Logan in high glee as lawyers foil federal case
Harvey Logan alias Curry remains jailed in Knox County Tennessee and boasts his lawyers thwarted federal prosecutors over circulating unsigned currency. He anticipates a light state sentence and possible escape from coal mines while fearing a 15 year federal term. Police seek three alleged confederates linked to Logan and Montana train robbery.
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Standard
Knoxville
Tenn
Knox County
Harvey Logan
Curry
United States Federal Court
Tennessee
Logan
United States
Montana
City
Governors In Conference Toole Seeks Rail Merger Talks
Governor Toole expects at least five governors including Van Sant Herried White and Hunt to meet in Helena on the railroad merger. Attys general will attend with plans for closed door talks and a possible press statement by a small committee. The meeting likely ends Tuesday with Van Sant returning home. Toole hosts a dinner before departure.
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Toole
van Sant
Minnesota
Herried
South Dakota
White
North Dakota
Hunt
Idaho
Montana
Dakota
T. C. Kutz
Moorhead
Minn
Governor Toole
Hundred Die as Water Spout Ravages Saffe Morocco
A water spout struck Saffe Morocco on December 19 causing immense damage and the drowning of about one hundred people. The siege town with 12 000 residents including 3000 Jews is fortified with walls a palace and an Ort.
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Tangiers
Morocco
Saffe
Southern club dinner features Southern dinner and toasts
The Southern club of Missoula known as the Possum club held a dinner at the European hotel with more than 100 members. Colonel Marshall presided as toastmaster as speeches and songs celebrated the "Toothsome" Vianis and recollections of the Denar Old Sunny Land. The dining room was specially decorated for the annual event.
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Colonel Marshall Pre
Missoula
Dee
Southern Club
M’ssoula
Lfe
South
Dan Cavanaugh
T. C. Marshall
Marshall
Henry R. Melton
Beaverhead County
Stevens
Murder Mystery Clears Second Hand Dealer in Montana Case
A pistol linked to the James R. Hay murder near Sault Lake Utah is traced to a second hand dealer who identified contractor Peter Mortensen as the buyer. Hay’s body was found with a bullet wound after alleged theft of gold from the Pacific Lumber Company.
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Sault Lake
Utah
James R. Hay
Thirteenth South
State Streets
Peter Mortensen
Mortensen
Hay
Pacific Lumber Company
Women strangled by George Gribble coroner’s jury finds
Autopsy reveals some of the woman’s teeth in her stomach. Gribble after arrest at jail licked blood from his finger as coroner’s jury rules death by strangulation and bodily injuries inflicted by Gribble.
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Gribble
George Gribble
Funeral service held for Nellie Cropsey in Elizabeth City
In Elizabeth City North Carolina the funeral for Nellie Cropsey was held at the Methodist church. Her body was later moved to Brooklyn for burial while Andrew Cropsey, her uncle, will transport it. Wilcox the suspect showed no emotion at the service as guards were released. Public sentiment runs high against Wilcox though mob violence is discouraged. The case likely heads to a grand jury next March as prosecutors seek evidence linking him to the crime.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Nellie Cropsey
Pasquotank River
Andrew G. Cropsey
Brooklyn
Citizens’ Committee
Young Wilcox
Wilcox
Accasion
W. Turner
Murder in Stockton Lodging House Leaves Woman Dead
Lena Young, also known as Lena Wood, was found murdered in her Stockton lodging house. George Gribble was jailed on suspicion. he claimed she arrived beaten and he tried to care for her. The scene showed severe blunt force trauma, strangulation marks, and extensive blood evidence.
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Dee
Lena Young
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Lena Wood
Sho
Grbble
Gibble
Skeleton found in church steeple identified as fugitive
In Birmingham on December 3 a skeleton found in a negro church steeple near East Lake is identified as Winton White, a Black man said to have shot a man years ago and to have been a fugitive. A woman calling herself Nettle Healey, once White’s wife, asserts the remains are hers husband.
