Two British Schooners Sink in Gulf Killing Twenty Two
The British schooners Cartagena and Georgiana foundered in the Gulf of Mexico amid the West Indian storm. All twenty two aboard perished including Captain Woods's family. Both vessels had not been heard from since November.
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Mobile
Ala
Bee
Cartagena
Gulf of Mexico
Cayman Islands
Jamaica
Woods
Lucca
Boston
Henry R. Tilton
Cape Todd
Highland Light
Tilton
New York
Moltke
Hine
English journalist Edouard Mylius ordered deported
The Inquiry board on Isis island ordered the deportation of Edouard Mylius, a British journalist who wrote for a Paris paper about a supposed morganatic marriage involving King George. The Paris Liberator story sparked a political uproar and sensational social gossip in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Board of Inquiry
Isis Island
Edouard Mylius
Paris
George
Malta
Michael Culme-Seymour
Trevalvan Napier
Paris Liberator
Jenglish
Congress leaders to confer with President-elect Wilson in Trenton
Speaker Clark and Senators Smith and Gore along with other top Democrats will meet Wilson in Trenton this week. Congressman Underwood, who hoped to consult before Congress reconvenes, is ill and may be detained in Washington. Clark will see Wilson tomorrow. Governor Wilson plans Christmas with his family in Cleveland Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Clark
Smith
Georgia
Gore
Oklahoma
Democratic Party
Trenton
Wilson
Underwood
Alabama
House
Congress
Washington
Cleveland Lane
Christmas travel and visit notes from local area
Mrs J G Phipps and daughter Dorothy travel to Frankfort to spend Christmas with Judge and Mrs Kent. Mr Phipps plans to join for Christmas. Dr and Mrs E E Mitchell spent Monday in Indianapolis. Harry Frasier of Danville IN visits Mr and Mrs M W Hunter. Mrs M Bd Cathers Harden of Avoca visits city for relatives and Nina Ridge funeral. Harold Beddoe of St Louis visits his mother Mrs Arthur Beddoe. Volney Williams of Williams shops in the city.
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J. G. Phipps
Dorothy
Frankfort
Judge
Kent
Mr. Phipps
Harry Frasier
Danville, IN
M. W. Hunter
West 18Th Street
Harold Beddoe
St. Louis
Arthur Beddoe
M Street
Rail Head Blames Officials for Dresden Wreck
Coroner A. KE Wallers says Pennsylvania railroad officials are responsible for the Dresden train wreck near Zanesville Ohio on December 3 which killed 11 people. He cites trains running on too close a schedule and defects in the Cleveland Akron and Columbus promotive.
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Zanesville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dresden
A. KE. Wallers
Wallers
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus
Criminal proceedings withdrawn in Reston case
Criminal proceedings against F Vernon Willey and Arthur Saville charged with conspiring to import aliens were withdrawn. Civil action was instituted for the recovery of 20 000 in penalties.
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Reston
F. Vernon Willey
Arthur Saville
aHens
Mob Hangs Black Defendant After Jail Escape
In Baton Rouge Louisiana Simon Cahers a Black man convicted of murdering wealthy planter James Norman who had appealed to the Supreme Court after a death sentence was taken from West Baton Rouge jail by a mob and found dead hanging with a telegraph placard reading The inevitable penalty.
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Baton Rouge
Simon Cahers
James Norman
Supreme Court
West Baton Rouge
Local Residents Return Home for Holidays
Mr and Mrs George Watson visiting Mrs Watsons mother Mrs Minnie Houston of Heltonville have returned home. Mr and Mrs Harry Sears and children have gone to Orleans to spend Christmas. Mrs Charles Dodd has returned home from Indianapolis.
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George Watson
Harry Sears
Orleans
Charles Dodd
Indianapolis
Defense Attorney Attacks McManigal in Dynamite Case
Indianapolis December reports W N Harding defense counsel for the dynamite conspiracy trial assails government dictograph evidence and McManigal testimony. Harding points to letters at Iron Workers HQ and a desk dictograph, argues the case lacks parallel in crime history. He cites McNamara fund support and National loyalties in defense remarks.
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Indianapolis
Ind
W. N. Harding
Ortie E. McManigal
Iron Workers
J. J. McNamara
Frank M. Ryan
McManigal
Harding
Judas Iscariot
Milwaukee
Confucius
Navy to Circle Globe With Wireless Greeting on New Year
The navy department plans a wireless message encircling the globe on New Year’s Eve. The route covers at least 25,000 miles. Transit time remains uncertain as officials assess feasibility and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Senator Works Pleas Fail to Free Van Pelt
United States Senator John D. Works of California urged the Indiana state board of pardons to release his brother in law Charles E. Van Pelt who is serving a two to twenty one year sentence for manslaughter. The board did not recommend clemency. Also, Mrs Henry Lester arrived in Indianapolis to visit her parents.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United States
John D. Works
California
State Board of Pardons
Charles E. van Pelt
van Pelt
Henry Lester
Gatun
Panama
George Johnson
Fortune Owned By Howe Demanded By Brotherhood Welfare League
James Eads Howe, founder of the Brotherhood Welfare League, is challenged over his hobo status. The group demands he surrender his $75,000 fortune to prove his sincerity. Howe smiles as the resolution is read and says he will consult lawyers before deciding. He later vows to prove hishobo status by beating his way across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
James Eads Howe
Brotherhood Welfare League
Howe
Wilson Grants Clemency to 116 Prison Inmates
Governor Wilson spent six hours reviewing 230 clemency petitions with the New Jersey Court of Pardons. He announced clemency granted in 116 cases, including two young murderers, describing his effort as feeling like a squeezed sponge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Des
Wilson
New Jersey
Court of Pardons
Indiana Tax Law Upheld by Supreme Court
The U S Supreme Court sustains Indiana’s tax on shares of stock in foreign corporations. Henry Y Darnell was assessed $12 271 for years on stock in the M M Darnell Manufacturing Co located in Memphis Tennessee The decision rejects the claim that the tax unlawfully interferes with interstate commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indiana
Supreme Court of the United States
Henry Y. Darnell
Darnell
M. Darnell Manufacturing Company
Memphis
Tenn
Hikers Reach Upper Red Hook After Nine Miles
Four surviving members of the Albany or Bust suffragette group and two recruits completed a nine mile leg from Rhinebeck, reaching Upper Red Hook yesterday. Lacking hotel rooms, Mrs Alvina Hamm housed them for the night. they resumed today toward Livingstone, ten miles west.
