Actor John Drew Thrown From Horse In Central Park Accident
New York December 7 John Drew actor was thrown from his horse while riding with his daughter on the bridle path in Central Park and trampled. He was taken to Presbyterian hospital with a severe fracture of the left shoulder and possible internal injuries. Doctors say recovery in a week or two is likely.
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John Drew
Central Park
Mr. Drew
Presbyterian Hospital
Miss Drew
Grand Jury Probes Phoenix Company's Affairs
District Attorney began an investigation into the Phoenix company's affairs following charges probed by the grand jury. The probe targets corporate practices and potential financial improprieties tied to the firm. While details remain limited, officials say the inquiry is comprehensive and ongoing.
Phenix Insurance Probe Focuses on Former President Sheldon
New York dispatch reports state insurance superintendent Hotchkiss urged grand jury scrutiny of Phenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn. Investigation targets alleged irregular use of funds by former president George P. Sheldon, with possible larceny indictments. Directors may be prosecuted. Sheldon seriously ill in Connecticut.
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New York
H. O. Hotchkiss
Phenix (Fire) Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Nott
George P. Sheldon
Edwin A. Carter
Sheldon
R. T. Doremus
Charles F. Coster
Phenix Insurance Company of
Frederick T. Cutler
Henry E. Evans
Continental Insurance Company
Evans
Connecticut
Insurance Department
Hotchkiss
Taft Message Satisfies Party Read Through President’s Annual Document
The Taft message satisfies the party and an hour passed as readers consumed the president’s annual document.
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TAFT
No Fault Is Found in President's Annual Message Adopts Brief Tone
Washington reports Congress adjourned after reading the president's annual message with both houses idle until Friday. Republicans praised the concise document while Democrats urged more emphasis on the Monroe doctrine. the Zelaya atrocity remark drew notable attention as the session closed.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Payne
Clark
Zelaya
Illness Threatens Phenix Chief Sheldon in Greenwich
Greenwich, December 7. Communication with George P. Sheldon, former president of the Phenix Insurance company, is impossible due to his critical illness. He contracted ptomaine poisoning six weeks ago which developed into inflammation of the heart muscle and kidney complications. His recovery chances today were described as slight.
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Greenwich, Conn
George P. Sheldon
Phenix Insurance Company
Gas Tank Explosion Kills Many in Hamburg Front
Hamburg reports a gasometer leak caused two gas tanks to explode near the Elbe front this forenoon. The blast touched a retort area, sparking a large fire. By nightfall ten men were dead and seventeen missing, with forty injured and possibly fatal. Most of the missing are believed dead.
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Elbe
Pierce acquitted in false swearing case at Austin
The jury in Austin Texas December 7 returned a verdict of not guilty for H. Clay Pierce who faced charges of false swearing.
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Austin, Tex
H. Clay Pierce
Proclaim Martial Law in Honduras Across the Republic
Washington reports Honduras has declared martial law amid fears of an armed invasion. Former president Manuel Bonilla, ousted by Cavilla with Zelaya assistance, may be aiming to seek revenge. Central American rumors link Davilla to Zelaya in efforts to crush Estrada's revolution and block external aid to Cavilla.
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Washington
Honduras
Manuel Bonilla
Cavilla
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Davilla
Estrada
Bonilla
Senator Dixon Reintroduces Indian Bill on Crow Reservation
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Senator Dixon reintroduced a bill to open the Crow reservation. The draft omits a horse-breeding provision. Pray in the House also moves a bill for an extra Montana district judgeship. Dixon’s Montana judicial district bill was previously aired in a special session and is before the Senate judiciary committee. A Pray measure to create a bureau of mines is similarly modeled after Dixon’s August proposal.
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Standard
Washington
Dixon
Crow Reservation
House
Pray
Montana
Senate Judiciary Committee
Smoot Proposal Advocates Domestic Science Funding
Senator Smoot argues for teaching women home economics including cooking sewing and hat making. He will introduce a bill to appropriate 10000 dollars to agricultural colleges for domestic science, anticipating opposition but confident it will pass.
