Train robber Kilpatrick sentenced to 15 years
Ben Kilpatrick was sentenced to 15 years in the Missouri state penitentiary at Jefferson City after a federal trial in St. Louis. Laura Bullien, Kilpatrick’s accomplice, was convicted and faces a separate sentence the next day. The pair were tried for altered bank notes and related counts, with Kilpatrick accepting a plea to one count and Bullien to possession of altered notes.
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St. Louis
Ben Kilpatrick
Jefferson City
Elmer B. Adams
United States District Court
Laura Bulles
United States
Charles P. Johnson
Thomas P. Bashawa
United States District Attorney
Rosier
Johnson
Kilpatrick
Bashawa
Adams
Johnson, Snodgrass
Missouri
Lesier
Knox
Four Courts
Ben Wets
Texas
Nevada
Montane Wipatrck
Louis Bullen
Great Northern
Wagner
Mont
Helena National Bank
Elliolt
Kent Northern Express Company
Iglesias Sentenced in Porto Rico Conspiracy Case
Santiago Iglesias and nine associates were tried in San Juan district court for conspiracy to raise labor costs. Iglesias received two years and three months eight days. several associates earned four months. two were acquitted. The local federation was dissolved as illegal. appeal to the supreme court awaits.
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San Juan
P. R
Dee
Santiago Iglesias
Federation of Workmen of
Porto Rico
Iglesias
Federation of the Workmen of
The
Ameri
Can Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Savage
District Court
Supreme Court of
Portobco
General update on Stone and Tsilka captives in Bulgaria
Constantinople reports Miss Stone and Mme Tsilka have improved enough to enjoy basic comforts. Brigands claim the captives converted them to Christianity and refuse to lower demands. Dickinson has issued an ultimatum. his offer stands or nothing, with recommendations sent to Washington for a Bulgaria ultimatum.
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Constantinople
Miss Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe ratifies road purchases
Topeka Kansas December meeting of stockholders approves the purchase of various railway lines negotiated by the directors during the past year. The action formalizes acquisitions and confirms the corporate strategy of expanding the network.
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Topeka, Kan
Atchison,Topeka & Banta Ke Railway
Directors Reelect Ripley and Officials at Stockholders Meeting
At the close of the stockholders meeting the annual directors meeting adjourned with President Ripley and all officials reelected. Ripley and several directors departed for Beaumont, Texas late in the afternoon.
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Ripley
Beaumont
Tex
Funeral Plans for Nicholas Kessler in Helena
The late Nicholas Kessler dies yesterday in Helena Montana funeral set for Sunday afternoon at his Broadwater residence with services by Rev W N Sloan of First Presbyterian. Elks will hold rites before, Masons at Forestvale Cemetery with Moses Morris officiating. Pallbearers include Henry Klein A J Fisk C B Jacquemin John Horsky H M Parden M Reis A M Holter and Dr W L Steele.
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Helena
Nicholas Kessler
Broadwater
W. N. Sloan
First Presbyterian Church of
Elks
Masons
Forestvale
Moses Morris
A. M. Holter
W. L. Steele
Opposition to Utah Indian mining leases heard in Washington
A Saturday hearing before Secretary Hitchcock at the interior department examined Florence Mining Co. lease proposals for 640 acres on the Ultah Ute Reservation in Utah. Utah lawmakers Kearns Rawls and Rep Sutherland opposed the leases while agent WW Myron and Rep Sherman supported them. Indians stand to receive five percent of mineral products.
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Washington
Interior Department
Hitchcock
Utah
Florence Mining Company
Menitors Kearns and Rawls
Sutherland
WW. B. Myron
Representative Sherman
New York
House
Indiana
Nominations Sent to Senate Include Prouty and Mason
President forwards names to the senate including Charles A. Prouty of Vermont for reappointment as an interstate commerce commissioner and Medical department Captain F. Mason as surgeon with rank of major.
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Washington
Dee
Senate
Charles A. Prouty
Vermont
Interstate Commerce
F. Mason
May Die Instead of Marrs
Levi Garrett a young French Canadian lies in critical condition at his Rumford Falls home after knife wounds from highwaymen. The robbers took $15 Garrett had drawn from the bank for his wedding expenses scheduled today. the attackers escaped.
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Rumford Falls
Levi Garrett
Garrett
Drowned While Skating in Pompton Lake
Three children of Tunis Pons of Pompton Lake New Jersey drowned while skating last night. The victims were Clara 16 Lizzie 12 and Benjamin 10. Their bodies were recovered.
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New York
Tunis Pons
Pompton Lake
N. J
Clara
Lizzie
Benjamin
President Roosevelt Meets Boer Agent In Washington
Gen. Samuel Pearson, Boer representative in Washington, called on President Roosevelt who offered no statements prompting a discussion of South African affairs.
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Washington
Samuel Pearson
Roosevelt
South Africa
Chile and Argentina Face Tense Diplomatic Strain
Chile purchases warships to challenge Argentina’s naval power as Buenos Ayres and Santiago maneuver over disputed roads. Argentina plans to seek arbitration if talks fail amid mobilization, debt reserves, and a pope mediated peace hope.
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Buenos Ayres
Galveston
Chile
Santiago de Chile
Great Britain
London
House of Buenos Ayres
Germany Defiant Over Monroe Doctrine Passage
Berlin reports commotion over New York cablegrams claiming Washington misreads Roosevelt’s Monroe Doctrine note. The German press argues the doctrine could allow private claims against South American nations by force. The Zeitung comments Germany could occupy a Venezuelan port without seeking US approval.
