Letter Presented by Young M'Call in NY Life Inquiry
Andrew Hamilton, legislative agent for New York Life, is accused of not accounting for 235000 dollars. The National Insurant Investigation Committee heard his statement read by secretary John C. McCall who traveled to Paris for an accounting. Hamilton says he cannot produce books citing secrecy and no checks used. he outlines his confidential service and cites bills of interest. He offers to deposit 100000 dollars with the company as good faith pending settlement.
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New York
Andrew Hamilton
New York Life Insurance Company
Emittee
Hamilton
John C. McCall
New York Life
Paris
Hamiton
New Record Price for Stock Exchange Seat
New York December 26 a seat on the stock exchange set a new high price at 95000 dollars with a 2000 dollar initiation fee bringing the total to 97000 dollars for the seat.
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Stock Exchange
New York
Breach of Promise Suit in Cincinnati Over Church Courtship
Miss Martha Eckman files suit for 10000 dollars claiming breach of promise by William D. Johnson the church officer and groom elect. She alleges he withdrew from her to court Miss Julia M. Kutter and issued nuptial invitations for New Year’s Day with a 400 guest reception at the bride’s home.
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Martha Eckman
Wiliam D. Johnson
Julia M. Kutter
First Church
Johnson- Kutter
Cockran to go to Arizona for health
W Bourke Cockran has been at the Waldorf Astoria ten days with a severe cold that threatened pneumonia. His doctors advised a move to Arizona for health, hoping the warmer climate will aid his recovery.
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Cockran
Arizona
New York
W. Bourke
Waldorf-Astoria
Wyoming Weather Forecast and Temperatures
Washington reports Wyoming will be fair on Thursday and Friday. Local data show the twenty four hours ending yesterday at 6 pm with a maximum of 33 degrees and a minimum of 16 degrees.
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Washington
Wyoming
Venezuela recalls consul as Colombia Venezuela dispute deepens
Washington on December 27 reports the State Department says a clash has arisen between Colombia and Venezuela over President Castro's drive to bring back a Venezuelan general who fled to Colombia. One Venezuelan consul is recalled and Castro warns he will withdraw the consul at Bogota.
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Washington
State Department
Columbia
Venezuela
Castro
Colombia
Bogota
Artist Honored by Dowager Empress in China
New York December 27 Hubert Vos portrait painter who painted the Chinese empress dowager received 100000 dollars for the work and was named knight commander of the Double Dragon and mandarin of the empire of the second class. He was made royal painter of the Chinese court and allowed to paint a portrait for himself which the empress dowager framed for him. Twelve Chinese lanterns hung in front of his Peking studio bearing inscriptions praising the artist.
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New York
Hubert Vos
China
Peking
Enet
Historians Gather for Four Major Meetings in Baltimore
Baltimore Md December 27 four learned associations hold meetings here this week led by the American Historical Society which will open at Johns Hopkins University.
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Baltimore
American Historical Society
Johns Hopking University
State Department Probes Mexico Killing At Chihuahua
The U S consul at Chihuahua is asked to investigate the killing of Rutherford and McMurray near Diaz. Ranch owner Finstadt and cowboy Shorty are held on charges, denying Mexican brigand involvement, with Miller ensuring a fair hearing.
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State Department
Mexico
Washington
Miljer
Chihuahua
Diaz
Rutherford and McMurray
Finstadt
Shorty
Miller
Cumberland faction opposes church union in Nashville
The Cumberland Presbyterian loyalist council met in Nashville and adopted resolutions protesting the proposed union with the Presbyterian Church in the United States. A telegram was ordered to the fraternity and union committee in St. Louis to discuss details including church property custody and boards organization.
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Cumberland
Nasville
Tenn
Cumberland Presbyterian Loyalist Council
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
United States
Committee On Fraternity and Union
St. Louis
Wreck of Lakota Leaves Crew of Seven Drowned
Tampa dispatch reports the schooner Lakota of Parsboro Newfoundland wrecked with only Mate John F. Williams of St John’s surviving. Captain Lermond of the Helen Thomas, returning from Galveston, found Williams clinging to the vessel after four days without food or water, having eaten a portion of his oil coat to endure.
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Tampa
Fla
Lakota
Parsboro
N. 8
John F. Williame
St. Johns
N. B
Lermond
Helen Thomas
Galveston
Williams
Poles Plan To Throw Off Russian Yoke
Reports from St Petersburg and Berlin describe revolts spreading from Moscow into Poland and Lithuania. Insurgents in Baltic provinces claim annexation to the Lithuanian republic. A general strike and rail disruptions affect Poland, with cautious projections of wider conflict.
