Wayward German- American heir seeks inheritance voyage
C H Schlegel a Buffalo area homesteader travels toward New York claiming a vision guides him to claim funds from a German aunt's estate. His wife says the Schlegels believe he was cut out of his rightful inheritance by his mother and sisters. The tale traces his family links to Bressle Germany and East Aurora New York.
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C. H. Schlegel
Cheyenne
New York
Seymore Street
Schlegel
Germany
Lfe
Buffalo
Lammie County
Court Hears Filthy Testimony in Leblanc Murder Trial
In Cambridge on December 9, nearly a dozen witnesses testified about Glover the Waltham laundryman whose alleged pursuit of women and a harsh reaction from his wife preceded the murder of Hattie LeBlanc. Sisters of the defendant described threats and vile epithets while a mail carrier tied letters to Minnie Everett Clark to the case.
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Cambridge, Mays
Leblanc
Glover
Waltham
Hattie LeBlanc
Hattie le Blanc
Irene le Blanc Langley
Charlton Surrenders to Italy for Murder Charge
Secretary Knox grants Italy's request to extradite Porter Charlton for the murder of his wife at Lake Como. The ruling states that Italy’s refusal to surrender its citizens does not relieve the United States from its treaty obligation. Sanity is deemed a court question, not a matter for the secretary.
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Washington
Knox
Italy
Porter Charlton
Lake Como
United States
Charlton
Earthquake Shakes Santiago de Cuba at Nine
Santiago de Cuba, capital of its province, was hit by a heavy quake at nine o'clock in the evening. The shaking caused great alarm among residents, but no damage had been reported at the time of dispatch.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Havana
Acknowledges Dickinsons support for military aeroplanes
Secretary Dickinson endorses the aeroplane for military use in his annual report and urges Congress to fund the signal corps with several aircraft for instruction and fieldwork. He notes the US was first to use heavier-than-air machines but seeks expanded aviation and coastal defenses.
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Washington
France
Dickinson
Congress
Signal Corps
United Btatoo
Fort Myer
Sasso
Women of Colorado plan boycott over suffrage dispute
Denver reports a coordinated boycott of Ladies' Home Journal after Richard Barry attacked suffrage. National Equal Suffrage Association leaders convene to counter the claim while Colorado women discuss damage suits and a possible legal response. Public-spirited groups urge discontinuing subscriptions and press for retaliation against the publication.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Richard Barry
Ladies’ Home Journal
Edward Bok
Barry
Commonwealth of Colorado
National Equal Suffrage Association
Barton O. Aylesworth
State Agricultural College
Barry E
Sarah Platt Decker
Omar F. Garwood
Colorado Equal Suffrage Aid Association
Garwood
Wmqual Suffrage Aid Association
Flur
Clio Club
Jesse Walker
Panama Canal bonds may relieve treasury
Washington December 9 machinery was set in motion to provide for an issue of Panama Canal bonds to end the drain upon the working balance of the treasury which is now threatened with a deficit. Secretary of the Treasury MacVeigh had a long conference with Senator Aldrich, chairman of the senate finance committee.
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Washington
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
MacVeigh
Aldrich
Senate Committee On Finance
Manooned on Island as Steamer Grounds in Lake Ontario
Twenty people were rescued today after a steamer grounded in a Lake Ontario storm. The vessel tilting flooded the boiler room forced lifeboat evacuations, leaving half the passengers on an island and half aboard the stranded ship. A second steamer later arrived to assist.
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Oowoge, N
Lake Ontario
al Dende
St Louis Colonel Claims Beer Drinking World Championship
Col Abe Bhupsky, the St Louis champion, finished a 600 bottle thirty day feat drinking twenty beers daily. He won $260 and tailor made clothes, gained eleven pounds, and challenged others to beat his method as he celebrated with prominents. He claimed to have not drunk water for over a month, preferring beer and ice.
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St. Louis
Dec
Abe Bhupsky
Colonel Shupsky
Nix
Albany and Laramie Counties Break Horse Theft Ring
Authorities in Albany and Laramie counties pursue a large scale horse theft ring. Seven colts and a stallion were recovered near Horse Creek, allegedly stolen from an Albany county ranchman. Frank Murray surrendered to sheriffs while James Fitzgerald, Frank Carter, and William Frazee face related inquiries. Murray and Fitzgerald deny involvement beyond transporting horses to Denver.
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Albany
Laramie
Laramie County
Horse Creek
Albany County
Frank Murray
Kowers
Cheyenne
Greeley
James Fitzgerald
Frank Carter
William Frazee
Hughes
Murray
Fitzgerald
Korsa Creek
Wyo
Colo
Denver
Carter
Frazee
Mob Burns IWW Headquarters in Freano amid Jail Siege
A mob in Freano California attacked the Industrial Workers of the World, burning their headquarters and menacing the county jail where members are held. The crowd demanded prisoners be handed to them, but no entry was made. The incident marks a culmination of a campaign against the IWW and protest actions by the group.
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MOM
Powers
Population growth and reapportionment notes in state census
The article discusses population growth from 1800 to 1910 and 1900 to 1905, noting faster state growth in earlier periods. It explains that 1910 census figures will guide legislative reapportionment, as required by the Wyden law, with the next legislature convening in January to act. It mentions incomplete 1900 figures and prior reapportionment timing.
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Wyoming
Brooks
Colorado
J. M. Wilson
Douglas
Groesbeck
Laramie
Wyoming Supreme Court
de. G. P. Johnston
Cheyenne
É. L. Murray
J. C. Thompson, Sr
M. J. Meyer
Washington
Sheridan
Major General Wallace Randolph Dies in Suspected Suicide
Washington reports Major General Wallace F. Randolph United States Army retired died by his own hand, a veteran officer of the Mexican and Civil Wars. His widow survives. Mrs Ralph discovered the body after a second shot. weather forecast notes light south winds.
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Wallace F. Randolph
Howe
Raphulph
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