Minnesota AG seeks injunction to halt Great Northern stock issue
Attorney General files in Ramsey County District Court seeking a temporary injunction against the Great Northern Railway, alleging violation of Minnesota law by issuing 66,609,600 in stock on January 4 without approval from the state railroad and warehouse commission. The case seeks to delay distribution until court rules.
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Great Northern
Railway and Warehouse Commission
Hia
Minnesota
Railroad and Warehouse Commission
State of
Jurisdiction attacked in antimonopoly suit
The Standard Oil of New Jersey and about sixty other defendants filed a motion in the U S circuit court to challenge its jurisdiction over nonresident parties and to vacate Judge Sanborn's November service order. Waters-Merce Oil did not join. In St Paul a farmer Joseph Indicage, 28, was killed by a Northern Pacific freight train. his brother Nicholas was badly hurt. wagons and two horses were destroyed at Rosetown crossing.
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St. Louis
Standard Ol Company
New Jersey
Allied Oil Monopoly
United States Circuit Court
Sanborn
Waters- Merce Oil Company
Eastern Judicial District of
Missouri
St. Paul
Joseph Indicage
Hamline Road
Northern Pacific
Rosetown Crossing
Nicholas Indkase
Miner deaths in Colby iron mine shaft collapse
Elias Lehtenen and Joseph Bardessono were instantly killed at the Colby iron mine in Bessemer Michigan when a skip car they rode to the surface fell 500 feet after striking a projecting beam, dumping them to the shaft bottom.
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Bessemer, Mich
Elias lLehtenen
Joseph Bardessono
Colby
Sargent Reports Hawaiian Japanese Population Drop
Commissioner Frank P. Sargent informs President Roosevelt that Japanese numbers in the Hawaiian Islands have fallen since a prior period. He notes immigration shifts, expects Portuguese and European labor to immigrate, and says sugar and pineapple planters need workers from diverse regions to solve labor shortages.
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Washington
Hawaiian Islands
Roosevelt
Frank P. Sargent
Immigration
Naturall Zalii
Manda Combstoner Sargent
Haweiiar Islands
Houtuher
America
Hawaii
Mihi Saito
Prat
Honolub
Sar
United States
Viena
Tranveren
Honoluluna
Severe earthquake rocks Arica Chile and surrounding towns
An earthquake destroyed half of Arica in Tacna province and damaged nearby towns. Iquique, 126 miles south of Arica, remained undamaged. Residents recall the earlier tremor as they assess losses and seek aid.
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Santiago
Chile
Arica
Tacna
Iquique
FATAL Fued In Kentucky Leaves Mullins Family Wounded
In Lexington Kentucky Hiram Mullins and his son William were shot fatally wounded amid a long feud with the Little and Brewer families. The Littles attacked the Mullins residence firing rifles and revolvers. The house was shattered with every window broken. The two Mullins died after being shot in the abdomen and transported to a local hospital. Separate from the Kentucky incident Benjamin Brown financial manager of Express Companies shot himself in New York City office, likely fatally, after an attempted self inflicted wound. He was taken to a hospital with poor prospects for recovery and no motive given.
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Lexington
Hiram Mullins
William
Charles
T. Little
John Brewer
Little
Mullins
Littles
Matlins
New York
Benjamin Brown
American
States Express
Willams
Burgect
Drackson
Brown
Bronko
Osco
Missing patrol launch and crew feared lost
New York on December 27 reports a small napha boat with three patrolmen aboard missing after leaving Canarsie station Brooklyn for Sheepshead Bay around noon. The craft has not been seen since despite search efforts and foul weather.
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New York
Tle
Canarsie
Sgiice Station
Brooklyn
Apple Fay
Juke Agw Prevails at Scoba Mississippi
Juke Agw secures victory as troops and civil authorities report full control in Scooba Mississippi officials confirm order after recent unrest. Local residents await clarification while state agencies coordinate relief and security measures.
Disturbances in Kemper County Not As Severe As First Reported
Reports from Scooba and Wahalak Miss say calm prevails and authorities control the situation. The violence stemmed from a mob seeking the killer of Conductor Cooper and Policeman O’Brien, with several killed or wounded. Governor Vardaman with militia heads to Secoba for investigation.
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Emphis
Tenn
Scooba
Wahalak
Miss
Kemper County
Cooper
O'Brien
Vardaman
Jackson
Secoba
Vardanian
Disorder in Scooba as militia patrol streets
An Associated Press reporter describes Scooba Mississippi crowded with frightened Black residents seeking safety as militia patrolled the town. Officials report five missing vessels and several unconfirmed deaths from a disturbance three miles northeast, with no arrests and ongoing troop presence.
