World unrest in 1911 spurred revolts and reforms
The year 1911 saw global political and social upheaval from revolutions in China to revolts in Mexico and movement for statehood in Arizona and New Mexico. Labor clashes, graft campaigns, suffrage progress, and currency reform shaped a year of widespread change and rising popular movements.
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Arizona
New Mexico
United States
Wman
Ag Aviation
Atwood
St. Louis
New York
Roders
Pasadena
Esccaragua
Pi Pete Taft
Estrada
Elkins
West Virginia
1912 Era Reciproc ity Talks and Trials Across World
A mixed historical summary notes events from the 1912 period including reciprocity talks in the U S Senate and in Canada, political reshuffles and resignations, the start of trials in Italy, major legal decisions on taxation, and notable incidents in Mexico, the United States, and Europe. It lists dates and brief outcomes for many items such as constitutional rulings, diplomatic moves, and political milestones.
Down Town Ride Ends With Misheard Music Jokes
Passengers on a downtown car laughed at a fat man and a deaf lean man as a German band blared on a side street. The fat man cried music loudly, and the lean man signaled disbelief while the crowd teased the mishearing, revealing the joke and reactions of bystanders.
Natural Timepiece Promises Sun Marker at Sea
Fragmentary text describes a sun based time marker at sea with mentions of nature guiding time and a large sun related marker. No clear names, places, dates, or events are readable in the excerpt.
Financiers Named as Backers in Proposed Chicago Packery Merger
New York financiers P. A. Valentine former Armour treasurer and E. H. Gary United States Steel chair were identified in a trial of ten indicted Chicago packers for Sherman anti trust violations. Veeder testified of a $15 million loan for National Packing with Gary to take over assets and Valentine signing for Armour.
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Chicago
P. A. Valentine
Armour & Co
E. H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Pierce Butler
Albert H. Veeder
Swift & Co
National Packing Company
Gary
Valentine
J. Ogden Armour
P. O. Box 247
Veeder
Chicago Packers
United Dressed Beef Company of
New York
Fowler Packing Company
Hammond Packing Company
St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision Company
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
James Stillman
Kuhn
Loeb & Co
Actress Lillian Russell to Wed Alexander P Moore in May
New York actress Lillian Russell will marry Pittsburgh Leader publisher Alexander P Moore in May. It will be her fourth marriage, and she has known Moore for about ten years. Nat C Goodwin denied definite plans for marriage, saying he will try again sometime but needs at least another year of freedom first.
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Far East
China
New York
Lillian Russell
Alexander P. Moore
Pittsburgh Leader
Miss Russell
Mr. Moore
Nat C. Goodwin
Goodwin
Merritt Heirs Inherit Million Dollar New York Dream
The text notes a New York event involving Captain Israel Te Merritt, founder or former president, with reference to a $1,000,000 bequest or claim. The readable fragments indicate a historic or biographical note about heirs and wealth linked to Merritt in New York.
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Merritt
New -York
Israel
Te _ Merritt
American Federation Leaders Denounce McNamara Crimes
Washington reports Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor condemn the McNamara brothers crimes as unjust to blame labor as an organization. The letter says unions do not condone the dynamite outrages and supports the rule of law with individual accountability. Blame for labor conditions is directed at employers.
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Washington
McNamara Brothers
Los Angeles
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
United States
Ways and Means Committee
McNamara Defense Fund
McNamaras
Organize Labor of America
Roosevelt Editorial Says Arbitration Pacts Mock Nation
In a current Outlook editorial headlined The Russian Treaty Arbitration and Hypocrisy Theodore Roosevelt argues approving action by Congress to abrogate the Russian treaty while pending arbitration pacts would expose the United States to contempt. He urges seeking a Hague Court decision first, but notes Congress acted to abrogate to avoid tolerating intolerable conditions.
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New York
iIn
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Hague Court
Russia
Senate
England
France
Dancing master defends Grizzly Bear and other dances
Washington notes dance master Egan Warwig defends the Grizzly Bear Boston Dip and Turkey Trot as built on classic waltz forms. He says exaggerated versions might offend some but can be made graceful and modest. The defense includes figures tied to Helen Taft and Postmaster General Hitchcock.
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Washington
Egan Warwig
Helen’ Taft
General Hitchcock
John Barrett
Playhouse
Mrr
Warwig
Moros Forced to Yield in Buddajo Fortified Stronghold
Moros numbering 600 on Buddajo in the Philippine island of Jolo capitulated to American troops after surrounding fortifications and a Pershing ultimatum for native disarmament failed. Supplies were cut off and the Moros were surrounded by infantry before yielding.
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Manila
Buddajo
Je‘e
Pershing
Taft Allows Nonmedical Use of Cannabis in Canal Zone
President Taft amended a Panama Canal Zone executive order to explicitly sanction nonmedical uses of cannabis and other substances for Christian Science and similar practices, marking a shift in medicine policy within the zone.
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Taft
Panama ‘Canal
Washington
Panama ‘Canal Zone
Sun Yat Sen Forms Program to Stabilize China
Shanghai reports Dr Sun Yat Sen, elected president by delegates from 18 provinces, outlining a plan to withdraw imperial troops, disarm Manchus, extend armistice, and stabilize the republic. Peking notes the abdication likely within days as Manchu princes reside in foreign concessions and the emperors seek refuge in Tientsin.
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Shanghai
Sun Yat Sen
China
Nanking
Peking
Tientsin
Golden City Fire Destroys Business District
Fire swept through the Golden City business district in Cobalt Ontario destroying nearly all buildings and wiping out shopfronts and inventories leaving firefighters to contain the blaze.
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Cobalt
Ont
Busin 8
Golden City
Aim to Bar Out U S Jews in Russia Bill proposal
A Russian duma bill from Nationalists would bar All American Jews from entering Russia and hike customs duties by 100 percent unless Russian rates undercut American ones. It also mirrors a prior Guckhoff bill tied to the 1832 tariff treaty and targets U S imports especially agricultural machinery.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Guckhoff
Crokers Sued For O Mages In Love Suit
New York reports Breen the riding master sues Richard Croker and his sons for 100000 dollars alleging they wrongfully conspired to injure him and deprive him of his wife’s affections in a supreme court action.
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New York
Ethel Croker Breen
John J. Breen
Breen
Supreme Court
Richard Croker
Richard Jr
Howard
Fifty Die In Poison Plot At Berlin Shelter
Scores of homeless men died after consuming tainted food at a Berlin municipal shelter on December 26. Reports say fifteen more inmates died, with sixty to seventy others seriously ill. officials suspect deliberate poisoning rather than tainted food.
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Berlin
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