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Washington
Smoot
Inauguration Date Change Urged by DC Commissioners
Washington December 7. The annual report of the District of Columbia commissioners to Congress urges moving the presidential inauguration from March 4 to the last Thursday in April. The proposal aims to modernize the transition date and align with contemporary practices.
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Washington
United States
District of Columbia
Congress
Massachusetts towns swing back to liquor licenses in vote
Boston dispatch says the prohibition wave from last year’s elec tions in 14 Massachusetts cities shifts four: Fall River New Bedford Marlboro and Gloucester return to license while Haverhill votes narrowly for no license.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Fall River
New Bedford
Marlboro
Gloucester
Haverhill
Taft presides at Red Cross annual meeting
President Taft was reelected president of the American Red Cross and presided over the fifth annual meeting. He urged a large endowment fund of about 5 million dollars and praised relief efforts in Italy, Turkey, and Mexico, while noting slow growth in donations and membership. He expressed willingness to lead in any presidency variety.
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Taft
American Red Cross Society
Association
Red Cross
Lloyd ©. Griscom
Italy
Turkey
Mexico
Rumor Hankey Begun Suit for Criminal Libel
San Francisco reports a story that banker W. H. Crocker is defendant in a $250,000 libel suit said filed in New York for Francis J. Heney. The suit centers on a libelous letter about the graft trials attributed to Crocker's wig.
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San Francisco
W. H. Crocker
New York
Francis J. Heney
Crocker
Alfonso's Health Alarm Deepens at Court
Madrid, Dec. 7. King Alfonso suffers a tuberculosis affliction of the inner ear causing extreme anxiety at court. Dr. Monroe of Bordeaux has performed several slight operations and a serious operation is now deemed necessary. The queen is concerned about the king's weakened constitution as tuberculosis runs in the family. The Official Gazette notes the queen expects an accouchement in April.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Monroe
Bordeaux
Alfonso XII
Alfonso XIII
Doctor and Witt Held for Murder in Nebraskan Case
St Louis December 7 Dr Lauren Doxey of Columbus Nebraska and his wife Dora E Doxey have been held for grand jury action after a coroner's jury found William J Elder died July 10 of arsenic poisoning administered by his wife Dora E Erder alias Dora E Doxey. The couple were identified by fourteen witnesses. Doxey denied testimony and refused to answer coroner questions. Katherine Elder testified her son fell ill after eating a blackberry pie she claims his wife made.
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St. Louis
Lauren Doxey
Columbus
Neb
Dora E. Doxey
Irish Situation Is Critical Hopeful, Redmond Sends Manifesto
John Redmond, leader of the Irish party, forwards a manifesto from London via T. P. O'Connor in New York to the United Irish League of Great Britain. He congratulates supporters in America and notes the crisis and hope in Ireland, urging unity discipline and efficiency to seize the moment amid the Lords and Commons clash over home rule.
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Johnn K. Redmond
T. P. O'Connor
United Irish League of Great Britain
New York
Aldrengedl
Friends of Ireland
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Redmond
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America
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House of Commons
Rosebery
Lansdowne
Post Offices to Become Money Order Offices Jan 3
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports that post offices at Broadview Glenburg Boyd Nickwell Powderville Stone Shack Strabane Stryker and Yates will convert to money order offices on January 3. Local residents will be affected by the change and may need new forms and procedures for money orders.
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Strabane
Stryker
Yates
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Head of AFL to Meet President Hawley Friday
Gomperson, head of the American Federation of Labor, is set to meet President Hawley this Friday, signaling high-level labor talks. The meeting aims to discuss key employment and policy issues affecting workers nationwide.