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St. Petersburg
W. E. Suiich
Berlin
Baltic
Redkitza
Pskoff
Poland
Moscow
Mrs. Robert Fitasimmong Moves to Sioux Falls
A Sioux Falls report notes Mrs. Robert Fitasimmong has become a resident of Siou x Falls and speculates that after establishing residency she will begin divorce proceedings.
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Siow City
Sioux Falls
The
Journal
Robert Fitasimmong
Snowbound Overland Trains Tie Up Western Route
Two Chicago Island and Pacific trains the Golden State Limited and the Chicago Fast Mail are blocked by snow west of Santa Rosa. Both trains are well trapped and expect to resume service this afternoon. The notice comes from Topeka via Chicago railroad offices.
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Topeka
Kan
Chicago, Rick Island, & Pacific Railway
Santa Rosa
Golden State Limited
Chicago Fast Mail
Spinal Meningitis Kills 20 Horses in Williamsburg Streets
Spinal meningitis struck Williamsburg causing more than twenty horses to die in the streets. Affected animals collapsed before veterinarians could reach them as blue‑blood stables and city clinics faced overcrowding with horses having slim chances of recovery.
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New York
Williamsburg
Jerome increases plurality by 6000 in official returns
New York district attorney Jerome’s plurality rose to 16,064 from an initial 11,450 after official returns were released. The updated figure shows an increase of nearly 6,000 over early police estimates.
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Jerome
New York
Colorado Southern orders 42 locomotives from American Locomotive
Dunkirk New York December 27 The Colorado Southern Railway company has placed an order for forty two locomotives with the American Locomotive company. Engines will be of consolidation freight passenger and switching types and are expected to be the finest ever seen in Colorado.
Transfer of 200 Insane Patients to Pineville Asylum
Jackson Louisiana December 27 two hundred insane persons were moved from the Jackson Insane asylum to the new Pineville asylum. One baggage car and five passenger coaches were needed to transport the two hundred patients and attendants to Pineville.
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Jackson
Jackson Insane Asylum
Pinevile
Pineville
Magnate Yerkes Near Death At Waldorf Astoria
New York December 27 Charles T Yerkes of Chicago lies critically ill at the Waldorf Astoria under opiate treatment. Dr Loomis who has attended him since illness started six weeks ago warned that without swift improvement he may not live another twenty four hours.
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New York
Chas. T. Yerkes
Chicago
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Loomis
Mr. Yerkes
Fruit Growers Meet Opens in Des Moines
The Western Association of Fruit Growers opened its annual meeting in Des Moines with a large attendance. Prominent fruit growers and experts are present and several important papers are promised for reading.
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Des Moines
Assignee Named for Major Boston Shoe Firm
Boston December 27 Thomas F Dillon has been appointed assignee for Hathaway Soule and Harrington Incorporated a leading New England shoe house Assets near six hundred thousand dollars liabilities unknown and the appointment signals a major insolvency move for the firm
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Boston
Mass
Thomas F. Dillon
Hathaway, Soule & Harrington, Incorporated
New England
Professor Run Down by a Fire Engine
Fr Louis Wisconsin Dec 27 Professor Gustave Hombach geologist and instructor at Washington University was struck by a fire engine at a downtown street crossing and likely fatally injured.
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Louis
Gustave Hombach
Washington University
United States
Armed Relatives Ready 10 Fight in Tennessee Border Tragedy
News from Bristol Virginia reports Christmas night violence at Bertha near the Tennessee line left Roscoe Nichols dead and Silas Green fatally wounded. About a hundred armed men have gathered in the mountains as factions mobilize with arms and ammunition, signaling a possible bloody conflict.
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Bristol
Bertha
Tenn
Tennessee Line
Roscoe Nichols
Silas Green
Poisoned Candy Sent to Albany Carnival Queen
Miss Elsie Smith, Queen Titania of Albany Hallowe en carnival 1904, reported to police she received a box of candy by mail containing poison. An examining druggist found the chocolate drops opened and laced with enough poison to kill a family. She suspects the poison was sent by a girl.
