Week in Brief Congress and War News
A compact weekly roundup covers Fifty-eighth Congress actions including a proposed presidential election spending inquiry, senate and house activity, and pay cuts for clerical staff. Russo Japanese War front reports claim heavy Russian losses, six hour armistice at Port Arthur, and czar orders a new fleet. Chadwick affair sees Cassie Chadwick arrested for embezzlement links. Beckwith and Spear arraigned. Mixed items include murders, Irish famine turn, Patterson trial, and clergy urging reforms.
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London Daily Telegraph
Port Arthur
Gilink
Pusadneck
Torbedo
Rennen- Kampit
Ehrling
Keekwan
Russia
Far East
James H. Tucker
Dez Moines
Anna Clark
Tucker
Ireland
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
New York
Federal
United States
Congress
Moody
Wilson Hanes
Joseph Cripe
Rochester
Tud
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Trinity Episcopal New York
Multiple 1900 era incidents including robberies and deaths
A compilation of crime and tragedy across cities reports robbers dynamiting safes in Tagua and Point Pleasant, fires and murders in Trenton and Chicago, drownings on Michigan and Lake of the Woods, and political affairs from Washington to Paris. Notable figures mentioned include Bertie Herapp, J L Boyd's heirs, and Nan Patterson trials. Government officials discuss land, water, and monetary policy, with accidents and losses in rail, waterworks, and industry.
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Terence
Lambert
Olda
Bertie Herapp
Krapp
Trenton
Hughes
Syveton
Andre
Chamber of Deputes
Paris
J. L. Boyd
Charles H. Slack & Co
Chicago
Point Pleasant
W. Va
W. H. Thompson
St. Louis
Warbor
Lake Michigan
Mississippi
Illinois
Vermont House of Representatives
Mary M. Rogers
Nan Patterson
Interior Department
Noan Roberts
Wells- Fargo Company
Los Angeles
Santa Fe
Thomas B. Ayers
Meadow Grove
Neb
Daniel E. Sickles
Andersonville
Cotton and Corn Carnival Opens in Jackson Mississippi
The Cotton and Corn Carnival began in Jackson Mississippi with sunny skies and a large opening crowd. Governor Vardaman spoke on Mississippi’s character and hospitality, stressing morality over material wealth while parade events and exhibits were arranged under Gen. Arthur Fridge and the carnival committee. The procession featured state officials, city leaders, the Jackson press, the police band, and fifty Choctaw Indians, culminating in the opening at the old statehouse and hall of representatives.
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Jackson
Migs
Arthur Fridge
Mississippi National Guard
Jackson Mounted Police
Vardaman
Power
Hemingway
Jackson Press
Carnival Association
Fire Department of
Waters
Carnivals
Mississippi
State Street
Mississippi Street
Capitol
West Street
Capitol Street
Mill
Statehouse
Hall of Representatives
South
Ministers to push law banning liquor tied to groceries
Nashville ministers, via the Ministers' Alliance, propose a bill to prohibit sale of spirituous liquors in conjunction with any other business. The measure, approved at a December meeting, will be introduced when the legislature convenes and targets groceries with annexes operating on Sundays.
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Nashville
Broved
Indictments Return Against Mix O Chadwick in Oberlin Bank Forgery Case
Cuyahoga County grand jury returns two indictments against Mix O Chadwick. One covers a $500,000 note and the other a $250,000 note tied to the Oberlin bank. Both indictments allege forgery and related theft of forged signatures. In another brief item, a London Morning Post correspondent claims new information about possible Russian actions, with tentative timing noted.
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Chadwick
Cassie L. Chadwick
New York
Define Citizens' National Bank
Oberlin
Wee
United States
Shields
Beckwith
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
Cleveland
Spear
Grand Jury
Cuyahoga
Mississippi Leaders Frame Race and Suffrage Debate
A Mississippi gubernatorial speech cites crime rates by race and renews calls to repeal the fifteenth amendment while urging truth about state progress. Mayor Hemingway extols Jackson's growth, industry, and independence from state institutions, inviting visitors to witness the city’s prosperity and prospects.
Knoxville Committee Seeks Statewide Adams Law Extension
Davidson county legislators have been urged by Knoxville committees to support an amendment extending the Adams law to every town in Tennessee. Letters claim a bill will be introduced in the Legislature to carry out the plan. It is unlikely Davidson county members will vote to broaden the law.
