Notable Deaths and Officials Denial Across Early 1900s Europe
Former Probate Judge A J Shores of St. Louis dies of heart trouble at 76. Dr Frank E Heckwith ex Yale obstetrics professor dies in New Haven from apoplexy. Baron Hengelmueller denies rumor of resigning Washington mission. Austria Hungary endures three days of heavy snow causing multiple freezing deaths. Chester Tracy two year old son of Edward Tracy Minneapolis dies after scalding in boiling tub.
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A. J. Shores
St. Louis
Frank E. Heckwith
Yale Medical School
New Haven, Conn
Baron Hengelmueller
Washington Mission
Austria-Hungary
Chester Tracy
Edward Tracy
Minneapolis
City Hospital
Yaqui Attacks Kill Mexicans at Loncho Station
Reports from Sonora describe Yaqui Indians attacking Loncho station on the Cananes Yaqui River and Pacific railroad. Eight Mexicans were killed and several wounded as tent houses burned. train workers aided victims as troops pursue the raiders.
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Fl Paso
Tex
Lonew
Cananes, Yam River
Guaymas
Loncho
Cananes
Yaqui River
Pacific Road
Foreman Thompson
Rich Child Half Starved In New York Tenement
Agents of the Children's Society found Edmund Pullman age five half starved and wrapped in rags on a West Twenty-eighth Street tenement top floor. His mother calling herself Lillian Pullman claimed he was heir to a travel fund of 356,000 and said she had married George H. Pullman, a nephew of the palace car man. The boy is in custody of the society for further investigation after the mother was released.
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New York
Children’s Society
Edmund Pullman
West Twenty
Lillian Pullman
Children’s Court
George H. Pullman
Baltimore
Pullman
Society
Lillian Mason
Samuel A. Mason
National Red Cross Society
Clara Barton
Aremina
Cuba
State Board Recommends Easing Sale Restrictions
The state board's biennial report to the Governor urges removal of all restrictions on selling the product, signaling a push for looser controls and broader distribution.
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St. Paul
State Board
Prison plant study urged on factory shifts and farm machinery
The report recommends removing the hinder twine plant at the state jvon and investigating adding farm machinery manufacture to the prison plant. The measure is framed as retaliation against the hinder twine first and the farm machinery combination as a proposed offering.
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Juvon
Formung Ly
Suicide report in Potsdam closes year
Potsdam Germany December 28 Major von Wied enbach Nostiels ga Raenkendorf a noted member of an aristocratic family shot and killed himself on Christmas Day no reason given authorities report the incident as self inflicted in the city settings remains of the tragedy noted by local papers
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Potsdam
Germany
Major von Wiedenbach
Roosevelts in Virginia Reach Pine Knot for Holiday
President Theodore Roosevelt Mrs Roosevelt and guests arrive at Charlottesville after a rainward drive from North Garden aboard a Pullman along the Washington fast mail. At Pine Knot the party restarts a brief stay with transport arranged for the Greene mountain area.
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Charlottesville
Dee
Roosevelt
Albemarle Comunty
North Garden
Washington
United States Fast Mail
Rixey
Theodore, Jr
Kermit
Archibald
Reward Offered for Information on Missing LeRoy J. Kelly
Milwaukee detectives offer a $1 reward for tips leading to the whereabouts of LeRoy J. Kelly, son of a Minneapolis millionaire, who vanished in Milwaukee on November 20. He was in the city on vacation, last seen walking west toward the river after visiting downtown saloons and red light venues.
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Milwaukee
LeRoy J. Kelly
Minneapolis
Kelly
Crookston Lumber Company
Labor commissioner Neill meets Southern Pacific leaders in Texas
Charles Neill arrives in Houston to confer with Timothy Shey and Cornwell Fay about the Southern Pacific strike situation. Both sides keep details private as Neill plans another meeting with the engineers. Trains reportedly move normally on affected divisions.
