Brooklyn mother dies amid starvation to feed eight children
Mrs Phyllis Presco died in a Brooklyn hospital after weeks of hunger while caring for four young children. Her husband had died months earlier. police and the Children’s Society took charge of the four youngsters. Healey, a relative with access to funds, admitted theft to support his family and was jailed when unable to post bond. Healy, 48, earned $1,100 annually.
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Texas
Phyllis Presco
Brooklyn
Campbell
Bureau of Charities
Healey
Militant Italians Jolt Robbery Ring In Snohomish Shootout
In Snohomish Washington on December 28 two men named Miller and Carroll entered an Italian held section house and ordered surrender. The Italians fought back with tools and killed Miller with a crow bar and an ax. Carroll was injured but survived. Three Italians were wounded and all involved were taken to prison.
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Snohomish
Wash
Miller
Carroll
Locomotive Turns Over In Texas wreck kills engineer
A passenger train derailed near Lovelady Texas after a split switch. Engineer Sam Brandt died from severe injuries including the loss of both legs and an arm. Fireman Green was hurt but not fatally. Brandt was a veteran Texas railroad employee.
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Lovelady
Tex
Texas Railroad
Sam Brandt
Green
Pardon Board Handles About 400 Applications This Year
Austin reports the state pardon board examined about 400 pardon applications in the past year. Caldwell County commissioners announce a tax rate plan to cut the present rate in two if taxable values double next year and seek taxpayer cooperation in property rendition.
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Austin
State
Commissioners’ Court
Caldwell County
Doctor J R Briggs Dies Suddenly in Dallas Yard
Dr J R Briggs longtime Oak Cliff sanitarium operator collapsed in his yard from heart failure. The robust, large physician died unexpectedly as he stood outside his home in Dallas on December 28.
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Dallas
J. R. Briggs
Oak Cliff
Trinity and Brazos Valley Rail Road HQ Move Denied
President Green denies current negotiations to move the road’s headquarters. He says Houston is the logical base and hints at a future relocation within five years, though no building deal is underway and removal is not imminent.
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Houston
Green
The
Trinity and Brazos Valley Railroad
Kleptomaniac Accused In Waxahachie Social Theft
In Waxahachie Texas on December 28 a social function noted several items missing including jewelry and furs. Two costly neckaces were among the stolen goods. Authorities believe the thief acted from kleptomania.
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Waxahachie, Tex
Lincoln Politician Thomas Worrell Dies By Poison
Thomas Worrell a prominent Lincoln politician who exposed the alleged trust died by his own hand in his office. His body was discovered with a letter addressed to Chairman Allen of the Democratic state central committee.
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Lincoln, Neb
Thomas Worrell
Allen
Democratic State Central Committee
Tender Left Track Near Palestine Texas No One Hurt
Mail train No. 7 on the Texas railroad suffered a mishap twelve miles north of Palestine. The engine tender left the track and the locomotive was torn up for some distance. No injuries were reported.
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Palestine
Tex
Texas Railroad
Reporter Pancroft Davis Dies After Long Career at Court
Washington December 28 reports the death of John Chandler Pancroft Davis aged 25 years as a longtime reporter for the United States Supreme Court and a former minister to Germany.
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Washington
John Chandler Pancroft Davis
United States Supreme Court Court
Germany
Penknife Operation Saves Diphtheria Victim Daughter
Springfield Ohio December 28 The tiny daughter of John Hudson was saved from choking by a perilous pin knife technique as the windpipe was slit to clear the obstruction.
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Springfield, O
John Hudson
Converts Called In Indiana Baptist Revival Rift
In Garrett Indiana a crowd of about 200 men stormed Amos Stewart’s clothing store claiming suits of clothes for accepting the Baptist faith The store owner a Baptist loyalist had promised a suit to each convert Rev Dan Shannon the revivalist led meetings that drew many converts Stewart and Shannon will determine who is truly converted and will supply new wardrobes to the selected men
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Chicago
Amos Stewart
Record-Herald
Garrett
Ind
Stewart
Dan Shannon
Shannon
Walker's Extradition Evidence Sent to Washington
Hartford reports new documents on W F Walker former treasurer of Savings Bank of New Britain. The materials detail alleged theft of 565000 in securities and cash from the bank plus 65000 from the Connecticut Baptist convention and forgery. Governor Woodruff states the extradition is for criminal rather than civil action and additional evidence has been prepared for the state department.
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Hartford
Conn
W. F. Walker
New Britain
Mexico
Washington
Walker
Connecticut Baptist Convention
Woodruff
State Department
Judge Denies Habeas Corpus in McReynolds Case
Chicago December 28 Judge Landis in the United States district court denied the application of George S McReynolds former grain broker for a writ of habeas corpus. Mc Reynolds was recently sentenced to the penitentiary on the charge of selling grain covered by warehouse receipts. He will now be compelled to serve his sentence.
