Land Frauds Probe Focuses On Colorado Railroads
United States Commissioner C C Clarke opened hearings in Pueblo on alleged land frauds and railroad coal and oil transportation links with Colorado Fuel and Iron. Attorneys Thomas and Marehand assisted as witnesses are to be examined. possible grand jury action looms if facts warrant. The probe aims to curb railroad monoplization and rate discrimination across Colorado coal districts key to Canon City Trinidad and Waldenburg.
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Pueblo
Col
United States
C. C. Clarke
Thomas and
Marehand
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Denver & Rio Grande
Colorado & Southern
Santa Fe
Congress
United States Grand
Canon City
Trinidad
Walsenburg
Colorado
General Land Office
Washington
Pueblo District
Denver
Oklahoma Morderee Captured Near City After Thanksgiving Murder
A robber who shot and killed W. P. Dilworth during an attempted robbery of a hardware store on Thanksgiving morning was captured by the sheriff's force in the brush near the river about a mile from Oklahoma City. He had been riding there since the crime and has confessed. The city, stirred by the murder, awaits further developments as officers report no fear of mob violence.
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Oklahoma City
Pee
W. P. Dilworth
President nominates cabinet and other officials
The president on Monday sent nominations to the Senate for a cabinet and other posts. George B. Cortelyou for Secretary of the Treasury, Charles J. Bonsapparent for Attorney General, George J. Von Meyer for Postmaster General, Victor H. Metcalf for Secretary of the Navy, James R. Garfield for Secretary of the Interior, Oscar S. Strauss for Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and Wil H. Moody for Persia Justice Supreme Court.
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Washington, Due
Senate
the Treasury
George B. Cortelyou
Charles J. Bonsappart
George J. von Meyer
Navy
Victor H. Metcalf
Interior
James R. Garfield
Comerce and Labor
Oscar S. Strauss
Persia
Wil H. Moody
Moody Orders More Suiits
Acting on reports from the Interstate Commerce Commission Attorney General Moody orders suits against many railroad companies to recover penalties for violating the safety appliance law through failure to keep equipment in proper condition. The move follows a prior order directing suits against additional roads.
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Moody
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Samuel Spencer Funeral Held in Oak Hill Vault
Washington December 3 Samuel Spencer late president of the Southern railway was laid to rest Sunday afternoon in the receiving vault at Oak Hill cemetery following his death on Thanksgiving Day. The ceremony marked the public mourning for a man whose career spanned two hemispheres.
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Spencer
Washington
Samuel Spencer
The
Southern Railway
Oak Hill
Hagerman Faces Removal Fight Over Territorial Scandals
Gov Hagerman travels to Washington as charges mount over a $16,000 penitentiary fund shortfall and party disorganization. W H Andrews and Maj Lewellyn may lead Washington campaign while Bursum backs signatures for removal. Allies counter that territory’s officials looted by past administrations.
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Santa Fe
N. M
H. J. Hagerman
New Mexico
Washington
W. H. Andrews
Maj
W. PF. H. Lewellyn
Roosevelt
Roush Riders
Buream
Republican Party
Southwest
Investigate Car Shortage Across United States
Washington December 1 The car shortage nationwide will be investigated by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Commissioner Franklin K Lane who has studied the issue said the commission would examine the northwest fleet and related supply channels.
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Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Franklin K. Lane
Northwest
Milwaukee Chooses New Bishop Coach William Webber
Milwaukee selects Bishop Coach William Yansr Web D D to succeed the late Isabe Lea Nicholson as head of the Milwaukee office. The decision follows a period of transition after Nicholson's death and places Webber at the helm of the precopsi district.
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Milwaukee
Ukee
William Yansr
Precopsi Dlockse
Eee Isase Lea ‘Nicholson
Deceuse
A Chicago Convention Opens Monday
A Chicago convention of Citizens Industries association opened here Monday. The event gathers local business leaders to discuss industry cooperation and civic projects.