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Queen Albany
Elsie Smith
Shoved Boy Through Window To Steal
Cripple Creek Colorado December 27 Robert Parks years old was caught Christmas afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Three Rules store on Bennett Avenue by Mrs Medill wife of the proprietor. The boy says a stranger cut the glass in the rear of the store and shoved him through then ordered him to reach the cash register and bring money or be killed. Parks’ father is in Goldfield Nevada.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Robert Parks
Three Rules
Bennett Avenue
Medill
Parks
Goldfield
Nev
Fitzsimmons Plans Fight Against Divorce Bid
Robert Fitzsimmons announced he will travel to New York next Monday to oppose his wife’s divorce suit. He stated he will contest any attempt to obtain a divorce.
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Fitzsimmons
San Francisco
Robert Fitzsimmons
New York
Annual report of the adjutant general 1905 highlights
Adjt. Gen. P. A. Gatehell filed with Governor Brooks the annual report for 1905. It states the National Guard is in excellent condition and notes an encouraging rise in public interest in the militia.
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Adjutant General
Adjt
P. A. Gatehell
Brooks
Pioneer Settler of El Paso Dies
El Paso Texas December 27 Judge Allen Blacker one of the earliest settlers and a justice of the peace and county judge here in the era of lawlessness is dead.
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EL Paso
Tex
Allen Blacker
Escape prevented by hotel gleak
Charles H. Smith a New York City actor was shot fatally in his Saratoga hotel room by F. C. Cooper of New York a Morris Island company member. Cooper with Walters and Young tried to flee but clerk Richard Roberts stopped them at the door and police were summoned. Bonds were set at five thousand dollars.
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Danville, Ol
Charles H. Smith
New York City
Two Johns” Theatrical Company
F. C. Cooper
New York
Morris Island” Company
Smith
Saratoga Hotel
Cooper
Harry B. Walters
Minneapolis
James Young
Chicago
Richard Roberts
Pittsburg
Walters
Young
Philipps
Snow Begins Falling In City Late Night Snow Depth Reaches One Inch
Snow started in the city at 1 am and within thirty minutes the ground was covered by about one inch of snow. By 2 am snowfall continues at a light rate. a white carpet covers streets and sidewalks.
Gunnison Land Office Abandonment Delayed
Washington December 27 Representative Hogg protests to Commissioner Richards against closing the Gunnison land office and merging it with Montrose. The plan to discontinue proceeds but is deferred to end of the fiscal year with the merger rescheduled to July 1 instead of March 1.
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Washington
Hogg
Richards
General Land Office
Gunnison
International Congress of Capitals Proposal
London December 27 Sir Edwin Cornwall chairman of the London county council proposes an international congress of capitals with populations over 400 000 to meet annually to discuss municipal methods and to exchange pupils between the schools under member municipalities boards.
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London
Edwin Cornwall
London County Council
Live Stock Markets Mixed Receipts Across Chicago and Omaha
Chicago reports cattle receipts at 24 000 with steady market and beef prices ranging from 3 60 to 6 15 with various classes steady. Sheep receipts 22 000 and lambs at 4 00 to 5 85, with lambs and yearlings noted in prior lines. In Omaha prices show slower demand with native steers at 3 00 to 5 60 and stockers 4 00 to 4 72, calves 3 00 to 6 00, and sheep 4 50 to 5 40 amid mixed trading.
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Chicago
Lamba
Po Ousha
Couple Found Dead on Railway Tracks Near Jarilla
The body of Tom Wilson, colored, was found on Rock Island tracks near Jarilla north of El Paso. His wife, unconscious and badly bruised, was located nearby after the couple disappeared from a Rock Island train from Fort Smith to Tucson. The tragedy is unexplained.
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el Paso
Tex
Tom Wilson
Rock Island
Jarilla
New Mexico
Fort Smith
Ark
Tucson
Arla
Army seeks new revolver with greater stopping power
The ordnance bureau of the War Department contemplates a competitive contest for new revolver models for the U S army. The department desires a weapon with greater stopping power than is now used. The notice appears in Washington on December 27.
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U. S. Army
Washington
Ordinance Bureau of the War
United States Army
Department
Fire Destroys Business District in Herndon Kansas
A blaze consumed the business portion of Herndon Kansas destroying two drug stores four meat markets a bank three general stores and related buildings and stocks. No damage estimate yet. Local authorities reported no injuries.
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Aensas
Wilsonville
Neb
Dee
Herndon
Kan
Mrs Archibald McKinney Pleads Insanity in Torture Case
Attorneys for Mrs Archibald McKinney aledo Dec 27 admit the charges against the 14 year old ward Stellan Grady but plead insanity of the accused woman in social and club circles
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M'Kinney
Aledo
Archibald McKinney
Stellan Grady
McKinney
Wotive Tn
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St. Petere Leoasinge
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