Irish question at fever heat over autonomy for Emerald Isle
London reports John Morley endorses elective Irish representative body under parliament, while Balfour faces noisy Manchester hearing. Davitt calls Ireland angelically calm as Liberal leaders unite against immediate home rule, with Birrell Churchill and O'Connor weighing political paths amid campaign abstention and fiscal questions.
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London
John Morley
India
Arbroath
Scotland
Ireland
Balfour
Manchester
Michael Davitt
St. Helen's
Chamberlainite
Bave
Mr. Birrell
Board of Education
Bristol
Winston Spencer Churchill
Churchill
Gladstone
T. P. O'Connor
Liverpool
John Redmond
Irish Parliamentary Party
Mystery Fatalities In Chicago Alley Near Aldine Avenue
Mrs Car Almberg of 1517 Aldine Ave Lake View and J K Moller a traveling salesman were found dead in an alley near Aldine and Buckingham at midnight. Moller had a revolver wound to the temple and the weapon lay beside him. Police consider whether a third person may have killed both or if Moller killed Almberg then himself.
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Chicago
Car
Aimberg
Aldine Ave
Lake View
J. KE. Moller
Almbere
Aldine Avenue
Buckingham
Ace
Hach
Moller
Almberg
Recognition of Bennington crew for extraordinary heroism
Washington January 5 recognition of the heroism shown by the officers and crew of the U S S Bennington when her boilers exploded on July 21 last is issued by Secretary Bona parte. All eleven crew members receive a medal of honor and a $100 gratuity.
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Washington
U. S
Bennington
Navy Department
Bonaparte
Standard Oil Begins Missouri Suit Hearings in New York
Testimony starts in two Missouri suits to oust Standard Oil of Indiana and block a pooling pact. Special Commissioner Frederick H Sanborn hears evidence as Missouri argues Waters-Pierce and Republic are subsidiaries. Missouri Attorney General Hadley cites internal links and funding by Standard Oil to support the case.
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New York
Missouri
Standard OW Co
Indiana
Waters—Pierce Oil Co
Republic of Go
Frederick W. Sanborn
Folk
Herbert
Hadley
Waters-Pierce
Republic
Standard Oil Co
Standard
West
A. V. Jockel
The
Waters- Pierce CO Co
Oklahoma City
Waters-Pierce Co
Supreme Court
Boyd & Thompson
Hagerman
William V. Rowe
Redford
Rowe
Sanborn
Frederick H. Sanborn
Rush C. Lake
Republic OF Co
Standard ON Co
Witnesses Testify in Missouri Case Against Standard Oil
New York banker S William Rockefeller nephew of J D Rockefeller testified at a Missouri hearing before special master Frederick W Sanborn. Other expected witnesses included H M, HH, Rogers, John Archbold, E T Tedford. The proceedings concern evidence in a suit by Missouri against Standard Oil and allied companies. Bedford said he had been engaged.
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Albany
N. Y
Higgins
Albert T. Patrick
New York
Sing Sing
Willam Marsh Rice
Grover Cleveland
John G. Carlisle
New York City
Mark Twain
Allen Melane Hamilton
Austin Flint
Bellevue School
Manyther
Charles H. Parkhurst
Madigan
Peters
David Belasco
Hebert Erskine Ely
Theeague
Jag. S
William CC. Rockefeller
John JD. Rockefeller
The
Standard of Co
Frederick W. Sanborn
Folk
Missouri
Standard
Rogers
John Archbold
E. T. Tedford
Bedford
Navy personnel bill changes discussed at White House conference
A high level White House conference reviewed proposed Navy personnel bill changes affecting officer promotions. Participants included Secretaries Root Taft and Lonparte and Attorney General Moody. The talks spanned from 9:30 to 11:30 PM and touched on Philippines Panama and San Domingo issues and possible naval general staff matters.
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Washington, Jan
War and Navy Departments
White House
Root
Taft
Lonaparte
Moody
Navy
Philippines
Panama
San Domingo
General Board of the Navy
Army
American Crew of Wrecked Bark Edward L Mayberry Refused Landing
The American crew were brought to Southampton and labeled destitute aliens under the new exclusion net. Consul Swalm posted a bond guaranteeing they would not become a local charge while in England, allowing their return voyage home on January 6.
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Southampton
Edward L. Mayberry
New York
Swalm
England
New York Typothes Gain As Open Shops Expand
The Typothetae says three printing firms signed for an eight hour day and closed shop. About 160 striking compositors plan to return to work by morning. Pusey & Co and A. Sherwood signed, Wynkeep Hall Check Crawford Co settled, American Bank Note Co backs open shop. About 200 nonunion men now work in fifty open shops citywide. Personal contracts for one to three years offered to assure employment.
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New York
Typographical Union
Typothetae
Pusey & Co
Sherwood
Wynkeep, Hallcheck, Crawford Co
American Bank Note Co
Typothetate
Tito
Inquest Verdict Reports Whitley Barr Duel Fatal
Coroner’s Jury returns that Percy Barr died of a gunshot wound to the right lung inflicted by Thomas Whitley at Ash Fork. Barr’s alleged dying statement claims Whitley fired first as he boarded a train, with Whitley still in hospital awaiting comment.
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Morning Journal
Prescott
Arna
Percy Barr
Thad” Whitley
Santa Fe
Ash Fork
Whitley
Barr
Thomas Whitley
Lee Angines Hospital
Arr
Potters
Louisiana
Indictments Rise in Land Grafters Sweep
Washington reports nearly six hundred indictments and thirty seven convictions in a vast Interior Department campaign against land grafters. Three years of quiet inquiry across nineteen states and territories uncover massive frauds involving millions of acres and vast values, with Louisiana leading in indictments and new trials expected nationwide.
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Morning Journal
Washington
Jan
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Land Office of the Interior Department
Louisiana
Oregon
Minnesota
Sterns
Kansas
Sunflower
Colorado
Yuma County
W. H. Hawkins
Arkansas
Eniliv
United States
Little Rock
Mississippi
Missouri
Hitchcock i
Department
Uncle Sam
Uncle Bam
Fire devastates downtown Kansas City brick block
A downtown fire in Kansas City Missouri destroyed the Columbus Buggy building and the Kimball Piano and Hettinger Wro Manufacturing structures on Walnut Street near Tenth. The National Bank of Commerce building was badly damaged with total losses estimated around 250000 to 400000 including the Buggy company at 160000 and complete hose coverage. Firefighters fought a hard battle as a fresh blaze erupted in upper floors threatening the Commerce building and the vaults remained uninjured. Cincinnati reports Matty Matthews and Eugene Hesebach drew in a fifteen round bout at Riverview Athletic Club.
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Kansas City
Columbus Buggy Company
Walnut Street
Tenth
Kimball Piano Company
Hettinger Wros Manufacturing Company
National Bank of Commerce
Wo 8 Woods
Los
Columbus Hugey Company
Commerce
Commerce Building
Cincinnati. O
Matty Matthews
New York
Eugene Hesebach
Riverview Athletic Club
Public land withdrawals for forest reserves in the southwest
An interior department order dated December 30 withdraws over a million acres of public lands in Arizona and New Mexico from disposal except under mineral laws for inclusion in forest reserves. Allocations include the Navajo reserve 39516, Mack Mesa 296000, Huachuca 345000 in Arizona and Magdalena 145000, Bandmates 460000, Hideous in New Mexico.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Arizona
New Mexico
Navajo
Mack Mesa
Huachya
Magdalena
Ban Mates
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