Moody Denies All Pleas in Beef Packers Case
Attorney General Moody issued a statement denying that any advantage was taken or immunity granted in the Chicago beef packers indictment. He said eight pleas cite Garfield's investigation. the government denies subpoenas, immunity, or use of evidence before the grand jury and maintains no bar to criminal prosecution.
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Washington, D. C
Moody
Bar
Chicago
Garfield
House of Representatives
United States
Supreme Court
Dougherty Denies Guilt in Peoria Embezzlement Case
Newton C. Dougherty former Peoria schools superintendent and banker pleaded not guilty to embezzling several hundred thousand dollars of school funds. A delay request was denied by Judge Worthington and a jury trial is expected next week.
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Peoria
Newton C. Dougherty
Worthington
Dougherty
Pennypacker Gains Support for Special Session Proposals
Governor Pennypacker reports broad backing from many of the 243 members of the Pennsylvania House and Senate for a special session to consider reform legislation. With the legislature set to convene January 16, a large majority is expected to approve the governor’s proposed reforms.
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Pennypacker
Harrisburg
House of Representatives
Senate
Striking Workers Split as Plea for Return Grows
In St Petersburg a council of workmen's delegates signals many wish to return to work and support a plebiscite set for today. Factories may vote to abandon the strike Monday, while leaders remain cautious amid extending unrest and funds backing the movement.
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St. Petersburg
Council of Workmen’s
Don
Volga
Penza
Workingmen Denounce Witte From St Petersburg Rally
The Council of Workingmen's delegates denounces Count Witte for claiming to be compassionate to workers and families. It recalls Bloody Sunday and accuses him of aiding the empire while promising reform. The resolution pledges to oppose military repression and the government’s wartime measures.
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St. Petersburg
Count Witte
Council of Workingmen
Poland
Vladivostok Riot Report From Nagasaki Eye Witness
An eye witness arriving in Nagasaki says Vladivostok was largely burned with nearly half the city destroyed. He reports 600 garrison deaths, the jail was torn down, General Kappel missing, and damages estimated at 25 008 dollars. Soldiers from Harbin are said to have joined the rioters.
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Tokyo
Vladivostok
Nagasaki
Kappel
Harbin
Italian Queen Margherita Possibly Visiting America
Washington reports a rumor of Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy planning a possible U S visit. Italian embassy cannot confirm but notes she is an extensive traveler who recently completed an incognito automobile tour of Holland visiting sights avoided by most travelers.
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Washington, D. C
Margherita
Italy
United States
Holland
Record of Loyalty and Sleettiest Railroading Feat
A railroad article lauds the Peninsula division of the Chicago and North Western for keeping ore transport running during a severe sleet storm that cut telegraph service for 48 hours. Dispatchers and crews on a single track moved 4,971 cars, 125 freight trains, and 34 passenger trains with no accidents. The piece celebrates loyalty, initiative, and teamwork of American train crews under extreme emergency.
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Frank H. Spearman
North Woods
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Peninsula
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Upper
Peninsia
Michigan
Hardwood
Lake Superior
Upper Peninsula
Great Lakes
Conservatives Triumph In Russia Dispute As Strikes End
In St Petersburg conservatives claim victory as the workmen’s council halts the industrial strike at noon, saving 1600 Kronstadt mutineers and opposing an eight hour day. Moscow’s zemstvo congress opens amid factional tension among conservatives, zemstvoists, and socialists.
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St. Petersburg
Workmen’s Council
Cronstadt
Council of Workmen
Moscow
Zemstvo
Count Witte
Constitutional Democrats
Zemstyoists
Socialista
Poland
Russia
Kremlin
Eighty Americans in Coup d etat in Isle of Pines
Havana reports show eighty men attended the November 11 meeting with women present. Americans say the effort aimed to appeal to Washington and serve as a newspaper advertising move ment rather than seize offices. The Nueva Gerona affair drew no large landowners, while most Cubans and island officials remained neutral.
