Alaska Prosperous In Many Respects In 1912
Governor Walter E. Clarke reports Alaska prospered in many respects last year with commerce totaling nearly 63 million dollars. Salmon industry and fish canneries reached record highs while railroads and cheap native fuel lag. He urges strict protections to curb alien fishing and improve development of transportation and fuel resources.
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Washington
Alaska
Walter E. Clarke
Fisher
Clarke
Congress
United States
Alaskan
Cohen Denied Habeas Corpus Writ in Spokane
Julius Cohen and his sister Goldie Berger, detained in Spokane, lost a habeas corpus petition in the superior court. Cohen, wanted in Illinois for a confidence game, was remanded to Pekin sheriff for return. He has noted an appeal to the state supreme court.
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Spokane
Julius Cohen
Goldie Berger
Butte
Mont
Illinois
Fluegler
Pekin
Cohen
State Supreme Court
Pacer Idol Death Ties to John Gratz Reward
John Gratz a Butte butcher received a $100 Christmas present from the Whitehall Fair association for the loss of his pacer Idol during last summer's Whitehall meet. The horse dropped dead in the third heat while Gratz drove after winning the first heat and finishing in a dead heat. Gratz is a well known horseman.
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John Gratz
Butte Butchering Company
Whitehall Fair Association
Idol
Whitehall
Gratz
Seek Woman in Butte Is Heir to an Estate
Police seek Mrs. Eliza Davidson in Butte after a Portland attorney reports she is the heir to valuable property. A liberal reward is offered for locating her, last heard from in Butte, and the Portland lawyer names James Stewart as her brother.
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Butte
Eliza Davidson
Portland
Davidson
James Stewart
State Hotel Arrivals List From Various Cities
A long list of guests checked into state hotels including Finlen John Holt in Missoula and Butte and J. W. Martin in Livingston. Names cover Helena Dillon Anaconda Great Falls and numerous others with companions and spouses noted where listed. Travelers include Dr. L. Barker J. Barker Harkness Ellithorope McNamee Keown and many more across multiple Montana towns.
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the Finlen
John Holt
W. H. Heffrey
Missoula
H. WH. Turnbell
Thomas Robinson
Elkhorn
J. D. Talbot
J. P. Gardner
Deer Lodge
Harold Back
John A. Longhame
Canyon Creek
Frank Ellithorope
Conrad
Sundberg
Belt
F. E. Allen
James Colin
Thornton—Maude
Griffin
Old Man Dies Among Toys in Christmas Fire
In Rio Bonito California on December 26 the body of 83 year old Nels Larsen was found among the charred remains of his Christmas toys in his father's burned home. Henry E. Larsen the father rescued five children but could not reach the sixth. Nels had been put to bed with his toys around him in the crib.
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Rio Bonito
Cal
Nels Larsen
Henry E. Larsen
Nels
Realita the queen of the Albanians and war correspondent
Mary Edith Durham, dubbed Realita by tribesmen, travels with Montenegrin Red Cross and Albanian bands. She reports from the Balkans, aids the wounded, teaches sanitation, and lobbies against Austrian influence, earning trust as a fearless, truthful advocate for Montenegro and Albania.
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Balkans
Mary Edith Durham
England
Montenegro
Albania
Miss Durham
Perceval Gibbon
Europe
Montenegrin Red Cross
Kralitza
Hem
Mirdita
Prenti Pasha
Tuzi
Austria
Balkan
One Way to Tell When Witness Is Not Perjur
Chicago December 26 United States Judge Carpenter outlined a method to judge truthfulness. He said rapid talking undermines credibility and gum chewing signals lower responsibility for testimony.
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Chicago
United States
Carpenter
Joseph
Train wrecking is latest idea of suffragettes
London authorities report suffragettes tied railway signal levers at Potter's Bar on Christmas night. The cords linked the signals to hinder operation, but no accident occurred and no injuries were recorded.
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London
Potter's Bar
Great Northern Railway
Elevated's First Engineer Dies in Butte at 65
Daniel Franklin Ramsdell who piloted New York's first elevated train died after a brief illness at 65. A former locomotive engineer for the Pennsylvania railroad he later moved to Butte thirty years ago and remained a collector. Survived by his wife and two sisters Mrs Vaughn and Mrs E M Dakin. Funeral at the family home with Rev Allen K Smith officiating.
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Daniel Franklin Ramsdell
New York City
South Dakota Street
Ramsdell
New York
West Indies
Pennsylvania Railroad
Butte
Vaughn
E. M. Dakin
Allen K. Smith
Four Are Arrested in Hunt for Highwaymen
Chief of Police Jerry Murphy leads the pursuit of Butte's five youthful highwaymen who have terrorized west side pedestrians. Four suspects matching victims descriptions were arrested yesterday and are detained for investigation. No holdups were reported last night as police believe after the Mercury street pair was robbed the gang is waiting.
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Jerry Murphy
Butte
West Side
R. A. Barclay
Joe Middlewick
East Mercury Street
Half Thousand Children to Get Presents Tonight at Event
Five hundred children will receive candy and presents from the Salvation Army Christmas tree at the annual exercises in the Auditorium tonight at 8 o clock. More than 400 admission tickets were sent out yesterday and every poor child of the city is welcome. Children may come with or without parents. The program includes songs by the Stevens Glee Club and reci...
