New Cincinnati mayor taps Sundmaker as public service director
Mayor elect Louis Schwab appoints J H Sundmaker city director of public service and reappoints Scott Small as director of public safety. Sundmaker, a longtime city engineer, was a surprise choice praised for his knowledge and plans for Clifton access. Small is lauded for honesty and effective leadership in public safety.
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Schwab
J. H. Sundmaker
Scott Small
Mr. Sundmaker
Dr. Schwab
Mr. Landmaker
Robert Laidlaw
Board of Public Service
John Cornette, Jr
Laidlaw
Landmaker
Scott’ Small
Sand
Cincinnati
Markbreit
Charles Danenhower
Clifton
Stettinius Avenue
Hyde Park
Small
Scott
Galvin
Small To the Office of Director of Public Safety
Board of Public Safety
Sandmaker
Hane
Boment
Le-Camp
Copenhagen reports Cook false polar claim undermined
A Danish university committee report declares Dr. Frederick A. Cook’s North Pole claim invalid and calls him unreliable. The finding shocks Danish officials and casts doubt on Cook’s credibility, sparking debate in New York as to his whereabouts and future actions.
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Associated Press
Copenhagen
University of Copenhagen
Frederick A. Cook
North Pole
Denmak
Denmark
Cook
Gustav Holm
Olufson
Danish Geographical Society
National Tidende
America
New York
Arctic
Lerwick
Shetland Islands
Government Must Try Over Big Fraud Case
The government must retry its first major fraud case. Jurors in the McMahon case failed to reach a verdict after being out since 12:20 this afternoon and were discharged. McMahon, a former assistant customs weigher, was paroled on a $2,500 bond. Co defendant Eustachio Papa vasilopulo, an inspector, has disappeared.
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New York
Associated Press
Joseph McMahon
McMahon
Eustachio D. Papavasilopulo
Dickinson and Party Off To Inspect Porto Rico
Secretary of War Dickinson sails with Senator Clarence Edwards Colonel Kean O Ewing A W Biggs and J O Dickinson aboard the Mayflower for Porto Rico to inspect the island. The party plans a three week absence.
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Dickinson
Porto Rico
Washington
Associated Press
Clarence Edwards
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Kean O. Ewing
A. W. Biggs
Memphis
J. O. Dickinson
Gilmore Predicts Death Of Antisaloon League
In Louisville on December 21 T M Gilmore told Model License league directors that the National Antisaloon league is financially crippled and will live only two more years. All officers were reelected at the meeting.
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Louisville
Associated Press
Model License League
T. M. Gilmore
National Antisaloon League
Former Indiana preacher arrested in California
E. O. Tilburne also known as A O Osborne a former Bloomfield Indiana Christian church preacher was arrested in Pasadena California on charges of embezzling church funds and abandoning his wife.
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Indiana
California
Pasadena
Cal
Associated Press
E. O. Tilburne
A. O. Osborne
Christian Church
Bloomfield
Ind
Korean Premier Yi Fatally Stabbed in Seoul
Premier Yi, head of the Korean cabinet and former education minister, was stabbed and fatally wounded in Seoul today by a Korean assailant. Yi had become prime minister in May 1907 amid cabinet reshuffles following a lengthy audience between Marquis Ito and the Japanese emperor. He was viewed as firm and capable but faced opposition from political adversaries.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Korea
K Orean
Yie Chamm Yong
Marquis Ito
Fire destroys sugar cargo as Luckenback sinks after blaze
A fire in the afterhold of the steamship Harry Luckenback caused the vessel to sink at her South Brooklyn pier. The ship and 45,000 bags of sugar were lost with damage estimated at 150000 to 175000 dollars. The Luckenback had arrived from New Orleans and West Indian ports earlier in the week.
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New York
Associated Press
Harry Luckenback
Insular Line
Brooklyn
Luckenback
New Orleans
West Indian
White House fire alarm scare causes large city response
Washington officials report a false alarm at the White House that triggered a major fire department response. Nearly half the force rushed to the scene after 10 o clock, but the blaze was not real. an automatic alarm had malfunctioned amid a big scare.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
Estrada Victors In Rama Clash Defeats Zelaya Forces
Washington reports say General Estrada’s revolutionists defeated Zelaya’s troops at Rama in a fierce battle lasting hours. Consul Moffat confirms partial routing and many casualties with 150 prisoners, as Estrada presses toward unconditional surrender tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Washington
Zelaya
Estrada
Rama
State Department
Thomas H. Moffat
United States
Bluefields
Wstrada
Castrillo
Diaz
Gonzales
Recreo
Christy Court Case Postponed Indefinitely
In Zanesville Ohio on December 21 the habeas corpus case of Mrs. Howard Chandler Christy against her husband artist regarding custody of daughter Natalie was continued indefinitely due to backlog in court business. Christy denied any out of court settlement talks.
