Fitzsimmons Fights Last Fight in O'Brien Defeat
In San Francisco at Pavilion Robert Fitzsimmons collapsed after the thirteenth round and was defeated by Jack O'Brien. Referee Graney ruled O'Brien the winner as Fitzsimmons showed signs of exhaustion and later sat in his corner saying he had fought his last fight. The crowd jeered O'Brien while admiring the veteran’s endurance.
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Pavilion
San Francisco
Cal
Robert Fitzsimmons
Jack O’brien
Graney
O'Brien
Fitzsimmons
O’brien
Philadelphian
Fitz
Eddie
Bob Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia
Canal Matter Under Discussion in Senate Fight
President Roosevelt met with senators including Kittredge and Aldrich to discuss the canal situation and the ongoing senate fight over management of the big project. Kittredge, a well informed figure on inter oceanic canals, may have been considered for chairmanship, but Millard of Nebraska retained the post by seniority rules.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kittredge
Aldrich
South Dakota
Senate
United States
Millard
Nebraska
Farewell Address From Admiral Togo
Field Marshal Yamagata named to privy council as Japan reshapes leadership after the combined fleet dissolution. Admiral Togo, retiring as head of the navy general staff, urged officers and men to stay ready for emergencies and closed with the line Victors, tie your helmet strings tighter.
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Tokio
Yamagata
Privy ‘Council
Togo
General Staff of
Navy
Secretary Shaw Comments on Panama Bond Bill Timing
Secretary Shaw said the Panama canal bill, now passed by Congress, sharpens the bond sale provisions and allows issuance at any time, but the Treasury Department does not contemplate an immediate issue.
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Washington
Shaw
Congress
Treasury Department
Lovering cotton crop estimate resolution laid on table
Washington debate ends with the Lovering resolution to provide a new January 10 1906 crop estimate laid on the table by a unanimous House Agriculture Committee vote. Webb of North Carolina Burleson of Texas and other cotton state members urged defeat claiming the move would depress the market.
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Wilson
Washington
Lovering
House Committee On Agriculture
Webb
North Carolina
Burleson
Texas
Massacre of Cossacks at Tukum Courland Russia
AP special correspondent reports mobs of Lithuanians and Esthonians attacked 190 Cossacks and dragoons in Tukum. After ferocious fighting the soldiers were killed to the last man and mutilated. Six hundred troops arrived this morning to quell the scene.
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Tukum
Courland
Russia
Associated Press
Canal Commission Selects Bishop as Secretary and Commissioner
Wallace retires as chief engineer and member of the canal commission. Mr Bishop, formerly New York appointee, becomes secretary of the canal commission at 10000 yearly and also serves as commissioner at 7500 yearly with an additional 2500 as secretary, totaling his current earnings.
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Wallace
Bishop
Canal Commission
New York
Settled the debt by pistol route in hotel lobby
Denver cattleman William Wilson was shot dead by former partner J. D. Henderson in the Lewiston hotel lobby. Henderson then shot himself and died in a policeman's arms. The two men had been cattle partners long ago. their alliance dissolved amid claims of fraud in the final settlement.
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Denver
Colo
William Wilson
J. D. Henderson
Lewiston Hotel
Henderson
Wilson
Mathews Not Reinstated After White House Hearing
President Roosevelt met with T L Mathews former United States marshal for Nebraska in a closed hearing arranged by Rt B Schneider. Mathews presented affidavits claiming forty years of service while records show high office efficiency but intereference with a marshal’s sworn duty ends the matter.
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Washington
T. L. Mathews
United States
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Mathews
General Russian strike called by unions and councils
A nationwide political strike in Russia starts Thursday noon, approved by the Union of Unions, the Union of Peasants, the General Railway Union, and workmen councils in St. Petersburg and Moscow. Moscow rail workers back the move, promising to halt all rail and telegraph lines. Participants face arrest under the new strike law as Interior Minister Durnovo tried to reach Moscow to detain railway and workers leaders, but his dispatches were blocked by railway telegraphers.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
Union of Unions
Union of Peasants
General Railway Union
Councils of Workmen
Moscow
Durnovo
Ters
Warner Named Marshal to Fill Nebraska Vacancy
President nominates William P. Warner of Dakota City to be United States marshal succeeding T. L. Mathews. Warner won unanimous endorsement from Nebraska senators and delegation. He received a telegram from Senators Millard and Burkett asking for confirmation before accepting. he later accepted the office.
