Burlington Colorado & Southern Deal Signals Western Rail Reshaping
Denver December dispatch reports two major moves from the Colorado & Southern and Burlington. George B. Harris likely to be elected president of the C and S. George W. Valery to become Colorado Midland general manager. Freight routing may shift to Colorado Midland, while long term plans to extend connections westward are discussed but not fully approved.
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Denver
Colorado
Burlington
George B. Harris
Wilden EU
Parker
Colorado & Southern-Burlington
Colorado Midland
Aest
Colorado & To
Cheyennne & Northern
Billings
Mont
Colorado & Southern
Chi
Ethel Roosevelt Makes Her Debut in Society
President Roosevelt's youngest daughter Ethel debuted in society at the White House. A formal bow to society preceded a ten o'clock dance in the Best room with about six hundred guests attending. Miss Roosevelt wore white satin trimmed with crystals while her mother wore dark blue satin. The East room offered a striking scene as unmarried guests joined the dancing before midnight supper along the corridor.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ethel
White House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Miss Ethel
Miss Roosevelt
Posse Searches for Leaders of Riot in Kentucky
Sterns Kentucky December 28 reports quiet with twenty five soldiers on guard. A posse was sent to find Berry Simpson George Stanley and Reuben West alleged leaders of the Christmas day strike fight. Sheriff Crawley offers twenty five special deputies to aid the search as authorities guard the lumber plant mine to prevent further acts by slain workers' supporters.
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Sterns
Berry Simpson
George Stanley
Reuben West
Tennessee
Sherif Crawley
Miners Battle Fire in Trinidad Coal Mine
In Trinidad Col Dec 28 miners from Hastigns mine at Victor Pyel co fought a blaze after an explosion. McDermott suffered burns but the fire was contained as damp conditions and ore flow helped limit spread. No further details on casualties or exact damage are provided.
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Trinidad, Cole
McDermott
Hastigns
Victor Pyel Company
Mike Schreck Eyes Hart Bid After Burns Defeat
Mike Schreck, once a top heavyweight challenger, cheers Burns defeat and vows to beat Marvin Hart in Lexington to challenge Jack Johnson. Schreck alleges Burns kept heavyweights from a title shot and recalls a claim Johnson forced him to throw a fight in Chicago years ago. A Winnipeg warrant targets Bark A. Smith, a commission merchant, tied to Nugent Smith & Co. and a carload of provisions misdated en route to Louisville.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Mike Schreck
Burns
Schreck
Mike
Marvin Hart
Lexington
Jack Johnson
Bohreck
Johnson
Chicago
Winnipeg
Can
Bark A. Smith
Mer‘chant
Nypchant
Nugent Smith & Co
Nugent
Railway Neers
St Arthur
Fort Frances
Duluth
Louisville
Smith
Shire 4 Sheep Contest Nears National Show Denver
Davison of Millbrook New York and Wardwell of Springfield Center New York arrange a duel to decide the best American Shire type at the National Show in Denver January 18 19. Judges include veteran breeder George Allen of Nebraska as both rivals seek victory over each other in a nationally watched event.
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Denver
Colo
G._ ard Davison
Millbrook
York
Henry JL
Wardwell
Springfield Center
New York
New City
Davison
Ry L. Wardwell
Wall Street
Ckiison
Havison
International
George Allen
Nebraska
Wine men dead in train collision near Great Falls
Nine carpenters killed and several others injured in a collision between a freight train and a work train on the Great Northern near Mid Canyon, about forty miles south of Great Falls, Montana. The accident occurred late this afternoon.
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Great Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Mid-Canyon
Themen
Accused Of Robbing Mexican Plantation in Court Action
Chicago December 2 8 Joseph Sanders filed in circuit court a petition for a receiver alleging that J F Marklay Ed Graves D W Graves Joseph B Welcome and Lee Mattle diverted large sums from the Mexican Plantation association to themselves and dominated affairs. The petition claims an effort to discharge the trustee and transfer property to the newly formed Mexican Plantation company in which Sanders holds two certificates.
