Notable Addresses At Carnegie Hall Defend Black Race
A diverse group including a northern governor and southern editor spoke at Carnegie Hall, New York, praising opportunities for African Americans and advocating support for Tuskegee Institute. Messages from Cardinal Gibbons and British Ambassador Bryce were read amid calls for education and patriotism. Booker T. Washington highlighted the institute’s work. The Armstrong association organized the event to raise funds for Tuskegee.
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Carnegie Hall
New York
Cardinal Gibbons
James Bryce
Tuskegee Institute
Gov. Hughes
Henry Watterson
Booker Y. Washington
Armstrong Association
Tuskegee
Associatio
Gen. Armstrong
Tuskogee
Fire Tragedy at Scranton Underwear Plant Kills Two
A Scranton Pennsylvania fire at the Imperial Underwear factory building killed two girls and seriously injured seven others. About 240 workers were present as Florence Watrous died in the flames and Marie Buckley broke her neck leaping from a fire escape. The blaze began when a slop pot tipped in the basement of the four story structure. Firemen and stairway crowds managed to evacuate as workers fainted and jammed the stairs. Loss placed at 75000 dollars.
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Scranton
Imperial Underwear Factory
Florence Watrous
Marie Buckley
Hremen
Baltimore Masonic Temple Fire Destroys Building
A large fire gutted the Masonic temple in Baltimore early Friday, destroying the structure above the second floor and causing about 250000 dollars in losses. The Grand Lodge of Maryland owned the building, with first floor stores damaged by water, but the archives reportedly remained intact in a cellar vault.
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Masonic
Traltimore
Grand Lodge of
Masyun
Grand Lodge
Broken by Prisco Disaster Strikes Boston Insurance Firm
A well established Boston insurer with fifty years of local operation and past fire losses in Boston Chicago and Baltimore collapsed on Friday under pressure from a disaster linked to Prisco. The firm yielded control amid mounting claims and instability.
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Prisco
American Insurance Company
Boston
Chicago
Andaltimore
Morgan in Control of Principle Life Assurance Group Sale
An incomplete report indicates Morgan and associates gained control of The Principle Life Assurance Society of New York by purchasing a majority of its stock from Thetoas FLTs, signaling a major shift in leadership and ownership.
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Nave
Priltiple Life Assuraite O Society
New York
Thetoas Flts
Sioux City Live Stock Market Update
Market brief notes irregular activity in Sioux City stock listings with quoted figures and names Frigans Shaun Dervis and BLT. A price point shows $4.49 and mentions Taj Dervis and Pop Hess in the crowd.
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Sioux City
Frigans
Orm
Shaunny
Taj Dervis
Pop Hess
Pope Suspends Audiences Over Gout Attack
The pope, suffering from a heavy gout attack, has reluctantly postponed his audiences. His private physician visited Thursday and advised rest, leading to a temporary suspension of papal activities.
House Passes Pension Bills and Adjourns
The house passed a large number of pension bills on Friday afternoon and adjourned at 1 25 oclock p m until Monday. The penal code bill was not taken up.
French Win at Settat After Ten Hour Battle in Ravine
News from Tangier reports Gen. d Armande’s French column defeats Mulai Rachid and Mulat Hafid forces near Settat after a ten hour engagement. French casualties total twenty, Arabs suffer heavy losses as Chanda reinforcements arrive and Moors retreat to the hills. Gen. d Armade then advances to Kasbah Berroa.
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Tangier
Settat
Wa Armade
Coluun
Mulat Rachid
Mulat Hafid
Mulai Rachid
Casablanca
Frnch
Gen. d'Armade
Sweden’s King Gustave Opens Parliament with Frustrated Women Vote Stance
In Stockholm on Thursday King Gustave opened Sweden’s first parliament since King Oscar’s death. He pledged duties for prosperity and noted suffrage bill to be reconsidered but stated no franchise for women now. Commissions study naval defense and labor relations.
