Miner Hicks freed after sixteen days in shaft
Bakersfield dispatch reports L B Hicks Edison Electric tunnel digger released from a ground tomb after 16 days. He walked from the shaft mouth, rode to hospital, and spent Christmas under care. Doctors praise his normal temperature and strong spirit. Hicks says tobacco and milk kept him alive and recounts the rescue. He weighs 149 pounds at press time and expects recovery time ahead. Russian officer killed near Lukow Poland on Christmas Eve.
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Bakersfield
Cal
L. B Hicks
Edison Electric Company
Hicks
Man of
Lindsay B. Hicks
Strinchfield
Stinchfield
Stinchfiel
Miler
Hicka
All Chet Cupport
Frank Miller
Foreman Clark
Roosevelt Proclaims Relief Aid for Chinese Famine
President Roosevelt urges U.S. generosity to aid famine sufferers in China. He plans to seek congressional authority to use transport vessels to deliver flour and food, with donations funneled through the American Red Cross or the State Department. Charles Hallam Keep is named as Red Cross treasurer for contributions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
China
Congress
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
Department of State
Charles Hallam Keep
United States Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Filipino students to enter Philippine public service
Ninety-one Filipino students in the United States will finish their four year courses next spring in colleges technical schools and high schools. Those who pass the civil service examination will receive positions in the Philippine public service. David P Barrows director of education in the Philippines issued a circular after conferring with President Roosevelt and War Department officials.
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Washington
Phillipines
David P. Barrows
Philippines
San Francisco
Roosevelt
War Department
United States
French midwife charged with murder of 125 infants
Paris reports a Vivienne quarter midwife and a servant arrested for systematically killing newborns. Investigators found no infant deaths at the establishment until now, uncovering that bodies were cut up and burned in a dining room stove. Evidence suggests 125 infants murdered.
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Paris
Vivienne
Engineer Dead at His Post on Hamilton Express
In Parkdale station the Hamilton express of the Canadian Pacific Railway sped through with the engineer, John Paul, dead at his post and his hand on the throttle. The fireman, alarmed by the increased speed, found the man and triggered the emergency brakes, bringing the train to a stop. It is believed Paul was struck by a semaphore.
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Toronto
Ont
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hamilton Express
Parkdale
John Paul
Locomotive Collision Kills Two on Rochester Line
A light locomotive collided with a passenger train near Eagle on the Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg railroad. Engineer Michael Lynn of Rochester and fireman Henry Gath of Warsaw were killed. Light engine engineer George McNally was badly injured and fireman E Palmer is reported killed.
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Rochester
N. Y
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg
Eagle
Michael Lynn
Henry Gath
Warsaw
George McNally
E. Palmer
Christmas greetings to pope in private audience
In Rome on Monday the sacred college gathered to present Christmas greetings to the pope. He received them in his private library and spoke cordially with the prelates, notably Cardinal Oregilia. The conversation centered on the situation in France.
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Rome
Sacred College
Oregilia
France
Coldest Winter Weather Hits New York City
New York on December 24 recorded the coldest weather of the season as the thermometer fell to eight degrees. A 20 mile per hour northwest wind intensified the chill, making conditions notably frigid for residents.
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New York
Funeral for Bishop Charles C. McCabe Held in Evanston
Chicago dispatch reports the funeral of Bishop Charles C. McCabe took place Monday at the First Methodist Episcopal Church in Evanston. Interment followed at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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McCabe
Chicago
Charles C. McCabe
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Evanston
Rose Hill
Cemetry
President threatens veto over military records bill
Washington reports on a defiant stance attributed to the president who vows to veto any measure to clear the discharge records of the Twenty-fifth Infantry battalion. Rumors swirl about Cabinet maneuvers, Taft’s role, and action in Brownsville as Foraker leads opposition in the Senate.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Foraker
Brownsville
Secretary of War
Military Affairs Committee
Judge Rules Probate Court Lacked Antitrust Jurisdiction
Judge Duncan of the common pleas court rules the Standard Oil case belongs in common pleas court under the Valentine act and annuls the probate court verdict finding the Standard guilty of state and truth laws. The indictments against John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil officials remain unaffected.
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Findlay
Duncan
Common Pleas Court
Valentine
Standard
Con Mon Pleas
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Captain Macklin Shot In Home Attack Near Reno
At Fort hospital Monday Capt. Edgar A. Macklin shown improving after a Friday night shooting at his home by a Black assailant. He passed a good night and doctors report slight improvement. Authorities continue to pursue several clues but have not yet arrested the attacker.
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Macklin
Reno
Fort Hospital
Edgar A. Macklin
President Castro's Condition Deteriorates in Venezuela
Advices from Venezuela say President Castro at Macuto is in worsening health. An operation is deemed necessary but his weakened state prevents any attempt at this time.
