Despondent Louisville Man Dies After Job Rejection
Victor Rivaud 41 killed himself with chloroform after weeks of unemployment. A letter offering a paid position arrived for his widow to read, triggering grief and revealing inherited fortune lost to speculation. He left five children and a brother in Indiana contacted.
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Hebel Captive II Killed in Melee
In Cuenca Ecuador Dec 14 government troops entered the city after the Ayancay battle. A mob attempted a rescue of prisoners. soldiers fired dispersing the crowd. Rebel leader Colonel Vega shot himself after drawing a revolver. Conversatives claim Vega was killed by government troops.
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Emperor praises good cooking during Oberakkirchen visit
Berlin Dec 14 Emperor William observed a convent school kitchen at Oberakkirchen during his tour with Prince von Schaumburg Lippe. He said if cooking were everywhere as in that kitchen, national contentment would improve and noted good cooking aids general happiness.
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Army officers face trial for Brownsville riot conduct
Major Charles W. Penrose and Captain Edgar A. Macklin of the Twenty-fifth Infantry are to be court-martialed for alleged failure to prevent the Brownsville Texas riot last August. The charges claim they did not exercise due diligence and did not search rifle racks until dawn, despite early warning. The Department of Texas will appoint the court and place of trial. The Brownsville clash led to dismissals without honor of two Twenty-fifth Infantry battalions at Fort Brown.
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Department of Texas
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Laylin Resigns Next Week to Clear Path for Thompson
Ohio Governor Harris will accept the resignation of Secretary of State L C Laylin by December 31, enabling Speaker Carmi A Thompson to fill the unexpired term and then assume the secretary role. Thompson will retain the current office staff for two weeks. Laylin joins the State Codification Committee in the new year. Frank P Reigle protests any appointment without a chief clerk post, with Thomas D Binckley expected to receive the clerkship.
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Commercial Tribune
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Harris
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Frank P. Reigle
Thomas D. Binckley
Perry County
Northwest fuel famine drives drought of coal and fear
From Minneapolis on December 14 a severe cold wave worsens a northwest coal shortage. North Dakota farmers burn sheds and outhouses as trains are halted, rails blocked, and a militia appeal is debated to move coal. Glenburn and Everenth face extreme hardship as rail cars vanish and towns fear freezing without heat.
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Washington
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Great Northern
Railroads urged to meet needs amid car shortage
The Interstate Commerce Commission telegrams Western and Northwestern railroads urging they make every possible effort to meet the needs and relieve the suffering of those dependent on railroad facilities amid a car shortage.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western
Northwestern
Purity of Whisky Standards Pledged by U S Commission
Lexington reports that members of the United States Commission on Purity of Food say the secretary will be advised that only genuine whisky may be called whisky. A mixture of whiskies is a blend, and any beverage using neutral spirits must be labeled. Standards for ice creams pickles and preserved fruits likely to be confirmed tomorrow evening.
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Lexington
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Nogi Thrown From Horse After Return From Palace
Tokyo December 14. General Nogi, famed for capturing Port Arthur, was thrown from his horse while returning home from the palace. He fell on his head and unconscious. Tonight he is believed to be out of danger.
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Crown Prince Gustaf Assumes Regency As King Oscar Ill
Stockholm reports Crown Prince Gustaf arrived from Berlin to take the Regency during King Oscar’s illness. The bulletin notes King Oscar had a quiet day with a fever near 101 and a more regular heartbeat. He asked for a Christmas tree in the sickroom and gifts were distributed to royal family members.
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Berlin
Oscar
Board Defends Penitentiary Restaurant as Necessity
The Ohio Penitentiary Board of Trustees told the Governor the prison restaurant is essential for guards and purchaseable meals for inmates. It cites last year's receipts of 25,833.80, expenses 22,705.79, and a total state profit of 2,342.35 with Clerk C. B. Shook receiving 783.66 and net profit to him 362.83.