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Washington
William P. Warner
Dakota City
T. L. Mathews
Warner
Nebraska
House
W. P. Warner
Millard and Burkett
Revolutionaries Raise Red Flag At Rovno Factory
In Rovno Russia revolutionists hoisted a red flag above a local factory. Police failed to remove it, prompting a machine gun unit to fire at the flagstaff, destroying it.
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Rovno
Russia
Clarence Albright Shot Dead at Breakfast in Kingman
Clarence Albright, a prominent figure in Kingman, was shot and killed at his breakfast table when an unknown shooter fired through a window. The assailant fled the scene.
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Kingman
Clarence Albright
Albright
American Wins Lalande Prize for Saturn Satellite Discovery
Paris awards the Lalande prize to Prof. William Henry Pickering of Harvard Observatory for his discovery of satellites of Saturn. The astronomer receives the honor from the Academy of Sciences in recognition of his contribution to celestial science.
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Paris
Academy of Sciences
Lalande
Wiliam Henry Pickering
Harvard Observatory
Lease land to settlers bill gains backing in Congress
Representative Lacey of Iowa introduced a bill to permit grazing on public lands for homesteaders and small farm holders in semi arid and arid western regions. The measure aims to expand grazing privileges and support settlement trends on federal lands.
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Washington
Lacey
Iowa
Emperors Cabinet Opposes Universal Suffrage in Rail Dispatch
Political turmoil erupts as ministerial decision rejects universal and equal suffrage while extending the August 19 law to include workmen and educated small rent payers in cities. Reports cite strikes, unrest in Vassiliostrov, Pskoff, Vilorsk, and Baltic provinces. The Circum-Baikal line disrupted by rocks. insurgents advance on Kreutzburg and Frederickstad. The Douma to be summoned in March.
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Prhtersburg
Vassiliostrov
Pskoff
St. Petersburg
Vilorsk
Warsaw
Baltic
Frederickstad
Kreutzburg
Novoe Vremya
Novae Vremya
Thompson named ambassador to Mexico replacing Brazil post
Washington official announcement states David E. Thompson, previously ambassador to Brazil, will serve as ambassador to Mexico. Herbert H. D. Pierce, third assistant secretary of state, chosen as first American minister to Norway, with Charles Denby to succeed Pierce in the department.
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Washington
David E. Thompson
Brazil
Mexico
Herbert H. D. Pierce
Norway
Charles Denby
Pierce
State Department
Department
Government Takes Judgment Against Railroads in Safety Act Case
Portland Ore The government won judgments against Northern Pacific Railway for 300 dollars and Oregon Railroad Navigation Company for 400 dollars in federal court for violations of the safety appliance act. Oregon Railroad Navigation withdrew its demurrer. Similar actions are pending against Terminal Company and Southern Pacific.
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Portland, Ore
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
Northern Pacific
Terminal Company
Southern Pacific
Entomology Report Probes Hessian Fly Tactics
Washington details from L C Howard head of the bureau of entomology outline large scale experiments across the wheat belt. The work seeks to resolve unsolved questions about the Hessian fly and the joint worms of wheat and to determine the best autumn sowing time to counter the fly’s attack.
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Washington
L. C. Howard
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska Delegation Plans Regular Talks With Senators
The Nebraska congressional delegation met at the Dewey hotel to form an organization. Representatives Norris and Hinshaw were chosen as chairman and secretary. They elected to meet every Tuesday night during Congress to discuss questions affecting Nebraska. All members back Senators Burkett and Millard and will support their agreements and requests.
