Dowie on Witness Stand Tears and Conflicts Unfold
Chicago reports Elijah the Restorer Dowie breaks down on the witness stand detailing strained ties with Samuel Stevenson and financial disputes. He accuses Stevenson of mismanaging lace industry funds while defending his own movements and stock returns amid the Zion group’s scrutiny.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Elijah the
Samuel Stevenson
Sroak
Stevenson
Dowies
Zion
Tuley
Elijah II
Zlon
Dowle
Fils
Dowls
Techimomy
Steamer Breaks In Twain at Paint Creek
Charleston W Va December 19 The Kanawha Belle ran aground and broke in two on Paint Creek during descent. All deck hands and roustabouts drowned. officers saved. Ten Martin a passenger rescued but died of fright. Affected crew say pilot Snyder was away at supper before the incident.
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Ligor Negro
Charleston
Wo Va
Kanawha Belle
Paint Creek
Raustehouts
Sam Hawkin
Sam
Governor McMillin Sees Train Robber in Jail Visit
Governor Renton McMillin of Tennessee visits Harvey Logan the Montana train robber in Knox County Jail Knoxville to hear Logan narrate gang escapades. The meeting follows Logan’s prior notoriety and a discussion of another gang member, George. A separate note mentions a man named John P B Rich found frozen to death in Pur Ala on December 19.
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McMlan
Knoxville
Tenn
Renton McWillin
Tennessee
S Tong
Knox County
Val
Harvey Logan
Montana
McMillin
Sin
George Other
Nashville Felice
McMilliin
Serhor
Logan the
Taurhed
Senger
John PB
Rich
Marconi to pause wireless tests as Newfoundland talks loom
Marconi meets Newfoundland governor and hints at a temporary halt to wireless telegraphy tests while Anglo American Cable Company negotiations proceed. He forecasts possible settlement, notes cost reductions for cabling, and highlights the strategic role for Britain and colonies. Governor Boyle hosts a luncheon in his honor.
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Anglo- American Company
Boyle
Newfoundland
Marconi
England
Bank Robbery At Springdale Ends With Mountain Chase
A single robber entered the Springdale bank, forced the assistant cashier to yield about $7,000, dropped $1,000 on the walk, and fled by buggy toward the mountains. Pursuit followed. he leaped from the buggy two miles out, vanished into woods, bloodhounds are tracking him with hope of capture by morning.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Springdale
Cold Weather and No Coal Threaten City Fuel Supply
Chicago and St Louis face a coal famine as weather and floods cripple mines and rail transport. Chicago reports only about thirty hours of coal left with temperatures set to drop to well below zero. Rail and river routes are blocked, coal dealers warn of widespread shortages and potential plant closures. In St Louis, zero weather and ice hinder hauling, ferries, and transit systems, jeopardizing supply and transport.
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Chicago
St. Louia
Weather Bureau
St. Louis
St Louis
Pretty Lilian Griffith Race to California Love
South Bend reports Frank Suman of Valparaiso near death in California as he fights to see his sweetheart before passing. Seven year old Lilian Griffith races across the continent by train to reach him, hoping to marry him upon his recovery or death, if she wins the long journey.
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Pretty Girl
South Bend
Ind
Frank Suman
Valparaiso
Les
California
Pretty Lilian Griffith
Suman
Pacific Slope
Man dies after suicide during song in St Paul room
In St Paul on December 19 C T Christensen committed suicide in his room while singing a German song. He fired a bullet into his mouth and died instantly. His wife says he had been under doctor care for years and had quarrels with her before the act.
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St Paul Minn
C T. Christensen
Williams Brothers Battle Ends With Desperado Death
Henry Williams dies after a shootout with City Marshal Ben Barrett and Deputy Hargett in Russellville Alabama. Tom Williams is wounded in the arm and chest while Frank McClurg, a merchant, is mortally wounded. Tom escaped after a frantic exposure as the pursuit began near McClurg’s store.
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Russellville
Ala
Henry Williams
Frank McClurg
Tom Willams
Henry
Ben Barrett
Hargett
Williams Brothers
Indian Territory
McClurg
Tom
Barrett
Williams
Tom Wiliams
Williamses
Man and wife murdered in locked Parsons home
December 19 Parsons Kansas reports Colonel John F Bull and his wife Carrie found dead in their new bedroom both stabbed. Police say the house was locked no robbery. Bull an elderly real estate dealer and Civil War veteran. Coroner to hold inquest. One engineer killed another in Tennessee today after a Durham Georgia altercation as both were engineers.
