Wreck of Soo City Vanishes in Newfoundland Gale
Wreckage washed ashore at Cape Ray confirms the loss of the Great Lakes excursion steamer Soo City off Newfoundland. Captain John G. Dillon commanded the ship from Brooklyn. eighteen to twenty eight crew aboard. no passengers. Life preservers and deck gear identified the vessel. the gale also sank ten Newfoundland fishing boats with seventeen deaths.
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Chicago
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Champ Clark Seen as Next Democratic House Leader
Washington December 5. Democratic members prepare to name a new House leader to oppose Republican rule in the coming session. Champ Clark of Missouri is the leading candidate to succeed John Sharp Williams who will resign to become a U.S. senator. Clark is known for his debate skills and long service in the House.
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Debate Over Universal Suffrage At New York Meetings
New York turned into a storm center over woman suffrage with a National League for Civic Education of Women session at Berkeley theater and protests during Dr Lyman Abbot’s reading of a Roosevelt letter. Suffragists clashed with conservatives as police restrained disorder while outside, leaders including Mrs Norman Wells and Mrs Philip Snowden addressed crowds at Carnegie Hall.
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Lake steamer Tempe reported missing with coal cargo
Detroit December 5 rumor spread over the lake regions of wreckage near Crisp Point on Lake Superior involving the Tempe of Detroit en route from Lead to Fort Wilkes Ontario with a coal load. The Tempe, a 299 foot wooden vessel commanded by PD Gordon of Detroit, carries about ten to twelve crew members.
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Fire Breaks Out In Vessel At Portland Dock Fire
Firemen initially gain control but flames spread from Grand Trunk docks to the Dominion line steamer Cornishman. Total losses exceed 590000 including $250000 to $300000 on docks and about $200000 to the ship and cargo. the Cornishman is not in danger of sinking.
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French Defeat Moors Near West Africa Outlook
A French detachment in French West Africa engaged Moors, suffering one lieutenant and twelve privates killed. The Moors reportedly incurred heavy losses and were routed, according to a telegram from Paris dated December 5.
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The trouble with many of man's integrity needs vindication
The Chicago News editorial notes that many people's integrity requires constant vindication and reflects on public perception and accountability.
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Husband and Wife Die After Acid Poisioning
In Wheeling West Virginia December 5 William Shorts of Bridgeport said he would finish the bottle after his wife drank carbolic acid. She did not take all of it and both died soon after. The couple had quarreled.
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Bridgeport
Fraudulent Votes Cast in Chicago Primary Election
Chicago special grand jury report accuses mass voting by absentee, insane, and deceased residents in last August's primary. It cites platoons of “repeaters” aided by negligent election judges and clerks, calls for voting machines and civil service reforms, and condemns the city’s public service leadership and funding lapses affecting Frank J. Loesch.
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Frank J. Loesch
Loesch
Dutch Naval Demonstration Off Venezuelan Coast Signals Blockade Prep
Willemstad reports a Dutch naval demonstration along the Venezuelan coast from Puerto Cabello to La Guayra with the battleship Jacob Van Heemskerck and cruisers Gelderland and Friesland. The display, seen as evidence that an effective blockade is ready, follows amicable Venezuela talks and includes ships moving toward Maracaibo. De Ruijeren reportedly departed Helland for the port.
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Think Castro has Deserted Venezuela
Paris reports claim that President Castro has deserted Venezuela forever. Observers say he has long sent money abroad and estimate he has 60 million dollars deposited in Ireland and France.
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Severe lumber yard fire threatens Bellevue hospital
A serious blaze in a New York lumber yard near the East river sparked two alarms and three fireboats. It rapidly spread, endangering Bellevue hospital’s new wing as police evacuated hundreds of Italian families from nearby tenements.
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