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Houston
Tex
Charles Neill
United States Labor Commissioner
Washington
Timothy Shey
Ccond
Thee Preatherheed
Remen
Cornwell Fay
Anc cc
Mr. Neill
Southern Pacific
The Cerest Spirit editor attacks a literary contributor
The Chicago Tribune quotes a sharp exchange as the editor questions a poem about the forest spirit. The contributor defends the idea, quipping about a spark of identity in nature and a play on wood alcohol.
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Chicago Tribune
Lynching Fear Flares After Oklahoma Assault by Soldier
In El Reno on December 2 a Negro soldier from the Twenty-fifth Infantry assaulted Mrs. T Clifford, wife of a prominent physician, grabbing her and throwing her into the street while claiming the sidewalk. Her sister Mrs. Clark aided, the officer fled, a town-wide search followed, and the man is sought at Fort Reno as a deserter.
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el Reno
Okla
T. Clifford
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort Reno
Bryan Indicates Possible Candidacy for President
In Topeka William J. Bryan suggested he may seek the Democratic presidential nomination before the next national convention. He said he had not announced nor denied candidacy and called for clean leaders on the national committee. He criticized railroad passes as a corrupting influence and remarked Roosevelt supports many party goals.
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Topeka
Kan
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Roosevelt
William J. Stone
Missouri
Democratic National Committee
Roger Sullivan
Timois
Congress
Fatal shooting affray shocks Selma near Nicholasville
In Selma Alabama on December 28 two white men were badly hurt and two negroes killed with a third wounded during a shooting affray near Nicholasville. Alexander Jones a young negro shot and wounded another negro at a crap game then fled and barricaded in his house. A mob of whites gathered to torment Jones with help from Jones's father try to deliver ammunition and a negro set fire to the house causing Jones to burn alive. No racial rupture occurred as whites and blacks joined the effort.
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Selma
Ala
Nicholasville
Alexander Jones
Jones
Lee Pepe
Zep Pepe
Hel Jones
Alex
Alex Jones
Governor Vardaman Reins In Scooba Troops
Meridian Mississippi reports all troops at Scooba have returned in Governor Vardaman’s charge. Officials dispute broad claims of unrest, calling the area quiet with no fresh outbreaks. Rewards are offered for Ernest Bryan Hal Byrd and Dan Kerrall, linked to Nicholson’s murder.
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Meridian
Miss
Scooba
Vardaman
Secoba
Ernest Bryan
Hal Byrd
Dan Kerrall
Nicholson
Mayor Schmitz Seeks Separate Trial From Ruef
Attorneys for Mayor Schmitz file motion to transfer his indictment case from Judge Dunne to another department for a speedy trial. He claims earthquake, fire, and heavy rains left San Francisco in deplorable condition and requires he focus on relief duties. The motion will be argued before Judge Graham.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Supreme Court
Grain Car Traffic Surges in Minneapolis Amid Tie Up Easing
Minneapolis reports a rapid increase in grain cars entering the city over the Great Northern Northern Pacific and Soo lines. Great Northern expects 7000 grain cars handled in December versus 3000 in November on the same routes, while Northern Pacific projects 1200 to 1500 cars by month end compared with 558 in November.
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Minneapolis
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Soo
Investigation into Brownsville riot begins with federal aides
Brownsville Texas on December twenty eight M D Purdy assistant United States attorney general leads a private inquiry into the August riot involving Negro soldiers. Major Augustus P Blocksom and W W Mereller accompany an official stenographer as witnesses are questioned and the inquiry is expected to take weeks. Cleveland
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Brownsville
Tex
M. D. Purdy
United States
Augustus P. Blocksom
Feneral
W. W. Mereller
Taft
Masked Mob Overpowers Sheriff in Las Animas Robbery
A mob wearing masks attacked at Las Animas Colorado overpowering the sheriff and deputies during a violent incident. Investigators seek suspects and motive as the community reels. Local law enforcement pledges to pursue all leads and restore order.
Mob Hangs Lawrence Leberg in Pueblo Jailyard
A mob of about forty men stormed the Las Animas jail in Pueblo Colorado freed Seberg and hanged Lawrence Leberg to a telegraph pole for the murder of Henry Lavenmeyer. No shots were fired and officials were overpowered but unharmed.