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Scooba
Mias
Associated Press
Here
Troops in Santa Clara District to Scout and Protect
Havana reports no new word on Santa Clara disorders. American troops from Camp Columbia will scout the province and support rural guards as they disperse marauders to protect sugar estates. A freight train was held up at Alton Cerra on the Cienfuegos line, attributed to striker sympathizers. rural guardsmen were sent to the scene.
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Havana
Santa Clara
Camp Columbia
Magoon
Alton Cerra
Cuim Central Road
Camagney
Canecuey
Shooting affray wounds multiple in Tullahoma billiard room
In Tullahoma Tennessee a shooting brawl left Mel Parker wounded four times and near death while Henry Brinkley was shot in the back. James Holt J T Baxter and Tom Pratt were also hit. Brinkley and Parker sparked the melee as others suffered nonfatal injuries.
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Tullahoma
Tenn
Mel Parker
Henry Brinkley
James Holt
J. T. Baxter
Tom Pratt
Brinkley
Parker
Vatican refutes French denial on Montagnini expulsion
Vatican cites M. Pichon bal statements to diplomats denying Montagnini’s diplomatic standing and contends papers were not the issue. Rome notes Paris Matin summary misrepresents the Vatican position, while Osservatore Romano urges caution about the source and potential misunderstandings by a New York correspondent.
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Rome
Ers
France
Mgr
Montagnint
Paris
Vatican
al. Pichon
M. Pichon
Mer. Montagnini
Corres
Mgr. Montagnin
Vallesn
Antheory
Domu Nnents
Flocs
Archiisho
Ireland
St. Paul
Osservatore Romano
New York
Blackmail Plot Targeting Northern Pacific Near Helena
Unknowns attempted to extort 25000 dollars from the Northern Pacific after a scheme modeled on Isaac Gravelle. Gravelle, who escaped a courthouse draft and was killed at Governor Toole’s residence, was linked to past dynamiting. Detectives stood by on the St. Louis Burlington express between Livingston and Billings. A possible accomplice in the baggage car did not act.
Forgery Charge Added Against Former Bank Cashier
Pittsburg December 27 An additional forgery charge is filed against J B F Rinehart former cashier of Farmers and Drovers National Bank Waynesburg He waived a hearing and posted bail for the February criminal court term President Reed of First National Reedville Pa accuses Rinehart of forging County Recorder J F Tilton s signature on a 5000 note on October 21 Then contractors J E Miller John A Goodwin and John Strosnider say they will press charges alleging he raised an 599 note to 5000
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Pittsburg
J. B. F. Rinehart
Farmers and Drovers’ National Bank of
Waynesburg
Rinehart
Criminal Court
Reed
First National Bank
Reedville
J. F. Tilton
J. E. Miller
John A. Goodwin
John Strosnider
Chicago Judge Chetlain Found To Commit Grave Infractions
The judiciary committee of the Chicago Bar Association reports Superior Court Judge Arthur H. Chetlain committed grave infractions of conduct unbecoming a judge and has seriously impaired his usefulness. No further action will be taken as no recommendations were made. the inquiry was at Judge Chetlain's request.
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Chicago
Judiciary Committee
Chicago Bar Association
Arthur H. Chetlain
Bar Associaton
Judiciary
POLS COL Ud MOB JAILER AT LAS ANIMAS WOULD NOT GIVE UP PRISONER AC CUSED OF MURDER
An officer at Las Animas jail refused to surrender a prisoner accused of murder. The incident drew scrutiny of local authorities and sparked investigation into jail procedures.
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Las Animas
Brutal arson murder shocks Colorado town mob clashes
In Las Animas a mob stormed the county jail seeking to avenge Henry Langenmeyer killed by tramp Lawrence Leberg. Leberg, captured nearby on Lavenmeyer’s horse, confessed boasting of drinking the victim’s blood after striking him with a hammer and stabbing him.
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Las Animas
Colo
Henry Langenmeyer
Lawrence Leberg
Leberg
Santa Fe
Robinson
Purvis
Henry Lavenmeyer
Lavenmeyer
Leber
Seberg
Weathering Christmas Snow Sails UK Amid Storms
London reports a record Christmas storm with heavy snow across the north of England and Scotland. Widespread drifts hinder travel as ships face wrecks off Cloughey and Dungeness with lifeboat rescues. a fierce blizzard persists in Livernon while Londoners seek holiday amusements.
