Pennsylvania Company Troubled With Men Unsettled
Salem Massachusetts reports a wage increase at Maukeag Steam Cotton company affecting 1,540 workers. In Scranton Kansas coal mines shut due to lack of empty cars, hindering shipments while Santa Fe promises cars next week. Philadelphia says Pennsylvan ia Railroad did not receive yardmen ultimatum yet. A cage accident near Carlyle Illinois kills six, injures one, with subsequent reports listing August Foppe as dead and others presumed dead. five miners possibly drowned in a sump of fifteen feet.
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Salem
Mass
Maukeag Steam Cotton Company
Scranton
Kan
Dee
The
Santa Fe
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Jersey City
Sarlyle
ISL
Breeze Trentonining Company
Here
William Schaffner
Herman Schiefer
Henry Mittege
Herman Holtman
Frank Gehrer
August Foppe
St. Louis
Woman Who Lived as Man In Russian Consulate Clerk Faces Estate Ruling
A Chicago case uncovers De Raylan a woman who posed as a man for thirteen years, serving as Baron Schlippenbach's secretary in the Russian consulate and managing three bank accounts under different names. Her dual life and recent marriage to a second wife prompt legal questions about wills and the validity of a woman’s marriage and estates involving diamonds and money. The inquiry notes she attended Moscow boarding school and came from a gentle noble background with czar-era relatives.
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Fan
Baron Schlippenbach
Phoenix
Ariz
Chicago
de Raylan
Ed Raylan
Hyves
Dr. Raylan
Tariff revision unlikely this Congress despite protests
A Washington dispatch says no move will be made to revise tariffs during the current or next congress. Even tariff revision advocates acknowledge political risks, and proponents agree any change should have occurred in the present long session to adjust to new rates before the next presidential election.
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Congress
Albuquerque liquor sale to students case filed
Site Charles Webb of the Summer Garden was arrested yesterday evening charged with selling liquor to students of the Albuquerque Indian School. Preliminary hearing set for Monday morning before United States Commissioner H J Whiting. Mrs Webb appeared.
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Charles Webb
Summer Garden
Albuquerque
United States
H. J . Whiting
Webb
Water Works Shut Down Over Coal Shortage
Dec. 22 report from Pecos Valley notes city waterworks halted due to coal famine. Whole city lacks water as railway carries only two tons of coal to run three trains. Immediate relief demanded to prevent further service stoppages.
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Catisiad
Focal Waterworks
Eco
Pecos
Purse Snatching Incident on West Railroad Avenue
Mrs. K. Creason, returning from Imports laundry, was grabbed by four Black youths near a vacant lot beside Stern, Scheloss & Co, on West Railroad Avenue at 6:30 p.m. They snatched her satchel, which held a small amount of change and letters. She screamed but no one assisted, and she hurried home.
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West Railroad Avenue
K. Creason
North Fourth Street
Stern, Schloss & Co
Bogro
Red Light District
Crossan
Madam Melba Sails for This Country to America
London. Madam Melba called from here today for New York where she will appear in the Manhattan Opera House. Her autumn season of Italian opera and Covent Garden was the most successful during her career. Interviewed before sailing she announced her capital value and anticipated that her appearance in America would be late, out.
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Madam Melba
London
New York
Manhattan Opera House
Covent Garden
America
Freight car shortage spurs federal action plan
A representative of the Interstate Commerce Commission, St. Louisan A. Prouty, travels from Kansas City to Washington and says the ICC will urge Congress to pass relief legislation for shippers facing a car shortage. He warns grain and cattle shippers in Texas and Oklahoma suffer significant damage and that strong measures must be adopted promptly.
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St. Louisa
Dec
A. Prouty
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kansas City
Washington
Congress
Texas
Oklahoma
Railroads face possible Christmas freight tie up in NY yards
In New York City a conference among eight rail roads with terminals in New York and Jersey City weighed a potential general tie up over a five cent hourly wage demand by yardmen. The managers offered four cents, with a prolonged session likely after a Messenger was cut out for a stanche on orders during the meeting.
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New York
Jersey City
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Erie
Lehigh Valley
Central of New Jersey
Long Island
Baltimore & Ohio
Lackawanna
Staten Island Rapid Transit
Banquet Replaces Christmas Tree For Augusta Cotton Exchange
Augusta Georgia December 22. Instead of the usual Christmas tree members of the Augusta Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade held a banquet at the Bon Air hotel to close the calendar year. Addresses indicate receipts and business not as large as some years but the state remains competitive in world markets.
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Augusta
Augusta Cotton Exchange and Board of Trade
Bon Air
Arraigned Husband Given Thirty Days In Jail
Urbano Sanchez a native was sentenced by Judge Crawford to thirty days in the county jail on a charge of assaulting his wife. The case notes a history of drunken, abusive behavior and prior light penalties. Mrs Sanchez testified to the abuse and profane language, while the magistrate urged reform. In a separate matter Joan Perkins received sixty days for stealing a bicycle from an American Lumber employee.
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Urbano Sanchez
Judge Crawford
Sanchez
Jobs Barleycorn
Sanches
Crawford
Sanchar
Perkins
Joan Perkins
American Lumber Company
Santa Forgot a Lame Boy and Dreamed Hopeful Night
A reflective verse recalls a Christmas tale of a poor lame boy passed by by Santa. The speaker wonders why kindness spared him last year and dreams of a bright white angel singing of the boy. The poem ends with belief that in heaven Santa will always remember and comfort him.
