Church Wins Favor in Porto Rico Case On Property Ownership
Supreme Court of Porto Rico rules property valued at 500000 belongs to the Catholic Church with rents since 1898, declaring 100000 due to the plaintiff. Three of five justices favor the church. American judges favor government. Case to be appealed to the U S Supreme Court. Charles Hartzell, ex-secretary of Porto Rico, represented the people.
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United States
Spain
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Charles Hartzell
Coal Raid At Berwick Draws Local Help From Farmers
A crowd of villagers and nearby farmers halted a stopped train at Berwick North Dakota and distributed ten tons of coal. Participants included bankers barbers and businessmen who weighed and charged every receipt, promising payment to the railroad company for the fuel.
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Berwick
N. D
Poison Suspected in Ohio Woman’s Death in Street
Miss Minnie Gunder, 28, daughter of the late Noah Gunder, died on a Kirkersville street after breakfast with Eugene Long. She complained of illness and collapsed while en route to her mother, Mrs. Alice Gunder. Authorities think poisoning caused the death and Coroner Marriott was notified.
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Minnie Gunder
Noah Gunder
Kirkersville
Ohio
Eugene Long
Alice Gunder
Marriott
Ten Terrorists Executed at Sunrise in Tiga Russia
Ten terrorists were executed at sunrise Friday in Tiga, Russia, for a spree of robberies, bomb outrages, and murders. The group, tied to a plot to kill Baron Moeller- Sakomelsky, governor general of the Bal- Strate, had extended operations over several months.
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Tiga
Russia
Baron Moeller- Sakomelsky
Bal- Strate
Arrest of two leaders on day fixed for assassination rises fears
The report notes the arrest of two leaders on the day set for an assassination. Separately, the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Co plans a 10 to 20 percent coal price hike within twenty days amid a West coal famine and rising Pittsburg demand. David Weinberg, deputy grand commander of the Ohio Modern Maccabees, died after an operation removing his tongue due to mouth cancer, having starved from extreme poor intake.
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Monongahela River
Consolidated Coal and Coke Company
Pittsburg
David Weinberg
Claims Right to Kill Wife in Butler Case
Max Kaftle, a Russian, killed his wife by striking her head with an iron in Butler, Pennsylvania. He also injured a young daughter and a boarder. When asked why, Kaftle said, I have a right to kill my wife. It's nobody's business but my own.
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Max Kaftle
Dm Butler
Kaftle
Large Rubber Imports Reach Fifty Million Value
The United States is slated to close the year with imports of crude India rubber totaling about fifty million dollars, according to a statement issued by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor.
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United States
India
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
Mob Lynches Negro Fiend After Confession near Annapolis
Henry Davis alias Henry Chambers, jailed for attacking Mrs. John Reid of Brownsville near Annapolis, is seized by about sixty masked men and lynched. He is strung up, bullets strike his body as mob violence ends the case.
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Henry Davis
Henry Chambers
John Reid
Brownsville
Annapolis
Mid
Roosevelt urges remedial legislation to curb land frauds
President Roosevelt urges Congress to tighten public land laws, increase funding for special agents and mining experts, and authorize leasing coal oil and gas rights. He calls for preserving forests on railroad lands, transferring park and grazing range control to the Agriculture Secretary, and enacting a comprehensive land rights act.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
United States
Forest Service
Local grazing rules and settlers rights urged in bill
The proposal calls for locality tailored grazing regulations and a reasonable grazing fee. It emphasizes protecting the rights of settlers and homemakers, asserting they should be absolutely guaranteed.
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Cee
Taft Warns Cubans to Be Good Amid Peace Effort
Secretary of War Taft released a report on the Cuba mission with Bacon outlining that the aim was to secure peace and prevent civil conflict between rival armed groups. He warned that continued insurgent divisions could force the U S government to act at great cost, but expressed hope for restraint and lessons learned about unjust elections.
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Taft
Cuba
Bacon
Inquest verdict and elections headline several cities
An inquest at Pittsburg returned a verdict of suicide while insane for Linford L. Dilworth. William C. Sanderson was elected mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, on the Republican ticket. Los Angeles voters favored Harper for mayor by about 3000 amid a Democratic claim of victory. Bernard L. Carter of St. Louis offered 1,000,000 for 100,000 acres of Routt county indemnity land. Rhode Island mill workers see raises of 5 to 10 percent, with Massachusetts and Connecticut mills likely to gain similar boosts. The Corn Products Company settled 450 glucose-related cases for 500,000. The steamer Cretan suffered a 200,000 loss from a 24 hour fire in its forward hold in Philadelphia.
