Three Children Die In Barn Fire Tragedy Near Turtle Creek
In Universal near Turtle Creek Pittsburg a barn fire claimed three young lives as mothers heard their cries and fought to break free the door. Elizabeth Sophan 4 B. John Chasley 4 and Mary Randa 8 died trapped inside as hay fed the blaze and the building became a furnace.
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Pittsburg
Universal
Turtle Creek
Elizabeth Sophan
John Chasley
Mary Rana
Sophan
Mia
Chasley
Randa
Chicago Promoter Murder Trial In Baldwin Wisconsin
Harry Fisher died September 19 while on a hunting trip near Baldwin. Arebach, his partner, is on trial charged with murder. Prosecution argues heavy life insurance motive. Arebach asserts accidental shooting. Dr. Stone testified Mrs. Fisher asked about the insurance and questioned the death certificate details. Sheriff Bates testified Mrs. Fisher urged allowing Arebach to accompany the body to Iowa and called it difficult to convict with money involved.
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Iowa
Bates
Fisher
Arebach
Doctor Pleads Guilty in Mail Fraud Case
Dr. H. T. Atwood pleaded guilty in federal court to using the mails to advertise nostrums in violation of law. The case grew from a nationwide postal dragnet targeting physicians and druggists over unauthorised medical claims.
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Portland
Ore
H. T. Atwood
Five Years in Sunday School for Indiana Boy
A 15 year old boy in Indianapolis was sentenced to five years in Sunday school by Judge Taylor of the juvenile court after admitting to stealing $17. He promised to quit smoking cigarettes as part of the disposition.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Taylor
David R Eckles Dies Suddenly in Salt Lake City
David R Eckles longtime president of the Amalgamated Sugar Company and prominent Utah figure died at the emergency hospital in Salt Lake City yesterday from heart disease.
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David R. Eckles
Salt Lake City
Utah
Amalgamated Sugar Company
Last of Custers Scouts Dies in Worcester Hotel
Harold Willis Powell known as Montana Jarry, believed last surviving scout with Custer at Little Big Horn, died in a Worcester hotel yesterday. Also reported two killed when machines collide in Piqua Ohio at the Piqua Troy speedway. Home Whit elock aged 18 and Ora Wilhelm 28 died from neck fractures.
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Custer
Worcester
Mass
Harold Willis Powell
Montana Jarry
Little Mig Horn
Piqua
Ohio
Whitelock
Ora Wilhelm
Piqua-Troy Speedway
Here
Archbald Gage on Is Arraigned by Clayton
Washington reports Judge Robert W. Archibald of the commerce court arraigned in the senate impeachment inquiry. Representative Clayton accuses him of profiting from office while Archibald’s counsel argues motives are unquestionable. The trial centers on coal land deals and refuse coal dumps with a contract record entered by vote.
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Robert W. Archibald
United States Commerce Court
Senate
Henry D. Clayton
Alabama
Archbald
A. S. Worthington
House
Clayton
Archhbald
Archibald
E. J. Williams
Scranton
William P. Boland
Worthington
Ways
Ant Means
Judiciary Committee
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Sneed Acquitted in Fort Worth Murder Trial
John B. Sneed, banker, was found not guilty by a Fort Worth jury of murdering A. G. Boyce Sr a wealthy ranchman. The killing occurred January 6 after Sneed returned from Winnipeg with his wife who had eloped with Al G Boyce Jr. Sneed claimed self defense and alleged a conspiracy by the Boyces to steal his wife. Al Boyce Sr. was killed at Amarillo on September 14.
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al Boyce, Sr
Sneed
Amarillo
Eleven Rail Victims Die in Pennsylvania Line Wreck
Eleven persons were killed and three seriously injured in a rear end collision on the Pennsylvania lines ten miles east of Zanesville Ohio. Passengers were hurled from seats and cooked alive by steam from the engine beneath them.