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Ohio
Wesley Blevins
J. M. Cowan
Durham
Blevins
Cowan
Man shoots at wife after dispute in Centreville
In Centreville Texas on December 19 T MW Exum reportedly fired a shot at his wife after she objected to his actions. The shot went into the floor and narrowly missed her. Exum then dragged her toward the doorway before fleeing the scene, leaving unclear details of motive or immediate capture.
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Exum
Centreville Tex
T. MW Fixum
Rosa
Murder and treachery in Tay Tay revealed by Gen Chaffee
Washington reports detail a court martial review in the islands where seven natives, former insurgent soldiers, were tried for murder in Tay Tay. General Chaffee notes dual governance by locals under American rule, with assassinations and disappearances carried out by municipal officers. One priest, Leonardo de Posey, faced trial as chief culprit, claiming confessional privilege but rejected by the court. Six natives were sentenced to death, later commuted. Posey’s sentence was reduced to twenty years. Additional cases involve Filipinos charged with the murders of American soldiers in Luzon and surrounding areas, with sentences adjusted by General Chaffee.
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Washington
Ornor
Philip Chaffee
War Department
Tay Tay
Luzon
Garryson
Padra
Gover
Chaffen
Islands
Chaffee
Leonardo de Posey
de Posey
Pueblo
Caledonio Javier
General Chaffee
Char+ fee
Philippines
Goldler
Richard H. Brewer
Twenty Seventh Volunteer Infantry
Caloocan
Novaliches
Manila
Ratte Weder
Alva Feagang
Petra Gray
Company A
Ifantry
San Pedro
Isabela
Hfe
Sign Ramieres
Cordon
Thor Tee
Yamin
Tee Tage
Night Tragedy at Soho Furnace Ends Nine Lives
Tremendous explosion at Jones and Laughlin Soho furnace in Second avenue near Brady street, Pittsburg, PA, kills nine men and injures four. A 900 pound wheelbarrow toppled into the furnace causing gas and fire to burst upward. fifteen laborers, mostly Hungarians, were exposed to the blast as molten metal and slag rained down, with bodies found on the mill roof and in the cupola. Eyewitnesses describe a sheet of flame, intense heat, and many workers blown from the top, while onlookers scattered and traffic stalled.
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Ittsburg
Soho
Jones and Laughlin
Second Avenue
Brady Street
Mmen
Barrow
Delock
Homestead Division
Frankowicz
James
Storn Yard
Crowed
Faim
Pittsburg
pan-American Congress
Roosevelt
J. R. A. Crossland
Missouri
Liberia
Miner Plunged Down Shaft at Gold Hill Mine
Charlotte New Mexico December 19 Hoss Russell a young white man employed at the Union copper mine at Gold Hill met a tragic death this afternoon. He and five others were lowering ore when the bucket burst past control striking him at the top of the shaft causing devastating injuries and his body was brought up severely mangled.
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Jessness
F Hoistes
Charlotte
Hoss
Russell
Union Copper
Gold Hill
Howell resolution in supreme court today discussed
The Howell resolution redirects funds from the public property fund to settle issues. Georgia news notes further that several measures were approved by the general assembly, with Governor Candler's disapproval of some.
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Supreme Court
Howell
Public Property Fund
Council Committee
H. M Atkinson
Atlanta
Candler
Hitch in Consolidation Talks Stalls Atlanta Firms Pact
A council meeting over the consolidation of Atlanta Railway and Power Company, Atlanta Rapid Transit Company, and Georgia Electric Light Company faced a delay as H M Atkinson refused to sign the proposed terms. The special committee and Atkinson’s attorney Arkwright failed to reach agreement, prompting adjournments and a planned Tuesday session to resolve the differences on ad valorem tax rebates and other points.
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Special Committee of Council
H. M. Atkinson
Atlanta Railway and Power Company
Atlanta Rapid Transit Company
Georgia, Electric Light Company
Atkinson
Council
Preston Arkwright
Temple Court
Rawson
Alderman Welch
Mayson
Recorders Court
Rell Cal
Hentz
Arkwright
Wriaen
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Mary Ann Stevenson
West
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H Worthington Judd
Zen Race Industry and
Zion Land and Investment Association
Sovernor
Arkansas
Tom Williams
Marsh
Barrett Ane der
Wolgee Watty
Filipinas
Chaticé
Band of Sturderers
He Fele
Pier
W. Meritt
Valdosta
G. R. Glenn
W. E. Crockett
Gainesville
H. A. Rucker
Internal Revenue
Georgia
Chandler
Oak Level
Farmer Knighton
Arthur Price
Mra
R. J Rowland
Macon
Felten
New York
Neilie Crousey
Elizabeth City
N. C
Clarence Wallace
Matilda Wallace
Newbern
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Chile
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