Roosevelt Denies Wife Meddled in Papal Politics
Bellamy Storer’s extraordinary letter to President Roosevelt and cabinet members details his dismissal as ambassador to Austria Hungary amid claims his wife interfered in Catholic church affairs and engaged in anti republican European intrigue. Roosevelt letters show tension over Archbishop Ireland’s cardinal promotion and warn of accountability if such actions continue.
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Chicago
Victor Bonaparte
Orleans
Storer
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Senate
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Roose
New York
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Storver
Bellamy
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Mra. Storer
Theodore
United States
Merry del Val
Conocorm
Vatican
Letter Excerpt Sparks Debate Over Conduct and Missing Facts
The piece argues the charge of shameful conduct rests on no solid evidence and that letters cited were misrepresented. It notes personal, professional tensions and mentions a Cincinnati date, a Storer dispatch, and claims that press copies were circulated without consent.
Weather Porecuss Washington Dev New Mexico And Arizona
In Washington Dev New Mexico and Arizona expect Sunday and Monday conditions. Forecast mentions variable skies and possible showers across the region with temperatures in the mid range and light northwest winds.
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Washington
Dev
New Mexico
Arizona
Roosevelt weighs re enlistment for discharged Twenty Fifth Regiment
Washington reports military authorities seek Roosevelt guidance on the cases of discharged Twenty Fifth Regiment soldiers seeking re enlistment for past honest and faithful service. Three soldiers have filed formal applications Sergeant Sanders age twenty six Brown age sixteen Jefferson age thirteen. About fifty more discharged men are available. president's decision on Sanders will influence their fate.
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Washington
Deep
Roosevelt
Twenty-Fifth Regiment
Min
Sanders
Elmer Brown
Tonomas Jefferson
California Foresees War With Japan Within Five Years
A San Francisco dispatch to the Chicago Tribune asserts California believes the Japan crisis is largely settled but predicts war between the United States and Japan within five years. Politicians say federal action shifted responsibility to California, delaying immediate conflict, yet war is considered inevitable by many in San Francisco.
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Chicago
Tribune
San Francisco
California
United States
Japan
Death of Bishop George F. Seymour of Springfield
The Reverend George F. Seymour of the Episcopal Church in Springfield died this morning after a prolonged illness. He had been in critical condition for over a fortnight following pneumonia.
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Dishop
Seymour
Springfield
His. Dee
George F. Seymour
Episcopal Church of
Peary Sees Chance to Reach Pole If Conditions Permit
Commander Robert E. Peary spoke at the Museum of Natural History about his latest Arctic attempt. He said drift wood found far from Grantland indicates rivers carried ice from lands not yet mapped and that a normal winter could have allowed reaching the pole using sledges with a westward course toward Cape Richards to ride ice drift. He noted a glacial fringe on Grantland’s northern coast as origin of the permanent ice. Indictments against banker FW Snyder were ruled defective in Cedar Rapids. The bank’s collapse had cost about $1,000,000.
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New York
Dec
Robert KE. Peary
Museum of Natural History
North Pole
Grantland
Polar
Peary
Cape Richards
Cedar Rapids
Dex
Anamosa
Snyder
Tragedy Looms as Clifton Flood Strikes Refugees
In Clifton flood aftermath the city remains without water power and phones. Rescue crews find six unidentified Mexican bodies while four looters are shot as efforts to move refugees and debris continue. A train is planned to depart out of town tomorrow amid cautious security.
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Morning Journal Special
Solomonville
Ariz
Dee. S
Clifton
Utah Senator Shot by Woman After Refusal to Marry
Former United States Senator Arthur Strown of Utah lies in critical condition after a pistol shot to the abdomen at the Rinleigh hotel in Washington. Anna M. Bradley of Salt Lake, who used the alias Mrs. A. Brown, admitted shooting him and said she came to demand marriage. Bradley, a former secretary to the state Republican committee, was arrested as witnesses described her insistence on the marriage and Brown's prior involvement with her.
