Robbery gang tailed in Ico-Bootee after hardware break in
Five men raid Emnebner Shirey hardware store in Ico-Bootee east of Washington Indiana and steal three shotguns. They force John Patterson to knife a robber. Patterson is shot in the butt but survives. Robbers flee after trying to break into Mosier Houghton bank vault.
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Ico- Bootee
Washington
Ind
Emnebner & Shirey’s
Patterson Gros
John
William Patterson
John Patterson
Patterson
Pattersons
Mosier & Houghton
Will
Preacher Turns Bartender in New York Saloon Venture
Nev George Ss MacDonald formerly East Avenue Baptist Church pastor in Long Island City has left the pulpit and entered the tie saloon business in Brong. He wears a white duck coat and an apron as bartender. A Morgan Park Theological Seminary graduate, he has spent about twelve years in missionary and relief work across Kalamazoo Syracuse NYC and Long Island City.
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New York
Nev
George Ss. MacDonald
East Avenue Baptist Church
Long Island City
Tie
Brong
MacDowall
Morgan Park Baptist Theological Seminary
Chicago
Katdinazoo
Mich
Syracuse
England’s Grand Jury Charges High Treason in Lynch Case
Lord Chief Justice convenes a 23-member grand jury from the law courts to try Colonel Lynch, a member-elect charged with high treason for Boer war actions. He notes it has been sixty five years since such a treason accusation. the jury returns a true bill and Lynch's trial is set for January 20.
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London
Lyieh
Pariiment
South Africa
England
Billecainse Lynch
Unwritten Kentucky Law Refuted in Louisville Court
In a Louisville city court a man named Hayes was dismissed on his examining trial for the murder of Policeman John Doyle. The judge ruled self defense as the ground, stating Doyle drew first. With no witnesses, the board of safety ordered travel restrictions to be imposed immediately.
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Louisville
Pubeuntey Mixe Hayes
John Doyle
Mecann
Doyle
Wittesses
Bhs Board of Safety
Frick successor named as steel firm changes hands
Report states Pienga ths Frick will succeed Chris. M. Scat as president of the Paton steel company in Japan, part of a price paid for Mr. frock’s interest. Schwab shows willingness to retire from the big corporation.
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Pienga
Frick
Chris. M. Scat
Waldlstreet
Frock
Paton Steel Company
Schwab
Russia Outlines Plan to Aid Semi Starved Population
The government has drawn up a comprehensive plan to feed people in a state of semi starvation due to crop failures across ten governments of European Russia and parts of Siberia. Relief work has already spent $5441.50.
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European
Russia
Siberia
Freight collision kills two firemen in New Jersey junction
William Mayhee of Butler and John Wallace of Paterson, both firemen, were killed in a collision at Little Ferry Junction New Jersey between two New York Susquehanna and Western Railroad freight trains. James Stewart of Paterson an engineer was severely injured in the crash.
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William Mayhee
Butler, N. J
John Wallace
Paterson
N.J
James Stewart
Little Ferry Junction
New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad
Congress Passes Relief Bill for Miami Indians in Indiana
Congress approves relief to the Miami Indians of Indiana. They claim money previously taken and returned, with interest due. The Indians, now civilized, still reside in Indiana. The total amount involved is 3700.9?
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Congress
Indiana
Will of Mary Longfellow Greenleaf Filed in Cambridge
The will of Mary Longfellow Greenleaf sister of Henry W. Longfellow was filed at Cambridge Massachusetts recently. The estate is about 825,005 with roughly 80,000 in public bequests.
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Mary Longfellow Greenleaf
Henry W. Longfellow
First Cambridge
Mass
Roosevelt Proposed Arbitration with Venezuela at The Hague
The state Department stated that the allies and Venezuela should arbitrate their differences. President Roosevelt favors arbitration by the Hague tribunal and seeks a formal settlement through this international body.
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State Department
Roosevelt
Venezuela
Hague Tribunal
General Chadice to Succeed General Young as Lieutenant General
War Department states General Chadice will become lieutenant general upon General Young’s retirement. General Miles is slated to succeed Young. The changes place Chadice, Miles in the senior ranks as Young departs.
