Taft returns from world trip urges peace with Japan
Secretary of War William H. Taft lands in New York and heads to Washington after a world tour. He scorns war talk with Japan, cites strong U S Japan trade, notes exports of Japanese goods and American flour and oil shipments, and deflects questions on the presidential race while emphasizing ongoing war department duties.
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New York
Washington
William H. Taft
Japan
United States
Mr. Taft
War Department
Pacific
Pacific Ocean
Banker Frederick Sargeant Found Dead in Bath Tub
Frederick B. Sargeant, cashier and vice president of the Jewelers' National Bank of North Attleboro, identified with Providence and local firms, was found dead in his home bathtub Tuesday night. Medical Examiner Holden attributes death to accidental drowning.
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North Attleboro
Mass
Frederick B. Sargeant
Jewelers’ National Bank
Providence
R. 1
Holden
Yaquis Murder Twelve Men Near Magdalena Sonora
Information from Nogales Ariz reports the brutal murder of 12 men by a band of 160 Yaqui Indians about 45 miles southeast of Magdalena Sonora. The assault occurred Wednesday of last week and details remain scarce.
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Nogales
Ariz
Magdalena
Sonora
Roosevelt Proclaims Arkansas National Forest Size Over a Million Acres
President Roosevelt signs a proclamation creating the Arkansas national forest in the near central part of Arkansas covering more than 1,000,000 acres. It will be the farthest east of all government forests.
Murderer of Charles H Morris Given Life Term
In Des Moines a jury convicted J. C. Cain of first degree murder for shooting Charles H Morris and a colleague at Cain's Enterprise home in October. The panel, after a quick deliberation, imposed life imprisonment at hard labor, with no death penalty. Morris died ten days after the incident at Mercy hospital. Cain turned himself in after three days in hiding.
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Charles H Morris
Pen. Des. Moines
J. C. Cain
Charles H. Morris
Enterprise
Cain
C Cain
Morris
Johson
Enterprise Mining Company
Johnson
Baylor Supply Company
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Morris
Mercy Hospital
Tragic Des Moines Train Collision Kills Three Women
In Des Moines at the Highteenth Street crossing, a buggy carrying Mrs. B. F. Scofield, Miss Emily Trafford, and Miles Alice Treach was struck by a passenger train after delays from a freight train. Scofield died at the scene, Treach died later at Mercy Hospital, Trafford was seriously injured. The buggy was demolished and the incident delayed the train for hours.
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Des Moines
Great Western Railroad
Highteenth Street
B. F. Scofield
Miles Alice Treach
Mercy Hospital
Emilly Tafford
Scofield
Park Avenue
Dea Moines
Highteenth Strat
Miss French
Rooma,s
Kansas City
Davenport Saloon Closures Prompt 10 P.M. Bond Demand
Davenport officials and C W Lyon assistant to Attorney General Byers inspect saloons to enforce the saloon law. He states every keeper must file the $3,000 bond, though many hoped to omit it. Lyon found downtown saloons closed and lights out at 10. Davenport awaits Kulp court martial decision amid city tension and cautious public mood.
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Davenport
C. W. Lyon
Byers
Lyongald
Kulp
Big Drainage Plans Ahead in Hamilton County
By end of next year Hamilton County plans to spend over $200,000 on drainage ditch construction. The Rab bins ditch in Freedom township is estimated at $22,000, the Brandrup ditch in Williams township about $7,252, and the Diking ditch in Webster and Hamilton townships around $7,050. Additional contracts and yearly appropriations through 1908 are expected to push total drainage expenditures above $200,000.
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Hamilton County
Webster City
Freedom Township
Williama
Webster
Hamilton
Eloping in haste ties together McMillan daughter
Florence McMillan of Cedar Rapids, daughter of H. G. McMillan former owner of Cedar Rapids Republican and Farmers' Tribune Sioux City, elopes with Floyd B. O'Brien Ames merchant son. They hurry from a train to a Marshalltown minister for an immediate ceremony and plan a wedding trip through the south, amid parental opposition.
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H. G. McMillan
Marshalltown
South
Florence McMillan
Cedar Rapids
H. G
United States
Floyd B. O’brien
Ames
O'Brien
Pennsylvania
Thrilling Chase and Arrest On Train Robbery
A Milwaukee train 8 passenger was relieved of his purse and $45 by two young men. The men jumped from the moving train with a pursuing passenger, were tracked to Garner by telephone, identified by the victim, and taken to Garner next morning by a deputy sheriff. The grand jury is in session to consider indictment and a speedy trial is planned.
