Bully Christmas at the White House
Washington reports a festive Christmas at the White House as President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt spread cheer. Turkeys for staff, stockings, and gifts fill the day with visits, parties, and charity while outsiders’ gifts are often returned or donated to hospitals.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Roosevelte
Santa Claus
Mr. Roosevelt
Alice
Theodore, Jr
Harvard
Mrs. Cowles
Senator Lodge
Belief Mounts That Scotty Was Murdered in Death Valley
Walter Scott a cowboy mine owner is feared murdered after leaving his Death Valley mine December 1 with 1800 dollars and two rifles. His manager has offered a $1000 reward for his body as search parties spanning Death Valley and the Funeral Mountains intensify amid a brutal sandstorm that halted tracking of the riderless mule. Scott's brother William and desert scout Shand Merricks traced the mule 50 miles before the storm forced a retreat and the party has not resumed search.
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Los Angeles
Walter Scott
Death Valley
Scott
Barstow
Cal
Bullfrog
Nev
William
Bennetts Wells
Funeral Mountains
Shand Merricks
Belmont Controls New York’s Street Railways
Belmont purchases control of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company from Thomas F Ryan. The move unites New York City and Bronx street railways under one management with traction companies carrying over 43.6 million dollars in capital stock and bonded indebtedness. Price not disclosed.
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New York
Belmont
Thomas F Ryan
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
New York City
Bronx
Passenger Train Wreck Near Holly Springs Miss
One person died and six were injured when two cars of a northbound Illinois Central passenger train derailed and toppled over a twenty foot embankment near Holly Springs Mississippi. The incident occurred on December 22 in Memphis Tennessee reporting.
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Memphis
Tenn
Illinois Central Railroad
Holly Springe
Missosy
Jumps From Engine and Loses His Leg
Wytheville Virginia December 28 A young man named William Brinkley employed to fire on the Norfolk and Western railroad jumped from the engine this morning and fell under the train losing his leg below the knee. He lives in Roanoke and is married to Miss Cagsell of this county.
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Wytheville
William Brinkley
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Roanoke
Cagsell
Three Train Hands Killed in Wreck at Perkomen Junction
In Phoeniville Pennsylvania December 22 a Reading railroad wreck between a wild train and a freight train at Perkomen Junction killed three train hands and injured two seriously. Traffic delayed three hours as rescue and removal took place at the hospital nearby.
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Phoeniville
Reading
Perkmen Junction
Hour of Rare Pleasure at Ford's Music Store
A Friday evening recital at Ford Music Co on Bland street showcased piano and organ numbers by R Blinn Owen and James E Brown. The program spanned Mozart to Liszt transcriptions with the Everett piano praised as a marvel. Dr Palmer's bass voice and Hickman's violin complemented the ensemble in a refined, instrumentally rich performance.
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Musicare
Ford Music Co
Bland Street
R. Blinn Owen
James E. Brown
Mozart
Leszt
Godard
Dr. Palmer
Robyn
Youu
Mr. Hickman
de Bennot
Owen
John Church Co
Laboratory of Science
Fire Enquiry Amid Losses Hits Two Virginias
Jefferson and William Davis died in a house fire near Clarksburg West Virginia. In Richmond an election inquiry produced one conviction Jackson Wise. A C Barton jailed for fraud in church fund solicitation after bondmen withdrew. Helen May Payton fainted in Fairmont courtroom during murder case. A Norfolk storm drove schooners onto mud banks.
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Jefferson
William Davis
Clarksburg
W. Va
Richmond
Jackson Wise
A. C. Barton
Helen May Payton
Fairmont
W. V
Norfolk
Lively Scene at New Skating Rink
The Flat Top Skating Rink opened free to the public drawing a large crowd. Up to thirty six skaters shared the floor at one time at the old Flat Top Grocery building near the Mercer Street bridge.
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Mercer Street Bridge
Flat Top
Americans Spend Millions for Diamonds
Washington reports that more than 36 million dollars in diamonds and precious stones were imported into the United States during the current calendar year, a record high. Diamonds account for about four fifths of the total, with the U S becoming the largest diamond importing nation.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of A Statistics
Bureau
Elevator Tragedy Claims Young Hagerstown Worker
Charles Houser aged 27 son of Jacob Houser Cavetown was instantly killed at Hagerstown Furniture Works while riding an elevator. He had pushed an empty track and the truck began to rise trapping him between the elevator and the second floor. Houser, a former teacher and a member of the Junior Order United American Mechanics and the Reformed Church, died instantly.
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Hagerstown
Charles Houser
Jacob Houser
Cavetown
Zodiac Syringes
Pleasant Valley
United American Mechanics and the Reformed Church
Norfolk and Western May Build Road
Dec 22 in Winchester Virginia M E Bayliss an aged farmer of Elisa was attacked by an insulated boar while at work on his farm. He was knocked down but neighbors arrived and beat the animal off. John Tabb of Bunker Hill tried to cross Mill Creek but was swept from his buggy as floodwaters rose. Dr H A Rogers on horseback saved the drowning man after a severe struggle.
