US Consul Threatened as Zelaya Regime Turbulence Grips Nicaragua
Telegraph dispatches report President Zelaya threatening the Managua consul and seeking to secure the legation amid looming congress session. They recount the Oct 21 capture and Nov 12 execution of Leroy Cannon and Leonard Grace by a ship crew, with officers allegedly forced to carry out a sentence. Reuters notes unrest and possible succession by Irias as Nicaragua faces upheaval.
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Washington
United States
Managua
Zelaya
Legation
Zelaya Withl
Pacific
Enid
Irias
Nicaragua
State Department
Leroy Cannon
Leonard Grace
Department
Red Cross
Cuetillo
Cannon
Grace
San Juan River
Irina
Tivefielde
Revolutionary Army
Chammorro
Toledo
Five Men Picked Up At Sea From Gunboat Marietta
Five members of the Marietta deck crew were rescued from a gig off Port Limos Costa Rica. The crew reached Coleta Point about twenty miles from Port Simon. the gig was not recovered and five other men adrift in the whale boat remain missing as search parties press on.
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Washington
Marietta
Port Limos
Costa Rica
Navy Department
Coleta Point
Port Simon
Send Gang East for Trial
Judge De Haven orders R. B. Herriman B. W. Brown and E. C. Moore sent to Omaha for trial on alleged racing and prize fight swindles. Arrested in San Jose, their attorney argued the preliminary hearing did not specify Omaha district. A three day stay was granted to allow habeas corpus proceedings.
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San Francisco
de Haven
United States District Court
R. B. Herriman
B. W. Brown
E. C. Moore
Mabray
Omaha
San Jose
Nurses Begin Haircut Protest At Mullanphy Hospital
In St Louis on November 27 thirty nurses at Mullanphy hospital started their Jactorg with shaved heads after Sister Gabriel ordered removal of foreign material for sanitary reasons. The action follows a hospital order banning certain head coverings.
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St. Louis
Mullanphy Hospital
Gabriel
Governor Calls Special Election in Missouri's Fifth District
Governor Hadley orders a special election in Missouri's Fifth District for January 25, 1910, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Congressman David A. De Armond. The announcement comes from Jefferson City.
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Jefferson City
Hadley
Sifth
Missouri
David A. de Armond
Dry Amendment Defeated in Alabama Vote
Birmingham voters indicate a landslide rejection of the prohibition constitutional amendment with an estimated margin between 16 000 and 20 000 in a statewide result reported from Alabama on November 30.
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Birmingham
Alv
Alabama
Former Sugar Refining Trust Employees Face Trial in New York
On charges connected to extensive underweighing on the docks of the American Sugar Refining company in Williamsburg, ex-employees including James F. Bendernagel former Williamsburg plant manager Oliver Splixer dock superintendent and five dock workers are on trial in the United States circuit court. The case stems from a 1907 raid by Richard Parr a customs service special agent who found fraudulent attachments to weighing scales.
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Gix
New York
American Sugar Refining Company
Williamsburg
United States
Noo
Richard Parr
Customs Service
Wil
Lamsburg
James F. Bendernagel
Oliver Bsplixer
Crane Was Massachusetts Senator Dominant in Telegraphs
W Murray Crane, Massachusetts senator and Crane Company head, is the largest single stockholder in American Telephone and Telegraph and a major figure in Western Union. He also serves as a director of Western Electric and holds substantial GE stock. The Justice Department investigates the wire and electrical combine.
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Massachusetts
Western Union Combine
New York
W. Murray Crane
Department of Justice
Crane
Crane Company
Paper Manfacturers
Dalton
Mass
Sai Is & Man
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Union Telegraph
Western Electric Company
American Telephone
General Electric Company
Iowa Students Win First in Cattle and Hog Judging
Chicago Nov. 20 Iowa agricultural college students won first in the J Ogden Armour Scholarship judging competition at the International Live Stock exposition with 4940 points. Ontario college was second with 190 points, Ohio state third, Kansas agricultural fourth, Mississippi fifth, and Texas sixth. Iowa led in cattle and hogs while Mississippi led in horses. Ohio led in sheep.
