Federal plan to fund rural roads and banks outlined
Washington dispatch says the Commission on Country Life will urge federal rural road funding with a 26 percent match from state and 60 percent from locals, plus similar schemes for consolidating rural schools and establishing postal savings banks. The report notes strong support for rural improvements and a widespread call for postal savings banks.
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Washington
Commission of Country Life
M@bt
Congress
France
Mont Stress
Postal Savings Banks
Chicago
Namp
Hill Must Build Into Cheyenne, Says Inter Ocean
The Inter Ocean argues the Hill interests will force a Cheyenne link, insisting Colorado and Southern must be connected to Denver to complete the southern route. It notes the Colorado and Southern may be aimed at aiding the St Paul system and potentially harming Hill plans.
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Hill
Cheyenne
INTER
Ocean
Chicago
Inter- Ocean Today
Colorado .& Southern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Colorado & Southern
Orin Junction
Wyoming
Wyoming and Montana State Line
Billings
Milwaukee & St. Paul
St. Paul
Union Pacific
Denver
Cyclone winds damage Denver telegraph and shop fronts
Winds of cyclonic velocity sweep Denver area causing major telegraph service disruptions and extensive window damage. In downtown Colorado and Northwestern district a large plate glass window at the ticket office was blown in injuring two people. several other plate glass panes shattered.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
STANDARD MAGNATES SILENT ON HADLEY SUIT
New York dispatch reports Standard Oil officials declining to comment on the Missouri supreme court ruling affecting two oil companies. In Evanston Wyoming a woman named Mire Melivaia underwent four operations after a serious illness, the last surgery successful and recovery begun.
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Standard
Hadley
New York
Standard Oil Company
Missouri Supreme Court
Evanston
Wyo
Chinamen Allowed to Return to Homes in Amoy
Ma nila immigration authorities instruct US Consul Arnold to construe leniently the Chinese exclusion act for Chinamen domiciled in the Philippine islands who left home but wish to return. Medical officers to report diseases warranting quarantine especially trachoma, and target the notorious undesirables and criminals.
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Amoy
China
Manila
United States
Arnold
Philippine Islands
Thhereto
Parker Says Labor Leaders Are In The Right
New York December 24 Former Judge Alton B Parker counsel for officers of the American Federation of Labor declares the contempt sentence against Buck Stove and Range Company officers will be reviewed by higher tribunals He says the decision and the writ of contempt cannot be prevented by statute or judicial decree
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New York
Justice Wright
American Federation of On
Buck Stove * and
Range ! Company
Sult
Alton B. Parker
Federation
Tribunel
Copper Boom Foreseen as Railways Seek Water Power
New York reports a predicted copper boom tied to electricity needs and railroads moving to secure water power. Samuel Newhouse, head of Newhouse Smelters, argues copper demand remains strong despite a past price drop, citing railroad projects in Wyoming Idaho and Montana as major buyers.
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New York
Samuel Newbornsident
Newhouse Smelters
Bostoned Copper Company
House
Neas
Newhouse Alnds
Wyoming
Idaho
Montens
Mr. Newhouse
Lumber shipments over Wyoming lines spark direct route talk
In Helena Montana on December 24 a Montana lumberman announced plans to ship lumber to Galveston via a direct Hill lines route. He cited a promise from a Burlington official to handle Montana Washington and Oregon timber along a direct coast route. Gaps to close lie between Orin Junction Gillette Wyoming and Fort Collins Cheyenne.
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Helena
Mont
Yester
Gulf
Hill
Here
Galveston
James Hill
Burlington
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Wyoming
Colorado
Orin Junction
Gillette
Wye
Fort Collins
Cheyenne
Colorado & Southern
Night Riders Arrested in Humphreys County Case
Nashville reports six men were jailed on indictments for whitecapping and kukluxing, with fourteen more arrested yesterday in the same county. The Leader announces no issue Saturday morning to allow readers a Merry Christmas. In Washington the tariff framers resume work on a tariff bill prioritizing protection with revenue needs. In Ohio a passenger train narrowly cleared a burning bridge near Creston. the engineer maneuvered the train through, the fireman injured but not seriously.
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Nashville
Tenn
Humphreys County
Gallipolis
Ohio
Ing Valley
Creston
Train 164 Strands in Snow and Sand Drifts Near Corlett
A Denver bound train stalled a mile south of Corlett on the Carr-Corlett cut‑off after being overwhelmed by wind driven snow and sand. The engine could not resume, leaving the train in plain sight for hours as crews battled heavy drift conditions and delays from Cheyenne to Denver. North bound services faced similar delays with snow and wind obstructing tracks.
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Carr-Corlet
Inter
Union Pacific
Ray
Denver
Corlett
Moon
Cheyenne
Mo & Cut
Carr-Qorlett
Wacape
Athol Bil
Iena
Colorado & Southern
Seth Bullock May Go With Roosevelt
Seth Bullock states marshal of South Dakota and renowned hunter and trapper visited Denver on his way to Washington for a private conference with President Roosevelt. He aided the Roosevelts on annual Black Hills hunts and may be invited to join the South African hunting party, though he would say nothing specific about his mission.
