Six Candidates Turned Loose Before Chicago Convention
Washington reports six presidential hopefuls likely to carry their own States to Chicago with solid delegations. Taft aims for Ohio support, Hughes garners New York delegates, and others from Indiana Wisconsin Pennsylvania Illinois and Wisconsin prepare to trade votes. A long, contested convention is anticipated with extensive log rolling and coalitions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
Foraker
New York State
Hughes
New York
Chicago
Union
Knox
Fairbanks
Cannon
la Follette
Ronger
Republican National Committee
Congress
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
la Follete
Wisconsin
University of Chicago Women Dormitory Wit Test Gag
Chicago Special reports that female dorms at the University of Chicago are producing playful gags. The latest joke version centers on J Pierpont Morgan and Pharaoh's daughter with a pun about finding a prophet in rushes.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefellers Wells
Indiana
Pierpont Morgan
Washington Exposition Loss Reported Near Bedford
A fragmented report notes a government loss at Bedford involving Jamestown Tracewell and Helio Company tied to optical land near He mice. It mentions a $800,000 figure and references Controller King and Michael as an official.
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Washington
Jamestown
Bedford
Wallner
Helio Company
He Mice
Quantt
Big Drop in Sheep in Washington State
A flock of nearly 11 000 sheep being driven from the Cascade Mountains to Entiat Valley slid on slick ground and plunged over a precipice into Mad River. The disaster spread through the flock as others followed, with several thousand killed.
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Washington State
Entiat
Wash
Mad River
Cascade Mountains
Greek buyer orders 1.5 million bushels of wheat for Athens
A Greek introducer calling himself Literas caused a stir in grain circles by instructing the export firm Gill & Fisher to purchase 1,500,000 bushels of wheat and ship it to Athens. He named Brown Bros. of New York as reference. If fulfilled, five steamers would be needed to transport the grain.
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Baltimore
Literas
Gill & Fisher
Athens
Brown Bros
New York
Monster seven masted schooner wrecks near Scilly Islands in gale
The American seven masted schooner Thomas W. Lawson from Philadelphia bound for London was wrecked in Broadsound Scilly Islands as a fierce gale raged. Of twenty one crew only captain and two seamen survived after the vessel sank, lifeboats battled waves and exposure for hours. The Lawson carried vast canvas and heavy steel masts and was capable of about twelve knots.
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Hugh Town
Scilly Islands
Cable
Thomas W. Lawson
Philadelphia
London
Broadsound
George Allen
Edward Rome
Boston
St. Agnes
Bishop Rock
Lawson
Gunner’s Rock
St. Mary’s
Lance
Tragic Shanty Boat Shooting Near Jeffersonville
Arthur Kelling aged 21 defending a shanty boat on the Indiana shore of the Ohio River near Bethlehem is killed by gunfire from three Indiana constables and four Kentuckians. His wife Lottie is wounded and their one year old child Agnes is struck. Clarence Scott of Kentucky is fatally wounded with a shot to the right lung, Ira Scott sustained a gunshot to the right sole.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Indiana
Arthur Kelling
Ohio River
Bethlehem
Lottie Kelling
Agnes
Clarence Scott
Ira Scott
Infant Cries Save Eight in Allentown Fire
In Allentown Pennsylvania a baby’s cries saved eight lives after coal gas asphyxiated the infant’s father Nicholas Contravo and his son Joseph. A boarder woke and led eight people to safety before flames and gas overwhelmed others.
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Allentown
Nicholas Contravo
Joseph
Forty Lost in Fierce Gale Off British Coast
A severe weekend gale on the British coast, described as the worst in Captain Jameson of the St. Louis’s experience, caused about forty deaths and led to several minor wrecks. A vessel off Swanage was seen foundered with about seven crew likely lost.
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London
Jameson
St. Louis
Swanage
Roosevelt Declines a Third Term as 1904 Pledge Reiterated
The White House released a public statement from President Theodore Roosevelt affirming he will not seek any further nomination after serving three and a half years as his first term. The move follows the Clayton resolution and rumors of a Roosevelt bid, though some doubt linger about a possible convention stampede.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Mrs Vice Sails for Rio to Save Son in Brazil
New York Special reports Mrs. Vice mother of George Vice of Hackensack sails for Rio de Janeiro to seek clemency for her son the wounded filibuster awaiting execution in Brazil. She travels with Everett De Wolf a school chum of the condemned boy.
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New York
Vice
George Vice
Hackensack
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Everett de Wolf
Abe Hummel Near Death in Blackwell's Island Penitentiary
Abraham Hummel, a lawyer serving a sentence at Blackwell's Island Penitentiary, is reported near death from kidney disease per prison physicians.
