Witness describes general strike plan to block municipal bonds
In court Tuesday attorney Ach questions Schimitz about a car syndicate scheme tied to San Francisco street railways. Spreckels testifies Ruef proposed a general streetcar strike to force bond approvals, arguing public auction would be bypassed and outside bids blocked, enabling a syndicate to buy bonds undeveloped by competition.
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Gene BH. Schimitz
Tuesesday
Ach Ques
Spreckels
Abraham Ruef
Ble
Ruef
San Francisco
Body found in barrel near Hazelton in murder mystery
A charred young woman's body was found Tuesday on the mountain between Hazelton and Ebervale, with a slipper, combs, and a hat frame nearby. Police suspect murder and cremation after placement in a barrel, with odor of kerosene and unidentified identity. County detective Jones believes the victim was killed elsewhere and moved to the site.
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Hazelton
Montain
Ebervale
E Place
Jones
New York Meat Extract Counterfeiter Arrested
New York preparer of meat extracts, John Walker, was arrested Monday by a secret service agent on charges of using counterfeit United States meat inspection labels. The case highlights the new labeling law effective July 1 requiring all meat product labels to bear inspector marks. Also, Harry K. Thaw's trial is set for January 1 before Justice Fitzgerald in New York on charges of murdering Stanford White, per a New York court order.
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New York
John
Walker
Secret Service
Jomi
United States
Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Fitzgerald
Stanford White
Murderer to hang as Missouri case ends in blaze
A report states a Missouri murderer of five is slated for hanging after a fall killing of the Parsons family near Brigay. Gov Folk granted a respite. A separate fire destroyed the Planing Mill of ML Burns, Chicago and Alton railroad shops at Bloomington, Illinois, Saturday night, causing about $150,000 loss. Sioux City live stock market notes show butcher steers at 4.86, top hogs at 6.26 in Tuesday quotations.
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Milton
Missouri
Brigay
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Bloomington
Sioux City
More Suffragists to Jail in London Wardrobes
Eleven more female suffragists of London Tuesday elected to spend Christmas in jail for creating disturbances within hospital precincts. Es-Congressman Cochran, Charles Fremont Cochran of St. Joseph Missouri died early Tuesday. He represented Missouri’s fourth district in CONUS from 2406 to 1902.
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London
Cone
Mona
Cochin
Charles Fremont Cochran
St. Joseph
Missouri
Conus
Bank Failure Strikes Waynesburg Pa Town in Panic
Waynesburg Pa reels after the Farmers and Drovers National Bank failure. Cashier J B F Rinehart arrested in Pittsburg for filing false reports, with an alleged $950000 discrepancy. Depositors fear holiday cash shortages while authorities assess assets and seek DOJ assistance.
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Waynsburg
Farmara and Drovers National Bank
Waynaburg
Pittsburg
J. B. F. Rinehert
Wayresburg
Furriers ‘and Drovers
Rinehart
United States
John W. Dunkle
Vecause
Farmers and Drovers National Bank
Waynesburg
Department of
Burnham to Prison for Larceny in Insurance Case
George Burnham, vice president and general counsel of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance, New York, was sentenced to two years in the state prison after a first degree larceny conviction. He and brother executives were accused of misappropriating 7500 dollars by disguising a payment to lawyers as a contract settlement.
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Bite Insurance
George Burnham
Mutual Reserve Lite Insurances Company
New York
Burnham
George Burnham, Jr
Frederick A. Burnham
F. B. Armstrong
Mutual Reserve
Claims throne of China by Victoria woman
A Manchu woman living in Victoria British Columbia claims the Chinese throne. Married to an English officer of Gordon’s army, she seeks British help to press her dynastic claim. She asserts direct descent from the third Duke of Zhou and that her right precedes the empress dowager. Her name is withheld to protect relatives in Pekin.
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Victoria
B. C
Gordon
China
Pekin
Duke of Chou
Lawyer Patrick Prods Gov Higgins for Death Sentence Clemency
Lawyer Albert T. Patrick of New York signs a petition to Gov Higgins requesting the commutation of the Millionaire Rice murder death sentence to life imprisonment. The final appeal is by Patrick from death row, aided by John T. Milliken, his brother-in-law, who has spent much to save his wife’s brother from execution. The governor is believed to require a personal letter from Patrick.
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Albert T. Patrick
Newdeath
Rice
Patrick
Marconi to Sail to United States in January
William Marconi is leaving home for London on Sunday and will sail for the United States in January. The announcement notes his upcoming voyage and destination, highlighting the notable scientist’s travel plans.
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Marconi
America
William Marconi
London
United States
Senate Res ction Directs Probe Into Inter National Harvester
The senate on Monday approved a resolution by Senator Hangbrough directing the Department of Commerce and Labor to investigate the combination of the trial organization known as the International Harvester Company.