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Sweden
Gustave
Stockholm
Oscar
Riksdag
Fire damages Dorchester church in suspected arson
A Thursday morning blaze nearly destroyed the Second Congregational Church in Dorchester Massachusetts. Authorities deem arson likely after investigators found a hole in the side and evidence of accelerant. The new $25,000 organ was lost while historic church treasures were saved. Pastor Rev. Dr. Arthur Litth is listed as leader.
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Massachusetts
Second Congregational Church
Dorchester
Mass
Arthur Litth
Japan Cabinet Crisis No Shift in Foreign Policy
Washington and London dispatches debunk claims that an opposition victory would alter Japan's foreign policy. The cabinet crisis is explained as internal budgetary disputes, with a full reformation unlikely to oust current ministers, possibly including Foreign Minister Hayashi.
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Washington
London
Japan
Hayashi
President Nominates Postmasters for Cen ter and Los Angeles
The president on Thursday named Titus J. Suurs as postmaster at Cen ter and H. Flint as postmaster at Los Angeles California.
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Titus J. Suurs
Sims Seeks 80 Million Fine Against Standard Oil
United States District Attorney Sims returns to prosecute 4 000 remaining counts against Standard Oil. He intends to press rebates cases tied to the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroads. Judge Landis may oversee the trial as the Rockefeller firm faces another historic penalty.
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Sims
Standard Oil Company
United States
Chicago
Washington
Bonapare
Mable
John S. Miller
Walsh
Liberty
Landis
Rockefeller Corporation
Indiana
Ail
Standard Oil
The
Oil Combine
Chicago, Lurlington and Quincy
Chicago and Eastern Ilinois
Milwaukee enters trans Pacific trade race with rival lines
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad to compete with Harriman and Hill lines for Pacific trade. J. W. Hiland, third vice president in charge of Milwaukee traffic, will sail from San Francisco for Japan on June 30. Pacific coast extension to Seattle to be finished in 1909, enabling Chicago to ship via Milwaukee.
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Chicago
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Harriman and Hill Lines
J. W. Hiland
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Japan
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Wash
Murderer of Sidney Herndon Arrested in Missouri Case
Claude Brooks alias Slim, a Black man, was arrested in Carrollton Missouri and charged with the murder of Sidney Herndon found dead in Katsas City Missouri. Brooks confessed claiming he killed for 150 dollars. He had formerly worked for Herndon and knew where he kept money. Herndon was wealthy and tied to a prominent family.
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Claude Brooks
sSlim
Carrollton
Sidney Herndon
Katsas City
Brooks
Kansas City
Herndon
Beauchamp Killed by Brothers of Victim in Oklahoma
Dr Beauchamp who killed Charles Thomas of Chico Texas last year in Hobart was shot and killed in Lawton Oklahoma as he boarded a train. The assailants were two brothers of Charles Thomas, John and William Thomas, both of Lawton and Chico respectively.
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Dr. Beauchamp
Oklahoma
Flod. Beauchamp
Charles Thomas
Chico
Tex
Hobart
Lawton
Okla
John Thomas
Wiliam Thomas
Chica
Beauchamp
Ars. Beauchamp
Federal Troops Raid Leavenworth Gem Resort
A mob of about thirty soldiers from Fort Leavenworth attacked the Gem resort in Leavenworth Kansas early Sunday. They drove out inmates and razed the building after tensions over a comrade’s death and earlier assaults.
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Fort Leavenworth
Gem
Leavenworth
Kan
Bill grants leave of absence for Homestead Entrymen
The senate passed a measure allowing leaves of absence during December January February and March for homestead entrymen. The action signals legislative support for workers tied to homestead claims.
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Senate
Mystery attack on Attorney Dosh shocks state capital
Attorney R H Dosh of Stuart was severely injured in an assault by Carl Lane Clemons a wealthy Snohomish lumberman. The incident occurred in the attorney general’s office and later on the street near a doctor’s office. Clemons is held on bond awaiting developments.
