Wires Tax Battle Between Western Union and Burlington Railway
Des Moines reports Iowa will collect 657000 in taxes on Western Union telegraph wires along the Burlington line and Humeston branch, covering six years from 1903. Attorneys and executives plan Monday settlement talks to determine who pays or if they share the tax, with possible tax reduction requests and no final decree yet.
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Des Moines
Towa
Western Union Telegraph
Burlington Railway Company
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Humeston
James Hewitt
Western Union Company
Baldwin
C. B. & Q. Railway Company
Byers
Western Union
Executive Council
Mabray Case Set for Jan 7 in Council Bluffs
Criminal cases against J C Mabray and about eighty associates charged with conspiring to defraud many through fake races betting matches and other sports have been set for argument on demurrers January 7 1910 Civil cases against Mabray and certain citizens and financial institutions of Council Bluffs brought by victims of the reputed swindles postponed to January 10 Colby Divorce Case Settled in Mason City defendant awarded custody of the child Remley Wins Damage Suit for his dog in Town City with damages totaling 27 dollars including medical care and dog value
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Council Bluffs
J. C. Mabray
Mabray
Colby
Mason City
W. Somerville Colby
Clear Lake
Remley
Town City
Milton Remley
Lowkeitr
Roy Rarick
Estherville silver wedding marks 25 years celebration
Estherville Ia Dec 18 at their home south of the city Mr and Mrs Edwin Osher celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with about 140 guests in attendance.
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Estherville
Edwin Osher
Pardon Denied for Dr J W Crofford
Des Moines December 18 Governor Carroll rejected the state board of parole recommendation to pardon Dr J W Crofford of Decatur County who is serving a twelve year sentence in Ft Madison for murder in the first degree.
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Crofford
Des Moines
Carroll
State Board of Parole
J. W. Crofford
Decatur County
Ft. Madison
Nations in accord amid Central American tension
Mexico pledges peace with Guatemala and others, envoy Creel-Bar says. In Bluefields, Admiral Kimball prohibits fighting to protect American lives and property, delivering Diaz and Vasquez copies of the order. Honduras' Davila suspends shipping and tariff laws after siege to ease tensions.
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Envoy Creel
Bluefields
Washington
Mexico
United States
Enrique Creel
Creel
Guatemala
State Department
Zelaya
Gen
Nicaragua
Shipley
Des Moines
Kimball
Thomas P. Moffat
Cconsul
Adolfo Diaz
Estrada
Rama
Vasquez
Knox
Honduras
Port Cortez
Davila
Woman Arraigned for Bathtub Murder Case
New York December 20 Mrs Caroline B Martin and Mrs Mary Snead the mother and aunt of Ocey Snead East Orange bathtub victim were arraigned on complicity charges Prosecutor Mott said evidence from tin boxes left with a hotel clerk strengthens his claim Ocey did not die by self destruction He plans to extradite the defendants to New Jersey.
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New York
Caroline B. Martin
Mary Snead
Ocey Snead
East Orange
Proscutor Mott
Ocey
Roosevelt sets out for Uganda on historic expedition
The American hunting and scientific expedition begins the second stage of its journey in Africa. Roosevelt and colleagues depart Nairobi for Kisumu and will cross Victoria Nyanza to Entebbe. They plan to reach Gondokoro, Uganda by February 17 and enter Kampala by motor, with invasion into the Nile province starting December 23.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
Africa
Gondokero
Uganda
Cal. Roosevelt
Kisumu
Clement Hill
Entebbe
Uganda Protectorate
Roosevelt
Kermit
Kampala
the Nile
Hill Sees A Rail Crisis In Strained Funds
Portland December 26 James J AN says construction and maintenance costs have risen for railroads making it hard to balance accounts. He notes engineers and trainmen are well paid and a general strike is unlikely. He cites the northern railroads switchmen strike as organizational rivalry, not broad cause.
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Portland
Ore
James J. AN
Mr. Hill
Federal liquor ban urged for Hawaii in Senate hearing
John G. Woolley of the Anti Saloon League testified before the senate committee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico supporting a Johnson bill to prohibit alcohol sales in Hawaii. He claimed a majority would back federal action, but liquor interests oppose it arguing the bill insults Hawaiians as an unenlightened people. He said Hawaiians prefer sobriety but resist temptations.
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Washington
John G. Woolley
Anti-Saloon League of the
Hawaiian Islands
Senate Committee On
Pacific Islands
Porto Rico
Senator Johnson
North Dakota
Hawaii
Woolley
Umpire Elected President of National League
Thomas J. Lynch of New Britain Connecticut, former chief of the staff of umpires, was elected president of the National League. John A. Heydler, former league president, was chosen secretary and treasurer. Both elections were unanimous as magnates adjourned until February.
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New York
Thomas J. Lynch
New Britain
Conn
National League
John A. Heydler
League
Lynch
Engineers Get Increase In Pennsylvania Railroad Settlement
The Philadelphia accord settles issues with Pennsylvania railroad engineers and quiets labor agitation as conductors and trainmen seek wage increases across 32 eastern railroads. The settlement grants small raises and covers 11 of 19 arbitrated articles.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Woman Freed But Arrested in Seattle Fraud Case
Mrs. Mary A. Johnson was found not guilty of defrauding the Seattle Electric Company of 600 through a fake damage claim. Immediately after the verdict she was arrested on a Pendleton Oregon warrant charging parole violation.