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Outlook
Columbus
Ohio
Commercial Tribune
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C. B. Shook
Shook
Episcopalians Withdraw From Interdenominational Campaign
In Norfolk Virginia on December 14 the Episcopal Church withdrew from a proposed interdenominational evangelistic campaign planned for the Jamestown Exposition period. Virginia Baptist Presbyterian and Methodist committees will meet December 28 to discuss the withdrawal with state representatives. Episcopalians say they do not oppose cooperation but cite unsettled conditions in two leading churches and doubt the campaign’s need.
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Commercial Tribune
Norfolk
Virginia
Cleveland Real Estate Board Banquet Held
The Cleveland Real Estate Board hosted its annual banquet at the Century Club rooms with W. V. Ebersole of Cincinnati as chief guest and principal speaker. He is a noted real estate man and officer in Cincinnati’s Real Estate Exchange.
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Commercial Tribune
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Cleveland Real Estate Board
Century Club Roongs
Cincinnati
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Plucky Woman Captures Man After Larceny Chase
A determined rural woman pursued a Clifton blacksmith who stole Christmas goods from her buggy. She followed clues including a torn corset, used a telephone to summon Constable Lewis, and Cunningham was captured as he tried to return to Clifton. Bond was set for larceny charges.
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Springfield
Anna Morton
Clifton
A. R. Cunningham
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Belgium to Annex Kongo State Under Leopold Will
The Chamber of Deputies approved Belgium joining the Kongo Independent State by a 127 to 30 vote. Belgium will annex after presenting its obligations, keeping royal domains and existing concessions intact for Americans.
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Ad Copy Deadline Notice for Sunday Inserts
The Commercial Tribune urges patrons to place large Sunday ads by Friday night or Saturday noon to ensure optimal placement and favorable display in the upcoming issue.
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No Excuse for Chicago Strike Background Admitted
A Chicago trial reveals details of a 1905 meeting at the Wellington Hotel where business leaders and labor figures considered ending the teamsters strike. Court stenographer F. X. Stevens testified he recorded the conference with Shea described as having “butted in” and no justification for urging a sympathetic strike.
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Chicago
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Cornelius P. Shea
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Girl Burkle Returned to Industrial Home for Girls
Margaret Burkle seventeen was abducted from Chicago to Marinette Wisconsin and brought back to Chicago by order of Judge Carpenter to the Industrial Home for Girls Contempt papers were ordered against lawyer C Stuart Beattie for his representations The girl is a witness in the Rensu Hotel raid case involving A L Streeter a Chicago financier under indictment unknown whereabouts
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Marinette
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Rensu
A. L. Streeter
Five suffragists jailed after Parliament scuffle in London
Five women suffragists arrested for trying to hold a meeting inside Parliament precincts were arraigned at a Police Court and fined five dollars each or two weeks jail. Following earlier prosecutions, the women chose prison.
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Mrs Dowie Signs Dower Release for Dowie Home
Mrs Jane Dowie today formally relinquished her dower rights to Zion City property and received a deed to the Dowie summer home on White Lake in Northern Muskegon County. The transfer does not affect any property John Alexander Dowie owns outside Zion City.
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Muskegon, Mich
Jane Dowie
Zion City
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White Lake
Muskegon County
John Alexander Dowie
Girl's Courage Praised as Coroner Clears Smith Teen
Ethel Smith, fifteen, who shot Elmer O Briggs while he tried to break into the Smith home on Thanksgiving Day, was exonerated by a Coroner's jury in Johnston Rhode Island and praised for her courage. She faces trial on a manslaughter charge.
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Miller
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House Refuses Pay Increase for 175 Members
The House votes against boosting pay for 175 members. The bill is passed by the chamber despite opposition, halting raised salaries and keeping current compensation levels in place.
Ohioans Split Over Salary Increases For Congress and Cabinet
Washington lawmakers battled over raised pay for national leaders as the House rejected boosting members and Senators salaries while approving higher pay for the Vice President Speaker and Cabinet. Debates cited dignity costs of living and the aim to allow poorer men to enter government.
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Littauer
New York
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