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Birmingham
Ala
East Lake
Winton White
Nettle Healey
Rivers Rising Threaten Flood Stage Along Two Rivers
Heavy rains in Pittsburg and upstream headwaters have pushed the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers toward flood stage. By tomorrow forecasts predict river levels reaching near or above flood marks with Dave's Island Dam at 14 feet and rising. Property owners are warned by the weather bureau and preparations are urged.
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Pittsburg
Ohio River
Weather Bureau
Dave's Island Dam
Allegheny
Moronaheli
Zionist Congress Forms Fund to Buy Land in Palestine
The Basel congress resolves to raise £200,000 for land purchases in Syria and Palestine. Collections will be held worldwide. It also plans to form organizations in multiple countries and host biennial congresses.
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Basle
Switzerland
Zionist Congress
Syria
Palestine
Thebaud Jewelry Robbery With Missing Valet
Mr and Mrs Paul Thebaud of Madison avenue New York report jewelry worth about 50000 stolen in a daytime raid. The valet Kern is missing and the butler who recommended him is under police surveillance. A pear shaped diamond valued at 20000 and a 44 grain pearl valued at 15000 are among the pieces. The theft followed a trip to White Plains for a church visit and a rig was found abandoned at the station three hours after the valet last drove away.
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New York
Paul Thebaud
Madison Avenue
Thebaud
Frm
Mr. Thebaud
Howard Willets
White Plains
Kern
Prisoners Plot Escapes Foiled at Leavenworth
Warden McClaughey stopped a dec 29 plan by five convicts including Gilbert Mullins to free prisoners and seize the armory. The mutineers hoped to disarm staff Frank Thompson, Frederick Robinson and Turner Barnes. A fellow inmate overheard the scheme and alerted authorities.
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Leavenworth
Kan
McClaughey
United States Penitentiary
Frank Lemon
RR. G. Brown
Gilbert Mullins
Sheriff Cook
Topeka
Frank Thompson
Big Negro
Frederick Robinson
Rob Clark
Turner Barnes
Mullins
Minneapolis elevator man Peavey shows marked improvement
Chicago December 29 Frank H Peavey of Minneapolis is critically ill with pneumonia but is much improved today. His physicians are confident he will recover as the turn for the better came this morning.
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Chicago
Frank H. Peavey
Minneapolis
Marconi Arrives in Montreal En Route to Ottawa
Signor Marconi arrives in Montreal to consult the Canadian government and thank officials for their assistance as he continues to Ottawa for wireless telegraphy work and recognition.
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Montreal
Signor Marconi
Ottawa
Canadien
Battle Between Foraker and Hanna Factions in Ohio Politics
Cincinnati dispatch reports a fierce drive for control of Ohio legislature as Foraker and Hanna supporters maneuver for two years ahead. Leaders in Cincinnati Washington and Columbus trade barbs while differing factions name tickets and vie for committee chair roles. The democratic side shows unity as Col. Kilbourne withdraws from contention for Senate nomination.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Columbus
Senator Foraker
Hanna
Foraker
George B. Goox
Washington
State Executive Committee
New York
Senator Hanna
Sherman
McKinley
Senate
House
Charles L. Kurtz
State Committee
John P. Malloy
Nash
James Kilbourne
Democratic Joint Caucus
Charles W Baker
Death in the Huron Shaft at Dillon Mine
Fred Hastings was killed when the ground caved in at the Huron shaft. He was found 60 feet down with a crushed head, after companions escaped. an inquest is planned in Dillon. Hastings, a carpenter, had left town Monday to work at the mine.
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The
Standard
Dillon
Fred Hastings
Hastings
Bannack
Roosevelt Declines to Preside Over 1904 Olympia Games
In a communication to Baron Coubertin Roosevelt says he cannot preside at the Chicago Olympia games in 1904 though he takes a keen interest in the contests. He regrets it would be impracticable for him to attend due to various reasons.
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Washington
Baron Coubertin
Chicago
Roosevelt
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