Insurgents Attack Stations in Straits of Moscow Clash
In Moscow on December 26 insurgents struck at Kagan and Nicholas rail stations, sparking a two hour firefight with troops. About 300 revolutionary militia arrived from Perovo on the Moscow Kazan line and 2,000 local strikers joined outside Kazan station. The mob seized the provisioning store and fired on troops. the depot building burned. Perovo and Tlubertsey stations remained under insurgent control as red flags flew.
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Moscow
Kagan
Nicholas
Perovo
Moscow-Kazan
Kazan
Nicholas Station
Varslavt
Perove
Tlubertsy
Negro Arrested After Accusation Near Quitman
A 30-year-old Black man named Turner was captured by a 50-man posse five miles north of Quitman after an alleged assault on Mrs. Bateman, daughter of Representative W. R. Black. She identified him, and the sheriff escorted the prisoner to jail amid a crowd.
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Turner
Quitman
Attempted assault reported near Quitman Texas
Dec 64. Mrs Bateman, daughter of Rep W R Blalock, was attacked in her home by a hiding man who tore her clothes and fled after she screamed. The community is aroused and the assailant is believed to be a strong local negro. Also in Millican Texas Frank Crouch, former district clerk, arrested for misappropriation of funds with $750 bond set after waiving examination.
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Quitman
Tex
Bateman
Millican, Tex
Frank Crouch
Fire destroys Jorden Bros store and newspaper plant
Farmersville Texas December 26 First at Josephine a small town ten miles south of here destroyed the large dry goods store of Jorden Bros including a newspaper plant in the upper story. Loss is about 15000 dollars with 8800 dollars insured.
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Farmersville
Tex
Josephine
Here
Jorden Bros
Houston Man Charged in Attempted Assault on Constable's Daughter
A man accused of attempting to assault the daughter of Constable Holder of Beau was jailed in Houston on December 26.
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Houston
Holder
Beau
Shooting Fatality Report In Madisonville
In Madisonville Texas on December 26 the top of Lee Thomas head was blown off by a shotgun blast. Ivy Curtis was arrested in connection with the incident.
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Madisonville
Tex
Lee Thomas
Ivy Curtis
Batts Office in Taliaferro Building Handles Brazos County Land Titles
J. W. Batts operates the only office for Abstract Books of Brazos County Land Titles located in the Taliafero building opposite the Court House. The listing notes 632 acres of land about twelve miles east of the area.
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Taliafer
Court House
Phare No
Brazos County
Judge to impanel special grand jury for assault on constable’s daughter
Beaumont district judge Pope announces he will form a special grand jury to investigate the attempted assault on the little daughter of Constable Holder. The move signals stepped up legal action in the case and potential charges as authorities pursue leads.
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Beaumont
Pope
Holder
Dallas Boy, 12, Shot by Accident Ending With Lockjaw
Dallas dispatch reports Herbert Jordon, twelve, accidentally shot in the leg a week ago and now suffers lockjaw. The incident underscores risk from mishandled firearms amid youth.
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Dallas
Herbert Jordon
Little Girl Gored by Aggressive Cow in Saratoga
In Saratoga Texas on December 6 Gladys Rogers a young girl suffered severe injuries after a dangerous cow gored her. Medical teams tended to her as authorities investigated the incident.
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Saratoga
Tex
Gladys Rogers
Hotel Fire Routs Guests as Exchange Hotel Burns
Fire in Uniontown Pennsylvania on Tuesday gut interior and contents of the Exchange hotel. Guests fled in night clothes. the Princess Chic Theatre company members were nearly asphyxiated and saved by firemen. Family of G G Means rescued from third floor via ladder. Mrs Means and daughters prostrated. Three servant girls nearly smothered. screams saved lives of Mr and Mrs J Co. Work.
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Uniontown
Exchange Hotel
Princess Chic Theatrical Company
G. G. Means
Costly Fire Destroys Major Little Rock Block
A early Tuesday fire in Little Rock devastated a block bounded by Second Thirty third Louisiana and Center streets. Fred Roesch's four story carriage repository was ruined with about fifty thousand dollars loss. The district also included Krafts livery stable the old Jewish synagogue and several brick shops bringing total damage to about one hundred thousand dollars.
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Little Rock
Second
Thirty-third
Louisiana
Center Streets
Fred Roesch
C. J. Kraft
Fire and Blizzard Ravage Tipton Oregon Town
A telephone report from Sumpter Oregon says a blaze starting in a hotel destroyed a large part of Tipton thirty one miles south of Sumpter. A blizzard with heavy snow left most residents homeless. little insurance, no local fire department, and scarce water. Loss total unknown.
