Stoessel Accused of Showing White Feather Under Fire
The court martial in St. Petersburg heard Colonel Gurko accuse Lt General Stoessel of twice showing the white feather under fire during the Port Arthur defense. Kuropatkin testified he ordered Stoessel to turn over command to Smirnoff, a move Stoessel allegedly hid by suppressing the order.
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ST. Petersburg
Stoessel
Gurko
Port Arthur
Kuropatkin
Smirnoff
Golovan
Reiss
Kwang Tung Peninsula
Port Dalny
Well Done Signal For Fleet Maneuver
The fleet under Admiral Evans reports splendid execution of a double formation with ships 160 yards apart. Wireless telephony proves reliable as Connecticut Georgia and Minnesota relay orders and status from sea toNorfolk Washington and New York. The report notes smooth seas beyond the Gulf Stream and a striking blue water panorama.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Admiral Evans
United States
Connecticut
St. Thomas
Evans
Gulf Stream
Savannah
Savannah DeForest
Georgia
Minnesota
Norfolk
Washington
Jacksonville
Guireless
San Juan
Porto Rico
Louisiana
Mines Kill 22 840 Men in 17 Years
Washington reports United States coal mines kill three times as many per 1 000 workers as European mines. In 17 years 22 840 miners died. In 1906 6 861 men were killed or injured with 2 061 dead and 4 800 injured. Government study under Interior Secretary Garfield notes rising fatal accidents.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
United States
Garfield
Interior Department
Alleged fugitive confronts death attempt in Ensenada camp
A man held in Ensenada jail awaiting identification is believed to be William F. Walker former Cashier of the Savings Bank of New Britain Conn. Walker is wanted for embezzlement there. He attempted to die by his own hand but was stopped by the jailer.
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Commercial Tribune
Ensenada
Cal
William F. Walker
Savings Bank of New Britain, Conn
Taft Tours On President Grant Arrives In New York
Secretary of War Taft, finishing his around the world voyage aboard the President Grant, expects to reach New York near noon Friday. He praised the Pacific fleet cruise as vital practice for war footing and said it has no international significance, declining to discuss U.S. politics.
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President Grant
Halifax
Taft
New York
Pacific
United States
Tokyo Editorial Foresees U.S. Fleet Visit to Pacific
The Jiji Shimpo plans an editorial praising the dispatch of the American fleet to the Pacific as a notable naval undertaking. It rejects threats to Japan and says a cordial reception would reflect U.S. and Japan friendship, while warning against anti-Japan sentiment on the Pacific coast and citing the San Francisco incident.
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Commercial Tribune
Tokyo
Jiji Shimpo
Pacific
Japan
United States
San Francisco
Husband shoots wife in Akron abuse case
Akron scene as Mrs. John Wilson of Barberton lies dying from a pistol wound to the abdomen. The husband, alleged to have cried he would kill her and then himself, fired and fled but was captured by the dying wife’s brother and handed to police. Mrs Wilson is 18 and wed last July amid frequent quarrels.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
John Wilson
Barberton
Wilson
Eldredge
Brooklyn
Cov“fington, Acy
Atta
Cincinnati
W. A. Eldredge
Elredge
Honinz
Havlin
Grand
West
Mr. Eldredge
Convention date debated by Ohio officials in Columbus
State Chairman Walter Brown and Secretary John Malloy discussed a probable convention date. Senator Foraker favors an early date but not February, with March suggested as feasible. Brown leans toward February for a convention after a February 2 call, with a 30 day gap before the meeting.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Walter Brown
John R. Malloy
State Executive Committee
Senator Foraker
Foraker
Brown
Malloy
Rewards Offered for Night Riders in Kentucky Burnings
Governor Willson announces $500 rewards for the arrest and conviction of those involved in the December 6 tobacco warehouse burning at Hopkinsville and related attacks in Murray and Princeton. He urges protection from local peace officers and vows action against derelict authorities. In Lexington, about 100 guards protect warehouses as tobacco trade continues with thousands of wagons nightly and millions of pounds moved.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
P. P. Johnston
Willson
Hopkinsville
Beckham
Princeton
Caldwell County
Murray
Calloway County
General Assembly
Lexington
White Burley
Gortelyou Panama Bond Allotments May Be Enjoined
Justice Gould in Washington cited Secretary of the Treasury George B. Cortelyou to appear January 3 1908 to show cause why he should not be enjoined from delivering the balance of 21450000 in Panama Canal bonds to banks and individuals. The petition by George W. Austin claims bids were ignored and argues the Treasury violated circular No 68. The case follows disputes over allotments to natural bidders versus national banks and raises questions of malfeasance and impropriety.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Justice Gould
District Supreme Court
George B. Cortelyou
George W. Austin
New York
United States
Austin
Treasury Department
Department
Mr. Austin
George A. Romar
New York City
Romar
Furter
Aldrich
Treasury
Culberson
Gun Used To Kill Goebel Produced in Powers Trial
The rifle linked to William Goebel’s 1900 assassination was shown in court as Grant L. Roberts presented the weapon, its box, and fired cartridges as part of the Powers trial. Prosecutors and defense awaited further developments as witnesses described gun movements and related threats surrounding the case.
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Goebel
Commercial Tribune
Georgetown
William Goebel
Grant L. Roberts
Grant Roberts
Clarence Fugazzi
Frankfort
Morris
Henry Youtsey
Youtsey
Roberts
Deboe
United States
William J. Deboe
Powers
Governor Taylor
Executive
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Chamber of Death
Charles
E. Eldredge
Oak Park
Honing Hotel
Havlin Hotel
the Grand
Gortelyou
Panama
Committee On Finance
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George Washington
Covington
S. S. Shepherd
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Caleb Powers
Shephard
Goebels
Henry Yoursey
Ben Rowe
Gocrthty
Davidson
Rowe
George Page
Susie Sniffer
Williamsburg
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