Open Bids Fight Today for Johnson Jeffries Heavyweight Match
San Francisco likely scene for the bidding as promoter Coffroth or Gleason are seen as best suited to stage the fight. Bids exceed expectations but most will be rejected for missing a $5,000 certified check. Promoters must guarantee at least $60,000, with talk of $75,000 or $100,000 purses unlikely to prevail.
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Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
San Francisco
Paris
Michigan
Oklahoma
Bob Murphy
Oodffroth
Gleason
Nevada
Coffroth
Jeffries
Johnson
Dever
Australia
Hnson
Burns
Fitzsimmons-Jeffries
Coney Island
Goldfield
Cortt-Jeffries
Ason
William Brady
Klaw
Erlanger
Wall Street Nerves Shake Market On Anti-Trust Fears
New York November 30. Trading opened with excitement and disorder as anxiety over the anti-trust program dominated. Major industrial combines faced selling pressure while copper and railroad shares showed strength amid mixed results. Large orders moved Amalgamated Copper Union Pacific and American Telegraph in a volatile session.
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New York
Great Industrial Combine
Standard Oil
Amalgamated Copper
Ding
Union Pacific
American T
Zelaya Signals Possible Retirement in Honduras Crisis
Washington reports President Zelaya has signaled willingness to quit the presidency if allowed to let the Nicaraguan press select a pro ad president in his stead. The United States consul at Bluefields confirms a telegraphed dispatch from a Zelaya representative, noting rumors of his departure.
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Washington
Jaya
Jagua
United 8
Bluefields
Representa of
Zelaya
Reutionists
Estrada backs provisional government in Honduras crisis
General Estrada asserts the government is stronger than Zelaya and will demand recognition of the provisional regime. He declares his unity with the Liberal party and conservative aid, signaling potential retirement of the first convening congress as weakness is exposed.
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General Estrada
Zelaya
Estrada
Liberal Party
Switchmen Strike Across Thirteen Railroads in Northwest
In St Paul, November 30, after fifteen days of talks 2300 switchmen struck at 6 PM joining thirteen railroads from Superior to the Pacific coast. The walkout disrupts traffic and boosts Chicago grain prices as rail lines serving Duluth and Superior move grain westward. The strike follows wage and service demand rejections by the railroads.
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St. Paul, Minn
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Joint Committee of
Northwest
St. Paul
Superior
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Twin Cities
Duluth
Northwest Territory
Most Prosperous Year in Country's History
Washington reports from the agriculture department. Secretary Wilson lauds the year ending June 30 1909 as the most prosperous in farm history. Farm product value reaches a record and a department study notes consumer beef costs exceed wholesale by about 38 percent in fifty cities.
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Washington
Wilson
Agricultural Department
Revai
Cabinet Meets Over King Speech Prorogation
London reports indicate the cabinet will prorogue parliament as King Edward may address both houses on Friday. Only Sir Edward Grey is absent from today’s noon meeting as ministers enter the Palace.
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London
Edward Grey
Ttig
Asquith
Edward
Train wreck at Menor leaves many injured
Over a dozen hurt when an Uniontown Pittsburg train on the Pennsylvania railroad derailed at Menor, Pa. The baggage master and a mail clerk are likely fatally hurt. The engine stayed on the rails. cause of the wreck is unknown.
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Pittsburg
Uniontown
Pennsylvana
Menor
Chewing Tobacco Use Declines in Navy Supplies
Washington reports a drop in chewing tobacco use among sailors as bids open for seventy thousand pounds for a year's supply. The Navy Department notes a two-thirds decline from prior years while cigarette smoking rises among the fleet.
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Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam's Navy
Navy Department
New Trial Granted for Harris in Virginia Slaying Case
In Richmond the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals granted a new trial for J. D. Harris, principal of Warrenton High School, condemned for manslaughter in the killing of W. A. Thompson, editor of the Warrenton Virginian. Attorney General Anderson acknowledged error in the prior ruling, prompting the court to order a fresh trial.