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Castro
Trinidad
Venezuela
Macuto
Henry Watterson in Spain Arrives in Barcelonia
Henry Watterson and Mrs Watterson of Louisville Ky have arrived in Barcelonia Spain and will stay a month before traveling to Egypt.
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Henry Watterson
Spain
Barcelonia
Mra. Watterson
Loulaville
Egypt
Former Duluth Mayor Dead At 63
Duluth Minn Dec 24 Horace B Moore 63 years old secretary and treasurer of the Duluth Board of Trade mayor of Duluth in 1885 and customs officer for Duluth during Cleveland first term dropped dead at his home to this city Sunday
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Duluth
Minn
Horace B. Moore
Duluth Board of Trade
Cleveland
Frank N Hair Dies Suddenly at Baker University
Frank N Hair aged 13 in charge of the Baker University music department at Baldwin Kansas died suddenly Sunday afternoon at Excelsior Springs. His long service in music education marked a notable loss for the university and local communities.
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Frank N. Hair
Kansas City
Baker University
Baldwin
Kans
Excelsior Springs
Market Report From Kansas City Cattle Hog Sheep Prices
Kansas City market notes show cattle receipts around 8.00, with prices rising across native and western cattle and calves. Hogs receipts near 4.00 rise with bulk sales around 6.27 to 6.74, while sheep receipts near 2.00 report higher prices for muttons and lambs with ranges from 4.75 to 6.26.
Chicago and Omaha cattle and hog market roundup
Chicago reports cattle receipts and mixed prices with live cattle and hogs up to ten cents higher. steer and heifer values range around 1.75 to 6.75 for natives and westerns, hogs trading higher at 4.10 to 6.37 for heavy and mixed brands. Omaha shows active cattle demand with native steers 1.75 to 6.75, cows and heifers 1.0 to 4.0, stockers 2.4 to 4.0, calves 1.0 to 6.0, plus yearlings and sheep market notes. Continuous price shifts across Kansas City and Chicago entries reflect a brisk regional demand.
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Chicago
Omaha
Itc
Result of a Year of Law Enforcement
The Sunday closing law in Missouri reduced crime arrests by 20 percent and Sunday arrests by 40 percent in the last year, saving the state over 100000 in criminal costs according to state labor bureau statistics. Indirect gains include improved social welfare and fewer moral disarrays in households across Missouri.
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Missouri
State Labor Bureau
Folk
Kansas City Times
Made Sane By a Legacy
Grundy Centre Iowa December 24 While heirs attorneys fight the will over 180000 for Ralph Wells an insane brother the brother regained his reason Wells confined in Rochester Minnesota hospital for nineteen years nearing eighty years of age He had been declared incurable but began to compute the interest and his mind recovered
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Grundy Centre
George Wells
Ralph Well
Wells
Rochester, Minn
Rich proprietor works plasterer in new building
In Webster City Iowa on December 24 E H Martis president of Martin and Cedar Valley Telephone and associated companies completed his own new building. The structure reportedly exceeds 240 thousand dollars in value as Martis, short on help, donned a apron and jumped into plastering with trowel in hand while associates watched and advised.
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Webster City
E. H. Martis
Martin and
Cedar Valley Telephone and Companies
Martin
Sean Ik
Hese Espana
Aki
Colorado woman at polling booth refuses party name request
A Colorado woman at a town registration booth for a school question asks if she must reveal party affiliation. The clerk confirms the law requires it, prompting the woman to express reluctance to vote if she must name a party while praising an unnamed man.
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Ernest Lamenon
Colorado
Hela
Ready to Marry at Age 85 in Louisville
William P. Booker aged 85 obtained a license to wed Mrs. Amanda Clapham in Louisville on December 24. When asked if it was his first marriage he quipped that he had never married before but must. he joked about starting at age 12 to support a mother and five sisters, notes his last sister died eleven months ago, and he now seeks companionship with a humorous line about joining married men on the path of fate.
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Louisville
Willam P. Booker
Amanda Clapham
Slater
Jett Admits Second Assassination in Kentucky
Jett testifies in a Kentucky court admitting a second assassination. The case stems from a life sentence for the murder of J. B. Marcum and involves a witness identifying Jett as the shooter at Cockrill. The trial follows his initial life term and previous charges.
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Cythiania
Jett
J. B. Marcum
Omaha dispatch reports J Orgs A McNats passenger agent
A dispatch from Omaha notes J Orgs A McNats of the Kansas Clay district serving as a passenger agent for the railway. The item highlights his role within the transportation department and his regional assignment.
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Omaha
A. McNats
Kansas
Clay
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Taft
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Koti Ces
Itcago Lite Stout
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