Leighton Brokerage Firm Suspends With Large Liabilities
Boston December 29 The rise in copper stocks on the Boston Stock Exchange helped trigger the suspension of H R Leighton and Co a brokerage firm with branches across New England. Liabilities may reach 500000 though no financial statement was issued. The firm blamed its trouble on inability to realize money quickly on certain investments.
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Boston
Boston Stock Exchange
H. R. Leighton & Co
New England
Stock Exchange
Largest Bridge Span in the World Inspecting St Lawrence Project
A party of civil engineers led by national figures arrived in Quebec to inspect the cantilever bridge across the St Lawrence River. The span will reach 1800 feet, the longest single span yet built, surpassing the Firth of Forth. The bridge will be 76 feet wide with roadway and transit facilities, and will exceed East River spans in length but not traffic capacity.
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St. Lake River
St. Lawrence
Firth of Forth
Ft. Lawrence River
East Riv
New York
Williamsburg Bridge
Chaffee Backs 60 000 Reserve Troops for War Readiness
New York December 39 Lieut Gen Adna R Chaffee chief of staff endorsed the army bill now with the War Secretary saying matters military require funding. He favored creating a 60 000 man reserve to set the army on a war footing with seasoned troops.
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New York
Adno R. Chaffee
Ata
General Staff
Secretary of War
McClellan Names Police Commissioner
New York December 20 Mayor McClellan announced the appointment of Brig. Gen. Theodore A Bing ham United States Army retired as police commissioner succeeding Wu McAdda who held the office through Mr McClellan’s first term.
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Wclellan
New York
Theodore A. Bingham
Wu. McAdda
McClellan
Metal Markets Quiet as Silver Holds in New York
The New York metal markets report silver at 46 8 per ounce, with lead and copper showing quiet activity and slight price shifts. Prices are tentative, reflecting subdued trading and broad market calm.
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New York
Bilver
Wyoming Weather Forecast and Local Conditions
Washington report for December 20 forecasts a fair Saturday and Sunday. Local data through 6 p.m. yesterday shows a temperature of 9 degrees with frigid wind conditions. Palmber, Section Director.
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Washington
Palmbeb
Fellow Student Fires Live Shot at Notre Dame
Louis Roquela of Colombia South America a Notre Dame student shot and killed Claude A Bagby of Durango Colorado during a prank mistaken identity Roquela fired when the mock hold up was ordered and Bagby died within minutes at age 20 Roquela is deeply shaken by the deadly misunderstanding.
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Notre Dame
Ind
Louis Roquela
Colombia
South America
Claude A. Bagby
Durango
Colo
Bagby
Roquela
Heavy Snow Hits Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
From five inches to a foot of snow blanketed Wisconsin and Michigan's northern peninsula last night. Trains are running several hours late today as snow disrupts travel across the region.
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Wisconsin
la Coase
Wis
Michigan
Bryan disappoints Filipinos at banquet in Manila
Filipinos at a Manila banquet for W. J. Bryan urged immediate independence and asked him to champion their cause with the American people. Bryan gave no promises, Aguinaldo attended, the menu showed an American flag with an insurgent banner, and Americans praised Bryan's conservatism.
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W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Aguinaldo
Tenement Fire in Minneapolis Kills One
A fatal blaze gutted a ging tenement in Minneapolis this morning. One person died, two were badly burned, and fifteen or more were injured or overcome by smoke as Lorraine Buckilff of 23 Minnehaha avenue watched the fire tear through the building. Twenty-seven families were rescued, sent out into the cold ten degrees below zero.
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Minneapolis
Min
Lorraine Buckilff
Minnehaha Avenue
Northwest Passage Too Shallow for Use Report
Seattle report states Captain William Mogg of the Honangs arrived on the Jefferson and claims navigation of the Northwest passage after locating the north magnetic pole. Amundsen reportedly jettisoned cargo to complete his crossing, with the passage deemed not deep enough for commercial tonnage.
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Seattle
Wash
William Mogg
Honangs
Jefferson
Amaty'sench
North Magnetic Pole
Amundsen
Cleveland Would Save Murderer Patrick
New York dispatch reports Grover Cleveland leading a petition to Governor Higgins next week asking clemency for Albert T. Patrick. Patrick is under sentence of death for the murder of William Marsh Rice.
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Patrick
New York
Grover Cleveland
Higgins
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
San Domingo says no U.S. aid needed in dissensions
Washington reports M. Joubert, a San Domingo minister, stated the republic does not require U.S. intervention amid internal strife. He warned against showing naval force and asserted the government is strong enough to quell revolutionaries.
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Washington
San Domingan
M. Joubert
State Department
San Domingo
United States
Senor Joubert
Parade of Socialists Paralyzes Warsaw Streets
Warsaw December 29 bands of socialists march to enforce a general strike. They force closed newspapers and insurance offices and send youths to smash windows of open shops. Traffic halts on the Vienna railway with only two trains running. Military engineers keep Mlawa branch line moving.
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Warsaw
Vienna
Mlawa
Vistula
Cross in the Sky Alarms Atlantic City Residents
In Atlantic City New Jersey on December 29 a deep red cross appeared in a bank of gray clouds just after sunset and vanished ten minutes later. Residents rushed to the streets as frightened onlookers prayed kneeling in alarm amid the eerie display.
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Atlantic City
N. J
S&y
Ft Dyne
Honoring the memory of Gladstone in London
London observers mark the birthday of William Ewart Gladstone born December 29 1809 died May 19 1898. Thousands visit the Gladstone monument outside St Clement Danes in the Strand placing wreaths at its base amid floral offerings.
