Eight Die in Balay Wreck on Northern Pacific Track
Great Falls Montana December report says eight carpenters died when a freight train collided head on with a work train near Mid Canyon. Four men were seriously injured including carpenters and conductors. several bodies not recovered, some burned. Names of victims listed with hometowns include Headline, Morrisey, Fuller, Peterson, Beal, and others.
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Montana
Great Northern
Mid Canyon
Morrisey
E. L. Headline
Carpenter
Foreman
Faribault
Minn
H. C. Morrisey
Great Falls
Sinwile
Pennsylvania
Charles T. Fuller
Charles Peterson
M. W. Beal
Carpenters
Ben P. Drake
J. T. Egan
S Olson
Co. V. Hager
Bathouse
Musicians Claim Alien Musicians Displace Americans
A delegation led by ER Gavegan Joseph N Waser and Philip Hauser met President with claims that foreign musicians are imported to displace American players in New York Chicago and other cities They urged stricter immigration interpretation and cited Mexican workers They presented a note for Secretary Straus and argued alien musicians are wage workers not professionals.
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Morning Journal
Washington
ER. V. Gavegan
New York
Joseph N. Waser
American Federation of Musicians
Philip Hauser
New York Union of Musicians
New York City
Chicago
Immigration Service
Department of Commerce and Labor
Straus
Lil
Messrs. Gavegan
Weber
Hauser
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Relief for Women Promoted Herbal Remedy
An advertisement touts Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a pleasant herb remedy for back pains urinary, bladder, or kidney troubles. It claims to regulate female weaknesses and inflammation and offers samples by mail for 6 cents plus postage from The Mother Gray Co Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co. le Roy
Mining Man Frederick Bulkley Dies at Redondo
Frederick G. Bulkley, famed western mining expert and Colorado School of Mines graduate, died of heart disease in Redondo Dec 38. He helped develop Leadville and Cripple Creek and was part owner of the Penrose Ibex and Tam Shanter mines. He leaves a widow, two sons, and three daughters. funeral plans await his brother Frank's arrival from Denver.
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Colorado
Redondo
Val
Frederick G. Bulkley
West
Heart Diseas
Mr. Bulkley
wWwsa
Colorado School of Mines
Golden
Leadville
Cripple Creek
Penn
Penrose
Ibex
Frank
Denver
Taft to Visit Atlanta and Panama City This Winter
President elect Taft will be in Atlanta January 15 to 16 for a banquet with about 100 southern delegates. He plans a Panama trip for one week with Goethals, six engineers, and Taft will address canal administration matters. After Panama he goes to Cincinnati for February 14, then Philadelphia on February 22. He notes no cabinet decision on Hallinger.
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Morning Journal
Augusta
Taft
Atlanta
South
Panama
Goethals
Chinese Students Visit White House
One hundred four Chinese students were received at the White House by President Roosevelt after introductions by Minister Wu. The president expressed pleasure at the large group and hoped their numbers would grow, noting the strong ties between China and the United States and the beneficial role students can play. The visit included plans to tour Mount Vernon and Arlington Cemetery.
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Washington
White House
Tong Shen Yi
Roosevelt
Mount Vernon
Arlington Cemetery
Forest cattle pasture case heads to hearing
The case against Fred Light of Aspen Sheriff Zimmerman Glenwood Springs and James Luxeon Rifle Cole rep in the lower assembly centers on pastureting cattle on forest reserves contrary to regulations. The defense will challenge the regulations constitutionality while the government seeks damages and penalties. The case invites higher court appeals regardless of outcome.
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Morning Journal Special
Denver
Fred Light
Aspen
Zimmerman
Glenwood Springs
James Luxeon
Rifle
Cole
General Assembly
Congress
Taft Rebuke on Maryland Disfranchising Amendment
Southern states Collector of Customs Stone announced Taft's response to Maryland's proposed disfranchising amendment. Taft condemns the law and says it is not just or equal, urging Republicans and Democrats who seek equal treatment for black and white races not to vote for it.
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Stone
Taft
Maryland
Mr. Taft
Desperate Escape Tailed by Immigration Inspector
Hugo Dufour, an undesirable citizen from Portland bound for Boston, escaped a U S Deputy Immigration Inspector Harris in a gunfire exchange at St Paul Union Station. Dufour, 18, was recaptured and to be deported. the report also notes Hill plans for new rail routes from Denver to Billings and a related on-grade line to Orient Junction.
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St. Paul
Mississippi River
United States
Harris
St Paul Union
Hugo Dufour
Portland
Boston
Dufour
Orient
Pacific Coast
Denver
Chicago
James J. Hill
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Billings
Kearney
Neb
Denver-Billings
Orient Junction
Wic
Tom Longboat Marries Mohawk Sweetheart in Toronto
Indian distance runner Tom Longboat wed Miss Losetta Miracle at St John the Evangelist Church in Toronto. Reverend Cregen conducted the ceremony with Tom Flanagan as best man and an Indian chief giving the bride away. The couple appeared on stage at a benefit concert after a half hour license delay.
