Southern Democrats fault Bryan and bank reform debate
Opening of Congress features sharp party splits over Bryan's Spain treaty stance and calls for bank deposit guarantees. Southern Democrats denounce his declarations while others in the Senate back or oppose the deposit guarantee plan as Knox receives formal presidential-hopeful backing at a Washington banquet hosted by Joseph C. Sibley for the Pennsylvania delegation.
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South
Mr. Bryan
Spain
Bryan
Senate
Knox
Pennsylvania
Washington
Pensylvania
Rooevelt
Joseph C. Sibley
Republicans unite over Roosevelt third term certainty
Senate leaders and observers believe President Roosevelt will not seek a third term. Senator Philander Knox of Pennsylvania confirms a Republican presidential nomination race is underway. Southern Democrats react angrily to William Jennings Bryan’s visit as party tensions rise.
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Washington
Philander
Knox
Pennsylvania
Republic Anh
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
White House
South
William J. Bryan
Two Boys Drowned at Lake Lily
Flysian Minnesota December five two young sons of farmer Frank Wesley aged eight and ten died when skating on Lake Lily they broke through five feet of water. The father reached the scene after hearing screams and pulled the bodies from the ice with a pole. They had been under water ten minutes before rescue attempts failed.
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Flysian
Minn
Lake Lily
Frank Wesley
Three White Men Killed in Train Derailment Near Blairs South Carolina
A Southern railway freight train derailed on a trestle near Blairs thirty five miles from Columbia. Three white men died Eugene McQueen Jim McQueen and Will Gray all workers aboard the train. Six freight cars wrecked plunging to the creek below and tearing down the trestle. The crew did not know the men were aboard.
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Columbia
S. C
Southern Railway
Blairs
Eugene McQueen
Miil
Jim McQueen
Union
Will Gray
Judge E W Jarney Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Butte Montana December 5 Judge E W Jarney aged forty six years died suddenly of cerebral hemorrhage He served on the Silver Bow county district bench during the Heinze Amalgamated litigation The Amal gamated attorneys sought a new trial in Minnie Healey case alleging undue influence by the judge He later charged that A J Shores Charles A Clark and others tied to Amalgamated offered a bribe of two hundred thousand dollars for a new trial
Guilty Woman Faces Death in Monaco Murder Case
Vere St Leger Goold and wife Marie were convicted of murdering Emma Levin. The court sentenced Mrs Goold to death by the guillotine and Goold to life imprisonment, finding her the chief instigator. The trial lasted under three days and drew global attention.
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Superior Court
Monaco
Vere St. Leger Goold
Marie
Emma Levin
Goolds
Goold
Marseilles
Head of Sugar Trust Dead
Henry Osborn Havemeyer president of the American Sugar Refining company died at his Merrivale stock farm home in Commack after an attack of acute indigestion. Mrs Havemeyer son Horace daughter Electra and Dr Frisbell were at the bedside. body brought to New York and placed at Havemeyer townhouse. His wealth was reported as many millions with a career marked by legal battles with the Arbuckles and a 1897 Senate inquiry. He married Toulse Elder in 1883 and was survived by his wife and four children.
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New York
Henry Osborna Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Merrivale Stock Farm
Commack
L. L
Yatemeyer
United States Senate
Havemeyer
Toulse W. Elder
Call for Troops in Nevada Mining City Amid Strike Fear
Goldfield Nevada faces potential unrest as the Mine Owners' Association reports Governor Sparks has asked Washington to hold troops in readiness and establish a regular garrison in Goldfield. The strike stalls, banks close, scrip circulates, and miners fear violent action by the Western Federation of Miners as poverty and lawlessness rise.
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Goldfield, Nev
Mine Owners’ Association of Goldfield
Sparks
Washington
Nevada
Goldfield
Western Federation of Miners
Son of Missouri Governor Kills Himself in Home
In St Joseph Missouri on December 5 Dr J Koch found E V Moorehouse dead from two gunshot wounds in his Moorehouse home after a telephone message of trouble. He was the son of former Missouri governor A P Moorehouse who became governor after Marmaduke’s death. The elder Moorehouse had killed himself in Maryville in 1891.
