Cabinet critics prove untenable under US system
Washington dispatch reports Secretary Dickinson denies retirement rumors over military unpreparedness while Secretary Ballinger also states he will stay in the cabinet amid public lands policy disagreements. The piece contrasts US executive-only cabinet with European practice, noting resignation only if disputes threaten policy. Ballinger pledges support for Taft’s views.
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Washington, D. C
Dickinson
Taft
United States
Ballinger
Congress
Europe
Great Britain
France
England
Legislative Branch
Secretary of the Treasury
Agees
Tragic Seattle Fire Kills Two Children In Christmas Eve Blaze
In Seattle on December 26 a lamp explosion started a blaze that killed Donald OConnor 2 and his sister Bertha 6 months in their home at 317 Twenty seventh Avenue South. Parents Mr and Mrs Daniel OConnor and Owen Peterson survived after rescue. both children were dead on arrival, and funerals are anticipated tomorrow.
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Seattle
Donald O’connor
Bertha
Daniel O'Connor
Twenty-seventh Avenue South
Mr. O'Connor
Mrs. O'Connor
Peterson
O'Connor
City Hospital
Chicago defeats Wenatchee in chaotic 9 to 0 gridiron clash
Oak Park wins 23 to 0 but riot halts play at 4 18 remaining. Daily World relays from Denny Field Seattle via R R Ellenwood. Crowd near 1000 hears bulletins. 8500 in stands. Enduring winds, fumbles, and multiple interceptions accompany a bruising game between Oak Park and Wenatchee with Chicago scoring 9 and 17 point drives before stoppage.
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Daily World
Denny Field
Seattle
R. R. Ellenwood
Daily World Stairs
World Building
World Office
George F. Begg
J. W. Brain
F.C. Lemon
Walter Thomas
Chicago
Wenatchee
Foster
Sterling
Ross
Riot ends chaotic Wenatchee Oak Park game on Mission Street
Rioting crowds forced termination of the Wenatchee versus Oak Park football clash after chaos on the field. Chicago led 23 0 as police cleared the mob and the crowd then moved to the track events on Mission Street where horse races drew large attendance.
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Wenatchee
Chicago
Foster
Oak Park
Bounéy
Mission Street
H. A. Chapin
W. G. Stacy
F. W. Smith
Boetskes Stay At Elman In Chelan Then To Seattle
Mr and Mrs H N Boetske arrived from Chelan and registered at the Elman hotel. They plan to depart for Seattle tomorrow night.
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H. N. Boetske
Chelan
Elman
Seattle
Christmas Exercises at the Churches
Churches were well filled yesterday with Christmas cheer evident. Some programs were deferred and Christmas tree exercises not held in all churches, with plans for those activities later in the week.
Week of horror totals deadly disasters and fires
A December week brings a string of catastrophes across cities in the United States and London. Police and burglars die in a London jewelry store raid. a major gas explosion hits a New York power plant killing 13 and injuring 114. A Philadelphia leather warehouse fire claims fourteen lives. Chicago fires claim many firefighters and officials, as Bayonne street burns in New Orleans and two Pennsylvania trains collide in Nevada killing six and injuring six.
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London
England
New York Central
Hudson River Railway
Philadelphia
Nelson Morris Packing House
Chicago
Bayonne Street
New Orleans
Pennsylvania
Nevada
Multnomah Amateur Athletic club hosts Willamette river swim
The annual 100 yard Willamette River swim in Portland won by Lewis Thomas of M A A C in 1 02 75. David Wilder also of the club took second and H Warick of Vancouver, B C finished third as a large crowd watched.
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Portland
Ore
Willamette River
Coaches Forecast Hard Clash In Championship Game
Robert Zuppke of Oak Park praises Wenatchee as rangy and well built while acknowledging weather hampered practice. George Sievers of Wenatchee says his squad will fight, respect Chicago, and aims to deliver a football treat for Seattle spectators by defeating the visitors.
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Zuppke
Oak Park
Wenatchee
Oak Park Boys
George W. Sievers
Chicago
Seattle
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