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Britt
Milwaukee
Garner
Governor Sparks Warns of Bloodshed After Goldfield Clash
From Reno to Washington reports quote Governor Sparks ill and warning of imminent trouble in Goldfield mining camps. He says dynamite thefts, armed miners, and failed civil authority necessitated federal troops. General Funston backs the move while Taft directs troop withdrawal orders.
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Reno
Nev
Sparks
Roosevelt
Goldfield
Funston
Washington, D. C
White House
Ainsworth
Taft
Decorah Council Orders Tank Removal From City
Decorah city council voted 6 to 2 to remove Standard Of Company distributing tanks from the city for safety outside the city limits. Attorneys protested but aldermen favored removal citing property risk and higher nearby insurance rates. The move sets a precedent in Iowa.
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Decorah
Iowa
Drunks Assault Marshal Craven in Field District Case
Marshal Craven was attacked by a group of drunken men including the Gaffeny brothers in Shefield after attempting to arrest them. Craven, now home with bruises and injuries, reported the incident. The accused waived preliminary hearing and will proceed to district court.
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Rockwell
Marshal Craven
Gaffeny Brothers
Jtig
Sheffield
Waterloo Invites Second Republican State Convention of 1908
Waterloo expects to extend an invitation to the second Republican state convention of 1908 to meet there. The city is well situated with a large auditorium and ample hotel facilities to entertain the gathering.
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Waterloo
Mob Ice Bathing Albia Man Provokes Demand for Release
Twenty five masked men arrived at H. C. Wilson's home near Albia in night clothes and cut a large hole in the ice of a pond. They immersed the victim until he promised to use all power to have his wife freed from an asylum where she was unlawfully confined. Claimants total 119 alleged.
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Ottumwa
H. C. Wilson
Albia
Boy Shoots His Sister in Holycross Home Incident
An 8 year old girl, daughter of John Meyer of Holycross, was fatally shot by her 12 year old brother while handling a gun at home. The tragedy occurred during a moment of play. Investigators described the incident as an accidental shooting with the weapon likely belonging to a family member. Authorities are reviewing the case for a formal report.
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Farley
John Meyer
Holycross
Holy Cross
Ving Here
Glazer
Colorado statue by Miss Walker erects in Colorado Springs
The statue of General John S. Stratton was completed in Colorado Springs on the 18th by sculptress Miss Nellis V. Walker, a noted Ottumwa, Iowa girl. She received $7,000 for the statue.
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Colorado
Denver
Col
Whield Scott Stratton
Nellis V. Walker
Colorado Springs
Mason City Man Loses Eye After Wagon Collision
Mason City report states A. J. Brown likely lost an eye in a wagon collision. He was thrown into the wagon wheel spokes, suffering painful bruising and crush injuries.
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Mason City
A. J. Brown
Peterville Farmer Dies in Runaway Crash
J. Hanrahan, 67, a prominent Clinton area farmer, was killed when his buggy horse ran away. He was thrown against a bridge rail, crushed the skull, and fell into the river. His body was recovered later.
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Clinton
J. Hanrahan
Peterville
Horge
Verdict for Auto Injury in Iowa City
Robert Rogers a farmer received a verdict of 2250 dollars for personal injuries from an automobile accident against L B Lyon and Wealthy jewelry manufacturer.
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Iowa City
Robert Rogers
L. B. Lyon
Milk Dealers Indicted for Conspiracy to Raise Prices
Chicago December 22 grand jury indicted fifteen members of the Illinois Mill Dealers association for conspiring to raise milk prices. Indicted include William J. Rogers president of Borden Condensed Milk Co and Charles Wright Chicago manager John R. Marsh superintendent of Borden Co J R Bowman president of Bowmen Dairy Co OG B Peck George I Chappelle Kea Chappelle Ira Mix and local dairymen Edward Wauser Charles Wanders Edward F Newton Thomas F Gore.