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Citizens Industries Association of
Not Their First Offense in Army Negro Troops Case
Washington reports the War Department prepares for a Congressional probe into the discharge with honor revoked for Twenty-fifth Infantry veterans. A Civil War era record hints at a 1885 Fort Sturgis Dakota riot where troopers allegedly killed a citizen before a lynching by locals forced the killer to reveal himself.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Roosevelt
Fort Sturgis
Dakota
Brownsville
Tex
Philadelphia equity suit seeks 5 million fraud claim
Philadelphia on December 3 filed an equity suit for 5 million against contracting firm D J McNichol of the city over the construction of the 25 million munt chil filtration plant. The case was set for trial before Judge Jaeden Beiler in common pleas court Monday. The city says funds were obtained by fraud and collusion.
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Philadelphia
D. J. McNichol
Wan
Jaeden Beiler
Common Pleas
Dreadnaught Construction Advances at Portsmouth Harbor
Portsmouth Enz December 3 Admiral Sir Arenhalt Douglass laid the keel plates of another Dreadnaught here the commander in chief at Portsmouth announced Monday morning. The battleship will be larger and more powerful than the first Dreadnaught and much of the preliminary work is already completed with rapid progress expected.
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Portsmouth
Enz
Arenhalt Douglass
Court martial opens over 1905 naval punishment case in Portsmouth
Portsmouth England December 3 The court martial of Lieut Collard Royal Navy began Monday charged with inflicting unauthorized punishment and using abusive language toward a stoker in 1905 and with improper use of the order On the knee on November 4 last which provoked a mutinous outbreak among stokers
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Portsmouth
Eng
Lieut. Collard
R. N
Deserting a French Island St Pierre Miquelon tariffs cut
Alarming pop decline on St Pierre Miquelon leads French government to cut customs duties to spur business. The abandonment of the island is blamed on a long poor harvest in recent years.
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Sydney
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Flaherlea
Canton meeting weighs funds to sustain boycott efforts
A large Canton meeting on December 3 considered disposal of accumulated funds donated to support the ongoing boycott on American goods. A resolution was adopted to establish industrial institutions aimed at achieving independence from foreign supplies.
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Hongkong
Canton
Dowie Denied Weakened Mind Amid Illness Rumors
In Chicago on December 34, friends of John Alexander Dowie denied reports that his mind has weakened. Dowie’s associate indicated he has been very sick and remains far from well, though not confirmed as completely failing mentally.
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Chicago
Friends
John Alexander Dowie
Zion Echuerh
Deacon Lewis
Dowie
King Menelik Knee Reports Debunked in Europe
Adis-Abeba Abyssinia Dec 3 reports of King Menelik’s knees attracting attention in Europe due to potential throne succession complications are unfounded.
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Adis-Abeba
Abyssinia
Menelik
Europe
New Deal for the Gudars Announced by Gov Mageon
Cuba's Temporary Governor told 25 senators and representatives that under U S authority the 1905 second series of the clan congress seats would be declared vacant. Roosevelt's peace commission and Taft proclamation set Oct 12, 1906 as the vacancy date with 1904 first series continuing if calm, while salaries extend to Oct 12. Critics call terms unfelt and foresee insurrection if U S troops withdraw.
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Havana
Dec
Linder Speczfc
United States
Clan
Mageen
Home of
Whe
Peace Commission
Cuba
Roosevelt
Palna
Mas Goon
Congress
Washington
Taft
Migoon
Dolz
Tamayo
Treasury
Fontsy Sterling
Dole
Russ Rivera
Interior
Associated Press
Decre
General Rivera
Threat to Italy's King in Bergolmo Letter Plot
Milan dispatch reports a meticulous Bergolmo search, 40 miles from Milan, seeking the sender of a threatening letter to King Victor Emmanuel. The note mentions a so called Holy Alliance plotting assassination, but police have found nothing to identify the author yet.
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Milan
Italy
Bergolmo
Victor Emmanuel
Iranian Heir Apparent Confirmed For Regency
The report that Mohammed Ali Mirza the heir apparent and governor of Azerbaijan has been summoned from Tabriz to Tehran to assume the regency during the shah's illness is confirmed.