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United States
Arthur Strown
Utah
Anna M. Bradley
Salt Lake
Brown
Rinleigh Hotel
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Senator Brown
Hradley
Nevada
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Raleigh
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Mracley
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A. B. Brown
Gunn
Helena
Mont
Alice Brown
Columbus
Ohio
Arthur Brown, Jr
Chicago University
Mr. Brown
Nartiow
Bebert
Reason
Pradiey
Rescue Efforts In California Tunnel Collapse
Edison Electric workers race to free six men entombed by a tunnel cave-in at Cain County No 1 near Bakersfield California. Officials fear the men were crushed instantly by earth and rock and say it may take two weeks to reach them.
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Los Angeles
Dec
Edison Electric Company
Came No. 1
Cain County
Bakersfield
Seven Die in Dynamite Explosion Near Alta Pass
Seven men were killed and six injured in a dynamite explosion in a tunnel on the South and West railroad near Alta Pass North Carolina today. Three of the dead are Negro men.
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Bristol
Tenn
South and West
Alta Pass
N. C
Fire destroys Magnus mail order building in Chicago
A large Magnus company building housing about 300 female workers was destroyed by fire in Chicago. An adjoining structure suffered heavy damage. Three girls were overcome by smoke but none seriously hurt. Estimated damage reaches $100000.
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Chicago
John Magnus Company
Magnus Company
Southern railway collision near Dansville VA kills engineer
A passenger train No 34 rear-ended a freight train south of Dansville Virginia, derailed the engine and several cars, and caused fires. The engineer was killed and the fireman injured, but telegraph interruption prevents verification. No passengers harmed.
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Washington
Drew S
Yellow Fever Situation Report From Havana
A Havana dispatch reports the yellow fever outbreak is under control with one case in the capital and two in the interior. Officials hope the fever will be exterminated this month.
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Havana
Dec. S
Nebraska Land Fraud Trial Draws Old Soldiers Testimony
In Omaha on December S, testimony in the land fraud case remains similar to prior hearings with several veterans recounting solicitations by defendants. They describe travel and related expenses paid by the defendants and no plan to establish residence on the land by any of the accused.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Dec S
Mayor Slugged by Union Leader in Oklahoma City
In Guthrie dispatch from Lawton Oklahoma a court house attack on Mayor Badger is reported. Charles Miller head of the strike committee struck the mayor causing injuries. Miller was arrested. In Lawton bids for big pasture lands total 6 251 for the first week with 1 624 bids received by closing hour last night.
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Dee
Mudger
Court House
Charles Miller
Badger
Miller
Guthrie, Okla
Canital
Lawton Okla
Land Office
Postal Telegraph Board Halts Free Messages
New York Dexi Clarence H Mackay president of the Postal Telegraph company announces the board has resolved to stop all free transmission of messages. The free list will be discontinued after January 1 1907 and no free service will be provided thereafter. Outstanding franks will be honored through December 2.
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New York
Dexi
Clarence H. Mackay
The
Postal Telegraph Company
Bailey Admits Loan From H P Pierce Under Scrutiny
United States Senator Joseph Bailey defends his integrity amid Waters-Pierce documents. He claims the $3,200 voucher shows a loan from H C Pierce not the Waters-Pierce Oil Co. He challenges the attorney general to produce any bank record of a $1,500 draft and vows to resign if proven. He accuses papers of forgery or theft and calls for fair-minded Texans to judge the source.
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Morning Journal
Callax
Tex
Dee
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Davidson
Waters-Pierce
Batley
Previn
le Pierce
Waters-Pierce Oll
Pierce
Henry
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H.C. Pierce
J.D. Johnson
Senate
Senator Bailey
Johnson
H Pierce
Bailey
Sime
Thettorney
Wateors-Pierce Oy
Pierco
H.C. Pi
Texas
Balloy
Grover Cleveland Illness Report From Princeton Home
Grover Cleveland is said to be recovering at his Princeton home from acute indigestion. He has been ill for a week and shows little improvement as doctors monitor his condition.