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Richmond
Navy
J. D. Harris
Warrenton High School
W. A. Thompson
Warrenton Virginian
Supreme Court of Appeals
Anderson
Making Hot Again Thrown Down Gauntlet
A political clash centers on control of great coal fields and who will oversee them. The coming session faces a decisive choice between keeping resources in public hands or ceding power to monopolies.
Pinchot Presses Congress on Coal and Water Power Policy
In a letter to Dr. Lyman Abbott Pinchot argues that coal fields and water power sites must remain in public hands or be controlled by the people. He warns that private control under limited oversight risks corporate monopolies and eventual dominance over industry and the nation.
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Washington
Gifford Pinchot
United States Forest Service
Ballinger
Congress
Pinchot
Lyman Abbott
New York
Labor Leaders Get Stay of Execution
The Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia grants Samuel Gompers John Mitchell and Frank Morrison a stay of execution in the contempt case. The mandate sending them to jail is stayed indefinitely pending a U S Supreme Court appeal.
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Washington
Court of Appeals of
District of Columbia
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
United States Supreme Court
Moyers Leaves Denver for Lead Amid Mining Tensions
Charles d. Moyers, president of the Western Federation of Miners, travels with 47 guards bound for Lead South Dakota to supervise a strike at the Homestate mine. The party accompanies guards who previously served at Cripple Creek, amid fears of unrest similar to earlier riots as mine owners anticipate trouble.
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Denver
Col
Homestate
Charles d. Moyers
Western Federation of Miners
Lead
S. D
Cripple Creek
Bankrupts Declared For Sisters In Parkersburg
Parkersburg West Virginia November 30 Agnes M Stapleton and Anna Stephenson sisters and leading families here were adjudged bankrupts on voluntary petitions filed before Judge Dayton of the United States district court Stapleton liability 47000 assets 5000 Stephenson liability 45000 assets about 5000
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Agnes M. Stapleton
Anna Stephenson
Dayton
United States District Court
Captain John Downing Dies at 104 in Delaware
Dover Delaware November 30 Captain John Downing died at his home near Little Creek after celebrating his 103rd birthday on July 4 He served in the Civil War as master at arms on the gunboat Yankee and is survived by relatives in the area.
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Dover
Del
John Downing
Litle Creek
Here
Downing
Yankee
Virginia and West Virginia Weather Outlook
Virginia shows fair skies and warmer temperatures on Wednesday with light northeast to east winds. Thursday remains fair. West Virginia also sees fair and warmer Wednesday, followed by partly cloudy Thursday with possible local rain showers at night and moderate east to southeast winds.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Honaker Looms Large in Mountain Development
Honaker rapid growth props up mountain rail and lumber ambitions. About a hundred houses already built or under way, valued around 1500 dollars each. A new 15 mile railroad, Pussell Fork Transportation Co, will serve dense timber country as eight miles of graded track and a triple band sawmill with 150000 feet daily capacity rise.
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Honaker
Honaker Lumber Company
Pussell Fork Transportation Company
Shot Through Lung In Gary Holdup Attempt
A Gary man, unnamed, was shot through the lung by a Hungarian after allegedly attempting a holdup with a companion. The wounded man was taken to a local doctor with no chance of recovery. Police in Welch are investigating, and authorities note a second holdup attempt occurred since Saturday.
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Gary
Northfork
Welch
Storming Seas Sink Japanese Vessel Near Shimono seki
A fierce storm swept Shimono seki and the Kisagata Maru foundered with all aboard feared lost. Twenty five bodies washed ashore and many fishing boats wrecked. Piers and embankments suffered heavy damage from the high seas.
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Tokio
Shimonoseki
Mexico proposes peaceful Nicaran solution to U S
Mexico’s foreign minister Ignacio Mariscal states the government has suggested a peaceful solution to the Nicaragua trouble to the United States. He confirms the démarche tonight in Mexico City.