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Chicago
J. F. Marklay
Ed. Graves
D. W. Graves
Joseph B. Welcome
Lee Mattle
Mexican Plantation Association
Joseph Sanders
Sanders
Marking
Mexican Plantation Company, Incorporated
Earthquake Felt Across Distances From Washington
A moderate but prolonged quake was recorded by the Weather Bureau last night. Professor Marvin estimated the quake’s great force reached about 4,800 miles, roughly the distance from Washington to Calabria, with geodetic survey notes pointing to Alaska as a probable area of origin.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Marvin
Calabria
J. Sa Lew
Alew
Alaska
Track records fall as Chapultepec and Lady Irma shine
Two world records were broken at the track today. Chapultepec ran the 1 1/16 miles in 1:04 carrying 112 pounds, while Lady Irma completed the two year old race of 1 1/4 miles in 12 furlongs at 85 pounds.
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Honshs
Los Angeles
Dec
Chapultepec
River and Harbor Congress Urges 8.5 Billion Bond Drive
Washington reports stir over a proposed 8.5 billion bond to finance a vast national inland waterways system. James J. Hill blasts the plan as reckless while Roosevelt and other leaders endorse coordinated development and immediate construction, urging a comprehensive, people centered plan.
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Washington
Ahsan
James J. Hill
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Hill
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Taft
Andrew Carnegie
Champ Clark
Congress
Roevelt
The
Conservation Congress
Roosevelt 10 Act in Pittsburg Scandal
Pittsburg Pa December 28 sensational rumors swirl about a graft scandal. Reports say arrests of councilmen and businessmen implicated in bribery are planned after a council meeting and an appropriation ordinance passes. President Roosevelt is said to have taken interest and evidence has been sent to Washington, D C for Justice Department review.
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Pittsburg
Roosevelt
Tie
Voters’ League
Department of Justice
Washington
Ormady McHarg
Fearful earthquake on coast of Sicily
Rome reports a powerful earthquake striking Cesena Catanzaro and Reggio Calabria. Messina was partially destroyed and Catania inundated as telegraphs failed. Hundreds of houses toppled in Messina with many deaths. entire regions cut off and relief efforts mobilized by the Italian government and Red Cross.
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Messina
Catania
Rome
Cesena
Catanzaro
Reggiodi
Calibria
Italy
Sicily
Ain
Mensina
Rigi
Iodi
Red Cross
Messing
Great Merger of Ranch Lands Ties to Colorado & Southern
In Denver on December 28 G W Houldrudge Burlington general manager and Eastern attorney Mr Maders inspected Colorado and Southern terminals while private telegrams report a Texas ranch merger forming 7 000 000 acres valued at 75 million dollars. James J Hill is named as behind the venture and George Harris of Burlington discusses the deal as aimed at lumber and agricultural development.
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Cago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Billings
Hill
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Leiimie
Moffat Road
Balt Lake
San Francisco
Burtington
Denver
Hahn's Peak Road
Wye
Burling
Colorado & Southern
Burlington
G. W. Holdredge
Maders
Texas
James J. Hill
George Harris
Bull
Dead Fly Clew to Poison Plot
In Los Angeles a plot to poison twenty roomers in a boarding house failed when a fly fell into a five gallon can of poisoned milk and died. Two men are detained in jail on suspicion of orchestrating the attempt. Owner Mrs. Fannie Martin said the suspects had been warned away after visiting the house. Christmas morning the tainted milk appeared on the back porch. Police and city chemist confirmed the poison.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Fannie Martin
Deserters Face Faster Army Tracing Under New Orders
Washington dispatch reports the War Department issued urgent orders requiring commanding officers at all posts and stations to notify the adjutant general by telegraph immediately in every desertion case, with Alaska and insular possessions excluded.
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Washington
War Department
Alaska
Insular
Army
Congress of India Opens in Madras
The Indian National Congress met in Madras with emphatic support for Morley reform plans. The session was orderly, aiming to calm agitation, after last year’s violence over Dr. Bobart Ghox’s presidency and postponed elections.
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Madras
Indifith National Congress
Lord Morley
Bobart Ghox
Morley
India
Wyoming Weather Forecast for Dec 28 1908
Partly cloudy and colder Tuesday with rain or snow in the northern portion. Wednesday fair and colder in the east. Local 24 hour report ending 6 p m December 28 shows a max of 46 and min of 38 with no precipitation. W B Palmer, Weather Director.
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Washington
Wyoming
Northy
Palmer
Standard Oil seeks rehearing at Missouri Supreme Court
The attorney for the Standard Oil Company indicated today that the firm will apply to the Missouri Supreme Court for a rehearing of the recent center case decision against the company.
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Adaky
Kansas City
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