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Abe Hummel
New York
Abraham Hummel
Blackwell’s Island Penitentiary
Recall of Port Arthur Siege Tests Kuropatkin's View
General Kuropatkin testified at a court martial of Lt General Stoessel and other high ranking officers charged with surrendering Port Arthur to Japan. He claimed the Japanese could have taken Port Arthur by assault early in the war. He said defenses were weak and the fortress might have fallen quickly, but Russian slowness and field resistance allowed improvised works to endure for months.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Political Snowstorm Effects in Chicago 1905 Civil Service Findings
Chicago officials reveal long term snow removal impact from January 1905 storm. The civil service commission reports 1,100 street laborers employed for snow clearance during Mayor Edward F. Dunne's campaign and administration, with staffing rising to 1,500 by July.
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Chicago
City Civil Service Commission
Edward F. Dunne
Jamestown Exposition Engine Sets Speed Record
The Pennsylvania Railroad tests in Clayton New Jersey achieved an electric locomotive record. Engine No. 28 from the Jamestown Exposition line of the New York New Haven Hartford system ran at just over ninety two miles per hour. The locomotive weighs 180000 pounds.
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Clayton, N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Traction Wreck Kills One in Acton Shelbyville
An Indianapolis and Cincinnati Traction car ran into an open switch near Acton Thursday. It jumped the track and turned over. One man, Donald Sleeth of Shelbyville, was killed instantly and several others were seriously wounded. About 50 passengers were on board and all were shaken up. Sleeth was on the rear platform and was thrown beneath the coach.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Acton
Donald Sleeth
Sleeth
Littleton Thaw confrontation and two verdicts
New York Special reports Harry K Thaw scolding lawyer Martin W Littleton for being late while Thaw waited at 11.30. The piece notes two Supreme Court verdicts: John Sheehan’s twelve year old son awarded 800 for a runaway death and Arthur Clements ten year old boy injured by a trolley car awarded 10000 for a lost leg.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Martin W. Littleton
Littleton
Supreme Court
John Sheehan
Arthur Clements
Balkans revolutionary Boris Sarafoff slain near Sofia
The Bulgarian Macedonian revolutionary leader Boris Sarafoff, famed for the Ellen Stone abduction link and uprisings against the Turks, was shot dead at his doorway by a Macedonian assailant named Panitza. Garvanoff was killed in the same act. The Turkish price on Sarafoff’s head had stood at $20,000.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris Sarafoff
Macedonia
Garvanoff
Sarafoff
Panitza
Ferdinand
Balkans
Ellen M. Stone
Salonika
Macedonian Revolutionry Committee
Constantinople
Royal Wedding Unites Greek Prince and Marie Bonaparte
The Greek Church ceremony at the cathedral united Prince George, second son of the King of Greece, and Princess Marie Bonaparte. King and Queen attended along with high state dignitaries and the diplomatic corps in a lavish Thursday rite.
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Athens
George
Greece
Marie Bonaparte
Rich Men Are Poor Students
Yale dean Henry Wright reports that scholarship correlates with modest dorms while top pupils live cheaply, yet most secret society members come from affluent dormitories.
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New Haven, Conn
Henry Wright
Yale
Presbyterians Debate Bible Textbook Adoption
Des Moines Iowa special report notes that the Presbyterian church in session argues members lack Bible knowledge after ten years of Sunday school. The national missionary conference may recommend using Presbyterian prepared textbooks to replace the International texts.
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Des Moines
Presbyterian Church
National Missionary Conference
Goodrich Secures Indiana Quarters for Convention
Chicago Special reports J. P. Goodrich Indiana Republican chairman has signed contracts with Auditorium Hotel management for rooms to serve as Indiana headquarters during the June convention and from which Vice President Fairbanks's campaign will be directed.
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Chicago
J. P. Goodrich
Indiana
Auditorium Hotel
Fairbanks
Editor Buck Freed After Nevada Man Slaying
G Buck editor of the Nevada Miner was released from custody after shooting and killing Ranela Burton at Amini in Goldfield Nevada. Buck will not be prosecuted and faces no further legal action.
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Goldfield, Nev
G. Buck
Ranela Burton
Amini
Buck
Nevada Miner
His Charmed Life
Jacob Schmuckle aged 83 in Columbus Ohio narrowly escaped death after a train struck him He flattened between the rails and sustained only a crushed toe two witnesses say his quick wits saved him narrowing the danger to minor injuries
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Columbus
Jacob Schmuckle
Thunder of Ganga Sets Out From Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads witnessed the largest gun popping exercise in the waters as sixteen battleships sailed past the Virginia Capes. The ships burned more powder than since the battle of Santiago as they departed for a practice voyage of peace. President Roosevelt sent best wishes as the fleet, with Admiral Evans aboard the Mayflower, steamed into the Atlantic amid cheers and a 336-gun salute.