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Pennsylvania
Zanesville
Ohio
Zanesville, O
Pennsylvania Lines
Here
Taft Reappoints Frear and Appoints Mott-Smith in Hawaii
President Taft reappointed Walter F. Frear as governor of Hawaii and named Ernest A. Mott-Smith as secretary of Hawaii in a December decision from Washington.
Mrs. Robert Goelet Dies in Paris Residence
Mrs Harriette Warren Goelet of New York died at her Paris home on Wednesday. She married Robert Goelet in 1879 and had two children. The death occurred in Paris, France, with her maiden name noted.
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Robert Goelet
Paris
France
New York
Harriette Warren
Robert Knight Dies Intestate At Providence Illinois
Robert Knight cotton king died intestate in Providence Illinois on December 6. He left an estimated fortune of 24 001 000 to be divided equally among four children.
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Robert Knight
Providence
R. IL
Cotton King
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Holdings Show Big Rail Web
A detailed table outlines capital, stock holdings, and net value across Union Pacific and Southern Pacific systems. It notes Oregon Short Line as a holding conduit, and lists major affiliated stocks, bonds, miles of track, and leased lines within the two railroad empires.
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Southern Pacific
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Oregon Short Line
Union Paclific
Chicago and Alton
Wliness Central
Northern Securities
Railroad Securities
Oren
Baltimore
New York Central
Chicago
Northwestern
Kee and St. Paul
Southern Pacific Company
Central Pacific
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Mexico
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Raiis
Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Southern
Supreme court holds Union Pacific restraint violation
Justice Day announces that the Supreme Court finds Union Pacific by acquiring Southern Pacific stock created a combination in restraint of interstate commerce and must dissolve the cartel. The ruling targets suppression of competition and future acts violative of the Sherman Act. Two weeks of session follow, with government appropriations and tariff talks ahead.
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Washington
Justice Day
Supreme Court
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Armistice Signed by Turkey and Bulgaria Times
A Constantinople dispatch says an armistice was signed Tuesday between Turkey and Bulgaria with Serbia Montenegro and Greece not signing. Greece will continue hostilities if it chooses while negotiations near the Tchatalja lines delayed replies from Constantinople. Berlin reports the triple alliance of Germany Austria and Italy renewed for three years amid Europe’s unsettled conditions.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Bulgaria
Servia
Montenegro
Greece
Armistee
Tchatalja
Berlin
Germany
Austria
Italy
Europe
Japanese Cabinet Resigns After War Minister Vacancy
Tokyo reports Premier Saloni and the full cabinet resigned on Wednesday due to the inability to find a successor to Lieutenant General Uyehara as war minister, signaling a political shakeup in Japan.
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Tokyo
Saloni
Uyehera
Cable to Wilson Cut Off In Bermuda Report
President elect Woodrow Wilson enjoys his Bermuda holiday as direct cable communication with America was cut off on Wednesday causing a temporary isolation of messages from Kingston Jamaica to Hamilton Bermuda and back to the United States.
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Wilson
Hamilton
Bermuda
Kingston
Jamaica
Woodrow Wilson
America
Slayer Escapes Mob in Akron Murder Case
Harvey Shianover was rushed to Barbourton for arraignment on murder charges of his wife. He pleaded not guilty, waived examination, and was held to the grand jury without bail. He escaped an angry Akron crowd threatening lynching and returned to the county jail.
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Akron
Harvey Shianover
Barbourton
Fatal blaze at Crowley jail spares escaping inmates
In Crowley Louisiana a prisoner named Gee aged six and an unidentified companion perished when they started a jail fire to break out. The blaze trapped them as the structure burned in the Wednesday afternoon incident.
