Multiple Fatalities and Crimes Reported in National News
The Bessemer Herald outlines several incidents and cases across the United States and abroad. Nelson Fairchild, U S vice consul general, shot himself in Mukden. death by own action claimed Mrs. Powers in Columbus Ohio. Joseph S Kerns pleads guilty after a Great Bend bank hold up. Great Britain’s education bill dies in the House of Lords. a major fire destroys the Bank of Valdez and nearby buildings with a hole blown in the vault. a threatened letter to H H Rogers prompts security. Roosevelt defends Brownsville troop discharge as just. Sons of England seek Canadian inquiry into Golspie wreck and frozen sailors. Russo Japanese talks improve with fishing rights and stations. Ida B Stahl and Frank B Paris wed in Spokane after 15 years apart. a Middletown Ohio fire endangers and wounds C T Powers and others, while Earl Albertson is killed.
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Nelson Fairchild
Mukden
Fairchild
Wisconsin
Charles Fairchild
New York
Howard Powers
Columbus
Ohio
Powers
Dollie Powers
Joseph S. Kerns
Chicago
Great Bend
Kan
Great Britain
House of Lords
Lords
Bank of
Valdez
Alaska
Stella
Mercantile Company
H. H. Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Himelf
St. Paul
Rogers
Roosevelt
Senate
Brownsville
Texas
Sons of England
J. Bates
Lake Superior
Siberian
Ida B. Stahl
Newport
Neb
Frank B. Paris
Webb
Court House
Spokane
Wash
Stocker
Nebraska
Paris
Idaho
Profits from lake traffic set records this season
Lake traffic profits soared with wooden steamers booming and ICT prospects bright. Methodist Bishop Charles C McCabe of Evanston Ill died in a New York hospital after an apoplexy on Dec 12. J A Wilson of Mogul Mining was electrocuted in Lead South Carolina by 20000 volts in a transformer house an instantaneous death. Secretary Shaw rumored as next president of Mutual Life Insurance Company. Cotton mill operatives about 30000 in New England gain or promise raises. Lowell sees 17000 workers get 5 percent. A bill for an Anglo French tunnel under the British Channel seeks 80 million expenditure for two 24 mile tunnels.
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Charles C. McCabe
Evanston
Ill
New York
J. A. Wilson
Mogul Mining Company
S. C
New England
Lowell
Labor unrest and union activity across nations and states
The article surveys global and domestic labor events: a Singapore strike delaying shipments, 20 percent idle skilled workers in Transvaal, Chicago unions forming police and fire/teacher blocs, and a large US garment workers union led by women. It notes wage disparities in Maine, Japan’s emigration urges, New Zealand’s labor absorption, and Brazil Chile race policies. It also highlights Rose Pranstill’s election in Chicago Cigarmakers No.14, eight hour law clashes in Stratford Kansas, and NSW Union Laborers’ protective society legal blockades.
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Singapore
Transvaal
South Bend
Ind
Central Labor Union
Garment Workers’ Union
United States
New Zealand Labor Department
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
South America
Brazil
Chile
Maine
American Federation At
Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Rose Pranstill
Cigarmakers’ Union No. 14
Chicaco
Miss Pranstill
Peter O'Brien
Lincoln
Fulton Streets
International Cizarmakers’ Union
Stratford
Kan
Union Laborers’ Protective Society of
New South Wales
Commonwealth Portland Company
Millions for Racing in New York Met Season
The metropolitan racing season just closed in New York was the most remarkable in history. Attendance likely surpassed four million with grandstand tickets at three dollars each, equaling about ten million dollars for tracks. Betting losses and winnings were high, bookmakers reportedly winning around one hundred thousand each, totaling about five hundred thousand of public money. The racing associations profited from gate and ring activities, making it the standout year for eastern racing gate revenue.
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New York
Jockey Club
Mountain of Gold Discovery in Saskatchewan Province
A prospector named Hughes reports a vein near Birling in the Battleford district that measures ten miles long and one mile wide with much ore near the surface. Ottawa assay shows 5 pounds to the ton. The find lies 42 miles west of North Battleford, 550 miles west of Winnipeg, and 150 miles from the northern frontier of Montana, near the Saskatchewan river north branch.