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Valentine
Julian
Oleson
County
Rock County
Kinkaid
C. H. Cornell
House
Nebraska
Dewey Hotel
Norris
Hinshaw
Congress
Burkett and
Millard
Old Soldier Arrested In Mail Theft In Kansas City
Patrick J. Mc Laughlin, 63, commander of McPherson post G A R and alleged nephew of General John A Logan, was arrested in Kansas City charged with stealing a gold watch case from the mails inside the federal building post office area where he worked as a night coal passer in the boiler room.
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Kansas City
Patrick J. McLaughlin
McPherson Post
John A. Logan
McLaughlin
Federal Building
Pay or the Fighting Pugs in San Francisco
San Francisco reports gate receipts of the Fitzsimmons OBrien bout totaling 16407 dollars. The prize split allocated 60 percent to the fighters, with the winner receiving 75 percent of that share and the loser 25 percent. It drew the season and citys largest crowd for a boxing event.
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San Francisco
Cal
Gladiators
Ambassador White Seeks Shift of Conference to Madrid
State Department reports Ambassador White has informed Secretary Root of a proposal to relocate the upcoming Morocco conference from Algeciras to Madrid. The communication requires no immediate state department action, and there appears to be no objection to the change.
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Washington, D. C
White
United States
Morocco
Root
Algeciras
Madrid
State Department
Attorney Baldrige Kicked as U S District Attorney Hope
Omaha lawyer Howard H Baldrige from Baldrige De Bord firm was asked to accept the United States district attorneyship for Nebraska. The position is currently held by Irving F Baxter, who has ignored a state department request to resign.
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Omaha
Howard H. Baldrige
Baldrige,& de Bord
United States District
Nebraska
Irving F. Baxter
State Department
Former soldier Hig urashi arrested in plot against Katsura
Tokyo dispatch reports Hig urashi, a former soldier, arrested on charges of involvement in a conspiracy to assassinate Japanese premier Count Katsura after Katsura agreed to a peace deemed disgraceful.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Tokio
Higurashi
Count Katsura
Famine in northeast Japan prompts relief appeal
An eye witness reports the famine in a northeast Japanese province as truly deplorable. Winter has left thousands near starvation, and only rapid relief can save them. Measures will be pursued here and aid from overseas sympathizers is welcomed.
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Tokio
Shanghai Under Guard Guards City Streets
Washington reports Shanghai remains normal as 1,500 sailors marines and volunteers guard streets amid ongoing tensions cited in a cablegram from Shanghai. The department of state notes no disorder and continued police activity in key districts.
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Shanghai
Washington
State Department
Long on rail rate reform at Knife and Fork Club
United States Senator from Kansas Chester Long spoke at a Kansas City dinner on proposed rate legislation. He said railroads are private property yet public duties require regulation to ensure fair rates, discourage discrimination, and protect the public. He urged Congress to follow President Roosevelt's guidance and pursue a lawful, even handed approach to interstate rates.
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Kansas ‘City
Chester
Long
United States
Kansas
Knife and Fork Club
Senator Long
Congress
Roosevelt
Canal Bill Passes Senate After Conference Report
Washington The senate accepted the conference committee report on the Panama canal emergency appropriation bill and disposed of the measure insofar as the house acted on it. Speakers Allison Spooner and Teller argued the senate did not violate the constitutional revenue origin rule.
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Washington
Senate
Conference Committee
House
Messrs
Allison
Spooner
Teller
House of Representatives
Slaughter of Mussulmans Reported in Caucasia
A December 18 dispatch from Tiflis, Caucasia, says Armenians are slaughtering Mussulmans across the region. Moslems are hunted without distinction among Persians Tartars and Ottomans. About 2000 Mussulman families fled to nearby villages as Cossacks and troops plunder Batoum.
Reign of terror grips Moscow as strikes paralyze city
Moscow reports a citywide shutdown with theaters closed and municipal workers abandoning duties. Fifty thousand factory hands idle while troops stay in barracks. Striker pickets roam, pressuring residents to join, with some disorder and clashes reported.
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Moscow
Massacre of Mussulmans Extends Through Caucasia
A Tiflis dispatch dated December 18 reports Muslims in Caucasia, including Persians Tartars and Ottomans, hunted as 2 000 Muslim families flee to nearby villages. Cossacks and troops plunder Muslim homes in Batoum as the atrocity continues.