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Pueblo
Colo
Las Animas
Lawrence Leberg
Henry Lavenmeyer
Seberg
Leberg
Lavenmeyer
Commission report to the president on southwestern inquiry expected this month
The commission headed by Commissioner Prouty plans to wrap up its southwestern investigation and prepare a formal report for the president. The president will forward the document to Congress with a special message outlining specific recommendations.
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Prouty
Hiss Southwestern Investigation
Congress
Disturbances at Paris Masonic HQ as crowd protests rites
In Paris on December 28 a crowd of Catholics disrupted the Masonic headquarters late at night. Police dispersed the protesters who had prepared to perform Masonic rites after declaring at the prefecture their plan for a public meeting. The demonstrators argued that religious meeting formalities apply to Free Masonry as well.
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Paris
Roosevelt considered for visit to Manila next summer
Manila reports reveal President Roosevelt may visit the Philippine Islands next summer drawing enthusiastic response from the native press and public. The rumor stirs excitement across Manila as observers weigh possible outcomes of a presidential visit.
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President Roosevelt
Manila
Roosevelt
Roosevelt moves to push rail reform after ICC car shortage findings
President Roosevelt, in response to an ICC report on the car shortage, plans immediate legislative reforms. He seeks greater government intervention to prevent further suffering and to shield agricultural and other interests, while avoiding full government ownership.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Lodz Socialists Threaten Street Fights Over Lockout
In Lodz on December 28 the Socialist group vows to resist the impending factory lockout starting December 29 by forcing citizens to feed and lodge the unemployed at the point of a revolver, signaling possible street clashes.
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Lodz
Russia
Great Northern Must Show Cause in Stock Suit
Attorney General FE. T. Young won an order from Judge Orr directing the Great Northern Railroad to show cause January 3 1907 why a temporary injunction should not be granted pending the suit begun Wednesday to restrain the proposed issue of 60 million dollars in stock.
Wheat Futures Mixed in Minneapolis Trade
Wheat futures in Minneapolis on December 27 show December, March, and May contracts with quotes around 79 3/4 to 80 3/4 cents. On track No 1 hard and No 1 Northern grain values trade at 79 to 80 1/4 cents amid light activity.
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Minneapolis
Cattle and Hog Prices Mixed at St Paul Market
St Paul market roundup lists cattle ranges from good to choice steers at 6.50 to 6.24 per cwt and cows and heifers from 8.50 to 4.75. Hogs bring 4.07 to 6.20, sheep and lambs steady with wethers 4.60 to 5.25 and prime spring lambs 6.60 to 7.39.
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St. Paul
Wheat and Max Grain Prices Logged in Duluth Bulletin
Wheat futures on track with No 1 hard at 79 3 4 cents, No 1 Northern at 79 1 2, No 2 Northern at 77 3 4 with December and May dates listed. Max prices show arrivals and storage with December through May figures at 1.18 to 1.22 dollars.
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Duluth
Chicago Grain and Hog Market Report
Chicago markets show Wheat mixed with December at 19%c and May at 734c while July stands at 7%c. Corn declines with December 41c May 43% and July 44c. Pork prices hover near 16.15 to 16.76 per hundredweight. Butter creamery 22 81c. eggs 21 24c. turkeys 1091 ic and chickens 9c. spring chickens 94 10c.
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Chicago
Cattle and Hogs Prices Quoted in Chicago Market
Chicago market prices show cattle and hogs with varied values for cows and heifers stockers and feeders Westerns Texans calves and pigs. Mixed loads and butchers trade near six dollars with heavy grades and sheep and lambs listed at recent ranges.
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Chicago
Abbott predicting shift to fraternal government in 1920s
Dr. Lyman Abbott of New York argued that the United States is moving from individualism to fraternal government responsibility for welfare. He spoke to Associated Academic Principals in Syracuse, N Y, describing the coming era as one of added state roles.
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Syracuse
N. Y
United States
Lyman Abbott
New York
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