Vessel Lost on Lake Superior Clemson Believed Wrecked Crew Presumed Dead
Duluth reports a week after the steamer Clemson bound for the Soo from Lorain likely foundered in a brutal Lake Superior storm. The crew of twenty four including officers are presumed dead. Rescue efforts along the north shore from Port Arthur to the Soo have yielded no trace.
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Duluth
D. M. Clemson
A. B. Wolvin
Dunluth
Lorain
Lake Superior
Grand Island
Clemson
Dr. Mills
Mille
Wolvin Steamship Company
Port Arthur
Soa
Tate Roysie
Son Ie
Chemeos
Clemeon
Ai Superior
Munising Bay
Rckage Ws
Crianta
TWO KILLED IN COLLISION NEAR AMARILLO TEXAS
A Santa Fe railroad collision near Amarillo Texas left two dead and several injured. The dead were Ed M Moxan of Roswell New Mexico an engineer and J J Smith a mail clerk on the southbound train. Seriously hurt were WW H Nelson the Amarillo conductor, Fireman Holstein of the southbound train, and a Northbound mail clerk and his assistant Severn. Others sustained minor injuries as two trains met at Haney siding after air brakes failed to operate.
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Amarillo
Tex
Santa Fe
Ed M Moxan
Roswell
N. M
J. J. Smith
H Nelson
Almarillo
Holstein
Severn
Haney
Ohio dry and wet counties map state liquor stance
Cleveland December seven reports that fifty five of Ohio's eighty eight counties are dry while seven remain wet, reflecting the influence of the Anti Saloon League on state alcohol policy.
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Anti-Saloon League
Cleveland, O
Ohio
Ohio Anti Saloon League reports progress after Rose county law
Eighty percent of counties have voted out saloons since the Rose county option law took effect. Fifty five counties now dry with five under the law. The fi law displaced anti saloon followers, but the effort continues with votes in remaining counties. About 1,720 saloons have been voted out.
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Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Two Asphyxiated by Gas at Bellwood Inn
Victor Wentz thirty three cashier at First National Bank Canal Dover Ohio and Alice Hol linger stenographer Columbus area were found dead at Bellwood Inn east of Columbus. Coroner Murphy ruled death due to gas from an open stove. Wentz hailed from Canal Dover where his family has significant bank interests.
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Colummbus Q
Victor Wentz
First National Bank of
Canal Dover
Alice Hollinger
Bellwood Inn
Murphy
Wentz
Venezuela's Castro barred from French soil until apology
Paris reports cabinet decision to block President Castro of Venezuela from landing in Bordeaux unless he offers a formal apology for France's expulsion of the French chargé d'affaires in 1906. Permission to land hinges on an official apology and telegraphic instructions to Caracas to execute the arbitral award.
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Paris
Castro
Venezuela
Bordeaux
France
Santander
Spain
Maigny
Caracas
Tafts Leave Hot Springs for New York Engagements
President elect Taft and Mrs Taft depart Hot Springs Virginia with Judge Taft heading to New York to attend the North Carolina Society dinner at the Hotel Astor. Mrs Taft will stay with Mabel Boardman in Washington while Taft returns Tuesday, then heads to Augusta Georgia for an extended visit and will be hosted by his brother Henry W. Taft in New York.
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Hot Springs
Taft
Petars Carpenter
New York
North Carolina Society
Hotel Astor
Mabel Boardman
Washington
Augusta
Henry W. Taft
Roosevelt appoints Minnesota man as special agent
St Paul December 7 Michael J Costello longtime secretary to mayor Robert A Smith has been named a special agent for the department of commerce and labor by President Roosevelt He will work in the East and begin at once The appointment honors his service in the Republican press bureau during the recent campaign and he is described as a close friend of the president.
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St. Paul
Michael J. Costello
Robert A. Smith
Department of Commerce and Labor
Roosevelt
Costello
East
Republican
Physician fatally shoots himself during burglar search
Springfield Missouri December 7 Dr Charles E Brown Jr prominent physician sought a burglar in his cellar. Revolver discharged as he moved to confront intruder the weapon slipped and fatally wounded him the bullet lodged in his lower body and he died hours later.