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Saskatchewan
Man
Hughes
Ottawa
Birling
Battleford
North Battleford
Winnipeg
Great Falls
Mont
Saskatchewan River
President Roosevelt Defends Panama Canal Effort
In a special message to Congress, President Roosevelt praises rapid, honest work on the Panama Canal and rebukes foreign and domestic critics. He details sanitation gains, labor force composition, and the three key structures La Boca and Gatun dams and the Culebra cut, emphasizing progress, efficiency, and the public benefit of the giant project.
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Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Congress
Canal Zone
Canal Commission
America
Culebra
Panama
Colon
United States
Army
Rixey
Isthmian Canal Commission
Shonts
Stevens
Gorgas
Bishop
Ripley
Jackson Smith
Bierd
Rogers
Nicaragua
Darien
la Boca
Gatun
Isthmus
Lords Disagree Over Education Bill Prompting Withdrawal
The British House of Lords failed to agree on the education bill, leaving the government considering pulling the measure. The divide centers on funding and governance provisions, signaling potential delay or abandonment of the legislation.
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House of Lords
Congress Debates Salaries and Reforms in 1907 Session
Reports outline Senate debates over Reed Smoot seating, fishing vessel safety, and state spelling standards. House votes adjust salaries for top officials, approves a large pension bill, and passes the legislative budget plus an urgent deficiency appropriation. Multiple resolutions request investigations into lumber prices and coal lands, with further actions on appropriations and committee staffing.
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Senate
Dubois
Idaho
House
Congress
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Secretary of the Interior
National Capital Notes step by step excerpts
The Senate ratified a patent treaty with Guatemala. Representative Patterson, governor elect of Tennessee, has resigned from Congress. Senator Teller introduced a bill for New Mexico statehood. Roosevelt renominated Ridgely for comptroller of the currency. Navy yard workers get a 10 percent wage increase on Jan 1. Lacey proposes a $12 monthly Civil War pension. Osborn declines Smithsonian secretary post due to literary duties. Louisianan Texas support a $4 million canal appropriation Mississippi to Rio Grande. Paddock nominated for South Omaha postmaster despite Nebraskan unity on Howe. Senate confirms McIlhenny as civil service commissioner and Ridgely as comptroller. Durand discusses Congo atrocities with Root. Patrick appeal for Rice murder case dismissed. Warship construction to be possible in government yards per Admiral Capps.
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Senate
Guatemala
Patterson
Tennessee
Congress
Teller
New Mexico
Roosevelt
William B. Ridgely
Washington Navy Yard
Lacey
Iowa
Henry Fairfield Osborn
New York
Smithsonian Institution
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi River
Rio Grande
O. K. Paddock
Paul Morton
South Omaha
Nebraska
E. L. Howe
John A. McIlhenny
Messrs. Harlan, Clark and Clements
William Barrett Ridgely
Henry Mortimer Durand
Root
Congo
Great Britain
Albert T. Patrick
William March Rice
Supreme Court
W. L. Capps
Construction Bureau of the Navy
Chicago Business Outlook Sees Strength With Freight Car Shortage
Dun's Review of Trade notes Chicago area shows sustained strength across production and distribution with high railroad earnings and growing demand in Christmas lines. Freight car shortages impede prompt forwarding, but large rail addit ions and congestion relief are anticipated. Retail and wholesale activity rise, while iron, steel, and wood sectors hold steady.
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Chicago
Dun
Review of Trade
Holiday trade drives strong demand for high grade goods
New York reports robust holiday trade with record bids for high grade goods and regular but uneven retail activity across regions. Cold weather areas show strength while Northwest and parts of the South lag due to mild conditions. Car shortages persist as railways divert rolling stock, collections run fair to good, and payments delayed. US business failures for the week ending Dec 13 total 220, vs 216 last week and prior years. Canadian failures total 31, down slightly.
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Northwest
United States
Bradstreet
Midwest Commodities Report Highlights Mixed Prices Across Markets
The bulletin lists open market quotes for cattle hogs sheep and grains across multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo. Prices show wide ranges for cattle $4.00 to $7.10 and hogs $4.00 to $6.60 while grains See No 2 wheat around 76c to 78c and corn 40c to 52c with various quality notes and weights.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Milwaukee
New York
Toledo
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West India
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Work OF Congress
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Public Lands
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Knox
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