Torrey Campaign Ends After Large Chicago Evangelist Campaign
Rev R A Torrey closes a landmark Chicago evangelistic campaign held mainly in a steam heated tent at North Clark and Chestnut. Attendance reached about 80,000 on Sundays and 2,000 on several nights with roughly 3,260 conversions reported and funds raised for next year.
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Chicago
Des
R. A. Torrey
Cienega
Mertinis
North Clark
Chentsat
Hvre
Gvernco
Ieniance
Torry
le Mons
Lavica’s Evangelics! Association
Fen
Navy Defeats Army in Philadelphia Game
In Philadelphia the Navy team defeated Army in a decisive matchup. Navy showcased strong defense and quick transition plays to secure the win.
No height limits on New York skyscrapers in future debate
The item notes a range of tragic and notable events from across the U.S. including John Ziezsler’s death after carbolic acid intake, two drownings on Sauk Lake, a man’s suicide near Houston, an airship seen over Wales, a wounded man near Palmer Michigan, and a Knights of Kadosh funeral for W. H. S. Wright in St. Paul.
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New York
John Ziezsler
Iowa City
John Hooper
James Draper
Sauk Center
Minn
Henry Hloganson
Gustine Gjermundson
Houston
Patrice
Verdun
France
Wales
George Halverson
Palmer
Mich
Knights of Kadosh
United States
St. Paul
W. H. 8. Wright
Ogden Center Gas Plant Explosion Kills Doctor
Adrian Michigan December explosion at a gas plant in the Ogden Center home of Dr Artemis O Wotring aged forty instantly kills him and injures several guests including his daughter Miss Pink Wotring and friends driven to the porch by fumes. Several others sustained non serious injuries during the blast with unclear cause.
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Adrian, Mich
Artemis O. Wotring
Ogden Center
Miss Pink Wotring
Arth Crane
West, Virginia
Fisi
National Legislators Split on Action for Congress
Washington observers report lawmakers from both parties remain divided over how to tackle the convening of the Sixty sixth Congress. The main focus is the financial situation, with broad disagreement on remedies and a lack of consensus on potential railroad rate amendments.
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Congress
Washington
Cannon
New Figures in Congress Bring Notable Backgrounds
Washington reports the Sixtieth Congress will feature many new members with active career records. Oklahoma adds two new senators with Robert L. Owen and T. P. Gore, while Montana’s Joseph M. Dixon also enters the Senate from the House. Several newcomers boast wealth, legal or political prominence, and historic ties, including Jonathan Bourne Jr and Samuel Tillman.
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Washington
Senate
Oklahoma
Robert L. Owen
T. P. Gore
Morgan and Pettus
William E. Porah
Idaho
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
Oregon
Bourne
Frank O. Briggs
New Jersey
Dryden
Norris Brown
Nebraska
Jefferson Davis
Arkansas
Tillman
Simon Guegenheim
Colorado
Joseph F. Johnston
Pettus
Harry A. Richardson
Delaware
Isaac Stephenson
Wisconsin
Gore
House of Representatives
New York Cab Drivers Threaten Strike Over Wages and Hours
New York cab men totaling 38 000 threaten a strike over pay. They demand raise from 14 to 17 50 dollars weekly and a reduction of daily hours from 12 to 10. The Livery Stable Owners' Association refuses the demand.
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New York
Conspiracy Probe Ties Ten Men to Durango Mine Killing
Denver dispatch reports Chief Wilkie of the U S secret service holds evidence linking ten men to an alleged conspiracy surrounding the murder of agent Joseph Walker at the Hes perus mine near Durango Colorado. Witnesses to verify circumstantial material are sought while Willes drafts a detailed report for President Roosevelt upon return to Washington.
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Denver
Wilkie
United States Secret Service
Joseph Walker
Hesperus
Durango
Colo
Vanderweide
Willes
Roosevelt
Washington
Long Voyage Begins for Second Flotilla of Torpedo Craft
Norfolk Va December 2 The second flotilla of United States torpedo boats starts a long Pacific voyage commanded by Rear Admiral with six destroyers and a cruiser Arethusa as supply ship. They sail to Hampton Roads then Trinidad and San Francisco with Arethusa as paymaster ship and Evans battleship squadron to meet at Rio de Janeiro in mid January. The fleet will travel slowly at about nineteen knots to ensure comfort and supply reliability.
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Norfolk
Tisse
United States Coue
Pacific
Naviola Sa Oyyard
Hampton Reade
Biecuriig
Arethues
Trinidad
Arethusa
San Juan
Porto Rico
San Francisco
Evans
Rio de Janeio
Brazil
Taft Tours Kremlin in Moscow During Visit
Secretary Taft visited the Kremlin as governor general Guerschelmann arranged access to palaces and churches. He toured relics of Russian rulers, including Peter the Great artifacts, and spoke with a veteran Palace Grenadiers officer who wept when Taft, still in the sleigh, shook his hand.
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Moscow
Taft
Kremlin
Russia
Guerschelmann
Peter the Great
England
Catherine the Great
Panic in Crowd at Union Station Greeting
About 25 000 Greeks gather at Pittsburg Union Station to greet Right Rev Ortynski head of a Greek Catholic church in America. Panic erupts as women and children are carried from the crush until police form orderly lines for a monster parade to the South Side church where services followed a banquet.