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Springfield
Charles E. Brown, Jr
Roosevelt Attacks Two Editors as Ananias Club Nominees
President Roosevelt nominates William M. Laffan and Delavan Smith to the Ananias Club. He brands both editors professional falsifiers, citing alleged Panama canal and Prairie Oil stories as false and demanding public inspection of documents.
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William M. Laffan
The
New York Sun
Delavan Smith
Indianapolis
Mr. Lafe~ Oases
New York
London
Chicago
Anantas Club
Mr. Smith
William Henry Smih
Associated Press
Indianapolis News
Smith
Ananias Club
Frief
Roosevelt Alliges
Hot Springs
William Dudley Foulke
Laffan
Roosevelt
Foulke
United States
Taft
Panama
Panama Canal
France
Prairie Oil and Gas Company
Three Convicts Escape From Indiana Reformatory
Three convicts escaped from the Indiana reformatory in Jeffersonville while on special duty in the power house. The escapees are Martin Whalen and Charles Russell convicted of grand larceny, and John Whalen convicted of assault. all were serving indeterminate sentences and remain at large.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Indiana Reformatory
Martin Whalen
Charles Russell
John Whalen
Fire Devours Wormwith Fiano Building and W G Craig Co
Heavy loss from a fire in Kingston Ontario on December 7 destroyed the Wormwith Fiano company premises and W G Craig & Co wholesale grocery. Estimated damage reaches 120000 dollars.
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Ingston, Ont
Wormwith Fiano Company
W. G Craig & Co
Brother-in-law shoots constable in Hemlock area
Benjamin Turner constable at Hemlock Ohio was shot and killed by his brother-in-law James Cochran after Cochran forced entry to Turner’s home. Cochran was captured by Sheriff Hazelton. Turner leaves a widow and four children.
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Columbus
Benjamin Turner
Hemlock
Shawnee
James Cochran
Turner
Cochrin
Hazelton
Drowned While Skating on Lake Koshkong
Four skaters Karl Cooper Harvey Richardson Violet Plivius and Fannie Blivins drowned after breaking through the ice on Lake Koshkong in Janesville Wisconsin Dec 7 Mabel Brown was rescued but exposure fears linger for her in the icy water
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Janesville
Wis
Fkarl Cooper
Harvey Richardson
Violet Plivius
Fannie Blivins
Lake Koshkong
Mabel Brown
Botanist and youth drown in Potomac rapids at Stubblefield Fall
In Washington on December 7 Joseph Painter a 30 year old botanist from the national museum and Robert Wallace a 16 year old local boy were drowned while attempting to shoot the rapids at Stubblefield fall in the Potomac river about ten miles north of the city. Their bodies were not recovered and they were in a small canoe.
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Washington
Joseph x. Painter
National Museum
Robert Wallace
Stubblefield Fall
Potomac River
Turmoil Deepens in Hayti as Simon Proclaims Provisional Rule
In Port au Prince General Antoine Simon, leading about 8,000 revolutionists, proclaims himself chief executive and plans a provisional government. Exiles General Fouchard aboard the Cuban steamer Otter are exchanged with delays. Gonaives and St Marc show grave signs as General Firmin gains strength and may vie for the presidency. Rameau faces hostility over executions.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Dec
Antoine Simon
Otter
Kingston
Fouchard
Simon
Pnt
Simore
Fouchard Ch
Rameau
Gonaives
St. Marc
Camner
Firmin
Alleged Diamond Robbers Arrested in Winnipeg
Fe nen and a Chicago woman, alleged diamond thieves, were nabbed in Winnipeg while attempting to rob Porte and Markle jewelers. A man swapped a large, worthless stone for a real diamond in the vault as proprietors examined gems. Three confederates were later arrested. pawn tickets from Chicago and other cities were found. A trunk of jewelry valued at thousands was found in rooms used by the group.
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Winnipeg
Man
Fe Nen
Chicago
Porte & Markle
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