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Berlin
New York
Washington
Roosevelt
Zeitung
Germany
Uncle Sam
No Motive Found in Assault on Mrs Dennis Dressmaker
Washington reports the assault on Mrs. Dennis remains unexplained with no tangible suspects or motive. Mrs. Dennis shows fluctuating consciousness at the hospital and is expected to recover if no complications arise. A stained overcoat and a woman's apron found in a nearby sewer are being tested for blood, with coatmaker’s name straps missing.
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Dennis Henge
Washington
Dennis
Lavigne Knocks Out Hegerty In Fourth Round
George Lavigne defeated Tim Hegerty in Oakland by knockout in the fourth round. The Australian challenger, weighing 130 pounds, had earlier staggered Lavigne in the second and threatened during the match, but Lavigne finished with a left hook to end the bout.
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George Lavigne
Tim Hegerty
Austeralia
Oakland
Cal
George
K'd) Lavigne
Australia
Lavigne
Hegerty
President Roosevelt Opens Woodmen of the World Convention
The president pressed the button to open the Woodmen of the World convention in Spokane Washington. Telegrams from Spokane to Washington and from the head consul F A Falkenberg praise the president’s recognition of the humanitarian society with warm regards and best wishes from Theodore Roosevelt.
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Washington
Roosevelt
The
Society of Woodmen of the World
Spokane
Wash
Washington, D. C
Woodmen of the World
Republic
FP. A. Falkenberg
F. A. Falkenberg
Theodore Roosevelt
Civil Service Reformers Open National Meeting in Boston
The 21st annual meeting of the National Civil Service Reform league opened in Boston with talks by Harvard President Eliot Carl Schurz and William Dudley Foulke. Eliot urged public service purity citing a historical lottery linked to Stoughton Hall and warned against using public salaries for political advancement.
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Boston
National Civil Service Reform League
Friends of Civil Service Reform
Banders Theater
Cambridge
Eliot
Harvard
Carl Bechurz
Daniel C. Gilman
William Dudley Foulka
Stoughton Hall
Massachusetts
Carl Schurz
Civil Service Reform Advocates Praise Roosevelt Leadership
Dr. Danielson, league president, notes league victories came from patient effort and urges civil service ideas for schools and churches. William D. Foulke, new to the national civil service commission, says applicants cite devotion to the civil service law, praising Roosevelt as the premier reformer.
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Danielson
League
Civil Service
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana
National Civil Service Commission
America
Roosevelt
Carnegie Gift to Roosevelt Converts to Bond Offer
President Roosevelt negotiates with Andrew Carnegie over a 10 million dollar gift for a national higher education institution. The $10 million is the par value of bonds from the United States Steel Corp. officials weigh converting bonds to cash to remove acceptance obstacles. Carver's proposal remains withheld from Congress during talks.
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Washington
Andrew Carnegie
Roosevelt
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie
Carveries
Congress
Unraveling Mystery Man Found After Night Walk
Uncle John Neubert a rancher and stockman from Fort Benton wandered eight miles in cold and dark hills after leaving his home. His son Cyrus and William Brinkman found him exhausted at dawn at the Emblem ranch on the Teton. A recent facial abscess operation in Great Falls is suspected to affect his mind. He returned to his home today. he had been a Democratic candidate for the legislature last fall.
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Standard
Fort Benton
Johnnies Neubert
Teton
Emblem
Cyrus
William Brinkman
Great Falls
Neubert
Shamrock II Narrowly Escapes Fire in Brooklyn
Sir Thomas depo ton's cup challenger Shamrock II was saved from total destruction by fire late night. Fire damaged the boiler shop at Erie basin Brooklyn where the yacht lay up for winter and one of its launches burned. Estimated damage reached 100000 dollars.
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New York
Next Encampment in Washington Selected by G A R
Meeting of the Grand Army of the Republic executive committee chose Washington D C for the next annual encampment to be held in fall. Atlantic City and Denver had sought the event but Washington won unanimously. The Sherman monument dedication is planned during the encampment period.
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Chicago
National Council of the Grand Army of the Republic
Washington, D. C
Atlantic City
N. J
Denver
National Capital
William T. Sherman
Hill Resigns From Northern Pacific Board
James J. Hill has resigned from the Northern Pacific board of directors in New York on December 12. The move was anticipated and denied to be a result of pressure from Northern Securities company attacks.
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New York
James J. Hill
The
Northern Pacific
Northern Securities Company
Senate to vote Monday on Hay-Pauncefote canal treaty
Washington date and debate Summary of Senate agreement to adjourn until Monday with a vote on the Hay-Pauncefote treaty to abrogate the Clayton-Bulwer pact and authorize U S canal construction across the Isthmus of Panama. Key speakers Spooner Money Foraker with interruptions from Bacon and Lodge guiding the procedural plan toward final ratification.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Lodge
Senator Spooner
Senator Money
Senator Foraker
Money
United States
Great Britain
Mr. Foraker
Senator Bacon
Bacon Aaker
Bacon
Georgia
Mr. Bacon
Spooner
Clayton-Bulwer
I. Pauncefote
Congress
Sion
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Ian
Brooklyn Eagle
Dickinson
Nick Kessler
Suchay
Venezuelan
Lune
Amer
Ican Veromission
Society of
Gard
John Neubert
Shamrock
Council of Grand Army de
Cides Lpon
Hill
Northern
Pacific
Lodge
Off
Senators
Foraker
England
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