Legislative record cited in defense of Aikin liquor bill
The article reports court hearings over House Bill No. 24 presented to the Governor, with attorney Schoenle arguing a legislative record proves presentation despite counterclaims from John Jones the butler. Alfred Mack disputed the record’s reliability, while lawyers expect further arguments and a noon close before submission with briefs allowed.
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Walter Schoenle
Hoffheimer
Ferris
Hosea
Schoenle
John Jones
Alfred Mack
Mack
Butlerr Jones
Rufus B. Smith
Albert Bettinger
A. J. Freiberg
Louis Ireton
Collins
Poor
State Board urged fuel shipment to Langdon Kansas
Langdon in Reno County faced with fuel shortage after a telegram to the State Board of Railroad Commissioners. Mr. Taylor appealed to the Rock Island Railroad to dispatch a train load of coal to Southwestern Kansas points at once.
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Commercial Tribune
Topeka
Kan
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Langdon
Reno County
Taylor
Rock Island Railroad
Kansas Points
Fuel famine grips Phoenix as power shuts down
In Phoenix on December 18 a fuel shortage leaves the city without oil and the Gas and Electric Company cutting off power tonight. Newspapers and other plants rely on streetcar company power, which will last only a few days. Santa Fe also halts some trains due to the crisis.
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Commercial Tribune
Phoenix
Ariz
Gas and Electric Company
The
Santa Fe
Castle as wedding gift for Armstrong son
London December 18 George Armstrong son of Mme Melba the opera singer married Miss Ruby Otway daughter of Colonel Otway Park Lane Guests included Prince Francis of Teck the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire and other nobility Mme Melba gave her son a fully furnished castle in Ireland and an annuity of 7500 dollars
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London
George Mr. Armstrong
Mme
Melba
Ruby Otway
Colonel Otway
Park Lane
Prince Francis of
Teck
Devonshire
Ohio House Aiding Foraker for 1908 Presidency
In Washington on December 18 1904 sentiment among Ohio House members backs Senator Foraker for President in 1908. Bannon and Beidler voice strong support while many others privately favor him. If he accepts, most Ohio Representatives may endorse him, with Burton Garber and a few Democrats as possible holdouts. Scobey of Troy asserts Ohio will give Foraker a solid delegation.
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Monsey
Washington,d.c
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Ohio
House
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Bannon
Beidler
Mr. Foraker
Ents
Kennedy
Longworth
Goebel
Dawes
Taylor
Thomas
Ifer
Scroggy
Cincinnati
Burton
Garber
F. E B. Scobey
Troy
State Senate
Bones found in San Francisco fire ruin identify Millie Dayton
In San Francisco on December 18 remains of Millie Dayton, 22 and a native of Dayton, Ohio, were found in the ruins of a lodging house at 733 Howard Street. Charred bones are believed to be all that remain of her body from the April 18 fire.
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San Francisco
Deg
Millie Dayton
Howard Street
Dayton
Vote Totals Run High In New York Life Elections
New York City electors cast nearly 800 000 ballots in the New York Life and Mutual Life elections as both administration tickets claimed victory. Officials reported large majorities for administration but reform groups predicted closer margins. Cromwell announced 306 000 administration votes from home-office ballots and proxies.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
New York Life
Mutual Life Insurance Companies
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Mutual Reserve. Life Insurance Company
Security Mutual of Binghamton
New York Life and
The
Mutual Company
International Policy Holders’ Committee
S. Untermyer
Reform
Grand Jury
New York Life’ Insurance Company
Legislative
Cromwell
William Nelson Cromwell
New York Life Insurance Company
Home Office
Eleven suffragists choose jail over fines for House of Commons disturbance
Eleven women elected to spend Christmas in jail rather than pay small fines for creating disturbances around the House of Commons. The suffragists greeted their sentences with humor, joining the suffragette prisoners already held.
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London
House of Commons
Robbers Try 10 Shove Victim In Blazing Furnace
Middletown Ohio December fire destroyed the Rommell House hotel after robbers attempted to murder proprietor Cc. T. Powers by forcing him toward a furnace in the basement. Boarder Earl Albertson cremated. two suspicious men sought. Fire Chief Sebald and firemen heroically fought the blaze. Powers bound and gagged, concussed, unstable. cash and valuables stolen. Police pursue suspects seen around the hotel prior to departure.