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Nashville
Tenn
Davidson County
Knoxville
Secretary Wilson Seeks 225000 for Boll Weevil Fight
Washington December 12 Secretary Wilson proposed a 225000 appropriation to meet boll weevil and insect damages and to study crop diversification. Funds would be spent with state experiment stations and growers in coordination with authorities. A Virginia Tech notice reports a junior class dissolution at a nearby institute, reflecting campus concerns.
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Ry Wilson
Washington
Wilson
House
Ot Ee Eae
Russians Wave Blood Red Flag In Moscow Protests
chaotic Nevsky Prospect clash as mounted police charged a massive anti-government demonstration in St. Petersburg. hundreds injured and many arrested as flags appeared and crowds shouted down autocracy in a day of rioting and security crackdown.
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St. Petersburg
Nevsky Prospect
Nevski Prospect
Moscow
Neva
Social-Democratic Labor Party
National Assembly
Nevaky Prospect
Kazan Cathedral
Kazan
Hotel Europe
Rent Mack
New York
John W. Chadwick
Unitarian Church
Bronk
Cotton warehouse plan aims to fix cotton prices nationwide
Judge Eugene Williams of Waco Texas promotes a cooperative cotton warehouse system with auxiliary county companies across southern states. Stored cotton would let consumers deal directly with planters, smoothing price fluctuations and tying regional interests to a national framework.
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St. Louis
Eugene Williams
Waco
Lex
Bt. Lovie
Texas Cotton
Judge Williams
Peoria Bank Robbed by Trio in Broad Noon Heist
Three men wearing storm hats held up the Peoria National Bank in broad daylight, forced Teller Frederick Bracken at gunpoint, and seized about 500 dollars in currency and silver before fleeing in a buggy. A crowd pursued them but no arrests were reported.
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Peoria
Peoria National Bank
Stoudh
Frederick Bracken
One Good as the Other Trial Sparks Founder Judge Decision
In Charlotte on December 11 a white jury found ML W. Thomas innocent while Alice Jackson, a colored woman, was convicted of impropriety in an affray case. Judge W. R. Allen ordered Jackson released, stating he could not sentence her under the circumstances as the solicitor concurred.
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Charlotte
N. C
ML W. Thomas
Alice Jackson
W. R. Allen
Scottsboro merchants plan large scale cotton burn to trim supply
Montgomery December 11 A dozen Scottsboro merchants and farmers propose burning 1,090,000 bales of cotton to reduce supply. They offer to pro rate 50 bales each with planters in Alabama Texas Indian territory Oklahoma Mississippi and Georgia. Farmers aim to hold the crop for ten cents.
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Montgomery
Ala
Scottsboro
Alabama
Texas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Georgia
Alleged Robbers Caught Near Peoria Bank Heist
Two men carrying 1380 in cash, suspected in the Peoria National Bank robbery last Saturday noon, are under arrest in Toulon. Edward O Regan alias Jim Williams The Jap identified, partner not fixed, with prior Chicago robbery sentence.
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Peoria
Til
Peoria National Bank
Toulon
Edward O'Regan
Jim Williams
Chicago
Figures of Speech Mixed in Londes Tit-Bits
A glance at parliamentary prose shows modern instances of figures of speech in Britain. Phrases range from heart of the country foundations to an oasis in military debates. A Leeds solicitor sharpens satire with court-room rhetoric and a barbed joke about the crown cage.
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Londes
West Indies
Bar
Equal Treatment for Children Promotes Peace at Home
A piece stresses that a mother should treat all children alike to avoid favoritism. It argues favoritism breeds resentment and rudeness, urges boys to yield to sisters if equality cannot be total, and cites mothers' influence as key to shaping great, principled individuals.
Stains on Table Linen and Misc Cookery Snippets
A jumble of old recipe hints and household tips describes removing coffee and chocolate stains with boiling water poured through linen over a bowl, and sun exposure for set stains mixed yolk glycerine. It includes a pork fruit cake recipe, shopping notes, and garbled dialogue from newspapers.
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Tribune
Herald
Fragmented 1906 Almanac and medical ad snippets
A jumbled mix of ads and snippets includes claims for cures of skin diseases with Cuticura products, mining investment solicitations from Arbuckle & Company, and references to the United States granting 340 patents to women. The text also notes a Wall Street telegram, a political office seeker boasting of campaign speeches, and miscellaneous quotations about fatherhood and honesty.
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Roex Weile
Arbuckley Conmission Company
Olive Street
St. Louis
United States
Milwaukee Sentinel
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