Law May Provide Speed Regulation of Railway Trains
A House Committee inquiry aims for a law granting the Interstate Commerce Commission power to regulate train speeds and carrier operations, signaling potential action this session.
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New Haven Railroad
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Marooned Schooner Alpha Strands Off Washington Shore
The four masted schooner Alpha from Kiji to Gray's Harbor in ballast fought a violent storm off the Washington coast last Sunday and became unmanageable. Captain A Petersem and ten crew abandoned to Destruction Island where they are safe awaiting a rescue by a tug. The vessel remains afloat near the island with its anchor holding.
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Steam Roller Controversy Ends In Turbulent School Congress
In Columbus on December 6 Governor Cox faced a disruptive school reform convention. A steam roller was used amid protests as delegates voted to endorse Cox’s plan amid clashes with critics led by Judge Schwaab. The scene included hostile chants, interruptions, and scattered applause as the debate devolved.
At Last We Know the Origin of Life Theory
Berlin December 6 Prof Branca a palon tologist advances a new theory of life's origin He rejects spontaneous generation and Biblical miracles proposing life is as old as star dust and was carried to Earth by meteoritic germs from other planets.
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New York
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Rice
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Patwilk
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St. Louis
Death toll in Texas floods rises to hundreds feared
Reports from Bryan Texas describe widespread flooding along the Brazos and Trinity rivers with hundreds feared dead and thousands left homeless. Estimates place damage near four million dollars as levee breaks force mass evacuations and rescue efforts continue.
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Bay City
W. W. Griggs
Houston
Younger Santa Clauses Sought by Illinois Girl
Eight year old Lodema II Hile of Albion Illinois asks the Postmaster General for a younger Santa Claus explaining her grandpa Santa is too old to visit her home. A personal representative of Santa Claus was promised to attend to her request.
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Albion
Morgan’s Grave Guarded Nightly Since Interment
In Conm December 6 report, John Pierpont Morgan’s grave at Cedar Hill Cemetery is continuously guarded, with an armed watch at night since April 14 when he was buried. The family funds the guard and will continue it as long as desired.
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Niece of General Hancock Wins Final Divorce Decree
Abigail Hancock Bishop, niece of Gen Winfield Scott Hancock, obtained a final divorce from banker James Cuningham Bishop. The ruling grants $15,000 annual alimony and custody of two younger daughters while the husband funds maintenance for all five daughters. Bishop retains custody of the elder three and must provide support for them.
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Investigating Lobbying Charges Faces House Report
The House committee released a long report on Mulhall charges detailing how James B. Watson and others interacted with Congress to push tariff legislation. It criticizes several names while exonerating Sherley and others, noting paid lobbying despite past roles.
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Rebels weigh plans as Federals retreat in southern Mexico
Reports from Juarez say rebels anticipate Huerta forces under General Mercado to abandon distant posts and shift focus to a larger push from Torreon and Zacatecas toward Mexico City. Villa aims to concentrate 20 000 troops for a decisive advance while Federals redraw garrisons in the north.
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Commercial Tribune
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Mexico
Huerta Govgent
Francisco Villa
Edhe Unitha
Braceo Bodgar
Salvador Mercado
Thuehua
Villa
Torreon
Zacatecas
Mexico City
Body search continues for Mexican outlaw Lopez
In Bingham Utah on December 6 the sheriff and deputies cleared poisonous gases from the Apex mine and resumed a hunt for the body of Ralph Lopez the alleged killer. No bodies had been found by nightfall.
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Bingham
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Utah- Apex
Ralph Lopez
Poison Needle Mystery Draws National Attention in Newark
In Newark a theater incident involving Mrs. Marjorie Graff sparks federal and state probes into a possible needle gang linked to white slavery. Armand Megaro remains jailed on a separate assault charge amid reports of five similar attacks on young women. Police withhold victims’ names while a chemical analysis aims to identify the poison.
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N. J
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Armand Megaro
New York
New York City
Graff
Jeanette Clark
Loan Shark Faces Large Judgment in Kansas Supreme Court
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune Topeka Kansas Dec 6 Judgment for 5448 dollars against D D Drake a loan agent Was awarded to Joseph B Stalker a railroad employee of Kansas City Kansas in a decision of the Kansas Supreme Court today Stalker alleged he borrowed 25 dollars from Drake's agency in Kansas City and that he was to pay 28 month interest on the loan Suits filed against him while he traveled about the country for expenses led to losses and difficulties
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D. D. Drake
Joseph B. Stalker
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court Today
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Drake
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