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Zanesville, O
Associated Press
Mr. McIntyre
Brokaw
Brocaw
Maldy
Attempt on Roumania Premier Bratianu by Gunman
A workman fired three shots at Roumanian premier and interior minister J J C Bratianu in Bucharest. One bullet wounded him slightly. the assailant was arrested.
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Bucharest
Associated Press
J. J.C. Bratiano
Trial intensifies as Harris aunt case proceeds in Indiana jail
New Albany Ind Dec 21 After an all day exam of Florence Myrtle Harris the principal witness against her aunt Mrs Pearl Armstrong now jailed on murder charges prosecutors say she could not determine if the girl was deluded or complicit in poisoning her husband George Armstrong The girl claims her aunt sought relief from marriage and that calomel vinegar rat poison carbolic acid and strychnine were used before the husband died The stomach was sent to Indiana University Bloomington for analysis under coroner orders
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Associated Press Dispatch
New Albany
Ind
Florence Myrtle Harris
Pearl Armstrong
Floyd County
George Armstrong
Bullett
Laboratory of Chemistry
Indiana University
Bloomington
Trapped by Fire at Metropole Hotel in Winnipeg
Fire destroyed the Metropole hotel a three story brick structure. John Allcock a railway freight checker died. Hilda Brown a waitress and George Baxter a painter were fatally injured. Forty others leaped from second and third floor windows to the icy sidewalk. Mrs Arthur Cook and her children Walter Florence were seriously injured.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Winnipeg
Man
Metropole
John Allcock
Hilda Brown
George Baxter
Arthur Cook
Walter
Florence
Inferno at Central Hospital Rife With Escape Evacuation
Fire gutted the north wing of Jacksonville Central hospital for the insane, trapping hundreds of women on the fourth floor. Guards and volunteers moved inmates to the south wing as flames spread, with several patients and firemen injured. Authorities feared some women escaped, with reports of looters and the arson mystery under investigation. Police and volunteers searched for the missing as the blaze was brought under control near midnight.
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Jacksonville
Jin
Steel Combine Offers Its Stock to the Employees
The United States Steel finance committee voted to offer employees the chance to subscribe to preferred stock at $125 a share. A $1,000,000 bonus in common and preferred stock will be shared among employees, with options to take shares in common stock at $90 or in preferred at $124, or a mix. The preferred price is the highest since the profit sharing plan began in 193. The stock closed today at $124.5 on the market.
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New York
Associated Press
United States Steel Corporation
Drummer Dies Suspected After Fall in Columbus Store
Joseph Dyas a 40 year old traveling salesman fell down a stairway at the Columbus Dry Goods store. He sustained a fractured skull and severe scalp lacerations and is believed dying in a local hospital. His home is Bayonne New Jersey.
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Columbus
Associated Press
Joseph Dyas
Columbus Dry Goods Company
Bayonne
N. J
Brokaw Separated Over High Life Costs In $60 000 Alimony Case
New York report on W. Gould Brokaw separation suit detailing claimed annual costs of defense and lifestyle, including lavish entertaining and travel. Brokaw's counsel rejects income claims, noting his client's spending and lack of business, while testimonies from staff and doctors reveal tensions and personal strains amid publicity.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Mineola
L. I
W. Gould Brokaw
Omer
Dha
Motive Behind Attack on Taft Administration Revealed
Washington December 21 The Ballinger Pinchot controversy prompt a broader probe of the Taft administration with critics asserting a coordinated effort to discredit the administration. Senate action includes Flint resolution demanding all related papers and a possible joint inquiry to examine Glavis charges and Ballinger correspondence.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
Taft
Congress
Bailinger
Ballinger
Flint
Wickersham
White House
Hitchcock
Jones
Forest Service
Christmas Joy Destroyed in Tragic Ohio Collision
Alfred 17 and Anna 16 Darste children of Emory Darste prominent farmer of the Troy road were struck by a southbound passenger train at Central avenue crossing in Delaware Ohio just before noon. Anna died hours later in the hospital and Alfred was reported not fatally hurt as of the report. The horse pulling the rig was killed and the vehicle was destroyed.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Alfred
Anna
Emory Darste
Troy Road
Central Avenue
Hocking Valley Road
Roosevelt Visit Marks Uganda Royal Reception in Kampala
The American expedition arrived in Kampala and was greeted by Subcommissioner F A Knowles. Colonel Roosevelt traveled from Entebbe by car while other members came by steamer. Kermit Roosevelt joined a luncheon at government house and a public reception. They visited Mill Hill Mission and met King Daudi Chwa of Uganda.
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Kampala
Uganda
Associated Press
F. A. Knowles
Roosevelt
Entebbe
Kermit Roosevelt
Gvernment House
Mill Hill
Daudi Chwa
Packet Left High and Dry by River Drop at Winfield
A sudden river drop caused by dam lowering left the packet Evergreen stranded on the bank at Winfield. The Cincinnati owned vessel, loaded with freight for Charleston, was caught unprepared as ice cleared downstream.
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Gallipolis
Dee
Associated Press
Kanawha
Evergreen
Green Ine
Cincinnati
Winfield
Charleston
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