Ninety Two Year Old Bigelow Celebrates Birthday Triumphs
John Bigelow aged 92 receives a distinguished gathering at Gremercy Park on his birthday. The veteran journalist and diplomat recently toured Europe, helped rescue Franklin's autobiography manuscript in Paris, led U S legation work, and contributed to the New York Public Library consolidation.
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John Bigelow
Gremercy Park
New England
Watertown
Mass
Malden
N. Y
Tai
Sing Sing State Prison
New York Evening Post
William Cullen Bryan
Mr. Bigelow
Walt Whitman
Artemus Ward
Bret Hirte
Paris
Bryant
Bigelow
Napoleon III
Benjamin Franklin
Sage
France
Lincoln
United States
Grand Hotel
Tilden
Erie Canal Commission
Panama
New York Chamber of Commerce
M. de Lesseps
New York Public Library
Teel v Coal & Coke Railway appeals ruling affirmed
The West Virginia supreme court of appeals affirmed a Kanawha circuit court verdict awarding George Teel $1000 for injuries from a brakeman's brass knuckles during an on train altercation. The opinion notes conflicting eyewitness testimony and credibility questions over the assault claim.
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Charleston
Supreme Court of Appeals
Pottenbarger
Kanawha Circuit Court
George Teel
Coal & Coke Railway Company
Coal & Coke Railway
Teel
Railroad Company
Kanawha
Jury to decide force used by servant in danger claims
The court discusses wilful injury by a carrier servant to a passenger and who determines if force was justified. It notes the jury must view circumstances from the servant’s standpoint and that self defense applies across felony, misdemeanor, and civil cases.
Carnegie Thankful For His 72 Years
New York Nov 25 Andrew Carnegie celebrated his seventy second birthday quietly at his Fifth avenue home with family and close friends. He continues to devote time to philanthropy focusing on colleges hospitals and the hero fund while libraries receive less attention though his total benefactions reach about 158 million dollars.
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Andrew Carnegie
Fifth Avenue
Carnegie
Hero Fund
Foundation For the Advancement of Learning
United States
Canada
England
Scotland
Wales
Carnegie Institute
Sm 11
Coleres
Aseut
Hero
Europe
Pateca
The
Hague
New York Observes Thanksgiving and Evacuation Day
New York marks Thanksgiving with religious services and charity for the poor. Charitable groups distribute turkey and provisions across tenements, with special aid to newsboys immigrants at Ellis Island and inmates of institutions. Evacuation Day ceremonies include the Old Guard at the Battery and flag-raising events by Sons of the American Revolution.
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New York
Bowery
Ellis Island
Metropolis
Washington
Harlem
Old Guard
Sons of the American Revolution
Nicaraguan Revolutionaries Gain Ground Blockade Report
Washington dispatch says the cruiser Des Moines reports revolutionists advancing in Nicaraguan waters. The blockade by the revolutionary forces is effective and American interests are being protected amid the conflict.
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Washington
Des Moines
Major Butley Dead In Baltimore at 79
Maj. H. D. Butley longtime comptroller of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad died at his Baltimore home tonight aged seventy nine. He served the railroad in senior financial roles for many years and was a prominent city figure. His passing leaves a void in the regional transport and business community.
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Baltimore, Md
H. D. Butley
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Jury Deliberates as Choe Faces Alleged Sextuple Murder
Court room crowded all day as the alleged sextuple murderer Choe faces intense scrutiny. The accused was brought from the Justice House to the crowded courtroom with guards throughout the day and the jail is strongly guarded at night.
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WIFE LIKELY TO BE PUT ON STAND THIS MORNING
A Buchanan county case opened in Grady Little’s sextuple murder trial with Mary Lee testifying that a lantern linked to the Meadows home was used in the crime. The state argues for more testimony as jurors and guards surround the crowded courtroom. The defense fights admission of evidence while speculation grows on a potential deposition from Little’s wife.
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Little
Justis
George Meadows
Mae
Meadows
Mery Stacy
Burley
Bluefield
Bettie Justis
S Des
Wyoming
Certan
Great Indignation Dispatch From Bluefields on Executions
A wireless dispatch dated November 25 reports the British Cruiser Seysui arriving and departing. Commander Bertram Sr. Thesiger met Provisional President Estrada. Reliable sources say Grace and Cannon, the Americans executed recently, were shot and buried by order of President Zelaya after capture near Gen. Chammorro.
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Colon
Bluefields
Seysui
Bertram Sr. Thesiger
Estrada
Grace
Zelaya
Chammorro
College football scores and injuries report from Nov 25 26
Scores from Lynchburg and Newport News show Virginia institutions and others with wins and losses. Notable injuries include Otterbein Whitenberg QB Cole who suffered a brain concussion and skull fracture and Virginia Military Institute center Fred Webster who was unconscious, then recovered consciousness.
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Springfield
Gilo
Otterbein-Witenberg
Cole
Witenberg
Otterborn
Detray
Lynchuarg
Fred Whbster
Missoula
Montana
Virginia Military Institute
Davidson
N. C
Americans Held Commissions in Niceran Insurgent Army
Private advices from Bluefield report Grace and Cannon, Americans, held commissions in the insurgent army by order of President Zelaya of Niceran. The U S State Department has been notified and seeks to confirm whether they held official commissions or acted as individuals. If confirmed as officers, they would be treated as prisoners of war.