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Upper Red Hook
N. Y
Bust
Rhinebeck
Mirs
Alvina Hamm
Livingstone
Here
Harrison Johnson Joins Christmas Trip to Louisville
Harrison Johnson arrived from Indianapolis to join his mother Mrs John Johnson for a Christmas trip to Louisville.
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Harrison Johnson
Indianapolis
John Johnson
Itn
Louisville
Paris Novelist Acquitted in Fatal Affair After Attachment
Mme Block a Paris novelist was acquitted in the assize court of homicide for the July 31 shooting death of Mrs Minnie Bridgeman wife of James Bridgeman an employee of an American life insurer at the Paris branch The tragedy arose from an affair between Mme Block's husband and Mrs Bridgeman daughter of Henry Bernhard of Milwaukee Wis
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Paris
France
Mme. Block
Minnie Bridgeman
James £. Bridgeman
American Life Insurance Company
Bridgeman
Henry Bernhard
Milwaukee
Wis
Mrs Robert W Goelet's Funeral Held in New York
The funeral of Mrs. Robert W. Goelet who died in Paris was held at St Thomas church New York. Her son Robert W. Goelet conveyed the body by special train to Woodlawn accompanied by the family. A grand floral piece from the German embassy accompanied the casket to the cemetery.
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New York
Robert W. Goelet
Paris
St. . Thomas Church
Woodlawn
Local Families Send Holiday Greetings Across Cities
Mr. and Mrs James McCarty left today for Louisville to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs Howard Fagan are spending the Christmas holidays at Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs Fred Turbeyville of Indianapolis are guests of Capt. and Mrs Wm J Cook on L street. Mary Alice, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs Richard Roberts of M Street, is quite ill. Mr. and Mrs Frank Bickenhauser went to Indianapolis to spend Christmas with their son Charles and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCarty
Louisville
Mrs
Howard Fagan
Indianapolis
Fred Turbeyville
Wm. J. Cook
L Street
Mary
Alice
Richard
Roberts
M Street
And
Frank Bickenhauser
Charles
Viceroy Hardinge Attacked In Delhi Ceremony
A native fanatic hurled a bomb at the viceroy and vicereine as they rode in a howdah during Delhi ceremonies. Baron Hardinge was wounded in the back and neck but survived. Lady Hardinge escaped unharmed. Attendants were killed and wounded. police rounded up suspects as the capital transfer ceremonies paused briefly.
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Delhi
India
Baron
Hardinge
Howdah
Lady Hardinge
Calcutta
Lord Hardinge
Punjab
Chandai Chowk
Guy Fleetwood Wilson
Governor General of
Railroad Agent Shot in Alabama Train Car Death
Alexander McGill a Mobile and Ohio railroad special agent was shot to death in a baggage car on a Mobile passenger train near Tuscaloosa. His body was thrown from the train and found hanging on a bridge over Gipsie Creek. Napoleon Jones the train porter was arrested and charged with the crime.
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Mobile
Ala
Alexander McGill
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Tuscaloosa
Mobile & Ohio
Gypsie Creek
Napoleon Jones
Lawyer J. T. Murdock, Lincoln assassin detail, dies
Streator Ills Dec 24 J T Murdock veteran lawyer died here. He served with Hancock's Veteran corps at Washington near the close of the Civil War and was one of the special detail at the execution of Mrs Surratt and other Lincoln assassination conspirators. He also attended the execution of Captain Wirtz, commander of Andersonville prison.
Ludwig Arries Crown Bid Ends Regency in Bavaria
Berlin Dec 24 Prince Regent Ludwig of Bavaria halted Bavarian calls for a crown by sending a letter to the prime minister stating his earnest desire that the regency be terminated. The move ends widespread efforts to crown him king.
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Berlin
Ludwig
Bavaria
Two Die In Auto Wreck Near Mansfield
Gien and Floyd Wright were killed in a wreck near Mansfield in an auto driven by Floyd Davis of home. Ray Lindsey and Ralph of Mahomet were fatally injured but survived. Mrs. James H. Wible is seriously ill at her West 12th Street home.
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Decatur
Gien
Floyd Wright
Hear Mansfield
Floyd Davis
Homet
Ray Lindsey
Ralph
Mahomet
Vis
James H. Wible
West 12Th, Street
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Mrs. Goelet
Baron Hardinge
Ing
Baroness
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