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Denver
Seth Bullock
South Dakota
Roosevelt
Black Hills
Washington
Savoy Hotel
Bullock
Millionaire dies in Hot Springs fall ruled suicide
Hot Springs Arkansas December 24. A coroner's jury ruled that H M Cox of Portland Maine wealthy retired manufacturer did not jump in a moment of crisis but fell head first from a third story hotel window to his death. After taking Mrs Cox to the dining room he returned to his room to finish dressing and was found dying on the sidewalk minutes later.
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Hot Springs
Ark
H. M. Cox
Portland
Maine
Expert encr of voi pacific road valuation
Expert Dwight Morgan, hired by Minnesota to appraise railroad property, estimates Northern Pacific value at about 39 million dollars below company figures and says Minnesota capitalization exceeds current property value. In Washington New Jersey a doctor reports a patient threw carbolic acid, blinding him partly.
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VOI Pacific Road
St. Paul
Minon
Dwight CO. Morgan
Minnesota
Northern Pacific
Morgan
Snow and Nicholson Wed In Wyoming Wedding
Evanston Wyoming December 4 wedding of Minn Rowe A Snow and Glenn A Nicholson prominent young people held this week with ceremony details and attendees noted in local society notices.
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Evanston W
Ton
Wyo
Minn Rowe A. Snow
Gleen
A. Nicholson
Silver price gap sparks East Asia exchange plan debate
Washington dispatch reports Senator Teller's letter to Frewen on exchange rates between the United States Europe and Asia. Frewen urged recognition of diverging gold and silver prices, warning of cheaper Asiatic labor and potential shift of manufacturing to the Orient. He proposed Goschen silver purchases to raise silver bullion and improve exchange with Asia, tying to Panama Canal trade aims.
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Washington
Teller
Moreton Frewen
Asia
Frewen
Congress
Cabinet
United States
England
Great Britain
JW. Weeks
Banking Commission of the House
Congressional Monetary Commission
Europe
Panama Canal
Orient
Sympathy Messages From Labor Leaders Across North America
Wm J Bryan led nearly twenty others in sending sympathy to President Gompers Vice President Mitchell and Secretary Morr ison of the AFL. Messages express regret over the court ruling offer moral and financial support and note Bryan’s comment that an appeal is warranted. Montreal reaction from Alphonse Verville notes Canadian labor disappointment at Gompers Buck conspiracy sentence deeming U S laws stricter and judiciary broader in equity than Canada.
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Washington
Wm. J.bryan
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrsson
American Federation of Labor
Bryan
Pittsburg
Montreal
Alphonse Verville
M. P
Dominion Trades and Labor Congress
Canada
Verville
United States
Prosecution Close in Hains Case Despite Minor Points
In Plushing New York on December 24 the state nears completion of its case against Thornton J. Hains. Only a couple of witnesses remain for minor points as the defense prepares to outline its theory to the jury on Saturday. The defendant, back at the Long Island jail, knows the key evidence tying him to the killing of William B. E. Annis.
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T. J. Hains
Plushing
Thornton J.hains
Long Island
Wm. BE. Annis
Weather Report for Washington December 24 1908
Local weather for the 24 hours ending 6 p m shows a maximum 20 degrees and a minimum 32 degrees with no precipitation. Forecast Wyomley Pair Friday and Saturday cooler in the northeast portion.
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Washington
Elevator kills woman during hospital operation
Ming Mary Mardy a 47 year old woman died at Bt Mary's hospital in Radho Wisconsin when the hospital elevator crushed her while she was being moved from a wheeled chair to undergo an operation. A medical staff member had been taken to the hospital for surgery earlier.
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Radho
Wis
Dee
Ming Mary Mardy
Bt. Mary's Hospital
Mins Hardy
Mysterious death of a young Bell messenger
Salt Lake City December 24 The body of Charles Seingoth 16 a Bell Telephone messenger was found in a gravel pit road near the capitol grounds with marks of violence and froth at the mouth suggesting polio Police are baffled by the case.
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Salt Lake
Charles Seingoth
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Capitol Hl Grounds
Second North Street
Postmasters Barred From Soliciting Mail at Offices
Washington December 24 Postmasters will not be allowed to solicit the mailing of matter at their offices under penalty of chamiseal for those living or doing business within the delivery of another postoffice, per an order from the portmaster general today.
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Washington
Woman Arraigned After Barnett Store Incident
Mrs. Ella Bastian, aged recent arrest for alleged wholesale shop sitting at the Barnett establishment, appeared before Justice Padgets yesterday. Her preliminary hearing was continued to January 7, and she posted a $500 bond for her appearance at that time.
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Ella Bastian
Barnett
Padgets
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Farming Commission For Better Roadways
Parker
Samuel Newhouse
Wyoming Lines
N. J
Charles B. Smith
Thin City
Globe
America
Weather Report
Messenger Boy
Bastian
Bond
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