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Dosh
R. H. Dosh
Stuart
Carl Lane Clemmons
Snohomish
Wash
State House
Des Moines
Clemmons
Desh
Harriet L. Clemmons
Affinities in Des Moines Headlines Stir Headlines
Mrs Hough of Des Moines declares end to her alleged affair with Representative Cottrell after learning her husband plans to return home. She admits love for her husband outweighed past feelings and expresses humiliation and public scrutiny.
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Mrs. Hough
John C. Cottrell
Kingsley
A. W. Hough
Des Moines
Wingsley
Mr. Cottrell
Supreme Court Decisions Filed in Des Moines
The Iowa Supreme Court released decisions Thursday affirming most appeals. Cases include State of Iowa v Martin Keokuk Linn Iselly v Chicago Rock Island Pacific Ry Linn Scminck v Marshalltown Busby v Busby Howard v Kelly Lindberg v Thomas Buena Vista reversed in part Kilmartin v Chicago Burlington and Quincy Dubuque Montrose Savings Bank Buena Vista reversed
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
State of
Webster City laborer named heir to $75,000 estate
William H. Baker, a day laborer from Webster City and nephew of Mrs. Augustus Mutehler, learns he is one of six heirs to the late Mrs. Mutehler's $75,000 Whiteside County estate. The property lies in Sterling and includes houses and farms. Baker’s share, with interest, is about $2,000. The Bakers have fourteen children.
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Webster
William H. Baker
Webster City
Augustus Mitehler
Whiteside County
Baker
Mutehler
Sterling
Maker
Aind
Stockholders sue for 1000 in defunct bank case
Albert Mitchell of Care with sues T A Way and I Way of Mason City in a case alleging he subscribed for 1000 dollars of stock in a defunct bank in August 1905 with a promise of 6 percent yield or buyback at face value if not satisfied. He claims no repayment was made and seeks judgment for 1000 dollars.
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T. A. Way Aid
S. i. Way
Mason City
Albert Mitcheot
Way Brothers
Mitchell
Way
Sunday Games for the Bluffs Drive Omaha Club Across River
Preparations in Council Bluffs for Omaha Western League games this season push authorities to ban summer Sunday baseball in Omaha. If enforced, Omaha may have to host Sunday games across the river, similar to Lincoln’s past no Sunday play. A new park plan aims to keep Western league action nearby, boosting attendance and city interest.
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Omaha
Lincoln
Maentes
South Omaha
Cornell Bluits
Fort Dodge Judge Denounces Law Violators in January Term
Port Dodge Judge R M Wright condemns saloon keepers and Hauer traffic, calling liquor sellers manufacturers of drunkenness and vice. He also denounces slot machines as educators of gamblers in his grand jury charge.
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Fort Dodge
R. M. Wright
Port Dodge
Grand Jury
District Court
Temple of Vice
Civilization Steels
Wright
Hackenschmidt Defeats Ali Manigot at Grand Rapids match
Charles Hackenschmidt of Iowa defeats Ali Manigot known as the Terrible Turk in straight falls before a large crowd at the Olympic Athletic Club in Grand Rapids Michigan.
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Charles Hackenschmidt
Iowa
Ali Manigot
Olympic Athletic Club
Grand Rapids
Mich
Burlington Bridge Authorization Passes Senate
The senate on Thursday approved a bill authorizing Burlington Indiana to construct a Mississippi River bridge linking the city to the opposite shore. The measure grants the project authority and funding steps for early planning and construction.
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Burlington
Senate
Burlington, In
Mississippi River
Tragic double murder suicide near Tuscola
Harvey Lickener killed his wife and 10 month old son at their home near Tuscola Illinois and then cut his own throat with a razor. He had shown signs of insanity recently.
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Harvey Lickener
Tuscola
Ill
Hearings Begin on New Mexico Statehood Bill
The house committee on territories will start hearings on January 8 on the bill providing for the admission of New Mexico as a separate state. The action places the territorial request before lawmakers for consideration of statehood.
