Explorers Club Expels Dr Cook for Fraud
The Explorers' Club board voted to expel Dr Frederick A Cook for frauds toward members and the public. A committee found his Mount McKinley ascent claim uncredible and faulted his statements and finances, with signers including Anthony Fiala and Caspar Whitney.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Explorers’ Club
Miay
Frederick A. Cook
Ciy
University of Copenhagen
Cook
Mount McKinley
Caspar Whitney
Anthony Fiala
Dr. Cook
Edward Barrill
Frederick Printz
Fredericks. Dellenbaugh
American Geographic Society
Marshal H. Saville
Columbia University
Walter G. Clark
Charles H. Townsend
New York Aquarium
Henry G. Walsh
Exerers’ Club
el C. Parker
Atumbia
Belmore Brown
Charles Sheldon
Parker
Brown
Barrill
Sheldon
Associae
Leonard Wood to be Chief of Staff Army
Major General Leonard Wood will be chief of staff, succeeding Major General Franklin Bell. The change commences on April 6. Wood rose from brigadier general under McKinley to major general, aided by ties to Roosevelt and the Santiago Rough Riders.
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Secretary of War
Leonard Wood
Franklin Bell
Wood
McKinley Jr
Roosevelt
President
Polar explorer Bartlett to stay with Roosevelt in the Arctic
Captain Bob Bartlett, commander of the Peary Arctic steamer Roosevelt, will not join the British Antarctic Expedition led by Lieutenant Scott. Carillet has informed steamer Southern Cross owners that he will not take command for the Antarctic voyage.
Cincinnati Banks Hold Nearly Half Ohio Resources
Cincinnati national banks command almost half of Ohio's total resources and deposits, outranking Cleveland and Columbus. The report from Lawrence Murray, comptroller of currency, shows Cincinnati loans and discounts near 57 million dollars plus other assets totaling about 104.98 million with liabilities including 13.8 million capital and 41.92 million in individual deposits.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
National’ Financial Institutions
Queen City
Commercial Tribune Bureau
Munsey Europine
Washington
Commercial Tribune
Dec
Cleve
Land
Columbus
Lawrence
Murray
United States Treasury Department
Cleveland
United States
End in sight as rail switchmen strike nears settlement
Only one obstacle remains in the Northwest switchmen dispute after talks in Governor Eberhart's office. Railroads propose reinstate as many as possible now with rest later, while the union demands simultaneous reinstatement for all. Arbitration is agreed to by the strikers, with wage terms tied to the Chicago conference.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Paul
Minn
Northwest
American Federation of Labor
Eberhart
F. T. Hawley
Switchmen’s Union
Chicago
Locomotive Plant Strike Nears Settlement in Schenectady
A daytime conference at the American Locomotive plant in Schenectady between James McNaughton, W L Reid, and local union delegates aimed to end the ongoing strike by the boilermaker and crane operator unions. Officials indicated progress toward a settlement of the dispute.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Associated Press
James McNaughton
American Locomotive Company
W. L. Reid
Baroness Vaughan Inheritance Sparks Belgian Royal Turmoil
Baroness Vaughan widow of King Leopold whose inheritance of the bulk of his fortune will plunge the Belgian royal family into a scandalous fight. She bore the king two sons.
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Vaughan
Leopold
Pencil Factory Destroyed In a Half Million Fire
Fire at Crystal River near Ocala destroys the Dixon cedar pencil factory causing a loss of about half a million dollars. The blaze began around 4 am and spread from the plant to nearby areas, threatening the town in the afternoon.
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Ocala
Fila
Associated Press
Crystal River
Dixon Cedar
Dixon
Taft Shops Late and Walks Among Holiday Crowds
President Taft walked with Captain Butt through central Washington shops as crowds jostled along Pennsylvania Avenue. He eyed store windows, bought gifts for Mrs Taft and Helen, and chatted with well wishers. Secret Service kept watch while Taft dined at home with family plans for Christmas.