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Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
George S. McReynolds
McReynolds
Dining car liquor sale banned in Iowa by railroad
A Chicago Burlington and Quincy dispatch from Des Moines says the railroad ordered dining car conductors to prohibit liquor sales while trains run in Iowa. The ban took effect yesterday and other roads are expected to follow with similar action.
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Chicago
Iowa
Tribune
Des Moines
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Potato crop failure prompts bankruptcy filings in Maine
The potato crop failure in Aroortook County leads to twelve bankruptcy petitions in the U S district court in Maine during the past week. Farmers and others linked to the crop estimate losses around 300000 dollars.
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Houston
Aroortook County
United States District Court
Maine
Canadian mills to run full time through winter
Toronto reports cotton interests say Canadian mills will continue full time operation all winter, in contrast to New England mills curtailing output by about 25 percent.
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Toronto
New England
Taft Endorsed by Kansas Republicans in Stormy Session
Kansas state Republican central committee endorsed Taft for presidential nominee after a stormy meeting. The convention merits set for March 4. A proposal to hold primaries to nominate state officers was tabled by a 14 to 13 vote.
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Topeka
Kansas State Republican Central Committee
Taft
Beetle Causes Boy's Death in Atlantic City
Somer Braddock, a boy, died after months of suffering in Atlantic City New Jersey. A beetle was found in his ear after death.
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Beetle
Boy
Atlantic City
N. J
Somer Braddock
Stockton Man Fatally Shoots Wife in Self Defense Claim
Stockton Georgia on December 28 J S Moore a prominent citizen shot and killed his wife. Moore says the shooting was in self defense and under investigation by local authorities.
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Stockton, Ga
J. S. Moore
Bankhead Plans Florida Fishing Trip Before Washington
Jasper Alabama December 28 Senator Bankhead will travel to Florida for a fishing trip prior to departing for Washington. The brief note confirms the itinerary and timing of the senator’s travel plans.
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Jasper
Ala
Washington
Bankhead
Florida
Zahm Tobacco Merchant Shoots Self To Death
J Frank Zahm a tobacco merchant in Toledo Ohio shot himself to death with a revolver at his home on December 28 authorities said.
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Toledo, O
J. Frank Zahm
Governor Campbell May Call Special Texas Legislature
Dallas December 28 Governor Campbell will act on a call for a special session or issue a statement after returning to Austin. The move follows a letter from Mr. Bryan urging action, and indicates the legislature should act promptly on the matter.
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Dallas
Campbell
Austin
Bryan
Poison Suspect Arrested After Sudden Illness Near Celeste
In Greenville on December 28 Mr and Mrs M J McWilliams living five miles northwest of Celeste were taken ill likely from poison. A doctor saved Mrs McWilliams while Mr McWilliams was less seriously affected. Tom McWilliams was arrested and bound over for a preliminary examination before Justice Pole in Celeste with a $1,000 bond.
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Greenville
M. J. McWilliams
Celeste
Lumber Blaze Damages Waco Yard, Courthouse Saved
A lumber yard between Washington and Columbus streets near the courthouse in Waco burned, owned by Owens Lumber Co. Loss about 40000 with 32000 insured. Firemen saved the courthouse and nearby expensive homes, with some sheds and about a third of the lumber spared.
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Waco
Washington and
Columbus Streets
Owens Lumber Company
Assassination at Door in Temple Telegraphing Fatal Shooting
Christina Johnson, a mulatto woman, was shot at close range while standing at her cabin door in Temple Texas. Both barrels of a shotgun were fired tearing her right arm and chest. A warrant was issued for a negro as the investigation begins.
Kinsa Belt Dead Former Davis Captor Dies at 62
Thornville Ohio December 28 Kinsa Belt a noted captor of Jefferson Davis and member of the Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry died in Fairfield county at age sixty two He served as a dispatch bearer in the Civil War briefing locals on his passing and his role in the war era.
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Thornville, O
Dow Jr. Killed in Tulsa Oil Lease Accident
Charles M. Dow Jr., son of Jamestown banker and oil producer Charles M. Dow, was killed by an accidental gun discharge on a Shawnee Oil lease north of Tulsa. He was twenty eight.
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Tulsa
Okla
Charles M. Dow, Jr
Charles M. Dow
Jamestown
N. Y
United States
Shawnee Oil Company
Dow
Galveston Widow Mary Hoffman Takes Fatal Self Harm
Galveston on December 28 reports Mrs. Mary Ann Hoffman fifty one years old widow of William Hoffman cut her throat from ear to ear at 1314 Church Street. She died at St Mary's infirmary.
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Galveston
Mary Ann Hoffman
William Hoffman
Church Street
St. Mary's Infirmary
Fire destroys Whitelow Williams Wholesale Drug building
Muskogee authorities report a three story warehouse of the Whitelow Williams Wholesale Drug company burned with an estimated stock value of $100,000. Firefighters were unable to halt the flames. It was the eastern state's only wholesale drug house.