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Teheran
Persia
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Azerbaijan
Tub- Tix
Shah
Band of 12 robbers assault Princess Avalova estate
In Tiflis Trans-Caucasia on December 3 a group of twelve robbers attacked Princess Avalova's estate plundering the residence and abducting the princess. They were captured later and faced a drumhead court martial.
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Tiflis
Trans-Caucasia
Avalova
Buck arrested after eloping with Abel Co. jewels
Arthur H Buck was arrested early Monday in Butte Montana after police traced his escape with several thousand dollars worth of cash and jewelry belonging to Abel Co jewelry merchants of New York.
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Butte
Mont
Arthur H. Buck
Abel & ‘Co
Jewelry Merchasts of
New York
Second Rgt Officers Hold School of Instruction
Col Raupp of Merca City commands the 2nd Regiment N G M held a line officers school at the new Nevada Armory East Walnut street on Sunday. Attending were Adjutant General J A DeArmond Jefferson City Capt Harper Butler Lt Lawrence Barrisonville Capt Hall Burton Webb City Capt Prosser Lamar Capt Mleynolia Carthage Capt McGinnty Neosho Lt Emerson Warshage Capt Uroen West Plains Capt Mose Sedalia Capt Jayne Greene theid. Officers dined with Col Mitchell.
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Col. Raupp
Merca City
2Qod
N.G. M
Nevada Armory
East
Walnut Street
Nevada
Jaa A DeArmond
Jefferson City
Harper
Butler
Lawrence
Barrisonville
Halli Burton
Webb City
Webb City, Caps Prosser of Lamar, Capt Meleynolia
Carthage
McGinnty
Neosho
Lient Emerson
Warshage
Uroen
West Plains
Mose
Sedalia
Jayne
Greentheid
Col
Mitchell
Boy drinks whisky to near death in schoolyard banter
In Upper Sandusky Ohio ten year old Dee James Sharso drank nearly a pint of whisky after finding a bottle during a banter with schoolmates. He is now unconscious and partially paralyzed.
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Upper
Sandusky
Ohio
James Sharso
Stomach Churn Metaphor Used In Patent Remedy Ad
The passage likens the stomach to a churn and warns that a foul stomach taints the body. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as curing biliousness indigestion and skin issues by cleansing the stomach and blood, citing Buffalo, New York, as the contact point for a booklet compiling medical authorities.
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Dr. Pierce
Perry
Pierce
Neighbors Bring Good Things To Eat In Missouri Mud
The text thanks neighbors for visiting, braving Missouri mud with fine foods and a phonograph. Families Youle, Fuller, Wright, Gabe, Benut, Barryhill, Allison, Jody, and Badgley are named. The note expresses gratitude and welcomes friends anytime, noting birthdays come but once a year.
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O. K
Missouri
Mewrs Youle
Fuller
Wright
M« Gabe
Benut
Barryhill
Allison
Jody
Badgley
Lamer
Axp
Dora Hanuion
The Eye as an Educator in Everyday Life
An essay arguing that life is a vast teacher and the eye, not the brain alone, educates us. It urges readers to cultivate keen sight, as many fail to perceive details and let lessons slip away. True insight comes from using the senses to absorb the world.
Has Stood The Test Twenty Five Years Grove's Tonic
An old tonic claim declares GROVE'S Taste This tonic contains iron and quinine in tasteless form. No cure, no pay. Available for 50 cents.
Oklahoma Merchant Shot By Robber
Oklahoma City report describes a hardware store robbery where W P Dilworth and a clerk were forced to surrender cash. The merchant pursued the robber after a guard fired, Dilworth was hit by three shots and is hospitalized with a left lung wound. A man named McDonald was arrested but not identified as the attacker.
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Oklahoma City
W. P. Dilworth
E Pisotol
Dilworth
McDonald
Letter praises Devoe paint in Tuscola Illinois
A Devoe paint advertisement letter argues painting quality should match cost. It cites Sam Brian of Tuscola using Devoe lead and zinc paint with good results, neighbor using the same, another owner paying for flawed paint, and claims Devoe saved seven dollars. Signed F. W. Devoe & Co.
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Sam Brian
Tuscola
Ills
Devoe
Eame
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