Four Die In Coal Strike Street Fight In Kentucky
In Sturgis Union county Kentucky three guards and miners are dead and four more injured after a downtown street clash between West Kentucky Coal Company guards and striking miners. The incident followed a yearlong strike with nonunion guards stationed at the mine and streets filled with panic and fear during the gun battle.
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Owensboro
West Kentucky Coal Company
Sturgis
Union County
C. J. Dougherty
Billy Malloy
Will Gray
E. M. Moore
Sam Barnaby
William Goch
Henry Delaney
Denver Fire Destroys Floors of Ernest & Cranmer Building
A Denver blaze at the Ernest and Cranmer building on Seventeenth and Curtis streets destroyed the seventh and eighth floors and damaged the rest, with losses around 200000 dollars. The top floor housed a major law library and the upper offices of lawyers. Postal Telegraph and several banks were forced out, with temporary quarters found nearby after wires failed.
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Denver
Col
Ernest & Cranmer
Seventeenth
Curtis Streets
Postal Telegraph Company
Snakes Fail to Fit Stockings at Christmas
Deeply grieved four children of Cyrus J. Brownell of 412 Beach street Revere on Christmas morning when their promised baby snakes did not appear. A friend sent snakes from India three were to be small boa constrictors but grew to five feet and strong as a two horsepower motor making stockings useless. Toys sleds and dolls replaced the promised reptiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus J. Brownell
Beach Street
Revere
Brownell
India
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Ad from 1900s
An advertisement urges relief for indigestion blamed on overwork and poor digestion. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a natural aid, claims no secret formula, and notes availability in fifty cent packages with a free trial offer from F A Stuart Company in Marshall Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Company
Stuart Building
Marshall, Mich
Poverty Still Pursues Prince de Broglie and His American Wife
Prince Robert de Broglie and his American wife struggle after wandering and failed jobs in New York. He takes a new job as a city china importer salesman on Murray Street while his wife seeks funds to pay her passage to England for a promised theatrical engagement.
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New York
Prince Robert de Broglie
Orpheum Theatre
Boston
Murray Street
West Forty-fourth Street
England
Jessemonde
Prince de Broglie
Prince
Estelle Alexander
Paris
Ian Studio
Prince Robert
Albert
Jacques
Estelle
de Broglies
Chateau de Chaumont
Loire
Princess de Brogli
San Francisco
Lyman Alexander
California
New Mexico
France
Douglas Expands Employee Medical Care Plan at Brockton Factory
In his Christmas message to workers, Governor William N. Douglas of Brockton announces a widened medical and surgical system. Starting Jan 1 1907 an emergency room will operate four hours daily under Dr. Gruver with free drugs and home calls, plus a trained nurse and emergency physician access.
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William N. Douglas
Brockton
Douglas
J. Gruver
Home Bank
Viola Allen's Christmas Dressing Room Scene Featured
Viola Allen praised by her loyal company as she entered her Hollis Street Theatre dressing room on Christmas Eve. Master mechanic William Pretzhold and team decorated with greens and gifts, while Miss Sophie Eggert oversaw wardrobe, and C Leslie Allen visited briefly under the mistletoe privilege.
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Viola Allen
Hollis Street Theatre
William Pretzhold
Lee Essex
Walter Abrams
William Day
Harry Mack
Sophie Eggert
Miss Allen
C. Leslie Allen
Roosevelts Plan Virginia Visit This Week
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and the Roosevelt children will travel to Pine Knot in Albemarle county Virginia early Thursday and stay there through December 31.
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Washington
Quiet And Bountiful Chelsea Holiday Observed
In Chelsea the Salvation Army distributed 100 dinners to needy families and fed 200 poor children at their headquarters on Winnisimmet Street. Church societies looked after many families and dinners were provided to all in need. The day passed quietly with many family reunions among citizens.
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Chelsea
Salvation Army
Winnisimmet Street
Heads of Mormon Church Angered by Mrs Dubois
Washington December 25 trouble arises for Mrs Fred T Dubois wife of Idaho senator after she said Mormon children in Idaho Utah were taught to spit on the American flag church leaders deny the charge call it false and seek retaliation against the senator who opposed them in the campaign Mrs Dubois is noted as a keen speaker who travels with her husband on campaign tours
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Washington
Fred T. Dubois
Idaho
Senator Dubois
Dubois
Knights of Liberty Hold Annual Ball
Paul Revere Hall hosted the fifth annual Knights of Liberty Lodge No. 271 ball drawing members and friends. The grand march led by Charles Hurowitz and Mrs Hurowitz with a committee including W. Horowitch and Samuel Crabson.
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Paul Revere Hall
Knights of Liberty Lodge No
Charles Hurowitz
Hurowitz
W. Horowitch
Samuel Crabson
H. A. Kerner
M. Ross
Aids
Isador Cohen
A. Goldstein
H. Hyams
G. Salov
S. Berkman
G. Feinstein
C. Horowitz
M. Rubin
M. Frieze
H. Rubin
Trains Cancelled Across Cape Breton Rail Line
All trains on the Cape Breton section of the Intercolonial railway were canceled due to numerous washouts. The roadbed is washed away in a dozen places as heavy rain continues for four days. Section men monitor the line to prevent further damage while roads near Sydney are nearly impassable.
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Sydney
C. B
Cape Breton
Intercolonial Railway
Dr Aked to Accept Bid of $10 000 Pastorage
The American correspondent learns that Rev Charles Aked has written John D Rockefeller accepting his offer of the $10 000 pulpit of the New York Fifth Avenue Baptist Church. No official announcement will be made until church formalities are complete. Aked faces criticism for leaving Plymouth Chapel for a richer New York post.
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Liverpool
Charles Aked
John D. Rockefeller
New York Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
New York
Aked
Plymouth Chapel
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted for Liver and Stomach Health
An advertiser promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for torpid liver and poor digestion. It claims to restore stomach function, cleanse the system, and strengthen the liver via Golden Seal root and a blend of other ingredients. Endorsed by multiple physicians, the ad urges readers to request a free pamphlet and avoid substitutes of unknown composition.
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Pierce
Roberts Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Grover Coe
New York
Coe
Curer Ing
Souder
Finley Ellingwood
M. D
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
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Coccoe CO
Brecesde
Aas
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Esas
MNZS
I Weis
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Knights OF Liberty
DR. Aked
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