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Muskogee
Whitelow Williams Wholesale Drug Company
Various Fatalities and Disasters Reported in Texan Localities
Diet of Japan in session notes as political digest. Uncle Ben Gooden age claimed 110 dies in Dallas. Farmer W H Perkins killed by train near Smithville. Jesse Johnson shot to death at Willis dance. F F Schneider dies at San Antonio. Miss Maryland Hodgkinson dies in Fort Worth from carbolic acid poisoning. J J Stagner in Fort Worth shoots himself. Kehl family daughter near Carney Okla burned to death. Ben Bruner’s little girl burned ten miles from Grand Saline. Three Vivian La businesses destroyed by fire causing 15000 dollars loss. Birdie Shockley dies at Paris from carbolic acid. Reginald Mitchell accidental self-inflicted gunshot near Shreveport. George W Fleming dies in Dallas County aged 80. Senator Gore and wife visit Oxford Miss. Frank Ince killed in pistol fight near Muskogee.
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Japan
Ben Gooden
Dallas
W. H. Perkins
Smithville
Tex
Willis
Jesse Johnson
San Antonio
Vivian
Birdie Shockley
Paris
Reginald Mitchell
Shreveport
George W. Fleming
Dallas County
Senator Gore
Oklahoma
Oxford
Miss
Frank Ince
Muskogee
Negro Shot to Death in Georgia Posse Raid
John Major, the Negro who shot and killed Officer W. Brinson, was killed by white citizens in a house three miles from Midville Georgia. A shot from Major wounded Present Town Marshal Williams in the hand. The house was set afire to force Major out and he was shot after firing both barrels of his gun. Armed men then arrived from Maillon to help, and most Negroes disappeared.
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Midville
John Major
A. W. Brinson
Major
Williams
Maillon
Fog Shrouded Collision Kills Three on Pennsy Line
Three people died and more than a dozen injured in a rear end crash on elevated tracks near Camden New Jersey. An express from Atlantic City and a Pemberton accommodation collided in thick fog. The tender telescoped a car, fire followed, rescue teams aided victims taken to Cooper and West Jersey hospitals. Names: C H Brown Morris Town NJ J L Garbetini Mount Holly NJ T L Webster Merchantsville NJ.
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Camden
N. J
Pennsylvania Railway
Atlantic City
Pemberton
Cooper
West Jersey
C. H. Brown
Morristown
J. L. Garbetini
Mount Holly
N J
T. L. Webster
Merchantsville
Five Die In Head-On Freight-P passenger Crash In Fog
In Michigan near Lenox a Grand Trunk passenger engine at forty mph collided with a double header freight in dense fog. Five trainmen died, four instantly, the fifth after three hours. A baby passenger was slightly hurt. Names: Engineer Bennett, Engineer Bowehski, Fireman Bougner, Fireman Albert Mircall, Switchman W. J. Taylor. All residents of the area.
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Michigan
Detroit
Grand Trunk
Lenox
Mich
Bennett
Bowehski
Bougner
Albert Mircall
W. J. Taylor
Pistol Battle Leaves Robbers Wounded in Illinois
In Smithboro Illinois a pistol battle after a Vandalia depot robbery left one robber shot five times and Emory Brown Sorento city marshal wounded twice. A wounded robber’s companion was arrested at Greenville four miles away after medical treatment.
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Smithboro
Ill
Vandalia
Emory Brown
Sorento
Til
Greenville
Brother Kills Brother in Fayetteville Holiday Tragedy
In Fayetteville Georgia on December 28 Joe Bea shot and killed his brother Nat Beadles at their mother's home. After returning for the holidays Joe drank, drove his mother from the house, and Nat tried to calm him. The confrontation ended with Nat fatally shot.
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Fayetteville, Ga
Joe Beadies
Nat Beadles
Joe
Ticket Office Burglarized at Lake Charles Depot
In Lake Charles Louisiana on December 28 a burglar entered the Southern Pacific depot ticket office by a window while the night agent was away and absconded with seventy dollars from the cash drawer.
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Lake Charles
Southern Pacific Depot
Cholera Rages Among Pilgrims at Mecca
Cholera is ravaging pilgrims in Mecca with daily deaths averaging around 100 in Mecca Medina and Yembo. The outbreak disrupts pilgrimage routes as authorities report high fatality levels.
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Constantinople
Mecca
Medina
Yembo
Missing Colton securities found in vaults
In San Francisco on December 28 the missing Colton securities were recovered from the vaults of the California Safe and Deposit Trust Company.
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San Francisco
Colton
California Safe and Deposit Trust Company
Sewell Star Performer Sold at Auction in Oakland
Sewell, the star performer, was sold at auction in Oakland California on December 28. C B Dur conducted the sale per time and place noted in records.
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Well
Sewell
Oakland
Cal
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