforced as printed texts are scarce. Out of town guests at New Year dinner included Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Billsworth, three children, Prof Bruce Davis, and Paul Davis. For gentlemen: San Feliee cigars.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Supreme Court
Jerry Bllsworth
McComb City
Miss
Bruce Davis
Oberlin College
Oberlin
M. E. Davis
Eleventh Street
Paul Davis
Happy Family
Imperial China battles in Liankow amid convention clash
Reports from Peking and Hankow describe a 4,000 troop attack on Liankow as 30,000 imperial forces clash. In Washington officials speculate the infant emperor may have already fled to Jehol or Harbin, shaping future royal influence and potential throne claims while vast royal treasures valued around 16.1 million pounds remain.
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Peking
Liankow
Shanghai
China
Republican Party
Hankow
Washington
State Department
Prince Chun
Jehol
Warbin
Jeol
Harbin
Champ Wolgast Threatened With Pneumonia
Los Angeles reports champion lightweight boxer Ad Wolgast seriously ill at manager Tom Jones Venice home. He is threatened with pneumonia after an appendicitis operation and a recent cold. his Thanksgiving fight with Freddie Welsh in Venice is in question.
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Wolgast
Los Angeles
Ad Wolgast
Tom Tones
Venice
Venne
Freddie Welsh
Wolgagt
Jones
Continued Probe in Murder Case at Barnhardt Farm
Kansas officials and the Olathe sheriff extended their inquiry into the killing anniversary case linked to Charles Kowman. Bowman, a farm worker once in Bowman’s jail, remains calm while promising cooperation as investigators seek statements to advance arraignment plans.
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Kenry T. Ammer
Kan
Ll. L. Cave
Olathe
Charles Kowman
Nora
Ind
Barnhardt
Bowman
George Barnhardt
Emmeline Barnhardt
Charles Gray
Thomas Morgan
Zimmer
Kansas City
No Arrests Yet In Muscatine Unionist Tie Probe
Muscatine county authorities have not made arrests after the grand jury returned about 60 indictments. The report implicates several unionist figures tied to the bitter buttonworkers strike, though secrecy remains. Thomas Hoskinson, condemned for life in Patrolman Gerishcher's slaying, will be moved to Fort Madison Tate today.
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Jan. J
Muscatine
Grand Jury
Thomas Hoskinson
Theodore Gerishcher
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison Tate
Taft Demands Arbitration If National Honor Is Involved
Taft, addressing 1200 diners at a New York peace dinner, declared questions of national honor must be settled by law or arbitration but urged leadership to avoid cowardice. He contrasted critics over Russia treaty actions and denounced hypocrisy in arbitration advocates before being escorted from the event by police to the University Club. Diplomats of major powers declined to attend, underscoring the diplomatic snub amid Roosevelts attack. Mr and Mrs W R Jameson left for Vinton with their children. Smoke Martin's Standard, 50 cigar.
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New York
Roosevelt
William H. Taft
Eiher
U. S
Taft
New York Police Department
University Club of
Brooklyn
Usu
Adenid
Diplomatic Corps
Waterloding Wreck Injures Train Passengers Near Luray
A Chicago Great Western northbound train derailed near Luray, Iowa, due to a broken rail. Injured include Miss Hannah Stark of Waterloo with a head bruise, Mrs Rose Higby Des Moines with bruises, and several others from Waterloo and Des Moines. Jameson and De Mott families listed locally. train crew Oscar Wood and Robert Jones named. The incident, reported today, left several passengers with minor injuries and the train halted for investigation.
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Marshalltown
Parsons
Chicago Great Western
Luray
Yast
Hannah Stark
Waterloo
Jamise
I. L. Young
Ari
E. DeMatt
Waterloo Field
Ashley
West Street
Des “Moines
H. G. White
Clarion
Berteenth Street
Des’ Moines
Oacar Wood
Porter
Robert Jones
Buffet
Miss Stark
Chicago
Stern
Janie
Tenth Street
de Mott
Waterloo Chemical Works
Four Iron Workers Execs Face Sedition Indictments
Los Angeles January 1 The four named officials Anton Johannsen and others prominent in the Iron Workers Union were indicted on charges of conspiring to violate federal law by interstate transportation of explosives. They were reported to seek separate hearings as the case stretched over time.
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Los Angeles
Olat’ Nce
Calfornia State Building Trades
Tat
Anton Johannsen
Iron Workers’. Union Am Salt Lake
E. A. Clancey
Fermi
Executi Board
The
International Associatios
Iron Workers
Detectives Probe Solon Family Attack Ring
In Jowa City on January 1 detectives resumed the investigation into the black hand attacks on the John Adams family of Solon. Officials expect significant arrests as progress suggests about a dozen people aided the assailants amid months of violence.
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Jowa City
John Adams
Solon
Beture
Adama
Mrs Quackenbush Dead in Rannapolis Notice
Mrs. Quackenbush, widow of Rear Admiral Stephen Quackenbush U S Navy, dies in Rannapolis Maryland. She passes at the home of her son-in-law Perry Garm, with surviving family and connections noted in local obituary notice.
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Rannapolis
Ciathia Hendrick Quackenbuan
Stephen Quackenbush
U.S. Navy
Stephen Quad Push
U.N
Perry
Garm
Atet
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