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New Mexico
House Committee On Territories
Ames Board Receives Apology Over Athletics Dispute
The Ames Board of Athletics receives a letter from Professor Beever, chairman of Ames Aediletie feud appeal, regarding the playing of Wilbert, the Armes follback. The letter comes after Willett was fined, and the aim is to mend relations between schools.
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Ames
Board of Control of Athleties
Beever
Body Found Under the Tee at Des Moines Yuestiny
Des Moines residents discovered the upturned face of Frank Farrell beneath a tee at the Yuestiny area. Investigation confirms the body is Farrell, who resided northwest of Des Moines and had left home days earlier stating he would end his life after a period of despondency.
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Des Moines
Davieria Regent Backs Abolishing Death Penalty
The prince regent of Davieria, who recently pardoned two murderers sentenced to death, says he will not sign any more death warrants.
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Princs
Davieria
Husband Kills Wife Then Self in Tuscola Tragedy
In a fit of insanity Harvey Lackner, of Tuscola, gashed his wife with an ax and killed his month-old son, then took his own life. The wife died. the baby survived.
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Harvey Lackner
Tuscola
Blacksmith Shop Incident Reported With Fire and Departure
Fragmentary note describes a shop fire at Lcots Blacksmith Shop and a closure after an opening incident. Mentions H Whistler and C W Rich with unclear roles, a dissolution of activity, and a departure from town. Unclear dates or locations limit clarity.
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Lcots
H. Whistler
C. W. Richweds
Sloan
Treasury Buys Silver for Delivery in New York and Philadelphia
The Treasury Department bought 200000 ounces of silver for delivery at New York and Philadelphia at 56.927 cents per troy ounce.
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Treasury
Treasury Department
New York
Philadelphia
Col Kirk to Command Regional Army Unit
Col Kirk to command Col Podate previously of the Pilty-sinih readmieni TON Gi Mae set US named head of the teatteen at Menmerhal University Cit Woos tankKin to retire from the national guard.
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Col Kirk
Conmnand
Col Podate
Pilty-sinih Readmieni
Ton. Gi
Maeset US
Menmerhal University
Cit
tankKin
Sundberg of Whiting Elected Iowa Corn Growers President
Joby Sundberg, a prosperous farmer living near Whiting, was elected president of the Iowa Corn Growers Association at Ames. The selection reflects the association's leadership shift as farming interests in the region gain a voice in corn industry affairs.
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Sundberg
Joby Sundberg
Whiting
Iowa Corn Growers’ Wegociation
Ames
Wreck and Accidents Reported in Local Rail and Household Incident
A damaged barge on the Ind river and a freight train wreck near Elmire cause casualties. A14 year old Henry Dries accidentally shoots his 17 year old brother William while handling an old shotgun. A barge collision results in a death hours later. A Boone county couple, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Wahi, died recently.
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Pheyed
Henry Dries
William
Ind
Lawrence Wahi
Ploheera
Boone County
Low Pay and Army Marches Sparking Pentagon Debate
A U S press analysis notes infantry deployments and pay bills as Congress debates raises and unit thinning. Veterans fear reduced strength and longer tours, while officials warn of unreliable staffing if pay or drills lag.
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Anita
Towa
Sherm. F. Myers
Marse Henley
Car
Negie Hall—Watterson
BIG
Baltimore Blaze
Masonic Temple
Morgan
Batte
d’Armade
Kasbah Berroahid
Fortune
Sues Ways Fotl
Bluffs
Hackenschmidt
Whiner
Rod Rapids
Yue Dyer Eve
Yeootyps Eoelo
Wedep Page Cote
Town City
Elmire
Iowa City
Canal
Nvy
Cer
Ugion
Uited
Congress
Spondent
Poulig
Dackson
Chi
York
Os Pats
Viscount Ack
OSCO
Coe Lie
Japa
Taft
Ohio
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