Chicago American Loses Contempt Case
Hearst's Chicago American was found in contempt by Judge Haneey. The managing editor received a forty day jail sentence and the editorial writer thirty days. Carvalho the paper's manager was discharged. The case against Hearst Homer Davenport and Clara Briggs was held open for personal appearance.
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Chicago
Hearst
Chicago American
Haneey
Carvalho
Homer Davenport
Clara Briggs
Emperor William Accepts Hatzefeldt Retirement Request
Berlin reports Emperor William agrees to retire Count Von Hatzefeldt due to health after forty years of official service to the throne and nation. Washington notes Postmaster General Smith plans to seek rural delivery funding increases and mail reform in a forthcoming congressional report. Kansas City dispatches say Bossie Francis, the man who murdered Miss Henderson in Missouri, was captured in Indian Territory and to be brought to Kansas City.
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Berlin
William
Count von Hatzefeldt
Great Britain
Washington
Smith
Congress
Kansas City
Indian Territory
Bossie Francis
Schwab Salary Details Revealed At Steel Trust
New York reports Charles M Schwab president of the steel trust receives 100000 dollars a year in regular pay plus 25000 for travel and expenses and a quarter of one percent of net earnings totaling about 120000 dollars annually. Berlin also notes a Danish letter from 1862 suggesting a German Scandinavian alliance to rule the world.
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New York
the Herald
Charles M. Schwab
Steel Trust
Schwab
Berlin
Frederiksen
Denmark
Bismarck
Blixen
Most Unusual Marriage in Clay County
In Flora Illinois on November 12 a marriage occurred between David Reynolds and Bertha Reynolds the groom’s mother and the bride being 22. The father’s consent was secured after a testimony by the man claiming to be the groom’s 50 year old father. The bride’s groom was listed as 20. Also noted is a dispatch from Washington about Consul General Arthur Osborn’s death in Apia Samoa after four years service.
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Flora, Ill
Clay County
David
Bertha Reynolds
Clay
Wayne Counties
George Reynolds
Washington
Arthur Osborn
Apia
Samoa
Osborn
Nebraska
Congo Group of Islands
Electric cars set speed records in Berlin testing run
Berlin reports record speeds as electric cars reach 105 miles per hour on a Marrinfield to Zozen road test and 115 miles per hour in a controlled run. Officials claim such speeds can become regular with new German appliances expected to reduce travel time. In London a Daily Mail letter from October 23 describes a Cape Colony plan to expel Boer invaders with imperial and colonial chiefs drafting a scheme. The plan envisions loyalists contributing to campaign costs and a large levy by the colony.
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Berlin
Marrinfield
Zozen
Cane Colony
London
Cape Town
Daily Mail
Lord Kitchener
John Gordon Sprigg
Cape
Cape Colony
Maclay Delays Revised Navy History Pending Court Decision
Edward Stan ton Maclay, author of the history of the United States navy and still at the Brooklyn navy yard, says he will revise the third volume only after the court case presided by Admiral Dewey clears Schley. If exonerated he will expunge the material harmful to Schley. In Mexico City native papers report a plan to import 100 American mechanics to replace Mexican workers, a claim railway officials deny.
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New York
Edward Stanton Maclay
United States Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Dewey
Schley
City of Mexico
Mexican National Railway Companies
United States
Fortune Teller Triggers Mental Break Near Fort Dodge
Sadie Claffin, a Village Parson actress, went into a rage after an Indian clairvoyant warned her that her divorced husband would die on January 8. She was stripped and fought four men before being removed from a train near Fort Dodge and admitted to a hospital in hopes of recovery.
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Fort Dodge
Sadie Claffin
Opal oil fields eyed for future Kemmerer growth
The Kemmerer Camera notes hundreds of claims being filed in the Opal fields south and east of Kemmerer with oil indications similar to Fossil. Activity is expected next spring as workers take up large tracts and location blanks flood the office. The Opal fields lie on the Oregon Short Line railroad with ample water and coal nearby, promising regional prosperity.
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Opal
Kemmerer
Oregon Short Line
Tragic Child Fire Report From Springfield
Mrs. Geo J Justice locked her two children in a house while she went a short distance away. Returning after about thirty minutes she found the house finished and the two children cremated in the flames.
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Springfield
Geo. J. Justice
Portland Case Again Called in Burns-Doyle Mining Suit
The Portland mining cage case was called for the third time in Council Bluffs Iowa as lawyers J Hughes of Denver and Senator Patterson of Colorado lead for the litigants. Prominent detectives monitor the crowded courtroom during the session.