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Hampton Roads
Virginia Capes
Santiago
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Admiral Evans
Norfolk
Georgia
Vermont
Robley D. Evans
Evans
President Roosevelt
Teddy and His Gun
Washington Special reports on President Roosevelt after leaving office. He prioritizes writing his administration's history, a global big game hunt in India Africa and possibly Alaska, and visits to England and continental capitals with a world tour stopping in the Philippines. Bear hunters recall his tales of hunting prowess and his interest in sourcing books on big game.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
India
Africa
Alaska
England
Philippines
Congressional
City Heads Approve Extra Funds in Stanford White Case
The New York Board of Estimates disclosed total Thaw case costs reaching 100000 with 24000 paid to insanity experts. An application for 15000 more was approved to fund prosecution of the Stanford White slaying.
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New York
Board of Estimates
Stanford White
Governor's Auto Killed Man in Birmingham Suit
Governor B B Comer is named as defendant in a $50,000 damages suit after J D Biles was run down and killed by the governor's automobile in Birmingham about two weeks ago. London cable reports George McCulloch, a long time mining figure in Australia, has died after a euchre loss that later yielded a mine worth 6 1/4 million.
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Birmingham
Ala
B. B. Comer
J. D. Biles
Euchre
London
George McCulloch
Australia
Attack on Christmas Jesus Spirit in Chicago Sermon
The Rev Willard Brown warned that many Christian festivals have become pagan through lavish Christmas gift giving. He argued true celebration lies in simple tokens aligned with Jesus spirit and helping those in need who cannot repay.
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Chicago
Willard Brown
Saut National
Thal
Jesus
Divorce Granted to Marie Chasse in New Rochelle
Marie Chasse of Mississippi has been granted a divorce from former Lieutenant Cleophas Chasse of the French army. They met in 1897, married after a short courtship in New Rochelle, and the complaint cites misconduct in 1905.
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New York
Marie Chasse
Cleophas Chasse
Pleasant Time For Senate Reception Planned By Fairbanks
Vice President and Mrs Fairbanks will host the annual Senate reception on January 15 from 9 to 11 pm Invitations extend to the President and House members, marking a major social event of the winter season.
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Washington
Fairbanks
Senate
House of Representatives
State Lands Put Up For Sale In Texas Auction
The State Land Department announces a sale of 5 000 tracts totaling 3 500 000 acres in Texas. Minimum prices range from 1 to 3 dollars per acre, with offerings on or before January 31 next year. Austin, Texas special report.
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Austin
Texas
State Land Department
Dog Fires Gun Wounding Hunter in Indiana
James Geradot a farmer in Fort Wayne Indiana was shot in the left thigh by a double barreled gun discharged when his dog stepped on the trigger while he startled a rabbit from a log. Doctors fear he will die.
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Wayne, Ind
James Geradot
Geradot
Mrs Longworth Operated On For Appendicitis At White House
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth wife of Ohio Representative and Roosevelt daughter underwent appendectomy Thursday at the White House. She is reported in excellent spirits with no ill effects.
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Washington, D. C
Nicholas Longworth
Representative Longworth
Ohio
President Roosevelt
White House
Longworth
Explosion Devastates Monongah Mine Killing Hundreds
In Monongah West Virginia the mine blast leaves more than 300 wives widowed and over 1000 children fatherless as recovery teams work after the explosion. More than 240 bodies have been recovered and census data will reflect the wide toll on families in the area.
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Monongah
W. Va
Monogah
Kneels to Pray Finds Burglar in Bedroom
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania Elizabeth Glauber aged twelve knelt by her bed to pray and stepped on a burglar hiding beneath the furniture. She screamed bringing her father and brother who captured the intruder and handed him to police.
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Pittsburg
Elizabeth Glauber
Racine Plow Works Reopens After Four-Week Closure
Racine Wisconsin special report says the Racine Plow Company will reopen Monday as a sign of better finances. The big plow works will run full time with 400 men returning to work after a four week shutdown.
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Racine, Wis
Racine Plow Company
Clergy Urges Rich Men Hanged After Auto Deaths
Baltimore pastor Rev. Mr. Sheridan of a wealthy Methodist church called for the hanging of several rich men after a recent automobile killing to promote greater respect for human life.
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Baltimore
Chicago Market Brief Enforces Saloon Laws
St John J Healy declared Chicago will enforce saloon laws. The announcement was made at a St Peter's Church men's club as part of a larger effort to shape trades and print apprentices in the city.
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Chicago
St. John J. Healy
St. Peter’ Church
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