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War Department
Chadice
Young
Miles
Lapeer Man Kills Clegg Then Self In Razor Attack
John Best of Lapeer Michigan attacked boarder Jasper Clegg with a razor injuring him nearly to decapitation, wounded his mother and sister, then shot himself dead after sheriff arrived. Best, previously committed as insane, had been released as cured six months earlier. The family room bloodied by the assault, the murderer's room found with bloodstains, and the community reeled as authorities investigated the brutal incident.
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John Best
Lapeer
Mich
Jasper Clegg
Clegg
Best
Legge
Vietin
Te Struc
Gest
West
Myers
Tle Touse
Tie
Bank Robbers Claim $7000 in Clarence Heist
A four-man gang blew open the Clarence bank vault taking $3000, cut telegraph lines to delay pursuit, and fled by hand car as glycerin explosions echoed. Communication to Bloomington and nearby towns was down for hours after the robbery.
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Elinois
Pinais
Clarence
Railway deal and river disaster headline emerges in mixed notes
American Capital backs a Peruvi an government contract for a Chimbole to Reems railway with Alejandro M Puente and Leopold Arnand. twenty five year free importation. project to finish in 25 years. A three masted schooner sank in North River New York. three men escaped in a rowboat to Jersey. Acetylene gas explosion kills six at Fort Lee New Jersey. mother gravely injured.
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Alejandro M. Puente
Leopold Arnand
Chimbole
Reems
North River
New York
Jersey
Fort Lee
N. J
John Puglughi
Western roads cut salaries amid mechanic labor shortage
Santa Fe and other lines reduce clerical pay to offset high rates for skilled mechanics. Frank Beatty, jailed in Columbus Ohio for drunkenness, confesses he escaped from Covington Indiana jail twenty eight years ago while under murder indictment. He says Jacob Argin was shot and the death was accidental.
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Santa Fe
Frank Beatty
Columbus
Ohip
Covington
Ind
Beatty
Jacob ‘Ralgin
Castro May Give Up Power Amid Caracus Mediation Push
Caracas leaders urge President Castro to yield full authority to United States Minister Bowen for peace talks on favorable terms as Washington officials show readiness. In Chicago Bishop Quigley chosen to lead after Archbishop Pechan's death. In Omaha Judge Munger dismisses 27 Pacific strikers accused of picket line crimes due to insufficient evidence.
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Castro
Caracas
United States
Bowen
Washington
Quigley
Congregation of the Propaganda
Richtley
James Edward Quigley
Buffalo
Patrick W. Pechan
Chicaro
Munger
Omaha
Pacific
Municipal Code Upheld by Office Supreme Court
The Office Supreme Court rules the new municipal code constitutional on all points raised in the challenge. The decision affirms the code's validity and its applicability to local governance and civic affairs.
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Supreme Court
Court Rejects Board's Reading of Section T16 in Cincinnati
The court rejected the Cincinnati board of legislation construction of section T16. It maintains Cincinnati with twenty nine councilmen instead of thirty two and twenty four wards instead of twenty six.
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Zumstein
Wanted owner for $1500 found in Lincoln deposit box
In Lincoln Nebraska a mystery centers on $1500 found in a safety deposit box. Dr G G W L Parnham, the renter, claims no knowledge of the money and says only he has a key. Bank managers insist Parnham is the sole key holder and he now advertises for the owner.
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Lincoln
WL Parnham
Tie
Vte
Parahiam
Move to Build Union Cigar Plant in Chicago Draws Fire
New trust plan aims to establish a union cigar factory in Chicago run by the Syracuse Cigar Company. Independent dealers oppose the move arguing they sell only union goods while the plan seeks to blunt that argument and quiet rival claims. The venture would be operated to support United Cigar Stores shops and may employ up to five hundred workers.