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Havana
Isle of Pines
Washington
Santa Fe
United States
Isle of Pinos
Pines
Final plebiscite favors Prince Charles in Christiania vote
In Christiania Norway on November 18 the plebiscite results show 269 568 votes for Prince Charles and 6 924 against him. A deputation bearing a formal offer to the throne will depart for Copenhagen this evening.
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Charles
Christiania
Norway
Prince Charles
Copenhagen
Farmers Asked to Help Washington Nov 18
Circulars have been sent to representative farmers nationwide requesting information on acreage and production of corn wheat oats flaxseed hay and potatoes. The data will aid the Department of Agriculture in determining per bar vested and total production of these crops.
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Washington
Rculars
Department of Agriculture
Isle of Pines Declares Independence from Cuba
A Havana cable to the Herald reports Isle of Pines residents declaring independence from Cuba and forming a U S territory with a convention naming officers and five districts. A letter to President Roosevelt accompanies the notice, urging recognition and a Congress delegation to Washington.
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New York
Herald
Havana
Isle of Pines
Cuba
United States Territory
Congress
Washington
Parta
Cunda
United States
German torpedo boat sinks after collision near Kiel
In Kiel on November 19 a torpedo boat collided with the small cruiser Undine during maneuvers. The torpedo boat sank in four minutes. one officer and thirty-two seamen are missing, likely killed or drowned. Several wounded officers were rescued as Emperor William ordered a detailed report. The disaster occurred amid a driving snow storm and darkness.
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Kiel
Buell
Kiel Bay
Decision on Panama canal sea level plan by engineers
Washington November 20. An eight to five vote by the boards of consulting engineers of the air mug canal commission favors constructing the Panama canal at sea level. The panel, enriched by international engineers, concludes after study of data and a trip to the isthmus.
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Washington, D. C
Airmug Canal Commission
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Lawson Held on Criminal Libel Charge in Boston
Thomas Lawson was held for the December session of the superior court on a criminal libel charge filed by Clarence W. Barron of Boston. A cash bond of 3000 dollars was posted.
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Lawson
Boston
Mass
Thomas Lawson
Superior Court
Clarence W. Barron
Ball
Smug Named For Fog and Smoke Over London
A new word enters the English lexicon as residents coin smug to describe the persistent blend of fog and smoke that overhangs London. The term captures the city’s atmospheric haze and urban air quality in a single colorful descriptor.
Golden Medical Discovery Endorsed Cure for Stomach and Catarrh
Endorsed by leading medical writers and colleges, the Golden Medical Discovery from Dr. B V Pierce promises cure for weak stomach, catarrhal stomach, torpid liver, bile and bronchial afflictions. It relies on ingredients like Black Cherrybark and Goldenseal with glycerin base, marketed through druggists with a public, formula on the bottle wrapper. Destiny has turned many a man down while he was waiting for something to turn up.
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Pierca
Tore Aa
Bartholow
Jefferson Med. College
Tare
the Univ. of
Winey Milingwood
Bennett Med. College
Chicago
John Ring
Cincinnati
John M. Sendder
Edvin M. Hele
Flahnemann Med. College
Jts
Golten Medical
B. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Destiny
Catarrh Cure touted as cure-all with 100 dollar reward
An old ad fragment touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a $100 reward for any failure to cure, plus accompanying claims and testimonials. It urges readers to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch and notes an accident in Vienna's Royal Opera House where two actors were injured by a falling thundercloud.
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Rendara
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. Bold
Defiance
Thatran
Royal Opera House
Vienna
Defiance Starch Ad Claims Quality And Savings
An 1908 notice markets Defiance Starch as guaranteed best and cheapest at 14 ounces for 10 cents. It promotes Try It now and credits testimonials, vague claims about grape culture employment, and a reference to a high Swiss elevator. The ad mixes product praise with general statements and stray observations.
Defiance Starch Promises Longer-Lasting Results
A promotional claim touts Defiance Starch as more flexible and lasting, with one-third more for the money. A Chinese man carrying a ladder entered a police court in Singapore, insulted the court, and removed the clock from the judge's seat, with onlookers mistaking him for a workman before Realizing he was a bold thief.
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Singapore
Jude
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