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Toronto
Tom Longboat
Losetta
Church of St. John the Evangelist
Cregen
Deseronte
Tom Flanagan
Tom Flannagan
Longboat
Illness of Defendant Halts Night Rider Case
The trial paused as Arthur Clear one of the defendants fell ill. The state had finished its testimony with Bud Morris and Sam Applewhite denying involvement. The defense seeks adjournment to allow alibi testimony from defendants and their families, planning to resume the next day.
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Union City
Tenn
Arthur Clear
Bud” Morris
Sam Apple White
Clear
Hiness
Blind Tigers Blamed for Labor Disturbance
Sterns Kentucky December 28 blind tigers were blamed by Sheriff Crawley for the Christmas day clash between miners and US marshals that killed two men. Sheriff Crawley said the day was quiet aside from a single shot at a bank where soldiers are quartered and he would not swear in special deputies.
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Sterns
Crawley
United States
Italian Cities Devastated by Earthquakes Across Ports
The earthquakes devastate Italian towns. hundreds killed and ships wrecked at the docks. Vessels abandoned as waters overwhelm quays. Palermo reports a fifty two second shock while communications fail and rail links are cut. Submarine cables from Palermo remain operational.
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Budatwo
Palermo
Jealous husband kills actor in Denver
Denver December 2. C Burdette Bell a laundry worker shot five times at Cavier Dury known to the stage as J Byron Allenton four shots struck Dury killing him instantly. Bell surrendered to police after fleeing the rooming house hallway scene where Bell's wife also was found. The couple's accusations include Dury luring Bell's wife to desert him and provoking divorce proceedings. The wife was found in a room above, and Dury's father is a wealthy Cincinnati merchant. Bell a Dayton, Ohio native says he was trained for the stage.
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Morning Journal
Denver
C. Burdette Bell
C. Cavier Dury
J. Byron Allenton
Dury
Bell
Cincinnati
Englewood
Charles Dury
Fatal cave-in at Ensley blast furnace plant
Ten men killed and several injured in a cave-in at the Ensley Birmingham blast furnace plant. Two bodies recovered, eight believed buried in a trench eighty feet below ground where gas flooded the excavation after a beam fell during dirt removal.
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Birmingham
Ali
Ensley
Gee Main
Earthquake Kills 300 in Messina, Dispatch Says
A news dispatch received in London reports that an earthquake in Messina caused about 300 deaths. The casualty figure is unconfirmed and details remain scarce.
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London
Dev
Messina
Earthquake Shocks Reported Across Western Kentucky
A dispatch from Hepktineville says seismic shocks were felt late Saturday night across the western end of Kentucky and into adjoining counties.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Hepktineville
Mexicans Convicted of Smuggling Chinese
Salvador Armente Yenacio Barrios and Francis Cachaves, Mexicans, convicted of smuggling Chinese into the United States from Mexico, were sentenced by the federal court in Los Angeles to nine months in San Bernardino county jail and fined one dollar each.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Salvador Armente
Yenacio Barrios
Francis Cachaves
Mexico
San Bernardino County
South African Team to Compete in U S National Meets
James B Sullivan receives a letter from J T Waltice promising a South African team to race in the national championships and meets in New York Boston Chicago and Canada next year. Possible entrants include sprinter Erig Walker who ran 9 25 seconds for 100 yards and Heffernen who was second in the London Olympic Marathon.
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New York
James B. Sullivan
American Amateur Athletic Union
J. T Waltice
Durban Natal
United States
Boston
Chicago
Canada
Eri G Walker
Heffernen
London
Taft Condemns Law to Disfranchise Negroes
Baltimore dispatch reports a New York speech by President-elect Taft was misread in Maryland as endorsing the disfranchisement of Black voters. The article notes Taft's condemnation of such a law and clarifies his stance on voting rights.
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Taft
Baltimore
New York
Maryland
A Glowing Tribute to the American School Ma am
A reflective tribute extols the schoolhouse as a pillar of liberty and patriotism in America. The piece invokes Plutarch to compare timeless civic institutions and argues the school shapes future leaders and the nation’s destiny.
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Ma’am
The Schoolma'am: Beacon of Civilized Progress and Duty
A reverent tribute to the schoolma am as central to moral progress and social success. It extols her sacrifice, dignity, and universal adaptability from Dakota winters to Texas summers, portraying her as the advance guard of prosperity and Christian endeavor. Her quiet labor sustains children and communities alike.
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Texas
Aescuaipius
Themis
Jove
Cupid
Mars
Minerva
Politi
Congress
Intercet
Blackstone
Story
Kent
Jones
Mrs. Brown
John
Molly Brooks
Acheaimalant
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Lee Manth
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SEN Vpor
Miller and Markley
Dixie
Aztec Fuel CO
Gallup
Isateson
Albuquerque
Dutour
the Jaffa Grocery Co. Good Thin
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Northern Pacific
Burlington
Seattle
Tacoma
Western
Blind Tigers
Uy Morning Journal
Ture
P. Cornwell
Plutarch
America
Republic
Alove Pigtarch
Stewart
Raabe « Mauger
North First Street
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San Jose
Mkt
Raleigh
Dakota
Dawson City
Ot Price
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