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St. Joseph, Mo
E. V. Moorehouse
J. Koch
Maryville
Moorehouse
Mr. Moorehouse
Missouri
Marmaduke
Treasurer Resignation Tied to Governor Warner Offer
Detroit December 5 The Free Press reports strong authority that Governor Warner offered the state treasurer post to former Governor John T. Rich who earlier retired as Detroit customs collector. It marks the first published hint of state treasurer Frank P. Glazier of Chelsea resigning amid Chelsea Savings Bank closure caused by financial trouble.
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The
Free Press
Warner
John T. Rich
Frank P. Glazier
Chelsea
Mich
Chelsea Savings Bank
Miners Found Dead in Naomi Mine Near Fayette City
Pittsburg Dec 5 Three more bodies of miners have been found in the Naomi mine of the United Coal company near Fayette City. The total dead is now twenty seven, all but two identified. One more entry remains to be explored and Superintendent ONeill of the mine said he felt sure any further bodies would soon be recovered.
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Pittsburg
Naomi
United Coal Company
Fayette City
Su Crintendent O'Neill
Inmate Suicide at South Dakota Soldiers' Home
Orsion Gage, 64, an inmate at the state soldiers' home in Hot Springs, died by suicide with a revolver. A Civil War veteran of Company C, Nineteenth Michigan, he served 35 months. His home was Lead, South Dakota.
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S. D
Orsion Gage
State Soldiers’ Home
Nineteenth Michigan Infantry
Lead
Roosevelt Orders Federal Troops to Goldfield Riot
President Roosevelt issued orders to mobilize federal troops to aid in restoring order at Goldfield Nevada after miners reportedly rioted. Governor Sparks of Nevada requested help. he believes the state militia is insufficient to quell the unrest. The nearest federal bases are in San Francisco California.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Goldfield
Nev
Sparks
Nevada
San Francisco
Cal
Minnesotan Killed by Errant Shot at Bar
Duluth reports John Holm a 25 year old Cloquet Lumber Co. worker died from a rifle shot intended for John Carlson a bartender. Clark fled to Wisconsin then Barron and will be returned if he agrees to go without requisition papers. Carlson was uninjured.
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Duluth
John Holm
Cloquet Lumber Company
Cloquet
John Clark
John Carlson
Clark
Wisconsin
Barron
Holm
Carlson
Williams Wins Out Minority Leader Retains Power
In Washington on December 5 the House Democratic caucus approved by 124 to 4 to keep minority member designation powers with Minority Leader Williams. The same vote adopted a resolution affirming Williams as the holder of that committee designation authority.
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Washington
House
Democratic Caucus
Representative Jones
Virginia
Williams
Posse tracks alleged murderer to Mississippi river woods
A posse pursues Harry Jones accused of killing Mr. and Mrs. Van Winkler. He is described as heavily armed with ample ammunition and his trail leads to a dense woods along the Mississippi River near Fairport.
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Des Moines
Register
Fairport
Harry Jones
Willam van Winkler
Bie
Mississippi River
Jones
Night clash among Italians in Sunrise Wyoming leaves one dead
At Sunrise Wyoming a drinking party quarrel drew revolvers knives and clubs. In Basin on December 5 a man was killed and another fatally wounded in the melee. Names of the victims were not learned.
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Basin
Wyo
Crippled Miner Ended Life With Safety Pin
John Leskzieth, confined to the county home in Pittsburg for three years after a mine accident left him crippled, reportedly hastened his death by opening a vein in his leg with a safety pin.
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Pittsburg
John Leskzieth
Fire damages Stern Morris store in Durango
A basement fire at Stern & Morris dry goods in Durango Colorado caused an estimated 175000 dollars in losses.
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Durango
Colo
Stern & Morris Dry
Fire at Ault & Wiborg Ink Factory in New York
Fire erupts at the Ault and Wiborg printing ink factory at Pearl and Lafayette streets in New York. The burning building appears doomed with estimated losses likely to exceed 100000 dollars.
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New York
Ault & Wiborg
Pearl and
Lafayette Streets
Requisition Granted for Steve Adams in Idaho Murder Case
Gooding has granted a requisition for Steve Adams wanted in Telluride Colorado for the murder of Arthur Collins. Adams was recently tried at Rathdrum Idaho for the murder of Fred Tyler where the jury disagreed.