Rail labor strike activity and flux in Twin Cities
Fifteen St. Paul jobbers and manufacturers visitation says freight moves satisfactorily though not normal at all points. They urge Northwest customers to order goods freely. Switchmen leader Hawley to confer with Gompers in Cincinnati on Friday. AFL pledges financial and moral support but no anticipated general railroad sympathy strike. Strike leaders report workers firm as railroads remain largely tied up.
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Robbers’ Union
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Northwest
Frank T. Hawley
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
Gompers
Morrison
Hawley
Committee of
General Managers’ Committee
Wage Increases Reportedly Hit Michigan Central Staff
Detroit, Dec. 7. General Superintendent W. Brown confirms conductors and brakemen gained about 15 percent earlier this autumn with October 1 as the effective date. Operators across 50 offices resisted a separate offer while Pere Marquette indicates telegraphers received 5 percent and firemen are negotiating for 5 to 7 percent by December 1, with further talks for a January 1 increase.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan Central Railroad
W. Brown
Michigan Central
Pere Marquette Railroad
Railroad Presidents Meet Over East Wage Increase
New York December 7. Railroad presidents gathered in New York to consider the East's demand for a 10 percent wage rise for train crews. George F. Baer declined to comment while W H Truesdale said there had been no explicit demands seen and saw no reason for trouble. W G Besler of the General Managers association voiced optimism that fair handling would avert conflict.
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George F. Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
W. H. Truesdale
The
Lackawanna
W. G. Besler
General Managers’ Association
Strike Breakers Arrive for the Montana Lines
Special Dispatch from Billings reports 23 strike breakers arriving from the south. About half were sent to Laurel to work, with others to be spread along the Northern Pacific line. No one will be used in Billings city. local forces remain sufficient. Local railroad offices say conditions are improving and freight operations continue normally.
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Laurel
Northern Pacific
Sugar fraud probes seek thorough testimony
Investigators press for detailed testimony in a broad sugar fraud case. Key witnesses from multiple firms are slated to appear as authorities pursue a thorough inquiry into alleged improprieties and price manipulation within the sugar trade network.
Campaign inquiry eyed on sugar frauds and trust funds
Washington dispatch reports three House resolutions seeking a probe into customs frauds tied to sugar, while President Taft and Attorney General Wickersham urge Congress to stay out of executive affairs. Representative Campbell aims to study executive impact and testimony, and Representative Gillespie proposes a congressional inquiry into sugar frauds and campaign funds from trust interests.
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Customs Service
New York
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
House
Committee On
Campbell
Kansas
Department
Wickersham
Mr. Wickersham
Executive Departments
Committee On Rules
Sugar Trust
Gillespie
Texas
Claim Head of Sugar Trust Aids Prosecution
New York December 7 testimony at the trial of six former American Sugar Refining Co employees charged with defrauding the government by underweighing showed W B Thomas president of the company asked at least one witness to tell all he knew of the alleged frauds. John P Thompson who ran the sugar import business testified Thomas gave such instructions in the attorney general's presence yesterday. Thompson added that Oliver Spitzer former dock superintendent and one of the defendants said he was too smart to get caught when asked about short weights at the Williamsburg docks.
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American Sugar Refining Company
W. B. Thomas
John P. Thompson
Mr. Thomas
Attorney General's Office
Williamsburg
Thompson
Oliver Spitzer
Spitzer
Secretary Dickinson Not Encouraged In Effort
Washington reports Secretary of War Dickinson met with House Military Affairs Chairman Hull seeking more army officers. Hull doubted success, recalling 1901 when officers met demand for 100000 men and questioning how 700 more would suffice. He noted support for some branches like the signal corps.
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Dickinson
Hull
House Committee On
Mr. Hull
Signal Corpa
Quick Justice Delivers Death Sentence in Williamsown
In Williamstown Kentucky on December 7 Earl Thompson a Black man accused of assault was indicted tried and sentenced to death within hours. Authorities moved him to Lexington for safety then returned him to face court as a mob gathered. Deputies and Sheriff Carter foiled the attempt to seize him.
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Earl Thompson
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Maggieoberts
Lexington
Carter
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