Urania Long Overdue In Deep Weather Loss Suspected
The Norwegian tramp steamer Urania remains missing after leaving Fowey, Cornwall on December 1 with a full cargo of china clay. Heavy weather and damage to other liners suggest she may have foundered in a delayed voyage of 28 days, with Captain H. Jensen in command.
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Fowey
Cornwall
Cunard
Sylvania
Liverpool
West Hartlepool
H. Jensen
Million Dollar Treasure Hunt Planned to Cocos Island
New York attorney L. H. Andrews announced plans to form a $1,000,000 corporation to outfit an expedition to Cocos Island in the Pacific in search of buried treasure reportedly worth millions. The proposal was disclosed at his office on Park Row.
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New York
L. H. Andrews
Park Row
Cocos Island
Pacific Ocean
Treasure hunt to Cocos Island led by Davenport Rodger
Davenport Rodger of this city heads a venture to recover treasure on Cocos Island. He claims a Costa Rican concession and plans an expedition after the rainy season, with maps and charts but needs funding. British ships and prior crews are said to have hidden or sought the treasure since 1802.
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Davenport Rodger
Cocos Island
Andrews
Rodger
Costa Rica
Mary Dyer
Barkentine
Brilliant Plan for Her Debut at the White House East Room
The article previews Ethel Roosevelt daughters debut at the White House East Room on December 28 1908 noting its lasting social significance. It lauds the event as part of national history and contrasts it with typical debutante affairs. It highlights Alice Roosevelt and the era's prominent beaux and social figures.
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Washington
Bees
Blue
Ethel
White House
Alice Roosevelt
Thirty Hebrew Families Expelled From Finland
In Helsinki Finland December 27 thirty Hebrew families, some long resident, are ordered to emigrate at once. The Senate interprets the law as granting six month residence licenses renewable at its discretion. Finnish statutes bar property ownership and citizenship for Hebrews and restrict their residency.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Senate
Heney to Visit Pittsburg Over Graft Probes
Francis J. Heney, famed in San Francisco graft prosecutions, may come to Pittsburg at President Roosevelt's request to investigate bribery tied to federal institutions. No new actions were reported against seven councilmen and two bankers in Pittsburg's municipal scandal. Bonds and city deposits raise questions as $5,000,000 in deposits exist with only $2,500,000 in bonds backing them.
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Penn
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Heney
Washington
League
William A. Martin
Riverside
Martin
Brand of
Guthrie
Voters’ League
Joan of Arc Apparition Report Shocks Rome Clergy
The Italia reports a vision of Joan of Arc appearing to the Pope after beatification, delivering words of encouragement and promising triumph for his policy. The apparition occurred as the Holy Father prayed in his private oratory following the beatification ceremony.
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Italia
Joan of Arc
Holy Father
Howard Simons Drowns While Saving Brother on Ice
Springfield reports Howard Simons aged 12 of 36 Boylston Street lost his life today while rescuing his younger brother who fell through ice on the Connecticut River. The boys were musk rat hunting when the incident occurred and the younger brother carried a small rifle.
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Springfield
Howard Simons
Boylston Street
Connecticut
Drowning Tragedy on River Ends with Rescue Efforts
A pair of brothers struggle on ice near Elm and Cypress streets as a river current pulls them under. Edward Peltier and railroad workers attempt rescue with planks and a boat but the ice breaks, and both boys drown. Police and a patrol boat later recover the bodies near the accident site. Separately, Boston Typographical Union 15 urges Congress to curb court power in injunctions and supports Gompers Mitchell Morrison amid labor free speech disputes.
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Wade
Bellmer
Elm Street
Cypress Street
Simons
Messrs. Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Boston Typographical Union
Congress
Boston
Union
George B. Hugo
Employers’ Association
Hugo
Labor unions protest jail terms for Gompers and allies
Labor bodies nationwide denounce recent sentences against Gompers Mitchell and Morrison. In St Louis a resolution vows to shed blood for free speech and views the leaders as martyrs. Boston Typographical union urges action to curb court injunction power, while New York plans a large demonstration against the sentences.
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Mitchell
Morrison
St. Louis
Boston
Roosevelt
Congress
New York
Labor union vows to defend free speech against judiciary
St Louis union labor adopts a sharp resolution denouncing a federal court decision convicting AFL leaders for contempt. The Central Trades and Labor Union votes 185 to 3 to protest Roosevelt and Judge Wright, pledging to defend liberties akin to 1776 and Lincoln.
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St Louis
United States
Central Trades and Labor Union
Samuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Wright
Abraham Lincoln
Dred Scott
Theodore Roosevelt
Standard Oil
Congress
Blacksmith Unions Protest Sentencing Allies Call Action
International organizer William J. Dougherty of Buffalo sent a message to Boston Blacksmiths Helpers Union urging solidarity protests over the Crompers Mitchell and Morrison sentences. The note signals planned union action and intercity coordination.
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William J. Dougherty
Buffalo
Blacksmiths’ and Helpers’ Unions
Boston Blacksmiths’ Helpers’ Union
Butler to Succeed Eliot as Harvard president
A New York report states President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University would permanently succeed Dr. Charles W. Eliot when he retires from the Harvard College presidency.
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New York
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Eliot
Harvard College
Harvard
Harvard to Name Interim Leader as Eliot Retires
The article notes James L. Storrow of Higginson & Co. is likely to succeed President Eliot temporarily while President Butler becomes head of Harvard within a year. Butler, a Roosevelt ally and adviser, is portrayed as a powerful civic figure and skeptic of football, aligning with Eliot in barring the sport at Columbia.
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James l. Storrow
Fee, Higginson & Co
Eliot
Storrow
Mr. Storrow
Butler
Harvard
Boston Area Forecast Press Forecast For Monday and Tuesday
A Fair forecast for Boston and vicinity with cooler conditions Monday. Washington reports New England will be generally fair on Monday and Tuesday with cooler temperatures and fresh west winds.
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Boston
Vicinity
Washington
New England
Hough Mcintosh Offers 850000 For Jeffries Johnson Fight
Hough McIntosh plans to offer 850000 for the Jeffries Johnson bout. Kaufman Barry could supply Johnsons next foe while Nelson contends one more fight before retirement. Walker’s sprint record questioned. Marlboro High football player dies from game injuries. Hockey and basketball updates and bowling records.
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