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Baker City
Ore
Democrat
Sumpter
Tipton
Eva Booth Robbed at Subway Station Ring Belongs to Sister
New York police report Commander Eva Booth robbed at a subway station. Her chatelaine bag cut from her wrist contained dollars and a treasured family ring once worn by her mother and handed to her sister who died in a railroad wreck. Booth pleads for return of the ring.
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New York
Eva Booth
Salvetoo Army
Crusta
Booth Tucker
Tabor Plans Regional Health Officers Meeting on Quarantine
State Health Officer Tabor said after returning from Europe next spring he will convene health officers from Louisiana Alabama and other southern states to strengthen interstate quarantine. Ruby Morralles 16 a Mexican girl attempted suicide by drinking carbolic acid during Christmas celebrations. friends alerted a doctor and a stomach pump saved her.
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Austin
Tabor
Europe
Louisiana
Alabama
Texas
Ruby Morralles
Tragic Train Collision Claims Two In Brooklyn Hills
New York December 26 report James Kelly and Harry Galway were struck and killed instantly when their runabout crossed Long Island railroad tracks at Brooklyn Hills.
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New York
Long Island
Brooklyn Hills
James Kelly
Harry Galway
Ardmore Youth Found Dead in Bed
Ardmore December 24 John Towery twenty one was found dead in bed His parents reside at Petersburg LT.
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Ardmore
John Towery
Petersburg
Morales flees Santo Domingo in wake of battle
President General Carlos Morales left the capital for an unknown destination as troops pursued him after a clash about ten miles away. Government forces attacked rebel commander General Pimentel while the fugitive president was believed aiming for the coast to reach Puerto Plata and join Governor Peres who refused to surrender.
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San Domingo
Carlos Morales
Pimentel
Puerto Plata
Santo Domingo
Peres
Dominican turmoil in Santo Domingo escalates with killings
Cable reports from Santo Domingo indicate a serious insurrection, with the captain of the port at Puerto Plata shot dead and the provincial governor barricading the town. The Dominican government deposed the governor, while Morales plans to join Jimenes against Heracastas as conflict looms near San Juan or Puerto Plata.
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Washington
State Department
Navy Department
Santo Domingo
Puerto Plata
Secretary of War
Carlos F. Morales
Jimenests
Heracastas
San Juan
Closed Shop Contest Looms In New York Book Offices
Typographic Union No 6 prepares for a bitter battle over a closed shop and eight hour work day across book and job offices starting January 1. The union cites $160000 on hand and potential to raise $500000. William Green of the New York Typothetae says non union machine operators will be installed and trained from schools in New York Chicago and other cities to boost output under non union conditions.
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New York
Typographical Union No. 6
Wm. Green
Typothetae
United States
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Omaha
Captain Robert Payne Dies From Fall in New Orleans
New Orleans reports Captain Robert Payne fell from a companion way and died from his injuries. Police and medical staff investigated the incident on December 26. Further details were not disclosed.
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New Orleans
Robert Payne
Judge Tuley Dead Chicago jurist Murray Tuley dies in Wisconsin
Judge Murray Floyd Tuley a renowned Chicago jurist and long time circuit judge of Cook County died Monday in Kenosha Wisconsin. Born in Louisville Kentucky in 1842 he served in the Mexican War as a first lieutenant of the Fifth Militia infantry and had few reversals by the state supreme court.
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Floyd Tuley
Chicago
Kenosha
Wis
Cook County
Tuley
Supreme Court
Louisville
Fifth Mlinots Infantry
Ed Mc Manness Killed by Train at Village Mills
Village Mills Texas December 26 Ed Mc Manness was run over by a train here. He was terribly mangled and instantly killed. The accident occurred near the railroad yard as he attempted to cross the tracks. No further details were immediately available.
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Village Mills
Tex
McManness
Judge Abernathy Dies in San Antonio
Gonzales Tex Dec 26 Judge B R Abernathy past grand master of the Texas grana lodge died at San Antonio.
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Gonzales
Tex
B. R. Abernathy
The
Texas Grana Lodge
San Antonio
Sacred Animals Reverence in Indian Life and Myth
Edmund Russell in Everybody's describes India's view of animals as sacred and spiritual, not merely pets. He argues animal worship is a national, centuries old phenomenon shaping daily life and culture, with beings seen as vessels of spirit and purity.
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India
Orient
Edmund Russell
Women and Mirrors in German Social Statistics
A historical note reports German statisticians counting the share of life spent at a mirror by women from age six to beyond twenty, totaling about ten months, and comparing it to men who average seven months. It highlights the playful yet numerical view of daily grooming.
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