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Pittsburg
Union Station
Ortynski
Greek Catholic Church
America
Rome
South Side
Hanover Woman Leaps From Hospital Window, Dies
Miss Minnie Rudisie of Hanover Pennsylvania died after leaping from a fourth floor hospital window in Baltimore. She told the nurse she had no money to pay her bill and this troubled her but no other cause for the act is known.
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Baltimore
Minnie Rudisie
Hanover
Miss Rudisie
New England Mills to Resume Operations This Week
Reston Dec 2 thirty five mills and factories in New England that had curtailed production or closed for repairs are expected to resume operations this week.
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Reston
New England
Fire destroys Houston jewelry district business block
In Houston on December 2 a major fire gutted a block around the Frank Dunn jewelry store and pawn shop. The blaze damaged property across the rear of the block, destroying business property valued at about 759000, and took several hours to bring under control.
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Houston
Tex
Frank Dunn
Bridegroom dies after attack during wedding festivity
Brownsville Pennsylvania December 2 George Bea aged thirty eight was struck by a party of six men believed to be rejected suitors of his bride. He died hours after the assault from a fractured skull suffered while inviting a friend to join the celebration.
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Brownsville
George Bea
Bea
Canada to use icebreakers on Lake Superior
The government will deploy icebreakers in Lake Superior to keep navigation open while the Soo canal is usable, delaying wheat movement blockage caused by early ice.
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Ottawa
Ont
Lake Superior
Soo Canal
Banking confidence rises as Treasury eases distress
Washington reports a confident banking and Treasury mood that the recent government intervention to issue up to 155 million in new securities has proven the Treasury can relieve disturbed conditions. Officials expect only about half that amount now, with Panama bonds and a possible rise in one year notes. Software to resume cash payments and currency circulation is favored after December payrolls are settled.
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Washington
Dee
Treasury
Roosevelt
Corteiron
Panama
Cortelyou
Ridgely
Comptroller to Inspect National Banks This Week
The Comptroller of the Currency will publish a call on national banks to report condition as of a recent date. New York bankers expect high cash reserves at interior banks, boosting depositor confidence and aiding a speedy resumption of currency payments nationwide. Local publications will reveal bank specifics, then wider circulation via Washington compilations.
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Washington
Comptrollar
New York
Arsenic Report Casts Shadow on Walter Baker's Death
Reston December 2 A statement from Dr William JF Rees declares no arsenite in the embalming of Walter Parnsworth Baker contradicting earlier claims of arsenic traces. He asserts his analysis, supported by the manufacturer, found a fetal dose and amounts sufficient to kill several men distributed throughout the body in one large dose.
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Reston
Dec
Walter Parnsworth Baker
Poston
Bogota
William JF. Fees
Pees
Chicago Law and Order League Extends Saloons Campaign
The Chicago law and Order league widens its Sunday saloon clampdown to suburbs and outlying districts. Evidence against thirteen Englewood saloonkeepers will be filed with the state's attorney.
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Chicago
Chicago Law and Order League
Englewood
No Revolt Rumors Evaporate in Portugal Amid War Fears
Lisbon reports dismiss alarmist tales of civil war and royal prison amid Portugal scare. AP dispatch finds no frontier evidence of mutinies or banishments as gold prices spike briefly before settling. King and Premier Franco travel openly. U.S. Minister Bryan notes nationwide calm on his 350 mile tour.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Associated Press
Franco
Madrid
Tagus Valley
Charles Page Bryan
Fatal Auto Accident Near Gladstone Kills Captain Bent
In Marinette area a car carrying five men from Marinette to Escanaba veered off a steep hill near Gladstone Michigan. Captain Frank Bent was killed instantly when the car overturned and pinned him. Sumner Prescott Isaac Stephenson Jr Joseph Duxbury and W A Holquist were injured but not seriously. Prescott drove the car. Bent seated beside him. Front wheels snapped off as the vehicle plunged fifty feet and turned over. The crash left Bent fatally injured from a broken neck. Halquist escaped serious injury.
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Marinette
Wis
Dee
Gladstone
Mich
Frank Bent
Sumner Prescott
Prescott Manufacturing Company
Isaac Stephenson
Joseph Duxbury
W. A. Holquist
Escanaba
Prescott
Bent
Victims Found Dead in Durham Street Home
The bodies of Mrs Katherine Logan aged sixty eight and her daughter Nina aged seventeen were found in their Durham street bedroom from gas poisoning police call accidental.
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Boston
Katherine Logan
Nina
Durham Street
Tragedy in Hopkinsville: Seventeen-year-old kills sweetheart
Hopkin s ville Kentucky December 2 1890 Melville Powell aged seventeen shot and instantly killed his sweetheart Lillian Horophiers aged sixteen near the city authorities report a fatal domestic incident in a rural area no further details available at this time
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Hopkinsville, Ky
Melville Powell
Lillian Horophiers
Miners Feared Dead After Fay ette City Mine Disaster
A shaft mine near Fayette City Pennsylvania struck by a night explosion released deadly gases. Officials fear more than thirty miners perished with the shaft sealed and rescue efforts complicated by collapsed passageways and ruined ventilation. The blast toppled coal and slate, wrecked lighting, and sent fear through workers families as relief workers and authorities assess the toll.
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Fayette City
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