Outrageous Schley verdict sparks congressional probe urge
Washington on December 14 reports intense public anger over the Schley court decision. Senator Foraker calls it disgraceful and shameful while Dewey is praised for standing by his conviction. Many leaders expect a congressional investigation not limited to Navy or enemies’ code.
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Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Offers Free Sample
An advertisement claims Kilmer’s Swamp Root cures kidney and bladder issues and related pains. It promotes home tests, lists symptoms, guarantees relief, and offers free sample bottle and book by mail from Dr. Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
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Senator Frye backs Schley in decisive Senate speech
Senator Frye who chairs the naval affairs committee and serves as president pro tempore declared tonight in favor of Schley, presenting a firm stance on the naval affair.
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Schley Case Inquiry Under Review by Navy Secretary
The secretary of the navy reviews the court of inquiry report on the Schley case and action is not expected soon. Dewey’s signature signals agreement with most findings while dissenting on specific points. Senate views largely oppose reopening the investigation. Meanwhile in Salt Lake City a union of Pacific lines adopts the American Railway Association code of rules, with changes to align procedures.
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Blizzard Claims Five Sheepherders Near Point of Rocks
A Wyoming blizzard near Point of Rocks Thursday night resulted in five deaths among unnamed sheepherders. Four bodies have been recovered. search continues for the missing fifth. Ten lives are known lost in the recent Wyoming blizzard.
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Wyoming
Severe December Cold Wave Grips Western States
The northwestern states report the coldest December in memory with record lows from 15 to 39 below. In Minnesota Park Rapids hits 39 below. a 65 year old farmer near St. Cloud, Joseph Zulager, died after his sleigh overturned and he was frostbitten on the prairie. Rail service saw only light delays.
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Loss of Lipenka Feared As Herders Perish on Vlains
Topeka reports dire cold wave across Kansas with temperatures near zero and as low as 12 below. Three deaths confirmed with many herders still missing and feared dead. Widespread stock damage. wheat in Peabody and Salina districts reportedly killed or deteriorating.
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Blizzard in Wyoming Causes Deep Temperature Drop
Reports from Cheyenne and towns such as Laramie Rawlins Green River Wheatland and Casper show temperatures plunging to 22 below zero at Cheyenne and 20 to 35 below in other western and southern areas. The storm is linked to sheep losses and the weather ban to moderates today.
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Sheep Losses Reported in Storm Ravaging Wyoming Range
No official reports yet from stock bosses but rumors say heavy sheep losses between Rawlins and Green River where the storm was most severe, with flocks killed by the ears as they huddled on the railroad track.
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Green River
Record Coldest Weather Hit St Louis in 19 Years
The city faced the coldest weather for this period in 19 years with the temperature dropping from 10 degrees above to zero over 4 hours. Trains ran late, wires failed, traffic stalled, and the poor suffered amid wind, hail, rain, and snow.
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Milwaukee Suburb Sees Man Found Frozen in School Yard
Eleven below in Milwaukee today as an unknown man was found frozen to death in the public school yard at Wauwatosa. He was thinly clad and thought to have sought shelter before succumbing to numbness amid statewide severe cold.
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Steamer Crew Struggles With Unknown Apparatus
The report notes the steamer crew could not understand the unfamiliar apparatus leading to several minor wrecks and loss of life.
Severe December Cold Sets New Record Across Region
Kansas City reports temperatures from two to eight degrees below zero with records shattered for the first half of December. Trains delayed as cold persists. Emporia records 16 below and Moberly hits 15 below while forecasts warn of more extreme lows before dawn. Temperature expected to dip to 10 to 12 below zero then rise.
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Cloudburst Flood Deluges Spring City Tennessee
A mountain cloudburst swelled the Pinet river flooding Spring City and washing away about 100 feet of the Cincinnati Southern track minutes after a southbound passenger train passed. Waters continue to rise as rain persists.
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Inmate Found Frozen Under Railroad Bridge Near Leavenworth
Mathias Garthoffer, an inmate of the soldiers home, was found dead beneath the Kansas City Northwestern railroad bridge between Leavenworth and the home. Authorities believe he fell from the bridge during the night, sustaining fatal injuries.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Mathias Garthoffer
Kansas City-Northwestern
Leavenworth
Storm casualties as ships wreck during British east coast gale
A fierce east coast storm sinks the British bark Wave Queen off West Hartle Point with several drowned. The Spanish steamer Alangueta from Hamburg with 20 aboard ran ashore near Sunderland. Rocket brigade twice reached a line to the stranded vessels.
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Great Britain
Hoth Frozen to Death Near Rosedale
Wright Fisher and Dr. De Witt Jordan of Vincennes died from exposure after falling from their carriage while driving home near Rosedale Indiana last night. The victims were found frozen to death in the cold December night.
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Ind
Wright Fisher
de Witt Jordan
Vincennes
Rosedale
First General Snow Hits Kentucky as Cold Wave Grips State
Louisville reports the season's first general snow in Kentucky with a nationwide cold wave. Temperatures dropped about 40 degrees overnight, affecting the entire state.
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Kentucky
Mississippi River at La Crosse Closes as Cold Wave Deepens
La Crosse Wisconsin reports the Mississippi River at the point closed this morning as government thermometers show 23 degrees below zero. Local observers note severe cold and transport disruption across the region.
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Jasper Walker Dies From Cold on Marshall Street
In Marshall Missouri on December 14 Jasper Walker a Black man was found frozen to death on a street last night authorities reported. Two witnesses described the frigid conditions and the day’s bitter weather contributing to the tragedy. Local officials promised a full inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death.
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Marshall, Mo
Jasper Walker
Counterfeit Silver Coins Flood New Whatcom Area
In New Whatcom Washington and Dee Massachusetts counterfeit currency of various denominations has circulated. The fakes use pure silver in manufacture and were so convincing that the coins were sent to the San Francisco Mint for verification before passing locally.
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Dee
San Francisco
Two Die from Wood Alcohol Poisoning in Beverly Mass
In Beverly Massachusetts on Thursday two men died and two others were near death from wood alcohol poisoning. John J. O'Donnell and Frank Wagzect succumbed to the poisoning.
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