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Linford L. Dilworth
Pittsburg
William C. Sanderson
Springfield
Mass
Los Angeles
Harper
Bernard L. Carter
St. Louis
Chicago
Denver
Colorado Land Board
Routt County
Mayden
Steamboat Springs
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Providence
Corn Products Company
Glucose Trust
Philadelphia
Boston
Bishop McCabe Dies After Stroke in New York
Methodist Episcopal Bishop Charles McCabe of Ohio died in a New York hospital after an apoplexy attack. Born October 11, 1836 in Ohio, he pursued ministry at Ohio Wesleyan University before joining the Ohio conference. His bedside attended by Mrs McCabe and his niece.
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T! Methodist Episcopal Church
New York
Dea
Philadelphia
Mra. McAbe
Bishop McCabe
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Conference
Putnam
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Bishop McCabe Life and Civil War Service Highlight LDS Church Leader
The article chronicles C. Bishop McCabe, a Civil War chaplain captured at Winchester and held four months at Libby Prison, his recovery in a Washington hospital, and return to service. It notes his roles with the Church Extension Society, leadership as secretary of the Missionary Society, fundraising achievements, and his 1896 bishopric election in Cleveland.
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Winchester
Libby
Washington
McCabe
Portsmouth
Ohio
Church Extension Society
General Conference
Missionary Society
Cleveland
Libby Prison
Meat and Dairy Trade Surges in Export Markets
A bureau of statistics report from the Department of Commerce and Labor shows over 250 million dollars in U S meat and dairy exports in the year to date. Meats account for about 200 million, cattle 35 million, and dairy products 10 million, with a ten year growth of roughly 60 percent.
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Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
Ship Brings Huge Mail Load To New York City
A steamer named Celtic delivered a massive mail shipment to New York City, one of the largest ever received. The cargo included 2,650 sacks of mail matter, with an estimated total of at least 800,000 letters.
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Celtic
Inheritan ce tax and public health debates unfold
A 1902 census finding shows many states already tax inheritance, with totals near 7.28 million and expectations of rising to about 10 to 12 million. The report notes several states contributing to General State revenues from inheritances, highlighting California New York and New Jersey among others. Also included are assorted local items: Kilauea activity Theodore Roosevelt Jr Harvard prank Edna Irvine charged with aggravated assault and Atlanta mayoral election results.
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Department of Agriculture
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Washington
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Censor Bulletin
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Connecticut
Delaware
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Tennessee
Vermont
Owe Ee
Virginia
Ryland
Igan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Hawaii
Nebraska
New Jersey
Kilauea
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Harvard
Dickies
Edna Irvine
Wyoming
Sheridan
Wyo
Atlanta
W. R. Joyner
Woodward
Atlanta Fire Department
International Association of Fire Engineers
President pledges full federal protection for Japanese in California
President Roosevelt backs Metcalf report calling for full protection for Japanese residents in California. He asserts the federal government will use all forces to protect persons and property, addressing school exclusion and violence against Japanese across San Francisco and the state.
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San Francisco
Commerce Metcalf
Congress
Metcalf Tev
California
Metcalf
Union
United States
Railroads’ Great Network Merges Under Hill Control
Reports from the era describe a coal famine due to railroad monopoly across Utah Idaho Nevada and parts of Colorado with self-help blockades of coal trains. The Interstate Commerce Commission investigates while Great Northern and Union Pacific pursue mergers. Henry S Hartley pleads guilty to rebates and a Mississippi court blocks Magnolia through-train stops by Illinois Central.
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Idaho
Nevada
Colorado
Interstate Commerce Commission
President Hill
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Burlington, Great Northern and Pacific
Hill
Billings
Great Falls
Mont
Henrys. Hartley
Kansas City
St. Louis
San Francisco
Garland
Supreme Court
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Ilinoia Central Railroad
Magnolia
Congress Passes Minor Bills and World War II Era Recess
Congress agenda includes a child labor inquiry bill, a Jamestown exposition loan, and urgent deficiency funds. President Roosevelt’s Japanese question message noted. House clears pension bills. Senate debates discharging negro troops. adjourns for holidays. Representative Monadll advances Shoshone land settlement bill. Christmas adjournment at noon.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
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Foraker Iade
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Lodge
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Ohio
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Wyoming
Payne
New York
National Capital Notes Reflect Wide Congressional Activity
A dated overview recounts resignations and appointments in Congress, bids for canal work openings, and immigration debates. It notes Roosevelt hosting Hughes, Jane Addams and Mary McDowell urging immigration scrutiny, and various appropriations and appointments. It mentions Meant exports up 60 percent, regional building interests, and diplomatic cautions from Baron Rose.
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Roosevelt
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