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Teandle Trust Woods
Syracuse Cigar Company
United Cigar Stores
Wife’s dream predicts husband’s death in railroad yard tragedy
In St Joseph Missouri John Mears ignored his wife Marc Johnson’s warning and went to work in the terminal yards. Three hours later a Santa Fe train struck him, cutting off both legs, crushing his hand and head injuries. He died later at a hospital. The wife had dreamed of his death the night before.
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St. Joseph
Hairesband
John
Mears
Marc Johnson
St Joseph
Johnson
Santa Re
Santa Be
Monshel
Tfis
Morton Slays His Warmest Friend in St Louis Homicide
Unemployed visit engineer Photps Morton killed J W Barringer Jr an attige engineer of the St Louis Memphis and eastern Railway in St Louis after years of friendship. Mortons confrontation errors and statements unclear but police report capture as the suspect principal in the fatal act.
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Thompson Morton
J. W. Barringer
St. Louis
St. Lots
Memphis
Eastern Railway
Wies
Morton
Sofarons
Barringer
Old Flour Mills Found in Alaska by Early Russians
Archaeologists report two early flour mills in Alaska built by Russian subjects a century ago. One set lies on an island in southeastern Alaska, the other inland, proof of wheat grown locally by the Russians in that era.
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Alaska
Wouorl Island
Balfour Declares War Exists With Venezuela
In a lengthy Commons statement Premier Balfour asserts no pacific blockade exists and that a state of war actually exists with Venezuela. He argues the conflict is real and not resolved by diplomacy.
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Balfour
House of Commons
Pacific
Venezuela
Thieves Steal Ten Tons of Coal in Ansonia Train Siding
A train of twenty coal cars on a siding in Ansonia was robbed by twenty women and children who stole over ten tons of coal. Police investigate the daring daytime theft and review nearby footage and witnesses for leads.
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Ansonia
Oun
Unclear headlines from disrupted Nearth Western road labor events
Fragmented report notes a rise in wares and a grant to 7000 engineers and firemen amid a strike by Chicago woodworkers. It mentions looming tensions with manufacturers, rumors of war, and a possible abdication by China’s ruler provoking panic among imperial officials.
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Nearth Western Road
DAO
Chicago
China
Four Men Die In Burlington Railroad Collision
Four men were killed and several injured in a crash on the Burlington Railroad two miles west of Table Rock Nebraska. Police and railroad officials investigates the fatal collision as recovery teams work at the scene.
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Burlington
Table Rock
May Be Gaiety of Treason Charged Against Gertrude Atherton
State Department officials in Washington consider treason possible for novelist Gertrude Atherton over her alleged efforts against a British treaty and Denmark, though no prosecution is planned. The claim rests on her confession and on statutes defining treason and penalizing correspondence with foreign governments to defeat U S measures. Atherton reportedly said she defeated the treaty by selling Danish possessions to the United States.
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Haid
Gertrude Atherton
State Department
Washington
Atherton
The
Republic
United States
Denmark
SENTRY SLAIN AT FORT SHERIDAN DESERTION KILLING
Roger Hanberger of Company ST and Roger Tranberger of Company US infan try were found dead in a ravine at Fort Sheridan. Hanberger was killed with his own rifle after trying to stop two prisoners from escaping. The suspects are Christian Walker of Company C and John Thallenberg, formerly a corporal, both described as the latest desperate inmates of the guardhouse.
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Roger Hanberger
Roger Tranberger
Company ST. Twentieth United States Infantry
Fort Sheridan
al Uiarberger
Christian Walker
John Thallenberg
Company Tt
Cowentieth United States Infantry
Hey
Boers to Immigrate to Colorado New Mexico and Texas
Report says nearly 9 000 Boers plan to settle in the United States countrywide with Colorado New Mexico and Texas among the chosen states. General Sammel Pearson of the South African republic heads the effort with headquarters in New York. Colorado lands are under consideration by Boers supporters and General M de Villiers is surveying sites with favorable opinions.