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Mexico
Nicaragua
Mexico City
United States
Ignacio Mariscal
Merchant Prince Charles Steuart Smith Dies
New York reporters say Charles Stewarts Smith, heir to a family of merchant princes, died in New York today from pleurisy. He was among the late-era magnates of the trade world and a prominent social figure.
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New York
Charles Stewart Smit
Havana Beats Detroit in Exhibition Game
Detroit Americans lost 9 to 1 to Havana in Havana on November 30. The ad notes home remedies including Chamberlain Liniment for back pains and Pine Salve Carbbolized for cuts and burns, with suppliers East End Pharmacy Bluefield Pharmacy and Goodykoontz Drug Co. A testimonial praises Foley's Kidney Remedy from Mrs. S Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire. Subscribe for the Daily Telegraph.
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Chamberlain
East End
Bluefield Pharmacy
Goodykoontz Drug Co
Lords Refuge Rodent to Budget Bill
A historic motion by Lord Landsdowne formalizes a budget measure to fund the King's government. The title hints at legal theory shifting around taxation to sustain royal administration, marking a new era in fiscal governance.
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Lords Refuge Rodent
Lord Landsdowne
Ilegal
Lords reject budget in historic move defying advisers
London observers note the House of Lords, ignoring long standing counsel from senior members, voted 350 to 75 to refuse assent to the budget bill and refer it to the country for judgment, a claim to withhold taxes and government activity for the king.
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London
Rosebery
Morley
Lord Cromer
Lord Balfour
Burleigh
Canterbury
York
House of Lords
Lord Landsdowne
On to Washington anti saloon league slogan echoes
Chicago November 30. At the Anti-Saloon League conference William H. Andersen outlines local option gains and shift toward pressing Congress to curb liquor shipments into dry states. Dr. P A Baker cites Alabama setback but predicts lasting prohibition and battles in Virginia South Carolina Florida Arkansas Oregon and possibly Texas.
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Chicago
Washington
Anti-Saloon League of America
William H. Andersen
National Organization
League
Congress
P. A. Baker
The
Alabama
Virginia
Caroline
Florida
Arkansas
Oregon
Texas
Cabinet meets at White House seeks Taft message
Washington Nov 30 Cabinet day at the White House brought every adviser except Ballinger to council with President Taft. The president's message was the principal matter under discussion and the Nicaraguan situation was also taken up.
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Washington
White House
Ballinger
Taft
Buffalo At Panama Mission To Nicaragua Marines Ready
The transport Buffalo reached Panama from Pichilinque bay and is prepared to move marines to Corinto on Nicaragua's Pacific coast if Zelaya demonstration arises in Nicaragua.
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Washington
Pichilinque Bay
Mexico
Buffalo
Panama
Zelaya
Panang
Corinto
Bishop Hendricks Dies in Cebu Cholera Toll
Bishop T A Hendricks of Cebu diocese dies from cholera after months of illness. A brother arrived from New York seeking to bring him home, but death occurred today in Manila.
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Manila
T. A. Hendricks
Cebu
New York
Roosevelt in Splendid Health Amid London Climate Report
Colonel Roosevelt and party arrive healthy in London after travels to British East Africa. Nov reports confirm robust condition as the entourage completes a demanding itinerary.
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London
British East Africa
Roosevelt and party visit Kenya plateau sights and Delamere ranch
Colonel Roosevelt Kermit Roosevelt Edmund Heller and Leslie A Tarlton arrived from Guas Inguisu plateau in good health. Roosevelt praised the hunt on the plateau and witnessed a Mandi spear lion kill display. They traveled to Njoro to stay with Lord Delamere at his ranch until December 10 before continuing to Nairobi.
