Witnesses Push Inquest On Calumet Fire Tragedy
In Calumet Michigan the coroner's inquest into the Christmas eve disaster continues as prosecutors seek witnesses who can identify the man who shouted fire. Claims of a Citizens Alliance pin appear amid testimony from Mrs Theresa Czabo Charles Olwen and Hilda Forsten. Federal and state officials weigh investigations into the Calumet strike and general lawlessness while in Tomah Wisconsin a woman, August Mess, 10, immolates herself in a religiously inspired act.
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Calumet
Mich
C. N. Hilton
Western Federation of Miners
Hilton
Dence
Hance
Theresa Caabo
Charles Olwen
Hilda Forsten
Mert
Czabo
Forsten
Miners” Union
Jen
T Children
Sta
Miners oppose Butte wage demand for surface labor
At a meeting the Butte Miners Union pushed against endorsing the Workingmen's Union demand for a $4 daily wage for surface labor. Members argued the timing was wrong, noting national labor conditions and the risk of wider wage conflicts, while some miners believed action should wait for a formal request.
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Hatte Miners Union
Butte Workingmen's Union
William Maxwell
Workingmen’s Union
Riley
Iso
Workingmnen
Uion
Twe
Miners’ Union
Workingmen's Union
Maxwell
Tme
Butte
Winter storms devastate Europe across the continent
Paris reports a severe year end as blizzards and floods lash France and much of Europe. Scotland and Italy see snowbound towns, than widespread telegraph and railroad outages worsen conditions. An intense cold grips southern France with towns evacuated and villages cut off amid rising deaths from exposure.
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Paris
France
Europe
Spain
Portugal
Mount Vesuvius
Italy
Germany
Berlin
Union Men and Managers Give Out Strike Figures
Calumet district mine managers and unions released divergent strike tallies as talks on recognizing the Western Federation of Miners stalled. Employers say under 1,000 strikers remain while union counts show about 19,429 benefited by weekly payments and thousands more affected, with 9,640 at work after five weeks of disruption.
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Calumet
Mich
Western Federation of Miners
John B. Densmore
Department of Labor
W. Denton
Charles H. Moyer
Federation
Calumet & Hecla
Continental
Allouez
Ahmeek
Mohawk
Wolverine
South ‘Kearsarge
North Kearsarge
Old Onceola
Tamarack
Hancock
Quincy
Tale Royale
Superior
Copper Range Consolidated
Ahmeek Mill
Tamarack Mill
Point Mills
Isle Royale Mill
Total
Follo
Hancock Copper
South Range
Mass Miers’ Union
Mass City
Copper Miners’ Union
Memers
Keweenaw Miners” Union
Omclass
Schmidt jury fails to reach verdict in priest murder case
New York reports after three hours deliberation the jury could not agree on Hans Schmidt former priest of St Josephs church charged with the Anna Aumalier slaying and was discharged Judge Foster ordered his prisoner to the Tombs. Two jurors opposed conviction throughout with one stating Schmidt may have been insane. Mexico City rumor returns of a new cabinet next year linked to French bankers aiding Mexican bonds to cover interest charges.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
St Joseph's Church
Anna Aumalier
Foster
Hexas
Schaniat
Mexico City
In. Today's Standard Page highlights and gossip
Fragmented OCR reads like a mishmash of nineteenth century notes. It mentions frost alarms in Michigan Calumet and Anaconda and references to miners, winter storms and New Year's Eve services. The jumbled lines reference advertising telephone companies stock reports and cartoons as part of a general Standard page summary.
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Tmiorican Federale
Ojmagnove
Michiran
Denny
Wan
Tilly Jane
Bouhler
Eire
Bulle Pote
Ines
Hiroa Calateet
Tis Goldberg
Westion
Pontiff Appears In Happy Spirits At Vatican
Rome reports Pope Pius X in excellent health despite rumors of indisposition. He greeted the diplomatic corps at the Vatican including Austrian Hungary’s ambassador Prince von Schonburg-Paretenstein and joked about his French, appearing bright and lively as he spoke to each envoy.
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Rome
Pius X
Vatican
Prince von Schonburg-Par
Etenstein
Austri Hungary
Federals Fought Back at Ojinaga Border Fight
The clash at Ojinaga near Presidio Texas involved about 5 000 rebels pressing on the Mexican federal position. Both sides suffered casualties while rebels pressed forward, the garrison reflected a drawn but tense stand as U S troops watched from across the river.
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Presidio
Texas
United States
Ofnaga
Mexio
Toribio Ortega
McNamee
United States Army
Joss Society
Ulla
Bingham Mine to Open Search for Lopez Next Friday
In Bingham Utah on December 9 Sheriff Smith said the Utah Apex mine would open next Friday to search for Ralph Lopez the man who killed six people. Authorities believe he may have died from hunger or toxic fumes after the tunnels were sealed. Lopez evaded capture after a gunfight that killed two deputies on November 2 as he fled through several counties, becoming a fugitive with a deadly track record.
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Bingham
Utah
Ralph Lopez
Smith
Lopex
Dee
Lopes
Front News From Presidio Sees Limited Communications
Washington reports meager news from the Presidio border area as officials cite limited communications with the isolated town and lack of official word on a battle said to be in progress across the border at Ojinana. The war and state departments have no confirmation of the reported clash.
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Washington
Presidio
North
State Department
War Department
Ojin
Ana
Jones Bill Liked by the Filipinos
On the way to Washington to advocate the Jones bill for a provisional eight year Filipino government, delegates arrive aboard the Singo Maru. The bill would set an eight year transition to independence with an American secretary of state appointee and a Filipino legislature under Governor Harrison.
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Wacisco
Washington
Philippines
Mauet Shaw
Congress
United States
Arnshaw
Polithe ‘Islands
Ciass
Heal
Fiipinos
Bob Ley
Francis Burton Harrison
Legislatire
Dean
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Pyrnees-Orentales
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