SOSTELLE WOUNDED AGAIN IN PORT ARTHUR FIGHT
Dispatch from Che Foo to the Daily Telegraph reports General Stoesel the Russian commander at Port Arthur has been wounded by a rifle bullet though the wound is not serious. Night sorties by both sides continue and the fighting shows no letup. A separate Paris dispatch notes the international commission on the North Sea incident will meet next Tuesday at the foreign office.
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London
Stoesael
Port Arthur
Che Foo
Daily Telegraph
Paris
International Commission
North Sea
Foreign Office
Russians Arrive At Che Foo In Open Sailboat
Seven Russians in civilian garb arrived at Che Foo from Port Arthur in an open sailboat carrying dispatches. They were unwilling to speak and went to the Russian consulate. A high wind helped their quick passage amid a snow storm. The men were nearly frozen and needed assistance to leave the boat. They brought a large number of dispatches.
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Che Foo
Port Arthur
Smuggling of Explosives Sees Vast Thames Trade
The Daily Mail reports thousands of tons of dynamite and other munitions smuggled from the Thames over recent months. Barges move explosives to steamers near the river mouth for shipment to the Far East, with authorities powerless to halt the traffic. A spark or collision could trigger catastrophe near Parliament.
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England
London
The
Daily Mail
Thames
Far East
Daily Mall
Indictment sought for Thomas W Lawson case in Amalgamated Copper affair
London and New York brief notes describe Henry Wack asking district attorney Jerome to indict Thomas W Lawson and to produce Amalgamated Copper Co books to verify stock value after Lawson allegedly disparaged shares. Wack owns 1000 Amalgamated shares worth about 81780, with losses near 21000 if statements proved false. District Attorney Jerome away until Monday. Rand to handle filing and inquiry.
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Thos
Jerome
Lawson
Wack
Amalgamated
Amalgamated Company
Jeromon
Rand
Supreme Court Throws Out Vote May Shift Colorado Race
Denver dispatch reports the Colorado Supreme Court’s ruling to throw out precinct 7 ward 8 votes amid fraud claims, potentially altering control of both legislative chambers. The decision could swing gubernatorial and statewide margins, threatening Adams’ governorship and Peabody’s election prospects.
Cabinet Decided Upon and Cabinet Changes Expected
Washington reports unofficially that the president will replace Postmaster General Wynne with George B. Cortelyou on March 4 while keeping Shaw and Wilson. Hitchcock is expected to join the next administration, with others possibly retiring before March 4, 1909. Separate item notes Russia’s high rate of blindness and Mrs Cody’s divorce petition seeks specific indignities dated incidents and removal of references to their daughter’s death from records.
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Washington
Wynne
George B. Cortelyou
Shaw
Wilson
Hitchcock
Roosevelt
Washington Post
Hay
Moody
Morton
White House
Russia
Cody
Sheridan
Wyo
Dew
William F. Cody
Colonel Cody
Sevastopol attacked as crews volunteer for death
Tokyo reports torpedo boat destroyers and torpedo craft repeatedly attacked the Russian battleship Sevastopol at Port Arthur in a snow and ice bound assault. Despite extreme cold and heavy seas, crews volunteered for the mission, while Russians protected the ship with nets and boom defenses to intercept torpedoes. Details of attacks remain unclear.
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Tokio
Sevastopol
Port Arthur
Otvashni
Three Killed on Battleship Massachusetts Fire Room Tragedy
In Philadelphia on December 16 three men died and four were severely burned aboard the battleship Massachusetts at League Island Navy Yard. Boilermakers Edgar Hub and Andrew Hamilton and boilermaker's helper Charles Ritzel died after a gasket failure caused steam and hot water to flood the fire room. Lieutenant William Cole, injured, led rescue attempts and was praised for heroism.
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Philadelphia
William Cole
Massachusetts
League Island Navy Yard
Edgar Hub
Andrew Hamilton
Charles Ritzel
Zretenant Cole
Joe
Cole
Port Arthur Fortress under siege amid pacific squadron move
Dec 18 dispatches from Che Foo and Port Arthur describe the battleship Sevastopol torpedoed ten times and aground, with Russian defenses at Port Arthur beleaguered. Commander Mizzenneff reports hospitals under shellfire, 16 000 troops in fort lines, and stoic Russian leadership rationing supplies as Japanese forces close in.
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Toklo
SeVastopol
Port Arthur
Tokio
Stoessel
Nogi
Chee Foo
Mizzeneoff
Poltava
General Stoessel
Geneeral Stoessel
Comander Mlazenccu
Wirenius
Retzivan
Mizzencci
Claim election of Peabody in Colorado merits challenge
Colorado Republicans claim victory in Denver amid court action that voided votes from five city precincts and one precinct in the seventh ward over alleged fraud. Despite the ruling, presidential and congressional results stand, with Republicans asserting Peabody will win after excluding fraudulent ballots and securing a solid Denver delegation in the legislature. Alva Adams leads in Governor race by about 11,000 on return, but Republicans say Peabody gains after fraud exclusion.
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Denver
Colo
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Alva Adams
James H. Peabody
Adams
Colorado
Gabbart
Fifth Ward
Campbell
Judy Steele
Peabory
Conger
Peking
New York judge bars union strike injunction
Justice Jenks of the New York Appellate Division says an injunction against a strike cannot stand and narrows the legality of picketing. He notes lawful picketing may involve mere observation while unlawful picketing aims to coerce or intimidate outsiders from working. The ruling distinguishes unions seeking members’ welfare from actions aimed at depriving outsiders of employment.