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Council Bluffs
J. Hughes
Denver
Patterson
Colorado
Toom
Two more convicts captured in Leavenworth escape
Leavenworth reports two additional escapees captured early this morning leaving two convicts still at large in Kansas. Pittsburg notes low interest in the six day walk as Cavanaugh maintains pace with miles logged. A fierce storm hits the English Channel wrecking vessels and damaging coastal cities.
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Leavenworth
Kansas Terpork
Pittsburg
Cavanaugh
English Channel
London
Kilpatrick Bros and Collins Plan Five-Unit Business Block
Kilpatrick Bros. and Collins announce the immediate erection of a five-building block on the Lurneh antlers Hotel site. The two-story steel clad structures will feature modern fronts, steam heating, and electric lighting, offering fire safety and convenient business space. Brick construction is preferred but the designed block aims to be comfortable, convenient, and a credit to the town.
President Roosevelt Labeled Well Informed on Arid State Needs
A Denver Republican dispatch from Washington quotes Senator Warren saying President Roosevelt shows strong knowledge of western irrigation issues. The president reportedly plans a message to Congress urging practical, beneficial irrigation legislation and intends to align with practical western sentiment to strengthen his push.
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Roosevelt
Denver Republican
Washington
Warren
Congress
Takey
Considine Trial Tells Of Fatal Drug Store Shooting
Seattle witnesses recount Meredith wounded and dazed as John Considine fires three shots while Tom Considine allegedly beat him before the fatal shots. Testimony differs on the interval between Meredith’s last blow and the first shot.
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Seattle
Wash
Pelicd Meredith
Meredith
Tom Considine
John Considine
Considine
Rawlins Briefs: Mayor Near Death Amid Snowstorm Plight
Rawlins Wyoming report notes the mayor lies at death’s door at his home. The Union Pacific coal business is heavy with eighteen freight crews on the seventh district. A rainstorm turned to snow and temperatures dropped. District court saw no convictions this term due to few ready cases.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Union Pacific
Tut
Oil Strike At 400 Feet In Wyoming Field
Special to The Leader Ogden November 12 oil drillers at fossil Oi company struck oil at 400 feet. The well is three miles from Pozail elition in Wyoming on the Oregon Short Line and at daylight this morning flowed fifteen barrels of fine light oil. This marks the second strike in Vins District as many operators move into the field. Offic in a superior flu m inant and cheap fuel product. FOR RENT Nicely furnished rooms in brick blocks electric grit reviewer service five dollars a month upward inquire Warren Emporium.
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Ogden
Fossil Oi Company
Pozail Elition
Wyoming
Oregon
Vins
Warren Emporium
Bank Dynamited in Plymouth Bank Robbery
Des Moines news reports a Plymouth Bank dynamited at dawn with robbers taking over $2000. Police pursue suspects as eighth bank robbery in Town in the last month with no arrests yet. Weather section notes cold, rain in parts of the U S and ongoing changes in western and northern regions with data on temperatures.
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Des Moines
Bank of
Plymouth
Special meeting to amend articles of Incorporation
A stockholders meeting for Comverse Oil and Refining company will be held at its Cheyenne Wyoming office on December 4 1901. The proposed amendment would increase authorized shares to 3 000 000 and reduce par value to 1.00. President Isaac Snedaker and Secretary Jams Be Pearson sign the notice.
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Comverse Oil and Refining Company
Cheyenne
Wyo
Isaac Snedaker
Jams BE
Pearson
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West 16Th St
Rickser
Praitce
Aarmag Rig
Emperor William
Hatzefeldt
Consul Osborne
Soubrette
Homer Holland
Drake University
Munter
Mount Ayr
Tony
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Holland
Drake
Portland Case
Western Affairs
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Wasningetom Sarxot
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Canada
Oklahoma
Louisiana
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Montana
Pacific Coast
W. S. Palmer
Keystone
Cook’s Golden
Astle & Lavander
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Eddy Street
Fae
Davis & Kelley
GEO. W. Sneider
Alex. Turnbull
Logans
16Th Street
Post Office
Manewal
Wwe
Warren Avenue
West 16Th Street
J. F. Schmitt
Harry Iwynds
Louis Manewal
Proprieton
Grand Union Tea Co
Capital Avenue
H. J. Cook
Metropolitan Restaurant
HH. Beck
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J F. Jenkins
West Sixteenth Street
Thos. Longhurst
WM. Myers & Co
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