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Ames
Chicago
Iowa Agricultural College
J. Ogden Armour
Iowa
Ontaro Agricultural College
Ohio State College
Kansas Agricultural College
Mississippi
Texas
Ohio
Two Die in Balloon Wreck in Austria
Berlin reports the Aero club of Berlin lost its two leading members Dr. Brenckmann and Hugo Francke in the collapse of balloon Kolmar. Their bodies were recovered near Flume in Austrian Hungary. The wreckage shows the fatal rent that ended their ascent.
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Berlin
Austria
Brenckmann
Hugo Francke
Aero Club of Berlin
Kolmar
Flume
Austrian Hungary
Beatrice Man Shoots Wife Then Fatally Wounds Self
Fred T. Robinson, visiting his father in Beatrice Nebraska, shot his wife who was visiting there and then shot himself. Both were taken to a hospital. The woman likely has only hours to live and the husband is not expected to survive.
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Beatrice
Neb
Fred T. Robinson
Lincoln
Robinson
Robber and Officer Shot in Minnesota Bank Heist
In Hemidji Minnesota on November 27 a gun battle erupted after two robbers blew a safe in Puposky. One robber named Jim Smith was instantly killed and Deputy Sheriff Andrew Johanson was fatally wounded. the second robber escaped.
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Hemidji
Minn
Jim Smith
Sherif Andrew Johinson
Puposky
Combine Four Railroads Under One Management
Official announcement states the Chicago and Alton along with the Toledo St. Louis and Western known as the Clover Leaf lines have merged with the Minneapolis and St. Louis and the Iowa Central roads under a single management.
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Chicago
Chicago and Alton
Toledo, St
140 Horses Cremated in Blue Front Fire
Kanase City report says 140 horses were cremated in the Blue Front livery stable fire with estimated loss of 60 000 dollars. The blaze caused extensive damage to the stable and surrounding property.
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Kanase City
Blue Front
Wellman Declares Cook Claims Suspicious Amid Pole Debate
Walter Wellman analyzes the rival Arctic claims and denounces Dr. Frederick A. Cook as a possible impostor while praising Commander Robert E. Peary as precise and credible. He argues Cook could not reach the pole with a meager party and equipment.
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Pole
Cook
New York
Washington
Walter Wellman
North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Robert E. Peary
Peary
Dr. Cook
Mr. Wellman
Gompers Refuses Pardon If Supreme Court Rebuffs
Samuel Gompers denounces Justice Wright as biased and says he will not seek a presidential pardon if the U S Supreme Court upholds the District court contempt ruling against Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison. He adds he would consider clemency only if he were found guilty and imprisoned.
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Gompers
Supreme Court
Washington
Wright
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
District Supreme Court
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
Federation
Supreme Court of the United States
Blaisdell Sets US Speed Typing Record In 15 Minutes
St Joseph Missouri November 27 H O Blaisdell of New York established a new world speed typing record at a meeting of the Missouri Valley Commercial Teachers association writing 1505 words in fifteen minutes from unseen copy. The rate averaged about 100 words a minute, surpassing the former high of 95 words a minute.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Missouri Valley Commercial Teachers’ Association
H. O Blaisdell
New York
Mme Steinheil Arrives in London After Paris Acquittal
Mme Steinheil, recently acquitted in Paris of murdering her husband, arrived in London and slipped past reporters to a hotel. She refused to see anyone, and hotel management asked her to leave after identifying her. A train was taken at Boston station, with believed destination Liverpool.
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London
Mme. Steinheil
Paris
Boston
Liverpool
Surgeon Selected for Arctic Expedition
Chicago news reports Dr. Harry Edmunds of San Francisco chosen as surgeon for the Amun een Arctic expedition. The voyage plans to depart Norway in July.
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Chicago
Harry Edmunds
San Francisco
Norway
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