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Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Samerica
Gener
Sammel Pearson
Dare
Nese York
Colummdo
M. de Villiers
Effort to Bar Licenses Near Cemetery Sparks Local Fight
In Fulton Michigan residents battle liquor licenses near a cemetery after a temperance group learned hotel keeper Ray Weeks planned to apply for one. A crime was noted near Weeks hotel as the law prohibits saloons within a certain distance of a cemetery.
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Fulton
Mich
Ray Weeks
TSA
Beegar Tragedy and Bank Robbery Linked in Local News
Beegar, who sought permission to enter Toronto General Hospital, is dead after clothing analysis revealed a worth of 501,000. Papers tied to him showed a similar value, while a long-ago sleep with sheaths and stables and labeled papers surfaced. In Whiteville, two women were arrested amid bank robbery charges. about 200 dollars were secured. The trio under arrest were named Maro and Mas, Greeree Car rol, and Mies. 4. duaughna, revealed as coming from Chicane. The Fleury Knight liquidation prompted assets and liabilities totaling about 100,000 and 100,000. The Brown Postoffice Safe at Granville, Ohio, was dynamited by two or more men who fled in a carriage stolen from Bailey’s Restaurant. two charges were used, and the robbers escaped before authorities arrived.
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General Hospital
Toronto
Whiteville
Poon
Maro Aid Mas
Greeree Carrol
Mies
Duaughna
Chicane
Brown
Granville
Oho
Bailey
General Peanuts Performer Found Dead in New York
The mid showman known as General Peanuts, a longtime clown with Bar numvs and Forepaugh and Sells' circuits, was found dead in his bed in New York. The Japanese performer, 38, stood two feet one inch tall and had been widely known in circus circles.
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Peanuts
New York
Tie
J. J. Hill's Son Disciplined at Great Northern
Walter J. Dill, son of Great Northern Railway president J. J. Hill, was suspended from his auditing department duties for not attending strictly to business.
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J. J. Hill
Walter J. Dill
The
Great Northern Railway
Bank Robbery at Mullins & Co. Bank Stolen Cash
Bandits dynamited the Mullins and Co. bank, breaking open the safe and making off with about $6,000 in cash. Police investigated the heist as details emerged about the overnight burglary and missing funds.
Congress adjourns amid votes on statehood and nutrition bills
The Senate feasted on the militia and statehood measures while the House advanced the omnibus bill and passed a purity food act. Adjournment followed a day with memorials for Senator Sewell and honors to historic staties in Sanctuary Tall. The legislature also funded foot and mouth disease eradication and Indian land allotments in several states.
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House
Sewell
New Jersey
Yit
Washington City
New Fingland
New York
Ogden Land Company
Segate
Tle
Hite
Maryland
Marylin
Charles Cheroll
Carrollton
John Hansen
Continental Congress
Che Tlonse
Bartlett Gana
Cautiet
Jb Hegdburen
Lown
Pereshag
Mrr
Charen
Hepburn
Cennsus Bureau
McCutl
Secretary of State
Liouse
Philippine Archipelago
Tompkins
Ohio
Adamson
Gardner
Mass
Lower temperature and New York fuel brisk retail trade
The weekly trade review notes holiday demand lifting retail activity in New York while wholesale trade remains subdued. Rail earnings for November rise sharply, manufacturing and shipping strains appear, and leather and cotton goods markets show mixed movement amid broader trade shifts.
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New York
Kk. G. Dun & Co
Eastern Steel Works
New England
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Luc
Secretary Root argues military reform before committee
Secretary of War Root testifies before a military committee in Washington and urges changes. William F. Curtis cites Root saying the United States cannot become involved in the Venezuelan affair. Senator Depew proposes emergency currency legislation allowing banks to issue up to 50 percent of capital during emergencies.
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Root
Thouse
William F. Curtis
United States
Depew
Interstate Commodity Prices Across Markets
Cattle hogs and sheep prices listed for multiple cities including Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and Buffalo. Grains show No 2 red No 2 white and No 2 mixed with varied cents per bushel while butter eggs and creamery prices appear alongside per bushel or cwt figures.
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der Lay
Tseathy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste. Detroit
Ste
Miblwankee
Abe
New York
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