Fatal boxing bout in Philadelphia club kills man
Patrick Reynolds of south Philadelphia died during a friendly boxing match with Frank Shanahan. Reynolds collapsed after a behind the ear blow and died before a doctor arrived, with heart disease suspected. Shanahan is detained as police and coroner investigate.
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Philadelphia
Patrick Reynolds
Frank Shanahan
Shanahan
Reynolds
Gov La Follette Resigns Effective January First
Governor La Follette sends resignation to the Wisconsin legislature to take effect on the first Monday in January, ending his term as governor in Madison.
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la Follette
Madison
Wis
Bankers Imboden and Hill Guilty in Bank Wreck Conspiracy
Leonard Imboden and James A. Hill, bankers, were found guilty of conspiring to wreck the Denver Savings Bank. The verdict places the two men at the center of a scheme alleged to undermine the bank’s stability and misappropriate funds. Further proceedings will determine penalties.
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Denver, Colo
Leonard Imboden
James A. Hill
Denver Savings Bank
Williams Pushes Free List for Construction Materials
Williams introduces a list to place on the free list including steel beams plates angle irons rivets shiftings propellers castings and other imported materials for use in American ships construction.
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Washington
Williams
Bond Coupons Lost in Boston Police Notice
A block of valuable bond and stock coupons has been lost in Boston and advertised by the police. The list includes a Dixon County Nebraska bank real estate bond No. 1952 due in 1910 and a coupon dated January 1, 1906.
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Nebraska
Boston
Dixon County
Two Killed by a Highwayman in Mexican Ranch
EL PASO Texas reports two Philadelphia men named Robert Rutherford and M C Murray killed by highwaymen on a Diaz ranch in Chihuahua Mexico. The victims were travelers from Philadelphia. No further details were provided on suspects or motive.
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EL Paso
Tex
Robert Rutherford
M. C. Murray
Philadelphia
Diaz
Chihuehawa
Mex
Hunting Down Mohammedans in Tiflis and Batoum
A dispatch from Tiflis reports Armenians hunting Mohammedans with no difference among Persians Tartars or Ottomans. About two thousand Mussulman families fled to nearby villages while Cossacks and troops continued to plunder Muslim houses in Batoum.
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Constantinople
Tiflis
Caucasia
Batoum
Eastern newspaper men tour Los Angeles and Pasadena
A party traveling with the Los Angeles Limited spent Thursday sightseeing in Los Angeles and Pasadena. Highlights included a Baldwin ranch drive, lunch in Pasadena, and a humorous speech by Robert J. Burdette. They attended a Press club banquet and plan to depart for Catalina Island.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Pasadena
Baldwin Ranch
Robert J. Burdette
Press Club
Catalina
Turbid water chemistry explained at society meeting
A Chemical Society meeting explained that alum and other mineral salts cause dirt in turbid water to settle. Turbid water carries negative electricity, and alum creates an electric action that binds with positive colloid hydrates to facilitate sedimentation.
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The
Chemical Society
A Miner’s Grant to Horace Greeley for Souls
A minister asked Horace Greeley for a donation to save souls from hell. Greeley, ill that day, replied that there are not half enough people going to hell. The minister still received his check despite the remark.
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Greeley
Horace Greeley
Horace
Boston nine school gardens aid in education
Boston maintains nine school gardens praised for educational and sociological benefits. They bring children closer to nature and soil, aligning with New England's historical emphasis on agriculture and learning through hands on experience.
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Boston
New England
Truth Always Victorious Quote Note Card
A historical note quotes Dr. Johnson on truth and reception, noting that truths are often initially rejected before taking root. The message emphasizes enduring belief and the shift in opinion as understanding grows.
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Dr. Johnson
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Bedford
WM. E. Miller
Arttford
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Payton & Allen
H. Pe Jaquas W. &. Crum, JR
Crum
Jaqua
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C. G. Martin
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City Hall
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Bedford, Ia
Phos
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Ayaa Medicina Ca
BE. W. Grove
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McOmn & Wisdom
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Bedford, WA
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