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Colonel Roosevelt
Kermit Roosevelt
Edmund Heller
Leslie A. Tarlton
Guas
Inguisu
Njoro
Lord Delamere
Nairobi
Will Bendernagel Reveal All on Stand in Sugar Case
New York Nov 30 James Bendernagel refuses to be the sugar trust scapegoat and may testify for the government in the under weighing fraud case. Attorney George W Beattie says Bendernagel will not shield anyone and will conceal nothing when he testifies. Witness Andrey J Mallen testified Bendernagel paid cash to customs officers in Williamsburg Brooklyn while supervising the Havemeyer and Biden refinery office.
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New York
James Bendernagel
American Sugar Refining Company
United States Circuit Court
Bendernagel
Williamsburg
Brooklyn
George W. Beattie
Bendernage
Andrey J. Mallen
Havemeyer and Biden
Mallen
Custom House
Rockefeller Travels to New York Amid Plot Rumors
In Goveland Ohio on November 80 John D Rockefeller and his party left his home for the railway station and then New York. Police say a plot to assassinate him was reported by Sawyer Smith of Minerva Ohio. Cleveland police offered escorts but Rockefeller traveled unguarded, with guards withdrawn by his order.
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Rockefeller Home
Wili
Mr. Rockefeller
Eight Men Entombed in a Copper Mine Near Bucktown
Knoxville Tenn Nov 30 The eight miners trapped today in the London copper mine at Bucktown Tenn had not been reached by 10 pm though rescue teams with oxygen helmets entered the shaft this afternoon. Debris-filled passages hinder access but rescuers believe the men are alive and can be reached soon. The entombment followed a fire that destroyed the surface buildings and cage at the shaft mouth.
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Knoxville
Tenn
London
Bucktown
Tornadoes Costly Lumber Loss Predicted by Lumber Leader
Cincinnati November 30. John A. Bruce president of the American Lumber Trades Congress estimated that recent south region tornadoes destroyed about five hundred million feet of lumber. He said the loss is vast national wealth wiped out and will leave the country poorer by that amount.
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Cincinnati
John A. Bruce
Strader
American Lumber Trades Congress
Train wreck kills engineer at Petersburg junction
Petersburg Via Virginia railway report says passenger train No. 34 from Richmond to Rocky Mount entered Petersburg around noon, hit an open switch, wrecking locomotive and tender. Engineer J. W. McCalister of Manchester, Virginia, was instantly killed and the fireman, a Black crewman, was only slightly injured.
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Petersburg
Richmond
Rocky Mount
N. C
J. W. McCalister
Manchester
Woman Faces Trial in East Cambridge After Striking Circumstances
A woman in East Cambridge Massachusetts is reported to be on the verge of a trial. Officials indicate she may be the victim of a strange combination of circumstances or face a fine as proceedings commence.
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East Cambridge
Mass
Boston Woman Faces Murder Trial Over Arsenic Deaths
In East Cambridge Mary Kelleher stands trial amid accusations of murdering six relatives for life insurance gains. Investigators cite five Somerville home deaths and one at Carney hospital, with illness periods lacking nurses and sole control of poison use. Medical exams reportedly found arsenic traces in victims.
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Boston
Mass
Mary Kelleher
East Cambridge
Guiness
H. H. Holmes
William Kelleher
Catherine M. Kelleher
Juarez Jockey Club Opens New Track Across Border
Hundreds of top horses from the United States and Mexico prepare for the Juarez Jockey Club meeting at the new Juarez race track opposite El Paso. The opening day features the Chihuahua handicap worth 2000 in gold as a winter stakes schedule ranges from 500 to 3000.
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el Paso
Texas
United States
Mexico
Juarez
Juarez Jockey Club
America
City of
Bl Paso
Alberto Terrazas
Chihuahua
J. G. Follansbee
New York
M. J. Winn
Louisville
Lyman H. Davis
Mars Cassidy
Reichstag Opens as Emperor Delivers Throne Speech
Berlin reports the Reichstag opened at noon with Emperor William reading the throne speech in person. The speech outlined plans on national finance and measures to aid industrial workers while hoping for peace and good relations with foreign powers.
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Berlin
Reichstag
William
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