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New York
Jenks
Appellate Division
New York State Supreme Court
Jusice Dickey
Supreme Court
Asult
William F. Mills
William Kisgam
United States Printing Company of Ohio
International Stereotypers and Electrotypers’ Union
New York Stereotypers’ Union
Kruger Resting in Africa as Pretoria Burial Held
The funeral for former President Kruger drew two thousand burghers plus Britons and veldt men in Pretoria. Generals Botha Schalkburger and De Wet delivered eulogies. Botha read Kruger's letter urging Boer unity. Procession had 1200 participants. flags flew half mast, bells tolled, guns fired. Kruger laid beside his wife with a twenty one gun salute.
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Transvaal
Pretoria
Kruger
Louis Botha
Schalkburgher
Christian de Wet
Botha
Gipe Sentenced to Twenty One Years in Indiana Penitentiary
Haley Gipe receives a twenty one year term after a drawn out murder trial in New Castle Indiana. He was found guilty of killing Mollie Starbuck and Beulah Starbuck amid a contentious trial with conflicting testimony. The case has deeply unsettled the local community.
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New Castle
Ind
Haley Gipe
Mollie
Beulah Starbuck
Betrothal of Vizier's Daughter Shocks Young Couple
Constantinople December 19 The grand vizier's daughter becomes engaged to the youngest son of the late Hassan Pasha in a surprise arrangement by Abdul Hamid. The bride and especially the groom are dismayed as the bride is plain.
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Sultan
Constantinople
Hassan Pasha
Abdul Hamid
Hull commission to Inquire Into Baltic Fleet Firing
The North Sea inquiry heads toward action in January with the four ministers set to meet next week to choose the fifth admiral and begin formal proceedings. The probe investigates the Baltic fleet incident that fired on British trawlers.
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Paris
Hull Commission
Well-Known Educator Demotte Dies in Illinois
Bloomington December 19 Dr Harvey Demotte a leading Illinois educator died suddenly of heart failure at 66 He served on the faculty of Iowa Wesleyan University at Bloomington nearly since 1861 and was vice president for most of that period The longtime educator was widely respected in the state for his academic leadership and service
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Bloomington
Harvey Demotte
Ilinois
Iaaois Wesleyan University
Strike Talks Open Between Mill Owners and 26000 Strikers
In Fall River Massachusetts a conference is set between a committee of cotton mill manufacturers and representatives of 26 000 strikers. The five month old strike may see a settlement in sight as talks begin.
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Fall River
Mass
Farmer's Wife Ends Life Under Strain Near Sioux Falls
Mrs Emmke, wife of a farmer near Sioux Falls, unable to bear the burden of caring for seven children and a corn-shelling crew, despondent over the strain, shot herself in a tragic incident reported from Sioux Falls on December 19.
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Sioux Falls
Emmke
Here
Boycott by 300 implement dealers in three states
Three hundred implement dealers across three states vow a boycott of the Harvester Trust unless the exclusive charge is removed from all contracts. The action targets higher prices and competition limits in Sioux City Iowa and neighboring markets.
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WII
Harvester Trust
Sioux City
Iowa
Chadwick’s Prison Visit Rights Restricted by Sheriff
Mrs Chadwick at county jail now treated like any prisoner with visitors barred unless a written order from the U S Marshal Chandler. Sheriff Berry denies Marshal Chandler's order and ejects nurse and son Emil Hoover, citing jail discipline. Mrs Chadwick complains about meals and refuses further interviews, after which Judge Wing orders all visitors excluded.
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Cleveland, C
Chadwick
Judge Wing
Mrs. Chadwick
Ends Life on His Honeymoon After Parents Oppose Marriage
Oliver Watus, 25, from Tower Hill, died by drinking carbolic acid on December 19 in Pana Illinois. Recently married to a Sullivan woman, his parents opposed the union. He went to Tower Hill seeking a recovery but died on a back porch at his father's house.
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Pana
Oliver Watus
Tower Hill
Watus
Sullivan
Trades Wife for Accordion In Kentucky
Middlesboro Kentucky December 19 Joe Beasley living near Roxbury traded his wife to a neighbor for an accordion. Mrs Beasley refused to go and the neighbor used force and placed her in his wagon taking her home. Mrs Beasley escaped and obtained warrants for both men.
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Middlesboro
Joe Beasley
Roxbury
Double Tragedy In Minneapolis Ends in Death and Suicide
In Minneapolis on December 19 J B Richardson of Soule Grain shot and killed Nellie Christianson on a main street then shot himself. The event marks a shocking city crime with limited available details as investigators review motive and sequence.
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Minneapolis
Minn
J. B. Richardson
Soule Grain Company
Nellie Christianson
Seventeen Fathers Lost In Bay Tragedy
Seventeen children were made fatherless and two wives widows in Traverse City Michigan after the drowning of Joseph Ryant and Paul Wienewiesky. The two men had gone to fish in a heavy fog when they disappeared in the bay.
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Traverse City
Mich
Joseph Ryant
Paul Wienewiesky
Princeton President Wilson Hospitalized for Operation
New York December 19 President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton University is at Presbyterian Hospital awaiting an operation. Details of the procedure are not disclosed.
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Princeton
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Presbyterian Hospital
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E. H. Conger
Des Moines
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Mexico
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W. W. Rockhill
Bureau of the American Republics
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Suprema Court
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