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Winchester
M. E. Bayliss
Elisa
John Tabb
Bunker Bill
Mill Creek
H. A. Rogers
Farmer Attacked by Infuriated Boar
Winchester reports a farmer was attacked by a wild boar causing injuries. Ad vices from Lexington indicate President Caesart of the Pennsylvania Railroad and engineers from Norfolk and Western surveyed the route between Lexington and Salem. They are believed to seek the Baltimore and Ohio charter to build the roadbed.
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Winchester
Lexington
Caesart
Pennsylvania Railroad
A. C. Needles
N. OD. Mather
Norfolk and Western Railway
Salem
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Victor Talking Machine Selling at The Art Stationery Co
The Art Stationery Co offers the improved Victor talking machine for today and tonight. Subscribe for the Telegraph Continuous concert at The Art Stationery Co and enjoy the audio showcase and live program.
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Victor
Art-Stationery Co
The
Death of American Author Henry Harland
Henry Harland, American author of The Cardinal's Snuff Box, died aged 4 years after birth? The cable states his death in Italy. he lived in Norwich Connecticut and London. Formerly wrote as Sidney Luska. Jewish heritage. edited Yellow Book in London. known for Jewish Life novels in New York as Sidney Leeka and later broader fiction including My Friend Prospero and The Land of Love.
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New York
Henry Harland
Italy
Norwich
Conn
London
Harland
Sidney Luska
St. Petersburg
Harvard
Eurrogate
New York City
Bat
Sidney Leeka
Prospero
Lady Paramount
Mademoiselle Mise
Mea Calpa
the Thorah
Grandison Mather
Uncle Florimond
Mre
Prexada
the Land of Love
Little Tot Seeks Parents in Raleigh and Winston-Salem
In Winston Salem on December 22 Lucy Biedler a 10 year old girl says she has not seen her parents since 1901. She says she has lived in Raleigh with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Walter Reaves for four years. Her parents moved to Winston Salem from Culpeper Virginia last year. Police efforts to locate the parents have been unsuccessful and the girl is under care at a note.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Lucy Biedler
Raleigh
Walter Reaves
Winston- Salem
Culpeper
Polles
Confesses Bigamy and Commits Suicide in Norfolk
Norfolk reports J. B. Gibbons traveling salesman confessed two marriages with two families. He shot himself today after leaving a letter naming a wife with two children at his home and another bride of seventeen days in Atlanta. Gibbons, formerly a Methodist preacher on Maryland's eastern shore, had lived in Norfolk ten years and was sentenced to 87 years previously.
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Norfolk
Atlanta
J. B. Gibbons
Gibbons
Maryland
Miss Roosevelt Reveals Wedding Date for 1906
In Washington Miss Alice Roosevelt announces to friends that her wedding is fixed for Saturday February 17 1906. The announcement lists a few prospective bridesmaids and confirms the date.
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Miss Roosevelt
Weahington
Alice Roosevelt
Woman Jumps From Roof to Her Death
Catherine Mooney, a patient at Presbyterian Hospital in New York, climbed to the roof this morning and leaped to her death, dying instantly.
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New York
Catherine Mooney
Presbyterian Hospital
General Chaffee Declines Police Commissioner Post
Lieutenant General Chaffee writes to Mayr McClellan of New York declining the appointment as police commissioner. The action is reported from Washington with no further details provided.
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Washington
Chaffee
Mayr McClellan
New York
Baron Favorte D Kerbech Dies In France Cavalry Expert
Paris reports General the Baron Favorte D Kerbech died today. He was renowned as one of France’s leading cavalry tacticians. The Sousa band performs at The Art Stationery Co tonight, drawing crowds.
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Paris
Baron Favorte D Keorbech
France
Sousa
The
Art Stationery Co
Strikes Expand in Russia Amid Martial Law and Rail Closures
Reports from St. Petersburg and Moscow describe a broad strike spreading, with troops occupying stations and thousands of workers organized. Martial law in Moscow has not quelled protests as clashes between soldiers and strikers occur and leaders are arrested.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Kharkff
Dwineki
Martial Law Declared Across Poland To Halt General Strike
Warsaw reports martial law proclaimed throughout Poland by the governor general to prevent a general strike in sympathy with the Russian movement. The action aims to maintain order amid growing labor unrest connected to events in Russia.
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Warsaw
Poland
Russia
White Men Barred from Membership in Union
A Pullman car porters union to include all Negro railroad employees in the United States has been organized with articles of incorporation to be filed soon. The American Association of Railway Employes will admit only Black members, with Ernest W. Smith of the New York Central service between New York and Chicago named president.
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New York
United States
Ernest W Smith
Essecar
Man Strikes Wife Then Surrenders in Jersey Fire Incident
In Jersey City New Jersey Ed win H Tapley a Black man who fatally injured Minnie May Jennings 23 in May Ilat confessed to the crime and later died in Hudson county jail after surrendering at a police station claiming he was ready to pay the penalty The accused was 24 years old.
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Jersey City
N. J
Edwin H. Tapley
Minnie May Jennings
Ilat
Ahadson County
Toll Gate Keeper Robbed and Killed
Baltimore reports toll-gate keeper Frederick T. Reinhart on the Danaley Valley pike two miles from town was murdered this morning by an unknown assailant who fled. Authorities believe robbery was the motive.
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Baltimore
Frederick T. Reinhart
Dalaney Valley
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