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Santa Claus
Santa
ONE ROUGH RIDER REFUSES OFFICE AND GREENWAY NAMED
Roosevelt era notes show Capt John Greayway declining a commission in the Rough Riders due to private business as Greenway is named to a Denver & Rio Grande post. D B Cain becomes assistant VP of operations for the Denver & Rio Grande starting January 1, with Rock Island context noted. Oregon wheat shifts to China and Japan as shipments surge amid Black Sea crop failure. tonnage sent to Liverpool.
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Washington
John
Jack) Greayway
Roosevelt
Rough Ri
Greenway
Oregon
China
Japan
Portland
Ore
Black Sea
Russia
England
Liverpool
Captain Shot by Negri Soldier In Low Condition
A report states Captain, son-in-law of the Kansas City bishop, has been wounded by a Negri soldier and is now very low. The incident details remain scarce, with officials providing limited updates on his condition and identity.
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Ptain
Alexis Ignace Shot and Killed by Unknown Assassin
Alexis Ignace, a Kiev general and ex governor general, was shot and killed in El Reno last night by an unknown man. Captain Macklin identifies the shooter as a negro and a suspect is in custody. A Kansas City report notes Captain Macklin is Bishop Atwill’s son-in-law.
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el Reno
Edgar ‘Ave
Russia
I. Macklin
Alexis Ignace
Counoghih Infantry
Kiesel
Empire
Genhome
Eral
Kiev
Ao Bulteta
Oldiers
Roosevelt
Saul Barell
Oklahoma City
Macklin
Cost of living rise noted in Boston pamphlet
A Boston study outlines the surge in living costs with December figures showing an uptick from 106 to 108.77. The report, prepared by a renowned expert, warns that San Francisco and Pacific coast cities show even larger increases, with food prices rising to levels not seen in recent times.
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Boston
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Child Dead After Molten Lead Accident in Carlsbad
Special to one evening crus Carlsbad New Mexico Dec 23 A seven year old girl Buelab daughter of Mr and Mrs Geo W Brown died from burns suffered two weeks earlier when playing near workers laying water mains. A kettle of hot lead spilled over the child as workmen used molten metal in the street near her home.
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Carlsbad
Burns
Buelab
Geo. W. Brown
Njurie J
Fragments Found From Fire Fatalities in New Jersey
New York December 22 Mrs Allee n McWhitney and three children perished in a Compton Lake New Jersey fire. Neighbors found Mrs McWhitney at a window crying for help but she fell overwhelmed by flames before a ladder arrived. A portion of her body and no fragments of the children were recovered from the cellar.
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New York
Alleen McWhitney
Compton Lake
N. J
Law delays the course asked by justice in Myers case
In Kansas City a U S district court granted a writ of habeas corpus for Agnes Myers, jailed in Liberty Missouri under a January 10 execution date for murder. Governor Folk indicated no interference with death penalties for Myers or her co defendant Frank Hofzmen. The delay follows a claim the county court lacked jurisdiction in the original trial.
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Katinas City
Joho FP Philips
United States District Court
Agnes Myers
Liberty
Standard Oil Lawyers Plead Technicalities
A Washington dispatch says Delegate Andrews met the president and Arizona editors to press New Mexico interests amid daily departmental visits. In Topeka, Standard Oil contests a state suit to bar its Kansas operations, filing a demurrer over alleged misnomers in several actions. In Concord eight votes short keep the prohibition party off the next ballot as Edmond Tetley’s 171 votes fall short of the 3 percent threshold.
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Evening Citizen
Washington, D. C
Andrews
White House
Allen Bird
Nogales
Ariz. Oosta
Shepherd
Arizona
Departments of State
Post Office
Interior
New Mexico
Standard Oil
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Supreme Court
T. Cates
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
Pacific Oil and Gas Company
Standard Oil Company of Kansas
PacHiey
Concord
N. H
Prohibition Party
Edmund Tetley
Prohibition
Caledonian Coal suit seeks 87884 in Gallup area
In McKinley county court the Caledonian Coal Company sues Rocky Cliff Company and Stephen Conovan for damages of 87884 for mining coal on land claimed by the plaintiff. District Attorney Clancy prosecutes. E W Dobson represents defendants. The land lies three miles from Gallup.
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McKinley County
Caledonia Coal Company
Santa Fe and Allied Corporations
Promies
Caledosia Coal Company
Rocky Cliff Company
Stephen Conovan
Clancy
E. W. Dobson
Gallup
Cause of Early Blaze Remains Undetermined at Schenfield Building
A morning blaze at the Schenfield building on Third Street between Railroad and Gold avenues caused damage likely not exceeding 125 dollars. Initial theories of defective wiring were dismissed after investigation, with the fire starting in the wall near N Ross’s jewelry store and a rear room. The incident disrupted Mrs Orth’s rooming house occupants and prompted swift fire department action to prevent total destruction.
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Schenfield
Third Street
Railroad and
Gold Avenues
N. Ross
Mr. Ross
Wiliamson
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Prouty
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Kiser
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Bishop
Edgar Ft. Macklin
Je. R. Atwill
Episcopal Church
This City
National Dairy Congress
Rotterdam
Hague
Scotch Girl
Labor Union
Misa Mary R. McArihur
Miss McArthur Te
Women's Trade Union League
Hritikh
Stanislaus Parochial School
Noble
Bradley Streets
Poland
Warsaw
Lody
Law
Bird
New Hampshire
Caledonian Company
Rocky Cliff Coal CO
Stephen Canovan
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