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Utive Atanas
Boise
Gooding
Steve Adams
Eat Telluride
Colo
Arthur Collins
Adams
Rathdrum
Ida
Fred Tyler
Crisis in Sweden as King Oscar II becomes regent
Stockholm reports King Oscar II near eighty, ill health forces him to delegate power to Crown Prince Gustav who is named regent. Cabinet disputes trigger resignations of War Minister Tingsten Interior Minister Juhlin and Admiral Dyrssen. Premier Lindman to temporarily run war office. Counts Ehrensvärd and Hamilton sworn in as marine and interior ministers.
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Sweden
Oscar
Gustav
L. H. Tingsten
Interior
Juhlin
Dyrssen
Marine
L Ndman
War Office
Count Fhrensvaeré
Hugo Hamilton
Jury selection continues for Pettibone trial in Boise
In Boise Idaho on December 5 the court continued choosing a jury for George A Pettibone. Clem Doolittle was excused earlier and Benjamin A Stahl a 69 year old prospect was passed for cause. The state used its fifth peremptory challenge to excuse T C Rawlins and John S Shields was seated after denying newspaper familiarity. J H Fraser, Meridian law student, was accepted. George Maxfield was excused by the defense. Charles Yarrington then called to the box as the session adjourned.
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Boise, Ida
George A. Pettibone
Clem Doolittle
Benjamin A. Stahl
T. C. Rawlins
John S. Shields
Talesman
J. H. Fraser
Meridian
George Maxfield
Charles Yarrington
Jamestown Exposition Co Placed Under Receiver
In Norfolk Virginia December 5 after a full hearing Judge Waddill ordered the Jamestown Exposition Company placed in receivership He did not name receivers yet but appointed President Harry St George Tucker and Director General Alvah H Martin to manage affairs until permanent appointments The court is expected to name three receivers representing stockholders bondholders government and general creditors
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Norfolk
United States Circuit Court
Waddill
Jamestown Exposition Company
Harry St. George Tucker
Alvah H. Martin
Feared Black Hand drives man to murder suicide
In New York on December 5 a deaf mute shot his father and killed himself, driven by a belief the Black Hand was plotting against him and his family. The case reflects a disturbed mind linked to fear of organized extortion.
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New York
Mount Vernon tragedy ends in double shooting by son
John Ingebrand, a 62 year old Manhattan merchant, was shot in the head by his son in his Mount Vernon home after a struggle over a revolver. Mrs. Ingebrand was present as the son shot himself in the head and died, while the father survived with injuries.
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John Ingebrand, Jr
John Ingebrand
Mount Vernon
Ingebrand
Three Negroes Killed in Baltimore Train Crash
A rear end collision near Hanover left Garfield Brown William Parker and an unidentified man dead. At least twenty nine injured with many serious. about a score slightly hurt. Victims were trackmen for the railroad. The express engineer cited an automatic block signal showing clear. Officials later found the signal to have shown red. Dead and injured were brought to Baltimore for treatment.
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Baltimore
Hanover
Soo
Chancellor Von Buelow Wins Short Contested Vote in Berlin
Prince Von Buelow secured victory in a brief contest against the wavering National Liberals. The coalition caucus supported the government once more, with parliamentary factions reaffirming backing.
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Berlin
Prince von Buelow
Argentine President Saenz Pena Dead in Buenos Aires
Telegraphic notices report General Luis Saenz Pena former president of Argentina died in Buenos Aires. Other items note John Philip Sons improving in Chicago and Professor Jeffrey Heibeck dying in Lincoln Nebraska from peritonitis. Empire theater in St Paul burned from basement fire causing extensive losses.
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P Dent
Buenos Aires
John Philip Sons
Chicago
Jeffrey Heibeck
German
Slavomera
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Empire Theater
St. Paul
Washington Prominent Figures Gather for Congress Convention
Dec 5 report notes leaders from national government and state representatives joined representatives and civil leaders in a convention of the water and harbor congress.
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Washington
House of Representatite
America
Wat Eeers and Harbors Congress
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