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Alter Harvester Trust
Senate
Hangbrough
Department of Commerce and Labor
Inter-National Harvester Company
Higher pay for railway shopmen sparks wage boost
Louisville and Nashville road announced a general wage increase for shopmen about 4 percent effective December 1. The raise affects roughly 3,000 workers across the system.
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Louisville and Nashville
Road
Quarantine Order Ruled Unconstitutional by Supreme Court
The United States Supreme Court held Secretary Wilsons quarantine order to be unconstitutional as it extended to both state and interstate cattle movements, limiting regulatory reach beyond federal authority.
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United States Supreme Court
Wilson
Revolutionists Arrested in Moscow Siege
Thirty members of the revolutionary fighting organization were arrested at Moscow Monday. Large stocks of arms, ammunition, dynamite, and bombs were seized.
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Revolutionary Fighting Organization
Moscow
Minister Blakes Attack Skirts Congo Atrocity Claims
Boston pastor Roy Johnson spoke at Chicago's Park Avenue Methodist Church accusing Charles Henrotin Belgian consul in Chicago of backing a Belgian lobby to shield Leopold II from Congo atrocities. Johnson demanded U S action and Belgian recall, citing mass enslavement and killings in the rubber trade.
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Leonoltd
Roy
Johnson
Boston
Park Avenue Methodist Church
Chicago
Charles Henrotin
United States
Congo Free State
Leopold
Belgium
State Department
Washington
Henratin
Bel- Sian
Henrotin
Cange
Dr.Johnson
Warren Avenue Baptist Church
Gaston
Jerometer
Congo
Russian diplomat in Paris amid duel threat scandal
Alexander Gregor, former Russian embassy secretary in Washington and Rio de Janeiro, allegedly slapped Count Hodellec du Porzies in Bois Boulogne Paris. The Count claimed no injuries as a duel looms. Accusations of diamond theft by Gregor linked to a bottle of tooth powder. allegations of revenge and defamation court actions follow.
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Alexander Gregor
Washington
Rio de Janeiro
Bois Boulogne
Paris
Hodellec du Porzies
M. Gregor
Rodetec du Porzies
Ker-Steras Castle
Britanny
Gregor
Mormon Judge Protested in Idaho Election
A protest against the election of Alfred Budge, Republican, as judge of Idaho's Fifth district was filed in Bannock county district court. Budge is challenged for being a Mormon and thus alleged to support polygamy though no excess wives is charged. the suit cites a state constitutional clause barring officers who encourage or practice polygamy, patriarchal or celestial marriages.
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Idaho
Alfred Budge
Fifth District
Bannock County
Budge
Jerome raids pool room arrest twelve men
New York detectives tied to the district attorney’s office raided an alleged pool room and arrested twelve men on Monday. A gambling report was raided and four men were arrested. A paper found at the pool room listed well known city figures Jerome planned to subpoena to bolster his case against gambling.
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Gumplerg
District Attorney’s Office
New York
Jerome Gain
Six Die in Tennessee Dynamite Blast Near Newport
Six men were instantly killed in a dynamite explosion about twenty four miles from Newport Tennessee. They were employed on an extension of the Tennessee and North Carolina railroad. A load of dynamite for a blast detonated while being tamped.
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Newport
Tenn
Tennessee and North Carolina Railroad
Budget Passed by Trench Chamber in Extraordinary Session
The Trench chamber of deputies held an extraordinary Sunday session and voted 446 to d to approve the budget. The chamber will reconvene Thursday.
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Trench
Trench Chamber of Reputies
Wrecks Reported In Ohio and Montana Trains Collision
An early report describes a collision near Canton Ohio between a freight train and a passenger service. The freight engineer was killed and the fireman critically injured. In Montana a Troy Mountain passenger train bound for St Louis was checked on the Wellmont line Saturday afternoon.
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Eutai Weeek
Oalo
Pennsylvania Flyer
Cvathound
Canton
Baba'eluck
Kiljodt
Troy Mountain
Witeh
Charleston
Wellmont
Banker Dunning Found Not Guilty by Jury in Osceola
Mt. Ayr banker Day Dunning was acquitted of fraudulent banking in Osceola after a night court session. Four additional indictments against him in Mt. Ayr were expected to be dismissed due to same evidence. Dunning had previously been found guilty and sentenced to three years, a ruling reversed on a technicality.
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Day Dunning
Mt. Ayr
Oaeceola
Bunning
Dunning
Sensation Elopement In Britt Involves Dr Carton And Mrs Kiester
A sensational Britt elopement last week joined Dr Carton a local physician and Mrs Kiester wife of A T Kiester a leading Britt businessman. They drove through driving rain to Mason City then caught a 5 o clock Milwaukee train to Minneapolis early Wednesday. Both have families. Carton leaves a wife and three children while Kiester leaves a husband and three children. Carton, son of a prominent Britt resident, has practiced medicine for years. Kiester is a Minneapolis nurse by profession with a charming personality.