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Washington
Zelaya
Niceran
Bluefield
State Department of the United States
State Department
Twice Bride's Age Ties Noted Union in Corona del Mar
In Corona del Mar California Lyman J Gage former treasury secretary married Ada Boon in a private ceremony at the bride's parents home Miss Helen Richards and Col Wesley Brainard attended as witnesses The couple plans a Western tour starting with Denver and continues to unspecified western cities The bride stated age thirty five while Gage declared seventy three
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San Diego
Cal
Lyman J. Gage
the Treasury
Ada B-oon
Polace
George H. Ballou
Coronado
Helen Richards
Col
Wesley Brainard
Gage
Daniels Feud Escalates In West Virginia Shootout
In Devon West Virginia a two hundred strong posse hunted Jim Daniels after the killing of Hiram Christian. A volley at the Daniels home fatally wounded 12 year old Martha and severely wounded Mrs Daniels. Jim escaped upstairs as brothers Albert and other relatives were wounded. The standoff ended with promises of pursuit while the feud flares across Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Devon
W. Va
West Virginia
Daniels
Jim Daniels
Hiram Christian
Christian
Bob Simpkins
Kentucky
Bud Christain
Hiram Christain
Denters
Martha Daniels
George Daniels
Jim
Bud Christian
Albert
Noone
Simis
Daily Telegraph
Strickion
Hirchma Hvistiin
Daryels Nome
Portire
Jol Ferrell
Grace
Christian Daniels
John Fox
Lonesome Pine
Three Trainmen Die in Lind Wreck
A Great Northern passenger train collided with a wild engine near Lind, Spokane. Three trainmen died, two were fatally injured, five or six cars burned, but all passengers escaped. Engineer Rush said one passenger was slightly hurt.
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Ward
Great North- Western
Lind
Ian the
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Great Northern
Parific
Rush
Five Drowned In Muskegon Lake Boat Capsize
Five persons drowned when a boat carrying nine youths capsized on Muskegon Lake after a gasoline explosion caused panic. Four victims were from the Carlson family Oscar Hulda Anna and Jennie with Ann Saunders among those who died. others clung to the upturned hull but could not be saved. The party was en route to a wedding on the lake’s north side.
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Muskegon, Mich
Muskegon Lake
Oscar
Hulda
Anna
Jennie
Carlson
Ann Saunders
Thanksgiving Day Celebrated by American Colony in Paris
The American colony in Paris marked Thanksgiving with Stars and Stripes decorations in major hotels. Guests included students in the Latin Quarter and members of the American Art Association and the American Girl's Club enjoyed festive gatherings.
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Paris
Latin Quarter
American Art Association
American Girl's Club
Boy Kills Father in Hunting Accident near Wooster
Donald Geiselman aged seventeen, while hunting near Wooster Ohio, shot and killed his father Cyrenes Geiselman aged fifty on the Geiselman farm. The load struck the elder as he husked corn and stood back from a shock. he died five minutes later.
Woman slain at Detroit roadhouse. head crushed by window shot
Detroit on November 25. Mrs Harriet Hill aged 29 was killed late last night at a roadhouse east of the city. A shot from outside the house shattered a window and killed her.
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Detroit
Mich
Harriet Hill
Here
Mine sealed with victim inside
Emergency crews report a mine sealing incident where a victim remains trapped as flames rage and pillars crumble. The fire intensifies, releasing gases while responders assess risks and stationing outside the hazard zone.
Mine fire seals to aid body recovery after flood
In Cherry Illinois on November 25 the state mining board and city officials reviewed efforts to recover bodies in a flooded east mine vein. McDonald said more water would delay retrieval. gas buildup and fire risk ended rescue attempts until seals were placed on main split and air shaft. In Japan, a separate explosion at a Qaoura coal mine in Fukuoka kills at least 15, entombs 228 miners, with rescue efforts ongoing.
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State Mining Board
Hatailion
McDonald
Chicago Fire Department
W. W. Taylor
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Company
Morehan
Coal Company
Williams
Urbana
Toko
Qaoura
Fukuoka
Taft Cannot Take Full Thanksgiving Holiday
Washington reports Taft could not take a complete holiday due to heavy official duties during his long absence. He attended a Pan American Thanksgiving service at St Patrick’s Church with Vice President Sherman and cabinet members present. A 27 pound Horace Vose turkey and a six foot diameter large mince pie from New York blues arrived for the White House meal.
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Taft
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Sherman
Diplomatic Corps
Supreme Court
Cardinal Gibbons
Mgr. Fabconio
W White House
Horace Vose
Rhode Island
White House
Grant
Executive Mansion
Whech
New York City
Thanksgiving in Jail in Chicago Feeds 690 Inmates
Thanksgiving Day in Chicago saw extended services in many churches. Salvation Army and Volunteers of America provided dinners for the poor, while county jail inmates, numbering 690, received an unusually elaborate dinner.
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Ity
Salvantion Army
Volunteers of America
Coun‘ty
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