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Gladstone
London
William Ewart Gladstone
St. Clement Dana’s Church
Strand
Eckersall Opposes New Tackle Rule From Camp
Captain-elect Walter Eckersall of the University of Chicago football team disputes Walter Camp’s proposed rule restricting tackling to the knees and shoulders. He argues the rule would be impractical and unenforceable, given officials’ challenges. The Maroon quarter also notes tackles above the knees are common, making enforcement unlikely.
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Eckergall
Chicago
Dee
Walter Eckersall
University of Chicago
Walter Camp
Marooy
Eves
Collapse of Reds Stirs Moscow Uprising Aftermath
In Petersburg and Moscow areas the insurrection appears crushed as martial law spreads from Beridcheff to Bvinsk and uprisings are suppressed. Analysts say the revolters may resort to terror, while government circles view the first attempt to overthrow the regime as failing.
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Petersburg
Moscow
Russian General Wounded in Moscow Street Shooting
In Moscow a stray bullet wounded Lieut. Gen. Bilutchenko as he walked in the streets. Vice Gov. Gen. Bogdamovitch was wounded by revolver shots from an assassin. General Baro Stakelberg has been captured by insurgents.
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St. Petersburg
Bilutchenko
Moscow
Bogdamovitch
Baro Stakelberg
Hart and O'Brien May Meet in Reno Fight
A Reno club offers a $25,000 purse for a finish fight between Marvin Hart and Jack O'Brien to occur April 15 with the championship title at stake. O'Brien has reportedly accepted the offer, per Philadelphia dispatches.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Philadelphia
Ogden
Utah
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Marvin Hart
Jack O'Brien
O'Brien
Bob Fitzsimmons
Lincoln Memorial Tablet Erected Near Gettysburg Site
Gettysburg is to mark the July 1864 Lincoln address with a bronze memorial tablet to be placed near the spot where he spoke. It will likely be unveiled on the anniversary of the famous address.
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Lincoln
Gettysburg
Browning Kills Telegraph Operator in Hoxie Arkansas
In Hoxie Arkansas Frank Browning shot and killed T W Midkiff, a day operator for Frisco Iron Mountain. Browning entered the telegraph office at 11 20 am requested a message then returned at 2 80 pm and after an argument fired a shot through Midkiff s head. Deputy Graff prevented lynching and Browning was taken to Jonesboro.
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Ark
Frank Browning
Batesville
T. W. Midkiff
Frisco
Iron Mountain
Browning
Exter
Asong
Midkiff
Wag
Graff
Jonesboro
Former's Interests Would Suffer
New York December 29 James Douglass head of Phelps Dodge mine interests in Arizona opposes joint statehood with New Mexico. He says forceful union would wrong Arizona people who are unlike New Mexico in race religion and industry and that Arizona would be outvoted on taxation under joint statehood.
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New York
James Douglass
Arizona
Phelps, Dodge & Co
New Mexico
Douglass
Yerkes Dies in New York at Waldorf Astoria
Charles T. Yerkes, renowned railway financier of Chicago and London, died today at the Waldorf Astoria New York after a six week illness from complications tied to a cold contracted in London. Mrs. Yerkes reportedly relented and joined him at the hotel at 5 PM, being present at his death for the first time during his illness.
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New York
Charles T. Yerkes
Chicago
London
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Mr. Yerkes
Miss Busch Elopes From St Louis
Theod Scharrer a Stuttgart hop dealer and Wilhelmina Busch daughter of Adolphus Busch will wed New Year’s Day at her St Louis home after a wild ride to Belleville to obtain a license. The Busch family official said he is indifferent to the match and calls the license filing a possible joke by Scharrer.
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Miss Busch
ST. Louis
Theod Scharrer
Stuttgart
Germany
Wilhelmina Busch
Adolphus Busch
Belleville
Gretna Green
Girl Prays Over Decaying Corpse to Restore Life
In Colorado Springs Miss Lizele Frazier prayed for twenty four hours over the body of Robert Rows who died at a healing home on Pikes Peak avenue run by Roy G Pink. Rows had come from Canon City seeking a cure and the prayer scene prompted action when the body began to decompose and the corpse was ordered moved.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Lizele
Frazier
Robert Rows
Roy
G. F. Pink
Pikes Peak Avenue
Rows
Canon City
Mine Fraglef
Hundred Years of Separation Unite Two Presbyterian Churches
In St Louis a near century division between the Northern Presbyterian Church of USA and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church moved toward union. Subcommittees spent days arranging details and both general committees approved a basis for merger to be reported at their respective assemblies in Des Moines and Decatur with ratifications expected and a final union likely.
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Northern Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
Iowa
Decatur
Methodist Mission Unites Branches for Japan Work
Baltimore delegates from Canadian Methodist and several American denominations prepare to meet to fuse missionary efforts in Japan. Noted participants include Bishop Charles B. Galloway of Mississippi and Bishop Earl Cranston of the Northern church.
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Methodist Mission
Baltimore
Methodist Church
Japan
Canadian Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal, South
Methodist Protestant and Evangelical Association
Charles B. Galloway
Misssissippi
Earl Cranston
Roosevelt Dinner on board Mayflower Hosts Tonight
Washington December 29 The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Bonaparte will host President and Mrs Roosevelt at a formal dinner aboard the Mayflower on February ith. Thirty guests will be received in the historic cabin where the President once presented the Russian and Japanese plenipotentiaries to each other.
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Roosevelts
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Bonapare
Roosevelt
Livestock Markets Reports From Chicago and Omaha
Chicago and Omaha livestock briefs show receipts and price ranges for cattle and sheep. In Chicago on Dec 29 receipts totaled about 2 500 cattle with steady market and diverse classes. sheep receipts around 8 000 with a strong market. Omaha reports cattle receipts 800 with steady market and sheep 600 with stable to firm prices.
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Omaha
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