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Dr. Carton
Kiester
Britt
Klester
Minneapolis
State Supreme Court Grants Rehearing for Blydenburgh
The State Supreme Court has granted ER Blydenburghs a new hearing in the murder case of his wife poisoned. He remains under life sentence. The court’s action follows a prior affirmation of the lower court and relates to the death of his child, a tragedy that involved two Des Moines men named by the grand jury.
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State Supreme Court
ER. S. Blydenburgsh
Supreme Court
Blydenburgh
Wizi
Des Moines
Grand
Mausoleum contract signed for $5000 by Tama County farmer
A contract is closed for a granite Gre tlan-Doris style mausoleum with eight cata combs planned by W F Johnson, a Tama County millionaire farmer. The structure, in central Iowa, will feature heavy Corinthian pillars, white interior marble, and be one of the finest of its kind.
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W. F. Johnson
Tama County
Johnson
Iowa
Lake City Tax Ruling Upholds Franchise Taxation
The state supreme court on Monday ruled that taxing franchises within Lake City is legal. The decision affirms authority to levy franchise taxes in the locality under existing laws.
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Lake City
Laws Supreme Court
Alate
Mysterious Case of Robbery and Fire at Vanderhoof Remady
A lone robber attacked Mrs. W. E. L. Clements, manager of Vanderhoof Remady in Dow Moines, stole $100, set the office afire, and left her unconscious with bruises. Police questioned Mrs. Clements, her daughter, Dr. W. L. Mendenhall, and his brother D. G. Mendenhall as investigators probe possible arson links and insured stock worth $1,000.
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W. EL. Clements
Vanderhoof Remady Company
Dow Moines
D. G. Mendenhall
Drake, University
Bank Deposits Insured Not Allowed by Attorney General
The Attorney General, Mullan, rules that bank deposits cannot be insured by any Insurance in Town. Banks may not acquire or hold stock of an Insurance company organized to insure bank deposits or place such stock as assets. The decision follows inquiries from Auditor of State Carroll and Sioux County officials.
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Town
Mullan
State
Carroll
Sioux County
Young Des Moines Lawyer Crahtes McMullen Found Dead
The 23 year old Crahtes McMullen of Casey Indiana was found hanging in a Savery hotel Des Moines room. A Drake University graduate he had stayed there two to three days. Friends are mystified by his motive and note his exemplary habits and good family connections.
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Casey
Wangs
Des Moines
Crahtes McMullen
Savery
McMullen
Drake University of Des Moines
Serious Tire at Lake Park News Plant Fire
A blaze at Lake Park destroys the Lake Park News plant and building along with W. A. Bar more drug store and Blair pool hall on Saturday. Losses total about 11,900 with partial insurance coverage. Fire began in the pool hall and origin is unknown. The News plans immediate reconstruction and vows no interruption of issues.
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Lake Park News
Barmore Drug Store
Blair Pool Hall
News
W. A. Barmore
Blair
Fort Dodge Shoe Man Survives Poisoning Odd Accident
A gray uplifted flash saved A W Day a Fort Dodge shoeman when a poison misused as medicine caused a color change and nearly fatal mixing of liquids. The incident halted a movement that could have proved deadly. the liquor was potent enough to kill twenty men.
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A. W. Day
Fort Dodge
France's Church War Over seized Property Sparks Vatican Stand
French state seizes church property under the 1905 separation law amid protests. Pope Pius IX orders priests to stand firm, declaring martyrdom rather than surrender. Confiscations, limited sales, and disputes trace back to revolutions and concordats, with ownership wars and state control of ecclesiastical assets.
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Pius
Vatican
Bach
Napoleon
Mranca
Fragmented 19th Century News Fragments From Various Locales
A collection of brief, disjointed items reports a fatal shooting at Stogherville a saved shipwreck crew near Olytham Maas and local politics in Fortland Maniehaya plus a suicide in Gath N Y and a Santo Domingo clash. It notes Newark fatality in Century building and a Vancouver Island railway land deal costing about 15 million.
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Tord
Harry
Stogherville
el Tuditorial Association
St Laure Twenna
Barkentine Bonny Dean
Olytham
Maas
Democrats
Maniehaya
Fortland
Genevloya Benedict
Gath
N.Y
Santo Domingo
Porto
Pitt
Ke Ts Darrington
Century
Newark
Burrington
Canadian Pacific Railway
Vancouver Island Development Company
Tnd
Vancouver Island
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Waterloo
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Lake Park
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Minnesota
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Chicago News
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