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Grover Cleveland
New York
Princeton
Postatstar Shoots Uiaseit in San Marcoe
Postmaster at San Marcoe Texas identified as Jee and wen Pord shot himself with a pistol while alighting from a carriage at the office. A jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
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Postatstar
Uiaseit
San Marcoe
Tex
Jee & Wen Pord
Grener
Senator Brown Case Deepens in Washington and Utah
The report outlines Senator Brown and Mrs. Bradley linked by a long history of accusations and a 1903 district court case in Salt Lake City. It notes Brown's departure for Washington to argue a Supreme Court matter, while Mrs. Bradley faced a dismissed plea, and Brown’s wife had died about two years earlier.
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Salt Lake City
Arthur Brown
Utah
United States
Statehood
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Anna M. Bradley
Brown
San Francisco
Senator Brown
Bradley
Michigan
Prominent Kalamazoo Attorney Shot in Washington
Arthur Brown a native of Unie, longtime prominent attorney who left Kalamazoo for Utah about thirty years ago, was shot in Washington this afternoon. He was married to Miss Cameron of Kalamazoo. The Browns became notable in Utah where Mrs Brown reportedly amassed independent wealth. In Miners Strike Homestake Mine a decision is expected tomorrow.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Arthur Brown
Washington
Unieelty
Utah
West
Cameron
Brown
Missing Steamers Safe
Anxiety over the steamer McLouth and Lake Michigan was diffused today as the former War reported safe at Pere Marquette and the latter at Sarnia Ontario.
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Petron
Dec
Copyright Bill Hearing Progress in Joint Committees
The second day of hearings before the joint patent committees of Congress on a bill to amend and codify copyright laws yielded a consensus that the draft will require extensive framing work. Witnesses from affected interests praised parts of the measure while acknowledging several sections invite criticism amid debate on the clash between talking machine manufacturers and other stakeholders.
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Washington
Hocaoam Senate
Mageecatemene
Navy Seeks Younger Captains Said by Dewey
Admiral Dewey declares the navy needs younger officers and proposes reform to promote by early commissions after discussing with the president. The plan aims to refresh leadership by advancing petite officers promptly to higher ranks.
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NAVY
Washington, der
Dewey
Erratic Rio Colorado Rampage Threatens Imperial Valley
Reports from Calexico indicate the Colorado River as rising steadily with danger to flood gates on the Southern Pacific. The increasing waters threaten the Imperial valley basin despite early warnings.
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Imperial
Cal
Calexico
Colorado
Pacife
Imperial Valley Basin
Gridiron Club Dinner Juices Washington Stage
The Gridiron club held its twenty third annual dinner in Washington with the president vice president ambassadors and industry leaders present. Satire and burlesque dominated while a Cuban skit lampooned Governor Magoon and the “lawn tennis cabinet” drew laughs.
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Morning Journal Special
Washington
United States
Italy
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
House of Representatives
Congress
Gridiron Club
New Willard
Club of
Governor Magoon
Cubs
William St. Hearst
Babcock
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General Grosvenor
Imeistang
War Department
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Wac
Samuel G. Birthe
New York World
Charles A. Boonton
Associated Press
Supreme Court to pass on eight hour law case review
The U S Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of the eight hour law. The case involves Sherman-Kirk Ming convicted for employing laborers over eight hours on a government dam contract. Defense argues Congress lacks power under the Constitution to impose the rule.
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Cincinnati
Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court
Sherman-Kirk ¢Om- Ming
Crist
United States Supreme Ccum
Congress
Trolley Car Disaster Over Embankment in Liverpool
A tram operated by East Liverpool and Light Company plunged over an embankment today with passengers aboard. Several were killed or fatally injured, including James Vite of Waeltayitien. The wreck occurred near a trestle after a collision, as cars toppled and overturned. Rescue efforts and fear of more casualties followed the crash.
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Kant Livermool
Dee
East
Liverpauter and Light Company
James Vite
Waelttayitien
Vale Paving Hall
IP to Folk to Save Woman From Gallows
A motion for error in the Myre Myers case was denied by a U S Supreme Court justice. Governor Falk granted a respite for Myers and Frank Hott until January 10. The woman Mrs Myers awaits the governor’s decision as she remains fearful for her family.
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Myre
Agtie Myers
Clarence Myers
Lvewer
United Sates Supreme Court
Washington
Falk
Mie Myers
Frank Hottmen
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