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Salvation Army
The
Stevens Glee Club
Christmas carols at Salvation Army hall feature soloists
Florence MacDonald Gladys Massey and Flossie Sloate led Christmas tableaux while the Salvation Army band played at 107 East Broadway. The army hall hosted a free Monday evening by the Sunday school children. Tresidder's Independent Choralists sang carols including Hark What Means To God in the Highest So He Comes Let Us With One Accord Bethlehem Star Clap Your Hands with solos by Mr and Mrs Tresidder William Thorgan and William Tregida.
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Florence MacDonald
Gladys ‘Massey
Flossie Sloate
Salvation Army
Army Hall
East Broadway
Tresidder
Bethlehem Star
Mrs. Tresidder
William Thorgan
William ‘Tregida
Moonlight Carnival Planned at Holland Rink Tonight
Manager Byrne plans a moonlight carnival at the Holland skating rink with a brass band and ragtime for the crowd. The rink’s Christmas turnout was the largest since ice formed, and organizers expect a similar or larger crowd for tonight's event.
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Holland Rink
Byrne
Holland Skating Rink
Adv
Orders ONeil's Trial On Misuse Of Funds Charge
Bernard F. ONeil former president of the State Bank of Commerce Wallace Idaho was ordered by District Judge Woods to be brought from Coeur d Alene jail for arraignment on several months old charges of misuse of bank funds. He had previously stood trial there on a false statement charge with a hung jury. The Shoshone county grand jury returned indictments tolling these cases still pending.
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O'Neil
Coeur d’Alene
Grand Jury
Two Thousand On Strike On A Mexican Railroad
Laredo Texas December 26 Two thousand shop employees of the National Railway of Mexico struck today over eight hour day and wage increases. The action was called simultaneously at Nuevo Laredo San Luis Potosi Mexico City and Aguas Calientes with about 100 skilled mechanics and a similar number of others striking at Nuevo Laredo.
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Laredo
Texas
National Railway of Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
San Luis Potosi
Mexico City
Aguas ,Calientes
Nuevo
Rail Strike Impacts Shops as Bridges Burned in Rebel Action
Workers walked out causing shop closures amid demoralized railway lines from rebel activity. Officers deny tieups and expect regular service, while revolutions burned bridges and destroyed road beds. The strike followed weeks of pending demands and an ultimatum to act before year’s end.
Villa, Former Bandit, Escapes From Mexican Prison
Gen Francisco Villa known as the fox escaped from the military prison in Mexico City by sawing through his cell bars. Once a notorious bandit, he fought with Huerta against Orozco and faced trial for looting and a Parral bank robbery prior to Parral departure.
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Mexico City
Francisco Villa
the Fox
Huerta
Orozco
Villa
Parral
Castro says downfall due to United States
Cipriano Castro, Venezuela's deposed president aboard La Touraine, tells the New York Herald’s European edition that his fall stems from the American government seeking to gain Venezuela's mines. He accuses Gomez of repressing liberty and threatens a return only if summoned by the Venezuelan people.
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Paris
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
United States
la Touraine
New York Herald
Gomez
Castro
Peace terms border lines and no indemnity debate
A Times dispatch from London says Serbia and Greece dispute territorial terms east of the demarcation line between the Maritza and the Black Sea with Adrianople included, while the west would recognize Turkish sovereignty under an autonomous regime. Turkey refuses pecuniary indemnity. Durazzo report notes Turkish forces driven from the neutral zone near Alessio after four days of fighting. Servian losses about 200. A Greek steamer delivered war stores and 12 guns from Saloniki to the Servians at Alessio.
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Maritza River
Black Sea
Adrianople
London
Durazzo
Times
Baba and
Daitchi
Alessio
Saloniki
Bulgarian delegates offer to vest control of Selim mosque
London December 27 Bulgarian delegates authorize the Morning Post to state Bulgaria is prepared to permanently vest control of the sultan's Selim mosque at Adrianople in the sultan's representatives and make concessions to Turkish religious feelings in Adrianople.
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London
Morning Post
Bulgaria
Selim
Adrianople
Lieutenant Edmunds Recovering From Philippine Assault
Washington reports Lieut Kinzie Edmunds of the Eighth Cavalry is recovering after a brutal assault in the Philippines. He sustained five severe wounds while trying to aid Capt Watson, who was killed in the incident. The Moro attacker also died. Also noted is Camp Hill Pa housing an electric clock since 1870 and Argentina’s growing potato imports totaling over 2.645 million bushels last year.
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Washington
Kinzie Edmunds
Eighth Cavalry
Philippines
John Watson
War Department
Bell
Edmunds
Watson
Camp Hill
Argentina
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Pacer
Miss
Durham
RED Cross
Rior
Kennessys
Kepnessys
Coats
Elevated
O’neil
Philipine Hero
the Hennessy Co. Butte
Copper City
Anaconda
Eugene Hill Bookseller
North Main Street
DR. Lamb
West
Galena St
Buite
Ment
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