Harding to Issue Caucus Call in Ohio Senate Row
Senator Warren G. Harding likely will call the Republican Senate caucus in Columbus on January 4 as Hannaites press the Price candidacy amid party divisions. McKinnon of Ashtabula chairs the House caucus. Hanna allies push back against Price and coordinate with Foraker and Cincinnati delegates.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Warren G. Harding
Breck
Cleveland
Tnele Joe
Williams. McKinnon
Ashtabula
Hanna
Price
Athens
Foraker
Cincinnati
McKinnon- Thomas
McKinnon
McElroy
Knox County
Ashtabula County
John R. Malloy
W. C. Rogers
Washington
Rogers
Yannas
Miss Holman to Join Marconi in New York
Indianapolis dec 19 Miss Josephine Holman fiancée of Sig Marconi said she has received several telegrams from him in two days. She plans to join Marconi in New York within a day or two and may marry next week there. Her wedding outfit is reportedly complete and she and her mother have left their New York flat to stay with relatives in Indianapolis.
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Miss Holman
Marconi
New York
Indianapolis
Josephine Holman
Sig. Marconi
East
Woodruff Place
Louis Holiweg
General R A Alger Critically Ill
News brief reports that General Russell A Alger, a high ranking officer, is critically ill with attention on his health. No further medical details are provided and the note emphasizes the severity of his condition.
Copper shares swing wildly amid market fluctuations
Amalgamated Copper declared a 1 percent dividend after a day of erratic trading. The firm cited a 65,000 ton drop in exports due to reduced European demand, with United Metals Selling Company selling over 100 million pounds for future delivery. Directors including Rockefeller and Rogers weighed the impact as stock rose and fell across a volatile session.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper
Amalgamated
United Metals Selling Company
Willem Rockefeller
H. H. Rogers
James Stillman
Anson R. Flower
Wiliam G. Rockefeller
Gendt
Europe
United Metals Sewing Company
Deathbed Divorce Takes Hold in Evansville
In Evansville Indiana William H Blockley 2017 First Avenue obtained a divorce from his wife as he neared death He was carried into court on a che r and died within twenty four hours The case notes a $1000 policy and the wife’s prior desertion as factors in the divorce While bedridden Blockley reportedly secured the decree before dying
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Commercial Tribune
Evansville
Ind
William H. Blockley
First Avenue
Blackney
A. O.ana
Burford
Indiana wedding dream ends with money demand and escape
Mrs Louise Clery traveled 1000 miles to Indianapolis to marry 59 year old Hayner from the Soldiers' Home. He pressed for control of her money before the ceremony, she refused, and he left with an unused license. she then departed for Chicago while sending calls to Marion for relocation.
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Commercia+ Tribune
Indianapolis
Louise Clery
Fitzgerald
Ae Hayner
Perce
Hayner
Roosevelt Urges Forest Reserves to Curb Floods
The President asks Congress to buy 2,000,000 acres in the Appalachians as a forest reserve to protect streams feeding the Ohio Valley. He argues preserved forests will equalize flood and low water stages, provide year round water, and reduce erosion. He urges expansion of reserves nationwide.
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Congress
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Appalachian
Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
West Virginia
Ohio Valley
Appalachian Mountain Ranges
Mississippi Valley
Forsythe's Daughter Seeks a Divorce
Mrs Marian Cushman files for divorce from Victor N Cushman in Columbus Ohio citing wilful absence and failure to support. She is daughter of retired General Forsythe and wishes to restore her former name Fitzgerald after her first marriage.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Marian Cushman
Victor N. Cushman
Noted Columbia Professor Details Real Life Trilby Case
Dr John Duncan Quackenbos emeritus psychology professor at Columbia amazed the Medico Legal Society at the Plaveno Hotel West Thirty Fifth Street by recounting how a young actress rose to fame in a single night under hypnotic control. He described her as inspired by him and guided by subconscious forces, with her stage fright vanquished and performance rising to a triumphant pinnacle.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
John Duncan Quackenbos
Columbia
Medico-Legal Society
Plaveno Hotel
West Thirty-fifth Street
Quackenbas
Trilby
Bélig
Quackenbos
London Lawyer Accused of Robbing Countess Orkney
Arthur Stopford Francis, a London lawyer with aristocratic clients, was arrested on a warrant accusing him of misappropriating funds from the Countess of Orkney. The charge involves a substantial sum from trust funds.
