Reading of President's Message Draws Crowd in House
The President's message was read in two hours and twenty five minutes as galleries applauded while Democrats and Republicans reacted. Lacey of Iowa served as Speaker pro tem as Cannon welcomed Congress to business. After resolutions on printing the message, the House adjourned at 2 53 until noon tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Lacey
Iowa
Cannon
Congress
Robert G. Cousins
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Robert Hitt
Illinois
Frank O. Lowden
Hitt
Jury finds Chester Gillette guilty in Grace Brown murder
The Herkimer jury returns a first degree guilty verdict against Chester Gillette for the Grace Brown case at Big Moose Lake with sentencing set for Thursday. The trial included six ballots and a dramatic courtroom moment as Gillette showed emotion during prosecutor remarks.
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Commercial Tribune
Herkimer
N. Y
Chester Gillette
Grace Brown
Big Moose Lake
Mills
Marshal Hatch
Devendorf
Ward
May combines circus giants in Chicago meeting
John H. Havlin visited Chicago to discuss a consolidation of Ringling Brothers Circus with Hagenbeck Show, of which Havlin holds a controlling stake. The talks, reported last night, aim to merge the two major circuses into a single operation.
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Ringling Brothers’ Circus
Haylin
Tragic Pittston Stove Fire Claims Two Children
In Scranton Pa on December 4 two children of Alfred Small perished in a Pittston home fire. Authorities believe the girl sparked the blaze by playing with the kitchen stove, with the boy soon caught in the flames after the mother left briefly on an errand.
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Special_Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Scranton
Alfred Small
Pittston
Yokohama Town Hall Destroyed by Fire
The Yokohama town hall, a memorial of General Grant's visit, was totally destroyed by fire early today. The cause of the blaze is unknown.
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Yokohama
Grant
Beautiful Wife of Millionaire Seeks Divorce in Cincinnati
Des Moines lumber magnate Benjamin Aiken files a no contest divorce in Common Pleas Court here on November 21 alleging willful desertion by Mary Aiken. Custody of their daughter Anne Livingston Aiken, 3½, is sought. Mr. Aiken is said to be very wealthy, with roots in Des Moines and now active in Cincinnati. The wife, daughter of a prominent Des Moines judge, declines to discuss the case and confirms only incompatibility of temper as the ground.
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Herkimer County
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Des Moines, Ia
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Aiken
William Caldwell
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Walnut Hills
Caldwell
Cincinnati
Dale
Aikens
Des Moines
Lorain Avenue
Iowa
Congress Add
Northwest
Mrs. Aiken
Ben H. Dale
Mr. Aiken
Firemen Battle Dangerous Blaze at Elm Street Factory
Firefighters fought a major blaze at the Dr R Schriver & Co plant, 216 Elm Street, with ten alarms and seven water streams. The fire caused roof collapse and water damage to nearby Milldale Steel and Lalley Buchanan buildings. estimated loss about 35000 dollars.
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Archibald
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Burrows Street
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Mendel Company
Michael Lalley
Thomas Buchanan & Co
Robber Taunts City Offices Stealing Valuables
Keen-eyed detectives hunt a versatile thief haunting City Hall in Va robbing offices of brass weighing 500 pounds plus small items including shoes umbrellas and a large palm. The Water Works brass loss and other items were reported to Purchasing Agent Fussinger.
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Rogers
Weber
Board of Public Service Rooms
Water Works Department
Police Department
Dees
Advertising deadlines for Sunday paper
The Commercial Tribune urges patrons to submit large ad copy by Friday night or Saturday noon to secure prime placement for the Sunday issue.
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Exoneration on scaffold as Rawlings and Moore hanged
In Valdosta Georgia on December 4 J G Rawlings and Alf Moore were executed for the July 1905 murder of Willie and Carrie Carter. They walked to the trap together and died without tremor. Rawlings claimed his sons innocence and Moore asserted truth, naming Milton Rawlings as the shooter. Mrs Rawlings and her two daughters visited the jail but did not witness the execution.
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Valdosta
J. G. Rawlings
Alf Moore
Willie
Carrie Carter
Rawlings
Moore
Milton Rawlings
Bryan trip finances spark Democratic split in Ohio
Columbus dispatch details a dispute over the Democratic State Executive Committee receipts and Bryan trip expenses. Garber and Finley face questions as to missing credits and possible misused funds amid heavy party faction tension.
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Ovutloook
CotumBus
Ohio
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Democratic State Executive Committee
Harvey C. Garber
W. L. Finley
William Jennings Bryan
State Committee
Bryan
Garber
Mr. Bryan
State Central Committee
Central Committee
Roosevelt Message Dominates Senate Session
President Roosevelt's annual message to Congress dominated today's Senate proceedings for two and a half hours. The only major disruption was Senator Rayner of Maryland introducing a resolution on the Japanese situation and the House members who have died since the last session were remembered with adjournment at 2 54 p.m.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
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Congress
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Maryland
House of Representatives
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Foraker
Penrose
Cullom
Missourian Declares President Has Taken Plank
Washington December 4 The House read the President's message with close attention and the galleries showed interest. Democrats praised the inheritance and income tax view while Champ Clark declared the President had stolen taken away and converted to a Democratic plank. The Japanese question also drew serious consideration.
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Missourian
Commercial Tribune
Washington
House
Champ Clark
Missouri
Ohioan's Resolution on Negro Troops Referred to Committee
Washington news notes the committee to notify the President that Congress is in session read the message from 12:11 to 2:47 PM. Baron Rosen attends, with two embassy staff, during the reading. Resolutions on the Japanese situation and discharged negro troops are postponed. Senate adjourns at 2:54 PM.
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Washington
Hale
Maine
Baron Rosen
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