Striking Miners and Guards Clash in Sturgis Riot
A deadly melee between striking Miners' Union members and West Kentucky Coal Company guards in Sturgis Union County leads to three dead and four fatally wounded. Twenty five shots erupt near a billiard parlor as sheriff calls in deputies. Wounded include L I Moore, Henry Delaney, and others. Remains of C J Daugherty sent to Hopkinsville. funerals planned for Gray and Malley.
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Commercial Tribune
Owensboro
Miners’ Union
West Kentucky Coal Company
Sturgis
Union County
L. I. Moore
Sam Barneby
William Goch
Henry Delaney
Morganfield
The
Kentucky Coal Company
Strickland
C. J. Daugherty
Hopkinsville
Gray and Malley
Buffalo-Pittsburg flyer hits trolley at Ashtabula crossing
At the Lake Street grade crossing the Buffalo-Pittsburg flyer struck a Lake Shore trolley car. One person died and fourteen were injured. Names include Leonard Newbold, aged 17, and several residents of Ashtabula and nearby towns. The car was carried 300 feet. crossing gates reportedly were not down. Rescuers and ambulances responded. Newbold died after four hours, legs and an arm severed.
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Commercial Tribune
Ashtabula, O
Buffalo-Pittsburg Flyer
Ashtabula
Lake Street
Lake Shore Railroad
Co. J. Bullock
Painesville
William Haignhart
Robert Baptiste
Erie
William Cook
Jasper Horton
James Whelpley
James Whelploy
Horace Johnson
Clayton Gardner
Clayton Jenkins
Frank Capitani
John Capitani
Rosalie Jeirgin
A. Cosino
Rowley Newbold
Newbold
Santa Claus train honors railway staff with gifts
H K McHarg, former Virginia Southwestern Railway owner, ran a full line Santa Claus special on the line at Knoxville. He gave one month’s pay to every employee with one year of service and presented one year’s salary to head officials. Total gifts to subordinates exceed $50,000.
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Commercial Tribune
Knoxville
Tenn
H. K. McHarg
Virginia Southwestern Railway
The
Southern
Santa Claus
McHarg
Fresh clash of the rages many reported killed
A fresh clash sparked heavy casualties with multiple deaths reported as confrontations continued. Authorities warn that follow up actions may occur as the situation unfolds. Local officials urge calm while investigators gather details and assess damage.
Wahalak conflict reports fear of destruction and lynching
Meridian Mississippi dispatch details a fresh racial clash near Scooba with several reported killed. Governor Vardaman orders militia to Wahalak while a Gatling gun is readied. Two Simpson relatives are said to have been killed, with further casualties among conductors and bystanders amid quiet after dawn.
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Commercial Tribune
Meridian
Miss
Secoba
Seven Dead in Scooba Race Clash Report
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune from Memphis reports a long distance message stating seven people were killed in a race clash near Scooba Mississippi. Police and witnesses describe a deadly incident with multiple fatalities and ongoing investigations.
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Commercial Tribune
Memphis
Quiet Reigns After Wahalak Race Riots Claims Conductor
In Wahalak Mississippi a mob violence flare left conductor Robert Harrison fatally wounded by a black assailant. Riots erupted after a wagon clash between a white farmer and a negro led to deaths on both sides. Authorities report several white fatalities and many black bodies found in the settlement.
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Commercial Tribune
Wahalak
Miss
Robert Harrison
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Fifty Negroes in Drunken Fight in Kansas City
In Kansas City on Christmas Night fifty Negroes fought with clubs knives and stones injuring several including a policeman and a spectator. Patrolman Larabee intervened as Negro Johnson swung a baseball bat. Johnson was struck down by a white bartender and later arrested along with many others amid the brawl.
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Commercial Tribune
Kansas City
C. M. Larabee
S. R. Johnson
Larabee
Johnson
James Hully
James C. Marico
Mother Defends Herself as Father Fatally Shot
A mother, acting in defense, was protected from harm when her husband was fatally shot during a violent incident. Police are investigating details surrounding the confrontation and the involved parties.
American sailors cause panic at Cuban park concert
Sailors from the United States cruiser Cleveland sparked a panic in a public park during a concert in Cienfuegos by getting into a fight and firing numerous shots. Police restored order and arrested several sailors.
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Cienfuegos
United States
Cleveland
Cincinnati Girl Wedded at Quiet Christmas Rite
A quiet Christmas wedding took place at the First Presbyterian Church parsonage in Hamilton Ohio with Rev William H Mason officiating. Tom A Boll a prominent Cincinnati businessman married Miss Helen F Seward daughter of William A Seward of the U S mail service. They will reside on South D street after a short wedding journey.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
A’l
First Presbyterian Church
William H. Mason
Tom A. Boll
Helen F. Seward
William A. Seward
United States Mail Service
Cincinnati
South
D Street
Five Held On Robbery Charge In East End Ambush
Early today four men and a woman were arrested for attempted highway robbery after Ralph Black and Roy Lewis were accosted near their East End home. Lewis wrestled a revolver and fired, wounding one assailant and another in the leg. Police captured Rose Shafer, Mike Mullen, Jim Moore, Jim Hollis and John Carroll, with Carroll seriously injured and hospitalized.
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Ercial Prisune
Ralph Black
Roy Lewis
East End
Lewis
Black
Rose Shafer
Mike Mullen
Jim Moore
Jim Hollis
John Carroll
Carroll
Constable shoots in self defense in Columbus saloon
December 25 witnesses say Constable E J Jeffries acted in self defense when ironworker Henry Herb was shot to death after Herb returned to attack the officer in a South Columbus saloon. Jeffries, who was knocked down, fired as Herb pummelled him. he was arrested.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Henry Herb
E. J. Jeffries
South Columbus
Herb
Jeffries
Kisses Wife and Dies on Christmas Gift
In Philadelphia on Christmas Day Thomas Cardin aged 62 collapsed and died of heart disease just after presenting a wrapped gift to his wife. He kissed her saying a merry Christmas then fell, leaving the open parcel on the floor as mourners gathered.