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Taft
Santa Claus
Archibald Butt
Secret Service
Pennsylvania Avenue
Jeweler’s Shop
Spanish King Alfonso May Face Another Operation
Paris dispatch reports from Madrid indicate grave anxiety in royal circles over King Alfonso health requiring another operation. The private note suggests post nasal and inner ear issues with slight deafness. a growth was reportedly removed from his nose at Biarritz last July and another similar procedure followed earlier.
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Associated
Paris
Gil Blas Today
Madrid
Alfonso
Spain
Biarritz
Anarchists Celebrate Christmas Eve in New York Hall
About 800 anarchists gathered in an East Side hall on Christmas Eve, putting aside dissent to dance and mingle. Emma Goldman hosted as tea was served while Alexander Berkman played a courteous, non agitational role among the crowd.
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New York
Emma
Goldman
the Reds
Alexander
Berkman
Tobacco Barn Fires Sweep Southern Indiana Counties
Evansville Ind Dec 24 Lively developments in Southern Indiana tobacco have included a dozen barns burned in Spencer and Warrick counties. On farms of Rose and Edward Nichols in Spencer County many thousands of pounds of tobacco were destroyed by fire last night. The Indiana Tobacco Growers union has opened a warehouse and is pressing to maintain prices.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Spencer
Warrick
Rose
Edward Nichols
Spencer County
Indiana Tobacco Growers’ Union
Lord Avebury Ridicules Anglo German War Scare
Lord Avebury denounces Robert Blatchford's warning of a German war plan as unfounded. He argues that any large scale conflict would devastate both nations and ridicules the notion Britain is on the brink of war with Germany.
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Lord Avebury
London
Associated Press
Robert Blatchford
Germany
Great Britain
Explosion destroys railroad engine shop killing and wounding many
A blast at the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad repair shop near noon killed three men and injured about thirteen. Debris and severed bodies were scattered through the yards, with guards ordered to restore order. Several workers were missing as officials work to clear the wreckage and identify victims.
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Robert Kerr
John John
J. S. Holter
Jose ~ Figids
Walter
Lyons
Allen
Turker
Joseph ‘Nicholson
Hebert ' Eddy
George Cash
Milbert Pryor
John Duffy
Hoover
William Taylor
Johns
Daugherty Declares No Alliances On Senate Run
Harry M. Daugherty returned from Washington to Columbus O today announcing his candidacy for the United States senatorship and stating he will not enter any combinations or state makings. Congressman E L Taylor arrived home and gave no comment on an attack linked to his support for Lannon, saying he must see his friends.
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Columbus
Dee
Harry M. Daugherty
Washington
United States
E. L. Taylor
Lannon
Jean Clemens Dies in Bath at Stormfield Home
Jean Clemens Mark Twain's frail, 30 year old daughter died this morning in the bath at Stormfield New York from epilepsy related causes or heart failure. The body to Elmira for funeral as Mark Twain 74 years old remains in sorrow alongside his surviving daughter Clara married to pianist Gabrilowitsch. Locally mournful messages arrive as the author endures another loss.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Redding
Conn
Mark Twain
Jean
Bath
Stormfield
Clemens
Clara
Gabrilowitsch
Europe
Jean Clemens
Miss Clemens
Bermuda
Susan
Elmira
N. Y
Charles J. Langdon
Zelaya Flees Managua Reaches Corinto on Stage of Pilgrimage
Zelaya evades the capital with fifty guards and a Maxim gun sailing from Managua to Momotombo and rejoining a train to Diamante. He arrives in Corinto with about a hundred intimate friends including James Hail, US associate in Nicaraguan mines, while reports say the US gunboat Princeton sails to Fonseca.
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Associated Press
Corinto
Nicaragua
Jose Santos
Zelaya
Jose Madriz
Managua
Momotombo
Lake Nicaragua
Momotomobo
Diamante
Joaquin Pasos
Louis Cousin
Horatio
Alfonso
James Hail
Chinandega
United ‘States
Princeton
Corante
Gulf of Fonseca
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Champ de Mars
Ministry of War
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National Railway
National Steamship Lines
San Antonio
Bluefields Company
James Dietrick
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