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Seattle
Wash
Mary A. Johnson
Seattle Electric Company
Pendleton
Ore
GIVES UP HOPE FOR CHILD
Louisville workers comb ten blocks around Alina Kellner home for 24 hours but search ends with waning hope of finding the eight year old missing girl. Relatives and police express sorrow and belief the case may be unsolved.
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Louisville
Sewer Department
Alina Kellner
Danish university finds no proof Cook reached north pole
Copenhagen reports the University of Copenhagen committee examining polar records has not completed its work and has yet to prove Dr. Frederick A. Cook reached the North Pole. The discussion sparked debate among officials while Cook’s supporters remain convinced.
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Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Torp
Glad Cook
New York
Frederick A. Cooke
Cook
University
August W. Loose
Capt. Loose
Greenland
Five Convicted of Sugar Conspiracies in New York Case
New York December 20 jury convict five of six Sugar Refining Company employees of criminal conspiracy to defraud customs on imported raw sugar. James Bendernagel, cashier at Williamsburg plant, hung jury. Sentences carry up to two years and $5,000 fines. Prosecution aimed to connect fraud to higher executives. Stimson vows to bring those higher up to justice.
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New York
Feilty
Can Sugar Refining Company
James ¥. Bendernagel
Williamsburg
Oliver Spitzer
John R. Coyle
Thomas Kehoe
Edward A. Boyle
Patrick J. Hennessey
Checkers
Bendernagel
Stimson
Mr. Stimson
Blizzard Grips Southwest and New Mexico
Albuquerque reports one of the worst blizzards in years with subzero temps in northern and central New Mexico. The heavy snowstorm has persisted for 86 hours, causing livestock losses and demoralizing traffic. Snow plows are active across the region.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Here
Santa Fe
Chinese Start U S School in Seattle for Chinese Students
Fourteen wealthy Chinese boys arriving in Seattle for an American education are forming a private school under state law. They will study English and plan to attend the state university next fall. The project foresees many Chinese students and a large party of Chinese girls expected soon.
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Seattle
Wash
State University
Hadlock arraigned in Boston for election law violation
Boston December 20 John C G Hadlock home rule candidate for mayor was arraigned in the Superior court on charges of violating the election law He pleaded guilty and was held in 2500 bail for trial Four other candidates filed nomination papers for Boston mayor under the new city charter with the January 11 election to decide between George A Hibbard John F Fitzgerald James J Storrow and Nathaniel H Thayer all qualified with over 5000 names each and no ties reported Meanwhile in Scranton Pa Mr and Mrs John Duffy welcomed their twenty fourth child a daughter bringing their family to nine girls and fifteen boys no twins or triplets reported
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Boston
Mass
John CG. Hadlock
George A. Hibbard
John F. Fitzgerald
James J. Storrow
Chamber of Commeres
Nathaniel H. Thayer
Stork
Scranton
John Duffy
Carbondale
U. S. to Own Its Embassies Bill Offered in House
Representative Frank O Lowden of Illinois introduced a bill authorizing the state department to provide suitable official buildings for United States embassies and legations. The measure is backed by the Chicago Commercial club and other groups aiming to improve diplomatic premises abroad. Killed Boarding Hose Cart reports R H Pender killed and Earl Keeter fatally injured in Greensboro as hose cart swerved during a fire call.
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Washington
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
State Department
United States
Chicago Commercial Club
Greensboro
N. C
R. H. Pender
Earl Keeter
Wrecks Kill and Injure Dozens on Ill and Ohio Trains
A Western Springs Illinois wreck derailed three Pullman cars after a broken rail on the Oriental limited of Chicago Burlington and Quincy. The crowded train, seven hours late, was to Christmas visits and caused several deaths and many injuries. In Cleveland Ohio five were killed and others hurt when Lake Shore No 1 crashed into a switch engine amid snow.
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Lake Shore
Cleveland
Burlington Flyer
Illinois
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Pacific Coast
Western Springs
Ill
Twenty-sixth Street
Union Station
Hide Books in Theft Case: Warriner Embezzlement Probe
Cincinnati reports another setback for Prosecutor Hunt as he seeks to recover $642,000 from the Big Four embezzlement case. Warriner, former local treasurer, is under indictment. Henry Clews & Co refuse to let him inspect their books, hindering the investigation.
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Cincinnati
Hunt
Big Four
Charles L. Warriner
Henry Clews & Co
New York
Warriner
Desert rescue saves couple after freezing ordeal
Austin Nevada December 20 Forest Rangers Paten and Marshall rescued H E Trescott and his wife after two days and one night in a blizzard. The couple, found exhausted with faces and feet frozen, were abandoned when a runaway wagon overturned them and erased the road, leaving them near death in the snow.
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Austin
Nev
H. E. Trescott
Forest Rangers
Paten and
Marshall
Trescott
Conqueror of Greeks Dies in Egypt
New York reports the death of Edhem Pasha on December 20 in Cable, Egypt. The Turkish commander, famed for victory in Thessaly, was named governor of Crete before powers insisted on Prince George of Greece serving as high commissioner.
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New York
Edhem Pasha
Cable
Egypt
Tsessaly
Crete
Prince George
Greece
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America
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Senate
Islands
Tom Lynch
Heydler
Pennsylvania
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Morristown
N. J
Rockaway River
New York Newsboys
Examiners
Brooklyn Explorer
U. S
State of Washington
Lowden
Congress
Oriental Limited
Man
Turke
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