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Commercial Tribune
Middletown
Cc. T. Powers
Sebald
Earl Albertson
Powers
Hesis
Doc
Kelley
Franklin, D
Soldiers Fire On Train Car At Fort Barrancas
A Pensacola to Fort Barrancas train conductor accuses about twenty soldiers of ambushing and firing on his car near the fort at 1 o clock tonight. He fired back from the rear platform and the soldiers fled. Officers at the post are investigating. one artilleryman was arrested after an earlier quarrel over fare.
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Commercial Tribune
Pensacola
Fla
Ft. Barrancas
Barrancas
Japanese recall fate of Maine visit in Honolulu
The Japanese Consul in Honolulu reports the visiting squadron will not proceed to San Francisco as planned. He cites fear of a Maine disaster reprise due to heightened American sentiment and over wrought public feeling.
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George A. Kimmel
Kimmel
Maine
San Francisco
Honolulu
Sqn
San Frais
Strikers Blocked Hospital Supplies During Chicago Strike
In the Shea trial, evidence showed errand bays and hospital supply wagons were turned back by Teamsters' Union pickets. J A Sheehan testified that passes were sought to deliver medical items, and F S Forbes recounted bricks, stones, and a possible acid incident while drivers faced mob interference.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Shea
Teamsters’ Union
J. A. Sheehan
James Barry
Miller
Barry
F. S. Forbes
Forbes Teaming Company
Sheehan
Forbes
Jerry McCarthy
Truck Drivers' Union
Bank examiner seeks assets of Lincoln Bank in Morton Park
Judge Landis granted a receiver's petition to examine William J Atkinson owner of Lincoln Bank after only 350 cash found. Atkinson admits diverting funds to Waukesha Water Co while denying knowledge of the president McCormick. Hearing set for December 22.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Landis
United States District Court
Lincoln Bank
Morton Park
William J. Atkinson
Atkinson
Waukesha Water Company
Pittsburg
Frances Flagler
Flagler
McCormick
Western distillers press for whisky ruling from Wilson
C. J. Christie of Cincinnati representing Fleischmann interests arrived in Washington to seek a government interpretation of the pure food law as applied to whisky. An all Western distillers group will meet with Secretary Wilson, with ex Mayor Fleischmann and other Cincinnati figures among the attendees. Christie also called on Senator Foraker, a 1908 presidential hopeful.
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Munsgy
Washington, D. C
Commercial Tribune
Washington
C. J. Christie
Cincinnati
Fleischmann
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
J. Walter Freiberg
James McHugh
George F. Dieterle
Terre Haute
Ind
Peoria
Christie
Senator Foraker
Commercial Tribune Mse
Indictments in Toledo Ice and Coal and Related Firms
In Toledo Ohio on December 18 the Toledo Ice and Coal Company faced 155 counts for receiving rebates on ice shipments. The Ann Arbor Railway also faced 155 counts for granting rebates. The Great Lakes Dock and Dredging Company faced six indictments for violations of the eight hour law. Potential fines reach up to 3.1 million dollars if convicted on all counts.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Toledo Ice and Coal Company
Ann Arbor Railway
Great Lakes
Car Causes Mine Cave-In At Bellaire Steel Mine
A motor car in the Bellaire Steel Works mine at Wheeling West Virginia ran off its track triggering a cave in. One man William Wright of Bellaire Ohio was killed while Joseph Penmen Harry Shuckman and John Bainbridge all of Bellaire are believed fatally injured with several others slightly hurt.
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Commercial Tribune
Wheeling
W. Va
Bellaire Steel Works
Carnegie Steel Company
William Wright
Bellaire, O
Joseph Penmen
Harry Shuckman
John Bainbridge
Bellaire
Roosevelt backs Japanese education rights amid San Francisco crisis
President Roosevelt transmitted Secretary Metcalf's final report on the San Francisco Japanese controversy. He urges not to bar Japanese children from public schools, notes small Japanese student numbers, and warns that federal power would be used to enforce the treaty protecting Japanese residents. He cites California's law and vows firm action if protections fail. The message ends with Roosevelt reaffirming federal commitment.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Metcalf
San Francisco
California
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Separate Schools for Nonwhite Pupils Debated by San Francisco Board
The President outlines a report on local sentiment and actions after a school board resolution from May 6 1905 seeking separate schools for Chinese and Japanese pupils to relieve congestion and avoid placing their children together. The memo notes attacks and boycotts against Japanese residents and concerns about violence.
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Board of Education of
San Francisco
Board of Education
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