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Chicago
Illinois Mill Dealers’ Association
Attorney Healey
William J. Rogers
Borden Condensed Milk Company
Charles 4. Wright
John R. Marsh
Borden Company
J. R. Bowman
Bowmen
First All-Women Jury Immerses Colorado Court
In Denver on December 22 a jury of all women served in a civil case before Justice Carson. The suit questioned whether a garment bought by a woman fit her, and the jury returned a verdict that it did.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Justice Carson
Sabbath to Liberty's Bulwark rally hits Sunday law
Kansas City Missouri December 28 The equity grand jury under Judge William H Wallace has since September 20 returned 1101 indictments for Sunday law violators. It has forced hundreds of shops to close on Sundays and in the last three weeks placed over 600 Sunday workers including actors and managers under bond for later hearing. The grand jury begins sessions.
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Liberty
Kansas City
William H. Wallace
Equity Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Rescue Work Halts After Pittsburg Coal Mine Disaster
Amid a fatal explosion at the Pittsburg Coal Company mine in Jacobs Cresk Pennsylvania, rescue efforts are paused as 7,600 feet of tunnel require bracing and safer ventilation. Six bodies are recovered with more trapped under slate. Families of the victims receive $1,000 aid authorized by President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers. Conrad Schuth, a widower, killed himself. a widow, Mrs. Carrino Delano, was restrained from self harm while seeking bodies.
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Jacobs Cresk
Pittsburg
Conrad Schuth
Carrino Delano
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Indianapolis
National Treasury
Lindenau sentenced in Karlsruhe for complicity and blackmail
Karl Lindenau was convicted in Karlsruhe on charges of complicity in the murder of Olga Molitor and of attempting to blackmail her. He received three years in prison and five years of civil rights suspension.
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Lindenau
Karlsruhe
Germany
Karl Lindenau
Olga Molitor
Fire at OU Dome in Norman Oklahoma
Painters working on the main University of Oklahoma dome in Norman Oklahoma set fire to the structure Friday afternoon. Vigorous student action confined the flames to the main building.
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Oklahoma University
Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Conductor J B McGonigal Dies in Kansas City
Kansas City Missouri reports the death of James B McGonigal a former conductor on the Panhandle railroad in 1860 He died Friday after being operated on in Kansas City Phuruday geod Td.
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Gol
J. B. McGonigal
Ig Qead
Kansas City
Col
Jamies 2
McGonigal
Troops to Leave Goldfield as President Orders Withdrawal
Washington. President Roosevelt rebuked Gov Sparks for neglect by peace officers at Goldfield and ordered federal troops withdrawn December 20. Mine owners and residents fear disorder, while miners and mine owners seek peace through talks with Roosevelt's commission and Western Federation leaders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Sparks
Nevada
Goldfield
Néd
Capt. Cox
Gov. Sparks
Col. Raynolds
McKinnon
Miners’ Union
O. N. Hilton
Moyer
Western
Western Federation of Miners
Mine Owners' Association
Western Federation
Lord Kelvin Dies at Glasgow Scientist of Belfast Birth
Lord Kelvin known as William Thomson, born Belfast on June 26 1824, died Tuesday in Glasgow. A leading mathematician and physicist he held Glasgow University chair from 1846 to 1899. Knighted in 1866 and raised to Baron Kelvin in 1892, he helped advance heat, electricity and magnetism and aided the laying of early Atlantic submarine cables.
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Glasgow
Lord Kelvin
William
Thornton
Belfast
Ireland
Glasgow University
Baron Kelvin
Atlantic
France
Leopold
Belgium
Engineer Faithful Unto Death at Collinwood Yard
Engineer Frank Krag of Buffalo New York died shortly after guiding the Lake Bhorg train into Collinwood yards on Thursday afternoon. He had just completed the run in ill health and faintness, but remained at the throttle until arrival, then stepped down and died minutes later.
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Cleveland
Frank Krag
Buffalo
N. Y
Collinwood Yards
Krag
Erie
Collinwood
Peace Conference Closes After Monthlong Central American Talks
Secretary Root President Lulu Anderson and Ambassador Creel of Mexico hailed the end of the Central American peace conference in Washington. The sessions over more than a month produced and signed eight distinct conventions.
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Washington
Root
Lulu Anderson
Creel
Mexico
Tube Company President Dead in Kewanee
Alfred M. Hewlett, president of the Western Tuba car company, died Friday evening of paralysis in Kewanee. He was 67 years old.
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Tube Company
Kewanee, Jr
Alfred M. Hewlett
Bony
Hoe
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