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London
United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Livernon
Enaats
Goseols
Hazeldene
Cloughey
Dungeness
Two Armed Men Hold Up Pawnee Saloonkeeper
In Pawnee Oklahoma on December 27 an unknown man is dead and another severely wounded after a hold up attempt. Saloonkeeper Fred Springler fired on the robbers, wounding one fatally and breaking his arm in the ensuing melee. A second incident in Barcelona expelled by a Rambla bombing wounded a man. three anarchists were arrested.
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Pawnee
Okla
Fred Springler
Springler
Springter
Barcelona
Spain
Rambla
Farmer Kills Neighbor Over Fence Dispute
Elijah Covert shot and killed Charles Thorpe following a fence dispute near North Vermont Ind. on December 27. Covert was arrested and charged with murder.
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North
Vermont
Ind
Elijah Covert
Charles Thorpe
Bour
Covert
North Dakota and Minnesota Educators Meet in Fargo and Minneapolis
The twentieth annual session of the North Dakota Educational Association convenes in Fargo while the Minnesota State Educational Association holds its forty fourth annual convention in Minneapolis. Also noted is the death of Mrs Martha Fitch Denby widow of the late Charles Denby former United States minister to China.
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The
North Dakota Educational Association
Fargo
Minnesota State Educational Association
Minneapolis
Martha Fitch Denby
Charles Denby
United States
China
Distinguished political science delegates gather at Crown university
Providence December 27 delegates from leading universities and educational groups convene for annual meetings hosted by Crown university. The American Historical and American Economic associations hold a joint session in Sayles hall with Brown University President Faunce welcoming guests. J W Jenks of Cornell delivers the Economic address on business honor. Judge Simeon F Baldwin discusses religion as the key to history.
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Providence
Crown University Fort
American Historical Association
American Economic Association
American Political Science Association
American Sociological Society
The
Bibliographical Society of America
American Historical and American Economic Association
Sayles Hall
Brown University
W. Hf. P. Faunce
J. W. Jenks
Cornell University
Simeon F. Baldwin
Morristown Hero Rescues Boy Then Drowns With Wife
In Morristown New Jersey on December 27 George Davis aged twenty five died after attempting to save eight year old John Arke from drowning when ice broke on the Rockaway river. Davis tied a rope to a clothes line and handed the other end to his wife guiding himself toward the boy. He reached the child and signaled his wife to pull. The rope broke and both Davis and the boy disappeared beneath the ice.
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Morristown
N. J
George Davis
John Arke
Rockaway River
Davis
Alke
Deaths in Florida boarding house raise murder mystery
In Jacksoville Florida the bodies of cab driver George Patterson and boarding house keeper Alice Clark are found in separate rooms. Officials say death could be by suicide or murder with no clear cause. Nearby Evansville Indiana reports other obituaries including Sir Henry Durand and Count Eugene Zichy.
Preceding a Big Wreck Near Enderlin Tragedy Unfolds
A Soo Line train wreck near Enderlin, seven hours after a prior fatal event, killed James Murray of Hecker and left Thomas Luniy of Minot seriously injured. The earlier crash nearby claimed ten lives and involved Hecker as a passenger.
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Minot
N. D
Soo
Enderlin
Perhens
Pear Hecker
James Murray
Hecker
Thomas Lun Iy
Fire at Jacksonville state prison cremates inmate
Birmingham undeciphered report states Jacksonville Calhoun county state prison burned during the night and the sole inmate Richard Walker was cremated.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jacksonville
Calhoun County
Richard Walker
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Great Northern Company
Himsel
Elmira
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Delaney
Elmira County
Bessie Wells
Standard Oil Company
Michigan
Hawa
Sargent Wii
President Roosevelt
Kentucky
Little and
Express Company
Dawson
McInnes
Government House
Niagara
Jamee Harris
Kemper
Cuba
Santa Clara Province
Nessee
Detroit
Felip Juaregual
Durango
Mex
Sturgie
Waite
West Kentucky Coal Mine Company
Vergal
Isaac Gravelle Fally
Pennsylvania
POLS
Oklahoma
Farmer
Political Science
Boy
Evansville
Henry Mortimer Durand
Lady Durand
Will Salfs
Eugene Zichy
Budapest
Sejonab
Eather
Zust
Bissell
Weya
Dickens
Rockwood
Ness
Charles Cressy
Furniture
Austin, Minnesota
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