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London
Countess Orkney
Arthur Stopford Francis
Countess of Orkney
Nine Workmen Die In Molten Metal Blast At Jones Laughlin
An explosion of gas in the Soho furnace at Jones Laughlin near Brady Street Pittsburg at 6 20 this morning burned to death nine men and injured about twenty others The blast sent tons of molten metal and slag onto the platform and roof of the mill as workers at the top tried to escape Bodies were mangled and many injuries routed to Mercy hospital and others The explosion was later attributed to a slip in the furnace with two victims found in the stockyard nearby
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Pittsburg
Jones, & Laughlin
Brady
Joseph
Rankovitch
Michael Gasdovicz
Arlaren
Michael Mezgi
John
Kochatko
Arid
George Strenko
Cherokee Indians Starving Near Tahlequah
Reports from the Going Snake District say the Netoowah Cherokee are starving in the hills near Tahlequah due to crop losses and a blizzard. The hardship affects members of the tribal community as winter tightens.
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Guthrie, O. T
Tahlequah
Going Snake District
Rhodes suffers heat stroke and returns to Cairo
A Cairo dispatch reports Cecil Rhodes fell ill with heat stroke and abandoned his Khartum journey, hurrying back to Cairo for recovery. The message notes the Central News from London service relayed the update.
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London
Cairo
Cecil Rhodes
Khartum
Coal Famine Grips Chicago As City Faces Freezing Temps
Chicago faces a coal shortage amid a predicted 15 degree below zero night. Rail disruptions and railroad confiscations throttle shipments, leaving large buildings and factories short on fuel and fearing shutdowns if relief fails to arrive.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Accuse Girl of Killing a Lover in Pittsburg
Gail Hamilton a 22 year old girl is held for court on a murder charge by the Coroner's jury in Pittsburg over the death of Elliott S Johnston 33 of Canton Ohio Johnston a millwright and the lovers planned to die together she bought morphine and planned to drink it then die in room 41 Second avenue Johnston found dead the drug purchase makes her an accessory before the fact her remand follows Johns tond father A M Johnston collected his son's body
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R. A. Alger
Alger
H. W. Longyear
Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Gail Hamilton
Canton
O. Johnston
Johnston
Second Avenue
McGeary
A. M. Johnston
Girl races across country to wed dying fiancé
Lillian Griffith, 17, speeds from Valparaiso to California to marry Frank Suman, who lies dying. She vows to wed him even if he cannot recover, and Suman is a well known Valparaiso youth son of Mayor I C B Suman.
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South Bend
Ind
Lillian Griffith
Valparaiso
California
Frank
Suman
Lillian Griffitho
Frank Suman
I. C. B. Suman
Insurgents Establish HQ in La Negrita Mountains
General Castro reports insurgents set up headquarters on La Negrita Mountains near Penonome Col. The government plans to send reinforcements and cannon to surround and capture them at the location.
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Colon
Colombia
Galveston
Castro
la Negrita
Penonome
Senator Sewell In Critical Condition At Night
Camden New Jersey December 19 United States Senator William J Sewell is in critical condition tonight as his family fears dissolution may come soon marking a grave turn in the illness and raising concerns for his political future and state leadership.
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Camden
N.J
United States
Wiliam Je Sewell
Secretary Gage to Retire as Successor Is Named
The report indicates Secretary Gage plans to retire once his successor is chosen. Potential replacements include Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland and Governor Taft, with Taft likely to join Roosevelt's cabinet and Herrick under consideration for a Treasury post. The piece notes Ohio's prominence and shifts in cabinet positioning amid ongoing Senate confirmations and regional appointments in the Philippines.
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Roosevelt
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Herrick
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Francis E.baker
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Central Labor Union
Indianapolis
Judiciary Committee
Baker
Philippine Commission
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