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Brinker
Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Thomas Cardin
Cardin
Contractor Hangs Self Near Minnehaha Falls
De spondent over loss of wife a year ago Peter Medio, a contractor valued at over 26000, hanged himself today with a small rope. His body was found suspended from a tree in woodland about a mile and a half from Minnehaha Falls.
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Commercial Tribune
Minneapolis
Minn
Peter Medio
Minnehaha Falls
Fire Damages Bi b Office Building in Denver
Fire swept Ernest and Crangnr Building at Seventeenth and Curtis streets, destroying its seventh and eighth floors and flooding the basement. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars. Lawyers and a prized West library on the top floor ruined. Postal Telegraph and banks evacuated. vaults untouched. temporary quarters set up nearby. Fire under control by evening.
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Denve Cat
Ernest &, Crangnr
Seventeenth
Curtis Streets
Postal Telegraph Company
Fire destroys city livery stables in Atlanta
A blaze in Atlanta today gutted Harper Brothers and Ragsdale Carlisle livery stables near Union Stock Yards. One hundred horses and 4000 mules burned. only partial releases possible by night watchman. Loss around 100000 with about 55000 insured. Fire suspected to be linked to a failed safe robbery.
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Commercial Tribune
Atlanta
Harper Brothers
Ragsdale & Carlisle
Union Stockyards
Kaiser GIVES AWAY GOLD ON Christmas Walk
Emperor William followed his Christmas morning walk at Potsdam greeting passers-by and distributing gold pieces to lower ranks as was the custom. He then received deputations bearing gifts including a large cake from the Second Guard Regiment. A tiny Christmas tree held gifts for the imperial grandchild during the palace celebration.
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Potsdam
William
Second Guard
Negro Troopers in Kansas Riot
Leavenworth Kansas December 25 three troopers of the Ninth Cavalry colored were arrested in connection with a street car riot last night. Shots were fired into a loaded car and several passengers were slightly injured by broken glass. Captain Walsh investigates and says three men are under arrest. An argument over fare payment sparked the trouble with conflicting accounts from conductor and troopers.
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Commercial Tribune
Leavenworth, Kas
Ninth Cavalry
Walsh
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Fort Reno
Highteenth Infantry
Carlist Band Captured by Madrid Guards
Madrid December 25 Lieutenant Maillo with ten civil guards surrounded the house of Torre Foro and captured a Carlist group of twenty five men including General Moore brother of the priest Enrique Moore. The band surrendered without a fight yielding twenty seven rifles equipment and nearly two thousand cartridges and a machine to tear up rails. All prisoners were transported to Barcelona and placed in solitary confinement with a special judge appointed for a speedy trial by the Captain General.
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Madrid
Maillo
Torre Foro
Moore
Enrique Moore
Barcelona
Woman Burned to Death in West Sixty Street Fire
Mrs Susan Kelly aged 50 was burned to death in a fire that destroyed their apartments in West Sixtyeth street New York. Her husband barely escaped with his life as tenants fled to the roof and were carried down by firefighters. It is believed her dress caught fire from a Christmas candle and her charred body was found amid the debris.
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Henry Sibele
Chambers Street
Cumminsville
Henry Brinker
Commercial Tribune
New York
Susan Kelly
West Sixtieth Street
Brothers Killed by Train Near Schoolcraft on Christmas Night
William and Henry Munger, both 37, were struck and killed by a Grand Trunk freight train as they walked along the tracks from Vicksburg to carry home Christmas gifts. A strong wind muffled the whistle, and the engineer saw them too late to stop.
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Boerral
Commercial Tribune
Schoolcraft
Mich
William and
Henry Munger
Grand Trunk
Vicksburg
Edward Ness Returns to Jail After Jail Escape
Edward Ness, 22, one of nine Hamilton County Jail escapees, surrendered late last night after being lured by a telephone tip. He blamed Douglas for the breakout and said he sheltered in suburban barns since escaping. Four others remain at large, including Clarendon Henri, John Sutton, Leo Saunders, and John Kamuf who was badly injured after an entry attempt. several others are captured, with George Sherrod recaptured and viewed as the most dangerous.
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Tenth District
Brinker
Edward Ness
Hamilton County
Leiter
Ness
Kushman
Harrison Avenue
Henri
Douglas
Clarendon Henri
John Sutton
Leo Saunders
John Kamuf
Pleasant Street
Board of Review
Kamuf
George Sherrod
West End
Joseph Thatcher
John Curtis
Poppe
Eighth
Harriet Streets
Sherrod and
Thatcher
Deitermaring
West Sixth Street
Albert Insky
Young Insky
Dietermastenm
Clarendon
Cincinnati Art Museum
Sutton
Saunders
Kentucky
Neé
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Men and
West Kentucky Coal
C. J. Dougherty
Billy Malloy
Will Gray
Leonard Newbold
Meridian Board
Scooba
Tom
Jim Simpson
Samuel McCants
Deland Sparkman
McCants
George Simpson
Mobile & Ohio
Simpson
Cooper
O’brien
Tom Simpson
Vardaman
Mitted
City Hospital
Tars
Hamilton
Queen City
Chicago Tribune
Dayton
Constable
Denver
Kaiser
Palace
Kansas
Opantsn
Southgate
Ohio State Penitentiary
Gastright
Hugh Gastright
William Sanders
Baker
Douglass
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