Secretary of War rules on Schley case and Miles inquiry
Secretary Long approved the court findings on the Schey matter and declined further inquiry into command at the battle of Santiago. Secretary Root demanded Miles explain his Cincinnati interview praising Admiral Dewey, with actions aimed at preventing revival of the Sampson Schley dispute. A denial was issued that the president was assaulted, refuting reports tied to Lord Pauncefote.
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Battle of
Santiago
Sampson
Schley
Miles
Washington
Root
Army
Cincinnati
Admiral Dewey
Navy
E. S. Maclay
Maclay
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Directors of Panama Canal Company Change in Leadership
Paris dispatch reports that at a Panama Canal Company meeting President Hutin and director M Choren resigned after a US visit. The event follows ongoing discussions over consular acts and indictments, with Judge Lacompe directing briefs and reserving decision.
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Paris
Panama Canal Company
Hutin
United States
M. Choren
Craze With Whisky Ends in Murder Suicide
Centerville Texas man I T Exum armed with an ax attacked his wife two daughters and three sons after a drunken spree. He shot the wife in the forehead killing her instantly and then killed himself by blowing out his brains after forcing the children from the home. His eldest son 18 restrained him with a gun and handed it back before the tragedy.
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Centerville
Tex
I. T.exum
Exum
Calve Adopts Young Edna Dordh in New York Visit
Emma Calve the lyric artist is in New York with Edna Dordh of Los Angeles whom she has adopted. Calve praises the gifted child and plans to let her study here briefly under trusted tutors before accompanying her to France for further study.
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New York
Emma Calve
Edna Dordh
Los Angeles
Calif
Calve
California
Edna
France
Negotiations on Alas boundary subject revived for arbitration
Ottawa reports that talks on the Alas boundary question are being resumed amid settlement of the Nicaragua canal and ratification of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. Diplomatic overtures seek U S arbitration, seen as opportune given Britain's cordial stance on Nicaragua.
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Toronto
Ont
Globe
Ottawa
United States
Britain
Ives Saxon law challenge before circuit court
New York December 21 The constitutionality of the Ives Saxon law banning bets in private rooms is before the circuit court on a motion to transfer the Bennet pool room case from state to federal court. The indictments come from a New York grand jury seeking federal court handling of the pool room dispute.
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New York
Circuit Court of the
United States
Bennett
Hay to stay in cabinet amid canal talks and at Treasury
Washington December 21 news confirms Secretary Hay does not plan to retire from the cabinet despite rumors. The statement emphasizes the commitment to remain through the Isthmian canal negotiations and the current period, while Secretary Gage intends to resign the Treasury post as soon as Roosevelt finds a suitable successor, preferably before spring.
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Washington
Hay
Gage
Treasury
Roosevelt
Receiver for Insurance Company in Sioux Falls
Judge Carland of the United States court appointed F. S. Hollister receiver for the Germania Live Stock Insurance Company of Sioux Falls whose charter was revoked by the State commissioner of insurance for alleged illegal practices.
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Sioux Falls
Carland
United States Court
F. S. Hollister
Germania Live Stock Insurance Company
State Commissioner of Insurance
Welch W. V. Dec. 21 shoots three in mining town saloon
Wayne Demon, an 18-year-old, shot and killed three Black men in a saloon in the mining town of Davy after the men tried to oust him from the establishment.
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Welch W. V
Wayne Demon
Davy
Demon
Life Sentence for Murder Reported in Clarksville
Dec 20 Clarksville Texas report that Jim Wilburn a Black man was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of another Black man several months earlier in the county’s eastern region.
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Clarksville, Tex
Jim Wilburn
Federal party bids Taft farewell in Manila
In Manila on December 21 more than four thousand Federal party members gathered to bid Governor Taft farewell and wish him a safe return.
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Manila
Federal Party
Taft
Fireand losses hit multiple towns across states
St Joseph s hospital in Marysville Missouri partly destroyed by fire but no lives lost though some patients may perish from exposure. Nonpariel hotel in Helena Arkansas burned Friday with losses around 100000 and insured for 50000. Gard ner beat Carter in eighth round in San Francisco while Gardner Whitaker drew after 20 rounds. Texas pecans selling at 20 cents each. Local gun incident near Granger left Mr Hersch wounded by his son who mistook him for a wolf. Granite from Oklahoma to be used in Rock Island depot Chicago. Royal Steam laundry burned in Smithville Texas. E J Mays grocer Mineral Wells Texas assigned. Lake Charles cold ruined orange trees. No negroes in Fifty seventh congress for first time in 32 years. Boll weevils killed by freeze near Elgin Texas. Willis Swofford mentioned in crude fragment.
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St. Joseph’s Hospital
Marysville
Helena
Ark
George Gardner
Kid Carter
San Francisco
Texas
Hersch
Granger
Tex
Oklahoma
Rock Island Railway
Chicago
Royal Steam Laundry
Smithville
E. J. Mays
Mineral Wells
Lake Charles
Texas News Briefs From 1900s Dispatches
South Meavester, I. T., reports murder of William Young. Marconi touts wireless Atlantic messages at one cent per word. Houston voids anti scalping ordinance. Terrell cotton fire destroys 1800 bales and storage, loss 75000. Baylor University’s first building at Independence burned. Texas county judges to meet in Fort Worth in February. Belle McClinton, burned at Gatesville, dies. Dr. John C. Mayfield, Galveston quarantine chief, dies in San Antonio. Congress adjourns until Jan 6. Roscoe residents oppose bowling alleys.
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South Meavester
I. T
William Young
Marconi
Atlantic
Houston
Tex
Terrell
Shippers’ Compress Company
Baylor University
Independence
Texas
Fort Worth
Belle McClinton
Gatesville
John C. Mayfield
Galveston
San Antonio
Congress
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A. D. McConnico
Daly
A. E Worley
Tween
Dallas
Rea
Sonable Price
Secretary Long
Long
Schey
Navy Department
Court of In
Quiry
Battle
White House
Lord Pauncefote
Massachusetts Avenue
Secret Service
Lee
Lacompe
Texas Central
Austin
Waco
Denison
Corsicana
S. F. B. Morse
M. L. Robbins
Gen. Pass. & Ticket Agt
Otto Boehme
Texas Bakery and Boarding Houses
Bryan, Texas
Great Britain
Ives
Oscar Gardner
Jack Whitaker
Elgin
Willis Swofford
Hoyt’s
BIG Comedy CO
Roscoe, Tex
M. H. James
Franklin Brothers
D. Mike, Jr
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