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Crowley
Gee
William Col Her
Los Angeles
Cal
Roosevelt Estate Valued at Nearly 1.84 Million
New York December 6 The estate of Mrs Elizabeth N Roosevelt widow of James A Roosevelt and aunt of Theodora Roosevelt was appraised at 1 843 955 dollars Appraisal filed Wednesday records the sizeable inheritance in the Roosevelt family estate proceedings
Rouse Simmons Lost with All Hands On Lake Michigan
The three masted schooner known as the Christmas ship vanished with fifteen men and one woman aboard after leaving Thompson's pier on November 14. Lifesaving crews from Two Rivers and nearby stations searched the lake but found no sign of the vessel or its crew.
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Chicago
Rouse Simmons
Pentwater
Mich
Thompson's Pier
Manistique
Kewaunee
Wis
Simmons
Democratic campaign raises over one million for Wilson
The Democratic committee reported total costs of 1 159 445 to elect Woodrow Wilson president. Receipts totaled 1 184 404 from 69 854 contributors including major gifts from Charles R Crane 40 000 Cleveland H Dodge 35 000 and Herman Stidder 25 000. Samuel Untermyer donated 10 000 as counsel for the money trust inquiry.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
United States
Clerk of the House
Charles R. Crane
Chicago
Cleveland H. Dodge
Hermen Stidder
New York
Star
Crane
Dodge
Riddur
Samuel Untermyer
House Money Trust Committee
Johnson Marries White Woman in Chicago News
Jack Johnson, the prize fighter, wed Lucila Cameron the white woman who recently escaped her mother’s custody in Jacksonville. The ceremony was reported from Chicago with details of the marriage amid public attention.
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Chicago
Jack" Johnson
Lucila Cameron
Jacksonville
Fla
Richard Frayne
Hamilton
Bermuda
Washington
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Fleet Departed New Orleans After Weeklong Visit
After a week in port, the battleships Minnesota Kansas Michigan and South Carolina under Rear Admiral Fletcher weighed anchor and left New Orleans on Wednesday.
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New Orleana
New Orleans
Minnesota
Kansas
Michigan
South Carolina
Fletcher
Uncle Joe Cannon Reports Final Campaign Expense
Illinois veteran legislator "Uncle Joe" Cannon filed a final campaign expense statement with the House clerk. He testified the total cost of his campaign was 3012 dollars and 2 cents.
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Uncle Joe
Washington
Uncle Joe" Cannon
Ilinois
Quake Felt in Guadalajara Causes Wall Damage
An earthquake of considerable intensity was felt in Guadalajara on Tuesday. No fatalities are reported, but several walls of poorly constructed homes collapsed.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
St Patrick’s Day Ball Looters Revealed in Autobiography
In a tale from Sir Alfred Turner's Autobiography, Lord Spencer’s viceroyalty hosted an open St Patrick's day ball with free food and eager attendees. One elderly lady reportedly hid a whole fowl inside a bag, prompting the comptroller to joke about ham as she claimed the joke.
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Lord Spencer
Ireland
Sir Alfred Turner
Old Blaine Schoolhouse Becomes Storeroom on Mare Hill
The Blaine schoolhouse once honored by James G. Blaine is gone. The Mare Hill building has been converted into a storeroom and moved to another site. Former pupils now elders recall the historic craft and memories tied to the hilltop bell and foundation.
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Blaine
Mare Hill
James G. Blaine
Kennebec (Me
Doctor's Daughter Becomes Sleuth Washington Gossip Tale
A Chicago Tribune quip recalls a Methodist preacher’s daughter in the south who tracked a purse thief, exposed him, and sent him to the penitentiary. The anecdote features the professor praising her as an ME sister with a vengeance.
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Chicago Tribune
His Successor
A retiree muses on succession as his son already sits in the front row, stepping into the role without formal replacement. The remark hints at expectations versus reality in leadership transition.
A Doctor's Sleep and Coffee Caffeine Claim
A medical claim promotes Postum as a caffeine free alternative to coffee and tea to ease nervous dyspepsia and insomnia. The ad cites a doctor from Georgia and notes benefits like better sleep, plus instructions for preparing Instant Postum and pricing details from Pontum Cereal Co. Ltd.
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Postum
Wellville
Pontum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
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