Roasted President Attacks Roosevelt Over Inf Infantry Dismissals
W Sincair and N F Mossell send a protest to President Roosevelt denouncing his dismissal of Twenty fifth Infantry members. They accuse white southern clans of shielding criminals and lynching, arguing the south bears greater blood guilt than the rest of the nation.
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Philadelphia
Sinclair
N. F. Mossell
The
Constitutional League
Roosevelt
Twentyfifth Infantry
South
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Washington
Supreme Court
White House
Quarrel Between Women Indirectly Causes Baby's Death
Chicago reports a quarrel between Mrs. Anna Papeiak and her sister Mrs. Petrina Mazuga beside a cliff led to the smothering death of Elizabeth, five weeks old. Mazuga tossed clothing into the crib in excitement, then barred her door as police arrived, and was arrested after a struggle.
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Chicago
Anna Papeiak
Petrina Mazuga
Louisiana priests offer pecuniary aid to Paris clergy
Archbishop Blenk of New Orleans sent a letter with a memorial signed by every Catholic priest in Louisiana to Cardinal Richard of Paris. The clergy pledge immediate financial help to support the French clergy and denounce actions of the French government.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Cardinal Richard
Paris
Archbishop Blenk
Blenk
Strike on Atlantic System of Southern Pacific Railroad
Peoria Ill Dec 24 The strike of engineers and firemen on the Atlantic system of the Southern Pacific went into effect at 5 o clock Sunday. Grand Master Hanrahan declined interviews and released a telegram from Second Vice Grand Master Shea detailing the move. He accuses discrimination by the engineers and asserts jurisdictional disputes will affect grievances and voting. Chief Stone denies his organization is involved in the strike.
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Atlantic Systems
Southern Pacific Railroad
Peoria
Ill
Atlantic
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
John J. Hanrahan
Associated Press
Timothy Shea
Hanrahan
Southern Pacific
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
H. Marriman
Engineers’ Brotherhood
Stone
The
Freight Routing Changes Due to Southern Pacific Strike
Four major railroads announce new freight routing via Cairo Illinois St Louis Memphis and Eveport for shipments to Louisiana and Texas avoiding New Orleans The change covers a large territory and may disrupt interchange among carriers Louisville and Nashville Queen and Crescent Illinois Central Yazoo and Mississippi and others The Southern Pacific will not accept through freight to Texas for now and no replacement plan is stated Also a Cuero Texas turkey drive reports 800 birds moved twenty miles by L S Wilborne on December 24.
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Texas
Louisiana
Cairo
Ill
New Orleans
Southern Pacific
New York City
St. Louis
Memphis
Tenn
Eveport
Queen and Crescent
Illinois Central
Yazoo
Mississippi
Louisville and Nashville
Illinois Central Lines
Southern Pacific Railroad
Two Deaths and Lynching Hunt After Train Fight
A Mobile and Ohio train from Scooba to Wahlatk carried two dead men and a wounded conductor after a fight between two black passengers. Conductor Cooper tried to intervene. he was stabbed but survived, then fired on the assailants, killing one. Simpson fled the train. deputy John O'Brien was shot dead at Simpson's home as a posse pursued him. O'Brien was 55 and a father of several children.
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Memphis
Scooba Miss
Mobile and Ohio
Scooba
Wahlatk
Cooper
Brooksville
Tom Simpson
Simpson
John O’brien
O’brien
Favorable Porto Rico Supreme Court ruling on church property
The Porto Rico Supreme Court ruled 3 to 2 in favor of the Roman Catholic Church in the Church vs People case, affirming ownership of properties valued at 500000 dollars and declaring 100000 dollars in accrued rents since 1898 due to the church. The American judges sided with the government, and the case will be appealed to the U S Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court
San Juan
Supreme Court of
Porto Rico
United States
Spain
Supreme Court of the United States
Fatal gaze leads to death in Tennessee and Texas
In Kingston Tennessee Mrs Martha Jackson visits the corpse of Charles Hood and faints then dies. In Cleveland Texas John Sorrells is shot four miles south of the town and dies from a chest wound. The battleship Louisiana departs from New Orleans for Havana.
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Knoxville
Kingston
Martha Jackson
Sentinel
Charles Hood
Cleveland
Tex
Here
John Sorrells
Havana
New Orleans
Louisiana
Fracas at Frolic Ends in Fatal Shooting in Breathitt County
In Cane Creek Breathitt county during a country dance on December 24 Thomas Gullet was shot through the body and killed. Walter Cole was wounded in the arm with a shattered bone requiring amputation and Bill Little was shot in the back. The quarrel stemmed from whisky and all men are tied to local feud troubles.
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Thomas Gullet
Fred Lexington
Cane Creek
Breathitt County
Walter Cole
Bill Little
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Batavia
Howell Bros
GEO. A. Adams
Parker Building
Oliver Typewriter
Wagner & Brandon
J. Allen Myers
E. J. Fountain
Post Office
Levy Bros
MO. M. Caldwell
Jewelry Store
M. H. James
Bryan Steam Laundry
Quarrel
Cuero
L. S. Wilborne
Hiathe
Bank OF Bryan
U. S
J.W. Howell
Guy M. Bryan, JR
H. C. Boatwright
L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
Smith Building
City National Bank
J. B. Hines
J. H. Hatzog
E. J. Jenkins
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